803: Chapter 803: Mr.
Bai, Are You There?
803: Chapter 803: Mr.
Bai, Are You There?
The ti Bai Xiaofan had set for Bai Hu and the others was gradually running out, with only a few minutes left.
Soon, the clock struck 1:01 AM, exceeding Bai Xiaofan’s scheduled ti by one minute.
Just then, the factory’s main doors swung open once again.
Bai Hu and his team erged from inside.
Sixteen people—not a single one missing!
However, except for Zhan Xing, all of them, including Bai Hu, were drenched in blood.
So of the blood belonged to their enemies, but so was their own.
Bai Hu and the fourteen other mbers, supporting each other, made their way to Bai Xiaofan.
“Reporting to Mr.
Bai, all seventy-one enemies have been eliminated!”
At this mont, Bai Hu’s address for Bai Xiaofan shifted from “Brother Bai” to “Mr.
Bai.”
“Do you realize you’re one minute late from the ti I set?”
Bai Xiaofan glanced at the ti on his phone and looked calmly at Bai Hu and his group.
“Actually, it was like this…”
“I don’t want to hear explanations.
Your performance on this mission was unsatisfactory.
Here are fifteen healing pills—take them imdiately.
From now on, no one is allowed to waste ti running around.
Focus solely on training at the team’s base!”
Just as Bai Hu was about to explain further, Bai Xiaofan raised a hand to interrupt him and casually tossed Bai Hu a small porcelain bottle before leaving with Zhan Xing.
Watching Bai Xiaofan’s receding figure, Bai Hu and the others felt a twinge of bitterness in their hearts.
They had thought Bai Xiaofan would praise them for taking out all the enemies and returning successfully.
To their surprise, instead of receiving the praise they imagined, they were t with Bai Xiaofan’s dissatisfaction.
Although Bai Xiaofan hadn’t scolded them, they could clearly sense his disapproval of their actions during this mission.
Many of them couldn’t help but wonder—what’s the big deal about being late by just one minute?
Isn’t completing the mission what truly matters?
After all, they had defeated a larger enemy force with smaller numbers.
And, to achieve victory, the fifteen of them, including Bai Hu, had nearly lost their lives in the process!
“Bai Protector…”
“Call Team Leader!”
Hearing one of his comrades call him by his previous title, Bai Hu turned and reprimanded them.
“There’s no excuse for this ti—it’s true we didn’t do well enough.
To beco stronger, we must rigorously demand more of ourselves.
Listen to Mr.
Bai’s command—everyone, take your pills and return to the base for focused training.
Next ti, let’s strive to make Mr.
Bai see us in a new light during the mission!”
Bai Hu quietly addressed the fourteen brothers beside him before taking the lead and swallowing one of the pills.
In truth, Bai Hu himself also felt frustrated.
But he knew that if he openly expressed dissatisfaction with Bai Xiaofan’s decision, the fourteen brothers’ agitation would only worsen.
Even though he didn’t understand exactly why Bai Xiaofan behaved this way, Bai Hu believed Bai Xiaofan truly found their performance lacking.
If that was the case, all they could do was work harder in hopes of completing the next mission within Bai Xiaofan’s designated tiline.
Moreover, since Bai Xiaofan disliked explaining too much, Bai Hu could only co up with reasons to soothe his team’s emotions.
“Mr.
Bai, actually Bai Hu and his team did quite well under the circumstances.
There were even two or three top-tier Golden Core experts among the enemies, which was pushing the limits of their capability.
If they hadn’t launched a sudden and unexpected assault, it might’ve been difficult for them to survive, let alone complete the mission with no casualties!”
On the way back, Zhan Xing softly spoke to Bai Xiaofan.
Zhan Xing wasn’t trying to defend Bai Hu and his team—it was just that Bai Xiaofan’s strictness seed unnecessarily harsh, leaving Bai Hu and the others feeling deeply dejected.
“I understand, but if I praised them for doing well, they might grow complacent.
They could start thinking that being late by one minute isn’t a problem, and that’s absolutely unacceptable!”
Bai Xiaofan gave a faint smile and explained softly.
“If you want to train a disciplined, powerful team, there needs to be soone who plays the villain—and I’ll be that villain.
In my eyes, they will never be ‘good enough.’ Even if they had completed the mission on ti today, I would’ve found other flaws to highlight.
It doesn’t matter how they feel about ; my goal is to create a disciplined, combat-ready team.
The role of ‘the good guy’ can be left to Bai Hu.”
Hearing Bai Xiaofan’s words, Zhan Xing froze for a mont, then slowly shook his head and sighed helplessly.
“Sigh, after hearing Mr.
Bai, I’ve truly realized why Dragon Shadow team mbers used to fall short of other organizations’ mbers in many ways.
It’s because we didn’t enforce such rigorous standards for them!”
“My thinking was too old-fashioned.
As Mr.
Bai said, if you don’t demand strict discipline, they will only face death when stronger enemies surface.
If a bit of harshness now ensures their survival in future missions, then so be it!”
As they continued discussing, the two of them returned ho by car.
No sooner had Bai Xiaofan arrived ho and sat down did a girl’s voice echo in his mind.
“Mr.
Bai, are you there?”
“Mr.
Bai, it’s Shen Yi.
I have a cultivation question I’d like to ask you!”
Bai Xiaofan was initially startled, unsure of where the voice was coming from.
After all, Shen Yi was nowhere to be seen in the courtyard.
It took a mont for him to figure it out—he retrieved a Jade Talisman from his belongings.
Bai Xiaofan rembered that when he left Taiyi School, he had given Shen Yi a Jade Talisman, telling her to use it to contact him if necessary.
“I’m here.
What’s up?”
“I’ve reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage in cultivation.
Impressive, right?”
“Uh… indeed, that’s impressive.
Your cultivation is even higher than mine.
By the way, you said you had a question—what is it?
Let’s see if I can help.”
“Oh, it’s nothing urgent.
I can ask you about it next ti.
Oh, by the way, Mr.
Bai, I heard from Senior Brother Ye Ling that they ran into you at the Tang family in Chang Province!”
One conversation led to another, and Bai Xiaofan ended up sitting on the sofa, holding the Jade Talisman, chatting with Shen Yi for quite a long ti.
Only when dusk began to fall did the two finally end their conversation.
Stowing the Jade Talisman, Bai Xiaofan felt sowhat baffled.
What was the aning of this?
Didn’t Shen Yi say she had a question to ask?
Why did she end up saying it could wait till next ti?
Moreover, during their conversation, almost everything was Shen Yi talking—telling him about her recent cultivation journey—while Bai Xiaofan mostly listened quietly.
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