A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse

After all this time, she was still with Huo Ren.

Bei Nuan felt that Zhen Zhen seemed much more haggard than when she first saw her by the river.

She was much thinner now. The smooth, full lines unique to a young girl's face had disappeared. Her cheeks were sunken, her cheekbones prominent. The corners of her eyes drooped, and her eyes were dull, lacking any brightness.

Anyone with eyes could see that she wasn't happy.

She still hasn't run away to save herself? Bei Nuan thought.

However, everyone thinks differently.

Even now, sitting here, Zhen Zhen would glance at Huo Ren from time to time, her eyes full of concern.

She was probably willing to stay with him.

It's not the time to worry about others, Bei Nuan told herself. I need to get through my own difficulties first.

Several people stood behind Huo Ren and Zhen Zhen. Bei Nuan recognized them at a glance as the same subordinates who had followed him at the Ninth Prison.

Besides them, Ya Wen was also present.

Ya Wen's eyes flashed with contempt and smugness when she saw Bei Nuan.

"This is our new Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden Jia De," Jia Han introduced Bei Nuan.

Bei Nuan didn't raise her eyes. As the Holy Maiden, she didn't need to bow to ordinary people. She only nodded slightly to Huo Ren.

Hearing Jia Han's words, Huo Ren suddenly chuckled.

"What did you say her name was? I didn't hear clearly. Holy Maiden Jia De?"

Jia Han was a little puzzled, not knowing what he was laughing at. He looked at Huo Ren in confusion. "Yes, Holy Maiden Jia De."

The curve of Huo Ren's lips widened.

Bei Nuan's heart skipped a beat. What is Huo Ren laughing at?

He actually laughed.

Moreover, when he said Bei Nuan's name, he said "Holy Maiden Jia De," not "Jia De, the Holy Maiden" as Jia Han had introduced her.

It felt like the kind of reaction someone who knew Joan of Arc would have.

Huo Ren stopped laughing and said lazily, "It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered something. So, this is the new Holy Maiden who stole Ya Wen's position? She looks quite young."

He glanced at Bei Nuan again and sighed, "Both of you wear such heavy makeup, your eyes look like they've been punched. Can't you change the rules of your tribe's Holy Maiden attire?"

Jia Han answered him objectively, "This is a tradition passed down from the past. It cannot be changed."

Jia Han then introduced Huo Ren to Bei Nuan.

"This is Mr. Huo of LBD. He is in charge of affairs in this region. LBD has been assisting in the development of our tribe for the past few years, and Mr. Huo has made invaluable contributions."

LBD? Was that the organization with the logo of a three-petaled flower with an eye in the center?

So, Lu Xing Chi's lead was correct. Huo Ren really was a member of this organization.

Bei Nuan remained calm, silently digesting this information.

It turned out that this Huo Ren, although he looked like a ruthless mercenary leader, actually had a legitimate official identity, and it seemed to be a high-ranking one.

Huo Ren exchanged a few polite words with Jia Han.

Bei Nuan turned and sat down.

This was Jia Han's reception area. There was a circle of wooden armchairs with embroidered cushions, no less than ten of them, most of which were still empty.

Bei Nuan deliberately chose the seat next to Ya Wen.

Bei Nuan sitting so close made Ya Wen a little uncomfortable. She shifted to the side.

Hehe, there's only so much space. Where else can you hide? Bei Nuan thought.

Bei Nuan rested her hand on the armrest of the chair and quietly removed the band-aid from her finger.

The armchairs were close together, and Ya Wen's arm was resting on the armrest.

It would be a crime not to touch her, especially on such an auspicious day.

Jia Han was exchanging pleasantries with Huo Ren, talking about previous aid projects. Huo Ren wasn't very interested and responded perfunctorily.

Bei Nuan seized the opportunity to secretly extend her right index finger and lightly touch Ya Wen's arm.

Ya Wen didn't notice at all. Her mind was preoccupied with her own matters.

Huo Ren had called a few days ago, saying he had business nearby and would arrive soon.

Huo Ren was very handsome, powerful, and influential. He was the most outstanding man Ya Wen had ever come into contact with.

Since latching onto this powerful figure two years ago, the two had maintained contact.

