Chapter 219 Hongyun: I'm not looking for them, I'm looking for you.

When Zhu Yuanlong and Ye Yanling appeared at the city gate, Wen Yanchen, Ye Jinyan, and the others nodded to him and then waited quietly.

Zhu Yuanlong followed closely beside Ye Yanling. No one understood his inner inferiority complex. Everyone in front of him was an outstanding individual, but he seemed out of place.

He tried to adjust his mindset and secretly vowed to become a useful person, otherwise he would be ashamed to follow them.

After a while, Ye Ling appeared in front of them, and Ye Jinyan quickly went to greet her: "Is everything arranged?"

Wen Yanchen also moved closer to look at Ye Ling.

"Okay, everything's arranged. Let's go."

Upon seeing Ye Ling, Zhu Yuanlong quickly stepped forward to greet her, saying, "Hello, Miss Ye."

Ye Ling's power was known to everyone at the Nanli Base. Everyone admired and was grateful to her because her arrival allowed even the lowest-ranking people in the base to occasionally have a steamed bun or a bowl of noodles.

She also bestowed two sacred trees upon the base to protect them; she is the goddess of the Nanjing University of Science and Technology base.

Ye Ling looked at Zhu Yuanlong and said only one sentence: "Everything will be alright. Let's go."

Zhu Yuanlong understood what she said out of the blue!

He nodded vigorously.

Yes, everything will be alright.

Their figures quickly disappeared into the darkness, leaving Zhou Li and Zhuo Dai's group, who were standing at the highest point of the base, feeling disappointed.

In Zhou Li and the others' hearts, Ye Ling was like a pillar of strength; as long as she was there, they were not afraid even if the sky were to fall.

But now that their pillar of strength has left, the light in their eyes has suddenly dimmed, and they have even slowly become numb, bracing themselves to face the storm to come.

Zhuo Dai looked at the darkness ahead with a face full of reluctance and murmured, "Sister, I will definitely catch up with you and follow you to explore the world. You must wait for me."

Team Leader Wu secretly wiped his eyes and choked up as he said to Zhou Li, "At first, I thought they were sent by the capital to support us. When they said they were just passing through, I was very disappointed and thought our base was completely doomed."

But who could have imagined that Miss Ye single-handedly took on the responsibility of supporting thousands of others? She not only brought us so many supplies, but also solved many major problems for us, and even made it possible for everyone in our base to become superhumans.

Don't you think she's our country's guardian deity? Otherwise, why would she descend like a goddess when we were in despair, solve all our major problems, and then leave gracefully without asking for anything in return?

I heard from the tour group that they came from Shanghai, and that the situation there wasn't much better than here. She only came to Nanjing University of Science and Technology after resolving her own problems.

Zhou Li nodded slightly: "She is indeed our guardian angel, so we must not let her down. Go back and rest. Only by resting can we become stronger and protect this place."

After sending everyone to the space, Ye Ling traveled alone. When she arrived at the grove of trees she had passed through on her way there, she suddenly stopped.

"Come out."

It was already daylight, though still a hazy gray.

Hongyun emerged from the woods, holding a roasted chicken, just like the scene when they first met.

There was a difference; this time he wore a white robe, like a god descending to earth, unapproachable.

But in Ye Ling's eyes, she looked like a female ghost, drifting out from the dark woods.

He was surrounded by a transparent dome, so the snowflakes couldn't fall on him.

Hongyun walked up to her with a square gait, smiling broadly, and said, "What a coincidence! Every time we meet, it's when I'm roasting chicken. Was it because my last roast was so delicious that you came here on purpose this time?"

Ye Ling glanced at him sideways: "Didn't you wait for me here on purpose?"

She pointed to the roast chicken in his hand: "I didn't want to expose you..."

"Then let's not expose it."

Before Ye Ling could speak, he interrupted her.

Ye Ling: "..."

Hongyun waved the roast chicken in front of her: "Doesn't it smell delicious? My cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds these past two days, want to try some?"

Ye Ling wanted to know what he was up to, so she nodded: "The two chicken legs are mine."

Hongyun: "...one chicken leg and one chicken wing."

Ye Ling didn't back down at all: "Two chicken legs, or forget it."

Hongyun struggled: "Well... I really wanted to drink the beer you had last time. If you buy me a beer, I'll give you a pair of chicken wings and two chicken legs."

Ye Ling: "Chicken feet and necks are mine too."

Hongyun: "!!!"

He looked at the golden-brown roast chicken in his hand: "If I give it all to you, what am I supposed to eat?"

Ye Ling pointed to the chicken's rear end: "There's still the chicken's rear end and head, and all this chicken skin and meat, it's all yours."

Hongyun glared at her, gritting her teeth: "You just know I'm greedy, so you're pushing your luck."

After handing the roast chicken to Ye Ling, he stretched out his other hand. Ye Ling readily took out a bottle of beer and handed it to him, then tore off a chicken leg and ate it herself.

I must say, it really is delicious. I've already burned a lot of energy tonight, and the smell of this roasted chicken has made me quite hungry.

If she hadn't run into him, she would have gone into the space to find food too.

She ate as she walked toward the main road, and Hongyun followed slowly.

She finished her chicken leg and said calmly, "Purpose."

Hongyun took a sip of beer and chuckled, "Just bored and taking a stroll."

She tore off another chicken leg and said, "You deliberately crossed boundaries and just wandered around here. You must have a lot of free time. Did you come here to walk through a tunnel or tear through space?"

Her tone sounds like she's having a normal chat with you, but the content of her conversation is terrifying.

Hongyun scoffed, "I don't have that ability. I got here the same way everyone else did. Where are you headed? Where's your lover?"

Ye Ling looked at him: "What, do you need to see them?"

Hongyun: "...Them?"

Ye Ling nodded.

Hongyun's lips twitched slightly, then he suddenly laughed: "No wonder, that makes sense now."

Then he reached over, tore off a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly: "I'm not looking for them, I'm looking for you."