The Max-Level Boss Just Wants to Be a Slacker [Apocalypse] – CH16

Chapter 16: Destination

Mo Xiu let his thoughts wander for a while before casually asking, “Mo Qi, do you still have memories from the past? Do you remember what your name actually is?”

Mo Qi pursed his lips when he heard that. Back in the cultivation world, he had used the alias “Wu Ming,” which meant “Nameless.” But that could hardly be considered a real name.

As for the original owner of this body’s name…

“I used to live in a daze. A lot of my memories are unclear. I only remember that my surname seemed to be Teng. But in my memory, the people around me all called me ‘idiot,’ so I don’t know my actual name…”

Mo Qi was recounting information he had extracted from the original host’s memories, but when Mo Xiu heard it, it left a bitter feeling in his heart.

He could easily imagine what the other man’s past must have been like. In his mind, the man had already become a pitiful figure who had been disliked since childhood.

Just thinking about those experiences made his chest feel tight, like a breath caught halfway—unable to go up or down.

After hesitating for a moment, he continued asking, “Then… do you remember why you were in that warehouse back then?”

Mo Qi nodded. “They left me there.”

The answer was exactly what Mo Xiu had expected. He remembered the first time he found the man: beside him was a small bag of rice that had almost been eaten, along with two empty water bottles.

Those people had left behind that tiny bit of supplies and abandoned him in the warehouse. They had clearly intended to leave him there to fend for himself.

A zombie had even wandered into that warehouse. If Mo Qi hadn’t had such a special constitution, Mo Xiu didn’t dare imagine what would have happened to him.

By now, Mo Xiu no longer judged or criticized human nature. He had long since become completely disappointed in it.

But since those people had treated Mo Qi like that, it meant they had no real connection to him anymore. People like that were not worthy of being Mo Qi’s family.

“It’s okay. Don’t think about them anymore. You still have me,” Mo Xiu said as he gently hugged him.

In his heart, he had already made a decision.

From now on, he would be Mo Qi’s family.

He didn’t say the rest out loud, but from the expression on the young man’s face, Mo Qi could more or less understand what he meant.

Warmth couldn’t help but rise in his chest.

At first, he had simply thought Mo Xiu was a somewhat foolish person who had voluntarily delivered himself to his door—a convenient meal ticket.

But now, this “meal ticket” seemed to be becoming more and more pleasing and satisfying to him.

In this unfamiliar world, having someone like Mo Xiu by his side might not be so bad.

And for some reason, whenever he saw the pity in Mo Xiu’s eyes toward him, Mo Qi felt a bit pleased inside.

It wasn’t the same kind of satisfaction he felt when his cultivation level rose, but he quite liked this feeling. He liked being taken care of by this person. He liked having all of his attention focused on him.

With that thought in mind, Mo Qi happily ate the food Mo Xiu fed to his mouth.

Seeing that Mo Xiu had been feeding him the entire time and barely taken a bite himself, Mo Qi imitated him. He opened a packet of bread and held it up to Mo Xiu’s mouth.

Mo Xiu froze for a moment when he saw the bread offered to him. Seeing the expectation in the other man’s eyes, he instinctively opened his mouth and took a bite.

When he saw the smile appear in the man’s eyes, he couldn’t help smiling as well.

Then he realized that the person opposite him seemed to find this very amusing. Treating feeding him as something extremely entertaining, Mo Qi began feeding him bite after bite of bread.

After finishing the bread, Mo Qi went searching for braised eggs, then opened a sausage, as if feeding him had become a fun pastime.

Mo Xiu found it amusing, but he indulged the man completely.

Of course, his own hands didn’t stop either. Since the other man was busy feeding him, he naturally had to make sure his big cat was well fed too.

After a diligent morning of feeding each other, the result was that both of them ended up stuffed.

Once they had eaten and drunk their fill, they left the room, only to find that the people from the convoy had already gathered in the courtyard.

Unlike the usually lively atmosphere, the group was unusually quiet today. It seemed that Xi Wenlin’s death had affected everyone.

After living in the apocalypse for so long, no one was foolish.

They wouldn’t investigate deeply into how a stranger with little connection to them had died, but they all knew there must be something suspicious about it.

As a result, when some people looked at Mo Xiu, the fear and caution in their eyes had clearly deepened.

