After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

Feiyun Mountain, at its foot.

The military academy students looked at the blazing sun overhead and at the unknown distance of the mountain road ahead, and sighed inwardly.

He Xiting swallowed hard: "Do you think it's too late for me to pray for rain now?"

Gao Xiao: "Xixi, it's just a little bit of sun, you're not going to be unable to handle it, are you?"

He Xiting scoffed, "Who almost got heatstroke just now?"

Yue Qiufeng looked up at the sky and said seriously, "Let's not pray for rain. If it rains, the mountain road will be even more difficult to travel."

He Xiting was about to say a few words to Leng Ran when he noticed that she was staring intently at the mountainside.

Curious, He Xiting looked over as well. A flash of light happened to shine into his eyes, forcing him to blink. When he looked again, he saw nothing.

"What is that? It's blinding me!" He Xiting rubbed his eyes, still seeing a double white image. "Ali, what are you looking at?"

"Of course, we're here to see the scenery." Leng Ran pretended not to know what had happened. "After all, this is my first time visiting Feiyun Mountain."

He Xiting was taken aback: "Didn't you see that glowing thing just now?"

Leng Ran blinked: "What's that glowing thing? Bro, are you hallucinating?"

"Really?" He Xiting was also stunned, touching his head. "I got heatstroke too? No way, I'm not like Gao Xiao who breaks at the slightest touch."

Gao Xiao's face darkened: "...Who said it would break at the slightest touch? Someone must be hallucinating. Oh dear, what a fragile soldier."

A verbal battle was about to erupt between the two. Yue Qiufeng pulled Leng Ran and Zhao Yuheng aside and skillfully moved two steps away from the center of the storm.

"Mo Li, you saw it too," Zhao Yuheng transmitted his voice. "Fifteen seconds, three flashes. It should be caused by improper operation of the protective shield energy node detector. The location is on the eastern half of Feiyun Mountain. Judging from the direction of the reflection, the detector should be operating in the northwest corner."

“Improper operation? That does sound like a mistake a novice would make.” Leng Ran narrowed his eyes. “But if they were really novices, they wouldn’t have been able to cross several star systems and reach Storm Star while being chased by so many people.”

Zhao Yuheng agreed: "Yes, it's very likely a trap to deliberately mislead the military search team. But whether they did it intentionally or not, the military search team should have already noticed them."

He closed his eyes again, and opened them again after more than ten seconds: "As expected, Long Ying, Long Che, and all the military personnel were wearing 'Gray Mist'."

"All in the shadows? This cat-and-mouse game is rather interesting." Leng Ran crossed his arms. "But more than this sudden mission, I'm more concerned about the motives of the two members of the Long family who came here."

Zhao Yuheng's eyes flickered slightly: "Motive? What do you want to know?"

He glanced coldly at the flashing light and said, "Oh, then let's see what these two young ladies and young masters know."

Seeing Instructor Lin approaching, Zhao Yuheng temporarily suppressed his doubts, but did not relax at all.

The shadow of the Star Pavilion always loomed over him, and he always felt that this mission might not go so smoothly.

Zhao Yuheng glanced at Leng Ran, who had run to the shade of a tree and closed her eyes to cool off, and a ripple of emotion stirred in his heart.

Fortunately, there was still a reasonably reliable guy by his side.

Seeing that the students were all ready to go, Instructor Lin walked slowly to them and said, "I'm sure you all remember the route of the training march very well. You need to reach the mountaintop area before dark today and return to the watchtower by this time tomorrow."

"If you all understand, let's set off now! If we're late... you know what that means."

Instructor Lin finished speaking, turned around and went back to the watchtower, leaving a group of military academy students looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Let's hurry up and make the most of our time!"

“Look, Li hasn’t even moved yet. With Li leading us, we’ll all definitely pass.”

These military cadets had long regarded Leng Ran as a leader, and instinctively wanted to follow her, hoping to complete even a simple training exercise together.

Normally, Leng Ran would be happy to help her classmates, but today is not a good time for group activities.

Ai Anbang glanced at Leng Ran, who was resting with his eyes closed, and asked, "Leave the team. Shall we set off?"

"Let's go? Of course." Leng Ran slowly stood up. "Training is so boring, how about we play a game?"

The military cadets became interested: "A game?"

“Yes, a cat-and-mouse game,” Leng Ran continued. “I will proceed along the designated training route and return after reaching the summit. If any of you can catch me, you win.”

Yu Jiu was somewhat disheartened: "Caught leaving the team? How is that possible?"

"In that case, I'll lower the difficulty a bit." He crossed his arms. "As long as you can see me, you win. As for the reward..."

He tilted his head and smiled coldly: "How about a spot in the team I founded?"

He Xiting was taken aback: "Ali is talking about Star Wars? There should be a limit to the number of teams in Star Wars."

“Not Star Wars,” Leng Ran said, emphasizing each word. “It’s Storm Military Academy’s brand new team, called Dawn.”

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

"What! He left the team and started his own!"

"When did this happen? It's been such a pain to keep it from everyone."

"Dawn, what a great name! Finally, we can face off against the Sharp Edge. We're part of an organization now!"

"Wait a minute, don't get too excited. You have to win to get a spot on the team."

As the crowd engaged in heated discussion, he smiled coldly and waved goodbye, saying, "Well then, everyone, I'll be going now. Good luck to you all."

Before the words were even finished, a figure darted out like lightning, disappearing completely from everyone's sight in just three seconds.

The military academy students fell silent instantly.

"...Just now, did someone fly out?"

A few seconds later, someone finally reacted: "Chase after them! What are you all standing there for! Do you still want to join the team?!"

The scene was extremely chaotic. Everyone rushed forward with all their might, as if all their previous fatigue had vanished. The group of people rushed out like a locust swarm.

There is only one exception.

Zhao Yuheng did not set off with the main group, but instead stood behind a thick tree trunk, concealing himself. Only after confirming that all the military academy students had left did he slowly speak.

"They've all left, aren't they coming out yet?"

A low chuckle came from the tree: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Leng Ran leaped lightly down from the tree, his combat boots making no extra sound as they stepped onto the slightly damp soil.

Zhao Yuheng lowered his head, a hint of a smile in his eyes as he met Leng Ran's gaze.

"Captain Mo Li, do I consider myself the winner of this cat-and-mouse game?"