Special Forces Empress has arrived! Report to your superiors, you have all been captured! (Updated 1)

  Tang Lin smiled and said calmly, "I can tell which ones are generals at a glance. First, it's through their height; second, it's through the physique of the generals; and third, it's the aura of a great general on them!"

  One of the generals asked: "Looking at your appearance, you're only in your early twenties, where did you learn to discern people's character?"

  Tang Lin smiled awkwardly, "Don't be misled, Generals. My ability to read people is a natural talent, especially my ability to identify who is an officer in a short period of time! I'm really sorry, it's not right that you all exposed yourselves so easily!"

  "Alas," a general sighed heavily, "I have fought on the battlefield, killed countless enemies, how could I ever lose? To be defeated by a mere child, it's all over!"

  "Since your identities have been exposed, you few generals, just accept your fate, okay?" Seeing that the military officers were all silent, Tang Lin took it as their tacit agreement. She then turned to face the hundreds of contestants and loudly instructed: "Everyone, I'm giving you a bargain today. These dozen or so generals are yours now, but let me make one thing clear: you can't fight over them. Listen up, every 50 people can only take away one general, which just happens to be enough for all of you. If you don't want to get eliminated in the first round, do as I say. If the Emperor asks for a reason, tell him that you all discovered the generals together and no one gave way! That way, the Emperor will have nothing to say, and naturally, he'll let you pass the first test!"

  A general heard Tang Lin say this and his face turned pale with rage. "You stinky brat, how dare you be so presumptuous? You even dare to plot against the Emperor!"

  Tang Lin's lips curled up in a sly and sinister arc, "This is... soldiers are not afraid of deceit, all of you generals have survived the battlefield, how could you not understand this principle? You want to report me to the Emperor, go ahead, I, Tang Lin, wouldn't be doing this if I were afraid!"

  "Unreasonable, humph! Let's go!" The general said angrily and turned to leave. Other generals followed one after another. In Tang Lin's view, this man was a leader, otherwise it would be difficult for other generals to follow him.

  After those generals walked away, Tang Lin immediately rushed to the side of these hundreds of people and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you hurry up and chase after them? If the generals change their minds, I'll see how you can pass the checkpoint! Hurry up!"

  For a time, several hundred people chased after just over ten individuals.

  Before long, the figures of a large group of people disappeared into one corner of the forest. The nearby woods were empty in an instant, and not a single person was left.

  Tang Lin glanced at her watch and continued walking inside...

  ——

  Royal Forest East Entrance.

  Inside the tent, the Holy Emperor was reclining lazily on a tiger skin throne, his hands resting on the armrests, with the back of his hand supporting his cheek, eyes closed in meditation, and not wearing a mask.

  In one corner of the tent, a censer was placed, emitting that scent which had been causing Empress Dowager a headache. The fragrance was pleasant and soothing, with wisps of smoke curling up into shapes resembling clouds or flowers, exuding an air of languid elegance.

  At this time, the two people who had removed their masks, Taohua and Yishuang, lifted up the curtain of the camp and walked in. The two walked to the front of the command desk, then turned to face the Lord Saint who was reclining on the tiger skin throne, clenched their fists and greeted him, saying in unison: "Master, only half an hour is left!"

  In Tang Lin's words, there is only one hour left.

  The Holy Lord opened his eyelids, and his deep and calm eyes stared at something on the command desk, lost in thought.

  "Master?" One Frost softly called out, slightly tilting her head as she looked at Yu Sheng Jun.

  The Holy Lord exhaled a mouthful of air, sat up, got up, put his hands behind his back, walked down the only two steps, and paced back and forth in front of Yitang and Yishuang twice. Finally, he asked the two with intention or not, "Do you think Tang Lin will be the first to come out?"

  "This...” One of the guards hesitated for a moment, she didn't dare to speak her mind like those officials who were good at flattering their superiors. "Master, this is probably impossible! Unless Miss Tang is familiar with the terrain. But Miss Tang has entered the Imperial Forest for the first time, it's impossible for her to be so familiar with the terrain so quickly, just like us low-ranking people, we need to go in and circle around a thousand times before we can get familiar with the Imperial Forest!"

  "Master, even if Miss Tang is familiar with the terrain, she doesn't know that our martial generals have disguised themselves as contestants and mixed in. Even if she digs three feet underground or chops down the entire forest, she won't be able to find a single general! Of course, Miss Tang also doesn't have the time and energy to chop down the forest, even if she sets it on fire, it would take three days and nights to burn it all. Now, the location of these contestants is just the tip of the iceberg in the imperial forest, how can they possibly burn it all?"

  Through the words of the two, Yu Sheng Jun came to a conclusion, "You mean that you have already determined in your hearts that Tang Lin cannot arrive here on time? Moreover, he can't even bring out any martial general?"

  "Yes!" said Yidong and Yishuang in unison, their expressions identical, without a hint of worry or joy, as calm as water, yet as cold as ice.

