He casually tossed Guilai two Mutation Fruits, then took a seat at the conference table. His gaze fell on Bai Jingyi and her daughter, Su Qian.
Gu Qijue recognized Su Qian. She was actually one of his classmates.
He hadn't expected to run into her here.
Su Qian looked him up and down, visibly surprised. "Gu, I didn't expect it to be you..."
Seeing this, Bai Jingyi hesitated. "Qian, is he your classmate?"
Su Qian nodded. "Yes, Mom!"
"Hello, Gu. I'm Su Qian's mother and the principal of this high school. We came to take you all to the Imperial Shelter."
Bai Jingyi looked at Gu Qijue and got straight to the point. "It's too dangerous to stay here. You'd be better off coming with us to the Imperial Shelter."
Gu Qijue smiled faintly. "I killed General Lin's grandson. Do you think he'll let me in?"
"This..."
Bai Jingyi was momentarily at a loss for words.
"Ask the survivors here who wants to leave with you, and let them go. I'll do my best to protect those who stay."
As he spoke, Gu Qijue gave her a meaningful smile. "Of course, if you're willing to stay, I'll take you in, too."
If they weren't Emperor Tier Super Martial Artists, Gu Qijue wouldn't have offered.
"Principal, you should stay! With Boss's strength, he can gather plenty of Mutation Fruits every day. But at the Empire, you might not get any."
As Ji Shang urged her, he dangled the prospect in front of her. "Eating one Mutation Fruit is like absorbing six or seven hours of sunlight. As Boss and the rest of us grow stronger, each of us will be able to eat at least several a day."
"Fruit like the ones from earlier?"
Bai Jingyi sounded tempted.
She'd learned from the news that Super Martial Artists could eat the fruits grown on the Mutation Trees that morning, and that they offered tremendous benefits.
Now Ji Shang was telling her that eating one Mutation Fruit was equivalent to absorbing six or seven hours of sunlight for cultivation. How could she not be tempted?
There were simply too many Super Martial Artists at the Empire, including plenty at Emperor Tier. Even if she managed to gather Mutation Fruits from countless Mutated Creatures, she and her daughter might not get any.
"Could I try one?" Bai Jingyi asked Gu Qijue quietly. "If it really has that kind of effect, I'm willing to stay."
In this apocalypse, strength was everything.
Gu Qijue said nothing. He took two fruits from the space between his brows and placed one in front of Bai Jingyi and the other in front of Su Qian.
"Thank you!"
The mother and daughter thanked him, then picked up the bright red fruits and took a bite.
They found that the fruit melted as soon as it entered their mouths.
Once it became a warm current inside their bodies, all the energy flowed into the Super Mark on their palms.
When they'd finished the whole fruit, the Super Marks on their palms glowed. They'd advanced directly from the late stage of two-star Super Martial to three-star...
Seeing their delighted expressions, Gu Qijue said calmly, "From now on, anyone who wants Mutation Fruits will have to earn them through contributions. Go out tonight to gather supplies, then secure the Mutation Fruits during the day and settle down to cultivate."
"Dinner's ready!"
Just then, Wu Jiao came upstairs to call them.
It was past seven in the evening, and the twin moons hung in the sky.
"Master, I'll be leaving now. When I return, I'll bring enough food for all of you humans."
Guilai, whose wounds had healed, spoke quietly.
"If you're not back by tomorrow morning, I'll activate the lightning orb in your brain and kill you," Gu Qijue said, giving it a cool glance.
"I wouldn't dare. I'm off."
With that, Guilai flew out through the window.
"Gu, Qian and I will stay, too..." Bai Jingyi couldn't resist the temptation of the Mutation Fruits.
Gu Qijue gave a slight nod. "Good. Let's go downstairs and eat. Then we'll all head out to gather supplies."
Bai Jingyi cleared her throat. "Um... Gu, you're staying in my room. I have a few things to take care of. You go on ahead and eat; I'll be down shortly!"
"Go ahead."
Gu Qijue replied calmly, then led everyone downstairs.
Bai Jingyi went upstairs to the room that had been hers.
When she entered and saw the drawer slightly ajar, her mature, alluring face flushed. "That... he definitely saw it..."
Downstairs in the dining hall.
Gu Qijue, White Fox, Zhao Hu, Wu Jiao, Su Qian, Ji Shang, and the others were already seated at the table.
"Where's Chu Mengxi? Why isn't she here?"
Gu Qijue looked around and realized she was missing. She should have been back by now, and she hadn't sent him a message, either.
Zhao Hu shook his head. "I haven't seen her come back. Maybe she ran off after learning there are Ancient Martial Artists among the humans? Or maybe something happened to her."
Su Qian said, "Chu Mengxi? She's at the Imperial Shelter. I saw her there."
"Damn it! I knew it! That bitch wouldn't have sold us out, would she?" Zhao Hu blurted out in alarm.
A cold glint appeared in Gu Qijue's eyes. He took out his phone and tried to call Chu Mengxue on WeChat.
But they weren't friends...
"Six exclamation marks!!!!!"
Killing intent filled Gu Qijue's eyes. "I should've killed her earlier. I was too softhearted."
"Demon Dragon, come out and face your death!!"
Just then, a woman's shout rang out from outside the school.
"Damn it! She really did sell us out."
"Bastard! We should've chopped her into a thousand pieces."
Ji Shang and Zhao Hu were both furious when they heard the shout.
Su Qian, who knew what was going on, said quietly, "Boss, two innate Ancient Martial Artists arrived at the Yun City Shelter today. They must be the ones who came."
"Since she dared to betray us, I'll make her watch her family die before her eyes."
A cold look in his eyes, Gu Qijue rose and strode outside.
Everyone followed behind him, all fuming.
Outside the school gates.
There weren't many people there.
Only a handsome monk and a female Daoist priest in robes stood waiting.
The Handsome Monk smiled. "That woman said he was human. It's not right for you to call him that."
The female Daoist priest snorted. "Would a human look like that? This kind of creature must be eliminated!"
"What big talk. You really think you can kill me? Looks to me like you've come here to die."
Gu Qijue emerged with White Fox and the others.
"Surely you're arrogant. You slaughtered human Super Martial Artists. That alone is a crime that makes you deserving of death today, whether you're human or not."
With a metallic ring, the female Daoist priest drew the three-foot sword at her side and pointed it coldly at Gu Qijue.
"Amitabha. Turn back before it's too late, benefactor!"
The Handsome Monk chanted a Buddhist prayer. "If you surrender, I guarantee you won't be killed."
Zhao Hu sneered. "You bald hypocrite, what the hell are you barking about? Surrender? You really think you're anybody?"
"You're human, yet you side with monsters. You all deserve to die."
Killing intent filled the female Daoist priest's eyes. Visible vital energy swirled around her body, and with a whoosh, she charged at Gu Qijue with her sword.
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