Cultivating Through The Game

Chen Qingyun returned to the Celestial Wind Camp from outside and saw a familiar figure. He instinctively chased after it and, upon getting closer, saw Lu Yu's side profile. Thinking he had mistaken someone else for Lu Yu, he slowed down his pace.

He felt a bit disappointed, thinking he had seen Lu Yu.

When he turned his head, he found that the figure resembling Lu Yu had disappeared. Without giving it much thought, Chen Qingyun went to submit his mission and then headed towards the Qingpeng Squad's quarters.

Lu Yu returned to the courtyard and found that the Qingpeng Squad still retained his access rights. He entered without knocking.

He could sense that no one was inside, so whether he knocked or not didn't matter.

After handing over the mission, Chen Qingyun returned to the courtyard and unexpectedly found the door open. He felt puzzled since no one else should have returned yet. Who opened the door?

As soon as he entered, he saw Lu Yu's back and was stunned for a moment.

Lu Yu sensed his arrival, turned his head to look at him, searched his memory for a moment, and called out, "Chen Qingyun."

Hearing Lu Yu's voice, Chen Qingyun snapped back to reality, quickly walked up to Lu Yu, and asked excitedly, "Lu Yu?"

Lu Yu nodded upon hearing Chen Qingyun's uncertain tone.

Chen Qingyun was very surprised, yet somewhat confused and puzzled, and asked strangely, "How have you changed your appearance?"

Lu Yu replied, "Someone is looking for me, and I don't want to appear before them for the time being, so I changed my appearance a bit."

Hearing how casually Lu Yu spoke, Chen Qingyun thought he simply didn't want to see the other person and didn't press further, choosing to chat about other topics.

"What about Wei Long, Lin Qingqing, and the others?" Lu Yu asked.

Chen Qingyun replied, "The captain and the others went out on a mission. Now that you're back, I'll send a message to the captain and them to let them know you're here."

As he spoke, he took out a communication talisman, intending to send a message.

Lu Yu said, "No need, since the captain and the others are on a mission, let's not disturb them. We can't let them get distracted."

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun stopped his motion, put away the communication talisman, looked up at Lu Yu, and asked, "Are you staying this time?"

Immediately after asking, Chen Qingyun sensed something inappropriate and quickly asked, "How long are you staying this time?"

Lu Yu said, "I'll be leaving soon. I just came back to check on how you all are doing and to give you something."

He handed the prepared gifts to Chen Qingyun and said, "These are for you, with your names on them."

All the items were prepared by Lu Yu on the spot, and adding names posed no difficulty for him, as he could do it with his thoughts.

Chen Qingyun took the gifts from Lu Yu, kept them safe, and looked at Lu Yu, saying, "We are doing okay, but it's estimated that soon, we also have to go to the frontline."

"To the frontline?" Lu Yu looked at him and asked suspiciously.

Chen Qingyun said, "Yes, the Black Dragon Army lacks manpower and is forcibly enlisting martial cultivators from various regions. The Celestial Wind Academy, as an institution training war talents, will inevitably respond to the Black Dragon Army's conscription."

"When the time comes, I will probably be assigned to the frontline as well, leading a team to various places throughout the Great Zhou to hunt down demons and support cities attacked by demons."

At this point, Chen Qingyun couldn't help but complain, "You've been gone so long, you probably aren't aware of the situation now."

"The current situation is quite dire." After speaking, Chen Qingyun glanced around nervously, ensuring no one was eavesdropping outside, and continued to speak quietly with Lu Yu.

"So far, more than thirty cities have been conquered by demons, and over a hundred thousand Black Dragon Army soldiers have been sacrificed." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Lu Yu was slightly surprised by what he heard. He did not expect so many cities to have fallen. He thought he had only seen a very few.

The Black Dragon Army is said to have a million soldiers, possibly more than a million, but not by much more. After all, training each Black Dragon soldier consumes vast resources, far more than the resources consumed by the garrison troops of those cities.

To lose a hundred thousand Black Dragon soldiers is already a very significant loss.

It's important to note that the Black Dragon Army is dispersed across the Great Zhou dynasty's lands, with only hundreds or thousands at each location, making large-scale battles unlikely under these circumstances.

With over a hundred thousand losses, you can see the war's ferocity.

Chen Qingyun continued, "This is only the situation at cities where messages have come through. There are other cities with no news whatsoever yet; we don't know what their situations are."

"So far, more than one hundred and twenty cities have been attacked by demons. Even outside of Panshan City, traces of demons have begun to appear. I just accepted a mission to investigate the trace of demons outside of Panshan City."

He looked at Lu Yu and said, "It's fortunate you've come back now, so I can inform you of the captain's decision. After a unanimous decision by all of us, we are preparing to remove you from the Qingpeng Squad."

After he finished, he looked at Lu Yu and said, "Originally, the captain planned to have Su Peng deliver this message to you, but since you're back now, I might as well tell you myself in person. I hope you don't hold it against us."

Lu Yu shook his head and said, "Since you made such a decision, you must have your reasons."

He didn't place much importance on his identity as a member of the Qingpeng Squad.

Chen Qingyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, the captain doesn't want to involve you. If you remain in the Qingpeng Squad, when we are assigned to the frontline, you'll be conscripted by the Black Dragon Army."

"If you don't go when summoned, it would violate the laws of the Great Zhou, and you would be wanted by the Black Dragon Army."

The other members of the Qingpeng Squad also considered Lu Yu's identity, hence they proactively 'expelled' him from the team, so as not to implicate him.