Unsure what their boss was up to, his men were baffled when Cheng Tianlai grinned and extended an invitation to Jiang Si’s group. "The apocalypse is a test of our very survival. Flower Garden is still relatively safe for now, and we have extra houses for you to stay in. The surrounding gardens and lawns can all be used for farming. How about this? You stay, I provide the seeds, and when you harvest the crops, you give me a tenth of the yield. In exchange for that ten percent, I will also guarantee your personal safety within Flower Garden."

Cheng Tianlai made it sound nice. In reality, they could have just tied them up, forced them to farm, and taken all the crops for themselves.

But the fact that he was willing to let Jiang Si’s group keep ninety percent of the food was suspicious in itself.

In ancient times, when landlords had the chance to exploit people, they would have begrudged the peasants even a single grain of rice.

Besides, this crew looked like nothing but trouble.

Without a second thought, Jiang Si refused on behalf of everyone. "That won’t be necessary."

Hearing Jiang Si’s refusal, Cheng Tianlai persisted, "It’s about to get dark. Even if you don’t want to stay and farm, you should at least rest for a bit. You can figure things out tomorrow."

Jiang Si had originally planned to find a house in the villa district to rest for the night, but this group was highly dangerous. She didn’t want her companions to spend the night sleeping on edge.

It would be better to find a large tree and pitch a tent.

Seeing Jiang Si’s firm resolve and how the others clearly followed her lead, Cheng Tianlai’s expression darkened. He dropped the pretense and threatened, "I offered you a way to live, but you refused to take it. Don’t blame me for what comes next."

Hearing this, his men grew excited again, eager to rush over and snatch Jiang Si’s group’s bags to see what goodies were inside.

Jiang Si let out a cold laugh. "That’s exactly what I was going to say."

A little slip of a girl spouting such arrogant words. Cheng Tianlai found it amusing. He stared at her fair and delicate skin, his naked gaze like that of a savage, inhuman beast.

Jiang Si’s heart skipped a beat. ’This guy’s eyes... they’re exactly the same as those man-eating monsters from my past life.’

She hated cannibals more than anything.

They just wanted to rob them. Jiang Si had originally planned to let them live.

But now, Jiang Si recalled Shen Baoying having the flesh carved from her legs while she was still alive. She remembered her deathly pale face, her body covered in blood, her lower half reduced to a mere skeleton. She remembered returning, only to find she was too late to see her one last time.

BANG—

Jiang Si’s face was darker than ever before, and she had drawn her gun with unprecedented speed.

Cheng Tianlai was shot between the eyes. His own eyes widened as he fell. Startled, his men scattered in an instant like frightened animals.

One shot after another, Jiang Si picked them all off, showing not a shred of mercy.

Her cold expression was like that of a god of slaughter incarnate.

Niu Niu was scared and subconsciously hugged Lu Zhifeng tighter.

Only then did everyone realize something was wrong with her expression. Jiang Si had suddenly transformed into a ruthless killing machine.

Shen Baoying grabbed the hand Jiang Si was holding the gun with, her face filled with worry. "Sisi? Sisi?"

Jiang Si snapped out of the nightmare of her past life. Seeing the bodies on the ground, she forced a smile and said to Shen Baoying, "Mom, I’m fine."

Jiang Si’s smile was more painful to look at than tears. The grief and bitterness in her eyes were like a deep-sea vortex, shocking to behold.

Shen Baoying guessed that something in her past had caused severe psychological trauma, but she had always hidden it so well that no one had noticed.

Shen Baoying’s eyes reddened as she comforted her, "As long as you’re okay." Then, she tried to distract her. "Are we still staying here tonight?"

The people were dead and the sky was dark. Jiang Si nodded. "We are."

Jiang Si and her group entered Flower Garden. After confirming a villa was empty, they climbed in through a window.

It was an incredibly luxurious four-story villa. From the lavish decor, it was clear the former owners had been extremely wealthy.

Not only did it have an entire floor dedicated to entertainment, but it even had a car lift. Because of this, the luxury cars parked on the third and fourth floors had not been damaged by the floods and torrential rains.

Mercedes-Benzes and Land Rovers were the low-end models here. Ferraris, Rolls-Royces, Lamborghinis... they were all lined up by color.

As a coach at the Extreme Club, Jiang Si had been around plenty of rich people, but this was the first time she had ever seen so many luxury cars in a single villa.

If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a luxury car dealership.

In the apocalypse, luxury cars were useless anywhere but on the smooth, orderly roads of a base.

The moment Jiang Si saw the luxury cars, her eyes subconsciously began searching for an RV.

Now that the electromagnetic field was restored, she didn’t need to take the RV out of her dimensional space. If there was one ready to go here, they could just drive off openly.

She had checked the road ahead, and it seemed drivable. This way, everyone wouldn’t be so exhausted. They could take turns driving to get proper rest and avoid potential dangers as much as possible.

Jiang Si found an RV in the very back of the fourth floor. The family had probably rarely used it, which was why it was parked so far in.

They only found it by candlelight, because even though the electromagnetic field had recovered, the villa’s electrical system was completely destroyed.

The RV was even bigger and more luxurious than the one Jiang Si had rented and stored in her dimensional space. It was fully equipped with everything: bedding, stoves, a refrigerator, cabinets, a sofa, a dining table and chairs, an air conditioner, a TV, and more. It could also be divided into a driving area, a living area, a bedroom area, a bathroom area, and a kitchen area.

Inside, there were also some stored supplies: gasoline, an induction cooktop, camping gear, and climbing equipment...

As soon as they got inside and started the engine, illuminating the RV’s interior, they were overjoyed.

After losing their yacht, they now had a new mobile home.

This home would be a bit cramped with so many people, but it also made everyone feel much safer.

Using the stove in the RV, Shen Baoying cooked a hearty dinner. After eating and drinking their fill, they got busy again, gathering supplies.

With so many luxury cars here, the gasoline siphoned from their tanks alone would last the group for a long time.

Jiang Si had plenty of gasoline in her dimensional space, so she wasn’t worried about running out, but she wouldn’t turn down more.

Suddenly, a shrill, ghost-like cry echoed through the empty night. Shen Baoying felt a chill run down her spine and poked Jiang Linhai beside her. "Honey, did you hear a strange noise?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, the ghostly cry from outside grew louder.

Shen Baoying swallowed hard and looked out the window. She could only see that across from their villa estate, there was another luxury villa. The eerie, ghostly screams were coming from inside it.

Based on experience, Jiang Si judged that it was likely victims imprisoned there by the previous gang. They must have seen the lights in this villa and were now crying out for help.