Early in the morning, the rising sun cast a golden glow over the parade ground of the Gale Camp. Li Rufeng stood tall and straight before the new recruits, clad in black battle armor with a long sword at his waist. With a gaze like torches, he shouted aloud, "From this day on, you are members of the Gale Camp! The Gale Camp is swift as the wind and fierce as a tiger—orders must be obeyed, and prohibitions enforced! Pull yourselves together!" The new recruits responded in a ragged, uneven chorus. Li Rufeng frowned slightly, clearly unsatisfied with the morale.
At that moment, Deputy General Guan Xi hurried over, whispered a few words into Li Rufeng's ear, and the General's expression changed instantly. As it turned out, Third Princess Ayina had heard how entertaining military training was and had disguised herself to sneak in among the new recruits. Li Rufeng knew all too well that Ayina had a lively and mischievous nature; if anything went wrong during training, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Li Rufeng began arranging the training subjects, starting with standing at attention. He said sternly, "Standing at attention is the foundation of a soldier! Stand straight, and no one is allowed to move!" The new recruits scrambled to straighten their backs, but before long, chaos broke out everywhere. A new recruit named Liu Erlengzi, who was used to acting up and making trouble back in his village, started swaying from side to side after standing still for only a moment. Li …
Chapter 151