Chapter 79: Desolate Planet Even if it means I can’t leave this place…

The place where they stood was surrounded by countless tall and lush plants. There was only a small piece of depressing white in the sky, which was temporarily sealed by time.

A little faint light leaked through, like the glow of silver, exuding a hint of coldness.

Colonel Huo still did not put down his gun and pulled Ji He behind him in a protective manner.

The figure did not run away, but just stood there, silently enduring the scrutiny of the Alpha opposite him.

Huo Yubai's eyes are very similar to his mother's, his wife's.

"Yu Bai."

Alpha's lips trembled slightly, as if he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time. He took two steps towards the two people.

The cedar pheromones in the air are like the scent emitted by the pine forests all over the mountains after the first snow, cold, deep and slightly bitter.

It's been years since we last met.

Colonel Huo narrowed his eyes, slowly put down the gun he had raised, pursed his lips into a straight line, and instead of looking at his father, he turned his head to look at Ji He.

"Let's go."

Ji He didn't know what it felt like to finally see his missing father, but he could feel that Huo Yubai's attitude was a little too cold.

"Colonel?"

Lieutenant Ji spoke softly and touched Colonel Huo's arm, only to receive a more impatient "Let's go".

Ji He looked at Major General Huo again, a man who was regarded as a legend in the federal military but who quickly fell from grace.

He is a soldier, a father, a husband, a son, and a loser in the secular sense.

Alpha showed an extremely embarrassed smile on his face, which was quickly covered by an expressionless expression. He still stood there, looking like a lonely tree.

Soon, Ji He withdrew his gaze and followed Huo Yubai back to where they were stationed.

Along the way, Colonel Huo walked back in silence. He never thought that he would meet his father again on such a desolate planet.

It's really ridiculous.

After returning, Ji He sat next to him without saying anything.

Huo Yubai frowned, and the resentment he felt towards his father burst out when he saw this man, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter what he did.

"He is alive and well, why doesn't he come back!"

After a long while, Alpha's eyes became grim, and he said these words in a deep voice with suppressed anger.

Ji He was not frightened by the questioning. Instead, he patted Huo Yubai on the back and said softly, "Maybe the major general is trapped here just like us."

Although he had only been in the Federal Army for a short time, he had heard about how Major General Huo's departure from the Federal Army had pissed off General Huo Yingzhan, and what he said was trying to cover up Alpha's irresponsible behavior.

"Are you speaking for him?"

A cold gaze swept over.

Ji He shook his head and said, "It's just a possibility."

"Colonel, don't you want to know why he hasn't come back?"

Huo Yubai lowered his eyes, of course he wanted to know.

He hated this man.

I hated him for letting my mother undergo an Omega gland transplant, I hated him for not protecting my mother and sister on that spaceship, and I hated him even more for just walking away.

Overnight, the happy family was reduced to colorless bubbles that were blown away by the wind.

Everything is fake.

"He can do whatever he wants. It has nothing to do with me."

Just by listening to the tone of the other party's words, Ji He knew that the colonel was just venting his anger, but years of resentment and love could not be eliminated by just a few words from him.

Beta didn't say much, but just quietly accompanied Alpha to digest it.

"What are you thinking about?" Huo Yubai suddenly turned around and asked Ji He who was thinking seriously.

"It's not a good idea to just wait for the federal military to come to us."

Then, Ji He hesitated for a while and said honestly: "I think Major General Huo has been on this desolate planet longer than us, and maybe he can help us leave."

Colonel Huo said nothing, clenched his teeth, and then let out a sigh of relief, because he knew that Ji He was right.

On a barren planet, time passes exceptionally quickly.

Soon it was night again.

After taking the nutrient supplement, Ji He sat by the campfire, staring at the dancing flames in a daze.

In the sleeping bag, Huo Yubai was lying down and then lying on his side, and it seemed that he couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Ji He stood by the campfire, the orange light of the flames leaping across his thin cheeks and illuminating his eyes.

"Ji He, I can't sleep."

"Try the Air Force sleep method?"

Ten minutes later.

"no."

Alpha leaned sideways and secretly put two sleeping pills into his mouth, his movements were fast and smooth.

Ji He touched the gun on his waist, looked at the Black Warrior mecha, and replied: "I have some sleeping pills, would you like to take some?"

Huo Yubai just shook his head and said, "No need."

"It would be nice if I could hold you while sleeping."

Ji He withdrew his gaze from afar and fell on Huo Yubai's flying hair. He smiled quickly, as if afraid of being discovered.

After Huo Yubai finished speaking, he stopped moving, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, and finally fell asleep.

Lieutenant Ji was quietly guarding Colonel Huo. Suddenly a stone was thrown from behind him, and he stood up and immediately became alert.

“Huo…”

The figure raised his hand and placed a finger on the center of his lips, signaling the other party to be quiet, and then asked Beta to follow him.

