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"Alright, let's report to the co into the resting point, Wang Chong and the others took out their tokens to verify their identities Soon, a tall and massive military officer appeared before theh but authoritative disposition The ee silver star surrounded by seven smaller stars on his left chest revealed his identity

He was an officer froh he wasn't a particularly high-ranking commandant, it was still a foriven that the coranted extraordinary privileges

The Big Dipper Arh the letter fro sub at the four lance, but it seemed to peer deep into their souls "Are you all the students who defeated the Iron Cloak Highwaymen?"

"Yes, lord!" Xu Gan responded

The usually vocal Wang Chong seehtly pressed together, refusing to utter a single word

"Not bad! The fact that you could defeat the Iron Cloak Highwaymen proves testimony to your prowess However, the fact that you were surrounded by the in your situational awareness Keeping a lookout for eneoes to show that you still have a long ways to go!" The Big Dipper Ar words left Xu Gan's heart tightening in anxiety

"You are right, ill take note of that in the future!" Xu Gan quickly responded

The Big Dipper Ar the fouracross Wang Chong, it see's heart skipped a beat But soon, the Big Dipper Araze back to Xu Gan He continued asking a few hwaymen, and Xu Gan answered them respectfully

"That's all, you are dis point, you should see Lieutenant Zou at the left fence You will be under his co Dipper Arroup

"Yes, lord!" Xu Gan replied, heaving a deep sigh of relief on the inside

"The operation will start three days from now Make sure to obey the commands you receive Anyone who dares to defy commands or leave on their own accord will be dealt with according to theDipper Ar the letter from the Bureau of Military Personnel back to them

How could they dare to speak back to him? They hurriedly nodded and left the area swiftly

After leaving the resting point, Bai Siling suddenly turned to Wang Chong and asked, "Hey, what's going on? Why were you so silent just now?"

Wang Chong was oddly quiet and hu point, and this peculiarity left her perplexed

"I have so said bitterly

"You had a conflict with the asked in shock

Eventually, it was Xu Gan who replied Bai Siling's query "There's no need to ask any further They did have sos difficult for us if he had spoken up just now"

He turned to her and whispered soradually widened as she ca nodded to affirm their conjecture The reason why he hadn't revealed his identity to Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and Bai Siling wasn't to ional co had offended quite a lot of people, and one of the Dipper Arenerals who had supported beheading Wang Chong, and Longxi, one of the regions the Silk Road was on, was Geshu Han's territory

It was in view of this grudge that Wang Chong chose to conceal his identity Otherwise, given Geshu Han's identity, he could have easily tampered with theif this had been just an averageChong could not afford to fail!

Thus, before successfully co this mission, he wished to minimize any risk that could co of the truth behind thewent, "When under the roof of another, one has little choice but to lower one's head" As influential as the Wang Clan was, its influence couldn't possibly exceed Geshu Han's in Longxi

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After leaving the resting point, the group reported to Lieutenant Zou After which, Bai Siling volunteered to take over the responsibility of resupplying the group

After receiving another forty cavalryroup finally returned to its original for point fell silent

Everyone was preparing for the great battle three days later!