Chapter 53 Rounding
Qi Huan followed Jiu Fangyu all the way to the back door of the restaurant. Before he even took a step out, the night wind blew straight into his face with a chilling chill. Even the few grains of sand hitting his cheeks felt icy.
There was a big temperature difference between day and night, and he didn't have time to put on his coat. He was struck by the cold and shivered immediately.
Jiufang Yu paused, and Qi Huan also did an 'emergency brake', but was still a little too slow. His nose hit Jiufang Yu's solid back, and he could faintly smell a fresh and cold scent.
Qi Huan's mind went blank for a moment, and then he realized that it was the smell of Jiufang Yu.
"Boss, we braked suddenly and rear-ended the car in front of us. The car in front is fully responsible..." When people are nervous, they will pretend to be busy. Qi Huan was rubbing his nose and mumbling, when a heavy coat with body temperature fell on his head.
Qi Huan took the coat off his head, and the epaulettes and buttons made crisp sounds. It was the black military uniform that Jiufang Yu was wearing.
"You..." He was about to refuse, but Jiufang Yu said without giving any room for rejection, "Wear it. I'm a sentinel, and I can withstand the cold much better than you."
That's right, there are still a lot of things to do tomorrow, and I can't catch a cold at this time. Qi Huan thought about it and didn't act pretentiously anymore.
Jiufang Yu took him and jumped to the boat landing pad in the backyard next door. He was now only wearing a well-ironed silver-gray shirt. His movements vaguely outlined the smooth muscle lines on his back, which was full of abstinence. Qi Huan's throat moved slightly, and he coughed in panic and quickly looked away.
Shen also jumped over after the two of them.
The fiery red beam of light from the small square rushed straight to the top of the protective shield. Shen Ye exchanged a look with Jiu Fangyu, jumped directly onto the airship and drove out. Jiu Fangyu took Qi Huan onto his own black-bottomed gold-patterned airship. 99% of the stone beasts cannot fly, so when encountering a stone beast, it will be relatively safe if you stay far enough in the air.
Sitting on the rising airship, Qi Huan silently looked at the nearly three-meter-high walls around him. It turned out that the walls of these two courtyards were only for him to protect. It was really... formalism.
When the airship rose above the roof, he saw not only the west gate, but also a red beam of light in the distance. Judging from the direction, it should be the south gate.
The situation in the small square was also far more serious than before. There was a big hole in the base gate, and stone beasts were crawling out one after another. The ray gun array at the gate automatically locked its position and continuously attacked the stone beasts that emerged.
There were actually three stone beasts that had broken in, and it was the first time that Qi Huan had seen one that looked like a saber-toothed dragon.
The three stone beasts had crossed the small square and rushed to two nearby streets. The saber-toothed dragon that was heading for Jinwan Street was only thirty or forty meters away from Jiufang Yu's house. Tao and Shen were standing guard at the entrance of a street respectively. Xu Zhi was nowhere to be seen, probably going to the south gate.
"Go down and help." Jiufang Yu stretched out his hand and poked the black ball nestled in Qi Huan's arms.
Monday let out a lazily hum, jumped off the airship and rushed straight to the gate, then opened its mouth and swallowed a stone beast that rushed in with rays of light.
Two escort airships arrived, one on the left and one on the right, guarding the hole in the gate together with Black Ball.
There was a lot of noise below, Quan Hai had already run into the crowd that was surrounding the stone beast to help, Quan Yu opened the door a crack and looked out worriedly. A few buildings away there was a child of eight or nine, also peeking out through the crack of the door with trepidation.
Qi Huan looked at the stone beast that was so close, then looked at Quan Yu and the child, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally asked, "Can you bring them up as well?"
"Jia Yi, how are the arrangements for the escort team going?" Jiufang Yu glanced in the direction of his gaze, contacted his men, and maneuvered the airship down.
The airship landed steadily on the ground. Qi Huan waved frantically at Quan Yu and the child. The child shrank back and dared not get close. Finally, Quan Yu ran over and dragged the child all the way to the back seat of the airship.
"Forty people have been dispatched to the West Gate and the South Gate respectively. Twenty guards have been sent to the East Gate and the North Gate for inspection. There are also five teams of ten people patrolling along the five main roads in various areas of the base. The remaining thirty people are on standby in the central area of the base." The voice in the communicator was a little distorted, and there was a crackling interference sound from time to time.
While the two were talking, four more airships carrying escort members arrived and saluted Jiufang Yu in unison.
Jiufang Yu pointed towards the small square, and four airships immediately surrounded it, each setting up guns and firing.
