A Dressed-Up Fugui

Qi Xing, while often acting frivolously, was actually quite cautious when it came to doing things.

The next day, Jiang Zhaosu saw Qi Xing go to find Qin Feng.

Qin Feng initially looked dismissive, but as Qi Xing spoke, he gradually furrowed his brow. He then called Cao Yuan over.

The three men went into a room and whispered, discussing something.

Jiang Zhaosu squatted in the courtyard, staring blankly at an ant hole in the ground.

The ant hole was empty. She wondered if the ants inside had moved or all died. Could they have turned into zombie ants?

Could ants also turn into zombies? What would they eat then?

As Jiang Zhaosu was lost in thought, a shadow fell over her.

"Fugui, you didn't seem to eat anything last night or this morning. Aren't you hungry?"

It was a woman's voice.

Jiang Zhaosu looked up and, as expected, saw Duan Yuanyuan.

Seeing her, Jiang Zhaosu couldn't help but recall the woman's miserable cries from last night.

But after a whole night had passed, Duan Yuanyuan was acting as if nothing had happened.

Aside from two slap marks on the side of her face and slightly red, swollen eyes, the woman showed no other abnormalities, looking at her naturally.

Perhaps she had eaten too much of that black bear the night before, but Jiang Zhaosu hadn't eaten for the past two days and didn't feel hungry.

They stared at each other for a few seconds. Jiang Zhaosu met Duan Yuanyuan's concerned gaze and felt she should explain her own strangeness.

She slowly said, "N-not... hungry..."

Duan Yuanyuan looked at her pale, thin face and her dirty black hoodie. She pursed her lips, then suddenly bent down and took Jiang Zhaosu's hand. "Come with Elder Sister."

Jiang Zhaosu followed Duan Yuanyuan, not understanding why, into the room where the woman and Qin Feng had slept last night.

As they passed the three men who were discussing matters, Qi Xing turned his head to look at her.

Jiang Zhaosu opened her mouth at Qi Xing helplessly.

Qi Xing smiled at her, then turned back to Qin Feng and said, "I envy you, Brother Qin, being able to be with your partner during the apocalypse."

Qin Feng scoffed, crossing his arms dismissively. "What partner? Just a cheap bitch. She didn't want me before, but now in the apocalypse, she knows to cling to me for survival."

It had been more than half a year since the apocalypse first broke out.

During this time, Qin Feng had been with Duan Yuanyuan and Cao Yuan.

After sleeping together for half a year, Qin Feng had grown somewhat tired of Duan Yuanyuan.

He had relentlessly pursued the goddess and finally gotten her, but after tasting her, he found her to be nothing special.

With his current abilities, there were plenty of women seeking protection who would throw themselves at him.

However, most of those women weren't as young or as pretty as Duan Yuanyuan. They might be good for a fling, but keeping them around would eventually turn them into burdens, just like Duan Yuanyuan. That's why Qin Feng still only kept Duan Yuanyuan.

"I heard that woman with the space ability is exceptionally beautiful. When the time comes, we'll kill the man beside her first and see if she's obedient. If she's obedient enough, we can spare her life and keep her around..."

As he spoke, Qin Feng chuckled sinisterly.

Inside the house, Jiang Zhaosu, who was standing by the bed looking at Duan Yuanyuan rummaging through clothes, couldn't help but sigh inwardly upon hearing the conversation outside.

Sigh, that's standard villain cannon fodder dialogue.

This type of cannon fodder in novels wouldn't even survive three seconds if they encountered the female lead, let alone commit murder and steal treasures.

Qin Feng hadn't deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke, and his words carried clearly into the house.

But Duan Yuanyuan acted as if she were deaf, completely ignoring him.

The woman rummaged through her luggage for a while before finally pulling out a goose yellow dress. She excitedly said to Jiang Zhaosu, "Fugui, what do you think of this dress!"

Jiang Zhaosu looked at the exquisitely designed dress in Duan Yuanyuan's hand, with its fluffy white trim on the cuffs and hem, and fell silent.

Is this for me to wear?

I don't want to...

It feels like I haven't worn a dress since I can remember.

Under Duan Yuanyuan's strong persuasion, Jiang Zhaosu still changed into the dress, which looked like it would impede her movements.

Mainly, her black hoodie was stained with too much blood. Although it wasn't obvious on the surface, it smelled a bit foul, which didn't fit the innocent, naive, and mentally challenged little girl persona Qi Xing had fabricated for her.

Jiang Zhaosu's final insistence was to wear pants under the dress.

It was cold now, so dressing like this was normal.

After she changed, Duan Yuanyuan, like dressing up a doll, even used a comb and scissors to trim her hair.

Jiang Zhaosu's hair wasn't long to begin with, just reaching her shoulders.

