I Have the Aura of a Supporting Character in Yuri Novels - Chapter 61

“Brother Liang, why are you hiding here to smoke?”

A person suddenly appeared behind Liang Xing. He walked silently like a cat. This young man had awakened a wind ability, so he served as a master of ancient qinggong in the apocalypse, coming and going like a ghost. He and Liang Xing had a good relationship, which was why he dared to stand right behind Liang Xing.

The razor blade that Liang Xing had slid out of his sleeve was put away again. He frowned unhappily and said, “Fang Ping, don’t you think the atmosphere in the team has been strange lately?”

Fang Ping took out a cigarette and lit it with Liang Xing’s cigarette butt. He leaned against the wall casually, “Brother Liang, don’t try to get information out of me. I know what you’re thinking. You’re just suspicious that the captain killed some of the others, right?”

These words caused a stir, shocking Liang Xing, who could no longer maintain his composure. Liang Xing wiped his face and said in a low voice, “The other day, during that confrontation with Tang Zixi, I really thought I was going to die there. But Tang Zixi was fair and square. She knew we were just following the captain’s orders and didn’t make things difficult for us. We got our lives back from outsiders, but I didn’t expect to die at the hands of the captain we were loyal to. Fang Ping, I suddenly think what Zhao Yuan said is true. The captain has another ability in his body.”

Liang Xing had been observing the changes these days. With the increase in missions, more and more people were dying. Coincidentally, Liang Xing knew all the people who died. Although there were also members from other teams, Liang Xing had keenly sensed Ling Chengze’s intentions. He was using missions to consume the lives of his team members. As long as they died in the mouths of zombies, no one would suspect Ling Chengze. Therefore, just in case, Liang Xing specifically went on a mission with the military to avoid Ling Chengze.

A cold wind blew, and the chilling coldness burrowed into Fang Ping’s body from his neck. No matter how serious the external factors were, they couldn’t compare to what Liang Xing had just said.

Fang Ping shivered and rubbed his face with his hand. He said sarcastically, “Do you remember the woman who killed Old Ma that day? She hated Old Ma, but she also hated Ling Chengze a lot. Let me put it this way, a lackey like Old Ma, if Ling Chengze hadn’t given the nod, do you think he would have dared to abandon the daughter of Ling Chengze’s savior so casually?”

He and Liang Xing exchanged a heavy look. Fang Ping patted his shoulder helplessly and said, “Brother Liang, you have to be careful from now on.”

The reason Fang Ping made this statement was because Liang Xing was the healing ability user who treated Ma Yinghong and the man with the severed arm that day. He was also the first team member to be wary of Ling Chengze, as he had stopped Zhao Yuan to ask about what happened at the factory. From that day on, Liang Xing became extra concerned about Ling Chengze’s whereabouts.

“Fang Ping, what about the matter I asked you to follow up on last time?”

Liang Xing asked. Fang Ping didn’t hide anything and said, “Guess where he went.”

In the past, Ling Chengze had Ma Yinghong to act as a cover for him. Even if others asked about Ling Chengze’s whereabouts, Ma Yinghong could deceive them without batting an eye. Now that Ma Yinghong was gone, Liang Xing was able to notice his strangeness.

Fang Ping smirked, his eyes deep. He no longer kept him in suspense, “He went to the underground world.”

Before he saw Ling Chengze’s true colors, Fang Ping would never have believed that the steady and reliable captain, Ling Chengze, was a frequent visitor to the underground world.

This man was a truly skilled actor when he decided to pretend.

The perfunctory look in Liang Xing’s eyes disappeared, and he said seriously, “Why would he go there?”

Fang Ping snorted a cold laugh, “Don’t you know what kind of business they do there? As long as you have a crystal core, what are those people afraid to do?”

Don’t think that because Rong’an Base is strong and has a lot of people, it would be a peaceful place. In fact, it was already in chaos. It was like a person who has been smoking for a long time—it’s very difficult to quit. It has become an addiction that cannot be pulled out, so you can only enjoy it.

