Chapter Twenty: Lu Yuyang, the "Pretty Boy"
Xing Wu slowly emerged from the shadows, his gaze sweeping unfriendly over Qiao Xi and Lu Yuyang.
As soon as Xing Jiao saw him, she rushed over excitedly, her voice full of smugness: "Brother! You've come at the perfect time! I saw with my own eyes the woman that Brother Ye brought back and this man getting all tangled up, all sorts of things!"
Xing Wu's gaze darted back and forth between Qiao Xi and Lu Yuyang, finally settling on Qiao Xi's face. He asked with a half-smile, "Qiao Xi, what do you have to explain?"
Josie shrugged lazily, her tone nonchalant. "She's just talking nonsense... Only a fool would believe her."
Xing Wu, with an unsettling smile on his lips, strolled forward slowly with his hands behind his back. "You should know Feng Ye's temper better than I do. He can't tolerate any nonsense."
He paused, glancing meaningfully at Lu Yuyang, "If I were to send the two of you to him right now... that pretty boy would be dead."
Lu Yuyang, who was known as a "pretty boy," suddenly turned pale.
Josie chuckled inwardly, but feigned panic, biting her lip: "You have no evidence at all, what makes you think you can slander me?"
Xing Wu was satisfied with her reaction, and his smile deepened: "Actually, it's not that I can't turn a blind eye..."
"Really?" Josie blinked, her tone innocent, but a sly glint flashed in her eyes.
"certainly."
Xing Wu leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and said with a hint of ambiguity, "As long as you talk to me alone, I'll pretend I didn't see this."
His gaze roamed over her body without restraint, completely ignoring Lu Yuyang standing to the side.
"OK!"
Josie took a step with a smile, but Lu Yuyang grabbed her wrist as soon as she took one step.
Don't go.
Qiao Xi sighed inwardly. She had originally planned to take this opportunity to trick Xing Wu, but it seemed that her plan was now unsuccessful.
"Let go of me!"
The smile on Xing Wu's face vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling rage.
He looked Lu Yuyang up and down, wondering if this was still the pre-apocalyptic world? Could he really fool beautiful women with just his looks?
He wanted to show them that here, Xing Wu was the one in charge.
Because they had never met Lu Yuyang, they subconsciously regarded him as an ordinary person without superpowers.
Lu Yuyang returned the gaze coldly, remaining completely still.
"Fine! Very well!" Xing Wu laughed in anger. How dare someone challenge his authority on his own turf?
He suddenly waved his hand and shouted sternly, "Guards! Teach this blind fool a lesson! Don't kill him, leave him with a breath, hang him up so everyone can see what happens to those who defy me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, three burly men rushed forward and swung their fists at Lu Yuyang!
Lu Yuyang pulled Qiao Xi behind him, his aura suddenly turning icy cold, and tiny ice crystals even condensed in the air.
Josie crossed her arms and watched the show with great interest, completely unfazed.
In this shelter, apart from Feng Ye, who is a lightning-type mutated ability user, everyone else is an ordinary ability user, while Lu Yuyang... is a genuine mutated ice-type ability user!
"ah!"
The burly man at the front suddenly screamed as several ice needles pierced his entire hand, and blood dripped from his fingertips.
Upon seeing this, the other two stopped abruptly, even involuntarily taking two steps back.
Xing Wu's expression went from cold to astonishment, and then to ecstasy, all in just two seconds.
He shoved aside the burly man blocking his way, his face beaming with smiles as he warmly greeted him: "Hey! Brother! Why didn't you say you were a mutant with superpowers sooner? It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
Lu Yuyang stared at him coldly, without saying a word.
Xing Wu, with his thick skin, felt no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, he eagerly instructed his men, "Quick! Clear out the best single room! Also, bring some canned goods, chocolate, and compressed biscuits over to my little brother!"
He rubbed his hands together, his smile ingratiating. "I was blind to your greatness just now, brother, please don't take it to heart!"
Seeing that Lu Yuyang still ignored him, he remained unperturbed.
He's destined for great things; this is nothing to him.
He laughed and said, "It's my fault for disturbing you. I'll be leaving now! Come visit me sometime."
After speaking to Lu Yuyang with a smile, he tactfully took two steps back, even deliberately avoiding Qiao Xi, for fear of upsetting Lu Yuyang again.
He knew perfectly well that as long as he had enough powerful and numerous superhumans under his command, he could have any woman he wanted in the future. Why offend him now for the sake of Josie?
Thinking this way, Xing Wu was in a great mood. He even hummed a little tune as he turned and left, completely forgetting about Xing Jiao standing beside him.
Xing Jiao stood there stunned, only coming to her senses after her older brother had walked away.
She gritted her teeth, glared at Josie, but dared not provoke her any further, and could only slink away to chase after her older brother.
"This is not a place to stay for long."
"Yes...that's why I'm leaving with you."
In the early days of the apocalypse, these small shelters still retained some humanity, but as resources became increasingly scarce, that's when the darkness truly began.
In no time, someone delivered canned goods, drinks, chocolates and other scarce supplies to Lu Yuyang.
He frowned, about to refuse, but Josh took the supplies for him first.
"Just leave it there."
Once everyone left, she turned to Lu Yuyang and said, "Why not take these things? If you don't want them, he'll just squander them. So why don't we accept them?"
Looking at her matter-of-fact expression, the coldness in Lu Yuyang's eyes dissipated, and his words carried a hint of indulgence, "You're right."
It was getting late, and Josh couldn't help but yawn.
"Tired? Then go and rest."
Josie patted her mouth, tears still welling in her eyes, "Wait, I have something to tell you."
"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."
"I've been fortunate to have Fengye's protection these past few days. I promise to do him a favor tomorrow, and then we'll leave."
As she spoke, she pointed to the spoils on the ground and winked at him, "Don't forget to take these 'spoils' with you when you leave tomorrow."
"What kind of help is it? Do you need me to come along?"
Josie waved her hand, "No need, my powers can help him. I'm so sleepy, I'm going back to sleep..."
After watching her leave, Lu Yuyang picked up all the things on the ground.
Since Josh wants it, he'll take it all with him tomorrow.
That night, Josie lay in the soft bedding and slept soundly, feeling relaxed and at ease.
As the morning sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, she caught a glimpse of Zhao Wenjing tiptoeing out the door.
"Wenjing, wait a minute."
The girl turned around, somewhat remorseful, "Sister, did I wake you up?"
Josie stretched, her cotton pajamas outlining her slender waistline with the movement: "I just slept enough."
"It's still early, Xixi, you can sleep a little longer," Chen Qiurong said gently as she came in.
Josie hugged the blanket without moving. "Mother-in-law, Wenjing, I'm leaving today. Take care of yourselves."
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