Chapter 127

As evening fell, Vera and Vero cautiously slipped back into the village along the path. Just as they were nearing their home, a loud shout suddenly came from behind them—

"Vera!"

"Ah!" Vera and Vero immediately stiffened in fright and turned their heads stiffly, only to see a serious-looking, burly young man staring at them.

"Um, Brother Paul..."

"Where have you two been gallivanting off to again? I've told you, it's almost Garbage Day again, and the number of Outsider coming into the mountains will increase. What if you get caught?" The young man named Paul lectured the two children in a nagging tone that contrasted sharply with his tough exterior. Vera, feeling overwhelmed, immediately pulled her silly younger brother over and said:

"It's Vero! Vero insisted that I go out with him!"

"Huh?" Vero knew his sister was a bit scornful, but he didn't expect her to be this scornful. His eyes widened instantly, like light bulbs. Paul, however, didn't believe it at all.

"You've even learned to lie?! Vero must have come along because he was worried about you, right? Honestly, you're such a worry. Let the Village Chief talk to you..."

Paul turned to turn around, but before he could take a step, he felt a sudden weight on his calf. He turned around and saw Vera clinging tightly to his leg, as if to say, "Try taking me with you."

"Trying to cheat, huh?" Paul was speechless at the sight of the child. Fortunately, the weight of a little girl was nothing to a hunter like him who needed to go out hunting for Omen. With a push from his waist, he carried Vera toward the Village Chief's house.

Vera was shocked to see this and immediately turned to Vero, saying:

"Vero! Vero! Come quick, help!"

"Stop struggling, even if Paul were carrying ten people, he'd still outrun you..." Vero rolled his eyes and held up his small basket.

"Paul, we didn't go out to play; we were just scavenging for trash nearby. Today we found some cotton and a few spare parts, well, not much..."

Paul stopped walking upon hearing this, glanced at the dusty cotton in Vero's basket, and then said earnestly:

"Your own lives are far more precious than the spoils of scavenging. If Slaver Team, you would suffer a fate worse than death!"

At this point, Paul seemed to have lost interest in playing with the two little ones, and waved his hand, saying:

"We'll let it slide this time, but you'd better behave yourselves for the next few days. Absolutely do not leave the village area, and do not go to any open areas. If you accidentally get buried in the garbage, we won't have anywhere to look for you!"

"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand!" Vero thought for a moment about the unfortunate guy buried in the garbage dump, and nodded thoughtfully. Vera, seeing this, knew something was wrong and quickly exclaimed:

"I know, I know. It's something that happens every ten days, and you always make such a big deal out of it. I'm so tired of hearing it!"

"If you all behaved, I wouldn't have had to say it so many times! Outsider are a bunch of ruthless monsters who eat people without spitting out the bones. If it weren't for the Ground Collapse we encountered three years ago, I probably would have been captured too. There's a reason why the village always settles in locations prone to Ground Collapse during its relocations!"

Paul kept repeating the same words he'd said countless times, Vera and Vero could only nod nervously, their minds elsewhere...

Just after the two little ones left, Feng Xue, who was lying in the cave, began to try to twist her neck and lift her head.

His Golden Finger has a very inhumane requirement: it can only be activated when the crosshair is pointed at the target. In other words, he must first be able to see the target to Smelt directly with his eyes.

The problem is that no matter how hard he tries, he can only see around his shoulders. Without being able to use his waist, he can hardly even lift his head.

Feng Xue gritted his teeth and tried to pull his right hand out, only to find that he couldn't get it out at all. His face became even more ferocious. It was true that his leg had been broken by the falling rocks, but his right hand was protected by the Blade of Suffocation. Although it had been hit a few times, it was definitely not broken. But now, he couldn't pull his right hand out. The only possibility was that the two children had taken extra precautions after realizing that there was a living person below.

"Don't underestimate the kids in this wretched place..." Feng Xue thought to herself, while her right hand, which was being held down, kept curling her middle finger, causing the Blade of Suffocation to repeatedly pop out and retract.

Although the Disassembly Madonna buff is no longer available, the Phantom Object itself remains sharp. By constantly stabbing and prodding, the debris around the right hand is destroyed.

If she could free up one hand, Feng Xue would have more options, whether it was to save herself or to kill herself, instead of being like the Huogong Toutuo in one of Wong Jing's movies, knowing that those two brats were fooling him, he still had no choice but to obediently teach them.

While it's not impossible to seek death, the problem is that resurrection items aren't a panacea. If the opponent stabs you, that's one thing, but if they stuff a piece of Omen Meat into your mouth, then you're truly doomed.

Feng Xue has always been inclined to assume the worst about mischievous kids. Although the two little devils seemed normal enough, considering they were geniuses who "reinforced the structure before digging people out," Feng Xue thought it was better to think more carefully.

The night passed quickly. Thanks to the heightened awareness of his body brought on by Entering Stillness, he was able to roughly assess the healing progress of his bones. And by using the changes from the night as a reference, he finally determined how long he had been lying there.

"About forty days... Well, considering that healing itself can fluctuate, there might be a few days' margin of error, but overall, at this rate, I should be fully recovered in another month."

As Feng Xue estimated the time, her mood improved considerably. Although he was completely unable to move at the moment, it was mainly because Da Liang was injured. Once his spine recovered, he would be able to exert force from his waist. Even if he was buried under a house, he could lift it up!

What are you grinning like an idiot for? It's disgusting!

"That's not the kind of line a ten-year-old girl should say. And where's your silly little brother?" Feng Xue's face darkened instantly upon hearing the voice beside her. The little girl, however, merely made a disdainful snort before replying:

"He's not coming today. Hey you, didn't you say you knew a lot of things? Do you have any powerful killing moves? You mean, the kind that can kill someone with one move!"

"Oh?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, straining his neck to turn in the direction of the girl's voice. Although he still couldn't see her, he answered anyway.

"Yes, I have. But have you ever killed anyone?"

"Murder!"

Offering a new book as a sacrifice to bring good fortune--

<Girl, don't rush>

I am a transport officer in the town transport department.

You're asking me what I'm doing?

I'm helping an elderly lady cross the street.

Why do this?

Because the system says I won't live past three days.

Oh, right, there's one more thing.

I discovered that there's a tunnel in my house that leads directly to the house next door.

Then a princess moved in next door.

A new author with multiple female leads, a light and humorous writing style that's very comfortable to read, and even a little sweet. Those interested shouldn't miss it.