When Du Jiujiu woke up again, no one knew how much time had passed.

The bright light made her unable to open her eyes for a while, but her evolved optic nervous system instantly allowed her to adapt to the intensity of the light, reflecting the surrounding scenery in her eyes.

In the clear blue sky, there are a few white clouds wandering around. The blazing sun above is mostly blocked by a tall tree with lush branches and leaves. Only some flickering light falls from the gaps in the leaves.

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Du Jiujiu found herself lying in an open space under the shade of a tree. The warm wind carrying the smell of vegetation and soil was blowing around her, making her feel comfortable as she had never felt in a long time.

However, this rare leisure did not last long. In this apocalyptic world where murderous intent is hidden in every tree and plant, the comfortable environment turned into something strange.

Always being vigilant has been deeply engraved into Du Jiujiu's instincts in crisis after crisis. Even if her brain became slightly unclear after being asleep for too long, she did not forget to act with caution.

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Du Jiujiu maintained her sleeping position, and quietly searched her surroundings carefully.

She had vaguely felt that this open space was familiar before, but when she saw the metal door beside her, she was sure that this was the subway station where they lived temporarily. This made Du Jiujiu's somewhat uneasy heart calm down.

Maybe I haven't seen it for a few days, but the surrounding plants have changed a lot. Not only have the grass blades become wider and thicker, but the color has also become much darker. The trees that were already towering into the clouds have now become more branchy and leafy.

Mao, just like in ancient times.

At this time, Du Jiujiu suddenly discovered a piece of white clothes hanging from a thick branch above the tree crown. Du Jiujiu looked carefully and found a person leaning there.

This man seemed to be taking a nap. A few strands of half-long black hair covered his face, only revealing the high bridge of his nose.

But despite this, Du Jiujiu recognized him at a glance. With such a chic and lazy appearance, she had never seen another person besides Su Xiaohan!

Just as she was about to get up and sit up, the people in the tree seemed to notice her movement.

His slender fingers pushed the black hair out of his eyes, revealing his breathtaking peach blossom eyes. When he saw the person under the tree, he pursed his lips and smiled softly.

"Xiao Jiujiu, you're awake."

A breeze blew by, picking up the petals that had fallen to the ground and blowing up Du Jiujiu's hair.

Du Jiujiu discovered for the first time that Su Xiaohan could also smile so warmly.

"Why, haven't you fully recovered yet?"

Su Xiaohan flew to the ground in the wind. Seeing Du Jiujiu still sitting there in a daze, he reached out and touched her forehead.

Du Jiujiu came back to her senses immediately, pushed his hand away, stood up, her little face turned red.

"Speak carefully and don't touch me!"

Su Xiaohan was not annoyed, but showed a look of joy that could not be concealed.

"It seems that nothing serious has happened. Your friends have been very worried these days."

"This period of time? How long did I sleep this time!?" Du Jiujiu said while rubbing his injured shoulder.

She still remembered that in the previous battle, her left shoulder bone was smashed to pieces by the leopard-headed monster, but now there was nothing strange about it. Even if her recovery power was amazing, it must have been a long time.

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"Not much, just seven days." Su Xiaohan raised her hand to make a "seven" gesture with a strange expression, and waved it in front of Du Jiujiu.

"What? Seven days!?"

Du Jiujiu screamed out in surprise. She originally thought that it would only be three or four days at most, but she didn't expect that such a long time had passed.

Du Jiujiu moved his body and found that apart from being very hungry, he didn't feel too weak. Probably while he was falling asleep, his body was also relying on its instinct to continuously absorb the free energy floating in the air, absorbing the previously overdrawn energy.

Part of it slowly recovered.

"Yes, look at yourself. You've been sleeping underground for so long, and you're almost moldy. I'll take you out to bask in the sun before you grow mushrooms. Do you want to thank me properly?"

Before Du Jiujiu could reply, Su Xiaohan suddenly thought of something, raised a bad smile at the corner of his mouth and continued.

"Oh, by the way, last time someone promised to cook me meals for ten days in order to thank me, but in the end they only made me a pot of mushroom porridge, which was still poisonous..."

"That's because...!"

Du Jiujiu also felt that it was a little unreasonable. She blushed and was about to explain, but Su Xiaohan pressed her lips with a cold finger.

This guy really doesn’t have a long memory!

Du Jiujiu was a little sulky, and was about to push him away again, but when she raised her head, she met his eyes that were looking deeply at her.

His eyes were as deep and bright as the stars, which made Du Jiujiu stunned for a moment. At this moment, Su Xiaohan held Du Jiujiu's shoulders, lowered his head and whispered in her ear.

"Xiao Jiujiu, you owe me so much. Ten days of food is far from enough. I'm afraid... it will take a lifetime."

"Then, how can that be done! My skills are so bad, and you have suffered a big loss! Besides, aren't we friends? We should help each other. Isn't it too unreasonable to ask for a thank you gift?"

Du Jiujiu's ears were numbed by the hot breath from his mouth. She turned her head, deliberately ignoring the other possible meaning in his words.

"You don't want to?"

When Su Xiaohan heard this, the light in his eyes suddenly dimmed, and the joy in his tone when he first saw Du Jiujiu awakening gradually disappeared. He tried hard to suppress the feeling of loss in his heart, and pretended to be the lazy and cheerful person he had always been.

frivolous.

"Haha, I'm kidding you. You're so bad at cooking. If you eat the food you cook every day, you'll definitely be poisoned to death."

"Su Xiaohan!!"

When Du Jiujiu saw his appearance, her pretty face turned red with anger, and she stood up on tiptoes to twist his ears.

Du Jiujiu was recovering from a serious illness. Su Xiaohan didn't dare to fight back and just dodged left and right. But he couldn't compete with Du Jiujiu, whose strength and speed were far superior to him. He was defeated in a few rounds and was pinched by Du Jiujiu "Ouch"

"Ouch" he yelled.

"Okay, okay, little Jiujiu, please forgive me. Aren't you hungry after not eating for so long? I'll take you back to eat something!"

"Okay, I'll spare you this time, but if you bully me again, I'll have to pluck your ears off!"
Chapter completed!