From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 112 - 103: They Are All Good Actors

At that moment, with Qi Xiang’s help, Lu Shiliu finally broke free from the water weeds and "struggled" to his feet.

He frantically opened his personal terminal. While sending a message, he shouted over to Wei Heng, "Just hold on a little longer! I’m contacting the nearby garrison right now..."

"It’s too late." Wei Heng’s face was ashen, his voice heavy. He looked for all the world like someone whose powers were depleted, who was too weak to continue, and who was still suffering from unhealed injuries.

By the shore of the deep lake, Wei Heng shielded Gu Xi while Qi Xiang supported Lu Shiliu. The two groups finally, and with great difficulty, met up. But now they had no path of retreat—the ground all around them was covered in menacing water weeds.

’What now?’

After a quick exchange of glances, Lu Shiliu and Wei Heng both turned to look at Gu Xi.

Gu Xi was also wondering. ’Aside from the three Crystal Core Fragments that belong to me, how should I deal with the rest of the stuff at the bottom of the lake?’

’Hand them over to the military? But who knows if the local garrison’s high command has been infiltrated by that faction?’

’Not hand them over? Let Yá Bǎo steal everything back to the space?’

’But if all that stuff suddenly vanished, it would definitely make them suspicious.’

’For now, I don’t want to reveal my space.’

’After all, to everyone else, I’m just a level-four ability user... Even the few people who knew the truth back then would never guess that my space is back!’

Just then, the roar of a helicopter finally broke the silence.

A dazzling arc of light flashed in its wake, and the kelp-like evil plants that had been coiling around the color-changing cows and sucking their blood were instantly sliced into pieces.

The segments wrapped around the cows fell limply to the ground, while the remaining parts quickly retreated back into the lake.

Qi Xiang stared, stunned. Looking up, she saw a man gripping a curved blade in one hand and a Superpower Gun in the other as he leaped directly from the helicopter.

He looked like a god of war descending from the heavens.

’Damn, he’s handsome.’

’And damn, he’s cold.’

’I wonder who’ll be the one to eventually tame this icy, untouchable beauty?’

Qi Xiang arched an eyebrow, her gaze instinctively flicking to Gu Xi beside her.

Gu Xi’s eyes were fixed straight ahead.

As he descended, Ye Junhan fired several more shots, putting down each of the color-changing cows for good. Only then did he holster his gun and walk over to Wei Heng.

Wei Heng discreetly let out a sigh of relief. He squeezed Gu Xi’s wrist and beat him to the punch. "Mr. Ye."

Ye Junhan’s deep, cold gaze swept past the girl at Wei Heng’s side before landing on his pale, weak face. He frowned slightly. "You okay?"

"I’m fine. Not dead yet." Wei Heng shook his head, a look of profound disappointment on his face. "I really thought my body had recovered... I can’t believe I can’t even handle a fight of this level anymore..."

By the end, his voice was tinged with such dejection and despair that it was almost inaudible.

Off to the side, Qi Xiang and Lu Shiliu exchanged a quiet, knowing look. ’Who knew Wei the Gossip was such a good actor?’

’The question is... will it be enough to fool Ye Junhan?’

Ye Junhan didn’t press the matter. His gaze swept past the group, finally settling on the surface of the nearby lake.

A gentle breeze stirred. Golden sunlight danced on the glittering, crystal-clear water, and one could faintly see weeds swaying at the bottom of the lake. Everything was serene and beautiful.

Calling the scenery picturesque would not be an overstatement.

If you ignored the incredibly bloody scene that had just unfolded, that is.

Yá Bǎo had silently returned at some point and was now twirling around Gu Xi’s fingertip, puffing out its chest as if asking for praise.

It had just helped its master retrieve three Crystal Core Fragments, after all.

Gu Xi lowered her gaze, calmly stroking the wheedling little green sprout before mercilessly pressing it back out of sight.

Yá Bǎo was a little hurt.

But Yá Bǎo was a good sprout and didn’t say a thing.

Just then, the Special Service Team members who had stayed behind to handle the cleanup came over and handed a small bag to Ye Junhan.

Gu Xi glanced over. ’They must be the Crystal Cores that were left inside the cows.’

The energy in these Crystal Cores was remarkably pure. Even though some of it had been siphoned off by the kelp-like plants, they were far superior to the counterfeit ones she had seen last night.

