Chapter 28 New Members.
Hearing this, Mo Xiu sighed inwardly. If she had known they would struggle so much, she would have preferred to intervene from the start. This scattered mess is really troublesome to clean up.
Oh well, they've had it tough too...
He stretched out his hand and released several lightning balls, burning all parts of Bian Tai's corpse to a crisp. Only then did Mo Xiu look at Xie Wu, who was still sitting not far away, staring blankly at him.
"Clean this place up and see if there's anything left behind."
Hearing Mo Xiu's words, Xie Wu finally came to her senses and hurriedly tried to stand up, only to find that her whole body was extremely weak.
Everything that had just happened had almost exhausted him. But even so, he gritted his teeth and held on, trying to take deep breaths to calm himself down.
First, they ran to Cheng Cheng's vicinity and helped him sit up. Then they searched around for any trace of Bian Tai.
He threw his coat, which was lying on the ground, and his loose belt into the fire.
After doing all that, he remembered something and turned to Mo Xiu, saying, "He didn't come alone. Someone who often accompanies him drove him here."
Mo Xiu frowned upon hearing this, feeling that things seemed to have become a bit more complicated. However, seeing Cheng Cheng sitting not far away, staring at her expectantly like a silly husky, she sighed and decided to take on this mess.
Simply disposing of the body isn't enough. If someone finds out that Bian Tai came to see Xie Wu, it will be a huge problem.
After all, given his current situation and strength, it wouldn't be so easy for him to kill Xu Liang and escape unscathed. Moreover, Xu Liang wasn't the only enemy he had at the Shanhe Base.
There are still some enemies he hasn't even seen yet, so he can't leave here for the time being. He also can't let Mo Qi be put in danger because of his mistake.
He realized that Bian Tai hadn't taken a liking to Xie Wu on the first day; he might have already arranged for someone to keep an eye on her. That's why he was able to discover so early that Xie Wu had been rejected and returned to her residence.
Mo Xiu asked Xie Wu, "Then think about it again. Has anything else happened that warrants attention these days? Has anyone been following you?"
Xie Wu thought about it carefully and realized that there really was such a thing. Moreover, he knew very well that the person must have been sent by Bian Tai. No wonder Bian Tai came looking for him the very night he returned to the RV.
Xie Wu instantly understood the hurdle and hurriedly said to Mo Xiu, "Yes, someone was following me before. The person I just told you about who drove Bian Tai here is the one who usually follows me."
I can't remember his real name, but I remember hearing his descendants call him Brother Yang, so his surname must be Yang.
Upon hearing this name, Mo Xiu immediately recalled that there was indeed such a person by Bian Tai's side. This person was originally just an ordinary person with no special abilities.
Upon arriving at the base, things weren't great at first, and he was also quite plain-looking. In order to live a better life and rely on Xu Liang and his group, he actually sent his only relative, his young sister, to Bian Tai's hands.
Unable to bear the blow, the young girl committed suicide the next day. Because of this incident, many people secretly cursed this so-called Brother Yang. Mo Xiu also had some recollection of his appearance.
Thinking of this, he said to Xie Wu and Cheng Cheng, who had recovered and stood up, "Then you two stay here and clean up. Don't let anyone know that a battle took place here. As for the bodies, I'll deal with them when I come back later."
After saying that, Mo Xiu used her wind-based supernatural ability to speed up and leave in search of the other person's whereabouts. Since Bian Tai had instructed that person to wait nearby, the other person should not be far away and should have come by car.
So he searched around, but only found an empty car on two streets far away from here. The door was open, but no one was inside.
Mo Xiu waited in the shadows for a moment and then saw a man walking back while pulling up his pants. Judging from his appearance, he should be the one surnamed Yang, who had just come back from relieving himself.
It was the dead of night, and there was no one around. He parked his car in a secluded spot, which was perfect timing, location, and people.
Mo Xiu didn't intend to linger for too long and quickly went to the person's side.
Yang Ge clearly recognized him too. When he looked up and saw Mo Xiu, he was surprised and opened his mouth to call his name, but Mo Xiu silenced him with a shushing gesture.
Upon seeing this, the other party immediately adopted a fawning attitude, bowing and scraping before Mo Xiu. Having been by Bian Tai's side, he naturally knew that the other party was someone Xu Liang wanted to recruit.
He then asked in a fawning voice, "What are you doing here? Is there something you need from me?"
Seeing this, Mo Xiu lowered her voice and asked, "Does anyone else know that Xie Wu returned home from our place?"
Upon hearing this, the person on the other end quickly shook his head: "He lives in such a remote place and doesn't like to socialize. How many people would know about him?"
You came looking for him in the middle of the night, it couldn't be... Don't worry, he's a very reclusive person. I kept an eye on him on the way back, and he didn't run into anyone!
