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"This is your living quarters in the military. Every day you get up at dawn and go to the open space to gather. If you are late, you will have to run 30 laps around the western gorge barefooted while carrying 500 kg of weight on your back. Do you remember when you will rest after running for 30 laps and you won't be able to eat for three days?" Chou Xin pointed at the tent in front of him and said to Han Xiao.

"Got it." Han Xiao nodded.

"Just remember this. You can rest today." With that, Chou Xin turned and left.

After Chou Xin left, Han Xiao turned around and pushed aside the tent flap. The tent could hold around seven to eight people, and in the innermost area of the tent, there was a bed. Next to the bed, there was a simple wardrobe.

He directly walked to the bed and threw himself onto it. Originally, he wanted to sleep, but because there were too many things he needed to consider, he could not fall asleep. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating.

After who knows how long had passed, Han Xiao heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside. He opened his eyes and saw that there was a bit of light coming from outside.

"Isn't Chou Xin saying that we should gather in the middle of the morning? It's not time yet, they." Han Xiao muttered to himself. He suddenly remembered that Chou Xin had said he would be punished if he went late, causing his expression to turn ugly. It seemed that Chou Xin had purposely told him to go late so that he could be punished.

Although Han Xiao understood that Chou Xin's hatred towards him could not be easily dispelled, he was still very unhappy with Han Xiao for scheming against him. He didn't care about the other Han Xiao as he hastily ran towards the open space with the rest of the soldiers.

When they arrived at the open space, there was already a trace of light in the sky to the east. The golden moon in the sky had also turned pale white, looking at the land reluctantly.

Seeing that Han Xiao was right on time, a trace of astonishment flashed across Chou Xin's face, but he was smart enough to not say anything more and just quietly stood at the front of the squad.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Yao appeared in front of the army, followed by three hundred soldiers behind him.

"Han Xiao, come forward." Jiang Yao shouted.

"Yes, this lowly general is here." Han Xiao stood out and bowed.

"These three hundred people are the ones you will be leading in the future, but before that, you must first take these three hundred people through the test." These three hundred people are the ones you will be taking in the test, but before that, you must take these three hundred people through the test. Jiang Yao said.

"This lowly general has already prepared everything, I await your instructions." Han Xiao said.

Good, now listen carefully to what I am going to say next. The reason why the Xiao family's troops were sent to the west gorge to be stationed is because they are resisting the attack of the Chen dynasty on the other side of the western gorge. On the other hand, the reason is because there are many bandits on the east side of the western gorge. Jiang Yao said.

Hearing Jiang Yao's words, Han Xiao nodded and said, "This general obeys. I wonder if the general will be able to lead them to exterminate the bandits?" Han Xiao asked.

"Time is limited, you can leave now. Remember, as long as you don't die two months later, you must come back." Jiang Yao gave the last instruction and let Han Xiao lead the 300-man team out of the camp.

Han Xiao had just left for a short while when he received the news, causing Xiao Benin to be unable to sit still, "Big Cousin, that bandit group has more than 800 people! Du Tao's cultivation is at the initial stage of the Spirit Severing Stage, and before this, we sent two small teams out, but they were unable to exterminate him, or even one small team was almost completely annihilated. Now, Jiang Yao has let the Crown Prince Palace continue with their mission, obviously with the intention of taking the life of the Crown Prince."

"Benin, don't be impatient. How many years has it been since you've changed?" Xiao Wei said as he looked at Xiao Benin with a headache.

"Big Cousin, it's not that I'm impatient, but that the Crown Prince is our only hope. We can't let Jiang Yao die for no reason due to his selfish desire." Benin anxiously said.

Seeing Xiao Benin's anxious look, Xiao Ya frowned and said, "That's why I told you not to be impatient. Furthermore, why are you so sure that his Highness the Crown Prince will be in trouble?"

"I am not certain, but the facts are right in front of me. No way, I have to take someone to protect His Highness the Crown Prince." As he said this, Benin was about to leave, but he was stopped by Xiaoxiao just as he reached the door.

"Nonsense, Benin. You are simply fooling around. Did you forget what the Crown Prince said yesterday? You can't treat him specially. Moreover, if you can't even overcome such a small matter, you can let him go." Carefree Gorge coldly said.

"Eldest cousin, he is Aunt Yun'er's only blood, and also our blood cousin. How can you say that?" Xiao Benin looked at Xiao Ya with dissatisfaction.

