Chapter Sixty: From Now On, You May Ask Me to Do Anything

"Miss Yuan, you have to hold on. We’ll be saved very soon."

Su Yuting was half-supporting Mu Yuan as the two of them stumbled and lurched forward in their flight. It was more walking than running. Mu Yuan now looked completely spent, unable to exert any strength at all, relying entirely on Su Yuting to keep her moving. Even the words of comfort she kept murmuring sounded false no matter how one heard them. Mu Yuan, being supported, even twitched at the corner of her mouth, thinking to herself that only a pampered little girl who had not yet grown up would think that way. Did she really believe some white knight would appear at the last second to save her, like in television dramas and novels? Never having been tempered by the realities of society, she always lived in her own fantasy.

"Don’t run. It’s useless struggling. Surrender now..."

"Get out of the way, all of you! If you delay Master Tu’s business, every one of you will wish you were dead!"

Hearing the shouting behind them draw closer and closer, Su Yuting grew even more nervous. She could not help turning her little head to look back, and her face changed color at once.

A group of arrogant men was shouting as they chased after the two girls ahead. Everywhere they passed was crowded with people, yet not a single person stepped forward to act righteously. Not even the slightest curiosity to follow and watch the excitement appeared. They all kept far away, because they simply did not dare.

The three words "Master Tu" carried overwhelming intimidation in their hearts.

Whether it was his own strength, the many Awakened under his command, the several hundred armed subordinates he had, or his ties with the military among the crowd here, none of them were people the bystanders could afford to offend. More importantly, this powerful man was a madman, a pervert, ruthless and vicious beyond measure, the sort of person whose name alone could make one shudder and change expression. Like a thousand pounds pressing on everyone’s chest, no one dared act rashly.

"You can’t get away, heh heh!"

Seeing this, Su Yuting felt the weight of Mu Yuan in her arms grow heavier and heavier, making each step harder than the last. She was almost at her limit. Her anxious gaze swept around in all directions, as if searching for reinforcements. Only now did she realize the situation was nothing like she had imagined. Her big eyes were filled with terror and tears, as though they might spill out at any moment. She seemed to think of what would happen after she was captured, and her face went deathly pale, nearly despairing. She staggered, nearly causing both of them to fall together to the ground.

Help me! Who will come save me?

How Su Yuting longed for her white knight to appear at once, to strike down the thugs behind her and rescue her from the devil’s hands. But reality was cruel. Her gaze, full of longing, pleading, and despair, swept over the surrounding crowd. Those people immediately scattered and dodged as if she were plague itself, as though her eyes possessed some strange power.

Su Yuting desperately sought help, yearning for her white knight to appear, trying to clutch at the last straw of salvation. But no one was willing to answer, no one was willing to offer her even that final straw. How she wished someone would step forward like a god and save her, then live a happy life with her afterward, just like in a fairy tale.

But reality was always cruel, shattering her dreams and fantasies.

"Stop! Don’t run!"

...

Hearing the threats and shouts growing ever closer, almost right on her heels, Su Yuting still would not give up. Even though she knew the other side held immense power in this crowd and that she was nearly without a path to survive, she still could not abandon hope, could not and dared not. As a girl raised in modern society, shaped by all manner of social influences, she had long accepted that a woman’s body could be used as currency, and that selling herself was nothing so extraordinary. It was merely her advantage, her capital, like ability, education, and connections. If it could be used to choose a better future, why not make good use of it? Why choose something worse? Wouldn’t that be foolish?

Only, when faced with such a crazed pervert, she did not want to submit herself to him. She also did not want to suffer all the torments she had heard of in rumors, or be humiliated by even more men. She could accept using her body to exchange for a better future, but that did not mean she could accept being humiliated by so many men. Those were two different things.

Supporting Mu Yuan, who had been injured in the fall, Su Yuting felt the other woman’s strength grow weaker and weaker, her body pressing down on her more and more heavily. Yet she did not abandon her, nor did she complain. When everyone else had betrayed her, only Miss Yuan remained by her side, staying with her even now, refusing to give up even if they were caught...

