RPAGF Chapter 193 Cake
Chapter 193 Cake
"Sister, I've collected all these crystal cores." Yan Shuzhou said, taking out a bulging bag as she closed the door.
These are all remnants left behind from the killing of mutants before.
"You absorb it." Miao Yin didn't even raise her eyes.
Yan Shuzhou paused.
"Or...should I have it?"
"You can share with them if you want."
He gripped the bag tightly, his expression somewhat hesitant.
Yan Shuzhou would pretend to be stupid, but he was never really stupid.
He knew that Miao Yin was cultivating his superpowers for some reason he didn't know.
Her intentions have always been clear and she has never hidden them.
Not hearing a reply, Miao Yin looked up and saw his silent expression.
"how?"
Yan Shuzhou: "..."
So Miao Yin put down her book and reached out her hand to him.
The boy still couldn't refuse her, obediently placing his hand in her palm.
Her warm palm touched Miao Yin's cold palm, and she gripped his hand tightly, pulling him down with a swift motion.
Yan Shuzhou let out a small gasp before he came to his senses, only to find himself pinned to the bed. Miao Yin's upper body was pressed against his chest, her head propped up as she stared at him with amusement, her eyes sparkling.
A flush of heat shot up to his ears and cheeks, and Yan Shuzhou lay stiffly, not daring to move.
"Aren't you willing to improve your superpowers?" the beautiful, porcelain-doll-like girl asked softly, her breath tickling his chin.
“…I’m willing,” the shy boy replied in a barely audible voice.
"So what are you hesitating about?"
Yan Shuzhou pursed his lips, and under the girl's insightful gaze, he mustered his courage and voiced his suspicions.
"Is my sister enhancing my abilities to reach the Summoner's limit?"
He recalled what the other person had said when he was in Yecheng.
"We... I mean, if we encounter a really powerful mutant, even more powerful than the one in the zoo, one that even my sister can't handle, then do I need to summon my Limit Point?"
A summoner's limit is something they have to reach by risking their life.
in other words--
"Did my sister take me home and raise me because she wanted me... to die?"
The boy whispered the cruel truth.
Even though her schemes were exposed, Miao Yin wasn't angry, or rather, she never cared about such things.
She looked down at Yan Shuzhou, who was pretending to be calm, and her curiosity was piqued.
So she asked, "If so, would you be willing?"
"What is it for?"
Why would she spend so much effort and resources to support him, only to push him into hell?
Miao Yin pondered for a moment, then drew a circle on his neck where his veins were throbbing, and said, "For me."
It was somewhat unexpected, but also very much in line with her personality.
Yan Shuzhou's eyes reddened slightly. He looked up at Miao Yin and said earnestly, "If that's the case... I'm willing."
"Because of the curse?"
"because of you."
"Oh?"
Yan Shuzhou's expression was gentle yet tinged with sadness: "Sister, we made a promise, I belong to you, whether in life or death."
"I'm willing to make any sacrifice as long as my sister wants."
This was a contract they made back when they were at the Sunday Market, with the curse serving as witness.
As he assured him, Yan Shuzhou remained obedient, even at the cost of his life.
Miao Yin carefully observed his expression, just like a beginner reader intently reading a book.
Miao Yin had seen many people: ragged survivors in desolate cities, children kneeling on the ground begging for food in the base, and ability users fighting over a piece of spoiled bread.
When faced with the threat of death, life's most instinctive reaction is often an ugly reaction filled with resentment and despair.
Too few people face death calmly.
Many people have sacrificed for her, and Yan Shuzhou is not among them, but very few people are eager to pave the way for her.
Ling in her previous life was one such example, but under the overwhelming black tide, Ling, whose body had collapsed due to experiments, it's hard to say whether she died purely for Miao Yin's sake, or because she didn't want to live a grotesque life.
She couldn't understand such emotions.
For once, Miao Yin revealed the same pure curiosity she had when she first met Tu Hao.
"Yan Shuzhou, aren't you afraid I'm a liar?"
“It’s okay if you lie to me,” he said. “Sister, even a liar can be loved by someone.”
"Do you love me?" Miao Yin's eyes darkened.
It's a truly alarming word; she died because of it in her past life.
