"Are you a space-type ability user?" Shao Qiu looked at Xia Qingqing in surprise.

If that's the case, it explains why Xia Qingqing was so clean. After all, space-type ability users have the option to change clothes at any time, so it's normal for them to keep themselves clean.

Xia Qingqing nodded: "That's right, so could you please take me to the Hope Base? I can give each of you ten kilograms of rice."

As soon as she finished speaking, six pairs of eyes turned to look at her.

"Really? You can really give each of us ten kilograms of rice?" another girl in the group named Qu Qiu asked excitedly.

“Yes, there are so many of you, I wouldn’t dare lie to you,” Xia Qingqing said with a smile.

Qu Qiu looked at Shao Qiu excitedly: "Captain, let's agree to her request. We're going back to the base anyway, aren't we?"

At this moment, the girl in black who hadn't spoken until now asked, "Why do you want to go to Hope Base?"

Xia Qingqing looked over upon hearing the voice and recognized the little girl who had spotted her by the window earlier: "I'm going to the Hope Base to visit a friend. Don't worry, I'm definitely not going to do anything bad."

"What's your friend's name? Tell us and maybe we can help you find him," the young girl, Xie Yue, continued to press, her eyes fixed on Xia Qingqing as if observing whether she was lying.

Xia Qingqing didn't answer this time, but smiled and said, "This shouldn't concern you."

"Oh dear, Yueyue, you're being too cautious. This young lady is so pretty, she can't be a bad person," Meng Tianyu said with a grin.

Xie Yue glared at Meng Tianyu and whispered two words: "Idiot."

Meng Tianyu was used to being scolded, so he not only didn't get angry, but also smiled and said, "Oh right, whatever you say."

Xie Yue ignored him and instead looked at Shao Qiu, saying, "Captain, I don't agree to take her to the base. She can't prove her identity at all, and she speaks haltingly. Who knows what her purpose is?"

"What are your thoughts?" Shao Qiu asked the other team members.

“Since Yueyue disagrees, then I’ll listen to her,” Meng Tianyu said with a smile.

Seeing this, Qu Qiu became furious and said angrily, "Xie Yue, what gives you the right to make decisions for us? You may not care about those ten kilograms of rice, but we do. Not everyone has a sister-in-law as powerful as Gu Yunshu as you do. You should also think about us ordinary people."

Although they are all superhumans, rice is a very precious resource that cannot be obtained often. It's just a small favor, and she and her brother can get twenty kilograms of rice. Why wouldn't they agree to such a good thing?

Xia Qingqing's eyes lit up when she heard the name 'Gu Yunshu'. She had thought the name Xie Yue sounded familiar. It turned out that Xie Yue was the younger sister of Yunshu's husband. She had heard Gu Yunshu mention her before. She never expected to run into her here. What a coincidence!

After learning Xie Yue's identity, Xia Qingqing looked at her with a hint of heat, making Xie Yue extremely uncomfortable.

"Xiao Qiu, stop talking," Qu Xia tugged at her sister's clothes.

Qu Qiu shook off her brother's hand and looked at Xia Qingqing seriously, saying, "Give me the rice, and I can take you back to the Hope Base."

"Alright, Xiao Qiu, stop fooling around." Shao Qiu didn't expect things to develop like this, but he couldn't let Qu Qiu leave the group alone with a stranger.

In the end, they had no choice but to agree to let Xia Qingqing go back to the base with them.

Having decided to travel together, Shao Qiu took the initiative to introduce the team members to Xia Qingqing: "My name is Shao Qiu, and these are Meng Tianyu, Xie Yue, Dai Mingyang, Qu Xia, and Qu Qiu. I hope we can all get along well over the next two days."

Xia Qingqing nodded to everyone and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Xia Qingqing. Please take care of me for the next two days."

The group ate something on the spot, rested briefly, and then prepared to set off.

When assigning vehicles, Qu Qiu invited Xia Qingqing to ride in the same car with him, but Xia Qingqing walked towards Xie Yue instead: "Thank you, but I want to ride with her."

Qu Qiu was somewhat unhappy that her pride had been rejected: "Whatever."

Xie Yue looked at Xia Qingqing with some confusion, not understanding why she was sticking to her.

After getting in the car, Xia Qingqing sat down next to Xie Yue and said with a smile, "Yueyue, is it convenient to ask you something?"

"What do you want to ask?" Xie Yue asked, arms crossed, looking wary.

Xia Qingqing didn't care about her resistance and continued, "I just heard Xiao Qiu say that your sister-in-law's name is Gu Yunshu?"

"So what if she is?" Xie Yue asked, puzzled. Everyone in the base knew that her sister-in-law was Gu Yunshu.

"If I said that Sister Yunshu and I are good friends, would you believe me?" Xia Qingqing asked tentatively.

Xie Yue, of course, didn't believe it. Not only did she not believe it, she also suspected that Xia Qingqing had some unspeakable secret: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Xia Qingqing smiled helplessly: "I knew you wouldn't believe me, but I'm telling the truth. Doesn't Xiao Chengzi have a set of pink Barbie dolls and a toy train...?"

She rattled off a list of many toys she had given to Gu Cheng.

Xie Yue's gaze sharpened: "How do you know what toys my niece has?"

“Because I gave them all those toys,” Xia Qingqing winked at her.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yue believed her words to a large extent. Only her closest relatives knew her niece's nickname, and those toy oranges had always been played with at home and had never been taken out.

Xia Qingqing said with a smile, "Now you believe me, right? Actually, I went to the Hope Base to find Sister Yun Shu. We're practically family, so Yueyue, don't be so mean to me."

"Hmm, why didn't you say so sooner? If I had known you were my sister's friend, I wouldn't have treated you like this," Xie Yue muttered softly.

Xia Qingqing helplessly spread her hands: "I didn't know about your relationship with Sister Yunshu before. Sister Yunshu told me that many people in the base don't like her. What if you happen to run into her enemy?"

“That makes sense,” Xie Yue nodded in agreement.

Because Gu Yunshu is powerful and has countless resources at her disposal, many people in the base do dislike her and are in a state of disapproval but unable to get rid of her.

Xia Qingqing traveled with Xie Yue and the others for two days, even experiencing the thrill of slaying zombies along the way, and finally arrived at Hope Base on the morning of the third day.

"Thank you for bringing me to the base," Xia Qingqing said, distributing the promised rice to everyone, all of which were five-kilogram vacuum-packed rice in transparent containers.

Everyone was delighted to see the white rice, and even Shao Qiu rarely showed a smile.

"You're welcome. Miss Xia, you can contact us again if you need anything next time."