Bad Luck!

The torch was thrust into the snow and extinguished in an instant.

Meng Xi and Lei Xing stared at the unmoving tree, their mouths twitching involuntarily.

They were actually talking to a tree.

They had heard him say the name "A Qing" several times just now and thought A Qing was a person.

They never expected it to be a tree.

Meng Xi and Lei Xing exchanged glances, seeing bewilderment in each other's eyes.

This handsome guy with red hair seemed a bit off in the head…

The door opened, and Yan Chi darted inside, shedding his jacket and snow boots.

He plunged into the sofa, laughing happily, "Jiang Jiang, someone's really waiting at the door!

Our little wooden door is being knocked on for the first time!"

He said gleefully.

Jiang You looked up at him, "Then where are the people you brought?"

"The people are right..."

Yan Chi pointed towards the doorway, then saw the tightly shut door and choked on his words.

It was only then that he remembered that he had several people behind him who hadn't entered yet.

Outside the door, four people were staring blankly at the closed door, braving the biting cold wind.

Lei Xing sniffled, "Meng Xi, do you feel like someone's watching us?"

Meng Xi replied, "I have a similar feeling."

She suddenly turned her head. There was nothing around, only bushes rustled by the north wind.

The two people behind them rubbed their hands and stomped their feet.

"Haa~ haa~"

"It's so cold, I'm going to freeze to death. My nose is about to fall off.

Why hasn't he opened the door after going in?

We're going to freeze!"

As they were speaking, the door opened.

A bright red head poked out and waved at them.

"Hurry and come in, it's warm inside!"

His smiling demeanor was a world away from the man who had been yelling about burning them to death earlier.

If not for that head of red hair, it would have been hard to connect the two.

Meng Xi quickly stepped inside, and the people behind her followed.

Lei Xing, who was the last to enter, quickly shut the door behind him.

As soon as they entered the room, they felt their breathing become much smoother.

Lei Xing sneezed violently, two streams of snot running from his nostrils, which he wiped away with his sleeve.

The room was a world apart from the outside.

The north wind was biting outside, but inside it was as warm as spring.

Steam rose from the multi-functional wood stove in the center of the living room. An iron pot was steaming a wooden bucket, and the white mist mixed with the aroma of rice drew their gazes.

A pile of sunflower seeds, peanuts, and chestnuts was roasting on the stainless steel stove.

They were steaming rice!

Meng Xi couldn't help but swallow.

She reluctantly shifted her gaze and finally saw the young girl curled up on the sofa.

She quickly introduced herself, "You must be Jiang You? My name is Meng Xi, and I'm a Tier 2 ice ability user."

Jiang You stared at her, and her first question was, "Where's your big dog?"

Meng Xi was taken aback. Why were these people so interested in her wolf?

And it was a wolf, not a dog.

She paused, "The snow wolf is outside. It's too big to come in, and snow wolves aren't afraid of the cold. They like the winter."

She emphasized "snow wolf" twice.

She was afraid someone might still mistake her snow wolf for a dog.

Meanwhile, the snow wolf had just arrived at the base of the man-eating tree, preparing to urinate.

But the next second, a branch whipped out, wrapped around it, and threw it far away.

The man-eating tree trembled with rage.

Bad luck!

That bastard is bad luck too!

What rank is he?

He actually dared to pee under the tree!

Meng Xi, who was inside the room, heard a "bang." "It sounds like something fell on the ground."

Jiang You said calmly, "The snow on the roof is thick, it might have slid off."

She was looking at the bounty order Meng Xi had given her.

One thousand Tier 2 crystal cores?

That wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.

"I'm only worth one thousand Tier 2 crystal cores? White Dragon Base is truly stingy.

And this artist, their skill isn't very good either."

She looked lazy, seemingly not too surprised that she was being hunted by White Dragon Base.

Meng Xi nodded. "Indeed, it's not very good. My bounty order is also very ugly, it doesn't do me justice."

Jiang You asked Zhang Shuhui to bring out a few small stools.

The four of them sat by the fire on the small stools, shivering as they warmed themselves.

While warming themselves, they swallowed their saliva.

Zhang Shuhui brought over several bowls of thick rice soup and distributed them.

"Drink some hot liquid first. You're all shaking like you're having seizures. Drink something warm, and you'll feel better in a bit."

Lei Xing quickly took the ceramic bowl, cupped it in his hands, took a deep breath, and then took an eager sip.

His mouth was scalded, but his body instantly warmed up.

The others also held their rice soup, blowing on it as they drank.

