From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 135 - 126: Talking About the Old Days

The black market claimed to have everything, so naturally, it had its share of restaurants.

However, after taking a look, Gu Xi decided to take Li Ming out for breakfast instead.

After a moment of thought, she opened her personal terminal and sent a message to Wei Heng.

Beside her, Li Ming saw this and couldn’t help but smile. "You really don’t have to go to so much trouble..."

"It’s no trouble." Gu Xi bent down to arrange the blanket on his lap. "Wei Heng really likes to cook, so we brought our own ingredients on this trip. Shen Yue’s house has a ready-made kitchen..."

On the way out of the black market, Gu Xi chattered on about her life back in South City.

They were all just small details about her life.

For example, the sweet potatoes she grew were always in high demand, and she earned a lot of money from that middleman, Huang Er.

For example, she had started a new orchard, and its growth was very promising. But now the orchard was being managed by two professors, which meant she had basically gotten some high-level workers for free.

She also mentioned she had a chicken named Da Hong, who was incredibly capable. It could not only forage for mushrooms to make its own chicken soup but also hatch chicks and look after ducklings.

And before she left on this trip, because she was worried about leaving Da Hong home alone, she had specially asked Shen Yue for help to borrow a Beast Tamer from the military...

Li Ming sat in his wheelchair, listening with great interest.

He knew that by telling him these trivial details about her life, Xiaoxi was actually hoping he would go to South City and live with her.

To be honest, Li Ming was indeed tempted.

But the timing wasn’t right.

The two of them exited the underground black market through another passage.

Gu Xi discreetly observed their surroundings.

It was probably still a bit early. The buses hadn’t started running yet, and there wasn’t a single person on the street.

Gu Xi thought for a moment, then opened her personal terminal and called a taxi.

As for whether this would get them discovered?

It didn’t matter anymore.

Yesterday, she had deliberately hidden her tracks because she didn’t know Li Ming’s specific situation and was afraid of causing him trouble.

But now... although she hated trouble, it didn’t mean she was afraid of it.

Besides...

The car would take a few more minutes to arrive. Gu Xi suddenly crouched down next to Li Ming and took his hand. "Ming."

Li Ming froze for a moment before quickly understanding. He sighed, his expression complicated. "Xiaoxi, you don’t have to..."

"Ming, I’m not just doing this for you." Gu Xi looked up at him and said seriously, "It’s mainly because I feel this is a rare opportunity. I also want to see... now that I’m back, just who can’t resist jumping out of the woodwork?"

"Besides," she smiled, a little mischievously, "since someone is so intent on watching, wouldn’t I be letting down their kind intentions if I didn’t put on a bit of a show?"

"Xiaoxi, have you really thought this through?" Li Ming looked at Gu Xi and asked with a smile. "Appearing so openly with me... aren’t you afraid certain people will start getting ideas?"

Gu Xi just smiled. "Have they ever stopped getting ideas all these years?"

Li Ming said pointedly, "But in reality, not many people know your true identity."

After all, Blood-colored Asura had worn a mask for over a decade before disappearing. Back then, Gu Xi was just a fourteen-year-old girl, so there was quite a difference between how she looked then and now.

So even those who knew the inside story back then wouldn’t necessarily connect the Gu Xi of today with the Blood-colored Asura of the past.

But if Gu Xi appeared publicly with him, it would be a different story.

Anyone with a mind to would only need to do a little analysis to become suspicious of Gu Xi’s identity...

People like Zhou Jinyu and Zhang Cheng, for example.

In the current situation, if people like them were to guess her identity, it would likely become another huge mess.

The waters were already deep. If they were stirred up by those with only partial knowledge, who knew what kind of monsters and demons would crawl out?

Gu Xi understood all of this.

But honestly, she truly didn’t care.

The era of Blood-colored Asura was long over.

So what if people found out?

Gu Xi tightened her grip on Li Ming’s hand and looked up at the distant, mist-shrouded mountain peak. She said softly, "Ming, Blood-colored Asura has already completed her historical mission..." ’So just let her disappear forever.’

She wouldn’t give anyone the chance to fish in troubled waters.

Li Ming froze for a moment. He quickly thought of something, and his expression grew complicated.

