Chapter 53 【o(*￣︶￣*)o】PART 1
Qin Shanzhou was impatient, thinking, “They’re already so old and still living fine. Why bother about them? Now that Xiao Zhen is awake, let him bring his own food!”
Yao Meimei actually had the same thought, but now…
She was a bit worried, “At least we’re in the military camp now. If the military finds out that we’re neglecting these two old people, they might not just kick us out. What if they give us trouble?”
Qin Shanzhou’s mouth twitched. He didn’t want to take care of the two old people, but Yao Meimei’s words made sense. What if? What if they became targets?
“Ah, it’s such a hassle! You go get the food containers. We’ll bring them back in the morning, but just this once!”
Qin Shanzhou added, “When we bring it back, you can take the food inside for them. I won’t go in. Those two stubborn old folks have been lying there for so long, the smell must be strong!”
Yao Meimei wasn’t very happy. “If you don’t want to, then I will.”
Qin Shanzhou replied, “Well, let’s see if Xiao Zhen is awake when we come back. Anyway, those two old folks definitely don’t want to see us now.”
Yao Meimei said, “Let’s go, we’re starving!”
By the time Qin Jiuzhen woke up, it was already close to noon. He touched his stomach and felt like he could eat a whole cow. He had stayed up late chatting with Xia Liansheng last night, so he slept and woke up late.
Qin Shanzhou saw him come out and pointed to the two lunchboxes on the table. One was full and the other was empty, but it was clearly the one that had food in it before, now empty and dirty with oil stains and vegetable juice.
“You’re awake? Take this lunchbox and give it to those two old folks inside. It’s already noon, you can go eat later and bring another lunchbox for them when you come back.”
Qin Jiuzhen walked over and felt the lunchbox. It had already cooled down, so it must have been brought back in the morning. And his parents seemed to have eaten their fill, so they probably went for lunch.
“Okay, Dad, I got it.”
Qin Jiuzhen picked up the cooled lunchbox and walked to the innermost part of the tent. “Grandma, Grandpa, Dad brought this back for you in the morning. Eat up, and later I’ll bring two lunchboxes for lunch. I’ll bring you freshly cooked food when I come back.”
“Xiao Zhen, you’re so good. It’s all thanks to you that we’re not starving.”
While speaking, the two of them eagerly took the lunchbox from Qin Jiuzhen’s hand, opened it, and quickly devoured the food inside, not even minding that it had cooled down.
Perhaps for them, having something to eat was already quite good. How could they dare to expect every meal to be piping hot?
Qin Jiuzhen held the empty lunchbox and walked outside. Before leaving, he also took another one. These two lunchboxes hadn’t been properly cleaned for a few days and had become dirty.
There was no choice but for Qin Jiuzhen to first clean these two lunchboxes. And today, when he arrived at the dining area with the lunchboxes, he encountered a few people.
A man accidentally bumped into him while walking, causing Qin Jiuzhen to lose his grip on the lunchboxes and they fell to the ground.
The freshly cleaned lunchboxes rolled on the ground, the lids scattered, and they became covered in dirt and dust, becoming dirty and grimy.
Qin Jiuzhen’s mouth twitched as he turned to look at the man who had bumped into him. “Can’t you watch where you’re going…”
He wanted to say, “You’re blind when you walk,” but after seeing this person, he hesitated a bit. This man looked very strong, and if there was a conflict, he would definitely be at a disadvantage. So he decided to let it go.
Besides, the place where he could wash the lunchboxes wasn’t very far from here. He could just go over and rinse them. It wouldn’t take much time.
But he didn’t expect that before he could say anything, the man quickly picked up the scattered lunchboxes from the ground. “Sorry about that, I was distracted and didn’t notice you. These lunchboxes are dirty. I’ll wash them and give them back to you. Just wait here.”
Qin Jiuzhen blinked his eyes. The man had already walked away before he could even speak. So, did he just encounter someone with a decent temper?
Someone who would admit their mistake and even help clean the lunchboxes for him?
Qin Jiuzhen waited in place for the man to return, and indeed, he didn’t leave. He quickly came back, handing him two lunch boxes that were even cleaner than the ones he had washed earlier. “Alright, here are your things. Be more careful when walking in the future. Even if others aren’t looking, you should pay attention.”
