“Boom—!”
A deafening explosion suddenly erupted, instantly drawing everyone's attention, and the violent shockwave even made Zuo Feng, on the thirteenth floor, feel the floor tremble slightly.
“What was that! A gas explosion?”
Zuo Feng knew the explosion's location was a hotpot restaurant diagonally opposite the supermarket. Amidst the towering flames, strands of eerie blackness were intertwined, like burning shadows. This made Zuo Feng's heart clench—that location was too close to Diamond Girl! He quickly sensed, finding that Diamond Girl had not moved, but was fixed in place. However, she showed no emotional fluctuations, so Zuo Feng couldn't determine her state.
“How is she?”
Yue Jiaxue stared intently at the flames. She was asking about Diamond Girl. Although Diamond Girl had flashed dozens of meters away, Yue Jiaxue had clearly glimpsed her appearing at the epicenter of the explosion for a moment.
“I don’t know. My senses still detect her, but she’s not moving from her spot.”
A hint of anxiety flashed in Zuo Feng’s eyes. Diamond Girl’s abilities were not to be underestimated, and she was a great help to him. He hoped the Diamond Girl he had just subdued wouldn’t be gone before he even got to properly utilize her.
As Zuo Feng waited anxiously, finally, ten minutes later, Diamond Girl's figure flashed and disappeared; sensing that Diamond Girl was moving back, Zuo Feng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief—it was good that she was fine.
“It’s alright now, let’s go back.”
In the living room, Zuo Feng suppressed his nausea, wrapped the meat paste he had dug out of the wall in a bedsheet, walked to the corridor, threw the meat paste downstairs, and returned to the room. Zuo Feng took a deep breath, trying his best to calm his mind.
He lay back on the sofa, letting the Xiao Shao Fu check his nose.
Yue Jiayu’s big, watery eyes blinked, and she looked at Zuo Feng uneasily, asking softly, “Where is she?”
Yue Jiayu was extremely curious about what that flashing Diamond Girl was.
Diamond Girl had already returned by this time, hidden in the void, invisible to everyone. Only Zuo Feng could sense Diamond Girl’s location, which was now behind the sofa.
“She’s behind the sofa, about to bite you!”
Seeing Yue Jiayu's overflowing curiosity, Zuo Feng found it amusing and deliberately tried to scare her.
“Ah!”
Yue Jiayu shrieked, her neck recoiling, and she nervously stared behind the sofa. Then, unable to contain her curiosity, she reached out a small hand to touch it. There was nothing but air behind the sofa. Her cautious demeanor made Zuo Feng burst out laughing.
“Is she really behind the sofa?”
Yue Jiaxue’s icy voice came, and although her voice was cold, Zuo Feng could feel that Yue Jiaxue was clearly a little curious.
“Yes, she’s standing right behind me, against the sofa.”
Zuo Feng didn't joke with this cold girl. Diamond Girl was indeed behind him, leaning against the sofa.
“Then quickly call her out!”
As soon as Yue Jiayu heard this, she immediately pounced next to Zuo Feng, reaching out to touch, but only touching air.
“I can give her commands, but she’s like a newborn baby; she doesn’t understand my commands, and I don’t know how to call her out. I’ve only taught her to sit and…”
Before Zuo Feng finished speaking, Diamond Girl instantly appeared out of thin air behind Zuo Feng, and then immediately sat on the ground; Zuo Feng felt extremely awkward—she probably heard the word “sit” and took it as a command, appearing directly and sitting on the ground. Earlier in the garage, there were no chairs, so Zuo Feng had made the girl sit on the ground to teach her “sit.”
Zuo Feng noticed that half of the girl’s princess dress was burned away, hanging tattered on her body; he guessed that during the explosion, Diamond Girl had only half disappeared, and the other half of her body hadn’t had time to disappear. Fortunately, only the dress was burned, and her fair skin showed no trace of injury. Well… she was exposed—a slender waist.
“Oh, she’s exposed!”
This time, Yue Jiayu wasn't scared. She grabbed the blanket from the sofa and wrapped it around Diamond Girl. Yue Jiaxue's eyes showed shock; she had been sensing carefully, and Diamond Girl's appearance had not caused any fluctuations. She wasn't invisible, but rather completely existed or didn't exist.
“I’ll take her to change clothes.”
