Why Won’t the Heroine Break Up With Me? [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 41

Yun Li had gotten her period, but fortunately, she didn’t suffer from menstrual cramps. This was a good thing, as she could still help Zhu Yaqin and the others disguise themselves to leave the base and transfer the monsters from her space.

To avoid drawing too much attention, it took them three days to dispose of the eighteen monsters stored in the space. Among these eighteen monsters, six belonged to Zeng Muhua, four to Li Qianwu, five to Zhu Yaqin, and the remaining three were Yun Li’s.

Tang Congyue hadn’t killed any monsters, as she had hardly used her special ability.

The three monsters Yun Li had hunted weighed a total of 822 jin, which she exchanged for 16,440 points. She stored the point cards in her space and, upon returning to Room 401, rolled around on the bed a few times despite being on her period.

Seeing her like this, Tang Congyue couldn’t help but laugh. She walked over, sat by the bed, then lay down sideways, propping her head up with one hand. Her dark eyes fixed on Yun Li’s flushed cheeks, bright with excitement.

“So happy?”

“Of course!”

Yun Li sat up and, with a thought, summoned a pile of point cards onto the bed. “Three days ago, I earned 15,220 points, and now I’ve earned another 16,440 points. That’s over 30,000 points altogether! Not to mention the few thousand points I had before. Oh my god, I can’t even imagine it.”

Yun Li’s peach-blossom eyes sparkled, her cheeks flushed with an indescribable cuteness.

Tang Congyue’s gaze lingered on her face. “Why can’t you imagine it? A-Li, you’re amazing too.” So don’t underestimate yourself.

Before coming to the Southern City Base, if someone had told her she could earn enough points to live comfortably here on her own, she would never have believed it. But now…

I’ve achieved financial freedom on my own!

I can buy whatever I want!

Of course, even if she hadn’t achieved financial freedom, Tang Congyue would have helped her.

Thinking of this, Yun Li couldn’t help but glance at Tang Congyue.

Her sudden gaze made Tang Congyue raise an eyebrow slightly. “What’s wrong?”

“Congyue, is there anything you want?”

Counting it up, since arriving at the Southern City Base, Tang Congyue had bought herself a white jade bracelet and had also purchased a gem-encrusted dagger and a bow and arrows for Yun Li. The total points spent were already substantial. In contrast, Yun Li hadn’t given Tang Congyue a proper gift yet. Now that she had a fortune at her disposal, Yun Li wanted to spend it on Tang Congyue. But after thinking it over, she still had no idea what Tang Congyue might want.

Food? She didn’t care much about that.

Clothes? They were already in her space.

Weapons? She already had them.

So, the question remained: What gift should she give Tang Congyue?

Seeing Yun Li frown in frustration, Tang Congyue narrowed her dark eyes slightly and reached out to take Yun Li’s hand.

Yun Li snapped out of her thoughts and looked down at their intertwined hands.

“Congyue?”

“There’s nothing I want, but if you insist on giving me a gift, that’s fine too…” Tang Congyue curved her lips slightly, her gaze deepening as she looked at Yun Li.

For some reason, Yun Li felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

“A-Li, I remember you cleared out a lingerie store at the shopping mall west of the city before. They had quite a few… seductive lingerie sets, right? Hmm, after your period ends, could you wear them for me?”

Yun Li: “!!!”

Her face visibly flushed bright red.

Damn it.

Damn it all.

She knew Tang Congyue’s mouth couldn’t utter anything decent!

Se-seductive lingerie? Absolutely not!

Seeing her reaction, the amusement in Tang Congyue’s eyes deepened. “A-Li, could you give this to me as a gift?”

“Gift my foot!”

Yun Li couldn’t take it anymore. She grabbed a pillow and threw it at Tang Congyue’s face.

The pillow was light, and Yun Li hadn’t used much force, so when it hit her face, Tang Congyue barely felt any pain. Instead, she felt like laughing.

Was she getting flustered and angry now?

Her A-Li was so easily embarrassed.

But she really wanted to see how A-Li would look in seductive lingerie.

Hmm, she’d probably be utterly captivating.

Tang Congyue couldn’t help but imagine, a faint blush gradually spreading at the corners of her eyes.

Yun Li was too embarrassed to stay. She needed to calm down, so with a thought, she transported herself into her space.

Standing on the black soil of the space, Yun Li slowly let out a heavy breath.

