Chapter Fifty-One: The Father's Astonishing Deed

  What else can Su Wen say, a beautiful woman accompanies him in practice, and he can only accompany her to the end.

  Yi Xue was a woman of her word, if she said an hour, it would be exactly an hour, not a minute more or less. Afterwards, she very decisively sent Su Wen away, but gave him the black sword instead. Su Wen wasn't particularly interested in this black longsword, but since Yi Xue had given it to him, he figured it was probably fine to keep it. Maybe one day he would obtain some kind of sword skill from the system, and then he could save money on buying a sword.

  In the afternoon, Su Wen resumed his physical training. As his vitality increased, his physical training became easier to cultivate, but on the other hand, it became more difficult to increase his vitality. According to Xiao Tian's words, cultivating physical skills can indeed increase vitality, but that increase is also within a certain range. Now his vitality has far surpassed the height of his physical skills, so the vitality that can be increased is naturally very small.

  Knowing this, Su Wen didn't feel any loss. It's like practicing martial arts, the protagonist cultivates a kind of inner strength and mental method, at first it's just the first layer, but suddenly a big shot gives the protagonist a boost, the protagonist's true energy bursts out, so the protagonist finds that this inner strength and mental method are useless, the increased internal force can't be seen, instead because of the strong true energy, in the blink of an eye, the inner strength and mental method have been pushed to the highest level.

  Evening

  A small shop in Jiangning, named Lao Wang Noodle Restaurant.

  Tang Long is a regular here, and the boss knows him well. Su Wen heard that the boss's son was once wrongly accused of being a murderer, coincidentally at that time Tang Long took office in Jiangning Public Security Bureau, this case fell into Tang Long's hands, no one expected that what was originally an ironclad case would be overturned by Tang Long. The boss was so moved at the time that he had his son kowtow to Tang Long three times, and every year during the New Year, he would have his son go visit Tang Long. Later, Tang Long also felt uneasy about it, so he often comes here to eat, which is considered taking care of the boss's business.

  Today there is one more Su Wen here.

  Tang Long agreed to tell Su Wen about his father, Su Donghe's past. Su Wen naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity. He was still curious about his father's military career and thought that with a director-level comrade-in-arms back in the troops, he shouldn't have been an ordinary soldier. Since childhood, he had heard people say that his father was strong, clever, and very righteous, such a person would definitely be successful in the army, but ended up retiring in obscurity, which was extremely strange.

  "Tang Shu, just say it! I'm not a kid anymore, no matter how shocking the news is, I'll just laugh it off. Whatever happens with Father won't affect me, so you don't have to worry about any psychological burden. I'm very clear about my own path in life, and now I want to know about Father's affairs - you can consider it a filial son's responsibility. Every obedient son wants to understand his father better, what do you think?"

  "Don't speak to your Uncle Tang in this tone, or he'll think the person sitting across from him is not a vigorous twenty-year-old, but a cunning and sinister elder. Your Uncle Tang has no intention of calling you 'Old Master', so weigh your words carefully."

  "Tang Shu, don't tease me anymore, just say it!"

  Tang Long saw Su Wen's bitter smile and nodded: "Alright, since you've decided to say it, let's get it all out. I'll start from when your father enlisted. At that time, your father had already shown his exceptional abilities. He quickly made a name for himself in our military district, rising from an ordinary soldier to an elite one, and even entered the special forces unit. All of his achievements were outstanding, while I always followed behind your father, ranking second."

  Su Wen could feel Tang Long's admiration for his own father.

  Tang Long didn't hide it, and continued: "In the army, your father was always a soldier among soldiers. His personal combat power and marksmanship were top-notch, and later he was even called the 'King of Soldiers' in our military district. You may not be very familiar with this title, but I can tell you that during our time, those who dared to call themselves 'King of Soldiers' would not exceed two hands nationwide. It's a soldier's highest honor, and also a symbol of combat power."

  Su Wen was slightly taken aback, he smiled and nodded for Tang Long to continue.

  Tang Long took a deep breath, as if he had found the key point: "In the third year after your father became the King of Soldiers, I also became the King of Soldiers with your father's help. I must say that I owe it to your father for becoming the King of Soldiers. So from then on, I secretly regarded your father as my elder brother. Your father has always been my idol, and we are a pair of recognized sworn brothers, the only two Kings of Soldiers in the same military region."

  Su Wen suddenly felt amused, these two were already two marshals, what exactly did Tang Shu want to say, it seemed that he hadn't gotten to the point yet!

  "Don't be impatient, the story of the Soldier King is just beginning." Tang Long took a sip of water and then revealed a hint of melancholy. "After I and your father both became Soldier Kings, something unexpected happened - mercenary organizations emerged in the world. Many of these mercenary groups had national backgrounds and were making unimaginable fortunes for their countries in places outside of national borders. Our Huaxia naturally wanted to get a share of this pie, so we established the world-renowned Longyao Mercenary Group."

  "Longya Mercenary Corps?" Su Wen muttered to himself, remembering that Tang Long had served in the Longya Mercenary Corps.