This hairstyle was easy to wash in winter and could be tied up in summer without being stuffy, making it the most comfortable length for Jiang Zhaosu.

Duan Yuanyuan cut it even shorter, with the sides covering her cheeks and reaching her earlobes, making Jiang Zhaosu's already small face appear even more docile.

After cutting her hair, Duan Yuanyuan took out a mirror for Jiang Zhaosu to see, constantly saying, "So cute."

Suddenly, she remembered something else and ran to rummage through her backpack. Finally, she took out a delicately crafted butterfly crystal hair clip from a small box and pinned it into Jiang Zhaosu's hair.

"Your older brother joined our team and calls Brother Qin Lang 'big brother,' so you're also my sister. This hair clip is a welcome gift from your elder sister."

Duan Yuanyuan was even more talkative than Qi Xing, chattering on, "This hair clip is very expensive. I spent a month's salary to buy it, and I couldn't bear to wear it myself. You absolutely must not lose it."

Jiang Zhaosu silently looked at her transformed reflection in the mirror, then at Duan Yuanyuan, who stood beside her with finger marks still on her cheek but a smile on her face.

Her expression was calm, but inwardly, she had countless unspoken complaints.

It's the apocalypse, and people are still carrying so many flashy things in their bags?

At this moment, the three men outside finally finished their conversation.

Qi Xing walked to the door and politely asked, "May I come in?"

Jiang Zhaosu: "..." Putting on a show. Who was it that unceremoniously tried to strip her clothes off right after meeting her? And now he's acting like a gentleman.

"Come in quickly!" Duan Yuanyuan said happily.

Only then did Qi Xing lift the curtain and enter the room.

The moment he saw Jiang Zhaosu sitting in the center of the room, wearing a goose yellow dress, Qi Xing's steps faltered: "...Wow."

"Fugui changed clothes."

Qi Xing looked at Jiang Zhaosu, who was unnaturally turning her head away, and said with a smile.

"Doesn't she look good!" Duan Yuanyuan eagerly showed Qi Xing the results of her half-day's work, "Your sister's skin is fair; she looks so vibrant when dressed up."

"Mhm," Qi Xing walked around Jiang Zhaosu, playing along, "She looks good, she looks good. The color of this dress really suits Fugui. It seems I should find more bright-colored clothes for Fugui in the future."

Jiang Zhaosu, who didn't usually pay much attention to her appearance, was teased by Duan Yuanyuan and Qi Xing on either side and unconsciously reached up to touch the hair clip on her head.

Actually, the feeling of wearing a hair clip wasn't very comfortable.

This crystal hair clip was exquisitely made and quite heavy.

With it on her head, Jiang Zhaosu always felt a sense of weight, as if the hair clip might fall off at any moment.

As their group had been staying in this house for a long time, the zombies in the village smelled their human scent and began to gather.

In the morning, Qi Xing and Jiang Zhaosu had seen many zombies gathered at the doors of both their houses, so they simply came over via the rooftop.

The zombies were increasing in number. The wooden door of the house they were in was secured with a piece of wood in the middle.

After a night of scratching by the zombies, the poor wooden door was hanging precariously, creaking under the strain.

According to the intelligence provided by Qin Feng, the two people with space abilities would only pass through this area tomorrow, so they had to stay here for one more night.

Qin Feng went outside to assess the situation and said that the door would be pushed down by the zombies any moment now and that this house was no longer safe.

They climbed onto the roof first.

Qin Feng surveyed the surroundings and pointed to a house similar to the one they were currently in, preparing to move there.

However, there were many zombies below, so someone had to lure the zombie horde away first.

Qin Feng looked at Qi Xing.

Qi Xing: "..."

Meeting Qin Feng's sharp gaze, Qi Xing shrugged helplessly, "I can go down and lure the zombies. But what about my sister? I need to ensure her safety first."

"Your sister will be taken care of by Yuanyuan. I'll go down with you to lure the zombie horde. Cao Yuan will stay here to protect Yuanyuan and your sister as they transfer to that house," Qin Feng quickly made the arrangements.

Qi Xing and Jiang Zhaosu exchanged a glance.

Jiang Zhaosu had no objections to this arrangement.

Even if Qin Feng was useless, this group of low-level zombies posed no threat to Qi Xing.

She blinked her eyes.

Qi Xing understood her meaning from her gaze and turned to ask Qin Feng, "What level Ability User is Cao Yuan?"

Cao Yuan had been quiet since Qi Xing joined the team. At this moment, he spoke up with some displeasure, "I'm a B-Level Ability User. My combat power is definitely higher than yours, a healing Ability User, so protecting your sister shouldn't be difficult, right?"

B-Level.

The mutated black bear Jiang Zhaosu had killed in the forest was likely B-Level.

It could handle the small zombies.

Only then did Qi Xing agree, "Okay."