Chapter 717: Have You Seen Zhang Yiming?
Bai Xiqin’s voice was very low, almost an unconscious whispered murmur.
But because of Leng Yebai’s arrival, everyone was very quiet, making Bai Xiqin’s voice somewhat abrupt.
"Xiao Niu, do you know this troublesome girl?"
Uncle Wang noticed Bai Xiqin, as he had very good hearing.
Uncle Wang’s voice immediately drew everyone’s attention to Bai Xiqin.
"She’s my university classmate."
Bai Xiqin touched her nose, sighing softly to herself.
The Fang Yuanyuan she remembered was a very modest girl.
She was from a single-parent family, with divorced parents, living with her mom in S City, working part-time while attending university.
Normally, their relationship wasn’t that close; they’d exchange a few words when they met, just an ordinary classmate relationship.
"Xiao... Niu?"
Fang Yuanyuan, who was sitting on the ground, recognized Bai Xiqin at this moment, staring directly at her.
She was completely taken aback.
She hadn’t expected her classmate to see her in such an embarrassing situation!
And that classmate turned out to be Bai Xiqin.
A shadow quickly crossed her eyes.
However, soon the hostility in her eyes vanished, replaced by large teardrops falling down.
She looked so pitiful.
"You, why did you...?"
Bai Xiqin’s gaze was somewhat complicated, but she didn’t approach, only asking the question she wanted to ask.
No matter how much she’s changed, killing someone in a safe base seems excessive, doesn’t it?
Such boldness is really too much.
"Xiao Niu, it was him! They splashed ice on my plants when they passed by!"
Fang Yuanyuan’s eyes no longer held any hostility, as her white fingers emerged from the down jacket, revealing the muddy flower in her hand.
The flower mud was soaked, with sharp ice shards leaving marks on the stem.
The other hand let go of the broken dagger, casually pulling off the thick scarf from her face.
The onlookers gasped in shock.
Her big eyes still had teardrops hanging, looking pitiful and attractive, with no makeup but an astonishingly beautiful face.
Red lips and white teeth, naturally beautiful.
No one had expected that beneath those layers of scarves was such a lovely face!
"Cough, cough, Uncle Wang went too far, driving without regard for pedestrians, killing the girl’s plants like that, it’s just wrong!"
"Yeah, let’s just drop this matter! Didn’t Uncle Wang come out unscathed too! The girl was just joking!"
"The poor girl’s leg is broken, let’s not take her to Captain Song!"
"It’s understandable to stab someone in broad daylight. Mutated plants are hard to come by, that girl must have been too angry!"
"Exactly, if it were me, I would stab someone too!"
...
Suddenly, public opinion shifted.
This girl was just too pretty, evoking more sympathy than the unkempt Uncle Wang who didn’t like to bathe.
"Keep talking! Don’t let me catch you on the road again!"
Uncle Wang threatened the crowd.
How unfair!
Standing with someone just because they’re good-looking.
A seventy-year-old man like him, where’s the respect and care for the elderly!
Damn it!
Can’t tolerate it!
"No worries! I’ll remember them, if I see them, I’ll tell you!"
Uncle Liu squinted at the people who spoke.
Both Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu were known to hold grudges and couldn’t stand any nonsense.
Even a small girl or a dog, they’d still kick it!
Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu laid down the law.
Instantly, silence reigned.
People turned their faces quietly, avoiding Uncle Wang’s gaze.
He’s a ruthless fellow, would really hit someone with his car.
"In Xiao Niu’s honor, let’s call this matter settled, next time I won’t brake!"
Uncle Wang shook his head and got into the garbage truck with Uncle Liu.
The truck roared to life, and those who spoke for Fang Yuanyuan quickly dispersed.
Afraid Uncle Wang might really run them over.
The garbage truck quickly disappeared into the safe base, and with a look from Leng Yebai, everyone stopped watching the spectacle.
"Sis, we’re heading back first, Uncle Wang is probably mad, we need to soothe him!"
Bai Yifan patted Bai Xiqin on the shoulder, preparing to go make dumplings for Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu.
Uncle Wang was furious, feeling wronged, needing at least three bowls of dumplings to recover!
"Alright!"
Bai Xiqin’s eyes showed a hint of helplessness.
... actually, there was no need to do it for her sake!
Bai Yifan, Bai Anhai, and Bai Zhengxuan all left, soon leaving Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai alone.
"Yuanyuan, are you okay!"
Bai Xiqin saw Fang Yuanyuan looking at her and had to walk over, half-squatting to check her injuries.
Fortunately, although her leg was broken, Fang Yuanyuan herself had a Wood Ability, and she was healing herself with it.
Absorbing a few crystal cores would almost do it.
A Third Rank Superpower User’s physique was already very strong.
In a few days, she’d be up and about again.
"Xiao Niu, I’m really sorry about earlier, I was just too upset. This is my only mutated plant and the foundation of my survival in this post-apocalyptic world!"
Fang Yuanyuan sighed, looking helpless.
But her eyes glanced at the green garbage truck.
Heh, that strong mutated pothos would be hers in the future.
It was obviously a combat plant, and her power could rise to another level!
"Don’t mess with Uncle Wang in the future, none of us can afford to offend him!" Bai Xiqin advised.
Whether Fang Yuanyuan listened or not was up to her.
"I know."
Fang Yuanyuan lowered her eyes, a hint of hostility in them.
Just playing the good person!
Why didn’t she come over to help earlier, say nice things, after those two old men finished scolding, and she was almost completely humiliated before she came over!
Heh, it’s because she’s always pretending to be harmless and innocent that the boy like an immortal was deceived by her!
Thinking of that boy, a trace of panic crossed Fang Yuanyuan’s eyes.
She had to find him quickly!
Otherwise...
"Xiao Niu, have you seen Zhang Yiming recently?"
Fang Yuanyuan’s eyes carried a hint of urgency, she even directly grabbed Bai Xiqin’s fingers.
When the apocalypse broke out, her mother died, and she was fleeing everywhere, unexpectedly meeting her dad she hadn’t seen in years!
Since her parents divorced, she’d seldom seen him.
Because that dad never acted like a father, not even giving a single cent for child support.
Originally, she didn’t intend to acknowledge him, because she had awakened a Wood Ability herself, she could survive well in any safe base.
Unexpectedly, that deadbeat dad turned out to be so capable, a high-ranking member of the Human Survivor Alliance, soon to become the head commander.
To be honest, Fang Yuanyuan was tempted.
It was precisely because of following her father and leaving that city that she completely lost track of Zhang Yiming.
"Xiao Ming?" Bai Xiqin was slightly taken aback, then quickly hung a faint smile on her face, feigning casualness as she asked, "Why are you asking about our class monitor? I haven’t seen him since the apocalypse started."
Fang Yuanyuan’s eyes filled with disappointment when she heard Bai Xiqin hadn’t seen him.
"It’s nothing, if you see him, just tell him I’m looking for him," Fang Yuanyuan said.
"In the vast sea of humans, it’s not certain you’ll meet!"
Bai Xiqin shook her head, with a touch of regret, as if she’d really never met Zhang Yiming.
"I will definitely meet him, I believe I can find him!"
Fang Yuanyuan raised her head abruptly, staring directly at Bai Xiqin, with a hint of pride.
It felt like a declaration of sovereignty.
The person she was now was not who she was before.
Now Bai Xiqin was likely no longer who she used to be either.
She was now the little princess of the Human Survivor Alliance.
And Bai Xiqin was merely someone struggling to survive in the apocalypse.
This kind of person wasn’t worthy of him!