A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 687 Confessing Your Heart

"I learned a lot in the army, but as for my combat ability, honestly, none of you would believe it if I told you," Chao Bufan said.

"Oh?"

The other six people immediately became interested, and Wang Dakeng said quite seriously, "Tell me about it."

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "My combat power wasn't originally this strong. It was only after a strange and long dream that my combat power became so strong."

"Dream? What dream?" Wang Zi asked.

Chao Bufan smiled and then roughly recounted the dream he had the night before last...

After hearing this, Wang Dakeng and the others looked at each other in surprise, but none of them doubted the authenticity of the extraordinary dream.

"Extraordinary!" Ge Dawei exclaimed, his mouth agape. "Have you been reading too many novels? How come I never have dreams like this!"

Wang Zi put his hand on Ge Dawei's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Dawei, do you know what a character issue is? This is a character issue."

Ge Dawei pushed Wang Zi's hand away with one finger and said, "You brat, don't put your arm around me like that. I don't think you're a very good person."

Wang Dakeng shook his head and clicked his tongue, saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, you kid, you're really a strange person. I really don't know what kind of luck you had, or if your ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke."

“You know what,” Chao Bufan said with a slow and steady laugh, “I also think I’m a lucky guy. A dream gave me extraordinary special abilities.”

Everyone asked in unison, "What special ability?"

"Of course, it's the agility of being as light as a swallow and as swift as the wind." Chao Bufan expressed his thoughts without any reservations. "I've tried it. In one second, I can throw more than sixty punches and do more than forty splits."

"Monster," everyone said in unison.

Chao Bufan shrugged and laughed, "Say what you will!"

Zhou Weihua patted Wang Dakeng on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Dakeng, it seems that you didn't lose out at all by defeating him."

Wang Dakeng let out a long sigh and said, "To be defeated by this monster, I—though defeated, am still honorable! Alright, let's talk about serious matters! Bufan, what are your plans for the future?"

"I don't know." Chao Bufan replied with a smile, but seriously, "I finally got out of the army, so I have to experience life properly, otherwise my youth will be wasted."

"And you guys?" Wang Dakeng asked Wang Zi and the others. "Continuing with your old ways?"

Ge Dawei said, "What if we can't? We're not like you. One of you is the young master of the Tianlong Gang, and the other is a rich second-generation. We'll starve if we don't work. How can we compare to you?"

Wang Dakeng gave a bitter smile, then sighed softly, seemingly with envy and a hint of regret: "I really envy you guys, you can do whatever you want, no one asks or cares. Unlike me, the path I want to take and the things I want to do go against my family's expectations. I can never do things openly and honestly, and I have to do everything according to their pre-arranged plans..."

"And what about me?" Chao Bufan expressed deep sympathy, feeling a sense of mutual understanding. "From childhood to adulthood, I've never done anything I truly enjoyed. It was all imposed on me by my parents. They used their outdated principles and methods to always demand that I be like them, or even better. Gradually, I started to learn to betray them, so much so that when I was fifteen, they sent me to the army without my consent, hoping that I could change in the military."

"Have you changed anything?" Wang Zi asked.

Chao Bufan smiled faintly, and Wang Zi said, "Parents all hope their children will be successful. So, you two should stop pretending to be pitiful in front of us. At least you two don't have to worry about food, clothing, or money."

"This is not what I want."

Hey, these two kindred spirits actually said it in unison. This unexpected coincidence made them both smile faintly.

“Bu Fan,” Wang Dakeng said, “Why did you leave the army? Wasn’t life in the army good?”

"call……"

Chao Bufan let out a long sigh, then lay back down, using his hands as a pillow, and said, "Life in the army has its hardships and its joys, but that's not what I want. I like a free and unrestrained life, which is why I left."

"I don't think so," Wang Dakeng raised an eyebrow and smiled maliciously. "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've still seen pigs run, right? Although we've never been soldiers, we still know a thing or two about military discipline. You kid, since you've been a soldier for eight years, you must have made some very serious mistake and been discharged from the army."

After speaking, Wang Dakeng gave Chao Bufan a kind and understanding smile.

The driver's expression was terrifying, as if he wanted to devour the ruthless and incisive villain in front of him alive.

"You brat," Chao Bufan said with a laugh, "I see you're not happy with your other side of the face, so you want to make it symmetrical, huh?"

"Don't try that," Wang Dakeng said irritably. "I don't want to use the same trick again. I won't fall for your tricks again."

After a few jokes, there was a three-second silence before Zhou Weihua spoke up: "Bufan, are you really not planning on anything?"

"See? I want to travel around a bit first. After being in the military for so long, I feel like I've drifted away from the rhythm of city life. So I want to experience the life I want without my parents' protection." He seemed casual, but his words revealed a relentless seriousness.

"Need a companion?" Ge Dawei asked.

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "If you have nothing else to do, I won't mind."

"Okay, then it's a deal!"

At almost the same time, Ge Dawei and the other four people unanimously made the final decision.

"Hey! This is so interesting, I have to be included!" Wang Dakeng enthusiastically joined the group.

"Big Pit, are you really coming with us? What about the Tianlong Gang?" Wang Zi asked, voicing his concerns.

Wang Dakeng shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "Who cares! It's not like there's no one else in the gang. Besides, this kind of life of deceit and fighting is not what I want at all. Bu Fan is right. If you have something you want, you should try your best to get it. We can't distort our personality and live in the shadow of our parents for the rest of our lives. What's the point of such a life, right?"