The words fell, and Li Rui was the first to leave the tomb of Xing Tian’s mother, while Ye Zheng did not walk directly towards Jiang Wuming, but went to another side.
They all knew that Jiang Wuming was accompanying Xing Tian to ‘visit’ Xing Tian’s mother and could not affect the purpose of their trip.
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming said nothing, but silently accompanied Xing Tian in paying respects.
After finishing all this, Jiang Wuming patted Xing Tian’s shoulder, "Xing Tian, you stay with Auntie, I’ll contact you later."
"Okay, boss," Xing Tian nodded.
Jiang Wuming turned and left, walking towards Ye Zheng, who was closer to him.
"Did it not affect your worship?"
Seeing Jiang Wuming approaching, Ye Zheng took two steps forward and asked with a smile.
"No impact."
Jiang Wuming shook his head. He saw flowers at the tombstone of Xing Tian’s mother and knew they were from Ye Zheng and Li Rui.
"Let's talk while we walk," Ye Zheng extended his hand as a gesture.
"Okay."
Jiang Wuming nodded and walked out of the cemetery with Ye Zheng, asking, "Did you and Counselor Li plan to come together?"
"No, we had a meeting of minds, arriving almost one after another."
Ye Zheng shook his head, then stopped, looking at the grandson who had never truly integrated into the Ye family.
"Don't worry, I won't return to the Military Department, and I won't affect Ye Feng's future leadership of the Military Department, nor will I affect the Ye family's plan to consolidate their position."
Jiang Wuming also stopped, opening the window to speak frankly.
"Wuming, I said that Li Rui and I had a meeting of minds, which has two meanings. First, we didn't discuss it beforehand, and we both came here spontaneously. Second, like him, I hope you can return to Dragon Country and the Military Department." Ye Zheng's words were astonishing.
Jiang Wuming was slightly surprised by this.
In his memory, his grandfather, who had once refused him, was a typical politician, with everything revolving around interests.
At this moment, Ye Feng had replaced Jiang Wuming as the most powerful contender for the future Marshal of the Dragon Country’s Military Department.
Under such circumstances, if Jiang Wuming returned, Ye Feng would be the first to be affected, and then the entire Ye family's plan and future would be impacted!
"I won't hide it from you. After you left Dragon Country, I made some arrangements to make Xiao Feng one of the candidates for the future Marshal of the Dragon Country’s Military Department, and he had an advantage in the competition. The Military Department even used his photo to promote the outer-territory wars."
Ye Zheng looked at Jiang Wuming with a sincere face and said slowly, "However, he said one thing to me at that time. He told me that he was not worthy, and no one in Dragon Country was worthy, only you were qualified. He meant that he was not worthy of his position, referring to both the spokesperson incident and the future leadership of the Military Department.
I think he is right, so when I learned that you and Xing Tian had returned to Dragon Country, I judged that you would come here, so I specifically came to invite you back to the country and to the Military Department. As long as you are willing, I can help you with the arrangements."
"Uh…"
Hearing Ye Zheng’s words again, Jiang Wuming was completely shocked. He did not expect Ye Zheng and Ye Feng, grandfather and grandson, to have such an idea.
After a brief surprise, Jiang Wuming said, "Ye Feng's strength may not be enough, but his ability is sufficient to serve as Marshal of the Military Department."
"No, he can be a commander in the army, but not in the Military Department, nor can he be a strategist. He can only be a general on the battlefield. Because combat power is too important for a martial artist!"
Ye Zheng shook his head and continued, "Wuming, I can tell you clearly that if you had not withdrawn from the Military Department and left Dragon Country, I would not have supported Xiao Feng in competing for the position of Marshal of the Military Department, but would have fully supported you."
This time, Jiang Wuming did not speak, but looked at Ye Zheng thoughtfully.
"The reason is simple: there is a country before there is a family. If a country is destroyed, how can a small family survive? And you are the hope for this country, and even for this world to survive!"
Ye Zheng said word by word, "Brothers Long Zhezhe and Long Qisheng have also reflected on this. I can guarantee that they would be very happy for you to return, and they might even directly hand over the position of Marshal of the Military Department to you."
"Thank you for your kindness. I am not interested in the position of Marshal of the Military Department, nor have I ever thought of returning to the Military Department."
Jiang Wuming could feel Ye Zheng's sincerity and saw that Ye Zheng was speaking from the heart, but he still shook his head and refused.
"But…"
Perhaps not expecting Jiang Wuming to refuse so decisively, Ye Zheng was a little surprised and then wanted to explain.
"I'm not that generous, nor am I that great. As for resisting the outer-territory enemies, you don't need to worry. I've been doing it, and I'll continue to do it."
Jiang Wuming looked at the distant sky, "Either I die in battle, or I win the outer-territory war and kill the outer-territory enemies so that they dare not set foot in Dragon Country or even this world again!
This is the unfulfilled wish of my parents, and it is also my promise to the woman I love!"
Ye Zheng's heart trembled, and then he sighed deeply.
"I'll go find Counselor Li."
Jiang Wuming ended the conversation, waved his hand, and walked towards Li Rui in the distance.
Looking at Jiang Wuming's retreating back, Ye Zheng did not stop him, but silently raised his right hand and saluted the boy's back.
It was a standard military salute!
You can know a person's face but not their heart. How many people in this world can understand the old man of the Ye family who held millions of troops in his hand?!
