Listening to their commotion, Jiang Ruan felt her blood rush to her head and felt uncomfortable all over.
But now is not the time to dwell on these things; the greater concern is Anxia's safety.
She crouched down and carefully examined her injuries. The Black Divine Tree must have protected her; she was still alive, and with her wood-type abilities, she hadn't died.
Having been too tense and flustered just now, Jiang Ruan calmed down a bit and carefully examined An Xia's body again.
A unique healing energy grid circulated within Anxia's body, slowly healing the injuries and ruptures. It took quite a while before Anxia's breathing became steady again.
Jiang Ruan finally breathed a sigh of relief, clenched one fist, supported herself with the other hand on the ground, pulled her hand back, and stood up.
"Hua Yi, I don't care what your reasons are. I don't need your apology now. As for whether An Xia needs it or accepts it, we'll talk about that after she wakes up. You, get out of here now. I don't want to see you!"
Hua Yi suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot, and asked incredulously, "You mean, An Xia isn't dead? But I clearly..."
"What do you mean, 'Mingming'? Do you wish she were dead? You despicable man, you beast in human form!" Qingfeng was furious.
He thought Hua Yi was utterly despicable. How could he be so disrespectful to An Xia's feelings and then come over to pretend to be hurt? It was shameful and extremely hypocritical.
"Alright, Qingfeng, listen to Miss Jiang and let him go."
Mingyue pulled back the somewhat agitated Qingfeng, and his usually expressionless face softened a little; he felt somewhat relieved.
Qingfeng likes Anxia and Zhang Yang. He might like anyone, but he doesn't like himself at all.
After so long, he has truly let go.
"Mingyue, let me go and let me argue with him. I want to ask him what's so good about that woman, how can she compare to Anxia, and why does he have to drag her into it?"
Anxia's appearance pained Qingfeng, and he painfully uttered every curse word he knew.
However, Hua Yi remained the same deadpan.
"You're right, I deserve to die. I'm sorry to her. When she wakes up, I'll do whatever she says, kill me or torture me. Please, don't let me go. I don't want to have any regrets."
A man's knees are worth their weight in gold. Hua Yi threw off her robe and knelt down abruptly, pleading and expressing deep regret.
"Bullshit...get lost! I don't want to see you either. I never knew you were this kind of person!" Zhang Yang was as cynical as Qingfeng, and he would never tolerate such behavior that hurts women.
Therefore, he shares the same view as Qingfeng.
Hua Yi ignored the two of them and looked at Jiang Ruan, waiting for her response.
Jiang Ruan sighed, "You know she's my best friend, a friend as important as my parents and family. So, you hurt her. You know my temper."
Hua Yi was stunned. He thought that Jiang Ruan at least understood him and would not give up on him just because others said a few words.
But now... it's ridiculous. He suddenly felt that whether he survived the apocalypse or became a hegemon, it didn't matter to him.
"I understand. In that case, let's part ways here."
Hua Yi bowed once, then got up to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Ruan called out to stop him.
Hua Yi stopped, without turning her head, her heart already devoid of hope.
"You can leave, but not now. You can leave after Anxia wakes up and I understand what happened."
"What if I don't want to?" Hua Yi's voice was low, carrying a hint of resentment.
"Then we'll have no choice but to keep them."
Just as Hua Yi was about to reach out to do something, Jiang Ruan signaled Qingfeng to use the prison space to trap him, along with Qiu Wan.
"you……"
The two looked over, not expecting that Jiang Ruan would actually trap them. They struggled for a while but couldn't break free, so they gave up.
"Mingyue, please take them to a place inside the cave and lock them up. Make sure they don't cry out and die. Then bring them over when Anxia wakes up."
Now, only Mingyue seems to be more rational.
"good!"
Mingyue has always been sparing with her words, and Jiang Ruan is used to it.
After Mingyue led the two away, Jiang Ruan picked up Anxia, casually took out an inflatable bed from her spatial storage, and put her on it.
"Everyone is tired, let's go and rest. This place is a bit safer and won't be buried by the mudslide."
Jiang Ruan stayed by An Xia's side, occasionally moistening her lips with water.
Upon seeing this, everyone else turned around and went into the cave to find a place to rest.
"Zhang Yang, how much food is left in the bag? Cook it all. Everyone must be hungry. Cook as much as you can."
Zhang Yang touched the package on his back; it contained a lot of rice and flour, as well as some pickled vegetables.
He found a few people who looked like they knew how to cook, carrying pots and ladles, and gave them detailed instructions on how to divide the tasks.
The already hungry crowd was incredibly tempted by the aroma of the rice porridge. For them, even just pickled vegetables would be a welcome treat.
But Qiu Wan in the corner couldn't hold back any longer.
"Although we hurt Miss Anxia, it wasn't intentional. How are you any different from zombies treating us like this? Can't you see what we've done and sacrificed? Don't you people care about your own people?"
His heartfelt words touched the people who were drinking soup, including Mr. Li.
“Miss Jiang, I know they all listen to you, but Qiu Wan knows she was wrong and she apologized. Let’s give them something to eat. After all, we’re a team. If they go hungry and have no strength, we’ll be in trouble when the zombies come.”
It's impressive that Mr. Li could hold a long conversation and haggle with Jiang Ruan.
Jiang Ruan didn't even glance at him, staring intently at An Xia. She had just noticed her fingers twitch, and unsurprisingly, An Xia woke up soon.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Jiang Ruan, Li Sheng went to Elder Yuan's side, hoping that he could say something.
“Elder, I think we should be more kind and tolerant. Although Qiu Wan and the others did wrong, An Xia didn’t die after all. I think…”
Before Li Sheng could finish speaking, Xiao Ran interrupted him, "What do you think? Do we only need to punish those who made mistakes when she's dead? You're a reasonable person, how did you become so foolish here? Is this how I taught you?"
Xiao Ran, with his serious demeanor, uttered a joke tinged with sarcasm, which immediately startled Li Sheng.
"Go drink your soup and mind your own business."
Li Sheng slunk away, and as for Qiu Wan, no matter how much she screamed, no one paid any attention to her.
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