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Chapter 111 Unexpectedly,

there was a soft-gel Ultraman toy lying on the ground. A big hand with distinct joints reached out to pick it up, brushed off the dust on it, and gently rubbed the thumb over it, as if it was facing a most precious treasure.

"Ayi, let's go." At the stairs not far away, a handsome man saw that his companions did not catch up, turned back and greeted in a low voice, and stopped where he was waiting.

Zhang Yi put the not-so-big Ultraman into his coat pocket and quickened his pace to catch up.

"There should be a lot of unopened ones in it, why pick up the ones on the ground." Nan Shao had good eyesight and saw clearly what Zhang Yi put into the bag. He knew that he was thinking of Yangyang again, and he felt bad in his heart. He was worried that Muran, a girl with superpowers but who didn't know how to use them, couldn't take good care of the little guy, but he didn't show it in his expression. He smiled and said, "We'll go to the toy store later to buy a big bag of it, and when Yangyang comes back, he can play with whatever he wants."

This is Changlong Shopping Mall, which is close to the city center of Xianze City. It has been nearly a year since the end of the world, and only places like the city center where zombies gather are visited less frequently, and some things can be picked up. Although the army of the base has the ability to sweep all here, their target is large warehouses such as granaries and oil depots where various materials are stored, and they will not waste time in places like shopping malls and supermarkets. However, in order to take over the comprehensive warehouse of the provincial military region in Jiucang Mountain last time, nearly half of their strength was lost, which led to the subsequent operations. The base was much more cautious.

Two days ago, Qiao Yong and his team cooperated with another team and got a lot of coal from a black coal mine in the countryside, enough for them to burn for several months. Because the two teams cooperated well, they agreed to sweep the city center mall again. With the strength of their two teams, it was still a bit difficult to break into the city center where zombies gathered. Fortunately, there were people who were familiar with Xianze City, and they chose slightly remote shortcuts. Although they spent several times more mental and physical energy on the road than on the edge of the city, fortunately, no one was injured or killed and arrived at this large shopping mall that is quite famous in the city. Of course, they didn't dare to enter through the main entrance, but took the delivery channel behind the mall, otherwise they would be trapped by the zombies that swarmed here after smelling the human scent. This time they wanted to do something big, so they drove four cars, two of which were coal trucks from the black coal mine with a lot of oil in the tank. Even Yu Bo and Hua Zhisao came with them. Of course, they didn't expect them to kill zombies, but they mainly needed manpower to move things.

"Yang Yang's one fell in Ziyun County." Zhang Yi didn't speak until he went up to the second floor and was about to enter the mall. "I have never bought him a toy since he grew up." Even the previous Ultraman was picked up by him when he was hunting corpses. The little guy was so happy after receiving it that he loved to carry it everywhere. Maybe there are better ones in the mall, but it's different anyway.

Hearing this, Nan Shao couldn't continue. Although children's toys can be taken at will now without spending any money, even if all of them are moved back, it is probably not enough to make up for the regret in Zhang Yi's heart. The coming of the end of the world cruelly broke the idea that many people thought that there was a long time to come and they could slowly make up for their past debts.

"Fuck! What's going on?" A low roar with a little anger or disappointment suddenly came from the second-floor shopping mall. Nan Shao and the other person who were lagging behind the crowd looked at each other, then threw away their thoughts and rushed in.

The first floor of Changlong Shopping Mall is a counter for cosmetics and gold jewelry, the second to fourth floors sell clothes and shoes, the fifth floor sells home accessories and bedding, the sixth floor is a restaurant and game hall, and the supermarket is in the basement. No one cares about the things on the first floor. Maybe gold and silver and other things may play their magic that makes people flock to them in the future, but in the current situation, they are not even as good as a piece of biscuit. There is no such thing as a space that can carry unlimited things. Ordinary people will never consider collecting it. So after entering the mall from the back passage, the group went straight to the second floor, intending to collect some warm clothes, shoes and socks to take back. In the case of fighting every day, the damage rate of clothes and shoes is quite alarming. After all, if possible, no one would want to wear tattered clothes.

They just let them imagine various possibilities, including that there were so many zombies in the mall that it was difficult to move, or that someone had come to sweep it, leaving only some not-so-good things for them, etc. However, the empty mall was left with only bald models, a few wooden hangers scattered on the ground, cardboard with footprints, and the still bright mirror outside the fitting room, all of which ironically told them the fact that there might have been clothes for sale in this huge space.

"Is this place closed or not?" Qiao Yong frowned and asked the captain of another team, because the other party insisted on coming here. If this place was not open before the end of the world, he would have to doubt the other party's intentions.

"How could it not be open? I came here with my wife to buy a skirt that day, and it was dark when I got home. It was hot at that time, and it was true that there were no winter clothes." The man who took them here by taking a shortcut shouted dissatisfiedly. After he finished speaking, he probably felt that the matter was too weird, so his expression looked a little distorted and funny.

"Let's go upstairs and have a look." The captain of the other team said without further explanation.

Half an hour later, a group of people returned to the first floor from the underground with empty hands and expressionless faces, then left the mall building from the back door, found the car parked in the alley, and drove away.

"Damn it, who is so wicked that he searched so thoroughly and didn't even leave us a pair of underwear?" After driving for a while and shaking off the zombies that came after hearing the sound, the man leading the way hit the car window hard and cursed bitterly. The

other people in the car didn't say anything, obviously they haven't recovered from the blow. In addition to the dirty and unmovable items in the entire mall, even the shelves in the underground supermarket were taken away. If it weren't for the rotten and half-rotten zombie corpses everywhere, the many messy tables and chairs and scattered bowls and chopsticks in the snack city on the top floor, and the unfinished and moldy food, no one would believe that this building was once open for business, no matter how much the man repeatedly emphasized that he not only accompanied his wife to buy a skirt that day, but also went to the supermarket to carry a bag of pearl rice and a ham back.

"Turn left and there's a medium-sized supermarket about 500 meters away. Do you want to go take a look?" A three-way intersection appeared in front of him. The man suppressed his anger and asked. At the end, he was still a little aggrieved and muttered: "What's the use of moving those shelves back? Can they be eaten, worn or burned?"

No one wanted to take the zombies on a wasted trip, so the four cars turned left and drove to the supermarket the man mentioned. However, when they heard the word "shelves", those who were willing to use their brains noticed something strange. No one could think of who had the ability to move the shelves, and the most important thing was what they were going to do with all the effort to get that thing back? Not to mention the ordinary survivor team, even the Bowei base probably didn't have the strength to move the entire shopping mall back from the city center, and there was no news at all. Thinking of this, everyone's heart was overwhelmed by a shadow.

"I thought of someone." In another car, Liu Xia looked at the front of the car and knocked away two zombies that rushed over, and said thoughtfully.

Not only him, but everyone who left the community with Qiao Yong and the others and moved to the central hotel of Ziyun County in the heavy rain also remembered the girl who not only had powerful abilities, but also had space, which could allow ordinary people to awaken superpowers.

Han Ling.

Except for those with space abilities, no one had such a powerful ability to collect materials regardless of the weather. Even if ordinary people took an extra thick cotton coat, they would have to consider whether it would take up space, not to mention some shelves and hangers that were useless.

"I hope the supermarket we are about to go to is not patronized." Zhao Chun touched his broken arm and leaned back on the chair with a little melancholy. He didn't know if he regretted not agreeing to go with Han Ling and missed the opportunity to awaken superpowers. This time he insisted on coming out. He said he didn't want to be a useless person.

Zhang Yi had discussed with Nan Shao whether life superpowers could make broken limbs grow again. Nan Shao himself was not sure, but he thought that if the broken limbs were well preserved and had just been injured, he might be able to connect them intact. Of course, all this was hypothetical.

Chapter 112 Food shortage

Changlong Shopping Mall may become the beginning of a nightmare for the survivors, especially those who have not awakened. Along the main road in Xianze City, all the way north, several large shopping malls and supermarkets in the surrounding area were looted. In addition to sighing at the powerful ability of the collectors, an unspeakable anxiety and urgency began to spread in everyone's heart.

From the degree of decay of the zombie corpses, taking into account the influence of the weather, it can be inferred that the time is between two and three months. Because the shopping malls and supermarkets outside the city are not very passive, it took so long for them to be discovered. Qiao Yong and his team broke into three supermarkets and found nothing. In the end, because they attracted too many zombies, they had to flee the city in a panic. They couldn't even search ordinary small supermarkets and grocery stores.

On the way back, almost everyone's face was black, only Nan Wei was indifferent to it. His cold eyes drifted to Nan Shao and Zhang Yi from time to time, with complex emotions that even he himself couldn't figure out. He had already despaired of this world, but he didn't expect that Nan Shao, the only person who was kind to him, was still alive. But when he made up his mind to repay this man, he told him that he had someone else in his heart and that he was redundant. It turns out that love is forever, but it's just like that.

Everything is so absurd.

"I don't know what's wrong with the land. Mutated plants are sprouting up, but crops can't grow. When seeds are sown in the ground, they either don't sprout or grow into something scary. They are not for human consumption, but for eating people." A man in the same car said, worried. "I thought that since so many people died, we would risk our lives to collect all the existing food in the city and the countryside, and share it among all the living people, so that we can have enough food for several years or even decades..." At this point, he stopped, as if he didn't know what else to say.

Another person sighed and continued, "It's getting harder and harder to find food." This statement is not without basis. The Bowei base was established before the rainstorm. With it as the center, the slightly safer places in the towns and cities radiating from it have been cleared by the base and the survivors passing by. Otherwise, Qiao Yong and his team would not risk going straight to the city center, because there is really nothing else to find in the surrounding area except killing zombies to earn crystal cores. Now, even in the city center, there is nothing to eat, so we can only go further away. If we go further away without a car, it will take several days to go back and forth. Even if we really collect something, we can't bring back much. Excluding the consumption on the road, it's no different from running in vain, and it's a very dangerous run in vain.

"No matter how many crystal cores we earn, they can't replace food." Wen Bin rubbed his forehead and said. They killed a lot of zombies today, and each person can get at least two, but now the food that two zombie crystal cores can exchange for is not more than half of what they had in Wangyang Town. The physique of the superpowers has improved, but they still need to eat, and they eat more than ordinary people. Sometimes he thought that if the crystal core could replace food, these zombies would be wiped out soon.

They thought about food, but Nan Shao thought more deeply. Because of the last attack on the military district's integrated warehouse, Jiang Weiguo lost nearly half of his strength, which made people think that the base's material reserves might not be much. And if this guess comes true, it's hard to say what will happen next.

The survivors came to the base despite the difficulties, originally holding the idea that they could rely on the national government for rescue and overcome difficulties like the previous natural disasters and man-made disasters, and then rebuild their homes. This dependence did not disappear after discovering that the country or even the world might have collapsed, but was transferred to the base. Relying on the base to resist zombies and mutant creatures, relying on the base to exchange for food and shelter, and relying on the base to find a safe space, even if everything was actually obtained by them at the risk of their lives, it was a kind of psychological sustenance, a sustenance that would not make them despair of the current situation and the future. Therefore, when they found it difficult to search for food, the first thing the survivors thought of was the base. If the base cannot provide enough food to the survivors in exchange, or cannot find a solution, then the base will lose its necessity to exist, and chaos will break out. Food is the first

necessity of the people, and this rule has not changed since ancient times. If there are sufficient supplies, Jiang Weiguo would probably be willing to give out some to calm people's hearts. On the contrary, with thousands of troops to support, he can only focus on his own people first. After all, someone has to protect him and find more food for him. If you keep the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. At worst, you can just change a place and make a comeback. Of course, this is only the worst possibility. According to Nan Shao's idea, Jiang Weiguo's most likely approach is to distribute this pressure to each team in the base or even all the survivors, so that they can contribute manpower to collect supplies for the base and exchange the greatest benefits for a very small cost. And he only needs to send a small number of people to supervise, after all, he can no longer afford to lose his soldiers.

"He provides the car and the oil, and we provide the manpower. This is fine." After returning to the base and parting with the other team, Nan Shao expressed his concerns. Qiao Yong listened and stroked his mustache and said thoughtfully. "I'm afraid they will use other people as cannon fodder, and then there will be no way." In

Nan Shao's view, this problem does not need to be assumed. For a person like Jiang Weiguo who is obsessed with profit and unscrupulous, such a choice is absolutely inevitable.

"We don't need to guess here. I believe there will be news in a few days. Jiang Weiguo has lost so many people, he will definitely recruit new people to fill the gap. If he really has this plan, the two things should be done at the same time." He looked at Zhang Yi, who was silently wiping the blood on the machete with a cloth without expressing any opinions, and said in a deep voice.

