Chapter 236: Chapter 226 One-armed General
Poison Dragon answered earnestly, but in his heart, he wasn’t so nonchalant. He couldn’t help but grumble inwardly, thinking, "Do you think everyone in the Poison Dragon Gang is a fool? First, you conned us out of a billion, then you ask the Poison Dragon Gang to spare no cost in capturing Xiao Lin? It’s not your people from the Southeast Road who are dying; tonight’s losses are a significant blow to the Poison Dragon Gang. Over a dozen core disciples have been taken, and they are the backbone of the Poison Dragon Gang."
"Elder Guo will have to put in extra effort this time!" Poison Dragon’s tone remained sincere.
"Naturally, wherever I need to contribute, I will definitely not be lazy!" Elder Guo was an old fox, his words impeccable and watertight. Although Blood Hand Li Fei was his own student, he was also well aware of Li Fei’s capabilities. Even if he were to fight him, Li Fei could certainly withstand a hundred moves, and while defeating him would be simple, killing him would be challenging. Elder Guo did not believe he could achieve that, proving that Xiao Lin is formidable.
"However, Elder Guo, did the people from the Southeast Road send another expert over? According to what Li Nan just said, when they were escaping, the opponent could have caught him, but halfway through, an expert emerged to rescue him!" Poison Dragon then asked.
Elder Guo’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he retorted coolly, "Do you really think I’m old and can’t handle such matters?" The implication was clear—you dare belittle me, Poison Dragon? Although Elder Guo wasn’t on the front lines anymore, he most hated it when people used age against him.
Poison Dragon was slightly startled and quickly explained, "No, no, no, Elder Guo, you’ve misunderstood. I just want to understand the origin of this expert. According to Li Nan, this expert’s skills are definitely not inferior to Xiao Lin, restricting Xiao Lin’s movements so he could escape!" Although Poison Dragon didn’t know the whereabouts of this expert, he was quite grateful for his assistance. The only regret was not knowing who he was; if he did, inviting him over would simplify dealing with Xiao Lin.
"It’s late at night now, let’s discuss things tomorrow!" Elder Guo stood up, fairly satisfied with Poison Dragon’s attitude.
Poison Dragon signaled to two attractive female dealers to escort Elder Guo back, and they didn’t resist much. With enough benefits, spending a night with the old man was no big deal.
Two minutes after Elder Guo left, Poison Dragon also got up to leave. Current circumstances made it necessary for him to go back—not just to arrange the girls from the Fei Feng Gang, but also to hear Li Nan’s account in person. Some things couldn’t be explained clearly over the phone.
Liang Feng was waiting in the car, uncertain of Xiao Lin’s plans and why he brought her here. Although Liang Feng hadn’t been to West Mountain before, seeing the terrain and villa setup here, she knew the residents were either rich or powerful, especially with two armed police soldiers guarding the villa entrance.
Feeling anxious, Liang Feng didn’t know Xiao Lin’s intentions for bringing her here.
After a while, seeing Xiao Lin walk out from the door, Liang Feng hurriedly helped Xiao Lin open the car door, welcoming him aboard. At this time, Xiao Lin was still holding his phone and didn’t speak to Liang Feng, keeping a very serious expression, making Liang Feng even more uneasy.
Xiao Lin put down the phone and started the car, focused on his thoughts without attending to Liang Feng. Liang Feng sat uneasily, watching as the car approached the city outskirts, finally summoning the courage to ask Xiao Lin, "Brother Lin, where are we going?"
Xiao Lin’s thoughts were occupied with arrangements for later; hearing Liang Feng’s voice suddenly brought him back to the present. Yet, he didn’t show Liang Feng a good face, only responded indifferently, "Tonight, your only task is to watch. Tell me your thoughts after watching."
"What am I supposed to watch?" Hearing Xiao Lin’s tone, Liang Feng’s temper flared and she asked with a hint of aggression.
However, Xiao Lin remained silent, focusing on driving. The car reached a terrifying speed of one hundred forty. Though it was already early morning and nearing the outskirts, entering the suburb area, due to the city’s international status, traffic was still considerable. Feeling dejected, Liang Feng turned to look aside, starting to feel somewhat nervous.
With her attention shifted, Liang Feng no longer felt the atmosphere within the car was as awkward.
Speeding all the way, they soon reached the outskirts, then hit the highway. More than ten minutes later, they exited at an interchange.
Liang Feng no longer asked Xiao Lin what they were doing. But shortly after Xiao Lin drove into a small path, four figures appeared suddenly from both sides. Xiao Lin wasn’t surprised, braking urgently, making Liang Feng almost hit the front. Unable to hold back, Liang Feng grumbled, "Where are we now?"
