Chapter 135: Unraveling the Heartache
Qu Yanbai was still doubting Li Cheng's intention, but he had already taken the meteorite out of his pocket. The palm-sized meteorite could be made into several tubes of medicine. Sheng Xingyuan's eyes lit up when he saw it.
"This is just a small piece. I have another piece. As long as you promise me, I will leave this piece for you."
Although Sheng Xingyuan wanted this meteorite very much, he didn't know what Li Cheng was thinking. He was afraid that there was a trick and it was a hot potato. He asked suspiciously, "Are you so kind?"
Although the base and the God's Descent Sect are now working together to resist the rioters, Li Cheng's previous actions of killing innocent people are still despicable, and he is a very despicable person. Since he has the meteorite, how could he hand it over to them so easily?
"Since I appear before you so openly, I am sincerely seeking cooperation with you. If you don't believe me, you can kill me."
Now the people in the base cannot kill him at all. They are still in a cooperative relationship with the God's Descent Sect. If they harm Li Cheng, it will be a violation of the alliance. He knows this situation, so he is so fearless.
"In that case, we won't be polite." Qin Muxue directly picked up the meteorite in front of him.
The meteorite had been processed and the bugs on it had disappeared. After Qin Muxue fiddled with it for a while, she confirmed that it was a real meteorite and threw it to Sheng Xingyuan, "It's usable. You can use it to make potions."
"Tell me, what do you want?" After seeing Qin Muxue, Li Cheng felt an inexplicable sense of oppression. He was not afraid of the people here. The only one he was afraid of was Qin Muxue. He always felt like she saw through everything.
"I hope that even if I die, the base can still take good care of Qin Jia and her mother."
After he made his request, Qin Muxue laughed instead, "When did Qin Jia become your weakness? And you left your weakness here, aren't you really afraid..."
"I still have the meteorite in my hand. If you treat her harshly, you will never know the whereabouts of the meteorite. Also, I know where the big piece of meteorite you have been looking for has gone. I believe this is what you want to know. As long as I die, you will never know the whereabouts of the meteorite."
Sheng Xingyuan stared at him suspiciously, not sure whether what he said was true.
"Otherwise, where do you think this meteorite came from?"
"Trust me for now. I won't ruin the overall situation because of personal grudges. I promise you that I will take good care of them. They won't have to worry about food and drink here, and they will have a place to stay out of the wind and rain. But as you just heard, the rioters will soon reappear here, and we can't guarantee that this place will be 100% safe."
Li Cheng frowned, "I just hope they have a place to stay and can participate in training. Didn't you just say that you hope everyone can protect themselves? When a disaster occurs, I hope there will be a place for them to leave."
"Captain Wei, do you think this can be agreed to?" This was not something Qin Muxue could decide. She sought Captain Wei's opinion. After Captain Wei agreed, she nodded towards Li Cheng.
Qin Jia is indeed hateful, but now facing life and death, justice is more important. She will put these grudges behind her for the time being. Besides, she doesn't think Qin Jia and Xia Qiaoyun can endure the hardship of training.
"Okay, then I will work with you to deal with the rioters." Without any worries, Li Cheng could finally relax.
Qin Muxue had not expected that in just a few short months, Qin Jia had occupied such an important position in Li Cheng's mind that he would go to such lengths.
After the meeting was over and everyone left, Li Cheng lowered his head and said to Qin Muxue, "I hope you don't tell Qin Jia that it's because of me that she can stay in the base."
"Don't worry, I'm not that talkative."
Sheng Xingyuan was worried about Li Cheng. Although he agreed to let him stay here, he still hired someone to monitor his every move. If he did anything wrong, he would be eliminated.
But this guy was very honest in the base, didn't do anything excessive, and even trained with the psychics. It was just that he was an outsider, so everyone was still wary of him.
Cai Haomiao's injuries were not in danger of life because he received timely treatment, but he needed some time to recover from his injuries. In fact, at that time, he had already made up his mind to die. It might have been a good thing if he could reunite with his good brother early, but fate still let him survive.
Not only that, before he fainted, he used his ability to detect the rioter he came into contact with, who had not completely closed his memory. At the time, he was seriously injured and unconscious, but during his coma, those memories flooded into his mind in the form of dreams.
