From Apocalypse Boss to Farmer: My Vegetables Make Me Stronger!-Chapter 169 - 160: Wei Heng Injured

Central Base.

During a joint base meeting, the military suddenly announced that three more crops had successfully undergone reverse evolution.

Furthermore, the successful reverse evolution of one of these crops was not the work of Gu Xi, but of another, previously unknown Wood Element user.

When the news spread, everyone was utterly astonished.

If Gu Xi was no longer the only one...

Some people’s minds started racing, and they quickly identified the Wood Element user.

His name was Yang Qiao, and he had originally been just an ordinary level-two Wood Element user.

Now, however, he had suddenly become a hot commodity.

As a result, Yang Qiao had been walking on air these past few days.

People sought him out, secretly instigating him. "With your abilities, why should you remain subservient to someone else? As long as you’re willing..."

At first, Yang Qiao was able to firmly refuse, but as more and more people said such things, his resolve inevitably began to waver.

’Perhaps... I really am the chosen one?’

After all, there were over a hundred people on Miss Gu’s team, but in the end, he was the only one who had succeeded!

In the end, Yang Qiao couldn’t resist the temptations from the outside. A few days later, he resigned and left the cultivation base.

Someone indignantly went to Gu Xi. "You’re just going to let him leave like that?" Outsiders might not know the inside story, but they were part of the team—how could they not know?

If it weren’t for Gu Xi, where would Yang Qiao be today?

And now, after learning the skills, he just up and leaves...

That ungrateful bastard!

But Gu Xi was completely unconcerned. "People are free to come and go as they please here. If he wants to leave, let him."

Yang Qiao was the first to leave, but he wouldn’t be the last.

Gu Xi didn’t care, nor would she try to stop them...

People must take responsibility for their own choices.

Right now, Gu Xi just wanted to end all of this as soon as possible and return to South City to live her quiet life...

’I’ve been gone for so long... I wonder how my little orchard is doing now?’

’And Da Hong...’

Shen Yue leaned against the doorway, watching the girl in the room. She stood quietly by the window with her eyes lowered, elegant and solitary... It inexplicably gave him an absurd feeling that she was completely out of place in this fucked-up world.

Shen Yue sighed softly.

He shrugged, strode over to her on his long legs, and casually raised an eyebrow. "Gu Xiaoxi, what are you thinking about?"

Gu Xi lowered her gaze and fiddled with a small green sprout on her fingertip, saying softly, "I was thinking, it’s still too slow..."

Shen Yue raised an eyebrow. ?

But Gu Xi changed the subject, asking him, "Why are you here at this hour?"

’Are all the mutated plants outside the base cleared out?’

Shen Yue glanced at her before saying, "Wei Heng is injured. It has to do with Yang Qiao..."

"What happened?" Gu Xi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

’How did Wei Heng get involved with Yang Qiao?’

Shen Yue briefly explained the whole story. It turned out that Yang Qiao had been recruited by the Chen sisters in the end, but they weren’t the only faction with their eyes on him.

The mentality was, ’If I can’t have him, then no one else can either.’

And so, Yang Qiao, having joined the Chen sisters and left the military’s protection, became a living target for the other factions.

Meanwhile, Wei Heng had recently been investigating the incident in City A and had traced his investigation to the Chen sisters. When someone went to assassinate Yang Qiao, Wei Heng happened to be there...

"Are you sure it was just an accident?" Gu Xi raised an eyebrow.

Shen Yue nodded. "It should be."

"How is Wei Heng?" Gu Xi asked. "Is he badly hurt?"

Shen Yue said, "Wei Heng is fine, but Yang Qiao is dead."

"I see..." Gu Xi lowered her eyes. ’They finally managed to pick up a lucky find, and now he’s gone... I’m afraid the Chen sisters won’t take this loss lying down.’

And indeed, that was the case.

Upon hearing that Yang Qiao had been assassinated, Chen Lu was furious. "Every exit of the safe house was guarded. You tell me how the assassin got in!"

