Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 244: Chapter 241: Supporting Song Yiguo

Song Yiguo was fortunate to be wearing a suit. He had been so worried about Yan Junxi that he hadn’t even taken his jacket off.

Chen Xing wasn’t so lucky.

She was wearing jeans and a short-sleeved shirt.

But then again...

She had her all-purpose backpack!

And what was it for?

For pulling things out in a pinch without anyone noticing.

The moment the temperature dropped, she reached into her backpack, pulled out a compressed down jacket, gave it a shake, and slipped it on.

Song Yiguo didn’t have the mental energy to pay attention to that. His mind was consumed with one thought: how to escape this place safely.

And how to rescue his beloved Yan Junxi.

He looked downstairs, frantic with worry. ”They’re after me. Wait for your chance and get out of here!” He sounded helpless.

’I can’t believe I let my guard down.’

Chen Xing was speechless. She didn’t think for a second that this was only Song Yiguo’s problem.

’If the Lu Family had a hand in this attack on Song Yiguo, then she was a target too.’

”The great Young Master Song, giving up so easily?” Chen Xing wasn’t mocking him; she suspected he still had an ace up his sleeve.

To be honest, she had yet to witness the full extent of Song Yiguo’s capabilities.

”I’m not giving up!” Song Yiguo said with a touch of resignation. ”As long as they don’t kill me on the spot, I can find a way to escape!” ’And when I do,’ he thought, ’don’t blame me for being ruthless.’

’Everyone involved in hunting me today will pay the price.’

’The most miserable price imaginable.’

For her own future peace of mind, Chen Xing knew she couldn’t just abandon Song Yiguo now.

He was the type to hold a grudge over the smallest slight. One day, if he was in a bad mood, he might bring this up, call her disloyal, and turn on her completely.

She’d already boarded his pirate ship; she might as well ride it to the end.

Chen Xing gave him a pull and started running upstairs.

Song Yiguo obediently followed.

By the time they reached the top floor, people had already entered the building below.

Chen Xing calmly took a rope from her backpack, found a sturdy anchor point, and tied it securely.

Song Yiguo was speechless. ’Her backpack really is a Hundred Treasure Box!’

The majority of the Superpower Users had entered the mall, leaving only a small group outside.

Song Yiguo’s Superpower Team had all regrouped by now and were fighting the enemy Superpower Users downstairs.

Chen Xing handed the rope to Song Yiguo. ”You go down first!”

Song Yiguo didn’t hesitate.

He had to live. He had to save Yan Junxi.

Song Yiguo rappelled down the rope with incredible speed.

His Superpower Team spotted him and unleashed their fiercest barrage of attacks.

When Song Yiguo was halfway down, a figure suddenly burst through a glass window on the top floor.

He stopped in his tracks, stunned, and looked up. It was Chen Xing.

She had jumped with no equipment or safety gear whatsoever, a straight free fall.

She broke her fall by landing on a nearly-bare tree at the side of the road before dropping onto the street below.

The moment she landed, she took off at a sprint.

Song Yiguo didn’t for a second suspect that Chen Xing was running away. He knew something urgent must have happened.

Who would jump from the fifth floor of a shopping mall unless it was a desperate emergency?

That was no different from suicide.

Just a moment ago, while still in the mall, Chen Xing had received a distress signal from Meng Hu.

Then, the connection was lost.

In her panic, she couldn’t afford to hesitate and jumped straight out the window.

’Just as I thought. The Lu Family Research Institute still hasn’t given up on capturing Meng Hu.’

In a matter of seconds, Chen Xing went from the fifth floor to the location where Meng Hu had sent the signal.

A dozen or so Superpower Users were trying to load the unconscious Meng Hu into a vehicle.

Chen Xing moved among the Superpower Users like a phantom, taking them down ruthlessly.

’They dared to touch her Meng Hu. Not a single one of them would leave here alive!’

Fortunately, as soon as she placed Meng Hu in the spring water inside her pocket dimension, he immediately perked up.

Chen Xing then let him out again and ran with him toward Song Yiguo.

The entire sequence of events took only about a minute.

Song Yiguo had just regrouped with his men and was heading in Chen Xing’s direction.

The two groups met up and, without asking any questions, focused on escaping.

Chen Xing was faster, so she ran ahead and found a car.

Once they were in the car, things got much easier.

Before long, they had shaken off all their pursuers.

Once they were safe, Song Yiguo’s expression turned grim.

This whole incident felt like a trap set just for him. ”Stop the car!” he ordered, his voice terrifyingly deep.

His subordinate immediately stopped the car, not daring to breathe too loudly.

”Yan Junxi and Vice General Du are still here. We’re not going anywhere!” Song Yiguo already had a plan forming. He turned to one of Vice General Du’s personal guards. ”Go and mobilize all our forces in the south. I want them here within half a day!”

’They want me dead here, do they? We’ll see who’s left dead in the end.’

”Yes, sir!” Although it would be difficult, the guard agreed without hesitation.

Chen Xing leaned back in her seat, stroking Meng Hu’s fur.

She supported Song Yiguo’s decision.

’Those bastards. They touched her Meng Hu.’

’This was absolutely unforgivable!’

They didn’t stop, either. They drove around randomly to avoid being found.

A few hours later, all of the Song Family Army’s Superpower Users in the south had arrived.

This time, there was no more hiding. Song Yiguo led his people in a grand, imposing procession to Mr. Li’s estate.

Mr. Li was clearly frightened, but he greeted them with a face wreathed in smiles. ”I’m so relieved to see you’re alright, Young Master Song! How could I have known so many things would happen during my birthday banquet? I know you were attacked on my territory, and I take full responsibility. It was my negligence. Please, forgive me!”

Song Yiguo looked at Mr. Li with a cold smile. ”I respect you as my elder, which is why I sent the appropriate gifts for your birthday banquet. However... I’m not one to take a loss lying down. I lost a friend and a subordinate on your territory. Until I find them, I’m not leaving. I’m sure Mr. Li can understand how I feel.”

Mr. Li was at a loss for words.

”Rest assured, the Li Family will do everything in its power to cooperate with you until your people are found!”

”Why should we have to cooperate with him?” Li Feibai came running down the stairs. ”The Song Family made enemies! What does that have to do with our Li Family?”

This was the south. He didn’t understand why his grandfather was being so deferential to Song Yiguo.

”What do you know?” Mr. Li shot him a look as sharp as a dagger. ”Young Master Song, please don’t listen to this brat. He doesn’t know anything. Please, make yourself at home here!”

The Superpower Team of several thousand that Song Yiguo had brought with him settled in around the Lu Family’s estate.

Meanwhile, he, along with Chen Xing and Meng Hu, moved into the Li Family’s ancestral home.

Li Feibai was delighted that Chen Xing was staying there, but he was particularly repulsed by Song Yiguo.

He also couldn’t understand why Chen Xing insisted on sticking with Song Yiguo.

Just as he was stewing in his hostility toward Song Yiguo, Lu Haoran showed up to stir the pot, making a sudden visit.

This made Li Feibai feel like the situation was growing even more precarious.

What infuriated him even more was that Lu Haoran wasn’t visiting his grandfather, nor was he visiting Song Yiguo. He was here for Chen Xing.