200: Someone is causing trouble.

Their killing of zombies outside had long since alerted Gu Xiheng and the others.

Originally, seeing them in the zombie tide, he had been anxious to go and support them, but he later realized that his assistance would have been completely redundant.

Once the group successfully reached the Base entrance, Gu Xiheng quickly ordered the gates opened to let them in.

They were covered in splattered blood but were uninjured. As soon as they entered the Base, Gu Xiheng hugged Mo Li, his eyes slightly reddened as he said, "I'm so glad you're okay!"

A surge of bitterness rose in Mo Li's heart as well. He gave him a punch and couldn't help but say, "That's enough, okay? Why are you suddenly being so cheesy?"

Gu Xiheng chuckled softly and said, "As long as you're safe!" He then let go of him, turned around with sparkling eyes, and looked at Ai Yue and the others. "Ai Yue, Uncle, Auntie, you're back! Qiuqiu, you guys came too. This is great. You must be exhausted from fighting your way through the zombie tide. Let me take you to rest."

"Wait!" Gu Xitian, who had just arrived with Cheng Siyu, shouted to stop them.

Gu Xiheng's brow furrowed immediately. "What are you doing?"

Gu Xitian didn't even notice her brother's slightly displeased expression. "Brother, look at them. They're covered in blood from head to toe. Who knows if they're injured? If they're hurt and turn, wouldn't our Base follow in the footsteps of the Tianou Safety Tower?"

"Shut up! This is none of your business. Move aside!" Gu Xiheng reached out to push her out of the way.

Gu Xitian had long been prepared for this move and stepped back just in time so he couldn't touch her.

Ai Yue's gaze was incredibly sharp as she looked at Gu Xitian. Having caught her eye, Gu Xitian showed no fear at all. She held her head high, hands on her hips, and said arrogantly, "Ai Yue, you don't have to look at me like that. I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of you anymore. My Superpower has already upgraded to a level you could never reach. Hmph, we'll see who's afraid of whom in the future!"

Gu Xiheng's lip twitched. How had he never noticed before that his sister was so stupid? If she had arrived earlier and seen how Ai Yue slaughtered the zombies, Gu Xitian definitely wouldn't dare say such things now.

At this moment, Cheng Siyu stepped forward and said to Gu Xiheng in a cool yet gentle voice, "Xiheng, Xitian isn't wrong. For the sake of the entire Base, even if they enter, they should go to the Isolation room for three days and then have a full-body examination, just in case. Besides, Ai Yue will surely understand, right?"

Cheng Siyu looked at Ai Yue with a gentle and generous expression, a hint of pride in her eyes, as she spoke with a beaming smile.

Ai Yue looked at her coldly and parted her red lips to say, "Since Beauty Cheng and Gu Xitian have so many concerns, there's no need for us to stay. Rui Rui, you see it too—we aren't welcome here. We've safely delivered Mo Li, which is more than enough. Let's go!"

Ye Rui's face was grim. She glared at Cheng Siyu and the other woman and said without hesitation, "Fine!"

"Brother Mo Li, whether you want to stay here or come with us is up to you. Whatever choice you make, I'll understand."

"Gong Qiuqiu, let's go. We're heading to the Songzhou Safety Tower," Ai Yue said coldly.

"Gong Qiuqiu? You're Gong Qiuqiu? Oh my god, how did you end up like this, all covered in blood? Quick, come with me to wash up." Hearing Ai Yue's call, Gu Xitian realized that the man behind her was the one she had been thinking about day and night.

Gong Qiuqiu gave a fake smile and said, "No, I'm afraid I might be injured and infected with the zombie virus, and I wouldn't want to pass it on to you and Miss Siyu. So..." He smiled gently. "So, we'd better leave."

"No, no, that's not what I meant. I... I didn't know you were here. If I had known from the start, I never would have said that. I... I truly want you—oh, no, I mean all of you—to stay!" Seeing that Gong Qiuqiu had misunderstood her words, Gu Xitian hurriedly tried to explain herself.

"Hmph, we'd better leave. If anything happens to your Base, certain people will just blame it all on us. Your temple is too grand for us to stay in; we'll just head back to our little run-down shrine," Gong Qiumu said sarcastically, baring his white teeth.

"Exactly. We came all this way to help, only to be locked up? If you said a 24-hour isolation, that would be reasonable, but why should we be locked up for three days? And have to undergo all sorts of tests? Who are you trying to insult!" Ye Rui also questioned angrily.

Gu Xiheng felt a massive headache coming on as he listened to the group's bickering.

Cheng Siyu then looked slightly aggrieved and said to Gu Xiheng, "Xiheng, I didn't mean it like that. I was just acting out of kindness, for the sake of the entire Base and for them as well. They've just been through an intense battle and might have overlooked their own injuries, so an examination would put their minds at ease too, wouldn't it?"

"Yeah, yeah, Sister Siyu is absolutely right!" Gu Xitian nodded repeatedly beside her, her eyes fixed longingly on Gong Qiuqiu.

After speaking, Gong Qiuqiu remained silent, his expression calm and indifferent.

"Cheng Siyu, you're getting better and better at putting on an act. But this little trick of playing dirty tricks right to people's faces—what were you thinking? Heh... why would you think I care about what others think?"

"Oh, right. When you don't have much ability, I suppose you can only rely on the opinions of others to get respect!"

"You're quite beautiful, so why is your character so pathetic? Suppressing others just to make yourself look better—ptui! How disgusting!"

Ai Yue shot back mercilessly, her eyes fixed on Cheng Siyu with a hint of killing intent.

Putting on a show in front of her over and over again—did she really think Ai Yue was a pushover?

"If the environment hadn't been wrong, I definitely would have sent her to the afterlife!"