Chapter 206: A Pause in the Journey

"I already know about your situation; go home with peace of mind. If there is any news from the Military District, I will have Hu Jie notify you."

Nie Hao's rough voice came through the communication device. After listening, Yingzhou nodded and expressed his thanks.

"Many thanks, Commander."

"What are you thanking me for? Our Legion's defensive sector hasn't seen a shadow of an Orc for a long time now. The Military District still needs to pull two detachments to support other Legions. Right, one of them is the Sixty-Sixth Corps that Gu En is leading; you two should have met by now, right?"

"Yes, we have met."

"Good, then you can just head straight home. It looks like the Zerg's large-scale offensive this time has come to an end; the Zerg at other Legions' sectors have also abandoned their attacks. Every Legion has suffered more or less losses..."

Nie Hao talked on and on. Yingzhou did not feel that Nie Hao was being long-winded; this commander was quite good within the Thirteenth Legion, and he had taken good care of him back then.

After ending the communication, Gu En, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed, said to Yingzhou, "Yingzhou, dying on the battlefield is a very common occurrence. After all, in this world, death can descend at any moment, whether it is a soldier, an ordinary person, or even veterans like us; no one can guarantee if they will still be alive in the next moment."

"Captain Gu En, I know what you mean, and I am not saying that I cannot move past this emotion. I am just worried about my mother; she has already experienced the pain of losing a child once, even though I didn't actually die in the end. I don't want her to suffer any more accidents."

Gu En nodded and said, "I understand. My parents died in an incident where a Psionic went Out of Control. I was depressed for a few days back then, too. I really admire that you can look at the problem so calmly. Later, after I had children, I realized what we are fighting the Alien Race for every day in the Legion—it is just so we can drive the Alien Race away and not let my children face this problem."

"Captain Gu En, I never thought you would think about so much? However, although I don't know if your children will face this problem, I can guarantee you that the Alien Race will definitely be driven out! This is not something that can be accomplished in one generation; it is a task that requires several generations to fight for with all their might!"

Yingzhou said to Gu En in a calm tone, which made Gu En feel surprised.

Gu En looked at Yingzhou with a strange expression, then suddenly laughed.

"Yingzhou, your changes are truly significant. Not seeing you for such a long time makes me a bit unaccustomed to it."

"I have encountered many things and seen many people. Some are noble and willing to fight for others, while others are filthy and harm the ordinary people of the entire defensive zone for their own selfish desires. Changes are inevitable."

Yingzhou said to Gu En with a tone of deep emotion, then stood up and left.

Yingzhou arrived at the Sixty-Sixth Corps' Landing Pad. Xiong Zhongdao had already helped him contact a Transport Aircraft, and at this moment, Xiong Zhongdao himself was also waiting for Yingzhou at the Landing Pad.

"Commander Xiong, sorry to trouble you."

Xiong Zhongdao smiled and said to Yingzhou, "Captain Ying, you are being too polite. If it weren't for you leading your soldiers to take the vanguard before, our Sixty-Sixth Corps wouldn't know how many soldiers we would have lost. It's mainly the subsequent series of building fortifications, deploying weapons and equipment, and so on; I've been worked to death lately. The transport capacity of the Transport Aircraft has been at full load during this period, which is why your return time was delayed."

"Commander Xiong, everything is for the sake of resisting the Alien Race; I have no problem with that."

Yingzhou smiled and nodded, indicating his understanding.

"It looks like you have walked out of the pain of losing a loved one. I hope we have the chance to fight together again in the future."

"We definitely will."

The two chatted idly until the Transport Aircraft landed steadily on the wide Landing Pad of the Sixty-Sixth Corps.

With a slight jolt, the aircraft came to a steady stop. The soldiers moved quickly, methodically unloading the various weapons and equipment packed inside the Transport Aircraft.

Afterwards, Yingzhou turned and walked toward the cabin door. When he reached the entrance, he nodded to Xiong Zhongdao. Xiong Zhongdao also responded with a smile.

Immediately following, the cabin door began to close slowly, emitting a low and heavy sound. Before the door fully closed, Yingzhou took one last look at the scene outside, then turned around, sat in the inner cabin seat of the Transport Aircraft, and secured himself with the straps.

Accompanied by the gradually increasing roar of the engines, the Transport Aircraft took off once again, speeding away toward the distance and disappearing into the horizon.

Inside a relatively spacious house in the West Continent District.

Mother Ying was cleaning the room with two medical Xiunu. Although the two medical Xiunu tried their best to dissuade Mother Ying, saying these things could be left to them, Mother Ying still insisted on doing some lighter housework.

"If the Emperor were to see this, He would certainly not forgive us. If you were to suffer even the slightest harm, we would be failing the trust the Emperor has placed in us."

A medical Xiunu took the bedding from Mother Ying's hands and spoke to persuade her.

"Really? I remember he has a very good temper; how could he blame you for something like this?"

Mother Ying looked at the white-haired girl in front of her with some surprise. To be honest, she sometimes felt that these two white-haired girls were too stubborn, always thinking that Little Zhou would blame them for some trivial matters, so they did everything themselves.

Xiaozhou is such a good child. Ever since his body underwent such huge changes, his personality hasn't changed much either; why would he make these white-haired girls so afraid? Could it be that Xiaozhou has an unknown side behind my back? How will Xiaozhou find a wife in the future like this?

Seeing that the cleaning was almost done, Mother Ying had no choice but to obediently leave the bedroom, sit on the sofa, and watch the two busy medical Xiunu while letting her mind wander.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A burst of urgent knocking broke the quiet atmosphere. The two medical Xiunu acted quickly; one medical Xiunu came to Mother Ying's side, vigilant against any Heretic that might enter at any moment, while the other medical Xiunu cautiously went to the door to check on the visitor outside.

Afterwards, the medical Xiunu slowly opened the door, only to see a woman in military uniform with a slender figure standing at the doorway with red, teary eyes. The person who had arrived was Yingfang's wife—Huang Xi.

Seeing that it was not Mother Ying who opened the door, but the two medical soldiers who followed Mother Ying, Huang Xi said with a hint of a sob in her voice, "May I come in?"

She had heard Yingfang mention the strength of these two medical soldiers before. At first, she didn't believe her husband's words, but it wasn't until one time, when several mysterious men in black tried to abduct Mother Ying, that she saw the strength of these two medical soldiers. Since then, she had been especially polite when speaking to them.

Just kidding, she was only a Psionic with auxiliary abilities; how could she compare to these two medical soldiers?

After checking that there were no suspicious persons following behind Huang Xi, the medical Xiunu said to her.

"Please come in."