Chapter 42 p1
Leaving the community, Ji Yang used an assault boat. With a bit of gas, it was like riding a motorcycle.
However, its speed was limited to a maximum of fifty kilometers per hour, and that was only with a tailwind, so it wasn’t particularly fast. After driving for half an hour and seeing that she was far from any signs of human life, she found a building to use as cover and quickly switched the assault boat for a jet ski.
The speed immediately shot up.
The suburbs were sparsely populated. Apart from a few people fishing, there was no one else, providing her with a good route. She kept twisting the throttle, kicking up a spray of water, and her figure quickly disappeared in front of those fishing, making it impossible to see what the person on top looked like.
While on the road, Ji Yang had sent Xixi into her space to reduce weight, allowing her to run faster.
The highest speed reached eighty.
And this was with her controlling the speed. If she went any faster, she was afraid she would lose control and capsize.
However, the faster she went, the more water splashed. After the continuous heavy rain, the smell in the water had reduced a lot, but this situation still tortured Ji Yang’s nose. She stopped halfway to get herself a mask.
She drove for almost two hours in one go, but… on this vast expanse of water, it was really difficult to tell the direction. Perhaps there was also a problem with the magnetic field, and the compass was a bit inaccurate, causing her to take the wrong road and run to a city next to Hu City.
If it weren’t for a sign exposed on the water, she wouldn’t have known at all.
Fortunately, these two cities were not far from each other, only about thirty kilometers.
It was almost noon, so Ji Yang took a break to have lunch. Sitting on the jet ski, she looked around and finally chose a residential building closest to her.
There was also a hotel next to this residential building, but hotels were generally the most visited places, and the ventilation and other conditions were definitely not as good as a residential building. She was afraid of running into a dead person and the smell being a bit unpleasant.
This was not the extreme cold. Once someone died, it wouldn’t take long for the body to rot and stink. And the smell of a human corpse was something that no other smell could match.
She didn’t plan on switching back to an assault boat, so Ji Yang didn’t go to the upper floors, but temporarily set up camp in the ninth-floor corridor of this residential building.
She tied the jet ski to the window sill, took out a cassette stove from the large bag she was carrying, and also took out a pack of instant fat intestine noodles. She had been on the road all morning and hadn’t even had a drink of water. When she was thirsty, she would eat two cherries and strawberries to replenish herself. Now, she just wanted to eat some soupy food.
She first started the fire, then tore open the packaging bag, and put the things in according to the instructions on it.
Ji Yang had never eaten these things before. She had thought they were too strange. After starving, she could eat anything. Compared to insect biscuits, fat intestines were simply heavenly!
Especially since this instant food itself tasted very good. She had bought it because the picture on the packaging was so enticing. She had thought that the picture was for reference only, but she hadn’t expected the real thing to be not much different from the picture.
It was just that there were a few less pieces of meat.
It didn’t matter. She had plenty in her space.
When the fat intestine noodles were almost cooked, Ji Yang deftly put in a handful of marinated beef, stirred it with her chopsticks, and the meat scattered into pieces, quickly changing color.
She was not used to eating half-cooked food. It wasn’t until she was sure the beef was fully cooked that she turned off the fire.
At this time, the small milky yellow pot was already filled with food, and the rich fragrance made her mouth water.
So fragrant!
Ji Yang sat cross-legged on the ground, blew on the food in front of her, and after the heat had dissipated a little, she picked up a strand of noodles and took a bite.
As delicious as ever!
She took another bite of the beef. Although it had been cooked for a little longer, it was still very tender. Soaked in the juice, it was as delicious as the noodles. But as she was eating, Ji Yang suddenly heard the sound of a motor from far to near.
She immediately looked out the window.
And she saw a group of people slowly approaching.
Two rubber boats, two assault boats, plus seven or eight people. Their strength is not bad.
Ji Yang put down her chopsticks, held a crossbow in one hand, and her gun in her space was also ready to fire.
Fortunately, this group of people had already slowed to a near stop at a distance of about twenty meters from her. One of them, a young man who looked more delicate than the others around him, stretched his neck to look at her and asked curiously, “That, I have no ill intentions. I was just passing by and happened to smell the fragrance. What are you eating? Can I trade with you?”
Ji Yang: ?
She paused, a little unaccustomed to such polite communication. After hesitating for a moment, she replied, “You can, but I only have the pickled vegetable flavor of the fat intestine noodles left. Do you want it? But I can only accept jadeite.”
