RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 50

Chapter 50: Combat Training

Although Gu Huaishan exempted Jiang Xianchuan from the arduous task of going out on patrols and explorations, Bai Su immediately assigned him another equally thorny task—leading a group of newbies in training.

Looking at the group of people in front of him who had absolutely no combat experience to speak of, Jiang Xianchuan immediately felt a headache coming on. They had only run a few laps, and they were already panting like cows, completely out of breath.

If they really encountered ferocious zombies or those survivors with ulterior motives, with their current state and abilities, it would be a pipe dream for them to survive.

“Everyone, buck up! Today, I will first teach you some of the most basic close-quarters combat skills.” With that, Jiang Xianchuan gently beckoned to Li Lingyu, who was standing to the side.

After Li Lingyu quickly walked forward, Jiang Xianchuan took a deep breath, adopted a fighting stance, and said in a deep voice, “Let’s begin.”

Li Lingyu suddenly threw a punch, aiming straight for Jiang Xianchuan’s face. However, Jiang Xianchuan dodged with a flash of his body, easily avoiding this seemingly fierce but actually full-of-flaws attack.

“Yu Bao, be serious.” After hearing this, Li Lingyu hurriedly nodded, indicating that he understood. However, no matter how he launched his attacks, every move and every style seemed to have been seen through by Jiang Xianchuan long ago, and was easily neutralized. Faced with this situation, Jiang Xianchuan helplessly waved his hand and said, “Forget it, forget it, you should go and rest first.”

At this time, Jiang Xianchuan turned around and shouted loudly to the crowd, “Alright, the demonstration is over, now it’s your turn to practice!” After saying that, he unhesitatingly walked towards Li Lingyu, who had been sitting quietly to the side. When he got closer,

Jiang Xianchuan said, “Oh dear, you have to be more serious next time. I was originally planning to give them a perfect demonstration.” Li Lingyu just gently shook his head, and then looked directly at Jiang Xianchuan with a serious expression and replied, “I can’t do that to you.”

“What? Afraid of hitting me? Are you so confident that you can hurt me?” Jiang Xianchuan’s lips curled up slightly, looking at the person in front of him with a playful look, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

“No, I’m afraid you’ll hit me and your hand will hurt.” Li Lingyu replied with a serious face, looking very sincere, making people want to believe what he said.

Hearing this, Jiang Xianchuan was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing: “Oh Yu Bao, you are really too cute.” He laughed so hard that he leaned back and forth, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, while Li Lingyu’s face instantly turned red.

Just at this moment, a clear and melodious female voice came: “Brother, are you busy?” Looking in the direction of the voice, Lin Pianyue was gracefully walking towards them.

Hearing this voice, Li Lingyu, who was originally blushing, couldn’t help but frown, and muttered to himself, “Why is it her again.” At the same time, he subconsciously reached out and tightly held Jiang Xianchuan’s hand, as if he was afraid that the other party would suddenly run away.

“Sister Pianyue, why do you have time to come over? I’m not busy right now.” Jiang Xianchuan greeted Lin Pianyue with a smile, his tone was kind and natural.

Lin Pianyue walked closer, handed a delicate bag she was holding in her hand to Jiang Xianchuan, and said softly, “I had nothing to do today, so I made some cookies and thought I’d bring them for you to try.” After saying that, a shy smile appeared on her face, as delicate and moving as a peach blossom blooming in spring.

“Thank you, Sister Pianyue.” Jiang Xianchuan took the bag and thanked her politely. However, at this moment, Li Lingyu, who was standing aside, pouted his small mouth, feeling sour in his heart, as if he had knocked over a jar of vinegar.

Lin Pianyue was meticulous and naturally wouldn’t miss Li Lingyu’s subtle emotional changes. Just as she was about to ask, inadvertently, her gaze swept over the two tightly clasped hands.

