The Queen's Rise to the Top

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Chapter 241

Teng Shihai took the lead in giving a military salute: "Infantryman Teng Shihai from the Heavy Troops of Lingshan Military Region, military rank Lieutenant!"

The others also saluted in turn, while expressing their refusal to exchange supplies.

Don't take your broken underwear and stinky socks to exchange for their bullets!

Nan Xiangwan saluted and reported her name: "New soldier Nan Xiangwan from Lingshan Military Region!"

As soon as she said this, the five people opposite were stunned.

Wait a minute, the others were all paratroopers with the military ranks of Lieutenant or Captain.

You, you are a new soldier?

You are a new soldier and you actually killed 4 armed assailants, and you can snipe while hovering in the air?!

Although shocked, it was not enough to investigate relentlessly. After praising her a few times, they got down to business.

Ren Hongxin: "Do you have any engineers among you?"

The engineer from the Lingshan team came forward: "I'm an engineer!"

Ren Hongxin nodded: "There are a large number of explosives in the river that can be dismantled."

The engineer nodded: "No problem! It's just underwater so it will take some effort."

The communications soldier next to him took out the equipment and assembled it on site: "Let me contact the military district first."

Nan Xiangwan watched them busy around, different troops with different skills, a group of people chattering noisily.

At this time, Lu Xingxiu patted her on the shoulder: "I said, new soldier girl, you are quite capable! It's just that with this face, why do you have to paint it like this? Who painted it for you? "

Nan Xiangwan: "I painted it myself."

You painted it so horribly not even your mother would recognize you!

Lu Xingxiu was convinced: "As long as there is a concealment effect, that would be good, but this......!"

He had nothing more to say. Such a pretty girl.

Nan Xiangwan looked at him and suddenly asked, "Are there any 43-year-old female special forces soldiers in your squad?"

Lu Xingxiu: "No."

Nan Xiang again asked: "What are your overseas bases and mission details? Are there any other armed assailants? Where are they all?"

She wanted to find them.

Lu Xingxiu said solemnly: "This is considered top national secret. The personnel and missions of the nine major special forces cannot be disclosed."

Nan Xiangwan was a little disappointed, but continued to ask: "Have you ever encountered a 43-year-old female hostage?"

Lu Xingxiu shook his head: "No either."

Nan Xiangwan: "Oh."

Where was her mother?

She had thought of many possibilities, but how come there were no clues?

During their conversation,

the communications soldier had already contacted Lingshan Military Region and given a simple report. The military region ordered the 7 of them to return.

The explosives in the river would be handled by other engineers.

At this time, Shen Tang from the Oriental Divine Sword Combat Team rushed forward with a swift pace.

Shen Tang: "Hey! Let me talk to your commander!"

The Lingshan communications soldier knew what he was up to and silently handed over the communications device.

Shen Tang: "Reporting! I am Shen Tang from the Oriental Sword Combat Team. I am applying to Lingshan Military Region for material support! We need ammunition, food and water! Over!"

They didn't have much supplies left for the five of them. Eating was not a problem, they could fill their stomachs by hunting some wild animals and fruits.

But ammunition was truly scarce!

The officer from Lingshan Military Region soon expressed that supplies would be delivered via airdrop.

Along with the engineers!

With the supplies settled, Shen Tang was overjoyed.

He gave the melted chocolate back to Teng Shihai: "Here you go, I don't want it anymore!"

Teng Shihai: "......"

You snatched people's chocolate and melted it and now you're giving it back?

My hand is all sticky!

Ren Hongxin was still relatively calm. He scolded Shen Tang and said to Teng Shihai, "Sorry, we're used to robbing supplies overseas. It's a bit rough."

Teng Shihai: "......"

You guys rob when fighting overseas?!

Lu Xingxiu came over with a smile and said, "Don't mind, little warrior!"

The 7 of them all looked much younger than the 5 special forces soldiers.

But Teng Shihai still shared the other things in his bag, and the others also left supplies.

Special forces earned their hardship!

Those assigned overseas even more so. Just staying alive was good enough.

Shen Tang smiled and took them over: "Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

No matter what troops, they were all family when they met abroad.

Nan Xiangwan watched from the side, roughly understanding in her heart.

So you could rob supplies abroad!

The 5 members of the Orietal Sword stayed in place waiting for the airdropped supplies.

The 7 members of Nan Xiangwan's team quickly regrouped and headed back.

The plane ride here was fast but going back was miserable. The dense jungle made it impossible for vehicles to get in.

Over a hundred kilometers on foot!

They had to keep walking until they reached a place with roads for the base vehicles to pick them up.

Nan Xiangwan didn't care. She took it as cross-country training.

Although she didn't want to go back now, unfortunately there were no clues about finding people so there was no direction to search. Plus she wasn't allowed to act alone.

On the way back,

Teng Shihai came over, "Team leader, give us a smile! As a new soldier you took out 4 enemy combatants. That's meritorious service!"

Nan Xiangwan: "Oh."

She couldn't cheer up without finding a clue about her mother.

Teng Shihai took a bite of jerky, "I have a feeling that the Commander sent you for another purpose. Actually I observed that the 5 Orietal Sword members could have worn those 12 people down sooner or later, without any harm, just wasting bullets. But our Commander still called us over and specially had you lead the team...."

He started chattering away with his analysis that made a lot of sense.

Nan Xiangwan didn't hear a word he said.

She was thinking about her mother.

Teng Shihai talked for a long time before suddenly asking, "Why don't you eat the jerky and compressed biscuits?"

Nan Xiangwan: "Do you have any chocolate left?"

Teng Shihai: "It all melted, it's so hot here."

Nan Xiangwan: "Give it to me, I'll trade you some jerky for it."

Teng Shihai: "I'll just give it to you directly, don't talk about trading! I'm scared of those 5 special ops brothers!"

Have you ever seen them trading supplies by taking off their pants?!

Frightening!

...

The 7-man team raced back, returning to Lingshan Military Region in a day and a half.

It was afternoon at this time.

The alarm at Lingshan Military Region had been lifted. Except for the engineers still busy at the river, the rest continued their daily training.

After resting for a day, Gu Beihuai's vision recovered.

Although his eyes still hurt a bit.

The doctor strictly forbade him from overusing his eyes again!

Hongmantou also took away all other tasks so that he couldn't touch them.

Although Gu Beihuai was very worried about the results, he didn't force it. If he really couldn't see, what would happen to the little one?

If people bullied him, Gu Beihuai wouldn't even know.

Soon, the news came.

The 7-man team dispatched by Lingshan Military Region was back!

Gu Beihuai immediately ignored everything else and rushed out.

After Nan Xiangwan's 7-man team returned, their first task was to report to Han Ting.

Han Ting was inside the room, asking them one by one to come in and talk while the others waited in the hallway.

The questioning was to understand each person's condition and the completion of this mission.

As the team leader, Nan Xiangwan was the last one to go in.

At this time, the first person who went in had already talked for ten minutes with a very detailed report.

When Gu Beihuai arrived, at first glance he didn't see Nan Xiangwan. He strode forward several steps before noticing something wrong, then retreated.

He stood still in front of this face-painted female soldier, doubting for a moment whether his vision had recovered.

Before his eyes was this soldier with two large green horizontal stripes painted over her eyes, and a large horizontal stripe drawn from the corner of her mouth to her ears...

Was this, was this Nan Xiangwan?

Why did you paint yourself as a toad?

Chapter 242

Nan XiangWan stared with her frog-like wide eyes, looking at the person in front of her: "Gu Beihuai, are there my mom's fingerprints on it?"

She was worried!

Gu Beihuai heard this voice and came back to his senses. He felt complicated inside and was thinking about how to tell the little one about this matter.

He might as well not say it for now!

Gu Beihuai took out a wet wipe: "Wipe your face first, you look too ugly."

Nan XiangWan: "Oh oh."

She hadn't washed her face for many days, it did feel a bit uncomfortable to say.

Just as she wiped off the colors on her face.

Suddenly a military man rushed in hurriedly and knocked on the door loudly: "Report!"

Han Ting's voice sounded from inside the room: "Come in."

That person rushed in, his voice loud and sonorous: "A military helicopter is requesting an emergency landing!"

Han Ting's eyes glared: "Where are they from?"

The reply: "Oriental Divine Sword Special Forces!"

Han Ting: "Approved for emergency landing! Get the medics ready!"

The soldier immediately went out and started clearing the site to prepare an emergency landing area for the military helicopter.

The medics started getting busy, getting stretchers, medicine boxes and more, preparing them quickly.

Han Ting thought for a while first, then waved to have the briefing of the 7 people slowed down.

For people from the Oriental Divine Sword Special Forces to make an emergency landing, it must be something major!

Han Ting decided to go take a look, there should be injured people.

Nan XiangWan watched with her eyes wide as Han Ting strode out. She thought for a bit and followed along.

The others were also very curious what was going on, so the whole team followed.

Gu Beihuai walked side by side with Nan XiangWan.

Both had long legs and walked very quickly.

Han Ting was walking at the very front, and happened to pass by the medical room nearby.

The trespasser from before was lying on the bed, with one leg already gone.

