The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 101

Meanwhile, Ru Feng was sweeping the seemingly endless floor, and swore fiercely: Damn it, I quit!

Chapter Ninety: Patience

After sweeping the floor, Ru Feng dragged his broom back to his tent and just then saw Nan Shan coming out of it.

"Senior brother, are you done sweeping?" Nanshan asked quickly, just about to go out to find him.

Ru Feng nodded listlessly, sat on the bed, took the water Nan Shan handed him, but didn't drink a drop.

"Nanshan, how long do you think I'm going to have to live like this?" Rufeng looked around. No one was there. Everyone must have gone to take a shower.

However, Ru Feng couldn't understand why Ma Qingqiu was targeting her so much. She had initially thought his name was quite elegant, but it turned out he was such a despicable person.

Nanshan was silent for a while before replying, "Senior brother, I've observed him carefully over this period of time and found that his malice towards you hasn't caused much harm. At most, you might not have enough to eat sometimes, or you might have to work a little harder than others."

"But I often get injured," Ru Feng whispered. That guy always ambushes people. These past few days, while practicing swordsmanship and spear techniques, he was ambushed. Moreover, that guy is his superior, so he doesn't dare to hurt him at all.

"You got injured because you didn't give it your all!" Nanshan pointed out sharply, and also noticed Rufeng's anxiety today, so he advised, "Senior brother, you should just continue to endure it. A small act of impatience can ruin a big plan. Anyway, you've already endured it for so long."

Ru Feng fell silent, thinking of military law, Ma Qingqiu's identity, and his grandfather's identity. He had been in the military camp for so long, but he had never seen his grandfather once, so he had no way of knowing what his grandfather was thinking.

After a long while, Ru Feng let out a sigh of relief and said dejectedly, "Forget it, I'll just have to bear with it."

Nanshan reminded him again: "Senior brother, you must be patient. You know how serious military law is. Unless the officer accepts the soldier's challenge, the soldier cannot hit the officer."

Ru Feng looked at Nanshan and noticed someone had returned, so she said, "Alright, alright, I know, I'll hold back, damn it." Ru Feng couldn't help but swear. Since coming to the military camp, she found herself becoming more and more unrestrained, and swearing was one of them.

Thus, a storm that was about to be stirred up by the wind was extinguished by Nanshan with just a few words, leaving only a few sparks that could not be ignited.

Although the days were tough, they eventually passed. After the basic training officially ended, the new recruits and veterans were put together.

Ru Feng and Gao Yueqi were assigned to the infantry battalion, Yang Wei was in the archery battalion, Bai Shaojun and Rong Yiying were in the cavalry battalion, and Nan Shan, to everyone's surprise, was assigned to logistics and became a cook.

Everyone felt sorry for Nanshan. Although Nanshan's grades were not good, they were not the worst. The main thing was that once he entered the logistics department, he would have far fewer opportunities to stand out and make contributions.

Ru Feng was the happiest, because the logistics department explained that Nan Shan wouldn't have to go to the battlefield. With Nan Shan's mediocre skills, if he went to the battlefield, who knows when he would kick the bucket, which would be a waste of his more than ten years of study.

Nanshan was also very happy. Basically, he was happy as long as Rufeng was happy. Moreover, he knew his own skills; he could kill two or three enemies at most before being killed by someone else.

Ru Feng moved into the new tent, which was about twenty people per tent and slightly wider than the tents for new recruits. However, the veterans were very rude, with vulgar language and dirty jokes flying everywhere, and the air thick with foul odors, which made Ru Feng feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Ru Feng kept a low profile throughout, only revealing a little martial arts skill when Ma Qingqiu made things difficult for her. Therefore, her performance was only average. Moreover, Ma Qingqiu let her off the hook after she joined the infantry battalion, so Ru Feng's life was relatively leisurely. Besides training hard, she spent her time wandering around wherever she could, and incidentally cultivating good relationships with others.

In fact, Ru Feng's self-preservation strategy made some sense, because Gao Yueqi, who came in with her, was a standout among the new recruits due to his excellent skills, and thus attracted attention from all sides.

One day, as Ru Feng was sewing his own pants in his tent—and believe it or not, Ru Feng really could sew his own pants.

