"If you want to follow us, you must be obedient and ensure that orders are followed without question," Yang Fei said very solemnly to Tang Ru before disembarking the plane.
Tang Ru waved her hand impatiently; she had heard these words until her ears were calloused.
"Alright, I know, I know!"
She quickly caught up to Ling Feng and asked him, "Ling Feng, where are we going now?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't," Ling Feng replied coldly.
Tang Ru puffed out her cheeks indignantly. Seeing Yang Fei make a shushing gesture beside her, she had no choice but to shut her mouth.
Ling Feng was also very helpless about Tang Ru secretly following him.
Although Nanyun was a tourist destination, this trip was fraught with danger, and having Tang Ru by his side was truly a nuisance.
However, since she had already followed, Ling Feng couldn't just abandon her and had to let her accompany them.
Meanwhile, on the plaza outside the departure hall, an off-road vehicle was already parked and waiting.
Beside it stood a young man in a five-star general's uniform, his square-faced visage radiating authority.
This general stood alone, without even a single guard accompanying him, his posture ramrod straight as if his feet were rooted to the floor.
He had been standing there for a long time, exuding an aura that kept people at bay, causing everyone within a five-meter radius to detour and cast looks of awe.
Passersby speculated about the identity of the person who warranted such a personal reception from a five-star general.
Ling Feng walked straight out of the hall and immediately spotted the vehicle parked at the edge of the plaza and the five-star general. This caused Ling Feng to frown slightly.
"Yang Fei, what is going on?" Ling Feng demanded.
Yang Fei also noticed the five-star general and broke out in a sweat. He quickly apologized to Ling Feng, "Heavenly Venerate, it is my oversight! I had already informed them not to make a grand show of picking me up, but who knew that Zhou Hao, instead of bringing troops, would come personally!"
Zhou Hao was a staff officer of a sub-war zone in the Nanyun War Zone, holding the rank of a five-star general. His status was neither too high nor too low, and he had previously served under Yang Fei.
Since this operation was not meant to be publicized, Yang Fei had only informed him.
But who knew that this straightforward Zhou Hao was truly absent-minded. While he alone would have sufficed, he wore his five-star general's uniform, which was clearly drawing attention!
Ling Feng's face was cold, and he didn't blame Yang Fei too much.
Zhou Hao's personal presence also represented respect.
With the situation as it was, there was nothing else to be done but to walk directly towards him.
Yang Fei wiped the sweat from his forehead and beckoned to Tang Ru beside him, "The Heavenly Venerate is in a bad mood, so you should speak less."
"Having a five-star general pick him up isn't enough to make him feel important, and he's still in a bad mood... Is he sick..." Tang Ru pouted and muttered.
Zhou Hao, however, was meticulously mindful of his military bearing, staring straight ahead without looking sideways, like a statue.
At this moment, a mother and daughter, dressed ostentatiously, stopped in front of him.
The daughter was voluptuous and provocatively dressed. She turned back and tugged at her mother, saying coquettishly, "Mom, it's a five-star general! Quickly take out your phone and take a picture for me, I want to post it on my Moments!"
Saying that, the daughter stood to the side of the five-star general and struck a cheesy peace sign.
It wasn't easy to see a five-star general, let alone take a photo with one. How could she miss such an opportunity!
Click, click.
"Okay, okay, daughter, now it's your turn to take a picture for Mom."
The mother impatiently pressed the shutter a couple of times before urging her on.
As they were switching positions, Ling Feng happened to walk between them.
The daughter quickly withdrew her hand, which was reaching for the camera, and pointed at Ling Feng, shouting, "Hey, are you blind! Didn't you see we were taking pictures?"
"Daughter, daughter, don't waste your breath on this kind of poor loser. Look at his sportswear, he probably bought several sets from a street stall for a hundred yuan. He's got the virus, stay away from him."
The mother's words were even more cutting. She walked around Ling Feng and pulled her daughter closer to her.
Ling Feng ignored the two and continued walking towards the car. Tang Ru, however, was angered by the mother and daughter and was about to teach them a lesson.
But Yang Fei stopped her.
"The Heavenly Venerate dislikes causing trouble! There's no need to bother with people like this!" he whispered, then led Tang Ru around them.
Seeing Ling Feng not even turn his head, the mother and daughter's faces were filled with disdain and disgust.
"This kind of poor loser is so annoying. Didn't he see the general here and still have the nerve to come over!"
"People like this don't even qualify to be soldiers. They worship generals and want to get close to them to soak up some luck, destined to be useless their whole lives!"
"Daughter, remember, there are plenty of rich people in Nanyun. You have a chance this time to snag a wealthy husband, so don't let yourself be cheapened by such a poor loser!"
The mother said to her daughter, her tone full of contempt.
The daughter glanced at Ling Feng with disdain before her eyes lit up as she looked at the five-star general.
"Oh, Mom, of course, I wouldn't be cheapened by this kind of poor loser. If I'm going to marry, I'll marry this great figure who the general is personally here to pick up!"
"Hehe, although he's about the same age as Dad, if he likes me, I'm okay with that too."
The mother couldn't help but scold, "You little girl, are you trying to steal my man? Don't be so ambitious. If you want to marry, marry that great figure who the general is personally picking up! That's the only one worthy of my daughter's looks."
"Hehe, Mom, you're right. I'm really looking forward to seeing that great figure..."
While this mother and daughter were chattering, Zhou Hao had already noticed Ling Feng!
"Greetings, Heavenly Venerate!"
Zhou Hao turned around in fright and saluted solemnly.
"Get in the car!"
Ling Feng commanded indifferently.
"Yes!"
Zhou Hao quickly bowed, opened the car door, and welcomed Ling Feng in.
Yang Fei and Tang Ru behind him also got into the car swiftly.
Zhou Hao, after receiving a glare from Yang Fei, trembled inwardly and quickly scrambled into the driver's seat.
This scene instantly stunned the snobbish mother and daughter!
"Mom, I... did I see wrong? Was that poor loser the one who got into the car just now?"
The daughter's jaw nearly dropped.
The mother wore an expression as if she had eaten a dead fly, murmuring, "How is this possible? That poor loser is actually the great figure this five-star general is waiting for? But... he doesn't look like a great figure at all in those stall clothes?"
Vroom...
The car started, leaving a string of exhaust fumes as it sped away.
The daughter stared at the taillights with a dark expression. She turned back and yelled at her mother, "Mom, it's all your fault! What do you mean poor loser? You can't judge a book by its cover, haven't you heard! Oh, you made me miss an opportunity to marry into a wealthy family!"
The mother, being scolded, also flushed red, filled with extreme regret, wishing she could slap herself.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had just slipped away!