The Naming of the Night
Chapter 457

Who Exactly Is Sun Chuci?

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Everyone in the crew was stunned when they heard those two words.

Gentlemen?

Who is this person calling?

Qing Chen thought to himself, "Why am I like a magnet? I finally manage to go out, and one acquaintance after another keeps popping up."

The person in front of me was none other than Li Shu, who had been training with me at the Autumn Leaf Villa. I never expected that he would be promoted to major after just over a month.

The speed at Tuanzi are promoted is truly astounding.

At this moment, all the crew members turned to look at Qing Chen. Sun Chuci reacted quickly, took a step forward, and smiled at Li Shu, saying, "Long time no see."

Li Shu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "Yes, it's been a long time."

He understood that it was not appropriate for the gentleman to reveal his identity.

Qing Chen gave Sun Chuci an approving look. This kind of talent should come to Bai Zhou.

Both Li Shu and Sun Chuci must be very intelligent to work together so well to cover up Li Shu's unintentional remark.

Sun Chuci reacted quickly, and Li Shu was not slow either.

At first, the crew members all thought that Li Shu was calling for Qing Chen. Before they could even process their shock, Sun Chuci took over the call.

The shock gradually subsided.

After all, everyone was praising Sun Chuci and his team as the most skilled wilderness hunters. Although it was still nothing to the conglomerate, it was at least more reasonable than a stagehand being addressed as "sir" by a member of the conglomerate's inner circle and a colonel-level officer...

In an instant, everyone's gaze towards Sun Chuci changed.

Li Yu knew Li Shu's identity better than anyone else. This direct descendant of the Li family was now enjoying a stellar reputation among the second generation in City No. 18.

Many people say that Li Shu is the most likely candidate to enter the Privy Council before the age of 30. After working in the Privy Council for a few years, he will become a high-ranking official in the Li family.

Would someone like that call Sun Chuci "Mr."?

Li Yu's gaze towards Sun Chuci became intense.

He knew very well that he was far from being someone like Li Shu, but perhaps this time he could get closer through some connections.

Li Shu looked at Sun Chuci: "Sir, what are you doing here?"

Sun Chuci felt rather awkward. He knew the question wasn't directed at him, but he still had to act as a mouthpiece to answer, "We're filming here with the crew. After we finish filming the snow scenes here, we'll continue north... The crew will make a short stop at the New Dragon Gate Inn in the later stages of filming before heading back."

Li Shu was paying attention to Qing Chen.

After all, although they had not experienced a real apprenticeship ceremony, the Li family respected teachers and the teacher was someone who could sit at the meeting table. He respected Qing Chen both publicly and privately.

Although not to the extent of Li Ke's level.

Sun Chuci asked, "What's going on here...?"

Li Shu explained, "The fighting in the north has stopped, and we came here by tracking a group of Wilderness People attacked the production base. Winter has come, and the Wilderness People, unable to survive, went to ravage the production base, killing many of the workers; they were extremely brutal. We were ordered to kill them all within seven days."

While speaking, Li Shu's eyes would occasionally drift towards Qing Chen, which made Sun Chuci even more awkward.

Sun Chuci and Li Shu suddenly froze.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say from afar, after all, so many people were watching.

Sun Chuci was so embarrassed that she wanted to turn to Qing Chen and ask, "Boss, is there anything else you want to ask...?"

But he can't do that.

Qing Chen then said to Zhou Cang, the stagehand, "It's getting late, let's hurry up and chop some firewood to light a campfire."

Sun Chuci looked at Li Shu knowingly and said, "It's getting late, why don't you stay and camp here?"

Li Shu immediately turned to his adjutant behind him and said, "Set up camp and maintain discipline!"

The adjutant scurried back, and the Federation Group Army immediately sprang into action like an ant colony, setting up a khaki-colored tent camp in just twenty minutes, with a cordon set up around it to demarcate the area.

The area within the isolation zone is a temporary military restricted zone.

This scene left the crew members dumbfounded. Setting up camp so casually?!

However, everyone had this feeling that the other party seemed to have received an order...

The crew members looked at Sun Chuci with even greater amazement.

What surprised others was that they hadn't expected there to be a real Buddha hidden in the film crew.

What amazed Liu Liqun was that such an impressive person was actually so easygoing and willing to help them, the stagehands, with their work!

Song Niaoniao curiously sized up Li Shu, then her gaze swept back and forth between Qing Chen and Sun Chuci.

She walked over confidently and smiled at Li Shu, saying, "Hello, I'm Song Niaoniao. We've met once before."

Li Shu silently looked at Sun Chuci.

Sun Chuci: "... friend."

Li Shu smiled and looked at Song Niaoniao: "Hello, I remember you were Li Shu's good friend at her birthday party."

The crew members all realized that Commander Li Shu was actually observing Sun Chuci's attitude towards Song Niaoniao in order to decide his own attitude towards her.

At this moment, seeing that Song Niaoniao had already gone over, Li Yu hurried over and said with a smile, "Commander Li Shu, it's been a long time."

Li Shu then silently turned his gaze to Sun Chuci.

