Before, she hadn't seen Shen Hegui use the Lightning Element Ability, so she thought he awakened it later. It now seemed he had simply hidden it, not letting others know. After all, everyone has a hidden card up their sleeve. Just like she didn't want others to know about her Speed Ability—if danger arose, she could catch them off guard and escape.
Jiang Yuntan thought about it and moved towards the containers, not wanting Shen Hegui to notice her presence, even though she still had the Invisibility Talisman on. As she moved, she kept an eye on the man in black. Just then, he looked up, and the half-exposed familiar face was none other than Shen Hegui.
Jiang Yuntan didn't leave immediately, curious about why Shen Hegui was out here at this hour. Could it be just to kill those zombies? Or did he often come out late at night to practice his Lightning Ability?
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, she saw Shen Hegui conjure a metal rod with his Metal Element Ability, and lightning struck down from the sky towards him. Had he grown tired of living?
The next second, Jiang Yuntan saw the lightning swirling around him, but it didn't seem to harm him at all. From a distance, it looked like the sky was steadily channeling lightning energy into him.
Was this normal? Could a Lightning Element user do this? No one had told him about such things; he was truly gifted.
Jiang Yuntan clenched her fists, her determination to become stronger growing.
She said to Jinbao in the system, "If something like the legendary Marrow Cleansing Pill or cultivation techniques appear in the dimensional showcase for sale, remember to remind me." She wasn't sure if they would be useful, but in the few days since obtaining the dimensional mall system, she understood that since a Rejuvenation Pill had appeared, a Marrow Cleansing Pill might as well exist. If a refugee world could appear, then things beyond her understanding were not impossible.
Noticing the seriousness in her tone, Jinbao stopped joking and promised earnestly.
Jiang Yuntan watched for another two minutes, confirming that Shen Hegui was in control, and felt relieved. For now, Shen Hegui was her strongest ally; he mustn't get into trouble.
She didn't linger. Seeing that the Invisibility Talisman's time was almost up, she applied another one and then sprinted back towards the coffee shop using her Speed Ability.
At the broken window, she changed into dry rain gear before entering, not wanting to leave traces of dripping rainwater.
Back in her private booth, within a minute, her Invisibility Talisman wore off. She quickly changed into clean clothes and dried her slightly damp hair. Then she took out a thin quilt and pillow from her space and laid them on the sofa chairs she had pushed together into a small bed.
Thinking about how she had been out in the rain for so long, she quietly made herself a cup of cold-water-dissolving cold medicine. Bad move—she remembered to pack hot food but forgot hot water.
She didn't know if Shen Hegui had returned, but she was already sleepy and didn't bother to check. She decided to pretend she knew nothing. After all, Shen Hegui was formidable; his safety wasn't her concern. If she, the villainess, was fine, how could Shen Hegui, the male lead, be in danger?
The next day.
When Jiang Yuntan woke up, it was past eight in the morning.
Since there had been a zombie husky here earlier, there weren't many zombies left. Plus, last night's heavy rain kept the zombies away. They had taken turns keeping watch and encountered no incidents, allowing those off-duty to rest well.
When Jiang Yuntan went out, she glanced at her booth and put away the quilt and pillow.
As she stepped out, she ran into Qi Ruoshui.
Qi Ruoshui said, "Did you know the rain stopped for a few hours last night? But it started again at six this morning. I thought we might be able to leave today, but now it seems unlikely."
Jiang Yuntan shook her head. "I slept deeply last night; I didn't notice the rain stopping." If the rain had stopped for a while last night, could this be the second rain? Did the three rains come consecutively?
"Getting good rest is fine. I saw the others, like President Yu, who kept watch, but they looked energetic." Qi Ruoshui continued, "They just asked me to call you for breakfast. I hadn't even knocked, and you came out."
This coffee shop, besides making coffee, also sold desserts and snacks, so it had a kitchen.
Jiang Yuntan followed Qi Ruoshui and found they had cooked noodles and even fried eggs.
Remembering what she saw last night, her gaze unconsciously fell on Shen Hegui. He looked as normal as ever, nothing like someone who had been sneaking around in the middle of the night.
"What are you looking at? Sit down and eat." Shen Hegui said to her, then ladled a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of her.
"Thanks," Jiang Yuntan said politely.
As she ate, she noticed that Jiang Yufeng, sitting diagonally across from her, had very red ears. She asked casually, "Brother Yufeng, what's wrong? Your ears are so red. Are you coming down with a cold or a fever?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Jiang Yufeng and saw that his ears were indeed very red.
Jiang Yufeng looked a bit dazed, put his hand on his forehead, and said calmly, "Seems like it." Then he pulled over the medical kit that had been left there after treating Qiao Chengming's wound yesterday.
Five minutes later, Jiang Yufeng looked at the thermometer reading 38 degrees and said, "I do have a fever, but I don't really feel it."
The others were speechless at his calmness.
Yu Ke widened his eyes and looked at him. "You're not about to awaken an ability, are you?"
"Who knows? It might just be a cold." Jiang Yufeng said nonchalantly.
Despite his words, everyone hoped he would indeed awaken an ability.
The heavy rain outside stopped them again, forcing them to stay put. But they found many insulated lunch boxes in the coffee shop and decided to cook more food to take along.
Today, Jiang Yuntan wore a short-sleeved shirt, and the red jadeite bracelet on her wrist was conspicuous, frequently drawing Lin Tingxue's gaze. Yesterday, she had worn the bracelet all day, accidentally showing it to Lin Tingxue several times.
Perhaps today, she could let Lin Tingxue shatter the bracelet herself. She already had a plan, albeit the setting had changed. So when everyone talked about cooking, Jiang Yuntan volunteered to help.