“I’ve already checked the area with Qingtang. It’s quite safe. Let’s stay here tonight.”
Lin Yue Ru looked around at the overgrown plants with clear disgust. She opened her mouth to complain, but in the end said nothing.
Since the apocalypse began, not only animals but also many plants had started growing wildly. Although there were no plant-type mutants attacking yet, it was likely only a matter of time.
After the group stopped, they began to eat dinner.
Because they were afraid that fire would attract zombies or mutated creatures, they didn’t dare cook. They could only eat simple food like bread and instant noodles.
After quickly finishing his meal, Mo Han secretly took out a can of preserved egg and pork porridge from his space, using his backpack as cover. He then carefully fed it to Xue Ying, who was lying in his arms.
Although Xue Ying was in a fake death state, its body still had the instinct to eat. It cooperated well and even smacked its lips occasionally.
Seeing this made Mo Han’s usually cold heart soften.
After eating, Situ Yu came over and sat beside Mo Han. Looking at Xue Ying, he felt a strange sense of jealousy.
“You carry this little chubby thing all day. Aren’t you tired?”
“Chubby?” Mo Han looked at Xue Ying, who really did look like a small pillow.
“Well… a little. But I don’t mind.”
Situ Yu felt even more annoyed.
“How about I carry it for you?”
“You?” Mo Han looked at him with disdain.
“You look like a street punk. You don’t seem like someone with love. I won’t trust you with Xue Ying.”
“Who says I don’t have love? You just haven’t seen that side of me!”
Mo Han turned away, ignoring him.
Situ Yu followed him stubbornly, trying to prove himself.
Zhao Yan watched them and laughed.
“After that wolf incident, these two seem much closer.”
Zhou Wu added lazily,
“Yeah. He used to stick to Boss Shen Yuan all the time. Now he barely even looks at him.”
Shen Yuan said calmly,
“He’s grown a lot. This is how he should be. In this world, he must learn to stand on his own and not rely on others.”
On the other side, Ye Qingtang was sitting cross-legged, meditating.
Clearly, Mo Han wasn’t the only one who discovered this method.
Zhong Tianxiang and Xiao Cheng sat on either side of her, and the tension between them was obvious—even from far away.
Mo Han quietly moved farther away, afraid of getting caught in their conflict.
Meanwhile, Lin Yue Ru stared at Xiao Cheng’s handsome face in a daze, completely infatuated.
As night deepened, Ye Qingtang finally opened her eyes.
“It’s getting late. Let’s decide the night watch schedule.”
Mo Han immediately sat up straight. Even simple words sounded powerful when spoken by her.
Zhong Tianxiang asked,
“Qingtang, what do you suggest?”
Everyone listened carefully.
Ye Qingtang said,
“We have thirteen people and two mastiffs. Among them, twelve people and one mastiff have abilities.”
“If we exclude the space users Du Xiao and An Ke, we have eleven combat units. Lin Yue Ru and the small mastiff won’t be counted.”
“We’ll group into pairs—each pair is one unit. Two units will take turns keeping watch each night. With six groups, we’ll rotate.”
“What do you all think?”
Everyone agreed—except Lin Yue Ru.
Being compared to a small mastiff made her feel humiliated, but she didn’t dare volunteer, so she had no choice but to accept it.
Situ Yu immediately said,
“Mo Han, let’s team up.”
“No,” Mo Han refused without hesitation.
“I’m teaming up with Xue Ling.”
Rejected by both a person and a dog, Situ Yu was deeply hurt. He went to Shen Yuan.
“Brother Shen Yuan, let’s team up.”
Shen Yuan shook his head.
“No. I’ll go with Liu Qing.”
He then added,
“You’re a Level 2 user. Go take care of Du Xiao and An Ke.”
Meanwhile, Zhong Tianxiang and Xiao Cheng almost started fighting over who would team up with Ye Qingtang.
Annoyed, Ye Qingtang made the final decision herself and took Du Xiao and An Ke into her group.
In the end:
Seeing this, Mo Han couldn’t help but think that the last group would be very interesting.
Mo Han and the snow mastiffs were assigned to the first night shift.
Holding Xue Ying, Mo Han leaned comfortably against Xue Ling. While watching the surroundings carefully, he looked up at the night sky through the trees.
He had been in this world for quite a long time now.
He didn’t have much attachment to his original world—he had been an orphan.
Even after living here and meeting many people, he still couldn’t fully belong. Deep down, he always saw this world as just a story—and himself as a passerby.
Even though he knew… leaving this world was probably impossible.
Sighing softly, he rubbed his face against Xue Ling.
“Xue Ling… what should I do?”
“What do you mean, what should you do?”
Situ Yu’s voice suddenly came from behind him, startling him.
Mo Han frowned.
“Do you have to scare people like that?”
Situ Yu laughed.
“That’s not my fault. You were just too lost in thought.”
“Then why aren’t you sleeping?”
“The ground is too hard. Leaning on Xue Ling is more comfortable—so I came to borrow it.”
“Do whatever you want,” Mo Han said coldly, turning away.
Situ Yu chuckled and lay down beside him.
Soon, soft snoring could be heard.
Mo Han couldn’t help but turn back and look at him.
Honestly, Situ Yu was very handsome—like a perfect male lead.
But his personality was terrible. Even when sleeping, he still looked like a rogue.
After staring for a while, Mo Han snorted softly.
“Still annoying…”