Chapter 47: A Man Should Be a Bit Dominant
"Hmph! You're getting ahead of yourself! We have so many young ladies, so many beauties here, how would it ever be your turn? If it's anyone's turn, it would be ours first!" The gorgeous young woman said with a confident laugh, puffing out her impressive chest.
"My skills are better! I know how to please a man way more than you all do!" the voluptuous woman retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
After going through life and death, these people had become much more open-minded.
Having received Xiao Yi's promise, everyone felt a sense of immense relief.
Their conversations became more open and cheerful.
Suo Ruoqing watched as everyone began to joke around lightheartedly, and she felt some of the weight lift from her own shoulders.
She had been shouldering such a huge burden all by herself lately, all while having to guard against people like Zhou Zhengyu. She was utterly exhausted.
After all, she was a woman. Though she appeared strong on the surface, deep down, she longed to find someone to lean on.
"Yeah! Following him might truly be our good fortune. I just hope he can come back safely to get us!" Suo Ruoqing said, praying as she looked in the direction Xiao Yi had disappeared.
She had never submitted to any man, nor had she ever felt a sense of admiration for one.
But today, she discovered that she actually admired Xiao Yi a little.
Perhaps it was because she was swept up in the group's sentiment.
Or maybe it was because in this apocalypse, the powerful possessed a special kind of charm.
In any case, she, who had always been strong and looked down on men, was actually starting to develop feelings.
After leaving the mall, Xiao Yi surveyed the surrounding terrain.
The mall covered a large area and was surrounded by walls. If it weren't for the fact that it was packed with so many zombies, it would have actually made for a decent shelter.
If Xiao Yi wanted to rescue the people on the mall's rooftop and take them to the City of Sin, the first problem he had to face was the dense horde of zombies on the first floor.
Additionally, he needed to find a large vehicle that was sturdy enough and had a powerful engine to transport them all back.
Xiao Yi looked around. This was the city center, so large trucks couldn't get in. Normally, a large truck would have been a great choice.
There was another problem: Xiao Yi didn't have a driver's license, nor did he know how to drive.
He couldn't possibly carry them all back on his back, one by one.
Not only would it be too much trouble, but it would also be exhausting.
"It seems there's a place that sells fireworks and firecrackers."
Looking at the densely packed zombies inside the mall, Xiao Yi suddenly thought of a plan.
The reason there were so many zombies in the mall was that the main entrance was blocked. If he could give these zombies a channel to pour out, and add a few strings of firecrackers, he should be able to lure some of the zombies out of the mall.
Relying on his memory, Xiao Yi found the fireworks shop and took over a dozen strings of firecrackers.
He then opened the iron gate at the back of the mall.
"Crackle crackle pop pop..." The sharp, rapid sound of the firecrackers erupted.
The zombies, packed together inside the mall, seemed to go mad, swarming frantically toward the residential complex next door.
Meanwhile, the zombies within the residential complex, like beasts that had caught the scent of blood, also began to converge.
The two waves of zombies crashed into each other, like two armies clashing, and instantly descended into chaos.
"Damn it! There are this many zombies in this complex too!" Xiao Yi looked down at the dense sea of zombies below and couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
With this concentration of zombies, just about anyone else would be doomed to die here.
Even an army with guns and cannons might not be a match for so many zombies!
Once most of the zombies from the mall had poured out, Xiao Yi closed the iron gate again and then quickly left, stepping along the wall.
There weren't many zombies left in the mall now. The next step was to get a sturdy, large vehicle and come back to pick up the people from the rooftop.
But for now, the first order of business was to take the newly acquired Burly Zombie back to the cemetery for burial.
Returning to the City of Sin, Xiao Yi handed the newly collected Burly Zombie over to the women and let them fuss over him as he sat down on the sofa.
"I brought you all a little gift today!" Xiao Yi said with a mysterious smile, taking the spatial pouch from his waist and giving it a shake.
"Master! What is it?!" Shen Tingting, a formerly notorious spendthrift heiress, looked like her eyes were about to pop out of her head at the mention of a gift.
The other women also looked at Xiao Yi, their expressions a mix of curiosity and anticipation.
Xiao Yi had always given them the impression of being cold and dominant, with an EQ that was practically zero.
For him to bring them a gift this time was enough to make the women feel as if they were in a dream.
No matter what gift Xiao Yi had brought them, it wasn't really important to them.
What was important was that their man had finally learned to show them some care!
Before they even saw what the gift was, just that one sentence from Xiao Yi was enough to deeply move the women.
Li Wanning even shed tears of emotion.
Watching the women's reactions, Xiao Yi was speechless for a moment.
It was true what they said, you couldn't spoil women. The more you spoiled them, the more insufferable they became.
Because he was a bit more dominant and cold towards them, a rare moment of tenderness like this would make them feel blissful and endlessly grateful to him.
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