"Whatever Lao Jiang wants to do, it has nothing to do with us. Of course, if anyone wants to join the base army, they can go and inquire about the situation now. But I guess, if you are not an awakener or have special skills, you should give up this idea as soon as possible." Qiao Yong yawned, obviously not paying much attention to this matter. "The most important thing now is to exchange all the crystal cores for food as soon as possible before others react. We don't have much food left, and it won't last for a few days." After

the excitement during the day, no one objected to exchanging crystal cores for food. Everyone even took out their own private crystal cores and handed them to Qiao Yong to buy food together. Qiao Yong was impatient to bargain, so he threw the matter to Zhao Chun, who was doing fruit business before the end of the world. Zhao Chun didn't refuse, and found Lu Jun and Xiong Hua and went out immediately.

From hearing Nan Shao say that the weather might change in the community, collecting supplies to prevent rain and cold weather, and then resolutely choosing to flee the community with them to the county center hotel, to the seemingly random selection of people, it can be seen that this man who usually doesn't talk much and becomes more silent after his arm is broken is actually a very thoughtful person. The two teams have not been merged for a long time and are still in the process of running-in. If Zhao Chun only chooses people who are familiar with him in the original team to exchange food together, even if the people on Chen Changchun's side don't say anything, they may feel alienated in their hearts, so he took one person with him. Compared with him, Qiao Yong seems a little careless about these small details.

"I don't know how many teams will fall apart this time, and how many ordinary people will be desperate." After the team meeting, Zhang Yi stood in the snow in the backyard with a machete, concentrating on sensing the trajectory of the falling snowflakes, while talking to Nan Shao who was standing not far away. By this time, the sky was dark and the snow was vast, but there was no sound of children playing, nor the noise of cars driving that never disappeared in the city, and there was no square dance music that once gave residents a headache and made them want to call the police. The surroundings were very quiet, with a dead silence, and the sound of snowflakes falling could be clearly heard. Only when he opened his mouth would that sound be dispersed.

"We can't care so much." Nan Shao replied, looking at Zhang Yi's back, which had become extremely thin due to his serious illness and malnutrition, he felt so distressed that he wanted to pull him back into the house. He knew very well that Zhang Yi was very afraid of cold like ordinary unawakened people, and the clothes he wore were not close-fitting and empty, so the cold wind would pour in without any gaps, but he knew Zhang Yi's stubbornness even more.

If ordinary people don't practice like this, and don't make efforts hundreds or thousands of times more than those of awakened people, the only outcome is death. This was Zhang Yi's answer when he first persuaded Zhang Yi to practice in the house like he did when he was sick before.

He knew Zhang Yi was right. It was wrong to protect Nan Wei like he did in the past. That would not only hurt the other person but also himself. The funny thing was that he realized this only after experiencing a bloody lesson, so he really didn't hate or resent the boy at all.

"I know." The light was too dim. Zhang Yi could only sense the wind and snow by hearing and the subtle changes in the temperature around him. He didn't swing the knife in his hand. If it wasn't wrapped in a layer of cloth, his hand and the metal handle might have been stuck together. "I'm worried that Muran and Xiao Chen can't find food." In fact, when he saw that the mall was empty, he began to worry about the few people who were stranded outside.

"It won't be like this everywhere." Nan Shao comforted him without much confidence. After saying that, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Even he felt that his words were very empty, let alone Zhang Yi.

"I hope so." Zhang Yi closed his eyes, raised his hand, and used his knife to slap away a snowflake that was about to fall on his ear. Then he turned his wrist to cut off the coldness on his head, and then turned his eyebrows to brush away the scattered snow powder. In the sound of the falling snow, he only heard his low voice saying: "You can't join the base army, no matter whether Jiang Weiguo revealed this to you." He changed the subject.

He didn't know that his movements were full of indescribable smoothness and natural beauty, which made Nan Shao unconsciously fascinated and forgot to answer.

"You have been humiliated by the uncle and nephew of the Jiang family. This will become an obstacle between you and Jiang Weiguo that will never be eliminated. The stronger you are, the less he dares to use you, and he will even guard against your revenge. I am worried that after you join his army, he will take the opportunity to get rid of you." Without hearing Nan Shao's response, Zhang Yi explained patiently. That matter was like a thorn in his heart, but at the moment he was not able to get back the account, but he had plenty of patience, and before that, the most important thing was that Nan Shao was fine.

Nan Shao was not too surprised that Zhang Yi knew about that. After all, it was spread from Jiang Hang to the outside world, and many people in the base knew about it. How could he hide it from anyone? Fortunately, the humiliation was not in vain.

"I won't go. Wherever you are, I'll be there." It feels good to be worried about by the person you love, and Nan Shao couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. In fact, even if Zhang Yi didn't say it, he couldn't go. It's not that he was afraid of Jiang Weiguo's dirty tricks, but he was worried and

reluctant to be separated from Zhang Yi. Hearing this, Zhang Yi paused, and in just a moment, the falling snowflakes stained his slender eyebrows with moderate thickness. He was silent for a moment, put the knife back in his hand, and walked towards the man who was standing in the snow with him. When the two were about to pass by, he leaned over and whispered something in the other's ear.

"Well, let's leave Bowei."

The author has something to say:

I often see friends asking when Yangyang and his father will meet. In fact, I have mentioned this question in the previous author's words, and later replied in the comments. I'm afraid some friends didn't see it. I will say it again, I hope girls will stop asking, it feels weird to keep repeating the same question.

I don't know when the father and son will meet, but now the opportunity has come, it's just that the writing process may be a bit long, but in their world it shouldn't take too long, probably only about a year, Yangyang won't grow up.

Chapter 113: Conspiracy

Zhang Yi has been a criminal policeman for many years. Although he cannot do the more professional things like forensic doctors who can roughly infer the time of death, the cause of death, the injuries before death and after death, and even the scope of possible criminal suspects through various phenomena of corpses and objective environmental climate and other factors, and provide reconnaissance clues, he can still roughly judge the shape and sharpness of the murder weapon from the shape of the wound and the cross section of the bones.

Except for a very small number of corpses with only bones left, which may have died at the beginning of the end of the world, the remaining corpses in the three shopping malls and supermarkets they have visited have almost the same death, all of which were cut off by a knife. The cross section of the head and neck is smooth and flat, without traces of repeated chopping and bone residue and meat. It can be inferred that the murder weapon is very sharp, and the user is skilled in technique, and has a good grasp of strength and speed. From the angle, point of force, and direction of the murder weapon entering the neck, it can be judged that some were caused by the left hand, and some were caused by the right hand. It is very likely that it was caused by one person using two blades, or the same type of weapon and the same move.

In line with the situation that the shopping mall and supermarket were looted, Zhang Yi felt that the former possibility was greater, because like Liu Xia, he thought of Han Ling, the girl with spatial ability and extraordinary skill in using two swords. For a person who is committed to building a base, it is normal to collect a large amount of supplies, but the reason why he dare not be 100% sure is that there is no trace of Zhou Tong and the other two at the scene, and he wonders whether they did not act with Han Ling. This made him feel a little confused, of course, it does not rule out that his judgment was wrong or missed.

Regarding this speculation, he only mentioned it briefly to Nan Shao, and did not say much. After all, in the end times, everyone relies on their own abilities. Being able to take away even the shelves is the ability of others, and there is really nothing to complain about. As for exposing this matter and adding endless troubles to the girl, he would not even think about such a thankless task. However, this incident, or the troubles that the Bowei base is about to face, made him realize that they need to have a fixed place to stay and collect and store as many supplies as possible, otherwise they may be forced to face famine at any time, and have no choice but to leave or be driven out of temporary residences and other troubles. He didn't want to wait for Yangyang to come back and then have to live with them without a fixed place to stay and without food to eat.

"You mean to build a shelter of our own?" After listening to his analysis, Nan Shao thought of this first, and then nodded readily: "Okay." Anyway, he would support Zhang Yi without hesitation in whatever he wanted to do.

Zhang Yi opened his mouth, and found that there was no need to say the rest of the words. For a moment, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why don't you think about it seriously? Maybe it's not feasible." Although he had thought it over carefully before proposing it, the other party agreed without even thinking about it, which made him feel like he had power but nowhere to use it.

"It will definitely work." Nan Shao said with a smile. Even if it's not feasible, he will make it feasible, after all, it was Zhang Yi who proposed it.

Zhang Yi pressed his forehead, and then smiled helplessly, feeling warm and indescribably safe in his heart, knowing that no matter what he wanted to do or what happened, the other party would always be by his side.

Nan Shao liked to see Zhang Yi smile like this, as if he was helpless but willing to indulge him. This made him feel his heart soften as if it was about to melt. He couldn't help but open his arms to hug the man, resting his chin on the thin but broad and stable shoulders, his eyes fell on the flying snowflakes, deep and peaceful, and slowly spoke, his voice soft and low like a cello: "As long as I'm with you, I can go anywhere and do anything."

The warm breath fluttered behind his ears, and Zhang Yi felt his ears were slightly hot. Faced with such words that seemed like love words but were not love words, he really didn't know how to respond. He simply kept silent and quietly felt the other person's body temperature to drive away the cold around him. The cold wind was biting, and it was also a blessing to have someone to lean on.

As Nan Shao expected, within two days, the base issued a series of new regulations. The most obvious change was that the survivors who entered the base for the first time had to pay half of the supplies they brought with them, and the accommodation fee was calculated separately. The residents of the base had to pay one-third of their income when they returned from hunting. The base army recruited people with special abilities and special technical talents from all survivors, and they were admitted after assessment. From now on, every resident of the base must take turns to serve and participate in a series of actions such as collecting supplies and cleaning up zombies and mutant creatures.

At the same time, Nan Shao, Qiao Yong and others received an olive branch from the base headquarters, hoping that they could join the army and contribute to the maintenance of the base's security and development. Although everyone was mentally prepared, when things really developed as expected, they were still a little frightened and frustrated, especially the unawakened people in the team. You must know that once Qiao Yong, Nan Shao and other people with special abilities leave, it means the collapse of this team. Even if the remaining people are still together, their strength will be greatly reduced. Not to mention food and clothing, they may not be able to keep their place to live.

"It's not easy for us to get here together. Now there are good places to go. If you want to go, go. We all want to survive. No one will blame you." Everyone gathered together again. Qiao Yong pulled his short hair and said to the few remaining superpowers in the team with a troubled look.

No one spoke for a while. The kettle on the stove was spitting out hot air from the spout and the edge of the lid. Hua Zhisao squeezed through the crowd, picked up the kettle, and poured boiling water into the cups filled with a few old tea leaves on the stove. Wen Bin reached out with the fire hook to lift the stove cover to cover the fire. The coal smoke took advantage of the brief opening of the stove mouth to dissipate into the air. It was a bit choking and warm.

Most people looked over and watched the tea leaves swirling in the transparent glass cup and floating up. Then someone thanked him and reached out to take a cup of tea in his hand. He didn't drink it, but just warmed his hands. After a minute or more, Huang Shijue spoke, "Captain Qiao, Nan Shao, are you going?" He joined the team later with Wang Yuanwei and others in Ziyun County. At that time, he was bitten by a zombie and awakened his water ability. He is usually taciturn and has a bad relationship with everyone, but he has his own principles. Qiao Yong and others saved them at the beginning, and then Zhang Yi and Nan Shao spoke up to let them not commit suicide and have a chance to survive. So when he arrived at the Bowei base, he did not leave like Jiang Ke, even though the water ability was more popular.

When asked, Qiao Yong laughed and said without much interest: "Shi San and I are impatient to be restrained by others, so we won't go."

"No." Nan Shao was even more straightforward, and he didn't even bother to find an excuse.

After the two finished speaking, many people quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Qiao Yong, Shi Pengsan, Nan Shao, Zhang Yi, the four of them are the backbone of the team. If they don't leave, the team will not be disbanded.

Master Huang felt the answer, nodded, and stopped talking. He had obviously made a decision.

