Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

Zhang Ling raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of pain and struggle. "Ruyan, you misunderstood me! I never forgot my promise. I joined the army to protect you and to prevent such tragedies from happening again!"

"Protect us? How ridiculous!" Liu Ruyan pointed at the brightly lit village at the foot of the mountain. "Look at you now. Who are you protecting? Have you protected this country? What has this country given you? It has given you endless wars and suffering!"

Zhang Ling was silent. He could not refute Liu Ruyan's words. He knew the cruelty of war better than anyone else.

"Zhang Ling, I hate you!" Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth and said, "I hate you for abandoning me, I hate you for not being able to protect the village, and I hate you even more for joining this damn army!"

Every word Liu Ruyan said was like a sharp knife, stabbing Zhang Ling's heart. He staggered back and sat on the ground helplessly.

"Ruyan, you...why do you say that?" Zhang Ling's voice trembled and his eyes were full of despair.

Liu Ruyan did not answer, but turned and left, leaving only a cold word echoing in the mountains: "From now on, we are no longer friends! You go your way, and I go mine!"

Zhang Ling sat on the ground in a daze, letting the cold wind blow on his face. He felt as if his heart had been hollowed out, empty and extremely painful.

He once thought that as long as he could avenge his family and drive out the Japanese invaders, he could make up for the regret in his heart. But now, he has lost the person he cherishes most and the meaning of his life.

"Ruyan..." Zhang Ling murmured Liu Ruyan's name in a low voice, tears sliding down silently.

Suddenly, he felt a murderous aura coming from behind him. He turned around suddenly and saw several men in black approaching him silently.

"Who are you?" Zhang Ling asked vigilantly.

The man in black did not answer, but rushed towards him, waving the blade in his hand.

Zhang Ling quickly stood up, drew the dagger from his waist, and started a fierce battle with the man in black.

Although he was seriously injured, he was experienced in combat and soon gained the upper hand.

However, the men in black didn't seem to care about life or death. They attacked him one after another, fighting with a completely desperate attitude.

Zhang Ling gradually felt exhausted and had more and more wounds on his body.

Just when he was about to collapse, a man in black suddenly attacked him from behind and stabbed him in the abdomen.

"Ugh..." Zhang Ling groaned and blood gushed out.

He fell to the ground weakly, his consciousness gradually becoming blurred.

Before he completely lost consciousness, he vaguely heard a familiar voice.

"Ruyan..."

......

When Zhang Ling woke up again, he found himself lying in a dim room.

He struggled to get up, but found himself weak all over and felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

"Are you awake?" A cold voice sounded in his ears.

Zhang Ling turned his head and saw Liu Ruyan sitting beside the bed with a bowl of medicine in her hand.

"Ruyan..." Zhang Ling shouted weakly.

Liu Ruyan looked at him expressionlessly, "Don't call me Ruyan, you don't deserve it!"

Zhang Ling felt a pain in his heart, "Why did you... save me?"

Liu Ruyan sneered, "Save you? You're wrong. I just don't want you to die too easily! I want you to see with your own eyes how your country is destroyed by us!"

Zhang Ling widened his eyes and looked at Liu Ruyan in disbelief.

"You...who are you?"

Liu Ruyan slowly stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the night outside.

"I am a member of the Black Dragon Society. My mission is to lurk in China and destroy your resistance."

Zhang Ling looked at Liu Ruyan in shock. He could never have imagined that the woman he loved so much would actually be an enemy spy!

"Why...why do this?" Zhang Ling asked painfully.

Liu Ruyan turned around, her eyes filled with flames of hatred.

"Because I want revenge! I want you Chinese to pay the price with blood!"

Zhang Ling's heart sank completely. He knew that there was an insurmountable gap between him and Liu Ruyan.

"Ruyan, do you... do you really want to do this?" Zhang Ling's eyes were full of despair.

Liu Ruyan did not answer, but handed the bowl of medicine in her hand to him.

"Drink it and you'll get better faster."

Zhang Ling looked at the bowl of medicine in front of him, his heart full of contradictions.

He knew that the bowl of medicine was most likely poisoned.

But he took the bowl of medicine without hesitation and drank it all.

Because he knew that even if he died, he wanted to die at Liu Ruyan's hands.

Liu Ruyan watched Zhang Ling drink the medicine with a sneer on her face.

"You...why did you..." Zhang Ling asked with difficulty.

Liu Ruyan did not answer, but turned and left, leaving only a cold word echoing in the room.

"Enjoy your last moments, Zhang Ling."

Zhang Ling lay on the bed, feeling his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred.

He didn't know how long he could live, but he knew he had no regrets.

Because he could finally be with the woman he loved forever, even in hell...

Suddenly, the door was pushed open and a man in black walked in.

"You...who are you?" Zhang Ling asked with difficulty.

