Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

255: Knowing it’s presumptuous of you, why are you still bothering me?It was extremely strange that zombies, which possessed no intelligence, would obediently surround the monster.

She wondered if Jing Xi had a hand in this.

But if Jing Xi had tampered with it, where was she?

If it were Jing Xi, how could she have such great power to control the Nameless Monster?

If not, then what was with these zombies, and who was the woman someone had seen standing on the monster before?

...The more Ai Yue thought about it, the more thoughts flooded her mind, and the more confused she became.

In the end, she couldn’t figure out a reason.

Why the pre-rebirth Jing Xi had turned into a demon and let others devour her, and what the post-rebirth Jing Xi intended to do, she still didn’t know.

Ai Yue always felt that the pre-rebirth and post-rebirth Jing Xi were doing the same thing; this thought appeared in her mind for no apparent reason.

But how could that be possible?

This involved past and present lives; the span was too large. How could she use that for a scheme?

Thinking of this, Ai Yue couldn’t help but laugh self-deprecatingly. Such a thought was truly fantastical.

“Sister, what are you thinking? You’re so lost in thought?” Ye Rui suddenly approached and asked curiously.

“Nothing. Where are Mom and Dad? Did they go out for a stroll again?” Ai Yue asked with a smile.

“Yeah, someone is selling things on West Street. Auntie and Uncle sounded very interested, so they went to join the fun.”

“Really? Is there anything good?”

“I don’t know, I didn’t go see.”

“Then shall we go join the fun too?”

“Sure.”

Ai Yue and Ye Rui stood up, chatting and laughing as they walked toward West Street.

Halfway there, someone called out from behind, “You two beauties up ahead! Wait a moment!”

Ye Rui turned around curiously and saw three men hurrying toward them. Seeing Ye Rui turn back, their eyes lit up, and they grinned, saying, “Little beauty, wait up.”

Ye Rui asked curiously, “Are you calling us?”

“Yes, yes, yes, we’re calling you.” One of them, who looked decent but had narrow eyes, was glancing around at the two of them.

Ai Yue also turned back at this time, stood still, and looked expressionlessly at the three men who had already caught up.

The three men looked okay, a bit more handsome than average. The man in the middle with a small ponytail had a hypocritical smile on his face and said like a Gentleman, “Pardon me, I hope I’m not being too presumptuous by disturbing you two ladies.”

“If you know it’s presumptuous, why are you still disturbing us? We don’t even know you. Why are you calling us beauties?” Ye Rui said with a frown.

The Gentleman: “...”

“Hehe, is the little sister in a bad mood today? However, we three brothers are best at making people happy. Why don’t we have a chat?” the Gentleman added.

Ye Rui said disdainfully, “Forget it. I was in a great mood before I met you, and it only turned sour after I saw you. I finally got a chance to go shopping with my sister, so why are you rushing to butt in? If there’s nothing else, go away! You’re ruining our mood. How annoying!”

The three men opposite were left speechless by the rebuff.

The Gentleman laughed awkwardly, “Little beauty, don’t think like that. All of us who come here are doing it for all of humanity and for the sake of national righteousness. It’s fate that we meet here. We don’t mean anything else, just want to make friends.”

“We don’t want to make friends. Do as you please. Rui Rui, let’s go,” Ai Yue said coldly, her brow furrowing.

“Okay, Sister, let’s go.”

The Gentleman’s expression turned ugly, a flash of ferocity in his eyes. He grinned and said in a forceful tone, “Stop! Did I say you could leave?”

The smiles on the faces of the two men beside him also vanished. They shouted in shame and anger, “Which base are you from? You won’t even give Brother Kun’s face? Are you looking for a beating?”

Hearing this, the two of them stopped in their tracks. Ai Yue said calmly, “We aren’t from any base.”

“Heh, since you aren’t from a base, why are you acting so arrogant? Brother Kun wants to chat with you, how dare you just walk away?”

“Exactly, our Brother Kun is the young master of Dasheng Base. You actually dare to ignore him? Who gave you the courage?”

Ai Yue felt annoyed. Which family’s spoiled brat had come out to seek attention? Truly irritating.

“I’m powerful, so I’m arrogant. Is there a problem?” Ai Yue rolled her eyes and said impatiently.

“Oh, little girl, you’re quite feisty. How have you survived until now with that personality?” The smile on the Gentleman’s face disappeared, replaced by sinister ferocity.

“By relying on real skill, naturally!” Ai Yue said.

“Real skill? Heh, is it real skill in bed? Little girl, I can also make you live decently and freely in the Apocalypse. Are you interested in following me?” The Gentleman sized Ai Yue up, nodded, and said jokingly.

Ai Yue’s face completely darkened. Her fists were really itching. She clenched her fists and gave a wicked smile, “You want to taste my real skill? I’ll satisfy you!”

After saying that, Ai Yue disappeared from the spot. Ye Rui, unfazed, stood to the side with her arms crossed, watching the three men with schadenfreude.

They should be thankful for the regulation set by all Safety Towers prohibiting the use of Superpowers in the town; otherwise, the moment they spoke insolently, they would have already vanished from the world.

Seeing Ai Yue vanish into thin air, the three men immediately became cautious and quickly went on guard.

That woman suddenly disappearing definitely wasn’t a good thing, so the three of them cautiously observed their surroundings.

“Where did this bitch go? She couldn’t have run away, could she?” one of the men said.

“Shut up, stop talking nonsense. Maybe like she said, she really has some tricks up her sleeve. Don’t be careless; it wouldn’t look good to fall at the hands of a woman,” the Gentleman scolded sternly.

“Understood, Brother Kun!”

“Ah...”

Suddenly, the man who had just spoken vomited blood, his face covered in veins. He was in so much pain he couldn’t speak, falling to the ground curled up like a shrimp.

Seeing this, the other two were horrified. Knowing it was Ai Yue’s doing, they quickly shouted, “Come out right now! Do you know who I am? If you touch me, I’ll make sure you pay dearly!”

Hiding in the shadows, Ai Yue let out a sneer. “Didn’t you want to see my real skill? What, I haven’t even started on you yet, and you’re already scared?”

The Gentleman suddenly waved his hand, and a meter-wide block of earth appeared out of thin air, smashing toward the place where Ai Yue’s voice had come from.

Ai Yue dodged it effortlessly and said slowly, “What? Getting anxious? Starting to use Superpowers? Have you forgotten that Superpowers aren’t allowed in town?”

“Cut the crap! Who do you think I am? We’re the ones who made these rules, so how could they possibly restrict us? They’re for you fools. Even if I kill you today, no one will come out to say a word against it,” the Gentleman said venomously.

When the bystanders heard these words, their eyes turned cold, and they stared chillingly at the Gentleman and the other two men.