182: You have a way to get a lot of transparent stones, right?

Soon, Gu Yan led a group of people away in a flurry, vanishing behind the bushes. Only when Gu Yan was no longer in sight did the smile on Ai Guosheng's face disappear.

He wiped his sweatless forehead and took a deep breath. "Damn it, that old geezer finally left. He started probing me the moment he arrived, as if I couldn't tell. Hmph... we haven't seen each other for so long, and he's really turned for the worse."

After Gu Yan left, the smile on his face vanished without a trace as well, and he returned to being the stern, serious leader.

"Dad, did you discover anything?" Gu Xiheng asked, walking beside Gu Yan.

"This family, hah... they handle things with such airtight precision!" Gu Yan remarked with a sigh.

"They didn't reveal anything about the situation on this mountain?"

"Indeed. What about you? Didn't you try to get close to Ai Yue? She didn't say anything?" Gu Yan asked curiously.

At the mention of this, Gu Xiheng's expression turned sour. Before he could even say a few words to Ai Yue, Cheng Siyu had followed him with Gu Xitian, and as they spoke, they even ended up in an argument.

Later, when he wanted to find another chance to ask, Gong Qiuqiu appeared out of nowhere.

He completely lost the opportunity to inquire.

Following behind and listening to their conversation, Cheng Siyu felt a bit uneasy. She hadn't realized that Gu Xiheng's attempt to approach Ai Yue had such an underlying motive.

However, she didn't regret it at all; she wouldn't allow Gu Xiheng even the slightest chance to have contact with Ai Yue.

From that day on, Gu Xiheng and the others didn't return, leaving Ai Yue and her group in peace. Only Ye Rui was occasionally called out by Mo Li to wander around.

Every day when Ye Rui returned, she would bring back news about the progress of the construction of the sub-districts.

Two days later, two familiar faces appeared in front of Ai Yue's house.

"Sister Ai Yue, come out quickly! I brought my brother," Gong Qiumu shouted enthusiastically.

"Hi! Gong Qiuqiu." As soon as Ai Yue stepped out, she saw two eye-catching Handsome Guys standing outside her door.

Gong Qiuqiu still looked as gentle and refined as ever. He said warmly, "Long time no see, Ai Yue! It's truly a pleasure to see that you are doing well."

"Yeah, Sister Ai Yue, you have no idea. After the earthquake, my brother and I searched for you for a day and a night without any sleep. He even handed off the post-disaster rescue work to others just to focus entirely on finding you!"

Gong Qiumu leaned in toward Ai Yue and spoke with a click of his tongue.

Ai Yue hadn't expected this and looked at Gong Qiuqiu in disbelief.

Gong Qiuqiu gave a faint smile. "Don't listen to him; it wasn't that exaggerated. Besides, saving you was the right thing to do. After all, you are our VIP. You have that value, so naturally, I would prioritize saving you the moment something happened."

Hearing his explanation, the guilt Ai Yue had felt eased significantly. She smiled sincerely and said, "Regardless of the reason, thank you for coming to save me immediately."

Gong Qiuqiu shook his head, indicating that she shouldn't worry about it.

"Sister Ai Yue, brother, you two chat. I found a nest of rabbits on the mountaintop, so I'm going to catch them before someone else does!" Before either of them could say a word, Gong Qiumu dashed off excitedly.

"I didn't expect there to be so many small animals on this mountain. Now, I'm afraid these people will have no heart for work and will all go off to catch animals for meat," Gong Qiuqiu said with a gentle smile.

"Alas, I feel sorry for the small animals on this mountain. Now that they've arrived, the animals here will probably be hunted to extinction," Ai Yue said helplessly.

At this moment, she was powerless to do anything about it!

"Are you going to settle here permanently? Won't you consider coming to our Safety Tower?" Gong Qiuqiu asked.

"I have no plans to move for the time being. I'll reconsider when it's no longer possible to live here."

"That's fine, but..." Gong Qiuqiu trailed off, his brow furrowed.

Seeing him hesitate, Ai Yue asked curiously, "But what?"

Gong Qiuqiu's expression was somewhat troubled. "I don't know, it's just that I have a very bad feeling being here."

Ai Yue's expression gradually grew solemn as she stared straight at Gong Qiuqiu, waiting for him to continue.

"I can vaguely sense a very powerful force deep underground, on the verge of erupting. So, this place is actually very dangerous. If possible, it's best for you to leave as soon as you can!" Gong Qiuqiu said seriously.

Ai Yue's expression shifted. Could this be the reason those Alien Insects didn't dare to approach?

But what kind of power could allow this mountain to avoid all natural disasters?

Ai Yue couldn't imagine it.

"Thank you, Gong Qiuqiu, I understand. But why are you able to sense these things? Is this your Superpower?"

"I suppose so. Ever since I absorbed an energy stone, I've been able to occasionally foresee danger and its source." Gong Qiuqiu didn't shy away and spoke plainly.

Ai Yue was quite surprised. Aside from herself, this was the first time she had seen two Superpowers in one person.

His Light Screen was already very powerful, and she hadn't expected him to be able to foresee danger as well!

"Then aren't you the Chosen One? To be able to awaken such a powerful Superpower!" Ai Yue said in a teasing manner.

"Heh, it's not that impressive. No matter how powerful I am, I can't be more powerful than you!" Gong Qiuqiu's eyes were like a deep pool as he looked at Ai Yue, causing her to daze for a moment.

Gong Qiuqiu seemed indifferent to his own Superpower and continued, "I came to see you today for two reasons: one is to make sure you're okay, and the other is that I have an important matter I need your help with."

Even when some suggestive words came from his mouth, they felt perfectly normal, without any sense of discomfort.

"Need my help? What can I help with?"

In a conversational tone, Gong Qiuqiu said slowly, "At the last Auction, I noticed that you didn't seem to lack transparent stones. I had planned to make some trades with you after the Auction, but then the massive earthquake happened, and you disappeared."

The matter was dropped, but fortunately, I heard from Gong Qiumu that you were safe at home."

Hearing this, Ai Yue's brow furrowed slightly, and she asked in confusion, "You're the son of the top leader of Songzhou Safety Tower and a Colonel. How could you be short of transparent stones? Even the transparent stones collected during those three days of the Auction must have been quite a lot."

Upon hearing this, Gong Qiuqiu gave a bitter smile. "Alas, those belong to the base; individuals have no right to mobilize them. As the Successor of Songzhou Safety Tower, I must lead by example and certainly cannot touch them. Therefore, I am very short of transparent stones. I would be immensely grateful if you could trade some with me!"

Hearing this, Ai Yue curled her lip. "How can you be so certain? Why do you think I still have any now?"

Gong Qiuqiu leaned close to Ai Yue's ear and whispered softly, "Even if you don't have any on you, you have a way to obtain a large amount of transparent stones, don't you?"