Two days later, in the far west.

Li Tianyi was piloting a space surfboard when a strange plume of smoke, accompanied by a faint fragrance, wafted from below.

"What is this that smells so good?"

As the analysis progressed, the aroma gradually intensified, making one's mouth water. "Let's go take a look!"

As it plunged rapidly, the smoke could be vaguely seen rising from the reverse slope of the hill.

"Smoke from a chimney?" Li Tianyi frowned slightly, looking around, but found nothing suspicious.

Upon arriving at the outside of the small hill, we discovered a cave inside.

Carefully exploring inside...

at the same time.

Deep inside the cave, a woman dressed in rags and covered in filth was cooking meat.

She didn't mind the heat; she grabbed a piece and stuffed it into her mouth, making her mouth contort and scream from the heat.

He had just swallowed the meat when he suddenly turned around, grabbed a kitchen knife, and stared warily into the passageway. "Who's there?"

At the same time, Li Tianyi saw her too. "Don't be afraid, I'm human!"

The woman sized him up, but her eyes never left the pot of meat. "I don't care who you are, if you dare to covet my rabbit meat, you're not getting a chance!"

He wielded the cleaver haphazardly, yet flashes of light appeared from it.

A glint flashed in Li Tian's eyes as he thought, "This woman clearly hasn't practiced martial arts, yet she's grasped the essence of swordsmanship. She's definitely not an ordinary person." He released the gun and stretched out his hands. "Big sister, I mean no harm!"

The woman looked up, disbelief flashing in her eyes, and scrutinized Li Tianyi more closely.

Li Tianyi was also sizing her up, thinking to himself, "This person is about 30 years old, 170 cm tall, with an oval face, short hair, and a voluptuous figure. Although her face is dirty, she is definitely a great beauty!"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Tianyi, from Dafeng Mountain..."

"What's your name? Li Tianyi? Li Zhanshen?" The woman was shocked.

Li Tian nodded and showed off his War God Medal.

"It really is War God Li! This is wonderful, wonderful!" The woman was so excited that tears streamed down her face. "My name is Wu Mingyue, the last disciple of Chef Zhen Xiu. After the apocalypse, I've been hiding in these mountains with my family. But, but not long ago..."

Wu Mingyue clenched her fists, tears streaming down her face, and choked out, "We were ambushed by zombies! My master and my family... they're all dead! Waaah..."

In the past ten days or so, she has experienced too many separations, deaths, and betrayals, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted. Only by venting all the grievances in her heart can she avoid leaving psychological shadows.

Li Tianyi didn't say anything, just stood quietly beside her, keeping her company...

Some time later, a burning smell woke Wu Mingyue. She quickly moved the rabbit meat away from the fire, and looking at the severely charred meat, she broke down, her grievances exploding, "I'm just a useless piece of trash, a complete waste! Waaah..."

Li Tianyi pulled a large beef leg from his system space and handed it over, saying, "Here, stop crying!"

Wu Mingyue glanced at it and felt a sense of unreality. She wiped away her tears, rubbed her eyes, and her thick thighs still bulged. "This...is it really for me?"

“Yes!” Li Tianyi smiled.

Wu Mingyue took it, her feelings quite complicated, and began to work on the enormous beef leg...

Two hours later, the two became acquainted.

The beef leg was also roasted until it sizzled and dripped with oil.

"We can eat in a little while!" Wu Mingyue seemed like a different person, a smile always on her lips. "You trust me that much that you told me such a secret about the storage space?"

"This is no secret!" Li Tianyi pointed to Dafeng Mountain. "They all know. Besides, China's technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Storage space and wormhole technology will be widespread in at most two months!"

"Huh?" Wu Mingyue was shocked, her beautiful eyes blinking, and she exuded a unique charm of a mature woman.

This mature woman's unique charm was deadly. Li Tian felt his whole body burning up and quickly lowered his head, silently reciting the strongest calming mantra.

Wu Mingyue, however, was completely unaware of this. She tossed her messy hair and pouted.

Li Tianyi caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye: evil was stirring and about to break free from the cage of his consciousness.

He swiftly pointed two fingers at his chest and coldly shouted, "You won't succeed!"

Wu Mingyue looked completely bewildered.

Li Tianyi, the sea of ​​consciousness.

He sneered evilly, radiating a chilling aura of negativity. "Kindness, let's see how you stop me this time, hehehe!"

A flash of golden light appeared, and kindness materialized into a human form, waving its right arm repeatedly.

Clang! Sizzle!

The cage that imprisoned evil was instantly reinforced.

"Evil, as long as I am here, you will never get out!" Kindness released an extremely pure righteous energy, enveloping the cage.

Evil was in great pain, clutching its head, its appearance growing increasingly ferocious. "If you have the guts, kill me!"

"You?" Kindness was a little angry.

An evil smile crept across his lips as he thought, "Anger, the angrier the better!"

A cold snort rang out, "Stop with your little schemes!"

Kindness sat down, cross-legged, and silently recited the most powerful calming mantra...

outside world.

Li Tianyi's face was contorted in pain, large beads of sweat rolled down his temples, and his complexion was deathly pale.

"What's wrong?" Wu Mingyue asked worriedly, moving closer.

"No, don't come any closer!" Li Tianyi struggled to stay upright, leaning against the mountain wall...

Wu Mingyue was so anxious she was almost in tears, but she couldn't think of a solution and could only worry helplessly.

