In a derelict building somewhere in Chang'an.
All members of the Xia family were bound here, one person to a pillar, arranged in layers. A glance revealed pillars lined with people.
"Mama,呜呜呜, I'm scared, Yi Yi is so scared, I want Daddy, I want Daddy, 呜呜呜呜."
The little girl was thoroughly frightened, her face pale, her eyes filled with terror.
She had never experienced such a scene before and was naturally very scared.
Mu Hanqi was also tied to a pillar, gently comforting her, "Yi Yi, don't cry, we're playing a game. Look, you're afraid of heights. If Yi Yi keeps crying, Daddy won't take you to play when he gets back."
Hearing this, Ye Churan obediently nodded, "Mhm, mhm, Yi Yi won't cry, Yi Yi isn't afraid of heights."
In the adjacent low-rise building, a group of people received the news and looked at each other with grim expressions.
"The Hall Master and everyone in the Hall are dead, and the people in the capital have also been dealt with. Now only a few of us are left in the Dark Hall."
"What do we do now? Should we still proceed with the original plan?"
"Alright, stop talking. Knock everyone out and take them to headquarters. I have the remote control for headquarters. Thousands of tons of TNT are buried beneath the headquarters. Since our Hall Master is dead, we, as the remaining members, must avenge our Hall Master! We can die, but they can't live either. At worst, we'll all perish together, and no one will survive! Our lives were saved by the Hall Master. Even though the Hall Master is dead, we must fulfill his last wish. They must be buried with the Hall Master!"
After the leader finished speaking, he nodded, "Fine, since they've already seen our faces, we can't live anyway. Might as well let them be buried with us!"
No sooner said than done!
They quickly knocked everyone out, stuffed them into a vehicle, and drove away.
Meanwhile, Ye Longlin, who had returned to the Xia family from the Dark Hall headquarters, had an extremely grim expression. The entire Xia family was indeed empty. It was clear that the people from the Dark Hall were not all dead, and these survivors had taken his family!
"Ye Longlin, do you want your family to live? If you want them to live, then come to the Dark Hall headquarters. We are all waiting for you here!"
Upon seeing this message, a cold glint appeared in Ye Longlin's eyes.
"The people of the Dark Hall are like cockroaches, disgusting and deserving of death!"
Without any hesitation, he went directly to the Dark Hall headquarters. His current cultivation was already the strongest in the world. His cultivation as a Land Immortal was enough for him to handle anything.
It was only fifty li from the Xia family to the Dark Hall headquarters. With a single step, he was back. Coincidentally, he saw a minivan parked on the scarred land, with a man in foreign military uniform on its roof.
"Ye Longlin, we meet again."
Seeing the man, a murderous intent flowed in Ye Longlin's eyes.
"Black Wolf, you're still alive!"
The Black Wolf mercenary group was also the first overseas mercenary group that Long Ge had fought against. How many years had passed, and he didn't expect the other party to still be alive.
"What do you want?"
Ye Longlin asked with a dark expression.
Black Wolf shrugged, "It's simple. I'll give you two minutes to reunite with your family. As for our business, we'll talk about it after these two minutes, how about it?"
Ye Longlin looked at him and could not detect any lies on his face. He directly walked into the minivan.
Black Wolf, on the roof of the car, was playing with a remote control, lit a cigarette, and looked at his surroundings nostalgically. He took a deep breath and directly pressed the red button! Then he put it in his pocket.
Sixteen meters underground, an entire level was filled with TNT. Suddenly, the receiving device in the center began to flash a red light, indicating only fifteen seconds left!
Inside the minivan, Ye Longlin instantly untied their ropes. Ye Churan's short legs kicked, and she rushed towards Ye Longlin.
"Daddy—"
Ye Longlin scooped up the little one, "Yi Yi, are you scared?"
Ye Churan shook her head, "Daddy, Yi Yi isn't scared, Yi Yi isn't afraid of heights at all. Mama said Daddy will take Yi Yi to play and eat good food, so Yi Yi isn't scared anymore."
Hearing the little one's innocent chatter, he couldn't help but chuckle and planted a kiss on her chubby little face.
"Yi Yi is so good, wait a moment and Mama will take you to eat good food, okay..."
Before he could finish speaking, a flame appeared in Ye Longlin's pupils, followed by a massive explosion that deafened his ears. Everything in front of him began to blur, and everyone around was engulfed by a sea of fire. Everything around began to melt, to become illusory. He saw scenes of the border, and the scenes began to become real.
"Yi Yi... Xiao Qi... Grandpa..."
He was like a drowning person, desperately trying to grasp everything in front of him, but everything seemed like a mirage, slowly turning into bubbles, slowly dissipating.
...
"Ye Longlin, don't pass out! You damn border general! If you die, my left flank will have no general! You son of a bitch, we really can't fight their wolf-like army!"
"Signalman! Where is the signalman?"
"Ask the capital why there's no support yet! We can't hold on!"
The northern border of Great Xia.
A large-scale battle had been raging for a month, with heavy casualties! Even the Snow Wing Army was almost wiped out!
General Yuan Gang of the Snow Wing Army was now carrying Ye Longlin's near-lifeless body back to the command tent, asking the military doctor for treatment!
"General Yuan, please accept my condolences. General Ye... cannot be saved."
Where was the strongest person of the era?
Where was the commander of the three armies?
Where was the Long Ge?
Where was the Dark Hall?
All of this was nothing more than a dream of a small border general before his death. It was nothing more than a fleeting dream of a young man who wanted to make a name for himself before his death.
There was never a Ye family, never a Mu Hanqi, never a Long Ge, and no Qin Hanlie or Yuan Gang.
"This dream... was worth it..."
"To live a lifetime, to slay ten thousand enemies, General Yuan, we will meet again in the next life..."