Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Sun Yang shouted, but seeing Li Chang’an had already gone into his room, he could only shake his head helplessly. He turned to Han Ruoxi. ”Eldest Miss Han, shouldn’t we go over the next mission?”

Han Ruoxi smiled faintly. ”You should get some rest first.”

”We’ll be busy again tomorrow!”

Han Ruoxi gently set down the light screen and leaned back on the sofa, a helpless smile on her face.

She looked at the exhausted Sun Yang and shook her head. ”In your state, you’ll probably collapse the moment the mission starts tomorrow!”

”Hey, Eldest Miss Han, don’t say that!”

Sun Yang scrambled up from the sofa with a wry smile, rolling his shoulders. ”I’m not trying to play the victim. I’m just looking for a little sympathy.

Think about it, we’ve been busy from morning till night, barely able to catch our breath. My back really hurts!”

Shen Qiuyue shot him a cold glance and said flatly, ”If your back hurts, then train more. Stop thinking about slacking off.

In your condition, you wouldn’t last a second if we ran into a stronger enemy!”

”Sister Qiuyue, you have a point, but I’m just not cut out for hard labor. You say train, and I have trained, but my back just keeps hurting. There’s nothing I can do!”

Sun Yang spread his hands helplessly. ”Besides, the instructor never said everyone had to train as hard as Brother Li. We should be allowed to relax a little!”

Shen Qiuyue snorted coldly. ”You’re just making excuses for yourself!”

”Alright, alright, I’ll stop making excuses!”

Sun Yang sighed and scratched his head, looking a bit sheepish. ”But I really do admire Brother Li. How is he so strong and still so calm? He never seems tired after a mission. He’s truly a role model for us!”

Han Ruoxi chuckled. ”If you had half of Li Chang’an’s perseverance, you probably wouldn’t be complaining about being tired either!”

”Ouch, that stings!”

Sun Yang sighed, grabbed a bottle of water from the table, and chugged a few mouthfuls. Then he flopped back on the sofa, hands behind his head. ”So, how do you think Brother Li got so amazing? How did he train to get skills like that?”

Shen Qiuyue shot him an impatient look. ”He trained for them, obviously.

If you spent less time talking nonsense and more time putting in the work, maybe you could get close to his level!”

”Get close to Brother Li’s level? Are you kidding me?”

Sun Yang looked at Shen Qiuyue in astonishment. ”Brother Li is on another level! Even if I trained every day, I probably wouldn’t even be a tenth as good as him!”

”Then don’t even think about catching up. Just keep being a slacker on the team!”

Shen Qiuyue replied coldly, stood up, and began to pack her gear.

Han Ruoxi stood up too, stretching lazily. ”Alright, stop bickering. Let’s get some rest. We have a mission tomorrow, so we should save our strength!”

The moment he heard that, Sun Yang shot up from the sofa. ”A mission? Eldest Miss Han, what’s the mission tomorrow? It’s not another Insect Race reconnaissance, is it?”

”It’s an Insect Race-related mission, but the specific details haven’t been released yet!”

Han Ruoxi said calmly, ”But since command is keeping a close watch on the Insect Race’s movements, we’ll probably be dealing with bugs again!”

”Ah, well, if it’s the Insect Race, it’s the Insect Race. We’ve gotten used to it these past few days anyway!”

Sun Yang shook his head, looking resigned. ”Still, I really hope tomorrow is a bit easier. Otherwise, my poor body won’t be able to take it!”

After finishing with her gear, Shen Qiuyue glanced at Sun Yang. ”If you’re so afraid of getting tired, why are you even a member of the Insect Hunter Squad? Just quit. No one’s stopping you!”

”Sister Qiuyue, don’t be so harsh!”

Sun Yang said with a wronged expression, ”I’m just a little scared, you know? You’re all so fierce. As fire support, I need to give myself a little pep talk, or I won’t be able to keep going!”

”Go on and find your comfort, then!”

Shen Qiuyue replied flatly and turned toward her room. ”Get to sleep. We have a mission tomorrow!”

”Yeah, yeah, I know!”

Sun Yang sighed helplessly and flopped onto the sofa, apparently not planning to go to bed just yet.

Han Ruoxi chuckled softly. ”Sun Yang, stop procrastinating.

We’re all teammates, and we have to rely on each other tomorrow. Don’t you dare drop the ball!”

Sun Yang scratched his hair and said with a grin, ”Don’t worry, Eldest Miss Han, I definitely won’t drop the ball tomorrow. You don’t believe me? Just you wait and see!”

Han Ruoxi shook her head, then also went into her room.

The dorm room fell silent. Sun Yang was sprawled on the sofa alone, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He thought for a long time before finally getting up with a sigh of resignation. He shuffled toward his room, muttering to himself, ’I really hope tomorrow’s mission isn’t too brutal, or I’m a goner...’

The next morning, the members of the Insect Hunter Squad assembled again, geared up and ready to go.

Li Chang’an stood at the front, his gaze sweeping coolly over the team members before finally landing on Sun Yang.

”Sun Yang, don’t mess up today!”

Sun Yang immediately straightened his back and thumped his chest, promising, ”Don’t worry, Brother Li! I’m in great shape today, I can definitely handle it!”

Shen Qiuyue glanced at him and said coldly, ”That’s what you said yesterday, too!”

”Sister Qiuyue, don’t rub salt in the wound!”

Sun Yang looked at Li Chang’an with a wry smile. ”Brother Li, what’s today’s mission?”

”Simple. More reconnaissance!”

Li Chang’an said flatly, casually pulling out a briefing and handing it to Bai Lin. ”Bai Lin, you’re on intel reconnaissance. Everyone else, standard support!”

Bai Lin took the briefing and scanned it quickly. ”No obvious danger signals in the area, but the frequency of Insect Race activity has increased. The objective is to confirm the Insect Race’s movements and transmit the data back to base!”

Han Ruoxi nodded. ”Sounds simple enough, but we need to be careful of any surprises!”

”Of course!”

Sun Yang grinned. ”No matter what happens, a squad as amazing as ours has nothing to fear from a few surprises, right?”