After flying for two hours in a row and making sure that the black snake could not catch up with them, Lu Ya landed on the ground with Gu Fan.

The landing site was an abandoned school playground in Anshi. It was overgrown with weeds but had a wide view, so there was no need to worry about any monsters suddenly attacking.

Gu Fan felt weak all over. Seeing that there were high stands with rows of seats on both sides of the playground, she chose the stand on the west side and lay down on a row of chairs as if no one was around, not caring how thick the dust was on the chairs.

I escaped death but I am still scared.

Gu Fan didn’t know whether Lu Ya was afraid or not, but she was very afraid. The black snake looked very much like the black water snake that had once chased her relentlessly.

There were footsteps coming from below. Gu Fan glanced at Lu Ya, turned around and lay facing the back of the chair.

It's impossible for such an arrogant and unyielding young man to want her to follow him through life and death.

She expressed her dissatisfaction with Lu Ya through her actions.

Lu Ya walked around to the row above her, looking down from above, and could see her pale face. She was a psychic after all, but now she was curled up in the chair, looking like an ordinary person, and the most timid one at that. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lu Ya would never have believed that she could calmly drain blood and skin the monster.

"Let's go to the mine first in the afternoon. If the company and the others are still there, you can go back to the base with them. I will come back to deal with the black snake." Lu Ya said.

Gu Fan said nothing. No matter what her opinion was, Lu Ya would not listen.

"It's noon, let's eat first."

Lu Ya took out two boxed lunches and two bottles of water, and the aroma of food wafted towards Gu Fan.

Even Gu Fan would be tempted by the cooking skills of the chef at the base.

But she was not in the mood to eat now. She sat up, took a bottle of water, and drank it with her back to Lu Ya.

After regaining his strength, Gu Fan glanced at the dirt on his armor and pointed to the east stand, saying, "I'm going to take a shower over there. Don't come over."

Lu Ya lowered his head to eat: "I don't have that kind of habit."

Gu Fan just said it casually.

After giving the instructions, Gu Fan jumped off the platform and strode towards the opposite side.

Hiding in the shadow of the building, Gu Fan used a dust-removing technique to clean his entire body.

She leaned against the wall and couldn't help but think of the black snake again. Its scarlet eyes looked at her, as if it had remembered her.

High-level monsters are also very intelligent and can remember the breath of their enemies. For example, the wind bear remembers Lu Ya.

Gu Fan made up her mind that this time when she returned to the base, she would never come out again no matter what, lest the black snake smell the scent and catch her.

After staying alone for more than twenty minutes, Gu Fan walked out of the shadow of the stands and turned around to see Lu Ya still sitting in the stands opposite.

She waved to Lu Ya.

Lu Ya jumped down from the stands, wearing black armor. His movements were quick and decisive, and after he stood firm, his body was solemn and upright.

Gu Fan thought that no matter how good-looking this young man was, his temper was not pleasing to the eye.

After reuniting, Lu Ya released an off-road vehicle.

He got into the driver's seat first. After weighing the pros and cons for a second, Gu Fan decided to sit in the passenger seat and continue to use Lu Ya as a meat shield on one side.

The car windows were locked and Lu Ya reminded Gu Fan to fasten his seat belt.

Gu Fan tilted his head to pull at the seat belt.

Lu Ya took a quick look at her. Not only was her hair black and fresh, but her armor, which had been stained with dirt in the stands, was now as clean as new.

Gu Fan turned around, looked up, and met Lu Ya's eyes.

He has phoenix-shaped eyes, which, combined with his cold aura, give people a sense of sharp scrutiny at all times.

Gu Fan was surprised: "What's the matter?"

Lu Ya sat up straight and gripped the steering wheel: "Just now you went to take a shower and didn't ask me for water."

Gu Fan: ...

I was so busy being angry that I forgot about these trivial matters.

She maintained her composure, her mind racing, and then she said, "Didn't you lend me some plastic buckets earlier? That night, when I went to the river to bathe, I filled two buckets of water and placed them in the crystals for later use, so I wouldn't have to ask you for more."