This glance was like a lightning bolt across the night sky, instantly making her understand everything. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and an expression of realization appeared on her face. Then, she couldn’t hide her excitement and said to Jiang Xianchuan, “Oh my, brother, I’m really sorry! Sister, I suddenly remembered that I have some important things to deal with, so I have to take my leave first.” After saying that, before Jiang Xianchuan could react, she had already turned around and left in a hurry.

Looking at Lin Pianyue’s receding figure, Jiang Xianchuan couldn’t help but feel a little puzzled. He always felt that Lin Pianyue was behaving strangely today, especially when she left, she seemed to be desperately suppressing the corners of her mouth from rising, and her whole expression seemed a bit strange.

However, before he could think about it, Li Lingyu gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, pulling his thoughts back to the scene in front of him.

So, Jiang Xianchuan accompanied Li Lingyu and sat there again, quietly watching the other team members continue their training.

Time passed by minute by minute. After about a while, Jiang Xianchuan stood up, walked towards the crowd who were training, and then shouted loudly, “Alright, everyone, today’s training ends here, you can all disband and rest.”

Hearing this, the team members who were still training seriously stopped their movements and breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had been relieved of a heavy burden.

“Yu Bao, how about we call Shi Yi to eat river snail rice noodles together tonight?” Jiang Xianchuan blinked his big eyes and looked at Li Lingyu with anticipation, asking.

Li Lingyu nodded slightly, without much change in expression on his face, but a hint of obedience was revealed in his eyes.

In fact, every time he faced this kind of choice, Li Lingyu never took the initiative to express his own opinion. Because for him, as long as it was something that Jiang Xianchuan wanted to eat, he would follow along and enjoy it without any complaints.

Soon, they returned home, and Jiang Xianchuan happily called Shi Yi, inviting her to come over and share this delicious river snail rice noodle dinner.

Jiang Xianchuan took out several bowls of river snail rice noodles and several cups of milk tea from his space, and then placed them neatly on the dining table. The rich smell of sour bamboo shoots instantly filled the entire room, making people salivate.

“Wow! I’ve worked hard all day, and now I can finally reward myself!” Jiang Xianchuan said excitedly, while impatiently picking up his chopsticks and putting a large mouthful of river snail rice noodles into his mouth.

The smooth and chewy rice noodles, the spicy and delicious soup, and the unique sour bamboo shoot flavor intertwined and fused in his mouth, stimulating his taste buds, and he couldn’t help but let out a satisfied moan.

Then, he picked up a cup of iced milk tea and drank it in big gulps. The cold and sweet milk tea slid down his throat, colliding with the lingering spicy flavor in his mouth, bringing a wonderful taste experience.

At this moment, Jiang Xianchuan’s face was filled with a smile of incomparable happiness, as if all his fatigue had disappeared at this moment.

“I live to eat delicious food!” Jiang Xianchuan exclaimed in admiration. Shi Yi and Li Lingyu were also infected by his appearance, and smiles appeared on their faces.

However, just as Jiang Xianchuan was leisurely immersed in such a beautiful life, in the distant farm, Wang Ge anxiously waited for the team led by Jiang Xianchuan to return, but as time passed, they were nowhere to be seen.

Not only that, but even Yi Yuzhi, who was locked up, had disappeared without a trace. The uneasiness in Wang Ge’s heart gradually increased, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

Finally, as night fell, Wang Ge had to face reality—the team led by Jiang Xianchuan had failed to return!

This shocking fact awakened Wang Ge as if from a dream. He began to carefully recall all the details since his contact with Jiang Xianchuan, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Gradually, a terrible thought floated into his mind: Could it be that Jiang Xianchuan was a complete liar from the beginning? All of them were deceived by the lies skillfully woven by Jiang Xianchuan, and were being played by him!

Thinking of this, an unnamed anger, like a volcanic eruption, instantly rushed to Wang Ge’s heart. He was shaking with anger, his hands clenched tightly into fists, his nails deeply embedded in his palms without realizing the pain.

Wang Ge gritted his teeth and vowed that he would make Jiang Xianchuan pay a heavy price for what he had done.