Chapter 68: Homeland’s Naan (2)
Above the barren Gobi Desert are vast stars, and the Milky Way is clear and shocking.
Beneath the dark night sky, there are ruins and loess stretching for thousands of miles.
A hundred meters away from the ruins is the tent camp of Xue Qi and his friends.
A total of eight tents were set up, and several military trucks were parked outside the tents.
Nearing midnight, only a few scattered flames remained on the bonfire. Several soldiers who were on guard were dozing off with their rifles in their arms around them.
Apparently, they also heard the noisy quarreling and singing.
Cao Feng and Tang Xiong rushed out and looked towards the ruins with moved expressions.
Tang Xiong heard the familiar singing voice and subconsciously clenched his fists. He suppressed the urge to rush over and turned to Cao Feng and asked, "Mr. Cao."
Cao Feng understood his thoughts, patted his shoulder, and comforted him, "There is an unknown force there, and we cannot predict the danger. Let's go find Xue Qi first and see what she says."
Tang Xiong nodded, suppressed his trembling, and walked with Cao Feng to Xue Qi.
Xue Qi withdrew his gaze from the distance and turned to ask them, "Did you hear it too?"
Cao Feng and Tang Xiong nodded and said in unison: "Yes."
Xue Qi said, "Get some popcorn and get ready."
Cao Feng was puzzled: "Not waiting until tomorrow?"
Xue Qi: "Why wait until tomorrow? Didn't you hear how much they're suffering? Every day we wait means another day of suffering. Steward Cao, go and take all the special forces' belongings."
Cao Feng: "Okay."
Entering the ruins, in addition to Xue Qi, Cao Feng, and Tang Xiong, there were eight other special forces soldiers they brought from China.
Hasaka soldiers were stationed outside the ruins to prevent former members of the anti-peace organization from appearing nearby.
Xue Qi took out a backpack, which was bulging with popcorn, and held a peach wood sword in his hand.
The other special forces soldiers were also assigned a backpack filled with popcorn, which puzzled everyone.
Captain Jing Chen said, "Boss Xue, why are you giving us popcorn? It would be more practical to bring some compressed dry food instead of these things. This...this stuff doesn't satisfy you! And it takes up space..."
Xue Qi blinked his eyes and said seriously, "Who said it's for eating? This is for catching ghosts!"
Captain Jing Chen was stunned for a moment, then sneered awkwardly, "Boss Xue, are you kidding? There are no ghosts in this world. That singing just now must have been someone's trick. Don't be scared, it's definitely fake. This method is what the enemy uses to disrupt the morale of the troops! But don't be afraid, Boss Xue, we will protect you."
Xue Qi nodded and clenched the peach wood sword in his hand: "Thank you, but I am still afraid of ghosts. To be on the safe side, I still need to bring enough ghost-repelling items."
In addition to a few special forces soldiers, Cao Feng, Tang Xiong, and Xue Qi all brought ghost-chasing popcorn.
The group walked in and entered the ruins.
They walked into a half-collapsed earthen archway, and suddenly a fog arose, making it impossible to see the road ahead.
Xue Qi couldn't see her companions around her. The fat ball in her pocket came out and blew a breath near her. Only then did she see Cao Feng.
The man held her wrist and whispered, "Be careful."
The others were confused by the sudden fog, and voices could be heard from all around.
Captain Jing Chen asked, "Is everyone still there?"
Other team members responded:
"Captain, Fire Wolf is here!"
"The artillery is also there!"
"The mountain is here!"
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Xue Qi: "Cao Feng and I are fine."
Tang Xiong: "I'm fine too."
Everyone took out their flashlights, gathered around the dim light source, and moved forward in a crowd.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the special forces following Xue Qi and the others suddenly disappeared.
Xue Qi looked up and found that they were back in front of the loess archway, but there was no light from other people around, and everyone had obviously gotten separated.
The fat ball floated into the air, looked around and said, "Oh no, it's a ghost wall! There must be some powerful evil spirits in there. We have walked into a ghost's illusion!"
