Chapter 76: Xiao Yi Fei’s Matter
“Sang Sang?”
As soon as Sang Jing Wen returned from outside, he saw Sang Chu walking on the road and quickly ran over to examine her from head to toe.
“It’s great that you’re not injured!”
Although Sang Chu had regained her appearance, in Sang Jing Wen’s eyes, she had simply returned safely from another world, his sister!
“Brother, why are you out alone?”
Sang Jing Wen gently stroked her long hair and said, “Let me tell you about recent events. You’ve been gone for about half a month. Most of the nearby bases already know that Ah Yi and I have started our own faction and are recruiting. So, some people have come looking for us. Zhao Feng’s base, Lu Min Feng and Ah Yi went to handle it. They’ve been spreading rumors that Zhao Feng is hoarding a lot of good things, and even ran off after robbing you clean.
The news has now reached New City. Our base, due to having powerful neighbors and a Flood Dragon, prevents spies from New City from entering. So, their target is now Zhao Feng. I’m out on patrol. Min Feng found a few useful Wood Element Supernatural Ability Users, but they all have families. He’s considering whether to accept those ordinary people, as our Taoyuan Base is a bit special.”
After speaking, he looked at Sang Chu, waiting for her decision. They hadn’t made any decisions about accepting ordinary people without her, all waiting for Sang Chu to return and make the call.
Sang Chu remembered what Tu You had said. If it was true that ordinary people couldn’t mutate into zombies, couldn’t awaken supernatural abilities, and would slowly die without energy supply, then what about her brother?
Thinking of this, a deep sense of powerlessness surged within her.
After a long while, she sighed and said, “Accept them. It’s the apocalypse, everyone should work together. If there are truly people with malicious intent, we can deal with them then.”
“Min Feng said the same thing. People are always a mix of good and bad. As long as the rules are strict and we don’t hesitate when dealing with matters, there shouldn’t be any problems.”
Sang Chu nodded: “Once disloyal, never to be trusted again. My stance is that a supernatural ability user can bring their family, but if the family commits a crime, or if the supernatural ability user commits a crime, then it’s collective punishment.
Don’t talk about taking responsibility for your own actions. If you don’t want to be driven out or executed, you must manage yourself and your family. Brother, this is my stance. I hope you…”
Sang Jing Wen looked at Sang Chu helplessly. He knew Sang Chu was worried he wouldn’t be able to accept such things, and he couldn’t help but laugh:
“In your heart, is your brother that much of a saint? I’ve experienced many things in the apocalypse too. I understand your considerations. Brother will always be on your side. Those who make mistakes will be collectively punished and eliminated. Brother will personally help you execute it.”
“Brother…”
As Sang Chu looked at her brother, she felt a slight sense of relief. But seeing him hesitate to speak, Sang Chu faced him, looking at him earnestly: “Brother, what do you want to say? When did we, brother and sister, become so distant?”
Sang Jing Wen found it difficult to speak. Sang Chu said, “Is it about Brother Yi?”
“You know?”
Sang Jing Wen looked at Sang Chu in surprise. She smiled and said, “Although I don’t know what you want to tell me, I’ve guessed a little about Brother Yi’s situation. I’ve been waiting for you to come and tell me, but I didn’t expect either of you to say anything.”
“We don’t know how to say it. We don’t know what your situation was like in the otherworld, but we know it was very dangerous, so we didn’t want to add any extra risk for you.”
Sang Chu: “Brother, the journey to the otherworld was dangerous, so we must make the most of its benefits. If you don’t say anything, what if I’ve guessed wrong?”
Sang Chu had guessed a little about Xiao Yi Fei’s physical condition, but not much. Therefore, she had been waiting for Sang Jing Wen and Xiao Yi Fei to reveal the matter.
Sang Jing Wen smiled at Sang Chu: “Why don’t you guess that your Brother Yi and I are a couple!”
Sang Chu, uncharacteristically, teased him: “Are you?”
“Brother Yi and I are very good brothers. It’s just that his situation is very special, making it impossible to let him live alone. If it weren’t for the apocalypse and my lack of supernatural abilities, and if Brother Yi hadn’t told me not to follow him, I wouldn’t have let him go on missions alone. It’s too dangerous.”
Sang Chu: “Is it related to him not feeling pain?”
Sang Jing Wen paused for a moment, then nodded: “Yes. When I first met him, I just thought this person was so annoying, always following me around like he had no friends, and he had no sense of personal space. Everyone in the dormitory found him quite bothersome. I realized something was off about him during a basketball game.
He got injured then, his knee swelled up completely, and his blood stained his pants red, but he was still cheerful, as if nothing had happened. I thought it was a bit strange at the time, but I figured that’s just how he was, like a simpleton. Later, an accident happened, and that’s when I found out he couldn’t feel pain.”
Sang Chu had discovered that Xiao Yi Fei couldn’t feel pain during their first meeting. At that time, he was covered in blood and had wounds all over his body, but he had no problem walking. He was even so weak that he was leaning on his Tang Saber, yet not a trace of pain could be found on his face.
It was as if the injured person wasn’t him!
But hearing Sang Jing Wen mention an accident, Sang Chu knew that the accident must have been very serious, even leaving a deep shadow in his heart. Otherwise, with Sang Jing Wen’s personality, he wouldn’t have allowed a man to have so little personal space with him.
Although Sang Chu didn’t want to pry into someone’s privacy, she really needed to know this matter. Otherwise, in the apocalypse, if only Sang Jing Wen was aware, Xiao Yi Fei would still be in great danger.
“Brother, can you tell me what happened?”
Sang Jing Wen took a deep breath and said, “Ah Yi is a very blunt person. Over the years in the apocalypse, although he’s improved a lot, he can still be annoying. Before the apocalypse, it was even worse. Those who disliked him included me. So, at that time, I applied for a single dormitory. But there were no single dorms left, so I thought, I’ll just apply for a double room, as long as I can move out.”
Hearing this, and seeing Sang Jing Wen stop with a helpless expression, Sang Chu laughed: “Don’t tell me he moved in too!”
Sang Jing Wen nodded: “This guy had money and just moved in. I don’t know why he was so insistent on following me. At first, he kept chattering to me, which annoyed me, but I couldn’t change dorms anymore. So, I started avoiding him. I had to work, which was a good way to avoid him. Perhaps knowing I didn’t like him, he gradually stopped bothering me.
At that time, I was truly relieved. I started returning to the dormitory to rest normally. One night, I noticed he went to sleep unusually early. I thought he was just tired from playing. But in the middle of the night, I heard the sound of dripping water, and I found it strange, so I got up to check. To my surprise, it was dripping from Ah Yi’s bed. I was furious at the time, and I directly pulled back his curtain and started scolding him. But the more I scolded, the more I felt something was wrong.”
