Hearing this, An'an broke down even more. She cried uncontrollably, as if trying to release all her grievances, fears, and anxieties.
Qi Lin remained silent to the side.
When he was that age as An'an, he was carefree.
Back then, when I hit Aunt Qiao An with a ball, I didn't dare to go up and apologize. It wasn't until the next day, when I dragged my dad along, that I went to the hospital to visit Aunt Qiao An, who had already given birth to her baby.
Qi Lin sighed and wandered around the dazzling array of storage items.
He found the shelf where the Western medicines were kept, picked up two boxes of antibiotics, and went back to give them to the injured guards. However, several of them were unconscious and had lost the ability to swallow.
Qi Lin went to get water, and then he heard An An say, "The water on that shelf over there is better, give them that to drink."
Qi Lin nodded, without asking why, took a bottle of water from the shelf, and gave each of the wounded a few sips.
An'an cried for a while, and her mood improved a lot.
Upon checking on the guards' injuries, it was found that, apart from Liang Huaxin, the rest were all seriously injured.
Not daring to be discouraged any longer, he quickly went to the shelf to get the ointment he had prepared beforehand and used it to bandage the wounds of the injured.
Qi Xili and Qi Lin were there to help.
Qi Xili noticed that An An was very quick and efficient, so he asked him, "Where did you learn your technique?"
An'an said without looking up, "I learned it from books and videos."
"You can learn it just by watching?" Qi Lin was somewhat skeptical.
An'an hummed in agreement: "Try it a couple of times with small animals and you'll get the hang of it. Practice makes perfect."
"Oh!" I see.
It took the three of them two or three hours to get the wounded person roughly treated.
The twenty-odd young men were almost completely naked, and Qi Xili was somewhat relieved that Bi Qiaoan had left.
What he didn't know was that after the space was upgraded, Bi Qiaoan could also use her consciousness to see what was happening in the storage area. However, her mind was currently focused on Shen Yanming, and she didn't have time to pay attention to them.
Suddenly having free time, An'an felt a little lost.
Qi Xili, fearing he might overthink things, asked many questions to distract him. But despite asking so many, he made no mention of the space. It was as if the thing had never existed.
Qi Lin shared his father's opinion. Since the other person had already revealed their secret to save him, it would be ungrateful of him to keep asking questions. So he listened quietly, keeping his younger brother company.
The three of them chatted for a long time until they got hungry.
Qi Lin and Qi Xili were too embarrassed to say anything, so they kept quiet. An An's stomach growled twice before she realized what was happening. She smiled apologetically at the two of them and went to the shelf to take three boxes of rice bowls: "Here, eat up, don't be shy!"
After saying that, he opened his box, which contained braised pork and stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers. The aroma was so enticing that Qi Lin and Qi Xili were practically drooling.
But they were too embarrassed to eat it, since these days it's not easy to get a bite of meat.
Seeing that the two of them were not eating, An'an said, "Don't worry, we won't go broke eating them."
He didn't mention that there were farms and ranches here, allowing them to be self-sufficient. Since he didn't know his parents' plans, he figured he'd keep it a secret for now.
Qi Xili and Qi Lin also saw the scale of the space, so they didn't stand on ceremony and opened the lunchbox lids.
As it turned out, the two of them had different meals than An An. One box contained braised pork ribs and broccoli, while the other box contained sweet and sour pork and stir-fried green beans.
"So many varieties! It smells so good!" Qi Lin said with a smile.
An'an nodded: "My dad made them all."
"When did he make this? And so much of it?" Qi Lin didn't intend to pry, he was just asking casually. But Qi Xili was worried that An An would overthink it, so she glared at Qi Lin and told him to shut up.
An'an felt there was no point in hiding it, so she said, "A long time ago, things here could be kept fresh."
"Oh, is that so!" Qi Lin said, then lowered his head to eat.
Qi Xili said to An'an, "You can't judge a book by its cover. Let's not talk about this anymore."
"I understand, Godfather." An'an looked at Qi Xili, pursed her lips, and asked her question: "Why didn't you and Brother Qilin run first when things were so dangerous earlier?"
"My dad is holding you back, so I can't run away even if I wanted to. I can't just abandon him!" Qi Lin was very honest and didn't hide his thoughts.
Qi Xili chuckled and ruffled An'an's hair: "I thought I could save you and your dad with my own abilities. But as it turns out, I was arrogant. However, it was precisely because of this that Qi Lin and I were saved."
So, you can't always predict how people will behave. Sometimes, having good intentions might ultimately save you. I don't regret it, and I'm glad I did it.
An An nodded and didn't say anything more.
At this moment, Liang Huaxin slowly woke up, drawn by the aroma of food. He propped himself up on his arms and sat up.
Seeing An'an, Qi Xili, and Qi Lin sitting not far away, each holding a lunchbox, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Does the Underworld provide meals?"
Qi Xili couldn't help but burst out laughing. Qi Lin and An An were infected by his emotions and also smiled with their lips pursed.
"Old Liang, we're saved!" Qi Xili replied with a smile, but didn't mention how they were saved.
Liang Huaxin stared at him blankly for a long time before realizing, "Isn't this underground?"
"No way, have you ever seen anything like this growing underground?"
"Oh, it doesn't feel like it. It feels like we've entered a supermarket." Liang Huaxin reacted a little slowly, rubbing his aching forehead, stood up, walked over to the group, and asked, "Where is this?"
All three fell silent.
Finally, Qi Xili stepped forward to answer: "We don't know either. Anyway, we woke up and ended up here."
"Where are the brothers? Are they all still here?" Liang Huaxin's voice trembled slightly, afraid of hearing bad news.
Qi Xili nodded: "They're here, but their injuries are quite serious, they're all lying over there."
Liang Huaxin breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, he hadn't become a sinner for all time. He wondered which deity had saved them from the lava; it was truly amazing. If he had known, he would have burned incense three times a day in prayer when he got back.
Qi Xili didn't want him to keep asking questions, so she asked him, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?"
Liang Huaxin nodded; he was quite hungry. To be honest, he probably wouldn't have woken up if he hadn't been so hungry.
"There's food over there, I'll get it for you." Without letting An'an come out, he got up and went to where the food was, grabbed a boxed lunch, and handed it to Liang Huaxin: "Eat up, it tastes pretty good, don't waste it."
Liang Huaxin smiled weakly: "How could that be? We can't even get enough to eat."
After saying that, he opened the lid and found that inside were Mapo Tofu, Braised Eggplant, and Deep-fried Mushrooms.
Liang Huaxin ate with relish and commented, "Not bad, there's even a fried egg!"
Qi Xili and Qi Lin silently closed their lunchboxes, too embarrassed to say what they had just eaten.
Liang Huaxin was unaware that he still felt unsatisfied after finishing his meal.
He let out a burp, lazily lay down on the ground, and exclaimed, "This place is so nice, I want to never leave!"
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