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"Jianjian, Taotao, Jianghua, and Shi have awakened their abilities. They organized a hunting team and went out of the city with you and a few other brothers to kill zombies. Although there is danger, the rewards are much greater than staying in the base doing hard labor. Our family of dozens needs a lot of food and water, and we rely on this hunting team to support us..." Aunt Bai said.
"What about Sister Hua and the others?"
Aunt Bai replied, "Sister Hua has been called into the research institute. Yaoyao and Wenwen found two reception jobs at the government hall through your brother Jianghua's connections. You..."
After hearing from several female elders, Bai Tang learned about the current situation of over thirty members of the Bai Family. Those not mentioned by Aunt Bai had likely encountered misfortune. Bai Tang also cautiously avoided bringing up those individuals.
"Aunt, is there still space to put things? I brought food and drinking water for you." Bai Tang looked around the room; in the twenty-square-meter space, there were ten bunk beds squeezed in, some with two quilts on them, suggesting that two people shared one bed. These beds occupied about seventy to eighty percent of the room, leaving only a small area for basic living supplies, making the entire room feel extremely cramped.
"Put it in that corner," Aunt Bai quickly cleared out a space about one square foot.
"It's too little; it won't fit!" Bai Tang shook her head and walked to one of the beds that only had one quilt on it, asking, "Is this bed occupied?"
"No, it's empty," Aunt Bai replied.
The empty bed belonged to Budi, the son of Bai Family's eldest cousin. He was only fifteen years old and had a slight disability in his right foot due to complications during birth, causing him to limp when he walked. Bai Family's eldest cousin and his wife had quarreled often over this child's condition and eventually divorced when he was six years old. The Bai Family took pity on Budi for being disabled and losing his mother at such a young age, treating him very well and saving good things for him. What pleased the Bai Family most was that despite their excessive pampering, he grew up to be a sensible, well-behaved, and caring child.
"Then let Budi share a bed with his dad!" Bai Tang picked up the quilt and pillow from the bed and asked Aunt Bai, "Auntie, which bed does Brother Jianjian sleep on?"
Aunt Bai pointed dazedly to a bed on her right. Bai Tang directly tossed the bedding onto that bed. In front of the astonished eyes of her elders, she pulled out three bags of rice, one bag of flour, a sack of potatoes, and two large buckets filled with well water—potatoes grown in their estate's fields and well water drawn from their own yard without any cost.
The female elders were so surprised that their mouths fell open; they had seen Bai Tang carrying only a half-deflated backpack and didn't expect her to produce much. Yet with a wave of her hand, the suddenly appearing items filled the entire bed, enough to make their jaws nearly drop.
"Tang Tang, these things... these things..." Aunt Bai was so shocked she couldn't even finish her sentence.
Fortunately, Bai Tang understood her meaning and replied, "Aunt, I am a space ability user. These things have long been stored in my space."
"There are too many of these items, Tang Tang. You should take half of them so that you and your parents have enough to eat!" Although food is precious, Aunt Bai did not want Bai Tang to give all the food to them while she and Bai Dad and Bai Mom went hungry.
Bai Tang felt a little touched; the virtues of her elders were truly worthy of respect!
"Aunt, don't worry! My parents and I have enough food. This food was specially prepared for you by my parents. After you finish eating, I can bring you some more," Bai Tang said with a smile.
"Where did you get so much food?" Aunt Bai asked suspiciously, worried that Bai Tang's family might do something bad because of the food.
"Aunt, City D is the Cave of Abundance in S Province, where the reserves of food are naturally more than here in the Provincial Capital," Bai Tang joked (though the actual situation wasn't far off), then continued, "Before the apocalypse broke out, a supermarket outside our district was clearing out all its goods due to relocation. My parents took advantage of the sale and bought a huge amount of food; our family of three could eat for two or three years without finishing it all. Who would have thought that when the apocalypse hit, this food became our lifesaver!"
After telling a few lies, they became truths; Bai Tang appeared completely natural, and all her aunts believed her without doubt.
"That’s because your mom believes in Buddhism and has a good heart, so she is rewarded!" Aunt Bai said with relief.
"This is just luck!" Aunt San said enviously, her eyes starting to redden. Aunt San was Bai San Shu's remarried wife and had a daughter who had never consumed the potion Bai Tang prepared for the Bai Family. When the apocalypse came, her daughter turned into a zombie immediately and was taken down by Bai San Shu and his son. Aunt San was deeply saddened but knew she couldn't blame Bai San Shu or Bai Jian; she had kept her sorrow bottled up inside. Now seeing Bai Tang reminded her of her daughter who was about the same age as Bai Tang.
