TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 185

Chapter 185: What a Coincidence!

Xie YunChuan and Luo Shuyou were the first to reach the edge of the cave. Hearing the rustling footsteps, Gu Tangxi and the others inside the cave stood up immediately, as startled as birds that had been hit by arrows, and looked at the cave entrance warily.

Just three minutes ago, Li Shi, who had been staring at Gu Tangxi and the others for a long time, suddenly turned around and crawled out. Hearing the noise now, they thought Li Shi had returned.

As soon as Luo Shuyou appeared, he saw the tense expressions and defensive postures on everyone’s faces. He smiled and said, “Why do you all look like you’re facing a formidable enemy?”

Seeing that it was Luo Shuyou, everyone’s bodies slumped, and long sighs of relief rose and fell. Gu Tangxi stepped forward, grabbed Luo Shuyou, and walked to a corner, whispering, “Shuyou, you don’t know, just now that dead zombie Li Shi came running in covered in blood and stared at us for a long time. Is he crazy?”

Luo Shuyou gave her a meaningful look, thinking, I know, didn’t I tell him to leave? He can even understand my commands, so he shouldn’t be too crazy.

“He’s okay, isn’t he just looking and not attacking?” If he were really crazy, how could he stand there peacefully, staring at them for so long?

Luo Shuyou definitely couldn’t let Li Shi and Su Qingshan reunite again, otherwise the Jīngpò that his darling Xie YunChuan threw would be wasted. What’s YunChuan’s is his. When he was telepathically communicating with Li Shi, he had already told him to compensate him with one, a level six Jīngpò in exchange for his life. It was simply too cost-effective.

Gu Tangxi exaggeratedly said, “It’s scarier to just stand there and watch, okay? Imagine, a zombie monster covered in blood just stands not far from you, staring at you without moving. This kind of psychological torture is the most terrifying, you know?”

Luo Shuyou shook his head. “I don’t know. If he doesn’t move, you can move. Why are you afraid instead of beating him to death?”

Gu Tangxi felt a pain in her chest, and her tone was full of helplessness. “Shuyou, not everyone is like you, who can easily slap him back several meters with a wave of your hand.”

“What does that matter? You can just slap him a few more times. You don’t have to slap him to death in one go,” Luo Shuyou said very sincerely, offering what he thought was a heartfelt suggestion.

Gu Tangxi pinched her thigh hard, muttering, “Children speak without malice, children speak without malice. Don’t argue with children. Shuyou is so cute, he just doesn’t understand. He’s not deliberately trying to anger you. That’s right, he’s not!”

After successfully brainwashing herself, Gu Tangxi squeezed out a smile and said firmly, “Okay, let’s change the subject. Where’s your Xie YunChuan? Why did you come back alone?” Xie YunChuan actually let Luo Shuyou leave his sight and come back alone. How strange.

“It’s not like that, he’s outside.”

“Outside? What outside? Where?” Gu Tangxi stretched her neck and looked outside the cave, but she didn’t see any sign of him.

“Just at the entrance. He’s waiting for someone.”

“Oh, then he might be standing in my blind spot.” Gu Tangxi responded casually, then suddenly realized something was wrong. “What? Waiting for someone? Where are these people coming from?” Aren’t their group all here, neatly accounted for? Not only were none missing, but there were three extra.

“Here they come. Just look for yourself.”

The noisy footsteps and murmurs of discussion gradually became clearer, and then Xie YunChuan led a small group of people in.

Before Gu Tangxi and the others could ask any questions, the Wu family members by the fire stood up abruptly. Wu Zixiao quickly hid the panic on his face, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, adjusted his tone, and called out steadily, “Second Uncle Su!”

Su Qingshan seemed to have just discovered they were there and said in surprise, “Oh, Wu family kid, what a coincidence! Why are you here too?” Noticing the injuries on Wu Zixiao and Wu Zishan’s faces, coupled with the three siblings’ dirty, torn clothes, Su Qingshan appropriately put on a concerned expression. “What’s this? What happened?”

Wu Zixiao avoided the important points and said lightly, “Ah, it’s a long story. We nephews were unlucky and encountered monkey zombie monsters in the mountains. We were careless for a moment and got caught. Fortunately, this brother beside you helped us, so we barely escaped danger. It was an unfortunate stroke of luck.”

This set of excuses was the same as the one used to deceive Xie YunChuan and the others. That was inevitable. Xie YunChuan and these people were still here, so he couldn’t contradict what he had said before in front of them. However, the same rhetoric was even less convincing to Su Qingshan and the others. Everyone in Li City knew that Wu Zixiao was a level seven ability user of the Wu family.

Su Nanle jumped out and snorted softly, “Just keep treating us all like fools. Just because you treat us like fools doesn’t mean we are fools. Honestly hand over the things. You don’t have the ability to resist now. Otherwise, it’s not impossible for us to kill you first and then slowly search for ourselves.”

A hint of appropriate bewilderment and confusion appeared on Wu Zixiao’s face. He said to Su Qingshan, “This… Uncle Su, we really didn’t take anything. You see… our two families have always had a harmonious relationship and deep friendship. Please give the Wu family some face and don’t make things difficult for us, okay?” While saying soft, begging words, he thought bitterly, “How has Wu Zixiao, backed by the Wu family clan and having already entered the ranks of level seven elite ability users, ever humbled himself like this? Sooner or later, he will kill these Su family members.”

Su Nanle played the role of the sharp and calculating person, crossing her arms and sneering arrogantly, “It’s pointless to play the emotional card at this time. Who doesn’t know that your Wu family is the least sentimental on the outside? How is it that now that you’re at a disadvantage, you’ve forgotten your previous ruthless faces? Didn’t you say that the rules of Li City are that deaths and injuries from collecting supplies and plundering resources outside the city don’t count as feuds? It’s all based on your own abilities.”

Various struggles are inevitable in the end of the world. Even the major families in Li City, who share weal and woe, cannot achieve true unity and cooperation in resisting zombies. Therefore, there are these clear regulations. Outside the city, you can seek profits, fight, and kill each other as you please. Once you enter the city, you are not allowed to provoke trouble again. Any grudges must be resolved outside the city. If you let your enemy return to the city to hide without coming out, then you have to admit that you don’t have the ability to intercept them. Anyone who dares to kill or commit crimes in the city will be sanctioned by the Four Family Joint Association.

The interests of the four families are deeply intertwined, and there are constant struggles and rivalries between the parties. However, outside, the four families tacitly abide by an agreement: they will not kill the core members of any family, that is, the members with the family surname. After all, no one can guarantee that they will never be defeated.

Even so, the families have different degrees of ruthlessness in their actions. The Wu family… if not the most poisonous, is on par with the Ning family, always acting in a way that is just right, leaving no handle and showing no mercy. It is common to seize treasures, kill people, and silence them. Su Nanle felt that they should emulate the Wu family’s style. Killing these three people now without anyone knowing wouldn’t be a big deal.