Just as she was about to head toward the farmhouse, she caught something in her peripheral vision and paused.

Huh?

What was that?

Yun Li couldn’t help but turn her head and look closely. Then she saw tiny specks of tender green sprouting from the black soil not far away.

That was?!

Yun Li suddenly remembered something and hurried over, her beautiful peach-blossom eyes fixed intently on the tender green shoots emerging from the black soil.

Oh my god!

They’ve sprouted!

The seeds they planted had sprouted!

Yun Li was overjoyed, momentarily forgetting what had just happened. She quickly left the space, returned to Room 401, and before Tang Congyue could react, grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the space together.

After the familiar dizziness passed, Yun Li excitedly pointed at the tender green shoots in the distance. “Congyue! Congyue! Look! Look quickly!”

Tang Congyue had been thinking about how to coax Yun Li back after she ran into the space and ignored her, but before she could come up with anything, Yun Li reappeared, grabbed her hand, and brought her into the space.

Tang Congyue could sense Yun Li’s excitement, so she followed her pointing finger and soon spotted the tender green specks dotting the black soil.

“They’ve sprouted.”

“Yes! The seeds we planted have sprouted!”

At this thought, Yun Li felt indescribably thrilled.

Although she had only watered the plot once, she had still contributed. Seeing them sprout filled her with an inexplicable emotion.

Tang Congyue set aside the matter of coaxing Yun Li for now and walked over to the black soil. She crouched down to examine the sprouting seeds.

After a while, Tang Congyue stood up. “They’re developing very well.”

Yun Li hurried over behind Tang Congyue and asked, “Does that mean we’ll be able to harvest vegetables in about twenty days?”

“Yes.”

“Wow!” Yun Li exclaimed softly. “Do we need to water them today?”

“Not today. Tomorrow.”

Yun Li nodded, humming in agreement.

Tang Congyue caught her expression from the corner of her eye and couldn’t help but find it amusing. She reached out and gently pinched Yun Li’s warm, soft cheek.

“A-Li, are you happy?”

“Very happy!” Yun Li was so delighted she didn’t even mind Tang Congyue’s gesture. After a moment’s thought, she asked, “What kind of vegetable seeds are these?”

Tang Congyue pointed to the plot of land at their feet. “This is lettuce.”

Then she gestured toward the dark soil on the right. “That’s bok choy.”

Next, she indicated the dark soil on the left. “And that’s spinach.”

Finally, she pointed behind them. “Over there is watermelon.”

Mentioning the watermelon, Tang Congyue added, “The watermelon hasn’t sprouted yet. We’ll have to wait a few more days.”

“Okay.”

After a while, Yun Li’s initial excitement faded, and she took Tang Congyue’s hand, leading her out of the space.

Back in room 401, both of them sat on the bed.

Just as Tang Congyue was about to say something, the walkie-talkie on the coffee table chimed.

“Hey, hey, hey! Yun Li, Congyue, are you there?”

It was Zhu Yaqin’s voice.

Yun Li instinctively glanced at Tang Congyue. Their eyes met, and they both saw the same confusion in each other’s gaze.

Tang Congyue picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the button, and responded to Zhu Yaqin.

“We’re here.”

“Wow! You finally replied! Were you two sleeping just now?”

Hearing this, Tang Congyue realized that Zhu Yaqin must have tried to contact them while they were in the space. Thinking there might be an emergency, Tang Congyue asked, “Is something wrong?”

“Nothing serious. I’m just a bit bored and wanted to chat with you.”

Yun Li: “…”

Tang Congyue: “…”

“While you were away, I’ve already been chatting with Muhua and the others for a while.”

To confirm her words, Zeng Muhua’s voice came through the walkie-talkie. “Yeah, we’ve been talking for some time. Were you two sleeping earlier?”

Yun Li couldn’t reveal the truth about the space, so she could only reply, “Yes.”

After a pause, she suggested, “If you’re bored, you could go out for a walk.”

“Sigh, the trading area is always the same. I don’t feel like spending any credits there.”

She had risen out of poverty now and could be considered somewhat well-off, but the miscellaneous items in the trading area held no appeal for her.

“What about the supermarket then?”

The supermarket?

Zhu Yaqin sat up straight on her bed.

“The supermarket could be worth a visit. Do you want to come along?”

Yun Li’s period hadn’t ended yet, and she felt too lazy to move.