Although it was rice soup, this was real white rice. Its humble fragrance was like something settled deep in the soul.

As soon as they smelled it, their taste buds came back to life.

For a moment, the entire living room was filled with the sound of slurping soup.

Jiang You wasn't in a hurry, after all, Meng Xi had given her a lot of information, and it would take some time to finish reading it.

"Thank you, thank you so much!

We've been in Ancheng for a few days, surviving on insects and mice. Being able to drink this bowl of hot soup is worth dying for!"

"This is so delicious. Why did I never realize rice soup could be this good before?"

"I didn't expect there were still humans living in Ancheng! We thought there were only zombies left!

You have no idea how terrifying those things are. We've encountered Tier 2 zombies before, but we only ever met one or two at most.

Tier 2 zombies have territorial awareness and usually don't gather in groups.

But in Ancheng, there are swarms of Tier 2 zombies!

And Tier 3 zombies!

Damn it, this place is simply hell!"

While the others were talking, Lei Xing just kept his head down, drinking the rice soup.

Sweat beaded on Lei Xing's nose as he gulped down the rice soup.

He didn't care that it was hot, he even licked the bottom of the bowl clean before returning it to Zhang Shuhui.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!!"

"If you want more rice soup, just ladle it from the basin yourself," Jiang You said calmly while flipping through some documents.

Upon hearing this, the four men's eyes lit up.

But they still licked their lips a little sheepishly and said, "This, such a precious thing, we'll just have one bowl..."

Zhang Shuhui looked up. "We usually can't finish the rice soup, we just use it to water the plants. Drink as much as you want."

As soon as she finished speaking, the four of them rushed towards the enamel basin of rice soup like a gust of wind.

"I'm the oldest, let me ladle a bowl first!"

"Don't talk about being old, even if your tumor is big, it's useless! I'm coming first!"

"Ahem, everyone get to the back, let me go first..."

"..."

They scrambled, their spoons clanging.

In the end, the four of them drank the entire basin of rice soup dry, even scraping the bottom clean.

Meng Xi demurely wiped the corners of her mouth with her grubby sleeve, patting her round belly as she hiccuped continuously.

She never dreamed that her cool and aloof image would come crashing down so spectacularly in front of a bowl of rice soup.

Meanwhile, Jiang You had already taken out a sealed metal can.

This can was something Meng Xi had given her earlier.

Seeing her prepare to open it, Meng Xi quickly stopped her.

"This sealed can is the reason I'm wanted by the White Dragon Base! You'd best not open it carelessly, because it might contain something dangerous. It could even be poisonous! A few months ago, I received a mission to personally protect a scientist named Andeming. After accepting the mission, I led my team into the base's experimental center. But when we got there, we discovered we weren't mission takers, but lab mice! The ability users they hired at a high price to 'protect' Andeming were actually just meant to provide him with a steady stream of lab mice for his experiments! The first day we entered, aside from the standard meal provided by the base, our abilities were suppressed and we couldn't use them. There were quite a few ability users like us. We originally had no chance of escaping. Unfortunately, that Andeming was a pervert who particularly liked curvy beauties, and I happened to fit his aesthetic. The moment this lecher saw me, I knew his adrenaline was soaring. So, I seduced him, and then, at the peak of his excitement, I killed him. After that, I opened the sealed case he was carrying and ran off with this can."

Meng Xi spoke quite frankly about how she escaped. In her opinion, it wasn't something shameful at all. All self-preservation actions taken to survive were not disgraces. Besides, she used to have several handsome men around her, all of whom were skilled and independent. But now that she was down on her luck, those little beauties would probably fall into someone else's arms. She really did feel it was quite a shame.

Jiang You sized up Meng Xi from head to toe. As if noticing her gaze, Meng Xi casually fanned herself with her hand, "This stove fire is really warm. I feel hot even with my jacket on." She took off her jacket, revealing her inner shirt. Her proud figure instantly made the other two women in the room feel a strange awkwardness. She was full where she should be full, slender where she should be slender, with all the right curves. Jiang You withdrew her gaze, calmly pulled the blanket up further, and covered her chest. She thought such a figure wasn't ideal either; at least it wasn't conducive to movement, making her center of gravity unstable and hindering vigorous activity. She would never understand the joy of sleeping on her stomach! Zhang Shuhui coughed softly and turned her head, staring intently at the stove opening. Yan Chi looked at Jiang You, then at Meng Xi's prominent chest. He frowned in distaste and whispered into Jiang You's ear, "Jiang Jiang, that sister has two really big humps. Was she beaten?"