Chapter 825: The Fiery Helicopter

Naturally, Ding Xingye was stopped outside the road sign by the fully armed guards of Territory Seven. Feeling he had lost face, Ding Xingye didn't return to Territory Nine but wandered east of the gate under the pretext of an inspection.

After seeing him off, Zhong Tao ran back to Territory Nine to report, "That grandson is out there putting on airs, directing the loading."

Today Ding Xingye had not only hauled over four truckloads of supplies, but also brought quite a few people. These people had taken on the clearing mission for Mountain Fifty-One and had already entered the mountain to begin clearing the aggressive wild paulownia. On the return trip, he needed to load up four full truckloads of wild paulownia.

Before the second Killing Rain, Tan Junjie led a team to clear the aggressively evolved wild paulownia on Mountain Fifty-One, but the root tendrils left in the soil still sprouted tender shoots after being drenched by over 50 hours of Killing Rain.

Because they hadn't been cleared in time, these tender shoots grew rapidly in the Killing Rain, transforming into towering trees with bared fangs and claws, blooming and bearing fruit.

Once these fruits ripen, they will be pecked at and scattered by birds, and the disaster area affected by the aggressive wild paulownia will expand once again.

Considering the importance of the Northern Zone One territories, Hui-Three Base has reassigned 200 soldiers and 100 combat team members to completely eliminate them before the aggressive wild paulownia fruits ripen.

Just like last time, the wild paulownia will be transported out of the mountain region by helicopter, loaded onto trucks at the Eastern Isolation Belt of Northern Zone One, and hauled back to the safe zone for use as material for papermaking or burning.

Xia Qing chatted with Zhong Tao for a few words, confirmed that all work in Territory Nine was proceeding normally, and was about to return to Territory Three when she felt the phone in her pocket vibrating.

At the same time, Yue Haiying, who was leading the dormitory construction team, also walked briskly toward Xia Qing.

Xia Qing looked at the bold characters "Yang Jin" on her phone screen, then at Yue Haiying's hurried footsteps, and knew something major had happened.

As she walked toward Yue Haiying, she answered the phone, "Captain Yang."

Yang Jin stated the situation concisely and accurately, "Fifteen minutes ago, Fire Phoenix took a helicopter and left Liehuo Mountain. Judging by the direction, she's heading toward our base. She'll very likely visit Third Brother and you in Northern Zone One. Prepare in advance."

"Got it, thanks." Xia Qing hung up the phone and went to meet Yue Haiying.

Yue Haiying lowered his voice, "You got the news?"

Xia Qing nodded, "Captain Yang just told me."

"Will you take Dazi to patrol Mountain Fifty now and come back in the evening?" Yue Haiying had never interfered with Xia Qing's actions, but right now he wished he could stuff Xia Qing into an off-road vehicle and send her to Mountain Fifty for shelter.

But Xia Qing had no intention of leaving, "The monk can run away, but the temple can't."

"Exactly!" Tang Huai poked his head out from the wild grass wall.

Yue Haiying……

Xia Qing……

"I wasn't eavesdropping on purpose, I happened to be digging for bugs around here." Tang Huai explained briefly, then got straight to the point, "This is our turf, what is there to fear from her!"

Yue Haiying knew Xia Qing was stubborn and didn't try to persuade her further, only reminding her not to return to her own territory, "When she arrives, just stay here. With our dozens of people here, we're not just eating dry meals."

The Ninth Planting Center already had 86 employees on duty; although there were some injured, their strength was still not to be underestimated.

"Alright." Regardless of Fire Phoenix's attack power, just the poison all over her body alone made Xia Qing not want to let her enter her own territory.

Tang Huai gave Xia Qing advice, "My dad says Fire Phoenix's greatest weapon is her rhetoric. But as long as you constantly keep your purpose in mind and don't follow her line of thinking, you won't be led astray by her."

