Chapter 37 reveals whether someone is lying, and Tian Manman was provoked...

"You brought him here to cause trouble, right?" The plant-type ability user's expression turned fierce: "I'm not afraid to tell you, although I'm plant-type and don't have much combat power, I know quite a few ability users."

Seeing the other person's expression, Tian Qiao knew they were enraged. Undeterred, he immediately retorted, "You think you're right to sell counterfeit goods? Threatening us? Come on, I'm not afraid of you!"

The plant-type ability user swallowed hard, probably not daring to confront Tian Qiao head-on. He looked at the baby-faced man and said in a harsh voice, "How much business have you caused us! Don't think you can keep living so carefree forever. Let me tell you, quite a few people have already offered a lot of money to take your head."

Cheng Zhiyu looked at the baby-faced man, surprised that he knew this plant-type ability user.

Upon hearing this, the baby-faced man touched his neck. The plant-type ability user thought he was scared, but before he could even laugh, the baby-faced man asked, "Heavy money? How heavy is it?"

They are clearly curious about how much they are worth.

The plant-type ability user choked, then sneered: "You're about to die, and you're still talking nonsense. Just wait, it won't be long before you're lying dead in the street. The base has rules, but rules don't apply to ability users outside."

Those with superpowers who want to stay here long-term certainly don't dare to break the rules, but that doesn't stop them from hiring other superpowered individuals from outside.

Since the superhumans outside don't stay at the base, there's nothing to fear; at worst, they can kill people and run away.

Moreover, those with superpowers who can survive outside are no pushovers.

The baby-faced man's expression changed, but he still couldn't help but retort, "Tch, come on, are you afraid of me? If you can't kill me, remember to kneel down and call me grandpa when you see me."

It was clear that they couldn't buy these seeds anymore, so Cheng Zhiyu and the others left. After walking a few steps, seeing that the baby-faced man hadn't followed, Cheng Zhiyu turned around and asked, "Why aren't you following?"

Babyface thought he had made an enemy and that Cheng Zhiyu and the others would not want to associate with him, but he didn't expect that the other party would invite him to join.

That's great! He was just wondering how to get a free meal at Cheng Zhiyu's place, since he'd already done all the work.

The baby-faced girl hurriedly followed, turning her head to roll her eyes at the plant-type ability user.

Tian Qiao was speechless: "You're stirring up trouble everywhere, are you really not afraid of dying?"

Upon hearing this, the baby-faced man shrugged indifferently: "What's there to be afraid of? They all want me dead anyway. If I behave myself, they'll let me go."

Tian Qiao remained silent, finding the words he spoke to make a strange sense.

Cheng Zhiyu looked at the baby-faced man: "How did you manage to offend so many people with superpowers?"

Judging from what the plant-based ability user said, the baby-faced man had clearly offended more than just him.

The baby-faced man scoffed, "Tch, they were just trying to scam me, and I couldn't stand by and watch, so I stepped in to uphold justice."

Wang Li nodded in agreement, confirming the baby-faced man's statement that he did indeed frequently appear at trading sites and then "speak out for justice."

Cheng Zhiyu: "If you say the stall owner is lying, will people believe you?"

Wang Li chimed in, "Because of his special abilities."

Cheng Zhiyu and the others: "?"

The baby-faced man said with a bitter expression, "My superpower is that I can tell if someone is lying. Sigh, this superpower is not good at all. Why don't you give me a superpower that can fight?"

Tian Qiao looked at Wang Li curiously: "How do you know all this? Are you two very familiar with each other?"

Wang Li shook her head: "I've heard of it."

Cheng Zhiyu and the others immediately understood. It seemed that Babyface had spoken out for justice here quite often before, and his reputation had spread far and wide. Even Wang Li, an ordinary person, had heard of him.

Tian Qiao looked at the baby-faced man with a complicated expression: "Haven't you ever been beaten up?"

Babyface: "I was beaten up. At the beginning, the base management was not perfect, and I was almost killed by several superhumans."

Tian Qiao's lips twitched: "Then why..."

The baby-faced man sighed, "I can't help it, I just can't help it."

Tian Qiao: "..." Fine.

Hearing that Cheng Zhiyu wanted to buy ordinary seeds, Wang Li didn't ask any further questions, saying, "There's no need to go to the superpowered person's stall to buy ordinary seeds; you can buy them from ordinary people too."

Wang Li led the group to the stall. With the price of the mutated seeds quoted by the plant-type ability user earlier, the ordinary seeds seemed rather cheap.

