23: Chapter 23 Bruised and Swollen

Seeing the situation, Lin Wanrou let out a sharp scream. The sound was so piercing that Ye Qingqing scratched her ear, thinking this woman must be out of her mind.

As she released her foot from Fu Peisheng, she grabbed Lin Wanrou's hair and pulled back forcefully, revealing Lin Wanrou's terrified face.

With her other free hand, she began slapping Lin Wanrou across the face repeatedly.

After the slaps, Ye Qingqing even grabbed Lin Wanrou's head and slammed it hard against the wall.

Standing to the side, Ah Huang began to tremble as he watched this scene.

He had originally thought that if bad people appeared, he could protect his master, but he hadn't expected to see such a brutal side of Ye Qingqing.

While beating them, Ye Qingqing's heart was filled with the desire to kill these two directly.

However, since it was only the fifth day of the Post-Apocalyptic World, order had not completely collapsed, and Ye Qingqing wasn't sure if rescue teams would show up in this residential area.

If there were rescues later and someone reported her, things would get difficult. Ye Qingqing didn't want to end up with a 'one-day prison tour' during the apocalypse.

Entering prison during the apocalypse meant you really wouldn't be getting out, because there would be no one left in the prison anyway.

Yet, Ye Qingqing still didn't feel satisfied. Even a violent beating of Lin Wanrou and Fu Peisheng couldn't alleviate the pain of being sold to the Sheep-Eating Clan by these two in her previous life.

The agony of having her flesh carved off and eaten while she was still alive wasn't something a couple of beatings could make up for.

Ye Qingqing's foot stomped hard onto Fu Peisheng's hand. Only after hearing a crisp 'crack' did she release her foot.

Fu Peisheng's screams echoed miserably throughout the stairwell.

Ye Qingqing even felt that with Fu Peisheng's loud voice, even if the Fire Escape door wasn't locked later, no one would come up to the 32nd floor unless they were so hungry they'd lost their minds.

After letting go of Fu Peisheng, Ye Qingqing walked slowly toward Lin Wanrou. Every step she took seemed like an executioner's approach to Lin Wanrou.

Ye Qingqing reached Lin Wanrou and lightly hoisted her up by the collar, originally intending to give her another wild beating.

But seeing Lin Wanrou's face beaten black and blue—so swollen it was barely recognizable—Ye Qingqing briefly couldn't even find a place to strike. So, she just dragged Lin Wanrou by the collar and threw her into the Fire Escape.

She stepped on Lin Wanrou's chest and gave a forceful kick, sending her tumbling down the stairs.

Seeing this, Fu Peisheng's eyes flashed with terror. No longer caring about the pain in his broken fingers, he hurriedly tried to crawl toward the safety passage.

As he crawled, Fu Peisheng slurred incoherently, "Stop hitting me, please stop!"

"Qingqing, I'm sorry, please stop hitting me!"

Hearing his words, Ye Qingqing let out a cold sneer. "If you dare come up here again, what's waiting for you will be a sharp blade."

After saying this, she pulled a very sharp small knife out of her pocket—which was actually her space.

She aimed it specifically at Fu Peisheng's injured palm and stabbed down.

The bones in that hand had already been crushed by her stomp, but Ye Qingqing still didn't feel satisfied. She felt a mere beating was too easy on them, so malice rose in her heart.

She stabbed the knife through Fu Peisheng's hand, forcing his palm into an intimate contact with the floor.

After doing all this, Ye Qingqing clapped her hands and kicked Fu Peisheng in the head. Fu Peisheng rolled down the stairs like a ball.

He collided face-to-face with Lin Wanrou, who had just rolled down before him.

Lin Wanrou had originally fainted, but the impact from Fu Peisheng woke her up immediately.

Furthermore, the sharp knife in Fu Peisheng's hand had passed right through his palm and pierced into Lin Wanrou's skin.

A scream worse than a dying pig's erupted from Lin Wanrou's mouth.

Ye Qingqing scratched her ear in annoyance, then closed the Fire Escape door.

Just as Ye Qingqing was wondering how to tell Huo Sixian and the others about locking this Fire Escape door, she turned around and bumped into a firm chest.

Feeling a bit of pain, Ye Qingqing instinctively stepped back, covering her nose and rubbing it.

Only then did she realize the person she had bumped into was Huo Sixian. With such a loud commotion just now, he must have seen everything...

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but feel a flicker of awkwardness; after all, what had just happened was quite bloody.

"Um... sorry about that."

Ye Qingqing's eyes darted around, only hoping that Huo Sixian wouldn't mention what had just happened.

However, the things people hope for the least are often the ones that happen.

"Looking at your moves just now, have you trained before?"

Ye Qingqing looked at Huo Sixian's face; it was clearly a look of sincere inquiry, but she still found the question incredibly eerie.

Ye Qingqing could only laugh it off. "I haven't trained. I just encountered some thugs before and learned a few moves then."

Huo Sixian rubbed his chin as he listened to her. "You did well. I saw the messages in the Building Chat Group; we need to lock this safety passage door."

Ye Qingqing had been worrying about how to bring this up to Huo Sixian, so she hadn't expected him to suggest it himself. This made her feel much more relaxed. It seemed this man was alright—not as brainless as she'd imagined.

"Sure, I think that's fine. But the question is, how do we install it?"

Just as Ye Qingqing asked, a voice came from behind the door of room 321.

"Be careful, this is the only door left. Carry it carefully for me."

The ones speaking were several men from Huo Sixian's room.

Ye Qingqing finally counted them; including Huo Sixian, there were five men in total.

Five whole men! Every one of them looked well-muscled. Originally, when she heard Huo Sixian say they should lock the safety passage door, her resistance toward him had lessened.

But now, as these men emerged from 321, Ye Qingqing fell back into a state of high alert.

Watching Ye Qingqing's reaction, Ah Huang silently moved in front of her, using his body to shield her. He even let out a deep growl as the men passed by with an iron door.

Ah Huang let out a low growl from his throat.

Huo Sixian saw this and couldn't help but smile. "I get the feeling you're afraid of us?"

Hearing Huo Sixian's words, Ye Qingqing felt a pang of guilt. Who wouldn't be afraid?

What normal person wouldn't be afraid when seeing five large, trained men?

Especially in an environment like the Post-Apocalyptic World.

Ye Qingqing gave Huo Sixian a slight smile. "It's not fear, it's vigilance. After all, you know I live here alone, and the situation outside is what it is."

Huo Sixian gave a non-committal response and suddenly called over the four men who were installing the iron door.