Chapter 46: Baby

The man's face turned cold and he released two thunder whips, one towards Lu Li and the other towards Ji Zhiyi. Lu Li had been coldly watching the man, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face when he saw the man's ability. He quickly moved and pulled Ji Zhiyi away, while also throwing a thunderball towards the man.
Men see the luli's ability, a surprised expression appears on his face. He hesitates for a second, and in that second, the thunderball hits him in the chest. His body stiffens, his eyes widen, and he falls to the ground.
Ji Zhiyi hid behind Lu Li, looking at the body on the ground, and asked softly, "Is he dead?"
"Probably not, I didn't use my full strength," Lu Li turned around to glance at Ji Zhiyi, his face suddenly becoming a little strange, and said, "Let's go to that room and take a look."
Ji Zhiyi followed behind Lu Li and arrived at the entrance of another room, tightly gripping his Tang Sword, and staring vigilantly at the tightly closed door. Lu Li glanced back at her, with a hint of amusement quickly flashing in his eyes.
"Wow-wow-wow!" A loud cry suddenly came from the closed door. Ji Zhiyi was taken aback and looked at Lu Li, saying, "There's another child?"
At this moment, the room had already been opened, and Lu Li chuckled bitterly, saying, "Just added one more child."
Ji Zhiyi was taken aback and looked into the room. There was a woman lying on the bed, her eyes closed peacefully, devoid of any signs of life. A pool of blood lay beneath her, the most blood Ji Zhiyi had ever seen. The bedsheets and blankets were stained red, a vibrant shade of red he had never witnessed even in the post-apocalyptic world he had been living in for so long. One of the woman's hands was held tightly by a young man, his head bowed, his forehead pressed against the back of her hand, tears streaking down his face. From the other side of the bed, crying could be heard. There lay a newborn baby, bundled in layers of adult clothing, wailing loudly, its slightly wrinkled skin showing a hint of redness. Even as the door creaked open, there was no reaction from anyone in the room.
Ji Zhiyi looked at the scene in front of him, feeling somewhat reluctant. He reached out and tugged at Lu Li's clothes, asking, "What should we do?"
Lu Li turned around and glanced at Ji Zhiyi, saying, "Just wait."
"Ha ha," said the man in the room, who had already stood up and was looking at the baby lying on the bed. Suddenly, he laughed, "They're dead...dead...all dead." His voice grew louder and louder, and when he shouted the last six words, his voice was hoarse. The man's eyes were filled with madness and he muttered, "They're dead..."
The baby's cry suddenly paused for a moment, and then became louder.
Ji Zhiyi had a bad feeling in his heart and walked towards the bed. He picked up the baby along with its clothes and held it in his arms. The baby's eyes were tightly closed, and its mouth was wide open, revealing toothless gums. Ji Zhiyi gently patted it and whispered, "Don't cry, don't cry."
The baby's crying gradually subsided, and a faint breath could be heard from her nose. Under the soothing of Jizhiyi, she fell asleep. Jizhiyi gently brushed aside a strand of hair on the baby's forehead and touched her little cheek, carefully examining the child's condition. Finally, she felt relieved and a gentle smile appeared on her lips. She looked up at the man, ready to speak, but found that a ball of fire suddenly condensed in the man's hand. She frowned and couldn't help but take two steps back.
Luli stood in front of Jizhiyi and said, "I suggest you not to act rashly."
The man's eyes stared blankly and he said, "Anyway, I won't live much longer. It's better to die clean." As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the fireball in his hand onto the bed in front of him... While the man was talking, Jizhiyi had already started condensing a water ball. As soon as he saw the man's movement, Jizhiyi quickly controlled the water ball to pounce towards the source of fire. The fire immediately extinguished, and the water dripped onto the bed, with the red water drop by drop.
A man suddenly looked angrily at Ji Zhiyi and asked, "Who are you people?"
Lulidao said, "That's exactly the question we want to ask you. What is your relationship with those two people outside?"
The man was stunned for a moment, only then did he remember that there were still people outside. A flash of resentment appeared in his eyes as he said, "Those two people have nothing to do with us. If it weren't for them, Xiaojie wouldn't have died like this. I'm going to kill them and avenge Xiaojie." With that, he prepared to walk outside.
"If you want to kill them, I don't think it's necessary, because they are already dead," Liuli's cold voice sounded.
"Did you kill them?" The man was stunned, then thought again, "Impossible, both of them had special abilities, and they were involved in the underworld before the apocalypse. It's not that easy for them to die."
"Oh?" Luli confidently said, "Then you can go take a look."
The man, with an incredulous look on his face, walked outside. Taking advantage of his absence, Jizhiyi found a chair and sat down. He took out some clothes that Nannan wore as a child from the space and changed the baby into them. He also took a blanket and wrapped the baby up. After about ten minutes, the man returned, standing at the door with a frightened expression and said, "Who are you people?"
"Knowing fear is good, knowing fear means you still want to live," Lu Li said softly, "We were just passing by and didn't want anyone to dislike us, so we had to come up and take a look."
A man looked at the two and said, "Give my child back to me."
Ji Zhiyi glanced at Lu Li, saw Lu Li nodding, and stood up to hand the baby to the man. The man received the baby, and the baby snuggled softly in his arms. The man seemed a bit awkward. Ji Zhiyi looked at him and demonstrated while saying, "You're holding it wrong. It should be like this."
The man stared at the baby in Jizhiyi's arms, and his gaze gradually softened.
Four hours later, four people walked out of the furniture building. In the front were a man and a woman, namely Luli and Jizhiyi. Following closely behind was a man, who held a baby in one hand and held an umbrella in the other.
This man is named Luo Teng. After the apocalypse, he obtained the fire-based ability for some reasons. Luo Teng and his wife Qi Jie, who was over seven months pregnant, stayed at home. One day, Luo Teng went to collect supplies near their home and returned to find Qi Jie being held captive by two men. The two men originally intended to snatch the supplies but discovered that Luo Teng possessed the fire-based ability. They used Qi Jie's life as a threat to force Luo Teng to join their group and serve them. The four of them embarked on a journey and arrived at this furniture city on a snowy night. Later, due to the long journey and constant fright, Qi Jie had a premature birth, resulting in a tragedy.
Luoteng killed the other two men because of Lu Li and Ji Zhiyi. Grateful, Luoteng's wife, Qi Jie, had already passed away. Feeling heartbroken, Luoteng decided to dedicate himself to Lu Li after he promised to help him take care of the child. So Ji Zhiyi put Qi Jie's body into the space and then swept through the entire furniture building. After that, the four of them left the furniture building.