A silent night passed.
Bright and early the next day, Tian Xia rose with the dawn. She didn't want any special treatment; instead, she joined her comrades for training, standing firm even under Yang Qing's scrutiny, leaving him no opportunity to find fault with her.
Training over, Yang Qing didn't dismiss them right away.
Instead, he eyed the nine female soldiers before him, saying, "You should all know that our physical fitness assessment is held every three months, and it's scheduled to happen in just two days! Although we're female soldiers, we are female soldiers of the Special Combat Brigade. I don't want our unit to be the weak link of the brigade, understood?"
"Understood!" everyone shouted in unison.
Yang Qing asked loudly, "Louder, do you understand?!"
"Understood!" This time, they shouted even louder.
