Chapter 7: The Heartthrob Cannon Fodder in the Apocalyptic Literature 6
Qi Yan got out of the RV, locked the door carefully, and quickly walked to the front of the car. He saw Yan Chuanhao and another man standing face to face with a group of burly middle-aged men. The atmosphere was tense, as if a fight was about to break out.
Qi Yan's usual gentle smile turned a little cold, and he walked over with a frown: "What happened?"
"This group of people blocked our car here and wouldn't let it pass, saying they wanted to pay a toll." Lu Feng said impatiently. The RV had windows, and if he did anything, the girl would definitely see it.
If he hadn't been worried that Nan Qiao would think he was a cruel and rude person after knowing it, he would have taken action long ago.
"Hello, is there anything you want that's stopping us?" Qi Yan looked at the group of people blocking the road, smiled again, and asked politely.
Liu Wu saw another young man get off the car, but he didn't take it too seriously. However, the age of these three young men was not much different from his son, which made him feel a little soft-hearted, so he didn't go too far, but just said:
"My brothers and I have cleared out all the zombies on the road ahead. Little brother, if you want to pass through here, we will charge a toll. Is that not too much?"
The middle-aged men around him nodded in agreement, "Yes, little brother. There were a lot of zombies along this stretch of road. We hacked them to death and burned them one by one. We've cleaned up the area so well, so it's reasonable to charge a toll. We don't ask for much, so just some supplies will be fine."
Qi Yan listened to the men's words but didn't respond immediately. He just looked up at the road. The asphalt road was straight and flat. It had indeed been cleaned up very well, with no trace of zombies in sight.
Logically speaking, they should be paid. They don't lack these supplies, so it doesn't matter if we give them some.
However, Qi Yan concealed his displeasure. This kind of forced transaction method was really unpleasant.
Qi Yan smiled, somewhat nonchalantly. He looked handsome and extraordinary, and nodded as if he agreed with what the men said.
Suddenly he waved his hand, and a purple-red lightning suddenly struck down, directly hitting Liu Wu and creating a hole in the asphalt road next to him.
He lowered his eyes slightly and said nonchalantly, "But I don't like this kind of forced buying and selling."
Qi Yan took action, and Lu Feng was not willing to be outdone. He threw out several fireballs, which circled around and burned the group of middle-aged men.
Yan Chuanhao was even more direct. Dozens of ice arrows flew out and floated in the air around the group of men, as if he was going to wave his hand and prick them like hedgehogs in the next moment.
The faces of the dozen or so burly men suddenly turned pale, and beads of sweat suddenly appeared on their dark foreheads. For a moment, no one dared to speak. Although they were dealers, they were not stupid and knew that they had hit an iron wall.
Liu Wu glanced at his brothers who didn't dare to show their heads, gritted his teeth, and said timidly, "You guys, you guys live. We just want to get some supplies to live."
Lu Feng looked at their honest faces and their skin tanned by the scorching sun, and suddenly asked curiously, "Have you ever hurt anyone while collecting tolls here these days?"
The men all shook their heads, and the leader, Liu Wu, was a little panicked: "No, we didn't hurt anyone. We only asked for some supplies each time, and we didn't ask for much."
"What if you encounter someone who refuses to pay you a toll? What will you do? Will you kill them?"
"We will just force them to change their route. We will never hurt anyone." Liu Wu answered with some fear. Before the end of the world, they had always been honest farmers and had not done any major evil things. They did not dare to do things like killing people. At most, they would ask for some food.
His mental power had been surrounding this group of men, so he naturally realized that they were not lying. Lu Feng nodded in understanding, and without asking any more questions, he just casually extinguished the fireball next to him.
Yan Chuanhao also silently retracted the ice arrows that were surrounding him.
When Liu Wu saw that the fireball and ice arrow were taken back, he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his rough hands.
He was glad that he still had some conscience after the apocalypse, thinking about accumulating some blessings for his children who had been attending school before the apocalypse and whose life and death were uncertain after the apocalypse, so he never acted too harshly towards passers-by. Otherwise, he might not be able to return home today.
Qi Yan didn't say anything. This kind of thing was too common in the apocalypse. The tall, strong man in front of him was still a humane person, but in the apocalypse, there were more people who were inhumane. They would not only rob people and steal women, but also occupy land and kill people at will. This kind of thing was too common. They didn't care so much.
Thinking that the girl was alone in the car, Qi Yan and the others were still worried. They had no interest in causing them any more trouble, so they turned around and got into the car.
