"Elder Yu, while I am away, if there is any military intelligence, you may handle it with full authority."
Inside the central command tent, after leaving behind those words, Ye Zhen's true body vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving only a phantom body in the quiet room behind him.
At that moment, Yu Zhongwen somewhat regretted agreeing to Ye Zhen's request. He wanted to call Ye Zhen back and stop him from taking the risk.
"Marshal Ye..." Yu Zhongwen reached out a hand, but his voice abruptly stopped. Within the range of his divine sense, Ye Zhen's aura once again vanished without a trace, just as it had during their earlier game. A faint, bitter smile surfaced at the corner of his lips.
Only after a long while did Yu Zhongwen murmur, "Marshal Ye's methods are far more extraordinary than we understand."
Just a quarter of an hour earlier, Ye Zhen had proposed playing a game with Yu Zhongwen.
The rules were simple. Ye Zhen would hide, and Yu Zhongwen would search. The area was limited to the entirety of Huagu Military City. They would play three rounds. If Yu Zhongwen could find Ye Zhen twice, Ye Zhen would not personally risk himself to gather intelligence.
Conversely, if Yu Zhongwen could not find Ye Zhen, or could only find him once, then Yu Zhongwen could no longer stop Ye Zhen.
At first, Yu Zhongwen had not taken this game too seriously.
Right beneath his very nose, just how well could Ye Zhen hide?
Not taking it seriously did not mean Yu Zhongwen would be careless.
Since they were playing, Yu Zhongwen unleashed his divine sense to its fullest.
Yet in the first round, Yu Zhongwen made a complete fool of himself.
He did not find him!
He had