He Fang and the others watched the scene, speechless for a long ti.
The more beautiful the flowers blood, the more terrifying they seed. To be able to instantly spread such a boundless sea of vines as if it were a trivial matter... Even the Seventh Rank Liang Yushuang was completely helpless before him. Was this man’s superpower really only Eighth Rank?
’Could it be...’
He Fang seed to realize sothing and stamred, "S-so... you knew where we were all along?! Then why did you still..."
Li Xingye was noncommittal. "Your answer."
Liang Yushuang let out a soft breath. "Actually, you’re right. I don’t really have much of a choice. Just getting here was our limit. As long as you can protect Xiao Liu, we’re willing! I know you only want to take us in because of Xiao Liu’s superpower..."
"Wrong." Li Xingye stood up. "My base needs to grow, and it needs talented people. That’s all. And my ambitions aren’t limited to just the Huazhong Region. The Healing system is just a pleasant surprise."
In fact, Liang Yushuang had herself to thank. Her attitude toward He Fang and the others was what had saved them all.
Liang Yushuang froze, then looked as if she had heard sothing unbelievable. "You an, you want to... But that’s impossible, unless..."
Li Xingye chuckled and casually tossed sothing over.
Liang Yushuang caught it instinctively. Before she could even get a clear look at what it was, the sweet fragrance of fruit hit her nose.
And before they could even process it, they had already followed their instincts and taken a bite.
"Boss, am I dreaming...?" He Fang looked like he wanted to shove the entire apple into his mouth. "This is an apple, isn’t it? An apple! I can’t even rember what apples taste like... How can it be so sweet..."
Liang Yushuang looked at the second apple in her hands and guessed it must be for Xiao Liu.
She held back the tears welling in her eyes and stared intently at Li Xingye, her words sounding like a prayer. "In your base... you have a stable food source, don’t you..."
At her words, He Fang and the others instinctively stopped chewing and looked over.
Li Xingye didn’t deny it. "In my base, no one goes hungry. The only rule is to always rember that you are human."
"We’ll join... No, I should say, thank you for taking us in, Leader!" Liang Yushuang bowed deeply to Li Xingye. This ti, her words were exceptionally firm.
Afterward, Liang Yushuang introduced the mbers of her squad one by one. Besides Xiao Liu, whose real na was Liu Zhenzhen and who was a Fourth Rank Healing Ability User, there was He Fang, a Fifth Rank Earth Elent superpower user, sowhat similar to Qiangzi.
The other three were Le Ya, a Fourth-rank Space Ability User and a woman in her late thirties; Tang Fan, a Fourth-tier Gravity Superpower User and an unremarkable thirty-year-old man; and one other who was rather unique—a Fifth-rank Breath Shielding Ability User nad Wu Yao. She was a twenty-eight-year-old woman with hair cut so short it was almost flush with her scalp.
Li Xingye understood. With a lineup like this, it was no wonder they had managed to make it all the way here after escaping the Imperial City.
He nodded, and a thin vine slowly wrapped around Liang Yushuang’s wrist. "Follow it. It will lead you to my base. The guards at the gate will see it and let you in."
After a brief discussion, Liang Yushuang proposed, "Leader, are you going to continue toward the city center? I can go with you."
But Li Xingye refused. "It’s more convenient for to go alone."
With that, he gave them so more food and water. "The base is so distance from here. Just follow it. If you run into any stray zombies, keep the Crystal Cores. You can trade them for points at the base."
Liang Yushuang and the others agreed, their eyes filled with excitent and relief. Who would have thought that a simple robbery could lead to a bright future?
They couldn’t wait to bring the food back to Xiao Liu, who was exhausted from healing Liang Yushuang, and to tell her that they might not have to wander anymore.
After parting ways with Liang Yushuang’s group, Li Xingye was about to head deeper inside when he heard Chi Wan’s irrepressible voice. "Brother Xingye, you were so incredibly cool just now, AHHHHH!!"
*
Chi Wan hadn’t wanted to disturb Li Xingye, which was why she had voluntarily "hung up."
But then she rembered the new orchid Li Xingye had ntioned, and her curiosity got the better of her. She entered the space to inspect her flowerbeds.
These days, the space was constantly nourished by the High-level Crystal Cores Li Xingye put inside, so there were subtle changes every ti she entered.
Lately, however, Chi Wan had a faint feeling that the space’s expansion was nearing its limit. Or perhaps, once the soil completely covered the ground, the space would finally settle into its final form.
’But this is already more than enough.’
The space now had mountains and water, with soil covering nearly all the ground. Its total area was comparable to a small town.
The original clear pond had expanded several tis over, and Li Xingye had taken the opportunity to dig a small stream leading from it.
The andering stream flowed gently through the orchard and past the flowerbeds, creating a scene of peaceful, idyllic beauty. Li Xingye had even built several bridges.
From there, the stream flowed through the livestock area before finally emptying into a pool Li Xingye used for raising fish.
As for the original pond, Li Xingye had planted a large patch of lotuses in it and built a gazebo over the water.
Chi Wan suspected that Li Xingye was basically treating the space like a farming simulator, even paying attention to the aesthetic placent of each area. ’In the modern world, he would have been a master landscape architect.’
As a result, whenever she was bored, she would go fishing in the space or simply lie back and relax in the gazebo.
This ti was no different. She casually picked so fruit, grabbed a few snacks, and flopped onto a rattan chair in the gazebo. It was far more comfortable than being in an air-conditioned room.
Just as the gentle rocking of the chair was lulling Chi Wan to sleep, she was startled awake by Li Xingye opening the space to grab the apples.
She peered through the opening Li Xingye had made and was thrilled to discover that as the space had grown, her view of his world had expanded from a tiny fra that couldn’t even show his whole face to a full panoramic window!!
Even better, the viewpoint could apparently move according to her will!
This ant Chi Wan had basically been forced to watch a live broadcast of everything happening on Li Xingye’s end, just like watching a movie.
She watched Li Xingye lean back lazily in his chair, his handso face a picture of nonchalance.
The sharp blade, normally ant for killing enemies, now held a juicy slice of fruit, slowly bringing it to his lips.
The silvery glint of the blade pressing lightly against his rosy lips was, for so reason, strangely sensual.
Chi Wan stared, dumbfounded. For so reason, she could feel her face starting to burn. ’Oh my god, why does Li Xingye look even more handso from a full-body view??’
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