After getting off the RV, Luo Ning soaked her wet clothes in a basin of water, then took out a knife and cutting board to clean the fish that were not infected.

The RV and these tools were left by An Xiaoruo's parents. She found An Xiaoruo in the wild and the little girl brought her here, and then they settled down.

However, the RV cannot start at all without gas or electricity. Fortunately, it has complete living facilities and a very sturdy body, so it is quite comfortable to live in.

She moved a stool and sat down to start cleaning the fish. It was really rare to find a school of fish that wasn't infected. She planned to kill some of them, dry them, and eat them slowly, while keeping the rest to breed. Although she didn't know if this method would work, she had to give it a try.

She used to be her parents' little princess, pampered and spoiled growing up. She had never even cracked an egg, let alone killed a fish. But ever since An Xiaoruo called her "Mom" two years ago when she had a high fever, this delicate little princess has not only learned to kill fish, but also to dig traps for hunting. Not to mention, she can preserve and preserve these foods. She's practically a little life expert. Even Bear Grylls would give her a thumbs up.

However, she did all this with a selfish motive. She hoped that An Xiaoruo, who would grow up to be the nemesis of alien species, would remember her kindness and spare her life.

The plump fish was scaled, gutted, and blood flowed out. Luo Ning licked her lips and said, "Xiao Ruo, could you get me another plate?"

She wanted to get An Xiaoruo away. As a different species, her body would gradually weaken if she didn't eat flesh and blood. She wasn't afraid of her body weakening, but she was afraid that if she became extremely weak, she would lose her mind and eat both An Xiaoruo and the boy on the bed.

Although the alien species prefers human flesh and blood, they will choose other creatures when they cannot hunt humans. She has endured for seven days and now she must replenish her supply.

After An Xiaoruo left, she brought the fish blood on her hand to her lips and licked it. It was fishy and bland, not as delicious as pheasant or rabbit, and not even a fraction as good as the blood of that boy.

The boy's blood was like honey, or like a thick soup with added sugar. Just one sip made her crave it until now. She regretted not taking a few more sips while he was injured, and her tongue started to ache from the regret.

After climbing into the RV, An Xiaoru went to the kitchen to get a plate. She was too short to reach the plate on the table, so she turned around and moved a small stool over from the bed. She was surprised to find that the beautiful person who had been sleeping on the bed had opened her eyes.

She was so surprised that she instinctively wanted to call out "Mom," but the beautiful woman said urgently, "Don't call her."

Lu Xinghe could tell that the girl was still a normal human being. He wanted her to untie the ropes binding his hands, as perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope for both of them.

But An Xiaoruo and he weren't on the same page. The little girl stomped her feet happily and shouted, "Mommy, come quick! Uncle's awake!"

uncle?

Lu Xinghe was stunned for a moment, not understanding why she called him that.

Luo Ning was rinsing her mouth with water because the fish blood was too fishy to drink. When she heard An Xiaoruo say that the boy had woken up, she quickly put down the cup in her hand and ran in. She was happy to see that the boy on the bed had already sat up. Her worries over the past few days were finally relieved at this moment.

"You're awake. Is anything bothering you?" she asked as she walked over, but not standing too close for fear of upsetting the boy.

Upon seeing Luo Ning, Lu Xinghe violently tugged at the rope on his wrist, as if he wanted to tear her apart. His wound reopened due to the force of the movement, and blood stained the gauze again.

Luo Ning quickly covered her mouth and nose: "Don't move. I won't hurt you, but I can't guarantee that I can control myself if your blood keeps flowing like this."

Seeing her actions, Lu Xinghe was extremely shocked. She was indeed a mutant who had evolved consciousness.

An Xiaoruo whispered from the side, "Uncle, don't move it. You've used up all the gauze in our house."

Luo Ning originally thought An Xiaoruo was worried about the boy's injuries, but she didn't expect the little girl to be worried about her family's gauze being gone.

Lu Xinghe then noticed that his chest was wrapped in layers of gauze, and blood was seeping through the gauze. The female mutant had indeed not pounced on him.

