"What did you say?" Miao Xin stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"I mean there's wood outside that we can burn to keep warm, don't use blankets, there's nowhere to get cotton."

Before Zhang Xiaoqiang could finish speaking, Miao Xin shoved him aside and ran out. Inside the room, on the wall, was a small rectangular piece of mirror.

It only reflected a person's face; it was probably the mirror where the old Taoist priest usually washed his face and looked in it. Miao Xin ran over and looked in the mirror, almost fainting.

Her once delicate, dark eyebrows were now completely burned away.

More than half of her hair was singed, and her scalp was showing on her forehead. How could she go out in the future looking like this?

"Miao Xin, what's wrong with you?" Li Mingxuan walked over and looked down at her, asking.

"It's nothing, it was just a little accidental. I started a fire inside the house, but thankfully it didn't catch fire."

Miao Xin gritted her teeth and said those words, then turned around and went back into the house, slamming the bedroom door shut.

The men outside looked at each other, completely bewildered.

"It's probably her period, so it's possible she's a bit irritable."

"Forget it, why don't you just do what you're supposed to do? Zhang Xiaoqiang, you had to go looking for trouble. Wouldn't it be better to sleep and save your energy?"

Liu Yu muttered something while lying on the floor. He turned over and went back to sleep.

Zhang Xiaoqiang ignored him and instead frowned as he looked at the closed bedroom door, feeling that Miao Xin was definitely hiding something from them.

It seems I still need to find a way to get into a research institute, leave these people, and live a normal life. This base looks quite safe.

At least there were walls, electric fences, and soldiers standing guard to protect them, so he had to find a place to settle down as soon as possible and couldn't hang out with these unambitious people anymore.

Miao Xin went back inside, though she was very angry that she looked so embarrassing.

She wasn't too angry, after all, these hairs could grow back. With her superpower, she would be willing to never grow eyebrows again in her life; she could just draw them on every day.

If all else fails, she could just go to a permanent makeup shop and get her eyebrows tattooed with a machine. The important thing is that she now possesses superpowers; by calming her mind and focusing her concentration, she can watch as an ice ball the size of a ping-pong ball condenses in her palm.

She was incredibly happy. It was a pity it wasn't a fire-based ability; this ice-based ability always felt less lethal than fire. She'd wait until she mastered her ability...

We can start preparing to take action now, but of course, we still need to find out Jian Ning's exact address first.

Take it one step at a time. As long as she's in this base, one day she'll fall into my hands. Jian Ning is absolutely confident about this.

"I took a pair of scissors out of the medical kit, and without even looking in the mirror, I cut off all my burnt hair."

This repair will heal in time; at worst, you can wear a hat when you go out, which is acceptable.

Jian Ning had no idea that Miao Xin was eyeing her jade pendant space.

After staying at home for two days, I taught Cao Xue and Tian Tian a set of body-strengthening exercises that ordinary people could practice. I told them to practice on their own first, and if they didn't understand anything or didn't know how to do something, they could ask Jian Anping.

He also left a portion of all the necessary supplies for Jian Anping, ate breakfast, then put an invisibility talisman on himself and flew towards Jiang City on his sword.

She walked in a straight line, which consumed some spiritual energy, but compared to what she was about to obtain, it was nothing.

Because of the extremely fast speed of the flying sword, it took just over an hour to fly back to Jiang City.

She returned to Jinmao Mansion first. Nothing had changed since she left. Only the ground floor was littered with the mangled remains of monsters, left behind after their consumption.

The snow was covered with dark red bloodstains and drag marks. It was clear that those who didn't evacuate with the troops in time ended up as food for the octopus monster.

Jian Ning sighed and flew back to the sixteenth floor on her sword. Because the floor was high and there was no one in the room, the floor remained exactly as it had been when they left, without any changes.

He passed through the wall and entered Xiao Lingfeng's house. He went straight to the bedroom and saw that the bedding was folded into neat squares. A thin layer of dust covered it, indicating that he hadn't returned.

Instead of rushing to find someone, Jian Ning returned to her original room. She went straight into her immortal abode to meditate and recover her strength. Without Huang Fugui's immortal abode, it felt much quieter.

He didn't leave the immortal abode until the afternoon, where he took a hamburger and fries from his spatial storage and ate them. Only then did he go to find Xiao Lingfeng.

Because I didn't know where he was. I was just walking aimlessly on the street.

Jiang City is now a ghost town, deserted everywhere. The snow on the ground is quite thick; when you step on it, the snow goes up to your calves.

Jian Ning found it quite interesting, hopping and skipping through the snow. Because she was wearing a white down jacket, she almost blended into the street.

"Watch out!" The sudden shout startled Jian Ning, who turned around to see a giant pair of pincers in front of her.

She hasn't drawn her sword yet.

A gunshot rang out, and the tentacle that was waving its pincers to grab Jian Ning was shot open, leaving a large hole. Dark blue blood gushed out.

After being injured, the octopus monster did not back down; instead, it became even more ferocious and charged forward again, brandishing its tentacles.

Jian Ning wouldn't allow it to be so presumptuous. Her Ruoshui Sword flashed, severing the octopus monster's head. This time, it wasn't split in two.

Jian Ning didn't know where the powder could be extracted from the monster's head, and she would be heartbroken if it were damaged. Cutting it off directly was the best solution.

But unexpectedly, this octopus monster, even without its head, could still attack on its own. Although the force was much weaker, it seemed as if it wasn't dead.

This puzzled her greatly. She took her sword and cut off all the tentacles on its body. Only the monster's shell remained, and it twitched before finally coming to a standstill.

"Comrade, that's impressive skill! You must have received special training, right?"

Five people walked out from a distance, all dressed like bears, with thick clothes, hats and masks on, making it impossible to tell their identities, but each of them was carrying a gun.

Jian Ning guessed that it must be soldiers from the army who stayed here. Ordinary people must have left. Who would stay in such a dangerous place at this time?

"Not bad, I've learned a little. Who are you people?" Jian Ning asked cautiously, holding the Ruoshui Sword in one hand and staring at the person who spoke.