The Abused Novel Heroine Became a Clingy Sweetheart [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 64.2

These people were different from the minor skirmishes with Ji Man’s group; they were the kind who murdered, set fires, and robbed, with more lives on their hands than the last.

Seeing the lone Ji Zhou was like seeing a little fat lamb willingly walking into a trap.

However, these few people looked Ji Zhou up and down and said critically, “This lamb doesn’t look like much.”

She wasn’t an Awakened ability user, so her corresponding value was much smaller.

“But,” the leader grinned sinisterly, “she’s a woman, after all. It’s not out of the question to sell her after we’re done with her.”

In the dark age, without the constraints of law and morality, many unspeakable, dirty transactions emerged.

Among them was the private trade of people.

Most of those sold were women and children, who were easier to target and control.

Some people did it for lust, others… for satiety.

Evidently, these people in front of her were those who frequently engaged in this line of business.

Ji Zhou was so scared that she kept retreating, while these people followed, pressing closer step by step.

“Stop running,” the leader smiled maliciously. “You’re just an ordinary person, and several of us here are Awakened. Struggling is useless. Just surrender obediently, and you might suffer less.”

If they caught her, the consequences would surely be worse than death.

So Ji Zhou didn’t listen and ran forward desperately.

The group followed unhurriedly behind, and seeing Ji Zhou’s desperate will to survive, they laughed heartily instead.

It was like watching a rabbit that had jumped into a trap, frantically scratching at the walls, trying to find a way out.

Finally, Ji Zhou had nowhere left to retreat.

Further ahead was a ruin already blocked by stones.

No exit.

The group asked with great interest, “Run? Weren’t you very good at running? Why aren’t you running anymore?”

“If you don’t run now, you’ll fall into our hands.”

The rampant and harsh laughter pierced Ji Zhou’s ears, making her small face turn pale.

She leaned her back against the collapsed wall, pressing tightly against it, but there was no way out.

The group approached her step by step with triumphant smiles. Several of them were Awakened, possessing different abilities.

The helpless and pathetic Ji Zhou was like prey forced into a corner, waiting only to be delivered to the hunter’s platter.

Her ten fingers clenched tightly together.

She didn’t want to die, didn’t want to be humiliated.

An intense desire to survive surged out, and she suddenly felt a splitting headache.

As the group surrounded her, the world in front of her turned blank, and she passed out.

Ji Zhou thought she would fall into the hands of those people and suffer a fate worse than death.

But when she woke up, her hand was gripping a slender, hard steel bar, perhaps casually picked up from the nearby ruins.

Before she could question this, she suddenly noticed that the tail end of the steel bar was stuck in someone’s neck.

A huge gash had been pierced through the fragile artery, bloody and indistinctly revealing the pale bones within.

Ji Zhou’s fingers were also stained with blood, which streamed down her slender fingers, forming a thin trail.

The fresh blood hadn’t clotted yet, dripping down drop by drop.

Ji Zhou screamed and withdrew her hand. Around her, several bodies lay haphazardly—they were the people who had tried to chase her.

Her mind was a complete blank. The last thing she remembered was those people trying to grab her, and then she fainted.

Ji Zhou didn’t know what happened, but there was no one else around.

It was clear that the deaths of these people were all at her hand.

This was a very bizarre and far-fetched speculation, yet it was the only reasonable guess at the time.

Ji Zhou hugged her head, which was throbbing with pain, and slowly crouched on the ground.

The blood of those people stained the earth beneath her, pooling into a red liquid that was contaminated by the dust in the air, looking incredibly nauseating.

Ji Zhou trembled and closed her eyes, but the gruesome appearances of those people still lingered in her mind.

Was it really her?

Did she really… kill so many people?

She wasn’t sure, and she didn’t dare to think about it.

She was clearly just an ordinary, even useless person, so why was she able to take care of several Awakened?

Aside from the confusion, there was a tiny hint of joy—could it be that she also possessed the ability to protect herself and others?

In that case, was she not so completely useless?

The truth of the matter was unknown. After a long time, Ji Zhou dazed and muddledly left the spot.

After walking for a distance, she encountered Shen Jia Heng, who had come looking for her.

