Ye Longlin's heart also skipped a beat. He glanced at Old Dong and said nothing, "Third platform, I'll fish for a while."
Old Dong nodded, "Alright."
A small bridge and flowing water ran through the entire town, dividing it in the middle. Next to the third platform was a farmhouse leisure resort, which had an excellent reputation among the platforms.
The farmhouse, which combined leisure, entertainment, and accommodation, had always been a popular spot.
The owner, Chu Weiguo, was a local. He had worked in a big city when he was young. Later, due to a car accident that led to an amputation, he had no choice but to return to the small town. Just as the tourism and culture industry began to develop, he renovated the place and created this resort.
As far as the eye could see, there was a large courtyard. To the left of the courtyard was a fish pond, and to the right, along the river, if you wanted to eat farmed fish, you could catch them from the pond yourself. If you wanted wild fish, you could also fish in the river.
However, catching wild fish wasn't that easy.
Behind the courtyard was a building with six rooms. Each room was over thirty square meters, essentially a standard one-bedroom apartment, very cozy. Naturally, accommodation here was always fully booked.
The large courtyard was also equipped with plenty of barbecue tools, allowing customers to barbecue freely. Of course, barbecue skewers were charged.
"Brother Chu, are you busy?"
Ye Longlin entered the courtyard and said with a smile.
Chu Weiguo was tidying things up. He had stayed up too late last night and only woke up today, preparing to clear away the barbecue grills and other items left by the guests the night before.
"Not busy. I only have six rooms here, so even if more people come, it's impossible. Wait a moment, I'll get you a fishing rod."
Chu Weiguo was a tall man, one meter eighty-six. Even standing in front of him, one could feel a sense of pressure.
"It's fine, you tend to your work first. I'll read the newspaper."
Ye Longlin waited in the courtyard, sitting on a stool by the side, and picked up the day's newspaper.
But as soon as he started reading, his expression gradually turned grim.
War had broken out again.
Last night, Yuan Gang, the acting pavilion master of the Dragon Pavilion, personally led two hundred thousand Northern Wilderness soldiers to the eastern frontier. Nineteen thousand Dragon Pavilion soldiers were stationed along the Heto River.
The Heto River was once again under threat, forcing Xuanwu to lead nineteen thousand soldiers to defend the area. If a battle broke out, at least Xuanwu could hold the line.
And last night, news arrived that Yuan Gang had suffered his first defeat, losing fifty thousand troops!
After confirmation, it turned out to be a force of kings, an elite unit comparable to the Dragon Pavilion's ace!
This news weighed on everyone's hearts like a thousand-pound burden!
In just one encounter, Yuan Gang had already lost thirty thousand soldiers!
Even Yuan Gang might not be able to hold the line, which made many people panic.
"Hold steady, retreat gradually, break through from points."
Ye Longlin muttered to himself. Although the newspaper didn't specify anything, Ye Longlin was very familiar with Yuan Gang's tactics. However, if Yuan Gang continued with this strategy, it would undoubtedly lead to a crushing defeat and the needless sacrifice of these two hundred thousand soldiers.
Yuan Gang's tactics were not suitable for this battle, and this battle should not be fought this way. But he himself should also realize this. How to adjust the tactics and how to fight was his responsibility.
He had already stepped down, and this battle had little to do with him.
"Hoo."
After a long sigh, he found Chu Weiguo standing beside him, holding a fishing rod, his expression looking strange.
"What's wrong?" Ye Longlin asked him with a confused look, seeming utterly perplexed.
Chu Weiguo looked at him with a strange expression and asked nonchalantly, "I called you a few times just now. What were you thinking about? What's so great about this war that you need to ponder it?"
Ye Longlin smiled and shook his head, "Nothing."
He took the fishing rod and went to fish. Chu Weiguo shook his head slightly. This didn't seem like the reaction of an ordinary person, but whatever Ye Longlin's reaction was, it didn't seem to concern him. He just gave a self-deprecating smile, "Could it be that he's really a big shot?"
War had broken out again.
Ye Longlin's heart was also restless. The battle half a year ago, he had pushed the border line forward by fifty kilometers. Logically, such events should not have occurred for at least two to three years. Why had this happened after only half a year?
Something was wrong, definitely wrong.
This battle did not seem as simple as it looked on the surface.
Ye Longlin narrowed his eyes, his mind elsewhere even while fishing. He had caught seven or eight large fish in the morning, making the surrounding anglers shake their heads in disbelief.
When he returned home for lunch, he found Mu Hanqi busy collecting money, and the shop was also quite crowded.
After they arrived here and had nothing else to do, they bought this shop and stocked it with some specialty products to sell.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Ye Longlin's unhappy expression, Mu Hanqi immediately realized what had happened.
Although it was said that pregnancy caused foolishness for three years, Mu Hanqi was not that foolish. She could still distinguish Ye Longlin's usual state from his current one.
Ye Longlin's current state was clearly not right.
After the customers left, Mu Hanqi silently took out a newspaper and placed it in front of him, saying softly, "You already know?"
She had already known about this newspaper when Ye Longlin went out for his run. Fearing he would overthink things, she had hidden it and hadn't told him. But judging by his current state, he already knew.
Ye Longlin nodded, "It's nothing. Great Xia doesn't lack me alone. Yuan Gang, Qin Hanlie, and Lin Langsheng are there."
"It's just... I can't help but worry a little. After all, Great Xia has many soldiers, but they are also fathers, sons, and husbands. It's a bit unbearable."
If anyone heard this, they would likely scoff.
What right did Ye Longlin have to say such a thing? Had he killed fewer people? Or had he betrayed fewer people?
The number of people who had died at his hands was no less than hundreds of thousands, perhaps even over a hundred thousand. To hear him say such a thing now was truly unbelievable.
"We are just ordinary people now. These are not things we need to worry about. Little Churan is waiting for her father to hold her. I don't want you to be absent when Churan is born.
I'm also afraid that Churan might be harmed in the future, that because of your enemies, we mother and daughter might suffer some harm. Churan should be happy and have her father by her side."
Mu Hanqi said very seriously. Therefore, she didn't want Ye Longlin to get involved in these matters anymore.
And she even more so didn't want Ye Longlin to go to the battlefield again.
She was just a small woman, a selfish woman.