"How exactly do you plan to do it?"

asked Lu Xi'an.

Luo Ping smiled bitterly, "Of course, I'll draw the fire and see if Shu can sneak in and get Chai Xin out.

"What else can we do? It's not like Fengcheng County here, where I can go in and out on my own.

"I really don't have a way to deal with a Type A Neo-Human and a Type C Neo-Human together.

"We've even prepared for failure by specifically going to Shanyang County's town beforehand to tell people to leave quickly.

"Now those two are guarding Chai Xin on the mountain, refusing to come down, so the town is safe for now.

"Once Shu and I attack the mountain and fail, they're sure not to just stay up there, and coming down to the town will only be a matter of time.

"I can't even imagine what the town would be like then.

"Sigh... I honestly didn't expect that after so many years of effort, it might all fall apart...

"This world really doesn't allow you to let your guard down for a moment."

Lu Xi'an said, "Don't be so pessimistic. We still have me and Yao Wei now, the situation might not turn out as bad." He spoke while already pondering what to do next.

But Luo Ping shook his head and said, "With you two, big brother and sister, the chances of success are better, but still not optimistic.

"I've said it before, with Type A Neo-Humans and Type C Neo-Humans working together, one plus one isn't just two.

"I just hope the people in Shanyang have already left, so at least I've left some seeds for this world.

"The people there were carefully chosen by me, all pretty good."

"They indeed are."

Lu Xi'an thought of the man and woman they encountered outside the town of Shanyang and nodded.

He recalled the question that had puzzled him before and asked, "Why did you put all those people you worked so hard to gather in the town of Shanyang County, instead of bringing them up the mountain with you?

"You're really far from the town."

Luo Ping said, "Isn't this exactly to prevent today's situation?

"They're all ordinary people, and with too many of them, if we encounter a situation like today, I wouldn't be able to manage it.

"Ordinary people are really no match for Neo-Humans.

"Separated, if something happens at the mountain's base, the people on the mountain can survive, and if something happens on the mountain, the people at the base can survive, someone will always live."

Lu Xi'an wasn't sure if Luo Ping's approach was right or not, but from the outcome, this approach indeed proved effective.

Now, the people in Luo Ping's secret base in the mountains have probably all been massacred by those two Neo-Humans, but the people in the town of Shanyang are still alive and can escape.

Lu Xi'an turned the conversation back to the main issue and asked, "When do you plan to act?"

Luo Ping pointed to the cave and said, "The food has been just about gathered, and we're ready to take action soon.

"But before that, we plan to move this food up the mountain, to find a slightly more hidden place.

"That way, even if I'm seriously injured, I can fall back and eat."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged glances, then Yao Wei went to the car, opened the door, and took out a bundle wrapped in an already flattened bedsheet.

Inside the bundle were the remaining fried corn kernels.

From north Sword Mountain to south Sword Mountain, then from south Sword Mountain back to north Sword Mountain, all the way to here, the fried beans inside were running low, but Lu Xi'an felt it should still be enough for Luo Ping to revive a few times.

"Do you have pockets on you? Will these do? If they will, you can pack them up; it's more convenient than the food you gathered."

Lu Xi'an took the bundle from Yao Wei's hand and opened it.

Luo Ping and Shu both had their eyes glowing. Shu exclaimed in surprise, "Is this fried from the corn in my field?!"

Lu Xi'an nodded, "Yes."

Shu stuttered, "Can... can I have one? Just one?"

Lu Xi'an said, "Take as you please."

But Shu only pinched one kernel and said, "These fried beans are for important matters, I just want to taste one."

He put the corn kernel in his mouth, chewing slowly and savoring it with great enjoyment.

Meanwhile, Luo Ping rubbed his hands together and said, "Then I won't be polite! These will be enough to revive me several times right where I stand! With these beans, I don't need to run back and forth!"

Lu Xi'an let him be unrestrained.

Luo Ping grabbed handfuls of fried corn kernels, stuffing them into his pockets, saying as he did so:

"I actually have quite a bit of dry food left, but unfortunately, I didn't bring it with me. Some is in the car, some at the base... the car is also at the base, so everything is at the base...

"Now it's all gone, and those two bastards got it all! Damn it!"

After he finished swearing, his pockets were almost full.

He didn't fill his pockets too much, since he still had to fight later, and if the fried beans spilled out then, wouldn't that be a waste?

But he didn't put away the remaining ones and set them aside for now.

Now at the foot of Qin Mountain, with two Neo-Humans still on the mountain, one of whom is a Type A, with highly acute perception, it's inconvenient to light a fire here at the mountain's base to cook.