Qin Jiuzhen said, “Okay, thank you. By the way… who are you?”
“Me? I’m Duan Qiufeng. Nice to meet you.”
When Duan Qiufeng smiled, he really looked quite charming, though not particularly outstanding to Qin Jiuzhen. After all, whether it was Qin Jiulin or Xia Liansheng, these two men were both incredibly handsome. As for Duan Qiufeng…
Qin Jiuzhen said, “Duan Qiufeng… Hello, Mr. Duan. Nice to meet you.”
Duan Qiufeng squinted his eyes. “Hmm, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be going. You should hurry up and eat.”
Qin Jiuzhen replied, “Okay, then I’ll go first.”
This encounter, of course, was not just a coincidence. Duan Qiufeng deliberately waited for him here. Although Qin Jiuzhen didn’t show much enthusiasm towards him, at least they exchanged names and got to know each other.
Qin Jiuzhen had heard about him before. He was involved with Xia Liansheng, the captain of the team of variant beastmen. It was said that they had a secret affair. But he also heard that Xia Liansheng seemed to be involved with Qin Jiulin… that is, the older brother of this Qin Jiuzhen.
After all, there were similar things happening on his side, so he immediately thought… Could it be that Xia Liansheng was secretly involved with both of these brothers?
If that was the case, it could be a particularly good leverage for him. He could benefit a lot from Xia Liansheng by using this in the future.
Qin Jiulin finished a few days of rigorous training, walked to the side, and picked up the water that was placed there, quenching his thirst.
“Truly a hellish training, covered in sweat.”
To be able to almost exhaust the variant beastmen, this training was indeed impressive. Of course, there was already one lying on the ground, completely exhausted, as if he was about to ascend to heaven and didn’t need any further attention.
Qin Jiulin squatted down and poked Qi Yue, who was lying on the ground. “Get up?”
Qi Yue didn’t speak, he just shook his hand weakly. “I’m out of strength, don’t worry about me, I’ll get up on my own later, you guys can go back first.”
Qin Jiulin asked, “Are you that tired?”
Qi Yue’s voice was hoarse. “I’m exhausted… Aren’t you all drenched in sweat too?”
Liu Zhongyuan replied, “We only sweated a little, but you… you pushed yourself to the limit with your small frame!”
Qi Yue stopped talking, not because he didn’t want to, but because his throat was hurting so much that he really wanted to drink water.
Qin Jiulin said, “Alright, get up and have some water first.”
Qi Yue wanted to drink water, he really wanted to drink water, so he reluctantly forced himself to sit up slowly and quench his thirst. “Qin-ge, Liu-ge, are you really not tired?”
Qin Jiulin said, “We’re used to it now. Can you stand up?”
Qi Yue touched his legs, which were almost useless, and shook his head, sighing wearily. “I can’t move for now. Let me lie down a bit longer, maybe I’ll be fine later.”
Qin Jiulin said, “Then we’ll go first. Rest well, remember to sleep early tonight. Captain Gao might give us a mission tomorrow.”
Qi Yue replied, “Okay, I got it.”
Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan left Qi Yue alone on the training ground. This place was located in the middle of the area, surrounded by many soldiers who were also training, so it was relatively safe.
Even if there was danger, Qi Yue could fly up to the sky first and ensure his own safety.
Qin Jiulin and Liu Zhongyuan were about to go back to take a shower and have a meal when they saw two soldiers rushing towards them as soon as they reached the ground floor.
“Lieutenant Liu, just in time, come with us!”
Liu Zhongyuan asked, “What happened?”
“There are about forty half-beastmen appearing in the south of the street. Judging from their direction, it seems to be here. Maybe it’s because there are more people here and the scent we emit has attracted them.”
Qin Jiulin blinked. “Are your bullets really that scarce?”
“Yes.” They didn’t want it to be like this, but the weapons were indeed scarce. They only had some simple weapons in their hands, and the most powerful ones were the ones generously provided by Liu Zhongyuan and his team. However, it was certain that those alone wouldn’t be enough.
Qin Jiulin said, “Let’s go, we need to deal with it first. Have any half-beastmen individuals already gone over?”
