80: Didn’t you say he didn’t dare refuse you?

Bai Jixuan nodded and said to his mother, "Mom, if you can't hold on, step back. My second brother and I will deal with these monsters."

"No, no." Mother Bai shook her head, a little embarrassed. "I was the one who suggested coming, so I can't just hide behind you, can I?"

With that, she gripped the cleaver in her hand and charged towards the zombies not far away.

She was eager to awaken and completely failed to notice the palm-sized sapling on her shoulder, its two tender, bud-like leaves gently swaying in the air with the rhythm of her run.

Mother Bai raised the cleaver and slammed it hard into the zombie's head.

She had also awakened an ability, and her strength was much greater than before. Dealing with zombies was no longer difficult for her. She gritted her teeth, swung the knife with all her might, and split the zombie's head in half with a single blow.

Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere, covering the floor and her clothes, but Mother Bai didn't feel disgusted. Instead, she felt her blood boiling and adrenaline surging.

"Boss! I succeeded!" Mother Bai turned to look at Bai Jixuan, an unstoppable smile on her face. "I... I killed this monster!"

Although her body was still trembling slightly, she seemed to have become braver, at least not like Bai Zhan, who would still throw up.

"Mom, you're amazing!" Bai Zhan returned to human form, found a piece of tattered cloth to cover himself, and said to her sincerely, "Let's go, we'll get the supplies."

After the Bai Family Members cleared out the zombies, they successfully found several packs of instant noodles, frozen meat, rice, and some vegetables.

The haul was good, and the Bai Family Members all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling satisfied.

However, no one noticed that the water puppet, which had been silently following them, had quietly disappeared at this moment.

"Auntie Bai!" Lei Yan saw Mother Bai and her group arrive at the boat dock and quickly greeted her.

Mother Bai heard Lei Yan's voice, turned to look, and seeing multiple scars on her face, couldn't help but ask, "Yan'er, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Lei Yan wiped the blood from her face, a joyful smile curving her lips. "Auntie Bai, I've awakened!"

As she spoke, she slowly raised one hand.

Before long, the small boat tied behind her actually floated up lightly, suspended in mid-air as if controlled by her will.

"I can control gravity." Seeing Mother Bai looking at her with a bewildered expression, Lei Yan explained softly.

"That's great." Mother Bai praised sincerely, then couldn't help but sigh softly. It seemed that even if she could awaken, she was destined to become a burden to her children.

"We should go back." Mother Lei rubbed her arms, looking at the increasingly bad weather outside.

The wind outside was strong and piercingly cold. Although there were no signs of snow, it was much colder than it usually was when it snowed.

No one had any objections. After all, they had been looking for supplies for over three hours and had gathered quite a bit, enough to last for several days.

The group returned to the top floor. Before they even entered the door, they saw Fang Qing, who had been waiting for Bai Jixuan to return, suddenly rush over.

"Bai Jixuan! You shameless, shameless man! You finally decided to show your face!" As soon as she stopped in front of Bai Jixuan, she started to curse him out, yelling at him.

She had long been accustomed to speaking to Bai Jixuan this way; she wasn't afraid of anything anymore.

"Pah! Who's shameless?!" Mother Bai slapped Fang Qing directly across the face.

Before, she had always been careful because Fang Qing was the most troublesome woman in the village. Every time she wanted to teach this woman a lesson, Fang Qing would run to the police station to report it, pretending she was being domestically abused.

But now that it was the apocalypse, who cared about such things?

"If there were really a 'Most Shameless Woman' competition, you'd win every time you stepped on stage!" Mother Bai angrily scolded. "You are not allowed to curse my son like that again, or I'll beat you every time I see you! I haven't even settled the score with you for what you did to my grandson! Get out of here right now!"

Fang Qing looked at Mother Bai with a bewildered expression, her mouth opening and closing, wanting to say something but not daring to. She could only turn to look at Bai Jixuan and whispered, "Husband, please forgive me... I didn't mean to, it's just that my brother's wound is inflamed. Can you help? At least for the sake of me giving birth to two children for you, help take my brother to the hospital..."

When she was hiding in the room, Bai Wanning and Bai Jixuan were outside dealing with zombies. She personally saw how easily Bai Jixuan dealt with those monsters.

How could she not be tempted? She not only wanted Bai Jixuan to bring her family back but also wanted him to risk his life to protect them! After all, he was so powerful; such a thing shouldn't be difficult for him.

"Are you leaving or not?" Mother Bai grabbed Bai Jixuan and glared fiercely at Fang Qing. "I'm telling you, don't even think about staying in our house anymore. We don't want to bring up the past, but don't even dream that we can continue to support your family."

"Look outside, we can barely take care of ourselves, so how can we take care of you and your family?"

"I'm his wife!" Fang Qing roared. She was Bai Jixuan's legal wife; they were married and had completed the paperwork. How could she not be smug about it?

"Then go ahead and sue!" Mother Bai was not to be outdone. "See who still cares about your complaints."

This disaster was too tragic. Parents abandoned their children, and children abandoned their elders. When they came back just now, they saw a group of old and young hiding in an alley, begging for help.

At such a time, even blood relations were being tested, let alone marital ones.

As soon as she finished speaking, Mother Bai pulled Bai Jixuan upstairs, back to their floor.

Fang Qing saw this and tried to stop her husband, but Bai Zhan blocked her.

He gave her a cold glance and said, "If you don't want to end up lying in bed like your brother, then stop causing trouble for our family."

With that, Bai Zhan turned and followed his mother and brother.

Mother Lei and Father Lei exchanged glances, too lazy to bother with Fang Qing. They were carrying the hard-won supplies they had just scavenged; how could they possibly share them with Fang Qing?

This woman was too selfish. If they gave her some, she wouldn't be grateful; instead, she would complain that it wasn't enough. Rather than being bitten back by her, it was better to ignore her.

The couple also hurried upstairs.

With her parents gone, Lei Yan also didn't stay with Fang Qing.

Seeing that everyone was ignoring her, Fang Qing stomped her foot in anger.

"Bastards! They're all bastards!"

Fang Qing stomped her feet in anger, but a sense of panic also rose in her heart.

She glanced at the silent, dim hallway, then turned and ran back to the apartment where her family lived.

At the door, she anxiously knocked.

It was their youngest sister who opened the door. She gave Fang Qing a cold look, didn't see her brother-in-law, then looked back into the room, pouted, and said disdainfully, "Where's Jixuan? Didn't you say he wouldn't dare refuse you?"

"Get out!" Fang Qing sneered, ignored her, and rushed directly into the house.