◎When I opened my eyes, there were corpses all around me◎

"I know, and whether to go or not is not just up to me." Shangguan Yu quickly calmed down his emotions. The excitement was only short-lived. Adjusting his emotions and staying calm seemed like a special skill that he was adept at.

"Let's rest today and make a decision after discussing it tomorrow morning."

"Well, I'm going upstairs."

After thanking Wei Feng for his help, Shangguan Yu went upstairs with a tired face.

Returning to the floor where he had slept before, Wei Feng moved the backpack next to him, took out a pink plush toy rabbit from his back and held it in his arms. He also covered it with his coat, leaving only its head exposed, and tucked the gaps carefully.

Long Qingyu raised his head in silence and found that Ling Xuting was also looking at him. His eyes seemed to explain that this was normal and there was no need to be surprised.

Most of the rooms upstairs were reserved for Long Qingyu's team members. Ling Xuting and others stayed downstairs. They used the extra quilts to make their sleeping areas and lay down with their clothes on. They seemed very satisfied with this.

The living room finally became quiet again. Even though there were many people together, there was no extra sound other than breathing.

Lao Wei sleeps very quietly, without snoring, grinding his teeth or talking in his sleep.

Looking around the living room, only Yan Jue was absent.

About an hour later.

"It's done." The back door opened, a gust of cold wind came in, and the door was quickly closed again.

Yan Jue's cheeks flushed slightly from the air conditioning he brought back. He put down a dark bag, took off his coat, and sat down on the chair next to Ling Xuting. "All the windows are reinforced with metal. Even if someone wanted to sneak attack, it wouldn't be that easy. So..." Yan Jue looked at Long Qingyu, who was staring at him, and smiled, speaking slowly so he could hear clearly. "Don't worry too much, it'll be fine."

"Why did it take so long? Did you run into trouble?" Ling Xuting asked casually with concern.

Yan Jue rolled his eyes guiltily: "No, I just reinforced the doors and windows and then went to take care of some other things nearby."

Ling Xuting glanced at the things he brought back and pointed to the empty bed in the corner without saying anything. "Thank you for your hard work. You can go to sleep too. It's already made."

Yan Jue didn't hesitate to say good night to him and went to sleep.

The night was calm. As Shangguan Yu had guessed, the person who escaped did not bring anyone back to seek revenge.

The sky brightened, and the long-lost sunshine emerged from the clouds, casting a warm light.

Lingxi was the first to go downstairs. As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, Nie Fuxi followed her out of the room. The two of them exchanged silent glances and said "Good morning".

"I discovered that there were vegetables growing in the fields outside yesterday!" Tian Yichuan was guarding the door. "Lingxi, how about you cook something hot for us? I'll light the fire for you."

"It's not impossible, but..."

"I wash the dishes?" Tian Yichuan pointed at himself and asked in disbelief, "I'm leaving soon, do I still need to wash the dishes?"

"That's true. I'll go pick some vegetables and cook noodles for you later." When Ling Xi heard that there were fresh vegetables to eat outside, she went out happily and picked all the vegetables. She tore off the leaves that were too bad to eat, and kept all the ones that were not too bad.

She even put some of the extra ones into her own space.

Tian Yichuan stood by the window, snorting constantly. Yan Jue appeared beside him out of nowhere, sighing with envy: "Space abilities, that's great! We also want a team member with space abilities, so we don't have to carry so many things and suffer from sore shoulders every day."

"This is something you can only encounter by chance!" Tian Yichuang straightened his chest and felt a little proud unconsciously.

Yan Jue's abilities are very powerful, especially his strong offensive ability. Even someone like him envies their team and feels quite proud of it.

Ling Xi, who had no idea what was going on, came back with two handfuls of vegetables. He went straight to the kitchen, dragged the captives who were left there last night to a place where they were not in the way, and started to get water to wash the vegetables in preparation for breakfast.

There are enough kitchen utensils and cutlery in the kitchen, as well as some unopened bottles and jars, peppers and side dishes, which are just right for adding flavor.

"You have fire abilities, Lingxi has spatial abilities, that little Shangguan has metal wings, and his brother has healing abilities..." Yan Jue listed the details of everyone on their team one by one, "So what abilities does your captain have?"

Tian Yichuan, who was originally leaning on the chair, got up cautiously, pretended to be calm and adjusted his position, not looking into Yan Jue's eyes: "What does it have to do with you? It's our team's business, there's no need to tell you!"

"Okay, I get it. Your captain doesn't have any special powers."

Tian Yichuan: "!!!"

