Chapter 78 Mercenary Training Base

Zhai Wenxi's car stopped at the exit of Area F. When he saw Yu Li coming out, he honked the horn twice.

"Wenxi?" Yu Li's eyes lit up. "Why are you here?"

Zhai Wenxi rolled down the car window. He was wearing sunglasses and looked like he had everything under control. He raised his head and said, "Get in the car! I'll take you to find a man!"

Yu Li consciously walked to the back seat of the car, opened the door and got in.

The weather in Antia has been too dry these days, and in this environment, his tail fin seems to be becoming less and less flexible.

"Fasten your seat belt, otherwise I will throw you out and I won't be able to catch you." said Zhai Wenxi.

"Yes, thank you."

"Why don't you ask me what kind of man I'm taking you to before getting in the car with me? What if I..." Zhai Wenxi teased him deliberately.

"You won't. Apart from your weak will, silly words, and quick temper, you are a good person otherwise."

"Hey, little mermaid, are you complimenting me?"

Zhai Wenxi was driving and looked at Yu Li through the display mirror. He found that the other party was extremely serious and he could not continue to "tease" his sister-in-law.

He brought the topic back on track: "Qi Sheng has built a mercenary training camp in the mountains. He eats, drinks, and defecates there. I deliver food and supplies to him once a week, so this time I'll take you there."

"Yeah." Yu Li responded.

"He's only experiencing temporary amnesia, and he'll slowly recover later. He's under a lot of pressure right now, so if he does something excessive to you, don't hold it against him.

Just treat him as someone with Alzheimer's and come after him when he recovers!"

Zhai Wenxi persuaded earnestly.

"Yeah." Yu Li smiled this time.

But in Zhai Wenxi's opinion, Yu Li didn't seem to care whether Qi Sheng had forgotten him or not. The little mermaid seemed to talk less since she reunited with them.

It seems that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

The off-road vehicle climbed up the winding mountain road. The trees outside the window were rapidly receding, and the dust raised was now all stuck to the car window, blurring the scenery outside.

Yu Li sat in the back seat, his tail fin swaying gently under the seat. The dry air in Antia made him feel a little uncomfortable.

The scales on the tail fin have lost their original luster and become somewhat stiff to the touch.

Zhai Wenxi gripped the steering wheel, occasionally glancing at Yu Li through the rearview mirror. Seeing him staring out the window, he couldn't help but say, "This mountain road is difficult to navigate. Just bear with it a little longer. We'll be there after we get over the mountain ahead. Qi Sheng insisted on building the training camp in such a remote place, claiming it was hidden, yet I have to bring him food every time."

Yu Li just said "hmm" again and didn't respond.

He could imagine what Qi Sheng looked like in the training camp, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster, as if he was about to meet someone he had missed for a long time, but they had just met two days ago.

After about an hour, the off-road vehicle finally stopped in a secluded area.

The place is surrounded by dense woods, with only an entrance that can accommodate one car. Two mercenaries in black combat uniforms are standing at the door, holding guns in their hands and staring at the front vigilantly.

"Brothers, come and help unload the goods!"

Zhai Wenxi pushed open the car door and shouted towards the door.

The two mercenaries relaxed their guard immediately upon seeing him, quickly ran over, and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Zhai, you're here! Brother Qi was just asking where you were."

Zhai Wenxi pointed to the supply box on the back seat of the car, then looked towards the thatched pavilion not far away: "You guys move the things in first."

Yu Li looked in the direction Zhai Wenxi was looking and saw a familiar figure sitting under the thatched pavilion.

Qi Sheng was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, revealing his strong arms. There was a bandage on his forearm, which must have been accidentally injured during training. The sunlight fell on his profile, outlining a tough outline, which made him look more fierce than when he was in the hospital.

"He's still so handsome."

Yu Li muttered quietly, his hands unconsciously resting on the car window, his eyes full of unconcealed admiration, "He seems taller and stronger than before."

Qi Sheng seemed to notice the movement at the door and walked towards Zhai Wenxi.

"Coming." Qi Sheng's voice was flat. His eyes swept across the SUV but did not look at the back seat.

Zhai Wenxi threw him a bottle of water and raised his chin with a smile: "I brought you something good today, I guarantee you'll like it."

"What?" Qi Sheng took the water, unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, with doubt in his tone.

Zhai Wenxi always brought him some random tonics, saying that they were specially used to nourish his body and help him recover his memory quickly.

"Open it and take a look yourself." Zhai Wenxi leaned against the car and knocked on the rear window.

The car window is privacy glass, and you can't see inside from the outside. You can only vaguely see a blurry figure.

Qi Sheng frowned, assuming that he had brought something strange again, and turned to leave: "No, I have to continue training."

"Hey, don't go!"

Zhai Wenxi quickly grabbed him and pushed him towards the car, "This time is really different! Trust me this time, you will definitely like it!"

Qi Sheng had no choice but to reach out and open the back door.

The moment the car door opened, he saw Yu Li sitting upright in the back seat with his eyes lowered, seeming a little shy.

When she heard the sound of the car door, she slowly raised her head and looked at him.

The sunlight shone through the car window onto Yu Li's face. His skin was fair, his lips were a faint pink, and his eyes held a hint of anticipation and a bit of uneasiness, like a frightened deer.

Qi Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and the throbbing he felt in the hospital came back again.

He even forgot what to say and just stood at the car door, staring into Yu Li's eyes.

"How is it? Do you like it?"

