Chapter 65 Spoiled Girlfriend VS Obsessive Post-Apocalyptic Boss 11

What happened that day was clearly very effective.

From then on, virtually no one in the base dared to look at her with hostility.

Moreover, Huo Linchuan has been quite indulgent towards her these past few days, granting her almost every request.

Jiang Zhiyi expressed great satisfaction with this.

However, excessive joy can lead to sorrow.

Jiang Zhiyi caught a chill one night after being exposed to the wind. What started as a minor cold suddenly developed into a fever.

They were supposed to leave the mine soon, but considering her condition, the group had to postpone their trip.

Several groups of healing-type ability users came to treat her during this time, but none of them were very effective, and her fever could not be brought down.

Fortunately, her fever subsided on its own after two days. She has been resting and recuperating since then, and will be able to start again in a few more days.

Outside the camp.

"How is she?"

Jiang Yue brought over a lot more supplies.

Huo Linchuan seemed to have gotten used to it, and unlike before, he didn't refuse. Instead, he had someone take the items and leave.

"Almost done."

Huo Linchuan squinted at him and said, "If I could do it now, I would really like to kill you."

Jiang Yue raised an eyebrow. "I didn't mean anything by it, I just brought some things over. I don't intend to be a third party."

Huo Linchuan suddenly sneered, "Of course a thief won't admit to stealing."

"What are you afraid of? If she really likes you, no one can take you away. What, are you worried that I'm the exception for her?"

Huo Linchuan's pupils contracted slightly, his expression unreadable. "You're quite confident, and you like to dream."

"I have to go now."

"No need to see me out, and please don't come again next time."

"It depends on my mood."

...

Changfeng Base.

Jiang Zhiyi was playing with several beautiful stones.

She was confined for many days because she was sick, but now that she's finally recovered, she's eager to come out and have some fun.

The air of freedom is so wonderful.

However, I didn't see Jiang Feng today; instead, Jiang Yue was here.

"It's quite pretty. Where did you find it?" she asked.

Jiang Yue: "I found it in the mine. You were sick for a few days and had nothing to do, so I went in and played around for a bit."

"You can have it all if you like."

He then brought over a lot of colorful stones.

"I don't need that many, just a few will do."

Jiang Zhiyi was still a little embarrassed.

She had already taken a lot of things from Jiang Yue, although most of them were given to her by Jiang Yue himself.

"It's okay, I know it's inconvenient for you to carry it by yourself. I'll have them deliver it to you later."

"Can I go inside the mine to play? I want to find some stones myself," Jiang Zhiyi suddenly thought.

She had only been inside once before, to escape the acid rain; it was quite thrilling, like an adventure.

Jiang Yue hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

The two then headed to a mine.

"I've been to this mine several times before, it's fairly safe. Just stick close to me and don't wander off."

The two then went inside with some basic equipment.

"There's still electricity here!" she exclaimed in surprise.

“I took over it before, and it was connected to the power supply at the camp. I wanted to test the track. The tracks here are relatively well preserved.”

Jiang Yue possesses light-based superpowers; with him around, the entire mine is illuminated.

"Do you remember the crystal ball I gave you last time?" he asked.

"I remember when it was opened in the mine, it was amazing, it was quite beautiful."

Do you still want to watch?

"What?" Jiang Zhiyi was still a little confused.

Jiang Yue put away the energy orb he had used for illumination, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Then, he raised his hand, and unlike the beam of light that had been focused in one place just now, the mine was now filled with sparks of light, scattered in every dark corner.

The twinkling stars are a beautiful sight.

"Wow!" Jiang Zhiyi had never seen this before.

"Nothing special, just like before, it's the simplest use of light-based abilities."

"Why don't we use this lighting? It'll only be a little dim, but we can still see clearly," Jiang Zhiyi said, indicating that she wanted to look at it a little longer.

"Alright."

Jiang Zhiyi looked around the mine, rummaging through things here and there.

Jiang Yue was quite considerate; he silently followed behind her, shining a light on her feet and occasionally reminding her to watch where she was going.

The two of them walked deeper and deeper into the mine.

When they arrived at the same intersection for the third time, they realized something was wrong; they must be lost.

They wandered around here for a very long time, but the deeper they went, the more winding their way became.

Suddenly, they fell directly from one of the partitions. Fortunately, it wasn't particularly high, and neither of them was injured.

"Don't move yet."

Jiang Yue illuminated the surrounding environment and discovered that the two of them were currently on a suspended platform.

He casually pinched the fence next to him, and it crumbled easily; it was already rotten.

This place simply cannot sustain them for long.

"What do we do now?"

Once they fall, they're basically dead.

Jiang Yue saw a track not far away, with a small mine cart on it.

He remembered that when he was scouting ahead, he had used a beam of light to scan downwards from a high vantage point and had just caught a glimpse of it.

This little minecart should be on the same track where you first arrived, and it should be usable without any problems.

"Let's go over there first, and move slowly."

The two moved carefully.

As soon as Jiang Yue stepped onto the stone wall beside him, the platform immediately shattered into pieces, and he quickly pulled Jiang Zhiyi over.

"I almost fell." Jiang Zhiyi was terrified, her voice trembling with fear.

"Will we die?" Jiang Zhiyi felt a pang of regret; she felt she might not make it out today.

"Don't be afraid, follow me, we'll go over there first."

The journey was fraught with difficulties, and almost everything around us was rotten, as if there were time bombs on the road.

They had no idea whether their next step would be crushed and they would fall flat on their face.

The two of them finally made it to the small mine cart.

The track was a bit high, so Jiang Yue squatted down and let Jiang Zhiyi climb in by stepping on his shoulders.

He quickly and nimbly jumped up.

Just as the two were about to turn on the switch and leave, they saw the load-bearing markings on the small mine cart.

This small mining cart can only carry one of them.

Jiang Yue said to her, "Go out first, then find someone to rescue me."

"no."

Jiang Zhiyi looked around; it was just like she had been on the road. She knew very well that once the small minecart drove off, this place would collapse immediately, like a disposable object.

Moreover, most of the passages inside are interconnected, so destroying one could affect all of them.

Even if they are lucky enough to escape unharmed, it will be difficult to find their original location and rescue them once reinforcements arrive.

Jiang Zhiyi: "Either you go out and find someone to come and rescue me, or we go out together. In any case, I will not leave alone first."

Seeing her firm attitude, Jiang Yue lowered his eyes, lost in thought.

Soon, he said with a helpless expression, "Alright, let's think of another way."

She nodded to him.

Jiang Yue sighed: "Have you never received any flowers from me before?"

Jiang Zhiyi didn't understand why he suddenly asked such a strange question.

All her attention was drawn to this problem.

"You even sent me flowers?" she asked, puzzled.

She had never received one before; usually, it was food or toys.

Jiang Yue's hands didn't stop moving.

He said sarcastically, "I knew Huo Linchuan was petty."

"I gave you so many things, he would give you the food and toys, but he secretly threw away all the flowers I gave you."

The smile playing on Jiang Yue's lips held a deeper meaning. "This time I saved you, so he owes me a life—"

Before he could finish speaking, the small mine cart suddenly started moving.

He immediately flipped over and jumped down.

"Jiang Yue!" Jiang Zhiyi then realized that he had just pretended to compromise.

But the little mine cart was moving too fast, and she could only sit inside it, watching helplessly as she got further and further away from him.

His voice drifted over faintly—

"So if I manage to get out of here alive, then I'll have to compete with him fair and square."

"Flowers should not be sent through other people in the first place."