Chapter 172 The Calm Before the Storm
Li Ling scoffed at Hua Xiangqing's idea of passing it down to future generations. Compared to fame and honor after death, she cared more about what she had now.
But Hua Xiangqing's last sentence stopped Li Ling from mocking him.
Seeing that everything that needed to be said had been said, Li Ling and Hua Xiangqing really had nothing more to say.
After nodding to Li Ling, she walked away. Looking at Li Ling's departing back, Hua Xiangqing wanted to call her, but she really didn't know what to say if she really wanted to keep her.
Especially Li Ling's action made Hua Xiangqing feel extremely guilty. Thinking of her sister's attitude towards Li Ling, Hua Xiangqing had a headache about how long she could hide it from her sister, and how to comfort her sister after she knew it.
In addition to the current environment, although there is Li Ling's statement, as long as the danger is not eliminated, it will be like a sword hanging over Hua Xiangqing's head. Her thoughts are now in a tangled mess and she has no clue, not much better than Li Ling and Yang Luoliu.
So Hua Xiangqing opened her mouth but finally did not stop Li Ling. Instead of just sitting there with Li Ling, it would be better to do something within her ability. Thinking of this, Hua Xiangqing narrowed her eyes.
When he raised his head again, there seemed to be something calculating in his eyes, and he left the room.
On the other side, Yang Luoliu found Ye Yiyi as soon as he returned.
Seeing Ye Yiyi, Li Wanwan and others quietly eating breakfast in the temporary cafeteria, Yang Luoliu felt a little relieved.
However, Yang Luoliu did not step forward, but looked up at the system floating in the air. The system could naturally feel Yang Luoliu's gaze.
After taking a look at Ye Yiyi who was immersed in the conversation with Li Wanwan, the system blinked its yellow eyes and then retreated silently.
Of course, without Ye Yiyi's consent, the system had no way of getting far away from Ye Yiyi.
But fortunately, Yang Luoliu also knew that in order to prevent Ye Yiyi from noticing, Yang Luoliu was not too far away.
Fortunately, although the cafeteria was not very crowded, it was not quiet either. In addition, not many people knew Yang Luoliu, and no one could see the system.
Therefore, the actions of Yang Luoliu and the system did not attract much attention from others, or perhaps everyone was discussing what to do next. In addition, Ye Yiyi thought that everyone knew each other, so she naturally lost some of her sharpness to the things around her, and instead was discussing with Li Wanwan what to do next.
But Li Wanwan felt as if Ye Yiyi was making arrangements for her funeral arrangements. However, thinking that they were inseparable, she suppressed this strange thought.
Yang Luoliu had no idea that the system had completely sold her out. Before the system floated over, her eyes looked at Ye Yiyi so gently, as if she was looking at some priceless treasure.
Yang Luoliu didn't come back to his senses until the system came over and reminded him. Although the cafeteria was noisy and people were talking all kinds of things, the system naturally isolated itself and Yang Luoliu to prevent anyone from hearing.
Looking at the transparent barrier beside him, Yang Luoliu did not speak loudly. After all, outsiders could not hear what Yang Luoliu said, but they could see what Yang Luoliu was doing.
So Yang Luoliu turned around and faced the cafeteria, as if he was looking at the scenery outside after finishing his meal.
Although it's a bit weird, it's better than facing the cafeteria.
After turning around, Yang Luoliu repeated what he had just said to Li Ling to the system. His expression was cold and his tone was steady. If it weren't for the way he opened his mouth as if it was not there, outsiders would have thought that Yang Luoliu was just looking at the scenery if they didn't look carefully.
After hearing Li Ling's guess, the system frowned. Although it didn't think it was because of the relationship between Yang Luoliu and Li Ling, the system just blinked its yellow eyes and looked at the scenery in the distance without saying anything.
Seeing that the system didn't speak, Yang Luoliu didn't say anything, but just spoke lightly.
"I only have two days. Take Yiyi away after two days."
After hearing this, the system finally reacted. It turned its head, which had been looking into the distance, to look at Yang Luoliu and opened its mouth to ask, "Is it worth it?"
But when these three words came to his lips, he inexplicably wanted to laugh. This laughter was mixed with bitterness, sorrow, and some indescribable emotions. The system became more and more confused about what was wrong with him recently, and he didn't want to dwell on it anymore.
But the three of them didn't ask the question in the end, and instead changed the subject.
"Two days is too short, and we don't have enough crystal cores."
Yang Luoliu knew the rest without the system saying anything, but Yang Luoliu didn't say anything. He just nodded and left the space planned by the system and went to Ye Yiyi.
The system did not follow Yang Luoliu immediately, but just watched Yang Luoliu sit next to Ye Yiyi, watched the two of them talking happily and closely, and also watched him talk with Li Wanwan and others.
Unintentionally whispering.
“Is it worth it?”
However, these three words were drowned out by the noisy noise in the cafeteria, and neither Yang Luoliu nor Ye Yiyi heard what the system said.
From that day on, the atmosphere in this temporary base became surprisingly good, and no one talked about the strange thing following them anymore.
Everyone is like they were before the end of the world. They don’t even have mortgages or car loans. They work like slaves and sit together to chat and have fun after dinner.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the temporary base was surprisingly good, but such a scene was like an illusion, and it was only a matter of time before it was exposed.