This time, Ya Wen had originally intended to use Huo Ren's influence to deal with Bei Nuan, this suddenly emerged new Holy Maiden.

Who would have thought that Huo Ren would arrive with a woman?

This had never happened before when Huo Ren visited.

Moreover, this woman had a special status. While everyone else stood, Huo Ren actually let her sit down, next to him.

A rival in love had appeared out of thin air.

Ya Wen stared at Zhen Zhen beside Huo Ren, completely forgetting about Bei Nuan.

Her displeasure was evident on her face, without any attempt to conceal it.

So jealous, just say it, Holy Maiden Ya Wen. Please begin your performance. Bei Nuan thought.

Three minutes began.

Bei Nuan leaned over and asked her in a low voice, "Did you go out this morning?"

Ya Wen didn't want to pay attention to Bei Nuan, but her mouth moved automatically, her tone full of boasting, "Huo Ren called me and said he was already nearby. I was just looking for him, so I went out to meet him."

Presumably, the satellite phone in her hand was also given to her by Huo Ren. No wonder it was the same model.

She had gone out early this morning, without even worshipping the Water God. It turned out she had gone to find Huo Ren, her golden thigh.

"I didn't expect a woman to be with him," Ya Wen continued loudly.

Her voice was so loud that it interrupted Jia Han mid-sentence. Everyone in the room looked at her.

Jia Han frowned, about to say something, when he heard Ya Wen continue.

"This woman is thin and ugly. I don't know what Huo Ren sees in her."

This was a blatant provocation.

Even Zhen Zhen, who usually only cared about what Huo Ren was saying and doing, turned to look at her in surprise.

Bei Nuan shrank back in her chair, silently watching the drama unfold.

Today, Ya Wen was the undisputed female lead, capturing everyone's attention, launching a direct attack on Zhen Zhen.

"This woman is far inferior to me. She has neither looks nor figure. What do you want with her?"

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Had Holy Maiden Ya Wen taken the wrong medicine?

Jia Han and Huo Ren spoke simultaneously: "Ya Wen!"

Ya Wen was initially startled by her own outburst, but accustomed to arrogance, she didn't take it seriously.

Now, with both Jia Han and Huo Ren shouting at her, she felt embarrassed.

That skinny woman with Huo Ren wasn't as glamorous or seductive as her. She was just an ordinary person with nothing. She could be thrown into the Salt River on a whim. Was she worth both of them shouting at her, the Holy Maiden?

Her mouth was faster than her brain.

"What is she? You're all yelling at me for her?"

Zhen Zhen timidly tugged at Huo Ren's arm. "Speak nicely. Don't be so fierce to her."

Zhen Zhen's words were sincere, but to Ya Wen, they were like adding fuel to the fire.

Ya Wen immediately felt that this skinny woman was not only ugly but also a two-faced b*tch.

Ya Wen had been pampered for years. Everyone treated her with respect. She had never suffered such humiliation.

She slapped the armrest of the chair and stood up, pointing at Zhen Zhen. "Stop pretending!"

Zhen Zhen was on the verge of tears. "I'm not pretending." She grabbed Huo Ren's arm, her face full of fear.

Ya Wen was furious. "Let go of him! Huo Ren, throw her out!"

She vented her anger at Huo Ren. Zhen Zhen couldn't bear it anymore. "You can talk to me. He's been traveling lately and is very tired. He's not in a good mood. Don't yell at him."

Bei Nuan knew that with Zhen Zhen's personality, she meant those words sincerely.

However, to Ya Wen, it was a completely different story.

Zhen Zhen seemed to be deliberately using her gentleness and consideration in front of Huo Ren to highlight Ya Wen's unreasonableness and arrogance.

Ya Wen stared at Zhen Zhen, trembling with anger.

Huo Ren's harem was fighting.

The Virgin Mary versus the Holy Maiden, such a lively quarrel. Bei Nuan became incredibly safe.

No one paid any attention to Bei Nuan, who was silently shrinking in her chair.

Ya Wen continued to point at Zhen Zhen, venting her anger at Huo Ren. "This kind of woman only knows how to say a few nice words. What use is she to you?"

After shouting this, Ya Wen suddenly fell silent.

Three minutes were up.

Even if it ended, it didn't matter.

