Chapter 182

I believe you! I believe you!

Her sweet, soft voice carried endless tenderness, like the murmur of an angel, repeating the same phrase over and over again.

Rong Rong patted Yin Wang's back soothingly, as if comforting a child. Xiao Mingxu and the others had already calmed down after Rong Rong's words. They watched Rong Rong and Yin Wang in silence, their intense killing intent gradually disappearing, leaving only deep jealousy.

Why does this pervert deserve Rong Rong's special treatment? Is it because he can go crazy?

Ling Xi watched coldly. It's hard for someone who closes themselves off to ever come out again. Yin Wang already had a serious mental illness, and now that he's been stimulated, it will only get worse.

Isn't this a good thing?

Such a deceitful act is safer, and society will have one less potential source of instability.

Rationally, Rong Rong knew that it was safer for Yin Wang to shut himself off, but emotionally, seeing how pitiful Yin Wang was, she would also feel sad.

If she were more rational, she should have killed Yin Wang directly to eliminate future troubles, but she seemed unable to bring herself to do it.

Especially for Yin Wang, who has done nothing yet in this world.

Despite Rong Rong's soothing words, Yin Wang remained unresponsive until a long time passed and the first rays of dawn appeared on the horizon, at which point Rong Rong finally calmed down.

The atmosphere became very tense. Xiao Mingxu and the others sat with Rong Rong all night. At this moment, they couldn't tell whether they felt more sadness or happiness.

Their sadness was not for Yin Wang; in their view, such an uncertain factor as Yin Wang should be eliminated. They simply felt Rong Rong's sadness and were grieving for her.

As for being happy, need I say more? Without the one most special in Rong Rong's heart, they would have loved to set off cannons and celebrate for a whole month!

However, just as Wang Tao's smile reached his ears, an unexpected voice suddenly rang out.

"Are you... a fairy sister?"

It was still that somewhat hoarse and awkward voice, but the tone was completely different; at first glance, it sounded like a child.

Everyone looked over in surprise, only to see that Yin Wang had raised his head at some point and was looking at Rong Rong, who was standing close to him, with curiosity and affection.

Those eyes, which had been gloomy for years, seemed to have been washed clean, becoming clear and innocent.

It was only at this moment that people realized that Yin Wang's eyes were actually so big. The way he blinked made him look like an adorable doll, especially since his features were very handsome. His usually pale and sickly complexion now looked clean and fair.

Rong Rong was completely taken aback, not understanding what was going on with Yin Wang.

Xiao Mingxu and the others frowned deeply and turned to look at Ling Xi. Ling Xi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the smile that had been on his lips all along finally disappeared.

"It's a decline in intelligence." Ling Xi felt great regret, but at the same time couldn't help but sigh that Yin Wang was lucky, at least he managed to save his life.

A self-isolating person cannot survive in the apocalypse, but a person with the intelligence of a child, capable of taking care of themselves, and possessing great strength will have a much better chance of survival and will become someone that everyone wants.

Moreover, judging from Rong Rong's appearance, this kind of Yin Wang will probably only make Rong Rong feel more sorry for him, and she will be more unrestrained and wholehearted towards him, right?

Sure enough, Rong Rong looked at Yin Wang with heartache in her eyes, "Isn't it better yet?"

"It's hard to say. It's a psychological issue, quite complex." Ling Xi sighed softly. He could try to treat it if he really wanted to, but he felt that this guy would be better off as a child.

"Fairy Sister?" Yin Wang called out again, his cautious manner resembling that of a pitiful creature eagerly awaiting a response.

Rong Rong immediately hugged him. She had made up her mind. From this day forward, Yin Wang would be her younger brother!

After that, Rong Rong indeed treated Yin Wang like a younger brother, being extremely gentle and patient. Yin Wang was also very attached to Rong Rong. He lacked a sense of security and was only quiet and obedient when he was with Rong Rong. Once he left Rong Rong, he would become very irritable.

In severe cases, they may even lose control of their mental energy and easily destroy everything around them.

Fortunately, they were in a shopping mall at the time, and Rongrong's favorite RV was not damaged.

After this incident, Yin Wang became Rong Rong's constant shadow.

