The Prodigal Son

Liang Hongqiao stood still, but did not choose to make another move.

She could tell that Qi Dachui was giving way to her.

If they really fought, she would definitely be no match for Qi Dachui.

Liang Hong glared fiercely at Qi Dachui, then clasped her hands in a fist and said, "I lost!"

"No, no!"

Qi Dachui shook his head repeatedly, "I lost..."

"Bullshit! Do you think I'm stupid?"

Liang Hong glared at him and asked again, "What's your strength?"

Qi Dachui paused slightly, then said, "Seventh Realm!"

He possesses the strength of the eighth realm.

However, it has always been publicly claimed to be the Seven Realms.

"Seven Realms?"

Liang Hongqiao looked Qi Dachui up and down, clearly somewhat disbelieving. "Seventh Realm cultivators are that powerful?"

She's also at the seventh realm!

But she was no match for Qi Dachui at all. Her strength hit Qi Dachui, but it felt like she was just tickling him.

Qi Dachui grinned, "I... am stronger."

Liang Hongqiao was surprised and stepped forward to pat Qi Dachui's muscular physique. "With your build, you must be quite strong! By the way, just how strong are you?"

Qi Dachui didn't know how to answer Liang Hongqiao's question either.

After looking around, Qi Dachui walked straight to the stone lion next to him.

Under Liang Hongqiao's astonished gaze, Qi Dachui hugged the stone lion with both hands, his muscles bulged, and he transformed into a muscular monster.

"rise!"

With a loud roar, Qi Dachui lifted the stone lion, which weighed several hundred kilograms, into his arms.

Then, slowly raise it above your head.

boom!

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

Everyone stared at Qi Dachui as if he were a monster, except for Qin Yu and the others who knew Qi Dachui's abnormal brute strength.

Liang Hongqiao was also completely shocked by Qi Dachui's move.

No wonder Qin Yu wouldn't let him participate in the war!

With his strength, he could easily fight his way in and out of a thousand-man squad several times.

If this guy were on the battlefield, he would definitely be a fierce general charging into battle.

Bang!

When the stone lion fell, it stirred up a cloud of dust.

Liang Hongqiao waved away the dust in front of her and gave Qi Dachui an admiring look: "I admit defeat wholeheartedly! Tell me later, how did you train your men?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Dachui immediately said embarrassedly, "I don't know how to train soldiers; it was all taught by Thirteen Young Master."

Liang Hongqiao was slightly taken aback. "Thirteenth Young Master? Who's that?"

"That's the Thirteenth Young Master!"

Qi Dachui pointed at Qin Yu, "Thirteen is the young master's nickname, so he's called Thirteen Young Master."

"oh!"

Liang Hongqiao smiled knowingly, "You're quite honest!"

Qi Dachui didn't know how to respond, so he could only give a sheepish smile.

Seeing his expression, Liang Hongqiao couldn't help but laugh, then stepped forward and punched Qi Dachui in the chest. "Let's go, let's go talk to Qin Hou and the others!"

Liang Hongqiao's punch made Qi Dachui overjoyed, and he quickly followed Liang Hongqiao towards Qin Yu and the others.

Liang Hongqiao strode forward and bowed to Qin Yu and Yuan Ji.

"How are you feeling?"

Yuan Ji asked with a smile.

Liang Hongqiao glanced at Qin Yu: "This humble general accepts defeat wholeheartedly, but this humble general has some objections to Lord Qin!"

"Oh? What's your opinion?"

Qin Yu asked curiously.

Liang Hongqiao bluntly stated, "It is not the conduct of a gentleman for the Marquis of Qin to instruct these soldiers to publicly shout 'Strip your subordinates naked!'"

"First of all, I'm not a gentleman! Secondly, this is definitely not something I taught him."

Qin Yu smiled, then said seriously, "Finally, I want to say that this really is nothing!"

"You are a woman, which puts you at a natural disadvantage on the battlefield!"

