Bai Qingqing locked eyes with him, and the young and handsome boy’s gaze was burning with an undisguised desire.
There was a hint of possessiveness and infatuation.
Bai Qingqing remained silent. In fact, she didn’t dislike Xiao Yang. On the contrary, she quite liked his innocent and pure-hearted nature. He didn’t make people feel oppressed and was easy to control.
His act of secretly taking her on the car this time exceeded her expectations.
Human nature is a complex thing that can change due to the environment one is in, becoming different from before.
Seeing her silent and lowering her eyelids, Xiao Yang couldn’t restrain himself and moved closer. The tall and slender figure of the young boy enveloped her in shadow.
Bai Qingqing caught a whiff of his refreshing scent, the unique smell of a boy, making her inexplicably nervous.
She lifted her small face, looking at the boy who was getting closer. In the narrow space, there was only him and her, an overly quiet atmosphere.
“If I say no to the kiss,” she pressed her hand against his chest, blinked her eyes, and softly said, “Will you still kiss me?”
Xiao Yang looked at the pale and weak-looking girl, unable to tell from her expression whether she wanted it or not. Although he really wanted to kiss her, he stopped his actions.
With a disappointed tone, he said, “No.”
The young boy regained his handsome and sunny appearance, revealing his cute tiger teeth as he smiled. “I respect you.”
He squatted in front of the bed, holding her hand, and rubbed his head against her palm with a bit of coquettishness. “Qingqing, do you like me? I will treat you well.”
Bai Qingqing silently looked at the boy who pleaded with an almost devout tone, calmly lying, “I will grow to like you.”
Xiao Yang received her response, touched her face, and said, “I have to keep watch. You rest assured.”
“Okay.” Bai Qingqing lay back on the bed, and Xiao Yang opened the door and left.
After he left, Bai Qingqing lay on the small bed on her side, slowly contemplating.
Xiao Yang hiding her in the car, there would always be a day when they would be exposed, and it would happen very soon. She had to be prepared before that exposure.
Moonlight poured through the small window, casting a silver glow on the room. Having stayed in a dimly lit room for a long time, her vision gradually adapted to the current environment.
She lifted her right hand, and on her slender wrist was a bracelet made of crystal cores given to her by Fu Chen after he returned to Yaoyang Base.
Fu Chen truly doted on her. It would be great if he hadn’t intended to abandon her.
The valuable crystal core bracelet was missing several cores. She had absorbed several crystal cores two days ago.
After absorbing all these crystal cores, her spatial ability would probably reach the fourth stage. It would be even better if she could reach the fifth stage, as she would be able to hide in the space for a period of time when in danger, undetectable even by psychic abilities.
Having rested for a whole day, she wasn’t sleepy now. She couldn’t hear any noise from downstairs, nor did she know what the members of the squad were doing.
The wounds on her neck and left shoulder still throbbed faintly. If it weren’t for Bai Tiantian, she wouldn’t have endured all this suffering.
Bai Qingqing slowed her breathing and entered the space. As soon as she entered, she received a message from the system: “Welcome, host, to the system space.”
She first went to the warehouse and inspected the previously collected supplies. The food and various daily necessities were all in good supply, except for some pastries that had expired in sixty days or six months and were no longer edible.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes flashed with regret as she put the spoiled supplies aside, ready to throw them away next time to save space.
“Meow meow meow, master~” Little Purple Grass rushed over, circling around her feet like a little cat or dog. It even tried to climb onto her by grabbing her skirt hem.
Bai Qingqing glanced at the little thing. It had grown a bit taller in just a week and reached up to her knee.
Could it be that it had advanced by eating the mutated fruits she had planted?
Bai Qingqing squatted down and touched its head. “Good boy.”
Little Purple Grass rubbed against her palm, acting cute and meowing incessantly.
Bai Qingqing caressed it for a while, then got up and went to check the field where she had planted vegetables and fruits. With the upgrade of her spatial ability, the things she planted were growing faster and faster.
Moreover, the spirit vegetables and fruits grown in the space were larger than their real-world counterparts. Occasionally, a few mutated vegetables and fruits would appear, with peculiar humanoid appearances, almost like pets, just like the little Purple Grass by her side.
Bai Qingqing harvested the previous batch of vegetables and fruits, and replanted some potatoes, mushrooms, chili peppers, tomatoes, and other crops. She had been addicted to playing games recently and loved these plants. It would be great if she could grow plants that could attack zombies.
She had created a lake in the space. She looked at the clear lake and ran over, took off her shoes, and sat on the grass. She dipped her feet into the icy water of the lake.
After sitting for a while, suddenly, moist raindrops fell from the sky, landing on her.
Bai Qingqing: “?”
Does it rain in the space too?
Little Purple Grass ran over, meowing, and tried to hide inside her clothes, just like a frightened little cat drenched in the rain, making a mess of her clothes.
“Don’t move, don’t move…” Bai Qingqing quickly grabbed the grass on its head and lifted it, warning, “If you keep crawling into my clothes, I’ll pull out your hair.”
