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Chapter 16: My good sister
“Get out of the way!” Shen Mingxuan ordered in a cold voice.
After the incident, the Thunder Squad had destroyed the so-called “Sacred Tree” and had cleared the village of any infected people. The villagers had seen their strength; not only had they not been poisoned by the pollen of the Sacred Tree but were also gifted. They could not help but be afraid of them. As they were all standing on his side, Shen Mingxuan was of course a little happy and looked at Bai Qingqing with a dark expression.
“Get out of the way! If you get scratched by Awang, don’t blame us for killing you too!”
“Kill Awang! Kill him!”
Abao’s mother was kneeling on the ground, holding her son as they cried miserably. They looked really pitiful, yet the villagers who wanted to get rid of Awang had no compassion.
“Big brother, I beg you.” A-mei kowtowed, “I am willing to take Awang with me! Don’t kill him, we will leave the village immediately!”
Everyone was shocked by her request and thought she was crazy. She was actually willing to risk her life for her lover; even if Awang did not change, there was no food outside of the village and zombies roamed around. Even if they managed to walk out of Zhou village safely, they would die in the mouth of a zombie.
Bai Qingqing’s mood was all ups and downs, whether it was for her mission or just pure kindness, she just did not want A-mei and Awang to die.
“Let’s make a bet.”
Shen Mingxuan was irritated when he saw her beautiful face and interrupted impatiently: “No one wants to bet with you, get out of the way!”
“Shen Mingxuan.” Fu Chen moved his hand and took his teammate’s gun, “Hear her out.”
“Captain!” Shen Mingxuan stared at him, dissatisfied.
Fu Chen’s face was cold: “Hear her out.”
Bai Qingqing looked at this fake brother of hers with gratitude and continued: “If Awang does not wake up in a day, drive both A-mei and him out of the village. If he does not mutate after waking up, let them be together, how about it?”
The villagers were reluctant to even listen to her and raised their weapons before shouting: “No! We must drive Awang out today! Letting him stay here is waiting for a disaster to happen!”
“If he mutates and bites someone, can you bear the responsibility?”
“I will.” Bai Qingqing took out a gun just like magic and fired in the air, “I will guard him. If he changes, I will kill him myself.”
Most of the villagers’ weapons were blades and the firearms they had stolen from outsiders had all been used up. They didn’t expect such a young and beautiful girl would shoot and they had seen her take her arms out of nowhere. Did she have an ability too, just like their Holy Maiden?
Fu Chen glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice: “You can trust her.”
The villagers knew Fu Chen was the leader and did not dare to argue anymore but did not want to put their weapons down either.
Abao’s father was not willing to keep Awang, who was going to mutate sooner or later, in his home. He jumped to his feet and shouted: “No, I don’t agree with Awang staying here.”
“What are you talking about?!” The mother got up in her turn and shoved him, “Are you even human? He is your son!”
The man slapped her: “You have the courage of a leopard, you dare hit me!”
He felt like he had just lost face in front of so many people and started to beat up his wife in a rage. Abao tried to stop him and was pushed out of the way.
It was normal for men to teach women in their village and the other men were simply watching the show. Bai Tiantian bit her lip and murmured in a weak voice: “Don’t hit her.”
“Father, father! Don’t hit mom!” Abao cried pitifully.
After accumulating anger and distressing emotions in her heart for the last few days, Bai Qingqing finally had enough and suddenly exploded. She took out a stick from her space, rushed over, and waved it before hitting the man on the back.
“What a man! Is beating women your only ability?”
The villagers were shocked and even the Thunder Squad’s members stared at the scene in surprise. Before Bai Qingqing had lost her memory, she had been an awfully squeamish girl. She would just be a nuisance and do nothing but flirt all day, no one had expected her to violently hit people just like a little firecracker.
Abao’s father was a strong and healthy man, no way he could let himself be beaten up by a mere woman. He suddenly grabbed Bai Qingqing’s stick and threw a vicious punch at her.
“Ah!” Bai Tiantian was so scared she covered her eyes.
Bai Qingqing could not avoid the first coming her way and instinctively closed her eyes. But no pain came and she heard a wailing cry instead. When she opened her eyes, she saw the man clutching a broken arm, pain written all over his face.
Fu Chen pulled her behind him and said: “If you have a death wish, I can help you.”
The men of the Thunder Squad were not weak. They were standing in front of the villagers, powerful and way stronger than them. Looking into their eyes, the villagers all dispersed and left.
“Awang cannot stay here.” The father cut a sorry figure and begged for mercy, “He will kill us, please spare us.”
A-mei wiped her tears and announced: “I will take Brother Awang.”
Abao’s mother was holding her youngest son again, a nose red and swollen, and said: “Thank you, A-mei.”
Bai Qingqing helped A-mei carry her lover and left the small courtyard together. As they walked on the road, she asked: “Where are you taking him?”
A-mei was drenched in a cold sweat and replied: “I
 I don’t know. Let’s bring him to Grandmother’s house first.”
“You shouldn’t take him there.” Bai Qingqing glanced at Fu Chen, “Brother, the villagers are not at ease with Awang, can we bring him to where you live?”
Fu Chen stared at her and Bai Qingqing stretched out her hand to pull at his sleeve. She blinked and begged softly: “Brother, you’re a good person.”
“I am not.”
Fu Chen strode forward with his long legs. Bai Qingqing ran after him, grabbed his arm, and asked in a gentle voice: “Do you agree?”
Fu Chen turned his head to look at her; he felt like she was becoming more and more coquettish each day. Looking at her fair and pretty face, he stretched out his hand to pinch her soft cheek, lowered his head, and leaned closer: “What do you think, my good sister? Hm?”
An aggressive aura came from his body and gave people a sense of oppression. Bai Qingqing took a step back and said: “Then it must definitely be a yes.” Her eyes were bright and her voice delicate, “Brother said his sister needed to be spoiled.”
Fu Chen hummed and smiled. He pulled her off him and led her to start to walk again. Bai Qingqing turned her head: “A-mei, hurry up!”
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At night, the Thunder Squad was sitting at the table. A-mei was wearing an apron and carrying vegetables. She smiled shyly: “My craftsmanship is not the best, but those are Zhou village’s specialties. I hope you like them.”
Bai Qingqing put a piece of bacon in Fu Chen’s bowl: “Brother, for you.”
Everyone looked at Fu Chen. They all were aware of his cleanliness habit and even Bai Tiantian had never tried to give him any food.
Fu Chen glanced at Bai Qingqing. He had been alone since he was a child and no one had approached him sincerely. This little sister of his
 she wasn’t too bad.
He picked up the meat and tasted it: “It’s good.”
“It’s the little sister who is good, right.” Xiao Yang mumbled.
Bai Qingqing’s eyes flickered and she picked up a pair of unused chopsticks before putting food in Xiao Yang’s, Cheng Rui’s, Liang Zhiyu’s, and Bai Tiantian’s respective bowls. She gave them a beautiful smile and said: “You guys try it too.”
Everyone couldn’t help but glance at Shen Mingxuan. Only his bowl was empty, Bai Qingqing was really good, ah!