Chapter 17: The Little Secret Between Lovers

  After half a month of wilderness survival training, Ding Xuan Cheng continued to follow Old Jack to practice his marksmanship. During this time, Eagle King also came over several times to observe the effect of Ding Xuan Cheng's training and was very satisfied with his progress. He secretly mentioned to Old Jack that he wanted to take in Ding Xuan Cheng ahead of time to supplement the current shortage of manpower in War Eagle.

  In the world of mercenaries, there are some unwritten rules. Top-notch mercenaries like Old Jack and Roge will not take on just any task after they have made a name for themselves. Most tasks are handled by lower-ranking mercenaries. The reason is simple: every organization has its own "pillar" figures, who cannot afford to fail. If they do, it would be a huge blow to the organization's reputation. Wanting someone to not fail is easy and difficult at the same time. The simplest way is to let them take on fewer tasks, so naturally, they won't fail.

  Old Jack and Rog are both mercenary types in the War Eagle, and the Eagle King will not let them take action unless absolutely necessary. In this context, the importance of Ding Xuan Cheng as a super rookie is revealed. He is a newcomer, even if he loses his hand, the impact on the War Eagle will not be great, and becoming a regular member of the War Eagle early can also allow Ding Xuan Cheng to gain more experience.

  The morning firearms training ended quickly, and after Ding Xuan gathered his things, he thought about going to see Huo Yan. Recently, for some reason, Huo Yan had been avoiding Ding Xuan.

  Ding Xuan Cheng hadn't even reached the dormitory when he was intercepted by Luo Ge midway.

  "Hey kid, can you help me out?" Rog's voice was weak and his eyes were sunken deep into their sockets, like a ghost.

  "I... Who are you? If you want revenge, don't look for me, I haven't killed many people?" Ding Xuan Cheng's eyes widened as he stared at the thing in front of him that resembled a human body, his face showing a shocked expression.

  "Damn it, you little brat, are you pretending to be stupid? I'll shoot you with one bullet, believe me?" Luo Ge said viciously, staring at Ding Xuan Cheng.

  "Rogue, is that you? How did you end up looking like a ghost?" Ding Xuan Cheng seemed to have only just realized that the figure in front of him was his fellow disciple and friend, Rogue.

  "It's all your fault, I'm stuck in the Jungle War and can't get past it, save me!" Luo Ge was almost in tears. Recently, he had been following Mo Yan like a ghost, constantly playing games, but when he got to the third level of the Jungle War, he just couldn't get past it. It had already been almost a week with no progress at all, and that's why he swallowed his pride and came to find Ding Xuan Cheng.

  "Have you found the hand grenade?" Ding Xuan Cheng looked at Luo Ge and asked.

  "Hand grenade? Hand grenade... you *** , it was a hand grenade all along..." Ding Xuan's words were not yet finished, when Luo Ge suddenly shouted and flashed away.

  "I'm doomed, I've got a nervous disease..." Ding Xuan Cheng wiped his sweat and glanced at Luo Ge's back.

  "Hey……I want to go out and have some fun tonight……" Ding Xuan suddenly remembered that when the training ended, Old Jack lifted his ban. The Eagle King had already recognized Ding Xuan, now all that was left was to formally recruit him into the War Eagles, so the ban set by Old Jack at the beginning was also lifted.

  Ding Xuan Cheng has been working hard for a month and now just wants to go out and have some fun, find a bar to drink some wine, find a pretty girl to flirt with.

  "No time..." A low, hoarse voice like a ghost's came from far away, carried by Rog.

  "Your sister, you dare not come, next time I won't care about your life and death." Ding Xuan Cheng said viciously.

  Unfortunately, when Ding Xuan Cheng was speaking, Luo Ge and Guo Junzi were like addicts who had relapsed, and they had already sneaked into their own room.

  "Damn you, beast..." Ding Xuan Cheng fiercely raised his middle finger at Luo Ge's back.

  A few minutes later, Ding Xuan appeared outside the hot fire room, just about to knock on the door, when he heard a voice coming from inside.

  The mercenary industry is highly dangerous, so the total number of female mercenaries is probably only about one-tenth that of male mercenaries. The women's dormitory is located in a small, inconspicuous building within the castle walls, with few rooms. War Eagle has a relatively large number of female mercenaries; many organizations don't even have a single female mercenary.

  "Hot fire, your injury isn't serious, is it?" A man's voice came from within the room.

  Ding Xuan Cheng was taken aback, "Sister, it seems that this fierce woman Huo Yan is quite popular!" As soon as he heard the concerned tone, Ding Xuan Cheng knew that this person had ulterior motives towards Huo Yan. However, it was also understandable, after all, something rare is precious. Although she's a bit fierce, she's still a woman, haha...

  But such an idea, Ding Xuan would not dare let Huo Yan know, otherwise this girl would definitely tear him apart.

  "It's nothing, no need to keep coming over, it's not good if people see." He said in a lukewarm tone.

  Ding Xuan was delighted as soon as he heard it, Xiang Wang had feelings but the goddess didn't, what a tragic man.

  "Didn't you know my heart at all? We entered War Eagle together, I've always liked you. When I heard you were injured, I was more worried than anyone else, couldn't eat or sleep." The man's over-the-top words made Ding Xuan Cheng get goosebumps outside.

  Damn it's disgusting, is he a man or a bastard?

  "Kisho, don't say that. I've already told you clearly, we're impossible." Hidou bluntly rejected Kisho's confession.

  Ding Xuan Cheng only then knew, the man inside the room was Gui Shou, who had been with Eagle for over a month. He had learned about some of the internal situations within Eagle, and this Gui Shou was a rising star within the organization, having done very well in several recent missions, and was highly valued by Eagle King. However, for some reason, Luo Ge and Old Jack seemed to not like this guy very much.

