Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 119 Two Clearances
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The man felt as if he had been granted a pardon; he stood up from the ground and ran away.

Nan Shaohua glanced at Brother Li, and Li Zhao awkwardly touched his nose, not daring to say anything more.

He hadn't expected Zhang Shan to be so bold as to cause trouble right under their noses.

He even spoke up for Zhang Shan, and now he's caught in the middle, pleasing neither side.

Having learned from Zhang Shan's example, the others dared not try any tricks and handed over all the crystal cores.

Qin Xiaoxiao was naturally unwilling to hand it over, but the Axe Gang members all handed it over.

Now she has lost the support of the Axe Gang, and no one is on her side anymore.

If she doesn't hand over the crystal core, the Axe Gang might very well abandon her and leave her to her fate.

Realizing this, Qin Xiaoxiao felt she couldn't afford to gamble and could only hand over the crystal core with a heavy heart.

Nan Shaohua looted all the crystal cores from the Axe Gang members and then let them go.

Once they were out of sight, Qin Xiaoxiao immediately said angrily, "I just don't understand, what are you all afraid of?"
Now look what's happened; all the crystal cores I painstakingly accumulated are gone.

The other members of the Axe Gang looked somber and remained silent.

But you could tell from their faces that they were also dissatisfied with the matter.

Li Zhao squinted, knowing that the Axe Gang could never return to its former unity.

But regardless, he founded the Axe Gang, and he didn't want to disband it until the very last moment.

If Li Zhao had known that his loyalty and sense of righteousness had almost cost him his life, he would have been in danger.

Perhaps at this moment, he would no longer think of past feelings and continue to keep Qin Xiaoxiao.

Nan Shaohua collected all the crystal cores and took them into the courtyard.

Shen Yujie, Fang Jun, and the two team members drove the truck into the yard.

Chu Qingyang came out and called on everyone to help clean up the trash.

After cleaning the house, they moved everything from the truck into the living room on the first floor.

During the time they were clearing the road, they collected supplies from two trucks and gasoline from one truck.

Only 100 liters of gasoline were kept as a reserve; the rest were stored in Ye Qiu Mian's spatial storage.

Chu Qingyang did not keep all the supplies from those two trucks.

Ye Qiumian specifically instructed him to distribute some supplies to Zhu Qihong and the others.

He set aside a quarter of the supplies and let the two team members take them away.

In the inner city of Xin'an, in a highly guarded area.

Li Hongbo looked at Zhu Qihong in front of him and asked, "You guys really cleaned up the entire highway?"

"Yes, the section of road from that service area to Xin'an City has been cleared."

"What about Ye Qiumian and the others?" Li Hongbo asked curiously, glancing outside.

Apart from the people he had sent out before, none of Ye Qiu Mian's group had been seen.

Zhu Qihong said, "After we entered the city, we learned that the commander was here, so we separated from him."

"Where did they go?" Li Hongbo asked hurriedly.

"I don't know." Zhu Qihong shook his head, and under Li Hongbo's disappointed gaze, he suddenly revealed a smug smile, "But I sent someone to escort them. When those two return, we might know their whereabouts."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongbo smiled and couldn't help but praise, "You did a good job."

The two then talked a lot more, especially about cleaning up the road.

However, when they learned that the thirty-one people sent out, including Zhu Qihong, had all greatly increased their strength.

Li Hongbo immediately asked the reason for their significant increase in strength.

If he were to apply his methods for rapidly increasing strength to military training, wouldn't the military's capabilities increase dramatically?
Thinking of this, Li Hongbo's heart was filled with joy.

But when they learned that Ye Qiumian had prepared a large number of crystal cores for them to absorb, they were shocked.

Li Hong's idea of ​​learning from this was instantly extinguished.

With so many people in the military, the monthly welfare and resources they receive are a huge expense.

Where is he going to get so many crystal nuclei for them to absorb?

Wouldn't it be better for him to absorb those crystal cores himself?
Li Hongbo immediately abandoned the idea of ​​learning from Ye Qiumian.

Just then, someone came to report that two people were looking for Zhu Qihong.

"It should be the two people I sent to follow Sister Ye and the others who have returned."

Hearing Zhu Qihong address Ye Qiumian, Li Hongbo raised an eyebrow.

Ye Qiu Mian is truly capable; not only can she make those around her treat her with utmost respect, but she can also enhance the strength of everyone involved.

Li Hongbo waved his hand, "Let those two in."

The two men quickly entered, and before Zhu Qihong could ask, they told him the address where Ye Qiumian and her family lived.

He recounted everything, including how the Axe Gang tried to cause trouble but were instead robbed of everything, and how they were also given half a truckload of supplies.

Zhu Qihong was deeply moved when he heard that Ye Qiumian and her group were distributing supplies to them.

Does this mean that they also hold a place in the hearts of Ye Qiumian and the others?

Zhu Qihong was deeply moved, while Fang Jun asked Shen Yujie in confusion over the small building, "Brother Jie, why is Sister Ye distributing supplies to them?"

Shen Yujie thought for a moment and said, "Zhu Qihong and the others may not be traveling with us anymore. Besides, they collected these supplies with us, so giving them some is a good way to settle things."

If Zhu Qihong heard Shen Yujie's words, he probably wouldn't feel moved anymore.

After Chu Qingyang and his group finished packing up the supplies, they started making dinner.

For dinner tonight, they plan to make a simple hot pot.

Since there were no fresh vegetables, I could only boil a pot of water and soak some dried mushrooms and vegetables in it.

Because most of the supplies left in abandoned vehicles are well-packaged and have a long shelf life.

Therefore, most of them are dried goods, noodles, and cooked meats.

Then there's rice, oil, salt, seasonings, hot pot base, and chili sauce.

After soaking the dried vegetables, boil another pot of water and then add the hot pot base.

Once the hot pot boiled, a rich aroma filled the entire building.

Hot pot ingredients include potato slices, dried bamboo shoots, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, bean curd sheets, dried tofu, dried bean curd sticks, and tofu skin.

The best part is the dried bean curd sticks. Blanch them in boiling water for a short while until they absorb the broth, and they become soft yet chewy.

In addition to these vegetarian dishes, there are also sweet potato noodles, potato noodles, wide rice noodles, sweet potato vermicelli, and glass noodles.

Everyone can choose the type of vermicelli they want.

In addition, there were several packs of vegetarian tripe, bamboo shoots, cooked pig's trotters, roast chicken, chicken legs, etc.

After preparing all the dishes, Nan Shaohua volunteered to invite Ye Qiumian downstairs for dinner.

Ye Qiumian was cultivating in her bedroom at the time, and she had already smelled the aroma of the hot pot.

She could already hear Nan Shaohua's footsteps as he walked upstairs.

Before he could knock, Ye Qiumian opened the door.

Seeing this, Nan Shaohua smiled and said, "We've prepared hot pot and lots of other dishes for tonight, just waiting for you."

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