Doomsday B&B

After driving for a while, the group arrived at a cluster of buildings with the red fox.

Although it is a group of buildings, all that remains are ruins.

After stopping the car, Qi Yun said to the red fox:

"Xiao Hong, go find us a place to rest?"

"squeak?"

The disgust in that cry was obvious.

"What, you don't want to be called Little Red? Then how about we call her Skinning and Severed Palm?"

After squeaking again, it vanished in a flash.

"Hahaha."

"Haha."

"Puch."

"hehe."

Watching Xiao Hong flee in panic, Qi Yun and the others burst into laughter in unison.

After waiting a while, Xiao Hong returned and called out to the group again.

"Alright, let's get in the car. Xiao Hong, you lead the way."

Seeing that Xiao Hong had returned, Qi Yun didn't wait for Jian Xinling to translate. After leaving a sentence, she got into the car on her own.

The other three followed Qi Yun into the car, while Xiao Hong consciously squatted in front of the car, waiting to lead the way.

Upon hearing the car start, Xiao Hong moved and ran forward, with the car following behind. As it turned left and right, it finally stopped in front of a relatively intact building, though this location was basically in the very corner of the complex.

Qi Yun got out of the car and praised Xiao Hong:

"Good job, you found a good spot. Keep up the good work next time, and I'll give you a reward."

"squeak."

Upon hearing Qi Yun's praise and promised reward, Xiao Hong called out before leading the four people into the building it had chosen.

The four followed it inside and looked around. The building was still relatively intact. Although the glass was broken, there was a large hall in the middle, which was still suitable for temporary rest.

They didn't tidy up. Instead, Qi Yun took out several folding beds, gave one to each person, and also took out a set of table and chairs and placed them in front of the beds.

Then he took out a hand-cranked lamp, shook it a few times, and placed it in the center of the table.

"Alright, come sit down and let's have a proper meal. What would you like to eat? We've been eating instant food all day; my stomach feels like it's about to run away from home!"

Jiang Xinrui saw a place to rest, plopped down, and called to the other three.

After Qi Yun sat down, he asked Jiang Xinrui:

"You can have anything I want?"

"Oh, Sister Yunyun, you can't say that. But I have everything that the guesthouse sells. Every time I buy, I buy three or five extra to save up. Over time, I've accumulated quite a lot! And every time you put new items in the convenience store or supermarket, I buy them all."

Qi Yun smiled as she watched Jiang Xinrui, who was holding her head high and proudly talking about her stockpile.

"Okay, then I'd like to eat hot pot. I wonder what Ling'er and Jian Lei would like to eat?"

"Hot pot, my brother, sister, and I can eat together."

"Alright, you wait and see."

Then I saw Jiang Xinrui start taking things out of her storage space.

"Here's one for each of you. It includes cutlery, condiments, and an alcohol burner."

After handing out a brown paper bag to everyone, she started taking other things out. One after another, she pulled out takeout boxes and placed them on the table. Just when Qi Yun thought she was about to stop, she heard her ask:

What kind of broth do you all want?

"Spicy".

"broth."

"broth."

After hearing the answer, Jiang Xinrui distributed soup bases to the group and then took out a tomato soup base for herself before stopping.

"Okay, let's eat."

Then Jiang Xinrui started to get to work. First, she poured the bottom of the pot into the pot, lit the alcohol block, and then started to prepare the seasonings.

The other three people followed suit and started eating as well.

Halfway through their meal, they suddenly heard the roar of a car engine outside. They stopped eating, and as the engine noise ceased, a lively boy's voice came from outside:

"Wow, Captain, I can smell hot pot! It smells so good!"

"You little glutton, don't bother the captain. Let's find a place to clean up first, and I'll bring you over to ask if we can get some hot pot broth instead."

"Really?"

"What would I get out of lying to you, you little glutton?"

The voice grew softer and softer until it gradually disappeared.

Upon hearing the sound disappear, Qi Yun said:

"Alright, let's keep eating. Don't worry about them. They'll know who they are when they get here."

Seeing that Qi Yun seemed indifferent, the other three stopped caring and continued eating with her.

After a while, their hot pot meal was coming to an end, and they were now eating it downstairs.

I heard a knock on the door:

"Knock down."

The four looked at each other, and Qi Yun said:

"Enter."

Hearing the languid female voice coming from inside the door, the two people outside were startled, but without hesitation, they opened the door and went in.

Upon entering the house, you can see four small hot pots cooking noodles, emitting wisps of white smoke and steam, making the aroma even richer.

Qi Yun saw the two men who came in, but it seemed more appropriate to call them boys, since they didn't look very old.

After both sides had observed each other, the slightly older boy who had entered spoke first:

"Excuse me for disturbing you. I am Wang Yang. We are on our way to the Beijing base and are just stopping by for a rest. We smelled the hot pot coming from outside the door, so we came over. We didn't mean to bother you."

"Hmm, it's fine, but are you sure you don't need to let those people outside come in?"

Wang Yang was startled, but answered Qi Yun with a calm expression:

"No need, thank you. We just wanted to ask if we could exchange some hot pot broth with you?"

"Hot pot soup? No, but..."

Before Qi Yun could finish speaking, the younger boy next to Wang Yang instantly looked dejected, lowered his head, and started to walk out.

Wang Yang was more composed. He stopped the people who were about to leave and asked Qi Yun:

"I don't know, but what comes next?"

"But I have hot pot base that I can give you in exchange."

"I don't know what I need to exchange it for?"

"Just crystal cores will do. One level-one crystal core can be exchanged for a packet of hot pot base. What do you think?"

“Great, elegant, that’s wonderful. But… um… could you give me back a few bottles of drinks? By the way, my name is Wang Ping.”

Qi Yun looked at the younger boy, nodded, and said:

"Sure, how many do you want?"

"Can I have as many as I want?"

What if I say yes?

"that would be great."

"Alright, Xiaoping, stop fooling around. Are you sure you can really exchange so many?"

"Ah."

"Please wait a moment, may we go outside and discuss this?"

"can."

Then the four of them saw Wang Yang drag Wang Ping out, otherwise Wang Ping might have continued chatting there.