The 350th year of the Anping calendar.
Daxia Prefecture, Nanyuan City.
Su family.
As soon as Su Yu entered the house, he smelled the fragrance of food. He dropped his schoolbag, walked to the dining table, picked up a piece of braised pork and threw it into his mouth.
While chewing, Su Yu looked towards the kitchen and said vaguely: "Dad, change the soup tomorrow. I won't get tired of eating meat every day."
"It's good enough to have something to eat, why are you so picky!"
Su Long's complaints came from the kitchen. "Look at you, you're already eighteen this year, when will you learn to take care of yourself? I've been taking care of you as both a father and a mother for so many years, and now you're finally free."
Su Yu chewed the braised pork and said with a smile: "Dad, you are a good cook and you are almost a great chef. I would like to cook for myself, but the problem is that I can't eat it if I cook it!"
"Oh!"
Su Long chuckled and said, "You are just talking nonsense. Why don't you go into the kitchen?"
Soon, Su Long, wearing an apron, came out carrying the dishes.
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a strong and sturdy body. He looked particularly funny in the little apron that didn't fit him.
Su Yu always complained about it, and this time was no exception. He shook his head and said, "Dad, can't you change to a bigger apron? We don't lack the money for an apron!"
"What do you know!"
Su Long was too lazy to pay attention. He brought the dishes to the table without taking off his apron. He sat down and said, "Let's eat! If we can save a little, we'll save some. Besides, this apron is new..."
"I've been saying this for three years!"
Su Yu rolled his eyes. It’s ok that you said something new three years ago, but you still said the same thing three years later. How dare your father say that.
Su Long didn't care. He sat down and started eating, wolfing down the food very quickly.
Su Yu had gotten used to it and didn't care about it. He sat down and ate while sighing, "Dad, is there another war on the front line? I just came back and saw a conscription vehicle downstairs. Is it coming to our community to recruit soldiers? I don't know which company it is..."
Su Long's eating movements paused for a moment, and he quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, saying seriously, "Protecting our country is everyone's responsibility! From your tone, do you think being a soldier is bad?"
"without!"
Su Yu hurriedly clarified that his father was a retired soldier and he couldn't say anything nonsense, otherwise his father's bear paw was no joke.
Su Long snorted lightly, then picked up his bowl and chopsticks and continued eating.
As he ate, Su Long's tone changed a little, and he said in a low voice: "Ayu, the front line is turbulent, and the major war corps have issued conscription orders again and again! Recruiting new soldiers to join the army and calling back old soldiers..."
Su Yu paused for a moment as he picked up the food with his chopsticks. He looked up at his father, no longer as straightforward as before. He frowned and said to his father, "Dad, this has nothing to do with us, right? You've been retired for 18 years, and I've just become an adult. I have to take the entrance exam to a higher education institution, so we can't be conscripted..."
"18 years..."
Su Long let out a sigh and said, "Yes, it's been 18 years."
"I've been retired for 18 years. The Demon Suppression Army has issued a call for veterans to return five times, including this time! After the age of 50, you will no longer be included in the recall range."
"The first four times, because you were still young, Dad was worried about you and worried that you couldn't take care of yourself, so Dad didn't respond to the call."
Su Yu's expression changed, "Dad, we don't have to go, it's allowed by policy!"
“Yes, the policy allows it!”
Su Long grinned and looked up at his son. "That's why I didn't go. In 18 years, I was called up four times, but I didn't go! But today, my son has become an adult! He's 18 years old!"
"dad!"
Su Yu's expression changed completely, "What do you want to say?"
"You know what Dad is going to say."
Su Long looked at his son, somewhat relieved and amused, and said with a smile: "Eighteen years ago, although your father was useless, he was at least a small captain in the Demon Suppression Army, in charge of 30 people."
"At that time, your mother was about to give birth to you, and I asked for leave to come back. Who would have thought... your mother passed away just like that when you were born. There was no elderly person at home to take care of her, and I really couldn't leave..."
"No way, I'm retired!"
Su Long bared his teeth and smiled bitterly, "When I left the Demon Suppression Army, none of my brothers came to see me off! It's not that they were eager for me to leave, but they were afraid that I would not be able to resist and run back again!"
"It's been 18 years, and no one has contacted me, fearing that I would want to go back. I dreamed that they were yelling at me, telling me to go home and feed my baby..."
"Number 30, in my first year, 9 of them died in battle..."
"Not one of them has been discharged. The remaining 21 people... do you know how many are left?"
"Still on the battlefield!"
Su Long's eyes were red. "I am selfish, so I dare not ask or inquire! I did not respond to the previous four conscriptions, but this time... Yu, Dad thought that even if I die, I must die on the battlefield, wrapped in my horse's hide. I don't want to die in the rear!"
Su Yu was silent.
He had known for a long time that his father was always thinking about the front line and his old brothers. If his mother had not died of childbirth complications, his father would not have retired from the Demon-Suppressing Army.
But he felt that after 18 years, his father should have forgotten and let it go.
Today, his father told him, no!
He can't let go!
"dad… "
Su Yu's face looked very ugly, and he turned pale. "The front line is turbulent, and more and more soldiers have died in battle. In the past 18 years, there have been five veteran call-ups, and one every three or four years. You have been a soldier, so you know what it means..."