She was currently eating the spicy flavor. There were several other flavors, all of which were quite delicious. Only the pickled vegetable flavor, she didn’t like. If this person wanted it, she could trade it for something.
She estimated that this group of people had come to search for supplies and also to fish. There were even fishing tools on one of the rubber boats. It was just that the bucket was probably still empty.
The group of people seemed to be in a difficult position and hesitated for a moment.
But soon, they couldn’t resist the temptation and still said, “Okay!”
Then they approached. The young man took a jade ornament from his neck. Even from a few meters away, Ji Yang could tell that this jade pendant was of considerable value. It was even a jade Guanyin. It was said that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, but to be able to buy a jade Guanyin of such good quality, this person’s family must have been very rich before the disaster.
But to just use it to exchange for food, is that really okay?
Ji Yang was suspicious, but seeing the person’s expectant face, and the other few people’s helpless but not stopping expressions, she didn’t say anything.
When they got closer, the young man said with an expectant face, “This jade Guanyin cost me tens of millions to buy. How many packs can I exchange for?”
Ji Yang: “Three packs at most.”
The young man’s heart immediately ached. A man next to him also felt that it was not worth it and tried to bargain, “This jade is really good. You won’t be at a loss if you exchange for it. Why not give a little more, five packs?”
The others nodded vigorously, looking at her with hope.
Ji Yang: …
It had been a long time since she had seen such a timid bargain.
The corners of her mouth twitched, and she wanted to laugh. After thinking for a moment, she relented. “Four packs, no more. I haven’t found much either.”
The young man immediately looked like he had taken advantage of her. “Okay, okay, it’s a deal. Give them to me!”
Ji Yang handed over the four packs of pickled vegetable flavor fat beef noodles and at the same time took the jade Guanyin that the other party had handed over. It was warm and smooth to the touch, and the carving technique was even more exquisite.
Unfortunately, it had fallen into her hands.
She casually put it in her pocket, planning to put it in her space after these few people had left. She saw the young man holding the four packs of noodles, extremely happy, but he didn’t leave. “I want to eat it. I’ll just go over there to eat. I’ll leave after I finish. I won’t disturb you at all.”
Ji Yang nodded casually. “Okay.”
As long as they don’t come to this side.
Seeing this, the young man immediately called out, and the assault boat went to the other side.
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The two parties were in the same building, but one on the left and one on the right, they really did not disturb each other.
Ji Yang was very satisfied and continued to eat. Soon, the smell of cooking fat intestine noodles also came from the other side, and there were also the occasional sounds of that group of people chatting. But it was mostly the young man who was talking, and the others were listening.
She listened for a bit when she was free and found that this group of people seemed to be a young master and his bodyguards. They had come out to fish, and there were not many fish near the base, but there were many survivors who were fishing. They didn’t want to rob the ordinary people’s survival resources, so they had gone a little further.
Ji Yang couldn’t help but sigh. He’s a kind child.
At this time, another sound of water came.
Ji Yang immediately looked over and saw a mother and son floating over on a simple wooden and bamboo raft. They were coming straight towards her.
Both the mother and son were very thin and in a sorry state, especially because the weather was hot, and the mother and son were not wearing many clothes. They were wearing short-sleeved T-shirts and shorts, and there were varying degrees of bruises on their exposed limbs, as well as marks of being burned by cigarette butts.
The two of them came over with pitiful eyes, staring at the food in her pot and constantly swallowing their saliva. The boy said pitifully, “Sister, can you give me a little something to eat? I’m so hungry. I haven’t eaten in a long time. Please…”
The woman also pleaded, “Please give my child a bite to eat. We go out to look for food every day, but it’s all eaten by my husband and the others. Without a fishing net, we can’t even catch fish. We’ve been hungry for a long time. Please!”
Ji Yang silently swallowed the noodles in her mouth and asked curiously, “Why do you have to give it to your husband to eat?”
The woman was stunned and said as if it were a matter of course, “He snatched it.”
Ji Yang asked again, “Why don’t you eat it outside first?”
The woman immediately shook her head, terrified. “No, no, if we go back without finding any food, we’ll be beaten!”
Ji Yang was speechless. “Then why don’t you just not go back?”
The woman probably saw that she had no intention of giving them any food and was both angry and anxious. She cried, “It’s easy for you to say. I’m a woman with a child. How can I live if I don’t go back?”
Ji Yang was completely speechless and turned her body to refuse to face the two of them.
