After hearing this, Su Wantang already understood in her mind that the team that had just passed by her was the one led by Fu Yanci.

Su Wantang frowned slightly and asked, "Master Lu, what rescue mission are they going to participate in?"

Lu Xiangdong shook his head and said seriously, "We are going to Xishan to suppress bandits."

Su Wantang took a deep breath when he heard this.

They are actually going to suppress bandits?

This is much more dangerous than going for rescue. Those bandits are extremely vicious and people may die at any time.

Seeing her lowering her head and looking worried, Lu Xiangdong comforted her, "Don't worry, Yan Ci has participated in such missions before and is very experienced. He will be fine."

After a pause, he seemed to remember something and continued, "By the way, let's put aside the plan of your sister-in-law and I re-holding our wedding on Mid-Autumn Festival for now. We'll celebrate together when Yan Ci returns!"

Su Wantang nodded slightly, still unable to hide the worry on his face, and said softly: "I understand, Master Lu."

At the same time, Sheng Jun, thousands of miles away, had successfully completed the rescue mission there.

After taking a short rest in the camp, he learned that Lu Xiangdong had called him during his mission, so he couldn't wait to call Lu Xiangdong back.

At this time, it was the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was high in the sky, casting a cool light.

Sheng Jun held the phone tightly in his hand, unable to hide his joy, and enthusiastically told Lu Xiangdong about everything that happened in his trip to the Northwest and the people he met along the way.

Lu Xiangdong sat in the office, listening to his excited narration on the other end of the phone, and asked hesitantly: "So, you don't plan to return to Changbei City?"

Sheng Jun nodded vigorously on the other end of the phone and said firmly, "Yes, Commander! I have made up my mind. I am going to settle down in the Northwest."

Lu Xiangdong was silent for a while, his heart full of worry, but he still decided to remind him: "Sheng Jun, have you really thought it through? The environment over there is tough, are you sure you won't come back?"

Sheng Jun smiled and replied on the phone: "I have thought it through, Commander! I spent the first half of my life in Changbei City, and I had too many grievances and entanglements with Comrade Shen Xuemei."

"I thought that this was the end of my life, but now I am lucky enough to meet a wonderful girl. She is like a ray of light that shines into my dark world."

"Master Lu, for her, I am willing to stay in the Northwest. I am not afraid of hardship and suffering."

Even through the phone, Lu Xiangdong could truly feel Sheng Jun's happiness that was beyond words.

Sheng Jun went on to say: "Before I met her, I lived in pain and confusion every day. To be honest, I was even afraid that after I came back, I would fall into the endless entanglement with Comrade Shen Xuemei again!"

"Master, I am really scared of that kind of life."

Lu Xiangdong frowned and asked worriedly, "But, Shengjun, you and this comrade have only known each other for less than a month? Do you really understand each other?"

"Marriage is not a joke, you have to be careful!"

Sheng Jun's eyes sparkled with happiness, and his tone was full of longing and determination: "That's enough, Commander. For some people, just knowing each other for one day is enough! Since I met Du Qing, I feel like I'm alive again."

"She is a very good person, gentle, kind and considerate. I feel extremely happy every day I am with her. I want to spend the rest of my life with her..."

Sheng Jun talked incessantly on the phone for a long time, and he also excitedly told Lu Xiangdong that they planned to hold the wedding on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Commander, my only regret is that you, my sister-in-law, and so many of my comrades cannot be here in person. Otherwise, my life would be complete."

Seeing that Sheng Jun had made up his mind, Lu Xiangdong had no choice but to offer him his most sincere blessings, wishing him happiness and a smooth life in the Northwest.

…

Fu Yanci led his team, traveling day and night, sleeping in the open air, and finally arrived near Xishan two days later.

They did not dare to slack off at all. After a short rest, they sent an elite team to the depths of the West Mountain to investigate the situation.

It is imperative to first find out the detailed details of the bandits and make full preparations for the subsequent encirclement and suppression operations.

The reconnaissance team was sent out and quietly sneaked into the West Mountain under the cover of night.