But his first reaction wasn't that Luo Ning genuinely wanted to save him, but rather that she wanted to raise him.

Because all the mutants discovered in recent years, besides their gluttony, share another common characteristic—they raise humans, mold them to their liking, and then eat them. This redundant behavior is considered by human governments to be a form of entertainment created by mutants to pass the time after they gained consciousness.

Seeing that Lu Xinghe had calmed down, Luo Ning poured out the soup that was simmering on the stove: "Xiao Ruo, feed this soup to him."

Lu Xinghe tugged at the rope on his wrist: "Untie the rope, I'll drink it myself."

Luo Ning could tell what he was thinking at a glance. She smiled, her face curving like a crescent moon: "I'll untie it once you're healed."

She was determined to keep him. She wanted him to lead the way to the human government, but he was currently very hostile towards her. She needed time to make him believe in her. If he remained "stubborn" in the end, she would not hesitate to use violence to force him to submit.

She went outside to continue cleaning the fish, leaving the two humans alone for a while.

An Xiaoru blew on the hot soup to cool it down and then fed it to Lu Xinghe's mouth: "Uncle, this soup is delicious, you should try it."

Seeing that An Xiaoruo was completely obedient to Luo Ning, Lu Xinghe concluded that An Xiaoruo had been tamed. He felt sorry for her and thought she was pathetic. He would rather die than become like her. So he lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and ignored her.

An Xiaoruo had no choice but to put down the soup and walk to Luo Ning's side: "Mom, Uncle won't drink it and he won't talk to me either."

Luo Ning originally thought that An Xiaoruo, being human, would be more acceptable to Lu Xinghe, but she didn't expect him to be so wary.

"Then let's leave it for now. You come and help me." Luo Ning wasn't in a hurry. When she first transmigrated, she was also reluctant to eat this or that because of psychological factors. In the end, she ate everything when she was extremely hungry. She thought that the boy probably wasn't hungry yet.

An Xiaoruo helped clean and gut the fish. Luo Ning could have stopped An Xiaoruo from doing these things, but since they were born in the apocalypse, if something happened to her one day, An Xiaoruo would still have the ability to survive.

"Mom, why do you want me to call that person 'uncle'?" An Xiaoruo asked, puzzled.

"You'll understand when you're older." Luo Ning couldn't explain to the seven-year-old girl that in the human world, kinship is something that can eliminate hatred and prejudice, so she hoped to use this change in address to get closer to the boy.

After preparing the fish, Luo Ning started to marinate it. She was almost out of salt, so she had to find time to dig some more from the mine. The tea tree seeds in the mountains were also almost ripe, so she could pick some to press for oil. It wouldn't do to always feed An Xiaoruo boiled food; she still needed some oil.

After dinner, Luo Ning packed her things and then went into the RV with An Xiaoruo to rest. The boy was still lying there motionless, but she knew he wasn't asleep.

After placing the solar-powered light on the table, she carefully checked whether the doors and windows were properly closed. This RV had a very high level of security; in addition to the steel body, the glass was also double-layered and bulletproof. An Xiaoruo's parents had put a lot of thought into the vehicle back then.

Lu Xinghe took their bed, so she and An Xiaoru slept on the sofa bed, separated by a curtain. Although in this post-apocalyptic world, humans had to marry and have children at the age of fifteen or sixteen to replenish the population, she still felt that men and women were different and should be mindful of boundaries.

She had just lain down with An Xiaoruo when a hesitant voice came from the boy's side: "I... need to go to the bathroom."

Lu Xinghe didn't want to speak, but he couldn't keep this up forever. He was filled with hatred and anger. He would rather die at the hands of this female mutant than suffer this humiliation.

"I'll untie the ropes for you now, but you have to promise not to move," Luo Ning said.

"Hmm," Lu Xinghe responded softly.

Luo Ning walked over and untied the rope from his wrists, which were covered in bruises from being tied up all day.

“The bathroom is over there,” she said, pointing to the bathroom in the car.

Despite the pain in his chest, Lu Xinghe got out of bed: "Open the door, I need to go outside."