Lu Pingwan’s expression was even more complicated. Some people in the team might assume that Xi Wenlin had died from his severe injuries after being beaten, but she didn’t think so.

She had been the one responsible for waking everyone up that morning. When she went to Xi Wenlin’s room first and saw him up close, she had noticed the marks on his neck.

So she knew very well that Xi Wenlin hadn’t died from his injuries—someone had twisted his neck in the middle of the night.

The people in the team all had different thoughts, but Mo Xiu didn’t care in the slightest.

When he saw Lu Pingwan and the young man surnamed Zhuang standing not far away, he took two packs of biscuits out of his backpack and tossed them to them.

And what he gave them were the large combo packs, each containing three boxes of biscuits.

Lu Pingwan knew this was a gesture of thanks for taking care of Mo Qi and providing the fever medicine.

As for the young man surnamed Zhuang, regardless of the reason, he had exposed Xi Wenlin yesterday and pointed Mo Xiu in the right direction.

“Thank you, Brother Mo!” Zhuang Mingde hurriedly expressed his gratitude, happily stuffing the biscuits into his backpack.

Lu Pingwan also smiled at Mo Xiu and softly said, “Thank you.”

In the apocalypse, survival came first. The young girl quickly pushed her conflicted feelings aside.

From the very beginning she had stood on Mo Xiu’s side, and now it seemed that had been the correct choice.

At the very least, because of Mo Xiu’s occasional care and the water she provided, her life had been far better than that of most others in the team.

When everyone else in the convoy had nearly finished packing up and were about to leave, Mo Xiu pointed toward the backyard and said to Zhuang Mingde and Lu Pingwan, “I noticed yesterday that there’s a car in the backyard. The key is still in it. You two can use that car.”

Having a car of their own was far more comfortable than squeezing into a van with everyone else.

Zhuang Mingde immediately thanked him repeatedly. Some of the others looked envious when they heard this, but more people realized the signal Mo Xiu was sending.

Over the past two days, his actions had made two things very clear.

First, Mo Qi was someone they absolutely must not touch. Anyone who did would suffer serious consequences.

Second, those who obeyed Mo Xiu and provided value would receive greater benefits.

Soon the group left the vacation resort and continued on their journey.

There was still more than a month’s travel left before reaching the Shanhe Base. The journey was long, and Mo Xiu couldn’t possibly handle everything himself.

He needed a couple of people he could trust and use conveniently, so he chose Lu Pingwan and Zhuang Mingde. Occasionally, he would have them assist him.

Because of their connection to Mo Xiu, Zhuang Mingde and Lu Pingwan’s status within the team rose accordingly. Many people who couldn’t curry favor with Mo Xiu instead tried to please the two of them.

Lu Pingwan remained calm and continued doing what she should as usual. But Little Zhuang, after being flattered so many times, gradually became a bit full of himself.

However, to Mo Xiu, all of them were merely outsiders. He had no interest in dealing with such trivial matters. Most of his time was spent cultivating and enjoying life together with Mo Qi.

He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but lately when he lay in bed at night holding Mo Qi and meditated to cultivate his abilities, his progress seemed faster than before.

If he asked Mo Qi about it, Mo Qi would definitely nod in agreement.

Because ever since gaining that core and receiving Mo Xiu’s assistance, Mo Qi’s strength had also been gradually recovering.

Returning to his peak condition would of course be difficult, but it shouldn’t be long before Mo Qi could fully control this body and move just like a normal person.

“In another ten days or so, we should reach the Shanhe Base.”

The young man’s voice sounded beside him. Mo Qi opened his eyes and saw that the person next to him had already woken up at some point.

“So soon?” Mo Qi said softly.

During this time, he had also figured out that the destination of their group had always been the Shanhe Base. He had heard that the environment there was quite good, and many humans had settled there.

“After we get there, are we going to settle down there?” Mo Qi asked.

Unexpectedly, the young man shook his head.

“No. We might stay there for a while, but we won’t settle down.”

“If we’re not settling there, then why did we travel so far to get there?” Mo Qi asked curiously.

Hearing that question, Mo Xiu recalled everything he had experienced in the Shanhe Base in his previous life. His gaze darkened slightly.

After a moment of silence, he finally answered:

“We’re going there… to kill a few people.”

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