145: Chapter 145 Public Murder, Unexpected Events Abound!

Lin Xiao's voice was very calm; one couldn't even detect any emotion in it.

"If you are short on funds, you can borrow from me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd of onlookers instantly became restless.

Borrow? The top supporter big shot is offering to lend supplies? Is he trying to help Pei Qingzhao?

Whispers erupted all around, and everyone's gaze fell on Pei Qingzhao, waiting to see how she would respond.

Pei Qingzhao's face flushed red.

To an ordinary person, this sentence might just sound like a simple offer of help.

But for someone as proud and flamboyant as her, this was an insult. A naked insult.

She had worked hard to establish an all-female carriage, all so that women could survive without having to rely on men.

But now, Lin Xiao was saying "You can borrow from me" in such a condescending manner in front of everyone.

How was this any different from charity?

Pei Qingzhao's fingers tightened on the shaft of her red-tasseled spear.

She hadn't gotten angry at the unreasonable behavior of those girls. She had also endured the mocking jeers.

But at this moment, a long-suppressed rage suddenly rushed to her head. Then, the red-tasseled spear shot out!

"Pfft..." The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out. Liu Qian's expression froze on her face.

She looked down, only to see a bloody hole suddenly appear in her chest. Her lips moved, but she couldn't make a sound.

Blood spurted out instantly, splashing onto the faces of those nearby.

"Ah!!!" Screams erupted.

The girls in Carriage 06, although they had experienced the first stage and had seen Calamity Creaturess and dead people, still couldn't help but scream when they saw a living person get their heart pierced on the spot.

Liu Qian's body collapsed limply, her eyes still open.

Pei Qingzhao ignored the shocked gazes of those around her, then pulled out her long spear, blood dripping from the tip.

Her chest heaved violently as her gaze swept over the terrified faces, and she said coldly, "Since I promised to give you compensation, I will not go back on my word, but I hope all passengers in Carriage 06 will follow my rules!"

She paused and continued, "Those who look for trouble will end up just like Liu Qian!"

The crowd was silent. Pei Qingzhao turned to look at Lin Xiao again.

Her gaze held undisguised hostility: "There is no need to trouble Mr. Lin with our internal carriage affairs."

As she spoke, her gaze swept over the girls behind Lin Xiao: "After all, you have so many partners, you must be very busy on a daily basis, right?"

These words were barbed, and Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

Immediately, a layer of pale blue cold mist surged from Jiang Wanwan's body, rapidly spreading with her as the center.

The people around shivered one after another, their exhaled breath turning into white mist as they rubbed their arms and exclaimed, "So cold."

Perhaps because the top supporter big shot was present, some girls were not afraid of Pei Qingzhao's threats and instead continued to retort: "Bai Li is the administrator of Carriage 6, what right do you have to order us around?"

With someone taking the lead, the girls who had been intimidated became restless again.

"Exactly, where did Bai Li go? We want to discuss this with Bai Li!"

"We haven't seen Bai Li all day today, did something happen to her?"

"Pei Qingzhao, say something! Isn't Bai Li living in the same territory as you?"

Pei Qingzhao's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. She had been suppressing the news of Bai Li's disappearance, not letting it spread.

But these people kept asking, stabbing at her weak spot like knives.

Pei Qingzhao gripped the red-tasseled spear in her hand, and her breathing became heavy.

A bold girl, seeing her actions, actually stepped forward and puffed out her chest: "What? Want to make a move again? Then just kill me! Kill all the girls in Carriage 06!"

Just then, Lin Xiao spoke again, his words no less than adding fuel to the fire.

"If you are short on things, you can come to me at any time." His tone remained calm, but his gaze remained fixed on a spot on the ground.

"I can give you the best price."

"I said it already, I don't need your help!" Pei Qingzhao turned her head sharply, retorting angrily.

But after she finished speaking, she saw that Lin Xiao wasn't looking at her at all, but staring at the ground.

This guy really had no good intentions. He didn't even look at people when he spoke; he had absolutely no respect for women!

When Pei Qingzhao arrived on this train, she had heard of Lin Xiao's exploits. Especially when she found out that Lin Xiao had three female teammates, she became even angrier.

He was no different from other men; Lin Xiao was just imprisoning these three women to satisfy his own selfish desires. Therefore, her attitude toward Lin Xiao was very poor!

Lin Xiao did not respond and continued to look at the ground. Everyone followed his gaze.

There was only a corpse on the ground, yet it hadn't been swallowed by the train; the situation looked very abnormal!

Liu Qian was lying on her back, the bloody hole in her chest still oozing blood, staining the surrounding iron plates red.

"You..." Pei Qingzhao was about to speak, but suddenly stopped. The bloodstain that had been slowly spreading suddenly stopped flowing.

Lin Xiao's pupils shrank slightly. "Back away!" He grabbed Jiang Wanwan's hand and took a step back.

Wen Yiran hadn't reacted yet when she was pulled back by Tian Xiwei. Princess Xiyao also sensed something was wrong, a flash of vigilance appearing in her golden eyes.

"Xiao Lin, what's wrong?" Jiang Wanwan asked in a low voice.

Lin Xiao said softly, "This corpse isn't right!"

His gaze was fixed on the corpse, and with a flip of his right hand, the 【calamity bane - debt collector】 appeared out of thin air.

Gray-black mist surged from the wound, not dispersing outward, but drilling into the corpse.

The mist squirmed like a living thing, spreading along the blood vessels and filling every inch of muscle.

Liu Qian's fingers moved. Someone in the crowd saw it and screamed, "Holy crap, this woman... she's still moving!"

"How is that possible? Her heart was pierced, she can't possibly be alive!"

"It can't be a zombie, right?"

In the chaos, the corpse slowly opened its eyes. Those eyes were no longer human eyeballs.

The pupils and irises had turned a weird gray-white, and the whites of the eyes were covered with purple-black bloodshot veins.

Just like that, she sat up straight from the ground.

"Calamity Creatures? Zombie?" The onlookers who had wanted to watch the fun became completely tense. Screams and cries mixed together.

The girls who had been jeering just moments ago squeezed backward desperately, pushing each other; some were knocked to the ground and trampled by the crowd.

Pei Qingzhao gripped her red-tasseled spear, immediately assuming a combat stance. She had killed Liu Qian with her own hands. So she knew the situation at that time best.

That spear had indeed pierced the heart, and there was absolutely no possibility of survival. But now... the already dead Liu Qian had stood up.

Her neck twisted at a weird angle, making a "click-clack" sound of bone friction.

Then, her head slowly turned, and with those gray-white eyes, she stared directly at Pei Qingzhao. The corners of her mouth slowly split open.

That was simply not a smile a human could make.