Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2551: Atonement for Sins 14.0
Xiao Lian didn't know that he had become the focus of observation in the central military tent. The only feeling he had now was tiredness and extreme physical exhaustion. If it weren't for the rules requiring him to take a break at noon, he felt that he might not be able to hold on for the afternoon game.

Even after having a good lunch and taking a nap, he still felt that he was far behind in terms of energy and physical strength compared to the morning, and was still a little overwhelmed.

In fact, when Xiao Lian first signed up for this competition, he did not have any idea of ​​how many people he could beat. It was enough for him to show his skills on the stage and let the people in the audience and those who appreciated him see it.

He was just an unknown soldier in the rear army. If he had not been appreciated by his superiors, he would never have been transferred to the Shadow Camp directly under the general.

When he was in the rear army, in addition to his slightly agile skills, he also had great endurance which might have attracted the attention of his superiors. But seriously speaking, such abilities were not outstanding in the front army, the center army, or the left and right flank armies. Especially in the front army, the level of the scout team of the vanguard battalion was much higher than his. It was no exaggeration to say that they were far better than him.

What's more, there is the Shadow Battalion directly under the general. Every member of the battalion is good at capturing, spying, lurking, and assassinating. They are almost omnipotent. Compared with them, I am not even a small shrimp.

Therefore, he never thought that one day he would be able to enter the Shadow Camp, a place he never dared to hope for.

When General Song came to inform him that day that he was transferred to the Shadow Camp, he thought he was hallucinating and did not react for a long time. If his brothers had not pinched him and he felt the pain, he would have realized that this was real and General Song was not joking with him. He really had entered the place he had always dreamed of.

"why me?"

This was the first sentence he asked at that time. He remembered the disappointed expressions of his brothers around him as soon as he said this, and General Song smiled mysteriously.

Later, after I actually met the general, I knew the answer to this question. It turned out that my insignificant merits were noticed and appreciated by him, so he gave me this opportunity.

When he was racking his brains to repay this kindness, a ring competition suddenly came up. He knew that his chance had come, so he signed up almost immediately.

When he signed up, he never thought that he would be the champion for most of the day. He always believed that his level was not good enough, far worse than that of other people. It would be great if he could last one or two rounds in the ring. If he could last through the third round, he would be satisfied.

So, when he defeated more than a dozen people in a row, he felt that it seemed particularly unreal, as if his strength was not as bad as he had imagined. Especially when those experienced veterans who were stronger than him also lost to him, he felt that he should re-examine his own strength.

Of course, he could also see that the reason those veterans lost to him was entirely because they underestimated their opponents, but luck was actually part of strength.

So, after standing on the ring for the whole morning, although he was physically tired, he was still happy in his heart. At least the small goal he had set in mind had been achieved. If the good luck in the morning could continue in the afternoon competition, then it would be earned by him. If he lost, he would not be unhappy.

But he never expected that the first opponent he faced on the ring in the afternoon would be such a tough guy.

The man who came was not very tall, but very thin. He looked very energetic, and the gleam in his eyes showed that he was a battle-hardened man and not someone who was easy to mess with.

In addition, the soft armor on this person was neither the standard of the Shen Family Army nor the standard of the Imperial Army. He had never seen this kind of soft armor before, but he remembered that he had heard from the seniors of the Shadow Camp that the most mysterious Eagle King of Daxia sent his people to participate in the escort of Wanyan Xi back to the border. He could more or less guess what the background and identity of this person was. When Xiao Lian was looking at and speculating about the falcon, the falcon was also looking at him.

Although he had never met this child before, he only heard from their young master and General Eagle Leopard that this child fought for a whole morning and defeated many people. He became a little interested in this child.

Even after seeing the child in person, this child was beyond his imagination. He originally thought that those who could enter the Shadow Camp would be the images of the shadows in his mind, but he didn't expect that this child was really a skinny and small child who looked like he hadn't even reached adulthood yet.

"Um." Falcon asked directly what he thought of, without hiding it in his heart, "Excuse me, but are you an adult?"

Xiao Lian didn't expect that this would be the question they discussed for the first time they met and had the first conversation. He was confused for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"I am nineteen years old."

"Oh!" Falcon looked him up and down and smiled at him, "Are you ready? First of all, I want to tell you that I am very serious about sparring and competition. I will not let you down just because you are young, nor will I look down on you because of this. I will do my best to compete with you, so tell me seriously, are you ready?"

It was the first time that someone said such words to her. Xiao Lian looked at the falcon seriously for a while and nodded solemnly.

"Although I don't know who you are, I am ready and I will try my best."

"Then let's begin!"

Before he finished speaking, Yingshun did not hesitate at all and pounced directly at Xiaolian. He slapped Xiaolian on the head with one palm, and while Xiaolian was blocking, he hit his chest with the other palm.

Xiao Lian didn't expect to face such a fierce attack right at the start. The opponent didn't even give her a chance to test her, and every move was aimed at her vital points.

He took a deep breath and quickly leaned down like a loach to avoid this wave of attacks.

When Yingshuang saw the child slipping away from his hand, he raised his eyebrows slightly. This child must have some talent to be able to stand on the ring for a whole morning.

He turned around quickly and launched a second wave of attack before the child could stand firm. Seeing the child's dodging figure spinning around him, he found it more and more interesting, and his attacks became more and more fierce.

When Zhong Ren, who was standing on the podium, saw this scene, especially Shen Jiu, who had fought with Ying Falcon, and Ying Bao, who knew Ying Falcon's character well, they looked at each other helplessly and sighed in unison.

"How can he ever change his habit of teasing children?"