237: Have a big meal

Gong Qiuqiu pursed his lips hard and explained, "We didn't mean that. But no matter how well you protect Uncle and Auntie, is that what they want? What they want is to fight alongside you, not to be protected like babies by you.

Moreover, they are not weak; on the contrary, they are very powerful. You shouldn't make decisions for them. Why not listen to what they decide?"

Hearing this, Ai Yue sneered, "Heh, stop scheming against my family. If you scheme against me alone, I won't bother with you, but if you insist on dragging my family into this..."

Pausing there, Ai Yue said word by word, "This Old Lady is done serving you. Whoever wants to fight that monster can go fight it! Get out, I'm annoyed!"

After speaking, Ai Yue closed her eyes, ignoring the two of them.

Gu Xiheng and Gong Qiuqiu exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness in the other's eyes. Ai Yue's temper was truly bad; she would turn hostile at the slightest disagreement.

"Ai Yue, someone saw a woman on the monster," Gong Qiuqiu said gently, standing up.

Ai Yue's eyes snapped open, and a powerful aura pressed down on the two of them, causing their clothes to flutter without wind.

Ai Yue spoke coldly, "What did you say?"

"We suspect that woman might be Jing Xi!"

With a "boom," the powerful aura intensified, forcing the two of them to involuntarily step back.

Surprise flashed in the eyes of Gu Xiheng and the other. They hadn't expected that Ai Yue's mere release of aura could pressure people to such an extent. It was incredible!

"Jing Xi!" Ai Yue stood up and spoke icily.

"As expected, you really are on the Nameless Monster!" Ai Yue muttered to herself.

Gong Qiuqiu spoke cautiously, "We aren't certain if that woman is her, but we can confirm there is definitely a woman on the monster."

Ai Yue waved her hand and stated definitively, word by word, "It must be her!"

"I can go, but my family is not going! Stop scheming against them!" Ai Yue stared at the two and said coldly.

Gong Qiuqiu pondered for a moment, "Alright, we respect your decision!"

Ai Yue took the bag of crystal cores and turned back into the house, ignoring the two people in the courtyard.

Gong Qiuqiu looked at Ai Yue's retreating figure and sighed softly. He had offended Ai Yue now, and he didn't know if she would forgive him later.

His actions were out of necessity. Given the current situation, only Ai Yues family had the potential to defeat the Nameless Monster.

"Stop looking, let's go." Gu Xiheng felt just as distressed. Since meeting Ai Yue, he had frequently pressured her. Now, their relationship was delicate, on the verge of breaking, and he deeply regretted how he had treated her.

But nothing he said now would help, so he could only do his utmost to prevent others from pressuring her.

Gu Xiheng sighed and continued, "Let's go. We should hurry up and figure out how to explain things to those high-level leaders. They wanted Ai Yues family to go. If it weren't for the two of us vouching for her, how could they have allowed such a powerful person like Ai Yue to stay here in peace? They would have used underhanded methods long ago."

"Now that we've promised Ai Yue not to scheme against her parents and sister, we must follow through."

Gong Qiuqiu knitted his brows tightly. This matter was going to be difficult to handle.

"What options do we have? We'll just have to bear the burden! However, after Ai Yue leaves, we can't let Uncle and Auntie stay here anymore. It's not safe, and our Base won't be able to withstand the full pressure from other bases," Gong Qiuqiu said.

The two spoke as they walked out of Ai Yue's small courtyard and returned to their own residence to discuss countermeasures.

After Ai Yue returned to her room with the bag, she sat cross-legged on the bed, poured all the crystal cores onto the bed, held one crystal core in each hand, and closed her eyes to absorb the energy within them.

Knowing that Jing Xi was on the Nameless Monster and hadn't been attacked by it, Ai Yue felt a sense of dread. She realized Jing Xi must have a purpose for staying on the monster.

Currently, she didn't know what Jing Xi was planning. The only thing Ai Yue could do now was improve her own abilities.

With powerful strength, any scheme or trick could be broken by force.

Because the energy stone Ai Yue absorbed initially was special, she absorbed the energy within the crystal cores much faster than others, and she didn't encounter any bottlenecks.

Ai Guosheng and the others saw Ai Yue absorbing energy and didn't disturb her.

As Ai Yue absorbed more and more energy, a layer of quicksand-like golden light spots gradually misted around her, twinkling continuously like stars surrounding her.

After an unknown amount of time passed, all the crystal cores in front of Ai Yue vanished.

Not until the last crystal core disappeared from her palm did Ai Yue slowly open her eyes. A golden stream of light quickly flashed in her eyes, adding a touch of mystery to her.

Ai Yue carefully sensed the surging energy within her body. At this moment, she felt that facing the Nameless Monster alone, the oppressive feeling it gave her was no longer so intense.

She was filled with confidence about fighting the monster again.

Ai Yue walked out of the room feeling refreshed. Ye Rui spotted her immediately and said happily, "Jiejie, you finally came out! Seeing how rosy your complexion is, you must have achieved great results."

Ai Yue smiled and nodded, "It was alright. How long was I inside?"

Ye Rui pouted, "Two days and two nights! Aren't you hungry, Jiejie?"

As soon as she said that, Ai Yue instantly felt a wave of hunger wash over her stomach.

"Now that you mention it, I really am feeling a bit hungry. Want to eat something with me?"

"Yes, yes!" Ye Rui said happily.

Ai Yue waved her hand, and a serving of Braised Pork Hock, Sweet and Sour Ribs, Steamed Sea Bass, Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes, Cold Tofu Salad, and two bottles of soda appeared on the table.

"Is that enough?" Ai Yue asked aloud.

Ye Rui's eyes sparkled. It smelled so good! She could never get enough of it. In this environment, this was practically food that only immortals could eat.

"Jiejie, can I have two big chicken legs too?" Ye Rui licked her lips and smiled ingratiatingly.

Ai Yue tapped her forehead and said laughingly, "Of course!"

With a thought, Ai Yue made two large chicken legs appear on the table.

"Eat!"

"Oh yeah!"

Ye Rui excitedly sat down at the table. Only after Ai Yue picked up her chopsticks did Ye Rui start eating, grabbing a large chicken leg and taking a fierce bite.

Her face was intoxicated, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she said blissfully, "It's so delicious, so delicious!"

Ai Yue was genuinely hungry and quickly ate the food on the table. In a short while, more than half of the food was gone.

When she was almost finished, Ai Yue scooped a huge bowl of rice from her Storage Space and ate it with great satisfaction.

Ai Yue and Ye Rui finished every bit of food on the table, not leaving a single crumb, before finally stopping.

Ye Rui slumped back in her chair, rubbing her belly, and mumbled, "It was so delicious, so delicious! It smelled good enough to kill me!"