"What's there to be afraid of coming in? It's a question of whether you dare to open the door or not," the girl said weakly.
"Alright." Before the person outside could react, Jiang Qingwan opened the door, used her left hand to pull the long-haired girl through the crack in the door into the room, and held a knife to her neck with her right hand.
The girl was stunned and didn't realize what was going on.
The person was suddenly dragged from outside into the house, and a knife was placed on their neck.
"You—you don't have to kill me to cover your tracks just to beg for food!" The girl raised her hands in surrender.
"I'll teach you a lesson." Jiang Qingwan patted the girl's shoulder.
"Do you know that making noise outside the door will attract zombies?" Jiang Qingwan said sternly.
"I...I know. But there aren't any zombies in our neighborhood, are there? Besides, I..." The girl hesitated, unsure whether she should say it.
Jiang Qingwan glanced at her, her spiritual energy flowing into her eyes, and saw the girl radiating a golden light. She said calmly, "Oh, a metal-type ability user, right?"
Jiang Qingwan withdrew the knife from the girl's neck and picked up some French bread from the table for her.
The girl tore open the packaging, immediately stuffed the bread inside, and mumbled "thank you" without forgetting to say it.
Seeing this, Jiang Qingwan immediately put the large bag of small breads on the table into the girl's arms.
The girl's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, excitedly saying "Thank you, beautiful lady!" several times.
"Eat slowly, it's all for you, no one's going to take it from you." Jiang Qingwan got up and sat on the sofa a little further away.
Jiang Qingwan actually knew this girl.
This is Gu Ningyue, a famous metal-type ability user from her previous life. She has a cute and gentle appearance, but her combat power is explosive.
I heard that before the apocalypse, he was a passionate comic artist, skilled at drawing various battle scenes and weapons. After the apocalypse, he used his metal-type superpower to create many powerful and sharp weapons.
In terms of character, just like her shonen manga, justice is her defining characteristic.
So Jiang Qingwan had intended to let her in anyway; she was just testing whether she was really as rumored.
Gu Ningyue sat on the sofa, eating bag after bag of bread, stuffing her cheeks until they were bulging, just like a little squirrel.
Given that she is a metal-type ability user, the fact that she didn't choose to change the shape of her knife immediately when she was threatened shows that she is not very cunning.
"Have some water," Jiang Qingwan said, handing over a bottle of mineral water.
Gu Ningyue took a sip of water, swallowed with difficulty, finished the last bite of bread, and smiled sheepishly.
"Miss, I'm so sorry, I'm really hungry. I wasn't thinking straight before, and I was thinking that I'm small and don't eat much, so I should give the food to others and maybe lose some weight. That's why I didn't buy much."
Jiang Qingwan sighed and rubbed her forehead. "You... sigh. Oh well, we'll collect supplies tomorrow anyway. You're a metal-type ability user, so you should have a good harvest. You can't do this again next time. First, you need to survive yourself. Only then can you think about others."
"By the way, beautiful lady, how did you know I'm a metal-type ability user? Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to come out to find you alone," Gu Ningyue asked curiously.
“I could tell, I’m a superhuman too.” Jiang Qingwan acknowledged her superhuman status.
“Then I’m a superhuman, how come I can’t tell what kind of superhuman you are?” Gu Ningyue retorted.
"I don't know, but I can see it anyway." Jiang Qingwan couldn't tell the truth, so she just made up an excuse.
"Maybe my ability level isn't high enough." Gu Ningyue stopped worrying about it and found a suitable reason for herself.
"Speaking of which, you really have guts. You actually dared to let me in. Aren't you afraid I'm bait? That there are two burly men standing on either side of the door, and then they'll ransack your house?" Gu Ningyue remarked.
"Aren't you the same? Daring to knock on my door all by yourself?" Jiang Qingwan said with a slight smile.
"Hahaha. We're really evenly matched," Gu Ningyue concluded.
"No, no, no, I am confident and capable. You are just bold and haven't seen the wickedness of human nature yet," Jiang Qingwan shook her head and denied.
"I've read some post-apocalyptic comics, okay. Of course I know, but sometimes I just feel that humanity shouldn't be so wicked. It's unbelievable." Gu Ningyue said with a mournful face, unwilling to believe the cruel apocalypse.
"It's alright. At least you were lucky to run into me. I'm a good person."
"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Jiang Qingwan, and I am a dual-elemental ability user of water and fire."
Jiang Qingwan stretched out her hand, which hovered in mid-air. Gu Ningyue, being quite perceptive, also reached out and shook her hand in return.
Two pairs of fair and delicate hands clasped and shook in the air.
People who would never have crossed paths in their previous lives have met in this cross-time and space journey.
"I am Gu Ningyue, a metal-type ability user," Gu Ningyue officially replied.
"Ah, you're a fire-type ability user. I suddenly remembered, you're the one who did that person's eyebrows and hair, right? That's so satisfying!" Gu Ningyue had a flash of inspiration and remembered the incident of the beautiful woman being provoked that morning.
"Haha, it's me. I was originally planning to deal with Zhang Qiang myself, but some righteous person passing by stepped in and took care of him for me." Jiang Qingwan admitted directly.
There's no need for me to hide these things.
Strength is the best trump card.
"You're really amazing! Your control over fire-based abilities is so precise. Boss, please accept my bow." Gu Ningyue looked at Jiang Qingwan with her big eyes, which seemed to be filled with little stars, sparkling brightly.
"Let's go collect supplies together tomorrow," Jiang Qingwan said, extending an invitation.
“Great! I couldn’t be happier! I was a little worried at first…” Gu Ningyue changed the subject and jumped up excitedly from the sofa, exclaiming, “Wow, that’s fantastic!”
"You need to tone it down a bit. In the apocalypse, you can't show your emotions. It's best to keep a poker face all day," Jiang Qingwan reminded her.
"Ah, sorry. It's an occupational hazard. I used to draw action-packed manga, you know. As an artist, you have to be able to evoke your own emotions to create something."
At this point, Gu Ningyue seemed to have thought of something else, and her face was filled with a smile.
He chuckled a few times before speaking, "I suddenly remembered, I got stuck and was worried about what to do next. Now I don't have to submit the manuscript at all~~~"
"Here, have these packets of instant noodles too." Jiang Qingwan bent down and took out a few packets of instant noodles from the cabinet under the coffee table, and put them on the table.
"Thank you so much! What a great neighbor! What a beautiful neighbor! Jiang Qingwan is such a wonderful person!" Gu Ningyue exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Go home. See you at the meeting tomorrow," Jiang Qingwan said, dismissing him.
"Okay! I'll make it up to you tomorrow, no matter how much trouble I caused you today!" Gu Ningyue stood up straight, saluted Jiang Qingwan, full of energy, and turned to leave.
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