Chapter 356: She has a special skill

Tachibana Maiying gave Wu Lue a faint glance and spoke slowly for a few moments.

"It's nothing more than thinking your abilities are too poor and fearing you'll die, right? Uh... alright, but I still think this is concern."

Wu Lue didn't think much of the text on the translation app, because he couldn't beat Lu Yubo, nor could he beat Tachibana Maiying, and his combat power within the entire Sky Ma Yu was considered average to slightly below average, but Lu Yubo was very annoyed.

"Damn it, little Japanese girl, I must give you a taste of your own medicine. You got lucky and beat me once, and now you're acting like you're on top of the world!"

Lu Yubo cursed and swore as he drove the car back the way they came.

Tachibana Maiying didn't talk back, sitting quietly in the back seat, her sharp eyes fixed outside the window. As the vehicle sped through an intersection, she saw someone monitoring them from afar again—it was the same two cars, only this time they were separated by an intersection, parked even further away!

She didn't ask Lu Yubo to stop again because she knew it was pointless to tell the two in the car. If the other party stopped there, it didn't matter; if they kept following, then the ones who would be unlucky definitely wouldn't be her side!

"What exactly was the situation earlier?"

On the provincial road, the FJ Cruiser and the Sienna were parked on the side. Seeing Lu Yubo and the others get out of the Great Dog, Zhang Su stepped forward to ask.

"We didn't see any situation, Brother Su, you have to ask her..."

Lu Yubo shrugged and pointed at Tachibana Maiying.

Tachibana Maiying didn't wait for Zhang Su to ask; she spoke at length, very seriously and earnestly.

Yi Xiaoling stepped forward and said, "Brother Zhang, Little Ju said she saw very clearly just now that two cars were tailing them, and it wasn't just once. After you asked them to return, they saw those two cars tailing them from afar again on the return trip!"

"Huh?"

Lu Yubo tugged at Tachibana Maiying's arm and said, "You saw it again? Why didn't you say anything at the time?"

"What was the point of saying anything then?" Zhang Su waved his hand and said, "Since I already told you to come back quickly, it was because I was afraid you'd be ambushed by them!"

Tachibana Maiying nodded heavily after hearing Zhang Su's words; that was exactly what she had thought, so she couldn't be bothered to open her mouth.

"Have you seen the cars or the people before?"

Zhang Su asked Tachibana Maiying, as she was the only one of the three who had seen them clearly.

Tachibana Maiying recalled for a moment and shook her head.

"That's strange. Besides us, there's only Old Meng from the Bridge Fort nearby, or perhaps lone wolf squads like yours? No, it's very likely people who came over from the Shanhai District!"

Zhang Su frowned and analyzed.

Chen Hanzhou nodded and said, "Brother Su, I also think it's very likely they came from the Shanhai District. Last time, those people under Liu Shijie didn't go back; their camp shouldn't be ignoring it."

"Exactly, that's what I think too."

Zhang Su nodded and looked in the direction Lu Yubo and the others had returned from. There was nothing unusual within his line of sight. Just as he was about to speak, he frowned at the Great Dog and grinned, "Damn it, if they really are people from the Shanhai District, it was fine before, but now there's trouble!"

"Why?"

"Hmm? I get it now..."

Lu Yubo asked directly, too lazy to use his brain, while Chen Hanzhou frowned and pointed at the Great Dog, saying, "This car belonged to those people from the Shanhai District! I understand now. If it really is people from that camp chasing us, seeing this car, they'll know we at least snatched their companion's vehicle!"

"Damn... then what do we do?"

Wu Lue instantly wilted; he didn't like the feeling of being watched in secret.

Lu Yubo, however, waved his hand indifferently and said, "They were the ones who moved first to beat up Xiao Shuai and even wanted to use him for ransom. If they dare to come looking for trouble, I'll kill them!"

"That's right. With the way those people operate, if they run into our companions who are alone again, they'll inevitably resort to the same old tricks. They're a bunch of bandits!"

"In any case, if we run into them later, capture them first! Don't be merciful to strangers. Many people have guns in their hands now, understand?"

Zhang Su gave the instruction and finally looked at Tachibana Maiying.

Tachibana Maiying revealed an intriguing smile and nodded slowly.

"Brother Zhang, actually Little Ju she..."

Yi Xiaoling wanted to say something to Zhang Su, but Tachibana Maiying interrupted from the side.

"Hmm? It seems you still have many secrets... Speak, what exactly is going on?"

Tachibana Maiying raised her hand and gestured as she spoke a few sentences.

Yi Xiaoling translated, "Well... Little Ju has a special skill; she can dodge pistol bullets to a certain extent."

