Chapter Thirty-Five: You Are My Eagle (Five)

  Except for Zi Qing and Li Qiu Yun who had left, Xiao Lie had already gone to his post. At noon when he was being interviewed, someone else helped him keep watch. In the afternoon, he would have to return the favor. Under that blue sky with white clouds, although he wore a polyester anti-riot helmet, he could still feel that on the same date, the ultraviolet rays in the northern border were absolutely stronger than inland areas. He recalled what Li Qiu Yun had said when she left.

  "Where are you from?"

  "What do you like to eat?"

  "When can you finally take a rest?"

  ……

  Xiao Lie didn't know when reporters would care about these personal topics. Of course, he hadn't yet associated Li Qiu Yun with the entertainment gossip weekly journalists.

  Yesterday's topic had not subsided when a group of people came in the morning, but this group was not from the troops, but the herders who were rescued that day. For such things, Zhang Zhiqiang and the soldiers in the base have long been accustomed to it, on the contrary, if the herders did not come, it would make the people in the base feel strange. The protagonist of the show this time was not Zhang Zhiqiang, but Xiao Lie from yesterday.

  When Zhang Zhiqiang saw the herdsmen approaching, he immediately stopped the work in the workshop and let all the soldiers come out. Due to the special nature of the base, the demolition workshop was behind the dormitory, and several dormitories and tree-enclosed walls completely blocked the workshop. In front of the dormitory were the office building, cafeteria, and training ground, which served as the outer perimeter. Every time nearby herdsmen came over, they would be received at the outer perimeter.

  The herdsmen and Zhang Zhiqiang were old acquaintances, so when they met, there was no need for much courtesy. Instead, Kasha's eyes scanned the crowd back and forth, and when she didn't find what she was looking for, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes. Zhang Zhiqiang saw this and knew exactly what it was about, so he deliberately spoke loudly to Wei Qidong:

  "Where is our great hero? Don't keep the folks waiting."

  When Zhang Zhi said this, his eyes were looking at Kasha Li, and as soon as Kasha Li heard what Zhang Zhi had said, her face turned red all of a sudden.

  This was Xiao Lie's second time seeing Kasari, and unlike the last time, this time she was wearing noticeably less. The girl's figure could be seen clearly, and when she wasn't wearing a hat, Xiao Lie only then discovered that she was actually a stunning beauty. This made the base's soldiers even more envious of Xiao Lie, wondering why he had been in the back last time.

  "Thank you, this is for you." Kasha placed a large pile of gifts in front of Xiao Lie.

  Xiao Lie stared at Wei Qidong, the three major disciplines and eight points of attention clearly stated that they could not take a single needle or thread from the masses. Wei Qidong smiled after seeing Xiao Lie's gaze and said: "You can just accept it."

  After receiving the order, Xiao Lie reached out and took the thing in Kassari's hand. Hmm, it was really heavy.

  When Zhang Zhiqiang saw the beef and mutton brought by the herdsmen, along with some milk wine, he immediately asked the logistics team to prepare some vegetables and flour to be sent back to the herdsmen. Although the herdsmen were not short of meat, they did need vegetables and flour. In fact, this mutual gift-giving between the base and the herdsmen reduced the herdsmen's need to go to the market.

  "When are you going on vacation?" Kasha Li asked Xiao Lie.

  "Even if we're on holiday, we can't go out," Xiao Lie said.

  "Then I'll come see you next time?" said Kasha.

  Xiao Lie and Kassari stood together, with the soldiers looking at them intentionally or unintentionally.

  "This is also too exaggerated, yesterday one, today another one, this kid is capable, didn't expect it?" Tang Fei said.

  "Talent is absolutely personal talent." Gaoyuan Shandao: "The doll has a place to fall."

  "What doll?" several soldiers asked in confusion.

  "You guys are stupid, it's obvious that girl has a crush on Xiao Lie. In a few years, she'll be a proud military wife." Gu Yu said.

  "Yes, there's also a place to go for free meals." Tang Fei said.

  "Look at your little accomplishments." Li Xiaoqiao said.

  "Then you go ahead, and next time you also go find a partner." Tang Fei said.

  "I'm just a bit closer to Xiao Lie, next time I'll just ask his girlfriend to introduce one, isn't that okay?"

  “?#￥%……—*（）——”

  At noon, the herdsmen ate in the regiment's dining hall, which opened Xiao Lie's eyes. The enthusiastic and hospitable herdsmen sang and danced while eating, making Xiao Lie feel very novel. When they were halfway through their meal, the officers and soldiers of the regiment also joined in, and had to admit that nomadic nationalities are good at singing and dancing. Wherever there is a song, there will be their dance moves. I don't know if they are born with this talent.

