"Don't worry. My poison spreads through the air. The desert rose is just a backup. It’s double insurance," Zhu Yanyi answered seriously. She was not worried at all. The enemy could not escape her control.
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded. They did not understand poisons well, so they let Zhu Yanyi handle it.
"Miss, I will go pick the desert roses," Luo Gang said. He could not think of anything else to do.
Zhu Yanyi nodded in agreement. After Luo Gang and the others left, she threw some poison into the hole. Then, she moved the fire pile over and waited for them.
There were many desert roses nearby. Luo Gang and the others quickly brought a pile back. Zhu Yanyi found a soup pot nearby. She put the petals of the flower, which she called Eternal Dream, into the pot. She threw the rest of the plant into the fire to cook the soup.
She let everyone drink a bowl of soup from time to time. Zhu Yanyi also searched the room and found some bacon and sausages. She added them to the soup. She warmed up some bread they found there. Everyone ate the bread slowly.
"So fragrant."
A familiar voice made Zhu Yanyi pause. She turned around and saw a familiar figure at the door. She froze.
It had been a year. she seemed unchanged. her youth seemed stuck at her most charming time. her wise eyes held joy at their reunion. she looked at her and raised an eyebrow. she did not seem to care that she surprised her.
Light flashed in her eyes. For a year, she knew she missed her deeply. Sometimes, she wanted to drop everything and go to her. But she knew her duty, so she held back. The quiet nights always made her miss her. Missing her helped her grow. Zhu Yanyi understood now that no one could replace her in her heart.
Seeing her now, she smiled. She dropped what she held and ran to her. She threw herself into her arms and hugged her wide waist tightly.
"Why did you come?"
Yan Aohan patted Zhu Yanyi’s back helplessly. After he let go of her waist, he held her and walked into the room.
"A little kid came to this scary base to cause trouble. I was worried, so I came to check," he said. His tone was more helpless than angry.
Zhu Yanyi stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes. She knew Luo Gang must have sent a message.
"Brother Luo, how could you secretly send a message?"
"This is a scary base," Luo Gang said helplessly. "If anything happened to you, ten lives would not be enough to pay."
Yan Aohan tapped Zhu Yanyi’s nose. "Are you not happy to see me? I heard someone confessed to you." It seemed he had been watching her closely.
"Who? Who? Is there such a person?" Zhu Yanyi looked around, pretending it was not her.
"You are more mischievous after a year. Even Doumiao is steadier than you," Yan Aohan said. He always looked helpless with Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi stuck out her tongue. "No way. Besides, I was careful here. Look, I did not fight much. I only used some poison."