A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 1206

After Ye Fan had drained the energies within the several tons of jade he had obtained the last time, he had reached the third tier of Invoke the Celestial Cloud. That had been when his progress had halted. It was going to take him some time to progress from the third tier to his fourth.

"Forget it. These things take time. We'll see how things go as they progress."

Ye Fan shook his head and decided to cast his worries aside.

He continued studying the contents of the Book of Celestial Cloud and its defensive formations.

He didn't spend much time worrying about Chu Sect's sect leader. After all, he might have been too paranoid.

As an outsider, the sect leader probably wasn't going to interfere with the private matters of the Chu family. The chances of that happening were slim.

While Ye Fan dove into his research on the Invoke the Celestial Sky Formation, a huge commotion was taking place thousands of miles away in Jiangbei.

They were hosting the National Special Troops Contest again, a contest that took place every three years.

Every military camp in China would send their unit to take part in the contest.

As the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong military, Wu Yang gave his team a personal sendoff.

"We train soldiers for a thousand days so that they might fight a day's battle. Qing-He, it's all up to you now. You and your team will decide if the Jiangdong military makes history."

Verdant leaves whispered as the branches of the willow trees swayed in the gentle breeze.

Wu Yang, who hardly drank, made a toast to Lin Qing-He and the Eagles Force before they embarked on their journey to Jiangbei.

Lin Qing-He had been tasked to lead the Eagles Force, who was going to represent the Jiangdong military in the National Special Troops Contest.

This was the most prestigious national contest hosted by the Chinese military.

The Eagles Force's performance was going to determine if the Jiangdong military were to rise to glory or sink into disgrace. It would decide the future of Wu Yang, Lin Qing-He and the members of the Eagles Forces as well. That was why Wu Yang had given the contest so much of his attention.

"Don't worry, Commander Wu! The months of intensive training have transformed every member of the Eagles Force into a fearsome war machine! They are now like ferocious wolves and their enemies are merely prey waiting to be slaughtered. You don't have to do a thing at all. Simply wait for news of our victory!" laughed Lin Qing-He with immense confidence.

"Good! That's what I want to hear. To be champions, we must first want to become champions! I have only one wish of you and that is for you to emerge the most powerful team in the military! In addition, if you do bump into the team from the Yanjing military, don't hold yourselves back. Give them a good, hard thrashing. Do it without breaking any rules, of course. I want Lu Tian-He to regret having incurred the wrath of the Jiangdong military. That's all I have to say. You should be on your way."

Upon Wu Yang's command, Lin Qing-He led the Eagles Force on the road to Jiangbei.

The rumbling engines of numerous jeeps reverberated in the air as they sped towards Jiangbei, their destination which rested thousands of miles away.

They were not the only ones embarking on the long journey that day. From Xibei, Xinan and Bianjiang were teams that raced towards Jiangbei with an urgency akin to warriors charging into the battlefield.

As these teams approached their destination, so too did the date of their contest arrive.

The lively atmosphere in Jiangbei reached its peak.

"Commander Lin, it's been a while! I didn't expect you to lead the team from Jiangdong military this year. You seem really confident of your chances!”

Members from the various military camps had gathered.

Many of them had known each other from way back and had struck up conversations as soon as they had bumped into one another.

"Instructor Han, it's been a while. How have you been?" said Lin Qing-He as he approached a sprightly old man.