"On a real battlefield, the enemy's shouts will definitely be more offensive than anything they'd say about stripping you naked!"

"The ultimate goal of war is always to defeat the enemy and achieve victory!"

"You're someone who fought your way through the battlefield; you should understand these principles!"

Qin Yu spoke earnestly to Liang Hongqiao.

Liang Hongqiao will definitely lead her troops into battle in this fight!

He hoped to help Liang Hongqiao get rid of her burdens.

On the battlefield, what distinction is there between men and women?

To put it bluntly, if her clothes were torn and exposed by the enemy during a battle, would she be expected to stop, change into a new set of clothes, and continue fighting?

Liang Hongqiao was speechless.

After a moment of silence, Liang Hongqiao bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Qin. This humble general has learned a great deal!"

"Don't be so polite."

Qin Yu slightly raised his hand, "The reason I arranged this competition is to let you understand that your soldiers can be trained to be much better with limited resources..."

If the supply of food, fodder and weapons cannot keep up, we can simulate actual combat in other ways.

Let's just talk about the bloodshed.

They could simply dig a pit, pour pig's blood or even urine into it, and every soldier would have to wade across it.

This shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Setting a fire and creating thick smoke everywhere, training soldiers to remain calm amidst the smoke—that shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Training soldiers requires not only physical training but also psychological training.

In fact, this is how the Wudang Flying Army trained.

"Lord Qin is right!"

Yuan Ji nodded in agreement: "Just smearing some pig's blood on yourself can scare them; this is a very serious problem!"

Qin Yu nodded: "Speaking of which, I have to mention something. I have a friend who is said to be a fierce general who has killed thousands of people, but when faced with a scene of flying blood and flesh, he almost vomited..."

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Lü Si turned his head away, his mouth moving slightly but no sound coming out.

You bastard, you bastard!

Even he couldn't resist making fun of himself!

"Been taught a lesson!"

Liang Hongqiao bowed again.

Yuan Ji pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Starting tomorrow, the entire army will conduct training in a simulated combat environment!"

"yes!"

Liang Hongqiao accepted the order and then looked at Qin Yu: "I humbly request your guidance, Lord Qin!"

"no problem!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, "However, I still need to prepare for my meeting with Yan Li, so I might not have much time! How about this, I'll give you Da Chui and Qin Xiong first, and let them help you train your soldiers!"

"Thank you, Lord Qin!"

Liang Hongqiao readily accepted Qin Yu's suggestion.

"Alright, that concludes today's competition! Lord Qin and I will be taking our leave now."

Yuan Ji glanced at Qin Yu out of the corner of his eye, then instructed Liang Hongqiao, "After you come down, you can talk to the people Qin Hou gave you. They've followed Qin Hou in his campaigns, and there's definitely a lot you can learn from them!"

Liang Hongqiao nodded and watched them leave.

After leaving the Eastern Camp, Yuan Ji finally asked, "Lord Qin wouldn't be trying to set up a match for Qiao Ye, would he?"

Qin Yu nodded and smiled. "General Yuan, you noticed?"

"I'm starting to see some clues."

Yuan Ji responded with a smile.

Do you think there's a chance?

Qin Yu pressed for more information.

"Disaster!"

Yuan Ji smiled bitterly, "There are quite a few people in the army who have their eyes on Qiao Ye. Take Sao Jigong and the others for example, which one of them doesn't have their eyes on Qiao Ye? If she had such thoughts, she wouldn't still be all alone now."

Qin Yu was surprised, and said helplessly, "Let nature take its course!"

That's all he can do!

Whether or not Qi Dachui can open Liang Hongqiao's closed heart largely depends on himself.

"We can only let nature take its course in this matter!"

Yuan Ji sighed softly: "By the way, Lord Qin, I have something to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

Qin Yu inquired.

Yuan Ji: "How about giving Zhu Songlan to this humble general?"