The boy, seeing that they had been talking for a long time and still couldn’t get anything to eat, was so greedy that he wanted to climb up. “Sister, I’ll just have one bite. Give me one bite…”
“Get down!” a crossbow appeared in Ji Yang’s hand, and the cold arrowhead was pointed at them. She said coldly, “If you don’t want to die, stay away from me.”
Aren’t these two living just fine?
They even have the energy to find food for others to eat, and would rather themselves and their children go hungry and beg from strangers.
She didn’t want to give them anything.
The boy immediately looked at her in terror and didn’t dare to move again. The woman was so scared that she trembled and quickly held the boy down, crying loudly, “Are you just going to watch me starve to death!”
Ji Yang looked at them with deep meaning. They still hadn’t left after all this. According to the countless times she had been cheated in her previous life, something was wrong. But she was too lazy to care. This was nothing compared to what she had encountered before. She continued to eat her own food.
On the contrary, the group of people in the opposite corridor couldn’t stand it anymore.
Xue Yuanyang and his teammates had been listening with their ears pricked up, while cooking their own lunch. But when they heard this, he immediately became angry. He had felt that Ji Yang was kind and greedy, so he had come over to trade. He hadn’t expected her to be so cold-blooded. For a moment, he couldn’t hold it in and broke free from his teammates’ pull and ran over. “How can you be like this? You don’t have any reaction at all!”
Ji Yang lowered her head to eat her own food and didn’t even look at him. She lowered her head to eat her own food and didn’t even look at him.
Xue Yuanyang was a little angry and took two steps forward to remind her.
However, before his hand could touch Ji Yang, his arm was quickly twisted by the other party with lightning speed.
“Ah, ah, ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!” Xue Yuanyang screamed and was pressed to the ground.
The other few people, hearing this, quickly ran over. When they saw the scene, their scalps exploded. “Hey, girl, calm down, calm down!”
One of them was agile and was about to rush over to attack Ji Yang.
But Ji Yang’s speed was faster. She pointed her crossbow at Xue Yuanyang and said coldly, “Do you want to see who dies faster?”
The sharp arrowhead was pointed directly at Xue Yuanyang’s temple. The biological instinct made the hair on Xue Yuanyang’s whole body stand on end, and every nerve was sounding an alarm. His face turned pale, and he didn’t dare to move.
“Old San!” Zhang Qin shouted.
Old San’s face changed slightly, and he didn’t dare to move at a distance of two meters.
The others were also at a loss.
The two sides were in a stalemate. The mother and son’s wails had stopped, and they looked at them in terror.
Zhang Qin quickly ran back and brought back two cans of coke, saying with an apologetic smile, “This young lady, I’m really sorry. Our captain accidentally offended you. Can we use this as an apology?”
Seeing him like this, Ji Yang’s face softened a little, and she slowly nodded. “Okay, put the things down. You guys go first. I’ll let your captain go.” She said coldly, “If you want to be kind, be kind yourself. Don’t morally kidnap me. It’s the apocalypse. Don’t you know to keep a little distance from people? And when I say go, I mean leave this building!”
Although Xue Yuanyang was naive and innocent, he was not without a brain. He didn’t say anything more with a sullen face, but his ears were completely red.
So embarrassing!
As for being afraid… he was a little bit when the crossbow was pointed at him just now.
But after realizing that the other party didn’t want to kill him, he wasn’t so afraid anymore. Perhaps… because this person looked a little kind.
Zhang Qin made the decision. “Okay, okay, we’ll go now!”
He gave a look, put down the coke, and then called out. The other few people also followed and left. Soon, the sound of an engine was heard. Seeing that they were obedient, Ji Yang also kept her promise and directly let go.
Xue Yuanyang, who had been bent over, was thrown to the ground by this, and his face directly hit the ground, making him even more disheveled. After he got up, he looked at Ji Yang with a lingering fear and was about to run.
But soon, he remembered something, looked at the mother and son who were dazed outside the window, gritted his teeth, and said, “Hey, you guys go over there. We have some food we can share with you.”
The woman looked at him, hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. “Okay, thank you, handsome. You’re such a good person.”
Xue Yuanyang was not in a good mood, but he still forced a smile after being thanked. “In times like these, we should help as much as we can. I’m just not cold-blooded.” With that, he looked at Ji Yang warily and quickly ran away.
The mother and son looked at each other, and both of them worked hard to paddle the wooden board and went to the other side.
Ji Yang didn’t even look at them throughout the whole process.
As long as this group of people didn’t disturb her, it had nothing to do with her.
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