The underground world was created by a group of ability users who were used to using illegal means to gain profit in the apocalypse. At first, the managers didn’t allow them to operate, but those people were lawless. They harassed the ordinary people in the base and seemed to have an attitude of challenging the managers. Later, a new crisis arose, and the managers temporarily had no time to deal with the underground world, so they turned a blind eye and let them do what they wanted. By the time they wanted to rectify the underground world, it was too late. It had already become a part of Rong’an Base.

Liang Xing was silent, the cigarette butt in his hand almost burning his skin.

Seeing this, Fang Ping reached out and pinched it out for him. He scolded, “Things aren’t so bad that we’re going to die tomorrow. The brothers who died at Ling Chengze’s hands before were because we were unprepared, but now we have to be tough and fight Ling Chengze to the end.”

It had to be said that Ling Chengze’s methods of killing people to devour their abilities had completely infuriated them. On one hand, he hypocritically stated that he didn’t devour abilities and that others were slandering him, while on the other hand, he viciously killed them. Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone them.

“We’re going to the underground world tonight.” Liang Xing immediately had an idea. Fang Ping was right, he couldn’t be timid and back down just because Ling Chengze’s ability was strong. Now that they were in the dark, even if they couldn’t kill Ling Chengze, they had to at least take a bite out of him.

“Alright.”

They walked arm in arm, discussing how to survive. In the brightly lit Rong’an Base, a beast seemed to be hiding. Safety was only temporary, not a long-term solution.

It was nine o’clock at night. The most bustling canopy area of the base had many people hawking their wares. Gold and jewels had become the cheapest things, and a hard piece of bread or a bun could be exchanged for an ordinary person.

Here, human lives were worthless.

Zhuyun wasn’t in the mood to wander around. She watched listlessly as Gu Shuyi and Liu Hua haggled over a down jacket. Although they had many crystal cores in their pockets, they wanted to save as much as they could. This down jacket looked pretty good, at least good enough for them to be willing to buy it.

“Xiao Zhu.”

“Hmm?”

Tang Zixi placed two small jade carvings she had just bought into Zhuyun’s palm: a cute little fox and a white jade butterfly. These two items were not expensive and could be bought for a few crystal cores.

Zhuyun couldn’t help but chuckle, “Are you treating me like a child? Buying two toys to make me happy?”

Tang Zixi stroked the back of her hand. It was warm, and she felt relieved.

She explained softly, “I saw that you were a little down, so I was a little worried.”

Zhuyun rested her head on Tang Zixi’s hand and rubbed it, “I’m fine, I’m just a little tired.”

At this point, Tang Zixi couldn’t help but purse her lips in annoyance. As she tucked the blanket over Zhuyun, she whispered, “Sorry, I was too reckless yesterday.”

After they spent twenty-four hours in the safe zone, Wei Jin took people to rent a house. The team had many people and many crystal cores, so Wei Jin rented a few houses across from each other, which counted as having a home in Rong’an Base.

After Tang Zixi and Zhuyun confirmed their relationship, they had never enjoyed a complete world for two. Although they had lived in the same bedroom before, there were other people outside, and Tang Zixi always felt a sense of regret that there was no privacy or freedom.

But this regret was now completely gone, because the two of them could finally say goodbye to their other teammates. A small one-bedroom apartment was enough for them to enjoy.

Now, they could not only be in the bedroom but also in other places in the room.

So they spent one beautiful night after another.

Zhuyun coughed awkwardly. She quickly clarified, “It’s not that kind of tired! Besides, you think too highly of yourself, hmph, I’m an ability user, too. I’m not that much weaker than you.”

When Tang Zixi heard this, the deep meaning in her eyes turned into scattered stars, igniting her desire for Zhuyun. Her full, soft red lips curled up slightly, with a hint of secret joy. She couldn’t wait to say, “Does Xiao Zhu mean tonight works, too?”

Zhuyun was dumbfounded, and her cheeks instantly turned bright red. She really wanted to use the small jade carving in her hand to smash Tang Zixi’s smiling face. Was this person sick?! Instead of sleeping at night, she had to do other things. With so much energy, she should go abuse some zombies!

