It is said that soldiers who have participated in an exploration operation will generally not participate in a second time in a short period of time, after all, every soldier who returns safely from the secluded realm is a valuable asset, and there is no reason to spend it so easily, and the development idea of the secluded army since its establishment has always been to bring the old with the new, that is, the veterans who have participated in the exploration operation will lead the recruits who have received two years of training into the secluded realm, and then select the best from the recruits who have participated in the exploration operation, and continuously expand the team with experience in exploring the secluded realm through this model.

Yan Zheng as a member of the exploration operation, and also returned from the extremely dangerous seclusion alone, as long as he wanted to, he did not have to participate in this exploration operation, so Lao Lu would ask for his opinion before, from the perspective of personal feelings, Lao Lu naturally did not want Yan Zheng to participate again, after all, Yan Zheng still has parents to support at home, just asked him about the situation at home, it was out of this consideration, he guessed that Yan Zheng was traumatized because of the sacrifice of his comrades, and he wanted to enlighten him, This unintentional move went directly to Yan Zheng's heart.

Yan Zheng, who talked with Lao Lu, also began to hesitate, of course he understood the truth, taking a step forward would inevitably face countless difficulties and obstacles, as far as the immediate situation was concerned, after getting rid of the scout of the Luo family, he was temporarily safe, but the Luo family, who had not been reinstated by the scout, obviously would not give up, just like the scout said, he would continue to send stronger people to continue to investigate him, and in the long run, he had to not only try his best to hide it, but also accumulate military merits and continue to climb up, Strive to climb the princes and nobles to improve their social status, so that they can investigate the 57th exploration operation and give an explanation to the sacrificed comrades.

But what about taking a step back? He can return to his hometown with silver coins, these silver coins are divided into three, part of it is used to buy land, part of it is used to marry a wife and have children, and part of it is left to his parents to support the elderly, enjoy the life of ordinary people, and after his parents and relatives are gone, he can worship the sect of cultivating immortals, clear heart, and prove the avenue, anyway, he has unlimited life, he can do whatever he wants, take off the shackles, stay away from the world, and be a rural scattered person is also very fast.

It seems that any choice has its own reason, forward or backward is between Yan Zheng's thoughts.

On the third day of the Tianzuo Festival holiday, Lao Lu gathered everyone together, Yan Zheng thought that he was going to announce the candidates for the fifty-eighth exploration action, after all, in his opinion, there is nothing more important than this matter at the moment, but what Lao Lu wants to say is not this matter, but a group of people with distinguished status will come to the Eighth Guard to condole, and there are usually such things occasionally, because the town guards are generally all children of the family, and there will naturally be a convoy of the family to visit during the New Year's holidays, I don't know what is special about this condolence, which makes Lao Lu so concerned.

Lao Lu ordered everyone to find out the good things that are usually hidden in the warehouse at the bottom of the box, this time in order to entertain the condolences of the personnel, the quartermaster specially gave the kitchen a large amount of funds, and those good things that are usually hidden are picked out by the veterans from the ingredients delivered each time, and they are not recorded in the consumption of ingredients, which is equivalent to empty gloves and white wolves, and take out the new set of funds for everyone to share equally.

Under the leadership of the generals, the soldiers were also busy, the damaged tools and equipment were repaired, the environment of the camp was also renewed, and even the pigsty that was not usually paid attention to was cleaned cleanly, Yan Zheng looked at the scene of the soldiers going into battle, and couldn't help but be a little curious, what is the identity of the person who is going to come to condole, and it will make the Eighth Guard Institute pay so much attention, and it will probably take most of the day to work before the whole work comes to an end.

The soldiers were fully armed, as if they were about to be reviewed, and they lined up in front of the door, and both of them, also dressed in strong suits, stood side by side at the forefront of the convoy, waiting for the convoy of condolences.

Towards the end of the evening, the convoy of condolences came, and saw a cloud of smoke drifting in the distance, and the leading horses marched in unison, dressed in richly decorated saddles, with an elegant carriage first, followed by the rest of the carriages, which came to a steady stop at the door of the eighth guardhouse.

The two attendants walked out of the carriage, spread a mat on the ground, and then separated the two sides, and jointly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a handsome man walked out, he was dressed in a plain robe, only a few black moire patterns were embroidered near the cuffs, and there was no superfluous embellishment elsewhere, and the only decoration was the string of white jade beads worn on the wrist, but this slightly simple dress did not hide the man's own gloomy temperament, and there was a faint black aura leaking out of his gestures, and there was a flash of brilliance in his eyes from time to time, Apparently a monk with a high level of cultivation.

