Chapter 44 Grassland Market - 9 Tang Bufan listened...
Tang Bufan was somewhat stunned. Using poison-wielding humans to fight against orcs... But a thousand years ago, poison-wielding humans were also human, and five hundred years ago, orcs were also human.
He then gave Lu Yi a smirk and said sarcastically, "The world has become like this, and you still want to have a big brawl? Everyone might as well regress into monkeys. At least monkeys fighting won't damage the Earth's environment."
Lu Yi was initially very serious, but after hearing what Tang Bufan said, he suddenly found it somewhat amusing. However, upon closer reflection, it seemed there was really no difference. The conflict between humans and beasts was also about territory and resources, just like "monkeys fighting over a mountain."
"I want to become a monkey, and I'll follow you, teacher," Lu Yi joked, feeling relieved by Tang Bufan's words.
“Alright, I, the ‘old monkey,’ will guide you, the ‘little monkey,’” Tang Bufan readily agreed.
As the two were talking, Wan Bing came over, looking apologetic: "Sir, Mr. Eberron, we have checked all the sub-beastmen who got off the vehicle. The things they stole have been put back on the vehicle for you. Please go back and check if anything is missing?"
He cursed the thieves in his heart. The young master of the Western Federation's head of state had come all the way here to help them, and yet he had his things stolen from him. It really ruined their impression of him.
Tang Bufan didn't care about the other things in the car, but he couldn't leave out any of his medicines, so he said to Lu Yi, "I'll go back to the car and check the medicines."
Lu nodded, and Tang Bufan turned and got into the RV.
Wan then thanked Lu Yi, saying, "If it weren't for you, Commander, we would all be in big trouble this time."
Yesterday, Lu Yi and Tang Bufan played a crucial role. Lu Yi killed more than half of the poisoned people who died. If Tang Bufan hadn't opened the car door and used the loudspeaker to call everyone to him, forming a mobile protective circle, many sub-beastmen and children would have died.
“These are tough times, we should all help each other.” After Lu Yi finished speaking, he asked Wan Bing, “Are you still planning to go to A Fei’s house?”
“Then I definitely can’t go.” Wan Bing sighed in the morning light. He had also fought all night and was now exhausted. “I’ll rest for a while and then I have to set off for the Eastern Federation immediately. I’ve never seen such a vicious poisoner as last night. Not only could it laugh, but it could also mumble and gurgle. It was terrifying. I have to report this to my superiors.”
“We’re getting ready to leave too.” Lu Yi glanced at the refugees around him. Many dirty sub-beastmen were staring at them from a distance. From their eyes, Lu Yi could tell that they would probably come over to beg or plead with him and Tang Bufan to take them home.
However, Tang Bufan's health couldn't be delayed, and although Lu Yixin was kind-hearted, he couldn't help them and could only leave before they entangled him.
Wanbing clearly understood this as well. Many low-class orc families were both poor and shameless. They would pester anyone who seemed kind, deliberately bringing their children and stretching out their hands, crying and begging, or taking the opportunity to steal, blocking people from leaving.
"Sir, please wait here for a moment, I'll bring you some gasoline," Wan Bing said to Lu Yi, then beckoned two of his men to maintain order in the area before jogging away.
When Lu Yi got into the car, he saw Tang Bufan squatting on the ground counting medicine. The RV was in a mess. Not only were many things missing or moved, but even the bedding on Tang Bufan's bed was covered in mud and grass clippings from the beastmen who got into the car last night.
I can't sleep without taking a shower. Lu Yi frowned, deciding to leave and find a water source.
"Is there a shortage of antidote?" Lu Yi asked Tang Bufan.
Wan and the other things that had been collected were piled on the ground by the car door, and Lu Yi stepped over them.
"It seems like none are missing." Tang Bufan realized he couldn't remember how many bottles were left. He turned to look at the sack next to him and said thankfully, "Luckily, Mr. Wang's medicine was all packed in the sack, so those people couldn't easily steal it."
"Let's deal with that later," Lu Yi said helplessly. "Let's leave here first."
Otherwise, once Wan Bing and his men leave, their RV will definitely be surrounded by those refugees.
Tang Bufan nodded, stood up from the ground, and plopped down on his messy bed.
Wan Bing quickly returned carrying a bucket of gasoline, apologetically saying that this was all that was left in the market.
Lu Yi understood that gasoline was a valuable commodity in the apocalypse, and the market had been ruined by the poisoners yesterday, so having a can was already quite good. He gratefully accepted the gasoline from Wan Bing and promised to visit him at his home later.
Wan Bing was overjoyed to receive Lu Yi's promise. After waving goodbye to Lu Yi and Tang Bufan, he began to think about how to use this relationship to develop the Wan family.
His lover had married a beastman from Taicheng, and Wan Bing had always harbored resentment about it, always wanting to become a resident of the central city as well.
I'd rather be a dog in the city center than an official in a small town.
As the sky brightened, the RV left the market. Tang Bufan sat wearily in the driver's seat. Through the rearview mirror, he saw several ragged beastmen and sub-beastmen running after the RV, trying to get something. They ran for a while, but when they realized they couldn't keep up, they slowly stopped.
