Qingying felt dejected by Yin Qing's disappearance. She had originally planned to kill Yin Qing after she had her fill of playing.
She hadn't expected Yin Qing to run away. Had she sensed something? She had been so careful.
Now that Yin Qing had escaped, Qingying didn't know when she would encounter her again. Her immediate priority was to take over Cloud City Base.
With no way to split herself, she couldn't pursue Yin Qing. Thinking of Yin Qing's past actions towards her, Qingying felt a pang of regret.
If she had known Yin Qing would escape, she should have killed her the moment she saw her.
The three teams had gathered. Cloud City Base's convoy led the way, while the Blazing Fire Squad was in the middle.
The Bright Moon Squad had the fewest members, with only one vehicle. Shi Henian drove the transforming vehicle, following the convoy at a moderate distance.
"Damn it, can't you drive? You stopped right after starting, almost making me rear-end you."
Shi Henian slammed on the brakes, bringing the transforming vehicle to a halt, cursing under his breath.
Ahead of them was the vehicle from the Blazing Fire Squad used to load supplies, a large box truck.
It had stopped without any warning, and the transforming vehicle had nearly crashed into it. Fortunately, Shi Henian was a skilled driver.
Otherwise, an accident would have occurred. Given the sturdiness of the transforming vehicle, a collision would have immediately rendered the box truck scrap.
"Someone is blocking the road ahead, about a hundred people, all ability users."
Gong Que poked his head out of the car window to assess the situation, then excitedly jumped out. He was happiest when there was something interesting to watch.
Ming Yue was also curious. It was rare to see over a hundred ability users appear together.
Unless it was a large base, they wouldn't have such strength. But why were they blocking them?
So, leaving Ba Jiu and Shi Henian in the car, Ming Yue led everyone out to understand the situation.
Although Ba Jiu appeared to be human on the surface, it was still best to be cautious. Ming Yue didn't want too many people interacting with him.
To avoid him being recognized as a zombie and causing unnecessary trouble, she left him in the car.
As they passed the Blazing Fire Squad's vehicles, they saw Qi Wu and Qingying also get out and walk towards the front of the convoy.
"Esteemed sirs, I am Bu Ying, the person in charge of Cloud City Base. May I ask why you have stopped our convoy?"
At the front of the convoy, Bu Ying had already gotten out and was negotiating with the people blocking their path.
The leader of the opposing group was not tall, about 1.75 meters, but well-built, around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, a deep dimple on his left cheek, and a smiling face.
However, his eyes flickered with sharp glints, suggesting he was a smiling tiger.
Bu Ying couldn't discern the man's ability level, and a jolt went through him. This meant the opponent's ability was superior to his own.
Coupled with the over a hundred ability users standing in a line behind the man, double their numbers,
Bu Ying's words were still polite despite being stopped for no reason, as he pondered who this person might be.
"Xuanwu Base, Feng Gui Qu."
Feng Gui Qu smiled, cupped his hands towards Bu Ying, and replied politely, but did not state the purpose of blocking their path.
"Yin Qing?"
Just then, Qi Wu and Qingying arrived. Seeing a woman in a white dress standing beside Feng Gui Qu, who was none other than the missing Yin Qing, they couldn't help but exclaim.
Qingying instantly understood. Yin Qing had found a new powerful ally. She recognized Feng Gui Qu.
She had seen him in her previous life. Feng Gui Qu was Yin Qing's childhood sweetheart and had liked her since they were young.
But Yin Qing had only kept him as a backup, primarily because Feng Gui Qu came from a poor family.
Furthermore, he was just a sprinter who hadn't achieved much, with no future.
He couldn't give Yin Qing everything she desired. However, Feng Gui Qu was truly devoted to Yin Qing.
Thus, Yin Qing hadn't directly rejected him, stringing him along as a backup.
But Yin Qing had concealed it well. Her classmates, friends, including Qingying, had no idea of his existence before the apocalypse.
However, after the apocalypse began, Feng Gui Qu seemed to have gained a cheat. With his level eight wind ability, he became the leader of Xuanwu Base, one of the three major bases in the apocalypse.
In her previous life, Yin Qing's ability to command respect in the apocalypse was undoubtedly due to his support.
Qingying pondered how she could kill Yin Qing while under Feng Gui Qu's protection.
Otherwise, if she missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to kill Yin Qing later.
"Brother Feng, it's her. Her name is Qingying. She's the one who took all the machinery from Jin Cheng."
Before Qingying could make up her mind, Yin Qing spoke, pointing at Qingying.
She revealed the matter of Qingying taking the machinery in front of everyone.
At these words, everyone's expression changed. Qi Wu didn't understand why Yin Qing would help an outsider.
Qingying didn't understand how Yin Qing knew about her taking the machinery.
The members of the Bright Moon Squad worried if Qingying would implicate Ming Yue. Bu Ying, meanwhile, looked at Qingying with a questioning gaze.
"Is what she's saying true? Don't you owe me an explanation?"
Bu Ying looked at Qingying and said sternly, anger flashing in his eyes.
When the machinery in the North District factory was found to be missing, Qingying had feigned sympathy and analyzed the reasons with him. Thinking back now, Bu Ying was filled with rage.
"The machinery in the North District wasn't taken by us. Qingying wasn't lying to you."
Pulling Qingying behind him, Qi Wu stepped forward to explain, not knowing why Bu Ying was angry.
"So, besides the North District, you took all the other machinery?"
From Qi Wu's words, Bu Ying caught a hint and a sneer appeared on his lips.
"Cough, cough, cough. We can settle any accounts you have later.
We stopped you for one reason only: this batch of machinery belongs to our Xuanwu Base.
Hand over the machinery, and we'll let you go. Everyone will be happy.
Otherwise, this place will be your grave."
Feng Gui Qu coughed a few times and said to Bu Ying and Qi Wu. These two were quite amusing. Was his presence that weak?
"Qi Wu, I am now announcing that Cloud City Base and the Blazing Fire Squad are terminating their cooperation, effective immediately. We have no further relations.
Feng Gui Qu, if you want the machinery, it has nothing to do with Cloud City Base. Find whoever you need to, but don't block us."
Bu Ying was furious. Qi Wu and Qingying had kept him in the dark, and Feng Gui Qu completely disregarded him.
So, he immediately distanced himself from the Blazing Fire Squad, letting them fight amongst themselves. He didn't want to get involved.
"No one leaves until we have the machinery."
Although his face held a smile, Feng Gui Qu's words were chillingly cold as he stared menacingly at Bu Ying.
"Yin Qing, why are you slandering me? I was so worried when I heard you were missing.
Are you angry that I didn't look for you? We are good sisters. Don't be temperamental. Come back to the Blazing Fire Squad!
Your actions really hurt me. Can't I just apologize to you?"
Qingying pondered for a long time. She realized that with Feng Gui Qu present, killing Yin Qing would be impossible. So, she decided to try and trick Yin Qing back to the Blazing Fire Squad first.
Thus, she feigned sisterly affection, trying to gloss over the matter and put on a show for Yin Qing.
She knew that Feng Gui Qu was completely obedient to Yin Qing. If she could handle Yin Qing, Feng Gui Qu would be no problem.
"Qingying, stop acting. Haven't you had enough of the days in the dungeon?"
Seeing Qingying's heartbroken expression, Yin Qing smiled and said nonchalantly, a statement that made Qingying's face change drastically.