Chapter Thirty-Four: Turning Bad Things into Good Things

  "Qin Hao, what's going on with you? How did you manage to make such a big commotion?" Leng Xiao Yao asked in surprise, looking at Qin Hao who was lying beside him.

  "Captain, wait a minute, I didn't come in time to block my ears, and now my ears are still ringing." Qin Hao said with a dazed expression to Leng Xiao Yao, because at this moment he couldn't hear any external sounds in his ears.

  "Carefree, I feel like something is off! How could Qin Hao cause such a big commotion?" Xing Zi also had a puzzled expression, because up until now, he had only heard the terrified voices of the beastman troops outside, not even an explosion, so how could it make them so panicked?

  Before the calm and carefree people could even react in shock, a furious roar echoed from outside the forest. The next moment, the panicked beastman army quieted down slightly.

  Qin Hao shook his head and only then did he feel that his ears had recovered their hearing, so he said to Leng Xiao Yao: "Captain, what was it you asked me just now?"

  "You little scamp, didn't I just tell you to light it up immediately? How come you've been gone for so long?" Cold XiaoYao rebuked with a reproachful expression.

  "Haha." Qin Hao scratched the back of his head and smiled: "Captain, at that time, I didn't see the entire Bearman squad enter the Z-drug zone, so I waited for a while. And then, after the Bearman squad fully entered, I lit up the fuse."

  Qin Hao's words were like a heavy bomb that was thrown into Leng Xiao Yao's heart, and Leng Xiao Yao instantly petrified.

  "So you're saying that after the bear people's unit has completely entered the Z medicine area, they will ignite the Z medicine package?" Leng Xiao felt like his head was spinning at this moment. He had a feeling of wanting to cry but having no tears. It was really unclear whether it was good fortune for fools or bravery without fear. Did this kid not know how to calculate the length of that fuse? What an idiot!"

  "Yes! Captain, what's wrong?" Qin Hao had a dazed expression on his face. In his heart, he thought that if they were going to blow it up, they might as well blow everything up. However, looking at the captain's expression, something seemed off.

  After calming down, he couldn't help but curse loudly: "You idiot, how many times have I taught you? I told you to wait until the bear people's troops had entered halfway before igniting the fuse, you moron!"

  "Captain, did I make a mistake?" Qin Hao looked at Leng Xiao Yao with an innocent face, his expression still quite bewildered.

  "Alas!" Han Zixue let out a soft sigh, patted Qin Hao's shoulder and said: "Xiao Hao, this time you're really too stupid. Don't you know that there's still some distance to the firing line? You only lit it after the entire bear man squad entered, by then half of them would have left."

  "Ah!" Qin Hao heard Xing Zi's words and was stunned. At this moment, he finally understood that he had been well-intentioned but caused trouble.

  After venting his anger, he saw Qin Hao's silly appearance and couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. He patted Qin Hao on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "It's okay, as long as you're fine."

  "Captain, I think I've done something big again." Qin Hao suddenly said in a low voice.

  "What's going on?" Leng Xiao Yao and the others were stunned for a moment. Before they could ask any questions, Qin Hao directly said: "Captain, if I'm not mistaken, the troops following behind Xiong Ren are the Tiger Clan Army."

  “Tiger people?” Leng Xiao and others were stunned for a moment, and then each of their faces showed a colorless expression. The Tiger People! That's one of the most powerful fighting tribes in the Beastman Country, second only to the Mongols! They're considered the ace troops of the Beastman Country! What does Qin Hao mean by saying that?

  Leng Xiao Yao calculated the time of the explosion, and as soon as he did, he was startled. If Qin Hao's words were true, wouldn't that mean that half of the Tiger People's army had been lost in the Z medicine zone? Leng Xiao Yao smiled when he reached this point, patted Qin Hao on the shoulder, and praised him: "Good kid, you've definitely made a great contribution this time. When I get back, I'll go ask General to reward you."

  "Haha...". Qin Hao's face revealed a silly smile, he didn't expect that his good intentions would turn into something bad, but unexpectedly, the situation took a dramatic turn and what was supposed to be a bad thing turned out to be a great thing. This comedic reversal left Qin Hao stunned, all he could do was laugh foolishly.

  Bartol gazed at the wretched army in front of him with a gloomy face, his heart sinking at this moment. It seemed that the new human weapon was indeed incredibly powerful. A simple loud noise had caused his Tiger People Army to lose over 20,000 and his Bear People Army to lose over 10,000. These two were the ace armies among the Beast People's forces, yet they had lost over 30,000 before even encountering the enemy. This defeat was enough to get Bartol beheaded.

  Ruteba saw his general's gloomy face and secretly sneered, "See? Not listening to me, now you're suffering the consequences! Serves you right."

  Although Lute didn't like General Batoru, as a fellow human being and also fighting for their own country, he reminded Batoru: "General, this explosive is a new weapon researched by humans, but there should be many dangers behind it. I hope you won't joke with the lives of soldiers again, please be careful on your march."

  Bartol suddenly became furious and shouted at Luteba: "Luteba, when I'm handling things, do I still need a small general like you to teach me? Get out!"

  Routa saw the furious expression on Batoru's face, shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave directly. After all, his good intentions had been delivered, whether he listened or not was the general's business.

