Ye Yunyi followed Li Biao upstairs, while Ye Xuanxuan took a bamboo arrow and shot it at Li Biao, but it was difficult to hit him because of the stair railing.
Finally, they reached the rooftop. Li Biao's leg, which had been bandaged and wasn't bleeding before, started bleeding again, leaving a trail of blood on the road.
After he went upstairs, he faced Ye Yunyi and the others, pointing at them with a stick in one hand and still holding a broken tile in the other.
As he retreated, he said viciously, "Today I have fallen into your hands, but as long as I, Li Biao, am alive, I will fight you to the death."
His fierce, demon-like appearance startled Ye's parents and Wang Xuanxuan, and even Wang Zixiang was somewhat frightened.
"Alright, as long as you're still alive," Ye Yunyi said as she drew her bow and aimed.
"You heartless, filthy woman, you'll die a horrible death!" Li Biao quickly backed away, walked to the wisteria trellis, and leaned against it, hoping the wisteria would provide some cover.
But Ye Yunyi approached step by step, her bow fully drawn, the arrow aimed at his head.
Li Biao was terrified, but at that moment he had only one thought: he couldn't die here; he had to get back home. He just needed to climb over the wall. But the arrow was too close. If Ye Yunyi let go, he would be done for. Shot in the head, he couldn't even transform into a zombie, let alone seek revenge.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have robbed you, I shouldn't have done such a thing. I've done everything wrong. If you spare my life, I promise I'll turn over a new leaf and become a good person. I'll do whatever you ask." Li Biao said quickly as he backed away. "I'll protect you. I'll be your servant. I'm strong and skilled in martial arts."
He kept talking, begging Ye Yunyi to at least hear him and not shoot the arrow. And it worked. While he was talking, he took several steps back, getting closer and closer to the wall. If he could get close enough, he could climb back up; if he was fast enough, the arrow might miss.
Ye Yunyi wasn't refusing to shoot arrows; he was also overcoming his fear of killing for the first time. So he let Li Biao talk and back, while Ye's parents and the others were on tenterhooks.
Ye Yunyi dared not kill anyone, and neither did they.
Li Biao quickly approached the wall. He was secretly pleased, but his expression changed as he said, "Idiots, a bunch of idiots."
After saying that, he dropped the wooden stick and the broken bowl, climbed onto the wall, and saw that there was an electric fence on the wall, but there was no electricity when he climbed in. He still thought there was no electricity now. At this moment, he couldn't remember that Ye Yunyi's family downstairs had used electric lighting instead of candles.
Seeing him climb the wall, courting death, Ye Yunyi smiled and put down her bow and arrow.
"You brought this on yourself."
Sure enough, as soon as Li Biao touched the electric grid, he was shocked and his whole body convulsed. A numb, painful, and burning sensation spread throughout his body.
"My son!" he cried hysterically from the rooftop.
The zombies outside the wall all ran towards Li Biao's building when they heard the noise.
Li Biao's face was contorted from twitching, but with his last bit of strength, he grabbed the wooden stick and swung it at the side of the electric fence. The stick was non-conductive, and with his swing, he and the stick fell outside the city wall.
"My son, Biaozi!" Aunt Li cried out loudly, her sorrowful voice piercing the sky. Zombies gathered outside her city walls, heads raised, arms outstretched, growling irritably.
This actually saved Li Biao's life. Li Biao fell, but there were no zombies around. He was lucky; despite being covered in injuries, he didn't die from the fall. He got up, grabbed a wooden stick, and stumbled towards a place free of zombies.
Ye Yunyi knew that if he escaped this time, it would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains. If he didn't die, they would be in trouble in the future.
So she immediately nocked an arrow and shot it at Li Biao. Li Biao was hit by the arrow and fell into a ditch in the wasteland. It was a blind spot, so Ye Yunyi couldn't see him or shoot another arrow.
There used to be a lot of zombies in the wasteland, but a helicopter came and lured them away once, and then Boss Zhong's wife came and lured them away again. Now there are only a few zombies wandering around.
"Will he die?" Wang Xuanxuan asked.
"I don't know, I hope he's dead," Ye Yunyi replied.
At this moment, she felt extremely regretful. She shouldn't have hesitated. She had such a good opportunity, but instead, she had lured the enemy into a trap and trapped them, leaving them in a situation where their fate was unknown.
Having let Boss Zhong's wife go last time, and failing to deal with Li Biao this time, Ye Yunyi knew she would definitely pay the price for it.
She was ultimately too weak and not decisive enough.
But after this experience, she no longer feels as burdened by the thought of shooting living people. But what about her family? Will they be able to overcome this psychological burden?
Unable to sleep that night, everyone gathered in the sunroom. Heads bowed, they all vaguely felt they had made a mistake regarding what had happened that evening.
Ye Yunyi smiled at them and said, "It's alright, we've done a very good job. Everyone cooperated very well. But if Li Biao hadn't died, he would definitely be a huge menace in the future. We've planted two time bombs for ourselves. One is Boss Zhong's wife, whom we let go. At the time, we thought a daughter and a child wouldn't cause much trouble. Tonight, we let Li Biao go, especially in a 5-on-1 situation. We really didn't handle it well. But the main responsibility still lies with me. I was too soft-hearted. I should have shot him directly from the rooftop."
“No, no, it’s not your fault. We didn’t lay a hand on you,” Ye’s parents said.
“No, it’s my fault. As the man of the family, I should be the one to handle these things.” Wang Zixiang looked up at Ye Yunyi with determination.
“I was wrong too,” Wang Xuanxuan said.
Seeing everyone like this, Ye Yunyi was very pleased. She wasn't blaming anyone. "No, the one who did the best was Xuanxuan. Whether it was blocking the door or shooting arrows, you never hesitated. You were the most decisive. We should all learn from you."
"At the same time, we must also change our mindset. This is the end times. For our own safety, we must overcome the psychological barrier of not being able to kill the living, otherwise we may be the ones who die in the end."
“I was actually worried that Li Biao would come and take our place, and he did come in the end. So, being worried is often justified, and we need to be prepared to deal with it. We didn’t use the self-defense techniques we learned tonight. It seems that just practicing without actually fighting is useless. We’ll start sparring with each other tomorrow.”
"Okay, sure," everyone replied.
Although Ye Yunyi had been monitoring Li Biao's condition through the surveillance cameras, she hadn't seen him. Li Biao was incredibly lucky; after falling into the deep pit in the wasteland, he was covered by grass. He was in so much pain that he lost consciousness, and the zombies didn't notice him. When he woke up, it was already broad daylight. He followed the grass along the pit, making his way towards the back of the mountain, managing to avoid being discovered by anyone.
Aunt Li thought Li Biao was dead. She cried all night and cursed at Ye Yunyi's house all night. After dawn, she was still staring blankly on the roof and cursing, but her voice was already hoarse.
As Li Biao fled, he glanced at his mother, whose voice he could only hear, but dared not look at her directly. He thought bitterly, "Mom, take care. When I come back, I will definitely kill this whole family."
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