"The Jiang guy is not a decent person. If I follow him, I'm afraid I'll die without knowing how." Liu Xia glanced at Nan Shao and said, obviously remembering the humiliation Nan Shao had suffered. He also had a clear distinction between love and hate. When he saw that Jiang Ke had the same wind ability as him and was shy, he took good care of him and taught him all the methods of using the ability he had learned from countless battles without any selfishness. After arriving in Bowei, Jiang Ke joined another team, which made him angry for a long time. Later, when they occasionally met on the road and the other party greeted them, he didn't even want to respond or even glance at them. With his temper, how could he be willing to work for the Jiang uncle and nephew? After he

finished speaking, several other superpowers in the team also expressed their opinions, but no one wanted to leave. But to be honest, if they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago. Now they are not at the end of their rope, so it's too early for them to fly away. If you think about it more deeply, even if they really join the army, there will be a gap between them and Jiang Weiguo's direct line. The dangerous mission will fall on them first, and they can't refuse it. The benefits will fall behind.

Of course, not everyone can think of this level. Even if they think of it, it is nothing compared to the temptation of being able to join the base army. So although Qiao Yong and his team did not make any moves, there were many cases where the team's strength plummeted or even disbanded due to the new regulations. Many unawakened people, mutants, and even those who were unwilling to join the base army and those with weaker abilities fell into trouble.

Qiao Yong and his team had anticipated this situation. They did not want to join the army, and they were even less willing to be cannon fodder for the Jiang family uncle and nephew. Therefore, after confirming the whereabouts of the superpowers in the team, they began to discuss leaving Bowei. However, there was one problem, that is, there was no way to notify Li Muran, Routa Chen and others who were stranded outside.

"After leaving Bowei, where should we go? Maybe the other survivors' bases are in the same situation, or even worse. Now that we have gone through all this, I am afraid we can't get gasoline, and it will be difficult to go far." Wang Yuanwei asked. The people who came out with him died or scattered. In addition to Chen Wei, there were only Huang Shijue and another ordinary person named Sun Zhou, and he himself became more and more silent and cautious.

Zhang Yi had talked to Qiao Yong about this two days ago, so when he heard this question, Qiao Yong answered without much thought: "Everyone has been through a lot, and you should know that the world is in chaos now, and it is not safe to go to any base. According to my idea, we should find a safer and more secluded place and build it more solidly. We don't have to hand over most of the hard-earned crystal core food. We can earn it ourselves and eat it ourselves. We can save more supplies, so that even if we encounter something like this, we won't be at a loss." What he meant was naturally the situation where supermarkets and shopping malls were swept away and not even a grain of rice was left. Although following the base is not a dead end, and there is strength in numbers, and people help each other, there are many ways, and the chance of survival should be higher, but there are many people and many disputes, and the twists and turns and intrigues are inevitable. When you really encounter food shortages and life-threatening dangers, the people at the bottom are still the ones who stand in the front. Survival is already difficult enough, and neither Zhang Yi nor Qiao Yong is willing to spread their energy to fight with others. That's why when Zhang Yi proposed it, Qiao Yong agreed without much consideration.

"Like in Ziyun County?" This was a private discussion between Zhang Yi Nan Shao and Qiao Yong. No one else knew about it. When Xiong Hua heard Qiao Yong's words, this was the first thing he thought of.

Qiao Yong touched his head, smacked his lips, and nodded: "That's about right." When he was in the hotel before, he had been thinking about finding a survivor base to take refuge. Who knew that after going around in circles, he had to go back to the original mode. He thought it was a bit wrong, so he added: "This time it's still a little different."

How different, he didn't say. Xiong Hua didn't continue to ask, he just wanted to figure out what form it was, and he didn't really care about the details. He didn't like to use his brain, as long as he could eat and sleep well. The other non-superpowered people had even less to say. Everyone knew that with Qiao Yong Nan Shao's ability, he could get along well even if he went to another base, but now he made such a decision, probably because of them. If given a choice, no one would like to be driven like cattle to face zombies and mutant creatures, so their unanimous silence was considered a form of support.

Chapter 114 Discussion

The map of Zhongzhou Province was taken out. Speaking of this map, Zhao Chun picked it up from a roadside newsstand when everyone entered Xianze City to kill zombies. He also brought back a national map. In fact, during the heavy rain, Xianze City was flooded because of its poor drainage system. Many magazines and newspapers in the newsstand were soaked. It was not easy to find two intact maps. Of course, not many people would think of looking for maps, and some even laughed at him.

Zhang Yi drew a line on the map: "Avoid this route." If he remembered correctly, Han Ling said that she was going to the northwest to build a base. From Ziyun County, through Changshi, Xianze, all the way to the northwest, there are probably not many ownerless supplies left nearby. Although there should be enough things to feed more than 20 people, they are scattered, and with the possible existence of other survivors, the risk of collecting them is much greater, so it is better to avoid them if possible.

Qiao Yong looked up at him and was about to ask why, but he seemed to remember something and finally just nodded. He pointed his finger at several cities and towns around Bowei, hesitated for a long time, and could not make a decision.

"It would be best if there were a large base nearby to avoid being cut off from the news, and it would also be convenient to inquire about the news of Fatty and Muran." He tapped the map with his fingers and frowned in thought. "But we can't be too close, otherwise we will easily bump into the survivors of the base, and it will be troublesome to compete for resources."

"There shouldn't be rivers or lakes, so as not to flood again after another heavy rain, and it would be a waste of time." Chen Changchun interrupted. They came from Jersey and suffered from floods because they were next to Hongze Lake, so this was the first thing they thought of.

"What about water?" He Yukun immediately followed up. This is too important.

Everyone's eyes fell on Huang Shijue at the same time. Huang Shijue was stunned for a moment before reacting: "I can take care of the water for drinking, but it's a bit difficult to wash your face and take a bath."

"There still needs to be a water source around." Chen Wei said. Women always like to be cleaner, especially when there are things like menstruation. It is unbearable to have no water.

"It should be strong enough to resist earthquakes, floods and mutant animal attacks. Don't let it be like last time. When the rat birds come, we can only run for our lives. It is best to be hidden and not attract the attention of people and other things." The so-called other things naturally refer to zombies and various mutant creatures.

"Things like rat birds are not easy to deal with even in a large base." This is not to save face, but the truth. "

It is best that the surrounding supplies have not been looted too much, so it can't be too close to other survivors' bases, at least 100 kilometers away... By the way, Nan Shao, the Jiucangshan Comprehensive Warehouse you were going to last time is actually quite good..." Someone suggested.

"That place won't work. Last time, thousands of people went there and didn't come back. Who knows if they were killed or if they just stayed there. Besides, Lao Jiang will never accept this. After a while, he will definitely send more people there. We only have more than 20 people, which is not enough to fill the gaps between people's teeth. Such a large warehouse of supplies, tut tut!" Before Nan Shao could speak, someone had already rejected this proposal for him, but there was endless regret in his words.

"The place must be big enough, it must be very big, and it would be best if the things in it are enough for us to eat and drink and wait for death, and we are not afraid of what will happen outside."

"Get lost!"

After deciding to build their own shelter, everyone became excited, and they expressed their opinions one after another. Qiao Yong was overwhelmed by what he heard. He pushed the map, leaned back on the sofa with his head pressed, and sighed with a headache on his face: "The requirements are too high, this is not easy to do!" Without any intelligence sources, they didn't know which survivors' bases and gathering places were in the whole Central Continent. It was really difficult to find a place that met their ideals in all aspects.

China has a total of 31 provinces, with a vast territory. Zhongzhou covers an area of ​​530,000 square kilometers. Before the end of the world, the population was nearly 100 million. Whether it is land area or population, it ranks among the top three in the country. However, in terms of economic development, it fell behind the tenth place. It has 19 prefecture-level cities and two autonomous regions for ethnic minorities. It is obviously impossible for such a large place to have only 20,000 or 30,000 survivors in one Bowei base.

"A few months ago, there was a heavy rain, and Hongze flooded. Some counties near Hongze in Jersey were affected by the disaster." Nan Shao glanced at Chen Changchun and others, "Brother Chen and his friends came from there. It is certain that there are no large survivor bases in several counties and cities around Shiqian County, but there may be small survivor communities. From Shiqian to Ziyun County, Changshi, Xianze, this area used to have Wangyang Town, but now only Bowei is left. However, these places have been searched almost completely, so there is no need to consider them." At this point, he suddenly remembered the cave in the back mountain of Wangyang Town, paused, and ruled it out. Not to mention that Wangyang Town was occupied by mutant plants and was difficult to enter, but the supplies in that cave were enough to support one person for one or two years, but if it was shared among more than 20 people, it would only take more than a month. It was really not worth it to make such a trip without any spare energy.

"Leaving aside the two routes of Northwest and Changshi, plus we have no ability to leave the province, and it is best not to be more than two days away from the Bowei base, so the range of options is narrowed down to this." He drew a circle in the northeast and southwest of Xianze , which were separated by almost two or three counties. "In order to get in touch with bases in other provinces as much as possible, and to prevent floods, this is the only option."

The place where his finger pointed was near Ronghe County in the southwest, and Nan Wei's eyes unconsciously followed it. The hand in his memory was slender and beautiful, with only a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips. Whether holding a signature pen or a crystal wine glass, it was full of noble elegance that was innate in his bones. He could never imitate it, but what he saw now was a hand covered with tiny wounds and scratches, with indelible stains between the fingerprints and nails, as rough as the hands of an ordinary manual laborer. He was a little dazed, and looked up at the face of the owner of the hand. He was still so handsome, but it seemed that there was something more. There was a circle of blue stubble on his resolute chin. Without the gold-rimmed glasses, the whole person lost the disguised gentleness and looked very sharp. However, he remained calm while pointing and analyzing. Only when he looked at the man next to him from time to time did he soften his expression, with a hint of tenderness that everyone could see. It was

really dazzling! Nan Wei closed his eyes, his nails dug deep into his palms, relying on the sharp pain to resist the sudden jealousy. He clearly knew that he didn't like men, and he didn't like Nan Shao even more, but when he found out that what originally belonged to him now belonged to someone else, the strong jealousy still made him feel uncomfortable and wanted to go crazy.

This is wrong, there is nothing to be rare about. He told himself over and over again, and finally calmed down his turbulent emotions, but turned his eyes away, not daring to look at the man sitting in the middle of the crowd, who had stopped talking and was listening to the opinions of others.

Chapter 115

Although the name of Ronghe County contains the word "He", it is actually named after a river that flows through the neighboring county. As for why, we need to examine the local chronicles. This county has many mountains, forests, and caves, and beautiful scenery. It is rich in peaches, tung oil, and rosin. The main crops are wheat, rapeseed, corn, and potatoes. Every year in March, April, and May, peach blossoms, rapeseed, and tung oil flowers bloom in turn, pink, golden, and tender white, with clouds and mist, mixed with wild flowers on the mountains, snow cherry, and plains. It is as beautiful as a fairy tale world. People from all over the country flock to it. It is a tourist destination.

To get to Ronghe from Bowei, you must first turn to Xianze City, then exit the highway to the southwest, passing through Qiqiang and Tongxiang counties on the way. The total length is more than 150 kilometers. If you drive and there are no obstacles along the way, it will only take one or two hours. However, now it is normal to spend two or three days to bypass the densely populated areas of zombies and to fight against mutant animals and plants head-on. Going west from Ronghe County, passing through Zhafeng City, more than 200 kilometers later is Kunyuan, a border city in Yunzhou Province. Li Muran is from Yunzhou, but when he was escaping in the end times, he accidentally activated his supernatural power and fell into Zhongzhou, where he met Zhang Yi, Nan Shao and others. This ability is really amazing.

"Ronghe County is full of peach trees, tung trees and horsetail pines, not to mention other flowers, plants, old vines and ancient trees. After the rainstorm, the entire county may be occupied by strange mutant plants." People who have traveled there are daunted. "Although

mutant plants are ferocious, they will not move. Moreover, everything has its two sides. On the other hand, if they are used well, they can also become a good defense barrier." Nan Shao said, not to mention: "Ronghe County is rich in resources. Even if there are some survivors before the rainstorm, they will not consume much, and the mutant plants that suddenly emerged after the rainstorm should have preserved them intact." After all, mutant plants and animals are not interested in human food and supplies, and humans have always tried to avoid the habitats of mutant plants as much as possible.

Hearing this, some people who wanted to oppose hesitated and were tempted, but the clumps of mutant plants still made them retreat.

"Mutated plants are not without weaknesses. This step will have to be taken sooner or later, it's just a matter of time. When we are forced to act again, I'm afraid we won't even have a mouthful of soup." At this time, Zhang Yi spoke slowly and stood firmly on Nan Shao's side. He was a non-awakened person, and his words had a great impact on other ordinary people. Finally, he said meaningfully: "The world is different now. If you want to live well, you have to risk your life."

