Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 243 - She was like a heroine riding off into the sunset and on her way to save the world (3)
The Yanhe River wound its way through the land.
The team drove along the riverbank. Going in the opposite direction of the river's current, they went around Manluo Mountain. Following the river, they went around the v-shaped bend and headed north.
The sun was shining on the roof of the jeep, and it was getting increasingly hot.
Lu Xingchi asked everyone for their opinion, "Should I turn on the AC?"
Bei Nuan instantly refused, "No!"
Puzzled, Lu Xingchi asked, "Aren't you the first one to complain that it's hot every time and want the AC turned on?"
Bei Nuan seriously said, "I occasionally want to experience nature by feeling the warm sunshine."
The roof of the jeep was baked by the sun, making the inside of the jeep too hot.
Bei Nuan was so hot that she wanted to stick her tongue out like a dog, but Lu Xingchi still looked like he was naturally cool and sweat-free.
Bei Nuan had no use for the small towel.
Bei Nuan thought it over and took out a bag of spicy beef jerky. She ate a piece. The beef jerky's taste was genuine. It was spicy and numbing. If she was a cartoon character, she would spit out fire, and her eyes would glow red from eating it.
Bei Nuan hastily fed Lu Xingchi a piece and watched him eat it before offering the bag to the others in the back seat, so that they could take a piece for themselves.
But, no one wanted it.
Even Du Ruo refused, "It's too hot to eat spicy stuff."
It was fine that they didn't want to eat it as long as Lu Xingchi ate it.
There was a fork in the road up ahead. Lu Xingchi was thinking about which way to go.
He chewed the beef jerky while looking at the road. After finishing that piece, he tilted his head closer and opened his mouth.
Bei Nuan understood he was signaling that he wanted her to continue feeding him.
Bei Nuan lowered her head to look into the bag, took out a bigger piece that had more of spicy powder on it, and brought it to his lips.
He took the beef jerky with his mouth like a dog with a bone.
Bei Nuan clearly felt him licking her finger when he pursed his lips around her finger to get the jerky. Soft and a bit warm. He definitely did that on purpose.
Bei Nuan suddenly thought of the other uses of his tongue, and her mind was instantly flooded with all sorts of things. She couldn't hold back her blush.
Wasn't Lu Xingchi seriously thinking about which way to go?
He was multitasking. While the left side of his brain was focused on driving, the right side of his brain didn't forget to take the opportunity to flirt.
Lu Xingchi had finished eating the second piece. He tilted his head, smiled at Bei Nuan, and said, "I want more."
The tip of his tongue licked her fingers several times. In no time at all, half the jerky was gone. Bei Nuan felt like her throat was on fire. She took out a bottle of water from her pocket space and drank it hard.
However, Lu Xingchi's face remained normal. There was no reaction to the spiciness at all.
Lu Xingchi tilted his head to look at Bei Nuan and asked,"Are you sure you don't want to turn on the AC? You insist on eating something so spicy. Your nose is covered in sweat."
Bei Nuan felt so pained. What's the use in her sweating? You're not sweating!
Lu Xingchi glanced at the small towel she was holding. "Why don't you wipe your sweat off?"
He was too much. Why did he have to talk about her sore point?
Lu Xingchi smiled and said, "Bei Nuan, if you have a calm heart, you'll naturally feel cool."
Bei Nuan: "..."
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The jeep continued speeding down the road towards the northwest for the rest of the day. They camped by the Yanhe River in the evening.
When they resumed their journey the next day, the scenery on the road began to change. The vegetation gradually became sparse, and the terrain opened up. Large expanses of red gravel could be seen. The contrast between the red earth and the blue sky made the sky look even higher.
Soon, a faint black line appeared at the horizon of the reddish brown wilderness. That definitely wasn't part of the natural landscape. It had to be man-made.
Tang Tang stuck his head out the window. Somewhat excited, he said, "Look! Up ahead! Is that the defensive perimeter they've mentioned? Have we finally found the safe zone?"
Lu Xingchi answered, "Let's go take a look."
However, Bei Nuan knew that this wasn't the safe zone. The team had also come to this place in the novel.
Lu Xingchi took the same route that their novel counterparts had taken. Although this wasn't the defensive perimeter, this would be the first well-developed base they came across after traveling for so long.
The span of this base was tremendous. The most important part of the base was an abandoned mining town and the mining site. The base was located at the junction of three countries, and its population was very complicated. Several forces shared control of the base.
Bei Nuan pulled on Lu Xingchi's arm. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Xingchi stopped the jeep and said, "Let's get off and walk there."
That was exactly what Bei Nuan wanted. Many bases would confiscate important supplies. It was best to minimize what they kept outside.
Lu Xingchi was familiar with driving the precious jeep that had been with them all the way. Of course it would be better to stow the jeep into her pocket space for safety.
"Walk there?" Du Ruo looked at the distant horizon with a painful expression. "It's much farther away than it looks."
Since the terrain was flat, they could see far into the distance, but the line in the distance was actually far away. They would probably die from heat exposure if they walked under the hot sun in the desolate land.
Bei Nuan thought; the longer they basked in the sun, the better. How else would she get their sweat? If they didn't sweat, how would she get the chance to use her small, white towel?