As soon as it finished speaking, Xue Qi and the others looked up again and found that the collapsed arch had returned to its original state, as if it had never collapsed.
The fog also dissipated, revealing brightly lit loess buildings inside. The tallest building was only three stories high, and faint light shone through the arched doors and windows.
Just when Xue Qi was stunned, a group of burly bearded Middle Eastern men came towards him, holding rifles.
She was so frightened that she hid behind an arch. When she came to her senses, she found that Cao Feng and Tang Xiong were gone.
She immediately asked, "Where are they?"
Fatty shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Xue Qi was worried that something might happen to them, so he called out Wei Jiu: "Jiu, go find them, make sure nothing happens to them."
Wei Jiu: "Okay."
Then it floated away.
After the group of bearded Middle Eastern men left, Xue Qi walked in clutching the peach wood sword.
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
Cao Feng and Tang Xiong were also in front of the archway, but the scene they saw was not night, but day.
There was a "bang bang" sound of gunfire coming from inside. Not far away, a young man in camouflage uniform rushed towards the door carrying a skinny man on his back.
Behind them, there were continuous and thrilling explosions.
Amidst the sounds of gunfire, Cao Feng and Tang Xiong both witnessed the horrific scene of that year firsthand.
Just as they were about to be pulled into the illusion and merge into it, Wei Jiu appeared in time:
"Wake up! Don't let yourself be drawn into this illusion! If you get in and become absorbed in it, it will be very difficult to get out!"
The two of them came to their senses.
Cao Feng asked, "Where are Xue Qi and the others?"
Wei Jiu replied, "Oh, the young people who came with you have already made it out. I used the mist to make them faint, so they won't come back for the time being. Sister 77 is protected by Fatty, so she's safe. Don't worry, everything will be fine. Let's go and reunite with Sister 7! Any further delay could put us in danger."
Tang Xiong looked around and asked, "How do we get there?"
Wei Jiu: "We have to go in and keep going forward. With my aura protecting you, you won't blend in, but you must be mentally prepared. You might see something you've experienced before! After you go in, no matter what you see, don't speak, otherwise, we will all be in danger!"
The two men nodded, and Wei Jiu exhaled towards them, and the translucent black mist wrapped them tightly.
Wrapped in this layer of black fog, the two successfully entered the illusion created by the evil ghost.
At the same time, Xue Qi was also wrapped in the fat ball's black mist and successfully entered the illusion.
After Cao Feng and Tang Xiong entered the illusion, they were directly switched to a depressing and cramped place similar to a dungeon.
Imprisoned inside was a skinny man, that was Cao Feng from several years ago.
A man and a woman were talking to Cao Feng.
Those are Tang Xiong and An Yin.
An Yin said: "Mr. Cao, we are Chinese special forces, and we are here to take you home!"
Tang Xiong also said: "An Yin, Mr. Cao has a bomb on him. Are you sure you can dismantle it?"
As the team's demolition expert, An Yin had dismantled countless bombs, and she subconsciously felt that it was not a big problem.
But after she checked the bomb on Mr. Cao, the confidence on her face gradually disappeared, and she whispered, "Tang Xiong, listen carefully to what I'm going to say next. Don't interrupt me, just listen to me."
Tang Xiong realized the seriousness of the problem, so he did not interrupt her and listened to her seriously.
An Yin said, "This is a special bomb placed on a wire, close to Mr. Cao's heart. The special thing about this bomb is that it will explode immediately if it can no longer sense the human heartbeat. Based on my experience, the solution I can offer is to destroy the wire, buy a few seconds to quickly remove it, and tie it to me. So—"
Tang Xiong immediately said, "I'll do it."
An Yin shook his head: "No, the time I can stay out of the body is very short. Even if I can place this bomb on someone else, I can't escape."
He is indeed a calm blaster. At this moment, he has no sadness of parting and is ready to die.
