CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 291: THE SECOND PERSONA REAPPEARS!

Chapter 291

Have you ever seen a group of soldiers in a historical drama film set, all armed with guns, dressed in green military uniforms, and looking utterly ferocious?

Or perhaps young men hurriedly assembling firearms and fat men gorging themselves...

Director Jiang Weiye was particularly afraid that some segments would be captured on film and broadcasted later...

"Gun Owl Shanghai: The Secret of the Vault of Heaven"?

After tossing and turning all night, Jiang Weiye got up early the next morning and went outside the best tent, only to retreat under the cold gaze of the fat man and the skinny man sitting not far away... Just then, Gong Jiu came out.

"Hey, Miss Gong, you..."

"Don’t talk to me. I’m in a bad mood right now and easily take it out on others... Get lost," Gong Jiu said, then turned and walked away.

"..."

Jiang Weiye cursed inwardly. If it weren’t for your military backing, I wouldn’t let you bully us like this!

But it seems like there are two groups of you...

Directors can be quite sinister.

While Jiang Weiye was holding back his anger...

"Helicopter!"

"Director, up there..."

Jiang Weiye heard the sound of a helicopter flying in... and descending...

The wind blew, and the people who had been filming were immediately frightened, forcing a halt.

Even in the entertainment industry, helicopters are considered quite upscale, rarely used as props unless the production company has strong backing and the TV show or movie is on a grand scale...

Then there came five helicopters.

Military enthusiasts who knew their stuff were instantly wide-eyed.

"Damn, these are military-grade!"

When green-uniformed, armed soldiers jumped from the aircraft... everyone discussing Xiao Yu and others with suspicion and complaints... fell utterly silent.

After so many years of filming TV shows, they could still tell what was real, what was a prop, who was genuine, and who was an actor...

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A man in a crisp military uniform strode forward, completely ignoring the crew and even those, like Han Gao, who immediately stood up nearby, and directly asked Jiang Weiye, "Are the people inside?"

"Yes, yes..." Jiang Weiye nodded vigorously.

The man walked straight up, lifted the curtain...

Before even seeing anyone, he saw a sword lying on the table inside the tent. His eyes lit up, turned to Gong Jiu and the others, and said coldly, "I am from the military. I am here to retrieve the national relics. This sword, I am taking it, and also the other..."

Before he could finish, Gong Jiu and the others’ guns were already aimed at his head!

The rest of the military personnel seeing this, aimed their weapons at Gong Jiu and her group as well...

Not far away, Flower Demon Yaofei, with a cold expression, swiftly pulled out the whip coiled around her waist...

Crack!

With a whip, a soldier’s gun was shattered.

"Let’s see who dares touch this sword!"

Such arrogance, too arrogant!

The lieutenant glared, "This is insubordination! I am just taking it!"

His hand reached out for Demon Que...

Xiao Yu, Yueh Xiangnan, and others were just arriving, including the soldiers behind her, who realized the situation was bad upon seeing it...

The lieutenant had already grabbed Sui Yi’s sword.

With one grasp...

Held in his hand.

"Men, seize these people..." Before he could finish...

Including Jiang Weiye inside...

Xiao Yu and the nearest ones, along with Gong Jiu’s group...

"Ah~~"

The scream lasted only a moment.

A fiery red flame then engulfed his entire arm...

In one breath.

The demon sword Demon Que dropped to the ground...

A hand caught it.

Pale and slender, with distinct knuckles, like white porcelain, and somewhat fragile, it gripped the sword, pulling it towards the palm.

The wrist flipped, and the sword blade gently scraped on his shoulder.

Swish~~

The burning severed arm fell... as it fell, the flesh and bones on the arm turned to ashes with a hiss.

Everyone’s breath hitched.

Another hand lifted the curtain.

A person walked out, wearing a loose, snow-white robe, revealing a haughty and slender figure with pale, delicate wrists.

She stepped out, holding the sword, her face pale, her eyes cold as glassy shattered ice, her lips pursed, blood-red.

Without looking at anyone, she simply said, "My sword is not for just anyone to touch."

Their casual indifference and cold arrogance was like a knife laid on the neck of everyone present, ready to fall with the slightest movement.

So they remained utterly still.

The man whose arm had been severed had already passed out, and the soldiers behind couldn’t catch him, perhaps too late, perhaps dazed, or possibly... terrified.

With a flick of her wrist, the sword spun in her hand, whoosh!

She sheathed the sword without a scabbard into the belt buckle.

She glanced over the people before her.

She turned and returned to the tent.

Behind her, Gong Jiu was the quickest to recover. She stiffly turned her face and said to the nearby Flower Demon, "Goblin, who was that just now?"

The Flower Demon, diverging from her usual fiery and glamorous style, had become very restrained and solemn.

"The second Sui Yi... I’ve met once before," she said.

