Three women were walking on a misty and rocky mountain path in Mount Wu Meng ridge in Southwest of China. Among them, one was an older middle-aged woman, and the other two were young girls.
The middle-aged woman was around 40 years old. She wore a simple set of grayish-black clothes. One of the two young girls was ordinary-looking and in her twenties. She wore a tight pink dress, showing her somewhat good figure. The other one seemed to be eighteen or nineteen years old. Her green dress blended with the verdant glistening green scenery on the roadside which made her look like a green fairy or more like a goddess conjured from the green view. Her peerless beautiful appearance and excellent figure made the pink girl look so ordinary and even ugly.
The young girl in green clothes was none other than Shi Bingying. The middle-aged woman was her master, Yi Jing, and the red-clothed girl was her senior sister, Luo Ping.
When the three of them walked halfway up the mountain, they found a pavilion. Then they entered the pavilion to rest.
"Master, have some water." Shi Bingying fetched some water with the water canteen and respectfully passed it to Yi Jing who was sitting on the stone chair.
Yi Jing took the water canteen and gazed at the disciple in front of her who had become even more dazzling, and regretfully sighed: "Bingying, have you decided to go back with me?"
Shi Bingying's beautiful face also revealed a trace of sadness and helplessness, "Master, I …" If it were possible, she would not go back, but if she did not, many people would suffer because of her, and even the annihilation of the entire Serenity Sect would occur.
Yi Jing perceived Shi Bingying's sadness and helplessness, and she let out another sigh, "Bingying, if you really don't want to go back, it's not too late."
"Master, you can't do this." Luo Ping rushed forward and anxiously said: "If Junior Sister does not go back, how should we explain to our sect?"
"Luo Ping, shut up. That's my business. You don't have to worry about it." Yi Jing bellowed and stopped Luo Ping.
Luo Ping stomped her feet angrily, "Hmph, the master is biased indeed."
"You …" Yi Jing really wanted to slap this willful disciple who didn't know when to stop.
"What's wrong with me? I'm speaking the truth. " Luo Ping completely ignored Yi Jing's shout and continued to argue, "Master, why did we come all the way to look for Junior Sister? Wasn't it all because it concerns the life and death of our Serenity Sect? If Junior Sister is not willing to go back with us and marry the young master of Jinwu Sect, we will all die, and the Serenity Sect will be removed from this world. "
"What are you afraid of?" Yi Jing shouted angrily, "At worst, we can fight it out with them. Using your Junior Sister's lifetime of happiness to exchange for our undignified survival, even if you don't feel ashamed, I will be ashamed."
"Master, please wake up." Luo Ping did not make any concessions, because before she came, she was secretly entrusted by the Sect Leader, "Jinwu Sect is a half ancient martial sect, what do we have to fight with them? Serenity Sect has more than three hundred disciples, could you bear to see them all getting slaughtered just because of Bingying? " She turned to Shi Bingying and questioned her, "Junior sister, could you bear to watch more than three hundred people of Serenity Sect being killed because of you?"
"Master, Senior Sister, stop arguing. I'll go back with you." In the end, Shi Bingying made up her mind. She had no choice but to return. Though she was not willing, this was her fate.
She was now crying and bleeding inside.
"Hao, sorry, I am sorry. We …See you in the next life …" That moment, she turned her head to look back as a drop of tear flowed down her cheek, blurring her beautiful eyes and kissing that peerless beauty.
The beauty's tear, the tribulation of love, it was hard to give up!
… ….
"Ying, don't go, don't go …" In the intensive care unit, Qin Hao shouted as he got up from the bed. Liu Yan, who was guarding outside, thought that something happened and rushed in quickly.
"Instructor, you … …What's wrong?" Liu Yan looked at Qin Hao, but he was fine.
Qin Hao rolled his eyeballs and looked around, only to find that it was a sickroom, and realized that he had a dream. He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and said with a smile, "I'm fine. All right, didn't they say that I can leave the hospital today?"
"Yes, instructor. The car will arrive shortly to pick you up." Liu Yan replied.
Sure enough, the baldy had personally driven the car to bring Qin Hao out of the hospital. He even brought Qin Hao a set of military uniform with the rank of Major General.
To be awarded the title of Major General at Qin Hao's age, he was the youngest Major General in history. This also somewhat surprised Qin Hao. It could be seen how much importance the leaders attached to him.
Taking the military uniform, he also felt a massive sense of responsibility.
The military uniform was custom-made for him. It fit him very well and made him look mighty and imposing. Even Liu Yan, who was watching by the side, was enchanted. The instructor was so handsome in the military uniform.
The baldy sent Qin Hao into suite 808 of building 8 in the safe zone which was guarded by soldiers. So many 8s, it felt quite lucky.
Suite 808 was a three-room apartment. It was very spacious and bright. Probably it was the place for family members of the soldiers.
There was already someone living inside. It was Little Monster, the Earth Spirit Beast which had been placed here by the baldy. Qin Hao never thought that the baldy and the others would bring it back.
Seeing that Qin Hao had arrived, Little Monster transformed into a little dog immediately and wagged its tail and pounced on him, using its head to rub against Qin Hao's legs.
