Chapter 414

Lin Qianhuan stared blankly at the fire in the center of the cave.

“So, in order to protect your teammates and the few remaining supplies, you killed all the other survivors?”

Xiang Yunduan was silent for a long time, finally nodding.

“Yes, I have nothing to defend. No matter why, they ultimately died at my hands. Hah, ‘Heaven and earth will punish those who aren’t for themselves,’ in the end, I let those words stain my hands with the blood of my own kind.”

Tears welled up in Lu Xiaoyan’s eyes, “Captain, don’t say that. They clearly wanted our lives and intended to use our corpses as rations to survive this extreme cold. We were just defending ourselves, don’t blame yourself.”

Zhang Yaru nodded emphatically, “That’s right, Captain, they had no humanity at all. They not only wanted to eat our meat, but also wanted to imprison Xiaoyan and me. If we hadn’t killed them, those people would have harmed even more people. They didn’t deserve to live anymore!”

Xiang Yunduan forced a smile, only to see Lin Qianhuan turn to look at him.

“You were short on supplies, so how did you manage to survive the extreme cold for so long? Could it be that they became your food?”

Xiang Yunduan’s brow furrowed instantly upon hearing this, “Miss Lin, how is that possible? No matter the environment, I am still a person, how could I eat human flesh? Supplies were indeed scarce, but we patrolled the mountain many times and brought back a lot of wild fruits and vegetables. Not only that, but two of the dead survivors were space-type ability users, and we retrieved their supplies and used them for ourselves. It is because of these things that we have barely managed to survive until now.”

Lin Qianhuan nodded thoughtfully, “I see. I am glad that Captain Xiang didn’t lie to me. I will also keep my promise and send you back to the Rose Base.”

Xiang Yunduan looked a little tired, lowering his head and laughing self-deprecatingly. He didn’t dare to lie anyway. He didn’t want to risk being poisoned or killed by Jiang Xing.

“Now that it’s completely dark and everything is white, it’s not suitable to fly. How about we rest for the night and leave tomorrow?”

Seeing Lin Qianhuan say this, Xiang Yunduan naturally agreed. He was well aware of the power of the blizzard and didn’t want to fight against nature in the dark.

“Alright, then you two should stay here tonight. Miss Lin can squeeze in with Xiaoyan and Yaru, and Brother Jiang can sleep with us big guys. There will be more people to keep warm.”

Jiang Xing was stunned, then cast a look of pleading towards Lin Qianhuan.

“Ahem, no need, Captain Xiang. Do you have any other places where we can rest? Jiang Xing and I can stay together.”

Xiang Yunduan was taken aback, then immediately understood the relationship between Lin Qianhuan and Jiang Xing, scratching his head awkwardly.

“Yes, yes, yes, of course. You two can come with me, I’ll just take you to familiarize yourselves with the situation in the cave.”

With that, he got up and walked to the entrance of the cave, reaching out to lift the wooden curtain blocking the view.

“The space inside is larger.”

Lin Qianhuan followed, passing through a slightly narrow passage, and the group suddenly arrived in a larger space. This was also a stone cave, with a total area of nearly a hundred meters, divided into different rooms by several crude wooden walls.

Xiang Yunduan led the way enthusiastically, “This room is where Xiaoyan and Yaru live. This room is bigger, and Acheng and I live here together. This is the storage room, which is also where we usually put miscellaneous things. It’s the last room. If you two don’t mind, you can stay here.”

Lin Qianhuan nodded, “No problem, this place is pretty good.”

Xiang Yunduan breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good, I’ll have Acheng and the others come over to set up a bed and spread some dry grass on it, it’ll be more comfortable to sleep. We can also spare a quilt, which should be enough to keep you warm. We’ll also prepare a fire for you, but for safety reasons, it can’t burn for too long, it’s best to put it out before going to sleep.”

Lin Qianhuan shook her head slightly, “No need, you can all go and rest, you don’t need to give us your quilts.”

Xiang Yunduan hurriedly said, “Don’t be polite with us, the temperature at night is very low, you’ll really freeze to death without a quilt! We can squeeze together, it’s really no problem.”

Lin Qianhuan rubbed her hands, and with a flick of her finger, a large bed appeared in the center of the storage room. The bed was covered with soft pillows and thick quilts, all made of the finest materials, fluffy and warm to the touch.

“Really, we’re not being polite.”

Xiang Yunduan shut his mouth and stood there, feeling like a clown.

“Uh… then we won’t bother you, you two should rest early.”

He smiled awkwardly, turned and retreated, leaving Lin Qianhuan and Jiang Xing with a private space. However, although there were wooden walls separating them, they were simple after all, and any sound in the stone cave seemed very abrupt.

Ruan Huacheng used the excuse of extinguishing the fire in the small stone cave to take Xiang Yunduan out.

He lowered his voice and said, “Captain, why did you arrange for them to stay in the storage room? There are a lot of supplies stored there, what if…”

Xiang Yunduan frowned and interrupted him, “What if what? Didn’t you see the bed that woman took out of her space? Do those two look like they’re short on supplies? They came from the Kyoto base and flew in a helicopter, their status in the official base can’t be too low.”

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