The one who defeated Yun Li in a second, the one who could dominate the whole scene with a single glance, the one who made the Yun Family toe the line... The second personality, has it come again?

Gong Jiu and the others shivered in unison.

"Forget it, she’s already here... A whole military squad would be useless... Xiao Yu," Flower Demon called out Xiao Yu’s name, her face looking ugly as she commanded someone to take the lieutenant away. Xiao Yu looked towards the approaching Flower Demon.

"After all, she saved your lives. A free tip: don’t provoke her, otherwise those five helicopters came here for nothing... you won’t take a single person back."

Gong Jiu added from the side, "And you’ll lose the only box."

Was that a threat?

Of course, it was...

Xiao Yu frowned and stopped Yueh Xiangnan who was getting angry, merely saying, "I keep my word."

"I keep my word as well," Professor Ye said, appearing unexpectedly, supported by Ye Changan at the wrist, looking at those still-hostile soldiers who hadn’t yet lowered their guns.

"Where is the arrest warrant?"

Uh... the soldiers looked at each other... Xiao Yu snorted coldly.

Professor Ye sighed... the national army was definitely admirable, but inevitably, there were some arrogantly self-important people causing inconsistency within, potentially corrupting their subordinates.

The type of leader defined the subordinates, and Xiao Yu’s soldiers, recognizing the overall situation and military discipline, were more iron-blooded.

As for this lieutenant...

Not belonging to the same department as Xiao Yu, he probably came to steal the glory, which is why he was in such a rush.

Well, he lost an arm over it.

No wonder Changan said she disliked dealing with officials; it was always troubling.

But there are no utterly clean places in this world.

While the military forces and people like Gong Jiu had clear yet subtly ambiguous hostilities brewing, Jiang Weiye trembled twice, staring dazedly at the tent curtain.

Outside, nearby filmmakers who were peeking about were caught between suspicion and panic.

They hadn’t approached too closely before, and the soldiers had crowded around so much that they didn’t know what exactly had happened inside, but later seeing a person being carried out...

They felt uneasy.

Curious yet fearful, they didn’t know whether to move closer to look or to retreat for the better.

Among these people, there were quite a few celebrities who, bolder than the average person, gathered together forming a part of the scene including some handsome men and beautiful women...

But no one was more conspicuous than one woman.

She watched the soldiers moving back and forth and looked at the standoff outside the tent involving Gong Jiu and others... lost in thought.

It seemed that the story of these people was much more thrilling than "The Secret of the Vault of Heaven."

Just then...

She vaguely saw the short-haired, fiercely imposing beautiful woman inside say, "What, planning to gang up on fewer people?"

The crowd hadn’t reacted yet...

When another group of helicopters arrived.

"It looks like a scene from a play to me..."

"These people..."

Xiao Yu, holding her phone and speaking, also saw it, saying to the person on the other end of the phone, "National resources belong to the nation," before calmly stating, "People from the Palace Family and the Hua Family have come over... Gong Jiu mentioned that agreement."

The agreement...

The person on the other end suddenly went silent, cursing, "Damn it!"

"Alright, let it be," she said.

The call ended.

Xiao Yu frowned, though she had long known that the nation was terribly afraid of that world, she still didn’t expect it to be to such an extent...

Previously, she was quite averse to it, but now she felt it was rather good.

At least in that world where Martial Artists prevailed, there were fewer filths due to less stringent rules but more emphasis on chivalry.

"Captain, acting like this... the department might be displeased with you," a soldier behind her whispered.

As he spoke, he glanced at Yueh Xiangnan not far away.

The reason Yueh Xiangnan was difficult was because he had significant backing.

Before national interests, everything must stand aside.

"I just don’t want to be someone without compassion, dignity, or honor," Xiao Yu said, pausing before adding, "and I don’t want our HSB Third Army to lose its dignity either."

It was clear that it was only because of being saved multiple times by the other party that they had managed to escape and gained quite a bit, yet to betray them after crossing the river...

Even she, who usually followed orders, found it too hard to stomach.

The soldier nodded in understanding, for they too were people of dignity, otherwise they would not have rushed over as soon as they saw the lieutenant bringing people along...

But some things... might require their captain to make some sacrifices.

A swarm of helicopters, one phone call, and the dust settled.

Xiao Yu walked over, waving her hand "Command from above, unload your weapons, stand down!"

"Yes!"

The military was packing up to leave, and Ye Changan along with Professor Ye heaved a sigh of relief, but they stayed behind.

Gong Jiu looked at them and said, "Thank you."

Professor Ye waved his hand, "I am the old man who should be embarrassed... If not for you, the two of us couldn’t have returned... This time it was really too dangerous."

He had brought over a dozen members from the archeological team, yet only two survived.

Together with him and Ye Changan, that made only four.

The military had lost even more.

The losses were heavy, but often the country’s tasks... required such great sacrifices. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote and support on Qidian (qidian.com). Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)