Cheng Zhiyu didn't haggle much and bought all the seeds that the seller didn't have.

The baby-faced girl didn't say anything this time. After finishing, she rubbed her hands together and said, "Want to buy more? I think it should be ready by now, judging from how fast Auntie cooks."

Cheng Zhiyu found it amusing. There was really nothing he wanted to buy. He did want the blueprints for the mechanical gun, but such a thing was obviously impossible to buy at the market. He might as well go eat.

Along the way, they bought some strange and unusual things, mostly from ordinary people's stalls. They were cheap and interesting.

They also encountered a vendor selling candied hawthorns, and Xiao Hei asked curiously, "Are they delicious?"

Cheng Zhiyu already knew Xiao Hei well enough; when the other party asked "Is it delicious?", it meant that he wanted to eat it.

We asked about the price of candied hawthorns, and they weren't expensive, so we each bought one.

Wang Li clearly hadn't expected to receive anything of her own, and quickly waved her hand, saying she didn't need it; how could she possibly accept something that belonged to someone else?

Cheng Zhiyu said with a smile, "Take it. We can't just eat it while you watch."

Wang Li hesitated for a moment, but still took it. However, she didn't eat it. She carefully wrapped it in clean paper. Thinking about sharing the candied hawthorn with her mother when she got home today, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

The baby-faced girl wasn't embarrassed at all. She eagerly took a bite of the candied hawthorn and exclaimed, "Delicious, delicious!"

Cheng Zhiyu fed Xiao Hei a candied hawthorn. Xiao Hei took a bite, chewed it for a while, and then its expression changed.

So sour! It doesn't taste good at all. Even with a layer of sugar coating on the outside, Xiao Hei felt it wasn't enough to offset the sourness of the hawthorn. But he couldn't spit it out, so he could only swallow it with difficulty.

Judging from his expression, Cheng Zhiyu had already guessed what it tasted like, but still asked, "How is it? Is it good?"

Xiao Hei: "It tastes awful."

Cheng Zhiyu glanced at the remaining candied hawthorns: "We can't waste the rest."

Xiao Hei immediately crawled into Cheng Zhiyu's clothes, poked its head out, and glared angrily with its dog eyes, as if to say, "How could you make me eat something so disgusting?"

Cheng Zhiyu suppressed a laugh and stroked his fur gently, saying, "Alright, alright, if you don't want to eat, then don't."

However, the candied hawthorns shouldn't be wasted, so Cheng Zhiyu ate the rest.

Xiao Hei watched in shock and disbelief. How could Cheng Zhiyu eat what he had left over? In his eyes, only very close relationships would involve eating each other's leftovers.

When he was a child, his father and mother would dislike the leftovers and throw them away, but his father would eat the leftovers from his mother.

Little Hei was young at the time, and he asked his father, quite indignantly, "Why can I eat what Mother leaves behind, but I can't eat what I leave behind?"

What did his father say back then? Because his mother was his consort…

"Partner..." Realizing what she was thinking, the little black tail froze instantly, glanced awkwardly at Cheng Zhiyu, and then looked away.

Cheng Zhiyu simply felt that it was wasteful. Besides, Xiao Hei had just eaten the whole hawthorn, and the other party hadn't even bitten the rest. Moreover, Xiao Hei was even cleaner than people.

The baby-faced man, watching from the side, couldn't help but ask, "Brother Cheng, can I be your dog?"

Cheng Zhiyu: "..."

For some reason, Xiao Hei, who had been hiding his head inside his clothes, suddenly poked his head out and glared angrily at the baby-faced man.

The baby-faced girl shrank back and quickly explained, "I was just kidding, just kidding, haha."

For some reason, he wasn't afraid of any of the superhumans, but a little dog made him a little scared.

Xiao Hei gave the baby-faced boy a warning look before returning to Cheng Zhiyu's arms.

Why is it that even being a dog gets you fought over? So annoying!

When they arrived at the old lady's place, the food was indeed ready. Since it wasn't convenient to eat there, they decided to pack it up and take it to their lodgings to eat.

Seeing that there was nothing more she needed, Wang Li said goodbye.

Cheng Zhiyu gave her some braised mutton rolls, which was the largest portion of the dish, enough to fill a whole pot. Wang Li wanted to refuse, but in the end she couldn't refuse and accepted it.

However, she said she didn't want the two points anymore. After receiving so many things from them, how could she accept the points?

Cheng Zhiyu wanted to transfer points to her, but Wang Li had already left in a hurry, so he had no choice but to give up.