"It's precisely because he's Aunt Yun'er's only blood that we can't help him. The crown prince came here to gain the entire army's trust. If something happens to him, we'll go help him, so when will he be able to gain the entire army's trust?" Xiaoxia said.

"But …"

"No buts. Benin, as long as you train your Azure Dragon Army properly, you can forget about everything else for now." He turned away from Benin.

Seeing that Xiao Wei had said all this, Xiao Benin could only shake off his sleeves and leave unwillingly.

On the other side, Han Xiao led his 300-man team out of the western gorge and headed east. At night, they arrived at a wasteland seventy li away from the western gorge.

"Xuan Sheng, you're quite familiar with this western gorge. From here to the place where the bandits often come from, how many days will it take for you to arrive?" Han Xiao called out to a man with a pretty face.

"According to Commander Xiao Jun's current speed, we'll probably be there in five days." Xuan Sheng said.

"Five days. That means we still have fifty-four days to kill the bandits." Han Xiao said softly.

"Fifty-four days is a long time, even if we can meet those bandits in the East Valley, we don't know if they will kill us or if we will kill them." The man's name was Murong Qiu, middle stage Soul Ning. His father had been sentenced to death for a crime, and from then on, he hated the people of the imperial family.

"At the very least, optimism is much better than pessimism. What's your name?" Han Xiao asked.

"Murong Qiu, speaking of my dad, you probably know that he was sentenced to death for malfeasance seven years ago." Murong Zhu said coldly.

Hearing Murong Qiao's words, Han Xiao knew that he was yet another person who hated the royal family, and helplessly touched his face as he said: "I really don't know about this, before I was 17 years old my father deliberately ignored me to protect me, so I don't know anything about the matters of the previous dynasty."

"Hmph, not being clear doesn't mean that this matter can be erased. The people of your royal family all have the same haughty attitude, casually deciding the life and death of others. I really don't know what the army thinks about letting a person like you be our commander in chief." Murong Qiao suddenly stood up and gave Han Xiao a cold look before turning around to sit somewhere else, as if making him feel uncomfortable sitting with Han Xiao.

Seeing Murong Qiao's obvious hostility towards him, Han Xiao felt even more helpless, he really didn't know anything, even if they had wronged and vented it on him, it didn't seem like it was on him.

"Little Jun, you shouldn't have chosen the Vermillion Bird Army." He looked at Murong Qiao and said.

"Is it because the Vermilion Bird Army is mainly the captive army? Are the majority of these people the enemies of the imperial clan?" Han Xiao asked.

"Yes, actually, the Azure Dragon Army is better for you as the commander of the small army. The simplest example is that this time, the army led you to kill bandits because they want your name, and to put it bluntly, we were pulled out to accompany you in the army to die." Xuan Sheng faintly said.

"You followed me out just to die? What kind of logic is that? " Han Xiao said with dissatisfaction, could it be that he looked so unreliable?

"What this subordinate said is the truth. It's still too late for Little Jun to return." As Xuan Sheng spoke, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Xuan Sheng had stood up, Han Xiao also stood up, and walked over to the center of the group as well, and said loudly: "Everyone, listen clearly, I have only said it once, I have never thought that this time we are going to exterminate the bandits, because I believe in the strength of the Xiao family, and I believe even more in your strength. Although the bandits are very cunning, their strength far surpasses ours, but we can be more cunning than them, there have been people who defeated the four hundred thousand with two hundred thousand soldiers, and today we are only facing eight hundred bandits who are not as strong as us, there is no reason for us to give up just like that." After Han Xiao finished speaking, he saw that the soldiers still ignored him, so he helplessly shook his head and returned to his seat.

The next morning, Han Xiao brought a group of people and continued to rush towards the Eastern Valley. Along the way, only Xuan Sheng was willing to pay attention to him, but the others still treated him as a transparent person.

"Many of them originally had enmity with the Imperial Family. Now that they think about it, they want to die because of you. That's why they have this kind of attitude." Seeing that Han Xiao had also turned silent, Xuan Sheng explained.

"Forget it, their lives are their own. If they give up their own lives, then I have nothing to say. Xuansheng, how many days until the Eastern Valley?" Han Xiao asked.

"We still have three days to go." Xuan Sheng said.

"Three days. Alright, I'll tell everyone to speed up. I need them to reach the East Valley within two days." With that said, Han Xiao walked to the front of the group with quick steps, his eyes flashing as if he was thinking of something.