After everyone agreed to save the person, Wen Le took out the bedding. The night watch order was the same as yesterday, but this time they didn’t have to freeze outside. The person on watch stood by the stove in the living room and just needed to pay attention to the sounds in the village while keeping an eye on the soup in the pot.
The zombies now don’t know how to ambush in the dark, and there are people from the village on watch outside, so as long as they guard the house, they should be fine.
The few of them climbed into the bed and sighed unconsciously.
The big king bed in the countryside is so comfortable. The bedding is warm, and the mattress underneath is slightly warm, making them feel so relaxed that their bones are melting.
After finding a safe place, they also need to make this kind of bed. It’s so comfortable to sleep on!
In the middle of the night, just as Yin Chengyang, Xiao Wen, and Han Ya were changing shifts, the man who said he would come to them climbed over the wall into their yard.
If they hadn’t known in advance that this person was coming, with his behavior, he would definitely have been well-received by them.
In fact, they had misunderstood Huang Tao. Huang Tao was afraid that the people in the village would find him, so he didn’t dare to knock on the door outside the yard and could only sneak in. He was planning to knock on the door to ask for help.
Who would have thought that the door would open before he knocked. The candle in the hall was always lit to provide illumination for the person on watch, and Huang Tao noticed the light from a distance. But when the door opened, his eyes, which had been adjusted to the darkness, suddenly couldn’t adjust to the sudden brightness.
When his eyes were no longer uncomfortable, Huang Tao finally saw the people who opened the door for him.
Xiao Wen and Han Ya stood on either side of the door, looking at Huang Tao with a half-smile. Yin Chengyang, who was about to go to bed, also stood by the door of the inner room, staring at him.
Huang Tao felt uneasy being looked at, but when he thought of his sister and nephew being locked up, he could only muster up the courage to speak.
“Hello, my name is Huang Tao, I…I…” Although he had thought about asking for help, Huang Tao suddenly didn’t know how to bring it up when he saw them.
Xiao Wen gestured for him to come in and talk. Huang Tao gritted his teeth and followed them inside.
As soon as he entered the room, the smell of mutton rushed towards him, but Huang Tao didn’t look towards the stove and fireplace, knowing it wasn’t polite.
Han Ya saw that he was getting to the point, and he put away his fake smile and sat down on a chair after closing the door.
“I… I want to ask for your help. Please don’t reject me immediately, listen to me first and then decide.” Huang Tao saw that the three people neither refused nor agreed, and there was no expression on their faces. His heart became even more uncertain.
“When you came, you saw the earthen wall at the entrance of the village. It was not built by the people in our village bit by bit. It was my sister’s power that created it in an instant. My sister’s ability is very strong, and creating such an earthen wall is effortless for her. However, the villagers think my sister is a monster and locked her up. My sister is not a monster, she used to be a normal person. But a few days ago, she fainted and when she woke up, she had this power.” Huang Tao spoke out everything he wanted to say in one breath, then took a deep breath and suddenly knelt down in front of Xiao Wen and the others. “I beg you, please take my sister away. She will not be a burden to you because she has power. I beg you! I beg you!” While kowtowing, his forehead hit the ground repeatedly, making a loud noise. However, he seemed not to feel any pain and continued knocking.
Xiao Wen and the others were startled by his actions. Xiao Wen and Han Ya each tried to lift him up, but Huang Tao was determined to kowtow. They exerted their strength, but couldn’t lift him up. In the end, Yin Chengyang came forward and lifted him up by hand.
Huang Tao, who looked small and thin, was lifted up by Yin Chengyang as if he was lifting a little chicken.
Han Ya couldn’t help but laugh and asked Yin Chengyang to place Huang Tao on a chair.
To be honest, when Huang Tao entered the room, he did not give Xiao Wen and the others a good impression. It is said that appearance reflects one’s heart, and Huang Tao’s sharp and thin face made him look like a slippery person. However, after this speech and action, even Han Ya had to admit that Huang Tao was really at a dead end, and he was sincerely begging them to save his sister.
“That’s an ability.” Han Ya explained.
Huang Tao, who was lifted up, looked at Han Ya in confusion.
Ability? What is it?
“Your sister’s power is not divine power, it’s an ability. Just like those monsters you saw, which are also transformed bodies. However, your sister has been transformed in a good way.” Seeing that he didn’t understand, Han Ya explained in more detail.
“You mean…my sister is not a monster, right?” Huang Tao asked happily.
“Right.”
“Then…can you take my sister away? I beg you. The villagers cannot accept my sister’s miraculous ability1…no, it’s an ability.” Huang Tao felt more hopeful that Xiao Wen and the others could accept his sister’s ability.
Han Ya looked at Xiao Wen. Although they all agreed to save people before, it still depended on their leader’s decision.
Xiao Wen thought for a moment and nodded. “Okay.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Tao felt like a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart, and he couldn’t sit still. “So… we can go now? No, I’ll go by myself. It’s easier to be noticed with more people. You guys wait here, I’ll bring my sister here.” With that, Huang Tao stood up and headed for the door.
Han Ya stopped him.
“Don’t be in a rush, we don’t know the specific situation yet. Shall we take your sister tomorrow?” Han Ya pulled Huang Tao back into his chair with a smile.
Huang Tao was taken aback and hesitated.
“My sister has a son, but I don’t know where he’s being held by the villagers right now. If I can find him before you leave, please take them both with you. If I can’t find him… just take my sister away!”
“What about you?”
“I’m fine, I can go anywhere alone.” Huang Tao waved his hand carelessly.
Even Han Ya was surprised. For a moment, Han Ya felt that this wretched face wasn’t so ugly.
Perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad thing to bring this person into the team…
“Where do you think your nephew might be hiding?” Han Ya raised his eyebrows. Xiao Wen, who had been working with Han Ya for so long, naturally understood his thoughts and asked Huang Tao.
They didn’t need teammates who were honest and trustworthy to everyone, as long as they had their own bottom line and were willing to give everything to those they were loyal to. Even if he was slick, they had the confidence to make him loyal to their team.
And obviously, Huang Tao was that kind of person. His sister and his nephew were his soft spots.
“I suspected that he might be hidden in the ancestral hall in the village before, but I went to check during the day when no one was around and found nothing.”
Xiao Wen nodded and didn’t say anything more.
“You can go back now, just come here before sunrise tomorrow.” Han Ya said to Huang Tao.
Huang Tao nodded, although he wanted to bring his sister out right away, he had to rely on these people to save her, and he couldn’t rush them.
After Huang Tao left, Xiao Wen went to sleep, and Han Ya and Xiao Wen stayed in the hall and quietly made plans.
Note :
- “miraculous ability” refers to Huang Tao’s sister’s power that the villagers find strange, unbelievable, or even impossible. ↩︎