Lu Ya: "Well, water is a necessity, try to store as much as possible."

Gu Fan smiled, pretended to be tired and leaned back in the chair, looking out the window, releasing his spiritual sense to observe Lu Ya.

He didn't seem to doubt her explanation and concentrated on driving.

Just as Gu Fan withdrew his spiritual sense, he saw him glance over again: "You cleaned my damaged armor for me very cleanly. There is not even the smell of blood. Do you have any special cleaning method?"

Gu Fan smiled and said, "I don't have any special skills. I just like cleanliness very much. No matter what I clean, I will be very careful. I rinsed your armor in water several times."

Lu Ya nodded: "Thank you, I like cleanliness too."

Gu Fan noticed this, otherwise who would think about taking a shower with six bloody holes in their legs.

"Are you hungry now?"

After a brief conversation, the conflict between the two over detecting the black snake seemed to be quietly resolved, Lu Ya asked while driving.

Gu Fan didn't dare to make things too awkward with him, so he just gave in and accepted his kindness.

The lunch box was finished and the empty box was collected by Lu Ya.

Several low-level monsters ran over and chased the off-road vehicle. Lu Ya glanced at the rearview mirror, and a golden line flashed by, and the monsters fell to the ground one after another.

"We'll probably reach the mining area in the evening, so you can get some sleep first."

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

In order to avoid communicating with Lu Ya, Gu Fan pretended to sleep.

The off-road vehicle passed through An City and came out of the eastern suburbs. It was already past five in the afternoon. The two abandoned the car and flew instead, arriving at the mining area mentioned by Xinghe and others before dark.

After checking the entire mine, there was no sign of Xinghe and others, only some low-level monsters that had been killed, and their bodies had been dealt with.

Three days and two nights had passed since everyone separated. Considering that two mines had been emptied, it was enough to prove that they had completed their mission and set off for return.

Gu Fan looked at Lu Ya, wondering whether he would send her back to the base first, or take her with him to deal with the black snake that he could not forget.

"Rest for a night and return tomorrow morning." Lu Ya's words reassured her.

In return for courtesy, Gu Fan offered his courtesy, "You've been driving for half a day. I'll be on guard tonight. You can have a good sleep."

It was the first time Lu Ya saw a woman whose expression changed so quickly.

However, he had either been in the army or on the battlefield before, and had not come into contact with many ordinary women. As for the people with special abilities in the army, in his eyes they were all soldiers, regardless of gender.

As night fell, the two of them continued as usual, one sleeping in the car while the other concentrated on practicing outside.

In order to guard against monsters, Gu Fan did not set up the spirit stone formation tonight, but instead placed the wind bear's fangs in a circle around the RV.

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At daybreak, the two returned the same way.

Because this was a road he had walked before and he knew that Lu Ya could easily deal with low-level monsters, Gu Fan felt very relaxed.

After the lunch break, Gu Fan stopped Lu Ya who was about to go to the driver's seat and said with a smile, "I feel bad for letting you drive all the time. How about this, I'll drive this afternoon and we can take turns?"

Lu Ya: "Can you drive?"

Gu Fan said truthfully, "I've never driven before, but seeing you guys driving for so long, I've already learned how to drive. If I hadn't needed to get a driver's license, I would have bought a car at the base."

Lu Ya: "Driving is not as easy as you think."

Gu Fan challenged, "Then let me try. If I can do it easily, it means you underestimated me."

Lu Ya was silent for a few seconds, then he put away the SUV and took out a seemingly ordinary black car. "Combat vehicles are complex to manufacture, so you can practice with this one."

Gu Fan secretly criticized him for looking down on others, then happily got into the driver's seat of the black car.

Lu Ya sat next to her and responsibly taught her how to drive.

Gu Fan had been observing their driving for a long time and was confident. After Lu Ya finished explaining, she stepped on the accelerator.

The car started, and Gu Fan was fully focused, keeping his eyes on the road while controlling the steering wheel.

