"Julu Base?"
"We haven't seen any bases along the way."
Gu Yanzhi asked, puzzled.
They traveled through almost the entire Julu County, and apart from ruins and dilapidated houses that looked like they hadn't been lived in for a long time, they didn't see any habitable places.
"What brings the three of you here?" The person on the other end of the line didn't reply, but asked with a hint of wariness.
Gu Yanzhi sensed the wariness in the other person's heart. They had come here with a request, so he softened his voice and said, "We came from the Liancheng base and want to go to the capital base."
"It was too hot on the road, and the supplies we brought wouldn't last, so we thought we'd try our luck here."
"You just wait."
The shorter of the two opposite them dashed out of the light and disappeared.
The remaining, relatively tall men gripped their weapons tightly, watching them nervously.
"Brother Zhou, it's them!"
A moment later, a series of rapid footsteps approached, and two figures, one tall and one short, emerged from the darkness.
The shorter one was the man who had just run away, while the taller one strode in, exuding a free and unrestrained aura.
Upon seeing the person's face, Gu Yanzhi and Gu Yanlin were filled with shock, while Song Zhao's face first showed surprise and then darkened, as if he had remembered something bad.
"knowledge"
The newcomer was pleasantly surprised when he saw Gu Yanzhi's handsome and serious face.
"Brother You"
"It really is you"
Zhou You smiled broadly, opened his arms, and strode forward, wanting to give Gu Yanzhi a hug.
"Brother You, long time no see," Song Zhao said with a dark face. He quickly stepped in front of Gu Yanzhi to stop the man who wanted to take advantage of his wife.
"Hey, Xiao Zhao, you're here too! Long time no see!"
Seeing Song Zhao's reaction, Zhou You's smile widened, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. He bypassed Song Zhao and tried to continue embracing Gu Yanzhi.
Song Zhao's face darkened further, and he quickly stopped the person again.
Zhou You had actually seen the people around Gu Yanzhi long ago; it was just a deliberate act.
Gu Yanlin glanced left at You Ge, who was laughing happily, and right at his brother-in-law, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot and who was about to blend into the darkness. He wisely chose not to speak.
As for greetings, there are times when you shouldn't fight, but in this kind of chaotic situation, it's best for him to keep quiet.
Gu Yanzhi looked at the two of them, feeling completely overwhelmed. That familiar feeling was back again.
Zhao Zhao has been mature and composed like a little adult since she was a child. But every time she meets Zhou You, she breaks down. One of them wants to tease her, while the other can't stand being teased. She, who is caught in the middle, is in a terrible predicament.
Gu Yanzhi reached out and tugged at Song Zhao's sleeve, peeking out from behind Song Zhao and looking up at the neighbor brother he hadn't seen for many years. "Alright, alright, Brother You, stop teasing Zhao Zhao. What are you doing here?"
Goodness, it seems like Brother You has grown even taller after all these years. He's at least 190cm+ now, which is more than half a head taller than Song Zhao, who is 185cm.
Zhou You was the older brother of the Zhou family, their neighbors. The Zhou family's parents and the Gu family's parents were good friends and had grown up together since childhood. Zhou You was two years older than Song Zhao, and when they were young, he often led his two younger siblings in petty theft.
Even as a child, Song Zhao was a quiet and reserved person, rarely speaking to anyone except Gu Yanzhi. Zhou You noticed this and often teased him about Gu Yanzhi, but he's still the same after all these years.
When Gu Yanzhi first entered high school, Zhou You knew they were dating, and he pretended to like Gu Yanzhi as well, starting to pursue her. Every time Zhou You saw Song Zhao's wary, dark face, he almost laughed himself to death.
However, when Gu Yanzhi was in her second year of high school, Zhou You went abroad to study, and the Zhou family moved abroad as well.
It's been more than 7 years since we last met.
Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao both knew perfectly well that Zhou You had no romantic feelings for Gu Yanzhi; he was just teasing the kid.
However, before Zhou You went abroad, he deliberately had his parents come to the Gu family to propose marriage. This scared the two boys so much that they quickly told their parents about their relationship, lest they be separated.
Song Zhaoji remembered this for several years, and every time Zhou You was mentioned, he would grit his teeth.
The tense atmosphere that had filled the air finally dissipated. Gu Yanlin swallowed hard and stepped forward, saying, "Brother You, it's been a long time."
Zhou You's fighting prowess should not be underestimated; he left an exceptionally deep impression (a shadow) on Gu Yanlin back then.
"It's Xiao Yanlin! He's grown so much!" Zhou You turned his head, saw a familiar face, and recognized the person from his memory. He greeted him cheerfully.
When he went abroad, Gu Yanlin was only 12 or 13, still a little kid. Now he's grown tall and big. If it weren't for the fact that he looks somewhat similar to Gu Yanzhi, he probably wouldn't recognize him.
"Brother Zhou, is this someone you know?" After witnessing an invisible battle, the atmosphere finally eased, and the short man finally remembered why he had called Zhou You here. He mustered up his courage and stepped forward to ask.
"Yes, let me introduce my younger brothers and sisters."
Gu Yanzhi
Gu Yanlin
"Song Zhao"
Upon hearing Zhou You introduce his younger brother, Song Zhao's face darkened again. He did it on purpose. He clearly knew about his relationship with Zhizhi, yet he still introduced him like that. It must have been intentional.
Noticing Song Zhao's expression, Gu Yanzhi gently squeezed his hand and sighed inwardly. He was still the same; whenever he met You Ge, his usually calm and composed lover would act like a child.
Zhang Cheng
"Zheng Ye"
After the group introduced themselves and were about to continue catching up, they heard Zhao Rui's loud voice getting closer and closer in the distance.
"Xiao Linzi, Brother Song, Sister Gu, how's it going on your end?"
"We didn't find anything there."
Zhao Rui saw the light from afar and started shouting in that direction.
After realizing there were more than three people in the light, they quickly took off running towards them.
They had just run into Chu Guodong and his two companions on the other side, so the people here definitely weren't from their team. Fearing that Gu Yanzhi and his team might run into trouble, Lin Cheng quickly led another team member and ran over here.
"Um?"
As he approached, Zhao Rui looked at the six people in front of him with a puzzled expression. Contrary to his expectations of tension, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Seeing the six people standing opposite each other from afar, he thought that Gu Yanlin and the other two had run into trouble, but now it seems that's not the case.
"What's going on?"
Zhao Rui sidled up to Gu Yanlin and asked in a low voice.
"I know him, he's Brother You."
Gu Yanlin gave a brief introduction to the group, but did not mention their identities. He simply said that they were now a team traveling together to the capital base.
Just then, Chu Guodong arrived with two team members and gave another introduction.
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