Chapter 79 Shipping Couples
"And... he just put down the supplies and didn't even have a sip of water before he went out to find you. Sister Xixi, I've never seen Brother Fengye care about anyone like this before."
Josie chuckled and tapped her forehead. "You little brat, teasing your older sister like that?"
"I just think that Feng Ye is so amazing and incredibly handsome, only you, sister, are a good match for him."
The two were even more well-matched than the most popular couples in the TV dramas she watched before the apocalypse.
"Sister Xixi, you don't know, there used to be a lot of older sisters in the neighborhood of Grandma's house who liked Brother Fengye. Every time Brother Fengye came back, they would dress up and go over to give him things, but Brother Fengye always had a cold face, which scared them away."
Zhao Wenjing was talking so enthusiastically that she didn't even notice that the person in front of her had already finished washing their clothes.
"Alright, alright, I know you, Fengye, are the most popular, but if you don't take a step forward soon, someone else will beat you to it."
Zhao Wenjing then realized what was happening and looked back. The spot in front of her was already empty, and someone was indeed trying to cut in line.
She immediately bent down, picked up the basin, and rushed over to reserve the spot.
Josie then emptied all the dirty clothes from the basin.
"You wash it first. My coat is very dirty. Use the water you used to wash it."
Her clothes were covered in the filth and blood of zombies.
"It's okay, we'll wash together."
As Zhao Wenjing reached for her dirty clothes, Qiao Xi suddenly saw a figure running past in the distance.
It was the same child who had helped her in the tent area last time.
A group of fierce-looking men were chasing after him.
Considering that he had helped her before, she decided to go and see him since she had run into him.
"Wenjing, wait for me here. I saw someone I know, I'm going to go and see."
"Okay, Sister Xixi, you go ahead."
After responding, Josie touched the dagger at her waist and quickened her pace to chase after them in the direction they had left.
At the end of an alley, a boy in tattered clothes desperately clawed at the wall, trying to climb over it.
But soon, the pursuers caught up: "Run! You little beast, where do you think you're going!"
The boy seemed to know he couldn't escape, so he turned around, picked up a brick from the ground, and his dark face revealed only a pair of surprisingly bright eyes.
He glared fiercely at the man chasing him from behind, like a lone wolf, "You beast, are you calling me grandpa?!"
"Wow, you've got quite a temper. I just don't know if your sister can hold out longer or you can."
This was like igniting a powder keg in the boy, and he instantly raised the spikes on his body.
What did you do to my sister?
He was yelling and crying at the same time, looking both desperate and fierce.
The men were no longer in a hurry; they either laughed wildly or deliberately teased him.
One of the men reached out his hand and made sounds as if he were teasing a pet.
Unexpectedly, the boy rushed forward and bit his wrist.
"Ouch!" He tried to pull his hand away, but the boy bit down hard and he couldn't shake him off at all.
"You little beast, you're asking for death!"
Snap!
The man slapped the boy across the face and then kicked him.
The boy fell to the ground, clutching his stomach and crying out in pain, while blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, staining his teeth.
But he remained defiant, his eyes filled with hatred. If his gaze were a knife, he would have already sliced those men to pieces.
"This wolf cub is really ruthless! We can't keep it. Tie it up quickly, and when we're tired of playing with it, we'll slaughter it and eat it."
The people around seemed to have taken it all in stride, their eyes revealing greed and lewdness.
Two men stepped forward, testing the rope in their hands from time to time.
But the boy, like a maddened young beast, roared incessantly and opened his mouth fiercely to bite.
Although he was thin, the ferocity and ruthlessness he exuded were chilling.
Neither of them noticed that Josie was slowly approaching from behind.
Finally, the boy, exhausted, could not escape the encirclement of several adult men and was quickly tied up.
"Let me go, I'm going to kill you all!"
The struggling boy looked up and his fierce gaze fell on Josie across from him.
He was clearly taken aback for a moment.
Josie raised her finger, smiled, and shushed him. She had already moved behind the man closest to her.
Only then did the man seem to realize what was happening, and he quickly turned his head.
But Josie was faster, the sharp dagger already pressed against his neck. "Don't move, my hand is unsteady. If you move, there might be blood everywhere."
The sudden appearance of a woman's voice made the men who were harvesting turn around warily.
Upon seeing Josie's stunning face, everyone showed expressions of infatuation.
"What a beautiful woman! Take her back!"
The man who was speaking was so focused on her face that he was bumped by someone next to him. "Second brother, she has a knife."
The other men laughed. "What's there to be afraid of with a knife? She's just a woman, does she really think she'd kill someone?"
Without hesitation, Josie moved the dagger aside and stabbed the man in the side with lightning speed.
Aww!
The man howled in pain, which finally made the group of men calm down.
"You dare!"
"Do you think I dare?"
As she spoke, a seductive look appeared on her face, and without hesitation, she drew the dagger again and swiftly plunged it into the man's arm.
Another wail brought the men back to their senses.
Who are you? What do you want?
"I was just helping someone in need. Do you want the boy, or do you want him?"
She was clutching the man's collar, her dagger still embedded in his arm.
Blood quickly soaked the clothes on his arms.
"Do you know what the consequences will be if you offend us because of him?"
Josie's smile grew even brighter and more alluring. "Then you can see what will happen to you. Make a decision within a minute, or I'll cut open his trachea next."
"You filthy woman!"
The man he stabbed turned around and cursed, while Josie twisted the knife handle hard.
Aww!
"If you don't learn your lesson, I wouldn't mind killing you first and then finding someone else to threaten them with."
He had lost too much blood and was deathly pale. "Let him go, please let me go!"
"Okay, let him come over."
The men seemed reluctant, but after exchanging glances, they slowly untied the ropes.
The boy was pushed and stumbled a step before reaching her side.
Just as Josie was about to let go, the boy grabbed her wrist. "Sister, don't let go!"
"Hmm?" Josie raised an eyebrow in surprise. "So what do you want?"
“They kidnapped my sister. They must return my sister before they can release him.”
Upon hearing this, the men angrily rolled up their sleeves. "You little beast, you dare to bargain with us? You only have one life. If we let you go, get out of here!"
"If you don't release my sister, I'll kill him right now!"
Josie also looked up at the opposite side, "Do as he says, bring his sister over to exchange."
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