Turning his head, he saw the dishes already laid out on the table, and the three people and the dog were all staring at him expectantly.

Cheng Zhiyu coughed lightly: "Eat if you're hungry, no need to wait for me."

The baby-faced boy who came over for a free meal glanced at Xiao Hei, while Tian Qiao said helplessly, "We want to eat, but Brother Hei won't let us. We have to wait for you."

He sighed, "Orange didn't spoil Blackie for nothing."

The little black tail twitched uncomfortably.

Cheng Zhiyu smiled, sat down next to Xiao Hei, hugged him and kissed him: "Thank you, Xiao Hei."

Xiao Hei: "Tian Qiao talks too much."

Cheng Zhiyu suppressed a laugh, picked up his chopsticks, and said, "Eat quickly, or it will get cold."

Tian Qiao couldn't wait to pick up a braised lamb chop. The lamb chop was as long as her arm, so it was inconvenient to pick it up with chopsticks. She simply grabbed it with her hands to eat.

With one bite, the mutton was tender and flavorful, mixed with a slightly sticky sauce. It had only the aroma of mutton and no gamey smell at all. Tian Qiao's lips were so hot from eating that she didn't want to put it down.

Cheng Zhiyu took a small knife, sliced ​​some meat off the lamb leg, and placed it on the plate in front of Xiao Hei. He knew it would be delicious even before he had eaten it himself. He could tell from the aroma and the way Xiao Hei was eating so much that he couldn't even lift his head.

Sure enough, the lamb leg was roasted to a crispy golden brown, and it wasn't dry at all. Instead, it was juicy when you bit into it, truly achieving a perfect balance of crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Needless to say, the braised mutton rolls are even more delicious; the rolls themselves are infused with the aroma of meat.

For a moment, there was no sound at the table; everyone lowered their heads and ate.

The dish made from half a lamb was devoured completely. Afterwards, the baby-faced boy wiped his mouth and looked at Cheng Zhiyu with pleading eyes: "Brother, Brother Cheng! Can I be your little brother? Just provide the meals!"

Cheng Zhiyu smiled, taking it as a joke. He thought it was time to rest after eating, as they had been traveling day and night for the past two days, and even those with superpowers were exhausted.

The baby-faced boy wasn't sad about being rejected; he'd come back tomorrow.

Cheng Zhiyu was unaware of his thoughts. After the baby-faced man left, she took a shower and brought the plant-type crystal core she had changed that day to her system space.

As soon as it reached Xiaoqiang, the other seemed to sense the aura of the crystal core and became unusually excited. Its leaves swayed back and forth as if blown by the wind, and the whole tree swayed back and forth.

Cheng Zhiyu smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, it was originally meant to be given to you."

Xiao Qiang shook the leaves again, and Cheng Zhiyu sensed the joy in them.

He buried the plant-based crystal nucleus next to Xiaoqiang's roots. Xiaoqiang stopped moving, probably absorbing the crystal nucleus carefully.

Cheng Zhiyu looked at them for a while, made sure there were no problems, then went to look at the other plants, touched them one by one, and then left the system space.

He thought Xiao Hei was already asleep, but to his surprise, Xiao Hei was lying on the bed waiting for him. When he came out, Xiao Hei wagged its tail.

Cheng Zhiyu's heart softened. He changed his clothes, got into bed, and cuddled the little black dog, nuzzling it gently: "Sweetie, were you waiting for me~"

Xiao Hei, perhaps already used to this form of address, thought to herself upon hearing it: "Cheng Zhiyu hasn't called me that in a long time."

Xiao Hei coughed lightly: "I have some trouble sleeping."

Cheng Zhiyu smiled and didn't expose him. Xiao Hei always slept well, so when would he have trouble sleeping?

"Okay, I was just being presumptuous." Cheng Zhiyu sighed sadly, pretending to be very sad.

The puppy was successfully fooled and felt a little guilty. Seeing that Cheng Zhiyu had lay down, it went over and lay down next to his pillow to steal a glance.

Cheng Zhiyu didn't react much, standing straight.

Xiao Hei flicked its tail impatiently, hesitated for a moment, and then gently rubbed against Cheng Zhiyu's face. The puppy's fur was soft and didn't prick his face, only causing a slight itch.

Cheng Zhiyu couldn't help but smile, finally unable to keep up the act any longer. He hugged Xiao Hei and showered him with kisses: "Hehe, was Xiao Hei just being affectionate? So cute..."

Xiao Hei: "..."

