Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2631

Chapter 2631: Black Zone(2)

’I wasn’t expecting anyone to find me so soon...’ Yuan sighed inwardly.

He had finally been given the freedom to roam outside the city alone and train to his heart’s content, and while he’d already gained a lot, he was nowhere near satisfied. Returning now would feel like wasting such a rare opportunity.

"Corporal Yuan? Why are you remaining silent?" The Ironwoman asked a moment later.

"Ahem." Yuan cleared his throat and responded, "I’m training right now."

"Excuse me?"

Ironwoman raised her eyebrows behind her mask, wearing a puzzled look on her face.

"You’re... training?" she muttered in a dumbfounded tone.

"What about the Scorpion Squad? Weren’t you kidnapped by them? At least, that’s what half the military believes right now!"

Yuan chuckled and said, "I wouldn’t call it kidnapping since I willingly agreed to come out here with them."

"So what you’re telling me is that the Scorpion Squad is innocent?"

"Well, that depends on what you’re charging them with. If it’s kidnapping, then yes, that would be inaccurate. But if you’re charging them with conspiracy to commit murder, then you’d have a case."

"If they were really trying to kill you, why did they leave without you? We encountered them on the way here and have arrested them, you know?" said the Ironwoman.

"Whether they are capable of killing me or not is an entirely different story," Yuan responded with a calm smile. "They tried to kill me, but they lack the capability, so they gave up."

The Ironwoman released a weak sigh before asking, "What about the Unknown Ores on the ground? Where did they come from?"

Yuan looked at the Unknown Ores scattered across the ground and replied with a poker face, "I don’t know."

He couldn’t come up with a convincing excuse, so he decided it would be better to simply feign ignorance.

"..."

The Ironwoman stared at Yuan in silence. Although she could tell that he was withholding information from her, she ultimately decided not to press him for answers. After all, the most important thing was that he was still alive. Moreover, it was not her mission to question him.

"Let’s return to the city now. You can explain everything to General Mei," she said a moment later.

However, just as she turned around and prepared to leave, Yuan spoke, "Sorry, but I don’t want to return to the city."

"What did you just say?"

The Ironwoman’s movements froze for a second before she turned to look at him with a puzzled expression.

Yuan sighed and explained, "If I wanted to return to the city, I would’ve done so already. But as I mentioned earlier, I am training. Do you have any idea how hard it is for a new soldier like me to come out alone? Now that I have the opportunity to do so, I don’t want to return until I am finished."

"Do you have any idea how many people are waiting for your return? Many of them probably already think you’re dead."

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