Seeing that the two of them went out to greet them in person, the man walked over in three steps and two steps, and before the two of them saluted, he held up the two of them, and complained a little: "I Luoting He De How can I ask Shen and Wei to come to greet them in person, didn't we say it before, don't make such a big fuss, we are here to participate in the action, not to condole." ”

"Before, we could be called brothers, but now that time has passed, you are now the youngest steward of the Luo family, but it is not comparable to us border army generals, even if it is not because of you, we have to respect the face of the Luo family." Shen Dutong laughed, he and Luo Ting were also old acquaintances, so he naturally spoke more casually.

Luo Ting's face showed a sincere smile, and the gloomy temperament on his body seemed to have decreased a little, he quipped: "Look at it, Lao Shen, isn't it like this, if I hadn't heard that I came to your side, I wouldn't have taken on such a dangerous job, I stayed in the family to do those things like selling goods and purchasing materials, even if I brought a caravan, it was much easier than exploring." ”

"This time, you can take the initiative to bring the elite forces of the Luo family to assist us in carrying out the exploration operation, our eighth guard is very grateful, after receiving the task before, we are also very distressed, the resources of the Secluded Fence Army are really limited, and this exploration operation is relatively hasty, if there is no help from you, we will have to face a lot of trouble." Wei Dutong was transferred from the western border, and he was not so familiar with the situation here, and his attitude towards Luo Ting was much more respectful.

"Wei Dutong is polite, our Luo family is a member of the Northeast Province, the security and stability of the northern border is also closely related to us, if there is spare power, we will naturally have to help, you also know that the Luo family started by collecting treasures in the hidden realm and excavating rare mineral deposits buried in the ground, if there is no continuous exploration led by the Eighth Prince and our border army, how can we have our Luo family today?" Although Luo Ting still had a smile on his face, he would only say something to Wei Dutong.

"I have to count on your help in the future, Luo Guan, just rely on the Internal Affairs Office to do things, my little brothers can barely even eat enough, let alone protect the dynasty." Shen Dutong was still joking, "Your Luo family still lacks people to lead caravans, right?" When I am out of the ranks, I will go straight to you, and when the time comes, you will put me in charge of a few caravans, and I will ensure that you will be safe." ”

"The dignified Void Great Monk is actually going to lead a caravan? I'm afraid that the silver money it costs to supply you with pills every month is worth the profits of a dozen caravans, I can't afford it, why don't you discuss it with a few of our clan elders? Luo Ting's tone was serious, as if he really took this matter to heart.

"Hahahaha, you really look like you're in charge now, let's go, let's go eat first, I heard that you came and I took out all the treasured good wine, and I won't get drunk tonight." Shen Dutong pulled Luo Ting and walked into the camp with Wei Dutong.

The other Luo family members who followed Luo Ting also got out of the carriage, they walked towards the dormitory specially cleaned up for them under the guidance of the generals, and the soldiers were under the command of several army commanders, unloading the luggage on the carriage and transporting it to the warehouse.

The news of the Luo family sending people to participate in the fifty-eighth exploration operation quickly spread among the soldiers, and Yan Zheng also learned the news a little later, fortunately, Lu Wuchang was on his side, and before the Luo family came, the scout's body had been disposed of, at least for a short time, the Luo family could not get any news about him.

Thinking of what the scout said, Yan Zheng couldn't be sure whether the target of this group of Luo family members stationed in the Eighth Guard Station was him, if not, then everyone would be fine, but if it was him, then it would be too late for him to escape now, because such an obvious disappearance would definitely confirm the fact that he had a ghost in his heart, and even if the Luo family didn't need to make a move, the border army would send someone to arrest him back.

Yan Zheng felt that he was an optimistic person, but he was not a blind person, in this situation, he had no other choice, it was too late to wait for the Luo family to learn the news of the disappearance of the scout, he had to take the initiative to get rid of all the Luo family members who participated in the exploration operation, so he had to participate in the exploration operation, staying in the eighth guard would only sit and wait for death, only in the dark realm could he possibly fight back.

Luo Ting, who was drinking and having fun with Shen and Wei, didn't know about it, he didn't take this mission to heart, for him, this time there was no essential difference between assisting the Eighth Guard to carry out an exploration operation and leading a caravan to run merchants, it was nothing more than that the goods were more special, and as a Qingxu monk, even if he encountered danger in the secluded realm, he had the power to protect himself, and in his heart this mission was a vacation out.

Luo Ting raised his glass, "On behalf of the Luo family, I would like to wish the 58th exploration operation a complete success!" ”

The others also raised their glasses and drank them all, and the whole banquet was immersed in a joyous atmosphere.