Chapter 49: This Night Was Very, Very Long… p1
The way back was much harder than the way there.
Especially after crossing the moat and returning to the upper reaches of the Fenna River, the water was swift and the waves were rushing. Xue Yu had no choice but to give up the waterway and run upstream along the riverbank, waiting until the current slowed down before getting back in the water.
She didn’t dare to stop for a moment along the way.
The sky brightened, the dawn was faint. The silvergrass on the bank was covered in heavy dew. When Xue Yu stepped on it, the blades of grass swayed from side to side, and the dew splashed like a light rain.
Xue Yu kept running and swimming forward, her stamina not too depleted. She took a moment to look at the data of the reproduction tree in her spiritual landscape.
Very impressive!
Xue Xiaohai and Xue Xiaobei had given her a lot of spiritual power in return.
Especially Xue Xiaohai—
Child’s crawling +105m, mother’s speed +228;
Child’s turning over 47 times, mother’s reflexes +102;
Child’s weight +0.015kg, mother’s strength +5;
…
This big fatty is so excited so early in the morning. Could it be that Zhou Siyan is pushing her too hard?
Xue Yu was sad and helpless. Xiaohai, you’re the eldest daughter, so you have to work harder. When Mom comes back from the war, I will definitely play with you.
It was nine o’clock, and Xue Yu was only halfway through the underground river. Even if she tried her best, the earliest she could arrive was 9:15.
She could only hope that Mo Li could buy her some time.
After going through all kinds of hardships, Xue Yu struggled to climb out of the underground river cave.
She saw a blue-ringed octopus lying on the rock wall. As soon as she came out, the octopus wrapped its tentacles around her wrist and pulled her up, pulling her out of the water at a strange speed.
Meng Wu was looking for her everywhere. All the small teams were checking their numbers.
Xue Yu ran to Meng Wu, dripping with water. “Sir, I’m sorry, I’m late! I’m willing to accept punishment.”
Meng Wu held a retractable signal rod in his hand, slowly fiddling with it. His polished military boots stood in front of Xue Yu. “What time was the assembly?”
“Nine o’clock, sir.”
Meng Wu’s face was sullen. “What time is it now?”
Xue Yu secretly glanced at her watch. “9:16.”
Meng Wu pointed to the small puddle of water at her feet with the signal rod, his thin lips slightly parted, only two words: “Reason.”
Xue Yu: “Sir, I was too hot last night, so I went to sleep in the lake. I was accidentally washed into a karst cave at the bottom of the lake, which is why I missed the assembly time.”
Meng Wu frowned. “Do you think that reason can convince me?”
Xue Yu: “I think so.”
Meng Wu opened his watch, pressed on the dial screen, and found last night’s weather data. “Last night’s temperature was a minimum of 12.3 degrees and a maximum of 15.6 degrees. You said you were too hot and went to sleep in the lake?”
Xue Yu’s face was not red, and her heart was not beating fast. “Yes.”
Just as Meng Wu was about to punish her according to military regulations, he thought of something and instead asked, “You only awakened your spirit body before the promotion competition, right?”
Xue Yu: “Yes.”
“Come to my tent later,” Meng Wu put away the signal rod and stuck it in his waist, then turned and left.
Xue Yu was at a loss. After the roll call was dismissed, she ran to Mo Li, who was not far away, and said anxiously, “Meng Wu isn’t going to dock my pay, is he?”
“Probably not. He probably thinks you’re in your estrus period,” Mo Li told her slowly. “You will have an estrus period within one or two months after awakening your spirit body, and your body temperature will increase dramatically.”
“That’s good. That’s a good reason! If he gets to the bottom of it, I’ll just say I’m in my estrus period and was too hot, so I went to sleep in the lake.”
Xue Yu was quite happy.
Mo Li asked again, “You weren’t injured on your way back and forth, were you?”
“No, no. It was quite smooth.”
