Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Chase
The Qingyuan Guild's base is not far from this refugee camp, about an hour's drive away.
It is built on a flat plain. In late autumn, the earth is a burning orange, which sets off the quaint base community and makes it look extremely romantic.
Although this place was once a foreign land, most of the Qingyuan Guild's construction craftsmen came from Yanhua Continent. Therefore, this also makes the Qingyuan Guild's base different from the modern and practical style of other guilds. The builders have integrated Eastern aesthetics and history into the architecture, which also reflects the base owner's longing for his homeland.
When she was outside the base, Jiang Qian felt that the Qingyuan Guild's base was like a cultural heritage site she had visited before. After entering the checkpoint at the entrance of the base, the scene inside completely confirmed this point.
The long corridors, rockery, courtyard ponds, and the base with carved beams and painted buildings that resemble a royal garden make people dream of returning to Yanhuazhou. Almost every new guild member will be shocked when they enter here for the first time.
After seeing the stunned expressions on everyone's faces, Qingyuan Vice President Yuan Yuan was no longer surprised. However, even such a magnificent base was merely a branch of their American base. The blueprints for its construction were completely copied from the house they had lived in before the outbreak.
There is always someone better than you, and there is always someone better than you. The rich have no humanity...!
With such a generous hand, Jiang Qian roughly guessed that the family behind Yuan Yuan was the Yuan family, Yanhuazhou's most prestigious and ancient family. The world was so big, yet so small. She had never imagined that she would one day be able to meet the heir of the Yuan family.
Just as the end of the world comes, human society will be reshuffled. No matter how glorious the past was, if there is no mercy from God or any precious opportunities, the wealth accumulated by those big families over generations will be washed away by floods in one day, leaving nothing.
The same is true for the Yuan siblings. Initially, their family managed to hold on, possessing its own armed forces and bodyguards. However, as the virus mutated and spread, ordinary humans were no longer able to resist it. Like monkeys scattering, the family fell apart. Until... the siblings both awakened their special abilities, fought their way through the chaotic world, and finally rose again.
In addition to the main base, they also established many branch bases in various places in America. The one they are taking Jiang Xi and the others to now is one of them.
However, Yuan Yuan made it clear that arranging for them to stay in this base was only temporary, because with Xue Qi's special abilities, she could definitely be included in the list of 100 core guild members of the main base.
After things here are over, they will return and bring Xue Qi and her four companions with them.
As for what specific matters Qing Yuan needed to deal with here, Yuan Yuan did not explain in detail. She sent her subordinates to take charge of the little girl's check-in arrangements, and then left.
"It's just like being in a palace!" Xue's mother tilted her head back and looked around at the big house allocated for them to live in, her mouth wide open in amazement.
"What is a palace?" Xue Qi had never seen a palace, nor had she watched a costume drama. In her impression, a good living environment was the honeycomb dormitory factory where they had lived in the survivor area of the guild several times before, which was protected from the rain and the sun.
The houses here looked strange, and she couldn't tell which were good or bad.
"The Imperial Palace is where the Emperor lives!" Xue Huai explained vividly, diligently explaining, "The Emperor is someone as powerful as a guild leader!"
Xue Huai is much older than Xue Qi. It was not until he was in high school that his parents told him that he would have a brother or sister. He was caught off guard by his sudden arrival of a younger sister.
Plus, he was in the midst of a rebellious teenage life, which was infuriating. He had been an only child for so many years, and now he was suddenly told that he could no longer be an only child. Someone else was about to take away his parents' love and, of course, their money.
He was so angry that he refused to go home for several months and refused to acknowledge his sister, even though she was just a sister and not a brother, who made him even more aware of the crisis. This disgust was even more obvious after the zombie virus outbreak. He simply regarded her as a useless burden that would drag down the lives of their entire family.
But now, the situation was completely different. Not only did he proactively answer Xue Qi's questions, he also carried all the luggage on his back. It could be said that Xue Qi's idea of abandoning him in the refugee camp had really frightened him, so he immediately changed his mind and attitude, quite sensible. After all, his future life depended on his sister...