"I... I haven't gotten married yet, haven't been admitted to a higher education institution, haven't given you a grandchild..."
Su Long grinned and said, "It's okay, Dad is waiting! Do you think Dad is going back to die? I'm going to win the battle!"
"dad!"
"Kid, stop talking nonsense and eat!"
Su Long interrupted his son and said vaguely while eating: "After this meal, you will cook for yourself in the future! If you don't have food, go out and eat by yourself. There is money in the card, and you know the password."
"There's someone waiting for me downstairs. We can't delay too long."
"If you are admitted to a higher education institution, remember to write to me. I will receive it when I have time."
"Just take the entrance exam for the Great Xia Civilization Academy. You've made your father proud. It's a sure thing. Your teachers have discussed this with me. As long as nothing goes wrong, you will definitely pass. Finally, our Su family has produced a talent!"
"What's wrong with your brain? You're so smart that I doubt you're my biological child... But fortunately, you look the same as I did when I was young..."
Su Yu's face turned pale. Hearing this, he couldn't help but complain: "Dad, are you sure you looked like me when you were young?"
"Nonsense, how could that be false!"
Su Long raised his head, revealing his rough face, and grinned: "Ask the neighbors next door if they look alike?"
Su Yu felt helpless, knowing that his father was trying to change the subject, and changed the subject again: "Dad, do you really want to go? It's not that I look down on you, but you've been away from the battlefield for 18 years and you don't practice anymore. You're only at the ninth level of the Thousand Jun level. Will it be useful if you go?"
"Who do you look down on?"
Su Long said angrily: "What's wrong with the ninth level of Qianjun? The battlefield is not just about martial arts. If you really want to only look at martial arts, then don't fight! Everything is possible on the battlefield. I was at the seventh level of Qianjun back then, and I even killed a strong man in the Wanshi realm!"
Su Yu was distressed. He didn't know whether this was true or not, but his father had been saying it for many years, so there was a high possibility that it was true.
The key point is that he didn't want his father to go to the front.
The frontline was in turmoil, a large number of soldiers died in battle every year, and the situation was becoming more and more critical. His father was almost 50 years old, and now he was returning to the battlefield... Su Yu didn't dare to think about it.
"dad… "
"Shut up!"
Su Long interrupted him, stood up and put away the dishes, and said seriously: "I have already registered. If I don't go, I will be a deserter! It's okay if I don't register, but you know the consequences if I register and don't go! Being a deserter means death!"
"Dad, can't you wait for me to come back and discuss this?"
Su Yu was annoyed!
At this moment, he already knew that he could not change anything. Just as his father said, it didn't matter if they were not registered. For these veterans, the conscription order was not a compulsory call-up. These veterans were able to retire alive because they had made contributions on the battlefield.
But once you register, it means you are re-enlisting in the army and you become a sergeant. If you don't go now, you will be a deserter.
"What are you discussing?"
Su Long said disapprovingly, "Don't worry, you won't die. Even if you do die in battle, the pension is quite a bit, remember to collect it! It's enough for you to get married and have children, I've taken care of everything for you!"
After that, Su Long picked up the gift that had been packed long ago, took off his apron, picked up his backpack, and said casually, "Do well in the exam, and support the human race in the rear. When you get to the civilized school, make the old Su family proud!"
"Civilized Academy... I'm going to brag about it when I get back. My son got admitted to Civilized Academy. He's much better than those guys!"
"It's a pity that I, your dad, can't see the notice. Please take a photo and send it to me together with the letter. Otherwise, those guys will think I'm bragging..."
"dad!"
Su Yu hurriedly got up and caught up with his father, a little panicked.
Dad is really leaving!
For the past 18 years, he has been accustomed to relying on his father. Today, his father suddenly wants to leave, and he is completely mentally prepared.
"You are an adult, not a child, stop peeing!"
Su Long grinned and said, "If you were not an adult, Dad would not leave! But now, I have to go back. There were a few guys your age in my team 18 years ago. Ah Yu, did you know? I had a dream. I dreamed of them... In the dream, they cried and shouted that it hurt so much, and said to kill all those beasts. I, your dad, feel a little regretful. Back then... I should have sent you to the military dependents' home. Anyway, someone would have taken care of you."
Su Long's eyes were red. "I have been called up five times. I packed my bags for the first four times, but every time I saw you, I became selfish and couldn't bear to leave! This is the fifth time. Will there be a next time? If there is a next time, when I am 50 years old, the Demon Suppression Army will not accept me!"
"Let's go, the battlefield of the heavens... I'm going back!"
"This time, I will kill a few Wanshi Realm warriors for you to see. I will definitely leave evidence for you to be speechless!"
Su Long waved his hand and stepped forward.
It was the first time in 18 years that Su Yu saw his father so free and easy and so majestic.
But this... is not what he wants to see.
"dad… "
"I told you to stop talking nonsense..."
Su Yu stood in front of the door, gritting his teeth, and suddenly shouted, "If you don't come back, I will become your son-in-law and marry into your family! I will change my surname and cut off the incense of your Su family. If you don't care, then I will do it!"
"I… "
Su Long staggered and almost turned back to curse.
He suddenly didn't want to leave anymore and decided to go home and beat the guy to death!
This kid is really capable!
My Su family has finally produced a talented person. If he becomes a son-in-law, I will never be willing to accept it even if I die!