This skill had neither a cooldown nor immunity period. It was easy to continue.

Bei Nuan immediately turned sideways and reached out to tug at Ya Wen's arm without hesitation, whispering, "Why don't you sit down and talk?"

It looked like she was trying to mediate the quarrel with good intentions.

Touched by Bei Nuan, the truth in Ya Wen's heart erupted like Mentos dropped into a bottle of Coke.

"Aren't I more useful? I'm the tribe's Holy Maiden. Who doesn't know me, Ya Wen, in this area? What can't I find for you?"

Ya Wen was furious.

"You said last time that you must help him find that person, and as long as you find that person, you can find some medicine, right?"

Bei Nuan hadn't expected her to suddenly change the subject and mention this midway through the argument. She glanced at Huo Ren.

Huo Ren's expression had changed. He narrowed his eyes at Ya Wen coldly.

Ya Wen continued talking endlessly, "If you can't find him, you won't be able to report to your LBD boss. I've been working so hard for you these days, braving the wind and rain, and you still dare to yell at me…"

Before Ya Wen could finish her sentence, a gunshot rang out.

She fell straight back into her chair, the remaining truths stuck in her throat, never to be spoken again.

Bei Nuan's first reaction was to run.

He might kill her to silence her.

However, Huo Ren didn't continue firing. Instead, he twirled the gun casually in his fingers and put it away.

Bei Nuan replayed Ya Wen's words in her mind.

Fortunately, her words about finding someone were vague. Otherwise, everyone in this room would be in trouble.

Huo Ren tilted his head, admiring Ya Wen, who was lying motionless in the chair with a gunshot wound to the head. He smiled. "How dare I yell at you? Of course, I wouldn't dare."

The scene was silent, with only a faint smell of gunpowder lingering in the air.

Huo Ren turned to Jia Han. "You already have a new Holy Maiden. This old one is useless. How about it? I helped you solve the problem, didn't I?"

Jia Han didn't speak, a rare trace of compassion appearing in his calm eyes.

He didn't like Ya Wen, and only because she had Huo Ren as her backing did he not send her away directly.

But seeing Ya Wen, whom he had known for so many years, being killed was a different matter.

Jia Han was silent for a moment before he ordered, "Holy Maiden Ya Wen was bitten by a zombie when she went out today. She almost turned just now. Be careful when handling her. Carry her outside the camp and find a place to bury her."

Many of Jia Han's attendants, standing inside and outside the house, were already terrified.

In this peaceful tribe, where even speaking loudly was rare, they had never seen anyone use a gun, let alone someone like Huo Ren, who would shoot and kill without hesitation.

Hearing Chief Jia Han's order, they came to their senses and hurried out to find a piece of cloth, then carried Ya Wen out.

Huo Ren glanced at Jia Han, seemingly appreciating his ability to instantly fabricate a plausible explanation.

"I plan to stay here for a day," Huo Ren said. "Someone stole important commercial secrets from us and seems to have arrived nearby recently. I'm here to take a look. Can the Chief also send someone to help me find them?"

He had acted impulsively and killed Ya Wen, so now he had to ask Jia Han to help him find someone.

Huo Ren took a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Jia Han.

Even from this distance, Bei Nuan could see that it was the photo of the mysterious person.

Jia Han took it and nodded. "Of course, no problem. I'll send someone out to look for them right away."

Jia Han readily agreed, and Huo Ren was very satisfied.

He stood up and walked out. "Alright. I have to go to work too. No way around it, working for the boss."

Zhen Zhen quickly got up and followed him. Passing by the chair Ya Wen had just been sitting in, she glanced at the bloodstain and couldn't help but tug at Huo Ren's clothes.

"Huo Ren, you need to control your temper. Always getting so angry isn't good for your health."

Huo Ren raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, but didn't answer.

His gaze fell on Bei Nuan beside him.

Bei Nuan had stood up with Jia Han, intending to see Huo Ren out, but she found that Huo Ren had stopped.

He glanced at her and suddenly extended his hand towards her.

For a moment, Bei Nuan thought he was going to rip off her veil.

However, he wasn't. Huo Ren's hand changed direction mid-air and grasped Bei Nuan's right hand.

This was more terrifying than pulling off her veil.

