LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 62: The Base on Fire
As soon as those words were spoken, the air seemed to become awkward. Su Ling suddenly recalled the ambiguous look he had when he kissed her, and her cheeks flushed, turning red in an instant.
She quickly turned away and cleared her throat. "There's nothing to apologize for. Everything wasn't your intention, and I believe such things won't happen again in the future."
"Thank you," Sheng Hongye's voice sounded somewhat heavy, making Su Ling feel stifled as well.
After a moment, he spoke again, "Su Ling, do you blame me?"
Taking a deep breath, Su Ling calmly replied, "From a personal standpoint, I truly have no good feelings towards Li Xueying. But I've also heard about you and her older brother. Your approach was considerate enough."
Sheng Hongye felt a sense of warmth in his heart at Su Ling's response. He couldn't help but admire this woman who remained steady in the face of changes and was rational.
It seemed his judgment of Su Ling was correct; she truly was an excellent partner.
"Thank you for understanding…"
Sheng Hongye seemed like he wanted to say more, but suddenly heard someone shouting outside the gate. The two of them exchanged a glance and both remained silent.
After distinguishing the shouts for a moment, they heard the person shouting "Panlong Island, hope, Panlong Island, hope!"
Su Ling immediately remembered the madman they had encountered before. Sheng Hongye had already taken large strides towards the gate.
Su Ling followed closely behind, and at the entrance, they saw a beggar in tattered clothes.
As they approached the gate, the beggar also looked in their direction. His unkempt hair obscured most of his face, but Su Ling had an inexplicable feeling that he was looking at her.
Those eyes were still sharp, as if nothing could escape his gaze.
It was a very eerie feeling, and Su Ling even had goosebumps.
Sheng Hongye had already opened the base's gate and sternly asked, "What do you mean by that?"
The madman continued to repeat the same words while gesturing wildly with his hands and feet.
Sheng Hongye's sharp eyebrows furrowed, and he asked again, "Do you know Panlong Island?"
The madman didn't answer. He chuckled twice and then ran away into the distance.
Unable to hold back her curiosity, Su Ling asked, "What kind of place is Panlong Island? I remember you said it can't be found on any maps."
Sheng Hongye's gaze flickered. "It's a very special place, and it's hard for ordinary people to find its exact location."
Raising an eyebrow, Su Ling asked, "Since you say so, does that mean you know where it is? What's there?"
Sheng Hongye thought for a moment and said, "A long time ago, there used to be a base there. If we can't stay here, we might consider going there. Panlong Island is surrounded by water, so zombies should have difficulty getting there. But going there would require careful planning, as finding a boat now is a huge challenge."
"That's true. But considering the situation in Lizhou, we probably can't stay here for much longer. A few heavy rains have already damaged a lot of supplies, and our food is limited."
Su Ling suddenly remembered the ranch where Liu Yu was staying and suggested to Sheng Hongye, "You can take Geng Hao and Han Qiang to Liu Yu's place. I have a feeling he hasn't died yet, and there should be a large stockpile of food there."
Sheng Hongye praised Su Ling with a glance. "I had the same idea. I heard that Han Qiang and Geng Hao have stabilized their abilities, and so have you."
Sheng Hongye raised an eyebrow, his tone teasing, "You finally admit that you can repair damaged buildings? Perhaps you can even reinforce the vehicles?"
Thinking about the shocking scene in Donghai, Su Ling pursed her lips.
She had long felt that she couldn't hide anything from Sheng Hongye, and it seemed he had indeed suspected something.
Coughing lightly, she said, "I'm sorry, my ability awakened quite early, but I didn't tell you before because I was afraid of being seen as a monster. Now that everyone has abilities, I don't need to hide it anymore."
After saying that, she turned to Sheng Hongye and asked with a smile, "I wonder what Mr. Sheng's ability is?"
Sheng Hongye shrugged, somewhat helpless, and said, "Unfortunately, I haven't discovered any abilities in myself yet."
Su Ling pursed her lips, inadvertently revealing a bit of her girlish side. "If that's the case, then why were you able to sense our danger?"
Sheng Hongye lowered his eyes, half-genuinely, half-jokingly asking, "If I say I can only sense your danger, would you believe me?"
Facing his sharp and profound eyes, Su Ling didn't dare to meet his gaze and immediately looked away. "I don't believe that."
Sheng Hongye chuckled lightly. "Then I don't have any ability. Let's go, it's time to go back. You didn't get much sleep last night. I'll take over guard duty tonight."
Su Ling raised her head, and Sheng Hongye had already walked toward the base. Watching his tall and straight figure, Su Ling smiled self-deprecatingly.
Who would believe that he could sense her danger?
As expected, a man's mouth is like a deceiving ghost.
Back in the room, she was once again pried by Guan Yuxin. Su Ling casually gave some responses and went to bed.
She slept until after nine o'clock and woke up with a satisfied expression.
Since Li Xueying and Su Rou left, they didn't need to take turns cooking anymore. Basically, whoever had the time would do it. Guan Yuxin lived alone and had good cooking skills.
However, there were too few ingredients left. Apart from a few bags of rice and noodles, there were only some canned fish and meat. And now, there were only a few cans of canned food left.
Su Ling took a sip of porridge and realized that she hadn't seen Han Qiang and the others. She casually asked, "Where are they? Went out to search for supplies?"
"Sheng Hongye said he's going to a farther place today to find supplies, so he took Han Qiang and Geng Hao with him. Chen Yu has no ability, so he's hiding in his room feeling inferior. Professor Bai is playing with Kai Xuan."
Su Ling nodded. She estimated that Sheng Hongye had gone to Liu Yu's farm. She couldn't help but feel a little worried.
I wonder if Liu Yu predicted that they would come. Hopefully, they won't encounter any danger this time.
Just as Su Ling was deep in thought, there was a loud bang from outside the door, as if something had collapsed.
Guan Yuxin was startled and immediately ran to the door to look, but she smelled a strong odor of smoke.
Chen Yu had already run outside and shouted back, "Damn, it's on fire!"
Su Ling quickly put down her bowl and noticed that the second floor was filled with smoke, and flames were already bursting through the damaged area.
Their food supplies were stacked right by the ventilator on the second floor. She immediately called out to Chen Yu and Guan Yuxin.
"Hurry, let's save the food first!"
