Lu Xi'an scratched his head and exchanged glances with Yao Wei.

Well, this is great, the big one died, and the little one is left. How are we supposed to save them completely and take the Buddha all the way to the west?

He and Yao Wei stood silently to the side, waiting until the boy had cried enough, and then asked, "Do you have anywhere else to go other than the Sickness Village?"

"Now that you're cured, going back to the Sickness Village isn't suitable. What if you get sick again from them there? That wouldn't be good."

The boy sniffled, "There... there is a place... we... we found on the road..."

Lu Xi'an asked, "What place?"

The boy answered, "I... I don't know, anyway... it's a place where we can stay."

Lu Xi'an asked again in confusion, "Since you guys already have a place to stay, why did you still head for the Sickness Village?"

The boy's eyes, already red, grew even redder: "They... they were about to die. They... they said they were afraid they would die before me. I... I'm a Neo-Human, can hold on for a long time.

"They... they were afraid I'd have no one to look after me, so... so they said to go to... the Sickness Village, where... at least... someone could get food..."

Lu Xi'an asked, "Can't you find food yourself?"

The boy choked up, "I... I can't, I've never done it before."

Lu Xi'an understood, this Neo-Human boy, on his Jiangnan City turf, was probably already spoiled, unable to do anything beyond relying on his abilities and qualities.

He estimated that the boy was good at fighting due to his inherent abilities, but had none of the skills necessary for survival. Alone, he'd probably starve to death.

As the caretakers of this Neo-Human boy, the two deceased adults had raised him since childhood. They clearly understood his abilities and were naturally uneasy, determined to find another caretaker for the boy before dying.

Now, the boy's sobbing is likely not only for the death of those two but also from fear for his future...

Though, these two really underestimated the Type A Neo-Humans.

The robust physical qualities of Type A Neo-Humans bring unparalleled survival adaptability.

Type A Neo-Humans driven to the brink of survival will never succumb easily; their formidable strength allows them to find ways to survive through any difficulty.

—No matter whether those ways are good or bad.

"Then you lead the way, and we'll take you to the place you found."

Lu Xi'an said, "Along the way, I'll teach you some survival skills, but how much you can learn depends on yourself."

The saying goes, when helping someone, help them to the end, and when guiding the Buddha, take him to the west. Having saved this boy, tossing him aside uncared for afterwards would only be half saving him.

Saving someone only halfway is worse than never helping them in the first place.

Actually, for this boy, handing him over to Luo Ping and his group would be the best choice. If Luo Ping came and took the boy away, the boy wouldn't have to worry about survival anymore, and Luo Ping's group would gain a new fighting force.

—Earlier, this boy struggled against the hyenas due to serious illness and lack of strength.

Now as he's recovered, Lu Xi'an can see from the boy's movements that he's no longer as weak as before, and should be able to easily take down the hyenas he struggled with earlier.

This boy is still young, and as he grows, his strength will gradually increase, eventually becoming a true Type A Neo-Human.

At that time, most dangers wouldn't faze him.

Yao Wei likely underwent a similar period of growth and development. That's why at the time, she had to carefully avoid crowds, moving from south to north.

But Lu Xi'an did not easily reveal Luo Ping and his group.

Luo Ping's base has Neo-Humans, but also many ordinary people, unlike himself and Yao Wei.

Facing this Neo-Human boy, he and Yao Wei only needed to be slightly cautious, but introducing him to Luo Ping's group felt like a matter requiring further caution.

The development of the 923 Base was going well, and if another incident like Chang or Yang Guan occurred causing any disruption, even the slightest, it wouldn't be worth it.

Better to observe along the way and decide.

If the boy really has no issues, then he'd inform Luo Ping later, and let him come to pick up the boy himself.

—Anyway, Lu Xi'an wasn't planning to backtrack anymore.

They'd already retraced their path far too much along this journey. Continuing like this would only slow down their progress heading south, and it wasn't worth it.

"Thank... thank you..."

The boy said. He seemed not very good at expressing gratitude, his speech was awkward.

Lu Xi'an didn't mind; at least the boy had the heart to say thank you, which was enough.

He took a shovel from the car, dug a hole by the roadside, and buried the man and woman. The boy thanked him again.

The boy naturally knew that Lu Xi'an was doing a good deed by burying them so that their bodies wouldn't be eaten by the hyenas and such.

When burying the body, Lu Xi'an did two things.

