"Brother Yu, Xiao Xuan..."

Tie Zhuzi jolted awake from his dream. He turned his head and searched around, but saw no sign of the two of them.

By then it was already dark. Ignoring everything else, Tie Zhuzi ran downstairs. Even if Xiang Yu was leaving, he had to know where Xiang Yu was going.

But just as he reached the first floor, two City Guard Army soldiers blocked his way.

"The commander said to give you this note." one of them said.

The two handed him the note and then left.

Tie Zhuzi slowly opened the note. On it were the words Xiang Yu had left for him.

"Zhuzi, I don’t know when I’ll be back from this trip. You take good care of yourself. There’s one thing I need to remind you of: there’s oil under our land. In the future this place will definitely become a spot every army fights over. You must guard this secret and guard this land. For now it can’t be developed; wait until we’re stronger, then we can think about it.

Xiao Xuan and I are both fine. Don’t come looking for us. Once we’ve rescued Long Wu, I’ll give you a call. — Xiang Yu."

Staring at that line of words, Tie Zhuzi suddenly felt his body go weak and sat straight down on the floor. He knew Xiang Yu had really gone.

"Brother Yu, you’ll always be my real brother. I’ll just wait here for you to come back." Tie Zhuzi leaned against the wall, murmuring to himself.

At that moment Xiang Yu and Xiao Xuan were driving toward the airport.

"Bro, why aren’t we taking Zhuzi with us?" Xiao Xuan finally couldn’t hold back and asked.

In the past the three of them were always inseparable. Now suddenly leaving Tie Zhuzi here, Xiao Xuan felt a bit sad.

"Sun City and Lieyun City are bases we fought hard to take. How can we just say let go and let go? Zhuzi needs tempering. He’s already grown up. Leaving him here, no matter when we come back, this will still be our home." Xiang Yu said calmly.

In fact, Xiang Yu had considered it. He had originally planned to hand the two cities over to Xi’er and her brother. But who knew if they were really trustworthy.

After the Jack incident, Xiang Yu had become cautious.

After listening, Xiao Xuan nodded and didn’t ask more. He knew Xiang Yu couldn’t bear to part with Tie Zhuzi; sooner or later they would come back here.

The two of them reached the airport and boarded a plane flying to Little Ba.

Little Ba was already much calmer now. The zf army had quelled the rebellion and the country was unified.

When Xiang Yu and the other got off the plane, there was a group of people at the airport, standing ramrod straight with submachine guns in their hands.

Xiang Yu looked around in puzzlement. He thought he’d walked into an ambush.

"Bro, don’t worry, they’re all our people." Xiao Xuan said with full confidence.

"Salute!" someone below shouted loudly, and the formation below all snapped into a salute in unison.

Just then, a man in military uniform came running over from a distance. His skin was slightly dark, his figure tall and thin. It was Wu Jing.

"Brother Yu." Wu Jing called out, then stepped up and hugged Xiang Yu.

"Alright, the brothers are all watching. Don’t act like some chick." Xiang Yu punched Wu Jing and said.

Wu Jing nodded, then let go of Xiang Yu and said, "Brother Yu, finally seeing you again... I’ve missed you like hell."

Xiang Yu glanced around, shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "What’s with all this big scene? Keep it low-key."

"Don’t worry, Brother Yu. Here in Little Ba, we’re basically gods. No one dares mess with us." Wu Jing said, brimming with confidence.

After speaking, Wu Jing looked behind Xiang Yu and asked, "Where’s Zhuzi? Why didn’t he come back?"

"He’s guarding the base. Someone’s got to stay home and watch the house." Xiang Yu said with a smile.

Wu Jing’s expression darkened a little, his eyes reddening. "I heard Zhuzi’s arm..."

"Got blown off in the last battle, but it doesn’t affect anything. Don’t worry too much." Xiang Yu said, then got straight into the car.

Xiao Xuan sat in front, Wu Jing and Xiang Yu sat in the back.

"Brother Yu, let’s go have a look at the base. I promise it’ll blow your mind. When Jackson left, he’d already finished building it up. Without his work, we wouldn’t have developed this fast. The zf army still has some scruples about us." Wu Jing said proudly.

"Let’s go to the hospital first." Xiang Yu said casually.

Hearing that, Wu Jing looked a bit sad, then nodded and said nothing.

Wu Jing told the others to head back first. The three of them drove toward the hospital.

Outside the hospital, Liu Yuhang and a crowd were already waiting. Once he heard Xiang Yu was coming back to Little Ba, he knew Xiang Yu would definitely come here first.

"Brother Yu, you’re back." As soon as he saw Wu Jing’s car pull up, Liu Yuhang hurried over.

"Yuhang, you’ve gotten fatter." Xiang Yu got out and said with a smile.

"Brother Yu, it’s so good to see you." Liu Yuhang said excitedly.

Ever since Xiang Yu left Little Ba, he hadn’t seen him again. Even when Long Wu was brought back, it had all been handled by Xiao Xuan.

"Xiang Yu..."

At that moment a beautiful mature woman beside Liu Yuhang called out softly.

If she hadn’t spoken, Xiang Yu might not have noticed her at all. It was Cheng Wulan. Back then she had been the boss of the Orchid Group; only after Xiang Yu took her place did he start building his fortune in Little Ba.

"You’re getting prettier and prettier." Xiang Yu said with a smile.

Cheng Wulan’s face flushed faintly. She glanced at Liu Yuhang from the corner of her eye. Clearly, the two of them already had feelings for each other.

Xiang Yu could naturally see it. He patted Liu Yuhang’s shoulder and said, "You little punk, you’ve got some luck with women—actually managed to charm my former boss."

Liu Yuhang smiled awkwardly and didn’t say much. He knew Cheng Wulan had run in the underworld before, and in the end Xiang Yu had arranged for her to come here and learn medicine with him.

The two of them had grown feelings over time, and only then did a relationship develop.

They chatted for quite a while before Xiang Yu finally said, "Where’s Long Wu? I want to see her."

At the mention of Long Wu, everyone’s expressions changed. They knew Xiang Yu had come back this time mainly for Long Wu.

"Brother Yu, I’ll take you." Liu Yuhang said, then walked ahead.

Xiao Xuan wanted to follow, but Wu Jing grabbed him.

"Let Brother Yu and Sister Long Wu have some quiet time alone. We’ll wait for them here." Wu Jing said.

Liu Yuhang led Xiang Yu straight to the top floor in the back. This area had been set up specifically for Xiang Yu and his people. Because Xiang Yu had gone to Little Syria, it had been left unused.

On the top floor infirmary there were more than a dozen nurses assigned specifically to care for Long Wu.

"How’s her condition?" Once upstairs, Liu Yuhang asked a doctor.

That doctor sighed and shook his head. They actually didn’t know who this woman was, nor why she was receiving such high-level treatment. They only knew that she was very important.

Xiang Yu had already prepared himself mentally, so he wasn’t shaken. He walked straight toward Long Wu’s room.

Liu Yuhang stayed behind and didn’t go with him. Xiang Yu was very familiar with this place; he didn’t need to say anything.

When Xiang Yu walked into Long Wu’s room, there were two women inside wiping Long Wu’s face. They were veterans here and knew Xiang Yu. When they saw him come in, their eyes lit up.

"You two go out first." Xiang Yu said, a bit heavy-hearted.

The two hurriedly nodded and went outside. One of them said excitedly, "Did you hear that? He just spoke to me."

"He was clearly talking to me..."

ps: A little plug for my new book, "The Female CEO’s Personal Bodyguard." Later on there’ll be some crossover with Xiang Yu’s storyline in it. Hope everyone can support it if you like...