An Ge was certain that, given Cheng Jiang's angle when the blade struck, it would have been impossible for him to appear so quickly unless he had been watching closely. Although the attack wouldn't affect her, she couldn't be ungrateful for someone who had been injured saving her.
"Captain, let me heal you." With that, she immediately channeled her spiritual energy into the injured area.
The moment the spiritual energy was inputted, Cheng Jiang quickly refused, "There's no need to waste any more energy. These are just minor injuries. We need to conserve our strength right now. I can sense that this zombie has just advanced and its power is still unstable. Everyone, don't linger in the fight, let's get out of here quickly."
An Ge looked at the bleeding wound and silently withdrew her spiritual power.
Just as Cheng Jiang had predicted, the zombies seemed to have exhausted their supernatural abilities in their previous attacks, and did not launch another attack until they left.
Once they reached a safe place, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The team member looked at the captain's wound and said, "Let Xuan Ge treat it. She's incredibly skilled; she can heal the wound in just a few breaths."
An Ge nodded, "Yes, Captain, my powers have almost recovered, this little injury won't take much effort."
Cheng Jiang shook his head. "It only looks serious. The wound has already healed after the power was injected. Don't worry, I won't risk my life. Everyone hurry back before dark and report this to the guard team."
The group finally returned to the base before nightfall. After agreeing on a time for their next meeting, they all went their separate ways.
Just as An Ge was about to leave, she heard Cheng Jiang say, "Thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, our team would have suffered losses."
"I didn't do anything. Everyone took good care of me the whole way. You've had a hard day too, go home and get some rest." After saying that, she smiled at Cheng Jiang and turned to leave.
For the next period of time, although An Ge didn't go on any more missions, she would often run into Cheng Jiang in various places, and the two could be considered friends to some extent. As time went on, even Lu Yan noticed that something was wrong.
"What's wrong with Cheng Jiang? I heard he's always trying to curry favor with you?" Lu Yan had no doubt that An Ge was interested in Cheng Jiang. After all, with Hu Jiu around, An Ge wouldn't be interested in anyone else unless she was blind.
Instead of answering directly, An Ge asked in return, "Do you know how he got to the base?"
Lu Yan had already investigated thoroughly. "He came from the Peace Base, was rescued by the guard team, and decided to stay at the base. His background is unremarkable. What, is there something wrong with him?"
An Ge raised an eyebrow. "He's my savior, I can't keep doubting him."
Lu Yan rolled his eyes. "Fine, don't tell me then. But you're still protecting me. I'm warning you, you can't pick any wildflowers by the roadside while Lao Hu's not around."
"Hehe, please stop looking at me like you're watching a show when you say that."
After Lu Yan left, An Ge thought about what Lu Yan had said and also walked in the same direction.
Since An Ge shifted her focus to building the branch stores, she has rarely stayed at the main store. Furthermore, with the divine descent drawing ever closer, she will be spending most of her time at the branch stores for the foreseeable future. Hu Jiu is methodically arranging everything, striving to finish all matters before the divine descent arrives so he can reunite with An Ge.
"I heard they built a base over there. Why don't you go help out? How do you have time to come back?" Hu Jiu said to Lu Yan while handling official business with his head down.
Lu Yan's expression was serious. "Old Hu, I have something important to tell you. You don't know, but lately a man named Cheng Jiang has been appearing in front of the store manager all the time. He's top-notch in both looks and ability. I've seen the store manager chatting and laughing with him several times."
As your friend, since you're not at the branch, I'll have to keep a close eye on the manager for you. Maybe the manager isn't interested in him now, but what about later? With such a handsome man around, what if the manager can't resist?"
Hu Jiu finally raised his head, and just as Lu Yan thought he was going to ask something, Hu Jiu said, "Remember to close the door when you go out." After saying that, he lowered his head again.
"Hey Lao Hu, you really need to take this seriously! Cheng Jiang got injured saving the store manager; favors are the easiest to turn sour!"
"Read and approved, may you leave!"
Lu Yan... Old Hu is getting harder and harder to fool these days. Do you think it's easy for him to just watch a show?
Hu Jiu only looked up after Lu Yan left. He didn't take Lu Yan's clumsy attempt to sow discord to heart. Lu Yan knew he didn't mind An Ge's friends, and if Cheng Jiang was alright, he wouldn't have given him any special advice.
Now that things at the head office are mostly settled, it's time for him to visit the branch stores.
When Meng Xia heard that An Ge seemed to be having some luck with women, she immediately came over to gossip whenever she had a chance. "Cheng Jiang seems to be quite popular in the base. He even broke through to level six recently. How come you're not even a little bit tempted by such a cold and handsome man?"
"We have a saying, 'Once you've seen the ocean, other waters are nothing.' I have Hu Jiu, that's enough for me. You've finally finished your busy schedule, and you actually have the leisure to tease me?"
"Hehe, I have some good news to tell you."
As she spoke, Meng Xia took out her research results from her spatial storage and handed them to An Ge.
After she retrieved her mother's jade pendant from Xue Shiqing, she discovered that the pendant was a spatial artifact. No wonder Xue Shiqing's eyes were filled with despair when she saw the pendant being taken away.
The space wasn't large; it was just a low-level spiritual artifact. However, spatial spiritual artifacts were rare, and this jade pendant held special significance for Meng Xia. An Ge believed that she wouldn't trade it for even a divine artifact.
Recalling the theft of the jade pendant, Meng Xia's hatred for Xue Shiqing deepened, and she somewhat regretted not throwing her directly into the zombie horde. It was only after An Ge explained the punishment for the two of them that she calmed down.
With their dantian destroyed, the two had become ordinary people and were thrown into a horde of zombies. In Meng Xia's view, this was no different from being dead.
Their fates were already sealed when An Ge made his move. After learning of the punishment, Meng Xia felt relieved and didn't want to focus too much energy on them.
At this moment, she shook the glass bottle proudly and said, "With the help of the researchers, we have finally developed a nutrient solution that can allow plants to grow normally. I believe that the soil and water here will be improved soon."
"That's great! This way, the supermarket's restaurant will have a chance to open." An Ge never underestimated the power of ordinary people; she and Meng Xia alone couldn't have done this.
However, the two were not entirely at ease. The zombies here were not caused by a virus, but by the pollution of the black mist. Plants with life force could slowly purify the black mist, although the process might take a long time.
If the energy of the black fog exceeds the purification energy, it will not only fail to change the current situation but may even increase the number of mutated plants. As things stand, without external interference, the black fog can be purified little by little.
But this premise is clearly exactly what the two of them are worried about.
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