Yue Haiying also urged Xia Qing, "What Boss Tang said is very correct. Fire Phoenix is skilled at beguiling people with words, but as long as your heart is firm, you'll be fine."

Xia Qing nodded, "I'll head back to my territory first, and come back later."

Liehuo Mountain is outside Hui-One Safe Zone, about 640 li from Hui-Three's Northern Zone One territories; even a helicopter needs two hours to fly over. Moreover, after Fire Phoenix arrives, she'll definitely visit her idol first. Xia Qing didn't want to keep waiting inside Territory Nine—Little Feimao was cooped up in her pocket.

Besides Little Feimao, the big one and the second one also needed her to go back and give them a few instructions.

After returning to her territory, Xia Qing didn't put Little Feimao in the sheep pen, because it was too small and had no ability to protect itself yet, so she could only put it in a cage. Who knew the little fellow refused to stay in the cage and made a terrible fuss.

Xia Qing was afraid the wounds that had just healed on its body would tear open, so she could only open the cage, intending to grab the little fellow from inside and send it back to Mountain Forty-Nine, Zone Three.

Unexpectedly, this little fellow actually darted back into her pocket as fast as lightning.

Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, reached into her pocket and felt the little fellow whose body was missing a few patches of fur, "Since you're a speed evolver, how did you get caught by a hawk?"

Little Feimao naturally wouldn't answer, and squatted quietly in Xia Qing's pocket.

Although it was very quiet, Xia Qing couldn't bring it along, because she was very likely to meet Fire Phoenix this morning, which was too dangerous.

Xia Qing instructed Dajiang to help guard her territory, settled Sheep Boss, then took the wolfhound Lao Er and left Territory Three, entering Wolf Valley in Mountain Forty-Nine, Zone Three. She gestured as she explained to it, "Lao Er, an enemy will be coming over later. You need to stay here and protect our wild boars. Once I drive the enemy away, I'll come back to get you."

After Lao Er understood, it nuzzled Xia Qing's leg, telling her not to worry about the wild boars.

Just after Xia Qing left Wolf Valley, she ran into the still-resentful Little Pingtou. When it came over to bite her, Xia Qing picked it up and tossed it into Wolf Valley, then began searching for the red squirrel family, returned Little Feimao, and hurried to Territory Nine herself.

When she entered the office, Yue Haiying came in again to remind her, "Don't have any physical contact with Fire Phoenix, and don't touch anything she's touched. Be careful she poisons you. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't do this. But you're different—you're Third Brother's proxy."

After saying this, Yue Haiying was still not at ease, truly wishing he could send Xia Qing straight to a hidden valley to hide her away.

After working together for several years, this was the first time Yan Yue had seen Yue Haiying so long-winded. However, she could completely understand Yue Haiying's feelings.

Xia Qing is the core figure of the Territory Alliance. If something happened to her, the Northern Alliance would fall apart, and the Ninth Planting Center would quickly be eaten away by others, no longer able to be a place for veterans to settle down.

Yan Yue wasn't as nervous as Yue Haiying, because she could tell that Xia Qing truly wasn't nervous.

"Buzz—"

The phone rang. Xia Qing took it out, glanced at it, and immediately answered, "Third Brother."

Hearing it was the big boss, Yan Yue immediately sat up straight too.

Zhang San's voice was listless, "Where are you?"

Xia Qing answered immediately, "In the office at Territory Nine."

Hearing Xia Qing say this, Zhang San knew she had people around, so he didn't call her by name, "Just stay at Territory Nine, don't run around outside."

Buck up for me! Don't go cowardly hiding away just because you heard Fire Phoenix is coming.

"Yes, Third Brother can rest assured. I'm not going anywhere, just staying at Territory Nine."

With the big boss backing her up, what did Xia Qing have to fear! But even without the big boss backing her up, Xia Qing wouldn't hide away when Fire Phoenix came.

The other party had come right to her door. Even if she wanted to lie low, she couldn't abandon her territory and hide away. If she were to hide, she'd have to bring the big one and the second one along.