"That's right. Now we are the masters of our own destiny. We have the choice to fight or retreat. If we continue to stay here, it will be out of our control." Zhao Chun, who had his arm cut off, followed closely to express his support. His arm was strangled by the mutant plants and cut off. It can be seen that although this man is cautious, he can be ruthless when he needs to.

"I went to Ronghe County for filming. There is an air-raid shelter on the mountain behind the county government compound. It is very large and can accommodate four to five thousand people. It is said to be connected to a natural karst cave with many branches inside, like a maze. A child once disappeared in it and was never found. We borrowed it when we went to film, and found that the back half of the air-raid shelter was blocked by a brick wall. If what they said is true, the cave should be a good hiding place." Liang Guanlun started, and his face, which had once swept countless young girls and young women, was now covered with frost, but he still liked to smile when talking and looking at others, which made people feel very friendly at first sight.

"Which drama is it?" He Yukun asked immediately. His wife and daughter liked to watch Liang Guanlun's movies, and this question was asked on their behalf, even if they were no longer there.

"Dragon Soul." Liang Guanlun glanced at him and felt that it was a bit inappropriate and awkward to discuss his own drama at this time.

"It's that war movie. I've seen it. I especially like that part..." He Yukun's eyes lit up. He didn't know whether he missed the warm feeling of watching the drama with his wife and daughter after dinner, or he simply loved the drama very much. For a moment, he had the urge to talk about it endlessly.

"Ahem!" Qiao Yong saw that the topic was going off, and hurriedly said, "Kunzi, Guanlun, you two can discuss this slowly downstairs. Now it's important to talk about business."

He Yukun touched his nose embarrassedly, and Liang Guanlun couldn't help laughing. Three unawakened people have expressed their opinions, and one of them has a broken arm. There is nothing for others to hesitate. In the end, whether they are afraid of death or not, they are forced to endure hardships and fight for their lives by this doomsday. For them, danger is secondary, and the only thing they are afraid of is that there is no hope.

After discussing things to this point, no one objected, so it was decided. So they packed up their things and arranged things, and everyone was busy. Only Nan Wei was idle. It seemed difficult for him to blend in with the crowd, even though he would participate in killing zombies and collecting supplies. Although he was a little clumsy, he was willing to do it after all, so Nan Shao didn't care about him.

Since he was leaving the base, he naturally had to get back what he owed. Jiang Weiguo was Nan Shao's own friend. One wanted to fight, and the other was willing to be beaten. It was a tacit transaction between the two parties. It was just because of the different status that the transaction was a bit humiliating, but in the end he got the result he wanted. Therefore, as long as the other party didn't fall into his hands in the future, the matter could only be covered up, and he would just suffer a loss. The other one was naturally the accomplice of the rat-faced man. He had already found time to recognize his face, and he had also found out his name and origin, and he was just waiting to take action.

The next morning, the little gasoline left in the tanks of all the cars in the team was pumped into a coal truck, but it was still a bit difficult to travel hundreds of kilometers, so he could only take it one step at a time. The food was loaded with pots, pans, and other things, which only took up a corner of the truck bed. Twenty people could only eat for five or six days. If they were frugal, they could barely survive for eleven or twelve days, provided they stayed at home. A thick green canvas was placed on the truck bed, which would be pulled up after leaving the base to protect it from wind and snow. The coal that had just been transported back and had not been burned was gathered together and planned to be given to the team that had cooperated with them several times, which could be considered an acquaintance. Just say hello when you leave.

Just as everyone was getting ready to go, an off-road vehicle stopped outside the yard. Jin Mantang got off the vehicle, followed by Ruan Feng, who had a cold eyebrow, and Hao Weiming, who had a handsome eyebrow but a silly smile.

"Are you going out?" Seeing that all of them were gathered on the street and some were already climbing into the truck bed, Jin Mantang raised his heroic eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, we can't just sit back and eat all the food, right?" Gangzi was about to speak, but was beaten to the punch by Chen Changchun. After all, they had been together and knew each other's tempers well. Jin Mantang had treated several people on their side, and he was straightforward and liked by everyone. Gangzi was a clear-minded person, and he probably never thought of hiding it from the people he regarded as friends. But their departure was not a big deal, and it depended on what the Jiang family thought. If something went wrong, they might not be able to leave, so it was better to be cautious. After

Zhang Yi recovered, Jin Mantang came a few more times because he was curious about Nan Shao's ability, so they were quite familiar with each other. After greeting each other, Jin Mantang explained his purpose directly: "The leader asked us to pick you up." The "you" here naturally refers to the supernatural people who have been named. Those

who were climbing onto the car, standing under the car waiting, checking if there were any problems with the car... All the people seemed to be fixed, and then some looked at Jin Mantang, some showed ambiguous expressions, and some looked at each other tacitly. It seemed that they had to go with this posture.

"Commander Jiang is such a good man, he really takes care of us! We were just worried about how to avoid being blocked outside when we came." Qiao Yong was squatting on the truck bed with a cigarette in his mouth. After a moment of silence, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "I was wondering why this base was built so majestic and solid, it turns out that Commander Jiang has a keen eye, otherwise how could he see that we have extraordinary abilities..." The following flattering and self-praising words made Shi Pengsan, Zhang Yi and others who had not heard him brag like this for a long time feel very close, while Chen Changchun and others who didn't know him well were stunned.

The more Jin Mantang listened, the more he felt uncomfortable. He couldn't help but think of what he had heard from others, that Nan Shao had come to ask for help but was blocked outside for more than half an hour, and after entering, he had to wait for a long time and was insulted by Jiang Hang. His expression became awkward. Although she didn't do this, when she heard the story, she felt that the leader and Jiang Hang had gone too far. Now that someone had said it to her face, she felt ashamed.

Qiao Yong was actually a bad mouth. Feeling that Jiang Weiguo was forcing him, he was furious. His new worries and old hatreds burst out without him realizing it. He really didn't want to embarrass Jin Mantang. After all, he was grateful and admired this girl with a good personality just like everyone else. Therefore, when it came to a certain point, he changed the subject.

"But Mantang, you see there are so many ordinary people in our team who haven't awakened their special powers. If we just walk away with you, it would be too rude. So we thought we could go out and make some money together in the next two days to gather some things for everyone. At least it can last for a while and give everyone some time to adapt. Don't you think so?"

This was reasonable and Jin Mantang nodded unconsciously. Unexpectedly, Qiao Yong took advantage of the situation and said with a smile: "It's a pity that we don't have much gasoline left. If we run out of gas halfway, it will be really annoying. I see your car is very handsome and majestic, there must be a lot of oil in it, otherwise, give us some. After all, we will work together in the future, so take care of it." As he spoke, he waved his hand, signaling others to start pumping oil quickly, not giving Jin Mantang a chance to refuse.

Hao Weiming always thought he was shameless, but today he knew what real shamelessness was. He looked at Qiao Yong with admiration, and didn't feel that his own people were bullied at all. As for Ruan Feng, she only glanced at Qiao Yong during the whole process, and then looked at the snow-covered stone house roof, as if she hadn't heard or seen anything.

Jin Mantang was not stupid, so he knew he was cheated, but he was not angry. He just said, "Don't drain it all, I still have to drive back."

"Okay, great! Just for what you said, I, Qiao, will make you my friend." Qiao Yong's liking for the pretty girl standing upright under the car increased greatly, and he gave her a thumbs up and praised her. Whether the other party is really generous or a little silly and confused, it is undeniable that they are both cute.

Chapter 116: Sacrifice the Knife

"So Brother Qiao has never considered me a friend?" Jin Mantang raised his eyebrows.

Qiao Yong was stunned for a moment, scratched his scalp, chuckled twice, and said in a flattering manner: "No, no, we are friends, of course we are friends, this makes us closer." Perhaps he felt that what they did was a bit unfair to the very righteous girl in front of him, so he did not hesitate to pretend to be stupid and ugly to entertain her.

Seeing this, the others couldn't help but laugh in good faith, and became closer to Jin Mantang. However, being close is being close, and those who should leave still have to leave, after all, it concerns the freedom and lives of so many people.

As they were talking and laughing, they saw a gust of wind and snow rolling over from the upper street and stopped beside Jin Mantang. The wind stopped and the snow fell, revealing a man wrapped up like a bear. The laughter stopped, and everyone couldn't help but look over. The man seemed to not see anyone else, and leaned down to whisper a few words to Jin Mantang. Jin Mantang's face changed slightly, and she cursed: "You idiot, brainless thing!" Her expression was very angry, but also a little helpless. It was obvious that the person she cursed had a close relationship with her. After cursing, she turned to look at Qiao Yong and others, and said: "Brother Qiao, Brother Nan, I have something to do and I have to leave first. Since you are going out to get something, let Ruan Feng and Hao Weiming stay to help. Don't worry, you can use them as much as you want!" As she said that, she casually glanced at the yard behind her, and without giving Qiao Yong and others a chance to refuse, she got into the car in a hurry and drove away with the wind-type supernatural.

Qiao Yong sighed, and looked at Shi Pengsan, thinking that this girl didn't mean to trip us up, right? Why did she stay behind? Who knows if she is here to help or monitor us.

"This, ahaha..." Hao Weiming probably felt that he and Ruan Feng were not welcome, and wanted to explain a few words, but he didn't know how to say it, and finally he could only laugh dryly.

"We are just here to help. You can do whatever you want. You don't need to care about us." Ruan Feng glanced at his companion with contempt and said coldly to Qiao Yong.

Qiao Yong touched his head. Before he could say anything, Nan Shao had already spoken, "Zhang Yi and I are going to do something. You go out of the city first and wait for us outside the base." In his opinion, no matter what the other party's intentions were, there was really nothing to be afraid of with more than 20 people on his side.

Obviously, this was the only way for the time being. Judging from the looks of Ruan Feng and the others, they could not be persuaded to leave with just a few words. If they refused too firmly, it would easily arouse suspicion. Even if there was a conflict, it had to be outside the base, so that they would have the choice of escaping or fighting.

"Be careful!" Qiao Yong warned. Nan Shao had privately mentioned to him what he wanted to do before leaving last night. Obviously, he didn't want others to interfere, so other people didn't know, and he couldn't say much at this time.

Nan Shao waved his hand without looking back, put his arm around Zhang Yi's shoulder and walked away leisurely. Zhang Yi's machete was wrapped in a cloth belt, tied around his waist, and covered by a cotton jacket, so it was completely invisible from the outside.

Nan Wei had just climbed into the car, and when he heard the words, he unconsciously looked up at the backs of the two people walking side by side in the wind and snow. His lips moved, but he still couldn't say "Brother, be careful" in the end. He was very smart, otherwise he wouldn't have noticed Nan Shao's thoughts when he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, and impulsively broke that layer of paper, making the brotherhood irreversible. Now, just by thinking about the cause and effect, he knew what the two were going to do. It's just that he didn't tell the other party to be careful when it was the most dangerous time, and now even he felt hypocritical.

Nan Shao didn't know that the younger brother who had long made him cold would still care about him. After walking out of the street where the stone courtyard was located, the two gave each other a manly hug, and then went their separate ways and walked to their respective destinations.

——Because

of the new regulations issued by the base, there were some disturbances in the large and small teams of superpowers in the base. Some team leaders simply disbanded the team and took some people to join the army. Some leaders were worried about the future of the team facing the superpowers who left one after another. Therefore, in the past two days, unless they were forced to do something else and really couldn't make ends meet, almost no one left the base to go out for missions or hunt corpses.

Xie Yan was huddled in the hall of the stone house with the other people in the team, roasting the fire, and thinking about his own little thoughts. He had just joined the hero group not long ago, and immediately changed to join the army. He was afraid that it would not sound good to say it out, but he was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity at the moment. He was not afraid of other people's eyes, but he was worried that it would leave a bad impression on the military commander and make things difficult for him in the future, so he had to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.

"Xie Yan, someone is looking for you." A team member who went out to get information opened the door and walked in from outside. A layer of snow fell on his head and shoulders, and he patted it while speaking.

"Who?" Xie Yan asked casually, and the man had already stood up.

"I don't know him. You'll know if you go and see him yourself." The man answered impatiently, walked to the fire, picked up a cup of hot water, drank it in two gulps, and his body warmed up slightly. Although people with special abilities are more resistant to cold, they can't stand walking outside for a long time in such weather.

Xie Yan snorted in his heart, very dissatisfied with this person's attitude, or in other words, there are not many people in this team that he likes, so it's better to leave as soon as possible, sooner or later he will make these people lie in front of him like dogs and flatter him.

