A sharp rap landed on Zhou Xiaojun’s head.
“Ow! That hurt!” Zhou Xiaojun yelped.
Mo Chen retracted her slender, long fingers and wiped them as if nothing had happened.
It was as if nothing had occurred.
A warning glint emanated from her icy eyes.
“Old Mo’s glare looks like she could eat me alive! So scary!” Zhou Xiaojun scrambled to jump onto Luo Shu.
He was ruthlessly pushed down by Luo Shu again.
“Stop messing around,” Mo Chen’s voice held a hint of a warning.
Then, she subtly positioned herself in front of Luo Xiaole.
He had seen it clearly that day – Luo Xiaole’s expression clearly showed discomfort.
But he had never actively cared for others and didn’t know how to.
He wouldn’t proactively ask Luo Xiaole.
Unless Luo Xiaole told him herself, just like they had been on their journey.
All he could do was ensure that Luo Xiaole wasn't harmed within his sight.
“Alright, alright, let’s sit down and talk. I have questions for you guys too.” Luo Xiaole retrieved a pile of drinks and snacks from the food stall.
The thirsty group eagerly accepted their cups.
And began to drink heartily.
After Luo Xiaole briefly explained the circumstances of their journey to Luo Shu and the others, he asked with great confusion.
“How did you meet that guy with the lamp as a weapon? And we waited for you for a whole day at that intersection, why didn’t you show up?”
“Allow me to explain!” Luo Shu struck a dramatic pose.
“After we were forced to separate from you, we turned back to the national highway and ran into Qin Mingyang and his group. Good heavens, that young master was like a fox, you wouldn’t believe it, he kept asking about you the whole way.” Luo Shu, for some reason, glanced at Mo Chen as he said this.
He felt a chilling aura from Mo Chen’s eyes, staring at her menacingly at that moment.
“He was curious about your relationship with the weapon master, and also about what kind of miraculous ability Chen Xiaolin’s corpse energy was. In short, he used every trick in the book, even sending Zhu Hui to try and pry information from us.” Luo Shu deliberately played coy.
“So, you and Zhou Xiaojun, you dodged and weaved, like a roller coaster, and she didn’t get a single useful piece of information, right?” Luo Xiaole refilled a pot of tea, sat as steady as Mount Tai, and began to sip it.
“Are you a ghost, Xiao Le! How did you know that!” Zhou Xiaojun exclaimed in surprise.
“Of course, how could I not know you guys?” Luo Xiaole mimicked the smug grin of a notorious internet character and smiled confidently.
“As expected of you!” Luo Shu continued to play the role of a sycophant. “Later, we encountered Lamp-Brother being surrounded by zombies on the road. I recognized him as someone from our neighborhood, so I rescued him, and we’ve been together since.”
“But do you know, Qin Mingyang couldn’t get anything out of us directly, and he couldn’t pry anything from Chen Xiaolin’s mouth, so in the end, he had people eavesdrop at the door!” Luo Shu slammed the table.
“I told you, he’s always been despicable!” Zhou Xiaojun chimed in.
“If Nie Yuan hadn’t used his ability to block out surrounding sounds back then, the fact that you’re the weapon master would have almost been overheard!” Zhou Xiaojun said loudly while chewing on beef jerky.
Beside them, Lin Xia, with a flick of her short hair, suddenly turned her head.
Abandoning her usual calm demeanor, she lunged forward with two swift steps, almost sweeping Luo Xiaole up in a hug.
“Huh? So this is what you were hiding from me? You all knew, and I didn’t?” Her commanding aura instantly activated, her gaze piercing through Luo Xiaole.
Luo Xiaole was also frozen.
Then, a withering glance flew towards Luo Shu, almost splitting him in two on the spot.
Very good. After three days of desperate effort, Qin Mingyang couldn’t find out what you managed to leak in one sentence!
Luo Xiaole shook her head helplessly. She knew Lin Xia’s character and hadn’t intended to hide it from her deliberately.
It was just that she hadn’t had the time to explain about reinforcing weapons, so she hadn’t openly revealed her identity to Lin Xia.
“Yes, yes, yes, so from now on, I’ll handle all the weapons in the team, okay! I really didn’t mean to hide it from you specifically!” Luo Xiaole raised her hands in surrender.