Ji He remained standing, turned his head back to look at the sleeping Huo Yubai, and shook his head at Major General Huo who suddenly appeared.

"He's not in danger."

“It’s safe here.”

Lieutenant Ji received a promise from the former federal major general, so he followed him and temporarily left the simple camp.

"Major General Huo, when did you find us?"

Ji He followed Major General Huo and walked in the fluorescent forest. The hanging branches were intertwined like twisted green light tubes.

Ahead was a large patch of light purple vines, glowing in the night.

Under the dreamy purple light, Major General Huo turned around and replied, "When you made an emergency landing."

"I knew you were from the Federal Military Department."

Ji He blinked and thought that the footprint was indeed that of Major General Huo.

"Where are you taking me?"

Major General Huo in front did not answer. He took Ji He to a glowing moss area, then lifted the cover and went down on the transparent light ladder.

This is an underground base.

Quiet, airtight, and carrying the atmosphere of the old federal era.

"Master, welcome home."

There are even robot butlers here, which are similar to those used by the people of the Federation now, but they have never been upgraded.

"Now I can answer your question, I did buy an asteroid."

Ji He was slightly stunned. It turned out that Major General Huo had been silently paying attention to them and had really "realized" his pastoral ideal.

The base is larger than Ji He had imagined, and all systems are functioning normally. It is truly an oversized apocalyptic safe house.

"Major General, how do you get energy here?"

Alpha walked and answered, "Fluorescent."

In other words, all the fluorescent plants in this primeval forest are the energy source of this underground base, which is endless and endless.

Lieutenant Ji suddenly remembered his behavior of lighting a fire to keep warm, and felt that he was simply backward and cruel like a primitive man.

"Can the mecha's energy also be converted through fluorescent bioenergy?"

Major General Huo paused and replied calmly, "Okay."

"Will you help us?"

Major General Huo called up various virtual images of his wife, looked at Lieutenant Beta in front of him, and replied, "That's conditional."

Ji He nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Major General Huo raised his eyes and looked at Beta in front of him. He couldn't tell whether he liked him or disliked him. He asked, "Don't worry. I just need you to answer a few questions."

"What is your relationship with Yu Bai?"

Major General Huo stared at Ji He and added, "You know I'm not asking about the military title of the federal army."

Ji He took a deep breath and recounted the story between him and Huo Yubai in a relatively objective tone.

Major General Huo remained silent throughout the entire process, which made Ji He a little nervous.

After a long silence, Ji He was the first to break the deadlock.

"If you want to say that Alpha and Beta are not suitable for each other, or if you want me to leave the colonel, I won't listen."

Major General Huo tilted his head slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Even if it means I can't leave here."

Ji He hesitated for about half a second, then opened his lips again and repeated, "Even if it means I can't leave here."

Major General Huo smiled and said softly to the virtual image of his wife, "He really looks a bit like you."

Ji He was moved by this smile and was stunned for a second or two.

"Don't worry, I won't do that."

"I just hope you can love him well."

"I just hope you guys have a better ending than we did."

Alpha's lowered voice was about 60% similar to Huo Yubai's, and Ji He on the other side felt dazed when he heard it.

Especially the last sentence, which is full of wishes but makes people feel sad.

"I will."

He followed his heart and uttered these three words.

Perhaps it was because Major General Huo's eyes were too sincere that Ji He was unable to give any answer other than this.

Huo Yubai, who was hiding in the dark, felt a slight movement in his heart. He heard the most beautiful "I will" he had ever heard in his life.

This was the first positive response he had heard since he started chasing Ji He.

The waves in my heart seemed as if a dragonfly had flown into them. It was simply crossing the surface of the water silently, but it created ripples one after another.

Major General Huo nodded, immersed in the memories of the past, and said to Ji He: "His grandfather has high expectations for him, and this child is also very strong-willed."

"He seems to be a cold person, but once he falls in love with someone, he will never let go of them."

"In this respect, he is very much like his mother."

Ji He listened very carefully.

"When Alpha and Beta are together, there will be many things that they need to overcome together."

"But I always feel that there is no instinct stronger than love."

Ji He hummed softly, raised his eyes to look at Major General Huo, and asked, "Then do you want to leave with us?"

Major General Huo lowered his eyes and looked at Colonel Huo who had followed him all the way, and said, "That depends on whether the eavesdropper is willing or not."

Ji He then turned his head and saw Huo Yubai, who should have been fast asleep, standing there awake.

"Colonel?"

"Ji He, don't leave me again."

"Don't do it again, okay?"

In front of his father, Alpha reached out and hugged Beta like a big aggrieved puppy.

"You can go back if you want."

Ji He heard the colonel's voice suddenly. He knew that this man only looked aloof and indifferent, but actually had a soft heart.

Huo Yubai glanced at his father calmly and found that he seemed to have aged a lot.