At the time, Shen Jia Heng asked her, “Did you encounter any danger?”

Ji Zhou hesitated. Before she could tell him everything, Shen Jia Heng saw the blood on her hand.

He frowned and said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t take good care of you then.”

Ji Zhou naturally shook her head in a panic.

“But you should try to stick close to me from now on,” Shen Jia Heng’s face showed a hint of fatigue. “I had to deal with quite a few zombies along the way to find you. You know that Duan Fu and the others have never liked you. If you cause more trouble…”

He didn’t continue, instead saying, “So, just follow me and don’t cause any more trouble.”

“After all, I’m the only one who will be this tolerant of you.”

The words “cause more trouble” weighed heavily on Ji Zhou’s heart like a small mountain.

She immediately swallowed all the words she wanted to say, subconsciously pulling her dirty fingers behind her back.

Shen Jia Heng’s words reminded her that what had just happened was something even she wasn’t certain of. Speaking it out might just be a false hope.

At that time, Duan Fu might have even more resentment towards her.

And Shen Jia Heng, who had taken her in, would also be implicated and caught in a difficult position.

Since they met, Shen Jia Heng had told her that she was trouble.

However, he would always be tolerant of her.

In the end, Ji Zhou just nodded obediently: “I understand.”

From then on, Ji Zhou never left Shen Jia Heng’s sight by half a step.

She also hid herself deeper in the corner.

Now, facing You Ting, Ji Zhou suddenly remembered this incident.

She said softly, “So, even though I know Brother Jia Heng isn’t a completely kind good person and even chose to abandon us, I still can’t bring myself to hate him.”

“After all, during those times, he did genuinely provide me with a place of refuge.”

You Ting looked at her with deep eyes, and after a long moment, she said, “What you gave him is enough to repay the favor of his care.”

“Now, you and Shen Jia Heng owe each other nothing.”

Ji Zhou didn’t pay attention to the first part of what she said. Her heart silently repeated the phrase “owe each other nothing,” and a sense of liberation suddenly welled up.

Perhaps being by Sister Ting’s side was much freer and less stifling than being in Brother Jia Heng’s team.

The corners of her lips slightly curved upwards, and she showed You Ting a faint smile: “Sister Ting.”

Ji Zhou said seriously, “I will also try my best not to drag you down.”

You Ting seemed amused by her attitude, “I have never considered you a burden.”

“I am much stronger than Shen Jia Heng. The strong never complain about the environment.”

If the person is incompetent, don’t blame the road for being uneven.

What kind of thing is it to push the blame onto a little girl?

She reached out and naturally took Ji Zhou’s hand.

“Ji Zhou,” You Ting called her name.

Ji Zhou turned her head.

“You are never some useless trash,” You Ting said slowly. “So, don’t belittle yourself.”

“And don’t always think about sacrificing yourself to protect others.”

You Ting suddenly turned her head, meeting Ji Zhou’s gaze.

Her deep ink-black pupils were like a washed mirror, clearly reflecting Ji Zhou’s image.

You Ting said word by word, “You are more precious than you imagine.”

It was like hearing the ringing of a bronze bell in an ancient temple, and Ji Zhou’s heart suddenly thumped hard.

She stammered, unable to speak a complete sentence for a long time.

Ji Man, who had walked some distance ahead, suddenly turned around and realized that the two people behind him hadn’t caught up yet.

“Hurry up!”

He cupped his hands around his mouth like a loudspeaker: “What are you two dawdling for? If zombies appear later, I won’t be responsible for you!”

You Ting said, “If you want to go, you can go by yourself.”

Ji Man gave a few dry laughs, “What kind of talk is that! How could I abandon you two weak girls and run off by myself!”

He shouted righteously, “We will always be good siblings, advancing and retreating together!”

You Ting was too lazy to talk more with him. She held Ji Zhou’s hand and said, “Let’s go. If we don’t, Ji Man will say some more crazy things.”

She paused, looking as if she had a headache: “He’s really too noisy.”

Ji Zhou covered her mouth and chuckled secretly.

Her gaze fell on their intertwined hands, and her heart softened inexplicably.

She thought, Sister Ting is also the most precious person in this world.

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