The remaining few, seeing that he was a tough opponent, all pulled out their weapons and aimed them at Lu Xunji.
Xie Ji swiftly tackled one of them, causing the ion beam to veer off course and instantly ignite a large patch of bushes.
Lu Xunji kicked the ion gun out of his hand, and the hard military boot knocked the man unconscious.
Before Xie Ji could catch his breath, he looked up and saw that Lu Xunji had been shot in the left shoulder. The bullet grazed his arm and knocked down the tree behind him.
Instead of retreating, Lu Xunji advanced, punching the opponent's elbow and forcing him to drop his gun. He then executed an over-the-shoulder throw, slamming the man to the ground and kicking him away.
"Brother!" Xie Ji gritted his teeth and smashed the bag in his hand against the man's head. The bag was full of hard objects and heavy, almost knocking the man down in one hit, but due to inertia, he also fell to the ground.
Another patrolling soldier stomped on his face. Xie Ji dislocated his arm but didn't care. He quickly braced himself and rolled away, thus avoiding serious injury to his face.
The next moment, Lu Xunji, having dealt with the remaining patrolmen, turned around, picked up the man, raised his knee and slammed it into his abdomen, then threw him hard to the ground.
The blow was quite forceful, as if it had struck the man's internal organs. He coughed up blood and passed out.
Normally, Lu Xunji would let him go to save his energy.
But now his eyes were bloodshot, and even after the man had passed out, he still kicked him, the hard sole of his military boot slamming into the man's face until the sharp pebble left a trail of blood beneath his skin.
Xie Ji quickly scrambled over and grabbed Lu Xunji's hand. "Holy crap, that's enough, bro! You'll disfigure him!"
Lu Xunji glanced down at him, and Xie Ji was startled by the murderous intent emanating from him.
"... elder brother...!"
Lu Xunji slowly loosened his bloodied fist, leaned against a tree beside him, supported himself with his knees, lowered his head, his bangs obscuring his eyes, and did not look at Xie Ji.
After a long pause, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "... I'm sorry."
Xie Ji ran over and patted his back reassuringly. "Are you alright? Oh my god, why did you rush up like that? You scared me to death!"
Lu Xunji hugged Xie Ji, panting against his chest.
Xie Ji grabbed his shoulder. "Let me see where you're hurt?"
"... fine."
Lu Xunji calmed down, got up from his arms, and went over to search the people. Sure enough, he found several cans of meat.
There were even two preserved plum candies.
Having just experienced a fierce battle, Lu Xunji's adrenaline was surging, and he was still unable to calm down. His joints were covered in blood, mixed with the mud and gravel on the ground, and he was trembling uncontrollably.
He peeled a piece of candy, put it in Xie Ji's mouth, then gave a very slight smile and nuzzled Xie Ji's lips, "Is it sweet?"
The sweet and sour taste of the preserved plum candy exploded in my mouth, causing my previously dry mouth to produce saliva like crazy, and the sweet aroma filled my entire mouth.
"No, you... you're sick," Xie Ji glared at him, choked for a moment, and quickly rubbed his eyes. "It's sweet."
"As long as it's sweet."
"You rushed in just because of this?" Xie Ji muttered, "Damn it, do you know you almost died just now? I saw that bullet hit your shoulder! Quick, take off your clothes, let me show you!"
"Okay, I'll see later."
Lu Xunji grabbed Xie Ji's wrist and rubbed it against him, then searched each of the eight or nine people lying on the ground, and finally found a pass on one of them.
Xie Ji glared at him. "Damn it, you knew these guys had passes before you rushed in, right? I was so touched just now, I—"
"It's a guess," Lu Xunji said softly. "Statistically speaking, there's only a 60% chance."
Xie Ji switched the preserved plum candy in his mouth from the left to the right, expressionless. "Oh."
"Um..." Not far away, the disheveled examinee poked his head out from behind a tree. "You guys are Lu, Xie Ji?"
Xie Ji's sensitive, straight-male instincts immediately surfaced, and he pointed at him. "What do you mean by 'with ' Xie Ji '? What's wrong with me? Am I not a big shot anymore?"
"Yes, yes, I witnessed your heroic fight just now, it was truly amazing." The man gave an exaggerated thumbs-up, rushed out and instantly slid to his knees. "Two big shots, please take me with you, I beg you, I really can't manage on my own."
Lu Xunji squinted at him, his hoarse voice still seeming to carry the scalding smell of blood. "Get out."
The man turned deathly pale with fright, his words becoming incoherent as he scrambled backward, stammering, "I... I... I... I... I'd better walk myself--"
Xie Ji glanced at the several cans piled up beside him, took out two compressed biscuits and a small can of food from his bag, and handed them to him. "Here, poor child, you're so hungry. Here, take this. Be careful next time you steal."
The man was clearly taken aback, his grayish-white curly hair fluttering as mud dripped from it. Looking at the food Xie Ji offered, he asked, "G-for me?"
"We don't have much, we can't give you much. We can't give you water, it was Lu Xunji who went to great lengths to get it." Xie Ji muttered, "Anyway, don't starve to death, let's go."
The man took the food from Xie Ji's hand, and said emotionally, "Damn, brother, you're truly my god! I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life! Don't worry, I'll never forget you, brother, even in death!"
After saying that, he couldn't stand Lu Xunji's gaze any longer, so he grabbed the food and ran away quickly.
Xie Ji walked back, saw Lu Xunji scratch his head, and looked away somewhat guiltily. "... I'll eat less."
"No need," Lu Xunji said. "You did a great job."
Xie Ji smiled, his eyes narrowing. " Lu Xunji, you're too good! It's Xie Ji blessing to be brothers with you!"
Lu Xunji tilted his head. "Come here."
Xie Ji jogged over: "What's wrong--"
Lu Xunji raised her hand, cupped his face, and brushed her fingers against his lips, asking softly, "Is the preserved plum candy sweet?"
"It's very sweet and delicious. Didn't you just ask that?"
"Mmm." Lu Xunji leaned down and kissed him. "... Try it."
The kiss, tinged with the stench of blood, was overwhelmed by the sweet aroma of preserved plums, which diluted the taste of rust, making even the fluids exchanged taste sweet.
It was an ordinary preserved plum candy, even with a cheap saccharin taste. Normally Lu Xunji would never eat it, but at this moment, he was like an extreme sugar addict, licking the candy repeatedly inside Xie Ji's mouth.
Having kissed Lu Xunji so many times, Xie Ji could usually handle it with a calm attitude, but this kiss was just too sticky and too passionate.
Lu Xunji seemed to be mimicking some action in his mouth. He wanted to resist, but couldn't bear to, so he hugged Lu Xunji's waist and breathed softly.
Lu Xunji only let go of him after the plum candy had completely melted in his mouth.
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Okay! It's finally finished, thank you everyone!