chapter 28
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In the dark corner of a ruined room, three figures are huddled together trying to keep their bodies warm from the biting cold of the night. When Bai Yunya learned that there are people coming, she did not listen to Xin Wei's words and immediately left the room.
This is because she has learned that staying in one place is very dangerous. So she convinced the two women with her to leave the room and transfer to another building 2 blocks away from where they are hiding.
When they heard the gunfire and the explosions, their hearts were very nervous. They wanted to run further, but they decided to just stay and not move from where they are currently hiding.
While the three are huddled together to keep their bodies warm, Bai Yunya decided to follow the technique that Xin Wei taught her. And soon for some reason, the two beside her began to cuddle around her as if they feel comfortable.
He herself did not notice this and just continue the feeling she is experiencing as she continually gathers the energy in the air and begins circulating it around her body.
She noticed that while she is doing this, she felt her body becoming calm and her fatigue seem to be diminishing and an unknown strength is filling her body.
Meanwhile, back to the building where they were hiding before, Xin Wei and two women are inside another dilapidated room.
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The female soldier that her sister calls as Viper is still unconscious as I laid her on the bed. I wanted to leave them, but my conscience seems to be inclined to believe that these two women are weak and needed my protection.
But I am also worried about those three as I don't know where they are right now. After settling the two down inside the room, I decided to look for them outside.
I jumped out of the window from the third floor then I climb to the roof with ease. I can see the expression of Feng Fandai as if she is looking at some monster as she looks at me with astonishment and fear in her eyes.
I began scanning the surroundings and try to detect any trace of those girls. While doing this, I suddenly noticed that in the direction of the ruined convoy of vehicles, I noticed some figures taking things out of those cars I destroyed.
"Scavengers…" I muttered while looking in that direction.
But then I noticed that many of those people are young men and women who seem to be free from any worries as they began taking some parts from those vehicles and even some scrap metals. I left everything in there and only take what I need. I don't care about weapons, as my body is already strong enough and is already my strongest weapon, though I still use guns for convenience.
Suddenly something caught my attention as I could feel the Qi in the air seem to be flowing in a certain direction.
My eyes darted towards a tall building one block away from where I am standing.
I quickly darted in that direction as I am thinking that there is another person that is able to absorb Qi in the air. At least I can meet another fellow who knows how to cultivate Qi like the old man. This made my heart feels excited.
I remember that Bai Yunya seems to also learn cultivating a while ago, but her technique in absorbing Qi is not the same as this flow that I am feeling in the air. What she did before was to create a whirlpool and absorb the Qi after the spinning filtration.
But this feeling of Qi flow in the air seems faint and like a normal airflow. If I am not familiar with the Qi flow in this area, I would have thought that this is a normal thing. But since I know how the Qi flows in here and its meager amount, I knew that someone is cultivating Qi near here.
Soon, I arrive inside a building that seems to be a hotel before.
As I spread my senses, I suddenly pick up a familiar scent. My mind suddenly becomes clear as I slowly open the locked door with ease.
Inside the room, in a corner, I saw three women. Two of them are sleeping, and the other one is actually cultivating Qi. Bai Yunya has already reached such a state that she is now able to manipulate Qi naturally and is able to refine it at the same time.
She seems to have changed her clothes, I knew that when she was cultivating before, a lot of impurities from her body were expelled.
I did not want to disturb her, so I slowly step away and waited outside.
After an hour, Bai Yunya opened her eyes and a smile appears on her beautiful face. I carefully knock on the door which seems to frighten her as her scared eyes darted towards the slightly opened door. I could tell that she was surprised when our eyes met.
"Xin… Xin Wei… You… you found us…" she said with a big smile.
"Yeah, I followed the trace of the Qi in the air," I said as I enter the room.
The two are still asleep comfortably, and I did not want to wake them up.
"You guys should stay here for a while. I have to take care of some things…" I said while I take out some of the food I found inside this ruined hotel.
It seems that a lot of people have entered this place and thought that they have already taken everything in here.
However, I still found a lot of canned goods and some chips in the basement. I then put those on the side of the room.
"Since you are able to cultivate Qi, I could teach you some moves. But do not use this to those who you intend not to kill, do you understand?" I said with a warning tone.
I then taught her some sure strikes that could utilize her newfound strength. I knew that with this, Bai Yunya would be able to protect the two unless they encounter someone with a gun. So besides teaching her a martial art move, I took her to the roof and then let gave her a handgun.
Teaching Bai Yunya is a bit easier as she seems to learn and absorb everything like a small child. I knew that she is older than me, but right now, I am the teacher and she is the student.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A couple of shots were fired from the roof of the hotel and she soon got the handle of the handgun. She was able to utilize Qi control on the bullets which made it more powerful as it easily penetrated even the reinforced concrete.
"Good, hopefully, you can protect those two while I'm gone. You can even teach them in this place. But be careful of others who have guns…"
"You will be gone for just a day, right?" she suddenly asked with a hint of concern in her voice.
"Umm… I nodded."
"Thank… thank you… Master…" she said while she bowed her head while cupping her fist.
"Geez… I'm not your master… In fact, I'm younger than you are… I'm still in high school you know." I said with a smile.
"Re… really?" Bai Yunya looked askance at me.
"Well, yes… But if I did not stop, I should be a first-year in college student. But things happened… So…"
She seems to be happy for some reason as she showed me a gentle smile on her face.
"You know… this is the first time that we really have a talk… Hihi…" she said with a slight chuckle.
My heart feels warm at this time. I could feel that I am getting along with my fellow, escapee. In this place which looks like a god-forsaken world, I seem to have found some friends.
We talked for a while before I left the roof of the building and came back to where Feng Fandai and her sister were.
As I enter the room, I saw Feng Fandai sleeping on the bed beside her wounded sister.
Then I suddenly noticed the wounded woman on the bed slowly opens her eyes. Our eyes met and she suddenly jerked. But her quick movement seems to send her pain as she winced.
Feng Fendai immediately woke up and sat up from the bed.
"Wan'er… Are you awake?" she said as she tried to calm her sister down.
"Calm down… He… he is here to help us…" she said as she carefully hugged her sister.
Feng Fendai looks at me awkwardly. I just nodded my head and walks out of the room. I decided to try and search for food in this area. Though I did not want to, I need to get some information from those two, so I need them with me… for now.