Chapter 15: A Communication
Hearing him speak this way, Yuan Qiyang looked at him with a bit of newfound respect. Originally, he thought Nan Yu was just a talented and promising Middle-Level Jingshenli Zhe who was probably pampered and couldn’t handle hardships.
But now it seemed that this Nan Yu wasn’t just a promising mental power user, he was also…
How to put it? Anyway, he was a very proactive and upright person.
Had his heart, which hadn’t wavered for so many years, shifted because of the person before him?
He thought… if his future partner were the Nan Yu before him, it would satisfy the conditions in every aspect, and he didn’t find the person repulsive. It actually seemed…
“Qiyang?”
Hearing the voice, Yuan Qiyang didn’t even have time to react before he reflexively stood up straight out of guilt and gave a crisp military salute. “Marshal!”
Everyone around them looked over in surprise.
Even Yu Lanfeng, who had called him, found it a bit strange, though he didn’t dwell on it.
“We’ve arrived. Prepare yourself. We’ll board the carrier in a moment and must perform a jump as soon as possible to reach Border Zone 1. News came earlier that the situation there isn’t optimistic. The number of Yineng beasts this year is significantly higher than in previous years, and there aren’t enough Jingshenli Zhe.”
If it were an ordinary Middle-Level Jingshenli Zhe, it might take four or five of them to equal one Nan Yu.
And Middle-Level Jingshenli Zhe weren’t that easy to find, so most were Low-Level.
But these Low-Level mental power users were comparable to newly promoted Middle-Level ones; each was experienced and was the backbone supporting the rear of the military, allowing the battles to proceed smoothly.
By the time Nan Ming and the others received the news, Nan Yu had already boarded the ship heading to the interstellar port. In other words, he couldn’t be brought back.
Even if Nan Yu himself wanted to return now, Yu Lanfeng wouldn’t let him go.
Nan Ming took a deep breath. “There definitely won’t be any problems. With the Marshal there, if anything happened to Xiao Yu…”
Then there probably wasn’t a single safe place left in this world, right?
Nan Yun said, “Yeah, it’s just… going to the front lines with the Marshal, he probably won’t be able to contact us easily.”
Nan Zhen added, “But knowing Xiao Yu, he’ll contact us if he gets the chance, so don’t worry.”
Despite saying that, the three grown men were clearly in much lower spirits.
“Sigh… I heard he’ll be back when school lets out for the holidays. How long is that exactly? About two or three months?”
Nan Zhen corrected him, “Big Brother, what do you mean ‘two or three months’? It’s two months and fifteen days.”
Nan Yun rolled his eyes. “Fine, I get it. Come and eat. Xiao Yu specifically packed this for us. You probably didn’t get your fill at Zhenxiu Ge earlier, right?”
The three of them proceeded to finish every last bit of the food Nan Yu had packed for them. Even Nan Ming, the father, didn’t hold back.
And just as Nan Ming and the others finished eating, a communication came in.
Nan Ming didn’t want to pick up when he saw the name displayed, but he couldn’t refuse—at least not right now.
Nan Ming stood up and raised a hand to Nan Yun and Nan Zhen, signaling them to stay quiet.
The communication connected.
Nan Ming looked expressionlessly at the person on the other side of the call.
“Old Man Bai, is there something you need?”
The person calling Nan Ming was indeed the patriarch of the Bai family. Because Bai Zhouyun was so useless and couldn’t even manage to coax an angry Nan Yu, and stubbornly refused to lower his head, the old man was deeply troubled. After much thought, Old Man Bai decided to swallow his pride and speak to the junior, Nan Ming.
“Nan Ming… sigh, I also heard that the two kids seem to have had a bit of a conflict.”
Nan Ming didn’t want to talk about this, but now seemed like a good opportunity.
“Old Man Bai, this is a matter between the juniors; let them solve it themselves. If the elders have to step in every time they argue or get angry, over time, they might end up hating each other even more.”
Old Man Bai was stunned by his words. In the past, Nan Ming would usually agree to help persuade Nan Yu, so why was he so displeased now?
Didn’t Nan Yu like their Bai Zhouyun very much?
That was why Nan Ming and his two Yineng Zhe sons, despite appearing to disapprove, would always try to play matchmaker—all because of Nan Yu’s feelings for Bai Zhouyun.
So Old Man Bai could easily sense a hint of something being “off” from their change in attitude. Something was definitely wrong!
Their attitude had changed, which internally meant that Nan Yu, the treasure of the Nan family, had experienced a change in his feelings for Bai Zhouyun?
So Nan Yu didn’t like Bai Zhouyun as much as before because of this incident?
Old Man Bai was anxious, but in truth, he understood. Given the way Bai Zhouyun treated such an outstanding and promising Middle-Level Jingshenli Zhe, he was bound to lose him eventually.
In fact, it didn’t even have to be a mental power user; even an ordinary person wouldn’t spend their whole life chasing after someone who didn’t care.
Not to mention Nan Yu, who had been pampered by the three men in his family since he was a child; his temper was actually already considered very good.
At least among all the Middle-Level mental power users he had seen in his life, he was the one with the best temperament.
If it were any other Middle-Level Jingshenli Zhe and someone dared to give them attitude? They wouldn’t even bother; they’d just turn and leave without a single regret.
“Nan Ming, is Xiao Yu there? I want to have a proper talk with him. Xiao Yun really crossed the line this time; I’ll give him a good talking-to.”
Nan Ming replied, “My apologies, Old Man Bai. Xiao Yu isn’t here, and he probably won’t be reachable for the next few months. If there’s something you need, come find him when the time is up.”
“As for… where Xiao Yu is right now and what he’s doing, I’m sorry, but that involves military secrets, so we cannot tell you.”
Old Man Bai was about to press further when he heard it involved military secrets. This meant Nan Yu might have already headed to the military to participate in relevant combat…
While he didn’t know the specific mission, Old Man Bai only needed to know that Nan Yu’s future achievements would definitely not be low. This meant Bai Zhouyun really couldn’t afford to lose Nan Yu.
“Alright, I understand. Since it concerns the military, I won’t ask. After all, everything in the military is confidential and absolutely cannot be disclosed. I won’t make things difficult for you.”
“Since Xiao Yu isn’t here, we’ll talk when he gets back. I imagine after a cooling-off period of a few months, they both will be able to calm down.”
Nan Ming said, “As you say.”
Old Man Bai wasn’t in the mood to say more and hung up.
Only then did Nan Ming let his displeasure show.
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