He glanced at Cheng Zhiyu furtively, thinking... "He shouldn't be sad anymore, right?"

The winged prince closed his eyes wearily and fell asleep shortly afterward.

Cheng Zhiyu poked him, and the latter sensed the familiar presence, but only flicked his tail and did not wake up.

Cheng Zhiyu smiled and said, "Tsk, you said you couldn't sleep, but you fell asleep instantly."

He realized that his little black dog was a proud and aloof dog who said one thing but meant another.

cute.

The next day, they got up a little late, which was unusual for them. The old lady cooked a delicious meal, so Cheng Zhiyu simply slacked off and went to exchange the ingredients for the old lady to prepare. They all ate with rosy cheeks.

Wang Li, on the other hand, caused a minor incident because of the braised mutton rolls she brought back last night.

The aroma of the braised mutton rolls was quite strong. Even though Wang Li brought them back inside and ate them with her mother behind closed doors, Granny Chen outside could still smell them.

The smell was so delicious that Granny Chen, who hadn't eaten meat in a long time, immediately noticed it and the meat pie in her hand no longer smelled good.

This meat pie was just brought back by Feng Rui. He said that the female superhuman bought it for him. The meat pie was already cold, and it was mostly dough with only a little meat inside.

When Feng Rui brought it back, it smelled so good that Granny Chen was overwhelmed with gratitude. Holding the meat pie that her son had given her as a token of his filial piety, she was incredibly touched.

Feng Hongjian swallowed hard, wanting to share the food with Granny Chen. Granny Chen glared at him and muttered, "Eat, eat, eat! All you ever do is eat!"

Feng Hongjian felt utterly wronged. What did he think about but eating? He had worked a full day of physical labor and had just gotten home when he ate some dry bread. How could he not be hungry?

But Granny Chen wouldn't allow us to eat it right away. Having finally gotten a meat pie, she couldn't wait to show it off to everyone. She carried the meat pie around the neighborhood.

The people living around here are all ordinary people. Even if they earn points, they wouldn't be willing to buy meat pies. Just one meat pie is worth several pieces of dry bread.

The dry bread they usually eat is dry, hard, and tasteless, but it's cheap; one point can buy two, which is enough to fill their stomachs.

Meat patties are much more expensive. Even if there's only a little meat in them, they're fried in oil and taste much better than dry bread. People usually only smell them but don't buy them.

They outwardly scoffed at Granny Chen's behavior, muttering, "It's just a meat pie, is it really that big of a deal? She's got her tail wagging in the air," but it was impossible for them not to be tempted.

Granny Chen saw the expressions on these people's faces and felt incredibly smug. She always loved to show off, and she knew that people had said her son did nothing all day.

She wants everyone to know that her son is amazing; he found a girlfriend with superpowers, and now the Feng family will be living a life of luxury!

She can even give him a grandson. Her son and girlfriend are both superhumans, so their son will most likely also be a superhuman. With a superhuman grandson, she can walk around the base with her head held high!

Granny Chen had a beautiful dream. In her eyes, all those superhumans were powerful and no one dared to mess with them. Little did she know that there were plenty of superhumans in the base. Even if she had two superhuman grandsons, let alone one, they wouldn't let her do as she pleased.

After she finished showing off with great satisfaction, she returned to her residence. Feng Hongjian had been craving the meat pie for a long time and asked her to quickly share half of it with him.

Granny Chen: "What's the rush? Where's that brat Wang Li? I want to show her that we're having meat pies today!"

Feng Hongjian said impatiently, "I just got back and rushed back to my room."

Granny Chen walked to Wang Li's door, intending to knock and show off. However, she twitched her nose, somewhat incredulous: "The smell of mutton? Where is the smell of mutton coming from? Wang Li ate meat? How could that be!"

As she spoke, her voice rose a few decibels, unwilling to believe that Wang Li had actually eaten mutton, and that her pitiful meat pie had been outshone.

To prove she'd misheard, she banged on the door. Inside, Wang Li frowned, finished clearing the dishes, got up, and took the bowls out: "What are you doing? Granny Chen, what's wrong with you? Knock on the door again and I'll slap you!"

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Granny Chen was staring intently at her bowl and, surprisingly, didn't retaliate with a curse.

Wang Li was speechless and too lazy to pay attention to her, so she took the dishes and chopsticks to wash them.

Little did she know, Granny Chen was already furious. Wang Li really was eating mutton. This time, she not only smelled it, but also saw the bowl that Wang Li had used to finish eating mutton. She couldn't be mistaken about the smell; it was definitely mutton!