At that moment, a member of the Special Service Team walked up to Ye Junhan and whispered something to him.

Gu Xi saw him lift his gaze and look over at her impassively.

His eyes were calm and deep.

Gu Xi met his gaze calmly. ’I wonder if Li Ming told him anything...’

Just then, one of the Special Service Team members beside Ye Junhan suddenly leaped into the water.

Gu Xi’s eyebrow twitched almost imperceptibly.

’A Water Ability user?’

’Well, that saves me the trouble.’

Soon enough, the team member who had gone underwater resurfaced, hauling two black chests, each about half a man’s height.

After handing the chests to the others on the shore, he dove back underwater.

Seeing that everyone’s attention was fixed on the two chests, Qi Xiang discreetly backed up to Gu Xi and Wei Heng. "What do you think is in there?" she asked curiously.

Wei Heng brushed some bits of weed from his hair. "How should I know?" he said weakly. "Why don’t you go ask them?"

Qi Xiang scoffed. "I’d love to, but take a look at that ’good friend’ of yours. With that frosty look on his face, you think he’d tell me anything?"

Wei Heng fell silent.

’I could go ask, and I’d probably get an answer,’ he thought, ’but I just put on that whole act about my powers being weak and feeling dejected. It wouldn’t be right for me to step forward now.’

Gu Xi’s consciousness was immersed in her space. The three Crystal Core Fragments Yá Bǎo had recovered were about the same size as the last one. However, probably from spending so much time with those Zombie Crystal Cores, they were faintly tainted with an aura she found very unpleasant...

Hearing Wei Heng and Qi Xiang talking, she pulled her consciousness back from her space and looked across at the others.

"If you want to know what’s in the chests, just go have a look," Gu Xi said calmly after a moment.

"Huh?" Qi Xiang followed her, a little excited. "Just walk over... Is that really okay?"

Gu Xi didn’t answer.

Just then, the team member in the water resurfaced with two more large chests, then shook his head at the others.

Soon, several Special Service Team members were gathered around the four large black chests, inspecting them.

Gu Xi feigned curiosity and went over as well.

Unexpectedly, after Ye Junhan finished inspecting the four chests, he glanced up at her, his expression unreadable.

Gu Xi: ?

’Is it because of the three words I accidentally sent during my last call with Qi Xiang, or did Li Ming say something to him?’ Gu Xi wondered. ’In any case, Ye Junhan’s attitude toward me seems a little strange this time.’

Ye Junhan quickly looked away, a dazzling arc of electricity flashing in his hand...

The four large chests were opened in succession.

The first three were filled with various instruments, equipment, and documents. It was hard to tell what they were for at a glance.

But the last one...

The moment the chest opened, countless dazzling, diamond-like Crystal Cores refracted the sunlight into a brilliant, multicolored display.

It was enough to blind a bumpkin’s eyes.

’So many High-level Crystal Cores...’

Qi Xiang gasped in amazement.

Just then, with a sharp SNAP, the man expressionlessly shut the chest and looked over.

"What are you all doing here?" the devastatingly handsome yet aloof man asked, his voice low. His deep, dark eyes betrayed no emotion.

Qi Xiang pursed her lips. "Visiting a friend. Is that a problem?"

After a pause, she shot him a provocative look, an eyebrow raised flirtatiously. "What? Is Mr. Ye in charge of our social lives now, too?"

"Or are you... interrogating us like criminals, Mr. Ye?" By the end, her own tone had grown cold.

’Something about this whole situation is clearly off.’

’Even though I don’t know the full story,’ Qi Xiang thought, ’I have a sharp sense that whether I have to be unreasonable or throw my family’s name around, I can’t let Gu Xiaoxi get dragged into this.’

Just then, Lu Shiliu, who had been quietly hiding off to the side to rinse himself off again, walked over, still dripping wet. "That’s right," he explained. "They’re my friends. We just happened to meet up today. Who could’ve known something like this would happen..."

Ye Junhan ignored them both. His gaze, which seemed to carry a wintery chill, landed directly on Gu Xi. "How... did you all become friends?"

Gu Xi froze for a second. ’That’s a strange question,’ she thought. ’He doesn’t seem like the curious type...’

But after a moment’s thought, she answered truthfully, "Probably... because of a chicken?"

Lu Shiliu: "..."

Qi Xiang and the others: "..."

Da Hong, far away at home: ’I didn’t expect to have a part to play in this scene!’