"See, you haven't denied it. It seems that my guess is right." Yan Jue smiled at him in the sunshine, but that smile really didn't make people feel warm. Instead, it made people feel a kind of... uneasiness as if someone was secretly plotting against him and seeing through him, and was being played around with.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say anything, you're just guessing. Our captain is not..."

"If you deny it now, it will only make you look even more guilty."

Without waiting for Tian Yichuang to lose his temper, Yan Jue went to the kitchen with a light smile. Tian Yichuang patted his chest and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That guy is really insidious. He seems to be warm-hearted and wants to chat with you, but in fact he wants to set a trap for others and trick them into telling him something.

In the kitchen.

Lingxi was putting the washed vegetables into the basin. There were about ten bowls on the table, all filled with seasonings. All she had to do was boil water and cook noodles to have breakfast.

She also opened a can of luncheon meat, put a slice in each bowl, and took out a few slices of ham from the space to garnish the top.

The water was ready, and all that was missing was a fire. Ling Xi was about to yell for Tian Yichuan, but Yan Jue politely took the pot and put it on the stove: "Leave it to me."

A circle of fire suddenly jumped out from the stove, formed a circle around the bottom of the pot and began to boil water.

"You... you have fire abilities?" Ling Xi bent down to look at the stove in shock. The burning fire had nothing to do with the stove. It was like a ghost fire floating in the air, staying where it should be and emitting light and heat.

"Haha, it's just a trivial trick. It's not as powerful as Brother Chuan's fire ability, but it can still light a fire."

After lighting the fire, Yan Jue naturally took the chopsticks and spoon that would be used later and helped to wash them.

Ling Xi only needed to turn the noodles out of the space, put her hands on her hips and wait for the water to boil.

"I think your fire ability is more useful than Lao Tian's," Ling Xi said, as the two of them were sitting in the kitchen, feeling strangely silent. "Lao Tian has to hold his hands close to the pot to boil water," she said.

"I can only control the flames to a certain position, but I can't create a huge fireball to attack like Brother Chuan." Yan Jue placed the washed dishes in a clean rack nearby, tilting his head and smiling at Ling Xi with a friendly smile. "But I didn't expect that your captain doesn't have any special abilities."

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Brother Chuan said so."

"Tsk," Ling Xi cursed Tian Yichuan inwardly for not being alert, but she didn't want to appear too defensive towards Yan Jue. "Although Brother Long doesn't have any special abilities, he's very powerful. He saved me, Old Tian, ​​and the Shangguan brothers."

"Hmm? If you put it that way... isn't Rong Xiao the one?"

"In fact, we have only known Rong Xiao for two days. I thought she was pitiful because she was alone, but I didn't expect her to be so powerful."

The water boiled, and Ling Xi was busy putting the noodles into the water, while answering Yan Jue's questions at the same time.

"Then Rong Xiao doesn't have any special abilities?"

"...No...wait, you said so much just to ask about Rong Xiao, right?" Ling Xi suddenly became alert, frowning and threatening him fiercely, "I know our Rong Xiao is very cute and good-looking, but don't have any bad intentions. Although we haven't known her for long, if anyone dares to bully her, we will definitely show no mercy!"

Sensing the subtle hostility in Ling Xi, Yan Jue obediently retracted his foot, which had crossed the line, and smiled sincerely with his eyes curved: "Rong Xiao is a very interesting person. I'm just curious to know some things about her. I absolutely don't have any bad intentions."

"If not, that would be best."

Ling Xi glanced at him and handed over two bowls of noodles: "Bring it out."

"Okay." Yan Jue did as he was told and did not ask any more questions about Rong Xiao.

After that, he went in and out of the kitchen several times, and seemed normal, as if there was no conspiracy.

They hadn't had a good rest these days, so everyone got up around noon. Lingxi cooked hot noodles for them.

After eating a hot meal that was not sure whether it was lunch or breakfast, the two teams sat in two areas to discuss their respective plans.

Shangguan Yu talked about the safe zone again, and the opinions in the team were divided into three factions.

One group is Long Qingyu and Ling Xi, who have concerns about the base.

After all, no one knows whether there is really a safe zone over there. Now the information is closed, there is no Internet, no TV, and no signal. There is no way to confirm whether this is a trap.

The other faction is Shangguan Huai and Tian Yichuang, who think this is a very tempting hope. If it really is a safe zone, they will have a stable place to stay. Even if it is not, they will definitely be able to find a way to leave.

The broadcast might also attract other living people. They both have families they want to find, and they always hold a glimmer of hope for reunion in their hearts.

