Chapter 14

Zheng Xiaotian felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and in the next second, he found himself in the residential area where he lived.

"This is..." With a gulp, Zheng Xiaotian swallowed hard. The watch on his wrist showed a countdown of thirty days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-nine minutes.

"Is this a dream?" Zheng Xiaotian muttered. He found it hard to believe what was happening right in front of him. Even with the appearance of Da Bo Xiaozǐ, Da Bo Xiaohui, Pingxiong Xiaolu, and Escape King Bai Xiaofei, he still found it hard to believe.

Shaking his head, Zheng Xiaotian walked toward the residential area.

Su Jiaoya was carrying some vegetables, preparing to go home. As she entered the building, her mouth was covered, and a sharp weapon was pressed against her throat. A deep voice behind her said, "Don't scream, I won't let go of your mouth. Be reasonable, give me all your money, not a single cent less."

Unable to scream, Su Jiaoya could only nod.

Su Jiaoya knew that when encountering a robber, you should give them whatever they want. If you provoke them, they might not only rob you but also assault you and kill you.

Su Jiaoya had only twenty yuan on her. She had taken out a hundred yuan to buy vegetables, but she had spent eighty percent of it. She took out the remaining money.

"Are you treating me like a beggar? I risked going to jail just to rob you of twenty yuan? Are you playing with me?" The robber was furious.

"Ugh!" Su Jiaoya wanted to say that this was her life savings.

"I told you not to scream. You still screamed, didn't you? Then, you die!" As the robber's right hand tightened, he felt a sudden movement. The pain made him release his grip, and in the next second, the dagger clattered to the ground.

"Let go of that girl!" The voice was firm and came from behind the robber.

"Girl..." Su Jiaoya laughed without a care. She thought, it seems my back looks like a girl's.

Zheng Xiaotian didn't know what Su Jiaoya was thinking. If he did, he would have said, "Sister, this is a serious situation. You should think about how to escape, not about this."

Well, the person who acted was Zheng Xiaotian. As soon as he returned, he saw this scene and, in a panic, threw an air bullet. After the robber's weapon fell, he issued a firm command.

"Kid, don't meddle in other people's business. I have a lot of weapons on me." The man released Su Jiaoya's left hand and immediately pulled out a dagger, gripping it tightly and pointing it at Zheng Xiaotian.

Su Jiaoya took a step back, then another, and another, until her body was pressed against the wall.

For some reason, Zheng Xiaotian thought of Su Jiaoya's disappearance. A year before the apocalypse, wasn't it just around this time? It was even the same day. Xiao Jiaoya had greeted him that morning and invited him to her house for dinner, and then she disappeared. Her body was found in the elevator only after it broke down and needed repair half a year later.

Zheng Xiaotian connected the dots. The man in front of him was clearly the murderer. If he hadn't appeared today, the man would have killed Su Jiaoya, disposed of her body in the elevator, and remained at large until the apocalypse.

From the air bullet, Zheng Xiaotian had already confirmed that his穿越 (time travel) was not a dream, and the apocalypse a year later was also not a dream. He didn't know what kind of time machine he was in, but he knew that after a month of rest, he would travel again. The time he spent in another time determined the time he would spend in this world. The rule was that his time here, when he went out and came back, would not exceed one day. The remaining twenty-nine days were for rest.

"You're a murderer," Zheng Xiaotian pointed at the robber angrily.

"When did I kill anyone?" The robber said irritably, "You can say what you want, but if you slander me, I won't stand for it." "What can you do if I don't stand for it? Stab me?" Zheng Xiaotian sneered. Given that he was in a high-end, prestigious, and powerful cultivation industry, he wasn't afraid of the other party. He could kill him with an air bullet.

"Hey, don't provoke me. If you provoke me, I will stab you," the man said, lunging at Zheng Xiaotian.

Bang, bang, bang! The man felt as if his chest, abdomen, and groin had been hit by a small hammer, and the pain was excruciating.

Bang, bang! The man's knees ached, and his legs couldn't support him, causing him to kneel on the ground.

Zheng Xiaotian slowly walked toward the man.

"Great one, great one, look, my limbs are useless. Let me go. The police will help you," the man knew that everything was Zheng Xiaotian's doing. If Zheng Xiaotian didn't let him go, he would be in danger today.

"I didn't do anything," Zheng Xiaotian smiled and raised his right hand.

Bang!

The man felt a blow to his head and immediately fainted.

"Xiaotian, is he okay?" Su Jiaoya pointed at the robber.

"How should I know? I'm just a nobody, not a doctor. This is all his own doing," Zheng Xiaotian shrugged.

"Um..." Su Jiaoya was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"Sister, didn't you say you would invite me to dinner? Are we going or not?" Zheng Xiaotian smiled at Su Jiaoya. After understanding the cause and effect, and seeing the vegetables in her hand, he knew that Su Jiaoya's death was because she bought extra shrimp for his meal and then encountered the robber, and then...

Zheng Xiaotian felt a deep pain in his heart. But he made a firm decision: under his protection, Su Jiaoya must not have any more accidents. After the apocalypse, he would do his best. Before the apocalypse, he would ensure her safety without hesitation.

"What about the robber?" Su Jiaoya pointed at the robber.

"Someone will see him and call the police, after all, he still has a weapon," Zheng Xiaotian grinned.

"Okay then!" Su Jiaoya pressed the elevator button.

Ding, the elevator door opened. Su Jiaoya and Zheng Xiaotian stepped inside.

The elevator door closed, and the robber opened his eyes. He looked back at the elevator with a hateful gaze and crawled forward using his left hand.

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