She kept her mission in mind and added, "Tang Xiong, listen to me. Escort Mr. Cao safely away. We must complete our mission. If we are gone, new people will rise up one after another. But a genius like Mr. Cao is rare. If the scientific research results of Mr. Cao's team really fall into the hands of these anti-peace organizations, it will be a disaster not only for China, but also for other countries."
An Yin wasted no time and began to defuse the bomb while speaking.
Halfway through the demolition, Cao Feng said, "You take the results back, but I will leave my life here."
An Yin took his hand away and continued to dismantle it, laughing softly, "Mr. Cao, you should know how important you are to China. At a time like this, please don't try to interfere with my decision. This is my duty, I must rescue you."
Tang Xiong's eyes were red, and An Yin looked at him and said, "Don't cry."
At the same time, they heard a "click" and the bomb was removed.
An Yin quickly pressed the bomb against his chest, not daring to delay for a moment.
She raised her eyes, looked at Tang Xiong, and smiled, "Tang Xiong, if we can't be husband and wife in this life, then we can in the next life! When you go back, you are not allowed to fall in love with someone else too soon. Stay a widow for two years before you fall in love with another girl. Do you hear me?"
Tears welled up in Tang Xiong's eyes.
An Yin warned him, "Don't cry! Now, get out! If you delay any longer, the others won't be able to handle it! Get out now! Take Mr. Cao back home and forget everything that happened here today!"
Tang Xiong is the captain, and even in the face of life and death, he cannot disobey military orders.
Normally, couples like them wouldn't be allowed to go to the battlefield together, but they'd been tested by their superiors and found to have excellent psychological qualities.
Tang Xiong never imagined that one day he would actually watch his beloved die with his own eyes.
But at this time, he could not afford to feel sad at all. He could only carry Cao Feng on his back and run out of the dark dungeon, enduring the heart-wrenching pain.
When he ran to the door with Cao Feng on his back, there was a loud "bang" behind him.
Before dying, An Yin took a deep breath and sighed, "Eighteen years later, I'm still a fairy who can drink a few bottles of Maotai!"
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Tang Xiong and Cao Feng did not hear An Yin say this at that time. At this moment, through the God's perspective, they saw the last words An Yin said before his death.
Tang Xiong burst into tears, but he endured it, his voice hoarse: "Yin Yin, you have always been a fairy in my heart."
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On Xue Qi's side, he saw the image of sniper Liu Wu.
Liu Wu hid in a high place and sniped, killing two enemy snipers, but he was also hit several times.
He was bleeding profusely, and even after emergency bleeding stoppage, the blood was still gushing out like a small fountain.
They reported their positions to each other through the communicator. After confirming the retreat route of Captain Tang Xiong, Liu Wu aimed his gun at the east and killed several pursuers for Tang Xiong and his team.
But soon, Liu Wu's position was exposed, and a pair of soldiers holding heavy rifles came towards this side for inspection.
Liu Wu hid under the window on the second floor and even felt a tightness in his chest, almost unable to breathe.
Although his mind was not clear, he seemed to see his grandmother.
When he was very young, he was picked up by his grandmother and brought home to live with her. His grandmother raised him by selling wontons.
He originally wanted to wait until he was old enough to retire, use the military subsidy to get married, buy a big house for his grandmother, open a wonton restaurant, and live a simple life with his grandmother.
In a trance, he smelled the aroma of wontons.
He said:
"Captain, do you smell the aroma of wontons? They smell so good! These are my grandma's wontons, so delicious... The skin is thin and the filling is rich. One bite is full of meat and full of oil. And the red oil wontons are the best! They are saturated with red oil, and the chili peppers are usually filled with plenty of crushed peanuts. They are so fragrant... But why am I so sleepy right now..."
"Captain, it smells so good..."
Tang Xiong ran with Cao Feng on his back, panting, and yelled, "Xiao Wu! Wake up! Don't fall asleep!"
This roar made Liu Wu wake up.
He knew he couldn't get out, so in order to make use of his remaining value, he used his hands to pry open his wounds. His fingers sank into his flesh, and the immense pain brought him back to consciousness.
