Immediately Lin Beichen added another ancient saying for the two instructors."
Qing Wudi and Flame both frowned and asked in unison: "What saying?"
"Listen to advice and eat well." Lin Beichen said evenly and then quickly walked away.
Qing Wudi and Flame sat on the ground looking at the departing figure of Lin Beichen, glancing at each other they saw the confusion and perplexity in each other's eyes.
They both thought: The words this kid just said… are they really ancient sayings?
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Returning to the training ground, Lin Beichen began to meditate intently, ignoring Ren Sunren, with his mind solely focused on gaining some followers once everything was over.
After all, among these special forces in both military districts, at least three or four would believe in him, right? That would bring him tens of thousands of Faith Value! Plus some Shock Value, he would truly become rich then!
Previously, while browsing the System Mall, he had spotted some genuine Daoist Secret Techniques and they weren't restricted by Ren Sunren either! But the price was expensive, each costing several tens of thousands of Faith Value.
Supposedly after completing this mission, he should have enough Faith Value to purchase those secret techniques! Thinking about this, Lin Beichen felt even more pleased.
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Meanwhile, at the Qing City Garrison District, Yunxi, Chen Fangzhi, and Zhou Hualong rushed back to the military district as fast as possible. They quickly changed into training uniforms and went to the training ground to prepare for the new round of training.
As Lin Beichen stepped into the training field, he saw Zhou Hualong standing alone with a solemn expression.
Seeing the three returning, Lin Beichen swept his cold gaze over them: "Where did you go just now?"
The three were startled, feeling something was wrong. Initially, they thought their captain would go receive accolades from their superiors today—after all, they won second place in a competition yesterday, not surpassing the Viper Squad, but still proud enough. Especially Yunxi's perfect score and worthy of a medal. However, instead, here the captain was waiting for them.
The three lowered their heads helplessly, unable to speak. Lin Beichen stood up without saying much, only clapping his hands and solemnly saying: "Follow me, the captain has something to discuss with us."
Upon hearing this, the three special forces soldiers were stunned. Was the captain not planning to pursue their unauthorized departure? Great! At last, smiles appeared on their faces. However, Lin Beichen then said leisurely: "Your unauthorized departure from the military district will be discussed after seeing the captain."
The three instantly felt heavy-hearted, thinking they had escaped a calamity only to find a reckoning awaited. Lin Beichen urged: "Come quickly, the captain seems to have urgent matters."
With that, he led the four special forces soldiers hurriedly to the administrative building of the Lone Wolf Special Team. Entering the captain's office, Sun Wancheng was sitting with a frown while reviewing a document, looking stern.
"Report! The Lone Wolf Special Team is reporting in!" Lin Beichen shouted outside the door.
Sun Wancheng, without raising his head, said: "Come in."
The five special forces soldiers marched in the office with measured steps. Sun Wancheng looked up at them, nodding with satisfaction. These five were his proudest subordinates, the special forces he devoted the most effort to.
"I have received orders from the superiors," Sun Wancheng said seriously, "preparing to send you out on a mission. Details cannot be disclosed for now; someone will brief you upon arrival at the destination. Understood?"
Lin Beichen raised his hand in salute: "Understood, Captain!" Then asked: "Captain, when will we set out, and what's the destination?"
"Prepare and depart immediately. The destination is the border of Yun Province," Sun Wancheng replied gravely.
Yunxi, Chen Fangzhi, and Zhou Hualong looked at Sun Wancheng in shock as if hearing something unbelievable. At this point, Chen Fangzhi couldn't help but exclaim: "The Daoist was right!" Once the words left his mouth, he realized his slip, but it was too late.
Sun Wancheng frowned and said sternly: "What? What do you mean 'the Daoist was right'?" Lin Beichen realized the gravity of the situation, connecting their prior unauthorized departure, he suspected they might have gone to consult some Daoist. Thinking of this, he felt very disappointed in them. As special forces, how could they believe in some Daoist!
Seeing there was no longer a possibility of concealment, Yunxi stepped forward and confessed: "Captain, I admit our mistake first. We three left the military district unauthorized to visit Daoist Liaoran in Yanjing City's Daoist Temple." Sun Wancheng frowned and asked: "Why?"
"Because my perfect score relied entirely on Daoist Liaoran," Yunxi said without hesitation, "I wanted to thank him."
Sun Wancheng squinted at Yunxi, having heard of this situation before and even instructed Lin Beichen to supervise Yunxi more strictly. However, hearing Yunxi's words, he still felt very disappointed.
Yet, now was not the time to investigate: "What did Chen Fangzhi mean by 'the Daoist was right'?" Sun Wancheng continued to probe.
Yunxi took out a paper and handed it to Sun Wancheng, explaining: "This is a letter Daoist Liaoran left us, predicting our task to Yun Province and advising us about the dangerous mission, urging caution."
After viewing the letter, Sun Wancheng frowned, indeed, this matter seemed curious.
He looked confused as Yunxi took out a lot of Talisman Papers, feeling even more baffled.
Based on his years of experience, he couldn't possibly believe in such things.
But now this Daoist Liaoran accurately predicted that the special forces would go on a task to Yun Province; this made him feel somewhat strange.
However, he couldn't completely believe that this was merely divined by the Daoist; it could have been heard from other sources.
Returning the paper to Yunxi, Sun Wancheng glared and said: "Gather those messy things, don't let others find out. Also, don't spread this matter until after you complete your task."
They were about to perform the task, couldn't dampen Yunxi's spirit along with the other two special forces soldiers, which would severely impact morale, raising difficulty and danger level, basically counterproductive.
Although he didn't want to believe the old Daoist's nonsense from his heart, the Daoist was right, making it another matter.
"Go prepare," Sun Wancheng said sternly, "Don't fully trust what the Daoist said, it could merely be a coincidence. If he was that accurate, why didn't he tell you specifics? Or tell you what you might encounter? Set things in stone, can one alter? Such simple logic, should you not understand?"
Lin Beichen complied and led the special forces soldiers away.
Left alone in the office, Sun Wancheng's thoughts were scattered, unable to concentrate on the documents at hand.
His mind echoed with Daoist Liaoran's words, although he remained skeptical, the Daoist's reminder and bestowed Talisman Paper indicated at least no evil intent.
Instead, it seemed like an attempt to guide the special forces into the belief of Daoism.
This methodology left him feeling quite inappropriate. He reflected on the decision to help with temple renovations previously, perhaps it was a mistake.
Meanwhile, on the other side in Yanjing City Garrison District, Qing Wudi was restless after consulting Lin Beichen's divination. He was eager to find the enemy who murdered his father, Mantid, and seek revenge for his father. Lin Beichen's divination indicated he would soon meet Mantid, shocking yet filling him with anticipation. However, cooling down a bit, he began to question the divination's precision. After all, fortune-telling lacked solid evidence.
After much thought, Qing Wudi decided to report to superiors and inquire about Mantid's whereabouts. He rushed to the administrative building of the Special Team, seeking Chief of Staff Fan Chaotian. Fan Chaotian, a war buddy of Qing Wudi's father, took great care of Qing Wudi.
When Qing Wudi inquired about Mantid, Fan Chaotian helplessly told him they were still seeking Mantid, but with no results.