Liu Cuihua squatted in front of him, speaking gently, "Brother Zhuzi, you may go!"

Hou Dazhu lifted his head, gazing fixedly at his newlywed wife, as if making a huge decision. He gritted his teeth and said, "Cuihua, I will definitely be back soon."

After saying that, he bent down to pick up the cloth bundle and tucked it at his waist, then took off running, fast as lightning, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye. He didn't say another word.

In the courtyard, Liu Cuihua sat on the ground like she'd lost her soul. Hugging her knees, she cried bitterly. Although she was the one who let Brother Zhuzi go, why does her heart hurt so much?

The old man sighed deeply, just smoked, unsure how to comfort his daughter-in-law.

At this moment, a loud voice came from afar, audible to the entire village.

"Cuihua, I will definitely come to get you, I promise..."

Liu Cuihua immediately stopped crying, staring blankly in that direction, then a brilliant smile appeared on her tear-streaked face.

Even though Hou Dazhu's name is "Dazhu" (Big Bamboo), his stature is rather small and thin. Moreover, his face is very ordinary, the type that would stir no waves if thrown into a sea of people.

But despite being an unassuming young man from the countryside, he joined Dark Stab with the top score in Huaxia's elite special reconnaissance soldier competition. That ordinary face can change in many ways during missions; even transforming into a woman is a piece of cake for him.

Dark Stab members call him "Monkey" because of his agility, taking on the role of a vanguard. But in the mercenary world, he's known as "Thousand Faces."

At this moment, Hou Dazhu was darting through the jungle, trying to catch up with his captain. His eyes were still a bit moist, leaving his newlywed wife and old father made him feel very guilty too.

After running five kilometers, he wasn't out of breath or even the slightest bit disrupted in his breathing. Upon reaching the nearest road to the village, he stopped, scanning his sharp gaze around. He found that Luo Chao and the other two were nowhere to be seen.

His expression immediately turned exceptionally sour, muttering, "Damn it, those three bastards really left me behind."

Hou Dazhu was really furious, though he hadn't planned to come in the first place, but they lacked loyalty, to say the least! They should've at least waited three days for him, to allow him to think it over!

He kicked a stone by the roadside viciously, taking out his anger on it.

The stone whistled as it flew into a small grove by the roadside, making a "clunk" sound, followed by a wailing scream like that of a banshee.

"Ouch! That really hurt. Brother Snake, it's all your fault. I told you hiding here would definitely be discovered by Brother Monkey, and look, I got hit for nothing." A person complained nonstop.

Then a slightly awkward voice replied, "Ahem... indeed was a miscalculation. Who would've thought that after over a month of idleness at home, Monkey's vigilance didn't drop a bit, truly worthy of a reconnaissance expert."

Three people emerged from the grove, Luo Chao and Cobra She Qian walking in front, while Shangguan Tiantian followed behind them, holding his head and muttering continuously.

Luo Chao extended his arms for a hug with Hou Dazhu, smiling as he said, "Welcome back to Dark Stab."

Hou Dazhu felt a surge of emotion, nodding vigorously.

After they released each other, She Qian came up with a smile too, "Welcome... Ah!!"

"Welcome your grandma's leg." Hou Dazhu kicked She Qian over, chasing after him to stomp a few more kicks on his buttocks. "For hiding, let me show you what hiding gets! I thought you guys had run off."

"I was wrong, brother, spare me." She Qian screamed exaggeratedly, pleading incessantly, like a pig being slaughtered.

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Tiantian laughed heartily, gloating, "Brother Snake, now you're dumbfounded! Just watch my Brother Monkey teach you a lesson..."

Then, with some doubt, he asked, "So Brother Monkey, you didn't actually find us? Then how did you manage to hit me with that stone?"

"It was a fluke..."

"..."

Luo Chao laughed and separated the two brawlers. Then he asked with concern, "The old man and your wife... they're okay right?"

He felt very guilty, just taking their son and husband like that seemed so beastly.

At these words, Hou Dazhu rolled his eyes, "You calculated that I'd come. Humph~~ No need to worry. You guys do have some conscience leaving 200,000 for my old dad."

"Oh oh oh~~ Monkey, you don't taunt me. Who doesn't know that you took on the most private tasks those years? Who knows how much you have saved? I bet it's definitely no less than a hundred million." She Qian got up from the ground, dusting off his clothes while sarcastically speaking.

"Making so much money at the risk of your life, yet not even buying a house for the old man to move to the city for comfort. Still letting him stay in that shabby house, it looks so pathetic to me. What on earth are you doing?"

Hou Dazhu chuckled bitterly, "You don't understand a thing. I have money, but I dare not spend it! Ask me where the money came from, how should I explain? Say it's from business? The old man won't buy it, he'll see through it right away."

"Then just tell the truth." She Qian said indifferently.

Hou Dazhu, filled with anger, punched him again twice, "That would scare the old man to death, we've been living with our heads pinned to our belts all day long, losing count of how many people we've killed. Although it's done for the country, how can an honest old farmer accept his son as a cold-blooded killer?"

"Ah... that makes sense. Monkey, since when did you start thinking so far ahead?" She Qian finally realized, asked in confusion.

Hearing this, Hou Dazhu proudly said, "Don't think that being the operations commander makes everyone else fools. Humph~~ If we switched places, I might not be any worse than you."

"..."

"That's good." Luo Chao sighed with relief and said with a smile. "Actually, there's no need for you to be too worried, this time even though we're still risking our lives, the nature is different. Like me now, occasionally taking on missions, doing whatever I want otherwise."

His initial plan was to not let these brothers continue such precarious hustling, Dragon Team wanted to select those with suitable constitutions to take the Superpower Potion from outstanding soldiers. His brothers were elites in various fields, and by qualifications, they certainly qualified. If they didn't have the Superpower Constitution, well, that's alright, Earth Core Milk still had some left, though precious, compared to these brothers' future, it was nothing. Worst case, each of them could take a drop and follow him for cultivation. Maybe the so-called Luo Chao Sect he started in a whim could actually materialize.

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