A lewd smile appeared on the man's face. He wondered if Mo Xiu had changed his mind halfway through and wanted to take the person back. If he ran into Bian Tai, things would get interesting.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Xiu grabbed his throat and snapped his neck.
The killing was swift and clean; if it weren't for the nearby houses, and the concern that using lightning-based abilities would be too conspicuous and attract attention, he wouldn't have even bothered.
However, since the person was dead, it was fine. Fortunately, the car was parked not too close, probably because the person didn't want to disturb Bian Tai's enjoyment and planned to wander around the area before going back to pick up the person when it was almost time.
But this distance saved me a lot of trouble.
After finishing his task, Mo Xiu quickly left, completely unaware that a patrol team was walking in his direction two streets away while he was doing this.
However, someone's divine sense, which had been following him all along, detected it first and intercepted it, giving him a hint to go elsewhere.
When Mo Xiu returned to Xie Wu's RV, she saw that they had already taken care of everything. The bloodstains on the ground had been covered with sand, and only Bian Tai's body, which had been cut into several pieces and burned black by lightning-type superpowers, remained untouched.
"Brother Mo, you're back!" Cheng Cheng quickly went up to him, smiling broadly, and asked, "Brother, what were you doing just now? Were you dealing with Bian Tai's lackeys?"
“Yes.” Mo Xiu nodded. “That person is already dead.”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Cheng's smile froze for a moment, and Xie Wu's eyes also flashed with surprise, but then she felt that this was completely reasonable.
If they didn't deal with the other party, when Xu Liang found out Bian Tai was dead and wanted to investigate, he would definitely suspect them through that person. At the very least, they wouldn't be able to escape here, so he felt mostly gratitude towards Mo Xiu.
On the other side, Cheng Cheng's smile was somewhat forced, but he accepted it quickly. Having lived in the apocalypse for so long, these were things everyone was slowly accepting.
Seeing that the two men reacted well, Mo Xiu was quite satisfied. He then had them fetch some tools, and the group quickly found a secluded spot to bury the body.
As she buried the ashes, Mo Xiu couldn't help but sigh, wishing they had someone with fire-type abilities. Burning them to ashes would be so much easier than burying them one shovelful at a time like she was doing.
After finishing all this, the three of them were exhausted and covered in sweat. Xie Wu, in particular, had been going hungry since the apocalypse and hadn't eaten much in the past few days, making him very weak.
If it weren't for the two people standing next to him, he would have wanted to sit down on the ground.
Taking a deep breath, Xie Wu said earnestly to Mo Xiu and Cheng Cheng, "Thank you for helping me. I don't know what would have happened to me today if it weren't for you. I owe you my life."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Cheng quickly waved his hand, feeling a wave of lingering fear.
He didn't know why, but seeing Xie Wu's demeanor when she left today, he felt that she seemed to have some other unspeakable secret.
He thought Xie Wu was a pretty good person; from the beginning, he felt that Xie Wu was different from the other people who were sent over.
So when he couldn't sleep at night, and went to the newly cultivated fields in the backyard of his apartment to encourage the growth of plants, he thought of Xie Wu.
Thinking that the other party didn't seem to live too far away, I came over on a whim to take a look, but I never expected to encounter such an unexpected scene.
"Don't be so polite. This kind of pervert should just be killed! Besides, I didn't really help much."
"If it weren't for Brother Mo showing up and saving us, we'd both probably be in danger. So you only need to owe Brother Mo, you don't need to owe me anything."
Cheng Cheng waved his hand with a silly grin, which finally relaxed Xie Wu a bit, and a smile appeared on his face.
He then looked at Mo Xiu again: "I know I don't have anything to thank you with right now, but if you need anything, please just say so."
Before Mo Xiu could say anything, Cheng Cheng looked at him expectantly and said, "Brother Mo, let's take Xie Wu back with us. Look, he's being watched; it's too dangerous for him."
Mo Xiu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "You're quite the kind-hearted kid."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Cheng scratched his head sheepishly. He himself still needed the protection of these two powerful figures. It didn't seem quite appropriate for him to offer to recruit people on his own initiative.
Xie Wu noticed his predicament. Although he was very grateful to Cheng Cheng, he knew that the other party couldn't make the decision. So he smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "I'm already very grateful that you're willing to save me."
As she spoke, Xie Wu also considered whether she should drive the RV away and find another place to live after returning.
To everyone's surprise, Mo Xiu glanced at her and then changed the subject, saying, "You'll be coming with us in a bit. I've already asked around. Apart from the two who died, no one knows you're back. If you come back with us, just pretend you never left."
In this way, both parties can act as witnesses for each other and be cleared of suspicion.
Mo Xiu's consideration was very thorough, and Xie Wu felt a surge of excitement upon hearing it. Didn't this mean that the other party had accepted him into the team?
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