Chapter 181: Are You All Tired of Living?

"Want to eat?" Chen Yu held up the thing in his hand.

"I will not accept food given with insults," A Fu said indignantly.

"Then forget it." Chen Yu laughed and continued gnawing.

A Fu's stomach growled uncooperatively; he stepped forward cautiously, staring longingly at the roast chicken.

"If you want to eat, come on over, don't be shy." Chen Yu laughed.

A Fu was overjoyed; he stepped forward to take the chicken from Chen Yu's hand and began to devour it ravenously.

In ten minutes, it was finished like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds; this fellow did not know how long it had been since he had eaten anything, and he really seemed ready to chew down the bones too.

"Alright, you look like a starving ghost." Chen Yu was speechless: "Look on the bright side, once you become my Mysterious Spirit, you'll have this every day."

"Really? Wuu wuu... I haven't smelled this scent in decades. I died young and had no descendants; after my parents passed away, no one offered sacrifices to me anymore." A Fu said, unable to help but cry.

"Have some backbone. Whether you want to do it or not is up to you; if you don't, then leave, I'll go find another ghost." Chen Yu glanced at him.

"I'll do it, but you must keep me fed." A Fu steeled his heart; if there was food, he would accept being a servant.

"I will definitely keep you fed." Chen Yu grinned and took out a new Lucky Bag: "Sign the contract, from now on, this is your home."

"Alrighty." A Fu sprang up and slipped into the Lucky Bag in a flash.

The night passed without incident. The next day, early in the morning, Lin Kaicheng came to visit, saying he was passing through Fengling and had something he needed Chen Yu's help with.

Chen Yu did not say a second word and followed Lin Kaicheng away, only this time Lin Kaicheng took Chen Yu to a military restricted zone.

In a mountain to the north, Chen Yu finally witnessed what it meant to have a sentry every three steps and a guard every five. According to Lin Kaicheng, this was a training base; the squad he led was on a tour of major military regions across the country for competitions, and stopping in Fengling was considered a rest.

On the training ground, the loud slogans and the orderly teams perfectly embodied the spirit of the nation's sharp blade, and a surge of passion burned in Chen Yu's chest as well.

"Haha, Chen Yu, the team I'm leading this time is one of the few top-tier groups, 'Red Arrow'. We've been to various military regions for martial competitions and have almost never been defeated. Look, this group of twenty people has never once caused me to lose face."

"These people under Lin Xiansheng are all experts." Chen Yu looked at the group and could not help but nod.

"These people were all carefully selected. This time we have to go through the six major military regions, and we are already halfway through. Does everyone have the confidence to win completely?" Lin Kaicheng shouted.

"Yes, victory, victory!" The twenty people roared in unison.

"Good, full of spirit." Lin Kaicheng turned back and smiled: "Chen Xiansheng, they have fought across the Great Northwest as of yesterday and are now heading toward the Southeast Region. They will set off the day after tomorrow, after which they will face their strongest old rival, the 'Red Wolf' team. I want to ask you to see if there is any way to give them the certainty of victory."

"Is the opposing squad very strong?" Chen Yu asked.

"They are on par with us, and we've had our wins and losses over the past few years." Lin Kaicheng said: "It's just that this time is relatively important to us, and I don't want to lose. Besides, I heard that they have also hired experts to coach them."

"That's not a big problem, but I see that several of your team members are already injured. If they suffer further damage to their muscles and bones within a week, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome." Chen Yu said.

"Those who are injured, step forward." Lin Kaicheng shouted.

Immediately, three team members stepped forward with straight postures.

"Just these three?" Chen Yu was slightly stunned.

"Yes, these team members have strong overall strength, and the opponents they encountered were also strong, so they all have some injuries to varying degrees." Lin Kaicheng smiled.

