Chapter 252: Ye Cunxin vs Liu Xiaotian (Part 1)

Let them walk another lap around the training field; it's really not that Liu Xiaotian is deliberately making things difficult for them, but to ease their muscle soreness after they get up tomorrow morning.

For these female soldiers who usually never undergo such training intensity, a single five‑kilometer loaded march is already enough to put them into their first fatigue period.

Of course, Shen Lan Ni, He Lu, and Qu Bi A Zhuo are not included.

The remaining five, including Tan Xiaolin, are all the same.

Having noticed that their training uniforms had also been altered, Liu Xiaotian walked and spoke loudly:

"I hereby officially notify you that, starting tomorrow morning, no one is allowed to wear the modified uniforms; you must change back to the original training uniforms! If you don't have them, report to me before dinner, and I'll go find the Logistics Officer to buy them for you, deducting the cost from this month's allowance."

Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure almost simultaneously flashed across the faces of the eight female soldiers.

However, they seemed to realize that here they were utterly powerless to resist Liu Xiaotian.

He still doesn't know who will be with him tonight or where, so he plans to first go find Fan Yong to ask, and meanwhile ask who is currently in charge here.

In one, one look `none, one wrong version%!'

After walking a lap around the training field, Liu Xiaotian, who raised his hand to check the time, finally had a "conscience discovery," ordering the troops to disperse and prepare to have dinner in forty minutes.

Speaking of which, Ye Cunxin still had some restraint; when aiming, she did not target the head or other vital spots, but chose the shoulder.

Helpless, she could only grit her teeth and continue crouching in the tree, carefully moving her body as close as possible to the dense foliage to conceal her silhouette.

However, the next second she felt disappointed.

However, she still failed.

Now her only choice is to do as he says.

How to resist?

When he was still several meters away from that old locust tree, Liu Xiaotian continued to pretend he hadn't noticed anything, even deliberately speeding up to approach, intending to pass under that old locust tree.

Indeed, this height is nothing special—not only for special forces, but even ordinary combat troops could easily jump down, with little chance of spraining an ankle.

Her current position puts the distance between her feet and the ground at least three and a half meters, equivalent to the height of one floor.

Facing this three‑and‑a‑half‑meter height, Ye Cunxin really didn't dare.

Ye Cunxin: ……

Surely we can't just hand over such a large courtyard to him? Training is training; for other matters, Liu Xiaotian still doesn't want to get involved, especially administrative affairs.

After walking around the training field once, Liu Xiaotian then headed toward that two‑story building.

But Ye Cunxin just can't do it!

If it hadn't been blocked by a tree branch, she had no doubt that the half‑brick would have hit her.

Otherwise, she'd probably have to personally experience what it feels like for that brick to strike her body.

"Just jump down!" Liu Xiaotian wouldn't budge an inch.

But it didn't hit.

And this person actually threw a brick at her body! With someone like this, there's simply no reasoning.

She clearly saw that Liu Xiaotian had made no preparations beforehand, and at such close range, from the side, there was no way she could dodge it! As for her skill with the slingshot, Ye Cunxin remained very confident.

This is Ye Cunxin's current inner evaluation of Liu Xiaotian after nearly being hit by the brick.

While walking toward the barracks, Ye Cunxin deliberately lagged behind, and when no one was paying attention, she alone headed for the large locust tree on the right side of the barracks.

She probably did this because she was still angry about Liu Xiaotian's arbitrary and brutal training methods during the recent test, wanting to give him a little "lesson."

Too bad Liu Xiaotian doesn't know, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

The power of her slingshot is sufficient, and the speed of the stone she fires can definitely reach fifteen meters per second;

However, as a soldier, especially a special forces operative, does one need to stare fixedly at the target during observation? Is it for fear of being detected?

But just as Ye Cunxin was about to load a second stone and fire again, she suddenly noticed Liu Xiaotian turn his head toward her position, the corner of his mouth twitching with an inexplicable smile; then he rushed toward the base of the tree.

Liu Xiaotian merely lowered his head slightly, as if unintentionally, and thus dodged the stone that should have struck his right shoulder.

He had already noticed earlier that Ye Cunxin had quietly climbed up that old locust tree, and guessed that her purpose in doing so was likely to "deal with" him.

Not to mention this height; even jumping down from one's own windowsill was something only done in childhood mischief.

After missing the strike, Liu Xiaotian stepped forward, picked up the half‑brick, and while retreating said in a low voice: "Ye Cunxin, I'll count to three; if you don't come down, I'll smash you down!"

Fighting? She can't win; scolding? She fears retaliation—Tang Xiao Xiao is a living example; complaining? To whom would she complain? When Liu Xiaotian cut off Tang Xiao Xiao's long hair, the Brigade Commander and Chief of Staff were standing there watching, and nobody intervened! It's clear that when the superiors decided to assign these eight to Liu Xiaotian for training, they had already set the bottom line, which still hasn't been reached.

If they can't "read the situation" now, they'll surely be dealt with even more harshly in the upcoming training.

She thought she had hidden her actions from everyone's sight, but little did she know that her target—Liu Xiaotian—had seen it all, even though Ye Cunxin, each time she furtively observed, was quite certain his gaze wasn't directed her way.

This frightened Ye Cunxin out of her wits.

According to the plot, Ye Cunxin dealt with Lei Zhan in exactly this way, right? However, in the story Lei Zhan merely used a mirror to reflect sunlight to affect Ye Cunxin's vision, whereas Liu Xiaotian is far from "merciful."

Ye Cunxin felt a bit panicked, wanting to come down immediately, but that would just put her on a collision course with Liu Xiaotian.

This person is simply too overbearing, acting without any regard for consequences; moreover, he lacks any semblance of a man, actually quibbling with a woman! Besides, her slingshot wasn't meant to really hurt anyone—she was aiming only at the shoulder;

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaotian, upon reaching the base of the tree, without a word bent down, picked up a half‑brick from the ground, and flung it toward Ye Cunxin's position.

And at the moment he approached, forming a roughly 30‑degree horizontal angle with Ye Cunxin crouched in the tree, a stone the size of a glass marble suddenly flew out from the treetop, heading straight for Liu Xiaotian's shoulder like lightning.

Upon hearing that, Ye Cunxin even doubted her own ears were malfunctioning.

"Don't throw, I'm coming down!" Ye Cunxin spoke up.

By then, Liu Xiaotian had already counted to "two."

Compared to the risk of spraining an ankle or even breaking a bone from jumping down, Ye Cunxin at this moment feared more the half‑brick that Liu Xiaotian had raised in his hand.

"Ah…… "

With a scream, Ye Cunxin gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and jumped straight down from the tree……

(End of chapter)