Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1160 - 501: Ji Xiaoyu

After realizing that Liang Yuan and Ni Qi were outsiders, the girl grew extremely restless.

Ni Qi looked toward Liang Yuan, and only upon catching his faint nod did he reply, "Yes, we came from outside."

"Can you calm down some? Let’s sit and talk it over."

The girl drew a deep breath, reined in her feelings, and swiftly added, "My name is Ji Xiaoyu, from Phase Two at Green Garden. Can you set me down first? Don’t worry, I won’t make any trouble."

At those words, Liang Yuan released his telekinesis.

The girl dropped to the ground but executed a nimble flip to land steadily.

As Liang Yuan pulled back his telekinesis, the wariness in her gaze eased a touch.

She then inquired, "What should I call you two?"

Ni Qi spoke up first, "I’m Ni Qi, this is Liang Yuan, Mr. Liang. We hailed from the New District in Yangshan. Some of our friends vanished here, so we came expressly to search for them."

In a grave tone, Liang Yuan also questioned, "Little girl, have you spotted a woman in armor resembling a posture corrector?"

He described Ding Yan’s distinctive features as he spoke.

Ding Yan’s armor had been forged by Ren Jie, sticking closely to the original posture corrector design while incorporating extra shoulder pads and wrist guards.

Its overall look stood out sharply.

At the same time, he chided himself for failing to snap any photos despite spending so much time with Yang Mei and Ding Yan.

He carried a phone, and it still held a charge.

Before the Great Flood struck, nearly everyone kept their phones on them at all times.

Yet post-Great Flood, without water or power, cell phones had turned into forgotten artifacts.

The habit of carrying phones everywhere had vanished completely.

Liang Yuan regretted not capturing some group shots with them.

Upon hearing Liang Yuan’s description, Ji Xiaoyu showed a flicker of surprise and responded, "Are you referring to Miss Ding Yan?"

Liang Yuan felt even greater shock; he never anticipated this girl before him naming Ding Yan outright in such a twist of fate!

"You know her? Where is she?" Liang Yuan pressed urgently.

Ji Xiaoyu quickly replied, "Miss Ding Yan is currently in Eden; she’s been fooled by the headmaster—don’t go searching for her!"

Liang Yuan’s surprise deepened: "Eden? What Eden?"

Ji Xiaoyu clarified, "Eden is the shelter set up by Wu Yaobang. It’s the sole remaining haven on this territory."

"To the outside, he proclaims Eden as humanity’s final sanctuary, claiming the world beyond is submerged and mankind nearly wiped out."

"He insists God blessed this spot, forging an isolated realm for survivors to flee the Great Flood."

"The haven he founded is dubbed Eden, the ultimate refuge for humanity."

"Within Eden, all follow God and heed his commands."

Liang Yuan listened intently, his brows knitting tightly, fresh from dealing with the Three Great Sects’ troubles.

He held a profound distaste for groups built on faith-based authority.

Ni Qi shared the sentiment beside him, his expression one of total disdain.

Unable to hold back, he blurted, "What nonsense about God? If God really existed, why would he stand by while humanity crumbles?"

Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes brightened suddenly as she gazed at Ni Qi, "You don’t believe in God?"

Ni Qi shook his head firmly, "I only believe in science."

Ji Xiaoyu let out an involuntary giggle.

Those words had tickled her deeply.

The term "science" hadn’t passed anyone’s lips in a very long time.

Yet even as laughter bubbled from her, tears welled in her eyes.

Truly, it had been ages since she’d heard those two words.

Back before the Great Flood, she’d always griped about boring politics lessons at school, forcing her to rote-memorize tedious passages every day.

But now, amid the Great Flood’s horrors and humanity’s raw fight for survival,

she grasped how blissful her school days—once a constant complaint—had truly been.

In the school cafeteria back then, even if meals tasted awful, options abounded.

Worst case, she could snag snacks just outside the gates.

But these days... she’d lost track of how long it’d been since junk food last touched her tongue.

All that joy lay forever out of reach.

Tears glistened in Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes, stirred by Ni Qi’s "believe in science" evoking floods of cherished memories.

Ni Qi stood puzzled, wondering if he’d misspoke.

Solemnly, Liang Yuan inquired, "Miss Xiaoyu, can you update me on Ding Yan’s situation? Is she safe? Any injuries?"

Ji Xiaoyu snapped back, shook her head lightly upon hearing this, and assured, "She’s fine, completely unharmed."

"I glimpsed her from a distance in Eden; she looked healthy, though..."

"Though what?" Liang Yuan demanded at once.

"She’s likely been duped by Wu Yaobang."

"Hm? How so?"

"Wu Yaobang is a total swindler, a crook!" Ji Xiaoyu declared, her eyes reddening once more.

This time, fury—not nostalgia—flared in her gaze.

"A crook?"

"Yes, he’s hoodwinked everyone, luring them into worshiping a fake God and thriving in his web of deceit."

"In Eden, any supplies discovered get surrendered to him for ‘centralized’ control by him and his so-called angels."

"But I witnessed him personally smuggling those supplies out of the shelter, stashing them in secret."

"He preys on Eden’s vulnerable women too, seducing them into his bed and impregnating them."

"Now he manipulates superpower users into serving him, sending them to hunt mutated genetic beasts."

Liang Yuan and Ni Qi absorbed this, their brows furrowing intensely.

