Chapter 0 For the Alliance Leader Who Doesn't Understand the Sadness of Youth

"Senior He." Xia Shan Hai smiled apologetically, it was clear that they knew each other. It seemed that they had gotten acquainted during their long journey through the upper dimensions of the snowy plains in the past.

"Ha! Old He!" Jiang Xiao mimicked He Yun's pronunciation and greeted him with a smile, opening his arms and giving He Yun a big hug.

It was shameful to admit, but after meeting for a whole day, this was the first time he had hugged He Yun, and the first time they had talked privately.

"Whoa~ take it easy, what did you say back then..." He Yun pushed Jiang Xiao away with a smile, and said, "I'm bait, don't crush me..."

Jiang Xiao: ???

He Yun stepped aside, put his arm around Jiang Xiao's shoulder, and gestured towards the two old men behind him: "These are my teammates from back then, Tian San (Heavenly Third) Tao Sichen, Tian Si (Heavenly Fourth) Tao Sijun!"

Jiang Xiao nodded repeatedly, but didn't know what to call them.

Grandpa? Great-grandpa? Uh... awkward.

What should he call them? Old Tao?

But... there were two Old Taos...

"What are you standing there for, hurry up and greet them!" He Yun slapped Jiang Xiao on the shoulder.

Jiang Xiao had a strange feeling, like an adult bringing a child to visit someone, asking the child to greet them.

Jiang Xiao stuttered and said, "You two, uh... Grandpa Tao, hello!"

"Good!"

"Good, good, good!" Tao Sichen and Tao Sijun nodded repeatedly. Tao Sijun even said, "Young man, you're doing a great job! You've got what it takes! I heard you're from the Pioneer Volunteer Corps? Did Little Xia corrupt you? Why did you go to the Volunteer Corps?"

As he said that, Tao Sijun gave Xia Shan Hai a displeased look.

Xia Shan Hai looked a little embarrassed and didn't say anything.

Tao Sichen, the Heavenly Third, made a final decision, domineering and overbearing, directly saying: "After this mission is over, when we return to Earth, I'll arrange for someone to make you a regular!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tao Sijun nodded in agreement, "The people in our Kai Tian (Sky Opener) Team are getting old, someone has to inherit it. I think this kid is very good!"

The corner of Jiang Xiao's mouth twitched awkwardly. This old man, as soon as he opened his mouth, he sounded like an old pioneer...

Forcibly snatching him?

This style highlighted the words domineering and overbearing!

Just like He Yun back then...

Xia Shan Hai said softly, "Old Tao, 'Kai Tian' is now a regimental-level designation of the Pioneer Army."

Tao Sijun nodded thoughtfully and said, "Well, that's true. It's a bit difficult."

Tao Sichen laughed and said, "What's so difficult about it? Which regiment doesn't have a team with the same name as a pillar of support?

You have to know that the Kai Tian Team came before the Kai Tian Regiment. Now, which of those kids' teams dares to use our team's designation?"

"But this Jiang kid is a brigade commander now..."

"If he can return to Earth safely, are you sure he'll still be a brigade commander?"

The two old men started arguing, ignoring everyone else. These two had been arguing their whole lives, their combat power was terrifyingly strong. Once they started a topic, it would never end.

Moreover, what made He Yun particularly uncomfortable was that he found that some people really did become more talkative as they got older...

Just take the first night of their reunion, for example. He Yun didn't drink much wine, but he was filled up by the brothers' "speech therapy"...

He Yun said to Jiang Xiao, "I already told you that I'm bait, right?"

Jiang Xiao nodded, took a step to the side, and sized He Yun up and down, saying, "It really is karma, now it's your turn to be a messenger."

This principle was actually understandable. He Yun's main body couldn't come up, because his bait was of platinum quality and could only summon one bait.

There might be a second or third batch of reinforcements. In that case, He Yun's main body on Earth could summon the bait again to escort the reinforcements to another planet, but... the platinum bait didn't have the ability to "replace" itself, so it couldn't be canceled by directly summoning it.

At that time, the bait He Yun would probably have to commit suicide first before he could summon again...

"Heh, you kid, just knowing my function is enough." He Yun's sincere smile seemed to indicate his joy at the reunion, but he heard him say, "You've helped so many people, now it's my turn to help you. Tell me, down there, is there anyone you want to talk to?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao's breath hitched slightly.

He Yun laughed and patted Jiang Xiao on the shoulder: "But you have to be careful with what you say. You young people, I'm not used to hearing the things you say. If it makes my teeth ache and my flesh hurt, I won't pass on your message!"

Jiang Xiao clicked his tongue and said, "Then what can I do? The scent of love is always sour..."

"Oh?" He Yun's eyes lit up. For some reason, he suddenly had the feeling of finding a "granddaughter-in-law." He immediately perked up and said, "Okay, okay! I'll bear with it. Tell me quickly, which girl do you want to talk to? Give me her phone number."

Jiang Xiao blinked, glancing at Xia Shan Hai as if intentionally or unintentionally.

Xia Shan Hai: ???

Jiang Xiao grinned, scaring you to death!

He hurriedly dragged He Yun and walked away.

He Yun's perception was not a joke. His ability to collect information about the surrounding environment was extremely strong. Having spent his entire life in the military, how could he not see Jiang Xiao's little tricks?

As the two walked away, He Yun smiled and said, "Is it a girl from the Xia family?"