He still had water dripping off him, but was saying something fiercely with indignation on his face.

Nobody knew what language he was speaking anyway, Nan XiangWan didn't understand.

Han Ting paused for a while at the door, took a look and frowned.

His adjutant beside opened his mouth: "This guy tried new tricks again today. He said the weapon he had was picked up from a corpse, and that he himself is a citizen of a certain country who was just swimming and got washed to our border accidentally by the river and lost his bearings."

Han Ting snorted contemptuously: "Pretending as usual!"

The adjutant smiled: "He also said that we have to send him back to his country as soon as possible, and compensate him highly since we injured him."

Han Ting laughed: "If he can't provide any more information, throw him into the sea!"

Adjutant: "Hehe!"

Han Ting didn't want to be entangled in this big liar's business any further. He was just about to ask about the emergency landing helicopter's situation.

Were there any special forces soldiers injured? Have they received treatment?

Were there people with serious injuries? Should they vacate a few wards?

But before he could speak...

Suddenly rapid footsteps!

The footsteps were very heavy, stomping on the ground noisily as they walked!

As if equipped with some heavy weapons.

Han Ting was stunned, and the next second he saw from the corner of the corridor in front a person rushing out.

A female, 1.67 meters tall.

Around 40 years old, fully armed, with obvious abrasions on her arms and face, not too deep but still bleeding.

This wasn't the most important. What's most important was that she now had a fierce look on her face!

Charging over!

Bang!

A kick broke down the door of the medical room!

Several medics were chasing behind anxiously shouting loudly.

"Major General Xin, please get your wounds bandaged first!"

"General! General don't be impulsive, your wounds are going to split open!"

The one who arrived was Xin Zi.

Han Ting gaped at this woman kicking down the door and rushing into the trespasser's ward.

Then raising her fist.

Bang!

A punch hammered onto the opponent's face!

The trespasser's head tilted instantly, his jawbone cracking with a 'crack' sound.

Xin Zi looked fierce and sinister: "My bracelet!"

Silence—— In the whole minute after this scene, everyone stayed as silent as chickens.

The medics didn't dare approach, it was too fierce.

The trespasser lied there motionless, unknown if dead or alive.

Han Ting swallowed, he didn't expect of the people in the emergency landed military helicopter, it was her!

Was she the only one?

Did she fly the plane herself over?

Just to chase the bracelet?

Han Ting: "......"

Xin Zi beat up the person and spat disdainfully, her chest heaving up and down angrily.

Damn it!

The bracelet her daughter gave her was taken by the traitor in the overseas base when he was rolling up gunpowder, and brought out all along the way, god knows through how many terrorist's filthy hands.

Fortunately Han Ting mentioned it in his report to superiors.

The moment Xin Zi found out, she immediately flew a plane and rushed over!

Chasing her bracelet!

On the way she even wiped out a nest of armed rebels and seized 100 pounds of catnip.

Seeing this perpetrator already unconscious in front of her eyes, Xin Zi impatiently started yelling: "Where's Han Ting? Get out here! My bracelet!"

Han Ting immediately said: "I'm here, I'm here."

Even though they were both majors general, Xin Zi was still more ferocious.

After all she commanded a special forces unit!

They were a group of fierce fellows who crawled out from piles of corpses.

Hearing the voice, Xin Zi turned about to curse.

The next second, she saw a little head popping out behind Han Ting.

Nan XiangWan had already wiped her face clean by now, fair and clean.

She stretched out her little head in shock and curiosity to watch, her body leaning to one side.

Nan XiangWan really was shocked speechless!

Xin Zi got a huge fright!

Then hurriedly wiped her hands and wiped her face.

She changed her expression, trying to look as gentle as possible, not to scare her daughter.

Xin Zi: "My dear, that just now wasn't your mom, you saw wrongly!"

Nan XiangWan: "......"

No, she saw everything.

............

Night time.

Xin Zi took off her heavy equipment and got her wounds bandaged in the medical room.

Nan XiangWan was at her side watching the doctor applying medicine, while also seeing the numerous scars on her mom's back and arms.

These were usually hidden by Xin Zi before.

Nan XiangWan's eyes were wide open!

She finally knew what her mom did for a living, finally understood why her mom was always out fighting.

Wow!

A special forces major general officer!

Wow wow wow!

Awesome!

At this moment Xin Zi felt very awkward. She had always tried hard to maintain an image of a gentle mom in front of her daughter, but today it was completely ruined.

But why was her daughter here, also dressed in military uniform?

Xin Zi thought of this and immediately shouted loudly: "Han Ting!!!"

At the door.

Han Ting was saying something to Gu Beihuai. Hearing the shouting from inside, he immediately vanished from his spot.

Don't shout anymore, he's not here!

He's returning home now!

Gu Beihuai was stunned at first, then couldn't help laughing.

Scared Uncle Han to death!

Mantou was extremely curious and asked in a low voice: "Hey hey, so Nan XiangWan's mom is Auntie Xin Zi? Damn, awesome!"

Gu Beihuai: "I only found out a few days ago too."

Mantou tsk-tsked and shook his head: "Incredible. I always thought Auntie Xin Zi didn't have children."

Gu Beihuai: "Didn't want her exposed to all this probably. As parents they just don't want their child to encounter any danger."

Mantou: "Makes sense. But I heard Nan XiangWan's dad is super rich?"

Gu Beihuai: "You're really gossipy!"

Mantou: "You're going to be super rich as a celebrity too! Share some of your money with me?"

Gu Beihuai: "Shameless!"

Chapter 243

Mom had quite a few wounds on her body, but luckily none of them were fatal. Even though the medical staff bandaged her as quickly as they could, it still took them half a day. When they were done, Xin Zi went to the commander's office.

Knock knock!

She knocked, opened the door, and closed it behind her.

Han Ting was just about to say "Come in" when his voice got caught in his throat. His speaking speed could never match Xin Zi's pace of action.

After Xin Zi came in, she sat right across from him and said, "You're responsible for destroying the 100 jin of catnip."

Han Ting: "Whoever confiscated it is responsible!"

Xin Zi: "Also prepare a batch of ammunition for me."

Han Ting: "Your overseas base already gets so much investment from the country every year. You're coming to ask me??"

Xin Zi: "I also need 100 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets."

Han Ting: "Are you even listening to me speak??"

Xin Zi: "Can't be missing any sniper rifles, assault rifles, or grenades either."

Han Ting: "Hey hey hey!"

Xin Zi: "That's it for now. I'll tell you if I need anything else."

Han Ting: "Ahhhhh!!"

Bang!

Xin Zi slammed her fist on the table, and the wooden table sank down where she hit it.

Han Ting's voice cut off abruptly.

Xin Zi: "I'm taking a roundabout route to the overseas base. Don't have enough time, got it?"

Han Ting: "Got it, got it! I'll prepare them for you right away! But why did you come by yourself? You're a major general, leading the charge? Give me the coordinates and I'll send a transport plane to deliver them directly there!"

Xin Zi: "Reveal the location? Load them onto my helicopter! Speed! I have to leave tonight!"

Han Ting: "Will do right away!"

...

As soon as Nan XiangWan walked out of the infirmary, she saw Mantou and Gu Beihuai whispering to each other.

Mantou gave Nan XiangWan a nod and then left.

Gu Beihuai turned around and asked her, "Tired? The commander is busy today so give your report tomorrow morning."

She had just rushed back from abroad and then there was the emergency landing of the major general's military helicopter - things were complicated and troublesome.

The little one has worked hard!

Nan XiangWan shook her head. "Not tired. Is Mantou single?"

Gu Beihuai was surprised. "What's up?"

The light in Nan XiangWan's eyes was piercing. "You two are a couple, heh heh!"

Gu Beihuai: "!!!"

He really couldn't hold back and gave Nan Xiangwan a knock on her helmet.

Dong!

The helmet gave a light clang.

Gu Beihuai: "What kinds of things go through your little brain all day?"

Nan XiangWan gave Gu Beihuai a weird look.

Did she get it wrong again?

That shouldn't be!

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At Nan Song and Nan ChaoYang's home in Taohuayuan Villa, Gusu City.

Nan Song and Nan ChaoYang sat facing each other with two bowls of rice and a plate of radish pickles between them.

With no news of his wife, Nan Song didn't have the heart to make dinner.

They'd just eat a little something so they don't starve.

The two of them waited and waited until finally there was good news!

Xin Zi was safe!

Mother and daughter have met!

It's just that Xin Zi still has to continue her secret mission and can't come back for now, and also can't contact her family.

Nan Song breathed a sigh of relief, then started laughing. "I knew that my wife is the most amazing and could never have gotten into trouble!"

Whereas Nan ChaoYang quickly picked up his bowl and started eating.

He was starving!

Seeing his son eat with such appetite, Nan Song laughed as he opened a food delivery app.

After scarfing down two large bowls of rice and all of the radish pickles, Nan ChaoYang let out a satisfied burp.

Just then, Nan Song got up to open the door.

Nan ChaoYang: "Dad, where are you going so late?"

Nan Song: "Oh, picking up a food delivery."