Liu Wu still had a bomb on him. When a group of soldiers came over, he roared and jumped out of the second-floor window:
"You stinky bastards, I'll take you with me even if I die!"
With a loud "boom", Liu Wu and ten soldiers were blown to pieces.
When Xue Qi saw this, he was shocked. This real scene was even more cruel than the movie.
I felt so depressed that I could hardly breathe, and my obsession to take them home grew stronger.
No matter what, she will take them home!
Only when the soul returns to its hometown can it rest in peace.
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Cao Feng and Tang Xiong saw a completely different picture, completely different from what Xue Qi saw.
In the picture, Tang Xiong and Cao Feng in the illusion were running out, and the members of the team, in order to cover them, rushed out from their safe place and attracted fire for them.
After a burst of "bang bang bang" gunfire, all the men were killed. They fell so quickly that it was not as shocking as in the movies.
In reality, people are weak and small when they are sprayed by these weapons. They can't make any heroic and shocking death poses at all and just fall down.
Faced with the sacrifice of his comrades, Tang Xiong could not look back and could only carry Cao Feng on his back and move forward step by step.
The scene changed and turned back to night.
Tang Xiong's eyes were already wet, and Cao Feng was in a heavy mood.
These soldiers always say that their lives are more important than theirs, but in his heart, their lives are as important as his own.
There is no distinction between high and low in life. If these soldiers had not charged into battle, there would be no peace and prosperity in China, and I would not be able to contribute my remaining energy to create value for this country.
When the fog dissipated, they saw Liu Wuan Yin and all the teammates who died here!
There are eleven ghosts in total, not one less!
And these eleven Chinese ghosts were being bullied by a group of evil ghosts from Hasaka.
These eleven people just experienced the pain of death.
Because they cannot reincarnate, they will repeat the pain of death every day after midnight, which is comparable to the torture of hell.
An evil ghost stepped on An Yin and said in broken English, "Look, what are you doing? In your Chinese language, you are stuck between wanting to live but not being able to, and wanting to die but not being able to. Join us, and become a Hasaka in your next life, growing up in this land and avoiding the pain of death day after day."
An Yin had just experienced the scene of being blown to death. All his strength was exhausted and he was stepped on by the evil ghost, unable to move.
Her forehead was covered with sweat, but she refused to give in. She gritted her teeth and forced a smile:
"How can you, a bunch of devils like you, understand the beliefs of us Chinese? China protected me and my family from the turmoil of war and allowed us to live a prosperous life. Even if I were to be reborn as a human being, I would be a Chinese. You want me to be reborn as one of you, a Hasaka? Dream on. I don't want to be born hungry and cold, with an incompetent government that can't even protect its own people. I don't want to have to wear a mask since childhood and lose my freedom as a woman."
Liu Wu wanted to rush over to save An Yin, but was kicked to the ground, and the pain was so severe that his internal organs almost shattered.
He was furious: "Let go of Sister An Yin! Come to me if you have anything to say! What kind of ability do you have to bully a girl?"
However, the evil spirits became more aggressive, grabbing An Yin's hair and trying to drag her around.
Tang Xiong couldn't stand it any longer and rushed out despite Wei Jiu's dissuasion.
He sprinkled a handful of popcorn on the evil ghost and knocked the evil ghost who was bullying An Yin to the ground with one punch.
Tang Xiong's hands were sprayed with the broth cooked by Xue Qi, and with his powerful punches, he beat the evil ghost so hard that he had no chance to fight back.
An Yin looked up at Tang Xiong, unable to believe her eyes: "Tang... Tang Xiong! Are you a human or a ghost?"
The evil ghost knocked down by Tang Xiong stood up, pointed at him, and called out to the other evil ghosts in the local language: "He is a human! Catch him! Tear him to pieces!"
A group of evil spirits rushed forward, and Cao Feng also rushed out to help.
Soon, Tang Xiong and Cao Feng started fighting with the group of evil spirits.