If this had been ten days or half a month ago, someone would have scoffed at this, but after they had seen the perverted reaction speed of Li Zhaohua, the captain of the edge squad of the Green Dragon Legion, they had an intuitive feeling about the act of dodging bullets—it didn't seem that difficult after all.

Only Lu Yubo had a conflicted expression on his face, both unconvinced and afraid not to believe it. Slowly, he also learned to be smart, knowing that even if he wanted to refute, he should wait until after verification before spraying, lest he get slapped in the face—it hurts.

Zhang Su's thoughts were different from everyone else's. He could definitely feel that what Yi Xiaoling was about to say was definitely not just dodging bullets. Although dodging bullets itself was also very shocking, there must be something even more unexpected that hadn't been said!

"Oh? You really have this ability? Then you must demonstrate it well after we get to the camp. Don't worry, I will definitely let you demonstrate it under the premise of proper protection. No problem, right?"

Tachibana Maiying seemed to have anticipated this result; she nodded with a relaxed smile on her lips, which counted as an agreement.

"Let's go. We can't keep waiting here for those people. Perhaps they don't intend to find us at all and are just wandering around the county town. If they really do catch up, we'll deal with it then!"

Zhang Su waved his hand and signaled everyone to get in the cars.

After leading the zombie horde away, no further accidents occurred. The road was clear, and the three cars reached the fork leading to Kuanzhuang before long. Because it was unclear what the purpose of the two cars from Qingxian was, Zhang Su did not let the others return to Sky Ma Yu first, but instead turned together toward Kuanzhuang.

The three cars drove into Kuanzhuang, their tires crunching slightly over the gravel.

This village, which still had signs of life two days ago, now appeared exceptionally quiet under the afterglow of the setting sun. After the people had left and the buildings were empty, it was as if everything had been frozen by time.

"Over there, the one with the pink hat hanging is my home!"

Su Xiaoya pointed the way, and soon the car stopped at the gate of the small courtyard.

Completely incomparable to the large courtyard where Tachibana Maiying and Yi Xiaoling lived, the place where Su Xiaoya had previously lived was dilapidated and simple. The small earthen wall was only as tall as a person, and in some places, bricks were missing, uneven and jagged, feeling like a gust of wind could blow it over.

The house was just two earthen rooms, the glass broken and patched with plastic bags, and the window frames were somewhat rotten. It looked desolate no matter how you looked at it.

"I remember Su Lei's conditions were decent, is your family this poor?"

Everyone got out of the car, and Zhang Su looked at the broken wall in front of him with some confusion.

Su Xiaoya took a deep breath, her gaze wandering in every corner; everywhere were memories of her and her sister. Hearing Zhang Su's question, she said with a sense of loss, "This isn't our original home; it's the house Lei Youliang assigned to my sister and me."

According to Su Xiaoya, their family originally lived on the other side of the village. Because they had to tighten the living area after the disaster broke out, everyone was concentrated in this area, and she and Su Lei were assigned this set of old buildings.

"Damn, that shark-armed bastard is not acting like a human. Giving you two sisters this broken house to live in? Where does he live himself? Eh, holy crap..."

Lu Yubo kicked the earthen wall, directly knocking down a small section, almost tripping himself in the process.

Boom...

Looking at the fallen red bricks, Zhang Su and the others all looked at Lu Yubo speechlessly.

"Sorry about that..."

Lu Yubo awkwardly picked up a few bricks and put them back on the earthen wall, laughing dryly.

Su Xiaoya curled her lips and pointed to a new house not far away, whose foundation was higher than the earthen house, saying, "That's Lei Youliang's house. It seems this house was originally built for him by the old village chief, saying it was prepared as a wedding house."

Everyone looked in the direction she pointed. A house covered with white ceramic tiles sat quietly within a solid wall, and some auspicious stone carvings were placed on the beautiful wall, dressed up quite properly.

"The village is quite safe, no zombies seen. You go in yourself; we'll rummage around. If there's danger, just shout, we can hear you."

Zhang Su patted Su Xiaoya on the shoulder.

"Aren't you coming with me?"

Su Xiaoya pointed to the house.

Zhang Su didn't speak, silently lit three cigarettes, and held them above his head. The blue smoke rose straight up without wind. Looking toward Qingxian, he said slowly.

"Su Lei, you know I'm a person who doesn't believe in gods, Buddhas, or ghosts. Perhaps you can hear me speaking. No matter whether you let the past go or not, it will pass! I hope you can see that Su Xiaoya is at least still alive. Have a safe journey, don't worry about your sister!"

Having said that, Zhang Su inserted the three cigarettes into the cracks of the earthen wall.

"Alright!" Zhang Su clapped his hands, turned around, and looked at Su Xiaoya: "That counts as paying respects to Su Lei. You go in and tidy up yourself; we'll go to Lei Youliang's house to take a look first!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 357 =====