Chapter Thirty-Seven: Want to Join the Troops?

  The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a moment, and Hu Jingjing was also stunned. She didn't expect Liu Yi to defeat his father so easily, but she also saw that Liu Yi had only used a little force and hadn't used all his strength, still giving his father some face.

  Liu Yi felt that Hu Xudong seemed a bit down, thinking that he was also the father of Hu Jingjing, and couldn't let him be too embarrassed, so he quickly said "Thank you Uncle Hu for showing mercy, I admire it, Uncle Hu's martial arts really make me feel pressured."

  Hu Xudong looked up at Liu Yi with a displeased expression and said, "You don't need to comfort me, kid. Since you really have some skills, I won't say anything else. If you and my Jingjing are mutually in love, then I won't stop you anymore."

  Liu Yi hastily explained, "No, Uncle Hu, I really don't have anything going on with Jingjing! If you don't believe me, ask her."

  Just then, a loud and clear laughter came into everyone's ears. Hu Xudong looked up to see that it was Du Tianze, who was the head of the special forces of the Beihai Military Region, directly under the command of the high-level officials in Beijing, with the rank of Major General.

  Du Tianze happened to come out for a walk after dinner and saw Liu Yi and Hu Xudong fighting. Although the two were just exchanging blows, the outcome was already clear. Liu Yi, despite being younger, had better martial arts skills than Hu Xudong by a wide margin.

  Du Tianze is also a person who loves talent, seeing Liu Yi's good skills, naturally wants to recruit him. Hu Jingjing is the daughter of Hu Xudong, Du Tianze naturally knows that she is in high school, and after listening to Liu Yi being Hu Jingjing's classmate, he knows that Liu Yi is also a high school student.

  Du Tianze tentatively asked Liu Yi, "Young man, do you want to join the army and take the path of a military career? I can provide you with a shortcut."

  Du Tianze is now wearing casual clothes, but Liu Yi saw Hu Xudong's military rank and saw Hu Xudong's respectful expression towards Du Tianze, so he inferred that Du Tianze's position in the military region was not low, and what he said should be true. But whether or not to take this path himself, Liu Yi was entangled in his heart, unsure of how to answer Du Tianze.

  Seeing Liu Yi's hesitation, Du Tianze said again "Go back and think about it, kid. This shortcut is what many people dream of but have no way to achieve!"

  After sending Liu Yi away, Hu Xudong let Hu Jingjing hurry back home and started talking to Du Tianze, "Old Du, what's on your mind? Why would you suddenly help a young kid you've never met before?"

  Du Tianze burst out laughing and said, "Hu Laoxiong, you and I have known each other for a long time, our friendship in the army is also very deep, you should understand me."

  Hu Xudong rubbed his nose and sighed, "This time I really don't understand what you're thinking."

  Du Tianze stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I've seen you two fight before. This kid's skills are not bad at all. You're also a veteran of this unit, I naturally know your abilities. But that kid handled you with ease, and he's still young. If he can really join the unit, his future prospects will be boundless. Besides, you also know that our special forces have been holding a martial arts competition recently, and we need to find someone to crush the morale of those people."

  He sighed and said, "You also know that our special forces are the elite of the military region, but these so-called elites rely on their own superiority, becoming arrogant and self-satisfied, thinking they're really formidable, and looking down on others. If this trend continues, it won't be good."

  Hu Xudong thought for a moment and said, "That's also true. As the chief of staff, I'm not even taken seriously by your troops now. They're all like big shots, less and less like soldiers. It really needs to be rectified."

  At this time, Du Tianze suddenly changed his tone and said with a sly smile, "Hey, I'm saying, Old Hu, doesn't your daughter have some feelings for this kid?"

  Hu Xudong chuckled and said, "This young man's business, what do I know about it? Ah, since he's a good seedling, let him go."

  "It's been a while since we've had a drink together, let's go have a few cups!" Du Tianze said, putting his arm around Hu Xiangdong's shoulder.

  "Alright, let's put it in a trendy way, let's go! Haha!" Hu Xudong said as he followed the trend. The two of them walked towards a small bar at a moderate pace.

  Liu Yi had just returned home and was thinking about what Du Tianze had said to him earlier, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Suddenly, Liu Yi remembered that there was still a spirit in his mind, so he might as well ask for her opinion, after all, his current martial arts skills were also thanks to the spirit, so he asked: "Beautiful sister, do you think I should go to war?"

  The ghost was sleeping at this time, and suddenly heard Liu Yi calling himself, and hurriedly asked "What? What from the army?"

  Liu Yi shook his head helplessly and repeated, "Are you asking if I want to go to the troops or not?"

  The ghost said, "You being a soldier now is definitely different from our time, I don't know if it's good or not, just follow your own will."

  Liu Yi murmured to himself, "One's own will... one's own will..." He thought that his personality was the type that was unrestrained and uninhibited, but after becoming a soldier, he had to obey orders, and all personal freedoms were restricted. The feeling was almost as if he had entered a prison, and gradually, he began to deny the idea of being a soldier.

  He thought he would tell Hu Jingjing tomorrow morning and let her convey his thoughts, but things seemed to have not developed as he wished.

  Du Tianze and Hu Xudong started drinking, each trying to outdo the other. Before long, they had finished off a whole case of liquor. In the end, both men were thoroughly drunk. Du Tianze then brought up Liu Yi again: "This kid is a great talent! I'm telling you, Brother Hu, why don't you just take him in as your son-in-law? And also advise him to hurry up and join the army, so he can cultivate some talent for our great land of China!"

  Hu Xudong was also drunk, and hastily replied "Alright, since you, Old Du, have said so, I'll go back and get my daughter to call that kid, and let him come to your unit!"

  Du Tianze smiled and said "Alright, I'm looking forward to your good news!" then got up and left.

  Hu Xudong stumbled back home, saw Hu Jingjing reviewing in her room, and walked over "Daughter, that kid is not bad, hmm... I've decided to make him my son-in-law!"

  This startled Hu Jiajia, she just had that kind of thought and hadn't done anything yet, how did her father say it first.

  Before Hu Jijiang could speak, Hu Xudong said "Do you know his phone number? Give him a call, I want to have a chat with him..."

  Hú Jiāngjiāng couldn't get past Hú Xùdōng, so she had no choice but to give her father Liu Yì's phone number.

  Hu Xudong picked up the phone and dialed, Liu Yi saw Hu Jingjing's call and quickly answered "Hello, what's wrong, Jingjing?"

  The result was a rough voice "Little boy, I am Hu Jingjing's old father, your affairs, I agree, so you have time to come to our military district, go to the special forces report, just say my name is okay!" Before Liu Yi could react, Hu Xiangdong had already hung up the phone, leaving Liu Yi stunned on the other end.

  Liu Yi sighed to himself, how could this person be like this, even the right to choose for oneself was gone? He shook his head speechlessly and didn't have the heart to practice the Dragon Subduing Technique, directly lying down on the bed and falling asleep.