"There are five more people coming," Yao Ran informed the man as they passed.
Hearing this, he nodded. "Understood."
One of the men greeted them and then led them to Yuan Rihui, who was waiting in the second-floor living room.
Noticing his exhausted face, Yao Ran asked with concern, "What happened to you?"
Yuan Rihui sighed and replied, "Just a little bit sleep-deprived. Those gang members have been giving us a hard time these past two days."
Realizing that something more serious had happened to him, Yao Ran sat on the couch across from him and asked, "What did they do?"
Clenching his fists, Yuan Rihui explained angrily, "They have been sending people to steal our supplies repeatedly. If we hadn't recruited a lot of combat ability users beforehand, we might all be dead by now."
Yao Ran frowned at his words. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Could it be because you delivered supplies to Captain Li two days ago?"
Yuan Rihui nodded grimly. "Yes. I ran into several groups of robbers that day. I expected trouble, but I didn't expect them to team up. Their constant attacks have left us with no proper rest."
Noticing the heavy dark circles under everyone's eyes, Yao Ran thought for a moment. Then she retrieved a 50-liter water container from her space and said, "Distribute this among your ability users. Each person should only drink one glass."
Yuan Rihui's eyes lit up at the sight of the water container. He looked at the clear liquid inside the water container and asked excitedly, "Miss Yao, what is this? A new potion?"
Yao Ran nodded and lied without blinking an eye. "Something like that. It can restore ability users' energy, replenish stamina, and heal wounds."
At her words, everyone present, including Long Yu's five brothers, who had just arrived, looked at her in astonishment.
After a moment of shock, Yuan Rihui suddenly stood up from the couch and hurriedly poured a cup of lake water. Without saying a word, he drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, the others stared at him without blinking. A few seconds later, one of his men cautiously asked, "Brother Yuan, how... how is it?"
Yuan Rihui placed the empty cup on the low table, turned to look at Yao Ran, and said, "Miss Yao, I never thought you had this kind of trump card hidden."
Yao Ran smiled. "Now you know."
Yuan Rihui laughed and then said excitedly, "Everyone, come and get your share! Recover your energy and pay those bastards back for what they've done to us!"
"Yes, Brother Yuan!"
Seeing how energized they were, Long Yu said to Yao Ran, "They might not need our help."
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