"Okay." Li Yu thought for a moment and agreed.

He was also very curious and wanted to see what the good stuff the black rat was talking about was.

What could possibly excite the black rat so much that he was determined to sell it to him?

Upon hearing Li Yu's agreement, Black Rat's expression became excited once again.

Hehehe~

The black rat trembled all over and let out a series of strange, eerie laughs.

"I saw it, I saw it! I have already seen the executive officer's tragic end."

Seeing the black rat's strange reaction, Li Yu was very certain.

This person not only has mental problems, but also harbors a deep hatred for the people in the shelter.

Li Yu took the quiver and put it away, then turned his gaze back to the black rat.

The expression on the black rat's face was strikingly similar to that of the merchant among the refugees.

Perhaps only people with this kind of mentality can become businessmen...

"Hehe." The black rat was still chuckling.

Li Yu, somewhat helpless and embarrassed, stepped forward and interrupted his strange laughter:

"Um, I'll be going now."

"Oh, you're leaving now, please go ahead."

As Black Rat spoke, he suddenly bowed slightly to Li Yu like an elegant gentleman.

This extreme change made Li Yu very uncomfortable.

He is most afraid of dealing with people whose personalities are unpredictable and uncontrollable.

Li Yu turned and quickly left the dimly lit awning.

After meeting up with Fu Xiyao, it was already getting dark.

The two people and the horse continued to move away from the shelter.

When the number of people around them dwindled, the two stopped and set up a makeshift shelter to rest.

After feeding Xiao Hei, Li Yu took out the beast crystal core, held it in his hand, and began to absorb energy by fully activating the vortex.

Fu Xiyao carefully made a small cut on her hand and slowly absorbed the energy from the crystal core.

At this moment, the beast core was more like an external energy device for Fu Xiyao, and its absorption efficiency was not high, even pitifully low.

Looking at Fu Xiyao's absorption method beside him, and the extremely slow speed, he realized that...

Li Yu also clearly noticed the difference in his body. Just as Ma Yuanbai had said, he could directly absorb the energy from the crystal core.

Li Yu turned her head and asked Fu Xiyao curiously:

"After you awaken, can you feel the changes in your abdomen?"

"Abdomen?" Fu Xiyao touched her stomach in confusion.

"It seems to have gotten a little warmer."

That's it?

Fu Xiyao nodded. After awakening, her abdomen didn't change much except for feeling a little hot.

Upon hearing this answer, Li Yu already knew the answer.

The vortex in his abdomen is not a standard feature of every awakened being; it is unique to him.

Perhaps this is his true trump card.

As darkness fell completely, Fu Xiyao suddenly sensed a change in the rain.

Three people are approaching.

She had initially thought they were just ordinary refugees, but it turned out the three of them had been secretly following them.

Fu Xiyao gently touched Li Yu.

Li Yu nodded in response, because they were already very close, and he could feel someone approaching.

Not far away, three figures moved forward while repeatedly checking their direction.

"Wang Fan, will doing this get us promoted by the executive officer?" the man behind asked nervously.

Wang Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes and scolded the two people behind him:

"Can you be a little more observant?"

"Is it necessary for the Executive Officer to handle such dirty work personally?"

"We help the executive officer solve small problems, so that the executive officer can solve big problems for you."

"Don't you understand this?"

Wang Fan was the underling who had previously suggested to the executive officer that he wanted to take care of Li Yu for a few days.

Unexpectedly, even after the executive officer refused, he still chose to 'take care' of Li Yu.

With the selection competition for the shelter's elite members approaching, Wang Fan was getting impatient.

He was already in his thirties, and his ability to improve had become extremely slow, with no hope of promotion.

There is a limited number of positions available for shelter managers.

If no one protects him, given his current level of power, he is very likely to be replaced by a newcomer.

That's why Wang Fan took the risk, wanting to make a good impression on the executive officer.

If he can get rid of Li Yu, who angered the executive officer, it should be relatively easy for him to keep his current position.

"I can feel it, those two are up ahead," the person behind Wang Fan reported.

Wang Fan was overjoyed; it seemed that heaven was truly helping him.

Then, in a deep voice, he gave the command:

"Disable them and take the horses back."

After saying that, the three of them immediately set off.

They quickly approached Li Yu and Fu Xiyao's location.

"They're here," Fu Xiyao hurriedly reminded them.

Li Yu narrowed her eyes slightly; this matter was indeed not over yet.

Li Yu never expected that the executive officer would send people to hunt him down because of this.

He was now far enough away from the shelter that he no longer needed to hold back.

Since that's the case, he won't stand on ceremony.

Li Yu took out three arrows and nocked them on his bow.

Then he slowly drew back the glass bow, aiming it at the direction from which the three were charging.

As the distance between them continued to close, Wang Fan could now clearly see Li Yu and Fu Xiyao.

"I see them. Let's finish this quickly," Wang Fan immediately reminded them.

"Yes." The two behind him also rushed forward without hesitation.

"volley!"

Li Yu immediately let go.

"Whoosh!"

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