As for the third faction, which is Shangguan Yu and Rong Xiao, it doesn’t matter whether they go or not, they will do whatever the final decision is.

After discovering the broadcast of the safe zone last night, Shangguan Yu’s excitement cooled down in less than an hour.

Analyzing and thinking about various possibilities that may happen has always been Shangguan Yu's habit. Before going to bed last night, he thought of many possibilities and believed that there were too many unknowns behind this matter that needed to be determined.

The excitement died down immediately, without even a spark left.

"But, we don't have anywhere we want to go anyway, do we?" Tian Yichuan's eyes were red, and his throat was choked as he spoke. "Even if we haven't decided whether to go to the safe zone, we can head in that direction as a short-term goal."

"I also want to go to the safe zone, maybe I can find my parents there!" Shangguan Huai raised his hand impatiently, trying to spread his position.

Shangguan Yu turned his head to look at him and said coldly, "They may be dead."

"Don't talk nonsense, brat," Shangguan Huai punched him angrily, "If we didn't see the body, then there's a chance he's still alive."

Normally, no matter what Shangguan Yu said, Shangguan Huai would nod and agree, or he would never get angry even if he was ignored.

But when it comes to this matter, he always insists on and opposes Shangguan Yu's negative views.

"In this situation, there's no way they can survive." Shangguan Yu was so calm that even Long Qingyu and the others were scared.

No matter how cruel the fact is, as long as he spends some time, he can accept it calmly. In comparison, Shangguan Huai is more optimistic and naive. He will never give up hope until the facts are in front of him.

"Didn't we survive?" Shangguan Huai rubbed Shangguan Yu's head with a giggle and clenched his fist firmly. "So, I want to go to the safe zone to have a look. What if... what if it's possible? Even if I don't find it, maybe I can still have a comfortable place to stay, which is better than hiding outside."

“…” Shangguan Yu didn’t say anything, but quietly moved away and fixed his hair.

Everyone knew very well what the consequences would be, but independent individuals had different ideas and pursuits, so Shangguan Yu did not speak out to interfere with everyone's decision.

Finally, almost everyone looked at Long Qingyu, as if they were used to having the captain make the final decision.

Long Qingyu actually already had an idea in mind. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he cleared his throat and said, "It's still a long way to Yidong City. Let's head there first. If there are any other problems on the way, we can discuss it later, how about that?"

"That's fine," Ling Xi's attitude also changed. "Think about it carefully. I have nothing to be afraid of alone. As long as I follow everyone else, I don't care about anything else."

"I……"

Long Qingyu wanted to say "Me too," but that seemed too sad. He immediately changed his tone, smiled, and clapped his hands to cheer everyone up: "Now that we've decided, let's set off towards Yidong City today!"

"Okay!! Let's go!" Shangguan Huai was the most excited. To him, the news about the Yidong City Safety Zone was great news.

Shangguan Yu is not pessimistic, he just doesn't want to hold on to unnecessary hopes and then be disappointed. It is better to accept the reality after being sad.

But Shangguan Huai, who is related by blood, doesn't think so.

He has been optimistic and cheerful since childhood, completely opposite to Shangguan Yu. No matter how desperate the situation is, he can always find a little comfort and hope for himself.

Even if he had to tug at this fragile straw carefully, he would never let negative emotions defeat him.

When Tian Yichuang and Ling Xi first met the two brothers, they always joked with them, saying that Shangguan Yu was more like a mature and sensible older brother, while Shangguan Huai was more like a troublesome younger brother.

The two brothers are like two pieces of a puzzle that fill in each other and make the whole thing complete when put together.

Ling Xuting and his team nearby seemed to have finished their discussion as well. Long Qingyu took the initiative to step forward and negotiate with them. He learned that they had temporarily put the matter of the safe zone on hold and were not planning to go there as they had other things to do. After that, they might consider going to the safe zone in Yidong City.

The two teams have different goals and will go in completely different directions after leaving the villa.

Although we only spent one night together, so many things happened in that short night that the separation was not as smooth as we had imagined.

"Old Wei, is the battery really full? I turned it on for ten minutes last night, so it might have consumed a little bit of power." Tian Yichuang squeezed next to Wei Feng, who was 1.9 meters tall, with his mobile phone in his hand, like a big and small version of the muscular bear brother.

"Don't worry, it's already fully charged. If you charge it again, it might explode." Wei Feng patiently comforted the anxious Tian Yichuang.

