Stirring Things Up in the Wasteland 242

Chapter 242

The sun hung high in the sky, its scorching and bright light unreachable. The temperature was high, staying at around twenty-seven or twenty-eight degrees all day, and could even reach thirty degrees at its hottest.

This was the eternal day.

The truck was bumping along on the pitted and uneven ground, and after a long time, the bumps made one’s butt ache.

There was nothing to do on the road, so Song Xun entered the White Light Stone space to see Ji Tang. Now, Ai Fei was in the passenger seat, and Shi Tou was in the driver’s seat.

In the back of the truck, the injured were resting, and the few who were not were taking turns to keep watch. No one was talking, and it was very quiet. Even the occasional sound of drinking water was drowned out by the sharp cries of the few flying mutated animals that would occasionally fly by.

It was at this time that Zang Huairu slowly regained consciousness.

Before she had completely woken up, her consciousness had automatically and spontaneously recalled one terrifying scene after another from the depths of her heart. Corpse Slayers, monsters, escaping, cannibals…

She hadn’t even opened her eyes, but her body was already trembling uncontrollably. But with this movement, the pain in her body was also triggered. Her two shoulders had been pierced by hooks, her legs had been broken, and her body was covered in crisscrossing wounds, new and old. They were no longer bleeding, but they still made her heart pound with pain.

But at least, this pain also made her completely awake.

She remembered. She had been saved.

She had been saved at a very desperate time.

That was… who?

She didn’t know them, but her muddled mind could vaguely recall that it was a young girl, with a still-undifferentiated, tender look.

She seemed to be an ability user, and she had easily smashed open the earthen wall that had been so thick to her. In the midst of the smoke and dust, she had shown a shocked and astonished gaze.

Shock was normal.

Astonishment was also normal.

Who told this place to be a hell?

If you can’t win, then go…

Leave this hell of cannibals. If you can win, then please save her. She also wants to live…

Later, what happened later?

She was still alive now. Did that mean… that child had won?!

Zang Huairu suddenly opened her eyes, and a tender face that had just appeared in her mind became clearer and clearer at this time, which made her forget the pain in her body, forget the fear in her heart, and she looked at it again and again.

Her gaze could not be moved.

“You’re awake. How are you feeling?”

Ji Jinyu was sitting cross-legged in the back of the truck, her chin propped on her hand as she asked.

The truck was really too shaky, and one bump made Zang Huairu, who had been leaning against the side of the truck, fall over. Ji Jinyu’s eyes were quick, and she quickly pulled her back.

She had originally controlled her strength well, but who knew that with another bump, her strength would be off, and with Zang Huairu’s body’s strength, this person had come straight into her arms.

Come on, come on. In this hot weather, although the body in her arms smelled of blood and the unspeakable smell of not having showered for a long time, it was still within her tolerance. Alright, mainly because it was ice-cold.

Ji Jinyu was afraid of the heat, so holding it was quite comfortable.

She hadn’t differentiated yet, so holding an Omega was no big deal.

Of course, this was her current, self-righteous thought. In reality, Zang Huairu didn’t think so, at least not at first.

The moment she was held by Ji Jinyu, her mind subconsciously went blank, and then she wanted to struggle free. But unfortunately, she couldn’t move. With one movement, it hurt.

Of course, it also hurt when she didn’t move.

Ji Jinyu blinked, but she also helped her to lean against the car again. The commotion here was not big, but it did attract the attention of the few guards. But there was nothing to see, and their gazes quickly moved away.

Zang Huairu breathed a sigh of relief.

“You don’t have to be afraid. It’s very safe here.”

Ji Jinyu wanted to raise her hand and pat her on the shoulder in comfort, but she quickly remembered that this person still had an injury on her shoulder, so she had to give up.

In the silence, she heard crying.

The whimpering was very weak, just like her. In reality, it was best to cry less when you just woke up, but Ji Jinyu didn’t interrupt her release.

It would be good after crying. It was even more uncomfortable to hold it in.

Although she didn’t know what had happened in that cannibal base, just the scene she had seen was not a good thing. Now that she thought about it, she still felt her scalp tingle.

