Northeast, Heilong City, International Airport.
Huang Qingshan stood by the exit early, waiting. Even while playing on his phone and smoking, he would occasionally look up at the exit to see if the plane had arrived.
Just then.
A teammate beside him glanced over and quickly called out to Huang Qingshan:
"Captain Huang, they're coming out."
Huang Qingshan immediately stopped scrolling through Douyin and looked up at the exit. He could see a crowd of passengers emerging one after another, a dense mass of people. Yet, even so, Huang Qingshan spotted a figure in the crowd at a glance.
It was a young man in a wheelchair playing on his phone, being pushed out by two beautiful women. Beside him walked an elegant man and an old Taoist priest, flanking him protectively. Additionally, another young man followed, also engrossed in his phone.
This peculiar group attracted the attention of many onlookers.
Regarding this.
Huang Qingshan was not surprised. He smiled and waved at the young man in the wheelchair:
"Zhang Wei, over here, over here."
As he spoke.
Zhang Wei, who was in a ranked match with Yu Xiaoqi, looked up and replied with a smile:
"Captain Huang, long time no see. You've gotten stronger again in such a short time. You seem to be in a good mood today, did something happy happen? Did you win the lottery?"
"Haha, how could I not be happy? I've been waiting and waiting, and finally, you're here."
"Captain Huang, not only has your strength improved, but your joking skills have also gotten much better."
"Hahaha, I'm serious. You have no idea. Ever since you went to that 'Stealing Country,' the Huang family hasn't stopped talking to me. They call every day to ask when you'll be back, how your health is. My ears are about to grow calluses."
Huang Qingshan continued:
"Now that you're here, I don't have to be nagged. By the way, Zhang Wei, who are these people with you?"
As he spoke.
Huang Qingshan looked at Hill beside Zhang Wei. He faintly felt a palpitation from this foreign man, a feeling he only experienced when facing a national guardian. Realizing this, Huang Qingshan was shocked. A national guardian was protecting Zhang Wei.
Unable to help himself.
Huang Qingshan hesitated and said:
"Did the Holy See send him to protect you? Good heavens, the Holy See actually deployed a national guardian? Is this the commander of the Knights of Judgment?"
He was unaware of the Fallen Angel incident. To achieve surprise protection, Zhang Wei had only informed his second senior uncle and had never told anyone else. Thus, in Huang Qingshan's view, he assumed the other party was from the Holy See, especially since Zhang Wei had saved the Holy See.
And Hill was a foreigner and a national guardian. Huang Qingshan subconsciously assumed he was the commander of the Knights of Judgment, as other national guardians of the Holy See rarely moved around and stayed in the Vatican.
Zhang Wei saw through Huang Qingshan's thoughts, gestured for Huang Qingshan to come closer, and then whispered in his ear:
"Captain Huang, he's not the commander of the Knights of Judgment, nor is he from the Holy See. Strictly speaking, he's from the Dark Holy See."
"???"
Huang Qingshan was stunned for a moment, thinking he misheard:
"You said he's from the Dark Holy See? Zhang Wei, were you kidnapped by the Dark Holy See? That doesn't seem right either, isn't the senior from Longhu Mountain also here?"
Zhang Wei grinned:
"Not kidnapped. He is indeed from the Dark Holy See. Let me introduce you, this is Hill, my bodyguard."
"Hill? You said his name is Hill? Wait, he's... a Fallen Angel?!"
As he said the last part.
Huang Qingshan almost shouted out, but he quickly reacted and covered his mouth, though the shock on his face remained undiminished.
As one of the chief commanders of the Northeast, how could Huang Qingshan not have paid attention to the events in the Vatican? He knew that the Holy See had been attacked by the Dark Holy See, and the Dark Holy See had even brought out the Fallen Angel Legion, whose representative seemed to be named Hill.
Immediately after.
As Zhang Wei smiled, Huang Qingshan's heart pounded, knowing his guess was correct. The other party was indeed the leader of the Fallen Angels.
"This... Zhang Wei, you're incredible. How did you manage this?"
Huang Qingshan was so shocked that he became somewhat incoherent.
In response.
Zhang Wei smiled:
"It's a long story. I'll tell you when I have time later, Captain Huang. But Captain Huang, you need to keep it a secret for now. I have many enemies. The fewer people know that Hill is protecting me, the better."
"I understand."
Huang Qingshan nodded, then said:
"I won't tell anyone. I'll just tell others that the foreigner with you is your friend. That way, there's no need to worry about you being inconvenient in the Northeast, Shi... cough, your friend's movements."
Afterward.
After chatting for a few more sentences.
Huang Qingshan didn't keep him in suspense and asked:
"Zhang Wei, you've returned with your classmates. I remember your accommodation and meals are handled by your classmates. So, are you going to your accommodation first, or will you accompany me to the Huang family? By the way, Master Wunian has already arrived and is at the Weidao Division's base. He said he's waiting for Zhang Chao."
"Oh? Zhang Chao is here too?"
"Yes, he said that since his two brothers went on an adventure, he had to come, at least to send you off. Haha, I'm not making this up; Zhang Chao said it himself."
"That's something Zhang Chao would say. Let's meet up with Wunian first, and then we'll go to the Huang family together. I'll meet up with Uncle Yu later."
...
Meanwhile.
Northeast, Heilong City Weidao Division base.
"Wunian, why hasn't that guy Zhang Wei arrived yet? Could he have died of illness or injury on his way back from the 'Stealing Country'?"
"Amitabha, Zhang Chao, speak less. Your words are poisonous."
"Hahaha, it's not that bad, not that bad. Actually, when I went to the restroom earlier, I overheard some colleagues in the base saying that Captain Huang has already picked up Zhang Wei, so my 'open-mouthed curse' won't work because Zhang Wei has already returned to the country."
"Amitabha, I see. Then Zhang Wei should be arriving soon."
Just as Zhang Chao was about to respond,
A voice from the doorway interrupted Zhang Chao's speech.
"As soon as I walked in, I heard you, Zhang Chao, cursing my death. I'm triggered. Send me 100,000 via WeChat immediately, or our brotherly friendship can't be mended. Our friendship boat will break today."
As he spoke.
Zhang Chao and Wunian were stunned. The next second, Zhang Wei's phone chimed with a notification:
[Ding! WeChat transfer of 100,000]
Immediately after.
Zhang Chao chuckled:
"How about that? Fast, right? Hahahaha."
Zhang Wei picked up his phone to look:
"Damn, that's impressive, Zhang Chao. I just said it casually, and you actually sent it. Have you been so stingy that your hands are numb and you can't be stingy anymore?"
"Go away, go away, stop talking nonsense. Isn't this for our friendship boat..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Wunian's voice came:
"Amitabha, Zhang Chao met his girlfriend's parents yesterday. The girl's family is very wealthy, seemingly an ancient werewolf family. Although they've declined, they have a lot of money. It's said they gave Zhang Chao a beautiful villa in the United States and tens of millions of US dollars."
"Damn it, Wunian, why did you say that? I was still planning to show off to Zhang Wei. Let's start over. Zhang Wei, pretend you didn't hear that."
As he said this.
Zhang Chao looked proud and spirited, saying:
"Alright, I won't hide it anymore. You were right. I was so stingy that I pleased Stephanie so much that she took me to meet her parents, and I made a hefty profit, hahahaha."