Chapter 45: He’s Slandering Me! Slandering Me

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: He’s Slandering Me! Slandering Me

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop, stop! Young man, you have no martial virtue!"

"You sneak-attacked me, a man in his sixties."

"I let my guard down, I didn’t dodge!"

On the ground, the sage-like Master Niu clutched his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

One could only imagine how much damage Mengde’s recent Spatial Instant Teleportation had caused.

But even so, the old codger still didn’t cry out in pain.

Mengde was speechless.

’Even in a parallel universe, your stubborn personality hasn’t changed a bit, Master Ma!’

Beside him, Jiayi couldn’t bear to watch.

"Wait... darling, do you know him?"

"It feels like there’s some kind of deep hatred between you two."

Uh...

Hearing the question from the woman in his arms, Mengde felt a bit awkward, unsure how to respond.

’Was he supposed to bring up the whole "young people should know their place" meme?!’

Fortunately, he was quick-witted.

"Ahem... Jiayi, in this apocalypse, you have to be careful of not just the zombies and monsters, but the other survivors too."

"When you face them, you have to be extra careful!"

"It’s best to strike first if you can!"

As he said this, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of shame for sneak-attacking a man in his sixties.

’He was just telling the truth.’

’Just think about all those web novels he’d read. How many protagonists got reborn after a sneak attack!’

’These were all lessons paid for in blood!’

Mengde’s self-righteous explanation left Jiayi looking thoughtful.

’My man really does know more than I do...’

’And not just about *that* kind of stuff...’

As she thought about it, a blush crept onto her beautiful face.

"Like right now, for example..."

Jiayi glanced at the hand that was secretly getting frisky with her perky rear.

"The battle between you and me is a different story!"

Mengde chuckled slyly and turned his gaze to Master Niu, who was still on the ground, stubbornly putting on a brave face.

A system message automatically popped up.

[Superpower User: Niu Baoguo]

[Awakened Superpower: Lightning Five-Thunder Whip (B-Level)]

[Level: Tier Two Middle Stage]

’Lightning Five-Thunder Whip???’

’He’d expected it, but he still couldn’t help but laugh when he saw it!’

’It’s him, it’s him, it’s really him...’

’This old fogey is really such a B... -Level...’

At that moment, Master Niu also figured out what was happening.

Pointing at Gao Qiang on the ground, he immediately started shouting.

"He’s slandering me! He’s slandering me!"

"I told them all, this old master doesn’t like young maidens! I only like widows!"

"And he’s out there, fucking ruining this old master’s reputation! Fuck!"

Niu Baoguo cursed under his breath and gave Gao Qiang a few kicks.

Gao Qiang had only been severely injured by the explosion of Jiayi’s fireball just now, and he was still alive.

But these few kicks made him spit up blood.

Well... it was mainly from anger...

Gao Qiang would never have guessed in a million years that this was the kind of woman Master Niu actually liked.

All this time, he had been finding women based on a normal man’s thinking, trying his best to find young and beautiful ones.

It wasn’t until there were no women left recently that he offered up his own wife.

’Fuck... If I had known this old fogey only liked older widows, why would I have wasted my time ambushing people on the road!’

’His subordinates had been with women like that all this time!’

’FUCK!!!’

The thought of all the young maidens he’d procured for this old fogey, all for nothing, made Gao Qiang so furious he could die!!!

Hearing Master Niu’s words, Mengde also had a strange look on his face.

’This old guy... to think he has such a unique preference...’

’He doesn’t like doing it with young women... only old ones?!!’

Jiayi also had an odd expression...

Afraid that Mengde and Jiayi wouldn’t believe him, Niu Baoguo quickly had someone bring his women over.

He had a clear grasp of the situation now.

’This man and woman were not to be trifled with.’

’A single fireball had that much power; his few whip strikes wouldn’t stand a chance.’

’There was no way he could win a fight. It was better to just behave.’

Before long, a dozen or so women, led by one of his underlings, walked over in a line.

Mengde took one look. Holy cow!

Most of them were older women of a certain age!

Among these older women, the youngest was in her forties.

The oldest had a mouth full of big yellow teeth...

’He had no idea how the old codger could bring himself to do it...’

As soon as they arrived, they voluntarily leaned into the old codger’s arms.

Their relationship was self-evident.

It wasn’t that there were no younger women, but they were few.

’As for telling if they’d been unwrapped...’

’Mengde figured he was an expert on that topic!’

’Just look at Jiayi for proof!’

’A woman who’s been well "watered" clearly has a rosier complexion.’

’Those few younger ones were noticeably paler.’

’An old pro like Mengde could naturally spot the difference at a glance!’

Besides, the intimate way these women acted with that old bastard Niu Baoguo told him everything he needed to know.

"Young comrade, you believe what I said now, don’t you?"

"This old master truly had no idea what Gao Qiang and the others were doing!"

The old codger had a wronged expression on his face.

He looked at Mengde ingratiatingly, the wrinkles on his face bunching up like a chrysanthemum.

Mengde knew he was begging for mercy.

But Mengde hadn’t planned on killing him anyway.

’After all, everyone knows that Master Ma... I mean, Master Niu has three specialties!’

’He can take a beating, talks tough, and doesn’t blackmail people!’

’His character is definitely top-notch!’

’But this Gao Qiang couldn’t be spared.’

’Forget everything else, just for the fact that he’d coveted his woman, he couldn’t possibly let him go!’

But before he could make a move, he saw Gao Qiang start to convulse.

In the end, his eyes, which were looking at the old codger Niu Baoguo, were filled with nothing but fury!

He had literally died of sheer frustration!

All his ass-kissing over the past ten-plus days had been for nothing...

With their leader Gao Qiang dead, Mengde had no interest in going after the remaining minions...

Mainly... he still had to get back on the road, and someone had to move all that stuff blocking the way.

’Why not use free labor when it’s available?’

While these people were busy moving things, Mengde asked Master Niu about how he Awakened his Superpower.

Knowing his life was still in Mengde’s hands, the old codger was very cooperative, answering whatever he was asked.

"I don’t know either."

"Not long after the apocalypse started, I got into a fight with a huge guy over some food. I got beaten up, and when I got back, I had awakened..."

.............

Mengde was utterly speechless....

’This old guy must have activated the "durable" attribute!’

— *I’m in the Apocalypse, and I Get Stronger When I Get Beaten Up?*

Soon, the path forward was cleared.

Before they left, the old codger tactfully took out most of the supplies they had recently collected.

He said it was an apology gift for Mengde.

’How could he not understand what this old codger was getting at!’

’He was pledging his allegiance!’

There was no reason to refuse supplies delivered right to his doorstep, so Mengde took them all!

He also told the old codger to stop hanging around that group of widows all day and to collect more supplies.

He planned to use Niu Baoguo’s place as a supply collection point.

’From now on, whenever he felt like it, he could come over and "harvest some leeks."’

’So satisfying~~~’

They got back in the vehicle and set off again. The destination was still Yulong Island!

Since the RV’s route stuck to streets with less foot traffic, the rest of the journey was smooth. They weren’t afraid of any zombies blocking their path, as he let Jiayi handle them all.

It was good practice for her.

As for him... heheh... he pulled Sister Bai into a room....

"Sister Bai, I’m feeling really fired up right now..."

Before long, they were out of West City!

Half an hour later, they could see the shape of an island in the distance....

"Yulong Island... We’re finally here...."

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