Traveling through ancient times to survive

Every day that followed, Zhao Qing led a small team out of the valley to hunt, and all six teams had taken their turn.

There were only two teams that really gained something and had no injuries in their members, while the remaining four teams suffered injuries, some of which were so serious that their martial arts practice was affected.

After dinner in the evening, Zhao Qing was about to go back to sleep when Zhao Chengchuan called her: "Qingya, go to a meeting with Dad later."

This is a meeting that only a few people are qualified to attend and will directly determine the future development of the village.

Those attending the meeting included the old patriarch, three elders of the Zhao family, Zhao Chengchuan and his daughter, and Li Wu, a representative of people from other families.

The clan leader asked gently: "Qingya, you took the young people out of the valley, how did they perform?"

How can they perform? Isn't that obvious? With only a month of training time, it's a foolish dream to expect to become famous! However, there are also the descendants of the elders among them, so it would be bad if they don't give them any face.

Zhao Qing thought for a moment and answered cautiously, "Well, the performance is good and the progress is great. I believe that in time, everyone will have earth-shaking changes."

The clan leader was speechless and choked up: "Qingya, you don't have to give face to everyone, just tell the truth."

Zhao Qing paused for a moment, and seeing that everyone had been calling her boss for so long, she decided to save some face for everyone.

"It's actually OK. At least in a life-and-death crisis, no one sold out their teammates and ran away."

The clan leader asked quietly, "Qingya, do you think it is possible for our village to train a team with considerable combat effectiveness?"

Zhao Qing: “???”

Is the clan leader so bold that he dares to train private soldiers now?

Seeing Zhao Qing's puzzled expression, a slightly hunched elder of the clan explained, "It's like this. We all know that the outside world is probably in chaos, so we all made a quick decision and followed Chengchuan's family to hide in the valley. But hiding all the time is not a solution. There is nothing in the valley. We must send people out of the valley to find survival supplies."

Another bearded elder said, "We all know that Qingya is very powerful, but we can't rely on you alone. We must train more available manpower."

The elder with a bookish look on his face also spoke up: "With the skills of the young men now, once they go out, they will be like sheep entering the tiger's mouth and will never come back. So Qingya, are there any young men with better talents? Let's pick these people out and increase their training."

The clan leader concluded: "Living in troubled times, we only seek to protect ourselves, but self-protection also requires a certain level of force, otherwise we will become someone else's prey."

Zhao Qing began to admire the leaders of this tribe. Unlike most ancient commoners, who lived their lives in a daze and could only go with the flow, the tribe leaders already had the idea of ​​becoming stronger.

Since everyone has the courage, is unwilling to sit and wait for death, and wants to control their own destiny, then she can give them such an opportunity.

"Okay, I'll test it tomorrow."

Then the four clan leaders stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Wu, who jumped up instantly.

"Old village chief, and all the elders, if you have any requests, just tell me. Why do you have to perform such a grand ceremony? Isn't this shortening my life?"

The clan leader still answered with a brave face: "Brother Li Wu, we also know that this request is a bit difficult for you. After all, you have only been back to the village for about a year, and we haven't helped you much. But we still want to shamelessly ask once, can you also teach the boys some real skills? If you need it in the future, our Zhao clan will definitely do our best."

So that's how it is. Li Wu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was some embarrassing request. With their request, some second- or third-rate Kung Fu would be enough. It might be precious to someone without connections, but to the leader of the Marquis's secret guards who had served in the inheritance for more than 200 years, it was just garbage that was readily available. He could just consider it as a way to repay Zhao Qing for teaching him the top martial arts.

"Isn't it just teaching some real kung fu? How difficult is that? Besides, I am also a member of the village. I will naturally help if I have the ability. I don't need anything in return."

Of course we can't believe what others say, so the clan leader decided to record this favor in the annals after the meeting.

The next day, Zhao Qing stood in front of the team with a calm expression, no sign of joy or anger, and his voice was also very steady.

"What do you think of this hunting trip out of the valley?"

How confident they were before leaving the valley, how ashamed they were now. All the team members lowered their heads and dared not look Zhao Qing in the face. No one dared to answer.

"It seems that you all have some self-awareness and know that your performance is terrible."

The voice was not loud, but it was extremely insulting, and everyone's heads hung even lower.

Zhao Qing sincerely suggested: "Of course everyone has different talents. Maybe you are not suitable for martial arts. How about this? Why don't you all give up? Anyway, the valley is still very safe in the short term."

The atmosphere froze, some people's eyes were red, their fists were clenched, and their eyes were filled with flames of unwillingness.

"No! Boss. We may not be talented, but you can't insult our determination to fight!"

Someone took the lead, and the remaining thirty-odd people were not to be outdone. They shouted in unison: "Yes! Boss, we will never give up!"

Zhao Qing was not affected by everyone's anger at all and remained calm.

"When you go out hunting in the future, I will gradually let go, which means I will no longer support you. You will face the real savage and bloody mountains. If your life is in danger again, you will really die. Are you still unwilling to quit now? Of course, you are just quitting the team, and you can still train on your own."

Hearing that Zhao Qing would no longer protect them, many people showed expressions of fear, but after a moment, their eyes became firm again.

"No, we won't retreat!"

Zhao Qing nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, your courage is commendable. I have decided to form an ace team. This team will undertake very dangerous tasks in the future. Not only will they hunt alone, but they will also have to go out of the valley to explore, protect the villagers, and fight against the enemy."

The eyes of the team members below became brighter and brighter, and they were full of lofty ambitions.

"Boss, I want to join the team!"

"And I!"

Zhao Qing said bluntly: "The Ace Squad will be our valley's biggest trump card for survival in troubled times. The mortality rate is not low. I hope you can consider it carefully instead of being impulsive. I will give you three days to consider it. Go back and discuss it with your family. Make a decision after three days. By then, you will have no chance to regret it."

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and no one in the team of more than 30 people left. Zhao Qing was very surprised: "You didn't explain in detail to your family the dangers of joining?"

"I told you, Boss, my family all supports it."

"Yes, my parents said that life in this world is full of dangers. I can learn real skills, which is a great fortune for our family. Anyone who pushes it away is a fool."