Xue Yu took a step closer to him and whispered in his ear, “Feng Qizhou has already given birth. It’s a little sister, a twin to Xue Xiaobei. They look exactly alike. I gave her the nickname Xue Xiaonan. One north, one south. Isn’t that fun?”
Mo Li nodded, led her along the rocky lake beach, and looked at her face from the side. “Why are you crying?”
“Huh? Is it that obvious?” Xue Yu rubbed her eyes.
“Don’t rub them like that. It’s not hygienic,” Mo Li held her wrist down. “Can you tell me why you’re crying?”
He turned slightly to face Xue Yu and looked at her still-swollen eyes. “I really want to know.”
Xue Yu laughed. “I was crying from excitement. When I went back and saw Feng Qizhou performing a C-section on himself in the operating room, my heart ached. After he finished suturing the wound, I couldn’t help but cry.”
Mo Li’s clean eyebrows and eyes relaxed a little. The two of them continued to walk forward, and he said again, “Feng Qizhou is very lucky.”
“Huh?”
Mo Li: “Because you are very responsible. You ran so far to be present for the birth.”
Xue Yu held his hand. “You don’t have to envy them. You are very lucky too. I promise you, when you have your baby, I will also be by your side.”
She then touched Mo Li’s abdomen. “Don’t worry. After the children are born, I will definitely treat them all equally. No matter who gave birth to them, they are all my children. I will love them all the same and will definitely not be biased.”
Mo Li asked her, “Will you treat us all equally too?”
“What?”
Mo Li seemed to feel that his question was not appropriate and turned his head to pull her forward.
Xue Yu understood what he meant and went around to face him. “Mo Li, I will definitely be biased. It’s human nature.”
Mo Li’s eyes dimmed. “I can understand. You and Zhou Siyan have been together for so long. You must have deeper feelings for him.”
Xue Yu laughed, took out a meteorite crystal from her pocket, and gave it to him. Blueberry had found this meteorite crystal on the road in the morning.
“This meteorite crystal is for Xiaoxue,” she said sincerely. “Mo Li, the bias I’m talking about is being biased towards you. We are both poor. It’s not as easy for us to earn money as it is for Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou. When I have money in the future, I will definitely take care of you first.”
Mo Li: “I will also work hard to earn money.”
A sentry under Meng Wu came over and shouted at Xue Yu, “Xue Yu, the major wants you to go over!”
“Coming!”
Xue Yu took Mo Li’s hand and quickly kissed the back of his fair hand. “Mo Li, don’t be so sentimental. You have to believe me. I will definitely be responsible for you.”
She went to Meng Wu’s tent.
Meng Wu was standing in front of a folding table, looking at a map. When he saw her come in, he threw a medical kit at her. “It was indeed my negligence before. I didn’t tell you about the precautions for the estrus period.”
Xue Yu opened the medical kit. Inside were many disposable syringes and injection drugs. She recognized these injection drugs. They were the libido suppressants that Zhou Siyan and Feng Qizhou often used.
Meng Wu sat down in a chair on the side and took a sip of coffee.
“The estrus period is indeed a bit uncomfortable. Your body temperature will rise sharply, and your body will become sensitive, which will affect your daily life and work.”
“However, it’s not that difficult to control. Just remember to inject the suppressant in time. If you’re really uncomfortable, you can let me know, and I’ll give you a day off.”
Xue Yu held the medical kit and asked, “How much are these suppressants?”
Meng Wu: “They are 1,000 New Dollars each on the market. But your ex-boyfriend Zhou Siyan and I are good friends. He’s a conservative, and the suppressants within the conservatives are distributed for free. I got them directly from him, so I didn’t spend any money.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Xue Yu looked through the medical kit. Besides the suppressants, there were also many nutritional supplements. She happily carried the medical kit away, went to find Mo Li, and the two of them hid behind a rock to talk.
She opened the medical kit and cheered. “Mo Li, look what this is!”
