Chapter Twenty-Eight: Radiating Holy Light
The air was thick with the stench of rotting flesh, and flies buzzed around the severed limbs.
If it weren't for this hellish scene, Josie would almost have thought it was some rich heiress having a picnic in the countryside.
Shen Qianqian was wearing a beautiful dress, her skin was healthy and rosy, and the ends of her hair had a healthy pearly luster.
Josie subconsciously looked down at her blood-stained down jacket, the cuffs still sticky with fleshy tissue, emitting a faint fishy smell.
Josie rubbed the stain on her cuff with her thumb, smiled nonchalantly, and realized that she was indeed getting more and more used to this cruel world.
Do you know of any survivor settlements nearby?
Shen Qianqian's voice was as sweet as honey, but her gaze darted back and forth between Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang like a scanner.
The three superhumans standing behind her formed a triangle, protecting her in the middle. Their muscles were tense, and their superhuman energy fluctuations created subtle ripples in the air, clearly warning those around them not to make any rash moves.
Zhao Wenjing subconsciously looked at Qiao Xi, and this subtle movement caused Shen Qianqian's gaze to follow her to Qiao Xi's face, her eyes filled with a scrutinizing look.
"A gathering place?" Josie asked with a laugh. "Where have you been living for the past three months? Heaven?"
Her gaze swept meaningfully over Shen Qianqian's spotless skirt.
“I have indeed encountered a few survivor settlements,” Shen Qianqian nodded, her slender fingers gently brushing the stray hairs by her ear, “but those places are dark and damp, and I don’t want to live like a rat.”
Her gaze swept over the crowd. "If you know of any bigger or better places, please tell me, and I'll trade you my supplies."
After saying that, she smiled and waved, and the people behind her immediately understood and turned to enter the RV.
Soon, they unloaded a box of instant noodles, a box of bottled water, and a box of biscuits, stacking them in front of them, emitting an enticing aroma.
Shen Qianqian pointed to several boxes of supplies on the ground, her skirt swaying gently with her movement: "As long as the information you give me is reliable, these things belong to you."
As she spoke, her gaze swept towards Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang's location once again, lingering on Feng Ye's strong arms for a few more seconds.
This was the first time Josie had ever seen someone so ostentatious about their wealth in the apocalypse. Did they want to die even faster?
But when she noticed that the other person was glancing in a certain direction from time to time, she suddenly realized: he was playing the long game!
Perhaps it was the three powerful superhumans behind her that gave her confidence; she wasn't afraid of being targeted at.
Shen Qianqian suddenly walked closer to Zhao Wenjing and took out a beautifully packaged chocolate from her pocket: "Little sister, this is for you."
The exquisite wrapping paper exudes a sweet aroma; a piece of chocolate that was unremarkable before the apocalypse is now a luxury.
Zhao Wenjing unconsciously swallowed, but firmly shook her head and hid behind her, her small hands tightly gripping Qiao Xi's clothes.
Shen Qianqian seemed somewhat helpless, but she tried to keep her smile as gentle as possible: "I mean no harm, I just want you to give me directions."
She pointed at the zombies, her face showing disgust. "I really hate these disgusting zombies outside."
Her acting was really not good, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.
"You mean if we give you directions, you'll give us all these things?"
Josie suddenly broke the silence with a smile.
Shen Qianqian clearly didn't want to talk to her, but after looking around, she found that only Qiao Xi responded to her, so she had no choice but to nod reluctantly: "Yes, this will not harm you at all."
Josie grinned and casually pointed east: "Just turn past that gas station and keep going straight."
As he spoke, he bent down to pick up the supplies, his movements as nimble as a cat about to steal some fish.
"Wait..." Shen Qianqian hurriedly called out to stop her.
Josie stopped what she was doing and deliberately widened her eyes exaggeratedly: "Were you just kidding us? In that case, goodbye!"
She turned around decisively and swiftly.
The key point is that Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang, who were next to her, also turned to the side immediately, seemingly preparing to leave with her as well.
Seeing this, Shen Qianqian quickly explained, "No, you can take the things, I won't ask for them back. I just saw that this old lady has difficulty walking, so I wanted to invite her to ride in my car, and you can also show me the way."
Josie looked at her with a somewhat indescribable expression; the holy light emanating from her was simply too dazzling.
The words "I have a problem" were practically plastered on her forehead.
Qiao Xi knew that if she could see it, Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang could also see it.
Just as Qiao Xi was pondering this, Feng Ye suddenly spoke up: "Then thank you very much."
His voice remained indifferent, yet it immediately brought a look of surprise to Shen Qianqian's face.
"You're welcome. We're all survivors, so we should help each other."
She kept looking at Feng Ye, hoping for a better response, but Feng Ye just nodded and turned to help Granny Chen.
Shen Qianqian had no choice but to turn to Chen Qiurong and earnestly take the old woman's arm: "Grandma, let me see you to the car."
"Thank you, little girl."
Grandma Chen truly believed she was a kind-hearted girl, and her expression softened considerably.
Shen Qianqian smiled sweetly and asked, "Are they all juniors in your family?"
Grandma Chen was honest and kind: "No, she just took me with her because she felt sorry for this old woman."
"So we're not family after all..." Shen Qianqian muttered softly.
Chen Qiurong didn't hear clearly and felt it would be impolite not to respond, so she immediately asked, "Little girl, what did you say?"
"It's nothing, Grandma, please go up first." Shen Qianqian quickly put on a smile and personally helped Grandma Chen into the car.
After Zhao Wenjing got into the car, she smiled and invited Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang, saying, "The road is dangerous, please get in too."
Whether it was intentional or not, she deliberately or unintentionally shielded Josie from view when she spoke.
After Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang got into the car, Qiao Xi tried to get on the bus around her.
But Shen Qianqian stepped aside and blocked him.
Qiao Xi finally understood, so she simply stopped what she was doing, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and looked at Shen Qianqian with a relaxed expression.
"Josh, why aren't you up yet?"
Lu Yuyang noticed that Qiao Xi hadn't gotten into the car yet, so he turned to look at her.
Josie waved her hand, "Coming right now, I want to say a few words to this kind girl."
After saying that, her gaze returned to Shen Qianqian. "It seems that you only invited Feng Ye and Lu Yuyang to get in the car, not us, right?"
"So what if you guessed it? This is my RV. I can pick up whoever I want. There's limited space inside, so you'll have to walk."
"Sure!"
Josie took a step back, her smile unchanged.
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