Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1354: Chapter 1355: It’s Not That I Can’t Afford to Lose

Liu Buli and Xu Shangong both felt greatly humiliated.

Each of their camps had sent out three soldiers, all of whom were regarded as top talents within their respective military camps. Yet now, the two male soldiers who failed to complete the drill on time — one was from Wolf Camp, the other from Tiger Camp.

Although Qi Tengfei was furious that his male soldiers didn’t win and felt embarrassed by extension, compared to Liu Buli and Xu Shangong, his shame didn’t run as deep.

After all, his two sons had finished the competition in first and second place.

And the camp to which his two sons belonged? Leopard Camp, the very one under his command.

The female soldiers won fair and square, without a trace of deception. They relied solely on their strength. Even though the male generals felt disgraced and humiliated, they still accepted their loss as fact.

They weren’t the type who couldn’t afford to lose!

Besides, wasn’t there another competition tomorrow? By tomorrow, they were determined to defeat the female soldiers and regain the face they had lost!

However, this sixty-kilometer trek had thoroughly impressed the ten male soldiers. They now had a newfound respect for the physical endurance of the ten female soldiers — it was truly on a level that ordinary soldiers couldn’t hope to match.

Xu Shangong glanced at Liu Feifei, then smiled and sighed, ”Back then, weren’t you the one who clawed your way through the entrance exam to join the camp? Now, you really have made people look at you in a whole new light.”

Liu Feifei immediately felt a bit bashful.

Qi Tengfei also chimed in with praise, ”Even though you’ve only been here for about ten months, your progress in physical stamina is unbelievable. Look at you — even two of the elite soldiers in the army couldn’t beat you.”

Liu Feifei grew even more embarrassed under the compliments.

Noticing that Liu Buli hadn’t said anything, Xu Shangong grinned and said, ”Buli, here we are praising this Miss Feifei, but why aren’t you joining in?”

Liu Buli, while being the general of a camp, was still considered a junior in the presence of veterans like Xu Shangong and Qi Tengfei. He responded with a gentle, humorous smile, ”If I join in, you two might look for any excuse to tease me later.”

From these words, it was clear that Liu Buli, Xu Shangong, and Qi Tengfei shared a relatively close relationship in their daily interactions.

”How could that be?” Qi Tengfei asked, bewildered. ”Why would we make a fuss about that?”

Xu Shangong was similarly baffled by Liu Buli’s remark.

At this, Liu Buli explained, ”She’s my distant cousin.”

Both Xu Shangong and Qi Tengfei immediately had an epiphany. ”Oh, so she’s the daughter of the Marquis of Boyang! We’d been wondering who she might be; now we know. No wonder you weren’t praising her — complimenting a family member could give us an excuse to tease you later!”

Liu Buli simply gave a refined smile and didn’t add anything further.

Liu Feifei also remained silent but secretly stole a glance at Liu Buli.

An Jing first glanced at the ten male soldiers who had participated in the competition; then, with a faint smile, she asked, ”General Xu, General Qi, General Liu, what about this round?”

Qi Tengfei immediately replied, ”Of course, it’s your win!”

An Jing smiled and nodded. ”Then we accept the result with gratitude.”

Qi Tengfei, turning to the male soldiers who fell behind the female soldiers, said bluntly, ”No need for them to hand it over; they simply couldn’t match your stamina. What a disgrace. They’re supposed to be the elites of their camps — absolutely pathetic.”

The male soldiers who fell short: ”...” It’s not like we wanted to lose face; it’s just that these female soldiers have freakishly strong endurance.

Sixty kilometers. Sixty whole kilometers, and with a thirty-pound load, no less. They’d never been this exhausted before. It felt as if their legs had completely given out...