Exposed

Early in the morning, Ling Quan stood on the Third Unit's Training Ground, directing the Black Seal Army soldiers of the Third Unit through their training as he had yesterday.

Since Yang Hao had mysteriously vanished, Ling Quan had become the acting commander of the Third Unit. At least until a new Third Commander was found, the Third Unit would remain under his management.

As for how long this temporary assignment would last, Ling Quan estimated it would be quite a while. The Third Unit had been established specifically for descendants of families affiliated with the Gu Clan but bearing different surnames. By regulation, its Third Commander had to be an outsider as well. Yet among the Gu Clan's current non-Gu descendants, there truly was no one capable of filling Yang Hao's position. Even Ling Quan himself was far from qualified.

As for Yang Hao himself, after Gu Qinghan and the other two had dragged Ling Quan and the others back to the Third Unit that day and issued orders to everyone in the Third Unit, not a single person had mentioned that name again, as though he had never existed.

After Gu Lie had taken him back to the residence and put him through a brutal ordeal that day, Ling Quan had learned Xiao Yan's true strength from Gu Lie and immediately understood what had happened. While resenting Yang Hao, he could not help but feel a chill seep into his bones.

A mere peak Dou Zong like him had actually dared to slander a Late stage Three-star Dou Sheng. Ling Quan himself felt that still being alive was nothing short of a miracle.

But after thinking it over, Ling Quan noticed that the one who truly deserved to be called a miracle was Xiao Yan himself. Despite possessing