Chapter 595: Chapter 594: You Take the Blame, Hu Lizhong
"Swoosh!"
A uniform mechanical noise spread as the soldiers facing Hu Lizhong simultaneously raised their gun barrels, pointing them at him.
Hu Lizhong’s heart chilled, and his face somewhat lost composure.
However, the inner fear of disobeying military orders rendered him unable to decisively choose to resist, leaving him caught in a dilemma.
"Scram!"
Just then, a sharp and cold rebuke came from the room behind Hu Lizhong.
With the emergence of that voice, the soldiers outside the door who had aimed at Hu Lizhong felt as if not just a voice but an invisible sound wave rushed toward them.
That sound wave seemed to carry a strange force that swept them off their feet and sent their bodies flying outward.
Though it’s a long story, the moment that ’Scram’ was uttered, a dozen soldiers standing in the outer corridor all flew out and fell down the building.
Hu Lizhong watched as all those pointing their guns at him were sent flying, feeling a surge of wild heat rushing within him, as if about to burst his body apart.
It had been a long time since he felt such boiling blood.
This was indeed what a Martial Artist should do in a situation of rewarding friends and punishing enemies.
However, over the years, the phrase "The Martial Arts World is not only about fighting and killing but also about personal connections and worldly affairs" had made him focus more on the latter, forgetting that the status and dignity of a Martial Artist are not exchanged through worldly affairs, but through the former statement.
Nevertheless, these were people from the Central Battle Zone, and what Yang Fei had done was indeed awesome, cool indeed, and truly exhilarating, but the crime was no small matter either.
How should this end?
Minister Qin had specifically instructed him over the phone to keep a close eye on Yang Fei and to avoid causing trouble before she arrived, but now...
The surge of heat in Hu Lizhong’s body quickly cooled down again, and he turned to look inside the room, only to see Yang Fei had put down his phone and was walking out.
"Mr. Yang, this... this is problematic," Hu Lizhong said to Yang Fei, a worried expression on his face.
Yang Fei glanced at him and said indifferently, "There’s no need to worry."
Downstairs, Chu Que and the rest of the soldiers were stunned.
They had never expected someone to dare to attack them.
This was a grave matter indeed.
It was something that could lead directly to an order for their execution!
Chu Que felt his scalp tingle as he recalled his elder brother’s command.
Could it be that his elder brother had him order Hu Lizhong and Yang Fei out, forcing Yang Fei to act, then use it as a reason to execute him?
Was this to force a confrontation with the Central Battle Zone, pinning the crime of attacking soldiers on them, thereby ruining them?
As this thought emerged in his mind, Chu Que’s eyes flashed with a cold light, already having made a decision.
It was just the son-in-law of the Qin Family after all.
Even though he was a powerful Martial Artist, he was still alone. In front of the mighty national military apparatus, even an Innate Realm Martial Artist must bow his head.
Without a moment of hesitation, Chu Que declared, "The enemy has attacked Divine Continent’s soldiers. This is a crime that must be punished by death..."
The words "execution without pardon" hadn’t finished leaving Chu Que’s mouth before his voice suddenly halted.
His adjutant, communications officer, and a few squad leaders didn’t know why he suddenly stopped speaking. They all turned their heads to look, only to see Chu Que with a look of horror on his face, his gaze slightly vacant, and large sweat beads rolling down his forehead.
"My wife told me to wait for her here, and she’s not here yet, but you want me to leave, which is quite rude. If it weren’t for my wife telling me not to act, and not wanting to be a man who doesn’t listen to his wife, you would be dead!"
From the dormitory building above, Yang Fei walked out of the room and stood on the balcony, looking down at Chu Que with an even tone as he spoke.
As the last word fell, Chu Que’s vacant gaze gradually returned to clarity. At the same time, his body suddenly shook, and he staggered, almost falling to the ground.
The adjutant quickly supported him, asking with surprise and concern, "Commander, what’s wrong with you?"
