TEOTWDWTEFTCLB Chapter 19

Nan Qing’s face crinkled slightly, his brows still furrowed. He was filled with confusion. How could his perfectly good tooth be missing half of it?

However, seeing that Nan Qing didn’t seem to be in much pain, he felt somewhat relieved.

But he forgot that Nan Qing was a Zombie, and therefore wouldn’t feel pain. Only his remaining humanity told him that injuries should hurt.

“You can’t bite randomly in the future, understand?” Shen Xuanmo said softly.

Nan Qing’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and he blinked his big eyes, looking at him. Then, he nodded lightly like a chick pecking at rice.

At this moment, the door was suddenly kicked open, and a group of people barged in. The leader saw Shen Xuanmo and sneered, “So you were hiding here. But you won’t be so lucky today.”

“You really are hard to kill!” Qiu Qianren thought. He knew this man wouldn’t die so easily. Falling from such a high place during that mission, and he didn’t even lose an arm or a leg. His life really was hard.

Shen Xuanmo saw the familiar yet strange face and cursed inwardly, “A persistent ghost.”

Ever since they met, this person had always loved to antagonize him, like a piece of dog skin plaster, impossible to shake off.

If it were before, he would have started fighting them without another word. But now he had Nan Qing, and he couldn’t be impulsive.

If that lunatic knew about Nan Qing’s existence, he would definitely try to snatch Nan Qing away by any means…

Shen Xuanmo’s tall figure completely blocked Nan Qing, “Qiu Qianren, you really are relentless. What’s wrong, disappointed that I didn’t die?”

“You’re just putting on a brave face! You’re in deep trouble, yet you still dare to boast shamelessly.” Qiu Qianren’s expression faltered, then he gritted his teeth.

“Oh right, is Godfather well?”

“You’re already in this state, and you’re still worried about that old thing? Hahahaha… Don’t you know? It was your hypocritical Godfather, my dear father, who sent me…”

Hearing this, Shen Xuanmo felt a sharp pain in his heart, but it was also within expectations. He knew this day would come as soon as he entered the base.

Qiu Qianren laughed triumphantly, “Today you’re trapped with no way out. Come back with us. Considering our past comradeship, maybe we’ll leave you with a complete corpse.”

“Heh, comradeship? I treated you like a younger brother, but you wanted my life, constantly tripping me up…” Shen Xuanmo only found it laughable. He probably misunderstood the meaning of those words.

Shen Xuanmo had once been saved by Qiu Qianren’s father, Qiu Sheng, so after the apocalypse, he followed him to work at the Qiu family’s base. Soon, he became Qiu Sheng’s right-hand man with his own abilities.

Qiu Sheng admired his abilities and valued him more than his own son, Qiu Qianren. This caused dissatisfaction in Qiu Qianren. Their relationship had been alright at first, but with each comparison, Qiu Qianren went from envy and jealousy to hatred, and finally wanted to eliminate Shen Xuanmo at all costs.

But Qiu Qianren didn’t know that Qiu Sheng was just using him. When he realized that he was affecting his position, he deliberately raised him to a high position and then cruelly threw him down.

The paternal love that Qiu Qianren sought never disappeared because of himself; that person had never cared about anyone.

“Shut up! Why? Why would he never look at me? I’ve already worked so hard… It’s you! It’s all because of you!”

“You really think too highly of me. Qiu Sheng was just using me,” Shen Xuanmo said calmly.

“Impossible, you’re lying to me! You’re all the same, you all look down on me!” Qiu Qianren roared, his weapon trembling slightly in his hand.

Shen Xuanmo tightly hid Nan Qing behind him with one hand, while the other hand crackled with purple light. He said calmly, “I won’t return to the base, and you don’t have to keep worrying about me stealing anything from you. Isn’t that good? If you still have a shred of our past friendship, then pretend you never saw me today.”

Qiu Qianren wasn’t inherently bad. He had many chances to kill him, but he didn’t. This time, it must be Qiu Sheng’s order.

“Hahahaha… Haha! Are you begging me now?” Qiu Qianren laughed maniacally, looking completely insane. He was indeed that kind of person.

A person who craved his father’s attention, but became deranged because he couldn’t get it.

Shen Xuanmo’s face was cold, without any emotional fluctuation, as calm as an iceberg.

