Special War God

Xia Zhongnan said: "Deputy General Zhao is better at scouts than I am, and he has taken over."

Liu Dabazi said with a smile: "So there are things you are not good at? Even so, you still have a lot of things to do. Why did you suddenly think of looking for me?"

Xia Zhongnan replied: "Actually, I didn't come here on purpose to see the general. I just happened to walk here and came in to visit."

Liu Dabzi looked at him and asked, "Look at you, is there something you don't understand or are hesitant about?"

Xia Zhongnan said frankly: "I am indeed a little confused and not sure whether what I am doing now is right."

Liu Dabazi laughed out loud: "For our comrade Xiao Xia to have such doubts, I think Zhao Delin must have said something to you. Did he bully you?"

Xia Zhongnan quickly clarified: "Deputy General Zhao is very kind to me, how could he bully me?"

Liu Dabzi suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Xiao Fei, do you know what I did before I became the general of the Thirteenth Army?"

Xia Zhongnan replied: "I heard that you, General, are a member of Marshal Xu's personal guard?"

Liu Dabazi corrected him and said, "To be precise, I am the captain of the personal guard team around General Xu. I am closer to General Xu than the ordinary members of the personal guard. Over the years, the generals of the first twelve armies of our Chifang Army have all come from General Xu's personal guard. Do you know why?"

Xia Zhongnan analyzed: "This is because Marshal Xu trusts the people around him more."

Liu Dabazi continued, "You are also a wise man. I am in that position myself, so how could I not know? But over the years, I have never taken the initiative to fight for such an opportunity and position. Do you know why?"

Xia Zhongnan thought to himself: "Aren't you in such a position now?" But of course he wouldn't really say that out loud, so he could only choose to remain silent.

Liu Dabazi explained to himself, "Sitting in this position may seem glorious on the surface, but in fact it carries a great responsibility. In peacetime, every man and every mouth in the army needs the general to fight for food and wages to survive; once a war breaks out, every decision is related to the life and death of countless brothers. Rather than taking on such a responsibility, it is better to stay by Xu Shuai's side and serve him, and devote more energy to cultivation."

Xia Zhongnan asked back: "If that's the case, why did you come here anyway, General?"

Liu Dabazi did not respond directly to him, but smiled and said: "Sometimes I wonder what kind of person you are, Xia Zhongnan? I remember that when we first met, you were very aggressive and rude to me. Now that we are communicating face to face, you can say whatever you want to say, and you have not shown any fear. If that's all, then it's fine, it only shows that you are an arrogant person. But after careful observation, I found that when you face those ordinary soldiers, you can treat them equally and don't care about their status. In your eyes, they are all treated equally like your family and friends. Although your soldiers can't see it as clearly as I do, they can feel it, so in a short time, you have won their sincere respect."

Xia Zhongnan was confused and said, "General, what exactly do you want to tell me? Why can't I understand what you mean?"

Liu said carelessly: "What I want to tell you is, Xia Zhongnan, you are a very special person. In my opinion, if you think you should do something, just do it without any worries. I have confidence in you."

Xia Zhongnan responded with a smile: "Thank you for your trust, General!"

He thought for a moment and continued, "Also, I think it is important to gather the practitioners together for training. However, my cultivation and knowledge are limited, so it would be best if one of your deputy generals could take the lead in case of any emergency in the future."

Liu nodded in agreement: "This arrangement is fine. If you have any other ideas, just bring them up and come to me anytime!"

After leaving Liu Da, Lu Mingyuan had been looking for Xia Zhongnan for a while. He happened to meet him here and immediately ran over to report: "Head coach, the formation has been set up, go over and take a look."

Because preparing the materials for the formation took some time, I have been busy until now.

Xia Zhongnan immediately became interested when he heard this and urged, "Lead the way, I'll go and see it now!"

Lu Mingyuan set up the formation in the small courtyard where he lived. The two walked in, and Xia Zhongnan looked around and asked in confusion: "Is there a formation here? Why don't I feel anything?"

Lu Mingyuan replied: "The array base has been set up, and we just need to inject the energy source to start it."

Xia Zhongnan glared at him and said anxiously, "Why don't you put it in quickly?"

He also wanted to see what this formation looked like as soon as possible.

Lu Mingyuan seemed a little embarrassed and explained: "This energy source requires a Yuan Stone, but I don't have one. I heard that..."

Xia Zhongnan responded dissatisfiedly: "You guy, it turns out that you are interested in this Yuanshi of mine! I just got it and haven't used it yet!"

As he spoke, he took out the Yuan Stone wrapped in red cloth from his arms, untied it casually, and handed it to Lu Mingyuan.

Lu Mingyuan took the Yuan Stone, his hands trembling a little. He walked to a corner of the yard, removed a stone that had been placed in advance to cover it, revealing a groove dug inside, then put the Yuan Stone into the groove and covered it with a stone again.

Soon, Xia Zhongnan felt that the vital energy here began to become disordered. Mist gradually rose all around and soon spread throughout the entire small courtyard. Even Lu Mingyuan, who was very close just now, disappeared from sight.

Is this the legendary trap?

Xia Zhongnan stayed where he was and felt it for a while, then walked forward. However, although this small courtyard did not cover a large area, he was still unable to get out after walking for fifteen minutes and was still in the thick fog.

What's going on? Is it really so magical?

Since he couldn't get out, he calmed down and recalled the knowledge about the formation.

One Yuan, Two Principles, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Combinations, Seven Stars, Eight Diagrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions, the formations are from simple to complex, with endless changes, but they all remain the same, all derived from the evolution of the same idea. He squinted his eyes slightly, treating what he saw as an illusion, without being disturbed by the outside world, imagining that he was in the Tai Chi Bagua, and then walked steadily forward in the direction of the "life gate".

Something unexpected happened. After only twenty steps, Xia Zhongnan actually walked out of the formation in front of Lu Mingyuan's stunned eyes...

After walking out of the complicated formation, everything became clear. The courtyard was still the same courtyard. How could there be any fog? Lu Mingyuan was still standing in the yard in a daze, staring at Xia Zhongnan with wide eyes.

After a long time, Lu Mingyuan walked out of the yard along a strange route, came to Xia Zhongnan, and asked anxiously: "Chief Instructor, is my formation really effective for cultivators?"