Chapter 333: Please Don't Make Things Difficult for Me
"That's right. Cyan Dragon Mountain."
General He smiled faintly. "It seems you know quite a bit and still remember the place."
Cyan Dragon Mountain was the place where the Lingxiao Daoist had stayed the longest.
Before he found Xiao Ye, he had been wandering everywhere, staying in any one place for ten days to half a month on average.
But he stayed at Cyan Dragon Mountain for a full three months.
Moreover, when Xiao Ye was eight, the Lingxiao Daoist took him to Cyan Dragon Mountain again, also for three months.
A hint of nostalgia appeared in Xiao Ye's eyes. "I remember there was a training base on Cyan Dragon Mountain."
"Master was specially hired as an instructor back then. Although I was young, I also trained there for three months."
General He opened the brocade box. Inside was a token. "The Cyan Dragon Order. This token has a positioning and a summons device."
The Cyan Dragon Order had two sides, a front and a back, and was cyan in color.
The front depicted a dragon, its eyes inlaid with green gemstones.
Pressing the left gemstone firmly sends your location to all members of Cyan Dragon.
Pressing the right one is a summons, calling all Cyan Dragon members to gather.
Generally, an organization like this exists for twenty years.
For those twenty years, many members can only stay on Cyan Dragon Mountain; they are not allowed to leave.
If there are no missions, it will be disbanded after twenty years.
Xiao Ye took the Cyan Dragon Order. "I know what to do."
General He put on his mask. "I should be going, too."
"General, you didn't show your face. How did you get in?"
"Hahaha, this isn't my first time here. Even with a mask on, they know who I am. It's just... they don't know I'm General He."
The real General He, in fact, was never the person who appeared on television.
After General He left, Xiao Ye walked out of the private room.
Just as he stepped out, the ajar door of the next room was pushed wide open.
Several old men rushed out, scrambling over one another.
"Young man, which military department are you from? What's your name? Are you interested in coming to my unit?"
"Kid, don't listen to him! Come with me! I'll send you for training and guarantee you'll become a king among soldiers!"
"With Military Boxing that good, he should be an instructor, not some 'king among soldiers.'"
Watching them argue, Xiao Ye was speechless. 'General He was right,' he thought.
"Excuse me, seniors, but I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Wait, young man! You can go, but first, tell us who you are and which department you're in."
"I'm with the Imperial Capital Military Department." Xiao Ye gave the unit number under General He's command. "Unit Three."
With that, he hurried downstairs.
He was afraid that if he delayed for even a few minutes, he'd be stopped again.
Back on the first floor.
The group of young men from before saw him, and their eyes lit up. "You're back down!"
"Are you leaving? When will you be back?"
They surrounded Xiao Ye, their eyes shining with admiration.
Having grown up in the grand courtyard, they most admired skilled soldiers, especially those with exceptional combat prowess.
Xiao Ye chuckled and patted the shoulder of the young man who had spoken. "I'll come again if I have time."
His hand gave a slight squeeze. "You've got a good physique. You're promising material for martial arts. If you get the chance, you could join the army in the future."
"Really?" The young man jumped up in excitement. "Then I'll definitely go!"
After saying his goodbyes, Xiao Ye left.
'You know, this compound is actually quite warm and interesting,' he thought.
He got in his car and returned to the Xiao Family estate.
The moment he stepped inside, he heard arguing from a side hall.
The butler came up to him and said in a low voice, "Patriarch, someone is here to see you. It's the second daughter of the Yin Family, named Yin Zixin."
"She said she had something to tell you about the Golden Saber, so I showed her to the side hall."
"I didn't expect Miss Lin to find out and go over there..."
He never thought the two of them would end up arguing.
「In the side hall.」
Lin Chuxing stared at the lovely-faced, slender-figured Yin Zixin before her, her own face flushed red with anger.
"Dressed like that, you have the nerve to say you're here on business? I think your 'business' is to seduce Xiao Ye!"
"Let me tell you, forget it! Xiao Ye is my man, and I'll be the future Lady of the Xiao Family! Now get the hell out!"
Yin Zixin, sitting on the sofa, put on an extremely pitiful look.
She was wearing a white dress today. Though simple in style, it did an excellent job of accentuating her figure.
Her overall look was like that of an innocent female university student.
A man would only see her as pure and innocent, completely missing her ulterior motives.
But it was different for a woman. Lin Chuxing saw through her little tricks at a glance.
'This makeup and outfit are definitely meant to seduce a man.'
"Miss Lin, you've really misunderstood. I have absolutely no such intention."
Yin Zixin's eyes were red-rimmed, making her look as adorable as a little rabbit. "I really am here to see Mr. Xiao about something important."
"Please don't make things difficult for me. My elders sent me."
"Then why are you dressed like this? Don't you know he has a fiancée? You should have come without any makeup on!"
Lin Chuxing yanked her to her feet. Seeing the shimmering, sheer stockings on her legs, she grew even more furious.
She was already in a bad mood, and Yin Zixin—an outsider and a woman from a minor family—naturally became her punching bag.
"You bitch!"
Lin Chuxing raised her hand to strike.
Yin Zixin turned her head away in fear, but her eyes actually revealed a hint of delight.
'If I actually get hit in the Xiao Family estate today, that would be a good thing!'
"Stop!" Xiao Ye walked in at just the right moment.
Lin Chuxing's hand froze in mid-air.
Yin Zixin took the opportunity to fall back onto the sofa, her skirt riding up to reveal her fair thighs. "Mr. Xiao, SOB, SOB... I didn't mean to make Miss Lin angry."
"My family really did send me... But as long as Miss Lin is happy, she can do whatever she wants to me."
With her pitiful and delicate act, another man might have actually fallen for it.
But when Xiao Ye saw her, he only had one thought: 'Isn't she cold?'
Although it was technically the beginning of spring in the Imperial City, the temperature was still hovering around zero degrees Celsius.
Those thin stockings on her legs wouldn't just fail to ward off the cold; the chilly wind would probably cut right through them the moment she stepped outside.
Seeing Xiao Ye, Lin Chuxing also felt aggrieved. "This woman clearly has bad intentions! Xiao Ye, don't be fooled by her!"
"Look! On such a cold day, she's dressed like this. She's obviously here to seduce you!"
"A country bumpkin like you wants to marry into the Xiao Family? Pfft! You should take a good look at yourself!"
Yin Zixin's eyes grew even redder, tears welling up but not falling. "Mr. Xiao, that's really not what I meant."
"I took a car right after leaving the house, so I wasn't anywhere too cold. That's why I dressed a little lightly."