The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 321 - 320: Invitation to Dinner

Chapter 321: Chapter 320: Invitation to Dinner

The man nodded and brought out several steaming dishes from the table, "We’ll be back soon."

Leaving Jiang Yulian behind was also a consideration for safety.

The purpose of the noon banquet was still unknown.

Jiang Yulian waved cheerfully, "You all go ahead, don’t be late."

After closing the door, the four followed the burly man to the two-story building covered in plastic roses.

The noon light was sufficient, and in front of the mansions outside, many women were airing clothes and pants twice the size of a person.

Along the way, Su Mo took another good look at the land; aside from women and children, there were tall and burly men, all familiar with each other.

It felt as though all the bodybuilders had gathered in this isolated town, which was somewhat strange.

She didn’t ask much, simply quietly arrived in front of the mansion.

Li Qian looked up at the building, which, in his eyes, was enveloped in a faint green light, like a dome.

The man named Li Yun had shielded the entire building, which hadn’t been the case yesterday.

There was contemplation in his eyes, he didn’t rashly emit his spiritual power to probe, and honestly followed inside the house.

Inside the house, the furnishings were quite simple, but what could not be overlooked was the glass showcase placed in front of the white wall to the left of the entrance.

Su Mo was surprised when she saw it because those showcases contained various zombie heads.

There were men and women, old and young, all soaked in formaldehyde.

Zhao Changsheng was disgusted by these fierce-looking zombie heads, "Does the Governor also have this hobby?"

As Su Mo examined them row by row, she stopped in front of a head, pointed at the young male head with black short hair, which still faintly showed its facial features, and asked in surprise, "Doesn’t this look familiar to you?"

"Sheng Yuan," Lu Chen said indifferently, his memory was very good, and he recognized this face.

Su Mo nodded, recalling when they first encountered the original body in the Happiness District, this guy had led others and simply ran away, not expecting him to be dead.

"I remember he was a..." Before she could finish, the man coming down the stairs from above interrupted, "That was a zombie with the Gold Element Superpower that I killed."

Su Mo looked towards the front staircase where Li Yun stood, accompanied by Li Ming, still dressed oddly in a tank top and a red scarf.

Decades seemed to have left no marks on the thirty-something Li Yun.

He was indeed very true to his name, with noble facial features and every move exuding the refined air of an aristocrat.

"Governor," Su Mo greeted.

Li Yun waved his hand, "No need, calling me Mr. Li would be better."

It didn’t seem forced, just a natural way to close the distance between them and those people.

"I saw you hadn’t come upstairs for a while, so I came down to check," he said as he approached them, smiling slightly.

"Is this whole wall in honor of Mr. Li?" Lu Chen approached, speaking warmly.

"It’s the result of everyone’s hard work," Li Yun shook his head and patted Li Ming on the shoulder next to him, "I’m not in very good health, and mostly, it has been my younger brother who deals with matters outside. If we have offended anyone during the journey here, please be forgiving."

Su Mo felt that conversing with him made everyone speak softly, and Li Qian managed quite well in response.

After a few words, Li Yun stepped aside to let Su Mo and the others go upstairs first.

Upon reaching upstairs, the first thing they saw was a landscape painting hanging on the wall, followed by a long table made from two wooden tables joined together, covered with cooked vegetables, roasted meat, and some very rare fruits.

It wasn’t just them who were invited; Ding Yan and those student superpower users were there too, apart from He Fei who was absent.

When Ding Yan saw them, he greeted them, and Mu Rou next to him forcibly stretched her mouth into a smile, moving the scar-covered skin at the edge of her mouth.

Su Mo nodded in greeting and then sat down with her companions on one side, while Li Yun took the head of the table with Li Ming sitting opposite him.

A middle-aged nanny came and served each of them a cup of fresh hot milk before withdrawing.

Li Yun carefully wiped the cutlery in front of him with a handkerchief, folded it neatly, then picked up his cup and gestured to them, "This is fresh sheep milk squeezed this morning, you all may try it."

Su Mo picked up her cup and sniffed it, detecting no gamey smell, took a sip, and found it was sweetened.

"It’s very tasty," she commented, setting down her cup.

Everyone tasted the milk, and the reviews were universally positive. Li Yun appeared very pleased. He set down his cup and elegantly started cutting through the seasoned chicken on his plate, initiating an explanation, "Before the mutant rain, we had two lambs fortunately survive the ordeal in the shed."

Lu Chen neatly cut the chicken pieces on his plate and transferred some to Su Mo’s plate, then looked up at Li Yun and asked, "Have you been here all along, without contact with the outside world?"

"We’ve been in touch," Li Ming replied casually, stuffing a large piece of chicken into his mouth, his eating manners starkly different from his brother’s. After swallowing the meat and finishing half a cup of milk, he said, "The radio never stopped communicating with the outside. Until recently, we were still receiving broadcasts from Base B. We originally planned to migrate there before running out of fuel, but the broadcasts have stopped recently, so we assumed something went wrong."

Mu Rou took a sip of milk, her voice hoarse and strained, slowly stating, "We also heard that Base B has fallen."

Su Mo: "We came from there, it indeed has fallen."

Li Ming sighed, looking helpless.

Su Mo had begun to guess the purpose of this lunch; it wasn’t them but Ding Yan sitting across them.

True enough, a shadow of worry crossed Li Yun’s eyes. He set down his cutlery, took a clean napkin to wipe his mouth, then leaned back in his chair, "Now with fuel running low and having nearly exhausted all our reserves to save you, coupled with the scarcity of supplies, we must venture further to seek resources."

"We truly, sincerely hope that you all can join us. With the Refining Factory, we can work together for mutual benefit," Li Yun stated as he stood up from his chair, his voice calm and earnest.

It must be said, no one had a reason to refuse such an invitation, yet the students seated opposite hesitated.

Ding Yan thought for a moment and couldn’t help but say, "But your people, mixed among us, have killed over a hundred of our students."

Guo Hua led the betrayal that resulted in the deaths of over a hundred students. He never admitted it himself, but it wasn’t hard to guess, considering his past actions.

And with the incident yesterday, where a woman explained that she was forcibly raped, He Fei had been devastated.

Ding Yan had seen everything on the journey here, the demise of so many students, and it too pained his heart.