Ni Qi pressed, unable to resist, "How does he pull off the deception? No one exposes him?"

Suspicion laced Liang Yuan’s words, "Is he a Spirit Ability User? Master of illusions?"

Such hypnotic powers would make fooling the masses all too plausible.

But Ji Xiaoyu denied it, shaking her head, "No, he’s no Spirit Ability User—he’s a freak, an immortal monster!"

"Immortal?"

"Explain that."

Both Liang Yuan and Ni Qi stared in confusion.

What did ‘unkillable’ even imply?

Ji Xiaoyu affirmed, "It’s literal. He acts like he truly enjoys God’s protection. No matter how often he’s slain, he materializes alive before the crowd again."

"That’s exactly how he fools them all."

Liang Yuan creased his forehead and probed, "Can you detail exactly how he dies and revives in front of everyone?"

"Early on, skeptics abounded. While peddling his divine salvation gospel, a superpower user struck him down as punishment."

"Yet he showed no fear, clashed with the attacker, and got slain right there."

"All witnessed it—his skull caved in from the strike, blood sprayed everywhere, and his corpse got dumped into the flood."

"But by afternoon, he strode back into Green Garden, preaching anew."

"This repeated countless times."

"Regardless of the killing method, he’d perish instantly yet return shortly after, good as new."

"Gradually, this convinced folks of his ravings."

"They bought into him being God’s true emissary, here to rescue them all."

"Thus, Eden took shape."

Liang Yuan’s brows clenched harder. Someone butchered on-site, only to resurface unharmed soon after.

What power enabled that?

Regeneration?

He recalled Wu Meng.

But Wu Meng’s healing, potent as it was, didn’t grant true immortality.

Instant death overwhelmed even his recovery—no resurrection possible.

So what superpower fueled this Eden leader?

Liang Yuan rejected any divine nonsense; the man wielded some ability mimicking miracles.

Yet superpowers weren’t unique to Wu Yaobang here.

Other ability users existed, but he still wove his illusions unchallenged.

This meant no one pierced his ruse—his power baffled them completely!

Then why had Ding Yan fallen for it?

Given her fierce nature, how could she swallow such lies?

Liang Yuan dismissed the notion outright.

He eyed young Ji Xiaoyu and asked, "Where’s this Eden located?"

"On Little Straw Mountain. Pre-flood, it was Little Straw Mountain; now it’s just Eden to everyone."

"They farm the slopes, erect shelters, transforming the whole peak into Eden’s stronghold."

Ni Qi wondered aloud, "So how do you scavenge supplies here? You haven’t joined Eden?"

Ji Xiaoyu shook her head vehemently, her tone icy, "I’d sooner starve than swallow their filthy food."

Liang Yuan and Ni Qi traded looks, sensing the girl nursed a bitter history.

Undoubtedly, she bore a fierce grudge against Eden.

They held back from prying into her past; instead, Liang Yuan sought directions to Little Straw Mountain.

Linjiang brimmed with hills—undeveloped ones proved elusive without guidance.

"Little Straw Mountain sits near Mao Mountain Road; you’ve never been?"

"Pre-flood, crowds flocked there each spring to harvest locust blossoms."

Liang Yuan pulled a map from his inventory and pinpointed Little Straw Mountain.

Soon enough, he located it.

Little Straw Mountain lay merely five or six kilometers from the Sports and Cultural Center.

Liang Yuan declared promptly, "I need to infiltrate Eden and rescue my friend. Got a way in?"

Ji Xiaoyu frowned at that, falling silent.

Noticing, Liang Yuan added swiftly, "I won’t ask for free—I’ll compensate you."

Only then did Ji Xiaoyu query, "What kind of compensation?"

Liang Yuan countered, "What do you want?"

"Anything I desire, you’ll provide?" Ji Xiaoyu challenged.

Liang Yuan grinned, "Name it."

"You’re a Spirit Ability User, aren’t you? That grab earlier—was it telekinesis?"

"Yes."

"So you’re pretty strong?"

"Decent enough."

"Then help me kill someone!"

Anticipation gleamed in Ji Xiaoyu’s eyes.

Liang Yuan paused in surprise, unprepared for such a demand.

Puzzled, he asked, "Who?"

"Wu Yaobang! That lying fraud!"

Liang Yuan mulled it over—if Wu Yaobang had ensnared Ding Yan, confining her against her will, death suited him.

After a beat, he cautioned, "I won’t slay the innocent. Is Wu Yaobang truly that vile?"

Ji Xiaoyu blinked in disbelief at Liang Yuan, "You’re still that naive in the apocalypse? Who’s truly innocent anymore?"

Liang Yuan just smiled, offering no retort.

He adhered to his principles, but saw no point debating them with her.

Ni Qi interjected, "Plenty are! In Yangshan, countless victims got saved by Mr. Liang!"

Ji Xiaoyu’s curiosity spiked about Yangshan, pondering a haven for the vulnerable.

She skipped further questions, stating, "Wu Yaobang’s a despicable fraud, practically unkillable. You can’t manage that."

"But I’ll lead with it as my ask. Fail that, do my second favor."

"What’s that?"

"Get me out of here. I crave the wider world," Ji Xiaoyu pleaded sincerely.

Liang Yuan chuckled, "Simple enough—I’ll take you whenever."

Ji Xiaoyu beamed instantly, "Great, I believe you. Follow me."