Translator: phizzlepop
Editor: mantou
“I was going to kill you ah!” Liu Wenguang’s eyes glinted with profound hostility. He seemed to want to say something else, but was unable to speak.
His throat had been ripped out by a zombie, and blood was spewing out wildly, making gurgling sounds, while the flesh on his face had also been torn off. Finally, he was engulfed by the horde of zombies, and no longer made any more sounds.
In the quiet night, only the dense sounds of chewing were left.
Yang Qian stood there motionless, slightly clenching his hands that were holding onto Ye Ming, his gaze faintly sinking.
No traces of Liu Wenguang could be seen in the pit. He’d already been overwhelmed by the zombies, but his last words still reverberated in Yang Qian’s ears.
Had Liu Wenguang originally planned on directly killing him? Yang Qian’s thin lips were pressed together tightly. He recalled that dark night, the murderous look that had been in Liu Wenguang’s eyes, and all of his ruthless actions…
In that desperate situation, if he hadn’t awakened his ability, then he would’ve already died long ago.
Therefore, Yang Qian didn’t doubt what Liu Wenguang had said just now, because his hatred and resentment were all real, which meant that… he’d really wanted to kill him at the time, and had only cast him out due to Ye Ming’s request. But, despite this, he’d still cruelly cut off any possible escape routes.
Although they’d wanted him to die either way… this method had given him the opportunity to awaken his ability and escape. And if he’d been thrown in here on Liu Wenguang’s watch, even if he’d awakened his ability, he wouldn’t have escaped Liu Wenguang and Huo Yi killing him. That would’ve truly spelled certain death.
So… Ye Ming asking Huo Yi to drive him out had, in fact, left him with a slim chance of survival by mistake, then?
Yang Qian looked down at the person in his arms, an immeasurably complicated look surfacing in his eyes.
He’d always hated Ye Ming, believing that it was only because of Ye Ming’s request that Huo Yi and Liu Wenguang had treated him in such a cruel manner, banishing him and sending him to his death… believing that Ye Ming had been the chief culprit who’d caused him to experience all of that. He’d not only betrayed him, but had also wanted to kill him.
But if Huo Yi had originally planned on killing him, then wouldn’t Ye Ming’s actions be regarded as having saved him then?
【Ding. Yang Qian’s Blackening Value -20. Current Blackening Value: 60】
Ye Ming was in Yang Qian’s arms, the scene of Yang Qian cruelly ordering his subordinates to chop off Liu Wenguang’s legs, and throw him into the dirt pit to be eaten alive by zombies still replaying in front of him. His eyes were filled with horror, and his body was slightly shivering.
No… this wasn’t the person that he knew. This was a demon, a demon more terrible than Huo Yi.
Why had he brought him here to watch this scene? Was it to warn him?
Yang Qian had said that he wouldn’t let off anyone who’d hurt or betrayed him before, so wasn’t he one of the targets of his revenge as well? Would he end up like Liu Wenguang? And his little sister… would she be implicated?
Ye Ming’s lips were deathly pale. When he saw Yang Qian abruptly look down at him, he was startled, and didn’t dare to move in the slightest.
Yang Qian peered into Ye Ming’s eyes. Those eyes of his were brimming with fear.
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Why are you this afraid… isn’t it because you know that you’ve also betrayed and hurt me before, so you’re afraid of my revenge?
The corner of Yang Qian’s lips hooked up into a self-deprecating smile. Right, ah… you may have helped me by accident, but those weren’t your original intentions. An unforeseen event with a very low probability of occurring was the only thing that allowed me to survive. No one knew that I’d be able to awaken my powers in that kind of situation and escape by the skin of my teeth.
You hadn’t known about Huo Yi’s original plans, let alone had any intention of helping me, and had simply just wanted to drive me away… perhaps you hadn’t wanted to kill me, but you hadn’t cared at all about my fate.
There was no doubt about that.
So, what was the point of learning about all of this anyway.
