Uncle Liu drove the car and took Leng Xuan to sit down in a teahouse. Then, Uncle Liu straightforwardly asked, "Mr. Leng, may I ask what you used to do?"
Leng Xuan hadn't expected the other party to still address him as 'Mister'. With no choice, he gave a bitter smile, "I was a soldier!"
Uncle Liu's eyes lit up, he nodded slightly and said, "No wonder. But there can't be many in the army with your skills, right? May I know in which district, which unit you served?"
Leng Xuan frowned slightly but before he could speak, Uncle Liu read his expression and already understood something. He chuckled and said, "Mr. Leng, please don't misunderstand. What I mean is, I have some connections in the army too. If you haven't retired yet, I think I can offer you some help."
"I have already retired early," Leng Xuan said indifferently, as memories of his past in the army brought waves of bitterness to his heart.
If it hadn't been for that overseas operation, where they assassinated a certain naval commander which resulted in the sacrifice of three of his comrades, how could he have retired early?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself mockingly, feeling a pain like a knife twisting in his heart.
Seeing his reaction, Uncle Liu found the young man before him somewhat inscrutable. He chuckled and said, "I see, Mr. Leng. I'll not beat around the bush with you. Recently, our Old Master is looking for a bodyguard. Seeing your competent skills and quick wit, you seem like the perfect candidate. That's why I'm keen to learn more about your past, and I hope you don't mind!"
Leng Xuan glanced at Uncle Liu, "A bodyguard?" Actually, he had left his hometown and come to Baiyun City precisely to find a job.
"Yes!" Uncle Liu said, "But not a bodyguard for our Old Master, but for his granddaughter who is still in school. So, if you agree, you will have to accompany the young lady to school, never leaving her side, protecting her constantly. I don't know if you can agree to this..."
A pang of sorrow struck Leng Xuan's heart. He hadn't even finished primary school when he was selected by the organization to join a training program. After enduring strenuous training for two years and qualifying, he officially joined the organization at just twelve years old. Although he had learned a lot of knowledge within the organization, he never had the chance to formally attend school again.
He longed endlessly for the experience of attending school...
However, in the army, his identity was one that many envied because the organization he belonged to was codenamed "Long," a highly secretive special forces unit!
Long is an ancient totem of Huaxia, a legend, a powerful one at that!
From this, one can deduce what kind of existence this unit codenamed Long was in the army.
In addition, the unit Leng Xuan belonged to back then was internally referred to as "Long," but outside, everyone called them the Dark Sword Organization or Dark Sword Special Forces, as they often only took charge of assassination tasks.
Those who required Dark Sword to take action were generally the most troublesome and hardest to kill.
Every member of Dark Sword was one in a million, a top-notch talent!
And he—Leng Xuan, in this unit codenamed Long, was the top individual in terms of combat skills, second only to the Dragon Head!
Before joining the special forces, his body had been modified by a Foreigner, who claimed that transformation was a necessary pathway to Cultivation. It was precisely because of this that after ten years of hard training, Leng Xuan's strength improved much faster than others. This had always been his secret because it involved the identity of the mysterious Foreigner.