With that, he opened the door and took two large bags of takeout boxes from the delivery person.

Nan ChaoYang stared with his mouth agape. "Why didn't you say something earlier? I'm already full!"

Nan Song: "You didn't ask!"

Nan ChaoYang: "Ah! What did you order?"

Nan Song: "Oh, hairy crabs and crawfish."

A little celebration is in order. Five star rating.

Nan ChaoYang: "......"

Dear father,

Are you kidding me?

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With the alarm lifted, operations resumed as normal at Lingshan Military Region.

From beginning to end, Feng Kai Ji and the other actors had no idea what was going on.

Especially Nan XiangWan's disappearance for two days, which worried everyone sick.

Not only that, but Gu Beihuai had also spent a night in one of the infirmary's patient rooms.

Feng Kai Ji specially went to take a look, and when he came back he was so frightened his soul nearly left his body!

The medical soldiers wouldn't let him ask much, so he didn't get any information. But he did see Gu TianWang with his eyes covered.

This piece of information quickly spread among the actors.

As word spread, there started to be talk of Gu Beihuai having gone blind!

The male actors were one after another frightened and even more afraid that something might happen to the filming crew.

If it got out online, Gu TianWang's fans could drown them in spit.

Would they even be able to continue filming this movie?

However, the next day Gu Beihuai came walking normally back.

Everyone: "......"

What happened to him going blind?

TianWang, if you're fine, why were you staying in a patient room? And with your eyes covered?

Scared us to death!

...

That night when Nan XiangWan got back to the barracks, a bunch of female soldiers immediately slid down and surrounded her.

Hua Ying, Ji Jirou, and Zhu Yun weren't even able to get close or get a word in!

Nan XiangWan was so dirty that she went to take a shower.

The female soldiers also quickly dispersed.

The three actressses looked at each other, confused.

What's the situation?

Where did Nan XiangWan go these last couple days?

What was that sudden base alarm all about?

And their neighbor in the male barracks Gu Beihuai was also spreading bogus rumors about going blind.

Making everyone feel uneasy!

By the time Nan Xiangwan came back after her shower, it was already late into the night.

Outside, the night sky was deep and vast, and the chirping of cicadas in the summer continued without pause.

In the quiet base, the constant roaring sound of helicopter propellors could be heard coming from the distance, always ready for takeoff at a moment's notice.

Hua Ying lay in bed looking out the window. "Why is there the sound of helicopters so late?"

Ji Jirou shivered in fright. "We're not going to war, are we?"

Zhu Yun: "Really? Really?? I'm so scared!"

Hua Ying: "Impossible it's war. If something was really going on, would we still be here? Would training still be continuing?"

One female soldier's voice cut in. "What Hua Ying said makes sense. You 12 actors and director are continuing your training properly and everything's fine. Don't worry!"

Ji Jirou: "Phew - then that's good!"

Zhu Yun: "But I'm still scared! I miss home, wah!"

Nan XiangWan just lay there silently without moving or making a sound.

She'd be lying if she said she wasn't tired, but right now she didn't have time to sleep.

Cheng Xue had sent so many messages, with a huge number of missed calls!

Because Nan XiangWan didn't take her phone on the mission, she nearly worried her manager to death.

She quickly sent a message back.

Cheng Xue instantly replied.

'Cheng Xue: Ah!!! Miss Nan!!!'

'Nan XiangWan: Still alive.'

'Cheng Xue: I'm coming to pick you up in three days this weekend! First recording for Songzhe! First recording for Horror Escape Room!'

'Cheng Xue: The song is written well, right? Don't forget it no matter what!'

Nan XiangWan bolted up in a flash.

Crap!

She almost forgot she was a female celebrity.

She had to write a song, participate in variety shows.

This is awful!

She hasn't touched the new song at all!

Just then, the sound of helicopters outside grew closer and closer, passing right alongside the building they were in.

The sound was extremely loud!

It was a large military helicopter!

Ji Jirou swallowed nervously. "Just now I almost thought the helicopter was going to crash into us."

Zhu Yun: "Me too! Scared me to death!"

The other female soldiers were all laughing.

Crash into them?

Impossible!

Nan XiangWan didn't make a sound, just the corners of her lips hooking up slightly.

That was her mom!

Her Major General mom!

Mom must have deliberately flown past her barracks on her way out to say goodbye to her.

Hmph!

A secret signal only mother and daughter understand! You guys wouldn't get it!

Chapter 244

Early the next morning.

Nan Xiangwan finished breakfast and arrived outside Commander Han Ting's office.

By this time, all the other team members who were assigned to the mission had already reported one after another. The mission was postponed for a day due to the unexpected helicopter landing and logistical preparations.

Nan Xiangwan was the last one to enter.

Han Ting glanced at her and said, "Close the door."

Nan Xiangwan obediently did as she was told.

Han Ting rested his hands on his chin and pointed to the seat in front of his desk. "Have a seat."

Nan Xiangwan was somewhat surprised.

The treatment was so good that she could actually sit down and talk.

As soon as she sat down, a stack of documents was pushed over to her.

Han Ting said, "Take a look and sign if there are no issues."

Nan Xiangwan lowered her head and quickly scanned through the documents.

Then, to her surprise, she looked up!

Han Ting said, "You've already enlisted, but you need to sign this confidentiality agreement as part of your training as a secret weapon of the Lingshan Military Region."

Nan Xiangwan excitedly rubbed her hands together. "I, I'm a soldier now, right? Hehe! Don't you want to ask me about the mission first?"

Han Ting replied, "Do you think the previous six were just talking nonsense?"

Nan Xiangwan said, "Oh."

Han Ting continued, "Nan Xiangwan, you must remember your mission and strive to develop well in the entertainment industry!"

Nan Xiangwan was momentarily stunned and confused.

Han Ting raised an eyebrow. "Any questions?"

Nan Xiangwan asked, "If I've already joined the military, why do I need to develop in the entertainment industry?"

Han Ting explained, "This is part of your training program. Since you're already a star, you should aim to become even more famous and influential."

Nan Xiangwan said, "I..."

Han Ting interrupted, "Enough of your 'buts.' Just imagine yourself standing on the world's largest stage, attracting terrorists to come after you, and then you dismantle the microphone and assemble it into a sniper rifle, blowing off someone's head with a single shot. How cool would that be?"

Nan Xiangwan: "???"

No, she didn't think it was cool. She found it rather ridiculous.

Han Ting waved his hand dismissively. "Alright, don't question the orders of your superior."

Nan Xiangwan felt defeated.

So, after all that hustle and bustle, in the end, she still had to sing and dance.

Han Ting said, "By the way, your college entrance exam results should be out today. Go check if you passed the minimum requirement. If not, you can take it again next year."

Nan Xiangwan remained silent.

As she walked out of the commander's office, Nan Xiangwan felt completely drained.

She had successfully enlisted and was even a priority training candidate.

But her mission turned out to be achieving great fame and success in the entertainment industry?

Unbelievable!

She didn't even know how she made her way back to the dormitory, feeling utterly dejected.

Hua Ying was busy organizing things and hurriedly said when she saw Nan Xiangwan returning, "Xiangwan, quickly get yourself together. We're going for another round of wilderness training."

Last time, their group didn't even get started before it ended.

Who knows what happened, they were just brought back like that.

After two days of rest, Director Feng Kaiji proposed doing it again!

The other two were also packing their things.

Ji Jirou said, "More wilderness survival! I attract mosquitoes so easily. What should I do?"

Zhu Yun sobbed, "Wuwuwu, I'm afraid of the dark."

Upon hearing this, Nan Xiangwan let out a wail, "Ah--"

The three women looked at her in shock.

Hua Ying: "???"

Ji Jirou: "???"

Zhu Yun: "???"

Nan XiangWan: "I don't want to do cross-country training!"

Damn it, she just ran 100 kilometers yesterday.

Here we go again? This is ridiculous!

Ji Jirou and Zhu Yun immediately took hold of Nan XiangWan, one on each side, as if they had found their backbone.

Ji Jirou: "Yes, yes, let's rebel, shall we?"

Zhu Yun: "We can say whatever we want, but Nan XiangWan, if you lead the rebellion against the director, it will definitely make a difference."

Hua Ying, on the other hand, was worried: "What's wrong with you, XiangWan?"

Normally, you're the most excited one.

Nan XiangWan: "Nothing, let it be cross-country then."

She had signed a confidentiality agreement and couldn't say anything.

Maybe she had some connection with survival training.

Well, she could always eat more frogs!

Ji Jirou and Zhu Yun were disappointed and continued to pack their things with a gloomy mood.

Nan XiangWan, on the other hand, didn't bother packing. For her, it was useless to bring anything since she would come back covered in dust anyway.

She climbed onto the bed and sat cross-legged.

Then she took out her phone and started scrolling.

It was now 7:50 in the morning, and the college entrance exam scores would be available at 8 o'clock.

Nervous!

Once Nan XiangWan logged in, she kept refreshing the page.

At 8:01, it appeared.

The total score, 640!

Nan XiangWan jumped up in excitement. With this score, she must have surpassed the minimum requirement for admission!

Ah!

Did she pass?