First, he asked for the kid's name and background. The kid didn't have a last name, just a single name, Blade. He was taken by people from Jiangnan County in Jiangnan City.

When he was taken, he was still inside the belly of a Type A Neo-Human pregnant woman, and before that woman died, he was cut out alive.

Afterward, he became a trophy for the forces of Jiangnan County. The people there named him Blade, and his purpose was self-evident.

Unfortunately, before he could grow up, he contracted a contagious disease and was doomed to a fate of being banished.

His mother, who died from loss of blood after being cut open, ended up as food for those people in Jiangnan County.

Learning about these past events from Jiangnan County, Lu Xi'an immediately decided to stay as far away from that place as possible.

With such a tragic end for Type A Neo-Humans falling into their hands, this place is far too brutal.

So he asked the child named Blade, "How far is Jiangnan County from here? How many Neo-Humans are there? What types are they?"

Blade answered, "I don't know, I just know I've seen a few Neo-Humans, I don't understand the types, I just know there are four like me. There are many others too.

"After we left Jiangnan County, we walked for a long time, all... all more than ten days already."

Well, it seems it's impossible to get an accurate judgment of Jiangnan County from this kid.

In any case, that place should indeed be very strong, given that they have four Type A Neo-Humans.

As for the distance, it can only be figured out from a map.

—In summary, Jiangnan County in Jiangnan City is not an easy place to deal with and needs extra attention.

The second thing he did was instruct Gou to remain hidden during the time Blade was getting in the vehicle, and absolutely not to make any noise, so Blade wouldn't know about the frightening presence of Gou.

Hmm...

They also needed to disguise themselves moving forward.

Their resources were indeed too plentiful. It's likely that even Jiangnan County wouldn't be as wealthy. As the saying goes, wealth should not be flaunted; it absolutely shouldn't be easily shown to others.

—For Gou and the RV, this was also quite easy to achieve.

Gou just needed to stay embedded at the front of the RV and remain silent. Between the rear living area and the driver's cabin, there was a partition they hadn't used before; now it just required pulling the partition to separate front from back.

So when Blade approached the vehicle, he could only see the front driver's cabin.

Yet even so, the luxury and newness of the driver's cabin, as well as the incredibly lavish central control screen, were enough to leave Blade astounded.

The kid, with a look of someone who had never seen the world, didn't dare to get in the vehicle, afraid of dirtying it or breaking something inside.

Lu Xi'an even felt that this wasn't enough. He didn't let Blade sit in the passenger seat but instead climbed onto the roof, using the excuse of the wide view from the top being better for spotting danger.

This way, Blade wouldn't discover any hints of the Resonant Gene Scanner on the central control screen.

So Blade caught only a glimpse of the incredible driver's cabin on the way to the rooftop.

"Let's go."

After reaching the rooftop, Lu Xi'an told Yao Wei to take the driver's seat and drive.

He then sat on the roof with Blade, having Blade point out directions as they headed south.

While guiding, Lu Xi'an continued to communicate with Blade on the rooftop, teaching Blade survival skills while asking about Jiangnan County, as well as Blade's views on Jiangnan County, the Neo-Humans he had encountered, and ordinary people.

He gradually taught Blade quite a bit about wilderness survival, finding food, defending against others, and staying vigilant, while also learning a lot about Jiangnan County from Blade.

From Blade's words, he could roughly confirm that Jiangnan County had a sizable territory, with people stationed both inside and outside the city, in the mountains and below. There were quite a few Neo-Humans, no Fungus Stone, but the leader was very strong.

The leader was named Gun, also a Type A Neo-Human. Blade said that guy could take on four Type A Neo-Humans alone.

Lu Xi'an asked if there were Type C Neo-Humans behind the four Type A ones, questioning whether there was body sweat and a smell of sweat in the air during fights.

Blade thought for a moment, saying yes, but when facing Type C with Type A, that Gun could only take on two by himself, not four.

If that's the case, then he was equally matched with himself.

And that group also had Type C Neo-Humans.

Lu Xi'an felt that his caution was indeed necessary.

A Type A as strong as himself, with Type C behind, meant the extreme power they could exert definitely surpassed him. He had to be careful.

But he wondered, how did that Gun manage without a Fungus Stone?

Could it be that he also had a booklet and trained far beyond his own level?

While pondering this, he suddenly heard Blade say, "We need to turn up ahead, we hid from the snow before, turned over there, and found a circular machine where we could hide inside."

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