Thinking of how to humiliate this guy who didn't give him a good face, he gathered his collar and walked out the door. He guessed that it might be Cheng Jinsuo and others. No one else would come to him. Since the failure of revenge for the mouse, they were afraid of revenge from the other party, so they joined several large special ability teams separately. But sooner or later, they will get back at this breath. If they can enter the army, most of the people in that team are ordinary people, and they can't do whatever they want. Thinking of this, a smug smile appeared on his face. However, this smile turned into doubt when he saw the man standing straight as a pine tree with his hands in his pockets outside the yard.

He didn't know this man.

"Are you looking for me?" He walked over and stopped a few steps away, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Yes." The man had delicate features and a faint bookish air between his eyebrows. He looked peaceful and harmless. There seemed to be some gray hair on his temples, but because there was snow on his hair, it was hard to tell whether it was snow or white hair.

"Who are you? What do you want to see me for?" Xie Yan quickly searched for information about this person in his memory, but to no avail. How could he know that this person was the one they planned to kill for revenge for the mouse. When they first met, this person was lying on a stretcher and he didn't see his appearance clearly. Later, when the revenge failed, he joined the Hero Group and lived in seclusion since then. He never saw anyone from that team again. How could he have thought that the paralyzed person had recovered and was standing in front of him in high spirits.

"The person you want to kill. Come and kill you." Zhang Yi whispered, his answer was concise, and there was a melancholy look in his eyes. Before he finished speaking, he had approached Xie Yan at lightning speed, and at the same time reached under his clothes and flexibly tore off the cloth straps wrapped around the machete. Then a ray of metallic light cut through the flying snowflakes, bringing up a puff of blood, and a bunch of red plums fell on the snow that was trampled dirty at the gate of the courtyard.

Everything happened in a flash. Xie Yan, who was proud of his fire ability and had left severe burns on Ah Qing and Gangzi, who were also psychics, did not even have time to use his ability. He lost his head like many zombies buried under this machete. He may have been careless, but it is undeniable that Zhang Yi's knife was very fast.

When the headless body hit the ground and fell to the snow, splattering snow powder everywhere, Zhang Yi sighed, turned around and quickly disappeared into the street, walking towards the next target.

This was his second time killing someone, the first time he did it himself, but he no longer felt anything, just like killing any zombie or mutant creature that would threaten them. No matter how hard he tried, in this environment filled with death at any time, people couldn't stay the same. So, he could only guard his heart and be clear about his guilt.

Chapter 117: Total

Destruction Cheng Jinsuo is a powerful thunder-type psychic. Because he is quite scheming, he is considered a think tank in the original five-man team. Under his planning, several people did a lot of insidious things. Before finding trouble with Zhang Yi, they almost never failed, so the other four people were very convinced of him. But this person has a big problem, that is, lust.

Although his name is rustic, this person has a good appearance. Before the end of the world, he cheated many girls with this appearance, got them pregnant, and kicked them away. His behavior was very bad. Because of his flexible mind and the fact that it was a matter of mutual consent, he never caused any big trouble. After the end of the world, this guy was the first batch of awakened superpowers. He met the rat-faced man and Xie Yan. They had a lot in common and were very successful. If he hadn't kicked the iron plate of Qiao Yong and others, he would not have wanted to join any force at all.

In the end of the world, women are worthless. Except for a few awakened people with strong abilities and some people like Li Muran who have the courage and guts to face danger, more women who survived by luck and the protection of men chose to rely on men, including some superpowers and mutants. Cheng Jinsuo certainly would not miss this opportunity, and he raised five beautiful women generously. He gave them some food every day to keep them from starving, and some coal for heating, and they waited obediently for his favor. If a woman won his favor, she would get more food and other rewards, so the women tried their best to please him, and they were jealous of each other, scheming against each other, and actually performed a palace conspiracy of small people after the end of the world. They fought brilliantly, and Cheng Jinsuo watched happily from the side, enjoying the feeling of being hugged by both sides, and felt that he was no worse than the emperor. If he lost people on the road for various reasons, he would always find women with outstanding looks from the refugees to make up the five, which was also a strange habit.

After he joined the current superpower team, he and the other three people moved out of the stone building with a yard and rented a cheap two-bedroom apartment for the five women. Because he was afraid of Nan Shao's revenge, he endured for a while and didn't go to them. Until the base issued a new order, he guessed that Nan Shao's team was also busy with this matter, so he took advantage of not leaving the city the next day to sneak to the house he rented, and had a ridiculous night. The next day, he stayed in bed, with five women serving him, and he was so comfortable that he didn't want to go anywhere. Signing up for the army at the base is not just a matter of one or two days, there is no need to rush, just wait and see. According to his idea, it is better to leave here and find another place. After all, once you join the army, you will lose your freedom and be at the mercy of others. If you don't join, the living conditions will become more and more harsh. Even if he is a superpower, it is still a bit difficult to support several women. Well, he actually doesn't want to work for the base in vain. He said that the base protects residents. If there is really danger, it is not ordinary civilians who stand in the way.

It has to be said that he and Zhang Yi thought the same thing. The difference is that he adheres to the principle that if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth, while Zhang Yi and others came to this conclusion from Jiang Weiguo's character.

"Go three people, call my buddies, and ask them to bring some food. We will eat hot pot today." Worried that Xie Yan and others could not wait to get into the army, he woke up from a warm and fragrant jade, and the first thing he thought of was this.

It was freezing outside, and none of the women wanted to go out, but no one dared to refuse his orders. After a fierce competition in secret, two women rushed to Cheng Jinsuo to serve him, and the other three had to put on their shirts and shivered out without even having breakfast. The two women who stayed behind were extremely gentle and thoughtful, thinking that if they made him happy, they might get a hot breakfast. But Cheng Jinsuo was full of energy and was provoked to the point of lust. He didn't even remember whether to have breakfast or not, and rolled into a ball with the two women in a blink of an eye. The two women were hungry, but they had no choice but to respond with a forced face.

As the fight was going on, there was a sound from the door, and someone walked in with steady steps. Cheng Jinsuo thought that some woman ran fast and came back with others first. He said without raising his head, "Wait over there, I'll chat with you after I finish this shot." Then he continued to sweat on the woman. Others had watched him do this before, so he acted very casually, but his women were not for others to use. This was probably why the five women were willing to follow him even though they were always hungry. Of course, it was useless even if they didn't want to, because the fate of escaping from him was terrible.

"I'm not interested in chatting with you." A low and magnetic voice of a strange man suddenly sounded in his ears. Cheng Jinsuo was startled, and before he could even turn his head, two blinding lightning bolts suddenly struck the place where the sound came from. But the next moment, he fell softly on the woman who was working, and there was no scar on his naked body.

Amid the woman's screams, the man tutted his tongue and said jokingly, "The wind is coming." He did not stay for long and turned to leave the golden house where the beautiful woman was hidden.

--

On the stone street, several men hurried to the base's military registration office, looking relaxed and joking from time to time. They did not know that at the turn of the alley ahead, a man with a knife in his hand stood like a benchmark in the wind and snow. His head and shoulders were covered with white snow, waiting for someone.

The snow on the street was trampled tightly and condensed into ice, making it extremely slippery. Even though everyone was very careful, one person still slipped when he was about to turn. And in this brief moment when everyone's attention was attracted, a figure suddenly shot out from the side, with a cold light passing through the corner of his eye. The next moment, the man had already rushed into the alley opposite and walked away, leaving only a corpse that was gushing out blood and fell to the ground with a bang.

At the same time, a gold-type supernatural person who was registering at the military suddenly died without any signs, causing chaos at the scene. At the gate, a handsome man with an upright posture adjusted his camel-colored cashmere scarf, walked out calmly with a nonchalant smile on his lips, leaving the chaos behind.

The two men met at the parting point, and after confirming that the other was not injured, they smiled at each other, with a relaxed look in their eyes, but before they had time to talk, a car drove over from behind at lightning speed and stopped beside them with a creaking sound.

"Get in the car!" Hao Weiming and Ruan Feng, who were sitting in it, shouted to the two.

The two looked at each other, opened the back door, and got in. The car drove to the gate of the base. It was not until they drove out of the gate and saw Qiao Yong and others waiting for them at the foot of the mountain that Hao Weiming spoke.

"Where are you going?"

Although they had doubts about their timely appearance, when they heard this, Nan Shao and the others still showed a look of vigilance. Seeing this, Hao Weiming smiled bitterly: "Don't be like this, I have no feelings for Lao Jiang, and I will not sell out the person who saved my life for him."

Nan Shao and Zhang Yi still did not speak, obviously waiting for the other party to explain.

"Lao Jiang asked us to watch you. If you leave now, Atang will be fine because of his special status, but Ruan Feng and I will be miserable. Otherwise, do you think Atang is really stupid and can't see that you are leaving? She left us here just to let us choose whether to go with you or not."

"Who is your brother?" At this moment, a sentence interrupted coldly, making Hao Weiming choke and forget that there was something else to say.

"This idiot and I decided to go with you." Ruan Feng glanced at him with contempt, and then finished his words. "It's boring to stay here."

"Hey, brother, how can you do this? Where am I stupid?" Hao Weiming was scolded in front of him, and he couldn't help protesting. Fortunately, he knew Ruan Feng's temper, so he didn't really get angry. If someone else came, I'm afraid there would be a fight.

Ruan Feng ignored him, waved to Qiao Yong outside, signaling them to drive and follow, and then drove onto the highway first. Being ignored, Hao Weiming rubbed his nose in frustration, turned around and leaned on the back of the chair to look back at Zhang Yi and the others. "Two brothers, just accept me as your younger brother. I'm not a spy, I swear."

"With your ability, you're a spy, huh!" Ruan Feng sneered sarcastically, not knowing whether he couldn't stand Hao Weiming's servile look, or felt that the statement that he was not a spy was superfluous. Nowadays, all kinds of communication products are unusable. If you want to transmit messages between two places by your own strength, it is simply a suicidal act.

Zhang Yi, who had just killed someone, felt a little heavy, but the two people's bickering, which was completely irrelevant, became lighter. Perhaps when he first heard that the two were going to leave together, he and Nan Shao were a little defensive, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that this was a good thing for them. As for the possibility that the other party was a spy, there was no need to consider it at all. Because they didn't believe that Jiang Weiguo would think of them leaving and send people to infiltrate them. They were not arrogant enough to think that they had the strength to be taken seriously by the master of the base, even if Nan Shao's ability was special. If it was said that Jiang Weiguo sent two people to kill Nan Shao, it would be easier to believe. And this point is easy to verify. Since the two of them could drive in the base and wait for themselves and Nan Shao, then they had enough time to notify the base and directly trap the two people in the base. Only a row of soldiers with guns was needed to kill the two more than a hundred times. There was no need to be so troublesome. No matter how powerful Nan Shao's ability was, no matter how fast his knife was, it was impossible to withstand the rain of bullets.

"Remember to say hello to Qiao Tou'er." After exchanging a glance with Nan Shao and seeing that he had no intention of objecting, Zhang Yi spoke up, representing the opinions of both of them.

"Of course! Of course!" Hao Weiming's eyes lit up and he said repeatedly.

Chapter 117: Total

Destruction Cheng Jinsuo is a powerful thunder-type psychic. Because he is quite scheming, he is considered a think tank in the original five-man team. Under his planning, several people did a lot of insidious things. Before finding trouble with Zhang Yi, they almost never failed, so the other four people were very convinced of him. But this person has a big problem, that is, lust.

Although his name is rustic, this person has a good appearance. Before the end of the world, he cheated many girls with this appearance, got them pregnant, and kicked them away. His behavior was very bad. Because of his flexible mind and the fact that it was a matter of mutual consent, he never caused any big trouble. After the end of the world, this guy was the first batch of awakened superpowers. He met the rat-faced man and Xie Yan. They had a lot in common and were very successful. If he hadn't kicked the iron plate of Qiao Yong and others, he would not have wanted to join any force at all.

In the end of the world, women are worthless. Except for a few awakened people with strong abilities and some people like Li Muran who have the courage and guts to face danger, more women who survived by luck and the protection of men chose to rely on men, including some superpowers and mutants. Cheng Jinsuo certainly would not miss this opportunity, and he raised five beautiful women generously. He gave them some food every day to keep them from starving, and some coal for heating, and they waited obediently for his favor. If a woman won his favor, she would get more food and other rewards, so the women tried their best to please him, and they were jealous of each other, scheming against each other, and actually performed a palace conspiracy of small people after the end of the world. They fought brilliantly, and Cheng Jinsuo watched happily from the side, enjoying the feeling of being hugged by both sides, and felt that he was no worse than the emperor. If he lost people on the road for various reasons, he would always find women with outstanding looks from the refugees to make up the five, which was also a strange habit.

