Chapter 354 Finally, I got to hold my fragrant wife. It was late at night.
In the dormitory area of Battalion No. 3, all was silent except for the occasional chirping of insects from the distant mountains. The deafening slogans, painful groans, and angry curses of the daytime were all swallowed up by the thick, impenetrable darkness of the night.
The intense training had drained everyone's energy. Even the troublemakers who usually loved to chat after lights out were now sleeping like logs, their snores rising and falling.
In the female soldiers' dormitory.
The girls were exhausted today. After receiving the magical bone-setting balm, they didn't even have time to get excited. They applied it to each other in pairs, grimacing, and then collapsed onto the bed, falling asleep almost as soon as their heads hit the pillow.
The female soldiers' dormitory was filled with the sounds of sleep talking. The strong, domineering aroma of bone-setting medicine mixed with the sweat of the girls, creating a strange yet reassuring scent.
Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao's beds were right next to Su Tang's.
The two little girls were completely drained today. After applying medicine to each other, they fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. In their sleep, they would twitch from time to time and mumble nonsense like "Charge!" and "I can't take it anymore."
Su Tang lay quietly on her bed, her eyes closed, her breathing steady and long, as if she had also entered a deep sleep.
But in reality, she was more conscious than ever.
My body is exhausted, as if it has been taken apart and then haphazardly put back together, with every muscle screaming in pain.
Especially his left arm, although the swelling and bruising had subsided after Qin Ye's miraculous massage and the treatment with the special ointment, was still aching slightly from the sneak attack by Zhang Kui that had injured his tendons and bones.
Yet her spirit was like a taut string, keenly capturing all information around her in the quiet night.
She is waiting.
Three o'clock in the morning.
In the midst of this silence, a slender figure, like a raccoon dog, silently sat up from the bed.
Su Tang listened intently for a moment, making sure that her roommates were all in a deep sleep, before gently and silently lifting the patched thin blanket covering her.
Her movements were as light as a feather, landing without a sound.
Outside the window, the moonlight, like water, shone through the windowpane, casting a clear glow.
Just then, a very faint bird call came from the direction of the window.
"Coo coo...coo..."
The sound imitated the cuckoo, the most common bird in the forest, and both its tone and frequency were incredibly lifelike, indistinguishable from a real bird's song.
If someone else heard this, they would just think it was some night owl who hadn't gone to sleep yet.
But Su Tang's eyes flickered slightly the moment she heard the voice.
This was the secret code they had agreed upon.
She walked to the window and, by the moonlight, saw a blurry black shadow flash by in the shadow of the grove of trees behind the dormitory building.
Without hesitation, Su Tang turned around and, like a black cat, nimbly slipped out of the dormitory door.
The corridor was empty. Instead of taking the stairs, she went straight to a window at the end of the corridor.
This is the back of the dormitory building, facing the back mountain, which is also a blind spot for the dormitory guards and patrolling soldiers.
She skillfully opened the window and peeked out.
Below was soft mud, no more than three meters above the ground.
It was a piece of cake for her.
Su Tang braced herself against the windowsill with both hands, used her waist and abdomen to lift herself up lightly, stretched out in mid-air, and landed with her legs bent, perfectly dissipating all the impact without making a sound.
The night breeze was cool, carrying the fresh scent of grass and trees. It brushed against her face, clearing her mind, which had been somewhat groggy due to lack of sleep.
Without pausing, she vanished into the darkness towards the shooting range on the back mountain in a flash.
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The back mountain of Battalion No. 3 is actually the outer edge of the mountain area where the exercise took place. During the day it is a firing range, but at night, apart from the patrolling sentries, you can't see a single person.
Su Tang took a long detour, avoiding all patrol routes, and finally arrived at the agreed place—the end of the shooting range, behind a huge rock shaped like a reclining ox.
This is a blind spot for firing positions and a patrol blind zone; it's a hidden location.
She had just stopped behind a bush and hadn't even had time to catch her breath when she heard a barely perceptible rustling of leaves behind her.
Suddenly, a dark figure darted out from the darkness beside me!
Su Tang's body tensed instantly. She had already made half of her counterattack, but the next second, a familiar and comforting, crisp scent mixed with the smell of pine and sunshine enveloped her.
She was pulled into a firm and warm embrace.
That embrace was strong, domineering, and so tight it felt like it was trying to meld her into her very bones.
"It's me."
A deep, hoarse voice, carrying a hint of suppressed longing, sounded above her head.
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