Chapter 169 Domineering and Protective

When Yu Qingchuan went out, he happened to meet the returning Zhuoguang team and Shengshi Dynasty team.

Everything was normal on Zhuo Guang's side, but things were obviously different on Shengshi Dynasty.

Compared with several other teams, they seemed particularly embarrassed.

Although none of them seemed to have suffered any fatal injuries, except Tang Ran, almost everyone's clothes were torn, and several team members' clothes were stained with blood.

"Captain, what should we do? It's been so long. Huayue won't..." Tang Ran supported a team member with a leg injury, his tone a little worried.

Gao Yang didn't say anything, but the expression on his face was a little heavy.

They searched for a whole day and fought two fierce battles, but there was no trace of either Professor Kang or Hua Yue.

Did Huayue really die in the alien swarm yesterday...

When Yu Qingchuan heard Tang Ran's words, he subconsciously looked up at Hua Yue.

As expected, Hua Yue was half-supporting herself, looking towards Shengshi Dynasty with a hostile expression. The coldness in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"Do you want to talk to them?" Yu Qingchuan asked softly, "I can help you down."

Hua Yue came back to her senses and shook her head gently, "No need, Doctor Yu... Thank you..."

Seeing that she lay back down again and had no intention of getting up, Yu Qingchuan nodded, asked no more questions, and turned to go to the mercenary group.

Yu Qingchuan stayed in the mercenaries' tent for a long time. When he came out again, he found that several people from Shengshi Dynasty were standing more than ten meters away from their RV, looking up at Huayue on the roof.

Wang Zha lay in front of them, whining in warning. Although he didn't strike an attacking stance, his dark green eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Gao Yang looked at Wang Zha, who looked like he didn't want anyone to come near him. He didn't dare to approach him, so he could only shout to Hua Yue from a distance: "Hua Yue, stop making trouble. Come down first and talk to us."

Hua Yue's willow-shaped eyebrows suddenly frowned. She covered the wound on her abdomen and tried to make her voice sound loud and coherent. "I'll say it again... I have nothing more to say to you! When we get back... I will go to the Mercenary Hunter Center and quit the team. Hurry, hurry up... Don't disturb my sleep!"

Gao Yang's face darkened slightly, but his voice remained gentle, and there was an apology in his tone: "Hua Yue, don't be angry. We were certainly wrong about what happened yesterday, but I was really forced by the situation at the time. I had no choice but to let you cover the rear! And as soon as we caught our breath, we went back to look for you! But you were gone, and we thought you..."

"Did you think I was dead?" Hua Yue sneered, "That's fine. Just treat me as dead and don't bother me anymore! Let's go our separate ways!"

"Huayue, what's with that attitude?!" A team member behind Gao Yang couldn't contain himself anymore and stepped forward to yell at Huayue, "Have you forgotten who saved you? Ever since you joined the team, how have we ever treated you unfairly? If there's any good stuff, aren't you the first to pick it up? Is this how you repay us?"

"Zhang Su! Stop talking..."

Gao Yang didn't hold him back. He knew something was wrong and was about to scold him when he heard Hua Yue's voice suddenly get louder.

"Repay?" Hua Yue was so angry that she sat up directly from the roof of the car. The pain in her wound was tearing, but she endured it with all her strength and gritted her teeth, "I'll repay your grandmother! You know why you saved me in the first place! Even if you did save my life, since I joined the team, which one of you hasn't been saved by me five or six times?! Why didn't you say you would repay me back then?"

"Luckily, the supplies were tight, so I got to pick them first... Zhang Su, how can you say that with that licking face of yours! More than 70% of what you eat, wear, and use is obtained by me! Just for this reason, I'm giving you a break by asking you to kneel down and call me aunt! I won't take a single crystal core, I'm giving it to you for free, and you still have the nerve to ask me for something in return?"

Zhang Su's face turned blue and red after being scolded by Hua Yue, but he opened and closed his mouth for a long time and didn't know how to refute.

Instead, Gao Yang spoke up like a peacemaker, "Hua Yue, calm down, calm down... You're still injured, be careful of the wound..."

Hearing this, Hua Yue's eyes grew even colder. "Oh, so you guys knew I was injured? I thought you were blind and couldn't see!"

"What? You took advantage of me being injured and came here to piss me off to death? Humph, I tell you, dream on! Even if I have to die, I will bury you all first! You are a bunch of heartless bastards. I'm disgusted by the thought of you being buried with me!"

“Puff—”

Seeing that Hua Yue was injured but still able to show her full aura and scold Gao Yang and other grown men until they couldn't open their mouths, Yu Qingchuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hua Yue turned around when she heard the voice and found that Yu Qingchuan had been standing next to Wang Zha, looking at her with a smile on his face.

Hua Yue's face suddenly flushed as she recalled her own fierce outburst of curses. But soon she felt a pain in her abdomen, and her face suddenly turned pale again.

Seeing this, Yu Qingchuan also stopped smiling and frowned with some worry, "Is the wound open? Does it need to be rebandaged?"

"No need." Hua Yue shook her head, took a deep breath, and slowly lay down again. "I'm fine... Thank you... Doctor Yu."

Zhang Su saw Yu Qingchuan looking at Hua Yue with concern, and a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes. "Oh, I was wondering why Hua Yue was so arrogant today. It turns out she hooked up with the researcher!"

"Humph, usually pretending to be so noble, but I didn't expect him to be so quick in the dark. I wonder what shady tactics he used. Some researchers are the same way, putting on a sanctimonious front, but behind the scenes you don't know..."

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Before Zhang Su could finish his words, he was interrupted by three sudden gunshots.

"ah--"

The scorching bullet landed right at Zhang Su's feet, frightening him so much that he stepped back and screamed.

Yu Qingchuan and Hua Yue, who were about to take action because of Zhang Su's words, were both stunned.

Yu Qingchuan turned his head and saw Qiao Yu lying by the car window, still holding his gun.

"It's the middle of the night, do you still have any sense of public morality?" Qiao Yu looked at Gao Yang and Zhang Su with a cold expression, his eyes filled with impatience. "If you don't sleep, will others not sleep too?"

"If you don't roll away now, the bullet won't hit the ground at your feet anymore."

Seeing that Qiao Yu was still pointing a gun at them, Gao Yang, Zhang Su and others gritted their teeth, but ultimately did not dare to say anything and turned back to their own tent.

"Thanks……"

Just as Qiao Yu was about to put away his gun, he suddenly heard a low, hoarse voice of thanks coming from the roof of the car.

Qiao Yu raised the corner of his lips slightly, "You're welcome."

Then he looked at Yu Qingchuan again, and said with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Why don't you come back quickly?"

"Here I come."

Yu Qingchuan grinned and ran to the car happily.

Compared to Hua Yue, he truly felt very lucky to have a boss like Qiao Yu who was so protective of him...