girl" Seeing her mother place a piece of rib for Xiao Yu again, Xiao Yu’s sister whined in an exaggerated tone."Off with you! What kind of food can’t you get at home Your brother has been away for yea...Chapter 388: Mountain Village

It turned out that this morning, someone from Wang Plain's household came to tell Bai Qiyue that his family had an urgent matter and needed him to make a call back.

Before these expendable soldiers went on missions, they were not allowed to carry phones. Therefore, Bai Qiyue’s phone was left at the Wang Family residence in a large compound within a military camp. His phone happened to be held by an expendable soldier who did not participate in the competition.

This morning, his phone suddenly rang; it was his family calling him. Because Bai Qiyue wasn’t there, this expendable soldier went to the Wang Family residence to look for them. On the day after Bai Qiyue got injured, Old Li and others had informed the Wang Family that Bai Qiyue’s contract with their family had been terminated.

Today, Wang Plain's son, Wang Jian, was going to take Bai Qiyue's belongings to that secret military base. When this expendable soldier went to the Wang Family residence, he happened to meet Wang Jian at Wang Plain’s door and told him about what was going on.

Wang Jian listened, took Bai Qiyue's phone and other items, then delivered them to Bai Qiyue and informed him of his family's request.

Bai Qiyue thought that the money for treating his younger brother wasn't enough anymore. So upon hearing Wang Jian’s words, he quickly found a phone to call home. After making the call, he learned that his master, an old man missing one arm and one leg, was in critical condition.

Hearing this news, Bai Qiyue felt as if he had been struck hard; due to the shock of this blow, his already weak body fainted instantly. When he woke up, he found himself lying on a hospital bed with Old Li and others standing beside him.

These few days, he roughly knew that these old people were comrades-in-arms with his master, which was why they saved him. The way to recognize them was through the tattoo on his chest; his master had never told him about its origin or function. It was only one day before he left for work that his master tattooed it on him and said that it would be useful in the future.

After waking up, he informed Li Su Jun of his master's critical condition and also stated that he needed to go back home. His family had mentioned when they called that his master wished to see him before dying with some matters to discuss and asked if he could return.

Hence, they sought out Xiao Yu because the conditions in Bai Qiyue’s rural hometown were poor. Since Xiao Yu's medical skills were top-notch, they had no choice but to seek help from an unrecovered Xiao Yu.

After hearing their account of the matter, Xiao Yu nodded without speaking and sat down to close his eyes for rest. Currently, Xiao Yu was just recovering a little; both his body condition and mental state were not very good, so he had to seize time to recuperate.

The plane landed with a roar at a military airport in Hei Province. Inside the airport, a major general and several brigadier generals and colonels stood straight by the runway. Upon seeing Li Su Jun and others disembarking from the aircraft, they ran over quickly.

"Hello, Commander!" These people ran up to Li Suijun and the others, saluted them, and shouted loudly.

"Hm..... Has the helicopter been prepared" The elderly man next to Li Suijun, who had a face like Zhang Fei, gave a light snort and asked him.

"Reporting, Commander. It has already been prepared!"

"Let's go; take us over there!" These people showed no politeness or intention to linger. Although this major general was somewhat disappointed, he dared not be negligent in the slightest and hurriedly led Xiao Yu and the others towards the helicopter.

This major general originally served under the younger son of the elderly man, who is now a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. Even though the major general did not know the specific background of the elderly man, he was very courteous to him, almost showing utmost respect. The father of the vice chairman and his former superior, so he had no choice but to be respectful; his future prospects were completely dependent on the son of this elderly man.

The major general brought them to a military helicopter that could accommodate over ten people easily. Therefore, they all boarded the helicopter.

At present in Northeast China, the cold wind was like knives cutting through faces causing pain. They wore thick clothing on their way here but clearly it wasn't enough. The unit had anticipated this and provided a lot of leather jackets and fur hats inside the plane.

The few middle-aged gentlemen with scholarly appearances and Bai Qiyue all put on heavy leather jackets and donned fur hats, even Zhang Dahan did not make an exception. After all, a temperature below minus thirty degrees is no joke.

Here, if you spit, it would freeze quickly; exhaling breath would seem like blowing out ice shards.

The elderly people like Li Suijun didn't wear the leather jackets from the helicopter because the temperature, although low, could not pose a threat to them.

For Xiao Yu, the temperature wasn't too threatening either but seeing Zhang Dahan wearing a leather jacket, he also found one and put on a fur hat so as not to look different.

In such harsh weather conditions, the helicopter could only fly at low altitude. Through the plane's window, Xiao Yu looked out, seeing everything covered in white; even hills and mountains were all white, turning this entire space into a world of whiteness.

