Jii Ling remained silent.
But he always harbored some doubt about these ârumorsâ.
The reason was simple.
He himself was a First-class Peak Martial General!
He knew very well that these tasks were impossible even for three of him.
How could Ding Ling accomplish them alone?
He was unwilling to believe he was much worse than Ding Ling.
It was worth noting, he always prided himself as the worldâs number one general, and that was indeed the case.
Since joining the army, he had never met his match! Always victorious, always invincible!
In a battlefield duel, few were his match for even ten rounds!
Until he met Sunx Jian.
Only then did he realize thereâs always someone stronger.
But even Sunx Jian couldnât be that fierce!
To single-handedly take down almost all the Thunder Cavalry, unable to escape? Itâs beyond belief!
"Regardless."
Jii Ling heavily thrust the Three-Pointed Two-Blade into the ground, with a fierce look on his face:
"Ding Ling and Zhao Yun dare humiliate my master, I absolutely wonât let them off!"
"Need me to secretly launch a sneak attack?"
The player seemed to suggest, but in reality was aiming for promotion.
"Heh."
Jii Ling glanced at the player, coldly chuckled two times without speaking.
The player felt indignant, silently cursed! If it werenât for learning Martial Arts, to make himself stronger in the real world! He would never listen to an NPCâs commands!
He felt it was too difficult to earn Jii Lingâs Achievement Medal, and lowered the difficulty, planning to seek other generals to earn medals. Even if without Jii Lingâs Breathing Technique and Martial Arts, getting some lesser Martial Arts and Breathing Technique is still good.
Having something is better than nothing!
Even if he has to sell himself into slavery! He still wants the Breathing Technique!
In the real world, the player is someone who works at a desk for extended periods, physically very frail, frequently visiting hospitals.
To improve his physical fitness, he entered the Game World to find opportunities!
Many are like him.
Some have extraordinary intelligence and means, having already soared to the top, mingling with people like Cao Mengde as confidants, lacking nothing like Breathing Techniques, Martial Arts, and Great Medicine! Physical fitness gradually improving!
While some are still lingering in military camps as lowly soldiers.
Ultimately, ordinary people from the real world who come to this turbulent age, are mostly still ordinary people! Unless they have remarkable encounters or special fortune, itâs hard for them to turn their lives around!
Reality is so cruel.
If the player finds he canât progress with Jii Ling, naturally he will think about trying with someone else!
What is the purpose of coming to the Game World?
Isnât it to improve physical fitness and âenjoyâ a second life, among other reasons?
...
Jii Ling closely followed behind Ding Ling and his group.
Ding Ling was completely unaware.
He only remained constantly alert to dark corners where someone might launch a sneak attack.
Luckily, he was a different person now, with his physique and defense continually increasing.
As long as heâs not hit in a vital spot, he wonât die!
Therefore, he only needed to protect his vital spots.
Thud thud thud!
They soon reached the Yuan Mansion.
Before Yuan Yao got close to the gate, he couldnât help but shout:
"Open the door for me!"
"Itâs the young master, the young master is back!"
The guards stationed at the mansion quickly opened the gate upon seeing this.
Click!
The door opened.
Yuan Yao charged in on horseback.
Ding Ling and Zhao Yun followed closely behind.
Someone attempted to stop Ding Ling and Zhao Yun, but Ding Ling casually knocked them down with two strokes.
He didnât kill them.
He merely glanced coldly at the remaining soldiers attempting to surround him, and chuckled twice.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao trembled, hastily reprimanded the soldiers, telling them to scram. He said Ding Ling and Zhao Yun were distinguished guests and should not be treated poorly!
The soldiers were perplexed, but ultimately dared not intercept anymore.
Thud thud thud!
From then on, it was almost smooth sailing.
Until turning through several long corridors, reaching a martial training ground, when a spirited young man clad in black armor leapt over from the side, taking strides of seven or eight meters, landing with a roar in front of Yuan Yao and his companions.
He glanced at Yuan Yao, greeted him respectfully.
Then he looked at Ding Ling and Zhao Yun, raised his eyebrows, and shouted:
"Which one is Ding Ling?"
"Why?"
Ding Ling looked at the young man:
"Didnât you hear your master telling you to move aside?"
"Iâll move aside, but not now."
The young manâs eyes burned as he stared at Ding Ling, his gaze filled with intense battle intent, his long spear pointed straight at Ding Ling, growling:
"I heard from my subordinates that you fought your way out of the Si Li Region. Not a single person under Dong Zhuo could match you! Are you that strong?! I want to test your skills, to see if you truly live up to your name!"
"Just you?"
Zhao Yun chuckled lightly:
"Still wet behind the ears. Youâd better practice at home for a few more years before coming back."
He wasnât intentionally mocking the young man.
He simply felt it would be better not to fight, because if they did, the young man would likely be beaten to death.
Thus, he tried to dissuade him with words.
But the young man misunderstood Zhao Yunâs good intentions, and being humiliated and looked down upon like this, his handsome face flushed with rage, he yelled furiously, and without another word, thrust his spear towards Ding Lingâs head.
Ding Ling raised an eyebrow.
Zhao Yun shouted angrily:
"How dare you!"
Bang!
Zhao Yun shook his Dragon Gall Silver Spear, and the Hundred Birds Phoenix Spear pattern flashed momentarily in the air.
Clang!
Clang clang clang!
Almost instantly, Dragon Gall Silver Spear clashed and collided with the opponentâs spear a dozen times.
Within moments, the two had exchanged three to five rounds.
Bang!
Finally, upon finding he couldnât easily handle this young man, Zhao Yun blushed, increased his force a bit, bang bang bang!
The sound of weapons clashing grew louder, resembling celestial thunder meeting earth fire, more like lightning clashing!
Amid the resonance echoing throughout.
The young man was shaken, his limbs went numb, and his tigerâs mouth split, bleeding. In the end, he was stabbed in the shoulder blade by Zhao Yun, reluctantly retreating while injured.
He looked at Zhao Yun with an uncertain expression:
"Who are you?"
"Iâm Zhao Zilong of Changshan."
Zhao Yun looked at the young man with an unusual expression:
"Youâre quite skilled. But unfortunately, you canât even defeat me, so how can you hope to win against Ding Ling?"
The young man, shocked and angry, was about to retort.
Yuan Yao frowned, sighed silently, thinking to himself that Sunx Ce was useless, but said aloud:
"Sunx Ce, move aside quickly! We have business to attend to. Donât block the way!"
Sunx Ce?
Ding Ling looked at the young man with surprise.
This young man seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen, spirited and heroic, emanating an intimidating Evil Qi. Though young, it was clear he would definitely become a peerless warrior in the future.
Heâs a Super-Elite Expert in the making!
Indeed named Sunx Ce.
No wonder he could stand against Zhao Yun for several rounds.
After all, he is the Little Overlord of Jiangdong!
However, Sunx Ce is currently practicing martial arts at the Yuan Mansion?
It seems Sunx Jian and Yuan Shu are still in a honeymoon phase!
They havenât parted ways due to the playerâs involvement.
"I want to compete against Ding Ling."
Sunx Ce was very determined, his eyes firm, speaking with powerful conviction, his words landed heavily:
"Until we have a match, I wonât move aside."
"You, you..."