After he joined the current superpower team, he and the other three people moved out of the stone building with a yard and rented a cheap two-bedroom apartment for the five women. Because he was afraid of Nan Shao's revenge, he endured for a while and didn't go to them. Until the base issued a new order, he guessed that Nan Shao's team was also busy with this matter, so he took advantage of not leaving the city the next day to sneak to the house he rented, and had a ridiculous night. The next day, he stayed in bed, with five women serving him, and he was so comfortable that he didn't want to go anywhere. Signing up for the army at the base is not just a matter of one or two days, there is no need to rush, just wait and see. According to his idea, it is better to leave here and find another place. After all, once you join the army, you will lose your freedom and be at the mercy of others. If you don't join, the living conditions will become more and more harsh. Even if he is a superpower, it is still a bit difficult to support several women. Well, he actually doesn't want to work for the base in vain. He said that the base protects residents. If there is really danger, it is not ordinary civilians who stand in the way.

It has to be said that he and Zhang Yi thought the same thing. The difference is that he adheres to the principle that if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth, while Zhang Yi and others came to this conclusion from Jiang Weiguo's character.

"Go three people, call my buddies, and ask them to bring some food. We will eat hot pot today." Worried that Xie Yan and others could not wait to get into the army, he woke up from a warm and fragrant jade, and the first thing he thought of was this.

It was freezing outside, and none of the women wanted to go out, but no one dared to refuse his orders. After a fierce competition in secret, two women rushed to Cheng Jinsuo to serve him, and the other three had to put on their shirts and shivered out without even having breakfast. The two women who stayed behind were extremely gentle and thoughtful, thinking that if they made him happy, they might get a hot breakfast. But Cheng Jinsuo was full of energy and was provoked to the point of lust. He didn't even remember whether to have breakfast or not, and rolled into a ball with the two women in a blink of an eye. The two women were hungry, but they had no choice but to respond with a forced face.

As the fight was going on, there was a sound from the door, and someone walked in with steady steps. Cheng Jinsuo thought that some woman ran fast and came back with others first. He said without raising his head, "Wait over there, I'll chat with you after I finish this shot." Then he continued to sweat on the woman. Others had watched him do this before, so he acted very casually, but his women were not for others to use. This was probably why the five women were willing to follow him even though they were always hungry. Of course, it was useless even if they didn't want to, because the fate of escaping from him was terrible.

"I'm not interested in chatting with you." A low and magnetic voice of a strange man suddenly sounded in his ears. Cheng Jinsuo was startled, and before he could even turn his head, two blinding lightning bolts suddenly struck the place where the sound came from. But the next moment, he fell softly on the woman who was working, and there was no scar on his naked body.

Amid the woman's screams, the man tutted his tongue and said jokingly, "The wind is coming." He did not stay for long and turned to leave the golden house where the beautiful woman was hidden.

--

On the stone street, several men hurried to the base's military registration office, looking relaxed and joking from time to time. They did not know that at the turn of the alley ahead, a man with a knife in his hand stood like a benchmark in the wind and snow. His head and shoulders were covered with white snow, waiting for someone.

The snow on the street was trampled tightly and condensed into ice, making it extremely slippery. Even though everyone was very careful, one person still slipped when he was about to turn. And in this brief moment when everyone's attention was attracted, a figure suddenly shot out from the side, with a cold light passing through the corner of his eye. The next moment, the man had already rushed into the alley opposite and walked away, leaving only a corpse that was gushing out blood and fell to the ground with a bang.

At the same time, a gold-type supernatural person who was registering at the military suddenly died without any signs, causing chaos at the scene. At the gate, a handsome man with an upright posture adjusted his camel-colored cashmere scarf, walked out calmly with a nonchalant smile on his lips, leaving the chaos behind.

The two men met at the parting point, and after confirming that the other was not injured, they smiled at each other, with a relaxed look in their eyes, but before they had time to talk, a car drove over from behind at lightning speed and stopped beside them with a creaking sound.

"Get in the car!" Hao Weiming and Ruan Feng, who were sitting in it, shouted to the two.

The two looked at each other, opened the back door, and got in. The car drove to the gate of the base. It was not until they drove out of the gate and saw Qiao Yong and others waiting for them at the foot of the mountain that Hao Weiming spoke.

"Where are you going?"

Although they had doubts about their timely appearance, when they heard this, Nan Shao and the others still showed a look of vigilance. Seeing this, Hao Weiming smiled bitterly: "Don't be like this, I have no feelings for Lao Jiang, and I will not sell out the person who saved my life for him."

Nan Shao and Zhang Yi still did not speak, obviously waiting for the other party to explain.

"Lao Jiang asked us to watch you. If you leave now, Atang will be fine because of his special status, but Ruan Feng and I will be miserable. Otherwise, do you think Atang is really stupid and can't see that you are leaving? She left us here just to let us choose whether to go with you or not."

"Who is your brother?" At this moment, a sentence interrupted coldly, making Hao Weiming choke and forget that there was something else to say.

"This idiot and I decided to go with you." Ruan Feng glanced at him with contempt, and then finished his words. "It's boring to stay here."

"Hey, brother, how can you do this? Where am I stupid?" Hao Weiming was scolded in front of him, and he couldn't help protesting. Fortunately, he knew Ruan Feng's temper, so he didn't really get angry. If someone else came, I'm afraid there would be a fight.

Ruan Feng ignored him, waved to Qiao Yong outside, signaling them to drive and follow, and then drove onto the highway first. Being ignored, Hao Weiming rubbed his nose in frustration, turned around and leaned on the back of the chair to look back at Zhang Yi and the others. "Two brothers, just accept me as your younger brother. I'm not a spy, I swear."

"With your ability, you're a spy, huh!" Ruan Feng sneered sarcastically, not knowing whether he couldn't stand Hao Weiming's servile look, or felt that the statement that he was not a spy was superfluous. Nowadays, all kinds of communication products are unusable. If you want to transmit messages between two places by your own strength, it is simply a suicidal act.

Zhang Yi, who had just killed someone, felt a little heavy, but the two people's bickering, which was completely irrelevant, became lighter. Perhaps when he first heard that the two were going to leave together, he and Nan Shao were a little defensive, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that this was a good thing for them. As for the possibility that the other party was a spy, there was no need to consider it at all. Because they didn't believe that Jiang Weiguo would think of them leaving and send people to infiltrate them. They were not arrogant enough to think that they had the strength to be taken seriously by the master of the base, even if Nan Shao's ability was special. If it was said that Jiang Weiguo sent two people to kill Nan Shao, it would be easier to believe. And this point is easy to verify. Since the two of them could drive in the base and wait for themselves and Nan Shao, then they had enough time to notify the base and directly trap the two people in the base. Only a row of soldiers with guns was needed to kill the two more than a hundred times. There was no need to be so troublesome. No matter how powerful Nan Shao's ability was, no matter how fast his knife was, it was impossible to withstand the rain of bullets.

"Remember to say hello to Qiao Tou'er." After exchanging a glance with Nan Shao and seeing that he had no intention of objecting, Zhang Yi spoke up, representing the opinions of both of them.

"Of course! Of course!" Hao Weiming's eyes lit up and he said repeatedly.

Chapter 118

Qiao Yong and the others certainly had no objection to missing out on two superpowers joining the team, and they even welcomed them. Hao Weiming had a very powerful ice superpower, while Ruan Feng had a very ordinary earth superpower, but his use of superpowers far exceeded that of Xiong Hua and the others, and he had already reached the level of gathering soil into stone and turning fossils into blades. It can be said that the addition of the two people has raised the overall strength of the team to a higher level.

The two cars headed southeast, and when they arrived at Xianze, they did not enter the city, but went directly to the highway from Xianze to Yunzhou via the ring road. From Bowei to Xianze, this road was relatively safe because there were often people going back and forth, but the Xianyun Expressway had been occupied by a large number of mutant plants, and it had become a place like a dense forest. In addition, there were mutant animals and zombies attacking from time to time on the road, and since they got on the Xianyun Expressway, the speed of the group slowed down. Until dark, they had only traveled less than 50 kilometers. Fortunately, their luck was not too bad, and they encountered some relatively common mutant creatures, which were easy for everyone to kill together, but it only took some time.

Before dark, the group stopped at a dilapidated service station on the highway. After clearing the mutant plants that were aggressive to people, they rested in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel. Unfortunately, except for bedding and other items, all the gasoline and food in the service station were cleared out. It should have happened before the rainstorm.

Nothing happened overnight. The next day, when it was still light, the two cars set off. In the morning, they encountered two waves of zombies that broke in from both sides of the highway. Five hideous mutant animals also uprooted the mutant plants that were coiled on the highway, and crawled forward slowly on the highway like a snail. At noon, they stopped in an open space, tore a piece of canvas to form a semi-enclosed space, and lit a stove inside, preparing to boil two pots of hot soup to make mixed noodles and warm the bodies of everyone.

In order to save gasoline, Ruan Feng and his SUV did not have air conditioning turned on, and the temperature in the car was only slightly better than that of a large truck. As early as the day before, when they stopped to kill mutant animals, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi got out of the car and let Uncle Yu, Sister Hua Zhi and eight-year-old Huo Rui sit in the small car, but Sister Hua Zhi let Little Glasses sit in. Little Glasses was in poor health, even worse than Uncle Yu and Sister Hua Zhi, and no one knew how he survived until now. According to the principle of survival of the fittest in the end times, he should have turned into a zombie as early as the first round of natural disasters. But he survived. Although he did not awaken his superpowers, he was able to survive every disaster without any danger, which made people sigh at the miracle and also sigh at his luck.

As for Huo Rui, he was staying at his grandparents' house when the end of the world happened. His grandparents turned into zombies, but he survived. He ran out alone in a daze, and was seen by Sister Hua Zhi from the same village, so she kept him with her. His parents were in Beijing, and no one knew how they were doing now. Because his name contains the character "锐" (Rui) which is the same pronunciation as "锐" (Rui in Ruiyang), and he is also young, every time he sees him, Zhang Yi will think of his own son. While he is sad and worried, he takes good care of the child, hoping that others will take better care of Xiao Yangyang when they meet him.

Nearly half of the people in the same group are ordinary people. Even if the superpowers and mutants can handle it, they cannot ignore ordinary people. The trucks and SUVs have long changed the driving order. In any case, trucks are more courageous and reliable. At this time, the two cars were parked on the highway one after the other, five or six meters apart. People got out of the car. Except for those who were lighting a fire and cooking soup, the rest of the people walked around the car to warm up their stiff bodies and patrolled and guarded.

"What's that place over there?" Zhang Yi suddenly asked, pointing to the left. There should have been a vast field outside the guardrail of the highway, but now it was occupied by a large area of ​​low and lush purple plants, which made people think of the lavender fields in Provence, but the plants in front of them were taller and denser, like shrubs. Such scenery is naturally beautiful, or in other words, the plants that grow after the end of the world are beautiful, but no one would have the heart to appreciate it, or even think of adjectives such as romantic. Zhang Yi was not referring to this purple plant, but to the village buildings hidden between the mountain forests and stone peaks across the purple wilderness. According to visual estimation, it can be estimated that it is about 1,500 meters away from the highway. There are many buildings under the highway along the way. The reason why Zhang Yi asked about it alone is because he just saw a figure walking on the village building.

Nan Shao stood beside him and stared at him for a while, and said unsurely: "I remember that there is a largest Jie settlement in China in Zhongzhou, which may be here."

"The big Jie village is in the south of the mountain, and this is the small Jie village. But when it comes to traditional folk customs, the big Jie has been greatly sinicized, and the small Jie village is better preserved and more mysterious, but it does not welcome outsiders to enter." Hao Weiming heard their conversation and came over. He is from Xianze and is more familiar with the surrounding area.

In most people's impressions, the Jie people are a savage and fierce nation. There was once a news report about a young man from the Jie tribe who was admitted to university. He was ridiculed by his roommate because of his living habits. As a result, that night, the classmate who ridiculed him was stabbed to death on the bed with a cow horn knife. The blood dripped from the bed to the floor, forming a large pool. Maybe not all Jie people are like this, but this incident has deepened people's fear of the Jie people. Whether doing business or dealing with them for other things, they will be very cautious.

"Have you been there?" Zhang Yi turned his head and looked at Hao Weiming and asked.

Hao Weiming shook his head and said helplessly: "How could it be possible? Once, I almost followed my friends to sneak in during the Jie people's festival, but I was blocked outside in the end. These little Jie people are so unreasonable." There was a sense of regret in his words.

