Chapter 509

Jiang Chen’s sudden question made the people present dumbstruck .

The youngster, who hadn’t stopped scorning, looked surprised by the unexpected response, as well . Then he beamed .

“Yeah, that’s right . I’m from the Direct Battalion,” the youngster said .

“So, can you shut up?” Jiang Chen said seriously .

The air was immediately charged with tension . Not only the new young generals, but also the commanders of the eight battalions and even the muscular general, were surprised .

“Say that again . ” said the youngster in a threatening tone, coming up to him .

“You heard me perfectly . ” Jiang Chen was fearless, his look sharp .

The youngster’s face became sullen . Closing his fist, he said in a cold voice, “You know who I am?”

“Nope . “

The youngster smiled without speaking . Someone behind him came forward immediately and said, “Xie Yan’s father is the Baron of the Ning State . His ancestors contributed a lot to the establishment of the dynasty . How dare you speak so presumptuously to him!”

It was a woman with colorful spiritual armor . She looked like a pretty bird in it .

Jiang Chen took a professional look at the two’s armor, then let out a long sigh .

To make them more pleasing to the eye, the armor’s material had been sacrificed .

To be more precise, the material of their spiritual armor was supposed to have been used to fabricate class-five or class-six armor, but theirs had turned out worse than class two .

“You’re only an ordinary member of the Direct Battalion in the army, but you insulted a general of the seventh rank in public . What do the military regulations say in this case?!”

Jiang Chen knew that guy had a special background, but he didn’t care .

The people around him were as shocked as if they had seen a ghost after hearing him .

“Is he stupid or what?”

Jiang Chen might have made sense, but in others’ eyes, he was courting death .

“According to the military regulations, it’s ten strokes with a wooden plank!” Xie Yan told him the punishment, then extended his hands . Staring at Jiang Chen, he said, “Come on, punish me!”

Then he put his hands on Jiang Chen’s chest and gave the latter a hard push .

Jiang Chen took several steps back .

A guy from the Direct Battalion had provoked a lieutenant of the seventh rank in public . Many people were struck with curiosity, wondering what would happen next .

As Xie Yan had said, no one had the nerve to do anything to him .

Behind him, the other disciples, either from the royal family or aristocratic families, showed disdainful smiles . In their eyes, Jiang Chen was too naive .

“From now on, you’re officially the lieutenant of the Red Flame Battalion,” the commander of the Red Flame Battalion suddenly said . “In the army, generals have the right to punish soldiers of lower ranks who have done something wrong . “

She didn’t need Jiang Chen to take the test anymore . Although she had been emotionless while speaking, the whole world knew she had done so only because she hated to see Xie Yan’s arrogance . She had given Jiang Chen an excuse to do something to Xie Yan .

The question was whether Jiang Chen had the nerve to do it!

With an annoying “punch me” expression on his attractive face, Xie Yan said to Jiang Chen, “Come on . Punish me if you can . “

Bang!

Jiang Chen’s response was a punch to Xie Yan that made a loud noise .

The bystanders couldn’t help but exclaim . “So this guy really is an idiot . “

That was what people thought .

Xie Yan had been on guard against Jiang Chen’s attack, but he hadn’t expected the latter to be so fast . Covering his right eye, his face contorted in agony .

“I’ve never heard anyone make such a request . This was the first time, so I had to oblige you,” Jiang Chen said in dead earnest .

“How dare you hit Apprentice Brother Xie Yan!” The woman in colorful armor went into a rage . Without giving Jiang Chen any chance to speak, she extended her hand to slap his face .

“What’s the punishment for attacking a general?” Jiang Chen grasped the woman’s arm easily . He gripped her arm so tightly that she couldn’t even move .

“Beating with a wooden plank . “

“Okay!”

Jiang Chen gripped her arm harder so that she lost control of her own body and turned around . A wooden plank suddenly appeared in his hand, which he used to hit her hard on the *ss .

It hurt so much that she burst into tears, even though she was wearing armor .

But Jiang Chen wouldn’t stop . He gave her a second hit .

“How dare you!” Xie Yan came to himself . He drew out his sword and recklessly threw it at Jiang Chen .

“Look at yourself in the mirror before you look down on others . “

Jiang Chen shook his head and smiled helplessly after tasting Xie Yan’s attack .

These disciples from aristocratic families were much worse than those with golden fight loops . It was only because of their backgrounds that they were allowed to do whatever they wanted .

Xie Yan lost hold on his weapon under Jiang Chen’s fist attack . The latter gave him another punch on the stomach . He bent down like a curved shrimp due to the pain .

Then Jiang Chen took a step forward . He turned the plank to give Xie Yan a hard hit on his butt .

Although it was only a wooden plank, injected with his strength, it was as hard as iron . In addition, spiritual armor couldn’t reduce its power .

The same as the woman, Xie Yan laid on his stomach after screaming .

The new guys had no idea how noble the two were . They just felt like cheering at seeing Jiang Chen beating them .

But those from the eight battalions had complicated expressions . Their looks were extremely odd .

Xie Yan was the son of the Baron of the Ning State . The woman was called Liu Yu, and her father was a general, her mother a princess .

The two were from such prominent families, but Jiang Chen had beaten them so overwhelmingly . If the royal government heard about it, it would create a huge disturbance .

Jiang Chen’s savageness intimidated the other disciples from aristocratic families . Without the nerve to keep speaking loudly, they could do nothing but watch Jiang Chen’s plank falling on Xie Yan and Liu Yu while the two screamed tragically .

That general hadn’t said a word during the whole process, but he had an unnoticeable smile on his face .

The Direct Battalion to which these people belonged wasn’t under his jurisdiction . He was a general, but only a general of first rank of the secondary class .

A general with a higher rank wouldn’t have come over for such a trifle, so he was wondering what the senior general would think when he heard the news .

Jiang Chen was pretty fair . He gave ten strokes to both of them, no more and no less, but the two couldn’t even get to their feet again .

“How dare you scorn others? I feel pity for you, although you’re from aristocratic families,” Jiang Chen sneered at them . Then he threw the plank on the ground and walked towards the Red Flame Battalion .

“Let’s wait and see!”

Their companions helped them up . They looked at Jiang Chen in anger, wishing they could bite him .

However, as soon as Jiang Chen looked back, they were given such a good scare that they hurried to signal for those beside them to lift them away .

“All right . That’s it . “

After confirming that all of the eight battalions had picked their men, the general left, eager to report what had happened there .

By then, Jiang Chen found he was the only one who had chosen to join the Red Flame Battalion .

“Commander, if you don’t try to put yourself out there, no one will join,” Jiang Chen proposed .

“There could have been two or three more, but I guess no one wanted to join us after this farce,” said the commander of the Red Flame Battalion .

Jiang Chen was stunned . He didn’t understand what she had meant .

“Commander, I got your permission, didn’t I?” Jiang Chen asked .

The commander of the Red Flame Battalion gave him a look . Rolling her pretty almond eyes, she asked him, “Did you?”