Kong Sang laughed happily: "I love the way you want to tear me apart, but you have no choice but to bow your head."

Wei Shengyi, without the slightest embarrassment, commented earnestly, "As expected of An Xiuqi's darling, she's just as perverted."

"I heard you've known each other for many years. I'm curious, are you a couple who developed feelings for each other over time, or are you committing an immoral incestuous relationship? Don't you feel ashamed to be receiving gifts while nestled in another man's arms?"

With her peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, Wei Shengyi's exposed skin quickly became covered with purple spots as she painfully scratched her neck, vomiting large amounts of blood.

In just over ten seconds, the person who was perfectly fine a moment ago was now weakly slumped to the side...

"Why bother? The fact that I didn't kill you earlier shows that I can definitely control you. You insist on jumping around and testing me. I'm not saying I'm a pervert, but do you expect me to be kind-hearted?"

“You have a black market and can do so much for me. If our identities were reversed, would you be so merciful? Also, you misunderstand something. An Xiuqi and I have known each other for a long time, but we have no relationship whatsoever.”

"If I had to say, I'd be worse off than a passerby. A passerby might get help from strangers if they're injured, but he... if he sees me injured, he'll just smile and walk by, saying something like 'poor thing' or making a joke."

Wei Shengyi's eyes flickered slightly. How could that be? But judging from Nie Kongsang's appearance, he didn't seem to be lying.

Kong Sang nestled in Lin Changli's arms, her thoughts drifting away. She wasn't just talking nonsense; she was still young and hadn't been completely driven to despair.

Once, unable to bear the pain of the base's experiment, she lay on the ground, clutching An Xiuqi's trouser leg, unable to speak, only able to cry and watch.

Although it did not cry for help, its body language was very clear.

An Xiuqi, without changing his smile, said "Poor little thing," and pulled away from her fingers...

Since then, their relationship hasn't changed much; she's just come to realize more clearly that he's a bad person.

She suspected the system belonged to An Xiuqi, but reason told her it wasn't him and that An Xiuqi wouldn't care about her.

Wei Shengyi forced himself to sit up straight and shook his head, saying, "If we really know the same person, then you are definitely lying. I know very well how much An Xiuqi cares about you."

Kong Sang scratched his head and sighed, "To tell the truth, nobody believes me. Is there no justice in this world? What is this bastard trying to do? He's already dead, yet he still has to cause a bunch of messes."

After saying that, he stroked his chin and analyzed, "I died before the apocalypse. Could it be that he suddenly realized I was the most precious thing to him, and only after I died did he understand that he loved me, so he started a crazy compensation mode?"

"Hmm, that's a perfect description of that scoundrel. Belated affection is cheap as grass. I'll enjoy his compensation, then erect a monument to formally reject him. How about that? Is that respectful enough?"

The words were quite funny, but no one could laugh. Even the usually lively Si Yu remained silent.

Only Lin Changli kneaded the boneless little hand in his hand and agreed, "It's a very good idea. Remember to call out your second personality to offer incense when the time comes. After all, you are one person, and he should also show his appreciation."

Kong Sang smiled and said, "Okay."

Wei Sheng suddenly felt a surge of pleasure, eager to see what An Xiuqi's expression was now—the person he was willing to risk his life to protect was now completely disdainful of him…

Hahaha, this is really refreshing. He suddenly found Nie Kongsang to be a tiny bit more pleasing to the eye.

With mixed feelings, the group arrived at the largest auction house in R country. It wasn't time for the black market auction yet, and this wasn't a place that could be seen in the light of day. There wasn't a single person in sight on the entire outer edge of the building.

At first, Wei Shengyi led them in normally, but when they reached the door and no one stopped them, Wei Shengyi's expression changed.

He strode open the door, and the sight of mutilated corpses scattered all over the floor inside made his face turn ashen.

Without bothering to look around, I headed straight into the depths.

Just as the group was about to follow, Kong Sang squatted down in front of a corpse: "Don't follow, it's too late. The crystal was taken away by my father's men."

"The corpse was mutilated beyond recognition. It was done by Yin Wu and his men, who were under my father's command. They all took the Overlord drug, and during fights, they would uncontrollably bite each other to recover their strength and injuries."

Yu Wei frowned: "Then we've made a wasted trip."

Although Kongsang did not explicitly state how the crystals were to be used, they naturally guessed that it was related to the development of gene drugs. The fact that all their efforts had come to nothing was truly unpleasant.

"Whether it was a wasted trip or not depends on where the crystals from Wei Sheng Translation came from," Qi Yunshen said calmly.

Anyone who has experienced the apocalypse knows very well that the so-called crystals are nothing more than zombie crystal cores, which are everywhere in the apocalypse, but in the real world... they have only seen them in Tianhuang Village so far.

A short while later, Wei Shengyi came downstairs with a sullen face, carrying an empty box in his hand.

Approaching Kong Sang, he said, "The items are gone, but I won't just let it go like this. I plan to auction off the crystal core ahead of schedule... The address of the crystal's origin, are you interested in coming with me?"

Kong Sang raised an eyebrow: "You're planning to deal with the Nie family? Aren't you afraid you'll be the first to die?"

Wei Sheng scoffed, "Isn't it because I have an owner who can protect me?"

Lin Changli pulled Kong Sang aside with a disgusted look: "Don't you have any shame? Stop using your foul language to pollute Sang Sang's ears, get out of the way."

Not in the mood to argue with Lin Changli, Wei Shengyi said in a deep voice, "I've lost quite a few men, but that's a minor matter. It would be a joke if we couldn't produce the crystals on the auction day."

“If someone openly steals from the black market and I remain silent, the black market’s prestige will surely decline. Since we are a force that cannot operate in the light of day, we value deterrence the most.”

"Even if it's the Nie family, I have to react. I belong to you, and so does the black market. If you want to use me, you should at least protect your own interests."

Kong Sang smiled and said, "I didn't say I wouldn't care about you. Just tell me what you want me to do!"

Wei Shengyi's pale green eyes flashed with a dark light: "Call those people out and let me kill a bunch of them. We'll settle the score when we get the crystal stones."

Yu Wei immediately frowned: "You're only thinking about establishing your own authority. If that's the case, Kong Sang and Nie Qu will completely break off relations, and her situation is already difficult enough."

"Heh, didn't we already break off relations a long time ago? Ever since you started promoting New Sprouts, Nie Qu has never let anyone who threatens the Nie family's dominant position get away with it. In R Country, you have me, what are you afraid of?"

Kong Sang burst into tears and dialed a cell phone.

"Look who this is! How dare this young lady contact me?"

Under the strange looks of everyone, Kong Sang choked up and said, "Yin Wu, did you take the crystal?"

After a moment of silence, someone said, "Isn't it too late for you to cry now? Your only way out is to obediently go back to the master and apologize."

Kong Sang continued to sob, "Yin Wu, you know, I only mustered up the courage to resist because I didn't want to feel pain anymore. Can you give me some of the crystals?"

"Is the young lady begging me?"

Kong Sang perfectly portrayed the pride of a young lady, and did not answer. The man on the other end chuckled: "There is a price to pay for asking for favors. I think the young lady understands. See me alone."

A smile flickered in Kong Sang's eyes, but her voice trembled as she asked, "Where shall we meet?"

I'll send it to you later.