“Tch, forget it.” Lin Xia, having received a satisfactory answer, crossed her arms again.
“I had already guessed most of it. I always wondered how we kept getting new weapons, and besides the legendary weapon master, who else could have such capabilities.” She snorted.
“Lin Xia, you’re so smart, hehe, heh heh heh.” Luo Xiaole laughed ingenuously, trying to smooth things over.
“So you were with Qin Mingyang all along, what about the zombie horde behind him?” Luo Xiaole quickly steered the conversation back.
“No problem, no problem!” Luo Shu laughed heartily, nudging Chen Xiaolin with his elbow.
“Chen Xiaolin can now control corpse energy. He’s made moves several times when we were in danger, he’s very capable now!”
Chen Xiaolin, hearing Luo Shu praise him, looked a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
“If it weren’t for Xiao Le’s constant support back then, I probably would have…” He looked at Luo Xiaole, his eyes full of gratitude.
“Alright, we’re all on the same team, let’s not talk about this. I’m just glad you’re all safe.” Luo Xiaole quickly comforted him.
“Later, Qin Mingyang saw that he couldn’t get anything from us, so when we reached the Luocheng base, he left us alone. After revealing his identity, he was taken in by Young Master Zhou. We had to wait in line for a long time.” Zhou Xiaojun’s mouth drooped to the sky.
“Hiss…” Luo Xiaole let out a sound of confusion.
“So Zhou Shoushan came out looking for Qin Mingyang, but they missed each other on the road. Young Master Zhou and Qin Mingyang actually know each other, and Young Master Zhou is now mixed up with the Azure Dragon Gang…” Luo Xiaole’s brow furrowed unconsciously.
Zhou Kaifeng, Qin Mingyang, the Azure Dragon Gang… they likely had some hidden connection…
Were they planning something behind the scenes?
Lin Xia also had an unpleasant history with the Azure Dragon Gang.
This Azure Dragon Gang faction… it seems they cannot be allowed to remain… it feels like a significant threat…
“We need to pay more attention to information on this aspect in the future.” Luo Xiaole’s expression was grave.
When Luo Xiaole came to her senses.
The beef jerky on the table had already been devoured by Zhou Xiaojun and the others.
“Are you guys reincarnated gluttons!” Luo Xiaole said, torn between laughter and tears.
“Xiao Le, do you have any more? Another round, please! Luo Shu doesn’t have such delicious beef jerky in his spatial storage!”
…
After Zhou Xiaojun and the others swore they would “serve” Luo Xiaole well in the future.
Luo Xiaole had no choice.
In the afternoon, everyone decided to split up and take action.
There was only this sofa in the house.
The other rooms were currently empty.
Everyone felt lucky to be able to live in such a house. With a place to rest, they felt settled and could make a name for themselves in Luocheng Base and survive better.
But at the very least, each room needed a bed and a table, and if possible, a simple wardrobe could also be arranged, which could be used to store clothes and as a storage cabinet for their personal equipment.
“Xiao Le, you should rest well at home.” After everyone had eaten their fill, they all stood up.
“Yes, you’ve been busy buying the house these past two days, it must have been tiring. Leave the rest to us.”
Thus, everyone received a certain amount of points from Luo Xiaole, with the assurance that they would buy the most cost-effective furniture.
“Don’t worry, Xiao Le, from now on, we’ll definitely do missions well and use the points we earn to support you! Just rest assured!” Luo Shu called out.
Then he felt a needle-like icy prick behind him.
He glanced at Mo Chen and immediately understood. Did Mo Chen want to support Xiao Le alone?
This thought was dangerous!
…
By evening, everyone had lived up to expectations.
They had actually bought new and cheap furniture in bulk. The owner of the furniture market said he hadn’t seen such generous customers in a long time.
He directly dispatched a strength-type ability user to deliver the furniture to their home.
As that person left, he looked at the house with his mouth agape.
That night, Luo Xiaole lay on her bed, very satisfied.
Good, the lodging issue was resolved.
She planned to go find Zhou Shoushan tomorrow to discuss the mass sale of weapons.
She would also take a stroll through all the pharmacies in the city, striving to collect all the new medicines at once.
Her eyes sparkled. She wanted to unlock the pharmacy.