Chapter 63

The cell was damaged, and alarms immediately sounded in the corridor and the outer guard room.

Yuanji was not surprised at all by this scene.

He immediately contacted the duty room and asked them to turn off the alarm.

He knew that a single cell could not contain Nan Tingjin, and the arrival of Qian Hui only further agitated him.

Although Nan Tingjin had told him not to tell Qian Hui, he couldn't afford to offend either side!

Now that things have come to this, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad... Indeed, some people with special abilities can improve their condition with the help of their lovers.

Yuan Ji cautiously approached quietly, and the plants that had come with Qian Hui were also on high alert.

The cabbage was stirring restlessly, and the carnivorous plant was ready to grow larger at any moment, knocking Nan Tingjin aside.

They didn't know what was wrong with Nan Tingjin, but they could vaguely sense a faint aura of danger emanating from him.

Qian Hui took a half step back, and said nervously, "Xiao Jin..."

Nan Tingjin stood in front of the damaged cell, his figure blocking the light from the walls behind him and along the corridor, with most of his face hidden in shadow.

He forced his way out, and the effects of being confined by the room were quickly disappearing.

Qian Hui's wrist was still tightly gripped. Nan Tingjin slowly pulled him towards himself, bent down, and hugged him.

His strength was considerable; Qian Hui was completely restrained. Hearing his slightly heavy breathing beside her ear, Qian Hui felt a little nervous.

After a while, Nan Tingjin did not make any further moves, but simply held him.

Qian Hui relaxed a little and whispered, "Didn't you say we didn't need to...?"

She doesn't need him to be with her, yet she holds his hand and won't let go, and now she wants to hug him.

Nan Tingjin stroked Qian Hui's silver hair at the side of her neck and said softly, "Let's hug for a while."

Qian Hui looked up at him: "You... broke the fence."

Does that mean that after hugging him for a short while, Nan Tingjin will have to go back and be locked up again?

Nan Tingjin remained silent. Qian Hui reached out and cupped his face, then touched his forehead with her palm.

Aside from a slightly elevated temperature, I don't think there's anything seriously wrong...

The state of being lost can easily cause supernatural abilities to go out of control, but since Nan Tingjin was imprisoned, he has only damaged one cell.

Qian Hui leaned closer and kissed Nan Tingjin on the cheek.

“Come back with me,” he said. “Would you mind?”

Qian Hui felt that with her by his side, Nan Tingjin might get better.

Even if the effect is minimal... we'll think of other methods later.

Qian Hui even began to consider the possibility of directly attacking the Sky Base and stealing the medicine.

However, the medicine made by Wenjue cannot be guaranteed to be free of side effects and still carries risks.

Nan Tingjin remained silent, and Qian Hui waited patiently before kissing him again.

After a long pause, Nan Tingjin replied, "Very well."

Qian Hui smiled and touched his cheek: "Then let go of me first, and I'll take you back to the courtyard."

Nan Tingjin slowly let go of Qian Hui's hand, and they prepared to leave.

Yuanji immediately led the way and unlocked the door on the other side of the corridor.

On the way back to the botanical courtyard from Black Ridge Mountain, Yuanji drove while carefully keeping an eye on Nantingjin's condition.

Nan Tingjin remained quiet and compliant throughout. Yuan Ji escorted the two to the new base, watching Nan Tingjin's figure gradually disappear from sight before turning and leaving.

Before leaving, he arranged for several people to guard the nearby wall so that they could go in and check if anything happened.

If Qian Hui can help Nan Tingjin get out of his lost state, that would be even better.

Compared to the outside world, the Blackridge Mountain base was indeed the least affected. Their people basically did not rely on the medicine of the incantation and could adapt to ordinary healing methods.

However... there's something else that Yuanji finds strange.

After returning to base, he parked the car, took out a small bottle from his person, which contained stimulants. The effect was so-so, but better than nothing.

He was clearly affected that night; his powers were not working properly for a short time, and he had a headache the next day.

But after taking the energy booster once, it seemed like I was completely cured.

Yuanji was absolutely certain that he was currently in perfect health and showed no signs of losing his senses.

That's not right either. This kind of energy booster is the most common one, and many people in the base use it.

Yuan Ji pondered in confusion. He recalled carefully that he hadn't eaten anything else in the past few days, except for a group of various exotic plants, and hadn't seen any strangers.

He had a gut feeling that there was something he had overlooked, but he couldn't figure it out.

The sound of the communicator pulled Yuan Ji back to reality. He looked down and saw it was a subordinate from the base, as he opened the car door.

Meanwhile, Qian Hui led Nan Tingjin back to the cabin.

The plants quietly gathered around, and the big pea, wanting to join in the fun, was kept outside.

The curtains were also drawn, clearly indicating that they didn't want the plants to disturb them.