  "Hot fire...... hot fire......"

  "What are you doing... let me go..."

  Bang...

  It's clear that something unpleasant happened in the room and that little devil Ghost Hand even got slapped.

  "Are you falling for that little brat?" Guishou said indignantly.

  "That's none of your business." Glared at Guishou with fiery anger.

  That little guy, isn't he talking about me? Ding Xuan Cheng standing outside was stunned. Heh heh, but it's nothing much, who let Grandpa be elegant and refined, with an air of nobility.

  Nauseating narcissism, that's Ding Xuan Cheng's personality. However, the room fell silent immediately after, and Ding Xuan Cheng was so shocked that he wanted to turn around and leave. Doesn't his silence mean defaulting? Does he really like me? What a joke, I belong to all the women in the world...

  "Kuishou, get out and don't come back." Reika calmed down her emotions a bit.

  "No way, I must get to the bottom of this today, otherwise I will never give up." The ghost's hands were clenched in anger.

  Don't be so stubborn, matters between men and women are consensual, forcing someone is a crime, don't you know that?

  Ding Xuan Cheng could no longer bear it and the idea of escaping that had just occurred to him vanished into thin air, as he knocked on the door of the fiery room.

  Dong dong...

  "Who is it..." Kisho's displeased voice came out.

  Your mom is a bastard, you really think you're the master, huh?

  "I'm Ding Xuan Cheng, isn't the fire hot?" Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't tear his face with Guishou. Ding Xuan Cheng had never considered Guishou as his opponent, so in his opinion, it wasn't necessary to quarrel with Guishou either.

  The ghost hand inside immediately flared up when he heard Ding Xuan's voice, but the fierce fire beside him glared at him fiercely, and the ghost hand could only forcibly suppress his anger.

  Creak... The fiery figure got up and opened the door.

  "Is there a guest?" After opening the door, he didn't let Ding Xuan enter, standing at the door and blocking him. But Ding Xuan pretended to be careless, sticking his head in and asking.

  "Come on in." Huo Yan knew he couldn't stop this kid, so he let Ding Xuan enter.

  "Who is this handsome guy?" Ding Xuan Cheng deliberately pretended not to recognize him and pointed at Guishou.

  "Guishou." Guishou didn't even glance at Ding Xuan Cheng with a straight eye, and simply spat out two words.

  Shameless, you're giving me face but don't want to give it back? Ding Xuan Cheng also felt a bit displeased.

  "Is anything wrong?" His face was somewhat gloomy.

  "Are you free tonight?" Ding Xuan Cheng asked with a smile, as if intentionally teasing Guishou.

  As soon as he heard this, Huo suddenly raised his head, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, looking at Ding Xuan Cheng, and was slightly excited, but these details were not noticed by Ding Xuan Cheng.

  "Anything to say?" Although the fiery voice was still icy cold, the tone was softer than just now.

  "My ban has been lifted today, I want to go out and take a walk, if you're free, come with me!" Ding Xuan Cheng tried to make his tone as light as possible, making it sound very gentle.

  "Is this an invitation?" Huo Yan glared at Ding Xuan Cheng.

  "My god... Is this for real? Has she really set her heart on me? Ding Xuan Cheng sensed something was off and felt a little regretful, but it's too late to back down now."

  "Of course, my respected beautiful instructor, you treat me with kindness and generosity, so I invite you to go happy together tonight." Ding Xuan Cheng said with a smile.

  "No time, find someone else." Hearing Ding Xuan Cheng intentionally emphasizing the two people's identities, Huo Yan suddenly cooled down and coldly refused.

  Guishou saw Rehuo's attitude was cold and distant, feeling a lot more at ease in his heart, he cast a mocking glance at Ding Xuan.

  Come on, you dare to provoke me? Today I'll show you what it means to be fierce!

  After a glance at the ghost hand, Ding Xuan Cheng leaned his face close to Re Huo's ear, with an intimate appearance, and whispered a sentence in Re Huo's ear, instantly changing Re Huo's complexion.

  "Guishou, you go first, I have something to say to Ding Xuan Cheng." Re Huo looked at Guishou as he gave the order to leave.

  "I..." Ghost Hand hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something more, but seeing Ding Xuan's smug expression, he swallowed the rest of his words.

  "Don't be smug, let's see how things go." Before leaving, Gui Shou gave Ding Xuan Chen a fierce stare.

  "Let's go then." Ding Xuan Cheng teased, rushing towards Gui Shou's back.

  Guishou had just left when Huohuo rushed to the door and closed it tightly, then walked in front of Ding Xuan.

  "What do you mean?" Hei Huo's face turned ugly.

  "It doesn't mean anything, just that I wanted someone to accompany me at night." Ding Xuan's face revealed a rascal expression.

  "Alright, I'll give you credit, Ding Xuan Cheng. I agree to it, but you have to keep your promise. That matter can't be known by anyone else except us." Ruo Huo's face was flushed with anger and embarrassment, his fists clenched tightly.

  Just now, Ding Xuan Cheng shamelessly threatened Huo Yan, saying that if Huo Yan dared not to accompany him at night, he would reveal the ambiguous scene that happened in the forest last time. Huo Yan had no choice but to surrender.

  "Hehe, a little secret between lovers, I won't casually tell others." Ding Xuan Cheng smiled slyly and left the fiery room with an air of nonchalance.

  "Get out, Ding Xuan Cheng... Don't fall into my hands again in the future." Huo Yan's anger was so intense that she smashed a nearby vase to pieces, her eyes fixed on Ding Xuan Cheng's retreating back as her entire body trembled with rage.