Chapter 3: Dawn of Darkness

  I remind book friends to pay attention to rest their eyes. It's bitter to eat bitterness, only then can you be a superior person. Only after truly experiencing exhaustion, hardship and injury can life be extraordinary (my crappy youth)!

  "Shh... Shh... Shh..."

  Three loud whistle blows sounded the first morning exercise of Zhang Yu's life in the army camp...

  The spacious training ground had been swept clean by the comrades of the police class, and the shy sun, although it had not yet revealed its fiery face, was already unfolding its warm embrace...

  The warm sunlight shone on the dry and clean playground in front of the dormitory, while Li Gang with a gloomy face began to gather those "elites" who didn't know how to line up...

  The four rows of old soldiers standing beside them, apart from exuding an aura of iron and blood, did not have a single person glance at this group of "sheep", not even casting a sidelong glance with the corner of their eyes...

  "Report to the company commander comrade..."..."Cadet company, new recruit class assembled, 15 people present, 15 people accounted for, please instruct"...Finally waiting for the last pale guy to fasten his belt, Li Gang reported to "Tiger Devil":

  "A brief respite"...... Wang Hu didn't even return the courtesy; perhaps it was because of this group of so-called trash! Even Li Gang was implicated.

  Wang Hu wore a large pair of sunglasses today, slightly covering his bloodthirsty eyes, but that ferocious face was still terrifying even with the cover-up. His thick lips were slightly parted, as if mocking this group of so-called "social elites".

  "Yes"

  After that sloppy new recruit squad finally came to a stop, Wang Hu still used his icy tone devoid of any human emotion and said: "Today is the first morning exercise for the first batch of students in the Xinjiang Military Region. You took a total of 22 minutes and 28 seconds, this achievement I will record in history, remember that among you there are fifteen 'glorious' names of the first batch of students..."

  "Because of your tardiness, today's morning exercise will be doubled, from the original 5-kilometer test to 10 kilometers!" (Floating World Prosperity)! Wang Hu continued to bellow, and that one ferocious centipede under the sun's first kiss "shone brightly"...

  Li Gang

  "Arrived"... Li Gang's dark face was as if it had been sprayed with glaze...

  "Get ready for timing! New and old soldiers test together". Wang Hu's order is unchangeable by anyone!

  "Ready"... "All set, turn right... Ready... Run"

  As Li Gang's order was given, a total of 65 trainees including veteran soldiers began to charge forward with all their might!

  A 10-kilometer track, just ten laps, may not be a big deal for old soldiers who train frequently, but it's indeed a bit too much for these rich kids!

  Even the most determined person would be limited by physical strength, if not for the encouraging gaze of every strong child running past him, Zhang Yu might not have made it to the sixth lap, even walking.

  Zhang Yu's sixth lap had just begun, while the first wave of runners who finished ten kilometers also ended. Liu Qiang was unexpectedly among the top ten, but he wasn't in first place, rather third... However, Liu Qiang didn't show any excitement, instead he shouted with a parched throat: "Little Fish, add oil!"

  Wang Hu did not stop, but instead looked at the little guy who had already reached his second physical limit with a seemingly profound meaning, and a faint smile appeared on his icy face...

  "Little fish... come on"... "Little fish, come on", under the mobilization of Qiangzi, whether it was the old soldiers who were brought over by various branches or the new eggs who gave up halfway, all shouted from the bottom of their hearts, because that slender figure had already conquered their passionate hearts...

  The line of sight in his eyes began to waver and become uncertain, he didn't know if it was because the air was jumping around wildly, the road ahead had already started to twist...

  Zhang Yu's upper and lower eyelids seemed to have started fighting, but after hearing that voice shouting "Little fish, come on", his originally heavy footsteps suddenly became light...

  He finally crossed the "death" baseline, and what awaits him is the "Canton Highway"......

  "To be a human being, it's not just about being ruthless to your enemies, but also to yourself. If you can even devastate yourself, then you've reached the pinnacle of ruthlessness."

  Zhang Yu, since the first time he ran ten kilometers, has been constantly increasing his training volume, constantly torturing his thin body. Even Wang Hu, that cold-blooded guy, was moved by Zhang Yu's determination...

  Three months, a whole three months... Zhang Yu didn't know why time passed so quickly, nor did he know what he had done in these three months.

  Zhang Yu only knew that he had survived these three months, "his originally pale and refined face had become somewhat dark and gaunt, his weak and thin body still looked a bit frail, but the taut muscles gave him a sense of power that could be clearly felt"

  Of course, it has become a straight line plus block in the brain, only remembering a few people:

  "Wang Hu, the tough-looking but actually hot-blooded squad leader of Class A, was where Zhang Yu achieved a leap in his nature under his cold and iron-blooded face."

  "Sun Gangjian was the old squad leader assigned to the new recruit class, who used his not-so-strong body to silently pick up Zhang Yu, who had fallen down, time and time again; time and time again, he gave his only share of food to that gradually growing young boy, with only one purpose: to let him stand up again."

  This is also why Zhang Yu chose to come here with Sun Gangjian, because Zhang Yu is also a person with both emotions and righteousness.

  "He Yongxiao, locally recruited soldier, top student of Electronic Science and Technology University, English major with a score of 8, specialty: computer programming. Rumor has it that he's a hacker, but no one believes it! However, this bespectacled man always followed Zhang Yu's footsteps, sharing three months of "inhuman" days together, or you could say they were "co-surviving and co-dying""

  Bai Yalan, "A pure and holy snow lotus, a melon-seed-like pretty face with a pair of scissors-like eyes that resemble the spring water after rain, washing every soul with profound meaning."