The few high-level ability users she had sent to protect Yang Qiao exchanged glances. They claimed that Yang Qiao had deliberately sent them away, and then they had run into another high-level ability user—Wei Heng.

Ultimately, they were held up by Wei Heng, and as for how Yang Qiao died inside the safe house, they had no idea.

Their stories were all consistent. Chen Lu was so angry she laughed. "Are you saying... Yang Qiao was the one who sought out Wei Heng? That they were in cahoots all along?"

"It’s not impossible..." one of them muttered. "Wei Heng is friends with that Miss Gu, and Yang Qiao, he..."

Hearing this, Chen Lu actually calmed down.

She raised a hand to smooth her silver hair, saying thoughtfully, "You mean... Yang Qiao had regrets, and Wei Heng was there to get him out?"

"The Union Head is wise," the high-level ability users said in unison.

Chen Lu narrowed her eyes, her sharp gaze sweeping slowly over them. She had always known that she was merely the Head of the Wood Element Superpower Union and didn’t have complete control over the entire Superpower Union. The users from the other elemental systems weren’t necessarily willing to listen to her.

But she never expected that these confidants, whom she had personally promoted, would also harbor other ideas.

’In the past, these men would no longer have any reason to live.’

’But now, she had too few useful people on hand. Although these men had become disloyal, it wasn’t certain they couldn’t be used again...’

The old woman made a decision. She only casually reprimanded them a few times before letting them off lightly.

...

Wei Heng was injured but didn’t go to the base hospital.

When Gu Xi went to see him, he was cooking in the kitchen, with several people crowded outside, craning their necks to peer inside.

Gu Xi, who happened to walk in and see this scene, was speechless. "..."

"Gu Xiaoxi, you finally decided to come back?" Qi Xiang was the first to spot Gu Xi’s return.

The Qin Family sisters, who had also just recently returned, looked delighted to see Gu Xi as well.

The kitchen seemed to fall silent for a moment.

Then, Wei Heng walked out nonchalantly, wearing a cartoon apron and holding a large spatula.

"Gu Xi, do you have any eggs? Tonight I’ll make you..." Seeing that Gu Xi seemed to have gotten thinner again, Wei Heng subconsciously wanted to cook something nourishing for her.

"Don’t trouble yourself." Seeing the gauze wrapped around his shoulder, Gu Xi quickly stopped him. "We can just have something simple tonight."

"Tsk," Qi Xiang said from the side, rolling her eyes elegantly. "Gu Xiaoxi, don’t be fooled by the bandage on his shoulder. It’s just for show. Miss Ye came to heal him first thing this morning..."

’Ye Nan?’

’That’s right, they used to be teammates.’

Gu Xi smiled. "Even so, he needs to rest for a few days." Although the Healing System could speed up wound recovery, it couldn’t replenish the vital energy lost from the injury.

’He needs to rest up properly.’

Qi Xiang pouted and glanced at Wei Heng. Was a minor flesh wound like that really worth *someone* rushing over to visit? She was afraid her intentions were not as simple as they seemed.

The Qin Family sisters, standing to one side, exchanged a look.

"What’s wrong?" Gu Xi sensed something was off and asked.

Qi Xiang just huffed and said nothing.

The Qin Family sisters lowered their heads and smiled.

Qin Yi spoke up, "When that Miss Ye came over, it didn’t really seem like she was here to visit a patient. After she came in, her eyes were constantly darting around..."

Qi Xiang couldn’t help but interject, "As if anyone couldn’t see through her little scheme."

She couldn’t find Ye Junhan, so she figured that since Wei Heng was injured, Ye Junhan would definitely come visit. So, didn’t she just show up here to lie in wait for him?

Gu Xi: "..."

"Hey, when you’re all gossiping, can you show a little respect for me, the tool in this whole situation?" Wei Heng sighed helplessly, then turned to ask Gu Xi, "When are you planning to go to City A?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiang and the others also looked over.

Gu Xi thought for a moment and said, "I still have to wait a bit longer."

With Yang Qiao dead, the original plan had to be reconfigured.

Fortunately, Li Ming had already made preparations, so they should be able to set off soon...