Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 151 Scares Even the Bullies
The man known as Brother Leopard sneered and slammed his spiked club into the ground, creating a shallow crater with a "bang": "Can't you come and check on things if there's nothing wrong? Xiao Laosan, you've been doing pretty well lately, even riding in an SUV now."

As he spoke, his gaze returned to the car, and he looked at it with increasing satisfaction.

Ye Qiumian sat in the passenger seat without moving, her fingers lightly resting on the door handle, her eyes as cold as ice.

Are these people eyeing this car?

The sweltering heat in the air seemed to be instantly dispelled by the hostile atmosphere, leaving only a tense and volatile atmosphere.

Xiao Yunliang's heart skipped a beat; he knew these people had their eyes on the car.

He clenched his fist and then relaxed it, quickly putting on a smile and taking two steps forward to try and dispel his thoughts: "Brother Leopard, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding... This is my friend, not someone to be trifled with. Besides, there are plenty of good cars out there, why don't you go and look at some others?"

His words only made things worse, as if he were adding fuel to the fire.

Leopard glanced at him sideways, a mocking smile playing on his lips. With a flick of his arm, he shoved Xiao Yunliang, making him stumble: "Third Brother Xiao, who gives you the right to speak here?"

Xiao Yunliang staggered back two steps and bumped into the car. Looking at Brother Leopard's fierce appearance, he didn't dare to persuade him anymore and could only sweat profusely.

Leopard ignored him, turned around, raised his spiked club again, and banged it twice on the car window. The sound was deeper than before, carrying an undisguised threat: "Hey you inside, are you deaf? If you don't get out of the car, I'll smash this damn window!"

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Ye Qiumian's aloof and indifferent face.

Sunlight fell on her eyelashes, casting a small shadow, but when she raised her eyes, they were like icy stars, striking straight into Leopard Brother's eyes.

It was a chilling, bone-piercing coldness, devoid of any emotion, yet carrying an invisible sense of oppression, like a gaze from the abyss, instantly piercing through his entire aura of malevolence.

Leopard was about to say something rude and had even prepared to take action.

But the moment he met those eyes, his throat felt like it was blocked, and he couldn't utter a single word.

A chill ran up my tailbone and up to the back of my head, my scalp tingled and my palms instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

A fear stemming from instinct welled up in my heart.

He'd been in this apocalypse for so long, and he'd seen at least eighty or a hundred ruthless people, but no one had ever made him freeze with just a glance.

This woman looked aloof and cold, but her eyes were more frightening than those of a thug.

The words "Don't mess with me..." exploded in his mind like a warning bell.

Leopard's fierce expression vanished instantly, and he stiffly tugged at the corners of his mouth, forcing out a smile that looked more like a grimace.

He took a half step back, and subconsciously moved the spiked club in his hand to the side: "Ahem, um... I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else, I mistook you for someone else."

After saying that, he didn't dare to look any longer, turned around and shouted at his stunned subordinates behind him, "What are you looking at? Let's go!"

A group of people, like stray dogs, hurriedly scrambled into the pickup truck.

The engine roared as it started the gas pedal, and it drove off almost as if it were fleeing.

Watching the two cars completely disappear around the street corner, Xiao Yunliang finally breathed a long sigh of relief, his legs still feeling a little weak.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, opened the passenger door and got in. His gaze toward Ye Qiumian held a hint of awe: "Miss Ye, your... your look just now was really frightening."

Ye Qiu Mian didn't say anything, but slowly rolled up the car window and looked back at the entrance of the residential area, as if nothing had happened.

At the entrance of the residential compound, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue hoodie poked his head out; it was Zhang Ge, the landlord whom Xiao Yunliang had contacted.

He had just heard a commotion outside, and after peeking through the crack in the security room wall, he saw Brother Leopard and his gang surrounding the SUV with menacing expressions.

His heart jumped into his throat.

The reason why Ruiya Community can remain quiet within the base is entirely due to avoiding trouble. If someone were to cause a disturbance at the entrance, it would be difficult to rent out his house. Only when the sound of the pickup truck's engine faded into the distance did Brother Zhang pat his chest, quickly walk out, and greet Xiao Yunliang with a smile: "Guide Xiao, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

His eyes quickly swept over the SUV, then glanced at Ye Qiumian in the passenger seat, without asking any further questions about what had just happened.

He simply turned around and greeted the security guard in the room, "Master Wang, I'm taking the tenant in to see the house."

The security guard nodded, and the electric sliding gate opened a crack with a "hum".

Ye Qiumian started the car and slowly drove in.

As Xiao Yunliang said, the community was indeed well-landscaped, with spacious spacing between buildings. There were even two elderly women sitting on stone benches by the roadside, basking in the sun and slowly picking slightly yellow vegetables, which looked somewhat peaceful before the apocalypse.

Guided by Brother Zhang, Ye Qiumian parked her car in a designated parking space.

As soon as the engine was turned off, Brother Zhang said with a smile, "Our community is strictly managed. There are guards at the entrance 24 hours a day, and patrols inside every day. It's been more than a year since the apocalypse. Not to mention car thefts, we can even find out if someone's supplies are missing half a bag."

Ye Qiumian opened the car door, looked around at her surroundings, and nodded without saying a word.

Brother Zhang led the two towards the building, explaining as they walked: "I currently have two vacant apartments, both in this building."

A three-story apartment with three bedrooms and two living rooms, facing south, with good natural light, and fully furnished with appliances, costs 100 crystal cores per month.

He paused, then added, "There's also a two-bedroom apartment on the fifth floor, a bit smaller, 88 crystal cores a month. Which one would you like to see first?"

Ye Qiumian said almost without hesitation, "Let's look at the third house first."

The crystal cores in her space were piled up like a small mountain, collected casually when she killed zombies before, including both high-level and low-level ones.

Converted to basic crystal cores, it would be more than enough to earn 100 crystal cores a month, let alone double that amount.

It's better to live comfortably than to live in misery.

A knowing glint flashed in Brother Zhang's eyes before he began to seriously examine Ye Qiu Mian.

He looks young, but he makes such a decisive move; he must have some confidence.

He took out his key and opened the door to the third-floor apartment. The apartment was clean and tidy, the living room was bright and spacious, the balcony faced the small garden in the community, and all three bedrooms had windows, beds, and wardrobes.

"How is it?" Brother Zhang waited for her reply.

"This one will do." Ye Qiumian looked around and nodded in satisfaction.

The transaction was simple and straightforward. Ye Qiumian took out 100 first-order crystal cores from her spatial storage and handed them to Brother Zhang.

Brother Zhang took it, counted the keys on the table to confirm they were correct, and handed her a set of keys.

"Water and electricity are working, call me anytime if you have any problems."

After he finished speaking, he placed a piece of paper on the table with a phone number on it.

Then he took the crystal core and left, his steps so light as if afraid she would change her mind.

Only Ye Qiumian and Xiao Yunliang remained in the room.

Xiao Yunliang stood in the middle of the living room, touching his nose, looking somewhat at a loss.

Just as he was about to say goodbye, Ye Qiumian handed him a heavy cloth bag.

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