Bei Nuan had just removed the band-aid from her finger to deal with Ya Wen.

Although Bei Nuan also wanted to hear Huo Ren's secrets, it was definitely not the right time.

When she saw Huo Ren earlier, Bei Nuan had thought about using the "Truth and Sincerity" ability on him, but to do so, she needed Lu Xing Chi to be present.

Otherwise, if she heard secrets she shouldn't, she would be courting death, and her fate might be the same as Ya Wen's, sent to meet Yama with a single shot.

Bei Nuan was caught off guard as Huo Ren grabbed her hand.

His fingers, touching hers, were as cold as a snake.

Bei Nuan looked at him in terror, but found that Huo Ren only gave her a frivolous smile.

He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it before letting go.

Bei Nuan waited anxiously.

Nothing happened.

Huo Ren strolled out the door with his group.

Bei Nuan stood rooted to the spot, her shock indescribable.

The countdown for "Truth and Sincerity" on the task list was still ticking normally. The thirty-six hours were far from over.

"Holy Maiden? Holy Maiden Jia De?"

Everyone had gone out to see Huo Ren off. Dan Sui, seeing that Bei Nuan had no intention of moving and was still standing there in a daze, called out to her softly.

Bei Nuan came back to her senses and grabbed Dan Sui's arm.

The young girl immediately started chattering.

"That man actually killed Ya Wen? Ya Wen was annoying, but that man is too scary, a pervert, right? Why does Chief Jia Han still deal with such a bad person? It's probably because they give our tribe benefits every year. Chief Jia Han has it tough too…"

She chattered non-stop.

It seemed that the ability to make people tell the truth was still working normally. There was nothing wrong with it.

Then the problem lay with Huo Ren.

Huo Ren was immune to the ability.

Bei Nuan's empowered finger had no effect on him.

This was important. She had to tell Lu Xing Chi immediately.

But she couldn't let Lu Xing Chi know about her gaining abilities from doing tasks.

Besides, Huo Ren seemed to know Joan of Arc. Could it be that he, like Bei Nuan, had also transmigrated to this world?

It was very possible.

When Bei Nuan transmigrated, she drew a novice gift bag from the system and randomly opened a space.

Then it was also possible that Huo Ren had also opened a novice gift bag when he transmigrated and randomly received some ability.

But this was also something she couldn't tell Lu Xing Chi.

Bei Nuan had a headache.

Meanwhile, Dan Sui was still chattering away.

Bei Nuan overheard her say, "I don't know what time it is now. If the Holy Maiden goes back to her room to rest later, I can take the opportunity to sneak out and go find…"

Dan Sui suddenly realized what she was saying and looked at Bei Nuan with frightened eyes.

But her mouth was out of control.

"…go find my Wen Qin gege. He must have been waiting for me all morning."

After finishing, Dan Sui looked desperate.

It was absolutely forbidden to have secret relationships in the tribe. If caught, not only would the two have no chance of getting married in the future, but they would also be whipped in front of the entire tribe.

Bei Nuan put the band-aid back on her finger and took Dan Sui's arm.

"Dan Sui, don't be afraid. I won't tell anyone."

Bei Nuan led the teary-eyed Dan Sui back to their dwelling. Lu Xing Chi and Da Sheng were waiting for her.

These two, mutually disdainful, sat far apart, ignoring each other.

Seeing Bei Nuan return, Da Sheng leaped through the air from afar and pounced into her arms.

Lu Xing Chi glanced at Da Sheng indifferently, seemingly displeased.

Boss Lu, why don't you try a leap too? Bei Nuan thought. But you're too big. I probably can't catch you.

Bei Nuan turned to Dan Sui. "Go find your Wen Qin gege. You're dismissed."

Dan Sui looked at Bei Nuan in a daze for a long time, then suddenly realized that Bei Nuan wasn't being sarcastic.

She bowed happily and ran off.

After she left, Bei Nuan closed the door and reported Huo Ren's arrival to the boss in detail.

"I've always felt that Huo Ren isn't normal."

Bei Nuan said tentatively.

"Think about it, he's so arrogant. Could it be that he also has something special? For example, some kind of ability?"

Lu Xing Chi agreed with Bei Nuan's idea. "It's very possible. Try to stay away from him these next two days."

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