"Xixi, come here," Lingxi quietly beckoned, then pulled Nie Fuxi into a corner. She pulled out a few square plastic bags from her space and quickly stuffed them into Nie Fuxi's backpack. "I'm sure you'll need them. I have plenty here, so keep some."

Normally, she doesn't like to talk much, and she doesn't like to speak now either. After Lingxi put the things away and zipped them up considerately, Nie Fuxi quickly said "thank you".

As if saying just one word wasn't enough to express her gratitude, she repeated it several times, a rare glimmer of light in her dull eyes.

"Bye, let's play together next time." Rong Xiao was blocked by Yan Jue. There was an extra backpack on her body. It was said that Yan Jue went out overnight to find it for her. It was a small gift for her.

The black backpack suits Rong Xiao's style very well. The style is simple yet unique, and the wear-resistant material has a matte texture under the sun.

"Don't say goodbye," Yan Jue pointed his finger at her lips, as if asking her to repeat it. He critically revised Rong Xiao's words, "If you want to say goodbye, we'll meet again in the future."

"...Ah?" Rong Xiao had no idea what the difference was and looked confused like a poor student.

Yan Jue didn't mind that she couldn't understand his intentions. He smiled gently and pulled her aside invisibly: "It doesn't matter. The soul is in the content."

"Teacher Mosaic also said this!" Rong Xiao reacted more strongly to unexpected points. "Are you really not him?"

"Silly girl, he is in your dream, and I can't enter your dream, so how could it be me?" In the sunlight, the beautiful eyes turned amber. Yan Jue's smile was absolutely deceptive, as if there was some kind of bewitchment that made people believe his words.

But Rong Xiao still didn't quite believe it, but he couldn't see anything unusual on that face.

"Although we will be separated for the time being, if you want to change a team one day, you can consider us." Yan Jue's body just blocked the direction where Long Qingyu and others were standing. Rong Xiao raised his head and saw him, and could only see him.

It was as if a hypnotic scent permeated the air, sweetly exuding something that could easily lead to conflicting thoughts.

Rong Xiao stared at him intently and said without hesitation: "No, I want to be with Brother Long and the others."

The resolute and decisive rejection almost made Yan Jue slip. He suppressed his smile awkwardly and glanced behind him to make sure no one else heard their conversation.

"I'm just assuming," Yan Jue immediately smiled and brushed off the topic. "Then if... Mr. Mosaic, the teacher you mentioned, asked you to join his team, would you agree?"

"Mr. Mosaic also has his own team?"

"Assumption, just assumption."

"Mr. Mosaic said that I don't have to answer some hypothetical questions, and I don't want to answer this one either."

Yan Jue vaguely sensed Rong Xiao's resistance to this topic, and immediately handed over a mobile phone and earphones that he had picked up when he was looking for supplies in the store. He said he was giving them to Rong Xiao to play games with when he was bored.

He also asked Wei Feng to charge his phone last night. Even if the battery runs out, he can ask Wei Feng to charge it and continue playing next time they meet.

Rong Xiao had never played with a mobile phone and knew nothing about games. The games she had come into contact with were nothing more than some simple games that Teacher Mosaic taught her and could be played in real life.

Mobile games were new and very attractive to her. The gift left by Yan Jue was like an unbreakable thread, which made Rong Xiao look forward to their next meeting before they even parted.

"Thank you. I hope we can meet sooner next time!" Thinking of what Tian Yichuang did last night, Rong Xiao followed suit and wrapped his phone in a towel and put it in the closest zipper of his backpack.

Yan Jue also gave them the charger. Of course, they had to do things as beautifully as possible, even though it would be almost impossible for them to find a place to charge afterwards.

Seeing how she hid her phone carefully, and considering what she had just said, Yan Jue smiled contentedly, his emotions spreading to the point that even Su Ming was forced to accept his happy signals.

"Tsk, what lies is Yan Jue telling us again?" Su Ming and Wei Feng stood together, glaring at Yan Jue's back with disdain, their hands folded. "It's definitely not good. Just look at that smile in his eyes... He's only good at deceiving strangers. Everyone knows what kind of person he is."

"Don't say that. Yan Jue is a very reliable person," Old Wei, who had a completely different style, corrected Su Ming earnestly. "The team can't do without him. He always has his reasons for everything he does."

Su Ming hesitated to speak: "Brother Wei, I am even more certain that Yan Jue must have some kind of fox spirit magic."

Wei Feng, who had no idea what it meant, asked: "?"

"Look, Brother Wei, you have been bewitched by him." Su Ming muttered softly.

"That's because you've known Yan Jue for too short a time."

