Yan Luo was unmoved. "I will not go to the Huo Family. You should leave."
Yan Rujin saw that she refused to go back to the Huo Family no matter what, and his eyes rolled. He then said, "Little sister, even if you don't go to the Huo Family, at least open the door and let your brother in. It's raining outside, where do you expect me to go?"
Yan Luo said seriously, "The reason I opened the door today is to tell you that I, from now on, will have no relation to anyone in your Yan Family."
After speaking, Yan Rujin was completely stunned. His fingers trembled with anger. "W-what did you say?!"
Yan Luo didn't want to bother with him anymore and raised her hand to close the door. Cai Tiantian rushed out from the hallway. "Yan Luo, even if you don't acknowledge your family, at least give your brother some food. You can't be so heartless, immoral, and uncivilized!"
Yan Luo gave her a cold glance.
Cai Tiantian, enjoying the spectacle, continued, "I saw yesterday that you moved two boatloads of things. There must be good food, right? Maybe even self-heating hot pot. I saw it all!" She giggled twice. "Yan Luo, as long as you give me two boxes of self-heating hot pot, I won't tell everyone how much supplies you moved. Otherwise, I'll let everyone in the entire residential area know that you have food and drinks!"
Yan Luo's eyes instantly turned cold. She didn't want to deal with these ants, but there were always ants that liked to swarm upwards. The half-closed door opened again. She took two steps out and stood outside the door, asking, "Which eye of yours saw that I had supplies?"
Cai Tiantian was delighted to see her come out. She thought Yan Luo must be scared. So, she said triumphantly, "I was living on the tenth floor when you were moving supplies. Of course, I saw it clearly. Your box had more than just self-heating hot pot; there was more!"
A painful scream echoed through the eighteenth floor.
Huo Rujin and Lin Ting turned their heads and saw Cai Tiantian's appearance, so scared they felt a chill all over their bodies. Cai Tiantian clutched her right eye with both hands, her fingers stacked. Bright red blood flowed from between her fingers, dripping onto the ground drop by drop. She curled up into a ball in the corner in pain.
Yan Luo's voice, devoid of warmth, asked again, "Did you really see me moving anything?"
Cai Tiantian no longer dared to speak. Trembling, she started to cry.
Huo Rujin and Lin Ting stood there in shock, not even noticing when Yan Luo closed the door. Yan Luo's ruthless lesson to Cai Tiantian was not only because she was always bothering her, but also to deter others. With such a commotion on the eighteenth floor, how could the residents downstairs not know? What she wanted was for everyone to fear her, to revere her, and not to dare to scheme against her.
Back inside, Yan Feng looked at Yan Luo with admiration. Others didn't know how Yan Luo injured Cai Tiantian, but he did. Yan Luo used spiritual energy. Her movements were so fast that he didn't even see how she attacked.
"Sister, you blinded her eyes. She will definitely resent you. What if she causes trouble later?"
Yan Luo said, "There are no medical conditions to treat her now, and the temperature is so high. It won't be long before her wound gets infected. From now on, she'll be too preoccupied to worry about me."
The hallway was filled with bacteria and microorganisms, and wounds were their favorite environment to thrive. In times of war, a lack of antibiotics could be fatal. It was the same now.
Huo Rujin, outside the door, came to his senses. All he saw now was a barred door; Yan Luo was nowhere in sight. He was also frightened by Yan Luo's demeanor and could only try to figure things out himself. Lin Ting glanced at Cai Tiantian on the ground, and they both understood each other's intentions. They took the opportunity to force Cai Tiantian home and robbed Sun Xiaowei of all his food, temporarily settling on the tenth floor. Unfortunately, the tenth floor was flooded the next day. The two of them couldn't leave Huayuan Residential Area, so they robbed another household and moved to the fifteenth floor.
A few days later, the rain outside gradually lessened, turning from torrential downpours into a fine mist. Yan Luo packed her things and prepared to go out scavenging again with Yan Feng. As soon as they stepped out, they encountered Sheng Luan again. Following behind her was the girl Yan Rujin had bullied earlier. The two of them were carrying a kayak, clearly intending to go out as well.
"Let's go together."
Sheng Luan invited.
Yan Luo said, "What a coincidence, meeting again today."
Sheng Luan smiled generously. "This time it's not a coincidence. I've been waiting for you behind my door."
Seeing her admit it so frankly, Yan Luo just smiled.
Sheng Luan pointed to the girl behind her and introduced, "This is Bai Yue, a student from Shangyang University."
Bai Yue was wearing a black, tight-fitting waterproof suit today. Her dark, long hair was tied back, adding a touch of heroic spirit to her gentle demeanor. Yan Feng couldn't help but stare a bit longer. When Bai Yue noticed, he awkwardly said, "What a coincidence! I'm also a student from Shangyang University. I just graduated last month."
Bai Yue hummed and nervously leaned back behind Sheng Luan.
Yan Feng immediately felt he had been presumptuous and quickly explained, "I didn't mean anything else. I just saw you were a junior and felt a sense of familiarity."
Bai Yue was timid by nature and had just experienced being almost assaulted and losing her boyfriend. Any slight disturbance would frighten her.
Yan Luo wasn't originally interested in someone like Bai Yue, but now, there was a faint trace of spiritual energy emanating from Bai Yue. Her spiritual energy felt very comfortable, making one want to get close. Most people's spiritual roots have no attributes, but a very small number of cultivators' spiritual roots come with attributes. For example, Yan Feng, although he had a dual spiritual root, his spiritual root had a lightning attribute, making it very powerful offensively. As he grew, he would become a very formidable cultivator. Similarly, Yan Feng also carried a bit of an aggressive aura.
Yan Luo said, "Alright, let's go quickly. Let's save time."
Sheng Luan left her two sheepdogs at home to guard the house. Yan Luo deactivated the electric fence on the barred gate. The four of them carried the boat downstairs. Going down this time was not as smooth as last time; the hallway was crowded with people and filled with filth and garbage. The supplies delivered by the rescue team were long gone, and everyone was on the verge of starvation.
"Hey, I heard your name is Yan Luo, right? Lend us your kayak."
A group of people surrounded them, blocking their path.
Yan Luo didn't even raise her eyelids. "Why should I lend it to you? That's ridiculous."
The crowd was surprised that Yan Luo was so unyielding and refused so bluntly.
"We've all starved to the point of being thin, but you and your brother are still looking well-fed. You must not be short of food. You should give us this chance to go out and find supplies!"
Yan Feng almost laughed in anger. "Why should we give it to you? Are you sick?"
A bare-chested man said, "If you don't give it to us, that's fine. But you have to share some of the food you find with us when you get back."
Yan Feng looked at him like an idiot. "Listen to yourself, are you even speaking human words?"