Guzi (dog)!

Guzi, speak up!

But just as she was ecstatically dancing around, suddenly the screen of her phone turned white, and the next second, her score disappeared.

Nan XiangWan thought it was a system error and refreshed the page again.

But the result was still blank!

Couldn't find it!

Nan XiangWan: "!!!"

She placed her hand on the iron railing beside the bed and unconsciously twisted it forcefully.

Suddenly, crack!

Creak...

She twisted the bed frame, deforming the entire railing.

The three actresses were stunned!

Ji Jirou and Zhu Yun instinctively hid in the corner, trembling.

What's going on? Nan XiangWan, what are you doing!

Hua Ying swallowed and asked, "XiangWan?"

Nan XiangWan looked up, her face full of grievances: "Why can't I find my college entrance exam score?"

Looking at the class group chat, all her classmates had found theirs.

Screenshots were flying everywhere!

Except for her!

Hua Ying breathed a sigh of relief. So it was about the college entrance exam.

She comforted her, "It's probably just a system glitch. Many people are checking now. Try again later."

Nan XiangWan: "Oh."

At noon, the 12 actors were taken away as a group.

They were going for cross-country survival training!

Sun Hui was still leading the team.

Among the 12 people, Nan XiangWan and Gu Beihuai didn't prepare anything other than the bags provided by the base.

The others had prepared more or less.

The actresses brought the most supplies, mosquito repellent and sunscreen being essential.

Sun Hui didn't stop them, but he took out a basket and said, "Hand in your phones."

He didn't care about the other stuff; if you don't mind the weight, you can carry it.

But no phones allowed!

The actors obediently handed in their phones since they weren't allowed to bring them during the previous training.

Only Nan XiangWan...

She refused to hand it over!

Sun Hui looked at her with a complicated expression and placed the basket in front of her.

Nan XiangWan tightly held onto her phone and didn't let go!

Sun Hui: "Pass me your phone, Nan XiangWan."

Nan XiangWan: "No way!"

At this moment, her test results were still blank, and she was anxious.

Was it really 640?

Why was her score the only one suddenly blocked!

Four hours had passed since 8 o'clock in the morning, and there was still no update after the initial glimpse.

Sun Hui was speechless, and the two of them almost got into a fight.

In the end, Nan XiangWan reluctantly handed over her phone, and in the last second before handing it over, she was still refreshing the screen.

Still blank!

What on earth is going on!

Everyone was getting annoyed!

Chapter 245

A group of people were transported by a base vehicle to the godforsaken jungle.

The straight line distance from the base was 30 kilometers.

It was very far for the actors!

But for Nan XiangWan, oh, it was just a two hour affair.

Their training content also included survival skills, and they needed to stay in the wilderness for a day.

Nan XiangWan looked at the food in her backpack.

Water and compressed biscuits.

Sun Hui looked up at the sky and said, "There are six hours until dark, how far can you walk?"

Ji Jirou: "I can walk 10 kilometers!"

Sun Hui: "Are you sure?"

Ji Jirou: "Not sure."

Sun Hui: "Today we have to walk at least 10 kilometers, otherwise you'll have to walk 30 kilometers in one go tomorrow?"

Everyone weighed their backpacks and started walking back.

The lush tropical jungle was very dangerous. Apart from mosquitoes and other insects, there were also aggressive wild animals.

At night, there were even snakes!

The group hurried back. Not to mention 10 kilometers, after 3 kilometers they were already exhausted.

Sun Hui: "Get rid of any unnecessary weight."

Tan Shen: "The commander is right, Ji Jirou, your mosquito repellent must be very heavy, right?"

He was smart now, and tried to speak without loopholes.

Sun Hui looked back and said nothing.

Ji Jirou thought about it, then poured mosquito repellent all over herself!

Used it all up!

All over her clothes!

Tan Shen: "Don't litter the empty bottle, no, give it to me, I'll help you carry it back to throw away."

Ji Jirou: "Wow! Thank you Teacher Tan Shen!"

The empty bottle took up space and was also a glass bottle, very heavy.

Ji Jirou was moved on the spot.

As the group moved slowly, Sun Hui led the team very well, and did not encounter any danger.

Gu Beihuai was very quiet all the time, just walking behind Nan XiangWan.

Nan XiangWan was in a bad mood the whole time, irritable.

Until night fell and the sky slowly turned dark.

Sun Hui stopped: "Very good, walked 15 kilometers, much better than before."

The actors all laughed. Progress was good.

Sun Hui began to observe the terrain and surroundings: "There are 13 of us in total. We need to find 13 resting spots as soon as possible to spend a safe night."

It was almost dark, time was tight.

This time the actors were serious too. Last time they only completed half of the cross-country survival, and they hadn't experienced spending the night in the wild jungle yet.

And seeing Sun Hui's solemn expression, apparently the wild nights were very dangerous!

Sun Hui began to look for places using the method of elimination, which places were safer, which places did not have trails of wild animals.

There was reasoning behind it!

Although the actors had come for military training, after all they were not soldiers, safety first.

Nan XiangWan went to find a place on her own. She didn't need Sun Hui's help. She eventually chose a place at the edge.

It was convenient to listen to the surroundings, and could also play a protective role for the inner circle of people.

She was a soldier now...

This time Gu Beihuai did not follow closely behind her, but chose to tidy up his sleeping bag in another direction.

The two of them formed a funnel shape with the other people in the inner circle.

So if there was danger they would be the first to encounter it, and could also rush over first if there was danger in the inner circle.

Nan XiangWan noticed this detail and glanced unexpectedly at Gu Beihuai.

Comrades in arms were comrades in arms! There was chemistry!

After tidying up her sleeping bag, she returned to the center of the inner circle.

Surrounding the inner circle were several sleeping bags scattered around, which were the resting spots for the actors tonight.

As for Sun Hui himself, he was in the opposite direction of Nan XiangWan and Gu Beihuai, another guard post.

The three of them formed a triangle!

Firmly locking the inner circle of people!

As for dinner, it was simple.

But the group still had a strong sense of ritual, insisting on eating together.

Nan XiangWan sat down with compressed biscuits and water.

Zhu Yun: "Sister XiangWan, won't you sleep with us?"

Ji Jirou: "Sister XiangWan! Let's be together!"

Zhu Yun: "Nan XiangWan, can I share a sleeping bag with you?"

Sun Hui scolded: "It's dark, keep your voice down!"

Zhu Yun whispered: "Nan XiangWan, can I, sleep with you?"

Nan XiangWan: "......"

Sun Hui was speechless and explained: "The sleeping bags in the center can't fit anymore. If you want to squeeze in with her then go to the outskirts, and face the tigers, lions and snakes face-to-face."

Zhu Yun shut up immediately!

As the group ate compressed biscuits and chatted for a while.

Tan Shen's lips were so dry they were peeling, but he still held out his water bottle.

Tan Shen: "Ji Jirou, your water bottle is empty, right?"

Ji Jirou blushed: "Yes, I was so thirsty this afternoon."

Tan Shen: "It's okay, you can have mine."

Ji Jirou: "Really Teacher Tan Shen, you haven't had a sip!"

Tan Shen smiled: "It's okay, we'll be back tomorrow right! I can endure it, no problem!"

Ji Jirou: "Thank you Teacher Tan Shen! You are so nice!"

Tan Shen didn't say anything more, just smiled.

When it got completely dark, Sun Hui urged everyone to get into their sleeping bags and rest early, and set off again at 4am the next morning!

It was truly bitter work, and truly scary too.

The darkness of the wild jungle was completely different from the city. It was pitch black.

The stars and moon were all blocked by the tall tree leaves overhead.

Not a shred of light!

Nan XiangWan got up and returned to her resting spot.

As always she tied her sleeping bag to a tree, propping it up with branches.

Although it was dark, her vision and hearing were both superb, it didn't affect her at all.

She had only taken two steps when Nan XiangWan stopped and looked back.

At this moment Gu Beihuai was walking in the other direction with his eyes open. His walking speed was not slow either.

He avoided the tree trunks in front of him.

But he stepped right onto a tree branch and clearly muddy spot below!

Nan XiangWan was somewhat surprised. Could Gu Beihuai not see anything at all?

Night blindness or...

With strange thoughts, Nan XiangWan returned to her sleeping bag.

She crawled in and looked up at the pitch blackness overhead.

Go to sleep, go to sleep!

In the middle of the night, she didn't know what time.

Ji Jirou tossed and turned, wanting to cry.

Damn it! Drank too much water!

She really couldn't hold it in now!

But it was so dark outside, everyone was asleep, and she was afraid.

Listening to the breathing sounds of those around her, Ji Jirou regretted it intensely. She should have endured.

After holding for another ten minutes, she really couldn't hold it any longer.

Ji Jirou carefully crawled up and fearfully looked around.

Pitch black!

She could only turn on her flashlight to light the way.

Ji Jirou had no choice but to not relieve herself on the spot. All around were the sleeping bags of the male actors, and she didn't dare call out loudly for Commander Sun Hui to stand guard for her.

She remembered Nan XiangWan seemed to be in that direction...