“I’ll pass.” Yun Li said.

“What about you, Congyue?”

“I’ll stay with A-Li.”

“Muhua, what about you guys?”

Li Qianwu’s voice chimed in, “I don’t feel like moving…”

Zhu Yaqin: “…”

Well, she shouldn’t have asked.

“So, when are we going out of the base again?”

“In a few days.”

“I feel like I’m growing mold just staying in the apartment.”

“It’s not that bad. Just hang in there, it’s only a few more days.” Yun Li reassured her.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

Tang Congyue and Yun Li exchanged glances.

If Zhu Yaqin was talking to them, then who was at the door?

Tang Congyue got off the bed, slipped on her slippers, and went to open the door. To her surprise, she saw Zhao Jinhe’s face, slightly tanned from the sun.

“It’s you?”

“Who else would it be?” Zhao Jinhe raised an eyebrow.

“What’s the matter?” Tang Congyue’s tone was indifferent.

“I’m here to inform you of some news.”

Inform her of news?

Tang Congyue inexplicably grew interested. “What news?”

At this point, Zhao Jinhe’s expression turned serious. “According to the military’s reconnaissance, Fuxiang Village, the closest to the South City Base, has seen a large number of monsters. There are at least fifty of them. To deal with this horde, the military has decided to gather various ability users to join the army in clearing out the monsters in Fuxiang Village. I’ve already signed up for this mission. Do you want to join?”

Fuxiang Village?

A large number of monsters?

Tang Congyue frowned slightly.

“I’ll think about it.”

“There’s not much time. We’re setting off tomorrow.”

“So soon?”

“Fuxiang Village is too close to the South City Base. The higher-ups won’t rest easy until the monster horde is eliminated.”

“I understand. I’ll give you an answer later.”

“Alright.”

With that, Zhao Jinhe strode away briskly.

Tang Congyue closed the door and returned to her room.

“A-Li, did you hear that?”

“I heard. Do you want to participate in this mission?”

Although Zhao Jinhe hadn’t mentioned any rewards, for a mission like this, whether there were rewards or not wasn’t really the important part.

“I’m considering it, but I need to ask Zeng Muhua and the others. A-Li, pass me the walkie-talkie.”

“Okay.”

Tang Congyue picked up the walkie-talkie and explained the situation to Zhu Yaqin and the others, adding at the end, “I’m joining this mission.”

In a nearby villa area, Zeng Muhua and Li Qianwu also heard Tang Congyue’s words. They exchanged glances, and a clear light shone in Zeng Muhua’s eyes.

“Qianwu, I want to join.”

“Then join. I’ll support whatever you want to do.”

Hearing this, Zeng Muhua smiled and took Li Qianwu’s hand.

“Qianwu, you’re so good.”

After saying that, Zeng Muhua pressed the walkie-talkie button.

“I’m joining this mission.”

Having received Zeng Muhua’s response, Tang Congyue left and went to Room 403.

As soon as she knocked, Zhao Jinhe opened the door, revealing his sun-tanned face.

Seeing Tang Congyue, Zhao Jinhe was somewhat surprised. “Made up your mind?”

“Yes, we’ve decided to join this mission.”

“We?” Catching that detail, Zhao Jinhe frowned slightly. “Are you bringing Yun Li and Zhu Yaqin?”

“No, it’s another teammate.”

For this mission, she had no intention of bringing Yun Li and the other ordinary people.

Teammate?

Had Tang Congyue’s team recruited new members?

Zhao Jinhe was even more surprised.

As if thinking of something, Tang Congyue added at this point, “My teammate is an ice-type ability user.”

An ice-type ability user?

Zhao Jinhe couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. He pondered for a few seconds. “That’s fine. You can come with us when we set off. Tomorrow at 7 a.m., we’ll meet in the parking lot.”

“Alright.”

After confirming the time and place, Tang Congyue left.

Zhao Jinhe watched her return to Room 401 before closing his door.

…

“Fifty monsters! Isn’t that a medium-sized monster nest?”

As soon as she returned to Room 401, Zhu Yaqin’s voice rang out.

“Yeah, it’s a medium-sized monster nest.” Zeng Muhua’s voice followed.

“How could a medium-sized monster nest appear near the base?”

“Who knows? Maybe the scent of people in the base attracted the monster horde.” Yun Li speculated.