  "In order to quickly make a name for the Dragon Fang Mercenary Corps, five of the most famous military commanders from several major military regions joined the corps at that time, including me and your father. However, internally speaking, we were all expelled from our military ranks and no country would acknowledge their own mercenary corps. The five of us gathered together and quickly formed a powerful force, with the Dragon Fang Mercenary Corps rapidly rising to the top three in the mercenary rankings within a year or so. We also brought substantial returns for the country." Tang Long had already fallen into deep reminiscence.

  "Are the other three of the Five Tiger Generals the same three people who showed me the photos, Auntie?" Su Wen asked after some thought.

  "Not bad." Tang Long took a deep breath, "The other three Marshals are sworn brothers with me and your father. Their names are Long Yun, also known as the Sword King; Hu Yi Ming, also known as the Knife King; and Mo Fei Ying, also known as the Eagle King. Among them, Long Yun is a noble from the capital city, with a high social status, you may seek him out in the future. As for Hu Yi Ming and Mo Fei Ying, Hu Yi Ming has already joined the military, holding a high position of power, don't look for him unless it's a big deal. Mo Fei Ying is still at Long Ya, he can be said to be the last pillar of Long Ya, it's because of his existence that Long Ya hasn't completely fallen."

  Su Wen nodded: "Tang Shu, what are your and my father's titles?"

  Tang Long smiled: "They are all called by others, I am because my nose is particularly sensitive, and others call me the Mouse King. Your father practiced a fist that can emit a tiger's roar, so people call him the Tiger King."

  Su Wen was embarrassed, and he thought Tang Long would be called Dog King, but the latest scientific research shows that mice's sense of smell is indeed more sensitive than dogs. As for his father's boxing technique that can produce a tiger's roar, it must be the Tiger King Fist taught by Yang Xiao to his father.

  Su Wen wrote down these words and asked naturally: "What happened later? What exactly happened later? My father would never retire without reason, what was the reason?"

  Tang Long took a deep breath, his mouth slightly bitter: "Later we received a task assigned by the country, a task that nearly put our Dragon Fang Mercenary Group in a desperate situation. The name of this task had a nice ring to it, called Operation Spark."

  Su Wen remained silent, waiting for Tang Long to continue.

  Tang Long didn't keep Su Wen waiting for long. He gathered his thoughts and, with a tinge of sadness, began to reminisce: "Twenty years ago, in the China of that time, our technology was very backward, especially in the field of aviation. You can probably imagine what it was like back then. It was during this time that the American satellite, Fireseed, failed to change its orbit and lost its predetermined target as it returned to Earth, ultimately landing in the depths of Africa's primal jungle. In a way, the Fireseed satellite represented the most advanced space technology in the world at that time. If our country could obtain the wreckage of the Fireseed satellite, our stagnant aviation industry would burst forth with dazzling brilliance."

  Obviously, this is the Spark Plan.

  Tang Long's expression became increasingly dejected, his voice slightly hoarse as he spoke: "The importance of the Fire Seed Satellite is obvious. At that time, it wasn't just our Huaxia who had set their sights on this satellite. Moreover, the satellite fell into the depths of Africa's primal jungle, where one could say without exaggeration that whoever got there first would claim it. As a result, mercenary groups from various countries around the world were mobilized, and the entire African jungle was stained with blood. However, it was still our Dragon Tooth who found the satellite first... But..."

  "But what?" Su Wen knew the key point was coming.

  "But when we found the satellite, our trail was also discovered by mercenaries from over a dozen countries. At that time, not to mention the US's number one mercenary group, Blackwater, or Germany's number two mercenary group, the ruthless mercenary groups below them were even more numerous. We fought against these mercenary groups in the African jungle for half a month, dragging the satellite wreckage with us, and suffered over 50% casualties in Dragon Tooth. Just when we couldn't hold on any longer, your father proposed to lure away the other mercenary groups, so that the remaining people could take the satellite wreckage back to our country by sea."

  "My father went, right?"

  "It's obvious that your father led a portion of the Dragon Tooth mercenaries to secretly take action, and he successfully drew away all the mercenary groups. He even severely damaged the top-ranked Black Water Mercenary Group, causing them to drop to seventh place. Of course, your father also paid a terrible price - one of his legs was shot three times, with one bullet piercing through the bone. After barely making it back to the country, he immediately applied for retirement. Despite our repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, your father's mind was made up."

  Su Wen heard this and couldn't help but smile: "So that's what happened, thank you Uncle Tang for telling me all this."

  Tang Long was taken aback: "Don't you feel sorry for your father?"

  Su Wen shook his head: "There's nothing to regret, being alive is more important than anything. His legs are not good, and going back to be a soldier would also be a miserable outcome, it's better to go home and accompany my mother."

  Tang Long was shocked beyond measure, he stared at Su Wen, and after a long time, only managed to utter one word: "You..."

  Su Wen stood up, looked at Tang Long and said: "Uncle Tang, thank you for clearing up my doubts. From now on, I will not let my father fall into such a predicament again, nor will the people around me. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."

  Su Wen left, and Tang Long's eyes became dull.