Carrots and peppers urged everyone to leave, but the carnivorous plant stayed behind, quietly guarding the window.

The little mushroom was there too; it climbed onto the head of the carnivorous plant, standing on tiptoe and peering curiously.

It sniffed lightly, vaguely sensing an unusual scent, and quickly rummaged inside the umbrella cap.

However, after searching for a long time, there was nothing there.

The carnivorous plant noticed the little mushroom's behavior and quietly inquired.

"Hmm..." Little Mushroom pointed to the room and said she wanted to help Nan Tingjin "clean up".

However, the new mushroom powder hasn't been ready yet; the last batch was used by Yuanji.

clean?

The carnivorous plant curiously looked up at the window of the small house with the light on.

The little mushroom doesn't fight. Back in the courtyard, whenever zombies started invading, it would just hide.

After arriving here, I haven't had the chance to use my abilities, and now I'm being protected very well.

Given its special circumstances, as long as it is in good health and happy, Qianhui and the plants do not demand anything else.

The carnivorous plant remembered that the little mushroom had mentioned to it before that its ability was to "clean" and "purify," but it was mostly useless for plants.

Could it be that the little mushroom can help Nan Tingjin?

However, since it awoke, its body has not fully recovered and it is temporarily unable to use its abilities.

The carnivorous plant used its leaves to protect the small mushroom, telling it not to rush and to take its time.

The little mushroom nodded earnestly, yawned, curled up in the leaves of the carnivorous plant, and prepared to sleep, keeping watch with it.

Inside the room, Nan Tingjin's gaze was fixed on the window.

Knowing that there were plants guarding the outside, he couldn't resist the urge to move the outer trees over to block all the entrances and completely seal off the cabin.

At this moment, Qian Hui took his hand: "Xiao Jin?"

Nan Tingjin's attention was diverted, and he stroked Qian Hui's slightly cool palm, calming himself down a bit.

The two sat on a sofa in the corner, with two cabbage lamps hanging to the side.

"Xiao Jin," Qian Hui asked, "would you like something to eat?"

"Need not."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Tingjin couldn't help but pull Qian Hui into his arms and let him sit on his lap.

Qian Hui thought to herself that Nan Tingjin had said he didn't need it when he was in the dungeon, but he still came back with her.

He hesitated for a moment, then took out half a bag of dried fruit from his pocket, picked up a piece, and fed it to Nan Tingjin.

The dried fruit was cool and refreshing, carrying the scent of Qian Hui's fingertips, which Nan Tingjin then ate.

Qianhui fed her several more, and ate some herself as well.

After finishing half a bag of dried fruit, Qian Hui touched Nan Tingjin's forehead with her palm and asked, "How are you feeling now?"

He continued, "If you... want to talk to me, or have something you want to do, I can accompany you."

What do you want to do?

Nan Tingjin whispered, "I want to kiss you."

After buying the resurrection beans for Little Mushroom, Carrot led the plant team to hunt down zombies, quickly accumulating new balance for Thousand Fennel.

Qian Hui's weakened state did not last long. Now, apart from his silver hair and red eyes, he is becoming more and more like a human, and his fair skin radiates a delicate glow under the light.

Nan Tingjin stared at Qian Hui with a direct gaze.

Caught off guard, Qian Hui felt inexplicably nervous, and the tips of her ears quickly turned red.

But he still slowly approached and took the initiative to kiss Nan Tingjin.

One kiss wasn't enough; when they wanted to kiss again, it became Nan Tingjin who took the lead.

He pinched Qian Hui's chin and kissed her cheek heavily, rubbing her delicate skin.

Qian Hui was even kissed so hard that she reached out to push him away.

Nan Tingjin stepped back slightly and kissed him again, this time on the lips.

Neither of them had ever kissed before; when they were close in the past, they had only ever tried kissing briefly.

At first, Nan Tingjin was quite gentle, kissing and coaxing her.

Qian Hui was innocent and obedient, practicing with difficulty.

Until Nan Tingjin gradually lost control, his strength increased, and he became increasingly forceful.

Qian Hui couldn't push him away; her chin was being pinched, and she was completely unable to refuse.

When the kiss finally ended, Qianhui was having trouble breathing, and the tip of her tongue felt numb from the kiss.

He looked dazed, and after a while, he asked in a low voice, "Are you feeling better?"

Nan Tingjin kissed away the moisture from Qian Hui's lips and whispered, "That's enough."

Qian Hui didn't forget to touch his forehead with her palm, but after kissing him, he felt that his body temperature was also a little high, as if he was soaked in the heat from Nan Tingjin's body.

He unconsciously licked his lips and buried his face in Nan Tingjin's arms: "I'm sleepy..."

Then, Nan Tingjin carried him to the bed.

The cabbage lamp in the room went out halfway through, and Qianhui groped to take off her coat and was the first to crawl into the quilt.

