"The sooner, the better."

"Yeah, eat up and we'll set off once you're full."

Sure enough, Xiaofan couldn't wait. It's not that Yanhuang Soul didn't have others who could step up. It's just that if victory came with a terrible cost, it was something no one wanted to see.

So, this danger, Xiaofan took it upon himself.

"Detailed information has been printed out. You can look it over on the way once you set off. If there's anything else you need to prepare, just let me know," Fan Lingtian continued.

"Everyone gets a pistol, a military knife, and a bulletproof vest. Han Shengjun, Li Kuo, if there's anything you need, just ask. It's best to go and get what you need right now," Xiaofan finally put down his chopsticks and said calmly.

"No problem, I'll personally take you two to get the permits. You can ask for any weapons or ammunition you need. By the way, Zuimo, I'd like to invite you to give a lecture to a batch of new students tomorrow..."

"I want to go too." Shen Zuimo suddenly interrupted Fan Lingtian, speaking directly.

"Hmm? You want to go too?" Fan Lingtian looked at Shen Zuimo in surprise, then turned his gaze to Xiaofan. It was clear he was asking Xiaofan for permission.

"Grandpa Fan, you go ahead and get the permits. As soon as we have everything, we'll set off." Xiaofan didn't directly say whether Shen Zuimo could follow, but it was evident that Han Shengjun and Li Kuo would accompany him to get the permits and weapons.

"Alright. Be careful, everyone."

Over here, Fan Lingtian left with Han Shengjun and Li Kuo, while the others continued to leisurely finish their hotpot.

However, Shen Zuimo looked at Xiaofan with a different expression. His expression seemed to genuinely want to follow, but in this team, it seemed like whatever this guy said went, even Fan Lingtian could not order him around.

Xiaofan scooped a bowl of delicious food and placed it in front of Shen Zuimo, lightly saying, "Eat up..."

"If I eat, will you let me go?"

"I'll consider it."

With that, Shen Zuimo picked up his chopsticks without hesitation and started eating. The taste... was pretty good.

"Alright, I'll start preparing now." Li San, seeing the flirtatious interaction between the two, didn't feel like staying any longer. But this was his room, where was he supposed to prepare? Of course, he deliberately left some extra space for the two of them.

"I'll go pack my clothes." Ren Ling was the second person to catch on.

Afterwards, Ren Ying and Lei Xiaolei seemed to understand as well and found excuses to leave.

"Want a drink?" Xiaofan leisurely asked.

"Getting ready for a mission, and you're drinking?" Shen Zuimo shot him a glance but didn't look like he was refusing.

"Oh, come on, I know your drinking capacity. You deceived me back then, saying I'd have my way once you got drunk, but I was the one who ended up drunk," Xiaofan laughed.

"Bastard..."

Looking at the full glass of wine in front of her and listening to Xiaofan's words, there seemed to be a mental image appearing before her. Living with him during that period… was it fulfilling? Could they make these kinds of jokes easily... Would she even smile back then?

"Why do you want to go?"

"Bored."

"Do you think being with me would be fun?" Xiaofan suddenly seized the slip of the tongue and asked quickly.

"Shameless." Shen Zuimo shot Xiaofan a glance, coldly saying, but inside, there was indeed an expectation. After all, the cooperation on the mountain before was truly harmonious.

"Real combat and drills are different. It's dangerous."

"Of course, I understand that better than anyone." That's right, she's an assassin, so in this regard, she has more insight than Xiaofan and the others.

"Yeah. Another drink, and then we set off."

"Are you okay going like this?" Suddenly, Shen Zuimo surprisingly asked about Xiaofan.

Is she concerned about me?

Just as Xiaofan was about to take a sip of the wine, he paused, staring straight at Shen Zuimo.

Shen Zuimo also realized what she'd said was a bit off and quickly turned away without looking at Xiaofan.

"To have a beauty accompany me, I'd be happy even to die in battle."

Xiaofan's 'nonsense' was fully displayed in front of Shen Zuimo. He never wanted to live too seriously. With fewer thoughts, there would be fewer worries. Carefree people are happier and know better how to enjoy life.

"I'll go change my clothes." Setting down the empty cup, Shen Zuimo got up to leave.

"Zuimo..." Xiaofan suddenly called out.

"..." Shen Zuimo stopped but didn't turn around.

"Once everything has settled, come with me. I'll take you home to meet my grandpa..."

He said it. Finally, these words came out of Xiaofan's mouth at this moment. Back then, Xiaofan regretted not making Shen Zuimo understand how much he longed to be with her.

Similar words, Xiaofan had said to Shen Zuimo before, but he said it as a half-joke, not admitting anything, just saying he wanted to take Zuimo back home to meet his grandpa and see why she had amnesia or something.

But now, Xiaofan said it directly. Because he's already targeted by the Assassination Order, he can't hide in Yanhuang Soul forever, and he has to settle accounts with Red Butterfly. If he died, at least he'd have said this. If he succeeded by chance, he'd surely hold this woman's hand tightly and not let her leave his side.

"Not interested." Tossing aside those three words, Shen Zuimo quickly walked out the door.

She really didn't know what Xiaofan meant by 'everything has settled,' and this was also the first time a man had said such things to her.

Her heart was in chaos. She suddenly felt a bit lost. Clearly, she had no aspirations for the future, but this guy made her waver.

An hour later.

Xiaofan, Li San, Li Kuo, Ren Ying, Ren Ling, Han Shengjun, Lei Xiaolei, and Shen Zuimo gathered in front of a military helicopter.

Fan Lingtian personally came to send off the eight of them. Everything was instructed, everything needed had been prepared.

It was just the eight of them, and even the helicopter pilot was Xiaolei himself. Speaking of which, Xiaolei was quite the all-rounder in Yanhuang Soul, having gotten his helicopter pilot's license a year ago.

When Xiaofan sat in the helicopter, his eyes never left the detailed information just handed to him. It seemed this situation was quite special; its danger was much greater than when they wiped out two of the Red Butterfly's bases earlier. Of course, if their opponent wasn't that group of deadly assassins, maybe it might be lighter.

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