Is Chastity Really More Precious Than Life?
Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, completely unable to figure out what Xiao Yi really wanted.
The scrawny guy who'd been kissing Chen Kun's ass until now gritted his teeth hard. With a loud thud, he dropped to his knees before Xiao Yi, his face plastered with flattery. "Benevolent Xiao! As long as you save me and get me out of here, you'll be my savior from now on! My reborn parents—Dad! Your son will follow your every lead, obey your every command! Whatever you tell your son to do, I'll carry it out without question! Dad! Dear Dad! Please save your son!"
"Fuck off! Am I that old?" Xiao Yi snarled, disgust twisting his features as he delivered a brutal kick that sent the scrawny guy sprawling.
"Master! Let me be your pet dog! Woof woof woof! Please, Master, give your dog a bite to eat!"
A pudgy, out-of-shape guy dropped to all fours like a dog, barking and crawling slowly toward Xiao Yi. Fawning and obsequious, he whined, "Master! I'm your dog! Your most loyal dog! Please take me in! Whoever you tell me to bite, I'll rip their throat out. Point east, and I won't dare go west. Chase rabbits, and I won't chase chickens!"
This pudgy guy was a second-generation official, grandson of some high-ranking provincial bigwig. Back in class, he'd been an arrogant bully, leading a pack of lackeys to torment other students, humiliating classmates and groping girls for fun.
But thanks to his connections, the school couldn't touch him. Kids from ordinary families had no choice but to swallow their anger.
True to his elite political dynasty roots, the pudgy guy had elevated bootlicking to an art form. Xiao Yi couldn't help but smirk—this kind of worm would make a fine lackey.
But Xiao Yi didn't need lackeys right now. This was the apocalypse; if he wanted followers, he'd pick fighters. This fat slob was dead weight.
Slap! Xiao Yi cracked a vicious backhand across the pudgy guy's chubby cheek. He tossed a sausage on the ground and stomped it flat. "You're a dog? Then eat that sausage like one—clean it up with your tongue."
The pudgy guy was starving. The sausage's aroma hit him like a drug; dirt be damned. He lunged forward and started lapping it off the floor.
Watching the pudgy guy score his meal, the other guys glanced at each other in agony. They still had a shred of pride—they weren't about to grovel like dogs for a single sausage.
Seeing the dog act work, the scrawny guy barked frantically and crawled back to Xiao Yi, wagging his ass desperately.
Xiao Yi kicked him away again, his voice ice-cold. "If all you've got are these pathetic tricks, sorry—go die on your own."
Xiao Yi's words plunged everyone into terror.
Only Du Zhi Ming sank into thought. After a moment, he turned to Ling Xue Ya. "Xue Ya, our survival depends on you now!"
Ling Xue Ya blinked in surprise, frowning. "Professor Du, what do you mean? The food's not in my hands!"
"Yeah, Professor Du, all the food and water's with Benevolent Xiao..." A girl next to Ling Xue Ya chimed in, puzzled.
Without realizing it, they'd all shifted to calling him "Benevolent Xiao." Xiao Yi, lounging nearby and eavesdropping on their chatter, sneered inwardly:
You begged me to be kind, but when I was, you treated me like a dog—taking my favors for granted!
Now that I'm the villain, you finally see how precious my mercy was.
I'm not born cruel—you taught me to be ruthless!
From today, you'll all grovel at my feet as my lowliest slaves!
Du Zhi Ming beckoned mysteriously, pulling the group aside for a whisper. "Benevolent Xiao asked if Xue Ya was Chen Kun's woman for a reason! She's the prettiest here, so she should serve him. Get him happy, and he'll hand over the food and water!"
He snuck a glance at Xiao Yi, who sat watching them with amused interest.
No reaction from Xiao Yi. That only confirmed Du Zhi Ming's hunch. "Xue Ya! Time's running out—go to him!"
"No way! Why should I sacrifice my purity just so everyone gets food and water? Why not them?" Ling Xue Ya jabbed a finger at the other girls nearby.
"Because you're the hottest! Xue Ya, this is the end times—what's purity matter now? Win Xiao Yi over, and no one starves or thirsts again!"
"Yeah, yeah! Xue Ya, I'd kill to be in your shoes! If Xiao Yi wanted me, I'd go serve him right now. He's the only one who can get food and water—being his woman is your lucky break!"
The two girls beside her jumped in eagerly.
It wasn't their virginity on the line. A few cool words to push Ling Xue Ya, and they'd eat—why not?
Better a friend die than you.
"Enough! Shut up! Me, sleep with that disgusting hick? I'd rather die!" Ling Xue Ya craved survival too, but her lofty pride couldn't stomach giving her first time to some rube she despised.
Even with tall, handsome, doting Chen Kun, she'd held out for marriage.
Ling Xue Ya's arrogance and vanity made her prize her chastity above life itself!