Her every expression and her entire demeanor were calibrated to perfection.
To think that in just one night, Wan Wanxin had not only left that place but had also reached an agreement with Sima Yue’s group and become their teammate.
One had to admit, Wan Wanxin’s luck was incredible.
Her methods were first-class, too.
Seeing the slightly dazed look in Feng Moxi’s eyes, Chaoyang cleared his throat and said carefully, “That woman has been down the path behind the mountain village.
She’s somewhat useful.”
Chaoyang’s voice was just loud enough for everyone nearby to hear him clearly.
The way he said it made it seem as if Feng Moxi despised Wan Wanxin.
While it was true, hearing Chaoyang state it so bluntly made everyone feel a momentary awkwardness.
But Feng Moxi acted as if she hadn’t heard a thing.
‘In this life, I’ve been reborn in a new body.
As for Wan Wanxin…
heheh, I’ll take my time playing with you!’
Hearing Chaoyang’s introduction, Wan Wanxin slowly stepped forward, a perfect smile on her lips.
She pulled a lollipop from her pocket.
She held it out to the little girl and said gently, “What’s your name, little one?
Here, have some candy.” Her voice was kind and amiable.
Her smile was faint yet natural, instantly winning over the people around her.
It might just be a small piece of candy, but in the Apocalypse, it could be a lifeline.
Who knew how she had managed to save it.
And to give it away so generously…
she was truly beautiful inside and out.
Feng Moxi watched this scene with cold eyes.
This was her “dear” cousin’s classic trick, one that never failed in the Apocalypse.
Unexpectedly, the little girl’s expression remained cold.
Her eyelids were lowered, and she didn’t even spare Wan Wanxin a sideways glance.
Wan Wanxin’s arm remained outstretched, making the atmosphere awkward once again.
Some people even felt the little girl was too willful, that she was being impolite for someone so young.
Feeling rejected, Wan Wanxin didn’t get annoyed.
Still smiling like the August sun, she reached out to pat the little girl’s head.
The little girl was instantly on alert.
A frigid glare, filled with boundless, cold killing intent, shot out from her eyes.
Startled, Wan Wanxin quickly retracted her hand.
Only then did she start to feel truly embarrassed.
“PFFT!” Chaoyang couldn’t help but let out a low laugh, his eyes filled with mockery.
Feng Moxi’s mood suddenly improved.
She pushed the little girl into Luo Yunxi’s arms.
Seeing the girl’s wide eyes as she struggled to pull away, Feng Moxi said flatly, “Don’t move.
She’s easy to bully.
She can’t beat you.”
The little girl instantly fell still.
The group was dumbfounded.
What kind of communication was this?
Luo Yunxi looked resentfully at her idol.
‘Just how little does she think of me?
No, I have to work hard on my Cultivation.
I can’t be outdone by a little girl.’
No one knew that this very scene would lead to the future powerhouse having two great female guardians by her side—one hot, one cold, one on her left, one on her right—loyal until death.
With no desire to linger, the group quickly left the small town’s vicinity.
Back at the gate of the courtyard, she thought about how the animals had already mutated.
If she remembered correctly, the plum rain season a week from now would be deadly, causing certain special plants to mutate as well.
If they didn’t leave White Poplar Town now, they might be trapped here for a very long time.
She wasn’t short on supplies now, so she said to Chaoyang and the others, “There are quite a few monsters behind the town, and the roads are blocked and impassable.
The paths inside are winding and difficult.
Now that the animals have also mutated, maybe we can get through the town by climbing over the houses from the back, but…”
“But we risk being surrounded by monsters and mutated animals.
Even if we aren’t, who knows if there’s an army of monsters at the town’s exit.
We still might not be able to leave,” Sima Yue finished her sentence.
Feng Moxi glanced at the meticulously composed, stern man and continued:
“With the Binhai incident, there must have been many refugees who fled this way.
I’m afraid the town’s exit won’t be in good shape.
If it’s blocked, we’ll be trapped.
We’re better off crossing the mountain.”
After speaking, she glanced at the towering mountain peak to the side.
Normally, there wouldn’t be any ferocious beasts on the mountain, but since the Apocalypse had arrived, no one could be sure of the situation.
“What if there are mutated animals in the mountains?” Luo Yunxi whispered her concern.
To her, crossing the mountains seemed even more ridiculous.
“As long as we don’t go deep into the mountains and stick to the edge of the forest, it shouldn’t be a big problem,” came Wan Wanxin’s gentle, soft-spoken voice.
He Ping looked at the group’s intense discussion and sighed deeply.
His team had both the old and the young; every path would be fraught with difficulty.
“Alright…
Tomorrow morning, then.” After a moment of silence, Sima Yue made the final decision.
With the plan settled, they were all eager to leave this town teeming with countless monsters.
They still had many other things to do.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, the thick stench of blood filled the main hall.
There, in the very center of the hall, lay the bodies of four disheveled girls, arranged neatly.
Black blood was still trickling from their chests, already half-congealed.
Their expressions were terrified.
They had been dead for no more than four hours, each killed with a single, fatal blow.
It was clearly the work of humans.
Feng Moxi and Chaoyang lifted their heads at the same time, looking toward the mountain peak outside the gate.
‘Only those people would have such a twisted sense of humor!’
He Ping gritted his teeth and said, “It was those four brats.
They’re truly ruthless.”
It wasn’t just because those punks had killed these girls, but because they had also gotten three of his brothers killed, which filled him with grief and fury.
Sima Yue, his face devoid of expression, gave orders to Xiao Lizi.
“Arrange the night watch.
Be careful.
We leave first thing tomorrow morning!”
It was already late afternoon.
Those four might have already gone up the mountain, but knowing their style, it wasn’t impossible they’d circle back for a surprise attack.
“Right.”
Feng Moxi’s mood soured.
The thought of traveling with *that person* made her feel a sense of revulsion.
She didn’t want to stay in the same space as Wan Wanxin for long, so she took the little girl up to the small room on the second floor where she had rested before.
Luo Yunxi followed them in.
The three of them each took a corner of the room, staring blankly at one another.
After so many years of loneliness and self-reliance, of always facing people with a mask on, she had long forgotten how to interact with people normally.
And the little girl was even colder and more aloof.
‘How are two such cold people supposed to get along in the future?’
Luo Yunxi rubbed the bridge of her nose.
She glanced at Feng Moxi, who had already closed her eyes to begin her Cultivation, then cautiously asked the little girl, “What’s your name?
How old are you?”
A sudden burst of killing intent shot towards her, making her feel suffocated for a moment.
Feng Moxi’s eyes snapped open.
She looked at the little girl and said flatly, “The three of us will be together from now on.” The killing intent vanished abruptly.