Qin Hao squatted down and rubbed the monster's furry head, smiling as he said, "Little fellow, go play at the side, I'll accompany you later."
The little monster seemed to be able to understand human language. It immediately wagged its tail and went to play. Sometimes it would run around with its washbasin between its teeth and sometimes it would go under the sofa while no one knew what it was doing. From the island to the city, many things were full of novelty in its eyes.
"Instructor, this will be your residence from now on. This is your pass card. Please take it. There are guards here all the time, so we need this to get in and out." The baldy respectfully handed over the pass card.
"Thank you." Qin Hao casually took the pass card, and it disappeared from his hands in the blink of an eye.
The baldy and Liu Yan were dumbfounded. They didn't see him put it into his pocket. Why did it suddenly disappear? Was he playing magic tricks?
Of course, Qin Hao did not know how to do magic tricks. He had thrown the pass card into the spatial ring.
Seeing the two's surprised gaze, Qin Hao smiled, but he did not explain. He turned to the baldy and asked, "Baldy, where is Ayte?" Ayte had played a trick on him, saying that there was Blood Core Grass on Nameless Island, but in the end, he had barely survived without seeing a single piece of the Blood Core Grass.
Fortunately, this trip to the sea was not in vain. After all, he had met the Bloody Demon King and even obtained an Earth Spirit Beast. If he had got nothing, he would strangle Ayte to death.
As for the Blood Core Grass, Ayte must get a wrong memory. If there was Blood Core Grass at that place, how could the Bloody Demon King who had been there for so many years and knew all the grass and trees on the island not know it? He would take all of it away long ago, why would he leave it for Ayte?
Hearing Qin Hao's question, the baldy smiled bitterly: "That guy went back to Dingla. He said that he wanted to go out to sea again to find the Red Smelly Grass which is what you called the Blood Core Grass. He said that maybe he remembered the wrong location and the place where he obtained the Red Smelly Grass was another island. "
He was right, that fellow was brainless.
"Instructor, General Li said he would let you go pick someone tomorrow. I will drive you to the base then. You should take a good rest now. " After saying that, the baldy saluted to Qin Hao. "See you tomorrow, instructor."
"Well, see you tomorrow." Qin Hao nodded in response.
The baldy turned and walked to the door, but Liu Yan stood there without moving as if she had no intention to leave.
"What's up?" Qin Hao stared at Liu Yan and asked.
"Instructor, the general asked me to take care of your daily life in the next few days." Liu Yan straightened her body and stood up straight. Her good figure was very pleasing to any man's eyes.
"So, you want to stay here too?" It seemed pretty good to have such a beauty living with him. Besides, the entire room was in a mess due to Little Monster. It would be nice if someone could clean it up.
"Instructor, yes." These words were not from Liu Yan, but the baldy. He had already walked to the door and returned.
"Oh." Qin Hao nodded as if he understood, and then said to Liu Yan: "Then tidy up the room."
"Yes, instructor." Liu Yan resolutely carried out his orders, and immediately started to clean up. The baldy, however, still stood there, not showing any intention of leaving.
"You have something else?" Qin Hao asked curiously.
"Eh …?" The baldy hesitated for a moment. Finally, he gritted his teeth and asked with determination, "Instructor, you will choose people tomorrow. Do I have the qualifications … to be … selected? " Although the baldy did not know the secrets of the "Heaven Teams", he knew that Qin Hao was invited by Li Zhanwu to train a particular team. He was very clear about Qin Hao's strength. If he could get Qin Hao's guidance, it would be evident that he would become one of the bests amongst the elites.
To see if a person had the potential to cultivate martial arts, other people would probably need to use some complicated methods to test. However, Qin Hao didn't need it, he had Spirit Sense, and he also knew medical skills, so he could immediately tell if a person has the potential to cultivate martial arts.
He had already noticed the baldy a long time ago. This person had the potential to become the martial cultivator, but he wouldn't say it now.
"Baldy, you should go back first. Whether you will be chosen or not, you will know tomorrow." Qin Hao patted his shoulder and said with a tone of a superior.
"Yes, instructor." Qin Hao had already used the tone of a superior, so the baldy didn't dare to say any more words. After giving a salute, he went away immediately.
… ….
The night in the capital was even more lively than the day. In the bustling city, there was a quiet house, the house of the Mu Family, one of the Four Great Clans in the capital. It was also where Qin Hao was born and where he used to live when he was Mu Hao.
In an ancient teahouse, an old man with a teapot in his hand was standing in front of the window, looking out. A hint of worry was etched between his aged brows.
This man was Mu Guangrong, father of the current master of Mu Family, Mu Qingsong. The worry on his face was due to the decline of the Mu Family and also for his son.
The Mu Family had already been declined to the last place among the Four Great Clans in the capital. After Mu Qingsong inherited the position of Patriarch, Mu Family had been struggling to survive for many years. Although it still retained the status of one of the Four Great Clans, those who knew the inside story understood that the Mu Family could not hold on for long. With the rise of another family, the Song Family, in the capital, the position of the Mu's status among the Four Great Clans was now in danger.