Chapter 1074: Chapter 1074: Can’t Be Without You (10)

She nodded gently, carefully turning around and feeling her way into the inner room.

Bang!

In the corridor, Qian Xueying had already kicked open the second door, advancing a few more steps toward them.

Chu Xinqing quickened her pace, slipped into the inner room, and quietly peeked out to look at Qiao Liang. At this moment, Qiao Liang had already tiptoed to the door, gripping the piece of steel rebar hidden against the wall.

Turning his face to see Chu Xinqing, he immediately waved his hand to signal her to hide quickly.

Chu Xinqing hurriedly pulled her hand back, leaned against the wall, and crouched down bit by bit. She felt around her surroundings and found a heavy, rectangular object, unsure if it was a stone or something else. She immediately tightened her hands, gripping the object firmly in her palms.

By this time, light from the corridor had already seeped through the door crack, growing brighter and brighter—Qian Xueying had arrived nearby.

Qiao Liang tightened his grip on the steel rebar and held his breath.

Turning her face, noticing the closed room door, Qian Xueying turned around, approached, and shone her flashlight on the door panel, squinting slightly.

“Qiao Liang, you’re in there, right?”

No one responded, and Qian Xueying let out a sinister laugh, lifting her foot to kick open the wooden door.

The wooden door was kicked open, slamming against the wall before bouncing back.

Both Qiao Liang and Chu Xinqing, tightly gripping the weapons they had found, held their breath in nervous anticipation.

Peeking inside, noticing another door, Qian Xueying stepped forward into the doorway.

Seeing the beam of light entering, Qiao Liang gripped the steel rebar with both hands and swung forcefully at her back.

Hearing the wind behind her, Qian Xueying initially dodged, ultimately reacting a moment too late, taking a heavy blow from Qiao Liang on her back. She stumbled sideways, crashing into the wall, the gun and phone in her hands immediately slipping away, landing far off.

Having landed a hit, Qiao Liang immediately pursued the advantage, charging at her with the rebar, swinging indiscriminately.

Being trained, Qian Xueying deftly sidestepped, Qiao Liang’s rebar barely grazing her hair before hitting the wall, creating a hollow with plaster powder flying, undeterred, Qiao Liang struck again.

Qian Xueying propped herself up on her arm on the ground, dodging his rebar, then kicked at his knee.

Qiao Liang staggered back two steps from her kick, and as soon as he steadied himself, he charged toward her again.

With a hand lift, Qian Xueying already picked up the gun from the ground, pointing it back at him.

“Ha…” She sneered at Qiao Liang, who was frozen in midair, lifted a hand to wipe her face. Having crashed hard against the wall just now, several bloody scratches marred the uninjured side of her face, “You little punk, you dare hit me?”

Seeing Qiao Liang restrained, Chu Xinqing immediately propped herself up, clutching the stone in her hand, standing up.

Looking past her shoulder, Qiao Liang could see Chu Xinqing quietly emerging from the inner room, and his heart tensed. Qiao Liang immediately opened his mouth to help draw Qian Xueying’s attention.

“Hmph!” Qiao Liang loosened his fingers, intentionally dropping the steel rebar at his feet, then smirked with a cold laugh, “Ugly freaks like you, just being alive is upsetting to others, you deserved to be hit in the first place.”

The words “ugly freak” undoubtedly struck Qian Xueying’s old wound, pouring salt into it ruthlessly.

Qian Xueying’s expression instantly turned sinister, lifting her foot to kick him in the chest, sending Qiao Liang crashing backward onto a broken table in the corner of the room. The table shattered, leaving him curled up amongst the debris.

Qian Xueying stepped forward, placing her right foot over his right hand.