Test begins

No one knows the reason behind the three deathly screams in the night, rumours began spreading and stories were passed around the academy.

Tie Wang, Ling Shou and Fei Ju woke up with bruises on their faces, sore limbs and a pain in their necks.

"w-what happened last night?"asked Tie Wang

The two shook their heads, after some time, memories slowly flowed back into their heads from last night.The terror, the pain and the look in lan Du's eyes.Cold yet full of satisfaction.

They turned their heads to see Lan Du already awake, leaning on the wall reading a book.She turned her head up and saw the three staring at her.

"You three had a good sleep, went out cold after a few hits"she said with a smile

The felt a chill run down their spines as watched her flip the page of the book.They watched her every action, hoping she wouldn't beat them again.

"Relax, I won't beat you three, last night was a bit...antagonising I should say, don't let me hear what you three spoke of last night again"she said

The three nodded their heads vigorously, not wanting to delay their answers for even a second.What shocked them was Lan Du's combat power, she was able to defeat even Tie Wang who had a strong physique since he was young.She had such a small body yet such terrifying strength.

"Don't think too much, I don't beat anyone unless they either push my buttons or I feel like beating someone, I normally have such urges about once a week, this week's would have been covered when I broke Sheng Cang's arm, but you three went with option one"Her every words are like a curse to them, they were so scared that they might pee themselves.

Lan Du laughed

"I was just kidding, only he first half was true, no need to be afraid"she laughed and continued to read.

The three let out a sigh of relief.Tie Wang then pointed out

"um, if I just look at the faces, I can't tell apart you two"he said with a serious face

The other two looked at each other then at Tie Wang and said in unison

"same here"they said

After staring at each other for some time, they began laughing like what happened yesterday never happened.Lan Du smiled and was surprised by their recovery, she expected them to be scared of her for a bit longer before they recover fully.

She closed the book in hand and said

"Class will be starting soon, there will be a test today so don't forget"she said and jumped off the bunk bed with her bags.

She left the room, leaving the three unorganised people inside.They stared at each other and all shouted

"f**k!"

They then began packing their bags and changing into their uniforms.If they were late today, the punishment would be much more severe than usual as today was a test day.It was also a test that would decide thier future paths.

Lan Du arrived at the designated spot for the main army test, she met up with three of the four members and greeted them.

The only one not here yet was Sheng Cang.

Only when there was two minutes left on the timer did he finally arrive.

"Where were you the whole time"asked Qui Shan, he was a relatively cheerful person, but this time their future path was on the line, if Sheng Cang was late, it would effect them all so he was angry about it.

Sheng Cang laughed arrogantly

"Do you peasants need to know where, I, Sheng Cang go and was?"

Lan Du found him to be more obnoxious than ever, she stared at his arm which now had a cast over it.

"Young master Sheng, how is your arm?"said Lan Du mockingly

Sheng Cang stared at her with anger

"Shut up, after this test, I will make you disappear from the face of this world!"shouted Sheng Cang with a red face

Lan Du frowned and pointed at his other arm

"Truth be told, I have OCD, looking at your uneven arms really makes me want to fix my OCD, how about I break the other arm for you?"she said seriously as she stared at his other arm.

Sheng Cang backed away in fright, scared that Lan Du would really do as she had said.

Xie Ying and Xie Jing began laughing as they watched Sheng Cang back away in such a hurry.Sheng Cang noticed and shouted at them.

"You two b*tches, I can end your life with a single sentence!"he shouted as he pointed at them

The siblings shuffled back in fright, their status compared to Sheng Cang's was vastly different, he really could destroy their futures if he wanted to.

Lan Du's eyes turned cold

"Sheng Cang, say another word and I will break your third leg along with your other arm"Her words were cold and her eyes were sharp.

Sheng Cang shut his mouth immediately as he clenched his thighs together. He felt a shiver run down his crotch when Lan Du said she would break his third leg.

Lan Du sneered and turned to the two frightened girls.

"tell me if he does anything to you two, don't make one of those idiotic choices from novels where the girl thinks that it would be too dangerous to get their friends involved and decide to keep quiet, it hurts my little heart"she said with a sad expression.

The girls felt as if they would get a heart attack, Lan Du's expression was just too...too...charming.Her every words were like arrows through their hearts.Especially her last few, 'it may hurt. my little heart'.Just thinking about it made their hearts skip a beat.