He could see some of the processes by which these rioters were created. They lay in places that looked like hibernation chambers, and had been fed by machines since infancy. All of them would take a certain drug for a long time, and would be brainwashed and undergo rigorous training to prepare to become warriors in the future.
Among them, those with excellent physical mutations will become super-powered people, and those with developed intelligence will become wise men.
However, Cai Haomiao's memory could not clearly see who created them. He only knew that these rioters were cultivated humans, or to be more precise, humans without humanity.
Well-developed humans will use the wormhole as an entrance to enter here, but not all exposed people can reach here safely. Some rioters have died in the process of traveling.
When Cai Haomiao thought of this, he immediately called Qu Yanbai and told him everything he knew.
"These are the only memories I have read now. Originally, I thought there was no chance for me to explore the memories of this group of rioters, but now I know them by accident." Cai Haomiao felt vaguely excited.
The rioter didn't have time to react at that time, Shi Yan's sword had already cut him in two, which gave him this opportunity.
"But now all the rioters have retreated, and the remaining living rioters we captured have also sealed their memories, so we can't find out anything." Qu Yanbai sighed regretfully.
"By the way, we have made some new discoveries after this incident." Qu Yanbai told Cai Haomiao some of the ideas they had just discussed. "Our next task is to investigate those wormholes and the origin of the rioters. After you recover from your injury, continue to work with us. The team needs you."
He patted his shoulder, and Cai Haomiao nodded, "Don't worry, even if you don't let me return to the team, I will shamelessly return."
"Now, don't think too much and take good care of your injuries. Look at you, you can't even walk steadily now." Qu Yanbai teased.
Cai Haomiao scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "That's true."
Qu Yanbai showed a grateful expression at this time, "I want to thank you for everything you have done. If it weren't for you, maybe my grandmother and my child would..."
"Why thank me? We are all brothers. Besides, at that time, the only thing on my mind was saving people."
"We are all very grateful to you."
"You really flatter me." He scratched his head embarrassedly.
After Qu Yanbai left, Cai Haomiao lay on the hospital bed and took out a group photo from under his pillow. It was a group photo of the original superpower team. "Qiuyang, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you... get rid of those rioters."
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After the war, the entire base suffered heavy losses. Many people lost their relatives and friends. The battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood. The temperature was gradually rising. If the corpses were not dealt with in time, it would cause an epidemic.
Because of her water-related abilities, Qin Muxue and two other water-related ability users cleaned up the corpse first.
When she stood on the blood-soaked land, she was greatly shocked. This was probably the first time she saw so many corpses and body parts.
Qin Muxue used her water power to wash the battlefield, feeling very heavy-hearted. After a day of cleaning, her body was not tired, but her heart felt a little tired, and a deep awe.
Maybe at the beginning it was just for her own survival, but after getting along with so many people, now it is no longer just for herself. She just hopes that all her teammates can have a good ending.
Those once vibrant lives and shed blood have now been buried in this land.
Time was running out, and they had no way to build tombstones for those who died protecting their homes. They could only burn the bodies in a large pit. The dead were gone, and the only way the survivors could repay their selfless and fearless dedication was to take good care of their own lives.
Sheng Xingyuan saw that Qin Muxue was reluctant to leave for a long time, so he stood not far away, watching the burning fire, motionless.
"Their deaths will not be in vain. We will make those rioters pay the price."
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Sitting at the dining table, there was no laughter and joy as usual. Grandma Qu still had a bandage on her forehead, Manman was worried about her pregnancy, and Qu Yanbai couldn't even laugh.
Qin Muxue picked up some and put them in Manman's bowl. "Don't mistreat yourself. I know you are unhappy, but no matter what happens, we must live strong."
Manman forced a smile and said, "Xiaoxue, I'm so happy that you can return safely. Eat more. Time is tight, so I can only prepare some casually. You won't..."
After smelling the fragrance of the food, Manman felt her stomach churning again, but she had to suppress the discomfort. She didn't want to show it in front of everyone, and she didn't want Grandma Qu to know about it, otherwise she would definitely be very sad.
But now the child came at a really bad time. She couldn't keep it, but she didn't have the courage to kill her own flesh and blood.