“I think Yun Li might be right.” Li Qianwu chimed in.

“No matter what, we’ll set off on this mission tomorrow. It’s a joint operation with the authorities, just thinking about it gets me excited.” Zhu Yaqin’s voice was unmistakably enthusiastic.

“But I don’t plan to bring Qianwu along.” Zeng Muhua suddenly declared.

“Eh? Why?” Zhu Yaqin was taken aback.

“I’m not comfortable with Qianwu coming along.”

Hearing this, Zhu Yaqin frowned.

Yun Li remained silent. Noticing Tang Congyue had returned, she asked, “Did you settle things with Zhao Jinhe?”

“All set.” Tang Congyue took the walkie-talkie from Yun Li and relayed the confirmed time and location to Zhu Yaqin and the other two. She then added, “For this mission, Muhua and I will go alone.”

“Why?” Zhu Yaqin’s voice was tinged with disappointment.

“It’s our first time participating in this type of mission. I’m not at ease with you joining. We’ll see next time.”

Hearing Tang Congyue’s explanation, Zhu Yaqin had no choice but to agree.

With the conversation over, Yun Li, having nothing to do, felt a bit bored and decided to practice archery. She grabbed Tang Congyue’s arm and said, “Congyue, I want to go practice my archery.”

Her accuracy was inconsistent, sometimes on point, sometimes not, so she needed more practice.

“Then go into the space.”

“What about you?”

“I’ll stay in the room.”

Unsure what Zhu Yaqin and the others might discuss, Tang Congyue had no intention of following Yun Li into the space.

“Alright, I’ll head in then.”

With that, Yun Li’s figure vanished.

Tang Congyue was already accustomed to such sights.

…

Night fell, the dark sky devoid of stars or moon, with only faint white clouds drifting in the air.

The night, which should have been tranquil, was suddenly pierced by the roars of beasts.

“Beast attack! Beast attack! Monsters are assaulting the base!!!”

The soldier’s voice from the watchtower cut through the sky. In less than a second, the rapid firing of submachine guns erupted incessantly.

Residential Building B.

Tang Congyue was jolted awake by the distant gunfire. As soon as she sat up, the broadcast began.

“Monsters are attacking the city. All ability users, please report to the base entrance to join the fight.”

The announcement repeated three times.

Yun Li was awakened by the noise. Groggily opening her eyes, she noticed Tang Congyue sitting up and reached out to tug at her clothes.

“Congyue, what’s happening?”

“Monsters are attacking the city.”

The words struck Yun Li like a thunderclap, jolting her fully awake.

“What?! Monster attack?!”

Yun Li sprang up abruptly.

“Yes.” Tang Congyue climbed out of bed and was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to contact Zeng Muhua when her voice echoed in the darkness.

“Congyue, are we going?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, let’s meet at the residential area entrance.”

For this operation, they had no plans to bring Yun Li and the other two along.

“A-Li, stay in the room and don’t go out. If you’re scared, you can find Yaqin.”

After saying this, Tang Congyue quickly changed into her tracksuit, grabbed her Tang sword, and left Room 401.

Watching her leave, Yun Li couldn’t fall back asleep. She got up and changed into her tracksuit as well. Just as she was wondering what to do next, there was a knock at the door.

Slipping into her sandals, she hurried to open it and, as expected, found Zhu Yaqin standing there.

“Yun Li, want to go to the rooftop?”

“Rooftop?”

“Let’s see if we can get a view of the situation at the base entrance from there.”

Oh, right!

Yun Li’s eyes lit up with realization.

“Let’s go quickly!”

“Alright.”

Building B, where they were, had nine floors. By the time Yun Li reached the ninth floor, she was slightly out of breath.

Her stamina was still too weak.

Yun Li thought to herself silently as she stepped onto the rooftop.

At that moment, Zhu Yaqin was trying to identify the direction of the base entrance. After a short while, she called out, “Yun Li, over here!”

“Coming!”

Yun Li hurried over to join her.

Standing on the rooftop, they faced the direction of the base entrance, but it was too dark and too far away for them to see what was happening there.

“Hiss, this doesn’t look good!” Zhu Yaqin rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

Yun Li gazed toward the base entrance and suddenly remembered something. She rummaged through her space and soon pulled out two telescopes.

“Here!”

She handed one to Zhu Yaqin.

“Wow! Telescopes! Yun Li, you even have these! That’s amazing!”

