Wang Yu encircled Feng Qing's slender waist with one hand, carrying her over the spikes.
"Do you know where your daughter might be?"
Feng Qing thought for a moment, then shook her head.
In this situation, she really couldn't guess where her daughter would be.
"What's her name? I'll go find her. You wait here."
Wang Yu didn't intend to bring Feng Qing along to find her; it was too troublesome.
He could move much faster alone.
This villa seemed to cover at least an acre and had three floors.
With so many rooms, who knew where she was hiding.
"Her name is Chu Jiayu. Please... don't hurt her. She's not inherently bad, just wary of strangers."
Facing Feng Qing's plea, Wang Yu waved his hand. "Don't worry, I won't stoop to arguing with a little girl."
"Wait a moment, you said your daughter's name is Jiayu?"
"Yes, Jiā from jiānrén (beautiful person), Yù from měiyù (beautiful jade). What's wrong?"
Wang Yu twitched his lips, unable to help but scoff inwardly.
Jiayu... this name. In the apocalypse, she's the number one beauty, no, the number one beauty of the apocalypse.
Wang Yu shook his head and checked the rooms on his left and right.
Finding no one, he told Feng Qing, "Wait here. Don't wander off. I'll be back soon."
In the center of the living room was a luxurious and beautiful spiral staircase.
Wang Yu considered it and decided to go down first.
Putting himself in the shoes of someone guarding such a large villa,
choosing the first floor would be better.
If someone entered through the main door, they could defend immediately. If they couldn't win, they could retreat upstairs or escape directly.
As he lifted his foot, Wang Yu paused.
He suddenly detected a peculiar scent in the air, faint but noticeable.
It smelled like... oil.
Wang Yu crouched down, examined the stairs closely, and then smeared his finger on them. kanδん
It was slippery, definitely some kind of oil.
"Jiayu, huh? The little girl is quite resourceful."
If he had walked down directly, he would have slipped, at least until the middle platform.
And the sound of falling would surely alert someone.
This way, the person below could react quickly and snipe any enemies descending from upstairs.
Wang Yu extended his finger and felt from the leftmost edge of the steps to the rightmost.
Indeed, on a small area near the wall, the oil was not applied, allowing only one person to pass.
This was Chu Jiayu's escape route for herself.
"Not bad, not bad." Wang Yu's lips curved slightly, and he praised in a low voice.
Honestly, he was starting to develop a good impression of this young girl.
A sixteen-year-old girl, with such meticulous planning.
People like this were suited for survival in the apocalypse.
And they would surely live longer and more comfortably than most.
Wang Yu descended the stairs along the wall, and on the middle platform, he found more thumbtacks scattered about.
If he had fallen from above, he would have been impaled like a hedgehog...
"Truly a chain of traps."
Wang Yu continued to walk along the wall, avoiding the nails, and safely reached the first-floor level.
As he walked, he scanned for traps.
He looked at the mid-air, then at the ground, ensuring that the path he intended to take was free of any tripwires, nails, or anything else.
The first-floor tiles were exquisite. Wang Yu's combat boots made almost no sound on them.
Besides looking for traps, Wang Yu was also multitasking, listening for any sounds around him.
With his current 96x physique, his hearing wasn't as outrageously amplified, but he could still hear sounds like breathing from the next room.
This was how he had searched the dormitory floors when pursuing mutants earlier.
Of course, this also depended on the soundproofing of the rooms.
Villas in Hai Chen Garden, with their quality, would surely have excellent soundproofing.
Wang Yu had to press himself against the walls or doors to ascertain if anyone was inside.
The room on the right was empty. Wang Yu went directly to the door of the first room on the left.
He didn't go through the main entrance because he knew it would definitely have traps; no need to even think about it.
The first room on the left was also empty.
Wang Yu then moved to the second room, the one directly opposite the staircase.
There was nothing in front of the door, so he pressed his ear against it to listen carefully.
As expected!
There was breathing inside!
Unless someone snored, most people slept silently.
But Wang Yu's hearing was acute. Even in a soundproofed room, he could hear breathing.
It was like a normal person putting their ear close to the mouth of someone sleeping.
Since he confirmed someone was inside, Wang Yu didn't resort to breaking down the door.
It wouldn't be good to startle the young girl.
And more importantly, Wang Yu suspected there were traps behind this door as well.
So there was no need to break it down; he wasn't a bad person.
Knock, knock.
Wang Yu lightly knocked on the door, not too loudly.
But in the quiet night, it was exceptionally clear.
Chu Jiayu, lying on her bed, was immediately startled awake!
She had developed a habit over these past few days; she didn't fall into deep sleep when she slept.
Upon waking, she immediately jumped behind the bed, picked up the crossbow mounted on the wall, and set it up on the bed, ready to fire.
"Chu Jiayu, if you're awake, open the door. I know you're awake."
Wang Yu spoke calmly from outside the door. "Don't worry, I'm the one your mother... invited, to protect you and help you leave."
He almost said "master."
After all, this wasn't the first time Wang Yu had used that word; in his previous life, he had often said, "I am the master of xx."
Chu Jiayu clearly didn't trust Wang Yu's words, believing he was just trying to lure her out.
In this era, knowing someone's name wasn't a big deal; it wasn't private information.
She stared intently at the door, ready to fire her crossbow the moment it opened.
She had smeared a lot of luminous powder on the door, which she had prepared at home a long time ago.
So, even without any lights, Chu Jiayu could clearly see how much the door was opened.
Moreover, once the door was opened to a certain angle, it would trigger a mechanism.
Two bags above the intruder's head would be ripped open, and the quicklime and luminous powder inside would be scattered onto that person.
Taking advantage of the enemy's fumbling and impaired vision, Chu Jiayu could reload a crossbow bolt and fire again.