But of course there are people who are very busy, and that person is none other than Yang Luoliu, but this is only at night.
During the day, Yang Luoliu was very attached to Ye Yiyi.
It's so excessive that the first impression when seeing them is either holding hands or one person walking with their arm around the other. To be honest, everyone in the base is fed up with dog food.
Although Ye Yiyi also felt that something was wrong with Yang Luoliu, when she thought about the current environment and just lived one day at a time, she didn't think much about it and followed Yang Luoliu.
When it was time to rest at night, Yang Luoliu quietly went out to collect crystal cores after making sure Ye Yiyi was asleep.
Of course, apart from the initial unruly behavior, Yang Luoliu never did anything out of line again. He always slept with Ye Yiyi in his arms like a baby.
The reason why it was not done secretly was because the system gave Ye Yiyi medicine. The dosage was not much, but it was enough for Ye Yiyi to sleep soundly for a few hours without any sequelae.
Of course, this was proposed by the system, and it obviously had its own considerations. Yang Luoliu fell silent after seeing the medicine the system took out, with regret in his eyes.
She should have asked the system about her regrets at the beginning, otherwise she wouldn't have let Yiyi suffer those things. However, this emotion only lasted for a moment. Thinking of Ye Yiyi that night, Yang Luoliu just pursed his lips, and the regret disappeared in an instant, and even her throat rolled shamefully.
The system twitched as it watched, urging Yang Luoliu to leave quickly.
But in the next two days, when Yang Luoliu went to collect crystal cores, he called Li Wanwan along. After all, the speed at which one person could collect was really limited.
Li Wanwan agreed without even thinking when she was asked to work for free.
Yang Luoliu would not treat Ye Yiyi badly. Obviously, Li Wanwan had some other guesses about Yang Luoliu's action of collecting crystal cores.
After all, when a group of people's abilities have reached the maximum level, the demand for crystal cores is actually not that great.
So when Li Wanwan heard the number of crystal cores that Yang Luoliu wanted to collect, she pursed her lips and only spoke after she was sure that there was no one around.
"Yiyi is going back?"
Yang Luoliu did not answer Li Wanwan's words, but Li Wanwan was not a fool. She knew what Yang Luoliu meant when she saw his body stiffen for a moment.
He opened his mouth to ask, "Is this Yiyi's own choice?" But then he thought of Yang Luoliu's attitude in the middle of the night, carrying Ye Yiyi on his back to collect the crystal cores, and then he thought of Ye Yiyi's attitude.
Li Wanwan understood instantly that this guy must not have asked Ye Yiyi's opinion and was probably acting on his own.
After thinking about this thought and the current environment, Li Wanwan instantly understood Yang Luoliu's thoughts.
Li Wanwan disagreed with Yang Luoliu's behavior but didn't think of stopping him because she knew Ye Yiyi's character and wanted the best for her. So the moment Yang Luoliu looked at her, Li Wanwan spoke.
"I know, but I won't tell you. Don't worry."
After hearing what Li Wanwan said, Yang Luoliu turned around with relief.
Yang Luoliu was relieved by Li Wanwan's guarantee, otherwise Ye Yiyi's secret would have been exposed long ago and she wouldn't have waited until now.
This is also why Yang Luoliu asked Li Wanwan for help at this critical moment.
On the other side, after Yang Luoliu left, the system floated into the room and kept an eye on Ye Yiyi to prevent her from encountering any accidents.
At the same time, those yellow eyes that should have been unable to show any emotion could actually see through the surface and see the extremely complex emotions inside.
"Lost the most important thing?"
Ye Yiyi did not hear the system's ambiguous whispers, because Ye Yiyi was in a deep sleep due to the system's medicine and had no idea what happened after she fell asleep.
Yang Luoliu was acting abnormally, but Li Ling and Hua Xiangwan were surprisingly calm. It was so calm that when Hua Xiangqing occasionally had some free time and saw the couple, she felt that Li Ling had no intention of leaving the team at all.
However, although Hua Xiangqing believed in the principle of sacrificing a few people to save more people, when she saw the look in her sister's eyes when she looked at Li Ling, Hua Xiangqing ultimately avoided this principle she believed in.
Originally, if Li Ling didn't come to talk to her, Hua Xiangqing would have thought of other ways, so seeing that Li Ling didn't do anything in the past two days, Hua Xiangqing didn't force Li Ling to leave the team.
He just kept in frequent contact with Yan Nanyu at the base in the south, obviously wanting to come up with a workable countermeasure.
Although Hua Xiangqing looked down on Li Ling, she was a member of her own base after all. If she didn't want to do what Li Ling said, Hua Xiangqing didn't tell the Southern Base about it.
Although her sister was one of the reasons, Hua Xiangqing was thinking that the ghost thing following her must be following Li Ling.
Drive Li Ling out and let her die at the hands of the giant tree, and then what?
Such a huge tree is a threat to humans.
This time it has its eyes on Li Ling. After sacrificing Li Ling, who will it take next time?
Hua Xiangqing didn't believe that after it took Li Ling's life, it would become a Buddha on the spot and have nothing to do with humans.
Therefore, Hua Xiangqing and the Southern Base are actually more inclined to eliminate the threat rather than let it grow.
Of course, if they knew what the "ghost things" they were talking about were, they would obviously not have such thoughts.
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