Once the gates of hell were closed, Zuo Qingya finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was even impressed with herself for the arm fitting.

Looking towards the city, I wondered what was happening there, whether anyone was still alive. I decided to go and check.

Zuo Qingya entered the city and found that there were quite a few living people, but they didn't seem very alive and looked crazy. She was really worried about whether they could survive the night.

Zuo Qingya used a cleaning spell on the city, making it much cleaner instantly, but there was still trash. It was just that even the trash was cleaned up, so it didn't look so dirty anymore.

Zuo Qingya thought for a moment. Those who remained might not be good people, but at least they still had some humanity left. After all, she had spent a lot of points to buy a talisman array that had the most obvious effect on people who had eaten human flesh. The more they ate, the faster they would die, since an equivalent amount of flesh would fall off their bodies. The more flesh someone ate, the more flesh they would lose; the less they ate, the less likely they were to die, just lose a few pieces of flesh, and they could recover after a while.

Give them a chance! Give them a chance to live. If they continue like this, they definitely won't survive.

Zuo Qingya clicked the plus sign next to her shop, and the number of shops instantly changed from three to four, proving that she now has four shops.

We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Basically, the store will be open the next morning after it opens.

Zuo Qingya took the key and went into her rented place.

"It's really rudimentary."

There was nothing here except a wooden bed, but Zuo Qingya didn't mind. She lay down on the bed fully clothed, and her cultivation technique started automatically, absorbing an invisible force.

The next day, when Zuo Qingya woke up, she saw that it was much more lively outside. After all, the place where she lived was not far from the market. She cast a cleaning spell on herself, yawned, and went out.

Well, it feels like the people in the base are alive again, unlike yesterday when they were so lifeless and hopeless.

Smiles returned to people's faces; even the trash that littered the ground yesterday was snatched away. Was it trash? No, it was a lifeline. Anyone who called it trash would fight them to the death.

Surprisingly, there was a large incense burner just one meter away from the shop, with lit incense sticks already inserted inside.

"What is this?" Zuo Qingya wondered, wondering what had entered her body. It felt very comfortable. Could this also be spiritual energy?

"No, host, this is the power of faith!"

"The power of faith?"

"Yes, host. They believe in the owner of this shop, so the power of their faith is yours."

"Then why didn't the first few stores have the power of faith?"

"Because there is no medium, the power of faith cannot be transferred to you."

"The medium? Is it that incense?"

"Yes, host."

"I haven't even passed away yet, and people are already worshipping me. It feels a bit strange."

"It's alright, host, you'll get used to it."

"Alright then!"

After seeing the situation in the city, Zuo Qingya stopped caring and didn't withdraw the formation, leaving the city as it was.

Some mission teams had just returned to the city, and after the initial cries of despair, very few remained. Even those who stayed behind were barely clinging to life.

Later, people discovered that the formation only worked against those who had eaten human flesh and those who bullied men and women. After that, no one paid any more attention to it and felt much more at ease.

Zuo Qingya drew a circle on the map: Next stop, Apocalypse Shelter.

Zuo Qingya left the city, mounted her tiger, and headed southeast.

"Tiger, slow down, you're making me feel so bumpy."

With a sudden stop, Zuo Qingya was thrown out, but luckily she reacted quickly and grabbed Hu Zi's tail.

With a howl, Tiger bared his teeth.

Zuo Qingya awkwardly patted Tiger's tail, "Hehe... I didn't mean to, do you believe me?"

"Awoo awoo..." He turned his butt towards Zuo Qingya.

Zuo Qingya thought Hu Zi was angry, but she never expected that Hu Zi was just talking nonsense.

"Ugh... Tiger, you have no shame."

A beautiful song drifted from the woods.

"Tiger, did you hear that?"

Tiger nodded, indicating that he had heard.

"Shall we go take a look?"

Tiger nodded again.

"Walk."

Zuo Qingya and Hu Zi lay on the ground, watching the bird singing and dancing in the distance.

"What's this?" Zuo Qingya had seen it on her phone before; it seemed to be a male bird, what was it called again, the Bird of Paradise. Yes, that's the name.

What is it doing? Is it courting?

The man and the tiger just stared at each other, their faces filled with curiosity.

It ended when a female bird arrived.

"This is outrageous! It's too much to bear. Tiger, let's go."

"Awoo awoo..." (Let's go.)

Zuo Qingya's skin is still dark and oily, with no signs of fading.

"Oh dear, my fair and tender skin is gone forever!" I feel so regretful just thinking about it.

A loud bang rang out from afar.

Zuo Qingya's eyes lit up: "Tiger, shall we go take a look?"

Tiger nodded.

Seeing Hu Zi nod, Zuo Qingya jumped directly onto Hu Zi's back.

"Let's go see what's going on."

Tiger ran all the way and soon arrived at the scene of the incident.

A small team was seen fighting a crocodile, which was huge, several times larger than before the disaster.

Zuo Qingya shook her head: "These people are no match for the crocodile."

Should we help, or not?

"Uh??? Let's help anyway!"

"After all, there's someone inside that I know."

Zuo Qingya flicked out a talisman and stuck it on the crocodile's head. Instantly, the crocodile stopped moving.

Everyone looked puzzled, but some sharp-eyed people spotted a man and a tiger.

The leader clasped his hands in thanks to Zuo Qingya, saying, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

In the group, there was a girl who seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Zuo Qingya smiled and said, "Ahua!"

The girl was taken aback. "Who are you? Zuo Qingya?" she asked, her tone uncertain.

Seeing Zuo Qingya nod, Xia Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking Zuo Qingya up and down, he said, "Zuo Qingya, what happened to you? If I didn't know you well, I really wouldn't recognize you."

"You two know each other?"

Xia Hua nodded: "Yeah...we grew up together, right? Zuo Qingya is a bit of a homebody, I only see her a few times a month."

"The person you're looking for? Is it her?"

Zuo Qingya asked in surprise, "You wanted to see me?"

Xia Hua nudged Zuo Qingya with her shoulder, "Oh, I was just worried about you."

"If I had known a disaster was going to happen, I wouldn't have gone on this trip."

Xia Hua nudged Zuo Qingya's shoulder again: "Not bad now! We fought for so long, and we thought we were going to die here, but you saved us."

"What is your current strength?"

"Uh??? Strength?" Zuo Qingya didn't know if Xia Hua was asking about the strength of a cultivator or the strength of a superhuman.

Xia Hua gestured, "Is this it? You're a talisman maker?"

Zuo Qingya nodded: "You could say that!" Although she had never drawn talismans, she had quite a lot of them, more than she could ever use up.