The jealousy emanating from Xiao Mingxu and the others was even greater than when Yin Wang was alright.

"Is this kid really not faking it?" Wang Tao asked Ling Xi for the nth time.

Now everyone knows Ling Xi's profession and has gotten used to not being able to keep secrets from him.

"I'm sorry, no." Ling Xi answered patiently. Did he not want Yin Wang to be faking it? Unfortunately, he had observed for a long time and could not find any flaws.

Wang Tao went back to cook dejectedly. Ling Xi silently looked up and saw Rong Rong and Yin Wang sitting on the lawn, chatting warmly in the sunlight.

It's truly a unique sight in this apocalyptic world.

With Rongrong around, everywhere is a beautiful sight.

In the distance, Ruan Qing sat alone, occasionally casting a cold glance at the crowd.

Since that day, she has become much quieter and more low-key, often appearing as if she doesn't exist.

As a result, no one ever mentioned targeting her again. Even when Wang Tao cooked, he would make her a meal, but she didn't seem happy, always feeling that it was Wang Tao's charity.

Rong Rong gradually forgot about this person, focusing only on taking care of her little brother, and then distracted herself by searching for that scientific research expert.

Ling Xi could ignore Ruan Qing's advances and let her get close, but the research expert was concerned about the antidote. If Ruan Qing went crazy and caused the antidote to malfunction, that would be terrible.

Rong Rong pondered the matter while patiently pointing to the arithmetic problems in the book and teaching Yin Wang.

It feels like tutoring a child with their homework...

The books were high school textbooks, which Xiao Mingxu had found at the library at Rong Rong's request. They contained a complete set of textbooks from elementary to high school, including Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, and biology.

Because Yin Wang's intelligence had regressed to that of an elementary school student, and he always blinked his innocent and ignorant eyes at Rong Rong, Rong Rong felt a great responsibility and decided to give Yin Wang some basic knowledge below the high school level.

However, Rong Rong couldn't teach on her own. Too much time had passed and she had forgotten most of the knowledge. Fortunately, she had a few college students, including Xiao Mingxu, and Rong Rong unceremoniously recruited them to be Yin Wang's teachers.

Since everyone was busy, Rong Rong had no choice but to teach Yin Wang math, which she was quite apprehensive about.

"Rongrong, the answer to this question is 89."

Sure enough, Yin Wang's innocent yet devilish voice interrupted Rong Rong's lesson once again.

"How is this possible?" Rong Rong's smile vanished instantly, her face filled with disbelief and existential doubt. She had seen the answer beforehand!

“Like this…” Yin Wang picked up his pen and quickly wrote down the solution to the problem. The final answer, 89, appeared there boldly, as if it were laughing at Rong Rong.

As if afraid that Rong Rong wouldn't believe him, Yin Wang wrote down several more solutions on paper, and without exception, the answer was always 89.

"The answer given in the book is wrong," Yin Wang concluded.

"Uh." Rong Rong gave an awkward smile, then turned her head away from Yin Wang, scrunching her face into a bun.

She said she couldn't teach Yin Wang math! Help!

Intellectual decline does not mean a decrease in IQ. He truly is a terrifying self-taught genius. Rong Rong felt that her insistence on teaching Yin Wang was simply humiliating herself!

"Rongrong, dinner's ready!" At that moment, Wang Tao's voice was like heavenly music.

"Here it is!" Rong Rong quickly got up, not even bothering to pack her textbooks, and ran happily towards the RV.

Afterwards, Yin Wang, who knew nothing, obediently put away all his textbooks and went to chase after Rong Rong with a silly smile.

The delicious lunch healed Rong Rong's wounded and fragile heart. After finishing their meal, the group continued their journey.

The closer you get to Beijing, the more people there are on the streets.

However, Xiao Mingxu and his group were all dressed smartly and full of energy. It was obvious that they hadn't suffered much on the road, so it was easy to tell that they were a very strong group.

So no one dared to come up and disturb them; they just kept their distance.

When they arrived in a certain city and got out of the car to replenish their supplies, they discovered a place resembling a secret base that extended 100 meters underground beneath a large shopping mall.