However, facing Jiang Qian and Jing Cheng, whom he had nearly killed and whom Xue Qi had invited along, he remained cautious and evasive, not daring to look them in the eye or even offer an apology. After all, he knew that if an apology were any use, there would be no need for the police. His actions at that time were practically tantamount to murder. On the one hand, he lacked the courage to confront his own cowardice and shamelessness, and on the other, he feared that disrupting this existing equilibrium would lead to even more adverse consequences.
So, he simply pretended to be dead, only fawning over his sister, and temporarily ignoring the two "strangers" who were traveling with him.
In this way, a group of five people moved into this large villa full of the ancient style of Yanhuazhou.
The villa had electricity and running water, available 24 hours a day. The bed was clean and tidy, and the room was decorated with paintings and plants. Everyday supplies were available, just like a star-rated B&B in a resort area. After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Jiang Qian lay down on the bed, her mind cleared, and she fell asleep soon after.
When she woke up again, the sun had already set. The afterglow of the setting sun filtered through the gaps in the bamboo curtains, falling on her eyelids. She opened her eyes. Her room was on the second floor. Walking to the window, she saw a vast expanse of red and orange trees, surrounded by a sky-blue lake, like a giant piece of jade. The surrounding rockery and artificial landscapes set off a magnificent scene that was as magnificent as the work of nature.
The scene was so beautiful that Jiang Qian had the illusion that she was in another world, as if she was really just here for vacation. In the morning, she was in the dilapidated refugee camp where zombies were rampant, and in the afternoon, she came to this dreamy paradise. The disparity between the two gave people a strong sense of false separation.
She wanted to find Jingcheng, but the moment she opened the door, a small note fell out from the crack.
There are two lines of crooked small words on it.
[Sister, we're going to eat. I knocked on the door but there was no response. We didn't want to disturb your sleep. (The food court map is on the back.)]
Jiang Qian turned the note over. On the back of the note was a business card-sized card with a clearly printed floor plan of the residential area of the Qingyuan Guild members. There was an area circled in red on the map, which was the location of the food court.
The childish handwriting on this note is obviously from Xue Qi. Although the strokes of the Chinese characters are all busy, it can be seen that it was written with great care.
From this, it can be seen that over the years, even though Xue Qi had to work hard to survive every day, he was still working hard to learn how to write in his spare time.
Jiang Xi folded the small note and put it in her pocket.
Jingcheng's room was just opposite hers. She knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from inside.
Is Jingcheng not here either? Or is he asleep like her?
She waited for a while, but Jingcheng still didn't come out, and her stomach was so hungry that it was about to cramp.
Everything about the Qingyuan Guild’s base is good, except for one thing: there is no takeout service!
It is said that this regulation is also related to the Yuan family's previous industry. They started out as a chain of mid-to-high-end restaurants, and the boss hopes most that customers will come to the store in person. The takeaway and express delivery industries have had a huge impact on the real economy. If a restaurant does not provide takeaways, it will not be able to compete with those restaurants that only do takeaways. If it provides takeaways, it will lower the grade and tone of the restaurant, and there is a feeling of being forced to move forward.
Therefore, President Qing Yuan hates takeout very much. He stipulates that if people living here want to eat, they must go out to find food on their own, and all stores in the Qing Yuan Guild member area will not deliver goods to their door.
However, once you go out and reach the dining area, almost everyone will feel that it doesn’t matter whether the food is delivered to your door or not.
The food court is filled with so many choices that it's dizzying, and there's one thing that no human being can refuse.
——No money, absolutely no money!!
Just order whatever you want when you walk in, as long as you don’t waste anything.
Jiang Ying parked the bicycle she rode out of the villa in front of the store. She didn't even need to lock it because no one would steal it.
The architecture of the food street also has a strong Yanhuazhou style. She entered a sushi restaurant, ordered some of her favorite sushi, and drank milk tea. If there was a movie theater next to it, it would be no different from weekend shopping.
How nice it would be if I could live here forever... Jiang Qian held her chin with her hand and looked at the bustling crowd outside the store.
