"They're not back yet."
It's getting dark, why haven't they come back yet?
Zheng Quchi put down the greasy lamb leg, got up and washed his hands in the lake before going back.
But then they saw another cartload of bloody prey pushed at the camp entrance. The stench of blood aroused the two white wolves, who struggled excitedly, trying to rush over, but they were tightly chained and could only stand there anxiously.
It was the same familiar deliverymen. They delivered the goods, said "The commander will not be returning tonight," and then bowed and was about to leave when Zheng Quchi called them back.
"Have you all eaten?"
The two men exchanged a glance and said, "Lieutenant Zheng, we have brought our own rations, so we won't go hungry."
"Then take this package to your commander."
They immediately smelled a strong aroma of meat and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a souvenir I brought back for him. It's a way of repaying kindness with kindness. He hunted the game himself, so he should at least get a taste. As for you, eat as much as you want when you get back. We might lack other things, but we'll definitely have enough meat and food." Zheng Quchi smiled brightly, his white teeth gleaming.
Zheng Quchi's words brought smiles to the soldiers' faces, and they all said happily, "Thank you, Lieutenant Zheng. We will definitely pass on your kindness to our brothers. We have military duties to attend to and cannot delay, so we will take our leave now."
Having received the mutton tightly wrapped in banana leaves, the small group of soldiers who had delivered the game carefully made their way back.
They came to a stream. The sky was dark, and the stream was deep and secluded, with no human presence. But hidden in the shimmering water was an army.
When the returning soldiers presented the packaged leg of lamb to Yuan Xingzhou, he was inexplicably stunned.
"Did she ask you to bring this to me?" His voice was soft, like cotton wool.
Seeing that their commander didn't seem to reprimand them for meddling and bringing back such a pungent and insect-attracting substance on their own initiative, the soldiers quickly said, "Yes, Lieutenant Zheng said we should repay kindness with kindness, or something like that..."
"It's a case of repaying a favor with a return." Yuan Xingzhou reached out and took it, feeling the lingering warmth, a smile curving his lips, the air filled with a sweet aroma: "It's rare that she could find time in her busy schedule to think of me..."
"Um... Commander, are we not going back tonight?"
Yuan Xingzhou's smile vanished, and his once bright eyes now held no trace of life, eerily silent like will-o'-the-wisps: "If you can't take this camp of Hongsheng Kingdom, you can forget about going back tomorrow."
The soldiers shuddered violently: "..."
This murderous aura, like that of Yama, the King of Hell, who said, "If I want you to die tomorrow, I will not leave you any day after," was so terrifying that it made their scalps tingle.
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