As for Xu Shengfei… Even if she did not believe it, she could not let Wen Qingling be a human. He needed to be a zombie!

Xu Shengfei spoke defensively, “Impossible. He must be a zombie, his behavior is very strange.”

Ji Rong sneered. “Didn’t you just say that he’s no different from a human being, outside of his lack of speech? Not speaking doesn’t necessarily mean he can’t speak. What if he just doesn’t wish to speak after seeing you?”

Xu Shengfei’s face changed.

She could only see that they were soldiers, but had no idea what type of soldiers they were. How could her mouth full of lies successfully deceive the four of them?

Xu Shengfei was still struggling. “I’m sure he’s not human. He must be a zombie, and the changes in South City must be related to him. Sooner or later, he will bring a group of zombies over to siege our base…”

“Shut your mouth!” Lu Tianjin gritted his teeth, looking at her with a strange expression in his eyes.

They would not have besieged Wen Qingling if not for her explicitly saying that he was a zombie. If they had not besieged him and caused him to harden his heart, he would not have refused to return! If they had not treated Wen Qingling the way they did, Luo Fengjue2Wen Qingling’s old teammate who did not betray him. Was about to become zombie food but WQL saved him (Ch.3-4) would not have left, nor would he have died in South City!

The cause of all this was this woman!

***

They arrived at the base. Moments after the car stopped, Lu Tianjin took the lead in opening the door and alighting. He quickly walked a few steps, then stopped again.

With red eyes, he looked at Xiao Hen and the four who were alighting the car.

“What she said is not what actually happened…”

“Tianjin!” Xu Shengfei stopped him.

Lu Tianjin did not spare her a single glance.

“Wen Qingling is indeed her cousin, but she is heartless and ruthless. When she was in danger, she pushed Qingling, who was desperately protecting her group3Just a reminder, Lu Tianjin was not present when Wen Qingling was pushed, he only knew of what had happened after bitch cousin returned to the base (Ch.1), into the horde of zombies. Qingling led the zombies away to protect them, but they simply fled back to the base!”

“Qingling returned and wanted to kill her. She kept shouting that Qingling was a zombie and wanted the others in the base and me to kill him. I hesitated at that time. The others were already besieging Qingling. In the end, I also joined in…”

Lu Tianjin choked out, “I have been good brothers with Wen Qingling and Luo Fengjue for two years. Regardless of how many times the base was destroyed, we’ve supported each other and made it through. Qingling has saved me many times, yet I easily believed this woman instead, taking action against him.”

“Due to my unwillingness to take revenge for Qingling, Fengjue and I parted ways. Yet he was plotted against by this woman and died in South City…”

Lu Tianjin was filled with bitter remorse. “Qingling hasn’t appeared again after escaping to South City. Until now, I still do not know whether he is alive or dead.”

Xu Shengfei was angered. “Who did I do all of this for?! Didn’t I do all of this for you, for this base?! If he brought a horde of zombies back, all of us would die!”

Lu Tianjin laughed miserably. “Xu Shengfei, you are terrifying. When you first met Qingling, you were a gentle and considerate elder sister4They’re technically cousins, but it’s pretty common to just call older female cousins “elder sister”, especially when it comes to distant cousins to him. For Qingling’s sake, the other people in the base would always give your family the first pick when it comes to resources. Whatever’s left after would be left to the rest of us.”

“Qingling sincerely thought of you as an elder sister. He would call your parents aunt and uncle. Yet this is how you repay him?”

Gritting her teeth, Xu Shengfei spat out, “I am also an ability user, I am strong as well. I don’t need his protection! He has wood-type abilities and I have plant-type abilities, there’s barely any difference! What he can do, I can do as well! But have you guys ever regarded me seriously? I will never be of importance to the base when he’s there!”

Lu Tianjin came to a realisation. “So this is the reason why you hate him?”

Xu Shengfei said fiercely, “Of course there’s more than that!”

Lu Tianjin waved his hand. “Xu Shengfei, take your parents and leave the base immediately. We can’t afford to let you, this big Buddha5Referring to the way she views herself as important, as if she’s a god who deserves everyone’s respect, stay.”

Someone tried to persuade him against it. “Leader, Qingling is already gone. If she leaves as well, then our food…”

“Scram! Get out of here immediately! I’ll give you half an hour. If you exceed that by one second, I’ll kill your whole family!” Lu Tianjin had already hardened his resolve.

Xu Shengfei saw that he was suppressing killing intent and knew that he would really take action. She hurriedly rushed into the base to look for her parents in order to bring them away from the base.

Ji Rong couldn’t understand. “Shouldn’t such a person be killed directly? You’re still letting her go?”

Lu Tianjin clenched his fists, signalling that he couldn’t do it.

Ji Rong realised what was going on. With Lu Tianjin being so conflicted, there were only two possibilities: he either liked Xu Shengfei, or he had slept with her.

Ji Rong tutted.

“I suddenly feel like Wen Qingling and Luo Fengjue are both very pitiful. Their good brother is together with the woman who caused their deaths. For the base, the two of them worked like livestock, yet one of them ended up dying and the other ended up being hunted by the whole base. It’s truly too tragic.”

Lu Tianjin’s eyes reddened. How could he have been so foolish, causing them three brothers to end up like this?

Xiao Hen didn’t plan to spend the night at the base. After using 10 ordinary crystal nuclei to exchange for a car, he headed back to South City.

Various hints suggested that the Wen Qingling they were talking about was the person they had met in South City.

He had no companions, seeking to survive alone in South City. He came out to treat He Lin’s injuries, then headed back in. Was this due to fear of being hunted and killed by the people of South City? Or was there another reason?

TN: Xu Shengfei’s face, meet my palm Pity we didn’t get to see Wen Qingling at all in this chapter though :c

Btw do check out The Villainous Shizun Is As Beautiful As A Flower if shizun/cultivation/transmigration novels are your thing ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

Invert right and wrong. In this case referring to how she pretended they were good guys who had no other choice

Wen Qingling’s old teammate who did not betray him. Was about to become zombie food but WQL saved him (Ch.3-4)

Just a reminder, Lu Tianjin was not present when Wen Qingling was pushed, he only knew of what had happened after bitch cousin returned to the base (Ch.1)

They’re technically cousins, but it’s pretty common to just call older female cousins “elder sister”, especially when it comes to distant cousins

Referring to the way she views herself as important, as if she’s a god who deserves everyone’s respect.

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