"Hey, you bitch, when did it become your turn to speak? Looks like you're trying to get your comeuppance!"

"If you're so capable, come at me all at once. I'll beat you so badly your own mothers won't recognize you."

The man who had just spoken glanced at the tallest man standing in the middle, who nodded, and the others rushed towards Wang Jing and her group with machetes in hand.

Old Zheng told Zheng Ming's mother, "Keep an eye on our things and don't let them get close." After saying that, Old Zheng grabbed a machete and rushed over.

Xu Lin and Zhou Pin did not stand idly by; they grabbed their Tang swords and charged into the melee.

With 6 people fighting against 8, Zheng Ming's injuries hadn't healed yet, and 3 of the 6 were women. It seemed like he had little chance of winning. Fortunately, Xu Lin and Zhou Pin were very helpful. Although they hadn't practiced together in a long time, they hadn't been idle every day.

Zhou Pin went straight for the leader of the group, and Xu Lin followed closely behind, waving her knife at the people next to her to stop them from going towards the car. Lao Zheng, Wang Jing, and Zheng Ming did not back down and each took on one of them. Aunt Ning guarded the car and slashed at anyone who came near.

It was clear that the leader of the opposing team had some fighting skills, so Zhou Pin was fighting him alone. Xu Lin took down one person with a single slash, then turned around and slashed at the face of another person. Zheng Ming was injured and could only cooperate with Wang Jing.

Half an hour later, the eight attackers lay on the ground covered in blood, none of them alive. Zheng Ming and Wang Jing, panting heavily, used their knives to support themselves, while Old Zheng put his arm around Aunt Ning's shoulder to comfort her.

"If anyone is injured, please bandage them up quickly," Xu Lin said.

"My old injury flared up again, but I'm fine otherwise."

"I just scratched my arm and applied some medicine, that'll be fine."

"I'm very capable."

"Aunt Ning, please get your wound bandaged in the car. Let's hurry up and leave; someone might be coming soon," Zhou Pin said.

The group quickly got into the car and set off.

"We just received so much wine, and it's so hot today, some cold dishes or Sichuan-style boiled chicken would be perfect."

"We'll do it once things stabilize."

"Where's the map? I need to look at the map to distract myself, otherwise I'll get more and more hungry."

"You can rest for a while on the back shelf when you get tired of looking at things."

Xu Lin took out a map and began to study it. They were currently on the Beijing-South Expressway in the northern province. If they continued north for another 100 kilometers, they would reach Beijing.

"We'll arrive in Beijing tonight, but we don't know what the situation is at the base now."

"It should be well-constructed, even though it's been a year since the apocalypse."

"The supplies near the base must have been completely looted. I feel so empty inside."

"We could look at places further away, or we could farm our own land."

"Well, we'll breed the animals in the space later, and use up all the resources. I saw yesterday that we had several thousand chicken and duck eggs."

"You can make salted duck eggs, tea eggs, or preserved eggs."

"We can also use them to cook other dishes and store them away. We've used up quite a few boxed meals recently."

"Leave it to me."

"I wonder how Dr. Dai and Xiao Qing are doing, and how the neighbors in Building 3 are doing."

"Linlin."

"Um?"

"Kindness in the end times is tantamount to suicide."

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"So far, there haven't been any problems with Building 3 and Zheng Ming's parents, but there's no guarantee that there won't be problems in the future. If they find out your secret later, will they still be able to stay true to themselves? Also, what will you do if you meet people similar to them in the future? Will you continue to help them?"

Zhou Pin's words made Xu Lin fall into deep thought. She had indeed been a bit too saintly lately. She didn't need to send Zheng Ming and the others to Nanshi. Their car breaking down had nothing to do with her. They had already agreed to separate in Binshi and go their separate ways. Now, she not only sent them to Nanshi, but also took Zheng Ming's parents to Beijing.