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【Ye Ming: Although that Liu Wenguang wasn’t a good person, and deserved to be killed, why did he have to make me watch ah. Now I won’t be able to eat for several days. My head is filled with the sounds and images of zombies eating a person ahhhh 555555】
【888: Vb sbe bcis mjgf jybea fjalcu?】
【Ye Ming: Then what else should I be caring about?】
【888: …】
【Ye Ming: Well… although Yang Qian was a bit cold-blooded and cruel, it was nothing more than a tooth for a tooth, ah. If he hadn’t killed Liu Wenguang, then Liu Wenguang would’ve come to kill him. This is a post-apocalyptic world ah, can anyone really survive as a saint? Only a talent like me blessed with someone else’s protection can do it, xixixixi. That’s just how fickle things are.】
【888: I think you may have misunderstood.】
【Ye Ming: ?】
【888: I didn’t think there were any problems with Yang Qian last night. Isn’t the problem with you?】
【Ye Ming: …】
【Ye Ming: You’ve misunderstood me! Of course, I’m not only concerned about eating, I’m also concerned about the blackening value ah! Before his death, Liu-tongxue, as a last hurrah, very cooperatively let Yang Qian learn a part of the truth, so he’ll keep this matter at the back of his mind. Now, we only need an opportunity to let Yang Qian find out that I only said those things because I knew Huo Yi was going to kill him, so I can whitewash it clean! o(∩_∩)o~】
【888: He he he.】
【Ye Ming: Huo Yi definitely won’t give up. I think when he comes back again, it’ll be just about time~】
【888: It’s fine as long as you still remember the task at hand. In fact, if you hadn’t done such a superfluous thing at the time, just so determined to wait until Yang Qian had been captured before deliberately saying those things for him to overhear, then there wouldn’t have been any of these issues right now, nor would he have misunderstood you.】
【Ye Ming: …】Why did he have to remind him, he was already very regretful QAQ
Ye Ming indeed didn’t care much about Liu Wenguang’s fate. Although these worlds seemed very real, they weren’t actually real in the end. It also wasn’t a pity for someone like Liu Wenguang to die, and even Yang Qian who he was most intimate with, was nothing more than this, much less anyone else… but he still very conscientiously acted like he cared.
He knew what Yang Qian had gone through back then, and what cruel things Liu Wenguang had done, but as Xu Xiaofei, he shouldn’t be aware of these things, and only knew that his lover who’d left and come back after two years had completely changed.
He’d seen his cruelty with his own eyes.
Ye Ming’s appetite really hadn’t been very good recently. He could only ask 888 to put on “A Bite of China” for him to help flush out his eyes. But, he regretted it soon after. He shouldn’t have watched a gourmet food program in a post-apocalyptic world. Although the zombies had finally faded from his mind, he’d only feel that much more depressed looking at the humble fare that belonged to a post-apocalyptic world.
Ever since the events of that day, Yang Qian had resumed his usual indifference. He didn’t deliberately humiliate Ye Ming, but he wasn’t friendly to him either, just like raising a dispensable slave.
On this day, Ye Ming was sitting at home bored to death watching TV that 888 had put on for him. Suddenly, he heard the sounds of footsteps. He was already very familiar with the sounds of Yang Qian’s footsteps! Just like when he was younger, as an elementary school kid who’d been secretly playing video games at home, hearing the sounds of his parents’ footsteps as they returned home, he immediately dived into action, and made all his preparations to start working in a very short period of time.
Ye Ming immediately sat up, and wiped away the drool at the corner of his mouth, then put on a melancholic expression as he walked up to the doorway.
When Yang Qian pushed open the door and entered, he saw Ye Ming standing at the doorway. On his slightly wan and thin face, a pair of dark eyes were looking at him somewhat timidly. The clothes on his body were a bit loose. It was obvious that he’d lost some weight again recently.
Yang Qian slightly frowned. Although Ye Ming had behaved very submissively during this period of time, he still hadn’t eaten very much.
The chef who’d worked for Huo Yi before had been killed in the chaos. Yang Qian didn’t care much about these things, just that he’d thought that it wouldn’t do to allow Ye Ming to continue to lose weight like this, so he’d chosen another chef on the base to come work here. Although the chef’s skill was pretty good, there was a lack of resources after the apocalypse, so the types of food he could make had become a bit monotonous.
Yang Qian gave Ye Ming a cold glance, and said, “Sit down.”
Ye Ming obediently sat down.
Yang Qian shut his eyes for a bit, lightly tapping his fingers on the table. The rays from the setting sun shone through the window, his face reflecting a faint golden sheen, causing his originally cold countenance to appear a bit softer.
Yang Qian had been very busy recently. He’d killed Liu Wenguang, but Huo Yi still had yet to make a move, so he didn’t dare to let his guard down in the slightest.
This base had been built by Huo Yi. He still wasn’t exactly sure how Huo Yi had snuck in the last time, and following the principle of someone could remain a thief for a thousand days, but couldn’t guard against a thief for a thousand days, he had to strike at Huo Yi first to gain the advantage. Otherwise, he’d never know when Huo Yi might attack again, and deal a deadly blow.
Unfortunately, there hadn’t been any leads all this time. Yang Qian’s brow slightly furrowed. While he was thinking about this matter, his subordinates soon brought their dinner up to them.