  His Majesty stood at the entrance, silent for a moment before speaking slowly, "I think she can surprise me!"

  "What makes you so sure, sir?"

  The Holy Emperor slowly said, "I can't quite put my finger on it, but the feeling Tang Lin gives me is that she's hard to grasp, yet I feel like I've already seen through her. Of course, what I've seen through is only her heart towards me. Tang Lin has always been a mystery in my mind, and I've already sent people to investigate her background, but those who went to investigate still haven't returned, which goes to show just how mysterious her origins are!"

  Yi Shuang's lips moved slightly, wanting to speak but stopping several times.

  The Holy Lord perceived it and said: "Yi Shuang, what is there to say? Speak without reserve!"

  "Yes!" One frost responded with a voice, and then said the question in her heart, "Master, what if... she... comes back?"

  "Who?!" The Holy Emperor's sword-like eyebrows furrowed, unsure who Yishuang was referring to.

  "It's...". Yan Frost was about to speak again, but this time her expression was tense, obviously what she wanted to say was important and would anger the Holy Lord. "Master, the person in my mouth is referring to... referring to..." Zai Er.

  "Get out!" Through a frosty tone, Yu Sheng Jun finally sensed what Yi Shuang wanted to express. But as soon as he knew what Yi Shuang was going to say, his eyebrows turned cold, and his eyes and voice were chilling to the bone.

  "Master, I'm sorry, your subordinate..."

  "Shut up!" Before Yixue could explain, he was dragged out of the tent by Yidong. He feared that if Yixue said anything more, the Emperor would not let them off lightly. Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger; even as personal bodyguards to the emperor, they couldn't speak without restraint.

  As the person walked out of the camp, the Holy Lord's hand behind his back clenched into a fist, and the joints cracked with a sound. His eyes were cold and fierce enough to kill... Apparently, this was caused by that her in Yufeng's mouth.

  ——

  The sun sets in the west.

  In a corner of the Royal Forest, where the trees are relatively large and the underbrush is sparse, it's quite bright. At this moment, there are two teams of dragon people on horseback, with their lances in order, walking in a specified direction, one following another, without leaving formation or deviating from the team shape. From the front, you can't see the back, obviously the number of people is extremely large.

  Tang Lin stood at the edge of the two groups, holding a wooden stick and wearing a black cloth over her eyes. She raised the stick and waved it in front of the crowd, shouting: "Everyone listen up! I've already told the team leaders how to get out of the forest and reach the finish line. Just follow them closely and you'll definitely make it out within half an hour. Also, all the generals are already at the front of the group, so be sure to keep a close eye on them and don't let them escape! When we reach the finish line, tell the Emperor that these 73 generals were seen by all several thousand of you at the same time, and we can't be eliminated!"

  After finishing, Tang Lin took a deep breath. After the team had passed for a while, she continued to say: "All of you keep your formation, don't mess around, everyone follow closely behind each other, if you lose me, I won't be responsible!"

  Five minutes later, Tang Lin finally saw the end of the team and sat down on the ground panting, "Finally found everyone, I'm exhausted!" As soon as she thought of the three conditions set by the Emperor, she jumped up and regained her energy, "Despicable Emperor, this time, I'll help all the contestants pass the first round, let's see how you handle it! You dare to order me to kiss you, humph, don't blame me for retaliating. One day when my husband's martial arts skills are strong, I bet he won't cut off your tongue! A high-ranking official's woman and you also dare to touch? Asking for death!"

  After the anger dissipated, Tang Lin recalled, "The first time I found 2 generals and gave them to Xue Yan and Yun Lei; The second time I found 17; This time I found 273, a total of 300 places, leaving... 10? Ah, still so many?"

  Looking at her watch, there were only fifty minutes left. Tang Lin didn't seem to be in a hurry. She took a glance at the team that was moving further away and then walked towards the dense forest.

  Tang Lin didn't go anywhere, but instead returned to the place where he had previously met Han Xueyan and Yun Lei. Then, looking down at the small stream below, his eyes lit up, and the remaining ten generals were sitting on the stones by the creek chatting, quite leisurely.

  "Hah, you old slippery fish, watch me catch you!" With that, Tang Lin walked down towards the small stream. Since those people all thought there were no contestants nearby, even if there were, they believed the contestants wouldn't be able to recognize them coming, so none of them were on guard. As a result, someone was quickly able to sneak up behind their backs.

  Tang Lin walked to the back of these ten people, pinched his throat, then pulled up his voice, and suddenly stood at attention, shouting: "Report to the officers, you have been captured!"

  These ten generals were all high-ranking military officers in the imperial court, with the same status as Shao Qi, but they were stationed in different places.

  Hearing a voice behind him, more than ten generals turned their heads to look back, and saw Tang Lin, a little kid, with eyes wide open in an instant!