He Daqing, do you know how I've lived these past years?

Hearing what his second son said, Yan Bugui sighed and said:

"Sigh, a small temple has many turtles."

I, a descendant of the Han Bannermen, a man of great talent and bearing, never imagined I would fall to such a state.

"We arrived here like refugees, never expecting to end up in the home of the Yehe tribe. We've truly fallen into the jaws of wolves."

I heard they're going to pass a constitution next year, granting freedom of movement and residence. Should I discuss moving out with my wife?

……

Jointly guarded area in July 1953

"General, now that we've signed the ceasefire agreement, can we go home?"

Looking at the soldiers before him, their faces blackened and their uniforms tattered, Le You murmured softly:

"go home……"

"Come back home"

He turned his head and looked at the tavern and general store built of wooden planks not far away, his expression complicated.

Three large characters "Xia" were written above the entrance:

"Print Store"

38 degrees north latitude, how many men of the Great Xia Dynasty sacrificed their lives there?

……

A few days later, Leyou came out of a house with a happy smile and gathered several group leaders.

"Assemble your troops. We will return to Beijing, but we hope you will accept reorganization."

The regimental commanders looked at each other without saying a word.

Leyou sighed and said:

"Don't overthink it, it's all for the sake of Great Xia. Now, get out."

After lighting a cigarette, I slowly closed my eyes, my heart filled with mixed emotions.

The brothers I brought out this time suffered heavy casualties; only one or two out of ten survived, and those who do may have to say goodbye to their military careers when they return.

The regimental commanders who went out also exchanged intelligence with each other.

"Let's go. Soldiers must obey orders."

"Hey, there's a rumor that General Yue might stay in Beijing this time, apparently going to some kind of textile department."

"If I had known, I should have chosen to go south,"

"Then you might as well submit a report to stay and garrison the area. I heard that South Korea is going to sign a treaty with the United States, and the United States will not withdraw its troops."

"Haha. What are you afraid of? If they don't retreat, will we? I heard that this latitude line is the boundary."

"Alright, that's enough. Contact your battalion commanders and relay General Yue's words."

……

Weaving Gold Department

"What, you have so much free time to come here? Are you here to stand up for your son-in-law?"

"Hmph, as long as he works hard and serves the people, he should admit his mistakes and deserve to be punished."

"Then what are you doing here? There's nothing much going on at the department."

"I heard they're going to transfer someone to be a deputy minister soon. Do you know anything about him?"

"Le Weiguo"

He said in a Sichuan accent,

The middle-aged and elderly people opposite were also taken aback for a moment.

"So it was him. You're in for a lot of trouble now. You just canceled someone else's job and kicked his wife out of the tenement building."

"They should be punished for their mistakes, and besides, who knows if Le Weiguo is loyal to the Party and the people?"

The middle-aged and elderly people opposite were also furious and muttered curses under their breath:

"So you're also an ungrateful person who betrays you after using you. I've been blind to have spent half my life fighting with you."

The person with a Sichuan accent chuckled and said:

"He's a defector major general from the Citizens Party, not on my side. The guns, ammunition, and other supplies that Shan Chu received were taken from those teenagers by our members; it has nothing to do with Le Weiguo. I heard they've occupied a large area in Hongxianglu Port, which is perfect for them to bring in American technology and machinery. The Soviet machinery we're using now is too outdated; it's all been discarded by them."

"Besides, we're moving out of the tenement building anyway, and I've heard those apartments owned by businesses are quite nice."

The middle-aged and elderly people listened without saying a word. They simply put down their cigarettes, stood up, and walked straight out the door.

A moment later, after getting into the jeep, the man whispered to the guard:

"Go to Xiaxing Steel Plant and tell Li Fugui to use every means to win over the people in the plant and sideline Yang Guoliang."

……

Welcome back, heroes!

"Wei Guo, take a few days off. This is your wife's current address. She can go to the Zhijin tribe to take up her new post later."

Leyou forced a smile, nodded to the person opposite her, and left with the appointment letters.

……

No. 8 Nanluoguxiang

"dong dong dong"

"dong dong dong"

Leyou got out of the jeep, suppressing his excitement, and slowly knocked on the door.

"Coming, coming!"

A childish boy's voice rang out.

A moment later, as the courtyard gate opened, the boy happily jumped into Leyou's arms and shouted:

"Father, it's Father! Father's back!"

"Mother, Auntie, Father is back!"

Fu Nianmin jumped and shouted with joy.

Jingxian, with tears in her eyes, ran out and hugged Leyou's arm, her lips trembling as she said:

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

At that moment, Nianmin loudly pulled a child from behind a tree in the courtyard.

Leyou looked inside and saw a child hiding behind a tree, refusing to come out.

"Jianguo, it's Daddy back! Come out quickly!"

Leyou watched as Nianmin tried everything to pull Jianguo away, but to no avail. Instead, she was pushed to the ground.

So he released his grip on Jingxian, stepped forward, and scooped up the child.

Even young children were being pricked with needles.

Leyou was stunned. At only a few years old, she already possessed the strength of an adult.

Was it innate superhuman strength or was it a residual energy from his own body that was passed down to him?

"Jianguo, this is your father, Le Weiguo,"

Just then, a gentle voice sounded from the side, and Le Jianguo, who was being pricked with needles in Le You's arms, gradually quieted down, but his body was noticeably thin, almost skin and bones.

Leyou later learned that Jianguo had suddenly become much stronger since he went east to North Korea.

A child can lift a 50-pound stone weight; that must be incredibly nourishing. No wonder he's so thin and bony; he'll surely lose his lifespan in the long run. But my son has the bearing of a king.

A moment later, looking at the oriole lying beside Mulan's bed and the still unconscious Mulan, he felt a deep sorrow.

"Master, perhaps we shouldn't have left Ji'an Township in the first place,"

……

The next day, Lou Zhenhua brought his entire family to visit.

Leyou also opened its main gates wide to welcome guests.

After the meal, they also thanked him for taking care of Mulan, spending a lot of money to hire Western doctors, and even providing her with a three-courtyard house to live in.

They also pledged to support their businesses in Hongxianglu Port.

After seeing the Lou family off, Leyou looked at the letter in his hand with a solemn expression.

"Just because I've lost my military power doesn't mean my sword is dull. My family, the family of Le Weiguo, is not something you people can touch."

It turns out that when Lou Zhenhua hired a Western doctor at a high price to treat Mulan, someone had somehow spread information about what had happened in the Yuan Kingdom.

Some people specialize in studying these supernatural situations, and some of the guards are friends of the master, who also possess special abilities. Therefore, those people did not forcefully take Mulan away.

However, there has been no news of his master's departure to Kunlun since that day 45 years ago. It seems that the faint spiritual energy in the air has suddenly disappeared, and no more extraordinary people have emerged. Only the same people from before remain. Therefore, he couldn't sit still any longer and sent Lou Zhenhua to deliver a message to him.

three days later

Thirty miles east of Beijing, in a valley riddled with charred pits and flickering flames...

Le You, coughing up blood, knelt on the ground, holding a nine-ringed broadsword. A bloody hole the size of an index finger ripped open his abdomen, and his body was covered in knife-like wounds.

At that moment, a surge of heat flowed from the palm of his hand through the broadsword, healing every wound it touched.

But a moment later, the blade of the nine-ringed broadsword was covered with dense cracks.

Leyou slowly stood up, stroking his broadsword. Alas, his days were numbered.

And lying nearby were more than a dozen corpses, each cut in half.

Some have huge hands,

Some fingers faintly emitted blue light and arcs of electricity.

Some have a pair of wings on their backs.

……