Da Bai Tu got up, ready to take Diamond Girl to the bedroom to change clothes.
Zuo Feng smiled bitterly; he still didn't know how to command the girl to follow Da Bai Tu.
Then, under Zuo Feng’s dumbfounded gaze, Da Bai Tu easily took Diamond Girl’s hand, effortlessly pulled the girl up from where she was sitting on the ground, and then, looking so fresh and lovely, led Diamond Girl by the hand into the bedroom. Yue Jiayu immediately skipped and hopped in after them.
“It’s that simple! Diamond Girl, do you have any principles? You just follow whoever holds your hand!”
Zuo Feng just wanted to sigh and rub his forehead. If he had known that holding Diamond Girl's hand would make her follow, why would he have struggled so much to carry her up thirteen flights of stairs earlier?
“Alright, your nose is fine. I’ve already applied the medicine. It’s best to cold compress then hot compress your eyes, but since we can’t cold compress right now, I’ve applied some medicine, which will also help it recover, just slower.”
The Xiao Shao Fu had already applied the medicine to Zuo Feng, and she seemed hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but held back.
“Hmph! She wouldn’t follow me when I held her hand, only Qianqian-jie!”
Yue Jiayu pouted, stomping out of the bedroom angrily. Da Bai Tu walked out, holding the hand of a Diamond Girl who was wearing Zuo Feng’s large shorts and shirt.
“Phew… good thing not just anyone can lead her away.”
Zuo Feng shook his head and chuckled. Yue Jiayu's pouting expression was really cute; he really wanted to pinch her cheek.
Zuo Feng speculated that perhaps Da Bai Tu had been cuddling with him for so long that she had his scent on her, which instinctively made Diamond Girl feel close to her, and that's why Diamond Girl allowed Da Bai Tu to lead her away.
Da Bai Tu held Diamond Girl’s hand and sat her down on the sofa. Diamond Girl was very cooperative, sitting still once she was down, which made Yue Jiayu extremely envious. The two girls sat down, one on each side, close to Diamond Girl.
“Xiao Nan Ren, she’s so well-behaved.”
Da Bai Tu stroked Diamond Girl’s hair, envious of how brilliant and smooth it was.
Hearing Da Bai Tu’s words, Zuo Feng couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Well-behaved? If I hadn’t subdued her, if you didn’t have my scent on you, you’d know what truly well-behaved means!
Didn't you see how badly your man, me, was beaten by her? I almost lost my life. A Diamond Girl who wants to attack everyone she sees really doesn't fit the word 'well-behaved.'
“Just say whatever it is directly.”
Zuo Feng noticed the Xiao Shao Fu’s hesitation.
The Xiao Shao Fu bit her lip and finally spoke:
“The Tiger King Alliance approached me before, asking me to join, but I refused. However, they told me their stronghold was in the unit next door, Unit 2, Room 905. I thought that since their leader was beaten and ran away by you guys, they wouldn’t have had time to move their supplies, which should still be in Room 905. But I don’t know if there are other Tiger King Alliance members in the room.”
The Xiao Shao Fu’s meaning was already very clear: should they go and retrieve the Tiger King Alliance’s supplies?
Hearing the Xiao Shao Fu’s words, Zuo Feng’s eyes lit up. The supplies collected by the Tiger King Alliance, which had a Mutant, would certainly not be small. As the saying goes, murder and arson bring a golden belt. How could a big battle end without spoils of war!
“They asked you to join, and you refused, and they just let you go?”
Yue Jiaxue’s icy voice carried a hint of doubt; this suspicion was not unfounded—given the Tiger King Alliance's nature, how could they let go of such a Xiao Shao Fu? Even hiding in the house would be useless, as they had people who could pick locks. And now, the Xiao Shao Fu was still sitting here safe and sound, so it was normal for Yue Jiaxue to be suspicious.
“I, I…”
The Xiao Shao Fu instantly tensed up. If she admitted she had a gun, and they asked her to hand it over, should she comply or not? That was her last resort. If she didn't mention the gun, how could she explain why the Tiger King Alliance had let her go?
“No need to ask, she has a pistol.”
Zuo Feng shook his head slightly, seeing the Xiao Shao Fu’s nervousness and guessing that she was afraid they would ask her for the gun, and didn’t know how to respond to Yue Jiaxue’s words.