“I don’t mean that!”

Tang Zixi nodded understandingly and scratched Zhuyun’s nose with her finger. She smiled gently, “Xiao Zhu doesn’t need to explain. I understand. You’re shy, and even if you want to, you won’t agree to me directly.”

After being with her for so long, Tang Zixi knew all of Zhuyun’s little tricks. Some things didn’t need to be asked. She could just get straight to the point. Anyway, no matter how Tang Zixi served her, Zhuyun would scratch her every time. This was what you call a spoiled girlfriend, right?

Now Zhuyun’s face wasn’t just red, but her ears were also a rosy red.

She bit her lip in shame and glared at Tang Zixi, “If you say that again, you’re sleeping on the sofa tonight!”

“I can’t do that. Xiao Zhu will feel bad for me if I catch a cold.”

Zhuyun clutched her chest, which ached from her anger, and cursed, “I won’t! You deserve to suffer a little, you despicable woman.”

Tang Zixi’s brows relaxed, and she put her arm on the armrest of the wheelchair, bending down and offering her hand to Zhuyun.

Zhuyun didn’t understand what this was. She glanced at her, “What are you doing?”

She said honestly, “If being cold is a punishment, why don’t you bite me hard, Xiao Zhu? As long as you’re no longer mad, I don’t care how much it hurts. I just beg you not to make me sleep alone.”

Her words were sincere, and her eyes were filled with love for Zhuyun. The lights behind her were bright, but they couldn’t compare to her gaze toward Zhuyun, which was like sparkling starlight, making Zhuyun feel that she was the bright moon and Tang Zixi was the star protecting her.

Zhuyun pretended to open her mouth to bite her, but seeing Tang Zixi’s indulgent expression, Zhuyun snorted and hooked her little finger with hers again, “You’re really becoming someone who can’t be scolded. Captain Tang, you seem to have become a little pampered.”

Tang Zixi chuckled, “Because you spoil me.”

Arrogance that comes from being spoiled. That was how it was.

Zhuyun’s face fell, and she said seriously, “I didn’t spoil you. I have a heart of stone!”

After saying that, she moved her wheelchair herself. Tang Zixi saw through her little trick and said with a smile, “Are you shy?”

Zhuyun glared at her fiercely and closed her mouth in a huff.

It seemed that her training methods were still not enough. She clearly looked like a loyal dog in the beginning, so how did she become a slippery little fox after they started dating?

Thinking of this, Zhuyun couldn’t help but look at Tang Zixi again. Seeing that the corners of her eyes and brows were filled with a gentle smile, it was okay when she usually had a cold face, but in this state, she really looked like a fox spirit who had absorbed human energy, becoming more and more enchanting and alluring.

“Tone it down, do you hear me!” Zhuyun pinched her sourly.

Tang Zixi obediently changed her expression. She was expressionless, her brows were frosty, and she was cold and aloof, without a trace of gentle charm.

Zhuyun was satisfied and curled her red lips proudly. She then ordered Tang Zixi to go to the right.

Suddenly, she saw a tent. A pole was set up at the entrance, and a red cloth strip was wrapped around it. The bright color made it hard for Zhuyun to ignore.

What did that mean? Zhuyun didn’t ask Tang Zixi. It was probably where sex work was done, with both men and women.

Tang Zixi and Zhuyun passed by the tent with indifferent expressions. Fang Ping, who was pulling open the curtain and preparing to go out, comfortably put his hands in his pockets. His eyes seemed to have seen a familiar person. After he reacted, he immediately ran out and saw the conspicuous wheelchair and Tang Zixi’s tall figure from a distance.

Fang Ping was delighted. Holy hell, there was always a way out! Now he didn’t have to worry about not having someone to deal with Ling Chengze!

“Fang Ping, why are you running? You’re not trying to get out of paying, are you?”

Sun Chen also looked well-fed and well-rested. He was served comfortably and didn’t have to pay with his own crystal cores. He thought it would be great if there were more good things like this.

