"Brother Xuefeng! Brother Xuefeng!"

Amidst cheers and jubilation, Huo Pingping ran out carrying a plate.

"Don't run too fast, be careful," Wang Xuefeng couldn't help but remind him.

"Hahaha! It's okay! I won't fall!" Huo Pingping climbed onto the bench, pushed the plate in front of Wang Xuefeng, and said with a proud look, "I made this! Mom said that when I grow a little taller, she'll teach me how to use the oven!"

"Great job!" Wang Xuefeng patted his head and put the letter back into the envelope.

The hostess also came out of the kitchen carrying a large plate containing four cups of freshly boiled milk and some chocolate biscuits.

"Soldiers from the capital, we are truly sorry, we have nothing to offer you, we have been negligent."

"Madam, you are too kind. It was I who was rude to disturb you. I should be the one apologizing," Wang Xuefeng said, bowing.

"No, no... I really didn't expect... that someone would be willing to help investigate this matter..." The woman put down the plate, took the letter from Wang Xuefeng's hand, and her voice became choked with emotion.

"What do you mean?" Wang Xuefeng's red pupils slowly dilated.

"When I received this letter, I took the opportunity to ask General Huo about it. He told me not to worry, but no one has mentioned it since..."

"In late spring, many of us went to ask the military commander again, but he didn't give us a clear answer, only saying that he wouldn't be back for a while..."

“But…” The woman covered her face sadly, “But we haven’t heard from them at all. Not just my husband, but no one else either… We’re really worried…”

Wang Xuefeng listened silently, his eyes once again fixed on the photos on the wall.

The date the photo was taken is written on it.

So he was able to find the last family photo the man took before he left.

In that photo, the man's eyes were more solemn than ever before, as if he had known all along that this trip would not be simple.

The only person who could assign them was Huo Pingyang, the "commander-in-chief" of the Huo family army.

The quickest way to find out what kind of mission this is is to ask Huo Pingyang.

However, if there is something fishy about this matter, then questioning Huo Pingyang would be like alerting the enemy.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, it is the first battle in the "millennial revival battle" in the Central Plains region in recent months.

"It seems we must investigate," Wang Xuefeng said softly.

The woman standing nearby was deeply moved upon hearing this.

The two children didn't know what had happened, but they knew that their mother was very happy, so happy that they cried.

"Mom, wipe it off."

Huo Pingping obediently took out a handkerchief, tiptoed, and stuffed it into the woman's hand.

"Uh-huh……"

The woman carried her two children to chairs, wiped away her tears, and invited everyone to eat.

Wang Xuefeng did not refuse their kindness. He picked up a piece of toast in one hand and a glass of milk in the other, and sat down with them to eat happily.

“By the way, the Suniga Sea is very wide, if they…” Wang Xuefeng thought for a moment and then changed his words: “In order to find them as soon as possible, I hope you can provide some of your husband’s belongings.”

The woman paused, then nodded silently.

She took off a necklace from her neck, removed one of the wolf teeth, and gently handed it to Wang Xuefeng.

“He also has a wolf fang necklace. If you wear this wolf fang, you will sense each other if he is nearby. I will write you another letter, and he will know it is me after reading it.” After the woman finished speaking, she turned around and picked up a pen.

"Thank you." Wang Xuefeng sheathed the wolf fang. "I'll return it to you as soon as I get back."

"You're too kind..."

-

Meanwhile, at the morning banquet square, which was closing up.

Xiao He also copied a "latest battle report" from Lucadi and immediately shared it in the team chat window.

Horry selected personnel information for each position in the Ninth Army and shared it with the troops.

In this way, the team's objective was already clear after only half an hour of breakfast time.

However, Huo Lei had a mission to complete and could not be as free as Xiao He and the other two; he also needed to lead troops into battle.

He chose Zuniga City, which is closest to the Zuniga Sea.

Huo Pingyang, who was both the commander-in-chief and his father, did not interfere with him.

When the Yanluo military city sounded the horn for a new campaign, Huo Lei, riding a tall, black horse and wielding the Fangtian Demon Halberd, led the First Army of the Southwest Legion out of the outer city.

Xiao He and Wang Xuefeng, cloaked in ghostly robes, stood on a mountain peak in the suburbs.

Watching the well-organized army rushing past below the mountain, one can't help but admire the military strength of the Huo family army.

"If the Huo family army wants to establish itself as a country, what are the chances of success?" Xiao He asked Wang Xuefeng.

"It's hard to say, it depends on people's attitudes," the latter replied.

"What about the central region of China?"

"It's still a bit short."

"What's missing?"

"The trigger." Wang Xuefeng paused. "And the location of the capital."

Xiao He frowned slightly; Yanluo Military City was clearly not a viable option for becoming the capital.

Unfold the map, and all kinds of terrain are clearly visible.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that there's no suitable location for a capital city in the central region of the mainland; otherwise, the city of Nuojin wouldn't have been built in the southern part of the mainland.

"Can we rule out the possibility that Huo Pingyang wants to become emperor?" Xiao He asked uncertainly.

“A purely human empire is unlikely,” Wang Xuefeng shook his head.

"Besides the methods of the Resurrection Cult, can humans rule other species?" Xiao He thought of Angrina, but that was a special bond, not ordinary submission.

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