Looking at her pitiful meat pie, Granny Chen felt her face burning instantly, as if she had been slapped hard.

He couldn't eat the meat pie anymore. When he came to his senses, Feng Hongjian ate the whole meat pie, which made Granny Chen so angry that she hit and scolded him.

The two started fighting inside the house. Feng Rui was disturbed by the noise and came out to shout, which finally calmed them down.

Old Mrs. Chen, however, was not at peace and decided that she would definitely go and find out where Wang Li got her mutton the next day!

As it turned out, she actually found out. After all, Wang Li had taken several people with superpowers to the market yesterday, and several people had run into them. After Chen Pozi figured out the situation, her eyes darted around. She didn't even care about her work anymore. She asked for a short leave and rushed back to knock on Feng Rui's door.

Feng Rui was still asleep and was a little impatient to be woken up. He frowned and said in a bad tone, "What are you doing? Why aren't you out working?"

Grandma Chen seemed completely oblivious to the problem with her beloved son's tone and hurriedly recounted the information she had gathered.

When Feng Rui heard how generous those superhumans were, his expression shifted slightly, clearly indicating that he had the same idea as Granny Chen.

The two exchanged a glance, and Granny Chen said, "Those superhumans were so generous. Wang Li just showed them the way, what a bunch of idiots... If you ask me, why don't you secretly follow Wang Li, take the opportunity to get to know those superhumans, and build a good relationship with them? Then..."

As Granny Chen spoke, she began to enjoy the good days of her son having several generous friends with superpowered abilities. In her opinion, her son's girlfriend was too stingy. After knowing each other for so long, she only bought him a small meat pie. She didn't know how she could be so generous!

She used to think meat patties were a good thing, but now... isn't there a comparison?

——

Cheng Zhiyu and his group did not act together; instead, they split up and wandered around the base.

Tian Qiao and Tian Manman were together, and he was with Xiao Hei.

The baby-faced boy brazenly followed them. When he saw them split up, he hesitated for a moment, then decided to follow Cheng Zhiyu.

Then, Cheng Zhiyu was seen wandering aimlessly around the base for a whole day.

The baby-faced man's legs ached from walking, and he asked with a pained expression, "Brother Cheng, aren't you tired?"

Cheng Zhiyu shook his head: "It's alright."

It was common for him to be out all day without much rest, so he didn't think much of it. But seeing the baby-faced man looking exhausted, he asked in confusion, "Aren't you a superhuman?"

The baby-faced man sat down on the ground without any regard for his image: "I'm in poor health."

Cheng Zhiyu: "..." Can someone with superpowers still be in poor health?

The baby-faced man said, "When the base was first built, I was one of the first superhumans to join. Although the food and clothing in the base are not as good as before, at least I don't have to run around all day."

Cheng Zhiyu: "Stop talking..."

Baby face: "?"

Cheng Zhiyu said half-jokingly, "I'm going to be jealous of you."

The baby-faced man was speechless.

Cheng Zhiyu squatted down next to him, unconsciously stroking Xiao Hei's fur: "But I remember that the first batch of people to join the base were only government officials."

Baby face: "..."

Just then, Tian Qiao and Tian Manman arrived; they had agreed to meet there.

As Cheng Zhiyu was about to get up and go over, he heard the baby-faced man say, "Did you believe me when I was just bragging?"

Cheng Zhiyu glanced at him leisurely, said nothing, and went to Tian Qiao and the others.

Babyface secretly slapped his own mouth.

After the meeting, Cheng Zhiyu and his group didn't rush to leave. They waited for Wang Li, who was off work at the moment, so she could show them around the base again.

However, a moment later, Wang Li walked over with an embarrassed look on her face: "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Tian and Mr. Tian, ​​I'm so sorry... I really didn't know that someone had followed us."

When Wang Li arrived here, she realized that Feng Rui was following her. She immediately guessed what he was thinking and was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder.

Ignoring Wang Li's anger, Feng Rui walked over and said, "Gentlemen, actually, compared to Wang Li, I think I'm more suitable..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tian Manman suddenly screamed and covered her head, hiding behind Tian Qiao and Cheng Zhiyu.

This startled the two of them. Tian Qiao quickly asked Tian Manman, "Manman, what's wrong...?"

Cheng Zhiyu frowned and looked at Feng Rui, who had suddenly appeared. It was clear that the other party had provoked Tian Manman.

How could a stranger possibly upset Tian Manman, who has become much more cheerful lately?