The old man who had spoken earlier came over and immediately apologized. "Sir, we're terribly sorry. A group came here a while ago, and we took them in out of kindness. Then they tried to kill us and steal our supplies, so we've been a little cautious.
"Look at the mess this has caused!"
"It's all right. You were right to be cautious," Xiao Xiaoshan said quickly.
The old man welcomed them warmly. "Come on in, everyone. We've got a stove burning inside. It's nice and warm."
Everyone followed him inside. Bai Yaoyao glanced at Peiqi, who gave a slight nod. Only then did Bai Yaoyao relax. Peiqi's level-three mind ability could make a basic judgment of whether someone meant them good or ill.
Nobody who survived the apocalypse was simple. Without keeping their guard up, how could they have made it this far?
"We're all from a few nearby villages. After the apocalypse hit, everyone brought everything they had and came here together. Now, there are only a little over two hundred and sixty of us left. It's just... most of us are elderly people and children...
"So many of the young people... sacrificed their lives..."
As the old man spoke, his eyes reddened.
The villagers craned their necks curiously at Bai Yaoyao and the others, but nobody gathered around them. They still maintained a little wariness, afraid things would turn out like last time...
Just then, several children ran past, laughing and playing. Caught up in their fun, the child in front failed to watch where he was going and ran straight into Fat Brother.
Fat Brother could have dodged, but there was a wall behind him, so he simply stayed put. He caught the child with both hands, lifted him up, and set him safely on the