Chen Yu did not say a word. He walked into the team and suddenly grabbed one team member's arm, gave it a slight twist, a pull, and a lift. With a 'Crack!', the team member's expression changed slightly, and large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Dislocated arm, knotted joints. Doesn't it hurt to stay silent like this?" Chen Yu then walked up to another person and suddenly pointed a finger out.

That team member let out a muffled groan, and then a mouthful of fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"If you want to vomit blood, then vomit it out. If this mouthful of blood isn't spat out, your internal Qi will never be smooth. You have internal injuries and are still holding them in; are you trying to die?" Chen Yu said indifferently.

That team member spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood with a 'Puff'. After spitting it out, his slightly pale face finally appeared a bit more ruddy.

"And you, two broken ribs. You, your eyes are full of bloodshot veins; this is from being hit in the head, right? Each and every one of you is holding back and not saying anything; do you think you are made of iron?" Chen Yu pointed out seven or eight people with injuries in one breath.

"What are you all doing?" Lin Kaicheng felt a bit shocked. He suddenly realized that he had never truly understood these soldiers of his. They had been injured after several consecutive competitions, but why were they all stubbornly insisting that they were fine?

"Captain, I... we didn't want to lose the competition." One of the team members lowered his head: "This national competition across all major regions is to select talent for 'God's Shadow'. God's Shadow is the strongest combat team in Huaxia, and this is everyone's dream."

"You didn't want to lose the competition, so you played with your own lives? Who told you to do this?" Lin Kaicheng shouted.

"It was me." A deputy captain on the side walked out and gave a standard salute to Lin Kaicheng.

"Zhou Qi, I promoted you to deputy captain because I saw you had the ability and the strength. But if you play with the lives of your own team members, then I'm sorry, you are not qualified to be this deputy captain."

Lin Kaicheng said angrily: "My people, every single one of their lives is extremely precious. I don't want you to lose your lives here just to get into God's Shadow."

"I'm sorry, Captain. It was my lack of consideration, but this was a result decided by everyone together." Zhou Qi stood straight: "You can punish me or lock me up, but you have to wait until after the competition ends."

"Do you know how serious their conditions are?" Chen Yu frowned. He glanced at Zhou Qi and said: "Just now, at least three had bone fractures; if it hadn't been discovered in time, this arm would have been crippled in the future. Six have internal injuries, and their five viscera are damaged to varying degrees. If you keep holding on like this, it'll be a miracle if you stay alive, and you still want to win the competition?"

"You are elites. I don't know what God's Shadow is, but since it's so important, the opponents you encounter must be very strong. Do you think you can just muddle through by hiding your injuries during the competition?"

"You have no idea what God's Shadow means to us. This is our highest honor." Zhou Qi glanced at Chen Yu coldly.

"Honor? A soldier's honor is to shed blood on the battlefield. If you are truly ready to face death, then it should be dying on the battlefield, not dying at the hands of your own people for these so-called empty names." Chen Yu was angry: "You have duties, and you also shoulder the responsibility of protecting the country and the people."

"The reason our Huaxia is peaceful and the mountains and rivers are safe is because of your sacrifices. Honor? Do you really understand what honor is?"

"Captain, who is this person?" Zhou Qi stared fixedly at Chen Yu. As an elite, he had his own pride; Chen Yu was not qualified to lecture him like this.

"His name is Chen Yu, a Yisheng and also an expert. I asked him to come over to see if he could improve your strength so that you could pass through the upcoming competition safely. Now it seems that I am fortunate to have called him over, otherwise..." Lin Kaicheng could not continue.

Indeed, if Chen Yu had not spotted the hidden injuries on these people, if they continued like this, they would have lost more than half their men in at most two more stops. They were all elites; just as Chen Yu said, even if they were to die, they should die on the battlefield, not in these so-called honors.

"Him, improve our strength?" Zhou Qi tilted his head and stared at Chen Yu: "He can see that our men have hidden injuries, he certainly has some skill, but Captain, you cannot go to the doctor in a panic and let him coach us. Are you sure?"