After Nan Tingjin lay down, he leaned over and hugged her tightly.

The kiss had exhausted Qianhui, and she was so tired that she leaned against the warm embrace and quickly fell asleep.

Seeing that nothing unusual had happened to the carnivorous plant outside the window, I felt somewhat relieved.

It quietly huddled in the grass, closed its eyes but didn't sleep, deciding to stay until tomorrow morning.

All the lights in the base were turned off, and the plants each settled into their preferred spots.

The cabbage bowls and cabbage shells were all laid out, and there were a few on the open grass, a few that had gone into the forest, and two or three that were hanging on tree branches.

The big peanut was also asleep. It was invited by the little cabbage to go inside the cabbage shell and lay down cautiously on the very edge.

In the middle of the night, Peanut fell asleep and slowly rolled to the center, hugging the eggplant next to him.

As the cool night breeze blew by, the carnivorous plant under the window suddenly opened its eyes and raised its head alertly.

There was a sound coming from the back of the cabin, which sounded like the sounds Nan Tingjin made every time he used his supernatural abilities to move objects in the mountains.

It's so late, why isn't he asleep yet?

The wooden house was dark and quiet. The carnivorous plant wrapped the sleeping little mushroom in leaves to protect it, then got up and went around to take a look.

However, when it arrived at the location where the noise originated, there was something unusual on the outside of the wooden house.

The carnivorous plant hurriedly turned back, but it was too late; all the windows and doors of the wooden house were blocked by the tree trunk.

...Nan Tingjin was indeed still awake; he must have deliberately lured him away.

Are you crazy? You're not going to go in and bother them.

The man-eating flower touched its sharp teeth, lifted its stem and "kicked" the tree trunk, then lay down by the window to continue its vigil.

—

The next day, Yuanji took some time to come over.

He brought two bottles of energy drinks, but failed to see Nan Tingjin.

Carrot took the medicine and pointed to the little wooden house in the distance, saying, "Woo."

It's almost 10 o'clock, and the two of them still haven't gotten up.

Yuanji roughly understood what he meant and asked, "How was the leader last night?"

Nan Tingjin's symptoms this time were different from before, and he was unsure of what stage he had reached.

Carrot scratched his head: "Ugh..."

It should be fine, right? I didn't hear anything last night.

Just then, the carnivorous plant passed by with the little mushroom, snorting out from its nasal cavity.

Yuan Ji vaguely sensed some dissatisfaction and carefully chose his tone, saying, "If anything happens, be sure to contact me immediately."

Chili, who was also nearby, raised her communicator and waved it to indicate that she understood.

In the distance, Big Peanut was hiding behind the bushes, observing quietly.

How come there are still humans in the base... There's one in the cabin, and another one over there.

It was very wary and began to have thoughts of leaving.

Humans and zombies are both bad things!

The big peanut had a cold look in its eyes. Then it turned its head and suddenly met the gaze of a small mango.

It froze, then quickly straightened up and stood properly, reverting to its obedient self from yesterday.

Mango came over and asked Peanut what he was doing there.

"Ugh..." Peanut made up a reason on the spot, seeing that Mango looked innocent and didn't seem to suspect anything.

It hesitated, then couldn't help but ask what was going on with the humans at the door.

The mango peeked out and discovered it was Yuanji.

It waved its hand: "Woo!"

That guy? He was one of my defeated opponents!

And it wasn't just this one human; there were many more inside the walls over there, all of them their underlings!

Upon hearing this, Big Peanut's eyes widened.

Outside the base gate, Yuanji delivered the medicine and left.

Carrot, carrying the medicine, arrived at the cabin with chili peppers.

There were still a few plants around. Potato shouted twice, and the tree trunk blocking the door and window finally moved away slowly.

The plants waited for a long time before Qianhui opened the door.

He must have just washed his face; the ends of his hair were damp, his lips were red, and his cheeks and ear tips were also red, as if he had been frozen or hot.

The man-eating flower rushed forward, but the sweet pepper was even faster, rushing over and throwing itself into Qian Hui's arms.

The other plants also approached one after another, with Chili tugging at Qianhui's clothes, her eyes filled with concern.

“I’m fine,” Qian Hui said. “Have you had breakfast?”

The bell pepper nodded and made two "woof" sounds.

There was some food stored in the kitchen, and the plants had already taken care of themselves before Qianhui even got up.

Carrot came over and handed two small medicine bottles to Qian Hui, then looked into the wooden house and asked, "Huh?"

Then, a shadow loomed over, and Nan Tingjin came up behind Qian Hui and took the medicine bottle from his hand.

Qian Hui put down the bell pepper she was holding and asked curiously, "What's this?"

"An energy booster," Nan Tingjin said, lowering his eyes and casually placing the medicine bottle on the cabinet by the door.