Wei Jiu held his forehead with a headache. "Oh my god, you two are no match for them! There are too many of them! The popcorn you brought isn't enough! And there's no way you can kill them!"
Popcorn can only gradually weaken the monsters, but cannot kill them.
There were so many evil spirits in that group that even after the two men had scattered the popcorn, the opponent's attack power did not decrease.
Liu Wu helped An Yin up.
They looked in the direction of Cao Feng and Tang Xiong: "They are no match for those evil spirits. Liu Wu, let's go and help!"
Team member Leopard Cat reminded: "Sister Yin, we just came out of the illusion, our attack power is zero, even worse than theirs."
An Yin tried to clench his fist, but found that he couldn't even clench his fist at the moment.
A ghost's sharp claws attacked Tang Xiong's chest. An Yin's heart suddenly contracted with fear: "Tang Xiong, watch out!"
Just as the sharp claw was about to pierce Tang Xiong's chest, Wei Jiu appeared in time and blew the evil ghost attacking Tang Xiong away.
Wei Jiu is a fierce ghost, but he can still fight against these evil ghosts.
But the other side was too numerous and soon ran out of energy, so they went back into Cao Feng's pocket to recuperate.
There were over twenty evil spirits here, ten of whom had been hit by the Happy Food, and their powers had been slightly reduced. But the remaining ten or so were each filled with the power of an evil spirit.
Especially after being enraged, their attack power increases dramatically.
These evil spirits cannot be killed, and even those that are hit by the happy food are slowly recovering their abilities.
Tang Xiong and Cao Feng's physical strength was exhausted and they were beaten back repeatedly.
The leading evil spirit grabbed Tang Xiong's neck and said, "Humans from China, you are seeking death!"
The sharp claws of his other hand were about to pierce Tang Xiong's intuition, but at this moment, popcorn fell from the sky.
The heavy evil ghosts were attracted by the aroma of the popcorns and couldn't help but open their mouths to eat the popcorns, and their attack power suddenly lost.
Those who realized that there was something wrong with the popcorn, although they did not open their mouths to eat it, the happy popcorn rubbed against their skin. The fragrance penetrated through the damaged skin, causing their abilities to be slightly reduced.
Immediately afterwards, several naan breads flew in from the fog and hit the leading evil ghost.
The naan hit the head of the leading evil ghost and bounced into the mouth of the evil ghost behind him.
The evil ghost who was forced to eat naan was bewitched by the strange fragrance and instantly lost all his attacking power.
The leading evil ghost was hit on the head, roared in pain, and threw Tang Xiong out.
Tang Xiong did not fall to the ground, but was caught by a soft, inflated ball.
The swollen ball was like a huge ball of cotton, wrapping Tang Xiong's entire body tightly and gently placing him on the ground.
The evil ghosts had no idea what was going on, so they wanted to take advantage of the situation and throw Cao Feng into the fog to find out what was going on.
But at this moment, from the deep, inky darkness, a girl's clear voice came:
"Talisman, talisman, command, wear Tianqing on the head. Dragon's roar turns into a sword, suppressing the Tianqing of the sky, suppressing the earth's spirits, suppressing people to immortality, suppressing ghosts and monsters to exterminate... The divine weapon is as urgent as the law!"
As the clear and pleasant voice ended, a string of glowing talismans flew out and turned into a raging fire, tightly surrounding the twenty or so evil spirits.
However, these evil spirits realized the danger posed by the other party and refused to surrender, growling like wild beasts.
Their faces became more and more ferocious, and they grew sharp teeth like monsters. They pounced on An Yin and the others, wanting to eat An Yin and the other ghosts to replenish their own abilities and fight Xue Qi.
But at that moment, an iron sword "clanged" through the air, piercing through the fog, and piercing the heads of ten evil spirits in succession, killing them completely and turning into thick smoke and dissipating.
Liu Wu stared at the iron sword, stunned. "What is that? Could that be the ghost-catching master my grandma mentioned? So there really is such a master!"
Even ghosts would not dare to believe that there really is such a profession as ghost catcher in this world.
