Chapter 572: Don't speak yet!

"Hey, Old Ding, where are you going?"

Zhang Su watched the crowd walking down the mountain and saw Ding Yongguo and Zheng Ziwen in the flow of people, so he hurriedly called out to stop them.

"I'm obviously going to choose a house. What a question from Boss Zhang, haha."

Ding Yongguo had an expression that said, "Isn't this obvious?"

Ma Changshou, who was guiding people out, heard Ding Yongguo's address to Zhang Su, raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but look him over a few more times.

"Choose your ass, come here, come here!"

Zhang Su waved to call Ding Yongguo over, pinched his shoulder and said: "Old Ding, what do you mean? Do you know I'm going to let you continue blacksmithing and intend to escape labor?"

"I certainly don't, what are you saying." Ding Yongguo waved his hands repeatedly.

In the past, if Zhang Su had said this to Ding Yongguo, Zheng Ziwen would definitely have retorted. But this time, standing on the side, he was extremely honest. Not only did he not make a sound, but he pursed his lips tightly, with a firm attitude, just like a new recruit who had just enlisted forty years ago.

"Since you don't intend to escape labor, then you must live on Heavenly Ma Yu!"

Zhang Su turned his head, saw Wang Longzhong and Wang Xingui talking, and said: "Old Wang, you and your nephew take these two to find a house. I remember Wangshan seems to have two sets empty."

The Wangshan homestay was close to Little Lucky. When it was quiet in the middle of the night, Zhang Su could vaguely hear the discussions of people inside the Wangshan homestay.

"Alright, Brother Su, leave it to us. You two, please this way."

Wang Longzhong greeted Ding Yongguo very politely. He was shrewd; seeing Zhang Su's attitude toward Ding Yongguo, he knew this was obviously an old acquaintance and must build a good relationship.

After those who should leave had left, only some core members of Heavenly Ma Yu and the Niuyazi survivors remained in the parking lot.

In the corner, twenty-eight Niuyazi members, including the Wang father and son, stood properly. Their eyes were no longer as dull as when they first met, probably because the previous experience was too panic-inducing, and they were much better after recovering.

"Heavens, Uncle Wang, he..."

Zhong Xiao had only heard that they had met Wang Guangjun before but hadn't seen him. Now seeing his miserable appearance, she subconsciously raised her hand to cover her mouth.

"A bit hearing-impaired, and his vision has dropped significantly, but other than that, there's nothing wrong. And he looks much sturdier than before, not bad."

Seeing Tan Huajun feeling a bit sad, Zhang Su put it in a good light so she wouldn't be too sad.

"Brother Su, can you let Uncle Wang and the others..." Tan Huajun mentioned it obscurely, meaning, could he invite him to rest? The bumpy journey was also very tiring.

"Once they reach us, at least there's no danger. Don't worry, Old Wang still has to suffer a bit with them. You guys go get busy, I'll handle it myself."

After saying that, Zhang Su stepped toward the Niuyazi crowd.

"Dad, Brother Zhang is coming over."

Seeing Zhang Su walking toward them, Wang Zhetao said excitedly to Wang Guangjun.

"The Yama King is coming, everyone perk up."

Seeing this, Hu Yongan also hurriedly stood straight and shouted to the people around him, his attitude very humble.

In the previous one-versus-nine battle, the twenty-eight people from Niuyazi didn't all crowd around to watch. Hu Yongan went, and Zhang Su's ability in combat made him marvel. Not just combat power, other operations were also quite in place. Some measures and arrangements were very appropriate, and there was almost nothing for people to criticize.

He was also the leader of a group of people. Standing from his perspective, Zhang Su was worth learning from in many places. In other words, this was a very powerful figure, which explained why Heavenly Ma Yu could win over so many survivors! "Old Wang, Old Hu, how does it feel to come to this mountain corner?"