“Meow meow meow~ Master, please don’t.” Little Purple Grass looked pitiful.
Bai Qingqing held it in her arms, drenched in rain, and glanced at the gloomy sky, feeling strange.
System: “The space changes according to the host’s mood.”
Oh, Bai Qingqing understood. It meant that when she was unhappy, it would rain in the space. Maybe if she got angry, there would be thunder and lightning too.
Does it really work like that?
“Boom!” A loud thunder startled her, and the gloomy sky suddenly flashed with lightning and thundered.
Bai Qingqing turned around and looked at the warehouse and the newly planted crops in a hurry. She quickly suppressed her feelings of frustration, hoping for the rain to pass and the sky to clear soon.
After a moment, the space cleared up, and just as she was about to stand up, her foot slipped and plunged into the lake. The icy water rushed in, submerging her.
Bai Qingqing unexpectedly choked on a few mouthfuls of water. She panicked and struggled to float, but a purple vine lifted her out of the lake.
Little Purple Grass had transformed into a huge tree and used its vines to bring her from the lake to the shore. Its branches gently brushed against her. “Master, happy.”
“En, such a well-behaved and cute little mutated plant, I want more of them.”
“Please take care of the vegetables and fruits for me, I’m going out.” She decided to go out to absorb crystal cores.
After absorbing the crystal cores, she hoped that her spatial ability and plant control ability would both upgrade. Then she could capture many little slaves to work in the space.
After coming out of the space, Bai Qingqing felt much better and started absorbing the crystal cores one by one.
Although crystal cores were beneficial, they should not be taken excessively. It was like taking medicine—if taken in excess, it could be deadly. Unless someone had an abnormal physique, absorbing too many crystal cores at once would cause immense harm to the body, leading to death due to excessive energy and high fever.
After absorbing a few crystal cores, Bai Qingqing felt the delicate energy slowly infiltrating her body, nurturing every vein.
After some time passed, the system’s voice rang out, “Congratulations, the host’s spatial ability has reached the fifth rank, and the plant control ability has upgraded to the fourth rank.”
Upgrading the plant control ability to the fourth rank meant that she could control mutated plants from the third to fourth rank, and she could simultaneously control dozens of lower-level ones.
Bai Qingqing pondered the next steps and where to find some mutated plants to recruit.
In front of the men in the team, she had to appear weak and harmless to make them feel at ease and develop a sense of protectiveness towards her, eventually falling in love with her.
Hiding her true strength was one thing, but upgrading her abilities was another. In this post-apocalyptic environment, only by becoming strong enough could one survive.
“Click.” The door lock suddenly opened, and someone pushed the door open.
Bai Qingqing held her breath and looked towards the person through the dim light.
Xiao Yang took off his jacket, glanced at the girl on the bed, and walked over. As he approached, Bai Qingqing closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
The cramped single room had only one bed, so the two of them had to squeeze together to sleep. Even if Xiao Yang wanted to sleep on the floor, there was no space.
As soon as Xiao Yang got on the bed, he realized that she was not asleep. He lay down on his side with his long and strong body, and whispered, “Still awake?”
The soundproofing of the room in the car was not great, so they had to speak softly to avoid being noticed by other members of the team.
Bai Qingqing made a soft sound in response, turned her back to him, and because the bed was small and they were squeezed together, she unavoidably felt the scorching heat of the young man’s body behind her.
It was also the first time for Xiao Yang to lie on a bed with a girl, feeling nervous and restless. He tentatively reached out and pulled her into his arms.
Bai Qingqing was slightly startled and instinctively wanted to struggle, but she heard the young man’s soft panting voice in her ear, “Qingqing, don’t move.”
The young man’s strong arms held her waist, keeping her soft body pressed against his chest, and his chin rested on her shoulder, his breath spraying on her neck.
“The bed is too small, so I’ll hold you while sleeping, nothing else.”
Bai Qingqing tried her best to relax her body, leaning against his embrace, allowing him to hold her in a protective posture.
“Qingqing, you have a pleasant scent on you,” Xiao Yang buried his head and smelled her fragrance.
Bai Qingqing’s neck felt a bit itchy, and she turned her head slightly, saying, “I haven’t showered.”
“…”
Her words instantly ruined the atmosphere. In this post-apocalyptic environment, it was impossible to take a shower every day, unless one sweated heavily or got contaminated by a large amount of filth. Daily showers were simply not feasible.
Xiao Yang couldn’t help but chuckle. The young man’s chest trembled against her back, and his voice sounded sticky, “I don’t care, you just smell so good.”
To him, every strand of her hair smelled delightful, making him feel restless.
Bai Qingqing asked softly, “Aren’t you afraid of being discovered?”
“I’m not afraid,” Xiao Yang held her possessively, “They will be too late if they find out.”
Bai Qingqing said, “I didn’t expect you to disobey Fu Chen sometimes.”
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