Chapter 37
In the empty and silent room, echoes lingered faintly.
The two men were like frightened birds, quickly picking up objects at hand and using them as weapons to block themselves. "Who? Come out quickly."
Ye Qing walked out from behind the aisle leisurely. Under the warm yellow crystal core lamp, she spoke and smiled calmly, with her eyes shining.
Lin Zhi was still frowning, and before he could ask, the guard beside him staggered to his feet and stepped forward to greet him: "Young boss, you are finally here!"
Small boss?
This is the well-known owner of Taoyuan Shelter! Who would have thought she was a woman, and so young?
Lin Zhi was so shocked that she was speechless.
Ye Qing guessed the identity of the enthusiastic young guard with just one glance. She had met the guard once before. At that time, he was the first person who took the initiative to suggest that he would come here only for tourism and not as a resident, so she had some impression of him.
Judging from the relationship between the two, it should be what I thought, but I didn't expect that there would be such a pure love story in the midst of adversity.
Ye Qing came over to them and squatted down, took out a few pills from his pocket and handed them to them. The two of them swallowed them quickly without asking a single question.
She chuckled, her tone teasing: "Aren't you afraid that I will hurt you?"
Lin Zhi raised her head and looked straight at him: "Don't be afraid."
Ye Qing clapped her hands in satisfaction. She liked people who were straightforward. "Very good. I'll rescue you and you can help me with things in the future."
Lin Zhi hesitated, and just as Ye Qing's face was about to turn cold, she immediately said, "I promised you I will never forget, but I have one request. If you can agree to this request, I will do anything you ask."
Ye Qing's eyes lit up: "Okay, go ahead."
Seeing her being so direct, Lin Zhi hesitated a little: "You, you don't even ask what it is?"
Ye Qing said nonchalantly: "I can do whatever it is, so - what's the difference between asking and not asking?"
It's not about having to do it, but about being able to do it. This strong self-confidence gave Lin Zhi the confidence. At this moment, Ye Qing was like a glowing god in her eyes.
She no longer hesitated and told the whole story: "Some of the supernatural people in the city have fled to Taoyuan. Others also want to go, but they are also deeply resentful of Sun Dazhuang's rule of detaining their families."
"The beast tide is approaching, and there are not many soldiers available in the city. So that beast Sun Dazhuang secretly captured a lot of civilians and planned to feed them with poison, and then feed them to the monsters in the beast tide battle tomorrow. The monsters love to eat human flesh, so they can defeat the monster tide with fewer troops."
"I was originally going to pass this news to you, but unfortunately, Sun Dazhuang found out and locked me in this secret room. Even Xiaojiu was captured."
The young guard practically gnashed his teeth when he heard the last part: "So that's why! This son of a bitch, even if I cut him into pieces, it wouldn't be enough to vent my anger."
The end of the world is very painful, but this is the first time to see such inhumane behavior. Ye Qing's face is gloomy, and he wishes he could catch Sun Dazhuang and execute him on the spot.
Lin Zhi looked anxious: "He just got out of the cell an hour ago, and he should be here by now. Let's go quickly, I'm afraid we'll be too late!"
Ye Qing nodded: "Okay, hold on tight."
As he spoke, Ye Qing grabbed one person with each hand and prepared to teleport.
Before leaving, she glanced at the room full of gold, silver and jewelry in the basement, and couldn't help but waved her hand and put them all in her pocket.
Sun Dazhuang went to the military prison. Ye Qing took some time to find someone, but with the help of teleportation, she brought the two of them to the prison where civilians were held on time.
There are a total of 4 cells here, each holding no less than a hundred people. Their hands and feet are shackled, and they are all old, young, women, children, and the orphans and widows without relatives.
Among them, Sun Dazhuang sat on a wide chair and nodded to his guards.
The guard received the order and brought out the two buckets of turbid soup behind him.
The soup was served in a wooden barrel. In addition to potatoes, it also contained a little exotic animal meat, which smelled quite fragrant.
The people in the cell had been hungry for two days and two nights. As soon as they saw food, they rushed to the iron bars of the cell.
"Please, give me something to eat."
"I haven't eaten for two days, please."
Amidst the starving ghosts' wails, a young man's voice calmly awakened everyone: "They captured us for no apparent reason, starved us for two days, and now they're suddenly treating us so well. Is there some conspiracy going on?"
The commotion of the scramble suddenly quieted down. They shrank back, their eyes timid and cowardly. “Yes, they are definitely going to harm us.”
"This food cannot be eaten!"
"Yes, you can't eat it. A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!"
The guards' hands and feet froze in place. They also doubted the city lord's motive for arresting people, but under the pressure of Sun Dazhuang's power, they dared not say anything. This time they just stood there at a loss.
Sun Dazhuang stood up. His tall body gave people a strong sense of oppression. The guards retreated to the sides tremblingly.