A flicker of disgust flashed in Fang Ping’s eyes, but when he turned around, he became cheerful and friendly again. He took out ten crystal cores and placed them in the hand of the beautiful woman. Seeing that Sun Chen had pinched her all over, Fang Ping suppressed his anger and gave the woman a few more crystal cores. He couldn’t help but say to Sun Chen, “Why don’t you have a little pity for women? Look at how you pinched her.”

Sun Chen also knew that he had done something wrong and said with a dry laugh, “This… I just got a little mad at Brother Ling. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

The woman smiled obediently, clenched the crystal cores in her hand, and spoke to them in a soft voice. The atmosphere finally improved. Fang Ping sighed. Thinking of his relationship with this woman, he left a bag of crystal cores and said, “It’s going to snow heavily in a while. Save them, and don’t… don’t come to the canopy area again.”

Fang Ping hardened his heart and left with Sun Chen. His expression was not good. Sun Chen also realized that he and that woman were old acquaintances and said awkwardly, “How about I give her some more crystal cores as compensation?”

Fang Ping cursed a few times in his heart. They had already walked so far. Why did he only think of saying that now? It was disgusting.

He laughed heartily and waved his hand, “No, no, I already gave her some. By the way, Sun Chen, you’re a popular person in the team now. The captain values you so much, so how could he still get mad at you?”

Sun Chen kept a straight face and didn’t speak. Fang Ping was not willing to give up this good opportunity. He had been buttering up Sun Chen for so long, and this was the first time he was willing to reveal something about Ling Chengze. So Fang Ping cleverly took him to a nice meal. You have to drink a little wine with a meal, right? He didn’t care how many crystal cores he spent, as long as he could get some information.

In the end, Sun Chen couldn’t resist the temptation of alcohol. After a few glasses of white wine, he became dizzy. Fang Ping asked the same question he had asked before, and this time, Sun Chen was no longer stubborn.

He let out a few burps and began to complain, “Old Sun, I’m also loyal to Brother Ling, but no matter what I do, I’m not as good as Old Ma. I always hear Brother Ling’s dissatisfaction with me. Do you think it’s easy for me? Being a little brother, I still have to compete with others. What am I doing this for? I knew I shouldn’t have saved Old Ma in the first place.”

“Brother Ling is really good to Old Ma. He was already dead, but Brother Ling still wanted to save him. He gave that huge crystal core from the Licker to Old Ma just like that, which made me feel uncomfortable. I’ve been running errands for Brother Ling all this time, and I even had to take care of that dead man, Old Ma. In the end, I didn’t get any benefits and was scolded badly by Brother Ling. Damn, life is too difficult!”

Fang Ping’s eyelids twitched violently. He didn’t hear it wrong, right? Old Ma was still alive?!

This matter turned over and over in his mind. The hand pouring the wine didn’t stop. It was best to make Sun Chen so drunk that he would have a hard time remembering what he said at the table.

Old Ma was a dead man, yet he was alive. Could it be related to the Licker’s crystal core?

Fang Ping didn’t dare to delay. After a series of actions, he went to see Liang Xing under the cover of the night.

The night wind blew, and the roars of the zombies outside the city walls came and went. Some people had trouble sleeping alone, while others had sweet dreams. But no matter what, they were all working hard for tomorrow.

This day, a knock came from the door. Tang Zixi opened it and saw Huang Wei, whom she had met once, and the middle-aged man standing beside her.

“Hello, Captain Tang. I’m Wen Kehui.”

Wen Kehui extended his hand to Tang Zixi. They shook hands and each withdrew.

Huang Wei put on a distant but kind smile and said, “Captain Tang, this is Secretary Wen. We believe there must be a misunderstanding between us regarding the Licker’s crystal core. Secretary Wen came specifically to see you and hopes to talk in detail.”

Tang Zixi was not surprised that the people from the base had come to her door. She didn’t hide her identity, so her information was transparent. She had thought she wouldn’t see anyone from the base.

