Even after finishing the sumptuous meal, everyone was still savoring the taste of the food.
Knowing that we won't be able to eat meat every day anymore, this meal is all the more memorable.
Li Xiao then urged everyone to drink the mung bean soup quickly, saying that it would lose its icy flavor if they didn't drink it soon after sitting for so long.
Then everyone remembered that they hadn't had any mung bean soup yet, so they quickly got up and got bowls to serve it.
The sweet mung bean and meat soup entered my mouth and flowed down my throat into my stomach. Ah, it was so incredibly refreshing!
"It's so sweet!" Tian Tian smiled broadly after taking a sip.
"Yes, it tastes good." Meng Yang's face was also full of satisfaction.
In this heat, nothing feels better than having such delicious mung bean soup.
Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Li Xiao felt very happy.
It seems you really like it. I'll cook more tonight.
"Rest for a while after you finish drinking, we'll continue later," Yu Yanbin said, tilting his head back to finish the last mouthful of mung bean soup before instructing everyone.
No one objected; they all quickly finished their soup and placed the bowls on the table.
In the morning, Li Xiao and the others followed behind without doing anything, but now they got up to clean up the dishes.
The women didn't fuss over it; one washed, another rinsed, and they finished in no time.
The others had already leaned against the wall, resting with their eyes closed.
They didn't linger and all found places to rest.
Cheng Shaolin had already reserved a place for Li Xiao. Seeing that Li Xiao had finished her work, he opened his eyes, smiled, and waved for her to come to his side.
There was already a large enough space left next to him for all three of them to sit down.
When Li Xiao saw Cheng Shaolin calling her over there, she walked over with a smile without saying a word.
Tian Tian and Qiu Fengyu both laughed, knowing that there wouldn't be any problems if they followed Li Xiao.
Cheng Shaolin will prepare everything for Li Xiao, so Li Xiao doesn't need to worry about anything else.
None of them were pretentious; they all sat down with Li Xiao.
The men had arranged for the women to sit inside, without leaving them any seats on the outside.
Seeing that Cheng Shaolin was just leaning against something without closing his eyes to rest, Li Xiao thought that he might be paying attention to the situation outside.
Without thinking, Li Xiao blurted out, "Brother, you go and rest, I'll take care of things." As she spoke, she sat up straight.
When Cheng Shaolin saw the look of concern in Li Xiao's eyes, he felt even more comfortable than when he had just drunk the cool mung bean soup.
He lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the young girl staring at him, "No need, it's alright. You rest, your brother isn't that weak." As he spoke, he reached out and ruffled Li Xiao's hair.
Li Xiao had become so used to being patted on the head that she was speechless with frustration.
She had already accepted being patted on the head by Cheng Shaolin.
Seeing that the young girl didn't show any impatience when he touched her head, Cheng Shaolin chuckled to himself.
Is this like boiling a frog in lukewarm water?
It seems to be working well; there's no rejection after all.
"No, brother, you should go and rest. We need you to help out this afternoon. I don't have much to do, so keeping watch won't hurt."
"No need, you should take a nap. I don't need to, I'll have plenty of energy this afternoon."
This little thing is no problem for him. If being on duty can exhaust him, then he really is quite frail.
He's not that bad off, is he? He used to work all night and didn't get much rest for days on end, so it's even less likely now that he has superpowers.
Li Xiao gave up when she realized she couldn't persuade him.
I'll go check my profile then.
I had a rare good night's sleep here; it was much cooler than outside.
"Ah, that feels so good." Shao Jie stretched and moved his body.
"It's so comfortable. I didn't expect it to be so cool here," Meng Yang couldn't help but say.
Zheng Yongnian, who was next to him, also stretched comfortably. After sleeping for so long, he needed to move around.
“It seems the temperature here is much lower than outside. We can rest here at noon,” Yu Yanbin said to Cheng Shaolin beside him.
"Yes, it's much better. We can rest here at noon, and it's quite comfortable."
"Well, that's it."
After they finished discussing it, the two walked outside.
In the afternoon, we continued clearing to the right, taking action against any mutated plants we encountered.
Then, Xiao Peng, Shao Jie, and Meng Yang were tasked with fighting the mutated plants to gain experience.
They will definitely have a harder time than Cheng Shaolin, but with Cheng Shaolin and Yu Yanbin watching over them, nothing bad will happen.
This is pretty good. With Shao Jie's knife skills, speed, and the assistance of Xiao Peng, Meng Yang, and the others, they can put up a fight.
Although he sustained a minor injury in the end, it wasn't a serious problem.
Xiao Peng's special ability is largely supportive, mainly used for defense, and it plays a significant role when combined with the others.
Meng Yang and Qiu Fengyu are both wood-type, so fighting against other plant-type beings shouldn't be a problem as long as they are strong enough.
They encountered relatively weak opponents, whom they could handle.
This is also why Yu Yanbin let them practice.
This county is full of plants, and all of them are mutated plants. If we don't learn to do it ourselves, can we just stand by and watch?
They all wanted to become stronger, so how could they possibly let go of such an opportunity?
Try dealing with the simpler ones first, and then tackle the bigger ones together.
After cleaning two streets that evening, we encountered another mutated plant behind it—a banana tree.
This banana tree uses its broad leaves as weapons, slapping them down like fans, which is quite powerful.
Has anyone ever seen a banana plant as tall as a one-story building? Probably not.
Anything is possible now, as we witnessed today.
The leaves are a deep, almost blackish green, like large palm-leaf fans. The lower leaves droop, while the leaves from the middle upwards grow upwards.
Large and sturdy, it stood there beside someone's courtyard wall, enveloping the flower bud in the center.
I don't know if it was one tree that grew into this patch, or if it was just planted in this row.
There were banana trees all along the courtyard wall, forming a continuous grove that blocked out the houses behind.
I could see it from a long distance; it was way beyond the courtyard wall.
Many leaves have drooped over the edge of the yard, almost completely obscuring the yard wall.
The red flowers stand tall, their slender stems emerging from the leaves, proudly looking up at their surroundings.
This time, Cheng Shaolin was not asked to take action; Shao Jie volunteered, and the others provided support and assistance.
It took a while to get it done. The banana leaf fan was quite powerful; if you couldn't dodge in time, you'd get hit.
That's how Shao Jie got hurt. Luckily, he reacted quickly and dodged, otherwise he would have been slammed to the ground and had a close encounter with the earth.
In the end, Meng Yang and Qiu Fengyu provided cover while entangled with the banana plant, allowing Shao Jie to take the opportunity to cut off most of its leaves.
Without any means of attack, the flower stamen was able to scatter its petals to attack.
This surprised everyone; no one had expected that even flowers could be used as a means of attack.
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