As time went by, Li Tianyi's condition improved a lot. He quickly swallowed a pill of ice-cold energy, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate the strongest calming mantra.

After a long while, he exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes cleared, and he forced a smile: "I'm so sorry to have worried you!"

"I'm so glad you're alright!" Wu Mingyue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was completely relieved, and she instinctively patted her chest.

Such behavior from a mature woman is fatal to any man.

Li Tianyi's heart stirred once again.

Wu Mingyue witnessed this scene and instantly understood why he was acting this way. She said shyly in a low voice, "I can help you!"

"No, no need!" Li Tianyi turned around, wanting to leave.

Wu Mingyue hesitated for a moment, then rushed over and hugged his back. "We're all adults. It's consensual, so don't feel guilty. Don't worry, I won't bother you!"

Her hands started to become unruly.

The benevolent body in the sea of ​​consciousness trembled, its expression pained, and the sound of the calming mantra grew stronger.

A few seconds later, Shanliang suddenly opened her eyes, her breathing disordered, and quickly withdrew from her sea of ​​consciousness, falling silent.

Without the power of kindness to resist, Li Tianyi could no longer control himself and began tearing at Wu Mingyue's clothes...

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......

Several hours later.

A crisp electronic voice announced: "Fake, Crimson Gold Treasure Chest, successfully opened. Obtained: The Complete Book of Culinary Master Insights from Past Generations."

Li Tianyi was a little confused. He opened the table of contents and was immediately attracted. "Damn, it's less like a diet plan and more like a secret to immortality. If I follow the dietary methods listed, won't I live like Peng Zu?"

Wu Mingyue straightened her clothes, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Tch!"

"See for yourself if you don't believe me!"

She didn't pay much attention, casually flipping through a few pages, when her pupils suddenly dilated, and a smile that grew wider and wider spread across her lips. "A secret manual, truly a culinary secret manual, haha..."

Laughing and laughing, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kowtowed repeatedly towards the cave entrance, crying, "Master, can you see? Mingyue has found the secret manual! She has found the secret manual! Waaah!"

A few minutes later.

Wu Mingyue suddenly stood up and hugged Li Tianyi tightly. "Brother Tian, ​​thank you!"

The two kissed passionately...

On the other side.

Alpha Star System, Valarlo Star, Council Hall.

Spartacus, tears streaming down his face, gripped Chichao's hand tightly. "Third Prince, it's wonderful to see you again in my lifetime!"

"Old friend, I'm so happy to see you again!" Akashi gripped his hand tightly.

After a long while, the two finally separated.

"Storm/Askar greets the Third Prince!" He turned and bowed, "Greetings to the First Princess, the Second Princess, and the Prince!"

"No need for such formalities, esteemed generals!" Maoqiu helped the two up. "We should be thanking you both!"

Xiaoman, Dudu, and Maoqiu bowed to the group at the same time.

Everyone was filled with trepidation and immediately returned the greeting.

"Even with the three tigers gathered, our strength is far inferior to that of the traitors!" Chi Chao frowned slightly, turned to Qi Er, and a small smile appeared on his lips. "It's time to close the net!"

"Before coming here, I gave the order to just wait for news!" Cheer looked confident.

As time went on, small red dots appeared on Cheer's body.

A beam of light shone on the wall, distorting the image before it gradually became clear.

In the scene, flames soared into the sky, smoke rose into the clouds, and tens of thousands of traitorous soldiers fled.

About two seconds later, the camera panned to another location, almost identical to the previous one.

"Good, good!" Chi Chao was very excited, clenching his fists. "Brothers, I'll give you the credit for this!"

Before the words were finished, the scene distorted again, and a middle-aged man covered in blood appeared, speaking with difficulty, "The Ghost Squad has successfully destroyed the traitors' three major supply depots." He paused, blood spilling from his mouth and nose, his breathing ragged, "Your Highness, General, I'm afraid the brothers have no hope of returning. Take care of our families, kill!"

He detonated the high-explosive neutron bomb on his body.

The image freezes after a giant mushroom cloud rises into the sky.

"I, I fucking bastard!" Cheer's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging, and he gritted his teeth. "If we don't avenge this, we're not worthy of being human!"

"We will avenge this! We will avenge this!"

The crowd was agitated and shouted themselves hoarse.

Chi Chao was a little unsteady on his feet, and Vagraf quickly helped him up. "Your Highness, please accept my condolences!"

"I'm fine!" Chi Chao took a deep breath of the cold air and stood up straight. "Order: the Hell Lion fighter squadron and the Lion Special Forces to immediately proceed to the Crimson Hun Starfield. General Cheer and I will draw the main force of the traitors head-on."

"Your Highness, let the three of us go and draw the main force away!" Storm, Spartacus, and Askar said.

Red Tide shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "They only know that Spartacus escaped; Storm and Askar haven't been exposed. You can pretend to obey the traitors' orders, and then suddenly switch sides when the battle is in full swing, delivering a fatal blow!"

"Understood!" The two nodded emphatically. "We shouldn't wait too long. Let's head back now and proceed according to plan!"

“Go!” Chichao instructed, “Be very careful not to be discovered by the traitor’s spies.”

"I'll be careful later!"

After the two left, Chi Hun gave some instructions, and the army marched in a mighty procession towards the Chi Hun Starfield...