bookcurios Chapter 339 Return to the Western Frontier
Chapter 339 Return to the Western Frontier
In the blink of an eye, the three-day holiday is coming to an end.
Shao Pingge is also about to head to the front lines to guard the border.
Chen Han got along fairly well with the members of Team 006, which reassured Bai Wuchang, who was also a "father figure".
As dawn broke, Shao Pingge stood at the entrance of the courtyard house with the black box on his back, feeling a pang of sadness.
"Hopefully, we can win..."
"I feel like we'll win."
The sudden sound startled Shao Pingge. When he saw Li Jie and Xian'er standing not far away, looking at him with smiles in their eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief.
These two little guys are such a killjoy.
He had originally intended to wallow in solitude for a while, but the appearance of the two people completely swept away the somber atmosphere.
"It's so early, aren't you going to rest for a bit?"
"Aren't you leaving too?"
"You guys are leaving too?"
"Coincidentally, our destination is on the same route as the war pass you are guarding."
"Western Xinjiang? What would we do there?"
“It’s not just us. Lin Qiye and his team also arranged for the new recruits to complete their graduation assessment in the Western Frontier. I just went there ahead of time to take a look.”
It was obvious that Li Jie had concealed his true purpose.
It wasn't that he didn't want to talk about it, but rather that there was no need to.
When the Celestial Venerable led the Great Xia Gods to the foreign kingdoms to demand justice, it was uncertain whether there would be any problems with the National Guardian Stele.
If the outcome remains unchanged this time, and those outer gods still intend to attack the National Guardian Stele...
That would be a perfect surprise for them.
"Oh, is that so? Well then, how about I give you a ride?"
The distance between Shangjing City and Xijiang is too far. Although Shao Pingge has reached the realm of half-step human ceiling and can fly, traveling for a long time still consumes a lot of mental energy.
Therefore, he still chose to travel to western Xinjiang by private jet.
"That would be disrespectful."
"You're welcome."
"Since the destinations are roughly the same, I'm just allocating resources reasonably."
"You brat..."
After chuckling and cursing, Shao Pingge glanced once more at the 006 squad's base where he had lived for so long, then turned and sped off towards the Night Watchers' private airport without looking back.
Li Jie and Xian'er exchanged a smile, then transformed into two streaks of light, closely following Shao Pingge. In the blink of an eye, the three of them had vanished from the spot.
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As the sun rose, Baili Pangpang, who was still asleep, sneezed violently, waking up Lin Qiye and the others who were still in a daze.
"what time is it?"
Cao Yuan rubbed his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice.
There was nothing we could do about it. Last night, to send Shao Pingge off, not only the members of Team 006 drank quite a bit of alcohol.
This back and forth caused them a splitting headache.
"It's nine o'clock, it's almost time to gather."
"Wow... how much did I drink yesterday?"
"How could I possibly know? You know what, Instructor Yuan can really drink..."
"Do you think everyone is like you?"
"You fatso, hurry up and clean up. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
"You scoundrel Cao!! Give me back my pants!!"
"......"
Although no one held back in their words, they were extremely fast, finishing in less than ten minutes and standing in the courtyard.
"Is someone missing?"
"Hmm, I just went to call Qingyu. I don't know what's wrong with that guy's body; he drank so much, yet he woke up earlier than a chicken..."
"Then we have to mention someone who sleeps like a log..."
"Who are you calling a pig?!"
"Stop arguing, it seems someone's missing..."
"Hey, it must be Minister Shao. Didn't he say yesterday that he was going to take up his post in western Xinjiang today? It's normal that he's not here."
"No, Brother Li and his wife are gone too..."
"That's normal. Ever since we went to the mist to support the Sword Saint, we've only seen Brother Li a handful of times."
"Besides, hasn't Brother Li already assigned us the tasks?"
"Oh right, and those new recruits too."
"Just a reminder, there are only twenty minutes left until assembly, instructors... do you think you'll make it in time?"
Just then, An Qingyu, carrying a black coffin on his back, walked out of the house unhurriedly, and casually checked the watch on his wrist.
"As instructors, isn't it inappropriate for us to be late?"
"Screw that, what's the point of talking here? Let's go!"
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Western Xinjiang, a desolate desert.
Upon reaching the Northwest region, before the special plane even landed, Li Jie and Xian'er bid farewell to Shao Pingge and departed on another plane.
The latter said nothing, but simply waved to them with a smile.
Looking at this desolate desert, Li Jie's face fell.
"Back in this godforsaken place again..."
"I wanted to ask you from the beginning, why did you insist on coming to Western Xinjiang?"
When no one was around, Xian'er finally asked the question that had been bothering her for so long.
"It's just a precaution. We'll stay here for ten days. If we don't find anything else unusual after ten days, we'll leave."
"Prevention? You think an Outer God might invade at this time?"
Although Xian'er had already transformed into a human, the long time they spent together made her instantly understand Li Jie's worries.
"Who knows? This is just a guess."
"The Celestial Venerable led the Great Xia gods to the divine realms of various countries to demand justice. Eight or nine out of ten gods of the Heavenly Court were gone. If there were truly those with ulterior motives—no, wait, if it was a god with ulterior motives who chose this time to invade—then the defensive forces within the Great Xia territory would be utterly incapable of stopping those gods who possess the power of laws. Therefore…."
"So, why the Western Frontier?"
"It's just a guess. After all, this place is sparsely populated. If they choose to invade here, no one will even notice."
"Okay, if it's really as you say, that there's an Outer God invading this place, what do you plan to do?"
"What else can we do but kill them all?"
"That's true, anyway, those scum who are even remotely presentable are definitely too busy to deal with them."
It's fortunate that Shao Pingge wasn't here, otherwise Li Jie and Xian'er's conversation would have definitely shocked the former.
What does it mean to wipe them all out?
What does "worthless trash" mean?
When... did people become able to evaluate deities in this way?
At this point, Li Jie and Xian'er were almost at the westernmost border of the Great Xia Dynasty.
This is also the location of the national guardian stele standing in western Xinjiang.
It was also the destination of Li Jie and Xian'er's trip to Western Xinjiang.
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