After more than two hours of flying, the helicopter slowly descended towards the foot of a mountain. Xiao Yu and the others felt the plane landing and through the window saw they would be landing in a small village that was completely covered in white. The entire village had no one moving around except for wisps of smoke rising from chimneys.

Due to a heavy snowfall yesterday, this mountain village has been isolated from the outside world. People are now staying warm on heated brick beds and nobody is venturing out. This might be a tradition here! When winter comes, because of the weather conditions, people rarely leave their homes.

After every big snowstorm, this place turns into an isolated world, with dog-drawn sleds being the only means of transportation to the outside world.

The helicopter landed on a flat area outside the village. According to Bai Qiyue's explanation, it used to be a pond. In winter, it freezes thickly, so the pilot chose to land here.

The roar of the helicopter is like throwing a stone into a calm lake, instantly breaking the tranquility. People from all households in the village come out with curiosity and look towards the outside of the village.

Since the construction of this mountain village follows an upward pattern, anyone stepping out sees the helicopter parked outside the village.

The villagers gather together, pointing and talking about the helicopter. It's unprecedented for a helicopter to land here since the founding of their village; some people have never even seen one before.

Because they've never seen such a thing before, although they are very curious, there is also fear in their hearts.

The villagers slowly gather at the entrance of the village, pointing and discussing from afar.

Xiao Yu and his group step down from the helicopter into the snow that instantly reaches their knees. They start walking towards the village while Bai Qiyue is being escorted by a few well-mannered soldiers who follow behind them.

Their footsteps in the snow make 'crunching' sounds. Luckily, Li Suijun and the others are experienced individuals, otherwise they would have struggled to walk here.

Held up by two polite soldiers, Bai Qiyue looks at everything with familiarity - it has been ten years! He hasn't returned for a decade. A boy who never left home took his first step out and walked for ten years.

Seeing all this made him tear up instantly. As the village grew closer, he felt a sense of timidity.

Xiao Yu and company walk towards the people gathered at the entrance of the village.

"What brings you here" When Xiao Yu and Zhang Dahai arrived at the village entrance, an elderly man in his sixties looked at them and asked.

Their attire and demeanor clearly indicated that they were not ordinary people. Moreover, they had come by helicopter, so this elder was very respectful when addressing Xiao Yu's group.

As Xiao Yu’s group observed the villagers, they couldn’t help but be surprised; regardless of age, these villagers all had a more vigorous constitution than average individuals, and some even had cultivated a hint of inner strength.

It was worth noting that cultivating internal martial arts techniques was extremely challenging. One needed to lay solid foundations from childhood to achieve anything substantial. Even if one managed it, out of every hundred people, only one could succeed in cultivating inner strength. Therefore, most people who attempted to cultivate internal martial arts would not achieve much and merely benefit from physical fitness improvements.

"Village Chief..." Before Xiao Yu’s group could respond, Bai Qiyue stepped forward from behind them, looking at the elder with trembling voice and calling out.

"You... you are... July..." The old man in blue worn leather jacket stared closely at Bai Qiyue with an expression of disbelief.

As for Bai Qiyue's imprisonment, no one else in the village besides him and the person who had taken Bai Qiyue away to work knew about it. At that time, he visited Bai Qiyue twice, but after being taken away by the Wang family, when the Village Chief went again, the prison told him Bai Qiyue had been transferred to another facility, which was a maximum-security prison where no one could visit.

The Village Chief returned without telling anyone to avoid worrying Bai Qiyue's family. Only he and the person who took Bai Qiyue away knew about this matter. When that person came back, they told Bai Qiyue’s family that July had found a good job outside and was doing very well. He would return after settling down in a few years.

Later on, Bai Qiyue started sending money home. Although the villagers were puzzled, they did not pry, as it wasn’t necessarily bad news.

Bai Qiyue had received a severe sentence originally, so seeing him here was shocking to the Village Chief.

"You’re not..." The Village Chief finally reacted with puzzlement etched on his face when looking at Bai Qiyue.

"Haha, Village Chief, actually after leaving that place because of my good skills, I was selected into a special forces unit. By the way, how is my master"

Hearing the Village Chief’s words, Bai Qiyue laughed lightly and explained to him. The Village Chief looked at Xiao Yu's group and then at the olive-green helicopter before believing Bai Qiyue's explanation. (To be continued...)e villa; every day saw a truckload of goods being delivered to the villa.Moreover, daily necessities and household appliances in the villa were intricate and numerous; it took two days for Xiao Jianyi...