"Is there a way to get there?" Nan Shao knew that Zhang Yi asked directly because he noticed that there were people above and wanted to see if there was any news about Zhang Ruiyang and others.

"Yes, but you have to drive back about five or six kilometers, there is a road going down there. Then drive along the road for another ten minutes and you will be there." Hao Weiming said while gesturing with his hand. "

Then let's go..." Nan Shao was about to make a decision to go over and check it out, but was interrupted by Zhang Yi.

"Forget it, it's not a good time to make trouble now. We will come back after everything is settled. Maybe those are just zombies." He didn't want to wait a moment, but there were so many weak people in the team, and he couldn't selfishly ignore them.

Before Nan Shao could persuade them again, the soup was ready over there, and they were told to go over there. After eating, everyone was warm, so they packed up and continued to set off. Nan Shao originally wanted to mention going to Xiaojie Village to check it out, but seeing Zhang Yi's resolute expression, he could only put the matter aside for the time being. After all, he didn't actually think that there were still living people in Xiaojie Village, which was almost occupied by mutant plants. He only planned to go there because Zhang Yi wanted to.

What they didn't know was that when they looked at Xiaojie Village from afar, a group of people called meat pigs were tied up with iron chains in the dark pen where pigs were originally raised in the village. Among them were three familiar faces, but they looked numb and purple like the others in the pen. If they were not shivering from the cold and their eyes occasionally moved, they would not be much different from zombies.

The pen was surrounded by stones, and people lived above. Everyone was chained to the ankles, and it was simply impossible to escape. At this moment, the door of the pen opened, and a dim light fell from the top of the head. A pot of cooked mutant plants was poured into the original pig trough, and then with a bang, the wooden board on top was covered again. The pen returned to darkness again, and the motionless meat pigs, who were sitting or lying, moved. Amid the clear sound of the iron chains knocking against each other, they pounced on the pig trough like wolves snatching food, scrambling for the mutant plant roots inside without fear of the heat.

The once plump and well-fed figure seemed to be even fatter than before, but his clothes were torn and stained with blood, and the exposed parts were full of holes, as if they had been cut. Even so, he was still very agile and quickly snatched back a handful of food. The other two looked similar to him except that they were pale and thin, and they each snatched back a few pieces of hot roots. The three of them gathered together, two of them were on guard against the other pigs, and the fat man stuffed the soup in his hand into the mouth of a person lying on the ground: "Eat quickly! Eat quickly!" He didn't care whether it would choke the person.

After stuffing three pieces of food into the man's mouth and the man turned his face away and refused to open his mouth again, the fat man called the other two people and piled the remaining food together, dividing it equally between them. In the end, he ate the extra piece himself. From time to time, there were sounds of choking and hiccups in the darkness, but no one slowed down the speed of eating. The roots of the mutant plants were bitter and hard to swallow, but they were like delicious food to them, and in the end they even licked their fingers with soup.

"Fat brother, Sister Xu has a fever. Is she going to die?" One of the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys asked with a hint of worry. He lowered his voice so that only the two people around him could hear it clearly.

"Go away, kid, what are you talking about? This woman is so fierce that even the King of Hell dare not take her away." The fat man waved his hands, as if to wave away the ominousness brought by the boy's words, but after a while, he showed his cowardice and said to the other young man, "How about, little monk, you recite a sutra for her."

The young man was about to agree, but the fat man, who was bending down to take the temperature of the person on the ground, was slapped in the face. A hoarse, weak but decisive voice sounded in the darkness: "Get out!"

The slap did not have much power, so the fat man did not care. Seeing that the other party still had the energy to hit her, he felt relieved, but threatened, "If you don't do well again, I will let the little monk recite the sutra for you."

The young man next to her recited Amitabha at the right time, and the woman on the ground coughed in anger, but she didn't say anything, probably knowing that they meant well. The fat man sighed silently, picked up the woman from the ground, and placed her in his soft and warm arms. The boy and the little monk came over, and the four of them squeezed together, barely resisting the cold in the pen.

The three people were Routa Chen, Jie Chen, and Xiao Peiyuan. The woman's name was Xu Jing. At the beginning, they were separated from Qiao Yong and others because they encountered the snake forest. Later, they were chased by rats and birds and had nowhere to go. It was Xu Jing who saved them. Xu Jing was not a superpower, but she drove a Hummer and carried a lot of guns. With a round of handsome shooting, she cleared the rats and birds chasing them. As for why she was a woman on the road alone, she didn't say it, and others had no way of knowing. They originally wanted to go to Bowei, but unfortunately Xu Jing didn't know the way, and somehow bypassed Xianze and brought them to this barbarian village. At that time, they were quite happy to see many survivors, but who knew that after a meal, they became other people's pigs. Not only did they have to help these barbarians taste the mutant plants, but they also had to cut off a piece of meat from their bodies every once in a while to improve their diet. Xu Jing was a proud person. Being treated like a pig, she refused to eat, and then she was cut off. She was so shocked and angry that she fell ill. If it weren't for the three people taking care of her, she would have died long ago. Of course

, they also wanted to escape, but the iron chains on their feet were difficult to break, not to mention that they had to pass through the place where the Jie people lived above their heads, so they could only pretend to be as lifeless as others and wait for an opportunity.

Chapter 119 Stone Wood

Zhang Yi didn't expect that he missed the chance to meet with Routa Chen and others because of a single thought. Of course, even if they really went to Xiaojie Village, they might not be able to see the three people. It is more likely that they would also be knocked unconscious and turned into meat pigs, or the Xiaojie people would not even let them enter the village gate because they saw that there were people with superpowers among them.

After passing Xiaojie Village, the mutant creatures on the road seemed to become ferocious all of a sudden. The original three-day journey was delayed by one more day. Many people were injured. Fortunately, with Nan Shao's superpowers, they would not die unless their heads were bitten off. However, when they finally reached the destination, they were already injured and disabled, and the situation was terrible. Even Zhang Yi was injured. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably have lost an arm. Xiao Yanjing was still one of the people who was safe and sound, but this did not mean that he was sneaky and hid behind during the battle. In fact, except for his lack of strength and skills, he still looked like a man.

No one expressed dissatisfaction or resentment towards this result. Ruan Feng and the other two came here voluntarily, needless to say, the others all understood that in today's world, they could face disability and death at any time. The Bowei Base only gave them a short period of stability. Soon this illusion would be shattered with the implementation of the new regulations, and what they faced at that time might be even more dangerous than now.

When they saw the county town occupied by dense clusters of mutant plants not far away, everyone finally couldn't help but cheer. Although it was still a difficult process to enter the county town, at least there was light in sight.

There was only one way to enter Ronghe County from Xianyun Expressway. The county town was sandwiched between high mountains on both sides. It was originally densely forested, but now even the roads were buried.

"It's poisonous skin stone wood." After observing for a long time from a distance, Qiao Yong breathed a sigh of relief and said. "If there is nothing else mixed in it, it's not a big problem." The situation was better than expected.

The poisonous stone wood is a tall, gray-white mutant tree that looks like petrified. It is not like the snake tree and ghost vine that can actively attack people, but it is covered with sharp and hard thorns all over its body. The bark is thorny and poisonous. If the skin is pierced, there is no hope. This tree likes to grow in patches, and the thorns grow interlaced between the trees, making it difficult for people or animals to enter.

Everyone tacitly divided the work, some people were on guard, and the other part was looking for a suitable place to enter at the entrance. After about ten minutes, they gathered together again to discuss countermeasures.

"The roadbed has been damaged. Although it is possible to get rid of the poisonous stone wood on it and fill the potholes with earth-based supernatural powers, it is too much work to do this, and it will completely destroy the defense belt formed by the poisonous stone wood, so it is not recommended to drive in." Zhao Chun said.

No one objected to this, but how to open a road out is a difficult thing for people at the moment. Nan Shao could kill the tree by destroying the crystal in the tree's heart with his power without touching the tree, but the bark and thorns of the tree were still poisonous after death. The most troublesome thing was how to deal with the huge tree trunk that was still in place. As the name suggests, the texture of this wood is hard and close to stone. Fire poses no threat to it at all, and the same is true for lightning. Gold-related powers are also of little use. Even if they can cause damage, it is very small.

"Let me try." Hao Weiming suddenly spoke, looking uncertain, and then asked, "Which one?"

Qiao Yong discussed with Nan Shao and the others and chose a stone tree on the left near the steep mountain wall. If this location succeeds, the entrance will not be so conspicuous.

"If it doesn't work, you can't laugh at me." Hao Weiming wiped the non-existent sweat from his head and gave everyone a shot of prevention.

Qiao Yong waved his hand, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

Hao Weiming walked over and stood one meter in front of the stone tree. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. After a while, he suddenly shouted "crack" and quickly stepped back several steps. However, in the eyes of the crowd full of expectations, after several minutes, the stone tree still stood there motionless, and even the gray-white leaves on the top did not shake. Hao Weiming was a little stunned, and his reaction seemed to be that he had originally thought that it would succeed.

"No way." He scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

Ruan Feng seemed to have thought of something and asked others: "Who has the strength? Go over and hit it with a hammer."

This sentence reminded Hao Weiming, and he nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, hit it hard, it will definitely work. I'm obviously frozen, I can definitely smash it. Who has a hammer? A hammer or an axe will do, give it to me, I don't fucking believe it..." As if to prove that he was not lying, he excitedly looked for tools in the crowd, as if he was ready to go on stage to smash the tree himself.

"Come on, with your chicken strength, just stand aside and don't get in the way." Ruan Feng folded his hands in front of his chest and said sarcastically beside him.

Hao Weiming looked at him depressedly, knowing that he would be the one who got angry in the end if he quarreled with the other party, so he ignored him, but still stood aside as he was told. In terms of strength, he was indeed not very good, but he couldn't help muttering: "You are so mean, no wonder you have no friends!"

His voice was not loud, but almost everyone nearby heard it clearly, and they couldn't help but want to laugh, but they were a little embarrassed, so they had to pretend not to hear it. Ruan Feng didn't care at all. This person likes to satirize others at every turn, but he doesn't get angry when others say something unpleasant, which can be considered a peculiar person.

There are three mutants in the team. Chen Changchun is a strength mutant. As for the other two, they are speed and hearing mutants. The speed mutant is called Zou Zhe, and the hearing mutant is called Bai Xi. In order to play the advantages of his own supernatural powers, Chen Changchun himself uses a big hammer. When they first saw it, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi also remembered the more than ten pounds of big hammer they brought back from the blacksmith shop when they first cooperated. It's a pity that what the few people earned at that time was basically thrown away in Wangyang Town. Now it's a pity to think about it.

Chen Changchun picked up his hammer and walked over. He carefully studied the poisonous thorn tree that seemed to have not changed much. In fact, he didn't believe Ruan Feng's words, but he had plenty of strength. It wouldn't be a waste of food to try it. Spitting in his palm, he raised the hammer and was about to hit it, but stopped, stood aside, and then shouted and smashed the tree trunk with a hammer. He tried his best, although he knew that if he failed to smash the tree, the force would rebound on him. The greater the force, the greater the damage would be. But at the moment, they had no way out, so he had to give it a try even if he got hurt.

Everyone held their breath and concentrated, even Bai Xi and others who were on alert all around turned their attention. Some prayed in their hearts, some thought nothing, but without exception, their eyes fell on Chen Changchun's hammer wind that was like thunder and lightning.

Bang - ice crystals shattered, snow mist filled the air, and the poisonous skin stone wood that originally looked like a huge stone pillar seemed to have suddenly turned into ice and snow. Under the strong force, it turned into a pool of crystal clear broken ice and snow powder.

This surprised everyone. Fortunately, Chen Changchun remembered not to touch these ice crystals and snow powder, and quickly retreated to a distance. I don't know if the result in front of me was far beyond expectations, people didn't react, and the scene was extremely quiet for a while. After a while, Hao Weiming suddenly laughed triumphantly, pointing at the pile of ice particles that stood tall and said with a breath: "Isn't that right! Is that right! I said it would work!" It turned out that he used his supernatural power to freeze the stem cells and water contained in the intercellular spaces of the poisonous stonewood tree. According to the principle that water expands after freezing, the trunk tissue was automatically split. It was also because his ability was not strong enough, otherwise Chen Changchun would not have needed to do anything.

Everyone came to their senses at this time, and their faces showed joy. They were happy that the problem was finally solved, and they were sincerely amazed at Hao Weiming's supernatural power. The protagonist, who suddenly became extremely tall in their eyes, suddenly screamed, picked up the military shovel on the car, and plunged into the pile of ice, digging very hard.

