Three more years passed, and the warlordism intensified. Foreign tribes took the opportunity to invade, plunging the country into internal and external troubles, displacing its people, and leaving them living in dire straits.
The war spread from north to south, and it seemed that Yunnan and Guizhou were about to be affected as well. Lian Wenjie knew that it was no longer possible to remain unscathed. So he personally led his troops to block the enemy, but was ambushed at Hubao Mountain and ultimately died from his injuries.
Qian Chen continued to lead his troops to defend Yunnan and Guizhou, while uniting all forces that could be united, consolidating the army, and focusing on external threats. During the northward expansion, Vice President Ge Yuntian provided Qian Chen with considerable assistance. From then on, the president and vice president's forces were divided, each guarding the north and south respectively.
Both sides resisted foreign forces, but were unable to reach a peace agreement. This resulted in a situation of north-south division. On the bright side, the country changed from warlordism to a more even division between north and south. In any case, this quelled much unnecessary warfare, and the people lived relatively peacefully in their respective territories.
The Yunnan-Guizhou Military Region, led by Qian Chen, had always been a mainstay of the resistance against Japan in the south. Whenever foreign tribes invaded, Ge Yuntian would always send Qian Chen into battle. Over time, Qian Chen became the nemesis of the foreign armies.
Throughout Qianchen's campaigns, Lengyue remained by his side. They supported each other deeply, their love profound. Both were equally respected and influential within the army.
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Years later, Ali, now an adult, dressed in military uniform, came to the graves of Qianchen and Lengyue.
"Dad, Mom, I've come to see you." Ali said, touching their photos. "My younger brother and sister haven't had their holidays yet, so I came first."
"Are you two doing well over there? I miss you so much," Ali said, tears welling up in his eyes. "You have a grandson now, his name is Xiaobao. I'll bring him over next time to show you both. Mother, your son really misses you!"
Ali covered his face and sobbed, then wiped away his tears and smiled. "A few days ago, my nanny talked about me when I was little again. She said I was very slow-witted as a child, but you never disliked me. She said you and Dad were both good people, and good people shouldn't have left us so early! She said God is unfair..."
Ali choked up several times as he spoke.
The soldiers waiting for Ali in the distance looked at the person next to them and asked curiously, "Chief of Staff Jiang, what's wrong with the commander?"
Jiang Nan, whose hair was already gray, glanced at the soldier indifferently. "You arrived late, so it's normal that you don't know many things. That's the grave of the young marshal and his wife. They... they were very, very powerful people!"
Jiang Nan was originally going to go forward to pay his respects, but seeing Ali crying so hard, he stopped and quietly waited for him below with his men.
Jiang Nan knew that Ali was a good boy, and that he had worked very hard to keep the Marshal's Mansion afloat all these years. When the young marshal and his wife had their accident, Ali was only fifteen or sixteen years old and still in school. Although he had been trained by the young marshal and his wife and was skilled in both literature and martial arts, he was still too young to take over the young marshal's position!
In the Marshal's mansion, he wasn't the young marshal and his wife's biological son, and there were so many uncles and relatives among them. Not one of these people didn't want to compete for the young marshal and his wife's inheritance.
But at that time, the young master and young lady were still very young and needed someone to protect them. So, Ali chose to start from the bottom, working hard to earn merits and rise through the ranks. Not for anything else, but simply to have the ability to protect his younger siblings.
Later, Ali succeeded. He was recognized by the old subordinates left behind by the young marshal and successfully took over the young marshal's position. In this way, Ali successfully protected his younger siblings and everything left behind by the young marshal and his wife.
"Chief of Staff Jiang, they were so powerful, how could they have died?" The soldier looked at Jiang Nan with a blank expression.
Jiang Nan looked at the soldier's innocent face, his eyes seemingly wandering elsewhere. "He was hit by a stray bullet the day before the enemy surrendered."
"It's such a pity, if only they could be alive," the soldier sighed.
"Yes, if they were alive, they would be able to see the peaceful and prosperous world they brought about." Jiang Nan looked into the distance.
In truth, Jiang Nan was the least convinced that Qian Chen and Leng Yue could die. They had been through so much together; in his heart, they were like gods. How could they possibly die?
They couldn't be killed by those powerful monsters, nor by planes and tanks, so why did a stray bullet take their lives? Jiang Nan couldn't understand it.
Little did Jiang Nan know that what took their lives was not a stray bullet, but the ruthless space administrator.
That day, as usual, Leng Yue and Qian Chen were studying tactics together in the temporary command post. They were looking at the map and discussing their next move. Just as they were getting into the conversation, they both froze in place.
They looked at each other, only to find that neither of them could move.
Just as the two were wondering what was going on, a blond man wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses appeared at the temporary command post.
"According to the Space Management Act, you have violated Articles 1 and 256 respectively, and you are under arrest." After saying this simply, the man threw out a beam of light, which tied the two men up.
When Leng Yue heard him mention the space, she understood that this man was from headquarters.
Leng Yue herself didn't care, but she was worried about Qian Chen. Qian Chen's already unstable soul couldn't withstand their torment.
Taking advantage of the man's momentary lapse in attention, Leng Yue cut the ropes and fled with Qian Chen at breakneck speed.
During their escape, Zero gave them the Anywhere Door and severed all connections between Leng Yue and the space, allowing them to locate themselves and escape at will.
As a result, Leng Yue accidentally triggered a button, and they were instantly transported out of this world. Only then did Leng Yue realize that this Anywhere Door could not only be used in one world, but also traverse space and time.
After discovering that his prisoner had escaped, the man in black rushed to give chase, but was unable to continue the pursuit and had to return empty-handed.
After the man in black returned, he naturally sought revenge on Zero, but Zero was completely unaware of this. Because, after the communication was cut off, they had both become unreachable.
Zero was imprisoned in the system's jail for treason, becoming the system's first criminal!
In prison, Zero thought of Leng Yue every single moment. But he also knew that they would probably never see each other again for all eternity.
"Yueyue, will you miss me? You will, right? But don't come back, please don't come back!" Ling prayed in the prison, but still held onto a sliver of hope that Lengyue would come to rescue him on auspicious clouds.
Zero dreams of traveling through space with Zero, feeling the real wind, seeing the real sea, and living a real life.
"I know it's impossible, isn't it? Impossible, all of it is impossible." Zero hugged his knees, leaning against the wall in a daze. He thought, they would never be able to move to a bigger house again, they would never have their own home again.
"Yes, I have no home anymore. I'll never have a home again." Zero looked up at the high ceiling. "Where are Yueyue and the others? How are they doing? Do they also feel... that their home is missing me?"
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