These days, she had been observing to see what the base would do.

The strangeness of Captain Fang and Huang Wei that day had also been investigated by Tang Zixi. It was nothing more than related to the rumors outside. She knew very well who was slandering her image. So Tang Zixi took her team to calmly take on missions from the base and ignored the gossip in the base. As long as she kept her cool and did her job, she believed that the base would not be willing to miss an ability user like her.

A crystal core and an ability user. The choice of which was more important depended on the base managers.

“I thought you would have come to me a few days ago,” Tang Zixi said without being servile or arrogant. The look in her eyes toward Wen Kehui was without warmth. Her words made Wen Kehui explain without changing his expression, “The investigators we sent out only came back today. The crystal core incident was due to our base’s mismanagement.”

Tang Zixi raised her eyebrows. She didn’t expect such a big base to be so reasonable. It looked like her plans were not needed?

“Please wait a moment. I need to explain my outing to my family.”

“Okay, no problem.” Wen Kehui looked at the closed door and let out a silent breath. Huang Wei mumbled softly at the side, “Uncle, aren’t you being too polite to her?”

Wen Kehui pulled her to the other side and said in a low voice, “You have to be respectful to the strong. Although I’m the manager’s secretary, my ability is not strong. I just have high seniority. It’s better not to offend people if you can. An ability user like Tang Zixi will definitely be given important roles by the manager in the future. As long as she doesn’t do anything foolish, the manager is willing to go along with her.”

Huang Wei pouted, understanding that her uncle’s words were true. Before meeting Tang Zixi, she had secretly looked at the documents on Wen Kehui’s desk, which detailed Tang Zixi’s personal abilities. Then, thinking of the ability users in her team, Huang Wei didn’t dare to cause trouble and acted like a meek little bird.

Soon the door opened, and Zhuyun sent Tang Zixi out. Huang Wei’s eyes widened when she saw that Zhuyun had left her wheelchair, but Wen Kehui pulled her, and she withdrew her gaze.

Zhuyun held the door frame and said softly, “Come back early.”

Tang Zixi urged her to go back inside, rubbed her hair, and then went downstairs with a firm heart.

Her figure disappeared in an instant. Zhuyun sighed regretfully. At this moment, the opposite door also opened, and Gu Shuyi’s head poked out. She was stunned and said, “Why aren’t you in a wheelchair?”

Zhuyun shrugged, “She’s not at home, so no one can carry me. I can only walk on my two feet.”

Gu Shuyi clearly didn’t learn her lesson and asked, “So you usually use the wheelchair because you can’t do strenuous exercise or because you want the captain to carry you?”

Zhuyun’s small face was pink, and her smile was sweet. Her cunning, clever expression made her lively and cute, but people who knew her understood that Zhuyun’s nature was not that of a sweet and innocent person, so this smile made Gu Shuyi swallow.

Zhuyun made a face, tilted her head, and said with a smile, “You guess.”

“…” She knew Zhuyun wouldn’t say anything sensible! Why did she even get her hopes up?!

Just then, Zhuyun walked over to her, looked her up and down, and then reached out to measure. Gu Shuyi’s face darkened, and she heard Zhuyun say, “Oh, so I’m taller than you.”

“So what?!”

“It seems I was right to use a wheelchair, to avoid hurting your fragile feelings.”

Gu Shuyi sneered coldly and said with disdain, “What if you’re taller than me? If you’re so capable, be taller than the captain.”

Zhuyun clasped her hands together, blinked her almond eyes, and smiled faintly on her beautiful face. She teased, “It doesn’t matter that she’s taller than me. She’s my wife, so I’m willing to spoil her.”

Gu Shuyi felt that her brain must have been squeezed by a door. Why was she even talking to her?

“Hmph!” She slammed the door shut, planning to get some peace of mind.

But how could Zhuyun let her off? She kicked the door and said quietly, “Get ready and come downstairs with me.”

“Why?”

“To meet someone with me.”

Zhuyun pursed her lips. What was this? It was time for the hunt.

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