flstandardbreds Chapter 124 Anyone who didn't know better would think his wife had run off with someone else.
Chapter 124 Anyone who didn't know better would think his wife had run off with someone else.
When she first arrived in the apocalypse, Little Mushroom was terrified of zombies. However, as her powers grew stronger and she got along well with a few zombies, she was no longer afraid of them.
However, anyone who assumes the person next to them is a companion in the dead of night, only to find upon closer inspection that it is a non-human baring its teeth at them, would be startled.
The cowardly mushroom was already timid; even the sound of gunfire would frighten it into hiding in Pei Sinian's arms, let alone in a scene like this.
She pointed at Jiang Xiaofeng, instinctively trembling as she complained, "Zombie!"
When the beams of the flashlights of the returning group shone over, they saw Jiang Xiaofeng squatting there unharmed.
His skin was the color of an ordinary person, and his eyes, nose, and mouth were all normal. It was obvious that he was a human being, not a zombie.
Mu Qingfeng frowned, displeased, and said, "What are you doing? Can't you see clearly, someone this big?"
Meng Xiaoyou was stunned. She opened her eyes wide and looked at him uncertainly.
Jiang Xiaofeng fidgeted with his fingers, at a loss for words. "I was sleeping just now, and then I heard you shouting 'zombie'..."
Perhaps he hadn't slept well at night and had been startled awake. Jiang Xiaofeng's complexion was not good, his chapped lips trembling as he stammered an explanation that he wasn't a zombie.
However, Meng Xiaoyou couldn't be mistaken; there was indeed a zombie.
"Alright, he was probably having a nightmare." Finally, Su Lanyue spoke up. "Qingfeng just checked the time, it's already seven o'clock, but it's still dark outside. Something's strange about Muquan County, we should leave quickly."
"Okay!" Jiang Xiaofeng stood up from the ground, dusted off his bottom, and reached out to pull Meng Xiaoyou, but Meng Xiaoyou shrank back, "I...you guys go, I'm not going."
Despite being afraid of the strange zombie from before, Meng Xiaoyou was unwilling to leave with them.
She wanted to go back to find Pei Sinian.
Clearly, others couldn't understand her thoughts, and Mu Qingfeng was somewhat surprised that she chose to stay at this time.
He sneered inwardly. Did they really think he wanted to take this burden with him?
If Lan Yue weren't kind-hearted, he wouldn't have bothered with this coward.
Just as he was about to leave, someone grabbed his sleeve.
The other person's force was gentle, yet it successfully made the man stop in his tracks.
Su Lanyue disagreed, "Xiaoyou, no matter what, you are still my mother's biological daughter. I can't just leave you here unattended."
She let go of Mu Qingfeng, walked to Meng Xiaoyou, and helped her up.
Meng Xiaoyou's fair face was filled with shock. How could this seemingly delicate woman have lifted her up so easily?
She tried to struggle, but Su Lanyue held her tightly.
Su Lanyue was also very thin, her whole body was frail and delicate, her wrists were thin and slender, with a safety buckle bracelet hanging on them. Meng Xiaoyou vaguely felt that it looked familiar, but before she could take a closer look, she saw Su Lanyue smile slightly: "Xiaoyou, you'd better be good and come with us."
She kept squeezing her hand, and Meng Xiaoyou knew without even looking that her wrist was swollen. She tried to pry Su Lanyue's hand in pain, but couldn't budge it an inch. Looking at the people at the door, they were all tall and strong. If Su Lanyue said anything, she could stir-fry this mushroom in no time.
With Su Lanyue's back to everyone, no one noticed anything amiss, and even if they wanted to complain, no one would believe them.
Her former friends, and the humans who had always been with Mushroom, were no longer by her side.
At this moment, the mushroom was all alone and helpless.
A wave of grievance welled up inside her, and she lowered her head, choking out, "Okay..."
Satisfied, Su Lanyue released her and left first.
Meng Xiaoyou also heard Mu Qingfeng say from the front: "You're so kind. Look at her following us, it's like she's suffered some injustice. We should just abandon her and let her fend for herself."
Su Lanyue was understanding: "It's okay, I owe her this. No matter how badly she treats me, I understand."
As soon as she stepped out of the room, a cold wind whistled through her. Meng Xiaoyou rubbed her aching wrist, lowered her head, and remained silent, silently observing her surroundings to find a way to escape.
Jiang Xiaofeng, however, came over and said, "I saw her expression change."
Meng Xiaoyou was taken aback before she remembered the insect's special ability.
His ability isn't offensive, but it's not useless either. His keen eyes are good at spotting zombies, which can prevent many battles.
He should be at Moonlight Base, but Meng Xiaoyou hasn't had a chance to ask him why he's following Su Lanyue.
However, she didn't intend to ask any questions right now. She nodded to Jiang Xiaofeng and then followed him out to get into the car, looking dejected.
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"Strange, why is it so dark over there?"
The convoy passed by Muquan County and came to a sudden stop. The driver leaned on the steering wheel, looking at the city in the distance with a look of amazement.
They rested in the car for one night, and were woken up by a man at three or four in the morning and forced to continue their journey.
If they hadn't been so exhausted that they almost drove the car into a ditch, the man in the passenger seat wouldn't have let them sleep at all.
They were in a huge rush.
Anyone who didn't know better would think his wife and kids had run off with someone else.
Mr. Zombie stared at the distant buildings and rolled down the car window.
In the air, the distant town buildings resembled dark behemoths, slowly devouring the creatures within. In the decaying air, he smelled a familiar sweetness.
Before he could even smell it properly, the car engine suddenly started.
The man frowned, somewhat displeased. He placed his long fingers on the handbrake and pulled it sharply, causing the car, which was starting to move, to jolt three times.
"You..." the driver grumbled, but when he met the man's threatening gaze, he silently swallowed his anger and asked cautiously, "Boss, what's going on?"
It wasn't that he was a coward, but he had just sensed the man's eyes glancing at his right foot, and he was really afraid that this time it was the handbrake, and next time he would just stretch out that long leg and crush his right foot.
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. The driver obediently waited for the big shot in the passenger seat to give orders!
Pei Sinian was too lazy to waste words with the driver, so he slightly raised his chin, signaling him to drive the car into Muquan County.
Zombie's nose has become less sensitive since winter began, but this time, in order to catch the little fool, Mr. Zombie was on high alert and keenly sensed that Meng Xiaoyou had definitely been here before.
The driver wanted to say, "This isn't a good idea," but then he thought of the man's death stare, turned his head, and looked back at him with pleading eyes.
"Hey, it's no big deal. Our mission is to gather intelligence. Just treat it as a mission and see what's going on in this county." Gu Jianguo hugged his female companion and didn't care much. He just wanted to recruit Pei Sinian into the team, so he naturally had to go along with Pei Sinian's wishes.
It's just entering the city, what could possibly happen?
The driver then drove the car in. Although the two cars behind them were puzzled as to why they had changed direction at the last minute, they still followed the lead car in.
From a distance on the road, the county looked like a ghost town shrouded in mist. As soon as the car entered, the driver couldn't help but exclaim, "What's going on? The moon? It's dark?"
They woke up at three or four in the morning, and it took them several hours to get here. The sun had clearly risen just now, so how could it be night?
Undeterred, the driver glanced in the rearview mirror and was astonished to find that, apart from their car, the road they had come from was pitch black and had mysteriously vanished...