Groping over carefully, avoiding the crowded areas, she found a hole, and put her flashlight on the ground.

The beam of the flashlight was very bright, giving her a shred of security.

Hmm! She must hurry up and relieve herself, and leave after peeing!

But Ji Jirou did not know that the moment she crawled up, a pair of eyes in the darkness opened.

Tan Shen was not asleep at all. He had been waiting for this moment!

Chapter 246

Ji Jirou was walking straight ahead. On the tree trunks ahead, makeup mirrors of various sizes were inserted upside down.

The flashlight on the ground was shining ahead onto the mirror surfaces, reflecting out at different angles.

But the general direction was the same, aimed at a big tree on the right!

An empty glass bottle with its packaging peeled off was inserted upside down into a tree hollow.

It gathered and refracted the light reflected from the mirrors...

The angles of refraction between the glass and glass were joined, synthesizing the light sources into one point.

Flashlight, mirror surfaces, glass...

Bright! Focused! Scorching hot!

Finally, with all the shaking, it kept flickering unsteadily on Gu Beihuai's face!

His sleeping bag was laid out on the ground, but to ensure the little cub's safety, his body was in the sleeping bag while his head and shoulders were sleeping against the tree trunk.

That was a half-lying half-sitting posture, directly facing the direction of the little cub!

The reflected and refracted light that was synthesized through deliberate design shone directly at him!

The flickering made Gu Beihuai unable to open his eyes, feeling waves of piercing pain in his eyeballs.

Even with his eyes closed tight, the concentrated light still made him feel the glaring brightness.

Instant blindness!

Fortunately, it was just a flashlight. If it was strong sunlight, such refraction and focusing over a prolonged period could start fires.

He reached out to block it. Where did that light come from?

The focused glaring light stayed lit for a full minute before swaying and starting to move.

But by now, Gu Beihuai's world had gone pitch black in front of him.

Unable to open his eyes, with eye pain and constant tears, he sighed helplessly and leaned his head back against the tree trunk behind him.

Just then, his ears twitched.

There were footsteps, very soft.

A man, physically fit, familiar with the route.

Just then, a scream rang out in the distance!

"Ah - Ah ah ah!"

The actors in the center of the circle were all woken up.

"What's going on?"

"Who was that?"

"Ji Jirou is missing!"

"Ji Jirou! Where are you?!"

Ji Jirou, standing up in the distance, cried, "Don't come over, let me put on some pants first."

Hua Ying asked: "What happened, Ji Jirou?"

Ji Jirou sobbed: "I got up to pee and saw a huge moth ghost!"

Everyone: "..."

From further away, Sun Hui yelled: "Go back to sleep! Ji Jirou go back to your spot after peeing, hurry!"

Ji Jirou felt guilty but hurried to find her way back.

She had woken everyone after all, damn!

Luckily it was just a moth, not some dangerous snake or bug.

The noisy commotion here masked sounds elsewhere.

No one noticed that Tan Shen was not asleep!

He and Ji Jirou got up one after the other. Ji Jirou headed south, while Tan Shen walked towards Gu Beihuai.

When Ji Jirou screamed, Tan Shen quickened his pace.

In a flash he arrived at Gu Beihuai's side!

His eyes brimmed with excitement - no one would find out.

Ideal timing, ideal location, ideal co-operation - the perfect crime.

Actors carrying makeup mirrors was too normal. He brought a few extras which came in handy now!

After all, he was a two-time Best Actor!

Yet he had to play a supporting role to a newcomer, not even the male lead.

A two-time Best Actor playing second male lead?

Ridiculous!

And Gu Beihuai was just a musician.

Stick to singing your songs and writing your tunes. Why steal his place in the acting world!

Tan Shen was discontented, even resentful.

Trembling Starry Sky was unprecedented in scale with state-of-the-art technology and meticulous casting. It would sweep the awards!

Tan Shen already had two Best Actor awards. Just one more, just one more!

That last gold, Best Actor, he had it in the bag!

As for Nan Xiangwan and Gu Beihuai...

Either make it so Nan Xiangwan couldn't continue filming, forcing Gu Beihuai to leave with her.

Or directly make Gu Beihuai unable to participate in the shoot!

These days, Tan Shen had been observing them very closely, and in great detail.

Gu Beihuai liked Nan Xiangwan!

Not ordinary liking, but genuine affection.

All sorts of details made it glaringly obvious. As Tan Shen explored through various incidents, he also looked for weaknesses in them.

Nan Xiangwan's flaw was obvious - obsessed and stubborn - yet hard to exploit.

Gu Beihuai's problems were harder to find. Who knew his sudden hospital visit would expose his eye condition!

Tan Shen guessed Gu Beihuai's eyes were previously injured, not mere nearsightedness.

He tested many times, observed for a long time, and finally discovered the crux - Gu Beihuai's eyes couldn't take bright light!

Also, his vision was weak at night!

As for Ji Jirou...

Haha!

She really was the perfect pawn!

So easily lured, even screaming from a moth?

It made Tan Shen want to laugh. Her loud scream gave him perfect cover!

Why didn't she encounter snakes or beasts?

Best if it drew everyone away...

Thinking this, his fist swung towards Gu Beihuai's tightly shut eyes!

Go blind!

Sensing the movement, Gu Beihuai tensed nervously, but didn't move. His body was ready to react anytime though.

While he truly couldn't open his eyes right now, his other senses weren't weak at all!

This man was ruthless and vicious, acting without warning.

Gu Beihuai's right arm was taut as he kept identifying the direction and sounds with his ears, about to swing a counter punch any second.

Suddenly!

Bang!

A loud thud.

Someone landed from the sky, foot stamping Tan Shen's back.

Thump -

Tan Shen slammed face down into the mud!

The foot pressed him into the ground, even shifting to squash his head deeper into the hole.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't get up!

Gu Beihuai's tense body instantly relaxed.

Though his eyes still wouldn't open, he knew it was his little cub.

Nan Xiangwan waved her hand before Gu Beihuai. "What happened to your eyes?"

Gu Beihuai: "Are you...concerned about me?"

His heart skipped a beat saying that!

Tan Shen: "Mmmph! Mmm—!"

He was nearly suffocating! And you two are flirting?

Now Tan Shen knew he was done for, but at least he hadn't struck out. He hadn't laid a hand on them.

He could argue that he got lost while going to pee!

In a flash, Tan Shen's mind raced with backup plans and escape routes.

Yet neither Gu Beihuai nor Nan Xiangwan bothered with the man on the ground.

Gu Beihuai was smiling. In the darkness, his eyes slowly opened though he still couldn't see - the black night seemed darker than ever.

But the girl before him was like a warm, gentle ray of light.

Nan Xiangwan was puzzled by his stare. Can you see or can't you?

You open your eyes only to creep me out!

Thinking this, she unhesitatingly covered Gu Beihuai's eyes with her hand.

Her palm grew damp.

Nan Xiangwan blurted: "Don't cry! I'll protect you!"

Gu Beihuai: "......"

He wasn't crying!

That was involuntary tears from the eye pain.

Chapter 247

Gu Beihuai reached out and held the hand covering his own eyes.

The hand was much smaller than his, very soft.

How could such small hands climb trees, shoot guns, and even handle a single-fingered Russian machine gun?

Strange thoughts flashed through Gu Beihuai's mind for a moment.

Nan XiangWan felt that something was wrong. The warmth emanating from this person in front of her was so comforting!

Just like when she faced Xin Zi, she wanted to act coquettish and willful.

Nan XiangWan was shocked.

Gu Beihuai, you don't think of her as your mother, do you?!

So Nan XiangWan swiftly pulled her hand back, scaring him. She didn't want to be anyone's mother.

What exactly made Gu Beihuai misunderstand and feel a maternal attachment towards her?

Gu Beihuai felt a momentary disappointment, but he wasn't in a hurry.

Take it slow.

Tan Shen, who was being stepped on the ground, was extremely uncomfortable. That foot felt like a mountain pressing down on him. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free or get up.

It was suffocating!

Gu Beihuai sensed the movement of the person on the ground and spoke, "Let go."

Nan XiangWan frowned and looked down.

A hint of killing intent flickered in her eyes.

[Ding!]

[The host must not commit a crime!]

Annoying.

If she didn't want to kill, she wouldn't kill.

She released her foot, and in the next second...

Swish!

Tan Shen suddenly bounced up and started running.

He was caught in the act, but...

He could run!

Nan XiangWan had no intention of chasing him at all. She rolled her eyes.

Useless!

If it weren't for the dog, do you think you would still be alive?

He dared to run.

Gu Beihuai: "I'm fine, you can go to sleep."

Nan XiangWan nodded and turned to leave.

Comrades are not fools, and they have strong combat abilities. She didn't need to worry too much.

But when she returned to her sleeping bag, Nan XiangWan adjusted its position to face Gu Beihuai.

Next time, if something happens, she will rush over immediately.

Comrades with poor eyesight are a weakness!

...

Gu Beihuai stayed in place quietly for a while, then blinked.

He smiled and said, "Come out, Tan Shen."

There was indeed no way to convict him for his recent actions, but he had definitely offended someone to death.

A complete exposure!