Blue rays fell like a rainstorm, illuminating most of the square.
The coat was a whole lot bigger for Qi Huan, and the night wind blew through the collar into his chest. He reached out and grabbed the collar tightly. His nose was filled with the same smell as before, like crystal clear ice, like new snow on the top of a snowy mountain, like the smell of a newly sharpened knife cutting through the air, pure, fresh, sharp, cold, and a little astringent, as if it were some strange and rare metal, which made people unable to help but indulge in it.
Qi Huan gently touched the heavy epaulette on his left shoulder with his fingertips. Things were different after Jiufang Yu took over. When the stone beast broke in before, let alone such a fast response speed, there was no sign of the guards from beginning to end.
Given the situation today, if Jiufang Yu and the others were not here, the surrounding streets would probably be half destroyed by now.
Ten more airships arrived, and Jiufang Yu ordered six to destroy the stone beast outside the gate, and four to evacuate the ordinary residents near the street corner. The airships were divided into two teams in an orderly manner, and quickly carried out the order.
Qi Huan, Quan Yu in the back seat, and the child all tried to remain quiet so as not to disturb Jiu Fangyu.
"How's the protective shield?" Jiufang Yu contacted Kong Hu without stopping.
"Three small unresponsive areas have been found. Repairs are underway. This is expected to take thirty minutes."
"This is Fierce Beast B. We have arrived at the alarm location. We have found seven stone beasts, one B-level, three C-level, and three D-level. We are dealing with them now."
The child in the back seat was so scared that he almost cried when he heard about the seven stone beasts. Qi Huan quickly turned around and gestured to keep quiet. Quan Yu gently held the child in his arms and patted his back soothingly.
"Be careful to block their entry route. The guards have arrived and sent a team to evacuate and protect the residents."
"yes."
A storm that could be described as a small beast tide was quickly brought under control under Jiufang Yu's proper dispatch. The hunting teams that rushed to the scene after hearing the news all came back empty-handed. By the time they arrived as usual, the battles at the gates of the two bases had already come to an end.
When I got up at dawn, the outside was a mess. The damaged road had not been repaired yet, and the ground was covered with gravel and potholes, and large patches of blood of different colors.
Moving the stone beasts, sealing the cave, dealing with the injured, patrolling the entire base, and a lot of other things that needed to be arranged and handled, it was estimated that Shen Ye and others were busy until the late night. Qi Huan was embarrassed to disturb them, so he hung a sign at the door saying that the market was closed. He was about to rush to the command hall alone when he suddenly heard the sound of an airship engine overhead.
He looked up and saw Jiufang Yu's black airship with gold patterns slowly descending.
"Where are you going?"
"Tongling Hall, I've been the head chef there for the past ten days." Qi Huan raised his chin fifteen degrees proudly.
"I'll take you there." Jiufang Yu opened the passenger door and motioned for him to get in. He was wearing a dark blue stand-up collar suit today, with intricate golden vine patterns embroidered on the collar, front and cuffs, gleaming in the morning light.
"You're going there so early?" Qi Huan asked while fastening his seat belt.
"I want to go to the medical area first to check on the condition of the injured last night." Jiufang Yu piloted the airship off the ground, "Why didn't you ask Chen Ye to take you there?"
Qi Huan sighed softly and glanced at the devastated ground next to him. "They must have been busy until very late last night. I don't want to disturb his rest."
Jiufang Yu frowned slightly, "The sentinel's body is not as weak as you think, and protecting you is one of his jobs."
"Don't be so serious, I just want him to sleep a little longer." Qi Huan rolled his eyes, half-lying on the armrest with one hand supporting his chin, looking at Jiu Fangyu mischievously, "You care about me so much, I will misunderstand that you are interested in me."
Seeing the dimples on his cheeks made by his white fingertips, Jiufang Yu felt his hands itching again. He silently adjusted his sight and stared straight ahead. "Liang called me early in the morning and said that this batch of butter tastes better than the last time, and asked me to make sure to deliver it to the right place."
"Next time I'll send him something else to try." Qi Huan replied with a smile. I haven't seen him for so many days, and I really miss Xiaotuanzi.
"Do you remember what happened when we first came to the Human Restaurant after returning to the base some time ago?"
"I remember that day we were live streaming the making of lychee shrimp balls, and Xiao Ba came over and swallowed the entire plate and shrimp balls in one gulp." Qi Huan nodded, unable to help laughing when he thought of the situation at that time.
Jiufang Yu's eyes flashed with embarrassment, "Before we entered the house that day, we found someone peeping into the kitchen from outside the window."