Zhai Wenxi watched the fun smugly from the side and pushed Qi Sheng on the back. "You two can talk it out. I'll go watch them unload the goods."

As he spoke, he pushed Qi Sheng into the car, slammed the door shut, and shouted through the window, "Let's have a good chat!"

Qi Sheng was pushed and staggered, almost falling into Yu Li's arms.

Fortunately, there was enough space in the car, and Yu Li quickly moved to the side, leaving a seat for him.

The car instantly became quiet, with only the breathing of the two people and the sound of mercenaries unloading goods coming from outside the window.

In fact, Yu Li had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Ever since he recognized Qi Sheng in the hospital, he wanted to have a good chat with him, but Qi Sheng's indifference last time was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing his courage.

When they met again today, he looked at the bandage on Qi Sheng's arm and felt pain and panic in his heart. He opened his mouth but didn't know where to start.

Qi Sheng sat next to him and could clearly smell the faint pheromone of Epiphyllum on Yu Li. The smell made him feel inexplicably at ease, yet a little flustered.

He subconsciously touched the inhibitor patch on his neck...

Fortunately, I had an inhibitor patch applied.

"you……"

"you……"

They both spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.

They smiled at each other, and the small space seemed to become less awkward.

"You speak first." Qi Sheng's eyes were a little evasive, he didn't dare to look directly into Yu Li's eyes.

He always felt that there were tears in Yu Li's eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice, which made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"Is your spirit body hidden?" Yu Li asked softly, his eyes falling on his neck. "Actually, you don't need to use this in front of me."

"I'm afraid it might hurt you if it comes out." Qi Sheng's fingertips unconsciously stroked the edge of the restraint patch. "It's sometimes not very obedient, especially when I'm emotionally unstable."

Yu Li shook his head: "But it has never hurt me. When it was still very small, it always liked to wrap itself around my wrist."

Qi Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and a blurry picture suddenly flashed through his mind.

A tiny black mamba was wrapped around Yu Li's wrist, and the little mermaid was sitting on the rocks by the sea. The sunlight fell on them, warm like a dream.

But just as he was about to grasp the picture, it disappeared, leaving behind a sense of inexplicable loss.

The car fell silent again, and the two pheromones intertwined in the narrow space. The gentle scent of Epiphyllum and the toxic pheromones merged together, creating an indescribable ambiguity.

Yu Li looked at Qi Sheng's profile and whispered, "I don't really want to divorce you."

"But I also can't accept you hugging another mermaid."

Yu Li's voice became even lower. "That day in the hospital, I saw you hugging a little blue mermaid. I felt very sad..."

His voice was very soft, but it hit Qi Sheng's heart like a heavy hammer.

Qi Sheng: "I...I actually..."

He hesitated for a long time.

I'm not having any affair with him. I have something very dangerous to do right now. If you're with me, I can't guarantee your safety.

The words of explanation came to my lips, but it turned into: "I don't remember anything about you and me before. I lost my memory."

Yu Li: "But why did you remember other things but forget me?"

Am I not important enough?

He didn't ask this question out loud, but it was written in his eyes, and Qi Sheng could see it clearly.

“…” Qi Sheng opened his mouth, thinking about how to explain.

But before he could finish his words, the car door was suddenly opened.

Zhai Wenxi poked his head in and said with a smile, "Brother, the cargo has been unloaded and I'm leaving soon. If you want to chat, why don't you get out of the car? It's so boring sitting in the car."

Only five minutes had passed.

It's hard not to believe that Zhai Wenxi did it on purpose.

The two had no choice but to get off the car, but they had just stood up.

Zhai Wenxi immediately jumped into the car and started the SUV. He didn't forget to stick his head out and shout, "You two should review your relationship. It's not good to keep living apart like this! I'm leaving now. See you later!"

The off-road vehicle raised a cloud of dust and quickly disappeared on the winding mountain road.

It was almost night, and letting Yu Li walk down the mountain alone was a completely unfeasible plan.

Qi Sheng had no choice but to take him to the staff dormitory building behind the training ground.

Qi Sheng's room is on the first floor. It was created by connecting two dormitories and transforming them into a small enclosed training room where he could continue training.

Except for a single bed, the rest of the empty space is filled with training equipment.

"You take a rest first, I'll go to the cafeteria to get you a meal."

Qi Sheng just turned around and walked out the door, then took two steps back and asked him, "Do you still like eating fish?"

"Yeah." Yu Li raised the corner of his mouth and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go make it now... and get the food."

As soon as Qi Sheng left, Yu Li looked around.

The training equipment in the room was placed in a messy manner, with several empty energy drink cans scattered on the floor. The quilt on the single bed was not folded and was piled casually at the head of the bed. It was obvious that Qi Sheng rarely tidied the room.

Yu Li shook his head helplessly, raised his fingertips slightly, and dark red water light spread from his palm, quickly covering the entire room.

The spirit bodies of the mermaids slowly emerged in the room layer by layer. A stream of water picked up the empty cans on the ground and threw them accurately into the trash can in the corner.

The quilt was folded into a square, and the scattered training gloves and wrist guards floated up and automatically returned to the rack of training equipment.

The light from the mermaids' spirits entered the short-circuited bulb, and soon the bulb lit up...

Ten minutes later, the room became neat and tidy.

He sat gracefully on the only wooden chair in the room to rest, and suddenly remembered Qi Sheng's words -

"Do you still like eating fish?"

But he forgot about me.

How could I remember this little thing about me liking to eat fish?