The Blessed Beauty Returns with a Dimension-Chapter 954 - 930: Half a Cup of Tea

Early in the morning, several elders from Lin Family Village and Li Family Village gathered at the threshing ground.

Long benches surrounded by villagers from both villages.

Lin Family Village clearly did not bully them, as they also dispatched 18 people.

Knowing they had fewer people, Lin Dawang couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.

The entire opposing village was left with only 18 able-bodied men. In such chaotic times, survival without relying on others is absolutely impossible.

Perhaps this was a tactic from Li Family Village.

Losing to them could be a legitimate way to hand over the village to Lin Family Village.

And of course, using the strength of Lin Family Village to silence the villagers below, preventing everyone from clamoring.

Lin Dawang, confident and satisfied, pointed out the eighteen stalwart men from his clan, neither too many nor too few, to avoid accusations of bullying.

Eighteen versus eighteen, the young men from the two villages sized each other up on the field.

Li Tieniu looked at his own group, indeed feeling somewhat self-conscious; their able-bodied men were young, and not as physically strong, unable to match the others.

Luckily, their spirit and energy were high; after having eaten well for more than a month, their morale really looked different.

"Alright, let’s start. Neighborly competition, stop at the point. The stick heads have white powder, and if a critical area is hit, it’s considered elimination, and exit the competition circle."

The rules were set.

Both sides began.

The gong sounded, eighteen versus eighteen.

The gong sounded, and immediately 18 people changed formation.

In an instant, they formed groups of three, each person backing up against another, creating a stable triangle.

Six triangles within the crowd of 18 from the other side, like moving human-shaped meat grinders; the sticks in their hands quickly thrust forward, and each strike hit the critical areas of the opponent.

This was the strongest training they had obtained from recent one-on-one duel training—how to end the fight with the quickest hit.

Everyone was very excited this time.

This was their first face-to-face actual combat; usually, they only competed with each other, naturally going easy, but this time, they decided to make their captain proud.

The master leads the way, practice depends on the individual, and the master taught them so much.

They were taught many formations, not only individual combat but also two-person, three-person combat, and even 18-person combat.

It took barely a cup of tea’s time.

The 18 from Lin Family Village were already defeated, all critical areas marked with white powder.

Lin Dawang looked at his 18 people being directly beaten down by the other side, feeling very stifled inside.

Li Tieniu naturally noticed.

"Come now. If Village Chief Lin is dissatisfied, we can have another round."

Lin Dawang didn’t hesitate and sent another 18 people.

This time, the 18 were again defeated in less than a cup of tea’s time.

Lin Dawang sent a third group of 36 people, although facing double their number, the 18 young men from Li Family Village were excited.

Morale was rising.

They remembered one principle: no matter how many people were on the opposite side, no matter how fierce the opponents were.

They only needed to advance bravely as instructed by the training captain, aiming for a decisive hit, entrusting their back to their trusted teammate.

The 36 were also defeated, still in less than a cup of tea’s time.

Though the 18 occasionally had some white powder spots on them, none were on critical areas.

With teammates looking after each other, the injuries were light; if struck by weapons, the injuries wouldn’t be serious.

Lin Dawang felt unable to keep face now, as 72 of his men had gone up again and again; they couldn’t all gang up.

That would be shameless.

Jiang Xiaoxiao spoke, "Village Chief Lin can gather more people to come together, don’t worry. We certainly won’t say you’re bullying us with numbers. We just hope you can see how we train, able to maintain offense and defense facing enemies several times our number.

Dealing with illegal salt trade is dangerous; you never know how many pursuits and blockades you’ll encounter. Since that’s the case, we should unite as one. If we journey together, it’s much better than fighting alone."

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s words stirred Lin Dawang’s heart.

"This is Mr. Jiang, all these killing techniques and even formations were taught by Mr. Jiang."

Li Tieniu did not reveal Jiang Xiaoxiao’s identity. After all, a woman would be looked down upon, but if disguising as a man, as long as he didn’t speak, it would earn more trust.

Moreover, what they planned this time was extremely dangerous; having the Lin Family Village people along would certainly reduce many of the road’s dangers.

"Alright! Since Mr. Jiang is so confident, I want to see just how formidable Mr. Jiang’s trained people really are. Come on, let everyone join in."

Lin Dawang was curious now, no longer just betting on pride, but intrigued by the people trained by this Mr. Jiang.

If he remembered correctly, last time they went out for illegal salt trade, Li Family Village suffered heavy casualties.

This time, in just one or two months, they’ve improved so much. But Mr. Jiang must have only trained them within these two months. In such a short time, they can train people to be so well-trained, despite having fewer numbers. They didn’t rely on killing moves at every step, but coordinated well, resulting in fewer casualties on their side.

If this approach works, of course he would be willing to learn the best experiences from Li Family Village.

His own people combined with Li Family Village’s could potentially learn more moves, ultimately benefiting Lin Family Village.

Lin Family Village was a big village, and if all able-bodied men went to battle, there were over 90.

Ninety against 18, suddenly the formation and morale dramatically changed.

Despite the earlier excitement, the 18 youth facing the sea of people on the other side couldn’t help but feel a bit scared.

At that moment, Jiang Xiaoxiao stood in front of them.

"Remember, no matter how many are on the opposite side, don’t worry about the number, and regardless of what weapon they’re holding, don’t worry about the power of their weapon. Just remember this: advance courageously!

Focus only on the enemy in front of you, entrust your back to your teammates. Trust and courage can overcome all challenges. Just remember that your cooperation will ensure there’s absolutely no problem, even if facing enemies ten times, a hundred times your number, we can still win every battle."

The youth from Li Family Village were full of fervor.

They raised their sticks high, shouting to Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Invincible, invincible!"

In an instant, the momentum shifted.

Half a cup of tea, still half a cup of tea.

Lin Dawang felt that half a cup of tea had become his curse; seeing all his village’s able-bodied men go to battle, yet again defeated in just half a cup of tea.

What a disgrace.