" Yueheng, your father is such a prestigious Grand Marshal, I'm even considering joining the army myself," Gongyang Mo said earnestly, patting Dai Yueheng on the shoulder.
Dai Yueheng immediately responded with a smile, saying very seriously, "If you want to join the army, I will definitely reserve a spot for you. Besides, I also plan to join the army, and I will make a name for myself."
"Okay, okay, I'll consider it."
Then, a soldier walked in from outside the tent, nodded respectfully to Dai Yueheng, and said, "Young Master, here is all the information you requested. Please take a look."
Dai Yueheng warmly shook the soldier's hand and sincerely thanked him, "Thank you for your hard work!"
The soldier was flattered and quickly withdrew his hand, saluting, "Young Master, it's all I should do!"
After some back and forth, the soldier left feeling warm inside.
Dai Yueheng then drew the curtain and handed the documents in his hand to Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe took the documents, flipped through them a few times, and then handed them to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi carefully looked at the documents in her hand, took out a piece of paper from the side, muttered to herself, and busily wrote and drew on the paper with her right hand.
After they finished tidying up, Zhou Yi said to everyone, "Once we enter the Ming Dou Mountain Range, Xiaotao Tao and the other inner court students will be the main force to break through from the front, while Yuhao and the reserve team will provide support from the rear."
"Also, Dean Yan will not participate unless there are special circumstances. I hope you can remain calm and focus your efforts."
Zhou Yi continued to explain her tactical plan, and everyone listened attentively.
Ning Tian and Wu Feng nodded repeatedly with serious expressions. It was their first time participating in such a mission, and they hadn't quite grasped it yet.
After Zhou Yi finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao said, " Teacher Zhou, what you said is indeed correct, but our main goal now is to save people."
"Therefore, Dean Yan, you should act with us. After all, the lives of the trainees are precious."
Yan Shaozhe was slightly taken aback, unable to find a rebuttal to Ma Xiaotao's words.
Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya agreed, saying, "That's right, Dean Yan. Our main task is to rescue Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, not to wipe out the Evil Soul Master bandit group first."
Everyone subconsciously nodded in agreement after hearing these few words.
The primary objective is to rescue people, not to wipe out the bandit gang with Evil Soul Master. This should be based entirely on rescuing people.
Ma Xiaotao's eyes narrowed, and she continued, " Dean Yan, I know the academy still wants to train us, but we cannot treat human lives as a game."
"Moreover, the academy has a history of similar experiences."
Yan Shaozhe fell into deep thought. According to his plan, he wanted to use this opportunity to train them.
However, after Ma Xiaotao's reminder, he remembered something: Evil Soul Master are unreasonable, and if they want to kill, no one can stop them.
If the Evil Soul Master realizes the situation is bad and kills the hostage first, then their mission will undoubtedly fail.
After realizing this, Yan Shaozhe bowed to everyone and apologized, saying, "Children, this is my fault. Xiaotao is right. Our main purpose is to save people, not to suppress bandits."
"It was my fault for not prioritizing things; I hope you can forgive me."
Ning Tian was flattered and covered his mouth in surprise. He never expected that the dean of the outer academy of the Martial Soul Department would be so flattered.
Yan Shaozhe, a Titled Douluo, actually bowed and apologized to them face to face.
" Dean Yan, you don't need to do that."
Wu Feng had never seen anything like this before, and he waved his hands in a panic, somewhat at a loss.
Yan Shaozhe looked at them apologetically and said sincerely, "This is my mistake, and I bear full responsibility. I only hope that everyone can forgive my mistake."
Dai Yueheng immediately stepped in to smooth things over, " Dean Yan, I know the academy has encountered such a big problem, and you also hope that we can grow up quickly. We understand."
With Dai Yueheng's words in mind, everyone nodded in agreement, and it was finally decided that Yan Shaozhe would take the lead in rescuing Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er.
After everyone finished discussing the plan and making the final preparations, Huo Yuhao entered the tent.
Everyone turned to look at Huo Yuhao, who was standing at the door.
Zhou Yi spoke first, "Time is of the essence, let's prepare to set off. I'll discuss our tactics with Yuhao on the way."
Everyone immediately stood up, stepped out of the tent, and began to put on their Flying Soul Tool.
The next second, everyone took off and flew towards the approximate location of the Hand of Death Bandit Group.
The flight took only five minutes, and they landed quietly in the deep forest without disturbing anyone.
During this time, Zhou Yi also explained all the arrangements to Huo Yuhao.
As darkness began to fall, the forest became so dark that it was almost pitch black.
The trees, which have been growing for who knows how long, are all tall and straight, their dense branches blocking out most of the sunlight.
The soil in the forest felt damp after a long period without sunlight.
At Zhou Yi's signal, everyone remained where they were, waiting for orders.
Zhou Yi took out a biomimetic Soul Tool from her storage ring. It looked like a small bird, and she poured Soul Power into it.
The Core Array within the Soul Tool was illuminated, and the subtle sound of gears turning was clearly audible in the quiet forest.
Fluttering!
The Soul Tool in Zhou Yi's hand flew to the top of everyone's heads and quickly disappeared from their sight.
After gesturing for everyone not to wander off, Yan Shaozhe vanished in a flash, presumably to scout out the surrounding area.
No one spoke; everyone was trying to get themselves into their best condition.
Until the sound of birds flying could be heard again in the distance.
The Soul Tool slowly flew back into Zhou Yi's hand. Without hesitation, she tapped the Soul Tool a few times with her fingers.
A cylinder only a finger's width was ejected by the Soul Tool; it looked like a roll of film.
Zhou Yi then took out a rectangular Soul Tool from her storage ring. It had a circular opening at the top, presumably for holding the cylindrical object.
Its surface is a transparent crystal, and as the cylinder is inserted, clear images appear on the crystal screen.
Everyone held their breath and craned their necks to look at the picture above.
Zhou Yi looked through them very quickly, finishing all the pictures in about thirty seconds, while the others barely saw anything before it was over.
Zhou Yi carefully put away the Soul Tool in her hand and said to everyone in a deep voice, "I just surveyed the surrounding area, and so far I've only discovered a few things."
"There are Wenlan Tree nearby, a rare species. According to ancient records, these trees thrive in shady and cold conditions, and their heartwood provides excellent support for Soul Master with Yin-type Martial Soul."
Just as everyone was about to ask Zhou Yi what she meant, Yan Shaozhe appeared behind them without them noticing.
"Some Evil Soul Master especially seek out these cold and yin-type items to enhance their cultivation, which means they are not far from us."
Yan Shaozhe waved to the crowd and said slowly, "Everyone, follow me. I've located their exact position."
"We must complete the rescue as quickly as possible, taking them by surprise."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone followed Yan Shaozhe and disappeared into the dense forest.