CHAPTER 1475: CHAPTER 1476: SNEAKING THROUGH

"Little Yun, go ahead and speak. Maybe once you say it, you’ll feel a bit better inside." Li Qiyi looked at you intently. As your elder sister, she knew your character inside and out. She understood that although you appeared calm, your heart was more sensitive than anyone else’s.

Looking at Li Qiyi, seeing the familiar face that had appeared in your dreams almost every night for the past six years, you fell silent. After a moment, you finally spoke, "At that time, I went to see Grandpa. He said there was a place that could help me forget my troubles and give me a new life."

"So, you joined the military?"

You gave a faint smile, playing with the chopsticks in your hand, "I got into Grandpa Du’s special car, and in the beginning, just like you thought, I assumed I was heading to the troops, but they took me to a deserted island instead."

"To a twelve-year-old me, that island seemed huge, the mountains were tall, and the forest was deep."

At this point, you used your four fingers to grip the chopstick in the opposite direction, gave a gentle twist, and the chopstick snapped in two. After that, you held the four broken segments with your fingers again, and with a "snap," they easily broke again. Repeating this, you finally managed to break sixteen twenty-centimeter chopsticks effortlessly using just your four fingers.

The display of this "divine skill" left the three people present dumbfounded.

"When I stepped off the boat, they gave me a small backpack. Inside was a dagger, a pack of matches, a pack of compressed biscuits, and a bottle of mineral water. Then the boat left, and they said they would come to pick me up in two months. Of course, the person directly said he’d come to ’collect my corpse.’"

"Bang!" Your mother immediately slammed the table, angrily shouting, "Bastard! Who is he? I’m going to find him and settle this account!"

"Mom, don’t get worked up. Let Little Yun continue." Li Qiyi hurried to calm your mother, but her own face also showed pain as she said to you, "It must have been tough during those two months, right?"

"Not tough, not tough at all." You shook your head with a smile, "Because at first, what I felt there was fear, boundless fear!"

Upon hearing this, the three fell silent, quietly listening. Due to the home’s extreme quietness, even the sounds of the TV playing next door were clearly audible—

"Ziwei, I feel like I’m the happiest person in the world right now!"

"No, Erkang, my happiness is even greater than yours!"

"Impossible, because mine is already full!"

"Yours is full, then mine will overflow—"

"Ha—" Hearing this, you suddenly bent over the table, laughing hysterically.

Your mother glanced at you, rolled her eyes several times, and scolded, laughing, "Get a grip."

Holding your stomach, you struggled to hold back your laughter, "Mom, I didn’t mean to, but these lines are just too classic. Can eighteen-rated TV dramas really air these days?"

"Don’t change the subject; continue where you left off."

Your laughter swept away the gloomy atmosphere.

You shrugged and continued, "Then I’ll talk about something lighter. On that deserted island, I was the only human. During those two months, I grew rapidly, quickly mastering how to use a bow and arrow, a dagger, and other tools. Moreover, I learned not to fear the dark, even to run wildly in endless darkness."

"And then?"

Your mother, knowing surely you endured hardship during those two months, quickly changed the subject.

"Two months later, they came as promised to pick me up. By then, I was wearing deer skin and looked like a wild man." You poured yourself a glass of water, finishing it in one gulp, "Afterwards, they took me to a training camp. The participants there were all older than me, elites from all over the world. When we just joined, the instructor said there were two thousand people, but in the end, only twenty succeeded. That’s when I met Gong Wu."

"In the training camp, I apprenticed under a very powerful man. Seventy percent of my current achievements are thanks to him."

"Who is he?" Your mother asked naturally.

You suddenly paused, looked at your mother, and said, "Mom, I can’t tell you that. It’s a military secret."

"Humph." Your mother snorted lightly, "Continue."

"When I left the training camp, I was already fourteen. The twenty of us formed a special action team. That’s also a military secret, so I can’t go into details."

Your mother persisted, "And then? There are still four years!"

"After forming the special action team, I was recommended as the team’s leader, given a code name, and also took an alias, called Li Tian."

"What is your code name?" Li Qiyi listened carefully.

You scratched the back of your head, "Although this is also a military secret, since my elder sister asked, I’ll say it; my code name is Tianzhu."

"Wow, quite an impressive name." Your mother laughed, feeling both pride and relief that her son had endured many hardships but emerged stronger.

You laughed, "In the next four years, our special action team carried out missions everywhere. Sometimes we protected national dignitaries, other times executing special secret missions. In short, these are all secrets that can’t be discussed. So, I ask for your understanding, Mom, Dad, and Elder Sister."

Having said this much, your mother and father couldn’t help but nod.

Your father placed his hand on your shoulder and said, "No matter what, as long as you return safely, it’s fine. Dad has no other demands, just that you stay healthy and happy."

"Mm, thanks, Dad." You nodded with a smile.

However, your shrewd mother suddenly thought of something, "Wait a minute!"

"Mom, what did you think of?" Li Qiyi looked at your mother.

Your mother burst into a sly smile, "You sneaky kid, nearly fooled us."

"My dear old mom, now what?" You really couldn’t handle your mother.

Your mother stood up, circled around you ominously, and said with a sinister smile, "Since you’ve been involved in military activities all these years, how did your education level get so high? Don’t think you can fool your mom easily. The recent monthly exam papers were crafted by our school’s teachers themselves. Though they are of average difficulty, scoring full marks is really tough. And yet, you, managed to finish the test in thirty minutes. This is unbelievable!"

Faced with your mother’s sudden challenge, you were already prepared. Smiling, you explained, "Mom, first of all, I have to clarify, as a special action team, we don’t just possess exceptional military skills but also cultivate a strong cultural knowledge. Without mentioning others, let’s take language skills for example. Your son is proficient in eight languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Arabic, and Yamato Language."

As you spoke, you began conversing with Li Qiyi in French. Li Qiyi had taken French as an elective in college and studied in France for a year and a half, gaining a very authentic French accent.

After exchanging a dozen sentences, Li Qiyi couldn’t help but praise you, "That’s a genuine Parisian accent! Little Yun, how did you do it? I had to work really hard to learn that when I was in Paris!"

Seeing Li Qiyi’s astonished expression, you smiled broadly, raised your eyebrows, and said, "It’s a secret."

After the family interrogation ended, you were finally granted a "big holiday" under the guise of escorting Li Qiyi home, sneaking away.