  But on his face was a smile that Zhang Yu still couldn't figure out until now:

  "Is it a smile? No! (Internet Dream Trace)! Not until Zhang Yu and Bai Yalan meet again does he understand the true meaning of that smile..."

  This pure and delicate snow lotus flower was the only female creature that Zhang Yu had seen in his three-month training, and she was also the one who made Zhang Yu understand what "巾帼不让须眉" (women are not inferior to men) meant. Her extremely powerful shooting theory even made Zhang Yu's heart feel like it was going to be smashed by tofu. It can be said that Zhang Yu survived her blows.

  Of course Zhang Yu didn't know: "The broken heartstring at the bottom of his heart was automatically repairing itself..."

  While "Black-faced Major" Li Gang silently supported, Zhang Yu also remembered it in his heart...

  Qiangzi had already been specially approved to enter the Special Forces, becoming a golden star in the Command Center... Qiangzi only said one sentence when he left: "Fish, survive... I'll be waiting for you"

  Of course, Zhang Yu would not forget Lieutenant Colonel Lu Jian, who had given him a double blow.

  It's not because Zhang Yu still has the purple scars on his thighs and back from being flogged, but when Zhang Yu followed Squad Leader Lu down to the grassroots squad, it was Lu Jian's one sentence that sent Zhang Yu back to hell:

  "There's a Wu Wei who wants me to pass on a message to you: 'Yun'er's body is like water, letting me drink from it forever without ever being satisfied, taking from it without ever exhausting it'"

  Ah...... Endless pain, endless blood and tears once again silently surged up to the heart, Wu Wei and Liu Yun were like two curved knives that cut through Zhang Yu's already wounded heart...

  Perhaps Kunlun Snow Peak also felt Zhang Yu's sorrow, and a towering glacier that pierced the clouds suddenly broke off a corner...

  "Wow, wow...... 'Comrade Little Zhang, this one shot is really worthy of being called "earth-shattering"' (Mountain Wilderness Rogue)!! Holding a Canon SLR high-definition camera, wearing a thick down jacket, driver Little Liu was showing Zhang Yu the few "masterpieces" he had just taken:

  "Kunlun Mountain Pass, SL: 4767m, right next to the Kunlun Stone Tablet, one of the world's three major plateaus, Zhang Yu looks up at the sky and sighs, while a corner of an ancient glacier behind him suddenly collapses. Due to the angle, Zhang Yu and the glacier perfectly interpret power and beauty."

  Many years later, this photo, globally acclaimed as "Interpretation of Power", was hyped to a sky-high price - of course, if it weren't for Zhang Yu, who knows where this photo would have been thrown...

  "Zhang Yu, Liu Ge, it's getting late, let's go," shouted a guy who looked like "Xiao Shenyang" sitting in the passenger seat of a Nissan X-Trail, but with a masculine voice. He was Zhang Yu's new squad leader, Sun Gangjian.

  "Alright, Little Zhang is leaving! This photo, Brother Liu will keep it for you over there. Whenever you remember, just give me a call and I'll send it to you!" said driver Little Liu as he put away the camera.

  "Hmm"... Actually, Zhang Yu knew the real intention of taking a photo here, but of course no one wanted to think about it...

  The car continued to drive forward on the single-lane road with steep cliffs on one side and a deep abyss on the other, of course occasionally dodging small falling rocks with Liu's quick reflexes.

  "It truly fulfilled the phrase: 'The flying birds on the sheer cliff have vanished, and only a line of blue sky remains'"

  An hour later, the car stopped at a relatively wide and flat place...

  "Little Sun, you know the car can only take you here! While it's still daylight, I'll get off first. After all, Grandma Ji's place has limited conditions, so I won't go over to bother her." ... Driver Liu helped Sun Gangjian carry the luggage!

  "Thank you... Liu Ge!" Sun Gangjian said with his slightly low and extremely sincere voice:

  "Haha, why so polite again? It's not the first time, right? When you get back, give my regards to the brothers (Yi Shi Yin Shen)! If anything comes up, don't forget to call! Although I'm not good at much else, driving a car is still no problem!" Liu Ge smiled and restarted the car, beginning to turn around...

  "Okay!" The two of them waved goodbye to Liu Ge.

  Zhang Yu adjusted his breathing slightly and continued to follow the class leader towards the only wooden structure house in the flat area ahead, with a bag on his back.

  October Kunlun Mountains, although not yet into the cold winter, but at an altitude of over 5,000 meters, there is almost no difference between winter and autumn. The faint snowflakes quietly lay on the rooftops that were emitting a light smoke, but they didn't seem to dissipate. Perhaps only this desolate place has such a unique view...

  Creak... The tightly sealed wooden door was pushed open from the inside, and a middle-aged woman with a full spirit walked out, her ruddy face beaming with a warm smile, calling out: "Xiao Gangzi is back!"

  "Auntie Ji... are you okay?" Sun Gangjian also rarely revealed a childlike smile...

  "Alright, alright... this is the new comrade, hurry up and go inside, Uncle is cooking dinner!" The aunt quickly walked over and took the somewhat heavy luggage from Zhang Yu's hands...

  "Thank you, auntie..." A strong sense of warmth infected this young man who had been away from his hometown for three months...

  It was just Zhang Yu following Big Mama into the wooden house... "Suddenly, a sharp pain like a knife pierced his heart, but it only lasted for an instant", even Sun Gangjian in front didn't notice...

  At the 5,700-meter Kunlun Snow Peak, two green lights flashed by in the depths of Jiaolongchi... "The bloodline of the Supreme Yang, hum..."

  Heavenly spear and earthly shield, utmost yang and utmost yin meet cleverly amidst the vast Kunlun snowy peaks...

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