Tan Shen, hidden in the distance, felt a tremor in his heart, but he still wanted to take a risk.

So he came out, smiling warmly, "What's wrong, King Gu? I just went out for a walk. How did you know I was here?"

Tan Shen was extremely nervous but also surprised.

Gu Beihuai, can you see now or not?

And what exactly did he see earlier?

Tan Shen really wanted to know!

And Nan XiangWan...

Nan XiangWan had good eyesight, she saw it, but why didn't she react or call someone to expose him?

What were these two people thinking?

Tan Shen couldn't understand this state of mind, feeling extremely uneasy.

Gu Beihuai turned to face him, his gaze calm. "You're just someone who came up the mountain, how dare you provoke a god coming down the mountain?"

Tan Shen's pupils contracted for a moment, his heart pounding!

What did that mean?

He didn't even ask about what had just happened?

After saying that, Gu Beihuai laid back down and slept peacefully.

The little pup would protect him!

As for you, Tan Shen...

Your inner fear has long robbed you of the courage to take action.

Petty person and a hero.

The contrast between Tan Shen and Nan XiangWan is particularly strong!

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4 a.m. the next day.

Sun Hui promptly began waking everyone up, pulling them out of their sleeping bags one by one.

"Wake up! Assemble! Let's go!"

Today, the goal is to hike all the way back and conclude this wilderness survival training.

He never wants to bring new recruits again. It's exhausting.

Nan XiangWan packed up her sleeping bag and went to Gu Beihuai's side first. She saw him with a calm expression, shouldering his backpack and heading towards the inner circle.

Nan XiangWan tilted her head, his eyes recovered?

Once Sun Hui quickly organized everyone, they set off.

Breakfast?

Take advantage of the fact that they just woke up and aren't fully awake yet, and walk a few kilometers on foot!

They'll eat when they're completely awake and their stomachs start growling.

And so, a group of actors embarked on the journey in confusion, like machines rushing forward.

Tan Shen was among them, unusually silent, and reducing his presence in a way he had never done before.

He didn't know what Nan XiangWan and Gu Beihuai were thinking deep down, precisely because he didn't know, he couldn't guess.

It was terrifying!

A night passed, and neither of them responded.

Something's not right!

This time, Nan XiangWan didn't rush ahead but walked side by side with Gu Beihuai.

The two walked at the back, and Gu Beihuai kept looking at her with a smile.

Nan XiangWan couldn't stand being stared at and leaned in, whispering, "Gu Beihuai, I know about your feelings towards me, but I really can't accept it."

Gu Beihuai's smile vanished suddenly, replaced by a flicker of disappointment and hurt in his eyes.

Are you rejecting him?

But he clearly...

Never asked for anything.

Nan XiangWan continued, "You can't treat me like your mother! Although I know the Oedipus complex can manifest in certain circumstances, you should understand that it's abnormal and perverse! And I, I won't adopt a son!"

She couldn't understand it either. She didn't have an overflowing maternal love, yet Gu Beihuai's gaze last night was truly chilling.

Gu Beihuai was dumbfounded on the spot!

What the hell?

What mother?

Oedipus complex?

This is madness!

He doesn't have a maternal complex!

He doesn't look at you like he looks at his mother!

You, how is your brain wired!

Gu Beihuai was on the verge of going crazy. After struggling with inner turmoil for a long time, he finally fell silent.

This kid's mind is twisted beyond words. He'll have to change it with his actions.

Gu Beihuai let out a deep sigh.

Why did things deviate further and further from the track?

How did this misunderstanding arise?!

...

During breakfast and the subsequent morning hike and lunch, Nan XiangWan maintained her distance from Gu Beihuai.

In short, she won't raise a son!

Gu Beihuai was also helpless. It's over, he can't explain it clearly anymore.

As for Tan Shen, he was constantly on edge, his gaze always shifting between the two.

A night went by, and the two of them acted as if nothing had happened!

Why is there absolutely no inclination to hold him accountable?

Instead, they flirted and even had time for small lover's quarrels.

Are they mocking him?

Tan Shen's hatred reached its peak in an instant!

...

The remaining journey was still a struggle for the group of actors, but fortunately, yesterday's 15-kilometer foundation paved the way for a relatively smooth journey today.

Finally, at two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone trekked back to the base on foot!

They arrived!

The joy of success overshadowed their exhaustion.

The actors began to cheer and even embraced each other with emotion.

Three actresses burst into tears, feeling incredible.

Finally, everyone understood the significance of the wilderness survival training. At this moment, they seemed to be united in heart, sharing a common goal and achieving it.

This sense of honor cannot be replicated.

Ji Jirou rushed to Tan Shen, wanting to give him a high-five!

Little did she know, she met Tan Shen's icy gaze.

Ji Jirou was startled. "Is Teacher Tan Shen feeling unwell?"

Zhu Yun said, "Teacher Tan Shen hasn't had any water all along. Let's go back and rest."

Tan Shen forced a perfunctory smile and left ahead of them.

Gu Beihuai turned around to find the director, Feng Kai Ji, to vent his frustration.

Nan XiangWan, on the other hand, started shouting, "My phone! Give me back my phone!"

It contained her college entrance exam results!

Chapter 248

Nan XiangWan immediately checked her phone as soon as she received it.

But the result was still blank!

She was really frustrated!

640 points were not considered a high score; it was just enough to pass the admission cutoff for a regular university. More than half of her classmates in her class could score over 650.

On the other hand, Nan ChaoYang, her younger brother, had achieved a truly high score and ranked within the top fifty in the province. His score couldn't be found.

Yet Nan XiangWan's score was completely normal!

What was going on?

Frustration overwhelmed her!

Just then, someone came to notify her that Commander Han wanted to see her.

With a vexed mood, Nan XiangWan made her way to Han Ting's office.

As soon as Han Ting saw her, he began to scold her, "As a soldier, you should control your emotions! It's punishable to show your displeasure!"

Nan XiangWan raised her head and said, "I couldn't find my college entrance exam score."

Han Ting waved his hand and said, "Oh, it was the military district that blocked your score. With 640 points, you passed the admission cutoff and the National Defense Academy will give you special admission. You will be studying in the Special Arms Department."

Nan XiangWan widened her eyes in pleasant surprise.

So, that was the reason. The military district had intervened.

And she could actually get into the military academy she had longed for?!

Ah, oh, oh!

I love you, Lingshan Military Region!

In the next moment, Han Ting continued, "However, your identity as a celebrity remains unchanged. Your score and other information will be blocked by the military. They will be treated as top-secret documents that cannot be accessed and, if necessary, they might even be altered. Although you will be studying in the Special Arms Department, officially, you belong to the Art Troupe. Do you understand?"

Nan XiangWan remained silent.

Han Ting said, "You should cherish this opportunity. The Special Arms Department is already quite special, and the admission cutoff was lowered significantly. You are the only one who received special admission, while the rest are exceptional individuals from various military regions who entered through regular admission. Do you understand the importance of this role?"

Nan XiangWan instantly turned serious and replied, "I understand!"

Now, she represented the Lingshan Military Region.

Though her identity was hidden, it was of utmost significance.

What an honor it was!

Han Ting waved his hand again and said, "Alright, I called you here to inform you about this matter. Wait for further instructions. The rest is to focus on your development in the entertainment industry. Negative news won't surface, and you'll be of great use in the future."

Nan XiangWan nodded and said, "Yes!"

...

In another place,

Feng Kai Ji hadn't left yet. The previous incident made him hesitant to leave; he almost settled in the Lingshan Military Region.

When Gu Beihuai came over, he saw Feng Kai Ji remotely managing the film crew through a video call.

Feng Kai Ji saw Gu Beihuai and ended the call, asking, "The King has arrived? Is your eye better?"

Gu Beihuai nodded, "It's nothing serious."

Feng Kai Ji let out a sigh of relief, "That's good. It shouldn't affect the filming!"

Gu Beihuai got straight to the point, "Replace the actor for the second male lead."

Feng Kai Ji was puzzled, "???"

Gu Beihuai replied, "Nan Bei Entertainment has someone good. He won the Best Actor at the Golden Film Awards. Although he's a newcomer, he has unlimited potential. Let him take the role."

Feng Kai Ji said, "No, that's not possible. Why suddenly change the actor? Tan Shen has already signed the contract, and he's already in training!"

Gu Beihuai stated, "I'm the investor. Is there a problem?"

Feng Kai Ji reluctantly agreed, "Alright, no problem. But I just want to know the reason for this sudden request."

Gu Beihuai stared at him, emphasizing each word, "Tan Shen, has a poor character."

Feng Kai Ji's head immediately went blank, feeling his vision darken.

Tan Shen has a poor character?

So many directors have strongly recommended him, and he has a poor character?

Feng Kai Ji didn't suspect that Gu Beihuai had ulterior motives because Gu Tianwang's status no longer required him to undermine others.

So, it could only mean...

Feng Kai Ji was terrified, drenched in cold sweat.

Tan Shen has a great reputation outside, his image as a kind person has deeply resonated with the public.

How terrifying!

After settling the matter, Gu Beihuai left,

Leaving Feng Kai Ji alone to process everything.