Ye Ming kept his head lowered as he sat across from Yang Qian. He looked at the table of food, the rice and vegetables still very fresh. There were people in charge of planting crops in the base, and only here with Yang Qian, could he eat fresh vegetables every day. There was also some meat. Meat was even more of a luxury, and now that the outside was filled with zombies, there were fewer living animals, and it was difficult to hunt, while the supply of food in the base itself was already very tight, as there wasn’t much livestock.
But even if it was such an object of luxury, Ye Ming still felt that he didn’t have much of an appetite.
He held his chopsticks blankly, and forced himself to eat something. He couldn’t let Yang Qian feel as though he was going against him again. Every day, he’d thought about why Yang Qian had deliberately taken him there to see such a scene. That was a warning for him, ah.
If he wasn’t obedient, what would happen to his little sister…
Ye Ming’s gaze was empty. The room was extremely quiet, and there were only soft eating sounds. It was at this moment, when out of the blue, Yang Qian called out, “Xu Xiaofei.”
Ye Ming’s face turned white with terror. This sudden call had caught him off guard, and his arm jerked, dropping the bowl in his hands onto the ground. The bowl instantly shattered to pieces. Ye Ming’s body trembled slightly, despair and dread in his eyes.
That shattering sound seemed to strike right at his heart.
Ye Ming stared at the bowl on the ground for several seconds, then reached out to pick up the pieces on the ground, as he repeatedly murmured an apology, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to…”
Watching this scene, Yang Qian’s jaw clenched, his hand holding onto his chopsticks slowly tightening, as he stared at Ye Ming who was on the ground.
He’d actually just happened to remember that Ye Ming hadn’t asked to visit Xu Xiaoyue for a long time. Perhaps he was out of sorts because he was worrying about Xu Xiaoyue, so he’d just wanted to tell him that he could go, but…
He’d only called out his name, yet had scared him to such a degree.
Yang Qian looked at Ye Ming who was acting like a frightened bird. He could no longer see any warm laughter in the youth’s eyes, nor the sunny optimism he once had… even when he wasn’t there, he would no longer make any moves, and was absolutely obedient.
He already no longer cared about the torment, nor did he care about what kind of life he led. The only thing he cared about, that made him persist on, could only be Xu Xiaoyue ba.
Despite this, he hadn’t brought up going to see Xu Xiaoyue again. Xu Xiaoyue was the last ray of light in his heart, but had also deeply wounded his heart, and he didn’t even dare to show up in front of her again. Just like a walking corpse that was merely existing, living a lowly and hollow life, losing all of the wonderful integrity of the past… death was preferable.
Yang Qian’s heart felt a little stuffy all of a sudden. The atmosphere inside the room was probably too depressing and had made him feel uncomfortable, ba. He put down his chopsticks and wanted to go outside.
There were many people in this world that had given up on themselves in order to survive. Hadn’t he done the same? But, he suddenly recalled that this used to be the person he’d cherished from the bottom of his heart. Taking revenge on him wasn’t something to be happy about. It was nothing more than his resentment at work.
There was fundamentally nothing to be happy about.
【Ding. Yang Qian’s Blackening Value -10. Current Blackening Value: 50】
Ye Ming heard the sound of Yang Qian’s chopsticks slapping against the table, and in his panic, unexpectedly used too much force when picking up a piece as it jabbed into his finger, blood promptly flowing out.
Yang Qian’s gaze sank, and he got up and strode over to Ye Ming’s side. He grabbed his hand and pulled him up, then said in a deep voice, “Enough. Someone will come clean up.”
Ye Ming gave him an alarmed look, and weakly said, “But… I haven’t finished eating yet…” If he didn’t eat properly, would Yang Qian get angry?
Yang Qian looked at Ye Ming fixedly, and saw the apprehension and alienation in the depths of his eyes. There was an oppressive feeling in his heart, and he suddenly sneered, “If you don’t want to eat, then don’t eat. Do you think…” I still care about you?
He’d initially wanted to blurt out this sentence, but took it back again halfway through. Of course Ye Ming didn’t think that he still cared about him. He only felt that he hated him, and wanted revenge, so forcing him to eat was for the sake of tormenting him.
The corner of Yang Qian’s lips slightly twitched, and he released his hand and directly walked out.
Ye Ming stared at Yang Qian’s back as he left, standing there with a bewildered expression. Was Yang Qian angry again? But why hadn’t he done anything then, and had just left like that?
When Yang Qian walked outside, it was already getting dark. A faint light was shining through the clouds in the distance. The sun was still there, but where exactly was the dawn for this world.
He took in a breath of cool air, and some of the painful emotions inside his chest seemed to subside a bit.
He felt some regret now.
The translator has something to say: mn, author-dada, why is Yang Qian’s EQ in the single digits? urgently waiting online for answers
“Why is he so scared? Ah! It’s because he’s scared of me and not because of the fact that I JUST MADE HIM WATCH SOMEONE EATEN ALIVE AS A THREAT!” – Yang Qian’s Brainhole.