The man-eating flower carefully observed Nan Tingjin and sensed that his breathing was a little more stable than when he had just come out of the dungeon yesterday.

But it was only a little bit. He restrained himself, his dark eyes hidden in the shadows, and it was unclear whether he had slept at all last night.

After thinking for a moment, the carnivorous plant decided not to tell Qian Hui about the little mushroom's "cleaning" for Nan Tingjin.

Little Mushroom's "mushroom powder" hasn't fully matured yet, so it can't use its abilities. If it were revealed now, it might only worry Qian Hui.

It's not too late to try helping Nan Tingjin after the little mushrooms are ready.

As for the news I heard yesterday about those superhumans outside...

The new base still needs improvement, and there are probably many new plants waiting to be added, but they don't have time to deal with those.

The carnivorous plant turned its head and happened to see the little mushroom pick a small flower from somewhere. It happily ran to find the big peanut, wanting to give it to it.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the woods outside.

Lettuce left the intermediate-level zombie by the ruins and wandered into the woods alone, looking for something to eat.

Yesterday, the zombies followed the summons all day and arrived at an area with a large number of zombies, but they did not find any trace of the zombie king.

Lettuce kept its distance, driving the zombies away so they could rest in a safe place some distance away for the night.

The zombies calmed down during the day, and no new summons or commands were received, so Lettuce was put aside for the time being and decided to fill his stomach first.

It entered the woods, deliberately not concealing its scent; any discerning plants would move away upon smelling it.

After walking a short distance, Lettuce found a small clump of wild berries under a tree.

It picked one to taste, and suddenly heard a rustling sound behind it.

The lettuce turned its head and saw two plants huddled together.

A sapling and a kiwi stood not far away, cautiously observing the lettuce and... the small wooden piece hanging around its neck.

The piece of wood was a small piece of lettuce that I broke off yesterday. I made it into a pendant by threading a hole in it with straw rope, so it would be easier to wear and less likely to fall off.

The kiwi stared at the wooden pendant and mustered its courage to ask if it was the leader of the plant base.

Lettuce immediately realized what was happening and scratched her cheek.

The ruins on the side are teeming with zombies. What if they wander here... I'm going to check out the base anyway.

"Woo..." It thought for a moment, then nodded, "Woo!"

The two plants immediately got excited and asked if they could join the plant base.

Lettuce nodded again.

Can!

It waved, signaling the two plants to follow it.

The sapling and kiwi quickly stepped forward and accepted the two wild fruits that the lettuce offered.

The lettuce in front of them was a top-grade exotic plant with a powerful aura, and it wore a wooden pendant with its name on it, which they firmly believed.

The wild berries were too sour, and I didn't want to eat the lettuce, so I gave the rest to the two plants and continued searching in the woods.

The sapling and kiwi fruit followed it all the way, and then encountered several other plants.

They had all seen the wood chips yesterday and, following the instructions on them, went to a relatively safe place at the edge of the forest to wait, hoping to see if there really was a dedicated base for plants.

Upon seeing the lettuce pendant, almost all plants mistook it for "Chief Anise".

Lettuce waved her hand, indicating—Add! Add everything!

It told the plants that there were several exotic plants in the yard, such as carnivorous plants, nut trees, and sunflowers...

The description of the plant garden's various arrangements and environment is so vivid that it doesn't seem fake.

The plants listened intently. The lettuce paused halfway through its story, then sat down on the grass and murmured, "Ugh..."

I'm just a little hungry right now...

A rose bush seemed to understand, and trotted over to hand the lettuce a few unidentified fruits.

I tasted the lettuce, and it was alright, so I took another head.

It patted the rose leaves: "Woo!"

Great! I'll talk to the carnivorous plant myself and let you join directly, without the approval process!

The roses were excited and happy, and the colors of their petals became even more vibrant.

So when the lettuce finally filled its stomach and walked out of the woods, it was followed by a full nine plants.

It instructed the plants to stay close to it and not get lost, and slowly walked forward along the path beside the ruins.

—

Two days later, a plain-looking modified car arrived outside the woods.

The car door opened, and Carrot and Cabbage jumped out first, cautiously looking around.

Once it was safe, Nut stayed behind to guard the car, while the remaining plants followed closely behind, disappearing into the woods along with the carrots and cabbages.

However, after searching roughly around the edge of the woods, the team found no plants.

The carrot even used its thorns to fly to a farther place, but it was still not seen.

This grove isn't very large; could it be completely devoid of any plants?

Or perhaps they exist, but upon seeing the wood chips, they hide and refuse to appear.

The cabbage was a little disheartened, but the bell pepper comforted it.

It's okay, we can look elsewhere and find plants that are willing to join the base.

Cabbage sighed, nodded, and followed the team back to the modified vehicle, heading in another direction.