The man in black did not answer, but walked to the bed and looked down at him.

"I'm here to take your life." The man in black said coldly.

Zhang Ling was shocked. He knew that his final moment had come...

Zhang Ling widened his eyes, looking at the person in front of him in disbelief - it was actually the enemy who murdered his father, a rare scene!

In the rare scene, the notorious captain of the island army's special forces, it was he who led the troops to massacre Zhang Ling's entire family.

At this moment, Shanben Yimu had a strange smile on his face and slowly said, "Zhang Ling, long time no see."

Zhang Ling clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh. He gritted his teeth and said, "What a rare scene! You are still alive!"

"Thanks to you, I am still alive and well." Shanben smiled contemptuously, "I didn't expect it, you tried so hard to kill me, but in the end you made me successful."

Zhang Ling was furious. He suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and rushed towards the rare book scene.

"Want to kill me? You're too young!" Shanben flashed and easily avoided Zhang Ling's attack.

The two men fought fiercely on the top of the mountain.

Although Zhang Ling is a martial arts expert, Shanben is no ordinary person either. The two of them fought back and forth, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.

"Zhang Ling, do you think you won? You killed the Sakata Corps, but you didn't know that this was part of my plan." Shanben said with a sneer while dodging Zhang Ling's attack.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Ling's heart trembled, feeling that things were not that simple.

"The battle of Cangyun Ridge was just a bait I threw out to lure the main force of the Eighth Route Army to come for a decisive battle." A sinister light flashed in Shanben Yimu's eyes, "I have already laid a net around Cangyun Ridge, and I am just waiting for you to fall into it!"

Zhang Ling then realized that he had fallen into the trap of the rare book scene.

His heart was filled with regret and anger, but it was too late to say anything now.

"Zhang Ling, you lose! Your road to revenge ends here!" Shanben laughed triumphantly.

He suddenly took out a grenade from his arms, pulled the fuse, and threw it towards Zhang Ling.

"go to hell!"

Zhang Ling watched the grenade flying towards him, but was powerless to dodge.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang and flames shot up into the sky from the top of the mountain.

......

When Zhang Ling woke up again, he found himself lying on an unfamiliar bed.

He struggled to sit up, looked around, and found himself in a simple room.

"Are you awake?" an old voice sounded.

Zhang Ling turned his head and saw a white-haired old man sitting beside the bed, looking at him kindly.

"Who are you?" Zhang Ling asked vigilantly.

"I'm the village chief here, Lao Li." The old man smiled kindly, "You've been in a coma for three days and three nights, and you've finally woken up."

Zhang Ling then remembered what had happened before, and his heart was full of doubts.

"I...wasn't I killed by the explosion?"

Old Li shook his head and said, "You are lucky. The villagers down the mountain found you and sent you back in time."

"What about the rare book scene?" Zhang Ling asked anxiously.

"A scene about rare books? I've never heard of this person." Old Li looked confused.

Zhang Ling became even more confused. Could it be that all this was just a dream?

He threw back the quilt and tried to get out of bed, but found that he was extremely weak.

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, so take a good rest first." Old Li quickly supported him.

Zhang Ling lay back on the bed helplessly, his heart full of confusion.

He didn't know where he was or what to do next.

"By the way, you have a jade pendant on you, and we all find it very strange." Lao Li said suddenly.

Zhang Ling looked down and found that there was indeed a jade pendant hanging around his neck.

This jade pendant is the only relic left to him by his parents, and he has always kept it close to his body.

"This jade pendant..." Zhang Ling picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully.

Suddenly, the jade pendant emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire room.

Zhang Ling only felt a flash before his eyes and lost consciousness again.

......

When Zhang Ling woke up again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

He looked around and found himself in a magnificent hall.

The hall is filled with all kinds of rare treasures, the walls are hung with exquisite murals, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance.

"Where...is this place?" Zhang Ling muttered to himself.

Suddenly, a clear voice rang in his ears: "Welcome to the Profound Sky Continent!"

Zhang Ling turned his head suddenly and saw a woman in white standing behind him, looking at him with a smile.

The woman had a beautiful face and an extraordinary temperament, like a fairy from heaven.

"Who are you?" Zhang Ling asked vigilantly.

"I am your guide, you can call me Ling'er." The woman said with a smile, "You have come to the Profound Sky Continent. From now on, you will embark on a brand new journey."

"Tianxuan Continent?" Zhang Ling looked confused. "What is this place?"

"The Profound Tian Continent is a world full of fantasy and adventure. There are powerful warriors, mysterious magicians, and all kinds of rare and exotic animals here." Ling'er explained, "And you will become the protagonist of this world!"

......

A strange memory suddenly flooded into Zhang Ling's mind.

Only then did he realize that he had traveled to a different world called Tianxuan Continent.

The jade pendant on his body is a magical treasure that can give him great power in this world.