"..." Su Ming gave up resisting. It was too difficult to talk to Wei Feng. It was like chatting with the strict yet fair dean of studies.

After a simple but not short farewell, the two teams left in different directions. Yidong City was in the east, and Ling Xuting and his team were going to the north.

This area is in the suburbs, there are not many zombies, and even fewer people. There is not even a single means of transportation along the way, so you can only walk.

By noon, they were back to the edge of the city, and the number of zombies was gradually increasing.

"It looks like this is still within the boundaries of Zhizhou City. Everyone, be careful and keep an eye out for suitable places to stay for the night," Long Qingyu urged everyone to be on high alert before entering the central area. "There should be more and more zombies. If anything unexpected happens, disperse and rendezvous in the tallest building within sight."

"I understand!" Everyone responded straightforwardly, only Rong Xiao had a few question marks in his eyes.

While the situation is not tense now, Ling Xi grabbed Rong Xiao and explained some "secret codes" that everyone in the team knows.

If you get separated due to special circumstances, find the highest place within your sight range.

If you get lost in the wilderness, wait for the sun to rise and then keep walking in the direction of the sunrise.

If you are scattered in the building, search based on even numbers from smallest to largest to meet up. For example, if you get separated on the 7th floor, try to gather in Room 2 on the 6th floor; if there are special circumstances in Room 2 and it is not suitable to stay, move to Room 4 and so on.

Ling Xi and Tian Yichuang's roles in the team belong to the "guard squad", which is mainly responsible for guarding important retreat routes or clearing new evacuation routes.

Brothers Long Qingyu and Shangguan belong to the "action team". If they find suitable supplies, they will carry them themselves. If they cannot carry them, they will ask Shangguan Yufei to go downstairs to bring Lingxi to the destination and put it directly into the space. However, under normal circumstances, she will not be allowed to participate in the search operation.

They had always done this in the past, and everything went smoothly every time, with few major problems.

Adjustments will occasionally be made in special circumstances. For example, Ling Xi and Shangguan Huai were temporarily assigned together before, and they encountered a group of people who wanted to catch people with spatial abilities and take advantage of them. Ling Xi was able to escape under the cover of Shangguan Huai.

"There's something I've been wanting to ask..." Ling Xi, holding two kitchen knives, suddenly stopped while walking and looked back at everyone seriously, "How will Rong Xiao's future position be arranged?"

"Actually, I'm curious too." Tian Yichuang, who had wanted to ask for a long time, quickly responded.

Long Qingyu was stared at by several pairs of curious eyes, very similar to the question mark cat head emoticon package he had seen on the Internet before.

He resisted Rong Xiao's expectant gaze and briefly explained his thoughts from last night: "Everyone should know that Rong Xiao is definitely not weak, especially her skills... It can be said that she is better than any of us."

It’s just that their cognition is different from that of ordinary people. They are probably like a Hello Kitty with extremely strong attack power. As long as they are guided correctly, they can play a huge role.

"So I plan to arrange for her to follow me and Shangguan and the others in the future. Lingxi and Lao Tian's combination will remain unchanged for the time being."

An arrangement that is expected but also has uncertain factors.

After observing them several times, Ling Xi and Tian Yichuang no longer dared to treat Rong Xiao as a clay doll. Her reaction, speed, and the strength of her punches... definitely did not look like she was doing it randomly. It was impossible for an ordinary person to achieve such attack power.

"Rong Xiao, what did you do before? Where are your family members?" This was the first time Ling Xi asked about her in such a long time.

"Family?" This was the second time Rong Xiao had been asked this question. After thinking carefully for a while, he smiled and said, "I don't have any family!"

"..." The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Lingxi's heart was gripped by something, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Maybe not," Rong Xiao scratched his wind-blown hair, his tone wavering, "I don't have any memories of the past. In fact, I don't even know if I have any family."

"Then have you lost your memory?" Everyone felt like they had grasped an important key point.

Maybe Rong Xiao's appearance wasn't natural, but rather she lost her memory in an accident, which is why she's different from normal people?!

"Can you still remember your earliest memory? For example... where did you wake up? What was around you? Or do you have a small card or something to prove your identity?"

There was a moment of silence in the air. Rong Xiao raised his head and said weakly, "I just remember that when I opened my eyes, there were corpses all around me, and there were a few corpses on top of me."

◎Latest comments:

【A bunch of silly boys】

【Sprinkle flowers】

[I feel like that's the way it is.]

[I still feel like this Yan is Mosaic teacher!!! There are so many similarities, why doesn’t he admit it?]

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