...

During dinner that evening, all the actors gathered together, creating a lively atmosphere.

After a day and night of collective survival in the wilderness, their emotions had undergone a qualitative transformation.

Moreover, after staying in the military area for a few days and being influenced by the soldiers' fervor, their previous selfish thoughts were completely gone.

In the face of national glory, what did their selfishness amount to?

As a result, everyone became more open-minded, disregarding trivial matters and coming together.

However, halfway through the meal, they suddenly noticed something was amiss.

Why was someone missing?

Where was Tan Shen?

Ji Jirou was worried, "Is Teacher Tan Shen feeling unwell?"

She still remembered how Tan Shen had given her his water bottle, and she hadn't even taken a sip despite her lips cracking.

Could something be wrong with him?

Feng Kai Ji, sitting next to her, knocked on the table and announced expressionlessly, "The second male lead has been replaced. Lan Tianyou will be coming tomorrow."

The whole group fell silent, shocked.

Replaced?

How did the sudden change happen?

Tan Shen was swiftly removed from the cast, catching everyone off guard.

They had only returned to the base in the afternoon, and Tan Shen had already been sent away during dinner, silently!

Gu Beihuai calmly ate his meal, not participating in the discussion.

After all, Director Feng Kai Ji was there to handle everything.

Nan XiangWan, sitting across from Gu Beihuai, ate heartily, causing the food tray to clang.

She was clearly in a good mood!

Ji Jirou sighed, "Ah! I can't eat without Teacher Tan Shen."

Hua Ying furrowed her brow, about to say something.

Clang!

Nan XiangWan slammed a food tray in front of her, "Can't eat? Say it again?"

Ji Jirou hastily lowered her head and started eating in big mouthfuls.

She could eat! She had a great appetite!

Hua Ying: "..."

Wow, she only eats when forced!

Zhu Yun almost burst out laughing. Actually, she had felt that something was off, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

After Tan Shen was replaced, unexpectedly, Zhu Yun's mood became particularly good!

How strange!

...

In the evening, Nan XiangWan sat in her dormitory, frowning as she held her tablet.

The system panel showed that the deadline for the college entrance exam task had passed, but it hadn't marked as completed yet.

There must be a time transition since the scores had just been released, and the cutoff scores for major universities hadn't been displayed yet.

Regarding the songwriting task for "The Singer" on the system panel, the font had turned red!

The system was frantically reminding her that the deadline was approaching, and if she didn't start the task soon, there would be consequences.

Nan XiangWan began her creative process.

But she had no inspiration!

At that moment, her phone lit up with a WeChat message.

'Gu Beihuai: [Picture]'

'Gu Beihuai: This is what I painted. I'll refine it later as the cover for the next song. What do you think?'

Nan Xiangwan stared at the painting, a simple depiction of two people.

One person stood there with their eyes covered, a smile playing on their lips, while a long piece of cloth cascaded from the corner of their eye to their waist.

The other person, wielding a sharp blade, took a step forward, guarding against the dangers ahead, their face displaying a fierce determination.

Nan Xiangwan was astonished. Wasn't this what happened last night?

Her comrade had actually captured it in a painting, and it was filled with emotion.

However, the sight of the eyes covered evoked a sense of heartache.

Furrowing her brows, Nan Xiangwan picked up her pen and composed a new song melody.

The title - "May the Gods Favor."

Chapter 249

That night.

A midnight flight arrived at Yong City Airport.

Lan Tianyou walked out with a blank look on his face and got into the car to pick him up.

Although he had won a Best Actor award, he was not actually very senior in the entertainment industry, having debuted just two years ago.

But he did have really good luck. Right after his debut, he signed with South-North Entertainment, the leader in the entertainment industry. After that, he filmed a small-budget movie.

From the director to the screenwriter, no one had any reputation, and no one in the industry was optimistic about it.

But unexpectedly, that small production won an award!

So Lan Tianyou quite logically became a Best Actor award winner, reaching the peak upon debut.

The company also treated him exceptionally well, with follow-up resources and development keeping pace.

Although he was young, his development in the entertainment industry was quite fierce.

At the moment, he had just finished filming a fantasy drama and had just attended the wrap-up banquet.

The wine he drank really made him feel good!

He didn't know how much he drank, but he drank until he passed out.

When Lan Tianyou opened his eyes again, he was already in the departure lounge.

Beside him was his agent, who handed him his boarding pass and backpack, saying, "I can't accompany you anymore, go yourself."

Lan Tianyou: "???"

And so he boarded the plane bound for Yong City!

After flying for more than two hours, he arrived in Yong City.

He picked up his bag himself. With not many people around this late at night, Lan Tianyou walked out of the airport and saw the pickup information sent to his mobile phone.

After comparing the license plate number, yep, this was the one.

Get in the car!

Lan Tianyou put down his bag and got into this business car.

He looked at the driver uncle in front of him, wanting to take the initiative to say hello, "Hello sir, may I ask where we are going?"

Lan Tianyou had no idea what was going on. His agent didn't know either.

He only knew that this was a secret itinerary arranged by the company!

Sun Hui, whose muscles were bulging out, wore short sleeves. His arms looked exceptionally terrifying.

He glanced at the person in the back seat through the rearview mirror without saying anything.

He just stepped on the accelerator!

Speeding off!

Lan Tianyou was almost shaken and fell over.

After barely steadying himself, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

This is so scary!

Where exactly are we going?

Why does this driver look so fierce?

Could I have been kidnapped?

Trembling in fear!

Not daring to speak!

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The next morning.

Everyone got up at 6 am, gathered together, and ate breakfast.

It was another day without flying, which was disappointing.

As Nan Xiangwan walked to the canteen, she saw Director Feng Kaiji there.

She was a little surprised that the director had gotten up this early!

Then she looked at the table, where there were 8 male actors.

Huh? Why were there 8?

Nan Xiangwan took a closer look and discovered an unfamiliar face.

At this time, Lan Tianyou was sitting there with a blank look, having apparently come overnight without enough time to sleep.

Those dark circles were very obvious!

Apart from that, he was completely bewildered, with a funny expression.

Feng Kaiji was babbling on and on about something, going on about training or military prestige or scripts.

Lan Tianyou didn't understand a word!

Nan Xiangwan walked over and sat down.

Across from her, Gu Beihuai pushed over a bowl of breakfast, saying, "I dished it up for you."

Nan Xiangwan lowered her head and started eating while listening to Feng Kaiji's blathering.

After talking for half an hour, he finally finished.

The other actors had also mostly finished eating, with only Nan Xiangwan still gnawing on a large bone.

She wasn't full yet!

Lan Tianyou looked blankly around at everyone, and then looked towards Gu Beihuai.

He was the only one who could give him a sense of security.

The boss of the company and a big senior!

Lan Tianyou: "Boss Gu."

Gu Beihuai looked up at him, "What is it?"

Lan Tianyou: "Why, why am I here?"

He still didn't understand!

Plus he had a variety show to film the day after tomorrow. Why was he suddenly brought to this military base? What was going on?

Feng Kaiji remarked, "This second male lead doesn't seem too bright."

Everyone else was laughing.

Indeed, apart from the actors themselves, everything about this training was confidential.

There was no external information that could be found out at all.

They had been training together for several days already and had become quite familiar with each other and gradually come to thoroughly understand the circumstances of the crew.

Direct understanding and reading the script gave completely different feelings.

Feng Kaiji remote controlled everything every day. The production was truly massive!

Lan Tianyou had just been brought over and no one had explained anything to him.

He was confused the whole time!

Eventually there was a kind soul who slowly explained things to Lan Tianyou, also making clear the importance of this military base.

Lan Tianyou was dumbfounded on the spot!

Damn!

How lucky could he be to get into such an awesome drama crew.

A drama crew that came to train at the air force base was unprecedented!

So Lan Tianyou started feeling pumped up and particularly excited.

After breakfast, they rested for a bit then gathered for training.

Lan Tianyou excitedly rushed up, and 5 minutes later was dragged back down, tired like a dead dog.

The other actors had already adapted by now and continued training.

When Lan Tianyou looked at everyone, his expression...

Priceless!

......

Nan Xiangwan didn't train for too long today. At 9 am, Cheng Xue and Xiao Dong came.

To pick her up!

After going through layers of checks, the two of them were brought inside the military base.

Cheng Xue rushed up to Nan Xiangwan and grabbed her hand, checking her all over, from head to toe.

Cheng Xue: "You're okay right? Not injured right? Haven't tanned too dark right? Is it tiring? Are you exhausted?"

Nan Xiangwan was stroked all over by her!

After the inspection was over, nothing was wrong. The three got in the car and left the base.

Nan Xiangwan was reluctant to part from everyone. She would be gone for a full three days.

On her way to start her path in variety shows.

In the car headed towards the airport.

Xiao Dong handed over a bag of spicy duck claws: "Boss Nan, open up with something meaty."

Nan Xiangwan: "Xiao Dong, I love you! Gimme two more bags!"

Xiao Dong: "No can do. One bag per half month."

Nan Xiangwan: "Instantly don't love you anymore."

