Chapter 400: Secret Base

"Hey, are you two lovebirds back at the Camp to get intimate? With so many people watching right now, isn't that inappropriate?" Qin Hao was acting cheeky, completely devoid of his usual steadiness.

An Yinan pulled away from Chen Xun's embrace, her expression as usual, without the shyness or coy hesitation of other young girls.

"Let's go, back to the Camp." Chen Xun took hold of An Yinan's hand.

At this moment, there were still bloodstains on her hand, left behind when she was treating patients just now.

It was the scent of blood he was familiar with.

"General Person-in-Charge, I'll leave my side to you!" Qin Hao said, and as the General Person-in-Charge grew impatient, he hurried away.

It was hard to get some rest; he hadn't had a sound sleep in several days.

The others all had the sense to leave, giving An Yinan and Chen Xun some space and time.

They walked back to the Camp, and An Yinan lay directly on the grass.

She had formed a habit now; just go with the flow, anyway, when tired, one could rest anywhere.

Chen Xun kept holding her hand.

"By the way, you still haven't said, how did you come here?" An Yinan turned her head to look at the cold, rigid man.

He usually didn't show much expression, especially when dealing with new recruits, being even more severe.

He always said that being strict with them now meant they would have a better chance of surviving on the battlefield.

The war had never stopped.

"I ran into Qin Hao yesterday and learned you had come to the Frontline, but I was afraid of distracting you, and I also had to look after Xiaokang, so I didn't come over."

"Today I heard the explosion and determined the location—it was in the treatment area."

"I then submitted an application to the General Person-in-Charge to come and see my family member."

Chen Xun told An Yinan everything that had happened over the past two days.

An Yinan toyed with his fingers; there was a scar on his hand that hadn't been there before, left behind from his participation in this war.

"Where else are you hurt?" An Yinan asked.

At the same time, her eyes lifted slightly to look into his.

Chen Xun turned to the side, looking at An Yinan.

He could never get enough of looking at Nan Nan like this.

"Nowhere else!" Chen Xun said.

An Yinan scrutinized him for a long time. "Are you sure?"

Chen Xun smiled. "I wouldn't lie to you."

Even if it were a white lie!

He didn't want to deceive Nan Nan either; this life wasn't long, but he didn't want to live in deception, especially toward her.

"Good, I believe you!" An Yinan smiled, and in that moment, it felt as if the wind had lightened, the clouds had dispersed, and the sun had come out.

Everything quieted down.

"By the way, we're resting today, I really want to take a bath!" An Yinan said seriously.

The main issue was that there were many people at the Frontline, and resources were extremely scarce, requiring daily transport from the rear, consuming both manpower and material resources.

The Comrades at the Frontline had a rationed water supply every day, let alone taking a bath.

Although An Yinan had water in her space, the space absolutely could not be exposed, or there would be a risk of being dissected.

Even though she had water and a place to bathe, she didn't dare to.

"I'll take you somewhere." Chen Xun pulled her up.

It wasn't her shift at the big tent today, and she had already handed over duties at the treatment area; there were no patients needing attention now.

After thinking about it, going out to take a bath seemed pretty good.

An Yinan followed him with peace of mind.

Chen Xun led her for a long time, a full twenty minutes. "Where are we going?"

An Yinan was still a bit tired; she had been busy in the treatment area for so long today, and with the explosion that had occurred there, although she seemed calm, her heart had been pounding violently, betraying her lack of composure.

"To my secret base!" Chen Xun smiled.

"Your secret base?" An Yinan didn't understand and looked at the man beside her with some surprise.

He had been here for a long time, three or four months earlier than her, but what was this secret base?

"Don't ask, we're almost there!" Chen Xun didn't enlighten her.

The two of them didn't move slowly; it even had the characteristics of a forced march.

"This..." An Yinan turned back to look at Chen Xun.

This was a lake, a very clean lake, with water so clear one could see the bottom, showing it hadn't been polluted.

"I found this place once while scouting the terrain; although I reported it, because it was a bit far from everywhere, the higher-ups abandoned it as a water source," Chen Xun explained.

It was convenient for them now, allowing Nan Nan to take a bath.

An Yinan was pleasantly surprised; this place was quite far from the Frontline, and there were no traces of war here at all.

Blue sky, white clouds, green grass, clear lake water, and shimmering ripples.

It truly was a quiet place that put one's heart at ease.

"You go over there, I'm going to take a bath." An Yinan couldn't hold back anymore; she would take this opportunity to wash up properly.

Chen Xun ruffled her hair. "I'll get a bit more oil on me, that way we'll have profited."

An Yinan reacted after a moment, only then realizing this guy was actually making a joke at his own expense.

"What a cold joke!"

She wrinkled her nose, shouldered her backpack, and found a sheltered spot.

"So glad I brought my backpack." An Yinan felt infinitely fortunate!

With the backpack as a cover, she had a reason to take out anything; perhaps it wasn't logical, but there was no other possibility to be found!

An Yinan took a towel and first took water from her space to brush her teeth.

Only then did she go down into the lake; the originally calm lake surface was suddenly broken by someone.

She was afraid Chen Xun would be anxious waiting, and time was passing very quickly; Chen Xun also had to return to the City, so their time together was very short, and she wanted to cherish it.

"So fast?" Chen Xun saw the person who had finished bathing.

An Yinan changed into a set of clothes, stuffed the previous dirty clothes into her bag, and wiped her hair with a towel again.

The weather here was very hot, and her hair dried in no time.

"I didn't want to make you wait." An Yinan walked over and took the initiative to hold his hand.

Chen Xun smoothed her hair and brushed it all behind her back, "I can wait."

The two of them walked hand in hand toward the direction of the Camp, without the urgency of when they arrived; they even hoped time would be a little slower.

"I have to go back." Chen Xun looked deeply at Nan Nan, memorizing her appearance.

An Yinan smiled, with no sign of reluctance on her face, "You must pay attention to safety; if you get hurt, you still have me!"

"Right, take this medicine; the Hemostatic Pill I gave you before must be all gone, right?" An Yinan said to him.

She understood what kind of temper he had; although it was a Hemostatic Pill she had refined, if anyone in the team got hurt, he certainly wouldn't be stingy with this medicine.

Chen Xun took the Hemostatic Pill and rubbed her face; over these past days, she had become much thinner than when they were in Yangcheng.

"I'm leaving!"

This time, An Yinan did not ask him to stay and waved her hand at him.

Chen Xun walked backward for a few steps, then strode away.

"So he's gone?" Qin Hao walked over from behind, looking at the departing figure.

An Yinan turned her head and walked back, "If he doesn't leave, should he stay here for the New Year?"

Qin Hao said with a chuckle, "I never realized before that he was the type to value romance over friendship; he came all this way and didn't even say a few words to me."

An Yinan glanced at him helplessly; she really didn't have the heart to crush him.