It wasn’t that she was afraid, but mainly that she was disgusted.

No human could do this, right? She had only heard about it before, and had never actually encountered it. This time, it had really opened her eyes.

“Wuwuwu… wuwuwa…”

The low, weak crying, although not loud, quickly woke up the other people in the truck. They all looked over, but seeing the female Omega, who was wearing Ji Jinyu’s long windbreaker, still crying, and thinking about the base, they didn’t say much.

After all, they had almost become food, and food that was being prepared to be air-dried. Just thinking about it was not a good feeling. It was good to cry.

But after about three or four minutes, there was suddenly no sound. Ji Jinyu looked down curiously, and this person had fainted again.

Tsk!

She scratched her head. Xia Jin, from another part of the car, looked over and threw her backpack over. “It’s fine. She’s tired from crying. Give her some water, but not too much.”

Ji Jinyu was still young, after all. Even if she had had experience from going out with Ji Jinning before, she couldn’t compare with an old fox like Xia Jin, especially in taking care of people.

Ji Jinyu made an “okay” gesture, opened her backpack, and took out a bottle of mineral water. She opened the cap and poured a little out before she turned the female Omega’s head to one side and slowly brought it to her lips to wet them.

After a series of actions, her windbreaker moved. Fortunately, no one was looking this way. Ji Jinyu quickly tightened it and breathed a sigh of relief.

The female Omega was really too thin.

Not knowing the struggle of her precious daughter on the truck, Song Xun was already quite annoyed in the White Light Stone space.

Although the surgery had been very successful in the first place, Ji Tang still hadn’t woken up.

Guan Yang, Zhang Jinhe, and the others had already been sent back to Ningcheng. Now, the ones accompanying Ji Tang here were Chang Wan and Guan He.

This was the first time Guan He had come to the White Light Stone space. She had long been shocked by the scene here and was flying freely. Basically, the first time they came in, they were all like this. Song Xun didn’t bother with her.

Ji Tang was lying quietly on the bed. Although there was no day and night in the space, after all, the temperature was constant, and the spiritual energy was abundant. Compared to the outside, it was undoubtedly a good place, so Song Xun was not in a hurry to send her out.

She could come in from time to time to see her while she was recuperating in the White Light Stone space. If she let Song Ye and the others take her back to the base, with her current situation of not even knowing where she was, it was still an unknown when she would return to Ningcheng.

Song Xun was not willing. She would go crazy.

By the time she had accompanied the still-unconscious Ji Tang for a while, and it was about evening, the big sun of the eternal day was still hanging high, its embers scorching.

The truck was parked in a shady place, and the people on it had all run down to cool off. The temperature of the eternal day was definitely not as high as the extreme heat, but it was also not low.

And besides, what did the temperature matter?

They were afraid of the sun. To be baked like this all the time, who could stand it?

Song Xun looked at a circle of people, some roasting meat, some starting a fire, some cooking. Her gaze even swept over Xia Jin, who was leaning against a large rock. But she just didn’t see Ji Jinyu.

Where is she?

Xia Jin made a face, and Song Xun followed her gaze to the direction of the truck. She could still see the two heads in the empty space of the car.

“What’s the situation?”

“The situation is not a situation. She’s awake. After all, she’s an Omega, and it’s not appropriate for a bunch of us to be up there.”

Xia Jin spread her hands, and Song Xun also understood. After all, she was a female Omega, and they were either Alphas or Betas. It was really not appropriate.

And they weren’t that depraved. So the only suitable one was the not-yet-adult Ji Jinyu.

She walked over and also sat down by the big rock. She took the skewered meat and put it on the fire. Ai Fei also came over. “How’s Ji Tang?”

Xia Jin also looked over. Clearly, this was also what she wanted to ask.

“She’s still not awake, but her vital signs have slowly stabilized.”

“Then it’s fine. Don’t worry. Our plan is still very successful.”

Only when Chaos was completely dead could Ji Tang be saved. Otherwise, if nothing was done, it was not certain what would happen to her in the long run.

It was better to make a decision and get it over with.

On this side, the three of them were talking casually, while on the other side, on the truck, Ji Jinyu had already simply treated the wounds on the again-awakened Zang Huairu’s body.