Sun Chuci hesitated for a moment. "... Idiot."

Li Shu's gaze turned cold as he looked at Li Yu: "Get lost."

Li Yu: "???"

Why is there such a big difference between people?

The problem is, Li Yu looked at Sun Chuci and thought to herself, I didn't provoke you, why are you saying this to me?

But he didn't dare to argue, and could only turn around and leave in a huff.

After Li Yu returned to her tent, she found her agent and asked, puzzled, "Have we provoked that Sun Chuci?"

"No," the agent said, looking puzzled. "We just had a fight with Song Niaoniao, we didn't provoke Sun Chuci."

"That's strange," Li Yu muttered, "It shouldn't be like this!"

As night fell, the campfire was lit.

The film crew was originally scattered, but after Li Shu brought his troops here, it suddenly became lively.

While the Federation Group Army was singing military songs, Song Niaoniao simply took the second female lead and the second male lead to perform their talents, much to the delight of the soldiers in the Group Army.

On Qing Chen's side, Li Shu finally found an opportunity to speak with him alone, "Sir, are you going to act as a scout for the deal involving Qing Mu?"

"Yes," Qing Chen nodded. There was no need to hide this from Li Shu. They had spent some time together at the Autumn Leaf Villa, and this outstanding young member of the Li family was very reliable.

Li Shu thought for a moment and said, "Sir, should I take the troops to Forbidden Zone 065? No matter how many people the God Era sends, it's impossible for them to send an army. I'll lie to the headquarters and say that we've found the main force of the Wilderness People and send an A-Class Airship to bomb those bastards from the God Era."

Qing Chen was both amused and exasperated. "No, your aunt Li Changqing just signed a ceasefire agreement, and you immediately mobilized your regular army to open fire on Shendai. I'm afraid the war is about to start again. Besides, I know that your armored vehicles are equipped with Black Box boxes and recorders. Unauthorized troop movements will be punished. There's no need for that. You weren't included in my plan."

"Alright," Li Shu nodded, looking at the campfire and saying, "Sir, I really miss the days at the Autumn Leaf Villa. My fellow disciples and I didn't have to think about anything except cultivation. Now we're scattered in different places, in various military units, and it's hard to even see each other. However, we all got along very well and looked after each other in the army."

Qing Chen didn't know was that the Li family was a unified entity within the Federation Group Army, but there were also factions within the Li family, and Li Shu and others were quietly becoming a new generation of young and promising figures.

The core group consists of those who cultivate in the Autumn Leaf Villa, and their leader is Li Shu.

Qing Chen was stunned when he heard what Li Shu said. Could it be that he had created an Inner World Whampoa Military Academy?

However, at that moment, the sound of vehicles could be heard again outside the camp.

Li Shu's men quickly entered combat mode. In just a few breaths, nearly five hundred men had formed a well-organized battle formation, using armored vehicles as cover.

The armored vehicle started up, and the metal storm on it began to slowly rotate.

Amidst the buzzing sound, hundreds of drones entered combat mode.

However, the combat was quickly over.

Li Shu sat by the campfire, and his subordinates reported through his earpiece, "Qing's vehicles, 7 in total, no heavy firepower."

Li Shu looked at Qing Chen and said in a low voice, "Sir, it's a car belonging to the Qing family. We have no reason to stop it."

Qing Chen exclaimed in surprise, wondering if one of the Shadow Candidate had come out early.

Based on the timeline of the Qing Mu, there are still more than ten days left. Which Shadow Candidate so eager to participate?

"Let them come over," Qing Chen said, then lowered his head and started poking at the campfire.

A short while later, the Qing family's convoy arrived.

The crew members were surprised to see the ginkgo sign on the car. What was going on? Was this lakeside a gathering place for conglomerates?

At this moment, someone jumped out of the vehicle and looked around.

When he saw the boy with his head down, he exclaimed in surprise, "Sir?"

The person who arrived was Qing Yi.

If it were anyone else, Qing Chen might not have recognized them even with his head down, but it would be unreasonable for Qing Yi not to recognize them.

The crew members were even more confused. Why was there yet another person calling him "sir"?

It's one thing for conglomerates to be clustered together, but why are they all calling me "Master"? The tone of reverence they use clearly suggests they're treating me like a teacher.

Sun Chuci glanced at Qing Chen out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that the other party had no intention of getting up, he stood up helplessly. "Come and sit down."

Qing Yi hesitated for only a moment before smiling and saying, "Yes, sir."

Sun Chuci met the gazes of the crew members, her smile stiff. "Heh, yes, it's me again."

Sun Chuci looked at Qing Chen again, his eyes conveying the message: Boss, is someone else coming to see you? Why don't you come along?

At this moment, the crew members' gazes toward Sun Chuci had changed from amazement to reverence.

They recognized Qing Yi; wasn't he the Shadow Candidate from Federal News?

Li Shu is an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Li family.

Qing Yi an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Qing family.

Sun Chuci was actually the "teacher" of two people at the same time?

Just who exactly is this Sun Chuci?!

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