Suddenly, just as Su Yuting lifted her head, she saw that ahead of them was the outer edge of the fleeing crowd. Her eyes lit up. As long as they could get out, get outside, she did not believe the other side would risk his life to chase her under the threat of mutant monsters. She forced her steps toward the front. Even if they might then face the danger of those monsters’ attacks, as long as there was a chance, she did not want to be caught. She did not dare imagine what kind of fate awaited her afterward.

Mu Yuan, being supported, looked at the direction Su Yuting was heading and her expression changed. It seemed she understood what the other woman intended. In her heart she said, Yuting, don’t blame your sister for being cruel. I was forced into this too, and had no choice.

"Oh no!"

For some reason, Mu Yuan, who had been leaning on Su Yuting’s support, suddenly fell to the ground again, and even tripped Su Yuting, who was helping her, sending both of them rolling over together...

"Heh heh... Running? Why aren’t you running now?"

Seeing the two in front fall to the ground, the pursuers became even more brazen and arrogant. They slowed their pace, panting for breath, but now they had no intention of, nor dared to, hurl insults. No one knew what would become of these women in the future. If they managed to stand firm beside Master Tu, then offending them now would surely bring no good end. The pillow talk of this world was vicious beyond measure; they all understood that well.

It was over.

As Su Yuting hit the ground, her mind went blank. A single thought filled her heart: was it really over this time? Who, who will save me? I don’t want to be caught by that mad pervert. Whoever saves me now, I’ll marry him, I’ll do anything he wants. Please, God...

It seemed God truly answered...

When Su Yuting endured the pain and lifted her head, she saw a group of people ahead, standing there with overwhelming presence, all looking formidable. Especially the tall figure in front, wearing a fierce and terrifying mask, with a weapon on his back even larger than the huge sword from the legends she had seen on television. One glance was enough to make anyone treat him with caution. More importantly, unlike the crowd before, they did not panic and scatter, did not flee far away and refuse to approach for fear of trouble. They simply stood there without moving at all, as if the two girls did not exist, each minding his own business.

Enduring the pain, Su Yuting struggled to her feet and desperately hauled Mu Yuan up from the ground, then moved miserably toward Liang Jing and the others. She had already given up on escaping to the wilds outside, because after that fall it was too late. Even if she fought with all her strength now, she would only manage a few steps before being overtaken and captured. And this was with the other side intentionally slowing down!

Likewise, she did not call out for help, because her previous experience had taught her that she must not do that. Otherwise what awaited her would almost certainly be the other side fleeing in fright. These people before her were already the last straw in her heart. She silently begged them, Please don’t leave. As long as you can save me, I will repay you properly.

Yes, the last straw in Su Yuting’s grasp was Liang Jing and his group. They had wandered through the crowd earlier and, rather than immediately picking fights over territory or the like, had decided to settle down on the outskirts first. This would not only avoid trouble, it might even bring them a little benefit. But they had not expected trouble to come looking for them on its own.

Hm?

In truth, Liang Jing had already noticed the chase and flight from afar. Now, seeing the two women being pursued stumble in such bizarre fashion just a short distance from him, he felt a flicker of suspicion and frowned. He thought to himself, Do these people have some scheme against me? Was I discovered by Master Tu the moment I arrived? Or is some other faction targeting them?

Yes, the other side’s abnormal, highly unorthodox fall had aroused Liang Jing’s suspicion. In this even more brutally cannibalistic world, no one could know what ideas a fellow human being might harbor. More importantly, Liang Jing knew he still had a "great enemy" here, so he had no choice but to be careful.

Swish!

At that moment, the others beside him also reacted. After this period of tempering, they almost instinctively drew blades and gripped guns, and the atmosphere of the whole group changed at once, turning cold and sharp.

"Help! Please, help me! I’ll do anything you want in the future..."

Seeing the reaction of this group ahead, Su Yuting became even more excited. She shouted for help at the top of her lungs without caring for anything else.