Chapter 1073: A Strange and Bizarre Atmosphere

Normally, the task of selecting ingredients doesn't require Gu Yanqi's help.

She immediately realized that Lin Yi had something he wanted to tell her.

Seeing this, Gu Yanqi quickly got up and walked toward Lin Yi.

"Um, I can help too." Bing Xin got up and wanted to follow along.

But Lin Yi stopped her: "No need, no need, we'll handle it. You just rest well."

Lin Yi waved at Bing Xin, and as Gu Yanqi entered the warehouse, he slammed the door shut with a "Bang!"

Watching the closed door, a flash of coldness passed through Bing Xin's eyes, but after the long run, she was indeed tired, so she leaned against the sofa and slowly fell asleep.

A white-gold light slowly approached Bing Xin, swirling around her body, and soon vanished without a trace.

Xiao Han looked at Ning Chen and asked, "How is it? Is she an ability user?"

Ning Chen shook his head; there was no trace of ability aura on the woman, but one thing was strange.

"She has the scent of a zombie, and it's very strong. It's definitely not just about being chased."

Hearing Ning Chen's words, Xiao Han instantly activated his ability, disregarding whether the woman would notice anything unusual, and directly wrapped her entire body in it.

Fortunately, Bing Xin was sleeping very soundly; otherwise, upon opening her eyes, she would have seen everything before her as green.

Retracting his ability, Xiao Han's expression was not good either: "This level of zombie scent probably only comes from close contact with a zombie, and it couldn't have been for a short time."

Ning Chen nodded; obviously, this matter would absolutely not be so simple.

If the previous assumption held true—that there were zombies with consciousness in City B—then this woman must have had some form of contact with that entity.

Clearly, the other party did nothing to the woman; instead, they let her go. Therefore, her appearance here definitely isn't a simple matter; she likely came out to gather information.

"She is too dangerous. What do we do now?"

Xiao Han glanced at the woman on the sofa and narrowed his eyes.

"She poses no threat."

Xiao Han understood; indeed, being able to sleep so soundly in enemy territory meant she was very easy to control.

"Then let those two guard the woman. If anything happens, just throw her down." Xiao Han's voice revealed a hint of coldness and bloodlust.

On the other side, after leading Gu Yanqi to the warehouse, Lin Yi was indeed selecting ingredients for the evening meal.

However, he didn't let Gu Yanqi pick any of them.

Only after gathering all the ingredients did Lin Yi bring over three Ma Zha stools and distribute them between the two of them.

Gu Yanqi looked at the suddenly appearing Ma Zha stools, her head full of questions.

Where... where did these Ma Zha stools come from?

Seeing Gu Yanqi's confusion, Lin Yi smiled: "We took them last time we went to the supermarket. Since the space was too small back then, we only took these three."

Sitting down, Gu Yanqi took the spot opposite Lin Yi and Facing Huo Jinglin, right between the two of them.

"Is there something you want to tell me?" Gu Yanqi looked at both of them, finally fixing her gaze on Lin Yi.

"Indeed there is. It's a mission from Brother Ning. Sister Yanqi, you must be careful with that woman; we suspect something is wrong with her."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Gu Yanqi was surprised. Because of what just happened, she didn't like that woman, but she hadn't thought to be wary of her.

However, since Brother Ning Chen said so, Gu Yanqi would definitely keep it in mind.

"Then, then did Brother Ning say anything else?"

"He didn't say anything more, just told me to tell you to be careful. Anyway, don't interact with her too much. Keep an eye on her when there's nothing else to do; she's too suspicious."

It was rare for Lin Yi to show such a serious expression, and Gu Yanqi roughly understood the severity of this matter.

"Okay, I understand. By the way, is it okay? Sigh, I didn't expect she would have problems. It's all my fault for letting a troublemaker in."

Gu Yanqi's expression was somewhat downcast; did this count as her having a saintly heart?

Lin Yi and Facing Huo Jinglin exchanged a glance; they both saw the girl's sadness.

Lin Yi took out a lollipop and handed it to Gu Yanqi, saying, "Eat something sweet. This matter has nothing to do with you. We can actually use this incident as a breakthrough. Since she has problems, maybe our ability to leave City B this time is also related to her."

"Yeah, don't feel bad. Maybe you'll even be our great hero."

With the comfort from Lin Yi and Facing Huo Jinglin, Gu Yanqi felt much more at ease.

Since they had come in to select ingredients, they couldn't stay too long. After speaking, the three of them got up, tidied away the Ma Zha stools, and walked outside.

Coming outside and seeing that the woman was already asleep, Lin Yi rolled his eyes and deliberately shouted loudly, "Brother Ning! How about we have scrambled eggs with tomatoes for dinner today!"

A deafening sound rang out, startling the woman awake. Ning Chen glanced subtly at Lin Yi but said nothing.