Cheng Xue reminded from the side: "Boss Nan, you've got the song written already right? No equipment in the base, is the arrangement done?"

Nan Xiangwan: "It's all done. The tablet software works pretty well."

Cheng Xue: "Then that's good!"

The main concern was not having a single song ready.

The Singer wasn't an ordinary competitive stage. All the contestants going were industry veterans, any single one pulled out already had one or two wildly popular songs.

It was a competition amongst the strong!

What was most important was that the competition rules of The Singer were very strict. For the first recording of the first episode for first-time participants, they had to sing their own song.

Heaven's Fate did have their own songs, but those didn't belong to Nan Xiangwan personally, they belonged to the group.

Moreover, when it came down to it, Heaven's Fate was still managed by South-North Entertainment.

South-North Entertainment did not participate in the personal development of group members.

It would also work to bring Wilderness and RainCat up there to sing, but it wasn't ideal.

It was easy to make people doubt!

It would still be best to prepare a truly new song that belonged to herself.

That was why Cheng Xue had been so anxious about hurrying her along.

Luckily Nan Xiangwan had exceptional business capability and really did write one out.

Cheng Xue felt relieved and continued speaking, "Tomorrow is the recording for The Singer, the day after is the recording for Horror Variety Show. They're both recorded on weekends, with one episode per week in the future. They're both live broadcasts, and there will also be edited videos made afterwards that will be put up on major video sites."

Nan Xiangwan continued gnawing on duck claws. One small pack wasn't enough to fill the gaps in her teeth.

At this time Xiao Dong took out two more large packs of duck claws from her bag and started chewing on them herself.

Nan Xiangwan: "...????"

Xiao Dong, you......

Chapter 250

In the end, [Nan XiangWan] was still not allowed to eat a second pack of duck claws.

[Xiao Dong] ate up all the leftovers by himself!

[Xiao Dong]: "[Nan XiangWan], you have to remember that you are a celebrity."

[Nan XiangWan]: "You also have to remember that you are a nutritionist!"

[Xiao Dong]: "No, I'm just an assistant with a nutritionist certificate. I don't make money with my face."

[Nan XiangWan]: "......"

[Cheng Xue] interrupted the two of them: "The court session was yesterday."

[Nan XiangWan] became interested: "[Cheng Dong Entertainment]? Did they pay compensation? How much?"

[Cheng Xue]: "They have to pay, but the money is actually just small change. The real major action is the subsequent commercial warfare, which is also our ultimate goal. The day before the court session, we released information that exposed everything the female artist with the Miao surname did, and we also heated up the accident that happened during the first concert rehearsal of [Destiny Girls]."

[Nan XiangWan]: "I don't understand, just tell me the result."

[Cheng Xue]: "The result is that [Chengdong Entertainment] stocks crashed and they were condemned by the entire Internet. We made a huge profit."

[Nan XiangWan] took out her phone and eagerly went online to watch the drama unfold.

Although it was something from yesterday, there would still be some leftovers to nibble on today.

Might as well join in the excitement!

But when she opened Weibo, she saw a large number of unread messages piling up in the bottom right corner.

Well, over a hundred thousand unread private messages!

And when she looked at the comments...

Her fans were almost crazy from waiting!

In the past few days, [Nan XiangWan] had disappeared, not only refusing to stream, but also not posting anything.

As a result, her fans missed her so much that, crazed with longing, they made a video compilation to appease themselves.

When [Nan XiangWan] tapped into it to take a look, her face darkened like the bottom of a pot!

In the short one-minute edited video, a gorilla's face had been replaced with [Nan XiangWan]'s face through P-editing.

The video content was of that gorilla with [Nan XiangWan]'s face aggressively bullying the weak, beating up other gorillas.

Title - 【Tyrant Boss Nan XiangWan】

Lots of likes, shares, and comments!

As the fans couldn't wait for [Nan XiangWan] to show up and had gone crazy, they had become increasingly perverse.

They were very receptive to this kind of video and were even furiously tagging her to come see it!

[Nan XiangWan]: "......"

This generation of fans was really toxic!

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At the same time, in a certain conference room somewhere.

A group of military and political leaders appeared, each dressed in military uniform, their shoulder insignia dazzling.

A man in his 60s sat in the chief position and was currently flipping through the documents on the table.

His name was [Zhong Hongyi].

He held many positions, one of which was principal of the military academy.

The other ten people were also looking through the same documents in their respective positions.

They were looking at the same thing—a strangely unique zero-mark Gaokao essay.

[Zhong Hongyi] had been frowning the entire time. After finishing it, he looked up and said, "The candidate sent over from the [Lingshan Military Region], she really has some unique ideas!"

Vice Principal [Zuo Zhiye] said speechlessly, "She did decently on her other subjects, it's just her Chinese exam. A zero-mark essay is really unprecedented."

[Zhong Hongyi] shook his head and said, "The 29th class of the [Special Arms Department] has a total enrollment of 27 people. The previous 26 all had no issues, whether it was physical fitness, combat aptitude, or intelligence, they were all elites handpicked by the various military regions. But this one...[Nan XiangWan]!"

[Zuo Zhiye]: "Wasn't she strongly recommended by Major General [Han Ting]? Her political background and other aspects are fine. And we investigated her as well—her family background is quite impressive. She didn't use any backdoors, so if it weren't for this essay..."

[Zhong Hongyi] said helplessly, "The soldiers recommended by [Han Ting] have always been outstanding. The kid from last term was great, but this [Nan XiangWan]... You all should know our military academy recruits over a thousand students every year, but the [Special Arms Department] is the most special among all the special departments. The officers it cultivates all get allocated to the nine major special forces. In its 29 years since establishment until now, it has only trained two exceptional female military officers!"

[Zuo Zhiye]: "Is there going to be a third one soon? Or does the principal disagree?"

[Zhong Hongyi]: "There's nothing wrong with [Nan XiangWan] herself, but this psychological quality really needs more practice! What was she even thinking when she wrote this essay? She might as well have just come up with an extremely intense training curriculum! And those exclamation marks—three at the end of every paragraph, who did she learn essay writing from? I really wonder which squad of special forces is going to be unlucky in four years and get a commander like her... If her subordinates learn her bad habits, none of them are going to turn out normal!"

[Zuo Zhiye] started laughing. "But it also shows she usually undergoes a lot of training."

[Zhong Hongyi]: "Forget it, let's not dwell on it. We'll vote on whether to give her special recruitment."

After he finished speaking, everyone raised their hands.

The 10 school leaders had all raised their hands.

It passed unanimously!

But after approving her, everyone started laughing.

[Zhong Hongyi] said speechlessly, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

[Zuo Zhiye]: "Not exactly. We were just very curious what kind of person she is and what her oddly unique subordinates would be like. Haha!"

[Zhong Hongyi]: "Sigh! I really wonder which squad of special forces is going to be unlucky in four years and get a commander like her..."

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The flight from [Yong City] to [Shang Hai] took two hours.

When [Nan XiangWan] and her two companions arrived, it was 2 p.m.

Right after, they immediately rushed over to the rehearsal site of "The Singer" to rehearse.

The veteran singers participating on this show had already finished rehearsing; only [Nan XiangWan] was left.

"The Singer"'s chief director [Zhang Rui] was arranging things on site. This show had already run for several seasons, so the staff and directors were very familiar with the process.

In the industry, it was considered a benchmark.

Some singers desperately wanted to get on it, while others avoided it like the plague for fear of falling from grace because of it.

It could be said that those who could participate and battle to the very end were definitely powerhouses in the music world!

The show's rules were that eight singers would take turns performing, then their rankings would be revealed through online voting, with eight narrowing down to seven and one singer eliminated.

Starting from the second episode, challenger singers would appear, still with eight people competing, continuing with eight narrowing down to seven and one more eliminated.

This cycle would repeat 12 episodes until the final decisive match!

The competition system was harsh and the contests intensely fierce.

The gold content of every season's "Singer King" title was very high—at least for people who had won several Golden Melody Awards.

As a newcomer making her debut, [Nan XiangWan] coming on this show at this point was largely due to [Chengdong Entertainment]'s status in the entertainment industry.

So when chief director [Zhang Rui] first saw her, he didn't think much of her—he just thought the girl was good-looking.

Then after a simple check of the equipment status, [Zhang Rui] left the site.

He didn't care about [Nan XiangWan]'s rehearsal status. Out of the eight singers, seven were veteran celebrities that he needed to personally greet and pay attention to.

As for [Nan XiangWan]...forget about her!

[Cheng Xue] and [Xiao Dong] were accompanying her on site.

After [Nan XiangWan] went on stage, she first tested the audio equipment, then started vocalizing.

The musicians in the accompanying band also didn't think much of her at first—newcomers squeezing their way onto this show through all sorts of connections only to get eliminated after one or two rounds were a dime a dozen.

But when [Nan XiangWan] started singing, effortlessly traversing who knows how many octaves from high notes to low notes, the entire site fell silent!

The hundred or so musicians collectively widened their eyes and stared at [Nan XiangWan] in the center of the stage.

Are you human or ghost?

Was that range just now something humans can achieve?