CHAPTER 125: CHAPTER 125: APOCALYPSE, I AM NOT THE HOLY MOTHER 31

Yang Duo and Yang Ziqi had been chatting with the soldiers under Song Yuhang for a while. After some conversation, Yang Duo casually glanced at Lin Shuangshuang and asked the seventh-ranked soldier beside him, "Is Miss Lin still upset about the previous issue? She hardly speaks, leaving us on edge. Maybe you could help start a conversation, and we could properly apologize. It’s a long journey, and keeping things like this isn’t good."

Everyone knew Lin Shuangshuang’s temper. Lao Qi casually laughed and replied, "That’s just how Big Sister is. She treats everyone that way, introverted and doesn’t like to talk. But she’s actually very kind, cold on the outside but warm inside, and not prone to anger. You guys really shouldn’t worry about her attitude."

Lin Shuangshuang was extremely strict during the soldiers’ training, but she also gave it her all, even teaching them the mental methods of martial arts. As a result, these soldiers respected Lin Shuangshuang as much as Song Yuhang.

They most often called Song Yuhang "Big Brother" when he was outside, and to show respect, these people changed their address for Lin Shuangshuang to "Big Sister," not minding at all that she was younger than them.

As for Lin Shuangshuang, her sense of age remained stuck in her past life, where she would naturally be more than qualified to be these people’s Big Sister. So Lin Shuangshuang didn’t feel anything was wrong being called Big Sister by people older than her actual age.

When Lao Qi mentioned Lin Shuangshuang, the natural closeness and respect he showed made Yang Duo’s eyes darken. He exchanged a covert glance with Yang Ziqi, and a hint of gloom flickered in both their eyes.

This time, Yang Duo didn’t speak. Instead, Yang Ziqi placed a hand on Lao Qi’s shoulder, making a relieved gesture as he said, "Now we can relax. Honestly, that initial strike from Miss Lin was too terrifying. Every time I think of it, I break out in a cold sweat. If we hadn’t reacted in time, Little Man’s life could have been in real danger. You guys should talk to Miss Lin, please don’t scare people with tactics like that in the future. What if something goes out of control?"

Lao Qi didn’t catch the implication behind Yang Ziqi’s words. He couldn’t help but recall Lin Shuangshuang’s devilish training, where a group of them would get thoroughly defeated, often having to point out various critical spots with Qingque. It was indeed ridiculously intense!

Thinking of this, Lao Qi sympathetically patted Yang Ziqi and Yang Duo’s shoulders, saying, "You guys haven’t been through it. Facing this kind of scene without preparation is a bit intense, but don’t worry, Big Sister has skill. She can’t really hurt anyone!"

When Lao Qi said this, his face was full of trust in Lin Shuangshuang, which left Yang Duo and Yang Ziqi feeling frustrated. How come this big guy couldn’t catch on!

Unfazed, Yang Duo leaned closer to Lao Qi, purposely lowering his voice, "Is Miss Lin’s temper not very good? Why do I feel like you guys are afraid of her? Is it because she’s good at martial arts and beats you up? Would she hit us too?" Yang Duo said this while mockingly rubbing his arms, putting on a scared and quirky look.

Lao Qi thought of Lin Shuangshuang’s devilish demeanor during training and couldn’t help but shiver, "You know what, we are kind of afraid of Big Sister!"

"No way? Did she really hit you guys? Or does she bully and enslave you because of her martial prowess?" Yang Ziqi widened his eyes and leaned in with a look of shock!

Lao Qi couldn’t help but roll his eyes at him, "What are you saying? Big Sister is not that kind of person! Say it like that again, and I might hit you myself!" As he said this, Lao Qi even waved his fist.

"I’m telling you, if Big Sister truly used force, we wouldn’t really be afraid of her. We respect her, and that respect brings about fear; it’s not genuine fear of her! Hey, why are you two men gossiping about our Big Sister? It’s not like you’re women! I’m warning you, don’t scheme against our Big Sister!"

"No way, we’re just gossiping a bit!" "Exactly, with Miss Lin being so awesome, how would we dare to scheme? We’re just afraid of getting beaten in the future!" Yang Duo and Yang Ziqi quickly joked around to deflect the topic.

Along the way, the atmosphere was quite harmonious with laughter and talking from both sides, at least among Lin Shuangshuang’s group, it felt very harmonious.

Along the road, they came across two mutated sparrows. But before everyone could react, an excited Doumi had already captured them all in one swoop and presented them to Lin Shuangshuang like a treasure, seeking a pet and a pat.

The mutated sparrows were over a meter tall, with plenty of meat on them. Two were enough for everyone to feast on, and it was just around noon. Seeing an open space ahead, they decided to rest for a while and have a barbecue before continuing the journey.

They happened upon a peach tree on the way, which had miraculously bloomed with peach blossoms the size of bowls this season! The nectar from the flowers wasn’t much, and everyone together only managed to gather a bottle of peach blossom honey.

That bit of honey was enough to use as seasoning for the barbecue, hence everyone got busy chopping firewood and fetching water.

Li Man, Mi Lu, and Ma Ying worked together to break the branches Lin Shuangshuang brought down into suitable lengths for the fire, and Yang Duo casually chatted with Li Man, "I just spoke with those people, and everyone said Miss Lin’s like that by nature and isn’t mad at you. Lao Qi even said that Miss Lin is very measured in her actions and was just scaring you. She wouldn’t actually harm you. I must say, Miss Lin is quite popular; everyone’s full of trust in her. I reckon she really isn’t mad at you."

"Really? Then I’m relieved!" Li Man pretended to relax, even patting her chest with a look of great relief. Meanwhile, she stepped on and snapped a branch as thick as her forearm.

With a smile, she glanced over in Lin Shuangshuang’s direction, appearing cheerful on the surface yet feeling somewhat gloomy inside.

Just a while ago, she had subtly instructed Yang Duo and Yang Ziqi to find a chance to discreetly undermine Lin Shuangshuang, ideally creating some friction between Lin Shuangshuang and the others.

Alerted, Yang Duo and Yang Ziqi gave her seemingly casual chat to reassure her, but were actually telling her that their attempts to sow discord and undermine had failed, and that these people trusted Lin Shuangshuang particularly well, making further attempts to divide difficult.

Li Man felt rather upset, having initially thought Lin Shuangshuang’s kind of personality would be disliked and easy to deal with. Who knew she’d be a tough nut to crack!

Li Man’s gaze subtly swept over Red Jade, lingering inadvertently on Lin Shuangshuang beside her for a moment. She smiled lightly and then turned to Yang Ziqi and Yang Duo, "Why don’t you two stop hovering around me? Look, everyone is busy, so hurry and lend a hand!"

Having sent the two away, Li Man pulled Mi Lu aside, smiling, "Mi Lu, come with me to chat with Sister Shuangshuang. I’m nervous facing her alone."

Mi Lu thought nothing of it, assuming Li Man was just frightened by Lin Shuangshuang’s earlier sword strike, and happily linked arms with Li Man as they went to find Lin Shuangshuang.

Lin Shuangshuang had been secretly observing Li Man, and upon seeing Li Man approaching her now, she couldn’t help but feel a little tempted to frown.