"You...you're bleeding!" Jiang Ruan panicked and forgot that she had a healing spell. She grabbed Gu An's hand and took out a tissue from her pocket to wipe it.

Gu An remained silent, so Jiang Ruan spoke again, "Does it hurt?"

"A little... ouch... that really hurts," Gu An said, observing Jiang Ruan's expression.

Jiang Ruan looked at Gu An with concern, then, remembering that there was medicine in the temporary tent next to the base, she turned around to get it.

To everyone's surprise, Gu An grabbed her wrist as soon as she made a move.

"Don't go, just stay with me for a while, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Gu An pulled Jiang Ruan into his arms, gently brushed away the stray hairs from her forehead and ears, and sighed softly.

With a mixture of doting and helplessness, his hot breath made Jiang Ruan's face turn bright red.

“You… no, I remember now, I have healing magic, how could I forget?” Jiang Ruan’s eyes lit up, and she grabbed his hand to examine it, but he stopped her.

"Silly girl, I was just teasing you. You seem a bit down. Don't worry, I'll always be here for you, whether in this life or the next.

Jiang Ruan looked at his hand, which was being held tightly, and his chest pressed against hers, and suddenly realized something.

If beautiful women can cause trouble, then handsome men can cause trouble just as much.

She suddenly laughed, patted Gu An's hand, and walked away pretending to be angry, leaving Gu An to feel the lingering warmth of her hand and giggle foolishly.

Three days later, after discussing their plans, the group set off for Qinglonggang.

At this point, we were still three kilometers away from Qinglonggang.

"Why do I have to come? I don't want to come." Duan Yu had already said this at least thirty times.

From the moment they arrived, Duan Yu kept talking to Jiang Yan, and Jiang Yan's usual aloofness became much warmer in his presence.

"Alright, Xiaoyu, you wanted to come, so don't say such offensive things now that you're here. People won't like it."

Jiang Yan said good-naturedly, he didn't want to become estranged from everyone or have any conflicts because of Duan Yu.

Duan Yu lowered his head, his eyes filled with unreadable emotions, yet he tried his best to restrain himself. "Who said I wanted to come? You forced me to come, didn't you?"

Jiang Yan muttered under her breath, gritted her teeth, and pulled Duan Yu, who had stood up, back down. "If you don't want me to hate you forever, shut up!"

Sure enough, that sentence worked!

He quieted down.

"Ruan Ruan, I've been feeling a bit unwell these past few days, and I want to go home, to our home."

Jiang Ruan looked out the window, and after hearing what she said, she suddenly thought of Zai Zai.

"My little one, how are you? Mommy has to go now. It might be a bit dangerous. Just stay here and don't worry me."

Jiang Ruan's words echoed in the space. Come to think of it, it had been a long time since she had used her spatial abilities.

I don't know if he has anything more special about him.

Upon hearing Jiang Ruan's words, the little one happily rolled around on the ground, "Mommy, don't worry, Xiaoyu is great, I like playing with her."

Coming to her senses, Jiang Ruan handed An Xia something—a dessert: candied sweet potato.

"Huh? Oh my god, how come you... Ruan Ruan, you've surprised me so much, you actually have this." An Xia took the disposable gloves from Jiang Ruan and stuffed a sweet potato into her mouth.

The sweet and crispy texture stimulated her taste buds, making her exclaim, "Absolutely amazing! It has to be Fengbaozhai's stuff; nothing else can compare."

She ate happily, while the others were somewhat terrified.

"Um...it smells so good, I haven't smelled this scent in ages."

Qingfeng took a deep breath, fanned himself with his hand, and wanted to smell the fragrance a little longer.

Who knew that Jiang Ruan only had five or six pieces in the plate she brought out. She gave them to Gu An and An Xia, and the last one was eaten by the shameless Zhang Yang.

He didn't get a single bite.

"Zhang Yang, you... don't go too far!" Qingfeng moved next to Zhang Yang and watched as he ate the last crumbs, feeling extremely annoyed.

"Huh? What did you say? How is this going too far? I didn't do anything! Do you want some too? Well, I haven't sucked on this finger, so you can have it?"

Zhang Yang looked at Qingfeng with a teasing smile, a joke that genuinely hurt Qingfeng.

"Boss, this job is impossible to do!" Qingfeng said in a huff, ignoring Zhang Yang, but then saw his boss take out a large plate of candied sweet potatoes from a small box next to him.

"Here, have a portion for everyone. This was made by Ah Ruan overnight. This is all the ingredients we had left. It's a treat for everyone, and we'll try to finish Qinglonggang soon."

Seeing that everyone received a share, Qingfeng felt as if his dead heart had been revived.

"Wait, why didn't that Du Nuo come along? I thought he would definitely come, it's strange that he didn't."

Anxia looked around and counted the people, but found that her mother was nowhere to be seen, which was a bit strange.

Logically speaking, he should have been the one to come, because when he heard the words "Qinglonggang," his eyes burned with a passion that he couldn't fake.

"I didn't call him. The few of us are enough. Besides, he's on the national team, so we don't have the authority to make arbitrary arrangements."

Jiang Ruan waved her hand, indicating that it wasn't that she didn't want to call him, but that she wasn't qualified to.

Everyone nodded in agreement, except for Gu An, who noticed the black dot that was gradually growing larger in the distance.

It seems to be Dongyang...

About one kilometer from Qinglonggang, everyone got off the bus, stood together, and waited for the next steps.

Before making the arrangements, Jiang Ruan glanced at Gu An, who immediately responded, "You can do whatever you want with Qingfeng and Mingyue, I have no objections."

Mingyue raised her eyes, not at all surprised by her boss's words. Qingfeng, on the other hand, felt relieved. The dessert had won him over, and he was willing to listen to her.

As for Jiang Yan and Duan Yu, we only need to make arrangements for Jiang Yan. Duan Yu can't live without him, so we can treat the two of them as conjoined twins.

With this calculation in mind, Jiang Ruan had a plan in mind.

"Listen to me, everyone. You may not know about Qinglonggang, even though I have repeatedly warned you about the dangers and opportunities there on the way."

But I still need you to act within the bounds of self-preservation. Crossing that line is a violation of our discipline. This is the most important thing.

"Another one is the legend of this place. It is said that this is the hometown of the Azure Dragon and was once a paradise on earth. However, after the apocalypse, because the soil was fertile and the economy was prosperous, the villagers with simple and honest customs were killed and the town was destroyed. Overnight, the Peach Blossom Spring turned into a hell on earth."

"Therefore, I warn everyone to take your communicators, life-saving medicines, and signal flares. We will split up."

While talking, Jiang Ruan checked everyone's equipment to make sure it was complete, and said, "Next, I'll assign tasks: An Xia, Hua Yi, Jiang Yan, and Duan Yu, come with me. Zhang Yang, Qingfeng, and Mingyue, you go with Gu An."

Everyone was a little confused about the division of labor, but since the two of them weren't working together, they didn't say anything more.