At first she drove very slowly, but after the adaptation period, Gu Fan enjoyed the driving process more and more, just like a low-level cultivator who accidentally gained the ability to control a high-level magic weapon. Gu Fan happily sped up.

Lu Ya was just indulging.

Gu Fan did not forget an accident that Xinghe encountered while driving, but with Lu Ya sitting next to him, who was omnipotent as long as there was no S-level monster, Gu Fan assumed that he could solve all problems.

Suddenly, a mutant goshawk swooped down from a tree twenty meters ahead.

Gu Fan smiled and glanced at the passenger seat.

Lu Ya was actually taking a nap with his eyes closed!

At this time, it was too late for Gu Fan to release another fireball attack, so he suddenly turned the steering wheel!

The car rushed down the road in an instant and was about to overturn. At the critical moment, Lu Ya kicked open the car door and flew out holding Gu Fan.

The poor car first flipped over twice on the ground, and then was hit by the B-level goshawk, which directly penetrated the car body and made a big hole.

When Gu Fan hugged Lu Ya's waist tightly and turned around, he happened to see this scene.

A golden afterimage flashed by, and the hawk fell to the ground dead.

Lu Ya brought Gu Fan to land next to the car. Without standing firmly, he let go of Gu Fan and walked towards the car with a sullen face.

He originally had a cold face, and now the temperature dropped even further.

Gu Fan observed carefully, and seeing that he seemed to care about the car very much, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Is this car expensive?"

Across the wrecked car, Lu Ya said with drooping eyelashes, "One million merit points."

One million?!

This price was far beyond Gu Fan's expectations. She approached the car, took another look, and asked in disbelief, "How can it be so expensive? Fenghuo's commuter vehicle looks much more dazzling than yours, and it only costs a few tens of thousands. Their SUV is the highest-end six-seater combat vehicle available on the market, a combat vehicle, and it only costs one million. Yours is just a commuter vehicle, how could it be the same price as a combat vehicle?"

Lu Ya didn't look at her. His slender hands rested on the car, his expression stern, but his tone calm. "Mercenaries use chariots to show their strength, and the upper echelons of the base use luxury cars to show their wealth. The Galaxy Five mainly operate outside the base, and their personalities are more pragmatic. A car worth tens of thousands of points is enough for them, but you can't assume that there aren't cars worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in the base."

"You can confirm it by asking back. There's no need for me to lie to you."

After he said that, Gu Fan began to panic: "Can this be fixed?"

Lu Ya knocked on the deformed roof regretfully. "After such a crash, the cost of repairs might be more expensive than buying a new car. If the accident happened on the base, you can still ask the insurance company for reimbursement. But once the mobility vehicle leaves the base, the insurance company will not be responsible for any accidents."

If you can’t get reimbursed, you have to bear the consequences yourself?

Gu Fan fell into complete despair. The car was damaged in her hands!

This kind of thing, whether in the cultivation continent or on Earth, she should be responsible and compensate Lu Ya.

But where could she find one million merit points? She hadn't even earned enough to buy a villa, and she was already in huge debt.

Gu Fan was unwilling to accept this. What kind of shitty luck was this!

The worst thing is that even if she wanted to shirk her responsibility, she would not be able to do so if she met an S-class car owner like Lu Ya, and she would have nowhere to run.

She couldn't run away, so she could only pay back the debt honestly. One million, one million. How many furnaces of pills would she have to sell to earn one million!

Gu Fan wanted to cry.

But what was the point of crying? Lu Ya was clearly not the kind of man who sympathized with women. If it were Fenghuo or Menglianying, they might have been softened by her beauty and forgiven her debt.

Gu Fan stood there dejectedly, burdened by huge debts and with no hope for the future.

Lu Ya put the tattered car into the space.

Seeing this, Gu Fan felt a glimmer of hope in the wasteland in his heart. He was about to take it back. Perhaps Lu Ya could fix it himself? If he could refine such a high-level golden sword, then repairing a car wouldn't be difficult, right?

Their eyes met, and Lu Ya explained, "The base's resources are tight, and the metal from the car body can be recycled."

Gu Fan: ...