A staff officer of the Military Department, Li Rui counts as one.
Seeing Jiang Wuming approach, Li Rui spoke first, "If I'm not mistaken, Ye Zheng wanted you to return to the country and the Military Department, but you refused."
"Grandpa Li, how did you know?" Jiang Wuming was startled.
"The Yin-Yang Law that your master Tian Long Dao Ren comprehended is the highest law in this world. All things in the world have Yin and Yang. This Dragon Country is no exception. Since the invasion of outer-territory enemies, martial arts have flourished, the Hall of War Gods has been established, and the Military Department has immense power. To some extent, the martial arts world and the secular world are like the two poles of Yin and Yang, and Ye Zheng, as the helmsman of the military, is like the line connecting the Yin and Yang eight trigrams. Without him, this Dragon Country would have likely fallen into chaos long ago."
Li Rui sighed, giving Ye Zheng extremely high praise.
Jiang Wuming looked at Li Rui with some astonishment.
"Just now, after you finished talking with him and left, he saluted your back," Li Rui added.
Clunk!
Jiang Wuming's heart trembled, and he turned around, only to find that the old man of the Ye family had already left.
This discovery made Jiang Wuming feel complicated. He turned back and looked at Li Rui again, wanting to speak but stopping.
However—
Before he could speak, Li Rui waved his hand, "I'm not here to persuade you to return to the Military Department, so you don't need to explain to me."
"Uh…"
Jiang Wuming was completely stunned. He had clearly heard Ye Zheng say that Ye Zheng and Li Rui had a meeting of minds.
"Don't be surprised. I understand him, but he may not understand me, just as he doesn't understand you."
Li Rui smiled and said, "When you bid farewell to me on the Mount Everest battlefield, I understood that you would never return to the Military Department in this life, and I never thought of asking you to return."
"Grandpa Li, then you?" Jiang Wuming was completely confused.
"Then why did I come here to see you, right?"
Li Rui smiled wryly, "I know that besides accompanying Xing Tian to visit his mother, you will also visit Old Qi when you come to Yan Jing this time. However, Old Qi is not in the hospital. I took him home. The outside world does not know this information. I was afraid you would make a wasted trip, so I specially came to pick you up."
Jiang Wuming fell silent again, and at the same time, ripples stirred in his heart.
"Let's go, come with me to see Old Qi. He must also really want to see you," Li Rui beckoned.
Jiang Wuming's heart moved, and he said with surprise, "Grandpa Qi has woken up?"
"No, I mean his most primitive thought."
Li Rui shook his head slightly, his brows furrowing silently.
He looked forward to his old partner waking up more than anyone else, but there were no signs of it yet. Moreover, Li Guyi, known as the contemporary Medical Saint, had explicitly stated that Qi Wufu's brain damage was severe and he would not wake up on his own.
An hour later.
Jiang Wuming and Li Rui arrived at a courtyard house in the northern suburbs of Yan Jing.
This courtyard house was Li Rui's residence and had now become Qi Wufu's ward, while Li Rui lived and ate at the Military Department headquarters.
One of the rooms in the courtyard house had been converted into a ward, equipped with various equipment and medical staff.
However, when Li Rui entered the room with the medical staff, the medical staff had already received orders and left in advance.
Qi Wufu lay on the hospital bed, motionless. His dark face had become rosy, and he had gained quite a bit of weight.
"After Old Qi lay down, he was given nutrient solution every day, which made him fair and plump," Li Rui joked with a smile.
"Grandpa Qi."
Jiang Wuming stepped forward, squatted by the hospital bed, held Qi Wufu's hand, and called out softly.
However, the old man lying on the hospital bed did not react.
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming felt a pang in his heart.
Qi Wufu was one of the people who had provided Jiang Wuming with the most help and support in this world. He had even slammed the table for him in Long Zhezhe's ancient architecture and fought with the Japanese martial arts society without hesitation!
Now, Qi Wufu had become a vegetative state, which made Jiang Wuming very sad.
After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Wuming stood up and asked, "Grandpa Li, is there no way to wake Grandpa Qi up?"
"When Li Guyi treated Old Qi for the last time, he said that Old Qi's condition could not be cured by medicine."
Li Rui paused here and said, "However, he said that if there were powerful mental energy cultivators, perhaps they could repair his damaged soul through secret techniques and wake him up."
"Powerful mental energy cultivators… Grandpa Li, one day, I will make Grandpa Qi wake up!"
Jiang Wuming murmured these words, then clenched his fists, his face resolute.
He had obtained various mental energy cultivation techniques and secret arts from Sius, a disciple of Anthony@Roman. As long as he cultivated diligently, he could one day become a strong mental energy cultivator and then study various secret techniques to heal Qi Wufu.
Hmm?
Li Rui was startled.
As a staff officer of the Military Department, he was well aware that mental energy cultivators were extremely rare, and there were no systematic mental energy cultivation techniques in this world.
Even people who were born with mental energy talent would find it a pipe dream to become powerful mental energy cultivators!
"Buzz… Buzz…"
However, before Li Rui could ask the question in his heart, his phone suddenly vibrated.
Jiang Wuming's phone vibrated in his pocket. He took out his phone and was about to hang up directly, but when he saw that it was from his senior brother Shen Zui, he walked out of the room and answered the call.
The next moment, a low voice came from the earpiece:
"Jiang Wuming, do you want Shen Zui to live?"
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