Chapter 196: Elite Soldiers (2)

Just like this? The soldiers were full of doubts. For them, who had been training for a long time, running twenty miles with sandbags was not a very harsh training. Did she go to such great lengths to prepare sandbags just to eliminate ten people? They didn't know what the others thought, but Leng Xiao, Ge Jingyun, and Liu Xing would die rather than believe Gu Yun was so easy to talk to.

But disbelief aside, the soldiers all took their orders and set off toward Yuquan Peak. Before long, the large drill ground was left with only the soldiers holding torches and the few people on the high platform.

The night wind in late autumn blew colder and colder, especially on the empty drill ground, where the wind appeared even more fierce. She stood on the high platform, her sleeves fluttering, her thin body looking as if it could be blown away by the wind at any time. Su Ling stood up and walked to Gu Yun, blocking the night wind blowing in her face. He didn't know how to take care of women on a daily basis, let alone how to show favor to a woman. It should have been a tender scene, but the atmosphere was ruined by Su Ling's words: "How much longer are you going to toss about?"

Fortunately, Gu Yun never paid attention to these things and replied truthfully: "Not that fast." Turning her head to look at the three old people in the night wind, she kindly said: "If you old folks are tired, please go back and rest first."

Unfortunately, they didn't appreciate it. Su Yan replied gruffly: "Little girl, just take care of yourself, we aren't tired!"

Having asked for a snub, Gu Yun shrugged, sat on the chair, closed her eyes to rest, and didn't speak again. Although Su Ling's expression wasn't great, he didn't urge her either. On the high platform, the few sat there blankly. Su Yan suddenly stood up, grabbed Su Ren by the collar, and pulled him to the corner behind the high platform. Su Ren didn't struggle, letting him pull him obediently, and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Yan, what are you doing?"

Letting go of his collar, Su Yan lowered his voice and said: "Go and get Ice Lotus."

A flash of brilliance crossed Su Ren's eyes, but he still pretended to be confused and asked: "What for?"

"Go when I tell you to!"

Su Ren took a step back and smiled with difficulty: "How can I get it!" Ice Lotus had an extremely cold body, and it wasn't something just anyone could touch.

"Don't play the poor brat with me, use a Xi wood box to pack it and bring it over!" Su Yan cursed impatiently in a low voice: "Hurry up!"

"Fine, I'll go." Turning around, sweeping away the helplessness from just now, the crafty smile at the corner of Su Ren's mouth was exceptionally piercing. Big Brother, I am helping you.

Su Yan was just about to go back satisfied when a low laugh suddenly sounded behind him: "Where are you sending him?"

Just hearing the voice, he knew who the person behind him was, and he didn't hide it. Su Yan replied openly: "I want to test whether that girl is really the person chosen by Ice Lotus."

Su Quan's face, which was festive even when he wasn't smiling, was full of doubt: "Why so impatient?"

"You've seen it too, Ling accommodates her in every way, liking her to death! I'm just afraid the news of Ice Lotus choosing her as its mistress was deliberately released by Ling. Isn't the purpose of our coming this time to confirm who is Ling's destined person! The longer it drags on, the more troublesome it gets!" Most of the men in the Su family were single-minded; once they set their minds on something, they wouldn't change. If this girl wasn't the person destined for Ling, then they could make plans early!

Su Quan turned his head, glanced at Su Ling, who had been indulging Qing Mo all night on the high platform, sighed low, and nodded, considering it an agreement with Su Yan's approach. For thousands of years, Ice Lotus had never chosen the wrong person; it shouldn't choose wrong this time either!

Returning to the high platform and sitting down, both of their eyes couldn't help but look at Gu Yun. Gu Yun could feel the gaze falling on her, but she didn't open her eyes. She vaguely sensed that the three Su family elders seemed to be coming for her, but as a foreign "gift," why did they bother? With doubts in her heart, Gu Yun planned to remain still and watch the changes.

Before long, the sound of neat footsteps came from near and far. Gu Yun opened her eyes and saw more than three hundred people running back in a mighty force. They arrived almost at the same time.

After a ten-kilometer weighted long-distance run, most people were just sweating profusely and breathing rapidly, not looking very tired. The overall quality was not bad. Gu Yun was secretly satisfied, stood up, walked to the front of the high platform, and said loudly: "Line up."

The team, which hadn't been very scattered, lined up quickly. The last ten people took off their sandbags and withdrew from the subsequent competition.

Gu Yun didn't waste time saying anything more, pointed to a mud pit in front, and said: "Jump into the mud pit below in order and then come out."

Jump into a mud pit? What kind of test was this? Depression in the heart was certain, but a soldier's duty was to obey orders. No matter what dissatisfaction they had in their hearts, they had to jump down. Without hesitation, a group of tall men jumped into the mud pit one after another.

Having just sweated, jumping into the cold mud water instantly made their pores shrink, and many people shivered. After the sandbags on their bodies were soaked in mud water, they were twice as heavy as before. Their whole bodies were soaked in mud water, and when the night wind blew, their bodies would tremble, not to mention the mud paste on their bodies. That sticky feeling made one feel uncomfortable all over.