Tang Bufan felt a pang of sadness. He recalled how, when Uncle Wolf threw him out of the RV, he had followed him with the same resentment, shamelessly abandoning his dignity and enduring the humiliation, all just to survive.
In order to survive, he later killed Wolverine and Eberron.
Tang Bufan bent down, supporting his head with his hands, panting slightly with his mouth open.
"Teacher, my bedding is under the bed and hasn't been stepped on. Let me take your bedding and put mine on for you." Lu Yi thought Tang Bufan was sleepy, so he got up from the passenger seat and walked into the car.
Tang Bufan was indeed very tired. His body was already weak from the poisoning, and he hadn't slept all night. So he let out a long breath and stood up.
Lu Yi moved swiftly, rolling up Tang Bufan's dirty bedding and pillows and throwing them on the ground, then pulling his own bedding out from under the bed and spreading it on top.
Tang Bufan stood aside watching him and noticed that his eyes were slightly red from staying up all night, and that he had a lot of poisonous blood on his body. After a moment of silence, he suggested, "Why don't you sleep with me?"
Lu Yi, who was arranging the pillows, was startled and immediately turned to look at Tang Bufan, her eyes wide open in a daze.
"You must be tired too?" Tang Bufan looked at him calmly and said, "We both need to rest."
"I... I'll just sit in the chair and take a nap." Lu's cheeks were slightly flushed. "Besides, I still need to find a water source..."
"Let Kai find it." Tang Bufan interrupted him, reaching out to pull the curtains, instantly darkening the carriage.
He lay down on the bed first and moved to the inside to make room for Lu Yi.
"Come here." Tang Bufan patted the person next to him, lay down, and looked at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi stood hesitantly beside the bunk bed: "I still..."
"Stop talking so much nonsense." Tang Bufan clicked his tongue and lectured him seriously, "You're still growing, how can you not get enough rest?"
Lu Yi was scolded by Tang Bufan, and then he awkwardly lay down on the iron-framed bed. The 1.5-meter-wide bed was not crowded for two people, and Tang Bufan was also very thin.
"Do you need a blanket?" Tang Bufan asked him seriously, because Lu Yi wasn't afraid of the cold and was still wearing a thin vest, so he wasn't sure if Lu Yi needed a blanket.
“…Please cover it.” Lu Yi was a little stiff, and even accidentally used honorifics.
Tang Bufan lay there, and couldn't help but laugh.
"We've been living and eating together for so long, why are you still so reserved?" Tang Bufan thought for a moment. He had originally planned to sleep separately from Lu Yi, keeping a distance of ten centimeters between them, but now that Lu Yi's attitude had stirred up his rebellious spirit, he suddenly moved over and reached out to hug him.
Lu Yi's heart skipped a beat, and her body tensed up even more.
"Alright, go to sleep," Tang Bufan said with a deep breath, peacefully closing his eyes and gently patting Lu Yi's chest as if soothing a child.
"His body is so hot; it's definitely a child's body temperature," Tang Bufan thought to himself.
Lu turned his head and saw that Tang Bufan had already closed his eyes and looked very relaxed, leaning against him. Compared to himself, he was indeed petty.
If even a human being like him doesn't care, then he doesn't need to care either. Lu Yi lay there thinking to himself, then his heart began to ache.
How could the teacher not care? Did I really make him indifferent?
Lu Yi lay there awkwardly with her eyes open, then reluctantly turned over to face Tang Bufan.
"I'm going to kiss you." He said deliberately to Tang Bufan, who had his eyes closed. He knew that Tang Bufan was not asleep yet because the man's thin hand was still gently patting his body.
"You kiss me," Tang Bufan said calmly, not even bothering to open his eyes.
"..." Lu Yi silently shed tears in his heart, realizing that he could not defeat Tang Bufan.
"You just overthink things." Tang Bufan ran his hand along Lu Yi's strong arm again, then withdrew it naturally.
Before long, his breathing became deep and long.
Lu Yi knew that once Tang Bufan fell asleep, he would sleep very soundly, not because he was a good sleeper, but because his body was weak.
He then lay on his side and stared straight at Tang Bufan.
She actually fell asleep... Sleep well, you trust me anyway. Lu Yi didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
The RV's windows were closed, the curtains were drawn, and the wheels rolled on the flat grassland, causing the vehicle to sway slightly. Occasionally, slivers of light would seep out from the gaps in the curtains.
Lu lay on one side, looking at the sleeping Tang Bufan, and suddenly felt a sense of peace and tranquility, even though the RV was now a mess.
The only problem was that the RV smelled of a lot of strangers. Lu thought to himself that he would have to give the RV a good ventilation when he cleaned it later.
Luckily, the teacher was right there. So Lu Yi moved a little closer to Tang Bufan, taking advantage of the fact that he was asleep.
He had always liked Tang Bufan's scent; it was faint, elegant, and refreshing, like a flower but not quite.
I love it.
Smelling the scent, Lu Yi gradually felt sleepy and finally closed his eyes.
He was sleeping with his teacher. Lu Yi smiled faintly, rested her head on her arm, and drifted off to sleep.
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