Not only was the adjutant bewildered, but Chu Que suddenly became spellbound for a reason unknown, unable to deliver the command in full. Besides Yang Fei and Chu Que, everyone else present was completely befuddled.
That included Hu Lizhong.
However, Hu Lizhong knew that Chu Que’s sudden behavior had to be the work of Yang Fei. He stared at Yang Fei with immense shock, his eyes filled with questions, only just short of asking Yang Fei how he managed to do it.
Downstairs, after Chu Que gradually regained his senses, his heart was still engulfed in immense fear.
Just as his order was about to be fully transmitted, a thunderous noise suddenly exploded in his mind. Although he was a Unique Tier master with a powerful spirit and will, he completely lacked the knowledge to open the Sea of Consciousness Space and couldn’t nourish the power of his Divine Soul. Thus, when Yang Fei’s Divine Thought struck him, he was utterly defenseless and was mentally suppressed on the spot.
At that moment, a terrifyingly absurd thought surfaced in his mind.
It seemed as if Yang Fei had suddenly burrowed into his brain and was clutching his brainstem. With just a thought from Yang Fei, he would die on the spot.
This was too frightening!
Although Chu Que was a Unique Tier master, though he only possessed powerful physical combat skills and had some understanding of mental cultivation, he had always been dedicated to the hard training through five disciplines and was unable to nourish the power on a mental level.
Now, Yang Fei’s strike made him acutely aware of the terror of Divine Thought.
He looked up at Yang Fei, who was in the dormitory building above, his ears echoing with Yang Fei’s words. He fell silent on the spot, unable to speak.
Previously, he had thought his aggressiveness would force the other party into a dilemma where they would have to bow down and leave, thereby boosting the Chu Family’s reputation and pressuring the Qin Family’s son-in-law.
But now, the one in a predicament was himself.
He was certain that if he tried to issue the attack order again, before his command could be fully delivered, the other party had the ability to silence him.
Even, make him burst and die instantly!
This is too terrifying!
This young man had only stepped into the Innate Realm, right?
How could he release Divine Thought that actually reached the legendary Divine Travel Realm?
A great master of the Divine Travel Realm, how could he contend with him?
Even if he had brought many people, and the military aircraft was equipped with a plethora of modernized weapons, in this wide open deep mountain and forest area, if this young man wanted to leave, his so many people might not really be able to stop him.
At this moment, Chu Que truly found himself in a dilemma.
Making matters worse, his adjutant pressed, "Commander, what should we do?"
Chu Que felt a shiver in his heart.
He clearly felt Yang Fei’s gaze falling on his body, which gave him a feeling as if thorns were on his back.
Within that instant, he made the wisest decision.
"Previously, we were a bit too rash in our actions. We are the people’s soldiers, how can we make things difficult for the people? It indeed isn’t right to drive away the locals in the middle of the night. Let them stay here for now, as long as they don’t wander around, and we’ll send them away tomorrow morning," Chu Que said.
The adjutant and his subordinates were stupefied on the spot: ...
What the heck is going on? The change in attitude is too drastic, isn’t it?
Has he lost his mind?
"Moreover, the two upstairs are comrades from the Military Department, and they also have missions. I heard that the acting Minister of the Military Department, Qin Yanyang, will also be coming soon. As hosts, we naturally need to offer warm hospitality. It’s absurd to drive people away."
The soldiers: "..."
You’re the boss, what you say goes.
As Chu Que spoke, his gaze never left the figure upstairs. Finally, he added, "Old Hu, we have been friends for many years. How could I not give you any face? I was just joking with you earlier. I didn’t expect you to take it seriously and even make a move, but that’s good too. It gave my men a chance today to see the prowess of a friendly force’s expert and to discipline them a bit."
Hu Lizhong was at his wit’s end.
Damn it, what does this have to do with me? I never made a move. Are you just scared of Yang Fei, so now you’re pinning the blame on me?