Zhang Su walked up close, taking in the expressions of several important figures along the way. He took out cigarettes, pulled out two, and handed them to Wang Guangjun and Hu Yongan respectively. Their hands were tied, but smoking a cigarette was no problem. Hu Yongan and Wang Guangjun looked at each other. They stood next to each other, and after their eyes met, Wang Guangjun spoke.

"Brother Zhang, your place is too amazing. In the past few months, I've seen seven or eight survivor camps, and they don't have as many people as you, aren't as well-protected as yours, and your team is disciplined, very regular, very... not bad, in short, just not bad."

Wang Guangjun's cultural level was only so-so, and he couldn't say too many flowery words, but the meaning expressed in his words was very clear. Zhang Su could understand completely and didn't mind his lack of vocabulary, but someone else did.

Wang Zhetao seemed to think his father's words were too rustic, so he hurriedly picked up the thread: "More than just good, it's simply amazing. Brother Zhang, your place is blessed by the heavens..."

"Don't speak yet!" Zhang Su interrupted Wang Zhetao's showing off very impolitely. He had endured this kid several times already.

Comparing the two, he actually felt that the dull, arrogant Zheng Ziwen looked more pleasing to the eye.

Zhang Su didn't care about the awkwardness of the scene at all, then looked at Hu Yongan and said: "Old Hu, you are the leader of Niuyazi. I'll ask you about your thoughts. Tell me."

"Ha..." A smile appeared on Hu Yongan's rough skin. He looked left and right, his face full of relief.

"If there is only one survivor camp left in Qincheng, then it must be here. I was able to bring everyone to Heavenly Ma Yu, which can be considered as completing my mission. All Niuyazi members are willing to join Heavenly Ma Yu, with no second thoughts. Please assess us, Yama King."

Zhang Su looked straight into Hu Dayong's eyes and nodded gently without speaking. He looked at them one by one. Compared to the confrontation with the Flying Wolf Gang, it wasn't the same feeling at all. These people from Niuyazi were all very calm.

Compared to the Civilization Guardians, the Little Eagle Society, the Apocalypse Group, the Survivor Alliance, and Daqiaopu Township, they were all calmer and more stable.

Zhang Su could be sure that he hadn't used emotions to influence them, so this calmness and stability were their true inner emotions. This was the attitude that survivors who truly wanted to join a big collective and live together should have.

"Fine, you guys rest here. It's not cold. I'll have someone send you something to eat and drink."

After saying that, Zhang Su patted Hu Yongan on the arm, then patted Wang Guangjun, squeezing his shoulder hard. The two looked at each other and nodded slightly. Some tacit understanding was all in the silence.

"No..."

Watching Zhang Su's departing back, Wang Zhetao was dumbfounded.

He said very unhappily to his father and Hu Yongan beside him: "Why are we still tied up and ignored? The group before, those from Daqiaopu Township, all went to choose houses. We..."

"Can you shut up!"

Wang Guangjun turned his head and glared at Wang Zhetao with great dissatisfaction: "If you weren't my own son, I'd really want to give you a few slaps!"

As his own flesh and blood, Wang Guangjun couldn't bear to abandon Wang Zhetao in the apocalypse, but this precious son of his was too annoying.

"Old Wang..."

Hu Yongan glanced at the stunned Wang Zhetao with a pair of tiger eyes, then said to Wang Guangjun: "Your protection of Xiao Tao is a bit too much!"

"That's right, Zhetao, you should grow up, you should be more mature!"

Wang Guangjun said in a low voice with his head down.

"I've already grown up, where am I not mature? I can also kill zombies, I can also set traps, what is there that I can't do!"

Wang Zhetao couldn't listen to his old man's advice at all, and was still feeling depressed.

His ideal state was that after arriving at Heavenly Ma Yu, he would immediately get freedom, find a comfortable house, and start tidying up internal affairs—that was the life he had dreamed of for many days. But reality was not as he wished.

Especially seeing Zhang Su let people take Ding Yongguo and Zheng Ziwen to find houses earlier, this made him feel even more unbalanced. This imbalance wasn't really directed at Zhang Su, but he felt his old man didn't have enough face, and the force he was in was too withered...

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