There were too many, both large and small. It could only be said that for this person to have been able to get back a life was indeed a great fortune.

Perhaps it was because Ji Jinyu hadn’t differentiated yet, or perhaps it was because of her life-saving grace, but Zang Huairu did not resist her touch at all.

And so, after treating the wounds on her body, and finding some casual clothes and pants for this person to wear, Ji Jinyu was busy and didn’t forget to speak. “Your body is too weak. I’ll go and get you some rice porridge in a bit. I’ve already asked Uncle Shi Tou to help me cook it. It should be ready to eat.”

“And your wounds, I’ve just simply treated them. When we get back to the city, I’ll find someone to treat you…”

She was chattering like a chatterbox, but Zang Huairu’s heart trembled, and she didn’t know if she had misheard. “You said, the city?”

Her voice was very weak, like a kitten gently scratching. Ji Jinyu didn’t even hear it very clearly. She was just putting on clothes, and as she was putting them on, she looked at the female Omega’s naked body. At first, it was nothing, really nothing. But as she looked, she curiously looked at the female Omega’s unspeakable parts, and then she immediately looked away.

But in an instant, she felt that it wasn’t a big deal and quickly moved her gaze back. “By the way, what did you just say?”

Zang Huairu was about to speak, but her throat was dry and sharp and painful, so much so that she could only make a coughing sound, which pulled on the wounds on her shoulders and body, and the pain made her face turn pale.

“You should rest first!”

After the small interlude, Ji Jinyu quickly put on her clothes. As for the underwear, forget it. For one, it was inconvenient, and for another, it wouldn’t be good if it touched the wounds on her body.

She stood up and clapped her hands. “By the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Ji Jinyu. What’s your name?”

Ji, Jin, Yu—

She repeated the name in her heart twice. Zang Huairu coughed twice and was about to speak when she was stopped by Ji Jinyu. “Forget it. You should stop talking for now.”

“I’ll go and get you some porridge. Wait.”

She turned and jumped off the truck. Without her body blocking the way, the sunlight was dazzling, and in an instant, it shone down, making Zang Huairu instinctively close her eyes.

Even the beauty mark on the tip of her nose had an inexplicable, weak, and alluring charm.

In the shade, the white porridge was already cooked. Although it was very hot, rice was a rare thing. Everyone wanted to eat it.

One bowl was also a cook, and ten bowls was also a cook. It was a rare occasion, so Shi Tou had simply made a little more.

As soon as he had served it, Ji Jinyu had come over. After a couple of words, she took a bowl away. She didn’t even look at Song Xun, who was sitting next to him and waving at her.

Song Xun: “…”

Xia Jin, who was sitting next to her, roasting meat skewers, burst out laughing.

“No, what are you laughing at?”

“Nothing. I’m just sighing. You really are your mother’s daughter.”

Song Xun was puzzled, and Xia Jin shrugged. “You’re just like her.”

“Huh?”

Xia Jin didn’t say any more and directly stuffed a large handful of meat skewers into Song Xun’s hand. “Eat, eat. Are you hungry?”

Ai Fei leaned over from the side. “What about me?”

Xia Jin rolled her eyes. “There’s none.”

“No, then why does she have some and I don’t…”

“Because I want to.”

“…”

Looking at the two childish people who were arguing, Song Xun was speechless. What a mess.

…

On the truck, Ji Jinyu helped the female Omega to sit up a little and, stirring the white porridge, she slowly fed it to her, one spoonful at a time. It had to be said, after eating, this person’s condition was clearly much better.

The most direct feeling was that she even had the strength to speak, unlike before, when she had been so weak and powerless that she could have stopped breathing at any moment.

Soon, a bowl was finished. Ji Jinyu had not intended to speak and had wanted to let her rest more. But the female Omega looked at her and thanked her seriously.

The overly serious thanks, on the contrary, made Ji Jinyu not know what to do. “It’s nothing. You don’t have to be like this. Anyone would have helped in this situation. Don’t take it to heart.”

The female Omega gave her a deep look, shook her head, but did not say any more.

This is the apocalypse now.