After Qin Ke brought Zhen Ling out, he felt that the atmosphere in the town was a bit strange. Everyone had a complicated look in their eyes when they looked at them. Perhaps it was because Zhen Ling was an ordinary person, Qin Ke thought that they were making a big deal out of nothing.
Zhen Ling, having no knowledge of what the town was like before, didn't find anything peculiar. She followed Qin Ke as they walked around the town, while Qin Ke felt a bit embarrassed. "It's been a long time since they've seen an ordinary person like you. Don't mind them."
Zhen Ling smiled and said, "Why would I mind? Feel free to look, I don't care."
Qin Ke thought Zhen Ling was truly gentle, and kind that people can't help but love her. He turned his head, glared fiercely at the onlookers, and shouted, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen an ordinary person before? Get lost!"
Everyone's expressions remained unchanged and they all left Qin Ke's line of sight. Qin Ke turned around and smiled, saying, "They're gone, let's continue strolling."
The supernaturals hiding in the corners gave disdainful looks. "Who cares about that ordinary person?"
"That's right."
"We just wanted to see what kind of person can turn people's food into pig feed."
"Isn't it?."
"So fierce, no wonder his cooking is terrible."
"Yes, yes, yes."
After wandering around for a while, Qin Ke finally encountered the only person in the town who didn't know about the matter about his terrible cooking, Kui Qingqing. Kui Qingqing saw Qin Ke bringing Zhen Ling over from a distance and was in an unusually bad mood. She coldly watched as the two approached, but Qin Ke was oblivious to her displeasure. He walked closer and asked, "Where's your cousin?"
Kui Qingqing replied, "He went to collect supplies."
"Oh." Qin Ke was still brooding about yesterday's dinner, and asked, "What's for lunch today?"
Kui Qingqing replied, "I don't know."
"I won't blame you for yesterday's incident." Qin Ke magnanimously said, "I'll have lunch ready today. Remember to bring your cousin to eat."
Kui Qingqing looked at Zhen Ling, her eyes filled with killing intent, and said, "I don't like eating with unfamiliar people."
Qin Ke asked, "Unfamiliar people? Who are you referring to?"
Zhen Ling couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't understand how Qin Ke became the leader here. Kui Qingqing stared at Qin Ke for a while before he finally realized, "You're not talking about Zhen Ling, are you?"
Kui Qingqing looked at him, her eyes clearly written with, What do you think?
"Haha... you're really..." Qin Ke laughed, "Don't be like this, others may not understand me, but don't you understand me? Sooner or later, we'll be a family."
Kui Qingqing was about to explode, "What's our relationship? Why should I understand you?"
Qin Ke said, "We're iron buddies."
Kui Qingqing muttered, "...You're iron, you're buddy..."
Kui Qingqing was completely helpless against Qin Ke, and Zhen Ling couldn't bear to watch anymore. She said, "I should go back first."
"Don't go." Qin Ke said, "Kui Qingqing is my good brother, and I want you two to get along harmoniously."
"Listen, buddy." Qin Ke placed a hand on Kui Qingqing's shoulder and whispered, "Give me some face, okay? She might become your sister-in-law in the future."
Kui Qingqing couldn't stand her explosive temper. She shouted, "Who is your buddy? How is she better than me? Can she be more energetic than me in bed?!"
Zhen Ling: "..."
Qin Ke: "What?"
Kui Qingqing pointed at Zhen Ling and said, "You have to make a choice between me and her. Either have me or her."
Qin Ke: "Are you kidding me?"
"Do I look like I'm kidding?" Kui Qingqing said.
Qin Ke grabbed his hair, incredulous. "You want to sleep with me?"
Since the topic was already out in the open, Kui Qingqing didn't care anymore. She said, "Yes, for a long time."
"..." Qin Ke had a pained look on his face, "I considered you my brother, and you actually want to sleep with me?"
Zhen Ling: "..."
Zhen Ling couldn't bear to listen any longer. She said, "You two talk, I... I'm going back."
"You're not allowed to leave!" Kui Qingqing and Qin Ke said simultaneously.
Then, Qin Ke said, "You're not allowed to yell at Zhen Ling."
"I yelled, so what?" Kui Qingqing was like a rooster ready to fight, "If it weren't for me, do you think you could have become the leader so easily? I did so much for you, and yet you prefer this woman of unknown origin!"
"Where is she of unknown origin? We were classmates in high school!" Qin Ke also raised his voice, "I've liked her for many years."
Although Zhen Ling knew that Qin Ke liked her, he had never explicitly expressed it before. Now, he shouted it out in public, and Zhen Ling felt as if he was about to suffocate.
The supernaturals gathered around, hiding in a corner, watching this spectacle unfold.
"Wow, so the Female Shura likes the boss."
"That woman is finished now."
"Not necessarily. Who knows what kind of supernatural ability that woman will awaken? Maybe she'll be even more terrifying than the Female Shura."
"I don't think so. Look at how gentle and weak she appears."
"..."
Tao Ran returned, holding a bag of plums. As he approached Kui Qingqing's house, he noticed several people hiding and peeking from a distance. He looked around and asked, "What's going on?"
