Chapter 63 (1/2)
Chapter 63
The night was very dark. In the small farmhouse community, it was very quiet. Bai Jing was idle, so he sent his mind into his s.p.a.ce and left only a trace of awareness outside so that he could wake up in advance if anything strange happened.
In the middle of the night, Bai Jing was busy plowing the first mu of land when he suddenly heard the sound of dogs barking coming from outside. He hadn't yet completely gathered his wits and had only just brought his awareness back when someone rushed towards the house. After the experiences from recent days, they were vigiliant all the time. Even when they slept, they also slept lightly, and when they heard the noise outside, they all subconsciously woke up.
”What's the matter?” Xiao Sa was the first to run out, wearing only a simple s.h.i.+rt. When Bai Jing saw it, he frowned and said unhappily, ”Why did you come out? Go and put your clothes on properly. We can take care of the matters outside.”
Everyone else was speechless. They were all dressed lightly, but why didn't Bai Jing worry about them? The only fortunate thing was there was heating in the room now, and it wasn't so cold.
Cao Lei raised his eyebrows - his att.i.tude was obvious. They were not Xiao Sa, and if they wanted to get their young master's attention, they would probably have to wait until the next life. Could they even compare? His heart was filled with envy.
Xiao Sa's heart warmed, and he did not refute it. Under Bai Jing's insistent gaze, he turned back to his room and put on more clothes. If others wanted to be envious, then they could just go ahead and be jealous.
Then, someone else emerged from their room. Yu Yue was dressed neatly as his gaze swept everywhere before landing on Bai Jing, ”Some people have come from outside; there are two mutant dogs pulling sledges, five men, one woman, and a child. They are estimated to be 100 meters away.”
The crowd went silent. They had not expected that people other than Bai Jing would also have sledges, only, those mutant dogs…
As though understanding the doubts in everyone's heads, Yu Yue went on to say, ”They have spiritual powers, and the mutant dogs seem domesticated. They look obedient and smarter than ordinary dogs, going where they're directed.”
Bai Jing nodded. He knew about this. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that domesticating them took time, he would also have wanted to raise a few animals. They would make good helpers after they mutated.
Yu Yue's words had just fallen when they heard a clattering noise from outside followed by a knock at the door. People from the courtyard next door were also woken up and rushed out, standing at the entrance to their house without moving. They looked as if they were waiting to see what moves their side would make, their eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with hidden envy.
There were others who kept quiet and made no sound, standing by their windows and watching. Bai Jing opened the door to their house. His vision had also improved after upgrading his powers, and he took in all the details of the scene. Everyone watched as Bai Jing went out, and then hurriedly went back to put on more clothes. Whatever the situation was, it would have to wait.
”Sister Lian, it's snowing so heavily. Do you think they will refuse to open the door?” A man asked uneasily, his expression showing anxiety.
The woman called Sister Lian shook her head and wrapped up the baby in her arms even more tightly. ”No, the world is so chaotic now. Regardless of whether they are good people or bad, as long as they are smart, they will be willing to meet. They can't be shrinking turtles for their entire life.”
”But…” Even before he finished his words, someone else became impatient and spoke up, ”It's been so long. I'll go up and pry open the door.”
Sister Lian's expression turned cold. She sternly said, ”Shut up. They must have some ability since they dared to live here and light up lamps in the middle of the night. Don't be reckless.”
The man sighed, stamping his feet as he stepped back, unwillingly saying, ”I'm just worried about the young master.”
Sister Lian looked at the child in her arms, her expression tinged with grief as she suppressed the sadness in her eyes. ”I am also worried…”
After having heard all this, Bai Jing teleported to the entrance. The most fearful thing during the apocalypse were people who didn't understand the situation. Based on the woman's tone of voice, she should be a clever one. He had not expected that these strong people were actually led by a woman.
”Who are you?” They were on guard immediately upon seeing the youth who had appeared out of nowhere. Their movements were quick, and their att.i.tude stern, and all of this told Bai Jing clearly that they were all well trained.
Bai Jing slid a glance over them and raised his eyebrows slightly. ”It seems that I should be the one asking you this question.”
Sister Lian waved her hand to prevent her subordinate from speaking as she purposely tried to lower her att.i.tude without appearing humble. It was obvious that she was a great personage. ”Sorry, my subordinate was impetuous. My child is sick right now, and we saw that there were lights here. We wanted to ask if it would be convenient for us to stay for a few days?”
”Uh… It's not inconvenient. This is a farm, and there are many houses you can find and use. There are two groups living next door that you can also go and ask. If there's nothing, I'm leaving.” Bai Jing spoke very lightly. He had no plans to care too much; although the woman was pleasing to the eyes, it was now the end of the world and everyone could put on an act. He would not be relaxed around anyone whom he could not fully understand.
”Wait!” Seeing that one of her men was reaching for his waist, the woman swept a cold glance over before changing her att.i.tude and turning gentle again when facing Bai Jing. She lightly implored, ”I have some cigarettes, drinks and food here. I know you have generators. If you aren't rea.s.sured, I can just bring the child and doctor inside while the others stay elsewhere.”
”Oh? You have a doctor?” Bai Jing became interested. Since they had a doctor, how did the child become so ill? Bai Jing could see that the child was not infected even though only the child's ears could be seen. Infected people's skin turned grey.
Hearing this, a young man came out from the woman's right side. ”h.e.l.lo, I am Liang Yi, Lian family's exclusive doctor.”
Bai Jing pouted and was instantly disdainful. This person thought too highly of himself, emphasizing the words 'exclusive doctor' and making people feel uncomfortable when they heard it. Although doctors were really in demand during the apocalypse, they were useless without drugs.
He swept one last glance over them before throwing down a sentence. ”Not interested!” Bai Jing teleported away in front of them, not concerning himself with their reactions.
Back in the room, people gathered around him. Liu Wei was sleepy, yawning as he complained, ”Who showed up in the middle of the night?”
Liu Hua rolled his eyes at him. ”Who cares who they are? In any case, they just pa.s.sed by and came over because they saw the lights.”
When everyone heard this, they thought about it and s.h.i.+fted their gaze to Bai Jing. If it hadn't been for him, there would definitely be no light. And if there was no light, there would be no trouble. In the evening, the people from the house next door had also come over asking to partner up, and were finally sent away by Zhou Ji. Now, it was not surprising that someone would come over because they had noticed the lights.