The only people who could appear on this street were the guild's psychics themselves and their families. In just over ten minutes, Jiang Xi saw many girls.
It was different from the time in the Paradise Guild. When she opened her eyes, she saw men everywhere on the street, men in the store, and men when she returned home... She almost vomited. Moreover, they were all men who were at least 1.8 meters tall and kept looking at her from time to time. This caused her unspeakable hidden mental pressure. She always felt like a piece of meat surrounded by wolves.
It was only in the comfortable area that she could barely meet a few people of the same sex.
And this place is more like the world she used to live in. Inevitably, Jiang Qian developed a strong liking for this place.
Vice President Yuan Yuan said that in the base, they don’t have to be restrained and there are no taboos. They can just treat it as their home. They can go wherever they want and do whatever they want. As long as they don’t break the law or harm the interests of others, there will basically be no one to control them. They are very free.
So, after dinner, with ready-made transportation, Jiang Ying planned to ride a bike around the area. The scenery here was so beautiful.
However, as soon as she went out, before she could find her bicycle, she saw a group of men in pairs appearing three or five steps away from her in her peripheral vision.
It was just a meeting, even if Jiang Qian only recognized one of the faces, that was enough.
Without the slightest hesitation, she turned and ran.
Behind her—
"Sister-in-law!! Hiccup!"
The cold wind blew into his trachea, just as unexpectedly as Jiang Xi's. Fang Fang hadn't expected such a coincidence. He could even run into Jiang Xi?!
Jiang Qian's reaction was obviously faster than theirs. She kept passing by the people on the sidewalk and disappeared in front of them in the blink of an eye.
"What are you still standing there for? Chase the duck!" Fang Fang shouted.
Thus, a night alley chase began.
It's quite embarrassing to say, to the point where I'm too embarrassed to even say it out loud.
They were all extremely fast and good at tracking, but they couldn't catch up with Jiang Xi all at once and were always left behind by her.
After all, this is not their guild's territory, and they are all forbidden to use their supernatural powers. Therefore, it is not easy to catch a woman in the bustling crowd at dinner time.
Help!
Jiang Xi gasped for breath, her mind a mess.
How did they get in? Didn't Jingcheng say Qingyuan wouldn't let them search the guild?
But they came in.
Jiang Xi was shocked and frightened. She ran away frantically while looking for a shelter to take shelter.
She could feel that these people were right behind her and were about to catch her. The current situation was that no matter which store along the street she ran into, she would be immediately locked.
She didn't dare to hope that the Qingyuan Guild would be willing to protect her, because if Fang Fang and the others couldn't catch her, it would be fine. But once they caught her, it would be a matter of seconds to take her away. By then, no one would be able to save her.
There was another corner ahead, and Jiang Qian rushed forward regardless of everything.
It was at this corner that vision was lost for a few seconds.
Jiang Xi disappeared on the street.
Looking around, there were not many people on the street and only a few shops were open.
However, there was a car parked on the side of the road.
The location of this car is so eye-catching that it cannot be ignored.
Fang Fang and his men approached consciously or unconsciously. It was not that they had not thought about searching the car, but the blue iris emblem in front of the license plate number reminded them that they had to always behave themselves when on someone else's territory.
This is the Qingyuan Guild’s car.
So they only dared to peek inside secretly.
There was no one on the passenger seat, and the driver's window was only slightly open.
That's just one glance.
"grass!"
Fang Fang's face immediately turned red.
"Let's go! Go back and look for it..."
The group made a complete misjudgment. The person lying in that position could not possibly be their president's wife!
There was more than one person in the car.
The man sat in the driver's seat, looking relaxed.
And in the empty space beneath him, there was another person. His right broad palm was pressing on that person's head.
emmm……
What is this doing?
have no idea!
After an unknown amount of time, the noise around him gradually subsided.
The man who had been burying his head finally stood up.
A small hand with white and tender fingers touched the car door handle with a slight trembling sound.
But before the hand could open the car door.
Her wrist was grabbed by another man's big hand, and the owner of the hand was also caught back.
Looking at the woman's red cheeks, his voice was low and hoarse.
"You want to leave now?"
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