Chapter 106 Taking a Bath
After a show of hands, everyone decided to stay at the Chiayi City base for two more days, both to investigate the situation and to take a break.
The 'twigs' in Lu Nange's palm were rolling around as she pondered why the system hadn't issued any rewards.
After walking for a while, Lu Nange confirmed that no one was around. With a slight movement of her fingertips, two modified off-road vehicles appeared out of thin air.
We drove towards the Chiayi City base.
Inside a vehicle not far from the Chiayi City base, the two spymen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally back!" One of them wiped away his sweat, his tense shoulders relaxing slightly.
"Follow them for a bit and see if they go to the mission center to hand over the supplies. That way, we can figure out how to report back to the boss!"
Back to the rented courtyard.
Chi Yanzhou's gaze fell on the crack in the door—a few strands of hair left by Lu Nange were gone.
"Someone has been here." He said in a low voice.
The group quickly checked the inside of the house.
Sure enough, there were signs of disturbance on the cabinet doors, drawers, and upstairs and downstairs. Although the other party tried their best to cover it up, the slightest movement could not escape their eyes.
He Zhuo asked, "Now that they've touched it once, they should be able to rest assured, right?"
Lu Nange scanned the vehicles outside the house with her mental energy: "There are still people watching outside. They probably won't be able to finish their mission until we complete it."
"Shall we go hand in the mission now?" He Zhuo tugged at the clothes that were sticking to his body, beads of sweat rolling down his Adam's apple.
Gu Wan glanced at the scorching sunlight outside the window: "This sun is so strong, why don't we go later when the sun goes down?"
"Why would you girls need to make the trip?" He Zhu grinned. "We rough guys can handle it!"
Gu Qi patted his shoulder: "I'll go with you."
Turning to Ji Xian and Chi Yi, he said, "Old Ji, Brother Chi Yi, you didn't go out this morning, why don't you come with us for a tour?"
Ji Xian: "Let's go."
Chi Yi: "Okay."
"Wait!" He Zhuo grabbed the blood-soaked hem of his clothes. The sticky feeling made him frown. He turned to look at Lu Nange, his tone carrying a hint of coquettish complaint.
"Sweetie, I want to change my clothes..."
"Go like this." Chi Yanzhou interrupted He Zhuo.
He Zhuo tugged at the fabric sticking to his body, muttering resentfully, "Brother Yan, this stuff is sticky, like I'm covered in glue, it's so uncomfortable!"
Lu Xici: "Whoever came back from finding supplies must be covered in dust and grime. It's not appropriate for them to be too clean."
He Zhuo froze, then suddenly slapped his forehead and burst into laughter: "That's right, why pretend to be a sophisticated person in the apocalypse!"
The four men carried bulging bags of supplies out of the courtyard.
......
Lu Nange and the others quickly restored the house to its original state before they left.
The doors and windows were tightly shut, the curtains were drawn tightly, and several blocks of ice were placed in the center of the living room, with wisps of cool air slowly spreading in the sweltering air.
The macaw flaps its wings every now and then to cool itself down.
After the indoor temperature dropped, everyone took turns taking a shower.
Gangzi tilted his head, staring at the fragrant Lu Nange and the others, and suddenly let out a loud "caw caw".
It flapped its wings and flew to the kitchen, picked up a plastic basin, and dropped it on the ground with a "bang".
"Gagaga!!!"
[I want to take a nice, fragrant bath too, so I'll wash right here!]
Lu Beiye glanced at Gangzi, then looked up at Lu Nange: "Sister, is it going to take a bath here?"
"Beauty, Aye, quack quack!!!"
[I'll generously share my good looks, unlike you guys who have to hide in those tiny cubicles!]
Everyone burst into laughter...
Lu Nange changed its pot and reached in to scoop it into the pot.
Wen Qing and the other two took turns bathing Gangzi: one wet the feathers, one lathered the skin with soap, and the other rinsed him.
Gangzi squinted, enjoying himself so much that he fluttered his wings, splashing water droplets and foam everywhere.
The little tree-man, 'Zhizhi,' climbed onto the edge of the pot with two slender branches, observing curiously for a while. Suddenly, it rolled up a ball of foam and slapped it onto the broccoli on its head.
He shook it triumphantly, as if showing off his new hairstyle.
Perhaps finding it amusing, it stretched out a branch and gently patted Lu Nange's wrist, indicating that it wanted to wash as well.
Lu Nange had just taken out a clean small basin, but hadn't had time to pour water into it yet.
'Zhizhi' couldn't wait to climb in and, just like Gangzi, sat upright in the center of the pot, its leaves swaying slightly, as if urging him on.
Warm water was slowly poured into the basin, and the branches of 'Zhizhi' happily stretched out, then secretly reached towards Gangzi, rolled back a clump of foam, and imitated him by flicking it onto its wavy leaves.
Lu Beiye squatted down next to Lu Nange, his elbows resting on his knees, his palms supporting his chin, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curling up.
The bird and the tree had just finished bathing, their feathers and leaves still dripping wet. Gangzi couldn't wait to grab a branch with his beak and drag it out to the yard to dry.
"Gah! Here we go!"
The branches of the tree swayed in mid-air, like a reluctant vine.
Lu Nange tapped its branches and leaves, and the 'branch' obediently wrapped itself around Gangzi's back.
Lu Nange had given Gangzi instructions, so Gangzi didn't grow bigger. He just carried Zhizhi on his back and thrashed about in the yard.
Sunlight penetrates the water droplets, refracting into tiny dappled patterns on the feathers and leaves.
The branches of 'Zhizhi' swayed along the flight path, occasionally tangling with Gangzi's tail feathers, causing Gangzi to squeal in dissatisfaction, but it had no choice but to continue to carry the mischievous tree crookedly, drawing irregular arcs in the yard.
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