Chapter 1011 Safe Travels

Lin Qiye stepped on the thick snow and pushed open the gate of the courtyard.

The rich smell of food mixed with lively shouts came from the courtyard, the sunlight in the distance gradually dimmed, and the orange sunset began to climb into the blue sky.

"came back?"

Shen Qingzhu, who was leaning against the wall and smoking a cigarette, smiled slightly when she saw Lin Qiye coming back.

"Um."

"Is everything done?"

"It's all over." Lin Qiye stood at the door, feeling the relaxed and happy atmosphere in the courtyard, and stretched his waist rarely, "Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result is very satisfactory."

"That's good."

Shen Qingzhu naturally took out a cigarette from her arms and handed it to Lin Qiye, "Try it?"

Before the words fell, Shen Qingzhu shook his head, and took back the hand that passed the cigarette, "Forget it, it's not good for your health."

Lin Qiye smiled, passed by him, and patted his shoulder, "I will ask you for it when I need it in the future."

He walked straight into the courtyard.

"Instructor Lin!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Li Zhenzhen ran out of the room with a white cat in his arms.

The white cat in her arms was bandaged on one foot, and it seemed to be somewhat inconvenient to move, so she could only be held in Li Zhenzhen's arms, letting the delicate and warm palm stroke his fur, with a little embarrassment in her eyes.

It turned its head slightly, and seemed a little embarrassed to look at Lin Qiye.

Lin Qiye looked at Li Zhenzhen, then at the red-cheeked white cat in her arms, and frowned.

"Instructor Lin, are you okay? Do you need treatment?" Li Zhenzhen asked worriedly, "How about those 'mysteries'? And Ding Chongfeng and the others..."

"The 'mysterious' matter has been resolved, Ding Chongfeng and the three of them went down the mountain to eat the New Year's Eve dinner after knowing that you were all right." Lin Qiye patted her head and said with a smile, "You still have to have some confidence in the instructor. "

"As expected of Instructor Lin."

"Fang Mo, how is your recovery?" Lin Qiye's eyes fell on the white cat in her arms, and he spoke proactively with a smile on his face.

The white cat's body trembled slightly.

"Already, there is no serious problem, Lord Qiye." Fang Mo, the white cat, answered with embarrassment.

"Huh? This cat can still talk?"

Zhang Zhengting, who was busy preparing dishes, stepped forward in surprise, wiped his hands on his apron, and asked Li Zhenzhen curiously:

"Really, this is..."

"Oh, this is my classmate." Li Zhenzhen grabbed the white cat's injured paw, waved it lightly, and said with a smile, "It's injured, it can only become like this, and it's a bit inconvenient to move...

It seems that he can only stay at our house for the New Year. "

"Student?" Zhang Zhengting's expression turned subtle, "Male and female?"

"Male classmate."

"Oh……"

The corners of Zhang Zhengting's mouth twitched slightly, and he glanced at Fang Mo, the white cat. He didn't say much, but said quietly, "Then stay and celebrate the New Year together."

Fang Mo: (ー_ー)

While several people were chatting, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open again, and everyone turned their heads to look at it at the same time, slightly startled.

Standing at the door was a strange face wearing leather boots and a military coat.

He stood at the door, looked around, pulled his hands out of his pockets, seemed a little overwhelmed, and said awkwardly:

"That... Captain Shao asked me to have the New Year's Eve dinner."

Zhang Zhengting and the others looked at each other, as if they had thought of something, a look of surprise appeared in their eyes.

"Chen Han, let's sit here together." Lin Qiye saw his embarrassment, smiled and stretched out his hand, patted the seat beside him, "The food will be ready soon."

"okay."

Chen Han seemed to be pardoned, and walked quickly to Lin Qiye's side.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Zhengting, and I'm a member of Team 006." Zhang Zhengting offered to extend his hand.

"Hi, my name is Chen Han."

"My name is Yuan Gang, and I'm the vice-captain here."

"My name is Lu Hu..."

Everyone enthusiastically shook hands with Chen Han and introduced him.

After all the social gatherings were over, Chen Han sat down beside Lin Qiye in a relaxed manner. The other team members were busy with the New Year's Eve dinner. Only the two of them sat in the empty corridor, enjoying the snow scenery quietly.

"The environment here is really good." Chen Han looked around and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Compared to the Forest Ranger Bureau in Anta County, it is indeed much more comfortable to live in."

"No, that's not what I'm talking about." Chen Han shook his head, stretched out his hand, and pointed to the scattered snowflakes in the sky, "I like the snow here, and the tranquility here. I've been in Anta County for a long time, and I'm not used to it. Fast-paced urban life."

"In short, as long as you like it." Lin Qiye turned to look at him, "After all, you may live here for a long time."

Chen Han was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh.

"To be honest, I still haven't figured out what's going on. It was about to fail. Once the devil ape appeared, the situation returned to the right track for no reason...

You said, is there really a 'mystery' on the human side in this world? "

"maybe."

Lin Qiye smiled mysteriously.

While the two were chatting, Li Zhenzhen hugged the white cat, walked around the yard, and walked in front of Lin Qiye and Chen Han.

"Uncle Chen, have you seen my Uncle Shao?" She couldn't help asking.

"See you."

"Did he say when he'll be back?"

"He said that if everything goes well, he should be able to come back for the New Year's Eve dinner." Chen Han glanced at the sky and said doubtfully, "It stands to reason that it should be almost there..."

Suddenly, Lin Qiye seemed to have sensed something, raised his head slightly to look into the distance, and fell silent.

...

Outside the courtyard.

Shao Pingge wore a dark red cloak, stepped on the snow, and walked towards the gate.

Suddenly, the phone in his arms rang. Shao Pingge was taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, he still took out the phone.

"Hey?"

"Ping Ge, Happy New Year."

"You too, Commander Zuo." Shao Pingge smiled helplessly, "Calling me at this time is not just to wish me a happy new year, right?"

"……Um."

Zuo Qing on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, but still said, "Today, the two passes on the northwest border have detected fluctuations in the invasion of alien creatures, but after careful investigation, there is no sign of foreign gods entering.

I'm worried that those foreign gods will take advantage of our Chinese New Year and make some small moves, just in case..."

"I see." Shao Pingge nodded, "I'm going to the front line now, sit at the pass, and set up a sleeper net to prevent other things from getting in."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"It should."

Shao Pingge hung up the phone and stood silently in front of the vermilion gate of the courtyard.

The familiar aroma of food, mixed with laughter, drifted out from behind the door. Shao Pingge stood alone in the snow, wearing a dark red cloak, fluttering slightly in the wind.

After an unknown amount of time, he sighed, moved his feet, and turned to leave full of regret and reluctance.

Squeak——!

He had just taken two steps when the vermilion door behind him was gently pushed open.

Shao Pingge froze in place.

He turned his head and saw Lin Qiye standing quietly in front of the door, looking at him with a smile.

"Captain Shao, Happy New Year." Lin Qiye paused and added,

"... safe travels."