Munitions Empire

Chapter 377 373 Sage

"Where exactly are you taking me?" Yulin asked Tang Mo with some curiosity as she sat in the spacious backseat of the Rolls-Royce.

Tang Mo replied with feigned mystery, "You'll find out in a moment."

He remembered the romantic moment he and Yue'er had shared in the car yesterday and then instantly felt that thinking of Yue'er while with Yulin was just too despicable of him...

Wes, who was driving, was wholly focused on the road; he didn't care how many women Tang Mo was flirting with in the car—such things were too commonplace for him to be concerned about; this was nothing for Tang Mo.

Even if he only achieved one percent, or even one thousandth, of Tang Mo's fortune, he would still be counted among the most successful men in the world.

After all, beneath Tang Mo's castle lay a veritable mountain of Gold! The man sitting in the car commanded the world's most powerful warships and had the most terrifying connections.

Even the Emperor of the Empire had to show him some respect, and with just one command from him, the economies of dozens of countries could be plunged into collapse.

Such a man, having only two or three lovers... That's a joke, right? Is that even considered promiscuous? No, that's top-level self-discipline!

If he were Tang Mo, he figured he'd be changing bed partners every day until he was no longer physically capable...

Yulin remained silent, staring out the car window, lost in thought. Trees lined both sides of the road, and since it was paved with asphalt, the ride was smooth enough to make one drowsy.

Then, Yulin sensed a whiff of danger. She saw the checkpoint and the subtle, almost imperceptible stares from soldiers on both sides, focusing on their car.

She did not doubt that there was a hidden sentry near the checkpoint.

Wes rolled down the window and handed out his credentials.

The duty officer at the checkpoint saw the credentials, then raised his chin, stood at attention, and saluted to signal they could pass. The long barrier lifted, and the Rolls-Royce continued forward as all the soldiers faced the car, watching it slowly disappear into the distance.

"The security here is really tight," Yulin commented with appreciation.

"Hmm, it seems that after so long at school, you've maintained your vigilance," Wes said, tapping his gloved fingers lightly on the solid wood steering wheel without turning to look at her.

Yulin had learned to fight from him, but then Wes stopped visiting the school often. Tang Mo had since hired a host of combat experts to teach at the military academy.

It could be said that the military academy's combat course brought together the best of everything, turning out students who were experts among experts.

"Stop mocking me, teacher," Yulin modestly replied, now genuinely curious about who would come out on top in a fight between her and Wes.

"We're here," Tang Mo announced upon seeing their destination.

The car came to a steady stop on the edge of the lawn, and through the car window, Yulin saw biplanes with propellers at the front parked on the airstrip.

"Come on!" Tang Mo said as he opened the car door and climbed out.

Yulin opened her door as well and then saw an airplane take off from the runway, soaring into the sky with a roar.

"Ah!" Yulin, seeing a plane up close for the first time, was stunned by the sight.

Although she had studied the relevant theories and knew that Great Tang Group had started exploring flight early on, witnessing a real airplane up close was still a shocking and novel experience.

This was the first time in her life that she had seen such a scene. She had had the chance to go up in Brunas's hot-air balloon to see it, but she had refused.

Looking back now, refusing to visit the hot-air balloon was the right choice. Her first time in the sky was with the person she loved, and the feeling was simply too wonderful.

While Yulin was lost in her wild thoughts, Tang Mo gripped her hand tightly. Yulin felt his strength and turned her gaze back to him.

Their eyes met, Tang Mo looking at her.

"Do you really not regret being with me?" Tang Mo shouted, overcoming the noise of the engine with all his might.

Hearing Tang Mo's question, Yulin was slightly taken aback. How long had she been waiting for this question? Two years? Three years?

It seemed that from the very first moment she saw Tang Mo, carrying his books as he entered the classroom during her gas-lamp lit night class, her heart had unconsciously harbored this hope, hadn't it?

From that time, she had a dream that one day, Tang Mo would hold her face and ask whether she was willing to entrust everything to him.

"I am willing! I am willing! I love you!" Amid the buzzing of the engine, Yulin responded to Tang Mo with eager passion, though it wasn't an answer to his question.

Perhaps feeling that merely responding this way could not express her excited emotions, the next second she hugged Tang Mo tight and kissed his lips. Her wild actions seemed to release all her pent-up emotions.

Tang Mo responded as well, without holding back.

Up in the cold of the high-altitude of over three thousand meters,

the two of them, holding each other, felt much warmer.

"Why..." Ten minutes later, as the plane steadied on the runway and Yulin emerged from the aircraft, hanging on Tang Mo's arm, she asked in a plaintive tone.

"If I kept playing dumb, you might have resorted to drinking Bǎicǎokū..." Tang Mo's lips were sore from Yulin's kisses, he licked them with his tongue before teasingly replying.

"Would you not soften your heart if I didn't seek death?" Yulin wanted to pinch Tang Mo's arm but felt a bit sorry for him.

"Not exactly, just that I don't think... I'm a good man," Tang Mo fumbled in his pocket for a cigarette case, pulled out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and mumbled his response.

"Yet I like it," Yulin firmly and stubbornly refused to yield an inch.

The atmosphere had been built up to this point, but Tang Mo had to start saving himself, "One week, if you still don't regret it, then be my woman!"

As if—it definitely wasn't happening today!

After several hours of madness last night, he was now practically in sage mode—even with his youthful vigor, he had to be mindful of his back...

"Okay!" As expected, it was Yulin, inexperienced in this regard, who let Tang Mo bluff his way through easily.

"Another one..." Leaning against the car, watching the inseparable couple, Wes lit a cigarette for himself and, amidst the smoke, he sighed with envy.

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