18: Chapter 18 Heading to the Recruit Camp

The morning sunlight spilled onto Lin Chanchan, Lin Weiwei, and Ji Yingying.

The three women's eyes were red-rimmed as they huddled tightly around Su Bai.

Among them, Lin Chanchan sobbed as she said to Su Bai:

"Brother Su Bai, do you really have to go? It is very dangerous there..."

Lin Weiwei did not speak, simply burying her head deeply against Su Bai's chest.

Tears soaked the lapels of Su Bai's chest.

Ji Yingying's eyes were also filled with reluctance.

After all, she had just arrived at the small courtyard, and yet, only a few days later, the master was leaving?

Su Bai gently patted Lin Weiwei's back, pinched Lin Chanchan's cheek, and finally met Ji Yingying's gaze, smiling gently as he spoke:

"Silly girls, it is not as if we are parting forever. I can come back every month. It is just reporting to the New Recruit Camp to serve as a reservist."

"But... but swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield!"

Lin Chanchan could not stop her tears from falling, looking at Su Bai with a pained heart as she spoke.

Su Bai put on a straight face, pretending to be serious as he said to Lin Chanchan:

"If I do not go, who will protect you all? Who will protect our small courtyard?"

"Besides, in your eyes, am I that weak?"

Just as Su Bai was about to continue, the System's voice echoed in his mind.

【Detected that Ji Yingying is pregnant.】

Su Bai's whole body jolted, his eyes uncontrollably turning towards Ji Yingying.

Her cheeks were flushed, tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, making her appear both fragile and moving.

Pregnant?

Immediately after, the System's notification sounded again.

【Unlocked special effect: Charm (only effective on the opposite sex).】

【Family Luck + 5.】

【Self Morale + 10.】

The smile on the corners of Su Bai's mouth nearly stretched to his ears.

Pregnant!

This was simply an unexpected surprise!

He had finally received another reward from the System.

He looked at Ji Yingying with eyes so gentle they could drip water.

However, for a grown man like himself, was it really good to have Charm?

Still, the increased attributes for Family Luck and morale were not bad.

Su Bai suppressed the excitement in his heart, kissed each of their foreheads, and spoke softly:

"Be good, all of you go back. When I return, I will bring you tasty treats and fun things."

Afterward, Su Bai firmly let go of them and walked toward the distance.

Watching Su Bai's figure gradually recede, the tears on Ji Yingying's face finally could not help but fall.

She raised her hand to gently caress her lower abdomen, looking at Su Bai's departing back with complex eyes.

Su Bai walked all the way toward the New Recruit Camp outside Yunzhou City.

Once out of the city gate, a vast plain came into view.

From afar, one could see rows of military tents and neatly arranged training grounds.

The entrance to the New Recruit Camp was exceptionally heavily guarded.

Two guards wearing standard-issue armor stood at the entrance, holding long spears.

The waves of energy radiating from these two were not the least bit weaker than...

Su Bai walked straight up, but was unceremoniously stopped by one of the guards.

"What are you here for? Reporting as a new recruit?"

The guard's gaze landed on Su Bai as he spoke bluntly.

He noticed that Su Bai's Aura was restrained, but his attire was ordinary, unlike those Young Masters who came to gild their resumes.

Su Bai stopped, bowed with his hands cupped neither humbly nor arrogantly, and said:

"Reporting to you, sir, I am here to report for duty. This is a letter written by the Military Governor, Lord Zhou Zheng."

As he spoke, he took out the letter with the intact wax seal from his chest.

The guard took the letter, lightly rubbed his fingertips over the wax seal, and after confirming the seal of the Jiedushis Residence, a hint of respect appeared in his eyes as he looked at Su Bai.

A letter from the Military Governor was not something just anyone could obtain.

The other guard spoke to Su Bai, but this time, anyone could tell that his tone had softened significantly.

"Follow me."

Su Bai followed the guard, passing through various fences and entering the heart of the New Recruit Camp.

The training grounds were bustling with activity.

Hundreds of new recruits were undergoing various training sessions under the guidance of instructors.

Su Bai quietly observed all of this with calm eyes, though a sense of Battle Intent quietly rose in his heart.

Just as they were about to pass through a training area for blade-and-shield soldiers, the path ahead was blocked by nine burly soldiers.

They were dressed in uniform grey military attire.

The leader of the nine looked at Su Bai with ill intent and spoke with extreme arrogance:

"Yo, this wouldn't be the person who replaced our Squad Leader Pang, would it?"

"With those thin arms and thin legs, you walk with the wind; are you afraid the wind will blow your bones apart?"

The other soldiers also laughed along.

They mocked Su Bai one after another:

"I heard this kid got in through the back door and squeezed out our Squad Leader."

"Is this him? He doesn't look like much! He hasn't even hit the battlefield yet, and he's probably already crying for his mother, right?"

"Looking at that pretty face, I bet he won't even be able to hold a blade steady on the battlefield."

The guiding guard frowned slightly at the sight, but he did not step forward to stop them.

Instead, he silently took two steps back.

Su Bai stopped and swept his gaze across the faces of the nine soldiers one by one.

The information of several of them appeared before Su Bai.

【Ma Lie.】

【Personality: Respects the strong, honest.】

【Realm: Fifth Layer of Qi Refining.】

Fifth Layer of Qi Refining?

Respects the strong?

Interesting.

Su Bai smiled as he looked at Ma Lie's information panel; this was a good Breakthrough point.

He looked up at Ma Lie and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Whether I cry or not, wouldn't you know if you came and tried?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Lie immediately perked up; he was just waiting for those words.

Afterward, Ma Lie lunged forward, and the spiritual power of his Fifth Layer of Qi Refining instantly erupted from within his body.

He roared at Su Bai and then swung his fist directly toward him.

"Alright! You're courting death!"

This punch was as fast as lightning, carrying a fierce wind that faintly produced a sonic boom.

Its momentum was enough to crack stone tablets!

The surrounding soldiers saw this and immediately cheered excitedly.

The guiding guard just watched coldly, preparing to continue taking Su Bai to see the general after Ma Lie taught him a lesson.

He was actually a bit curious about how many moves this new recruit could withstand against Ma Lie.

Su Bai did not dodge, his eyes becoming exceptionally sharp the moment Ma Lie struck.

Ma Lie's fist, carrying the force of a thousand jun, rapidly enlarged in Su Bai's pupils.

The wind from the punch whistled, scraping Su Bai's cheeks painfully.

However, there was not a trace of panic in Su Bai's eyes; instead, they flickered with a hint of excitement.

This was exactly the kind of challenge he wanted.

If the soldiers under his command were all the obedient type, he wouldn't be happy anyway.

In the blink of an eye, Su Bai moved.

There was no surge of spiritual power, no earth-shattering Aura.

He simply extended his right hand as well, preparing to go head-to-head with Ma Lie.

Who would have thought that this action, in the eyes of the surrounding soldiers, would make their pupils dilate in shock.

They looked up at Su Bai in astonishment, saying in shock:

"He's crazy!"

"Is this kid looking for death?"

"He actually dares to take Brother Ma's Mountain-Crushing Fist head-on!"