Otherwise, if she had heard the rumors, she would have vehemently refuted them: If Jianing is considered ugly, then there are no beautiful people in this world.

Gu Jianing got into the passenger seat and pulled down her red scarf, revealing a delicate, fair, and radiant face.

She turned to look at Sheng Zexi, who was starting the car, and said, “Brother Xi, I didn’t expect you to have such good relationships with your comrades and their wives.”

She had thought that someone with such a sharp tongue wouldn’t have many friends.

Sheng Zexi: Heh, these people used to try to set me up on blind dates.

But it was better not to tell this little girl about that.

“By the way, Brother Xi, what did everyone mean by ‘warming the house’ earlier?” Gu Jianing asked.

Sheng Zexi explained it to her.

When a newly married soldier is assigned a house and brings his wife to live with him in the military, he invites close comrades or neighbors for a feast, commonly known as “warming the house.” It’s a way to celebrate and help everyone get acquainted, making it easier to socialize in the future.

“Oh, I see. Should we prepare for that too?” Gu Jianing asked.

“Sure, but hosting everyone requires preparing a lot of food. I might be busy with training and won’t have much time.”

Today was still part of his leave, but starting tomorrow, he would officially return to training, and sometimes he might even have to go on missions.

At that point, he wouldn’t have much time to spend with Ningning, nor would he be able to cook for her often.

She would have to eat at the canteen.

Thinking about it, Sheng Zexi felt a bit worried, thinking it might be unfair to Ningning.

“What should we do then?” Gu Jianing felt that warming the house was still necessary. “I’ll ask Sister-in-law Zhang about it later.”

“Alright.”

Gu Jianing didn’t want to cook herself, but she thought she could ask for help and offer some compensation. Alternatively, she could use the super scanner in her eyes to scan everyone who helped or attended the housewarming, giving them a free health checkup. That should be quite nice too.

The car drove out of the military district and headed toward the mountains.

As the car moved along the road, Gu Jianing suddenly remembered her promise to treat Sheng Zexi’s health issues.

“System, bind Sheng Zexi as a patient!” Gu Jianing said in her heart.

[Ding! Sheng Zexi has been bound as Patient No. 2. Scanning complete. Relevant conditions can be viewed in the learning space under the patient section.]

[Ding! Detected that Patient No. 2 is the host’s husband and a key figure in the main mission. Rewards for successfully treating Patient No. 2 are as follows: National Beauty Pill1, Poison Immunity Pill10, Invisible Bulletproof Suit*1, 200 points.]

Previously, Patients No. 2 to 10 were the pigs in the pigpen in Huaihua Village. However, after curing those nine pigs, Gu Jianing had unbound them.

As for Patient No. 1, it was still her sister-in-law, who hadn’t been unbound yet. Gu Jianing could monitor her sister-in-law’s health in real-time. Currently, her sister-in-law’s body had been cured and was in a highly fertile state.

Once her sister-in-law became pregnant, the first mission would be completed, and she would receive the Pregnancy Holy Body Pill.

Now, looking at the rewards, Gu Jianing let out a mental wow.

The rewards were incredibly generous.

The National Beauty Pill, as the name suggested, would gradually make her more beautiful than she already was, and she would even develop a natural fragrance.

This hit right at the heart of Gu Jianing’s love for beauty.

The Poison Immunity Pill was also easy to understand. After taking it, she would become immune to all poisons. This was also great. She could find time to take one herself and give one to Brother Xi. After all, there were 10 pills.

The Invisible Bulletproof Suit, as the name implied, was bulletproof and could also turn invisible. Once she obtained this reward, Gu Jianing could tell the system who to give it to, and the system would automatically equip it on that person. The person wearing it wouldn’t know, wouldn’t notice for a while, and wouldn’t realize they were wearing an invisible suit.

Unless a bullet happened to hit and be deflected by the suit, someone with sharp senses might notice something.

But it would still remain invisible.

Gu Jianing was thrilled.

This item was perfect for Brother Xi.

Sheng Zexi was a soldier who often went on missions, sometimes even to the front lines, where he might face extremely dangerous situations.

Bullets don’t discriminate, and Sheng Zexi could get injured on any mission.

If he could wear this invisible bulletproof suit, it would eliminate that risk.

So, she needed to cure Brother Xi’s health issues as soon as possible to get the rewards sooner.

While Sheng Zexi was driving, Gu Jianing opened the patient section in her mind to check his health condition.

About 15 minutes later, the car stopped at the foot of the mountain.

Perhaps because of the extreme cold, there was no trace of anyone else around.

“Come on.” Sheng Zexi got out of the car first, then helped Gu Jianing out and took her hand as they walked into the mountains.

The terrain was a bit complicated, but fortunately, Sheng Zexi seemed very familiar with the area. After turning left and right for about ten minutes, the two stopped in front of a large rock.

Huh?

Gu Jianing looked at the rock in confusion.

Then she saw Sheng Zexi step forward and push the rock aside with force.

The next second, a cave about a meter high was revealed behind the rock, with light faintly shining through from the other side.

“I didn’t expect there to be a cave behind this rock,” Gu Jianing exclaimed.

“Follow me, bend down, and come in slowly. Be careful not to hit the rocks,” Sheng Zexi instructed.

“Okay.”

Although she was a bit doubtful about whether they could really fit through such a small cave, Gu Jianing trusted Sheng Zexi. Holding his hand, she bent down and followed him slowly inside.

At first, it was indeed quite narrow. For Gu Jianing, who was relatively small, it was manageable, but for Sheng Zexi, who was 1.9 meters tall, he had to crouch almost completely. Gu Jianing felt sorry for him just watching.

But soon, Gu Jianing noticed something different.

As they went further in, she found that the path became higher and wider.

Before long, Gu Jianing could walk upright, and soon, Sheng Zexi could stand up as well.

“Huh, it’s getting brighter ahead. I also feel like it’s getting warmer.”

She had been bundled up tightly when they left, but now she felt increasingly warm, clearly sensing the rising temperature around her.

“Brother Xi, are we almost there?”

“We’re already here.”

Huh?

As Gu Jianing took another step forward and looked up, the view suddenly opened up.

In front of her was a large pool, surrounded by clusters of various flowers. Steam rose from the pool, and the faint smell of sulfur lingered in the air.

The area was enclosed by rocks, with the only entrance being the path they had come from and a hole above, letting in light.

It wasn’t dark here; on the contrary, it was quite bright.

“Wow, this is a hot spring, right?” Gu Jianing hurried over to the edge of the pool, reached out her hand, and tested the water, feeling its warmth.