Ji Haoyan narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I'll count to three. If you don't put down the ice, I won't be polite anymore."
They turned a deaf ear, running even faster.
They would never believe that Ji Haoyan would harm them, because they had all been saved by Ji Haoyan himself.
"Three... two... one..."
As the last word fell, two fire dragons spewed out from his body. The flames carried a hint of green, completely different from before.
The fire instantly engulfed the five men, who writhed in agony on the ground, their bodies engulfed in flames.
"Boss, boss, we were wrong."
"Please be merciful and let us go."
"We'll never dare again!!"
Ji Haoyan closed his eyes, shutting out all sounds.
The fire showed no sign of stopping, and gradually, they stopped making any noise. A scent of roasted meat filled the air.
The onlookers cowered in a corner, too afraid to move too far, lest they be too hot.
Only when they turned to ash did the flames slowly subside.
Ji Haoyan opened his eyes, a flicker of pain crossing his gaze, followed by greater resolve.
Xu Qian was right. A leader could not be weak. He indeed had to properly manage the Xihu Base.
"Everyone has seen it. This is the consequence."
The crowd nodded frantically, not daring to utter a word.
"Now, line up to receive ice. One piece per person. No taking more. If you're caught taking more, you'll suffer the same fate as them."
"Yes."
Afterward, everyone lined up neatly and began to receive their ice, one by one. There was no cutting in line, nor any scrambling.
Ji Haoyan's gaze darkened. As expected, he had to resort to violence to control them.
After they had all received their ice, there were exactly six pieces left. Five of those pieces had been burned earlier and were still emitting a chilling aura.
Ji Haoyan held the ice in his palm, examining it closely.
What kind of ice was this that even his flames couldn't melt?
This Xu Qian was truly different from anyone else.
He secretly decided that as long as it didn't cross his bottom line, he would agree to anything she asked!
After getting into the car, Xiao Ping blinked his green eyes and asked doubtfully, "Qian, why are we helping them?"
In his opinion, Xu Qian was never a kind-hearted person.
She would never help them without a reason. She must have had one for doing this.
Xu Qian's expression remained unchanged as she opened the map and casually replied, "Children shouldn't ask so many questions. Just be obedient."
"I'm not a child!"
She tapped the map. The closest base to Xihu was the Heping Base, which was a three-hour drive away. Further up was the Jihuang Base.
She had never heard of the Heping Base in either her current or past life, so it was likely a smaller base.
"We'll go to the Heping Base first, and then to the Jihuang Base to find Sister Yanyun and the others."
Xiao Ping naturally knew the Jihuang Base. Before his split, he could hear all memories.
He remembered that Xie Yanyun and Yi Chun had treated him very well.
Xiao Ping, naturally biased, advised, "Qian, the weather is so hot. Why don't we go to Jihuang first?"
Xu Qian shook her head. "We'll go to Heping first, and then to Jihuang on the way."
It was best to go in a straight line, without backtracking.
Next to Jihuang were the Shangdong Base and the Xingchang Base. Xingchang Base had been largely wiped out by them back then and had fallen into decline.
The Shangdong Base was a den of bandits. No matter what, she wouldn't go there to deliver anything.
Two hours later, the outdoor temperature had reached its peak. There was no one on the streets, nor any zombies.
Many cars on the street had collapsed, and easily meltable items had turned into a puddle.
A purely black car sped along the scorching highway.
Heping Base.
The Heping Base was smaller than Xu Qian had imagined. It was actually built within a clinic.
The clinic was not large, only two stories, and the door was tightly shut.
Xu Qian couldn't help but wonder, why close it so tightly? Were they trying to have a sauna?