Yun Li didn’t respond. She held her telescope, adjusting it while observing the base entrance.

Once she had it properly focused, she quickly saw the situation at the base entrance through the lens.

Monsters!

A horde of monsters was surging toward the base entrance!

Looking over the base walls, Yun Li couldn’t help but gasp at the sight.

Zhu Yaqin’s voice echoed her shock: “Heavens! How can there be so many monsters?! Did they all come from Fuxiang Village?!”

“Quite possibly.”

“No wonder the base planned to clear out the monsters. But before they could even start, the monsters launched an attack.”

“Exactly.”

“I hope… I hope the base can get through this safely.”

“It will. It definitely will.”

The defending soldiers had firearms, and superhumans were joining the fight. South City Base would surely survive this monster assault.

The battle lasted nearly three hours. Through the telescope, Yun Li saw superhumans of all kinds using their abilities to attack the monsters, but she couldn’t spot Tang Congyue or Zeng Muhua anywhere, which made her somewhat anxious.

When the last monster fell under submachine gun fire, the monster assault came to an end.

“It’s over.” Zhu Yaqin’s tense heart finally relaxed. “I wonder how Congyue and Muhua are doing.”

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

“Should we head back now?”

“Alright.”

Yun Li and Zhu Yaqin left the rooftop.

Meanwhile, at the base entrance, Tang Congyue shook the blood droplets off her Tang sword and, with a swift motion, sheathed it back into its scabbard.

This was the first time Zeng Muhua had seen Tang Congyue in action, and her clean, efficient movements left her in awe.

“Have you trained before?” Zeng Muhua asked.

“Does practicing Taekwondo count?”

“Well… I suppose so?” Zeng Muhua wasn’t entirely sure.

As they prepared to return to the residential area, soldiers nearby asked the superhumans who had participated in the battle to register their names. After signing in and getting ready to leave, Tang Congyue spotted Zhao Jinhe.

Zhao Jinhe noticed Tang Congyue as well, and standing beside him was You Ziwei.

“Tang Congyue.”

Zhao Jinhe approached with You Ziwei in tow.

Tang Congyue turned her gaze to Zhao Jinhe.

“Tomorrow’s mission is most likely canceled.”

They hadn’t anticipated that the monsters entrenched in Fuxiang Village would attack the base tonight.

“Understood.”

“If anything comes up, I’ll let you know.”

Tang Congyue glanced at Zhao Jinhe. “Thanks.”

With that, she walked past Zhao Jinhe and left, unaware of the wide-eyed stare he gave her.

Only after Tang Congyue and the other person had walked far away did Zhao Jinhe nudge You Ziwei’s arm.

“Did you hear that?”

“Hear what?”

“Tang Congyue actually thanked me!”

You Ziwei had arrived at the cafeteria too late to know what had transpired between Zhao Jinhe and Tang Congyue. Hearing this now, he was completely baffled.

“Th-then what?”

Zhao Jinhe gave him a deep, silent glance and said nothing.

…

Meanwhile, Tang Congyue and Zeng Muhua returned to the residential area.

Soon after, they went their separate ways.

When Tang Congyue arrived at Building B and stepped onto the fourth floor, she saw Yun Li and Zhu Yaqin waiting by the door.

Upon seeing her, they both approached simultaneously.

“You’re back? Are you hurt?”

“No.”

“It’s over now. You can go back and rest.”

After more than three hours of fighting, Tang Congyue was inevitably somewhat exhausted.

Seeing this, Zhu Yaqin refrained from pressing further. Just as she was about to return to unit 402, she heard Tang Congyue’s voice.

“Tomorrow’s mission probably won’t proceed, but just in case, let’s wake up a bit earlier to check the situation.”

“Alright, I understand. You should go rest now too.”

“Okay.”

Tang Congyue and Yun Li returned to unit 401.

Noticing Tang Congyue’s fatigue, Yun Li didn’t say much.

“A-Li, get some sleep. It’s only a little past four now.”

“What about you?”

“I’m going to wash up first.”

She was covered in the smell of blood and couldn’t possibly sleep without cleaning up.

“Alright.”

After Tang Congyue finished washing, Yun Li joined her in bed.

She wasn’t in a hurry to ask about the monster siege, planning to wait until Tang Congyue had rested.

Before long, the two lying in bed fell asleep one after the other.