“Get lost, you stinking man! What right do you have to speak to me, Miss Chen?”
Provoked by Long Potian’s words, the woman immediately reverted to her sharp-tongued, arrogant self.
But before she could continue, Mu Qingruan, who had remained calm the entire time, interrupted her.
“And what right does a cheap, ugly woman like you have to speak in front of my people?”
Jun Ruoli and the others looked at Mu Qingruan in surprise.
To say something so domineering in such a calm tone…
It was precise, merciless, and devastating.
But having their own little sister stand up for them felt wonderful.
They loved it.
“Cheap and ugly? You actually dared to call me, Chen Jianjian, cheap and ugly?”
The woman glared viciously at Mu Qingruan’s composed face.
She swore she would ruin that beautiful face. Then she would see who the ugly woman really was, and whether Mu Qingruan could still seduce her Brother Feng.
“Jianjian? As in the jian from cheap woman?”
Ignoring Chen Jianjian’s furious outburst, Mu Qingruan simply turned to Murong Liefeng, whose brows had furrowed slightly, and asked in confusion.
A trace of amusement flashed across Murong Liefeng’s normally emotionless eyes. Looking at Mu Qingruan pretending to be innocent, he expressionlessly nodded.
“Pfft… Jianjian! Your name really is so cheap! Hahaha…”
Long Potian burst into loud laughter.
Mu Qingruan shot him a sideways glance.
You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?
He already had an incredibly loud voice, and now he had practically shouted those words at the top of his lungs.
Long Potian immediately gave her a flattering grin.
“Hmph. Who told her to insult you just now? If I didn’t have a rule against hitting women, she’d already be lying on the ground begging for your forgiveness.”
The exchange between Mu Qingruan’s group attracted everyone’s attention.
When they saw how clean and well-kept Mu Qingruan and the others looked, the crowd couldn’t hide their astonishment.
This was the apocalypse.
Supplies were scarce.
Just look at themselves.
Every single one of them was filthy, exhausted, and starving.
Then look at these people.
Not only were they clean and well-dressed, they all looked healthy and well-fed.
Seeing this, everyone quietly began calculating something in their hearts.
“What are you all looking at? Keep staring and I’ll gouge your eyeballs out!”
Chen Jianjian noticed everyone looking over and mistakenly assumed they were laughing at her, so she screamed out a threat.
The crowd looked at her with contempt.
Who the hell is looking at you?
What’s there to look at? A fake face and fake boobs?
Although everyone despised Chen Jianjian, they were also afraid of her.
Earlier, some people had confronted her because they couldn’t stand her attitude.
Every one of them had been killed by Chen Jianjian’s men.
Everyone had already learned during this journey that Chen Jianjian wasn’t someone they could afford to offend.
Not only because she was vicious and ruthless, but because her group was also the strongest among everyone gathered here.
Eventually, the crowd decided to camp here for the night.
During that time, they would gather materials to fill the collapsed section of the road before continuing their journey.
After the crowd dispersed and the matter was settled, Mu Qingruan and Murong Liefeng walked side by side past the grim-faced Chen Jianjian.
Neither of them spared her so much as a glance.
Long Potian stopped in front of her, snorted mockingly, then raised his chin proudly before following after Mu Qingruan.
“Cheap without even realizing it. That’s truly pathetic.”
As Chu Mochen passed by Chen Jianjian, he glanced at her with obvious disgust before mercilessly mocking her.
Jun Ruoli and the others couldn’t even be bothered to look at her.
They simply ignored her completely.
“You… You all stop right there… Lis—”
Chen Jianjian finally exploded after being ignored and looked down upon.
She had never suffered such humiliation before.
Unfortunately, before her outburst could truly begin, Wang Shi mercilessly strangled it in the cradle.
“Miss Chen, those people are beyond your ability to provoke. If you want to reach Y Province safely, don’t do anything you’ll regret.”
Hearing Wang Shi’s words, Chen Jianjian turned around and glared at him viciously.
“Beyond my ability to provoke? My father is a triad boss! Why can’t I provoke them? There are only eight of them, while we have fifteen. Are we supposed to be afraid of them? You coward! Get out of my way!”
She shoved Wang Shi hard.
“My father paid you so much money, and this is how you let others humiliate me? Damn it! What the hell are you even good for?”
She vented all of her anger onto Wang Shi.
A flash of impatience crossed Wang Shi’s eyes as he stared coldly at the woman shouting like a shrew.
“So what if we have fifteen people? How many have died along the way? Every one of us has injuries of one kind or another.”
“But what about them?”
“Which one of them has a single wound? They’re all energetic, spotless, and perfectly clean.”
“Since Miss Chen thinks I’m completely useless, then I won’t remain here to offend your eyes any longer. We’ll part ways.”
“And let me remind you of one thing.”
“In the apocalypse, money is nothing but wastepaper.”
“I only agreed to escort you to Y Province because I owed your father a debt I had to repay.”
“Along this journey, I’ve already saved your life countless times. That debt was repaid long ago.”
With that, he turned and walked away.
Chen Jianjian froze.
Wang Shi absolutely could not leave.
He was a rare Level One wind-type ability user.
As for the bodyguards around her, they were practically useless.
If Wang Shi left, there was no guarantee she would even survive long enough to reach Y Province.
Watching him walk away, Chen Jianjian hurried after him.
“Wang Shi, you can’t leave! You promised my father you’d get me safely to Y Province. You can’t break your word! Fine… I won’t provoke them anymore.”
Wang Shi stopped walking.
He hadn’t truly intended to leave.
Since he had accepted that man’s request, he would do everything possible to fulfill it.
He simply hoped Chen Jianjian would change her temper.
Those people were not opponents they could afford to provoke.
Six Level One ability users.
And that cold man…
He couldn’t even determine Murong Liefeng’s level.
Which meant Murong Liefeng was stronger than him.
As for the girl whose body showed no energy fluctuations at all…
He didn’t believe for a second that she had no abilities.
He had a constant feeling that she was anything but ordinary.
Wang Shi had always trusted his instincts.
Those instincts had helped him lead Chen Jianjian’s group through countless life-and-death situations.
“I hope you remember what you just said.”
After speaking, Wang Shi headed toward their vehicles to pitch the tents.
It looked like they would be spending the night here.
Chen Jianjian turned and shot the RV in the distance a venomous glare, clenching both fists tightly.
She would never let that woman go.
No one who had ever offended her had remained unharmed.
Inside the RV.
“Well, well. That woman came looking for you. Don’t tell me she’s one of your old flames? ‘Brother Feng, Brother Feng’… She acts like she’s Huang Rong or something.”
Chu Mochen spoke with obvious disdain.
“Brother Mochen, don’t insult Huang Rong,” Mu Qingruan said calmly.
“You’re right. She’s not even worthy of carrying Huang Rong’s shoes,” Chu Mochen replied with a cold laugh.
“I have nothing to do with her. We’ve only met a few times.”
Murong Liefeng answered indifferently.
“If she really were your woman, we’d seriously have to question your taste,” Long Potian said.
“Enough. As long as she doesn’t come looking for trouble, that’s good enough. Looks like we’ll have to stay here for the night after all. I’ll go make dinner.”
Jun Ruoli stood up and headed toward the kitchen.