Although Qu Yanbai supported her on the surface, she knew that he was even sadder than she was.
Manman finally couldn't hold it in any longer and hid in the bathroom to vomit. Qu Yanbai looked at Grandma Qu and rushed to Manman's side and smoothed her back. "Is there any medicine that can relieve this?"
Manman shook her head silently and looked at Grandma Qu worriedly.
Grandma Qu seemed to have noticed something was wrong with the two. After taking a bite of rice, she said calmly, "I almost died. In fact, I had already prepared for death. I am not afraid of death anymore. I can accept anything. You have your own ideas. I will not interfere with you or stop you. You don't have to hide anything from me."
Manman took a deep breath. Indeed, there was no need for them to hide the truth from Grandma Qu. They should also explain the situation to the old lady.
She swallowed, sat next to Grandma Qu and held her hand, "Grandma, I'm pregnant."
Grandma Qu was delighted for a moment, but when she saw the expressions of the two men, she realized that they must have something else to say.
"But we don't plan to keep this child." Manman said this with sobs. If it were in a prosperous and peaceful era, she would never make such a decision, but now she is helpless.
Grandma Qu sighed deeply, seeming to realize their difficulties.
She would have encouraged them to keep their child before, but now she had no reason to stop them.
"If you have made up your mind, just do it according to your own decision. I am old and always hold you back. In fact, I don't want to hold you back. I don't want you to always have concerns because of me. Now we have two children, which is enough." Grandma Qu smiled kindly and touched Manman's head.
Manman couldn't stop crying, "Wow, I don't want to either, but grandma, what should I do?"
Nian Nian and Tao Tao saw Man Man crying and quickly came to her side, "Mom Ding, don't cry. If you are sad, the baby in your belly will also be unhappy."
She held the child in her arms, and now she just wanted to cry loudly to vent her sadness.
Qu Yanbai knew that if he spoke now, it would only make Manman feel more uncomfortable, so he could only look at Qin Muxue for help.
Qin Muxue understood, took a tissue and wiped the tears from Manman's face, "Don't cry."
"Children, go and rest first. And Grandma Qu, you are injured, go and have a good rest first. I am here."
Grandma Qu nodded and said, "Please try to persuade her. Also, Manman, no matter what decision you make, none of us will blame you."
Qin Muxue and Shi Yan looked at each other for a while, and Shi Yan understood what she meant, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you."
Qin Muxue brought Manman into the space. When she was away, Manman cleaned the place very well. "Manman, thank you. Look at the crops and fruits harvested here. These are all thanks to you."
"Xiaoxue, when did we become so polite to each other?"
There is a tall orange tree in Qin Muxue's space. Manman looked at the orange tree full of fruits and her mouth immediately started to water.
She wanted to eat sour oranges. Qin Muxue seemed to have noticed her thoughts and stood on tiptoe to pick an orange for her. "Manman, stay!"
"ah?"
"Since you are so reluctant, just leave the child here!"
Manman ate the orange, but her movements slowed down. "But... I don't have confidence. I don't want her to become a child without parents' care. Rather than that, it would be better if she wasn't born in the first place."
"No, why do you have so little confidence in yourself? We will live well and see the day when our children grow up."
She gazed into her eyes, and Manman felt a sense of security, and the depression in her heart suddenly dissipated.
"Your uncle and aunt gave you a bad growing experience and some painful memories, but you still have me and other friends. There are other beautiful things in your memories. After the child is born, there will not only be you and Qu Yanbai, but also Grandma Qu, me, and many other people who care about the child. I will never let the child go through the same experience as you. Of course, you have me and Qu Yanbai. We will never let you get hurt in the slightest."
"But there are so few people with healing abilities nowadays. If the rioters appear again..."
"Then, let's make sure they never appear again." Qin Muxue's eyes revealed a ruthless light, "There are many ways, but you have a life in your belly, and I just can't bear to part with it."
Manman couldn't help but touch her belly. It was still a little olive that hadn't fully developed yet, but she could deeply feel the blood connection between the child and herself.
"Everyone has his or her own reason for being born. Parents give life to you, but your future depends on yourself. Also, Manman, your parents love you very much, don't they? They look forward to your birth, and an accident is not what they want. They love you."
