Chapter 145 In My Own Hands
Outside the door, Chi Yanzhou and his group saw Lu Nange and the others come out and immediately stood up, but they stopped abruptly when they saw the fearful, cowering figures behind them.
Yu Xuan's eyes instantly reddened when she looked at those thin, bony figures, especially the several teenage girls.
"They..." Yu Xuan's voice choked in her throat.
Wen Qing gently patted a girl's trembling shoulder: "She needs her wound treated."
"Come to our base!" Yu Xuan wiped away her tears. "I'll take care of them like my own sisters."
Looking at the group of girls who were about the same age as his daughter... Old Yu's eyes welled up with tears: "Yes, my daughter is right, we will take good care of them."
The women didn't react; their eyes remained vacant as they pressed their bodies tightly against Lu Nange and the others.
Lu Nange: "Brother Chi, bring all those corpses over here."
The vines moved in response, dragging the corpses of Xiong Chao and his gang to the front of everyone, leaving drag marks on the ground.
Lu Nange: "The bodies of those who harmed you are all here. As for the rest, like Xiong Chao and his men, we've killed them all."
The women's stagnant eyes finally stirred. A girl who looked about the same age as Lu Nange suddenly knelt down, her chapped lips trembling as she couldn't speak.
"Want to come with us?" Lu Nange stretched out her hand, palm up.
......
Before setting off, Lu Nange took out bread and bottled water from her backpack.
The women took it carefully, swallowing it in small bites like sparrows stealing food.
The journey back was exceptionally long.
These ravaged bodies were so weak they could barely walk, yet they instinctively avoided men and could only stagger forward, supporting each other.
Old Yu and his group tactfully walked at the front, while Chi Yanzhou and his companions maintained a safe distance and brought up the rear.
The zombies they encountered on the road made the women tremble. They bit their lips tightly, suppressing even their sobs deep in their throats—afraid of causing Lu Nange and the others any trouble.
When Lu Nange and the other girls stood in front of them and dealt with the zombies, the women's dim eyes lit up time and time again.
Something seemed to be quietly reviving in his eyes.
After walking for more than an hour, the outline of the villa came into view.
Roddy strode towards Lu Nange and her group: "We have some vacant houses inside; they can stay there."
Yu Xuan stepped forward: "We have some female survivors here, and we will take good care of them."
She placed her hand on her heart: "I swear on my life."
Lu Nange and her group had to continue their journey and could not stay in Shun City, nor could they take these people with them.
The group exchanged glances and nodded to Yu Xuan: "We'll help them settle in."
Old Yu hurriedly pushed aside the roadblocks blocking their gate: "Please come in! Please come in!"
Fearing they might not be comfortable with being around strangers, Yu Xuan thoughtfully arranged for them to stay in the most secluded villa.
Chi Yanzhou and the other boys did not follow them into the house; they simply stood guard on the porch.
Stepping inside, Lu Nange unloaded her backpack on the floor.
She neatly arranged antibiotics, bandages, and vacuum-packed food on the coffee table.
Lu Nange: "These are all for you."
From the crowd, a woman with a bruise near her eye spoke up: "Can we follow you?"
Lu Nange shook her head: "We're just passing through Shun City, so we can't take you with us. Never entrust your lives to others; only you can protect yourselves."
"But...can we?" A trembling voice held a shattered hope.
Wen Qing stepped forward: "Of course. I've been subjected to domestic violence by my husband for years..."
Memories flooded back—that night, the man she killed who mutated, her frantic run with her daughter in her arms, only to trip and fall...
Wen Qing suddenly choked up, her Adam's apple bobbing violently, as if she were trying to swallow back the sob that was about to rise from her lips.
Gu Wan and Luo Xingyou immediately stepped forward, one putting her arm around her trembling shoulder and the other holding her hand.
Wen Qing took a deep breath and patted the Tang sword at his waist: "Even a coward like me did it..."
She looked intently at each woman: "You can too."
"Clang—"
Using her backpack as cover, Lu Nange pulled out a bunch of long-handled fruit knives from her spatial storage: "Those with superpowers, enhance your abilities; those without, pick up these! From today onwards, your lives—"
She said, emphasizing each word: "It should be in our own hands!"
I've said everything, both what I should and shouldn't have said...
Lu Nange and the other three turned and walked outside.
Once outside the gate, Yu Xuan caught up with them and said, "They will gradually become stronger! Thank you for saving us and them."
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