Chapter 1145: Meeting Once Wipes Away Old Grudges! Seeing Dou Wenlong Again!

Su Liqun was visibly much more haggard.

It had been nearly four or five years since they last met, and his strength had risen by a minor rank, reaching Platinum Top-Grade.

In fact, this was the normal rate of progress for a beast-tamer.

People like Su Yang and Liu Mengyun were the ones running cheats.

Someone like Sovereign Jiazi was a true child of heaven.

Su Liqun was over forty; reaching Platinum Top-Grade already made him an outstanding figure among ordinary people.

One couldn't ask for more!

Su Liqun drew a deep breath, his face a tangle of emotions, and looked at Su Yang with a touch of pride before snapping him a crisp military salute.

"Subordinate greets General Su!"

Su Yang solemnly returned a military salute to Su Liqun.

For this elder, Su Yang harbored genuine respect.

"Long time no see, City Lord Su!"

"Indeed! Long time no see!" Su Liqun sighed. "It's already been several years. I never imagined you'd become a General!"

Su Liqun had never dreamed that the young whippersnapper of those days would, in just five years, become the youngest General of the Huaxia Federation.

To be honest, though Su Liqun felt a twinge of envy, he was still quite proud.

After all, Su Yang hailed from Seven Star City and had once been a soldier under his command.

Whenever he drank with the other City Lords, he could always proudly bring up Su Yang to brag a little!

Su Yang said very modestly, "Not bad at all—just a bit of talent and a bit of luck!"

"This must be Adjutant Liu Mengyun!"

"Greetings, City Lord Su!"

Liu Mengyun gave a nod.

Liu Mengyun could tell that Su Yang held Su Liqun in high regard, so her attitude toward Su Liqun was comparatively mild—she even knew to nod and address him as City Lord.

For Liu Mengyun, that was already quite something.

Most City Lords, Liu Mengyun couldn't be bothered with; at most she'd give a nod, out of consideration for their face.

Liu Mengyun truly had both the capital and the merit to act so willful!

"Adjutant Liu, hello! I've heard of your great name even in Seven Star City!"

Su Liqun thought of his own daughter, Su Wan.

He realized that his daughter Su Wan, who still couldn't let go of Su Yang, had little chance of winning.

Liu Mengyun's advantage was simply too great!

In looks the two sides might not differ much, but in strength and family background, they weren't even in the same league!

Liu Mengyun's strength could vie for the top three in the entire Huaxia Federation; paired with Su Yang, she was truly a match made in heaven—a golden boy and a jade girl, perfectly matched in every way!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Worrying for his own daughter!

"City Lord Su is too kind!"

"Please, come in!"

They were currently standing at the Seven Star City Lord Mansion building; the moment Su Liqun heard Su Yang had come to Seven Star City, he had come out personally to greet him.

The instant they entered the City Lord Mansion, Su Yang noticed that in the offices inside the building, many people were poking their heads out to peek…

Among them were a few faces Su Yang recognized.

This left Su Yang quite torn between laughter and tears!

Seeing the scene, Su Liqun felt his face had lost all dignity: "Get back to work, all of you!"

Arriving at Su Liqun's office—this office, Su Yang still knew it well.

The moment the three of them stepped into the office, a figure Su Yang knew fairly well appeared.

"Subordinate greets General Su!"

Su Yang looked at the newcomer—it was Dou Wenlong!

When Dou Wenlong met Su Yang's gaze, he guiltily lowered his head.

Clearly, he still remembered the conflicts and friction between himself and Su Yang back then.

To tell the truth, when Dou Wenlong heard Su Yang was returning to Seven Star City, his first instinct wasn't to go out and greet him, but to hide.

The Deputy City Lord had hesitated for a long while in a toilet stall, and finally screwed up his courage to come see Su Yang.

As Deputy City Lord of Seven Star City, with Su Yang—a Federation Major General—visiting, he couldn't possibly avoid the meeting!

"Oh, it's Deputy City Lord Dou!"

Su Yang also recalled some matters from back then, but five years had already passed. At the time, neither side had erupted into any real conflict—only some unpleasantness. The Su Yang of today no longer took those things to heart!

As the saying goes, meeting once wipes away old grudges!

Seeing Dou Wenlong again, Su Yang wasn't angry; instead, he felt a touch of nostalgia…

The current Dou Wenlong was in a state somewhat similar to Su Liqun's—both looked noticeably more aged.

"Sit down!" Su Yang pointed at the sofa opposite and said, "Come to think of it, it's been a long time. You two seem to have had it pretty rough these past years!"

"Thank you, General Su!" Hearing Su Yang's words, Dou Wenlong instantly understood that Su Yang had no intention of pursuing the past unpleasantness. He was immensely moved, and at once straightened up and called out, "Defending our homeland and serving the Federation is the lifelong aspiration of us soldiers!"

"Thinking this way is very good!" Su Yang nodded and said, "Sit down! Don't stand on ceremony. I just came back to take a look!"

"Yes!"

Dou Wenlong sat on the sofa opposite Su Yang, perched on only half his seat, his back ramrod straight—so much so that Su Liqun felt embarrassed not to sit up properly himself.

Su Yang found it a little funny, yet couldn't laugh.

After learning about the situation in Qixing City, Su Yang also understood why Su Liqun and Dou Wenlong had ended up living like this.

With Xingcheng gone, Qixing City bore a considerable portion of the pressure.

Half a month ago, a beast stampede broke out again deep in the Hui'an Mountain Range. Su Liqun requested reinforcements from the Southwest Military Department and, barely managed to hold Qixing City.

Recently, they had been busy resettling the civilians once more.

Su Yang brought up some old friends from the past, like Huo Kun and He Yuhua.

Su Liqun fell silent for a moment, then told Su Yang that Huo Kun had sacrificed his life three years ago.

Perhaps because he was still so young and his memory was too good, he still remembered the scene back then when Huo Kun took him out of Qixing City and headed to Changwu City to take part in the Southwest Region Young Genius Beast Tamer Competition, and he still remembered the scene of his farewell with Huo Kun in Changwu City.

Hearing this news, Su Yang lost much of his desire to chat; he didn't want to ask about anyone else.

"Does City Lord Su know Zhou Dahai?"

"Zhou Dahai — I know him!" Su Liqun said with a smile. "That Azure Cloud Eagle on his arm must be the one you gave him, right?"