"Weiming, you just did a lot of work, and you will continue later. Go to the side to rest and replenish your supernatural power. You don't need to do this ice scraping job." Seeing his enthusiasm, Qiao Yong was a little moved, and said while motioning others to go up.

Ruan Feng laughed, but this laugh was not warm at all, but full of ridicule: "He is looking for the crystal core, afraid that others will snatch it away." It turned out that Ruan Feng and his men were absorbed into the army after the end of the world. The discipline was not as strict as that of the orthodox soldiers. When they were on a mission, the crystal cores of the zombies they killed would always be taken away by others, so they developed the habit of protecting food like Hao Weiming.

Qiao Yong was speechless. After a moment, he patted his forehead and looked at Shi Pengsan. He felt helpless and couldn't help laughing, but still insisted: "I said Weiming, you stand aside and don't delay everyone. Don't worry, no one wants your crystal core."

Hao Weiming got the guarantee and didn't feel embarrassed at all. He smiled and retreated.

"Last time when you went to the comprehensive warehouse, why didn't you use your superpowers to directly explode the monster?" Nan Shao came over and asked. When he saw the poisonous stone wood turned into ice, he realized the working principle of this ice power and its terrifyingness. However, compared with the stone wood in front of him, the mutant plant and animal hybrid monster should be easier to deal with with this method.

Hao Weiming grinned, his expression was helpless, "I would like to, but that thing will not stand there and let me freeze."

Nan Shao thought about it, and it was true. The speed of the snake mushroom was so fast that only wind power and speed mutants could escape, and they had to be mentally prepared. Thinking about the fact that Hao Weiming had to walk over and stand in front of the tree for nearly half an hour before speaking, he knew that his power must be limited by distance and time, and it was not that he could use it as he wanted. Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved. Although he was still a little wary of this power, it was not as excessive as before.

The next thing was simple. Hao Weiming was the main force, and the others cooperated. Instead of building a road straight to the county town along the cliff, they spent three days to open a winding path in the stone forest in a left, right, forward or backward manner, so as to maximize the defensive function of the poisonous skin stone forest. Once familiar with it, this road will provide great convenience for reconnaissance and defense against enemies.

After the last poisonous skin stone tree turned into ice, the dilapidated buildings in the county town occupied by various plants finally appeared in front of everyone, and the food they brought was about to run out.

Chapter 120 Ronghe

Compared to Liang Guanlun who was in a hurry to film, Ruan Weiming, who often came to pick peaches to eat when the season came, was obviously more familiar with Ronghe, but he was not as familiar with the geography as he was. He only knew where the county government compound was and how to get there from the central road, but he was not clear about many shortcuts. But this was enough.

They unloaded the things on the car. Because there was not much food left, only one or two meals, so each person took a little and carried it on his back. The rest was clothes and other things, and the bedding for keeping warm on the road was still in the car. There were not many things, which was light for people whose physical strength had increased after the end of the world. Then they drove the car to the side of the road, believing that they would be entangled and covered by mutant plants in a short time.

The rainstorm had occurred for several months, and they had fought against mutant plants countless times, big and small. Some were easily solved, and some escaped death. Humans had some understanding of mutant plants. Therefore, everyone was careful when walking, trying their best to avoid those who would actively attack people. They could not avoid it, so they worked together to eliminate it. At this time, Nan Shao, Hao Weiming, and the fire-type mutants in the team became the main force.

Along the way, zombies could be seen staggering among the mutant plants. Some were trapped, and they moved their legs tirelessly to move forward. When they smelled the scent of Nan Shao and the others, they struggled violently. For this kind of zombies, everyone ignored them. Their current goal was not to kill zombies, but to find a safe place as soon as possible, and then collect food and things to keep warm. If they encountered a large group of zombies, they had to avoid them.

The apocalypse happened during the tourist season of Ronghe. It was not the spring when flowers were blooming, but the hot summer when people were looking for coolness and avoiding the heat. Therefore, there were many people here. Many people meant many zombies, and it also meant that all kinds of supplies would be very abundant. However, no one dared to enter because of the fear of the dense zombies in the county. The houses and hotels around the county town had all been plundered, not to mention the small shops and supermarkets. After Nan Shao and his team broke into several houses and found nothing, they gave up the plan to stop at the relatively safe outer periphery and went straight in.

Ordinary people and mutants with strong combat power, as well as superpowers who can only show their strength in close combat, were on the outermost, the old, weak and disabled were on the inner layer, and the superpowers suitable for long-range attacks were on the innermost. When the people in the front line got tired, the inner layer would take over, and so on. A group of people seemed loose but actually like an indestructible sharp knife, slowly and calmly attacking the dangerous quagmire formed by zombies and mutant plants, and advancing steadily step by step.

"It's still too reckless." Qiao Yong sighed.

At this time, the sky was getting dark. In the city covered by mutant plants, even the night came earlier than other places. They had found a three-story guesthouse to rest. This is not the center of the county, but the flow of people is not small. The reason why they chose this guesthouse is that they can step onto the roof of the neighboring bungalow through the window on the second floor. If the door is broken by zombies, they can still climb out of the window and leave. The creeping mutant plants have cracked the walls of the guesthouse due to their rapid growth. Fortunately, this plant is not aggressive to humans except for its strange taste, so the people did not eradicate it.

Although the guesthouse is not in the center of the county, because of the dense zombies, the things inside are hardly moved. In the kitchen, moldy and blackened food can be seen everywhere, and the raw materials can no longer be seen. However, there are still four or five bags of rice and flour there, some of which have not been opened. As for the seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar, they are even better preserved. Seeing this, everyone was refreshed and knew that they had made the right bet. There

are not too many things in the guesthouse, but there are bedding and food, and the warehouse is located on the first floor, which is very beneficial to them. After everyone retreated into the guesthouse, they closed the door, cleaned up the zombies inside, and inspected the whole place to eliminate potential dangers. Then they divided the work among themselves. Some people were on guard, some were making fires and cooking, and the rest of the people moved the thick quilts in the warehouse and prepared to distribute them. Large items like quilts that affect movement can only be searched and used temporarily. If they can't find them, they can only rely on the fire and thick clothes to survive the night. It is irrational to carry them with you in a county town full of dangers.

After everything was done, sitting in front of the fire, Qiao Yong drank the hot noodle soup, listened to the sound of zombies hitting the door outside, looked at the tired people, recalled the number of zombies he saw that day, and couldn't help but sigh. They were only twenty or so people, but they wanted to go straight to the county government in the densely populated county town like strolling around. Isn't this a suicidal act? It was because they had experienced many hardships and encountered too many powerful mutant creatures, which led them to subconsciously despise zombies. So although they had thought that there might be many zombies before, they still felt that they could deal with them. A swarm of

ants can kill an elephant. They only moved forward four or five miles in the whole day. If they had not been unable to get food in the area they had just entered, forcing them to grit their teeth and rush forward, they might not even have walked these four or five miles. The only thing to be thankful for was that they had not encountered any mutant animals throughout the whole day, otherwise they would have had a harder time.

Hearing his words, no one responded. They were too tired, and they knew it was too late to regret it now. They could only move forward and could never retreat. Therefore, after eating, they each found a room on the second floor to lie down and take the time to rest. Only the night watchman was still holding on. Fortunately, they were already used to this kind of fatigue, and with their tense spirits, it was not a problem to endure another two or three hours.

Zhang Yi and Nan Shao were assigned to the first round of night watch. Nan Shao's ability to use needs to be supported by mental strength. This is what he has concluded from countless practices. Once the ability is overused, he will have a splitting headache and lose the ability to move. Therefore, when facing great danger, he will usually carefully control the degree of using the ability, and more often use a knife to cut like ordinary people. He has long understood that if the ability is not good, it is not necessarily that he can win compared with ordinary people with strong force. After all, no one will stand there and wait for them to use their abilities. Maybe at the beginning, ordinary people will be shocked by the magical abilities of the ability. But after a long time, they will see through this layer of divine light and find out the weaknesses of the ability, just like they humans face mutant plants. Of course, if the ability reaches a certain level, it can perform a move that covers a large area, making it impossible for people to avoid it. Only then will the ability have an absolute advantage. Even so, I am afraid that we must also consider the danger of exhausting the ability or other headaches. So while he was cultivating his supernatural powers, he never slacked off in his physical fitness and swordsmanship training. Therefore, compared to the others who were almost exhausted, his condition was obviously better.

Because there were zombies gathering outside, there were many people on night watch. In addition to the two of them, there were also Bai Xi and Ruan Feng. Bai Xi had a hearing mutation and could hear tiny sounds from two hundred meters away. At the beginning, he was almost driven crazy by this keen hearing. Later, he slowly learned to control it and could choose to block some irrelevant noisy sounds to get the information he wanted.

The four people did not chat. Every ten minutes, two people would get up and walk upstairs and downstairs, looking out from the window on the third floor to see the situation, while the other two stayed where they were. After about three hours, they only needed to patrol again to hand over, but the four people suddenly noticed something strange. They looked at each other and then looked at the door together.

After entering, Shi Pengsan used metal objects from the guesthouse to reinforce the door and melted it into the wall. Because he didn't plan to leave from here, he sealed it directly. This is why the zombies didn't break it open after several hours of ramming. But zombies have no wisdom and don't know how to get tired. They only know that there is fresh flesh and blood in the house, so even if they can't break it open, they never stop. But what makes people feel strange is that since everyone noticed it just now, or even earlier, the impact seems to be slowly weakening.

Bai Xi moved his ears, listened quietly for a while, and then whispered: "The zombies are retreating."

In fact, he didn't need to say it, the messy and dragging footsteps were heard by Nan Shao and the others, so they couldn't help but be extremely surprised. You have to know that this situation has never been encountered before. The zombies will disperse, nothing more than not feeling the presence of people inside, making them lose their target. Otherwise, even if the sky falls, they will not flee out of fear like humans or intelligent creatures.

When the four were in doubt, there were subtle footsteps coming from the stairs, and Qiao Yong and others came down. Seeing their strange expressions, they were about to ask, but Bai Xi stopped them with a gesture. Following his gesture, several people also listened for a moment, and then their faces became a little solemn.

"Isn't there something scary coming?" Ah Qing said uneasily.

Qiao Yong's mustache curled up, frowned and didn't answer. Ruan Feng said coldly: "Have you ever seen zombies scared?"

This sentence is actually nothing, but the bad thing is that his tone of voice makes people uncomfortable. Ah Qing's temper is not as good as Hao Weiming's, and he retorted on the spot: "Before the end of the world, have you seen dead people running all over the streets?"

"Yes." Unexpectedly, Ruan Feng gave a positive answer.

Not only Ah Qing was stunned, but even the other people who were paying attention to the situation outside couldn't help but divide their minds between the two, and a thought came to their minds at the same time, could this guy really have seen zombies before the end of the world? Unexpectedly, the other party's next words made them almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

"On TV." Ruan Feng added slowly.

Ah Qing was very angry and felt that he was being teased, but arguing with the other party would make him seem too petty. Just when he was about to get upset, Qiao Yong laughed out loud: "Xiao Ruan is quite humorous." The longer the apocalypse lasts, the more numb people become. They almost forget what humor is. Especially Ruan Feng's way of humor is quite special, and ordinary people can't understand it at all.

"You'd better call me Ruan Feng, or Ruan Er, because I don't want to call you Xiao Qiao." Ruan Feng glanced at him and said lightly. He didn't seem to be particularly happy that someone could understand the deep meaning of his words.

Qiao Yong choked, but Ah Qing's anger disappeared at once. If he wasn't worried about causing a zombie riot outside, he would have laughed out loud. Others couldn't help laughing. But this was not the time to joke or watch the fun. Zhang Yi and Nan Shao stood up and said, "Let's go upstairs and take a look."

There were enough people in the hall. It would be impossible to discuss any answers if they all crowded together. It would be better to use their eyes to confirm, even if it was too dark outside and they might not be able to see anything.

"Go ahead. If you are fine, just go to sleep and don't come down." Qiao Yong was not a stingy person. He turned his attention away after hearing Zhang Yi's words and waved his hand. Then he said to Bai Xi and Ruan Feng, "You two go and rest too. We are here."

Zhang Yi and Nan Shao took a candle and went upstairs silently one after another. Bai Xi and Ruan Feng did not move. "Let's wait and see." Knowing that things have changed, who can still sleep?

Qiao Yong probably understood their feelings and stopped persuading them.