A man said, "Don't go there, they're fighting."
"Who's fighting?" Tao Ran continued walking a short distance and saw Zhen Ling hiding around a corner while Kui Qingqing and Qin Ke were together. Qin Ke was surrounded by electrical sparks, and Kui Qingqing had transformed into a fiery figure. The two were hurting each other.
In fact, Kui Qingqing regretted it as soon as they started fighting. This was not what she wanted at all. She had always believed that only she and Qin Ke were the perfect match in the world. So she wasn't worried that Qin Ke would develop feelings for someone else. But since Zhen Ling arrived, she started to feel uncertain. When she saw the two of them walking together emitting an atmosphere of being in love, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Kui Qingqing's identity before becoming a mutant was unknown. Since the world descended into chaos, she had been known as the Female Shura, and no one dared to provoke her. Anyone she disliked would be destroyed. It wasn't until she met Qin Ke that she found a stable place to stay and gradually began to interact with people.
Kui Qingqing looked at Qin Ke, crackling with electrical sparks, unaware of what he meant to her. Qin Ke was angry because Kui Qingqing actually made a move on him. He raised his right hand, surrounded by lightning, and swung it at Kui Qingqing. Kui Qingqing saw it but made no attempt to resist or dodge.
At this moment lightning was about to touch her, Qin Ke regretted it as Kui Qingqing hadn't even tried to block him, and the flames around her had vanished at some point. The next second, a sharp pain shot through his arm, twisting it into a grotesque shape. Tao Ran emerged from the crowd, and a bag filled with plums floated by his side.
He walked between Kui Qingqing and Qin Ke, reached out and embraced the fallen Kui Qingqing, then extended his left hand towards Qin Ke. Qin Ke froze and had no resistance as he was sent flying into the sky. His figure grew smaller and smaller, disappearing into the clouds.
Tao Ran held Kui Qingqing and said, "If you can't win, why fight? Don't you know how to ask for help?"
It took a while for the electric current on Kui Qingqing's body to dissipate, and her hairstyle had turned into soft waves. Tao Ran held Kui Qingqing and looked around, asking, "Is there a doctor here?"
Everyone was stunned by this turn of events. It was already shocking enough that Kui Qingqing almost died from the fight. But their leader, Qin Ke, had been sent flying into the sky by someone, it was truly fantastical.
A petite woman stepped forward and said, "Um... I am a healing-type supernatural being."
Zhen Ling watched as Tao Ran carried Kui Qingqing away, recognizing him. However, she couldn't connect the person before her with the young boy at the base who liked to eat candy and called her "big sister." Zhen Ling's mind was in chaos.
At that moment, someone said, "Boss is coming down."
"It took so long to come down. It seems the height was really high. Will he fall to death?"
"Should we save the leader?"
"How? Can you save him?"
"I'll get smashed straight to death."
"Let the metal superpower user save him."
"Good idea."
"I'll do it!" A person emerged from the crowd, someone Tao Ran would definitely recognize if he were here. It was the metal superpower user who had chased after him before.
He had turned entirely golden, resembling a shining golden sculpture under the sunlight. He said, "Where will the leader fall from?"
A young boy had been looking at the sky all along and now said, "Take three steps back, then move half a step to the left and spread your arms."
Old Zhang, the metal man, followed the instructions. A whistling sound could be heard, and a cloud of dust erupted where Old Zhang had been standing.
After the smoke cleared, everyone gathered around, only to see Old Zhang lying on the ground, with a ragged person lying on top of him.
After a while, Old Zhang recovered and the others asked, "Old Zhang, are you okay?"
Old Zhang replied, "I'm fine, but it seems the leader has broken some bones."
"It's okay, Qian Lingling can heal him."
After Qin Ke was clumsily carried to the place where Qian Lingling lived, everyone awkwardly discovered that Kui Qingqing was also there.
Seeing Tao Ran, everyone took a step back in unison. Qian Lingling said, "Alright, sister Kui is fine now."
Only then did Tao Ran ask, "What are you all doing here?"
Everyone gulped nervously, and the boldest Old Zhang said, "We're here to treat the leader's injuries."
Tao Ran looked at Old Zhang and recalled something. He said, "Do you remember how you chased me around before, saying you wanted to kill me?"
Old Zhang: "Is there such a thing... ah!"
Before their eyes, Old Zhang disappeared, leaving only his screams echoing above their heads.
Tao Ran pointed at Qin Ke and said to Qian Lingling, "Treat his injuries."
Qian Lingling hurriedly took Qin Ke and fled into a room, while Old Zhang's screams continued to echo above their heads.
Someone trembled and asked, "What is he doing?"
The young boy with extraordinary eyes said, "He's performing an aerial acrobatics show in the sky above the town."
Adding one more sentence at the end, he said, "With his metal mutant abilities, he probably won't die from the fall at this height."
As soon as the words fell, a loud splash could be heard, and Old Zhang's screams vanished. The young boy said, "Did he fall into the lake? He knows how to swim, right?"
Luo Shuang, who had arrived to watch the commotion, said, "With such a large piece of iron, wouldn't it sink straight to the bottom?"
"..."