"I know." I haven't experienced it myself, but I've read a lot of novels about it.

Moreover, she wasn't as kind as he imagined, so he really didn't need to worry about her getting torn apart.

"Once you get to the base, as a girl, try not to stand out. Don't become someone else's darling," Cang Yu continued to remind her.

There are essentially two outcomes for this type of person: either they are placed under surveillance by those in power (in layman's terms, imprisoned), or they have some ability but not much, which leads to them being envied by others and ultimately being eliminated.

The national base is not as peaceful as one might imagine.

"Yes! As long as I can survive, I will never step forward." She hopes to spend the rest of her life with her skills, living a peaceful life, and has no intention of becoming a savior.

Seeing how obedient she was, Cang Yu thought for a while and finally said softly, "Lin Yue, if I can come back safely alive, I will come to the base to find you. At that time, you can live as freely and flamboyantly as you want, or live a peaceful life as you want. I will protect you."

Recently, he and Lin Yue watched a lot of TV dramas. After careful consideration, he felt that he must have fallen in love with Lin Yue, just like the male leads in those dramas, which is why he cares about her so much.

If it were based on his personality from his past life and the past twenty-nine years of this life, let alone saving people, he wouldn't even blink an eye if someone died in front of him, and might even shoot them to finish them off. Not to mention that he was afraid she was too weak and would be bullied, so he trained her desperately. Knowing that she liked to eat fish, he took her to the reservoir to catch fish. He wanted her to be responsible for his three meals a day with just a little favor...

However, despite liking her, he did not require Lin Yue to wait for him at the base. He simply said that "if he could come back," he would protect her without specifying in what capacity he would protect her.

Lin Yue's breath caught in her throat for a moment.

She never expected Cang Yu to say that. She thought that no matter what happened in the end, Cang Yu would go on to live his own life and even make a name for himself, and that they would never see each other again.

Unexpectedly, he said that if he could go home, he would protect her.

She didn't understand before, but after watching too many romance dramas, she couldn't help but think that Cang Yu might like her.

She seemed to be attracted to his abilities and trusted him completely. She felt relaxed when she was with him, but she never thought about anything in that direction.

Therefore, she was quite certain that she only admired Cang Yu, and did not feel any romantic feelings for him.

However, whether she liked it or not, she hoped that Cang Yu could live a good and safe life. Perhaps she could think about it in the future, since he was still a very good person.

"Okay, then you must live well," Lin Yue replied softly.

People always need to have something to look forward to. No matter what Cang Yu is going to do, at least when there is danger, he can think that he still has someone to take care of, which may make him more careful.

Cang Yu's tightly pursed lips relaxed. He hadn't expected Lin Yue to answer him, but her answer always made him feel good.

After they finished speaking, they continued walking forward quietly, as if the ambiguous conversation they had just had hadn't been made by them.

The snow wolf seemed to smell a slightly sweet scent in the air. It stretched its head from the back seat to the front, tilting its head to look at this and then that, its eyes softening.

Lin Yue rubbed its head, then pushed it back.

Why is the little guy getting involved?

After driving for a while, the two frowned when they saw the situation ahead.

A roadblock had been set up not far away, and three cars were stopped in front of it, with the drivers getting out of their vehicles.

Someone was searching their car with a knife. The driver of the car in front didn't dare to speak and looked a little scared, probably because he was being threatened.

Lin Yue raised an eyebrow. This was the second time she had been robbed since the apocalypse. So the apocalypse really is just a camouflage for some trash?

In the end times, all sorts of monsters and demons emerge.

The two didn't intend to turn around and drove straight up, and naturally, they were stopped by someone.

Because they drove the car to the front, the conversation outside could be heard clearly.

A rather refined-looking man, clinging to his wife and child, pleaded timidly, "Please, we only have these things left. Please let us pass. I promise I'll make it up later."

The robber said, "Stop talking nonsense. We don't have enough stuff. Quickly decide whether to keep the woman or the child, or you can stay here yourself."

As for what to do with them, of course, they're used as sheep.

The man over there was still pleading, but the robber got annoyed and hit him on the back with a stick.

On their side, a burly man carrying an iron bar came over with a henchman and started banging on the car window.

"Open the window!"

Cang Yu calmly rolled down the car window and turned to look at the big guy outside.

"What's up?" He clearly knew the answer already.

The burly man looked down at the passenger seat, then at the back seat, and grinned, "Hey! Brother, you're in luck! You can still have a beautiful woman with you these days! And that wolf looks pretty good too, looks like you've got plenty of supplies!"

Cang Yu didn't answer, but just stared at the big guy, waiting for him to answer the previous question.

"Hey, you've got guts, bro. Since you have plenty of supplies, leave some as toll. Of course, we'd prefer those two wolves behind you. If you don't want to leave any of them, your girlfriend can stay and keep us company—that'll count as you giving us something." The big guy thought he was being generous by offering three options.

Cang Yu narrowed his eyes dangerously, radiating a chilling aura.

"I can't give you my girlfriend. The wolf is my girlfriend's favorite, so I can't give that to you either. You can have the supplies in the trunk, move aside, I'll get out and get them for you," Cang Yu replied.

If you don't notice the cold glint in his eyes, his words are very deceptive, making him seem like a "cowardly" man who is afraid of his girlfriend, and giving the impression that even if someone steals his girlfriend, he wouldn't be able to get her back.

Lin Yue didn't know whether others believed it or not, but the big guy outside and his underlings did. The two of them took two steps back and smiled very brightly.

"That's more like it. If you know what's good for you, you won't have to suffer like that boil."

They collect tolls to run a legitimate business. As long as people pay the tolls, they will never make things difficult for them. After all, there might be a second time. If they make things difficult for people, how can they retain their old customers?

“You can go out and practice,” Cang Yu said quietly to Lin Yue, turning his head.

Lin Yue nodded. She also wanted to test the results of her training over the past few months. Such a good opportunity for real combat didn't come every day.

So the two of them opened the car door at the same time and got out, and also opened the back door.

Cang Yu got out of the car and, without giving the other man a chance to react, punched him in the temple, then quickly twisted his hand, snatched the iron bar, and hit him directly on the head.

The burly-looking man lay on the ground and never got up again.

Something unexpected happened to them. Nineteen out of the twenty people in the entire stronghold surrounded them, leaving only the leader standing on the mast watching them, acting as if they weren't worth his time.