Xue Huan looked down and saw that Song Mie had already climbed out of the quagmire.

This bastard, still wants to run away?!

Xue Huan instantly threw all the yellow garbage in her mind out of the sky, jumped down from the tree with a few leaps, and landed directly in front of Song Mie.

Looking at the person who suddenly fell from the sky and blocked his way, Song Mie smiled awkwardly, his eyes showing guilt. He dodged and didn't dare to look her in the eye. "Sister Man, please listen to my explanation. At that time, I was also -"

Seeing Pei Ji approaching leisurely, Song Mie stopped talking abruptly, his eyes widened, and then he looked at Xue Huan, and he suddenly understood: "So it was you who kidnapped people that day!"

Now it was Xue Huan's turn to feel embarrassed.

I didn't expect that I would be exposed so suddenly.

But she remained calm and said, "So what if it's me?"

Song Mie: "..."

Damn it! What can I do? I can’t beat him, but how can I get him back?

He said with a forced smile, "Xue Huan, although I almost implicated you just now, you stole my person first. How about we just write it off?"

Xue Huan pondered for three seconds, then nodded under Song Mie's secretly vigilant gaze, "Okay."

Song Mie breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at her, and looked at Pei Ji again.

Pei Ji raised his eyes, his pupils were pitch black and his eyes were cold, which made Song Mie's heart skip a beat and he felt fear instinctively. It was even more terrifying than when he was chased by the mutant giant bear before.

He didn't dare to look any longer and left in a hurry.

Pei Ji followed his back with a cold murderous intent in his eyes, but just as he was about to catch up, a spicy and fragrant smell suddenly reached his nose.

Who is eating hot pot?

Pei Ji immediately put Song Mie behind his mind and took Xue Huan with him as he ran towards the direction where the fragrance came from, as fast as teleportation.

Xue Huan originally wanted to ask him where he was taking her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was met with a mouthful of wind. She had no choice but to shut up and hold on to him tightly to avoid falling.

A few minutes later, Pei Ji put Xue Huan down. At this time, Xue Huan also smelled the smell of hot pot.

Damn, who is so awesome that he dares to eat hot pot in the forest?

When she looked up, she saw the heroine and her group.

Well, besides the male and female protagonists, who else is there?

Huo Chengjue was the first to notice the arrival of Xue Huan and the other person, and the others followed suit.

Xue Huan was stared at by several people, feeling a little embarrassed. "Haha, you guys keep eating, we're just passing by."

Zhang Yuge picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth. He chewed it with gusto and exclaimed as if to show off: "Oh, it's delicious."

Xue Huan wanted to pull Pei Ji away, but she saw him staring at the other person's pot.

She almost wanted to kneel down to him, "Brother, you are a ninth-level boss, are you really greedy for a bite of hot pot?"

"Come on, come on, I'll make you hotpot when I get back, okay?" she whispered in his ear.

Pei Ji sighed, "But I want to eat now."

Then he walked towards the heroine and the others and threw a crystal core over. "How about we have a hot pot meal instead?"

Huo Chengjue grabbed the crystal core in his hand and took a look. It was level seven!

Xue Huan was nearly pissed off at Pei Ji. This prodigal son, if he sold this crystal core to the system, the gold coins he'd get for hot pot would make him eat until he vomited! And yet, he only got one meal!

Shen Lingqiu and the others were also shocked by Pei Ji's generosity. You know, the highest level crystal core at present is level eight, but level eight is almost invisible, so in normal transactions, level seven is the highest level, and it is hard to come by, so no one would take it out easily.

Now, Pei Ji took it out so casually, and just to exchange it for a hot pot meal.

Although this apocalypse is dangerous, food is not in short supply. Of course, this is only for people with special abilities. It is still difficult for ordinary people to fill their stomachs.

Pei Ji can easily take out a seventh-level crystal core, so how can he not eat hot pot?

Zhang Yuge's expression froze. "Brother Huo, is that crystal core real?"

Humans have an unparalleled talent for counterfeiting. Even humans can be counterfeited, let alone crystal cores? There is no shortage of fake crystal cores circulating on the market.

Huo Chengjue felt it briefly and sensed the surging energy within the crystal core. He nodded and said, "It's true."

Shen Lingqiu spoke at this time, "Sit down, the crystal core is no longer needed. It is fate that we can meet again. Did you bring your bowls and chopsticks?"

Look, she is indeed the heroine she likes, she is so generous in her words and deeds.

Xue Huan pulled Pei Ji over and sat down. "Thank you very much, but we can't eat for free. I happened to have brought some food with me."

She took out a bunch of food from her backpack, including canned braised pork, instant noodles, braised beef, boneless chicken feet... and a large box of fruit.

These things were naturally not put in the backpack, but were taken out from the space with the help of the backpack.

They can all be eaten directly.

Zhang Yuge originally wanted to mock her when he saw that she had taken the crystal core back, but when he saw the pile of food, he silently shut his mouth.

Speaking of which, Xue Huan hasn't eaten hotpot for quite a while. Hotpot is only enjoyable when there are many people around. It's boring to eat it alone.

Pei Ji has joined the battle. Xue Huan took off her mask and picked up her chopsticks to start eating.

When Zhang Yuge saw her face, he reacted the most and choked. He thought that this woman kept covering her face because she was ugly, but he didn't expect that she was actually pretty.

Xue Huan raised an eyebrow. "Why, are you shocked by my beauty?"

Zhang Yuge: “…”

As they ate and talked, the two groups gradually became more familiar with each other.

Shen Lingqiu said: "Xue Huan, the bottle of medicine you gave me before is very useful. If you have any extra, can I ask you to buy a few bottles?"

It was inevitable that they would get injured when walking outside, so she also stocked up on a lot of medicine, but none of them were as effective as the bottle that Xue Huan had.

After using the medicine, Yu Ge's injured wings have now almost healed.

"I only have one bottle left. If you want it, I'll give it to you. Consider it as compensation for this hot pot meal." Xue Huan took out the medicine from the compartment of her backpack.

Shen Lingqiu refused to accept her money for free and insisted on paying for the crystal core. Compared with this bottle of super effective medicine for injuries, a hot pot meal was nothing.

Xue Huan had no choice but to accept it. "Next time you come to Tianquan Base, I will treat you to a big meal as well."

"good."

After collecting enough food, Xue Huan and Pei Ji returned home.

The first thing he did after returning was to fulfill his promise to cook for Pei Ji and serve this ancestor a luxurious meal of hot pot and barbecue.

Next, Xue Huan spent a full five days processing various ingredients, turning the various mutant beasts, mutant fish, wild fruits and vegetables she hunted into cooked food and storing them in the space.

At first, Pei Ji helped her, but he had an amazing appetite, and often at least half of the food she cooked would end up in his stomach.

Xue Huan simply pushed him aside and forbade him to touch her.