The remaining dozen or so evil spirits rushed towards Xue Qi. Xue Qi caught the sword that flew back and chopped at the evil spirits that were rushing towards him.
However, although she had self-defense skills, she did not know how to use a sword. She swung her sword around like she was chopping a watermelon. Since the opponent was a living creature with extremely fast speed, she could not hit many of them at all.
Xue Qi asked Cao Feng: "Steward Cao! Can you use a sword? I can use a knife, but I really don't know how to use a sword!"
Cao Feng: “…”
Fatty: “…”
He is really handsome for only three seconds!
Cao Feng: "Yes."
Xue Qi immediately threw the sword over, and the iron sword was like a magic weapon in Cao Feng's hand. He swung the sword and rushed towards the ten evil spirits.
The iron sword broke through the air, making a "whooshing" sound in the air.
Cao Feng, with his sword and his ghost, was like a cold-blooded knight drawing his sword in ancient times, not even looking at the defeated men falling behind him.
Xue Qi reminded him, "Do you remember the spell I just chanted? Try it!"
Cao Feng immediately followed suit:
"Talisman, talisman, command, wear Tianqing on the head. Dragon's roar turns into a sword, suppressing the Tianqing of the sky, suppressing the earth's spirits, suppressing people to immortality, suppressing ghosts and monsters to exterminate... The divine weapon is as urgent as the law!"
The iron sword vibrated with a "buzzing" sound, and Cao Feng felt a huge amount of energy pulling at him. As if assisted by a god, the sword energy was like a rainbow, and it became easier to chop down ghosts and monsters.
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In less than ten minutes, all the evil spirits were chopped to death by Cao Feng and turned into thick fog and dissipated.
The sky began to thunder.
An Yin immediately said, "Hurry up and find a place to shelter from the rain! Those are the tears of evil spirits. If ordinary people like you get wet, you'll get infected with a serious disease!"
Those evil ghosts will take someone with them when they die.
Xue Qi held the scabbard in his hand and pressed the switch. With a "sizzle", a huge black umbrella opened.
The black umbrella is made of steel ribs and has a high-quality texture.
Because the umbrella is so large, it is no problem for three people to shelter from the rain.
The three of them hid under an umbrella.
Tang Xiong looked at the strange black raindrops and praised Xue Qi: "Boss Xue, your ghost-catching skills are much better than Bai Li's. That move just now was very cool."
Xue Qi blinked and said, "Ah, I don't know how to catch ghosts. I only heard Bai Li recite that spell. I just recited it blindly to scare those ghosts, but I didn't expect it to work. However, Cao Zongguan is much better than me. He can use the sword. Cao Zongguan, judging from the way you swung the sword just now, it would be a pity if you didn't become a martial arts instructor!"
Cao Feng: "Thank you so much."
The rain outside soon stopped.
Xue Qi folded the umbrella and shook it, but there was not a drop of water on it.
The sky was turning pale, and a ray of morning light squeezed out of the thick clouds.
Fatty urged, "Hurry up and get them into the clothes they wore when they were alive! Otherwise, at daybreak, they might have to experience the pain of death all over again!"
Tang Xiong and An Yin looked at each other without saying anything.
An Yin smiled at him.
Tang Xiong's eyes were red and moist.
Cao Feng was also filled with emotion, and his eyes were moist.
From Xue Qi's position, he couldn't see Tang Xiong's expression, but he could see Cao Feng's gaze.
She subconsciously walked away and turned her back, not wanting to see Cao Feng reminiscing with his deceased fiancée.
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An Yin punched Tang Xiong in the chest, said nothing, and got into the clothes he had worn when he was alive.
Liu Wu didn't cry when he died, but at this moment, seeing the captain and Cao Feng, tears streamed down his face: "Captain, are you here to take us home?"
Something was blocking Tang Xiong's throat, and it kept rolling, so he couldn't utter a word.
Cao Feng said in a heavy voice:
"Yes, I'm here to take you home. Your family is waiting for you in your homeland. Return to China, and your soul will return to China."
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