“Who gave it to you?”
Xue Yu: “Meng Wu gave it to me. He thought I was in my estrus period, so he gave me this. I don’t need it, so I’m giving it all to you.”
She picked up a few nutritional supplements and energy bars. “These nutritional supplements are very expensive. They seem to be a special supply for officers. I wanted to buy them at the supermarket before, but the salesperson wouldn’t sell them to me.”
She unscrewed the plastic cap of the nutritional supplement and brought it to Mo Li’s mouth. “Here, you drink. You’re still pregnant. You need to supplement your nutrition.”
Mo Li took a sip. It was indeed very sweet.
Xue Yu looked at him eagerly. “Is it good?”
Seeing her swallowing, Mo Li gave the rest to her. “It’s good. You drink too.”
Xue Yu stood up and touched her head in embarrassment. “Don’t always think about me. You’re already showing. You need nutrition more than I do. You should drink it. I don’t like this stuff. It’s too sweet.”
She saw Youke’en standing not far away, staring at them.
She completely understood and controlled Youke’en’s thoughts. She could understand that Youke’en had no ill intentions, but was just a little annoyed with Mo Li.
How to put this annoyance? It was like his own good cabbage had been eaten by a pig.
However, Xue Yu didn’t think so.
She felt that she was the pig who had eaten a good, pure jasmine flower.
***
Before long, the water-type forces received news that the frogmen were about to launch a general attack on Pinglan Lake.
Mo Li belonged to the vanguard squad, the first squad to resist.
Seeing Mo Li’s back as he picked up his sniper rifle, Xue Yu felt a pang in her heart. She was really afraid that something would happen to him.
Xue Yu followed behind Meng Wu, in the second wave of the team.
This battle was much more tragic than Xue Yu had imagined. Her reproductive ability was no longer effective against the frogmen.
The frogmen were no longer anxious about reproduction. Seizing Pinglan Lake was their greatest determination.
Xue Yu lay in wait in the water. Before long, she had run out of bullets.
She quietly surfaced, wanting to go to the shore to get her ammunition box. She crawled on the ground. As soon as she pulled up the ammunition box, it exploded. The frogmen had placed a trip-wire grenade inside.
The defense of the training suit was very strong. She was not injured, but she was thrown three meters away by the violent shockwave.
When she got up from the ground, Xue Yu was completely dazed. She shook her head for a long time before she could hear again.
She searched for a while and found a new box of ammunition.
This time, she did not plan to participate in the battle, only to save her own life.
Dragging the ammunition box, she went back into the water. Xue Yu found that underground river at the bottom of the lake.
She first put her feet into the cave, leaving only her head at the entrance, like Sun Wukong being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain.
She just stayed in this place. When she saw a frogman approaching, she would shoot. No matter how the captain called her on the walkie-talkie, she would not go out.
After an hour, the walkie-talkie in her helmet received a call from Meng Wu. “Where are you?”
“I’m in a very safe place, in a stone cave at the bottom of the lake.”
“You’re really good at hiding,” Meng Wu smiled. “I’m coming to find you now.”
Meng Wu followed the positioning information and found Xue Yu at the bottom of the lake. He stopped in front of her and pushed aside the water weeds entangled in her helmet. “The king of soldiers is not fighting, but hiding here?”
“The one who survives is the king of soldiers.”
“That makes sense,” Meng Wu tapped her on the helmet. “Then just defend your position here. I will always be around you. If you encounter a situation you can’t handle, remember to call me.”
“Okay.”
Just as Meng Wu was about to leave, Xue Yu grabbed his hand and asked, “By the way, sir, have you seen Mo Li and Youke’en?”
“Are they your little male servants? You’re always with them.”
Xue Yu: “If you’re not going to say, then forget it.”
Meng Wu: “It’s fine. The data system on my side can see the vital signs of all the water-type soldiers. I just checked for you. They’re still alive.”
“Thank you.”
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