  Xiao Lie saw Kasha Li in the crowd stretching out her hand to invite him, which made Xiao Lie, who couldn't dance, feel embarrassed. He shook his head and indicated that he couldn't dance. This made Kasha Li think he was shy, so she ran out of the dancing crowd and directly pulled Xiao Lie into it, making his face turn red instantly.

  "Good!"

  "Go Lao! Xiao Lie!"

  Some soldiers started applauding for Xiao Lie, which gave him a sense of liberation. As he jumped up and down, he was able to keep up with the rhythm, and slowly but surely, he became less restrained. Kasha Li watched him from among the crowd, and he also looked at her, in a daze, it seemed as if there were only two people in this world, Xiao Lie and Kasha Li, their eyes locked on each other, as if she was slowly approaching him, just like that night, he hugged her.

  "I'll come see you next time."

  Xiao Lie lay on his bed, savoring the words Kasha had said to him before she left. He suddenly realized that his mind was filled with images of Kasha - her smile, the sunlight, even the air he breathed seemed to be her. He knew he had fallen in love. This love came so suddenly, yet it felt so natural, as if it had been waiting for him all along. Fate is a strange thing, it can make two people who were strangers yesterday become intimate today. In this world with so many people, even on the streets you don't know how many strangers you'll meet, but somehow, some people will connect, and that's fate. Before meeting her, Xiao Lie never thought about such things - training was his everything, his mother's wish was his motivation. Now, it seemed like there was something more in his previously closed-off world.

  Warm and soft, invisible and intangible, yet existing clearly.

  Xiao Lie tried to make himself look normal, but the faint smile on his lips betrayed him, and he felt like he had endless energy, then he just spaced out.

  He often thought of that cave, in which there was only him and Kasha Li in the world. Now thinking about it, it wasn't cold there either, if he had another chance, he would still hold her, of course, he hadn't thought of kissing her yet, for emotional rookie Xiao Lie, many things were still not understood.

  When an important woman appeared in his mind, he remembered his mother's words. In an instant, a sad feeling surged up. The ancient saying goes: "The Xiongnu have not been eliminated, how can we consider it as home?" And these eight characters placed on him are: Xiao Yang has not been found, how can we consider it as home.

  A long time later, Xiao Lie heard a sentence: In terms of emotions, there are only three enemies: Time, Distance and Kinship.

  Yes, after a while, he understood that no matter how many things happened, he was not afraid of time and distance, but when it came to kinship and emotions, he was still at a loss. Because in his heart, Xiaolan Fang and Xiao Yang's meaning to him is something that many people will never understand.

  Now, he sees Kasha again, but is also afraid to see her. He doesn't know how long it will take him to find Xiao Yang's news, and in this process, he has no promise to give to anyone, not that he can't, but because he can't.

  Tang Fei's hand waved a few times in front of Xiao Lie before he finally reacted.

  "What's wrong? Is there something?" Xiao Lie asked.

  "Ah, something's really happened." Tang Fei said to the people behind him: "Before, our Xiao Lie reacted quite well. Now the enemy is holding a gun in front of him and he can't even see it."

  "Hey, Xiao Lie, come on, tell me, which one of those girls do you like more?" asked Gu Yu.

  "What's wrong with you guys? You're all like women, asking so many questions. Where's your manliness? Just sit properly and don't disturb others." Tang Fei said. Then he immediately took Xiao Lie's hand and stroked it, muttering to himself: "This pair of hands is definitely not ordinary, I need to touch them more, absorb some divine energy, or else I'll have to rely on them to get married in the future."

  Everyone who heard Tang Fei's words couldn't help but secretly laugh.

  "What are you talking about? This is a matter of style, can't talk nonsense, or I'll have to retire early." Xiao Lie said: "I'm going out for exercise."

  Xiao Lie picked up his luggage and ran outside.

  "How come I feel like he's stronger than us by a bit?" Gaoyuan Shan leaned against the bed and said, "At least we've never worked as hard as him before. I've decided, it's time."

  "What's taking so long?" Li Xiaoqiao said.

  "My military career can't be cut short like this, being a soldier and learning martial arts is my destiny. From now on, he will be my role model. I'll go train too." Gaoyuan Mountain shouted outwards: "Xiao Lie, wait for me!"

  Xiao Lie heard the sound of horseshoes, and the military dog leopard beside him also stood up with its ears perked up. There were five sentry posts around the destroyed base, and the sentries took turns on duty at each post. Most of the time during the day, only two sentry posts were on duty, which were one kilometer away from the base to prevent anyone from approaching the sentry post. If an accident occurred, the sentry could fire a warning shot, and within one minute, two teams would rush to the scene, and the entire base would be mobilized five minutes later. The local herdsmen all knew this rule and generally wouldn't approach the base unless necessary.

  Xiao Lie picked up his binoculars and saw that the horse was getting closer and closer. When he saw the person on the horse's back, his heart suddenly accelerated its beating.

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