Nan Qing, however, was startled by Qiu Qianren’s laughter. He tightly covered his mouth, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Shen Xuanmo had to grip his wrist tightly to reassure the anxious Nan Qing, hidden from Qiu Qianren’s view.

“What are you all standing around for? Capture him!” Qiu Qianren knew Shen Xuanmo too well. Shen Xuanmo was an emotionless person. No matter what you said or did, he wouldn’t care.

Since that was the case, he wouldn’t waste any more words.

“Alive.” Shen Xuanmo couldn’t die just like that. He hadn’t experienced his feelings yet. He wanted Shen Xuanmo to watch as he was trampled under his feet…

“Understood!” Hearing this, several burly men in black obediently walked towards them.

The crackling sound on Shen Xuanmo’s hand behind him clearly intensified.

Just when the atmosphere was tense, the quiet Nan Qing suddenly poked his head out and showed Qiu Qianren his two pointed fangs, letting out a low growl from his throat. He looked a little like a Zombie, but not much.

Qiu Qianren was startled, “What is this monster?”

“He’s not a monster.” Shen Xuanmo was clearly angry. His voice was filled with obvious displeasure, each word squeezed out from his tightly clenched teeth.

Qiu Qianren seized the opportunity to mock, “Ha! You’re angry? You’re angry because of him? If not a monster then what is he? Do you even hear yourself?”

“I’ll say it again, he’s not a monster.” His voice was filled with repressed anger and discontent.

His words no longer contained the calmness and patience from before, replaced by coldness and decisiveness. Nan Qing wasn’t a monster; he was his most important person.

Qiu Qianren stared at Nan Qing strangely. Nan Qing fearfully shrank his neck, trying to hide himself as much as possible. “Not a monster? Then tell me, what exactly is he?”

Shen Xuanmo took a deep breath and slowly said, “What he is, you don’t need to know.”

“You say… I wonder if Doctor He would be so happy if he knew, that he’d want to fly over here right away?” Qiu Qianren said with interest.

Hearing the name Doctor He, Shen Xuanmo’s expression changed. “You wouldn’t dare?” He stared at Qiu Qianren with icy eyes.

Qiu Qianren laughed even more maniacally, “Why wouldn’t I dare? This is an interesting discovery.”

Shen Xuanmo thought to himself, he absolutely couldn’t let Doctor He know about Nan Qing’s existence. Doctor He’s experiments were cruel and insane, and Nan Qing would surely have no chance of survival in his hands.

“If you don’t want to die here, you better shut your mouth.” Shen Xuanmo exuded a dangerous aura.

Qiu Qianren didn’t take it seriously, “You want to kill me? Do you really think you can stop so many of us in your current state?”

“Then let’s try,” Shen Xuanmo suddenly attacked, sending a stream of electricity towards the nearest man in black. Taking advantage of the crowd dodging, he grabbed Nan Qing and turned to run.

Qiu Qianren was enraged and commanded his subordinates, “Chase! Don’t let them get away!” A group of people immediately chased after them.

Shen Xuanmo led Nan Qing, turning left and right, and entered a narrow alley. He leaned against the wall, gasping for breath, temporarily shaking off his pursuers. But he knew the danger was far from over.

He couldn’t let them return to the base, or there would be endless trouble.

“Nan Qing, don’t come out. Wait for me here obediently.” He touched Nan Qing’s head, hid Nan Qing, and immediately turned and left.

“Mo Mo.” Nan Qing looked at the already opened small yellow bag, puzzled.

On the other side, Qiu Qianren watched several bolts of lightning strike down several people without warning and widened his eyes, “You actually have this ability?”

“But it ends here.”

With a wave of his hands, the surrounding air seemed to solidify, squeezing towards Shen Xuanmo.

Shen Xuanmo wasn’t very skilled in using his lightning ability, and he was struggling. He felt the immense pressure, but he resisted with gritted teeth.

Shen Xuanmo concentrated, and the blue light on his body suddenly erupted, breaking through the oppressive force.

As several bolts of purple lightning rained down, the smell of burning quickly filled the air.

Qiu Qianren spat out a mouthful of blood with difficulty, his hair a mess. He never expected that Shen Xuanmo would actually turn the tables.