"No, it's not." Jiang Xiao hurriedly shook his head and said, "When I talk to my sister, that Xia Shiqi comes running over."

He Yun: "Xia Shiqi?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Never mind him. Can you contact Han Jiangxue? Wei Yu (Tail Feather) Brigade - Eight Tails."

He Yun snorted and said, "You know that I'm...

I'm living by talking now!

I'm a Starry Sky Stage great medical support, I thought I could use my remaining energy to help the young comrades on the battlefield, but now, I'm sitting in the office every day, becoming the head of intelligence..."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

As Jiang Xiao gave He Yun the phone number, He Yun was silent for a long time before saying, "No one is answering the phone."

"Oh, she's probably on a mission." Jiang Xiao felt a little regretful.

He Yun said, "If it's the Tail Feather Brigade, I can talk to Luan girl and ask."

"Ah, that's fine too." Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then said, "Then don't say you're calling her to find Han Jiangxue, just say... just say you're calling, just to find her."

"Okay, young man, you're good at pleasing your superiors. You should have no problem being a leader in the Kai Tian Regiment in the future." He Yun casually said, causing Jiang Xiao to grit his teeth.

Who could stand this all the time?

Why don't you apply for a joint venture team between Night Watch and Pioneer for me.

Let's call it the Shou Huang (Guard the Wasteland) Team!

A few seconds later, He Yun said, "The phone is connected, speak."

Jiang Xiao: "Ah?"

He Yun suddenly lowered his voice, making his already old voice extremely hoarse, as if he was imitating Er Wei (Two Tails), and said, "Speak."

Jiang Xiao felt uncomfortable listening to this.

He thought for a while and tentatively asked, "Did you miss me?"

He Yun: ???

Seeing that He Yun didn't reply for a long time, Jiang Xiao asked curiously, "Did you pass on the message or not?"

He Yun scratched his head, his round face filled with embarrassment: "No, no, I can't say it, how can I say such things to a girl at my age... Change it, change the way you say it!"

Okay~

Jiang Xiao dragged He Yun and walked away, saying, "My neighbor, the person in room 702, Wu Huaxing, have you ever looked for him?"

This time, He Yun's response was very quick, saying, "Yes, he was your parents' teammate. When you weren't home, I told him once that you would be a member of Night Watch in the future."

Jiang Xiao: "You know what happened at home, his explanation was that he hasn't been back much since I went to college. Also, that name makes me furious."

As He Yun relayed the message, Er Wei immediately understood what Jiang Xiao meant.

Er Wei: "You can trust him, he was your parents' comrade-in-arms and a close friend."

Jiang Xiao thought for a while and said, "In a few days, I'll apply to Commander Feng Yi to go to Dajiang for a mission. Which area do you think would be better to leave behind?"

Er Wei: "Discuss with Commander Feng Yi, he will report to the highest commander in the Northwest through Old He to determine the area where the dimensional space will remain open."

Jiang Xiao said, "Okay, how are my teammates? Are they nearby? How is Little Jiangxue doing?"

He Yun continued to repeat Er Wei's words: "They are out on a mission, don't worry, they are fine. Find your own position, obey orders and listen to commands in the alien planet."

Jiang Xiao looked at He Yun, with a distressed expression.

This old man is limiting my performance!

Jiang Xiao said to He Yun with a helpless tone: "With you passing on the message in the middle, I can't say all the flirtatious things I want to say. This girl is just like that, if you chat with her seriously, she's just an emotionless machine, it's so boring."

Jiang Xiao said that he "can't say all the flirtatious things," but in reality, it wasn't just that. It was really inconvenient to have a middleman passing on the message, and he couldn't talk about many specific things. If it were in private, at least Jiang Xiao would talk to Er Wei about San Wei (Three Tails) and beg for her.

In the future, whether to summon her back into the team or to "coldly deal with" her like Commander Feng Yi, Jiang Xiao wanted to discuss it properly with Er Wei, but in this situation...

He Yun suddenly said, "Attention!"

Jiang Xiao subconsciously stood at attention.

He Yun: "Military posture, half an hour."

Jiang Xiao: ???

Damn it, did you pass on that sentence just now too?

He Yun said with a smile, "She doesn't want to chat anymore, I'm hanging up."

Jiang Xiao obediently stood in place, and suddenly said, "Wait."

He Yun raised his eyebrows, with a look of inquiry.

Jiang Xiao: "I received the medal you had someone send me, thank you."

Jiang Xiao: "I think this is the medal for our team's exploration of the Dragon Cave. I miss the time when I was on a mission with the Wei Yu Team, and I look forward to the day when we meet again."

Jiang Xiao: "I will clean up the Dajiang area as soon as possible."

Jiang Xiao: "Those who know me know that I am a person who always keeps my word."

Jiang Xiao: "That's all, take care."

He Yun repeated Jiang Xiao's words sentence by sentence, until the end, he smiled and nodded, indicating that the message had been delivered.

Earth, Tail Feather Brigade headquarters, in a dark room.

Er Wei hung up the phone and threw the receiver on the landline.

She suddenly raised her hand and touched her ponytail, took off the dark red hair tie, held it in her hand, and looked at it silently.

The dark room was silent.

After an unknown amount of time, the motionless Er Wei finally made a slight movement.

She lowered her head, holding the dark red hair tie in her hand, put her hands behind her head again, slowly tied her ponytail, and murmured softly, "No."