After the cold wave, the northern base returned to the ground and began to rebuild. Zhou Yan and others set off back to City Z.
The night before leaving, Xihe called Guan Xinxin up, and the two of them took advantage of the night to rearrange a large-scale formation. Spiritual stones flowed out of his pockets, and Guan Xinxin was distressed and sobbed: "Is it done? It's almost done."
Xihe put in a dozen high-level spirit stones to ensure that this formation could last for ten or twenty years!
She placed the last top-grade wood spirit stone at the center of the formation. With a click, an elliptical formation suddenly appeared in the night sky. Two seconds later, the formation disappeared.
Many people blinked in disbelief: "Was that a barrier just now?"
The people nearby didn't see it at all and looked confused: "Block? Really, it's not snowing anymore!"
The entire base erupted in warm cheers. Xihe and Guan Xinxin were able to retire with their mission accomplished. As they left, they did not notice that there were two tall and straight figures not far away.
Zhou Yan: "...Please keep this a secret, company."
Lian Li's eyes lit up with surprise. "Did your wife set up this barrier? Including the one in City Z?"
Zhou Yan wanted to deny it, but the facts were right in front of him, so he nodded: "Yes, but you can see that the formation is not easy to set up, and the materials required are also extraordinary. She has no other choice."
Lian Li nodded: "I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job of ideological work on Comrade Guan."
Zhou Yan: ???
Lian Li patted his shoulder and said, "You will be rewarded for this."
Zhou Yan was speechless and said again, "Company, my wife doesn't like to be in the spotlight. She just wants to live a quiet life."
That's why, after he discovered Ruo Ruo and Guan Xinxin went out today, he followed them on purpose, for fear that they would be discovered by others if they were not careful. As a result, despite being on high alert, he unexpectedly ran into Lian Li head-on.
He couldn't help but sigh. This coincidence was simply too perfect.
Lian Li had just learned such a big news and was overjoyed. He quickly said, "Of course it is. Miss Tan is a great contributor. We are doing everything according to her wishes. But Zhou Yan, you have to know that such a big thing cannot be concealed..." He signaled him with his eyes to be mentally prepared.
Zhou Yan knew this, so he felt even more helpless: "Company, please make the arrangements."
Things have come to this point, and he can only hope that the higher-ups will take a gentler approach out of consideration for Ruo Ruo's abilities.
Otherwise, he was really afraid that Ruo Ruo would be scared.
Lian Li patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll go report the situation first. You go back and protect Miss Tan."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel frightened. Such a big treasure had been in his team for so long, but he knew nothing about it. He even encountered a pack of wolves on the way. If he was not lucky enough that he was fine, if something happened... even ten lives would not be enough to compensate!
"Go quickly!"
He hurriedly gave Zhou Yan a push. Nothing could happen to him!
Zhou Yan was speechless and had to quickly return to his residence.
Xihe and Guan Xinxin on this side knew nothing about this. They had just finished a big thing. One of them had bled and the other had almost run out of spirit stones. They were both exhausted and didn't want to talk. They had fallen into autism with no desire to live.
Not to mention how much of a shock Lian Li caused after reporting the matter to his superiors, after discussion, everyone decided to protect the girl secretly and not put too much pressure on her.
"From now on, your mission is to protect Tan Ruoruo's safety and make sure she's safely returned to City Z!"
"Yes, I promise to complete the task!"
"And isn't that little girl's husband in your care? Have him provide 24/7 personal protection! No mistakes can be made! And the little girl from the Guan family, you'd better protect her as well."
"Yes, leader!"
Lian Li saluted and left with his mission.
After returning to his residence, he called Zhou Yan out and told him the mission. Zhou Yan hurriedly said, "Got it."
Early the next morning, without Xihe and Guan Xinxin noticing, the team left as scheduled, but there were more than 20 people traveling with them, all of them were skilled soldiers, and they were said to be going to City Z to carry out a mission.
Xihe didn't suspect anything and nestled in her husband's arms peacefully, yawning from sleepiness.
Zhou Yan touched her head and said, "Go to sleep."
Xihe was confused: "That's dangerous, ask Gouzi for help."
Zhou Yan: "Okay."
Gouzi: &*&%￥……The above is just complaints about my unfortunate host.
The return journey was smoother than expected. Apart from encountering snow and wind, and meeting a group of people who were going to City Z together, there were almost no disturbances. However, those people were isolated by Lian Li and others and had no chance to contact Xihe at all.
Xihe didn't think about it in this way, so he naturally didn't observe it and therefore didn't discover it.
But those who sought protection along the way, as well as those in the team, more or less felt that something was wrong. Why did the captain and the new soldiers care so much about Zhou Yan's wife?
A small, unintentional action can arouse the other party's vigilance.
Once, he just passed by Miss Tan, and the soldier behind Miss Tan raised his gun.
He had no doubt that if he made any other move, he would be shot in the next second.
“…”
Although I don’t know why, it’s better to stay away from it.
Apart from them, the one who felt the most deeply was Guan Xinxin. It wasn't that she found something wrong, but that Lian Li inexplicably showed his courtesy to her.
Guan Xinxin was horrified. Could Lian Li be trying to choke her on the kidneys? Something was wrong!
Lian Li: ...He stuffed the warm soy milk into her arms and left.
As soon as he left, Guan Xinxin quickly took out her small mirror. Hmm, she was still so beautiful! Maybe Lian Li had finally fallen for her?
We can't let go of such a good opportunity!
Guan Xinxin hesitated for only a second before happily running towards Lian Li: "Lian Li, wait for me."
Zhou Yan: “…”
I couldn't help but hug my wife tightly.
Seven or eight days later, the car passed through the barrier and drove into City Z.
The others went to settle down, and Xihe returned to the villa, where he received explosive news: Ji Qing was dead.
Xihe was surprised: "Why did he die suddenly?"
Grandma Tan looked gossipy. "I heard she ran away while she was working, out of town. It's said there were two boys with her, but they were caught in a cold snap and froze like an ice sculpture."
"Not only are the Ji family members not worried, they are also cursing and saying that Ji Qing is a disgrace to the family."
"Until the cold snap ended, a team went to the next county to collect supplies. On the way, they saw a car covered in snow. After clearing the snow, they found three people inside, frozen like ice sculptures. They were dead beyond death."
Xihe: “…”
I really didn't expect it to be like this.
Grandma Tan snorted coldly: "This is called good is rewarded with good, and evil is punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet!"
(End of this chapter)
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