Luo Ning replied, "It's already dark, and you're injured. Many alien species outside will be attracted by the smell of blood."

Lu Xinghe didn't say anything more. He walked towards the restroom, but when he passed the car door, he suddenly pushed it open and ran out. However, he didn't expect that he was in a car with steps. He missed a step and fell to the ground.

Just as he was about to get up and continue running, he suddenly saw several beams of dark blue light flashing in the distance.

The female mutant was right; other mutants were attracted there.

But he never intended to live. He wouldn't be this female alien's pet, nor would he be devoured by the aliens. So he got up from the ground, grabbed a stick from beside the car door, and staggered toward the aliens that were rushing toward him.

He was trained from a young age at the Red Gate of the human base, where, as security officers, their dying wish was to take a mutant down with them.

Before he could take two steps, he was suddenly pulled into the car. It was the female mutant. She pushed him into the car angrily and said, "Stay here and don't move."

After Luo Ning finished speaking, she grabbed the iron spikes on the table, jumped out of the car, and closed the door tightly. Several figures flashed and disappeared into the night. Soon after, the screams of wild beasts could be heard in the distance.

An Xiaoruo pressed her face tightly against the window, looking into the darkness. She had experienced countless nights like this in the past two years. Although her mother always returned safely, she was still worried.

"Uncle, I don't like you anymore." An Xiaoruo held back her tears. She didn't know that humans' hatred for other species had reached the point of being willing to die for them. She only knew that her mother was in danger because of her uncle.

Lu Xinghe stared silently in the direction of the flashing blue light. Although the female mutant had saved him, he still didn't believe she had acted out of kindness.

The screams of the alien species gradually faded away until they finally fell silent. Where the blue light had been flashing, only two spots remained, as clean as glass fire.

"Mom won!" An Xiaoruo's sorrow turned to joy. She opened the window a crack and shouted, "Mom!"

"Don't open the window, I'll be right back," Luo Ning's voice came through the window.

However, she did not immediately return to the RV, but went to the nearby stream to wash the blood off her body, otherwise it would be easy for An Xiaoruo and the boy to be infected.

Lu Xinghe silently walked into the bathroom. There was a clean mirror in the bathroom. In the dim light, he looked at his pale face and told himself that he must never lose his original loyalty to humanity.

When Luo Ning returned after washing herself, An Xiaoruo obediently poured her some water, while the boy sat back on the bed, his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

She knew he wouldn't believe she meant well for a moment, after all, she had also been furious with the alien species when she read the novel, let alone the fact that he actually lived in this world.

However, she was still angry. He knew that going out like this would automatically feed the alien species, yet he still went out. Wasn't she prettier than those ugly animal alien species with overgrown teeth reaching their throats? Even if he wanted to feed them automatically, he could have done it to her.

"What's your name?" she asked while drying her hair.

Lu Xinghe didn't answer, and Luo Ning wasn't in a hurry: "Since you won't tell me your name, then I'll just call you Seventeen."

Upon hearing her say that, he subconsciously looked at the number on his collarbone; he knew she was calling him by that number.

Seventeen was his number at Red Gate. He came here thousands of miles away from the human base to carry out a mission with the military. Unexpectedly, the plane malfunctioned, causing him to fall into the hands of this female mutant.

However, there is a chip implanted below his serial number. If the chip is not damaged, the Red Gate and the military should be able to track him here.

"Lu Xinghe, that's my name." He told her his name. The number seventeen was sacred and inviolable; he would never allow a female alien to order him around at will.

Luo Ning was somewhat surprised; she had thought he would at least put up a fight for a while. She seemed to vaguely recognize the name, but couldn't recall where in the novel it appeared. He was probably just another cannon fodder character like herself; otherwise, she certainly wouldn't have forgotten him if he were an important figure.

"Your name is so beautiful, it sounds like you can see a sky full of stars. My name is Luo Ning, and her name is An Xiaoruo," she introduced herself.

Lu Xinghe finally looked up at her, then lay back down on the bed indifferently, staring at the car roof.