CH 85

Chapter 85: Surprise attack

A large pile of talismans forms on the backseat of the car and Huo Zaiyuan's arms are full with carrying another huge bundle. Glancing up at Li Qing who is in the middle of tidying up the interior of the vehicle, Huo Zaiyuan says. "Little Qing, I'll go off first to set up the barrier. Once you are done cleaning up here, bring all these talismans to me."

"Okay." Li Qing nods, taking out a short brush and dustpan from his storage ring and begins sweeping up all the accumulated sand below the seats.

Talismans in hand, Huo Zaiyuan walks away, leaving his friend to the cleaning. After sweeping away all the dust, Li Qing removes a rag and a basin to clean the car's windows. Although this off-road vehicle has carried them quite a distance already, each time they drive over dirt roads or through the wilderness, dirt and dust will gather on the windshield and side mirrors. If one doesn't wipe it away occasionally, a thick layer of grime will build and eventually obstruct the driver's line of sight.

He knows his own fighting strength is inferior to Long Zhanye, Qin Jun and Huo Zaiyuan's. In this small party of four, it is sufficient that he only needs to be capable of defending himself and not adding to the other three's burden. So while they are eliminating outside threats and setting up barriers, he stays behind to take care of the smaller but equally important details. If he is able to keep this car in top condition for as long as possible, then at least he feels he is not dead weight.

Moistening the cloth, he carefully wipes dirt off the glass. Before the apocalypse, he was considered a young master and has never done any menial work. But after surviving through several harrowing experiences in this short period of time, to him, things like wiping down a car is an easy task now.

Very quickly, a window has been wiped squeaky clean. Nodding in satisfaction, Li Qing rinses the rag and prepares to start on the next one.

At this moment, soft footsteps draw his notice. From the reflection on the glass, he catches sight of a pair of slender legs clad in jeans and cloth shoes on their feet. Curious, he lifts his gaze up from the car to see who the person is. Abruptly, the back of his head explodes in pain. Li Qing's vision blacks out, his entire body collapsing to the ground.

Staring down at Li Qing, Shen Yueran's eyes curve slightly in a smile before carelessly tossing the wooden club in her hands to one side. Ensuring no one else is looking, she quickly gets into the off-road vehicle and searches the interior.

In the village, she approached Huo Zaiyuan with the intention of seducing him, but the result was a failure. In the end, she was even viciously threatened by Long Zhanye. After everything, she still can't find the wooden box that old hag Zhang left for Huo Zaiyuan.

From that day until now, as the line of vehicles depart the village and head towards a safe zone which might not even be remotely safe, her heart was filled with worry, afraid that there will be no opportunities left once they reach their destination.

Unexpectedly, when the sun set, that violent Long Zhanye suggested to the village chief to spend the night camping out in the wilderness. Here, she is presented with the perfect opportunity. Waiting until Long Zhanye and Qin Jun left to eliminate any zombies in the vicinity, as well as for Huo Zaiyuan to wander off with an armful of wooden tiles to do who-knows-what, she gathered her courage to approach this black car and knock the one called Li Qing out with a wooden club.

Only…why? Why can't she find it?

Speedily searching the interior once over, Shen Yueran manages to locate a box of instant noodles, potato crisps, candies and various snacks below the back seat, as well as a pistol beneath the seat's padding. But no matter how she looks, she can't find even a trace of that wooden chest.

Dammit! Could it be Huo Zaiyuan actually hid it in the village?

Gripping the pistol in hand, Shen Yueran glares at the youth crouching and burying something in the distance, gritting her teeth. Finally, she stuffs as many snacks as possible into the pouch beneath her clothes and picks up the gun.

Having knocked Li Qing unconscious, stole their food and even their gun, they will definitely not let her off the moment they discover her deeds. Since that's the case, the only thing she can do is leave.

She wants to return to the village and find that box. As long as she has it in her grasp, then there is no need for her to live in constant fear during this apocalypse!