Qui Shan gave her a thumbs up and an expression saying 'respect'.What Lan Du didn't know was that the respect wasn't to her words she said to Sheng Cang, but the fact that she could so effortlessly flirt with two girls at the same time.

Lan Du didn't know so she just smiled back like usual.She turned back to the sisters with a warm smile.

"Don't be shy, just say what you want to, no one will talk back at you two, right"She turned back and stared at Sheng Cang who shook his head side to side.

Lan Du smiled and tapped their shoulders

"Now, let's prepare for the test shall we?"

Xie Jing and Xie Ying thought they might faint from Lan Du's words, only to remember that they were about to be tested by the instructors.They straightened their backs and nodded.

"Thats the spirit"Lan Du said and smiled brightly, even Qui Shan was lost for words at that smile.

'd-did my heart just skip a beat for a guy?no...I'm a normal boy, but that smile was just too...too devilish!'Qui Shan thought to himself over and over again.

"Attention!"a loud voice came from beside them

The five turned their attention to the voice and all straightened their backs, one hand over their head as they shouted in unison.

"Sir!"

The instructor from yesterday stood in front of them with a stern face.

"You will call me Instructor Lu from now on!You will be informed about the test once you reach the training grounds, I will explain there!"he said expressionlessly, the five nodded and lined up in a straight line.

Instructor Lu nodded his head in satisfaction and began leading them towards the training grounds.The training ground was a large open space, there were different obstacles and contraptions used for different types of training there.

It also included an arena for students to test their combat strength with each other.

They looked around in amazement, the area was so large it could fit multiple buildings inside.

"You will start from the most basic training course, there is no time limit, get through and you pass the lowest requirements!"shouted instructor Lu.

Lan Du stared at the course, there were many barbed wires, high difficulty climbs and even some traps, even she could only see some of it and he calls this the basic course!And this was the lowest requirements.Then what are the harder courses?

Lan Du frowned and was worried that the girls won't make it through.She could guarantee that she would at least make it through without too much setback, Qui Shan also seemed to be experienced in such and Sheng Cang was from a prestigious family so he probably had proper training.

But the two girls seem so frail that they wouldn't even be able to make it through the first part.

"Will you two be okay?"she asked

The two braced themselves and gave a strong nod

"w-we will try our best!"they said together

Lan Du sighed and hoped for their success.She didn't want females to be looked down even more so she wanted the twins to prove them wrong.

Instructor Lu watched from the side, Qui Shan and Sheng Cang left off first, they were able to get past the first obstacles which was just jumping smoothly.The next part however was a barbed wire zone.They had to get past while avoiding the traps from the side and below.

There would be arrows constantly shot at them and pitfalls beneath the barbed wires.If they made one misstep, they would fall or get struck by the arrows.Of course, the arrows does not have a tip but will still hurt if they got hit.

It took them almost half an hour to get past the ten meters worth of course, the second part required strong concentration and weariness to complete.Lan Du looked at the two girls and frowned even more.But a crazy idea popped up in her mind as a smile rose from her face.

Qui Shan was struck by the arrows three times and fell in a pit twice, Sheng Cang was much worse off as he was hit by seven arrows and three pit falls.A rule was that if someone falls for a trap or gets hit by an arrow a total of 20 times, they would be out or they had to start over.

So Qui Shan still had 15 passes while Sheng Cang only had 10.Lan Du slowly understood the mechanics of the traps, she continued to observe, instead of charging in head first like the other two.

Sheng Cang gritted his teeth and continued on to the third part of the course.This time, they had to climb pass a wall, it was over 20 meters tall and barely any grips on it.There was also snakes tied on different areas that are covered by leaves and twigs while others were camouflaging in with vines.

It was also impossible to completely avoid them, fortunately, the snakes were specially prepared so they would only hurt and paralyse them slightly, no fatal harms would be caused by them.

One had to be cautious at all times being a soldier, so the snakes are there to keep their guards up and never let them drop it.Each part of the course tests different abilities, the first is their physical capabilities, the barbed wires were senses and weariness while the wall climb was cautiousness and endurance.

There are one more part after these three, making it seem like hell for the students.

After she felt like she observed enough, Lan Du took a step forward and began her tryout to the course.She effortlessly got passed the obstacles in part one, she stood in front of the barbed wires section and a smile crpet onto her face.

(Before anyone ask, no, it won't become Yuri, I will add a proper male lead, but he won't be making an appearance until very late into the story)