Chapter 126: Noble Families, Sects, Company—li Ye!
Demon Realm?
No matter how pressing the great enemy is, it has to line up in front of a genius!
Breaking Six Passes before turning eighteen?
There is!
But it’s really one in a million!
And these one in a million even joined the Disinfection Bureau!
What does this represent? Not from a noble family, but from an ordinary family!
Someone like this is born for the military. Putting him in the Disinfection Bureau is simply a waste!
Whether thirty years ago or thirty years later, no matter what, the Disinfection Bureau is just a vanguard, but someone like Li Ye can be a great general!
If we don’t win him over now, once higher-ups find out, we probably won’t even get a share!
Li Ye was stunned by Xu Chengsui’s enthusiasm, then smiled: “This.”
He glanced at the shoulder insignia and said, “Major Xu, I have no plans to transfer to the military yet. The Disinfection Bureau is pretty good.”
“Good what good? How does it compare to our military’s comfort? Really, don’t you know even as the Disinfection Bureau yourself?”
Xu Chengsui said directly: “Every day it’s chasing demonic creatures and martial artists in the city, compromising with noble families today and negotiating with companies tomorrow. It’s not straightforward at all, not suitable for a pure martial artist like you.”
“Joining our military is different. You can kill demonic creatures in the Demon Realm as you like. Know the explosive gun? One shot can blast a big hole in a demonic creature. And look at our cannons—you can operate them yourself; they’re exhilarating to fire.”
Xu Chengsui pointed to the heavy weapons lined up in sequence. “These are things the Disinfection Bureau can’t even apply for. Let me tell you, Shenzhou has plenty of good stuff—even I, a soldier, don’t know all of it. Isn’t this better than being in the Disinfection Bureau? We just need to complete our missions; no one can make things difficult for us. In the military, you can focus on martial arts training too.”
“Whatever ingredients you’re short of, just say the word, and we’ll get them for you. Look at me—Third Realm, major. But when you come, I guarantee you’ll start as a major at least! We’ll give you a directional contract—name any conditions, and we’ll meet them without haggling!”
He was even more direct than Fan Tie and felt even more that Li Ye was wasted in the Disinfection Bureau.
“It’s all the same system; it doesn’t matter where I am.”
Li Ye smiled: “Besides, Disinfection Bureau Chief Pan Zhengyang of Yangcheng has done me a great favor; I can’t leave.”
Xu Chengsui was about to say more, but he froze at Li Ye’s second half of the sentence.
“You’re Pan Zhengyang’s disciple? I went to the same school as Pan Zhengyang. I know Old Pan—if it’s inconvenient, I can talk to him.”
“I’m Xu Yanwu’s disciple.”
At these words, Xu Chengsui fell silent.
He released his tight grip on Li Ye’s hand and finally looked straight at Li Ye. “Old Xu.”
He sighed, as if reminiscing about something, waved his hand, and an officer came over.
“Continue setting up defenses, pitch camp, then evaluate risks and submit a report.”
The officer saluted and ran to the soldiers, starting to set up camp.
What they used, of course, wasn’t tents, but highly convenient integrated container houses. With a few spiral pillars at the bottom fixed in place, a temporary military camp was ready.
“Come on, let’s go inside to chat; it’s getting dark anyway. Grab something to eat too.”
Xu Chengsui patted Li Ye’s shoulder, then looked at Fan Tie. “Old Fan, return to your unit first, submit the report, then go back to your garrison company.”
“No, I’m already here—might as well end my vacation early and let me rejoin the unit.”
Fan Tie said: “Showing experience points to the kid is too boring.”
“You don’t even want your vacation.”
Xu Chengsui rolled his eyes. “Fine, submit a report, and you can head back to the military region.”
With that, he walked toward one of the buildings, and Li Ye followed, entering the interior together.
It wasn’t luxurious inside; soldiers had filled it with lots of communication equipment and a simple bed.
But compared to sleeping rough, this was much better.
“Sit.”
Xu Chengsui brought over a small table and two stools, placing one by Li Ye, and said:
“No need for thanks—we’re the same system. Your Disinfection Bureau has the capability, so you have the duty to coordinate garrisoning the Demon Realm. That’s the special thing about your Disinfection Bureau: great ability means great authority, great authority means great responsibility. It’s what you should do.”
Li Ye nodded; he hadn’t thought that much.
“But I’ll try to report for a commendation. I know what those two garrison companies are capable of. This time, even though Fan Tie was there, he—a Second Realm—couldn’t achieve such great results alone. You’re a genius; getting a commendation from your Disinfection Department shouldn’t be too hard.”
With that, Xu Chengsui chuckled. “If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t know. Did Old Pan hide you well, or did Old Man Wang? Jianghuai Province produced a big shot like you—tsk tsk, Breaking Six Passes. You’re planning to shock everyone at the Gaokao.”
It was the system that was hidden well.
If he’d activated it earlier, he’d have been famous long ago.
“Aren’t I already in the Disinfection Bureau?”
Li Ye chuckled: “Consider it getting used to it early.”
“The Disinfection Bureau isn’t that easy to stay in. Personally, I think martial artists should be purer. The stronger you are in the Disinfection Bureau, the deeper you get entangled with certain people, which affects the clarity of your martial arts path.”
Xu Chengsui looked at Li Ye. “But it’s your choice; I won’t say more. Your master really got the short end back then. Speaking up for him is good too. How’s he been lately?”
“Gone.”
Li Ye said: “During my summer vacation, he taught me for a month, then died here. Per his last words, he turned to ash and scattered.”
He’d always seen it as a different kind of pulverizing bones and scattering ashes.
But everyone has their own way of seeing things, so let it be.
“Gone.”
Xu Chengsui was stunned, then sighed again. “I wasn’t that close with your master—just same-school alumni. He came in full of vigor back then. Later… you probably know. Such a pity.”
“But that was back then. We overall hadn’t progressed much. Noble families and sects weren’t cooperating, companies hadn’t grown yet—Nine Dragon Gate at Three Passes could beat all peers unrivaled. Now it’s different. Noble families, sects, companies—they cooperate when they should, enter the world when they should, spend money when they should. Geniuses are everywhere; even Breaking Six Passes like you isn’t nonexistent.”
Xu Chengsui said: “Joining the Disinfection Bureau is fine in a small place, but dangerous in a big one. Old Pan can protect you in Jianghuai Province, but outside it, you’re on your own. Prepare yourself, or you might end up worse than your master.”
Hearing this, Li Ye grinned: “I’m not like my master. I’m not soft-hearted, and I won’t let that happen.”
As for background.
His wasn’t bad either.
He had the nation backing him.
As for combat power, that was even more unquestionable.
He didn’t believe that at the Second Realm stage, or even Human Origin status, anyone could defeat him.
If it really came to that like with his master back then…
He’d take them out first!
Worst case, hide in Ningjiang—there, he feared no one!
Besides, noble families, sects, companies—if they could exist, so could he, Li Ye!