  "Come, pass on my order, let the dog-headed men open the way."

  "Yes, General."

  At dusk, the beastman army finally left that damned forest. At this moment, Batru's face was already iron-blue to the extreme. If it weren't for considering the morale of the troops at this time, he would have attacked Tiger Valley immediately. So, with a wave of his hand, he ordered the army to camp on the outskirts of the forest first and rest overnight before marching towards Tiger Valley again.

  "Haha, it's really cool! If I had known earlier, I would have followed you to take a look." In the Stone Tiger Camp in the Tiger Valley, Shi Hu's face was beaming with joy. The remaining over 100 people from the Vanguard Camp had actually annihilated more than 30,000 beastmen without losing a single soldier, which was a terrifying achievement that greatly reduced the pressure for tomorrow's battle against the beastmen.

  "We didn't expect Qin Hao to be so kind-hearted, but it's precisely this kindness that has led to these consequences." Leng Xiao said with a smile on his face, especially emphasizing the two words "good heart", which made Qin Hao next to him feel embarrassed and lower his head.

  Shi Hu heard Leng Xiao Yao's words and waved his hand, saying: "Xiao Yao, your words are wrong. If my soldiers could all have good intentions and achieve such an outcome, then I, Shi Hu, might as well not be a general. Every day, I can just sleep in bed and wait for such achievements to come."

  After Shi Hu finished laughing, he had a smile on his face and waved his hand: "Alright, you've all been busy for a whole day today, and you're all tired. Everyone go down and rest, we'll need your strength again tomorrow, so let's call it a day!"

  "Yes, General." Leng Xiao and others responded in unison, then one by one they exited from Shi Hu's tent, with Leng Xiao naturally being the last one.

  "Wait a minute, Leng Xiao Yao." Shi Hu suddenly called out to stop him.

  "Is there anything else you'd like to instruct me on, General?" asked Leng Xiao Yao as he turned around and gave a military salute.

  Shi Hu saw Leng Xiao Yao's stiff expression and smiled faintly, "Now that we're alone, feel free to relax. I just felt a bit stifled tonight and wanted to chat with you, also thought it'd be nice to have some wine together. Will it disturb your rest?"

  "It's my pleasure." A faint smile appeared on Leng Xiao Yao's face.

  "Let's go!"

  In the middle of Hushan Valley, Shi Hu and Leng Xiao Yao sat shoulder to shoulder, each holding a jar containing thirty kilograms of strong liquor, silently pouring down the liquor in the jars.

  "Hmm!!" Shi Hu let out a long sigh, his face filled with admiration as he gazed at Leng Xiao Yao and said: "Good kid, you're surprisingly patient. Don't you want to know why I asked you to come drink with me?"

  "Some things are better left unknown, knowing them doesn't necessarily make it a good thing, isn't that right?" Leng Xiao Yao said after finishing his sentence, and then took another big gulp of strong liquor.

  Shi Hu listened to Leng Xiao Yao's words and muttered a few sentences to himself, then revealed a thoughtful expression on his face as he smiled at Leng Xiao Yao: "Interesting, Xiao Yao. Sometimes I think that if you were my opponent, I'm afraid my outcome would be quite miserable."

  Leng Xiao Yao heard Shi Hu's joke and put down the wine jar, a smile on his face: "Maybe one day!"

  "Ah!" Shi Hu heard Lin Xiao Yao's words and was taken aback, the smile on his face instantly turned into a serious expression, and he fell into deep thought.

  "What's going on?"

  "There's nothing, actually sometimes having too much credit isn't a good thing, I'm just saying it's possible." Leng Xiao said a sentence that made no sense and continued drinking his wine.

  Shi Hu was not a fool, and if he were, he wouldn't have become the general of the Menghu Corps. After hearing this seemingly nonsensical sentence from Leng Xuan, he fell into deep thought, and after a moment, a bold idea flashed through his mind.

  "Xiao Yao, what do you mean?" Shi Hu didn't clarify his words, but judging from the expression on his face, he seemed to be extremely shocked by this matter.

  "If that day really comes, how will you choose, General?" Cold Xiao didn't respond to Shi Hu's question, but instead smiled and asked back.

  Shi Hu heard Leng Xiao Yao's question, although Leng Xiao Yao didn't answer his question directly, he already knew the answer. Without even thinking about it, he blurted out: "It's impossible, absolutely impossible that such a day would come."

  "Perhaps!" He smiled lightly and indifferently.

  "It's getting late, you've had a long day too, go back and rest!" Shi Hu suddenly spoke up.

  "Well, I'll take my leave then." Leng Xiao knew that Shi Hu might not be able to accept the fact he had just told him right away, and these things needed time for Shi Hu to digest. So he bid farewell and went down the mountain.

  Shi Hu gazed at the back of Leng Xiao Yao, who was walking down the mountain with a carefree expression. His mind kept replaying the words Leng Xiao Yao had just spoken. Could it be true? Could it really be...?

  "What should I do if that day really comes?" Shi Hu dazedly shook his head, stood up, and gazed up at the sky with a bewildered expression.

  The cool and carefree descent suddenly stopped in its tracks, gazing at the dazed Stone Tiger standing halfway up the mountain. In his heart, he silently thought: "General, I don't wish for a day where we're on opposing sides either; I just want to protect my own emotions."