Aunt Bai made a gesture to Bai Tang, who understood and changed the subject with a smile: "Aunties, let's make today a feast and enjoy a good meal together!"
"Okay, there’s still a piece of mutated pork at home; I'll use that to cook," Aunt Bai readily agreed.
"It's been so long since we've had enough to eat; let's indulge today!" Aunt Bai laughed heartily.
Aunt Bai frowned and said, "Although Tang Tang brought quite a bit of food, we shouldn't eat so recklessly. Once we finish this food, won't we still go hungry later?"
"It's okay, just eat this one meal!" Aunt Bai said with a smile, "Besides, every time Jianjian and the others go out to kill Zombies, if they don't eat well, they won't have the strength to fight Zombies!"
Bai Tang nodded vigorously in agreement: "That's right! How can you have the strength to kill Zombies if you're not full? Aunt, you don't need to worry about food. Once this batch is finished, I'll bring you some more."
Aunt Bai waved her hand: "No need! You should keep that food for yourself and your parents!"
"Aunt, to be honest with you, I have connections with a special department of the government. I help them out, and they won't treat me poorly. So you don't need to worry about food!" Bai Tang revealed a bit of her cards.
"Really?" Aunt Bai was still somewhat skeptical.
"Really!" Bai Tang nodded seriously.
"Tang Tang, it turns out you are the most capable one in our family," Bai Ergu and Aunt Bai were both very happy.
After confirming the decision to have a big meal, Aunt Bai and the others began to prepare. Bai Tang wanted to help but was sent back by the women, so she sat aside watching them busy themselves. Although there was a lot of food, there weren't many varieties. The women of the Bai Family made a lean meat porridge with rice, meat patties with white flour, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and braised potatoes with meat. The variety was limited but the portions were generous. The men of the Bai Family and the Young Person who returned home were all drooling.
"Tang Tang, you are our savior! You have no idea how long it's been since I've eaten rice," White Army exaggeratedly said while hugging Bai Tang.
Bai Tang pushed White Army away disdainfully: "Big brother, step aside! I want to hug Notian!"
"Sister! Isn't hugging me the same as hugging my son?" White Army shamelessly leaned closer.
Bai Tang used her palm to push his big face away: "Not at all! Your son is much cuter than you. You're just an old salty meat now; how can you compare to Notian's fresh tender meat!"
The other siblings began to tease: "Big brother, you're getting old!"
"Big brother, your meat is too tough, I almost broke a tooth, haha!"
"Big brother, the son has grown up, so stop teasing our lovely sister!"
"…"
"…"
The room was filled with laughter, warm and cozy. After experiencing the disasters of the apocalypse, it was an incredibly happy thing for the family to be able to reunite. Compared to other broken families, the Bai Family's greatest fortune was having Bai Tang.
After dinner, Bai Tang tried hard to persuade the Bai Family to leave the underground—she didn't want to squeeze into a room with so many people. Although the makeshift house on the ground was shabby and cold, at least it provided her with an independent space—Bai Tang left a bottle of Antidote Pill for the Bai Family.
The night was extremely cold; the makeshift house could hardly block the howling night wind. Many people had to light a fire inside and tightly wrap themselves in heavy coats and blankets to fall asleep. However, such cold temperatures had no effect on Bai Tang. She lay down on the crude wooden bed and comfortably closed her eyes. With her cultivation at the Transformation Stage, she didn't need to sleep, but she enjoyed the feeling of sleeping, allowing her thoughts to drift away and entering dreamland…
She didn't know how long she had slept when a piercing scream woke her from her dreams. She sat up abruptly from the bed and extended her consciousness toward the direction of the scream—because she preferred quietness, the house Bai Tang rented was located in a newly constructed area of the base, where there were few residents. It was several rooms away before anyone else moved in. This was also why that household felt free to cruelly torture a certain young man without worrying about waking their neighbors. Little did they know that not far away lived a person with extraordinarily sharp senses who ultimately saved their enemy!
The scene she saw through her consciousness made Bai Tang frown; it was comparable to an ancient torture chamber. The room was filled with blood that all came from a young man who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. The ones inflicting the tortures were three men and one woman, all nearly thirty years old. What could have caused these individuals to cruelly torment a young man like this? What terrible thing had he done? Although she felt disgusted by their cruelty, Bai Tang did not recklessly rush out to save him. She continued to monitor the situation in the room, hoping to understand the grievances between the young man and the four adults through their conversations. If the young man was in the wrong, she would give him a quick end to his inhumane suffering; if it was the four adults who were wrong, then sorry, she would definitely save him—the lives of those four would be their compensation for what they did to him!
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