“Yu Tao is highly paranoid; as long as it is something he wants, he will stop at nothing to get it.”
Chaoxun frowned slightly, pinching her fingers to calculate. For a moment, however, she could not accurately divine the current situation of the original owner’s grandfather and older brother.
She was not sure whether it was because her current cultivation was too low, or because she shared a blood relation with them.
Chaoxun tried a few more times, and she was barely able to glean some information from the hexagram.
The reading was not favorable.
She pondered for a moment and asked:
“How much longer until we reach the Central Base?”
Su Jin’s expression was grave.
“Miss Chu, we still need at least a week.”
Chaoxun was not satisfied.
“Too long.”
Su Jin explained, “The road conditions in the apocalypse are complicated. Many places have been struck by meteorites, so we have to take detours. Moreover, we will encounter zombies and mutated beasts along the way, and clearing them takes time. On top of that, the conditions at night are far more dangerous, making it impossible to travel.”
“It took us more than half a month to travel here from the Central Base. A week is already the most ideal scenario.”
“If this were before the apocalypse, we could have arrived in two days at most.”
She explained in great detail, deeply afraid that the young mistress would be displeased with the timeline. If she angered her, she wouldn’t be able to bear the consequences.
Chaoxun thought about it. “From now on, follow the directions I give you for every single road. Also, there will be no resting at night; take turns driving. I must return to the Central Base within three days.”
Su Jin felt this was somewhat impossible and was about to speak further when Chaoxun added:
“Lou Lihan’s condition cannot be delayed. Only by returning to the Central Base can we begin preparing the requirements to resurrect him.”
Su Jin immediately shut her mouth, turned around, and walked out.
“All team members, set out immediately!”
For Captain Lou, they were willing to take the risk!
Floating in the air, Lou Lihan saw Chaoxun rushing back to the Central Base overnight for his sake. His heart felt both sour and warm, and a strange, unfamiliar emotion began to sprout within him.
Xiaoxun is truly incredible now.
Whether it was contracting a variant or her powerful healing ability, she had shocked him time and time again.
Lou Lihan felt as though he were getting to know a brand-new Xiaoxun.
The current Xiaoxun was incredibly captivating.
Lou Lihan felt somewhat bewildered by this feeling. What exactly was it?
This was Jiang Chuan’s first time driving in the dark of the apocalyptic night, but he felt no panic whatsoever in his heart.
With Sister Xun around, what was there to fear?
He just needed to step on the gas!
Whenever they encountered zombies along the way, Chaoxun simply had Qilin and the green vine handle them, ending the fights swiftly.
As a result, she ended up with quite a few more crystal nuclei in her possession.
Yu Shun was also in the vehicle. Having changed into clean clothes, he sat in the back seat alongside Zhang Yuan and Jiang Qing.
The back seat was stocked with food and water.
Zhang Yuan said to him in a friendly tone, “You can eat whatever is in the car; it doesn’t matter if you finish it.”
Seeing the food in the vehicle, Yu Shun had a momentary doubt. Was this really the apocalypse?
Shouldn’t food be extremely precious right now, to the point where eating even an extra bite was forbidden?
Seeing his reaction, Zhang Yuan smiled.
“Just eat. Sister Xun doesn’t mind this little bit of food. In any case, you’ll find out just how formidable Sister Xun is in the future.”
Yu Shun nodded and asked for more detailed information.
He wanted to understand Miss a bit better.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan and Jiang Qing immediately grew interested.
The shocks that Sister Xun had given them were truly enough to gossip about for a very long time!
“To be honest, it’s quite embarrassing. My partner and I initially only wanted to hitch a ride in Sister Xun’s car to the base. When we were told to use our special abilities to wash and dry Sister Xun’s clothes, we felt very indignant. After all, we’re ability users; how could we do such chore work?”
“But we were quickly slapped in the face. You know Qilin, right? The cat Sister Xun holds in her arms—its ability level is higher than ours! Later, we saw Sister Xun’s control ability; it was incredibly powerful and completely impossible to resist. Just when we thought she was a control-type user, Sister Xun gave us a whole new shock!”
“She is not only a control-type; she also possesses healing and spiritual abilities—she is a triple-element ability user! Do you see that green bracelet on Sister Xun’s wrist? That’s not a bracelet; it’s the green vine variant, an S-class contracted by Sister Xun!”
“Since you are Sister Xun’s person from now on, you should also know some of her habits and requirements. Sister Xun likes cleanliness and has high standards for her quality of life; she must change into new clothes every day. As for other things, you can ask Jiang Chuan. He has been by Sister Xun’s side the longest.”
Zhang Yuan and Jiang Qing took turns speaking, their expressions full of excitement.
Sigh, to be honest, with Sister Xun being so powerful, it was hard to say whether they would even have the qualification to wash and dry her clothes in the future.
Listening to the two of them, Yu Shun nodded.
He committed it to memory.
In the future, he would make sure to execute these tasks diligently.
Jiang Chuan chimed in at this point, “Of course. No one understands how to serve Sister Xun better than me.”
He had long since stopped being the wealthy young master from before the apocalypse; he was now Sister Xun’s number-one lackey and chef.
“Do you all know how to drive? I’m getting a bit tired; someone take over for me.”
Yu Shun: “I will.”
His natural voice was somewhat cool and clear, matching his appearance perfectly.
Jiang Chuan stepped on the brakes and swapped seats with him.
Yu Shun sat in the driver’s seat. Looking at Chaoxun beside him, he felt a brief moment of nervousness, but his expression remained calm.
“Miss, which way do we go next?”
A faint fragrance wafted over, and Yu Shun committed the scent to memory.
This was Miss’s scent.
Chaoxun leaned against the seat, holding Qilin, her voice somewhat lazy.
“Go straight. When it’s time to change routes, I will tell you.”
Listening to her voice, Yu Shun felt his heartbeat quicken for some unknown reason.
It was probably because Miss had given him a new lease on life.
“Yes.”
Yu Shun gripped the steering wheel, his expression cold and focused.
One night.
Feeling his spirit recover, Yu Tao sneered and curled his lips.
“We strike tonight! Have our people inside the base get ready to cover our entry in a timely manner.”
Wang Ge nodded, his voice raspy.
“Rest assured, everything has been arranged.”
Yu Tao looked at him. “Are you certain Chu Muhuan’s injuries cannot be cured?”
He had clashed with Chu Muhuan before and knew how difficult the man was to deal with, and how terrifying his strength was.
He truly did not want to face Chu Muhuan again.
Wang Ge let out a sinister laugh.
“Do not worry. Without a Level 6 healing ability user, my corrosion ability cannot be cured. Chu Muhuan has definitely not recovered by now.”
Once the night grew deep, Wu Cheng and Deng Qing stealthily made their way to a certain spot along the base’s inner defensive wall and opened a breach.
Then, they immediately retreated.
In the distance, the crazed Mo You watched this scene with a serene expression, mumbling to himself: “The apocalypse… everyone will die.”
Yu Tao and his group silently broke through the inner wall from the breach. The traitors inside the base responded one after another, heading straight for the command center.
The patrolling ability users within the base discovered the situation, and a piercing emergency alarm rang out across the base.