Liu Wu felt a complete sense of relief when he saw the three people get into the car. He had been truly terrified. His wife had already turned into a zombie, but he still had a child he hadn't found. That was why he had been staying home the entire time. He was waiting for his child to return home with hope. If anything happened to him, what would happen to his only child?
Qi Yan got into the RV and just closed the door. When he turned around, he saw the girl's sparkling eyes filled with great curiosity.
Qi Yan laughed, but considerately satisfied the girl's curiosity: "We were just robbed and they asked us for tolls."
Sure enough, I immediately heard the girl exclaim: "That's very dangerous, how are you, are you okay?"
"It's not dangerous, it's okay. Didn't we say we are very powerful?"
Seeing the concern on the girl's face, Qi Yan rarely made a joke.
"Don't worry, ordinary people can't hurt me." Seeing the worry on the girl's face, Qi Yan didn't want her to be exposed to such things too much, so he changed the subject and said, "Qiao Qiao, are you bored? Do you want me to show you some movies?"
The RV has a TV. Although the end of the world has come and the wireless network has become weak, as long as there is electricity, the downloaded music and movies on the TV can still be watched.
Nan Qiao seemed to have noticed that Qi Yan was trying to change the subject, so she didn't insist on it. She nodded repeatedly to indicate that she wanted to watch a movie. It was indeed a bit boring on the way.
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Two days later, light snow began to fall from the sky and the temperature dropped even lower.
It was still a light snow, but it might turn into a heavy snow in a few hours. When the road was covered with snow, it would be difficult for the car to drive. They decided to find a house to rest first and wait until the snow had melted before setting off again.
Unfortunately, the nearby mountain road was quite desolate and covered with vegetation, and almost no buildings were visible. They drove, stopping and starting, and finally found a villa to rest in before the snow covered the road.
This villa is located in the mountains. It is very large and has its own garden. There are mountains and lakes nearby. The scenery is very beautiful. It looks like a private villa where rich people vacation before the end of the world.
But there was obviously someone in the villa. Yan Chuanhao frowned slightly as he looked at the cars parked outside the villa, covered with a thin layer of snow.
Just as he was considering whether to give up this villa and continue moving forward, Lu Feng frowned and said, "Let's go here."
His mental power had covered an area of several kilometers away, but he didn't see any buildings, so he could only stay in this villa.
The price of the car outside the villa was obviously out of place, so it was unlikely to belong to the owner. There were obvious tire tracks behind the car, not yet covered by the falling snow, so it must have been parked not long ago.
So, if I'm not mistaken, these people should be just like them, passers-by who just happened to be here and wanted to stay overnight.
Yan Chuanhao drove the car to the gate of the villa. The gate was locked tightly. An ice knife flew over and the lock fell to the ground.
He drove the car into the villa, and Tian Hao and his friends' car followed in.
As soon as the car stopped, several people came out of the villa.
Several people obviously noticed the sound of the lock being broken and rushed over. When they saw several cars driving in, a trace of vigilance flashed in their eyes.
Yan Chuanhao and Lu Feng got out of the car, followed by Tian Hao and the others. A few people stood on the steps, while Lu Feng and the other dozen stood at the bottom. The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment.
"Hello, sorry to bother you. It's snowing so heavily that we want to stay here. Is it convenient?" Lu Feng asked politely with a friendly smile on his face.
Several people standing at the door saw two men with extraordinary looks and outstanding temperament coming out of the RV. Men with such appearance were rare before the apocalypse, and even rarer after the apocalypse.
Several people didn't react at first, until they heard the polite question from the man on the right.
After reacting, a tall, thin man in a black down jacket and glasses glanced at the door not far away that was obviously opened violently with an ambiguous look, and said in a somewhat veiled tone: "The door has been torn down, and you still think you are disturbing me?"
"I'm sorry, we were indeed abrupt, but don't worry, we will lock the door again." It was their fault to break the door violently. Lu Feng did not shirk responsibility and took the initiative to admit his mistake. There were many locks of this type in Qi Yan's space anyway, so he could just replace it later.
But this straightforward admission of mistake made the man with glasses feel powerless, as if he was punching cotton.
He was about to taunt again when a handsome man, clearly in a leadership position, said calmly, "Alright!"
It was obvious that the man was in a leadership position among the group. As soon as he spoke, even though the man with the eyes still revealed anger and unwillingness, he finally stopped talking in anger and did not say anything else.
Lu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this scene. It seemed that this person was the one who could make the decision?
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