"Xiaoxi," he followed her gaze to the distant, foggy mountains. After a long moment, he said quietly, "Back then, when the higher-ups wanted to destroy your file, I... I didn’t stop it..."

He actually could have stopped it.

But Gu Xi had already been missing for a long time back then. Li Ming was worried someone might cause trouble using the Blood-colored Asura identity, so he thought it might be for the best... at least it would quash any ideas of someone trying to impersonate her.

On top of that, he had already uncovered a few things by then and, feeling disheartened, had let it happen.

’Thinking back now... I wasn’t careful enough.’

Gu Xi suddenly smiled.

She was still alive, yet she had already become a "person not found" in the historical records?

’But on second thought, maybe... that isn’t so bad?’

Just then, the taxi she had called finally arrived.

Gu Xi first carried Li Ming into the car, then folded up the wheelchair and put it in the trunk, along with Li Ming’s pitifully small amount of luggage.

During this, the middle-aged driver was quite enthusiastic and wanted to get out to help, but Gu Xi politely declined.

As soon as she got in the car, Gu Xi received a message from Wei Heng. It turned out that while Shen Yue’s house had an ultra-luxurious kitchen, there wasn’t a single piece of cookware in sight, let alone any seasonings.

’Good thing I have everything in my space,’ Gu Xi thought.

After replying to Wei Heng, she glanced at the still-weary Li Ming beside her. "Ming, it’s still early. Why don’t you get some more sleep? I’ll wake you when we get there."

Li Ming’s health was truly terrible, and with the poor road conditions, Gu Xi was worried his body wouldn’t be able to handle such a bumpy ride.

Li Ming didn’t actually want to sleep, but he discreetly glanced at the driver in front of them and nodded with a smile. "Okay."

Gu Xi bent down to arrange the blanket around him. A small green sprout shot out from her fingertip and loosely wrapped around Li Ming’s waist, securing him to the seat.

Seeing this, the driver couldn’t help but glance back at the passengers in his rearview mirror a few more times.

Gu Xi looked up and smiled at him.

’The young lady doesn’t seem very talkative, but she also doesn’t seem that cold or unapproachable...’

The driver started a conversation. "Want me to put on some light music?"

Gu Xi thanked him politely. "Thank you."

"It takes over an hour to get from Zone 8 to Zone 2." The driver stepped on the gas and sighed softly. "Good thing there isn’t much traffic at this hour..."

Soothing light music flowed quietly, unconsciously influencing one’s mind.

Gu Xi glanced at Li Ming, who seemed to be fast asleep beside her, and said softly, "Is that so? This is my first time back at the Central Base..."

Her face, however, showed a timely expression of nostalgia mixed with bewilderment.

"Then you should definitely have a good look around." The middle-aged driver glanced at her and suggested enthusiastically, "Even though times are tough these days, the Central Base is different from other places, after all..."

This man was clearly very familiar with the situation in the Central Base. From the way he spoke, Gu Xi gathered that things seemed to be especially lively there recently?

After saying that, the man discreetly glanced at Gu Xi in the rearview mirror again. Seeing no reaction from her, he lowered his eyes slightly and sighed.

"It’s all because of that whole business with the seeds. I heard a really incredible figure emerged in South City a while back... And now, people from all the other bases are flying to the Central Base, just waiting for a result."

Gu Xi hadn’t expected to hear gossip about herself.

Then, the man added, "And there’s that thing on the forums... Weren’t people all discussing the reverse evolution of plants a while ago? Everyone was saying it’s a great thing. If all the crops could successfully undergo reverse evolution, then the end of the apocalypse would be just around the corner, right?"

"But lately, fewer and fewer people online are talking about it. I heard it’s because the Abnormal Ability Research Institute ran a whole series of experiments, but the results were all unsatisfactory... so the higher-ups have forbidden any more discussion."

"And also..."

It had to be said, the man was quite the talker.

He chattered on for over an hour, barely pausing for a breath.

’Quite a talent.’

While replying to a message from Qi Xiang, Gu Xi discreetly released her spiritual power.

Suddenly, the middle-aged driver glanced back at her, his tone shifting. "Miss, you’re from out of town too? But from your accent, you don’t sound like..."

Just then, Li Ming, who had seemed to be asleep, suddenly snapped his eyes open.

He looked up at the driver and said, "Please pull over. We’ll get out at the next intersection."