Rebirth Stockpiling: The Little Girl Sweeps Through the Apocalypse

Yun Xiaoxiao glanced at him but didn’t reply, turning to leave.

"Hey, wait! I know where that tiger is."

Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao about to leave, Tang Yanchi panicked.

Afraid she wouldn’t believe him, he added, "Really, I saw it! The tiger seemed to have run off into that alley."

Tang Yanchi pointed to a narrow alleyway sandwiched between two tall buildings, with a utility pole at the entrance.

"You really saw it?" Yun Xiaoxiao stared at Tang Yanchi intently.

Tang Yanchi lifted his chin proudly. "Of course! I never lie. If I say I saw it, I saw it. If it weren’t for the fact that you helped us earlier, I wouldn’t even bother..."

"Thanks."

"Hmph." Tang Yanchi snorted arrogantly, but in the blink of an eye, Yun Xiaoxiao was already running toward the alley.

He shouted after her, "Hey! Where are you going?!"

Tang Jun had just finished inventorying supplies and walked over.

"Have you seen Yanchi?" he casually asked one of his subordinates.

The subordinate shook his head.

Another chimed in, "Young Master Tang followed the leader of Yun City’s small base. They went that way."

He pointed toward the alley.

Hearing ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‍this, Tang Jun frowned.

"Do you know what they’re doing?"

"Seems like... they’re looking for a tiger?"

"A tiger?"

"Yeah. As soon as the leader of Yun City’s small base arrived, she started asking everyone if they’d seen a big tiger. No one knew anything, but Young Master Tang said he saw it. She followed his directions, and he tagged along after her."

Tang Jun: "..."

"Young Master Tang is back!"

Just then, the same subordinate exclaimed.

Tang Jun followed the direction of the pointing finger and saw Tang Yanchi emerging from the alley.

Behind him, there was no one else.

Tang Jun raised an eyebrow.

Didn’t he leave with someone? Why is he back alone?

Judging by his expression, he didn’t look happy. In fact, he looked like someone owed him a fortune.

Could he have been dismissed?

Tang Jun’s intuition was spot-on.

A few minutes earlier.

Yun Xiaoxiao noticed faint footsteps behind her. Though the sound was subtle, she heard it clearly.

She suddenly stopped and turned to face Tang Yanchi, who was trailing her.

"Why are you following me?"

Tang Yanchi was caught off guard.

He didn’t even know why he had followed her.

The atmosphere turned awkward for a moment.

"Uh... I wasn’t deliberately following you. I just... you helped us earlier, so I’m repaying the favor."

As if finding a reasonable excuse, he repeated, "Yeah, I’m repaying the favor. I came to see if I could help."

His tone sounded more like he was trying to convince himself.

Yun Xiaoxiao gave him a sidelong glance. "You’ve already helped. I’ll handle the rest myself. You should go back."

With that, she vanished.

Her departure was swift and unceremonious, leaving Tang Yanchi standing there, utterly bewildered.

In the end, he had no choice but to return alone.

Though Tang Jun had his suspicions, he decided not to embarrass his younger brother.

"I’ve been looking for you. Let’s go eat."

"Okay."

The two brothers walked toward a tall building, one after the other.

Meanwhile, after Tang Yanchi left, Yun Xiaoxiao returned to the end of the alley.

She crouched down, carefully examining the snow-covered ground.

After searching for a while, her eyes lit up.

She found it!

The paw prints of Big Beauty in the snow!

Though the prints were partially covered by fresh snow, they were still visible upon closer inspection.

By now, the sky was growing dark.

She had to find Big Beauty before nightfall.

Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible to follow the tracks in complete darkness.

And if the prints were completely buried by new snow, she’d lose her direction entirely.

So, she had to hurry!

Yun Xiaoxiao crouched low, swiftly moving forward while keeping an eye on the tracks.

At first, it went smoothly. She followed the prints through several streets that had already been cleared of zombies.

But then, the tracks disappeared!

They ended at a subway entrance.

Staring at the tracks leading into the subway, she furrowed her brow.

Did Big Beauty go down there?

Her expression grew tense.

Earlier, to clear out zombies in batches, they had dropped barriers from the air.

But those only blocked zombies on the surface.

Zombies in the subway stations were another matter.

So, when clearing out the remaining zombies, they had sealed off subway entrances to prevent zombies from other areas sneaking in and causing trouble.

If Big Beauty had entered before the entrance was sealed, the only way to find it would be to reopen the entrance.

Without hesitation, Yun Xiaoxiao took out Lord Slasher and struck the earthen wall.

The barrier’s creator was clearly of a lower level than her, so it only took a moment to break through.

Behind the earthen wall was a metal barrier.

For added security, each barrier had at least two layers.

Of course, the metal wall posed no challenge for Yun Xiaoxiao either.

Once both barriers were breached, she stepped inside and resealed the entrance with two new layers.

Next, she pulled out two mini flashlights and attached them to her backpack straps.

This way, even if her hands were full, she’d still have light.

She also tied one to Little Cutie’s head and another to the stem of a small flower.

The area around her instantly brightened.

She aimed a handheld flashlight at the ground and spotted Big Beauty’s paw prints in the dust.

Her eyes lit up with excitement, but just as she was about to move, the ice wall behind her trembled.

Hearing the sound, she froze.

The ice wall shook violently again.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

With a *crack*, a small hole appeared in the center.

Then, accompanied by a sharp *screeching* sound, the hole split into several cracks that spread outward, growing thicker and longer.

Finally, the entire ice wall crumbled into small chunks, scattering across the floor.

Footsteps echoed from the stairs above.

Someone was coming down.

By now, it was completely dark outside.

Inside, it was pitch black.

Yun Xiaoxiao aimed her flashlight at the staircase, her brow furrowing.

She didn’t know who was coming.

Soon, several long legs came into view.

"Little one, running off on your own without calling us? That’s not very considerate."

Ling Jing’s lazy, amused voice drifted down.

Hands in his pockets, he looked at the bewildered Yun Xiaoxiao with a smirk.

His striking, pale blue eyes gleamed with mischief.