That kiss chased away Ye Ruan's drowsiness. He sat up, took off his jacket, and curled up in the sleeping bag, listening to the rain outside.
For some reason, he especially liked the sound of falling rain.
Sleeping indoors with that soft patter in his ears felt peaceful.
Gu Cheng soon came running back. He took off his soaked jacket and pants, set them aside, and dried his hair with a towel before climbing in.
He brought a chill with him, but his body was still burning hot.
"Finished checking?" Ye Ruan asked quietly.
"You're still awake?" Gu Cheng reached out and pulled him into his arms.
"It's quiet outside. There aren't any zombies along this path, but I shifted into my wolf form and took a look at the main road just now."
"There are more and more zombies wandering around, but as long as we don't make any noise, they won't come down the path to the temple."
There was a fairly steep slope at the entrance to the temple path, and zombies generally wouldn't climb it.
Ye Ruan murmured a lazy acknowledgment and looked up at him.
There were no candles lit in the little room. An ordinary person wouldn't have been able to see their own hand in front of their face.
But for Special People with night vision, that was nothing.
Noticing his gaze, Gu Cheng lowered his head.
"What is it?"
Ye Ruan chuckled. "This is nice. Being at the base makes it hard to breathe."
Now, everyone spent their days playing around and having fun.
"No one's controlling us now. Once that rotten old bastard Nan Han dies in a couple of days, no one at Headquarters will dare trip us up again."
Gu Cheng sounded relaxed, as though he were asking which