Lin Qinghe's decision was correct. After leaving with Zhang Yuewen and the others, the roads they traveled for the past three days were safe. They occasionally encountered a few zombies, but they were all low-level and easily dealt with.
Most importantly, she hadn't encountered anyone from the R organization.
As night fell, the group arrived in front of a large supermarket in the city center. Zhang Yuewen said with a serious expression, "This supermarket should still have some remaining supplies, but needless to say, there will be zombies inside. However, we don't have much food right now, so we have to go in and take some before we continue."
Seeing zombies walking slowly in front of the supermarket shelves from the outside, Bai Xixi said fearfully, "Um, Brother Wen... how about I wait in the car? You guys go in, get what you need, and come out. I'm scared..."
Zhang Yuewen frowned and said, "You can stay in the car if you want, but you can see there are zombies outside too. If you encounter a zombie alone outside, we might not be able to get out in time to save you."
"I..." Bai Xixi gritted her teeth and said, "Forget it, I'll go in with you!"
Zhang Yuewen nodded and looked at Lin Qinghe. Lin Qinghe understood what Zhang Yuewen meant. She didn't lack supplies for now, so she nodded and said, "I'll go in with you."
Zhang Yuehua hesitated for a long time, "Then... should we leave your boyfriend outside to wait?"
Lin Qinghe held You Rong's hand and smiled, shaking her head. "No need. I'll bring him. You don't need to worry about us. Let's go in."
Since Lin Qinghe had said so, Zhang Yuewen and the others had nothing else to say and walked into the large supermarket together.
As soon as they entered, a zombie lunged at them. Zhang Yuewen was skilled and kicked the zombie down. Without hesitation, he raised his knife and chopped off its head. The zombie's stiff body twitched a few times before it became still.
Zhang Yuewen said in a deep voice, "Let's keep going. The second floor is the food section, let's check it out."
"Okay, Brother Wen, we're going this way!"
Lin Qinghe followed behind them, holding You Rong's hand tightly. When Jiang Chuhe cast a sullen glance at her, she frowned in displeasure.
As they walked up the stairs, three or four zombies suddenly rushed out. Everyone was startled. Bai Xixi directly covered her head and crouched down, crying, dropping the knife in her hand.
Lin Qinghe pulled You Rong behind her to protect him. Seeing a zombie lunging directly at You Rong, her eyes sharpened. She kicked the zombie to the ground, bent down to pick up Bai Xixi's knife, and thrust it into the zombie's throat without hesitation.
The foul-smelling blood stained Lin Qinghe's fair hand. She frowned even tighter. Although she felt extremely uncomfortable physically, she quickly pulled out the knife and retreated in front of You Rong.
Zhang Yuehua, holding a hunting rifle, fired two shots, eliminating the zombie that lunged at him. The remaining zombie was dealt with by Zhang Yuewen and Jiang Chuhe working together.
The three men looked at Lin Qinghe with considerable shock. They had thought she looked delicate and would be as weak and in need of protection as Bai Xixi, but unexpectedly, when she took action, she was so clean and efficient that everyone was taken aback.
Zhang Yuehua said in shock, "Lin Qing, I didn't expect you to be so capable! Did you learn it before?"
Lin Qinghe vaguely replied, "Mm, I learned some self-defense. Alright, let's hurry. Aren't we still looking for food?"
"Right, right... let's go quickly. Who knows how many zombies have gathered in this godforsaken place. Let's grab what we need and get out of here!"
Jiang Chuhe gave Lin Qinghe another deep look. That look made Lin Qinghe uncomfortable. Just as she was about to warn him, Jiang Chuhe withdrew his gaze first and walked forward behind Zhang Yuewen.
Lin Qinghe pursed her lips and continued to walk forward, pulling You Rong along.
Lin Qinghe didn't notice that You Rong's eyeballs rolled a few times, no longer exhibiting their usual dullness.
After getting some expired biscuits, instant noodles, and other food from the large supermarket, they encountered two more zombies as they left. Lin Qinghe and Zhang Yuewen dealt with them.
By the time they left the supermarket, it was already dark.
Zhang Yuewen said, "We'll drive to the right and keep going straight. There's a house over there. It was initially a place guarded by R organization personnel. The house is very sturdy and well-defended, so it's relatively safe. We'll stay there for one night, and by tomorrow we should reach G City. There should be several organizations stationed in G City."
Bai Xixi's face lit up when she heard this, "Once we reach G City and join an organization, we won't be scared anymore, and we won't have to go hungry. That's great!"
Zhang Yuewen nodded. "Let's get in the car, we'll head there first."
"Okay!"
Lin Qinghe brought You Rong into the car as well and followed behind them. She couldn't help but feel that they were too naive.
Organizations in the apocalypse never took in useless people. Especially in small organizations, supplies were even more scarce. Even if they found an organization, it might not agree to take everyone in.
Lin Qinghe pondered for a moment.
If the people in the organization were willing to let her bring You Rong in, that would be the best, as it would allow her to hide her identity and prevent the R organization from finding them. If not, she would have to take a risk and continue to hide and seek with You Rong, and find out if there was any way to restore You Rong's consciousness.
When they arrived at the place previously guarded by the R base, it was as Zhang Yuewen had said. The place was very safe. After dealing with one or two zombies inside, they could finally sleep soundly.
Lin Qinghe was assigned a room. Just as she pulled You Rong to sit down and was about to close the door to take a much-needed bath, Jiang Chuhe suddenly appeared and used his foot to prop the door open.
Lin Qinghe's expression turned cold, "What do you want?!"
Jiang Chuhe smirked wickedly, "Have you considered what I told you last time? Isn't it better to ditch your brain-dead boyfriend and be with me? In this apocalypse, no one knows if they'll live to see tomorrow. Isn't it good to seize the moment?"
Lin Qinghe's eyes were as cold as ice, "Mr. Jiang, isn't it good to live? Do you have to court death?"
"After all, dying under a peony is a romantic ghost, isn't it?"
"Oh, it seems Mr. Jiang is truly seeking death."
Lin Qinghe calmly dealt with Jiang Chuhe, her hand slowly reaching behind her to retrieve her pistol to warn him.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Chuhe was faster. He suddenly kicked the door open. Lin Qinghe staggered from the impact and was then pounced on and thrown to the ground by Jiang Chuhe.
Lin Qinghe's back of the head hit the floor hard. The pain made her grunt, and her head felt groggy, unable to react for a moment.
Jiang Chuhe's eyes glinted with excitement. He frantically began to rip Lin Qinghe's clothes. Lin Qinghe gritted her teeth and was about to deliver a powerful kick to his groin to disable him.
At this moment, Jiang Chuhe, who was pressing down on Lin Qinghe and attempting to assault her, was suddenly lifted by someone and thrown out, smashing against the wall of the corridor outside, and then falling heavily to the ground.
Jiang Chuhe cried out in pain, almost fainting. It felt as if his internal organs had been displaced from the fall.
Jiang Chuhe looked up and met You Rong's icy gaze and his blood-red eyes. He let out a startled cry, "Help... someone, mmmph... there's a zombie! There's a zombie here!"