When this group of embarrassed elites lined up again, Gu Yun's clear voice gave orders without any emotional color: "Your next task is still to go and get the red silk and come back. The difference is that this time twenty people need to leave. Set off."

Still running?! Low complaints could already be heard in the crowd, but Su Ling stood behind her, fully supporting her decision. Even if their fists were crushed, they didn't dare to disobey! With full dissatisfaction and resentment, the speed of this group of people was exceptionally fast.

Gu Yun smiled lightly. It was only the second round and it was already like this; there was still suffering for them later! Just as they left, Su Ren also returned to the high platform holding a wooden box. Almost throwing it, Su Ren tossed the wooden box in his hand onto the chair he had just been sitting on and said: "Uncle Yan, the thing is brought." Damn it! Too cold! Su Ren rubbed his frozen red hands while retreating behind Su Yan. Big Brother would probably be furious in a moment.

Su Yan opened the Xi wood box, and an extremely cold air instantly overflowed. The silver-white sword body bloomed with moist flowing light under the moon. Su Yan had a rare good expression and smiled at Gu Yun: "Little girl, pick up the sword."

Gu Yun stood still and replied indifferently: "Why?" What were they doing bringing Ice Lotus here? Gu Yun looked at Su Ling beside her, but he unexpectedly didn't look back at her.

Su Yan frowned and said impatiently: "Pick it up when I tell you to, why so many words!"

Making her pick up Ice Lotus for no reason was already suspicious, and Su Ling's expression also became strange after seeing Ice Lotus, which had to make Gu Yun suspicious. While she was still thinking about what to do, Su Ling's tall figure blocked in front of her. Just hearing that icy voice, one knew his expression must be very wonderful: "I said, don't trouble her again. Does Uncle Yan think I'm joking?"

The expression on Ling's face was clearly guilty, which showed that his guess just now was right! Su Yan asked back: "When did I trouble her? It's just letting her pick up a sword, why are you so nervous?"

Su Ling was speechless for a moment, then turned to look at Su Ren: "Ren, send Ice Lotus back to Yitian Courtyard."

Su Ren shook his head immediately: "One says one thing, who should I listen to! You find someone else to send it, I don't want to touch it again."

Just as Su Ren finished speaking, Su Yu shouted immediately: "Don't look at me, I won't touch it either!" Even though the thousand-year Xi wood blocked part of Ice Lotus's cold air, it was still freezing cold. It wasn't like he hadn't suffered before!

Seeing the atmosphere about to turn stiff again, Su Qing stroked his long beard and smiled kindly: "Little girl, do you think this sword is beautiful?"

Gu Yun walked to the wooden box, glanced at Ice Lotus's beautiful sword body, and smiled in reply: "It is very beautiful."

"Pick it up, and it will be yours."

It was already mine to begin with! Gu Yun's lips were always lifted, but unfortunately, it didn't look much like a smile. Her cold voice carried a bit of provocation, and she replied: "Threats didn't work so you switched to inducements? Pity it has no attraction for me. You might as well tell the truth, and I might consider picking it up." Ice Lotus was so unique, there must be a story behind it. She had even experienced the inexplicable thing of crossing into a different world, so no matter how bizarre the secret hidden behind Ice Lotus was, she could bear it.

"Why does a girl have so many thoughts! Picking it up won't harm you!" Although Ice Lotus was chilling, touching it wouldn't hurt her. Ling was nervous, and this girl was dodging. Su Yan once again concluded that she was not the mistress chosen by Ice Lotus.

Gu Yun lifted her hand gently and slowly reached toward Ice Lotus. Just when the three of them were holding their breath waiting to see her pick up Ice Lotus, Gu Yun's hand stopped when it was almost touching Ice Lotus: "Tell me or not is up to you, pick it up or not is up to me!" While speaking, Gu Yun's slender fingers turned direction, pressed on the wooden box, and with a snap, closed the box.

"Stinking girl!" Hanging their hearts in mid-air without giving them a clean answer, this girl's temper was truly abominable! Su Yan was so annoyed he almost wanted to go up and snap her neck.

Su Ling's heart was also up and down. She was already angry. If she let her know the old man did so much just to verify if she was worthy of being a Su family daughter-in-law, she would definitely be furious.

"Su Ren, take Ice Lotus away!" Su Ling said through gritted teeth. Su Ren heard it and his scalp went numb. It was just verifying whether Qing Mo was a Su family daughter-in-law, why was it so troublesome! His hands were still numb from the cold, but he couldn't say no! Su Ren walked to the wooden box unwillingly, and just as he was about to pick it up, the box suddenly shook violently. Almost at the same time, in the forest around the drill ground, several cold silver lights shot straight at Gu Yun!

"Careful!" Su Ling was the first to discover the anomaly, hugged Gu Yun's waist, lifted her, and leaped back. Only hearing three muffled thuds, three crescent-shaped hidden weapons sank straight into the back of the heavy solid wood chair where Gu Yun had just been standing. The blades exposed outside were still shaking violently, making a buzzing sound, which showed how great the force of these hidden weapons was. If they had shot into a body, the consequences could be imagined.

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