But seriously, how big is that brainhole?! LIke how did you even reach that conculsion?!
I believe all the ML’s brain holes will reach a depth of infinity, while their EQ will evaporate to the negatives soon :’)
NASA has discovered a new black hole: Yang Qian’s EQ
XDDDD
YQ is so much of a trash that after dissing him out and cursing at him in every chapter, I’ve run out of new things to say. I don’t even feel like it’s worth using my brain for this enormous piece of $hit anymore. I really believe that he doesn’t deserve Ye Ming gege’s special whitewashing. Let him live the rest of his life in pain and suffering. Too bad the points are at stake! 🤬🤬🤬
Thanks for the chapter!
Yes I totally agree! I really wish at the end when ML learns the truth, he will not be able to get together with Ye Ming. I don‘t want him to be forgiven and becoming happy in the end. I want him to suffer! I want him to lose Ye Ming in the end. Aggh he doesn’t deserve Ye Ming!!
i have never looked at the #tragedy tag on a QT novel with as much relish as i am right now. now that we’re getting closer and closer to 124, the last chapter of this arc im like hehehehehehehehehe what’ll it be this time, Ye Ming-gege, I can’t wait, bc a billboard is not gonna cut it this time
pain and suffering +1
Ye Ming-gege’s points +1
normally when Ye Ming-gege has his rare asides of admitting he literally sees these worlds as like meh whatever who cares if they die, like i get it, but occasionally ill at least be like oh no poor ML or poor xyz but rn i’m like lololololololol that’s right king, f*ck em
thanks for reading!
he has the negative halo effect on full blast right now… Yang Qian ah, this is honestly very embarrassing for you ah, don’t keep sounding so sure of yourself im getting secondhand embarrassment listening to your anti-Sherlock Holmes deductions
Aren’t all ML has a sickness called brain hole?? Until now, even scientists can’t found the cure yet
Finally caught up!
Thanks for the chapter!!
hahaha welcome~ i’m sure you went on quite a journey to make it all the way here
thanks for reading!
Thanks for the chapter! 😘
thanks for reading!! <3
YQ is probably the worst of them all so far (o_o|||) His reasons seem shallow, his actions cruel to MC and everyone! I thought Cossen was probably one the cruelest, but Cossen in a way had a valid reason, and it was at the stake of so many lives, but wow YQ, scum in and out
Thank you for the chapter today Pop-tan, good luck on everything (＾▽＾)
yes, he’s a bit much imo. super looking forward to what i’m sure we’ve all been anticipating… realized that last arc we got a little bit of fluffy happiness probably in preparation for this… long marathon right now. but the finish line is in sight… just there… right there…
thanks for reading!! good luck with everything to you too~
This sounds terrible but I’m literally smiling from ear to ear just thinking about how Ye Ming will let Xu Xiaofei die to teach this scumbag how to behave like a human being again. I mean this is the zombie apocalypse! I’m hoping for a super dramatic “fall” into the zombie 🧟♂️ pit!
hehehehehehehe im also looking forward to the stunning finale. it’s too late for regret, Yang Qian, but i’m perfectly okay with you regretting it for the next 50 yrs or so as a start
All the people upstairs already said what I wanted to say 😂
Still waiting for the complete whitewashing.Thanks for the chapter <3
+1
hahaha our comments section is always 🔥🔥🔥 and on-point. also waiting for that 50 to make a steep plunge.
thanks for reading!
SUDDENLY GRABS YAN QIAN
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, DOES SUFFERING TASTE SO GREAT??! EXACTLY FOR WHHHOOOOOOO–SCREAMS UNHOLY WORDS
Thanks for the chapter!
For us lah who else wuehejejeieueuueje
(ﾉ≧∇≦)ﾉ ﾐ ┻━┻ PLS LET IT BE A SUPER DUPER POWERFUL GONG ABUSE
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thnks for the chappie pop-sempai uwu ~
HAHAHAH this is the truth tho why am i simultaneously suffering along with him but eating it up like melon seeds… truly one of the great mysteries of the world~
thanks for reading! <3
he’s such a brooding wall-puncher type rolls eyes
thanks for reading!
I love how everyone seriously hates ML this arc. He’s not much different from the rest, except maybe the emperor and space admiral, they’re all pretty awful 😂
Oh no I’ve almost caught up!
and i see you’ve made it all the way here, hello hello
Hi hello 😆 yes, she does tweak them all just barely to make them different, but I guess you can’t change souls that much after all.
So wanna move on, but can’t bear to miss any important parts, moreso when the climax has yet to happen. Jiayou! And my thanks to the translator for this story deep bows