Chapter 19: The Rules of City of Sin?
Tang Ningning was an excellent student of psychology. When it came to the darkness of human nature, she understood it more profoundly than anyone else present.
Xiao Yi's actions might seem full of evil to some, but in Tang Ningning's eyes, this was actually Xiao Yi's form of mercy.
Because Xiao Yi hadn't forced anyone to do anything.
He had simply used his own possessions to make a trade with them.
Everything Ling Xueya and the others had done was not ordered by Xiao Yi; it was their own choice.
At the very least, Xiao Yi wouldn't force anyone to do anything. He had, at least, given them the power to choose.
If Ling Xueya had been unwilling to do so for the sake of her dignity, she believed Xiao Yi would absolutely not have used force to compel her.
In this kind of apocalypse, Xiao Yi's behavior was already merciful enough.
To be able to follow a man like this, Tang Ningning considered herself fortunate. She was very glad she had chosen to stand up and speak for Xiao Yi back then.
"You're right. There are no naturally evil people in this world, only good people who have turned bad." Xiao Yi walked over to Tang Ningning, hoisted her onto his back, and then tied her to him with a rope. Without even a glance at the others kneeling on the ground, their faces full of pleading, he walked toward the door on his own.
"Xiao Yi! I'm your woman now! Aren't you taking me with you?" Ling Xueya looked at Xiao Yi, her face pleading, and crawled to his feet like an animal.
"You're wrong. You're nothing but my plaything. But even as my plaything, I don't want anyone else touching her!" Xiao Yi looked up at Du Zhiming and the others kneeling on the ground and said coldly, "I'll be back in a while to trade with you again."
With that, Xiao Yi opened the door and disappeared into the light from the doorway.
After Xiao Yi left, the others slowly stood up. The entire warehouse fell into a heavy silence.
"Chen Kun is a cripple now. What do you say we do about him?" a young man asked, glancing at Chen Kun, who had passed out on the floor.
"Hmph! He loves sending people out to die, doesn't he? He's always calling us trash and looking down on us! Let's send him out to find food for a change!" the scrawny boy who had always fawned over Chen Kun said viciously.
"I agree! A piece of trash like him is just a burden if we keep him here! Besides, the way he treated Xiao Yi before, Xiao Yi definitely won't want him to live well. If we want to get food from Xiao Yi in the future, we absolutely cannot make him unhappy!" a girl said with a cold tone.
Du Zhiming thought for a moment, then said to Ling Xueya in a fawning tone, "Xueya, you did very well today! You saved everyone's lives. How we deal with Chen Kun is up to you."
Everyone looked at Ling Xueya. In their eyes, given how deep her relationship with Chen Kun was, she would surely find a way to save him.
However, Ling Xueya's eyes were icy. Staring blankly at the doorway where Xiao Yi had disappeared, she said coldly, "Then just throw him out. I don't want to see this piece of trash again!"
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Xiao Yi carried Tang Ningning on his back back to City of Sin and handed her over to Li Wanning. "From now on, the three of you will take turns guarding the cemetery. Your job is to continuously bury the corpses of the zombies in the cemetery!"
With Tang Ningning joining them, the three of them could now work in shifts. This way, they could continue burying zombie corpses at night, and their efficiency would increase significantly.
Seeing a new member join, Li Wanning nodded obediently and began to explain the rules of City of Sin to Tang Ningning.
As for these rules, they were naturally a combination of the requirements Xiao Yi usually put forward and some of her own understanding.
For example, the first rule Li Wanning recited was that they must address Xiao Yi as "Master" and must unconditionally obey his arrangements.
Xiao Yi was quite satisfied with this first rule, but the second one immediately left him speechless.
Li Wanning said with a very serious and stern expression, "Our daily work is to bury corpses and serve the Master. We must do everything we can every day to make the Master comfortable and happy! You're new, so I don't know if you've been favored by the Master yet, but tonight, I will personally instruct you on how to serve the Master as he sleeps!"
Tang Ningning pushed up her glasses, took out a notebook, and carefully took notes, as serious as if she were listening to an important speech from a leader.
Li Wanning was very satisfied with Tang Ningning's serious attitude. With her hands behind her back, she paced back and forth and continued to guide her patiently, "You must always remember your identity. We are the Master's most loyal servants! Making the Master happy is our greatest honor and responsibility! If you do anything to upset the Master, even if he doesn't punish you, the rest of us will punish you severely!"
Shen Tingting nodded repeatedly, putting on a very worldly-wise air as she said, "Sister Wanning was the first to be favored by the Master, so she is the eldest sister. I was the second, so I am the second sister. As for you, you're the third! Do you understand?"
"Yes, Second Sister!" Tang Ningning nodded seriously, pushed up her glasses, and said with a pained expression, "But I haven't been favored by the Master yet..."
"What? You're a disgrace to us! Tonight, we will definitely help you!" Shen Tingting said with a snicker.
"Mmm! Thank you, Eldest Sister, Second Sister! I will definitely do my best tonight!" Tang Ningning gritted her teeth and nodded very seriously...
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