Seeing He Si injured, everyone rushed over, only to find his head was bleeding, his clothes covered in dust, and his face bore scratches.
"What happened? Why are you injured?"
Ming Yue's eyes flashed with anger, a dangerous aura emanating from her. She had promised the original owner of her body to protect He Si.
Furthermore, ever since she learned the truth about He Si and his deep paternal love for the original owner over the years, Ming Yue had come to regard He Si as her own father.
She was fiercely protective of her own. Even if it wasn't He Si, but any member of the Ming Yue team, she would not stand idly by if they were injured.
"No, it's... I just tripped and fell. I'm fine.
I'll be better in a couple of days. Xiao Ji, please put me down quickly. Look, Ming Yue misunderstands."
Seeing Ming Yue's expression change, her face a mask of fury, He Si quickly explained, flustered and trying to get down from Ji Shiyou's back.
"Bu Zhi, tell me, honestly, how did my father get these injuries?"
Ming Yue didn't believe He Si's words at all. He Si had scratches on his face, marks likely left by fingernails.
It didn't look like he had simply tripped and fallen, but rather like he had been in a struggle, injured in a fight.
Moreover, Bu Zhi, who was trailing behind, had a dark expression, clearly suppressing his anger. Ming Yue directly addressed him.
"Uncle He, I can't hold back anymore. Please don't blame me.
Sister Ming Yue, Uncle He was injured by that old hag's people. I don't know what happened before.
By the time Brother Ji and I got there, he was already on the ground. We wanted to get revenge for him, but he wouldn't allow it."
Seeing Ming Yue's question directed at him, Bu Zhi glanced at He Si, and finally, unable to contain himself, spoke indignantly.
It turned out that in the morning, He Si, carrying the Ming Yue team's supply card, had excitedly gone to the supply station.
The supply card was registered under the Ming Yue team's name, indicating nine ability users, thus eligible to collect nine portions.
And they could collect once daily. To Ming Yue and the others, these were trivial amounts, not worth their attention.
But for He Si, it was a fortune, and he treated it with great importance.
The Yuncheng Base was providing a set meal for ability users today, consisting of a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and a can of luncheon meat.
He Si handed his supply card to the staff at the counter. After verifying the information, he smoothly received nine portions of food.
He double-checked the quantity several times, ensuring it was correct, and was about to leave with the supplies.
"He Si, why are you here? You've come to Yuncheng Base too?"
Just as He Si was about to exit, Ren Youbei, followed by several ability users, walked in, crossing paths with him.
On their way to the base, she had traveled with the Ming Yue team and hadn't seen He Si.
Ren Youbei was well aware of the father-daughter relationship between He Si and Ming Yue.
She assumed that after escaping from the Vermilion Bird Base in the valley that day, the father and daughter had fallen out again and parted ways.
This was why He Si hadn't appeared with the Ming Yue team. Seeing him in the base today, she secretly marveled at his good fortune.
In this perilous post-apocalyptic world, he had survived and entered Yuncheng Base.
Yesterday, after arriving at the base, she had been taken to Bu Ying's residence by his subordinates, where she was treated to good food and drink.
She had also changed into new clothes, had servants attending to her, and was escorted by ability users for her safety.
Ren Youbei immediately became arrogant, feeling as though she was living the luxurious life of a wealthy socialite she had always dreamed of before the apocalypse.
In her mind, the entire base belonged to Bu Ying. In Yuncheng, Bu Ying was the emperor, and she was the emperor's mother-in-law.
So, this morning, after breakfast, she had taken the ability user bodyguards arranged by Bu Ying and started wandering around the base.
She wasn't just wandering; she was displaying her superiority, wanting to show off to others.
However, in the apocalypse, everyone was busy struggling to survive and paid no attention to her.
Ren Youbei wandered around, but no one paid her any mind, which left her feeling disappointed.
She almost wanted to paste a label on herself that read, "I am the base leader's mother-in-law, come and flatter me!"
Secretly cursing these lower-class people for not recognizing her status, Ren Youbei spotted the supply station. An idea struck her.
She thought that since there were staff inside, they would surely know her identity. She decided to go in and throw her weight around.
As it happened, she encountered He Si, who was collecting supplies. Her sense of superiority returned, so she went up to greet him.
Seeing it was Ren Youbei, He Si had no desire to speak with her and simply wanted to leave.
"Don't go. No matter how badly you're doing, I won't laugh at you. Maybe I can even help you.
Let me tell you, the person in charge of this base is my son-in-law, Xiao Shi's boyfriend."
Finally finding someone to flaunt her status to, Ren Youbei couldn't let him go. She grabbed He Si, who was trying to leave.
However, due to He Si's attempt to dodge, she yanked his backpack, scattering the food he had just collected all over the ground.
"I never thought, He Si, that you would steal!"
Seeing the food all over the ground, Ren Youbei's first thought was that He Si had stolen it.
Because she knew that the base only provided food for ability users, and He Si was not an ability user.
"No, I collected this. It's not stolen. This is my supply card."
He Si scrambled to pick up the food, protesting that it was a matter of integrity, not theft.
"Madam, his supplies were issued according to his supply card; they were not stolen.
Do you need to collect supplies? If you are not conducting business, please leave."
The supply station staff member emerged from behind the counter, helping He Si explain and casting a disdainful glance at Ren Youbei.
He wondered, where did this crazy woman come from? If He Si had stolen food from the supply station, it would imply his negligence.
"Then his supply card is stolen. He doesn't have any abilities, and you issued supplies without verification. Are you looking to be fired?
Do you know who I am? I am the base leader's mother-in-law, Bu Ying's mother-in-law.
This entire base belongs to our family. Your dereliction of duty, do you believe I can have you dismissed immediately?"
One staff member looking down on her infuriated Ren Youbei.
Like a startled cat, she revealed her identity and shouted at the staff member.
"My apologies, I am short-sighted and did not recognize you. It was my oversight. Please do not be angry.
I will immediately retrieve the incorrectly issued supplies. Please be magnanimous and spare this humble servant."
Upon hearing Ren Youbei reveal her identity, the staff member noticed that the ability users accompanying her were the ones who usually followed Bu Ying.
His job of distributing supplies was lucrative, and his entire family depended on it for sustenance.
Therefore, he immediately admitted his mistake, summoned the supply station guards, and snatched the supplies from He Si.
"Ren Youbei, we are no longer related. Why are you still haunting me and relentlessly pursuing me?
My supply card was not stolen; it belongs to Ming Yue's team, and the base issued it. Why are you taking it back?
You are going too far! I'll fight you!"
His hard-earned supplies snatched, and himself slandered as a thief, He Si could no longer remain silent.
Like an enraged lion, his eyes wide, he rushed towards Ren Youbei and shouted.
"What, you dare to hit me?"
Seeing He Si had lost control, Ren Youbei, having achieved her goal, provocatively said.