Li Ling suppressed a laugh and dared not speak.
Seeing Li Ling like this, Xiao Ying couldn't help but pinch him, feeling a bit annoyed.
At the entrance to the training ground, the hyenas on guard watched this scene in astonishment.
They've seen plenty of mud pits, even the traffic police squadron has done it, but what's with such a pretty, clean, and crisp little scallion, walking with a clattering sound, followed by a mud-covered blob? That's quite a peculiar sight.
"Squad Leader Coyote." Li Ling saluted.
The hyena returned the greeting and asked, "What's going on?"
Li Ling pointed to Xiao Ying and introduced her, "This is my girlfriend. The captain gave me a day off."
The hyena looked at Xiaoying with some surprise. Ordinary people couldn't find this place. He praised her, "Wow, you actually found this place."
Li Ling chuckled, while Xiao Ying wore a smug expression.
"Wait for me at the door, I'm going in to change my clothes," Li Ling said.
When I go out with my girlfriend, I can't pretend to be respectable in this muddy mess.
Xiaoying said somewhat reluctantly, "Can't I go inside and wait with you?"
Li Ling shook his head slightly.
"No." The hyena beside him spoke solemnly: "This is a restricted area. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."
Li Ling also said, "Wait here for me, I'll be right there."
"Okay, then hurry up."
After Li Ling left, Xiao Ying looked around and then asked the coyote, "Why is it so mysterious? Is there an atomic bomb inside?"
The hyena had a serious face and didn't speak.
Xiaoying slightly pursed her lips, looking in the direction Li Ling had left.
Recalling the envious words of the veterans when Warehouse 026 was mentioned earlier today, and considering that she couldn't go on a tour with Li Ling now, Xiao Ying realized that this warehouse was no ordinary place.
She rolled her bright eyes and said to the coyote, "Old soldier."
"What is it?" the coyote replied.
"What's in your warehouse? Why do you all speak with such reverence when you mention Warehouse 026?" Xiaoying was very curious about her boyfriend's department.
"I won't ask what I shouldn't ask," the coyote replied curtly.
Xiaoying persisted: "I'm just wondering, how could a warehouse belonging to a regimental-level unit possibly contain some top-level national military secret?"
The hyena had a serious face and didn't speak.
Xiaoying provoked, "Are you hiding something that can't be brought to light?"
Seeing that the hyena still had a deadpan expression, Xiaoying said irritably, "Fine, I won't ask anymore."
Then Xiaoying muttered to herself, "Could it be like in Hollywood movies, where there's a unit inside that doesn't even exist?"
As she said this, Xiaoying glanced at the coyote and, seeing that he remained expressionless, felt somewhat discouraged.
"Forget it, I'm not going to guess anymore."
The hyena was secretly impressed by the girl's intelligence; she had guessed pretty accurately.
After a long while, Xiaoying grew a little impatient, and Li Ling came over, having changed into a clean training uniform.
Xiaoying looked at him, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "You're so handsome!"
Li Ling laughed heartily: "How could your man not be handsome?!"
"Cough~"
The hyena next to him was fed a million pounds of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing a couple's public display of affection), and silently shed tears of a single dog.
...
As Li Ling walked slowly with Xiao Ying, he felt a warm glow in his heart.
"One, two, three, four~"
A group of soldiers ran past the two. The squad leader, who knew Xiaoying well, saw her and gave Li Ling a thumbs up. Li Ling smiled and nodded back.
Once they were alone, Li Ling pulled Xiao Ying aside, bent down with his back to her, and said, "You must be tired after walking such a long way. Please, Comrade Xiao Ying, mount your horse."
Xiaoying giggled and jumped onto Li Ling's back. At that moment, it felt like she was back in her hometown, when Li Ling carried Xiaoying on his back like that.
After bypassing the soldiers' training area, Li Ling led Xiao Ying to a stream where no soldiers were hiding, and had Xiao Ying sit on a fallen tree nearby.
Li Ling squatted down and carefully took off Xiao Ying's black leather shoes. At this moment, Xiao Ying's feet had several blisters.
Li Ling looked up at Xiao Ying, his face filled with indescribable emotion, and said with heartache, "It must hurt a lot."
Xiaoying pouted slightly and didn't say anything, but instead asked, "Do you know why I came today?"
Li Ling splashed some cool stream water onto Xiao Ying's feet, letting the cool water soothe her tired feet, before chuckling, "You must have missed me."
"Show-off~ You're so shameless." Although Xiaoying said this, she was secretly very happy and said, "Close your eyes."
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