350: Chapter 350 Do you also want me to be your woman?

"Can your The Ark fly this high?"

Qin Lin nodded: "It can fly even higher, leave the atmosphere, enter interstellar space, go to other planets, and go to other galaxies."

Murong Xue was silent for a long time. She moved her gaze away from Qin Lin's face and let it fall back onto that sea of stars.

After a good while, she spoke: "Can you take me to see it?"

Qin Lin looked at her. Her profile was very soft in the starlight; her eyelashes were long, her nose Bridge was high, and her lips were slightly upturned.

"Sure, tomorrow I will take you on a tour around this planet."

...

The next day, Qin Lin took Murong Xue to the Bridge.

Murong Xue stood in the center of the spherical Bridge, surrounded by holographic screens on all sides.

The floor beneath her was transparent, the ceiling above her was transparent, and everywhere she looked—front, back, left, right, up, and down—was the starry sky.

Standing there, she felt as if she were at the center of the Universe.

Not because she was important, but because this position allowed her to see everything.

Qin Lin stood in front of the control console, his fingers gently swiping across the light sphere.

A 3D star map of the Tianxuan Galaxy popped up on the holographic screens. Murong Xue watched that grey, hazy planet slowly rotating in the star map; in the distance was the star swallowed by the rift, and nearby were dense clusters of light points.

The Ark's scanning array detected survivors, resource points, and regions with energy anomalies.

"This is the planet we are on."

Qin Lin pointed at that grey, hazy sphere in the star map.

"The Ark has been orbiting in the outer orbit, scanning for survivors and collecting resources. Once your injuries heal, we can go to even further places."

Murong Xue looked at that planet for a long time.

"I never imagined that when viewed from such a distance, the world would be so small."

Qin Lin controlled The Ark to take off, leave orbit, and enter the atmosphere.

The image on the holographic screens changed from the starry sky to clouds, and from clouds to the land.

The Ark flew slowly over the planet, from south to north, from east to west.

Murong Xue saw scenery she had never seen before.

Desolate deserts, dried-up riverbeds, collapsed cities, and burning forests.

The energy from the rift was like a giant spider web, spreading outward from the center of the galaxy, leaving nothing alive in its wake.

"This world is an apocalypse." Murong Xue's voice was very soft.

"We are precisely struggling to survive in this apocalypse."

Murong Xue looked at him. His profile was rugged in the light of the screens, his lips slightly pursed.

However, she couldn't help but feel that Qin Lin's words just now had a hidden meaning.

After all, no matter how she looked at it, he didn't seem like someone struggling to survive.

She thought of her father's face, the night the Liu Family was breached, and those who had hunted her down.

Her fists clenched, then relaxed.

"Qin Lin."

"Hmm."

"Thank you."

Qin Lin turned his head to look at her, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly: "You're welcome."

The Ark flew over the planet for a long time, from day to night, and from night to day.

Murong Xue stood by the window of the Bridge, watching that grey, hazy planet slowly rotating beneath her feet.

She saw the border of the rift.

On one side was the greyish-white land of death, and on the other was the remaining vitality of green.

The Ark's scanning array showed that there were still people struggling to survive in those green areas.

Murong Xue watched for a long time without saying a word.

During the days when The Ark was orbiting the planet, Qin Lin would take Murong Xue to different areas of The Ark every day.

Qin Lin took her to the Ecological Plantation, where the Spiritual Qi tree saplings planted by Xu Xue had grown into small trees, their leaves shimmering with a verdant glow under the simulated sunlight.

Murong Xue crouched down to touch the leaves and asked what kind of trees they were. Xu Xue said, "I don't know, I bought them from the System Store."

Murong Xue said, "These trees contain Spiritual Qi and can be used as medicine." Xu Xue's eyes lit up.

She went to the Transformation Room and stood there for a while, but she didn't undergo cultivation transformation because she wasn't sure if she wanted to use The Ark's resources.

Qin Lin told her there was no rush and to use it once she had decided.

She went to the Flower Garden to see the chinese roses planted by Li Ran.

The chinese roses had bloomed several times; red, pink, yellow, and white, they were crowded together, covering the entire fence wall.

Murong Xue stood in front of the Flower Garden, looked at the flowers, and crouched down to smell them.

"So fragrant."

Li Ran stood beside her without speaking, just watching her.

She went to the Medical Room to help Han Qing organize the medicine.

The Murong Family's library had a vast collection of medical books, and she had learned some basic medical skills from the Family physicians since she was young.

Han Qing discovered that she had a strong ability to identify medicinal herbs and asked if she wanted to learn how to operate The Ark's medical System. She said yes.

She went to the living room to see the children. Qin An was chasing Qin Yuan on the play mat, Qin Yue was singing, and Qin Xu was taking apart toys.

Murong Xue crouched beside the play mat, watching those tiny, soft lives.

Qin An saw her, crawled over, and reached out to be held. Murong Xue was stunned; she had never held a child before.

Seeing that she wouldn't hold him, Qin An pursed his lips and crawled away.

Murong Xue watched his back, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

...

The days on The Ark passed day by day.

Murong Xue's wounds healed very quickly. A few days later, the bandages were removed; the scars had faded, and new skin had grown, even whiter and more tender than before.

Han Qing said this was the effect of the Physique Enhancement System. Murong Xue asked what the Physique Enhancement System was. Han Qing thought for a moment and said, "It just means The Ark will make your body better."

Murong Xue didn't press further, but she began to observe the women on The Ark.

She discovered that there were many women on The Ark, and the relationships between them were very special.

They lived together, ate together, and raised the children together.

And their shared man was Qin Lin.

Murong Xue was not blind.

She saw Qin Lin come out of Qing Yue's room at night, then out of Hong Yao's room, and then out of Qing He's room.

She saw the way Li Ying looked at Qin Lin, the way Han Qing looked at Qin Lin, and the way Su Yuran looked at Qin Lin.

That kind of look was not a friend looking at a friend, but a woman looking at a man.

One night, Murong Xue ran into Qin Lin in the corridor.

Qin Lin had just come out of Qing Yue's room; his hair was still wet, and he carried the scent of body wash.

Murong Xue leaned against the wall of the corridor, arms crossed, watching him.

"Qin Lin."

"Hmm."

"Are these women on The Ark all your women?"

Qin Lin looked at her and did not deny it. "Yes."

Murong Xue was silent for a while before saying: "You asked me to stay—do you also want me to become your woman?"

Qin Lin looked at her. Her eyes were bright in the dim light of the corridor, carrying a look that was probing, provocative, yet tinged with a hint of nervousness.

Her face was slightly flushed, though she didn't know if it was from the lighting or some other reason.

Qin Lin thought for a moment and said: "Are you willing?"

Murong Xue did not answer.

She looked at him for a few seconds, then turned and walked away.

She walked a few steps, then stopped without looking back.