He walked towards the cell where the young boy was, and at the same time, he stretched out his right hand to grab the air.
The boy was strangled by the throat by an invisible force and dragged cruelly to the edge of the cell, but due to the resistance of the iron bars, his body was pinched with bright red iron marks.
He kept coughing, his body heaving violently, and his throat let out a hoarse, painful roar.
Sun Dazhuang smiled bloodthirstily, his pitch-black teeth shining coldly in the cell.
He randomly grabbed a ladle of potato soup and stuffed it into the boy's mouth, while cruelly telling him the truth: "Yes, this is your last meal tomorrow, so cherish it!"
"Haha, there's poison in it. If you eat it, the poison will flow through your blood and spread throughout your body. Then you'll become a giant poison. It's perfect for feeding to strange beasts."
"But you should feel honored. A bunch of useless people like you, living only to eat and wait for death, might as well make good use of you, don't you think~"
As soon as these words were spoken, a chill ran down everyone's spine. What had they gone to such great lengths to stay in Shanhai in the first place? A life like a dog? A house like a pigsty? Or perhaps a life without human dignity?
The others were shackled by Sun Dazhuang's special ability and could not move. They all turned their eyes away and did not dare to look at the cruel scene. Perhaps they were unable to stop it, or perhaps they thought of their own future fate.
The potato soup mixed with poison was handed to the boy's mouth. Under the huge pressure, he had to open his mouth. The spoon was getting closer and closer, just in that thousandth of a second when it was close to the corner of his mouth.
Sun Dazhuang fainted inexplicably, and the expected soup spoon did not reach his mouth. The boy opened his eyes and saw the redemption of his life. She suddenly appeared in the middle of the cell like a god.
The main force fell, and these small guards held their weapons and dared not move forward. Finally, they looked at each other and knelt on the ground: "Hero, spare our lives, we were also forced to do this."
Ye Qing certainly wouldn't do anything to them, but she wouldn't use them in the future either. She waved her hand and said, "Alright, if you want me to let you go, you have to do as I say."
Seeing the heroine agree so readily, they all showed incredible expressions. After being bullied by Sun Dazhuang for a long time, they subconsciously felt that their tolerance towards others was a deception, so they agreed to her request without thinking: "Okay, from now on, we will follow your lead."
Ye Qing walked around the cell block and glanced at the young boy when he passed by, but did not open the door for everyone.
She began to introduce herself calmly: "I'm the owner of Taoyuan Shelter."
This short sentence carries a powerful deterrent effect. The Peach Blossom Refuge is a mythical existence in Shanhai City, and its founder Ye Qing is glorified into a legendary figure that will last only a short time.
As soon as he heard Ye Qing's name, the decadence of not having eaten for two days immediately became lively as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"You are the owner of the shelter! I finally meet you in person!"
"I heard that the boss of Taoyuan is young and beautiful and likes to wear black and white casual clothes. Isn't this her?"
"Boss, are you here to save us?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, but you still need to stay for another day."
"No problem, all up to you."
"You saved us, so you are our benefactor."
Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly. Ye Qing and Lin Zhi looked at each other and told each other all the arrangements for tomorrow.
Half an hour later, Sun Dazhuang woke up in a daze. He shook his sore head and felt that he had forgotten something important.
The guard beside him said to Sun Dazhuang as Ye Qing requested: "City Lord, the potato soup has been fed to everyone."
Sun Dazhuang looked at the empty barrel, then glanced at the people lying in the cell, without any doubt: "Okay, you guys continue to guard, and report any problems in time. I'll go check somewhere else."
Seeing Sun Dazhuang walk out, the guards who stayed behind finally put down their worries.
At 6 o'clock the next morning, the beast tide arrived on time.
Four interceptions were set up in front of Shanhai City: one was thorn bushes, two was traps and gunpowder, three was the superpower team, and four was long-range fire attack.
The scale of this beast tide was particularly large. A huge group of them gathered from all directions and launched an attack on human settlements at the same time.
The first and second lines of defense were quickly breached, and the third line of defense was the strongest and most powerful one.
But now it seems that the powerful superpower team is showing signs of losing. Human energy is limited, and so are superpowers. However, the beast tide will only continue to come until the end.
At this time, almost all the combat forces of Shanhai City gathered at the city gate, including psychics, soldiers, and strong men.
The combat troops were on high alert outside the city gates. When the first wave got tired, the next wave would take over, and they did not dare to slack off even a little.
The command team stood on the city wall, such as the city lord Sun Dazhuang, the commanders of each team, and the envoys visiting from other shelters.
The fight became more and more fierce, and the combat troops of Shanhai City began to show a trend of defeat, but the beast tide time was not even half over.
Sun Dazhuang, who was standing on the city wall commanding, had a gloomy face at this time. The muscles on his cheeks twitched, and he secretly gestured in a certain direction with his hands behind his back.
It's time to take action!
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