"We can see the town up ahead." Yan Liuyuan lay prone in the back of the truck and looked ahead through the transparent glass between the driver's compartment and the back of the truck. His eyes lit up.
When they heard this, the people who were dozing off in the back of the truck all woke up.
They did not have a good time on the way here. They did not even have a place to lie down for the entire day, and they even had to live in fear. They were all very worried. What if the wolves or the terrifying Experimentals caught up to them again?
If that happened, even a supernatural being like Chen Wudi might not be able to stop so many Experimentals.
Although Ren Xiaosu had told them it should be fine, everyone still felt a little uneasy.
It wasn't until they saw "human civilization" that they finally felt touched. It was the happiness they felt after surviving a catastrophe.
Of course, there were also people who were surprised. For example, Luo Lan and Jiang Wu were wondering why Ren Xiaosu had not done anything. However, this young man was able to make the judgment that the wolves would not attack them again.
Furthermore, the wolves really did not come!
Jiang Wu had experienced this too many times along the way. The young refugee had made too many correct decisions like he was a prophet.
On the night of the Experimentals' attack, if she had not led her students to keep up with Ren Xiaosu in advance, everyone would probably be dead by now.
During the escape, Yan Liuyuan, Sister Xiaoyu, and the others did not encounter much trouble. The other escapees did not bring much with them, and only Ren Xiaosu's group of five still had their luggage neatly packed. It was clear they had been prepared for this.
This made Jiang Wu a little envious of Yan Liuyuan and the others. If Ren Xiaosu had brought her and her students along, they would probably have suffered a lot less.
Of course, she knew Ren Xiaosu did not have such an obligation. Besides, he had already helped her out too many times, such as finding food and letting them into the truck this time.
Jiang Wu knew it was all thanks to Ren Xiaosu that she and her students were able to make it to Stronghold 109 alive.
She turned to the students and said, "Come and thank Ren Xiaosu. You have to understand that it is because of him that you can live until now."
After hearing that, the students looked at Ren Xiaosu. They sincerely admired this refugee of their age.
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
Gratitude received from Xie Guangkun, + 1!
Gratitude received from Cheng He, + 1!
"From …"
Ren Xiaosu beamed with joy. "You're too kind, too kind!"
In less than a minute, Ren Xiaosu counted the number of people and suddenly said, "There are still two more to thank. Hurry up …"
Jiang Wu did not know whether to laugh or cry. Although she was very grateful to Ren Xiaosu, she sometimes felt that Ren Xiaosu's thought process might be a little different from others.
The military transport truck drove all the way from the middle of town to the stronghold's gate. Yan Liuyuan leaned against the back of the truck and looked out. "Bro, this place is similar to our town."
By "similar", he probably referred to the same shacks and the same living conditions.
But when Ren Xiaosu saw this scene in the past, he would find it shabby. But now, he felt a sense of familiarity.
As a matter of fact, he was a little different from the others. After his trip to the Jing Mountains, he did not even have time to rest before the stronghold disaster struck. As such, he had not had a good rest for half a month.
Even someone as strong-willed as him felt a little tired.
Jiang Wu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did y 'all live in a place like this too?"
Everyone in the stronghold knew there was a town outside the stronghold, but they did not know what it looked like. That was because not everyone could enter and leave the stronghold at will.
So Jiang Wu had imagined that the buildings in town were just a little lower and more rundown. But she did not expect there to not even be any buildings here. Most of the places they lived in were in such a dilapidated state.
So it turned out that they had been living in a fairytale paradise all this while Ren Xiaosu and the others were living in hell.
Sister Xiaoyu said with a smile, "But it's not that tough. Our Xiaosu is even a substitute teacher in town. If nothing happens to the stronghold this time, he might even become the new teacher."
This surprised Jiang Wu even more. She looked at Ren Xiaosu. To be honest, she only felt that Ren Xiaosu was very capable, but she did not expect Ren Xiaosu to also be a teacher?
In an instant, Ren Xiaosu's image in her mind became even loftier.
This was the social status bestowed by one's social status. If Ren Xiaosu were just a "medicine seller," he would definitely not receive any respect.
Luo Lan angrily jumped out of the vehicle. The more he looked at Ren Xiaosu, the angrier he got. He was clearly just a refugee, yet he had a supernatural being as his disciple and had the gaze of a beautiful female teacher on him.
He walked up to the gate in an awe-inspiring manner and shouted to the person at the entrance, "Get Lu Yuan to come out and see me!"
The person at the entrance looked like a resident of town. He looked at Luo Lan and was stunned for a moment. "Who's Lu Yuan?"
Luo Lan's expression darkened. He shouted, "Where's the town administrator? Get your ass out here right now!"
Ren Xiaosu also jumped out of the vehicle at this moment and immediately spotted the town administrator. After all, the town administrator's temperament and attire were completely different from the refugees. He said to them, "We're from Stronghold 113. This is Luo Lan from the Kyung Clan Consortium. Go and report this to your stronghold administrator."
After that, Ren Xiaosu turned around and said to Yan Liuyuan and the others, "Y 'all don't have to get out of the vehicle. The vehicle will drive straight into the stronghold later."
Jiang Wu was stunned. That was because Ren Xiaosu had turned his gaze in her direction when he spoke.
She immediately realized that Ren Xiaosu was hinting at something.
Luo Lan had agreed to let Ren Xiaosu, Yan Liuyuan, and the others enter the stronghold together. He did not say that Jiang Wu and the students would be allowed in together. If someone really took it seriously, Jiang Wu and the others might end up becoming refugees in the future.
But with Luo Lan's banner around, no one would say anything if everyone entered the stronghold in the vehicle. Perhaps the people from Stronghold 109 would just think that the vehicle was filled with people from the Kyung Clan Consortium!
Logically speaking, they would have to check their identities before entering the stronghold. However, Ren Xiaosu was betting that Lu Yuan would not dare to check Luo Lan's identity.
At this time, the high and mighty stronghold administrator was like a pitiful worm living in the cracks of the various consortiums. No one dared to offend them.
After Ren Xiaosu finished speaking, he returned to the vehicle and closed his eyes to rest. Meanwhile, Luo Lan, Tang Zhou, and the others stood outside waiting for Lu Yuan to come out. This wait lasted for an hour.
For some reason, Ren Xiaosu felt that the way Luo Lan put on airs was very similar to his younger brother, Qing Zhen. In Ren Xiaosu's eyes, the two of them looked exactly the same when they got cocky. It was just that Luo Lan always seemed to be a little less pretentious than Qing Zhen.
After all, Qing Zhen used to be surrounded by a large number of combat troops and had a fierce aura around him. Meanwhile, when Ren Xiaosu first met Luo Lan, Luo Lan was already in a sorry state.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu still did not know that Qing Zhen's persona had already been destroyed by him.
This was also the reason why Qing Zhen was so insistent on putting out a warrant for Xu Xianchu.
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