Listening to Xiao Jun’s depiction, coupled with their own motivation to go down the mountain to rescue people, and their constant search for their senior brother, it can be seen that this Taoist from Qingyang has a heart of pure innocence.

There’s no worry about him being ungrateful; instead, the more you give him, the more he feels a sense of indebtedness.

In the post-apocalyptic world, food is the most precious commodity. As for the Big Camphor Tree Base, there actually isn’t a lack of food. With the greenhouses at the base, each quarter can guarantee a food supply. Besides, they have stockpiled grain.

Therefore, Li Yu didn’t treat Qingyang like an ordinary cooperative personnel.

After receiving the order from Li Yu, Xiao Jun, like Zhong Chuchu in the vehicle, distributed their rations to Qingyang.

Qingyang was a bit surprised. While on the road, through Zhong Chuchu’s introduction, he had already learned about the Big Camphor Tree Base’s rules:

Everything is exchanged equally; either use labor to exchange for food or complete some tasks issued at the Big Camphor Tree Base, or gather needed materials to exchange food correspondingly.

However, he hasn’t done anything now, yet he’s directly receiving food.

This made him, who always disliked owing others, want to refuse right away.

He thought to use the break time to search for some food nearby.

But they are now on the national highway, and around the road, there are only scattered residences, which don’t need searching to know they won’t have food. He could only hope to find something in the mountain forest, if lucky.

However, half an hour is not enough.

Xiao Jun saw him returning the food, placed it in front of him again, and said, "I’m just following Director Li’s orders. If there are any issues, go to him."

After speaking, he returned to the passenger seat and started to eat something.

He also needed to hurry up to eat and rest since they would resume their journey in the afternoon.

Qingyang was stunned for a moment, facing the food placed into his hands, not knowing what to do with it.

He knew he had nothing to exchange now, but accepting other’s food for free, he just felt uncomfortable.

Beside him, Zhong Chuchu saw him standing there hesitating, she laughed and said, "We’re still on the journey, there will always be chances to repay later. Just eat first."

Qingyang felt this made sense, and so while eating, he was thinking about what he could do to repay.

He thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with a good idea.

He now only had a bundle, two gourds, a sword, a scripture, and a compass, nothing else.

One gourd contained salt, the other water, the sword must be kept since it was given by his master.

In terms of abilities, there seemed to be nothing remarkable.

In his view, though his skills were decent, Li Yu and his team had guns, certainly not needing him for protection.

He knew some medical skills, and some herbs and plants, but these didn’t seem useful either.

For a while, Qingyang’s brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, speaking of this, it’s also the second time someone actively gave him food in the post-apocalyptic world.

The first was over at Dongfeng; Dongfeng provided two meals, and he and his senior brother repaid by helping resist zombies.

Oh well, take things one step at a time, if that Mr. Li encounters any problem later, he’ll find ways to solve it for him then.

He just furrowed his brows for a while, then his naturally open-minded nature stopped him from dwelling on it further as he started to slowly eat.

Half an hour flew by quickly.

Everyone began their journey from Oil City to Macheng, a distance of two hundred and twenty kilometers.

Calculating with the current speed of 35 kilometers per hour, they would need six and a half hours.

The current time was one o’clock in the afternoon, so roughly by three in the afternoon, they could reach the driving school outside the suburbs of Macheng.

The trip was silent.

The sun blazed high, waves of heat shimmered outside, scorching the air.

Squeak—

With an unpleasant sound of tires scraping the ground, Ju Tianrui got out of the car and walked over to Li Yu’s vehicle.

"We’re here."

"Hmm." Li Yu nodded and got out of the car.

Just at that moment, the always-closed gate of the driving school suddenly opened.

Ling Feng and the others walked out, waving towards them as they approached.

"Brother Feng, how did you confirm it’s Sister Chuchu’s group?" a young man next to him asked.

"Didn’t you see those cars?" Ling Feng replied with a smile on his face, continuing to walk over towards Li Yu and the others while addressing the young man behind him.

Although Li Yu’s team returned with many more vehicles, Ling Feng instantly recognized the iconic armored RV that Li Yu was seated in.

When he saw Ju Tianrui get off the vehicle through the gap in the iron gate, he was even more certain of it.

Having seen Ju Tianrui before, he opened the big iron gate.

When Ling Feng opened the big iron gate and walked toward him, Li Yu turned his head and saw Xiao Jun leading Zhong Chuchu and the others towards him.

"Old Ju, tell the brothers to drive the cars inside, then do the necessary checks and add water as needed," Li Yu said to Ju Tianrui beside him.

Ju Tianrui acknowledged and went on to do as Li Yu instructed.

Jackals and Ants also got off after seeing Ling Feng and the others, then closely followed beside Li Yu.

Seeing Ants and Jackals behind him, Li Yu said with some embarrassment, "Uncle Jackal, Uncle Ant, you don’t have to do this. Just go and tend to your own affairs."

The two shook their heads and said, "Xiao Ding will drive the cars inside."