"What did you say?" Qi Huan's smile froze on his face, looking somewhat unbelievable.
"In fact, I'm not sure whether it was peeping or surveillance. The potter went to chase him, but he didn't catch him."
So this was what Taozhe had done that day. Qi Huan took a deep breath and tried to calm his chilled back. "You spied on me, why?"
"I don't know. The situation was unclear at the time, and the person hadn't been caught. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would be frightened for nothing." Jiufang Yu turned the steering wheel slightly, "Then I discovered something strange."
"Anything else?" Qi Huan felt a little pain in his head.
"Do you know why the abandoned planet was revived and developed again?"
"Because a beast core was found on the stone beast that can allow sentinels and guides to directly absorb energy?"
"Yeah." Jiufang Yu nodded, and calmly threw out another piece of news, "Energy that can be directly absorbed was also found in the dishes you cooked."
"Huh?" Qi Huan felt that what he heard was a bit like a fairy tale. After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Is it in all the dishes?"
"No, it seems that the dish that spared the spotted beast meat is the one that should be left alone at the moment."
Qi Huan breathed a sigh of relief, "That should have nothing to do with me. It's probably the energy in the spotted beast meat."
"But you used a B-level spotted beast, and the energy in the dish is A-level."
Qi Huan let out a sigh of relief and blinked several times. He held his breath for several seconds before saying dryly, "Could it be that the detector is broken?"
"We also considered this possibility, so we later hunted down the spotted beast again."
Qi Huan recalled, "Is it Shanhaidou?"
"To be on the safe side, we not only tested it ourselves with the detector, but also took a cage and sent it back to the Si family's medical laboratory along with the batch of animal cores."
"What's the result?"
"It's consistent with the results of the detector. The energy of the B-grade stone beast meat has become A-grade after you cooked it."
Qi Huan: ...
"The Si family laboratory is very interested in this situation and hopes to send a few researchers to take a look. I think I need to ask for your opinion first." At that time, we can also test the mental power level together. Qi Huan may have stimulated his spiritual body unconsciously. The one he encountered last time and on Monday should be him.
"Can I consider it?" Qi Huan frowned in confusion.
"Of course." Jiufang Yu moved his jaw slightly, not urging him to make a decision. "The identity of the person who spied on you before is still unclear, and we are not sure if there is any connection between the two things, so as friends, we hope to at least protect your safety."
"I know. I won't go out alone next time." Qi Huan sighed. If this matter is really confirmed, his situation will not be much better than that of the shop owner in Vino. Facing various forces, does he have the ability to protect himself? He is simply a fish on the chopping board.
Jiufang Yu silently tightened the steering wheel and said, "I have a suggestion. I hope you will consider it."
"What?" Qi Huan raised his eyebrows.
"We have an empty room over there, fully furnished and equipped. You can move in during this period, it will be safer." Jiufang Yu stared ahead, his tone calm, but the knuckles holding the rudder were white from being tense.
"How much is the rent?" Qi Huan bent his index finger and rubbed his Adam's apple habitually. Jiufang Yu was indeed the thickest thigh he could find at the moment. He really didn't notice the peeping at all. Now that he knows about it, he feels creepy. Besides, Xu Zhi also said last time that the base might not be peaceful during the handover period. Living over there is indeed more security, and the distance is close, which hardly affects the opening of the store, which is the best solution.
Jiufang Yu's frosty brows and eyelashes froze slightly, as if he was thinking seriously.
"Hey, we still have to pay the rent for the Renjian Restaurant. It's too expensive and I can't afford it." Qi Huan weakly reminded someone not to take advantage of the situation.
"That's it," Jiufang Yu smiled, "When you are free in the future, please make a midnight snack for Xiaoba, Qingxiao, Diancheng, Haikai and the others, using spotted beast oil."
"Deal!" Qi Huan agreed happily. He already made desserts for Zhou Ba every now and then, so it would only be a matter of making a larger quantity.
"Wait, isn't Shen Ye at a disadvantage in this case?" Shen Ye is the only one in the beast team who doesn't have a pet. Although he and Shen Ye often quarrel, Qi Huan still misses this cheerful friend at the critical moment.
"Just make the portion for Chen Ye directly." Jiufang Yu tapped the side edge of the rudder twice with his fingers excitedly.
Qi Huan: ...
Does Shen Ye know that he is treated the same as a pet?
Wait, Qi Huan belatedly realized another problem. If this were the case, wouldn't he have to live under the same roof with Jiu Fangyu in the future? If we rounded it off, would this situation count as cohabitation?
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