Manman couldn't help but burst into tears. Her parents loved her and spoiled her like a little princess. In the end, in her painful life, as long as she remembered the love her parents gave her, she would have the courage to go on living.
At this moment she finally understood the meaning of life, "Xiaoxue, you are right."
"Let nature take its course. Life will have its own rules of survival of the fittest. Look, I believe this child will be as strong as you!"
"Okay." Qin Muxue at this time gave her unlimited courage.
She decided to follow her inner decision and keep the child. As long as she lived one more day, she would convey her love to the child.
The two walked in the fruit garden in the planting area, smelling the fragrance of the fruit. Qin Muxue remembered the scene of corpses everywhere she saw during the day. "It is precisely because life is so fragile that we should cherish this hard-earned life even more."
Coming to the farm area and looking at the active lives here, the two had new thoughts. They used to live for themselves, but now there are more people around them, lovers... relatives.
Qin Muxue caught a rabbit and prepared to make some braised rabbit meat for Manman to nourish her body.
Manman quickly refused, "Forget it. Keep the rabbit for breeding. I really can't eat it now."
"So what do you want to eat now?"
Manman didn't eat anything at the dinner table just now. Seeing that she looked like she would be blown away by the wind, Qin Muxue was really worried about her health. "How did Qu Yanbai take care of you? I told him so many times, why are you still so thin?"
"Don't blame him. There are so many things going on in the base right now. He has enough to worry about. I have a poor appetite recently and can't eat. Now there is no taste in my mouth."
"Would you like to eat something spicy?"
Manman bit her lip. Maybe it was because she had just eaten an orange, she really wanted to eat something spicy.
Qin Muxue found some fresh ingredients in the storage area and skewered vegetables, tofu, beef, tripe and other ingredients into small skewers to ensure the intake of meat and vegetables.
I used some bone broth that I had stockpiled as the soup base, added Sichuan pepper, Sichuan pepper, ginger and other spices, sprinkled in white sesame seeds, and then put the ingredients in to cook. After taking out the skewers, I used ice cubes to cool them down.
Soon a large bowl of colorful and fragrant cold pot skewers was ready.
"Time is tight, so I used some ice cubes. Come and taste it and see how it tastes."
Manman's mouth was already full of saliva, and she couldn't wait to eat it. Maybe because the taste was quite strong, she, who originally couldn't taste the flavor, thought the skewers tasted just right.
"It tastes great. I don't feel uncomfortable in my stomach anymore." Manman started eating with relish and soon finished the whole bowl of skewers.
Qin Muxue even prepared some lemon tea for her. "During the early stages of pregnancy, it's okay to drink a little lemon tea. It can help relieve the discomfort in your stomach."
Sure enough, Manman didn't dislike the taste of lemon tea at all. The combination of bergamot and oolong tea as the base had a light and refreshing fragrance that made people feel relaxed and happy.
"If the disaster hadn't happened and we were still in school, I would definitely work in your milk tea shop after graduation. We might still be living a carefree life now."
"Hahaha, Manman, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm praising you. The lemon tea you make has the potential to open a shop."
"If I get back to normal in the future, I will definitely consider your suggestion."
At this time, a group of little puppies gathered around her feet and hummed, especially Cola, who squeezed in from among his brothers and sisters, and drooled at the food in Manman's mouth and hands.
"You are still babies, you can't eat these spicy foods."
Who knew that Coke, with evil intentions in mind, took advantage of Manman's inattention and bit off the skewer in her hand. However, only then did he realize a strange feeling rising in his mouth.
"Woof woof woof!" It seemed like something was biting its tongue.
When Baozhu saw her disappointing child, she could only sigh that this silly kid had not inherited any of her intelligence or talent.
Qin Muxue and Manman burst into laughter, looking at Kele's embarrassed look.
Qin Muxue could only prepare some goat milk and gulp down half a bowl of Coke, and the burning feeling in her mouth was relieved.
After that, it learned its lesson and no longer dared to steal food out of greed. It couldn't help muttering in its heart, "Humans are such strange creatures, what kind of food do they eat!" It almost thought it was going to be poisoned to death.
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