Eating something before action can replenish energy; since lighting a fire is inconvenient, these fried beans are the best choice.

The remaining ones can be divided to eat later.

Yao Wei reached out and opened her hand again, revealing compressed biscuits and chocolate.

The chocolate belonged to Yao Wei herself, but the compressed biscuits were given to them by Luo Ping back then.

Lu Xi'an was slightly surprised. These were things he and Yao Wei had always been reluctant to eat.

This woman, usually overly frugal, had suddenly become so generous, even bringing out the things they had saved for last!

Had Chai Xin's importance to Yao Wei grown so much without them even realizing it?

Lu Xi'an reached out, took the compressed biscuits and chocolate, and stuffed them into Luo Ping's hand, saying, "You take these too.

"The compressed biscuits were given to us back in Fengcheng County, so it's only fair they return to their original owner. The chocolate is Yao Wei's.

"Feel free to use them, but if there's any left, you'll still have to return them to us in the end.

Luo Ping was slightly taken aback, then laughed, "Alright, hope there's some left to return to you!"

Lu Xi'an said, "Now let's eat and discuss what we should do next."

He glanced at Luo Ping and said, "You'd better arrange the specifics. You've had encounters with those two and are relatively familiar with this place."

Luo Ping scratched his head and said, "I honestly can't think of a good solution right now. We'll just have to confront them head-on and figure out a way to have Shu steal from them.

"Even with you guys, it's the same. Those two are just too strong..."

He paused, thinking of something, and then added, "Do you have paper and a pen? You're both aware of the Type A Neo-Humans and Type C Neo-Humans.

"What you don't know now is the situation on the mountain. If you have paper and a pen, I could draw the terrain on the mountain for us to discuss together."

Lu Xi'an responded, "We don't need paper and pen; there's something better."

Just after he spoke and started to get up, Yao Wei, understanding his intention, went to the car first to get the Resonant Gene Scanner and Gou.

Luo Ping was momentarily baffled, unsure what this was.

Apparently, he didn't know what a Resonant Gene Scanner was, but who knows if Fungus Stone recognized it?

Yao Wei placed the Resonant Gene Scanner on the car's hood, connected it with Gou, turned on the power, and opened it.

A simple electronic map immediately appeared on the Resonant Gene Scanner, showing four red dots gathered together and another three on the mountain, with one separated slightly from the other two.

"What's this?!"

Luo Ping asked in astonishment.

"A Resonant Gene Scanner."

Lu Xi'an said, "This here is the map, can't you see it?"

"I can, of course I can."

Luo Ping said, "This is much better than my drawings." He took another close look and curiously asked, "And what about these red dots?"

"They are Neo-Humans detected by the scanner."

Lu Xi'an explained, pointing to the three on the mountain, "These two are the ones you mentioned, and the still one is Chai Xin.

"The red light is still on, proving that Chai Xin is still alive."

Luo Ping said, "This is indeed inside my base. So these four are us four?"

He obviously didn't consider Shu a Neo-Human, but his thinking quickly adapted. He thought that Shu, with his skills to disguise and hide, being mistaken by the machine as a Neo-Human, should be no problem?

Lu Xi'an said, "No, Master Shu is not a Neo-Human; this machine can't detect him."

"Then what's this?"

Luo Ping asked, and Shu also seemed curious.

Lu Xi'an was about to explain.

But before he could say anything, Luo Ping's eyes had already shifted to Yao Wei's abdomen, saying, "You two have a child? Congratulations, congratulations, your kid will surely be a Type A too."

"Congrats, congrats."

Master Shu also grinned widely, showing a mouthful of gap-toothed smiles, chuckling "hehe."

Lu Xi'an: "..."

Yao Wei glanced at Lu Xi'an but said nothing.

The two people in front of him rendered Lu Xi'an speechless, so he said, "What are you guessing for? If we had a child, we wouldn't be risking our lives with you."

"True."

Luo Ping said, "Well, I wish you early parenthood."

Lu Xi'an: "..."

Master Shu also said, "If you can, hurry and have one. In these times, if it were others, I wouldn't suggest having kids, it's too hard and too dangerous.

"But you two are different. So capable, having kids shouldn't be a problem.

"When your child is born, maybe they won't even be able to walk yet but could send me flying with a punch. Hehe, hehe."

Lu Xi'an, too lazy to explain the extra red dot situation, said, "Are you guys planning to hasten us having kids or saving Chai Xin?"

Only then did Luo Ping and Master Shu refocus, both saying: "Rescue, rescue."

Lu Xi'an said, "Then let's get to the main topic!"

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