Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 248: Chapter 245: Chaos in the South

Chen Xing stored the RV and switched to a fast sports car.

But with the snow from the past two days still on the roads, she couldn’t drive very fast.

A day and a night later, Chen Xing finally reached the southern border.

As if sensing Mr. Li’s mood, the frigid weather warmed slightly, and a rain began to fall.

Driving through the rain, Chen Xing reached the main thoroughfare of the city where the Li Family lived.

Another half hour and she would be at the Li Family estate.

Just then, something like a bolt of lightning plummeted from the sky, crashing straight toward Chen Xing’s car.

Chen Xing slammed on the brakes, screeching to a halt.

The bolt landed less than a meter in front of her, blasting a huge crater in the road.

Chen Xing didn’t dare stay in the car; she immediately jumped out.

The moment she got out, two more bolts struck—one in front of her and one behind.

Her car was instantly blown to bits.

’Damn it!’

’This was clearly a superpower!’

Chen Xing was seriously pissed off about losing her sports car.

As another bolt of lightning came down, she darted forward.

After a few more bolts, she had already pinpointed her attackers.

Though they were still far away, she took advantage of the rainy night to send an electric current shooting out.

The two people hiding in the shadows were out of luck, dying instantly.

Chen Xing immediately sensed another threat. With three quick leaps, she dodged an assault of fire, then water...

On guard this time, she located her target instantly.

She gathered electricity in her hand and hurled it at the enemy.

At that moment, a figure rapidly approached her.

The person wore a baseball cap and all-black clothing. ”Follow me! It’s dangerous here!” he called out while still some distance away.

To avoid being overheard by others, he had kept his voice low.

When Chen Xing saw him turn and duck into a nearby patch of overgrown weeds, she followed close behind.

Several bolts of lightning, along with blasts of fire and water, all landed on the spot where Chen Xing had just been standing.

Running away wasn’t in Chen Xing’s nature.

’They want to kill me?’

’I’m more than capable of killing them instead.’

But the newcomer was Lu Haoran.

She believed she could get some information from him, so she gave up on the idea of fighting back.

After a few minutes in the weeds, they completely shook off the assassins.

Lu Haoran took off his cap. The rain was still heavy, beating down on his handsome face. ”You shouldn’t have come!”

”Does Mr. Li want to kill me?”

”It’s everyone who has a grudge against the Song Family who wants to kill you!” Lu Haoran looked anguished.

”Since they can’t kill Song Yiguo, they’re coming after me? Are they just picking on the weakest target?” Chen Xing was almost speechless.

’She had contributed to their failure to kill Song Yiguo, but for the most part, she had also prevented the two sides from tearing each other apart.’

’If she had just let things be, the Song Family Army was strong enough that they might have been the ones to wipe out the other families.’

”It’s no longer about killing Song Yiguo. It’s about whether Song Yiguo will spare the other families!” Lu Haoran proceeded to explain recent events to Chen Xing in detail.

Apparently, as soon as Song Yiguo had returned to the Capital City, he had launched an immediate counterattack.

He had recalled the entire Song Family Army to the Capital City and completely occupied the Duole Safety Zone.

He also dispatched numerous Superpower Teams to various places, specifically to ambush and kill lone members of the major families.

Li Feibai had been killed by Song Yiguo’s Superpower Users while on his way to find Chen Xing alone.

The main branch of the Lu Family had kept a low profile, so they suffered few casualties, but many members of their branch families died.

The Li Family had it the worst.

Li Ruixiao and his son survived because they were away, but the many Li Family members still in the Capital City were all slaughtered.

The northern leaders didn’t participate because they were on bad terms with their southern counterparts, so they were feeling quite smug.

Chen Xing: ”...” This was all giving her a headache.

’So... Yan Junxi’s death made Song Yiguo completely snap.’

”A lot of squads are still in the south, lying in ambush everywhere because they know you’re coming!” Lu Haoran had received this information, which was why he had been waiting here.

He had been worried that Chen Xing would be in danger.

”Thank you!” Chen Xing didn’t know what else to say.

”You’re still going to the Li estate?” Lu Haoran saw through her plans.

’Mr. Li must hate her too, right?’

’After all, his grandson had run into trouble on his way to find her.’

’Back then, it was also because of her that Song Yiguo had managed to escape pursuit.’

”Yes,” Chen Xing said.

Li Feibai had run into trouble on his way to find her. Whether out of sentiment or principle, she had to go and see.

Besides, the fact that several factions were still lingering in the south was definitely suspicious.

Lu Haoran could do nothing about Chen Xing’s insistence.

’This woman was never under anyone’s control.’

He had originally planned to dissuade Chen Xing and then leave, but now he had to stay.

After parting ways with Lu Haoran, Chen Xing got smart.

She proceeded on foot, avoiding the main roads.

It was late at night by the time she reached the old Li family estate.

In the rainy night, the Li estate showed not a trace of grief; from a distance, it looked positively festive.

Chen Xing was speechless.

’That’s not right at all, is it?’

Sensing that something was wrong, she became even more cautious.

She had been here before, so she was familiar with the surroundings. She easily slipped into the same metal shed where Situ Yibo had once locked her up.

Cheerful music and occasional bursts of laughter drifted from the main house.

Chen Xing waited for a few patrol teams to pass before running to the main house.

In the main hall, a dozen or so people sat around a large, rectangular table.

Judging by their good moods, they were all somewhat drunk.

The most conspicuous among them was Li Ruixiao.

He seemed to have long forgotten the pain of losing his daughter, his face now bearing a wild, arrogant smile.

His son, Li Siqi, laughed along sycophantically.

Chen Xing didn’t really know the rest of the people.

’Laughing so brazenly at someone else’s funeral?’

’Something must have happened to Mr. Li!’

In a few quick movements, Chen Xing climbed to the second floor of the Li estate and into the guest room Mr. Li had previously arranged for her.

Outside, it was quiet for a long time.

Suddenly, a roar of anguish rang out. It was Mr. Li. ”You animals! To do something like this at my grandson’s funeral! You use an old man like me and then turn on me? You’re worse than that Song Yiguo! Li Ruixiao, Yu Laosan, you two dogs, colluding like this...”

It sounded like it was coming from below.

’This house has a basement?’

From Mr. Li’s furious shouts, Chen Xing pieced together what had happened.

Li Ruixiao and Yu Laosan had taken advantage of Mr. Li’s grief over his grandson to capture him and seize complete control of the Li Family.

’Yu Laosan?’

’Chen Xing didn’t recognize the name.’

’But to be working with Li Ruixiao, he must be a major figure.’

She decided not to wait. It was the middle of the night—the best time to strike.

After releasing the little dinosaur monster from her space, she hid at a turn in the staircase where she could see the entire hall.

The appearance of the little dinosaur monster threw the celebrating bigwigs into instant chaos.

Chen Xing then used her Jiezhi Space to find and enter the basement entrance. She materialized on a staircase free of surveillance cameras and quickly descended.

She had expected to find only Mr. Li locked in the basement, but to her surprise, a slow, shambling monster stood outside the bars of his cell. Hearing Chen Xing open the iron gate leading upstairs, it slowly turned its head toward her.