Chapter 24: Damn Zhao Feng
“It’s okay, Brother, look, I’m fine!”
Lin Mu Xue: “Exactly, Brother Wen. As the saying goes, surviving a great disaster brings good fortune. Look, everyone is starving and thirsty in the apocalypse, but we still have so much food and drink. It’s wonderful. Today is a day for reunion. I never dreamed I’d see you all again. We should be happy!”
I originally just came back to try my luck, but I didn’t expect my family to be alive. That’s great!
After Lu Min Feng moved the last person onto the hovercar, he smiled and said, “I’ll go get you something to eat. You guys chat first.”
Lu Min Feng walked towards the kitchen, and Sang Jing Wen quickly pulled Sang Chu aside to ask what was going on.
But Sang Chu asked first, “Brother, what’s this about Brother Yi going to Zhao Feng’s base to find us and saying he’d give us supplies?”
Lin Mu Xue: “Yeah, that perverted scoundrel Zhao Feng never said anything like that!”
Sang Jing Wen: “A Yi is the second-in-command of the base, responsible for the circulation of supplies with other bases. I told him that you and Mu Xue were in Shang Jing. He happened to be going to Shang Jing to trade for supplies with supernatural ability users. There’s no food left in this area.
When he returned, he said he got news that you were at Zhao Feng’s base, but Zhao Feng wouldn’t let you go. Even though A Yi promised him supplies, he wouldn’t trade or let A Yi enter the base. He couldn’t stay too long at the time, so he had to come back first.”
“Damn Zhao Feng!”
Lin Mu Xue cursed fiercely!
Sang Chu: “What happened next?”
“There are many wood element supernatural ability users in Shang Jing. A Yi and the others went to trade with them. But who knew, Zhao Feng actually said his base didn’t lack supplies. No one knows how many supernatural ability users are in his base. I’ve never seen him trade with anyone from any base.
So, A Yi had no choice. That base was like an impenetrable fortress. If someone hadn’t mentioned that you were at their base while clearing zombies, A Yi wouldn’t have been sure.
From what they said, you were also going out to clear zombies. A Yi waited outside for several days but never saw you. Later, they had to return, so A Yi had no choice but to come back first.”
Lin Mu Xue suddenly remembered that for a period of time, the base’s scheduling completely ignored them. It was probably during that time.
Sang Chu also thought of this: “I didn’t expect it to be like this. Zhao Feng is simply disgusting!”
Lin Mu Xue: “Right? Brother Wen, that Brother Yi even gave us supplies to hand over, but we didn’t see anything!”
Sang Jing Wen sighed helplessly: “Although A Yi is a Level Three supernatural ability user, Zhao Feng is also Level Three, and it’s rumored he’s a dual-element supernatural ability user. He has many Level 2 supernatural ability users under him. The people A Yi brought couldn’t force their way in. When he told me, he was quite helpless. If it were closer, we could have found a way, but it’s too far, beyond our reach. So, A Yi and I are thinking about how to bring you back.”
Hearing this, Sang Chu suddenly thought of what Sun Hou said: “Brother, could it be that because you and Brother Yi wanted to leave the base to find us, your base leader suddenly made a move? If you and Grandmother Lin weren’t here, Brother Yi wouldn’t have left the base alone.”
Sang Jing Wen suddenly laughed: “Then he’s mistaken. If it weren’t for me and Grandmother Lin, A Yi would have left long ago. His parents are in New City. We were planning to save enough supplies, then leave to find you and Mu Xue first, and then go to New City to find his parents.”
In the apocalypse, you can’t go anywhere without supplies, especially with two ordinary people like him and Grandmother Lin to bring along.
Lin Mu Xue: “But your base leader doesn’t know that. A Yi is a Level Three supernatural ability user. Your leader wouldn’t let him go, so this is why! It must be!”
Sang Chu: “It’s very likely. Brother, do you know A Yi’s travel route? How long will it be until he returns?”
Sang Jing Wen shook his head: “The route for each trip is a secret. It’s estimated to be a three-month round trip, but they’ve only just set off not long ago.”
Suddenly,
A fragrant aroma wafted over, and Sang Jing Wen and Grandmother Lin’s stomachs rumbled.
Lin Mu Xue said, “Let’s go eat first, and we can talk while we eat!”
“Okay, Brother, Grandmother, let’s go.”
Lu Min Feng prepared a chicken, some fish, stir-fried some greens, and steamed rice. The table full of delicious food made Sang Jing Wen’s mouth water.
Lu Min Feng: “Brother Wen, Grandmother, come and eat. I’ve already deboned the fish, there are no bones.”
The mutated fish was not only delicious but also had very few bones.
Sang Jing Wen hadn’t seen food in a long time. He took his chopsticks and said, “Well, I won’t be polite then!”
“Brother, eat quickly!”
“Yes, yes, Grandmother Lin, you eat too!”
“Alright, alright, everyone eat, eat!”
After eating their fill, Sang Jing Wen slumped in his chair, constantly patting his overstuffed stomach, his eyes fixed on the fruit on the table.
He said listlessly, “Mu Xue, you’re making it difficult for me, aren’t you? I can see it, but I can’t eat any more!”
“Haha, Brother Wen, who told you your stomach is so small? Look at me!”
As she spoke, she picked up a slice of watermelon and ate it in big bites, slurping as she said, “It’s so sweet, so juicy, it’s delicious!”
Sang Jing Wen looked at her resentfully, and Grandmother Lin gently patted Lin Mu Xue’s hand and said, “You…”
After Lin Mu Xue finished eating, she wiped her mouth haphazardly, leaned over, and hugged her grandmother’s neck, affectionately saying into her ear, “It’s so good, our family is reunited!”
Sang Jing Wen and Sang Chu’s parents passed away when they were still young. They lived with their grandfather in a small town. Grandmother Lin lived next door and often helped take care of them.
Lin Mu Xue and Sang Chu were the same age, so they played together.
After their grandfather passed away, Sang Jing Wen and Sang Chu relied on themselves, doing odd jobs to support themselves. Fortunately, they were in a small town where work experience wasn’t a major concern.
Otherwise, it would have been uncertain whether the two children could even go to school.
Seeing that everyone’s emotions had calmed down, Lu Min Feng spoke, “Brother Wen, we came here for two reasons: first, to find relatives, and second, A Chu said she wants to build our own base. You’re familiar with this area, can you tell us about the forces in Hai Shi?”
Sang Jing Wen immediately became serious: “There are five major forces in Hai Shi. Our Green Mountain Town counts as one. The boss is Quan Jian, and the second is A Yi, Xiao Yi Fei. Both of them are Level Three supernatural ability users. There are about a dozen Level 2 supernatural ability users, and about thirty Level One supernatural ability users. As for ordinary people, we haven’t counted carefully. People starve to death or are bitten to death by zombies every day, so it’s impossible to estimate. This faction is at the lower-middle level among the five major forces.”