Beneath him lay a warm chest, a fiery heart beating powerfully, expressing its affection as if it were its master.
Miao Yin swung her raised leg and asked, "So, what do you want from me by telling me all this now?"
"I want a promise."
Yan Shuzhou said earnestly, with a hint of pleading, "If that day ever comes, and you need me to die, tell me honestly, even without a reason, okay?"
"Okay," Miao Yin agreed with a smile.
In the lie of love and dependence, she made a promise lightly.
……
The drive from Hangshan Zoo to Yaori Shopping Mall takes four hours, which isn't too long, but it gets dark by the time you get there.
Along the way, many mutated people hiding in the shadows rushed up and attacked the vehicle, but they were all cut in two by Ling's thorns. By the time they reached their destination, the outside of the RV was covered with dried liquid.
Miao Yin came to Tu Hao's side and directed him to drive the car into the underground parking lot.
The power had been cut off at the Sunrise Shopping Mall long ago. It was already dark inside, and you couldn't see anything.
So let's rest here for the night, and go in tomorrow when the sun rises and the sunlight shines through the glass into the mall.
The underground parking lot was also dark, but there were very few mutants there; most of them had gone out to forage for food, so it was much safer than outside.
Miao Yin conjured up servings of ingredients, leaving Yao Yue almost speechless.
Although she already knew that the other party might have a lot of food reserves, it was only when she saw Miao Yin's nonchalant attitude as she took them out one by one that Yao Yue truly realized how "wealthy" Miao Yin was.
She swallowed unconsciously.
They already had some food stored in the RV and in their backpacks, so they hadn't gone hungry for the past three days. However, survivors who had been going hungry for a long time had long developed a habit of craving food.
These habits were ingrained in their very being, motivating them to constantly go out and fight in order to survive.
No survivor was not excited when they found a large amount of food.
"Yao Yue." The girl's voice rang out like reciting poetry.
Yao Yue snapped out of her daze and looked at her uneasily.
Miao Yin conjured a plate of fragrant cakes from her hands, something she hadn't seen since the apocalypse.
Sweet and delicious, topped with creamy frosting adorned with plump fruit pieces, filled with strawberry jam, and featuring a cake base that exudes the aroma of bread.
If it weren't the apocalypse, the waiter would place it in front of her from the pretty little display window, paired with a cup of sweet milk tea. She would put on beautiful makeup and enjoy it in the warm summer sun.
Yao Yue's tongue started to feel sour.
"Do you want it?" Miao Yin asked softly.
Yao Yue hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Miao Yin raised her hand: "Come here, let me pat your head, and this cake is yours."
It was bizarre, and filled with somewhat unreasonable demands.
Yao Yue instinctively felt puzzled, but she couldn't stop herself from looking at the cake.
Behind her, Yan Shuzhou reached out and pulled Gong Jingming, who was about to step forward. His docile demeanor towards Miao Yin vanished completely, replaced by a veiled warning.
"...Really?" she asked hesitantly.
"of course."
The small cake was still emitting a fragrant aroma. Yao Yue hesitated for a moment, but still took a step forward and came to Miao Yin's side.
She looked at the cake, then at Miao Yin's hands.
If it's just a pat on the head...
"Have you thought it through?" Miao Yin asked.
With the soft flesh in her mouth being bitten, Yao Yue suppressed the strange feeling in her heart and slowly lowered her head towards her.
Miao Yin chuckled softly, gently patted her head, and then gave her the cake.
Holding the cake, Yao Yue quickly suppressed the strange feeling that was welling up inside her, and her eyes lit up.
"Take it," Miao Yin said.
She left the table and sat down to the side, quietly watching their actions.
After Blood Guanyin evolved to S-rank, her need for food decreased sharply.
She hardly needs to eat anymore; there's enough food in the space to last for hundreds of years. For her, it will only serve as a habit from now on.
Noticing Yao Yue's obvious thirst for food, Miao Yin thought that in this post-apocalyptic world where resources were extremely scarce, she seemed to have mastered the cheapest way to feed humans.
She only needs to give up something that is no longer useful to her to deceive a person of everything, including their dignity and their life.
Of course, not everyone will buy into this simple approach.
Miao Yin raised her eyes and met Gong Jingming's gaze.
Here's another one.