Gao Yueqi walked in. Ru Feng glanced at him casually. At this time, everyone was outside enjoying the cool air. They had just finished dinner, hadn't showered, and it wasn't time to go to bed yet. It was the most flexible time of day for everyone, so when they saw someone come in, they just looked around. Unexpectedly, they were startled.

Ru Feng jumped up, walked to Gao Yueqi's side, circled him, and quickly helped him to the bed, asking, "What happened? How did you get hurt like this?"

Gao Yueqi's face was bruised and swollen, looking even worse than a pig's head. There were also some scratches on his body, with faint bleeding, which was more serious than a few days ago.

Gao Yueqi gave a bitter smile, tearing open the wound at the corner of his mouth, and said, "It's still the same group that came to challenge us." He then coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

“But soldiers are not allowed to fight amongst themselves,” Ru Feng said in a low voice, quickly bringing a clean towel to help him wipe away the bloodstains. Gao Yueqi did not refuse.

"They consulted their superiors and then said they wanted to spar, and the superiors agreed. Then a chaotic battle began," Gao Yueqi recounted slowly.

Ru Feng looked at his miserable face, shook his head, and said, "Who told you to be so arrogant all the time! You hide your family background, yet you are highly skilled in martial arts, and you don't usually associate with them. It's very difficult for people like us to completely integrate into their society, so I can only do superficial friendly work with them, but you disdain to do so. No wonder they can't stand you and are always making trouble for you."

"But I never expected them to be so audacious!" Gao Yueqi was still somewhat indignant, his usually honest and simple face looking rather ferocious.

Ru Feng patted him on the shoulder and said, "These are the lowest-ranking soldiers. They are veterans who have been through the baptism of war. It's not easy for them to survive. Soldiers live in constant fear, always on the verge of going to the battlefield. Today they might be laughing and joking with everyone, but tomorrow they might be buried in the mountains. Over the years, you can imagine the mental pressure they experience. So the arrival of new recruits provides them with a good outlet for their emotions."

Ru Feng's voice was soft, yet it spoke of the cruelest truths.

"How do you know all this?" Gao Yueqi realized that he had never understood Ru Feng before. At this moment, Ru Feng was like a stranger, yet also like an elder.

Ru Feng changed the subject: "Do you have any medicine for your injuries?"

Gao Yueqi shook his head awkwardly: "I can't go out for more than two months, and we've run out of medicine. Besides, I can't go to the military doctor to treat these injuries."

Ru Feng nodded knowingly, took out his medicine and applied it to Gao Yueqi's face. Gao Yueqi was initially embarrassed, but seeing Ru Feng's serious face, he gave up struggling.

"How do you know all this?" Gao Yueqi was still unwilling to give up.

Ru Feng snorted and said, "That's what the book says."

"Why does my father never say these things to me?" Gao Yueqi muttered to himself.

"That's because your father and my grandfather both started as low-ranking officials. And once they got started, they had the older generation to look after them. They might know about these things at the bottom, but they couldn't do anything about it, because this is a common problem in many armies. I just didn't expect that the two of us would give up such a good opportunity to come here and suffer." Ru Feng chuckled.

Gao Yueqi rolled his eyes, not understanding Ru Feng's idea.

“Back then, I didn’t want people to say I relied on my own connections, so I wanted to start as a soldier and slowly rise through the ranks. I never expected that now—” Gao Yueqi dared not laugh, afraid of hurting his wounds.

Ru Feng smiled slightly and said softly, "Your idea is good."

Gao Yueqi, however, said with a self-deprecating smile, "Now I finally understand why you hid your skills. Sometimes, standing out from the crowd isn't a good thing. Now they're coming to destroy me."

Ru Feng chuckled, "Hehe, I didn't know you had a sense of humor." Ru Feng didn't say anything more. The reason he didn't want to show off his skills was firstly that now was not the right time, and secondly that even if he was highly skilled in martial arts and could defeat ten or eight martial arts masters, or one or two hundred ordinary soldiers or eighty elite soldiers, he could not defeat a thousand troops or a thousand soldiers.

On the battlefield, whether you are a general or a soldier, you are just a grain of sand. Once you are alone, you will be killed, no matter how strong your martial arts skills are! That's why generals need so many personal guards to protect them.

Although Gao Yueqi is highly skilled in martial arts, he cannot withstand a hundred people fighting in shifts, and those people are veterans of the battlefield, which is why he was injured.