The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 147 - 144: Lu Chen Promoted

Chapter 147: Chapter 144: Lu Chen Promoted

They turned their attention to the military, secretly taking note.

Bai Ling was taken over by the three individuals of different builds again. After calming down, she knew the best plan for now was to obediently not resist and to find a chance to escape from them later.

With the large iron pot, Su Mo cooked a pot for each of the seven people in the team. She was the last one to bathe, scrubbing herself from head to toe to get rid of the sticky, smelly mucus, even using shampoo and body wash.

After washing and coming out of the tent, Su Mo felt the breeze was refreshingly dry.

"I haven’t had such a refreshing bath in a long time," Jianxiong laughed loudly as he sniffed his own arm.

Su Mo nodded in strong agreement.

"Tomorrow, after a day’s walk, we’ll be dirty again," Rong Bai, sitting not far from them on the ground near his tent, said with a somber look.

"Who said we’re walking?" Lu Chen glanced at him before draping an arm around Su Mo’s shoulder.

Remembering that before they had descended into the well, Lu Chen had stored his own car, Rong Bai’s tense face suddenly eased into a smile. He was not one to suffer losses.

They all stood outside in the clearing, Su Mo drying her hair, holding a cup of hot tea in her hands.

"Miss Su..." Su Niang peeked her head out from behind the curtain, her expression somewhat awkward.

"What is it?" Su Mo turned to ask.

"The thing is... Leaf’s clothes are too dirty, and it might not dry out with the weather cooling down in one day."

"Ah~" Su Mo nodded; small kids are such a hassle. She tugged at Lu Chen’s sleeve and said, "Bring out my suitcase and let’s see if I have something he can wear."

Lu Chen refused coldly, "He can go without wearing."

"..."

Why was he acting jealous over a child, Su Mo wondered, holding her forehead. She finally resorted to her trump move, pleasingly hooking the man’s neck, and, standing on her toes, she planted a kiss on his face, "Come on, we can’t just let someone freeze to death."

Her blatant actions visibly relaxed Lu Chen, warming him up while Zhao Changsheng by their side lamented continuously, his attractive fox-like eyes teary.

Witnessing this display, Jianxiong walked over and bumped her shoulder jokingly, "You guys are already a couple. Why couldn’t you fancy anyone else but my sister?"

Zhao Changsheng gave him a glare and turned his head away, refusing to look at the harmonious scene of the two.

Jianxiong scratched his head; he hadn’t said anything wrong, after all.

Li Qian, like Rong Bai, thoroughly enjoyed the drama unfolding before them.

Eventually, Lu Chen agreed, and Su Mo retrieved the suitcase, rummaged through it, and pulled out a cardigan and a long-sleeved shirt for Su Niang.

"Thank you, Miss Su," Su Niang said her thanks and went back to the tent.

Ling Ye initially resisted wearing women’s clothes, but in the end, he was forcibly made to change.

His nose was filled with a faint scent of ordinary laundry detergent, making him feel momentarily bewildered.

As the night deepened, Su Mo put away the cleaned pot, and everyone returned to their tents to sleep. Li Qian’s spiritual ability surpassed other spiritual superpower users in their large team, so he kept watch during the first half of the night while the people from Rong Bai’s group took over for the latter half.

Upon lying down in the tent, both worn out from the day’s events and seeing her tired face, Lu Chen drew her into his hold, both of them smelling of the same brand of body wash, a delicate mint fragrance that was quite pleasant.

"Here," the man said, magically producing a small pouch and handing it to her.

"Ah," Su Mo opened it to find a bag full of Level 3 Spider Crystal Stones and one slightly larger stone; surprised, she picked up the bigger Crystal Stone, "Is this Level 4?"

"Hmm."

Su Mo stored the Level 3 stones away and handed the Level 4 back solemnly, "You need this more than I do."

Lu Chen didn’t object and accepted the Level 4 Crystal Stone back, ruffling her hair, "Let’s sleep then."

She closed her eyes and hugged his waist, she was tired but didn’t fall asleep, "Lu Chen."

"Hmm?"

"Why does Li Chuan call you Brother?" She couldn’t help but ask, not daring to open her eyes to see his expression, just burying her face in his solid chest.

There was no response for a long time overhead and Su Mo was already drifting to sleep when she heard his cool voice.

"We are not related by blood."

Had she guessed wrong? Su Mo did not ask further; after all, she would find out sooner or later the complications between the Lu Family, him, and Jiang Residence once she arrived in City B.

She tightened her hold on the man, murmuring in a blur, "Hmm, let’s sleep."

Soon, the steady breathing on his chest tickled his heart, and as he watched Su Mo’s child-like cute side profile for a moment, he gently kissed her cheek, whispering tenderly, "Good night."

No matter how tough the road ahead, he would eliminate all threats for his girl.

The Level 4 Crystal Stone in his palm had turned into powder and been consumed entirely as Lu Chen held her, entering a new upgraded state.

Li Qian was sitting in the tent, meditating with his eyes closed, his spiritual power spreading out; several small dots were rapidly approaching them.

He opened his eyes, a smile curling on his lips as he picked up his glasses from beside him and placed them on his nose bridge, "Looks like two little mice are coming."

Jianxiong was sleeping soundly next to him, even snoring, Li Qian looked at him, chuckled, and then pulled back the curtain to leisurely step out.

Faint silver light leaked from the tent nearby; Li Qian glanced at it, shocked inside, another upgrade?

He withdrew his gaze, deciding to deal with those two pesky mice first.

Two ordinary people, covered in filth, were squatting outside a few soldiers’ tents, rifling through the bags for dry food.

"Got it, got it!"

"Quick, let’s go."

The two fumbled to pick up the backpack they had found, ready to escape, when they were suddenly bound by an unseen force around their feet.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

In the darkness, Li Qian’s gentle voice sounded almost poisonous, causing the two to break into cold sweats on the spot.

His eyes under the glasses flashed with mockery, controlling ordinary people was too easy for him as he said softly, "Stealing is a bad habit."

Robust spiritual power turned into threads and wrapped around the wrists of both men, controlling them to put the bag back.

"Sorry, superpower user sir, we were just too hungry," one of them said, scared to the point of wetting themselves.

A faint scent of urine filled the air; Li Qian frowned in disgust and took direct control of their minds, silencing them.

"You chose this path, didn’t you?"

He controlled the two men’s steps back to the line of ordinary citizens, under the gaze of some spectators, the frightened pair uncontrollably broke each other’s wrists.

The excruciating pain was there, but they couldn’t scream.

Li Qian withdrew his spiritual power, the two men couldn’t bear it and collapsed on the ground, their hands twisted unnaturally.

Standing at a distance, he cast a modest smile towards those who felt his spiritual power and then turned to leave.

Within the ordinary convoy, those who received that smile felt a chill run down their spines.

This man’s warning... was terrifying.

All this was done quietly; he returned to his tent, waiting for the light from Lu Chen’s upgrade to dissipate and for Rong Bai’s men to come to take over the guard duty, then only then did he close his eyes for a little nap—a night of released spiritual power and Su Mo’s tea bolstered him, leaving him not so tired...