Xiao Lin didn’t answer Liang Feng’s question, but the four burly men walking down the path, all over six feet tall, approached the car. Through the window, they were fully armed soldiers jogging towards them.
Xiao Lin naturally rolled down the car window, and the four armed soldiers reached over, saluting towards Xiao Lin at the window, asking, "Is this Major General Xiao?" Before coming here, Xiao Lin had already contacted the stationed team leader by phone; these people were naturally here to welcome Xiao Lin, also serving as the regular guard.
Once at the military, Xiao Lin no longer needed to hide his identity, especially within Sharp Sword, one of the top three elite special forces in the country. Every special forces soldier in Sharp Sword was one in a hundred, and all qualified for the Dragon Soul examination threshold.
Xiao Lin nodded, then took out a black and purple document, with a golden national emblem on the front, and the blood-red words "Dragon Soul" boldly engraved. On the back was an indistinct divine dragon, seemingly swallowing clouds and spitting mist, yet also hidden in the heavens, mysterious and dignified.
The soldier routinely glanced at Xiao Lin’s document, then very respectfully saluted Xiao Lin, saying, "Major General Xiao, continue along this small path for another kilometer, and you will reach our camp area. Please!" His tone held a bit of tremor, but more of excitement.
Who among those entering the Sharp Sword Special Forces wasn’t a top choice of their time? The entire Sharp Sword Force of three thousand was comprised of the elites pulled from various military regions, each one a pride of their respective division. Yet, upon seeing a Dragon Soul member, especially a Dragon Soul Major General, even they would look up in reverence despite being special forces of Sharp Sword.
The ultimate goal of Huaxia’s special forces is to enter Dragon Soul.
Liang Feng was thrilled beyond measure, as her greatest dream in this life was to become a special forces warrior like her brother. Due to a twist of fate, she had joined the underworld, but now Liang Feng somewhat understood why Xiao Lin brought her along.
One minute later, Xiao Lin entered a valley, and by moonlight, rows of barracks could be vaguely seen not far ahead. Upon closer inspection, these were all modular, portable barracks, moving wherever the troops go.
At this time, at the mouth of the valley, two teams of soldiers, led by a middle-aged man with a severed left arm, approached the vehicle to greet Xiao Lin’s arrival.
Two neat lines of warriors saluted Xiao Lin under the lead of the middle-aged one-armed man. Upon seeing him, Xiao Lin rarely showed a faint smile, opened the car door, and got out, saying, "No need for such a grand welcome, is there?"
Even though the middle-aged man lost his left arm, his stance remained extremely upright. Despite holding the same rank as Xiao Lin—major general—and commanding a Sharp Sword squadron with hundreds under him, and being much older, he still exhibited deep respect towards Xiao Lin, promptly saluting, "Good day, General!"
Xiao Lin smiled, shook his head, and said, "You and I are of the same rank now, and this isn’t Dragon Soul. No need for such formalities. You’re a general too, after all!"
"This is as it should be!" the one-armed major general replied earnestly.
Liang Feng watched in awe. This group of soldiers was fierce, each exuding a murderous aura. While in the car, they seemed less imposing, merely appearing tall and mighty from the outside. But up close, the overwhelming sense of their warfare aura was palpable. Compared to the Poison Dragon Gang or Fei Feng Gang, calling them child’s play was already a compliment, shockingly beyond measure.
After exchanging pleasantries for a bit, the one-armed major general glanced at Liang Feng, hesitated, and then asked Xiao Lin, "Who is this?" As this was a secret training base of the Sharp Sword squadron, ordinary people wouldn’t come in. He wouldn’t have asked if not for the long absence since seeing Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin answered indifferently, "Hu Zi’s sister, brought her over to broaden her horizons!" His tone did not imply any further introduction for Liang Feng to the one-armed general.
The one-armed major general seemed pleased but suppressed his curiosity at Xiao Lin’s indifferent expression. Instead of dwelling on Liang Feng, he said to Xiao Lin, "General, all soldiers have assembled, please provide your guidance!"
Xiao Lin nodded, and the one-armed general led the way, walking about two hundred meters to the barracks. By the lights, two to three hundred warriors stood in six neat rows, majestic and fierce.
"Hmm, not bad!" Xiao Lin nodded approvingly after taking a glance around.
At this moment, Xiao Lin’s phone rang. He took out the phone, but instead of answering, handed it to the one-armed general, who was unsurprised and received the phone respectfully.
"Yes, sir!" The one-armed general stood rigidly, responding after answering the call. He hung up and returned the phone to Xiao Lin. Turning to face all the soldiers, he shouted, "Move out!"
As soon as the one-armed general gave the order, three hundred soldiers swiftly jogged towards the military vehicles on both sides. Their pace was orderly, without the slightest chaos, showcasing the disciplined nature of the force. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend votes, monthly votes at Qidian (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)