"Xiao Fan, stay with everyone and don't wander off. Let's go for a walk."

Bai Xizhu looked at Bai Yifan.

"Okay, go and come back soon!"

Bai Yifan, holding a dagger, knelt on the ground and dug a hole with great effort, occasionally placing his hand on the ground to feel the location of the mine.

The mine's sign is nearby, but its exact location is unclear.

Because of a nearby landslide, the mine shaft was filled in.

Bai Yifan didn't need to dig out the entire entrance; he only needed to dig to the door and confirm its location to successfully find the mine.

There was a metal chain lock at the entrance of the mine, which Bai Yifan, with his metal-based supernatural abilities, could easily sense.

Seeing how happily Bai Yifan was digging the hole, Bai Xizhu pulled Leng Yebai and walked in one direction.

Captain Zhou plopped down to the side, head bowed in deep thought about his heinous crimes.

Li Xue scratched her head in frustration, wondering what she really was.

The Iron Lady squad sat to the side with worried expressions, constantly concerned about their captain's movements.

Huffing and puffing.

Bai Yifan quickly dug a hole with his dagger, sweating profusely.

"Xiao Fan, let me help you!"

Wang Hua took a kitchen knife and came to Bai Yifan's side, preparing to help Bai Yifan dig a hole.

"No need, you should go and rest!"

Bai Yifan wiped away his sweat and politely added a comment.

"Okay!"

Wang Hua grinned, then immediately rolled back to Li Xue's side, plopped down on the ground, and stared blankly, resting her chin on her hand.

Bai Yifan: ...

...There's no need to be so realistic.

With a series of heavy thuds, Bai Yifan started throwing holes again.

On the other side.

Bai Xizhu and Leng Yebai headed in the same direction.

The further you walk, the more you can smell a strange fragrance.

As soon as they arrived at the mountain range, they smelled the fragrance.

I didn't see any flowers that emitted this fragrance along the way; the road was full of ordinary flowers and plants.

That strange fragrance lingered in my nostrils; I couldn't describe the smell, but I felt as if my very soul had been tainted by it.

Bai Xizhu keenly sensed that this was a mutated plant, and it might even be the mysterious plant that Captain Zhu possessed in his previous life.

The further you walk, the more hazy the green becomes, like a fairyland.

The mist rose slowly from the ground, creating an almost unreal effect.

Bai Xizhu felt as if she were a little drunk, her steps were unsteady, and she felt like she was floating on air.

The forest was eerily quiet; only the footsteps of Bai Xizhu and Leng Yebai could be heard.

The fog thickened, and Bai Xizhu looked up at the sky, which was also shrouded in a gray haze, as if a torrential downpour was about to begin.

Bai Xizhu looked at Leng Yebai, and Leng Yebai also looked at Bai Xizhu.

Leng Yebai smiled, his mouth stretching wide to the back of his head.

With a mouthful of black teeth, Leng Yebai moved his mouth and spat out black blood, his face visibly rotting away.

His handsome face instantly turned utterly corrupt, even uglier than a Taotie.

Bai Xizhu was startled.

He kicked Leng Yebai cleanly and decisively, using all his strength in the kick.

What kind of monster is this!

"Little ramie! Little ramie!"

Leng Yebai's rotting mouth moved slightly, emitting a gentle yet urgent sound.

It wasn't the howling of a zombie.

Bai Xizhu was stunned.

Hallucination?

Bai Xizhu twisted her arm hard with her fingers, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

The scenery suddenly changed; the hazy mist disappeared, and lush greenery returned.

Wild grasses grew wildly, and trees flourished with lush foliage.

Leng Yebai's decaying body visibly became rounded, and then transformed into a cold and handsome man.

"Xiao Zhu, did you also fall into a hallucination just now?" Leng Yebai gently patted Bai Xizhu's back, soothing her with his hand.

Where Bai Xizhu couldn't see, Leng Yebai's face twitched violently.

Just now, Xiaozhu really kicked herself.

The kick was in an awkward position; almost, the Bai family would never have been able to hold their beautiful and adorable granddaughter again.

“Hmm, I just saw you turn into a zombie.” Bai Xizhu touched her nose. “It seems this mutated plant has hallucinogenic effects.”

Plants can cause hallucinations, and plants with hallucinogenic abilities do exist.

Some mutated plants emit a very peculiar energy that directly affects the human brain, causing mental confusion.

The scene that humans see is the scene that plants show you.

Although you are in reality, the plant emits a unique energy that uses your brain to deceive your eyes. The scene you see is a scene created for you by the plant.

The plant isn't very high-grade yet; she only needs to pinch herself hard to snap out of the hallucination.

If it is a high-level mutated plant, even if it draws a knife and stabs itself in the heart, as long as the plant does not give up controlling a person, that person will still not be able to get out of the illusion in their mind.

The brain is the most important part of both humans and zombies.

Plants that can emit strange energy to control brain activity are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Bai Xizhu had only read about it in novels; in her previous life, she had never heard of any plant that could create an environment for people.

All that is known is that Captain Zhu's super mutated plant has made him the overlord of this area.

It must be this hallucinogenic plant that makes even the most powerful superhumans unable to resist the plant's invisible energy attacking their brains.

"It's alright, it's alright."

Leng Yebai gently comforted Bai Xizhu, but wasn't he also comforting himself?

He had just witnessed Xiao Zhu die in front of him, as if he had been transported back to that unreal dream from a few months ago.

She said, "Let's die together!"

Leng Yebai felt a suffocating pain in his heart; the pain was unbearable.

Without pinching myself, I returned to reality.

He was awakened by a sudden pang of heartache.

As soon as he returned to reality, he saw Xiaozhu staring at him with a horrified expression.

Before he could even speak, Bai Xizhu kicked him hard.

All I can say is, it hurts, it hurts so much...

"Why are you sweating?" Bai Xizhu suddenly looked at Leng Yebai's forehead.

Leng Yebai's forehead was covered in fine sweat, and his cold, stern face twitched from time to time, making him look quite eerie.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little hot."

Leng Yebai silently took off his coat, pretending that he was very hot.

Bai Xizhu glanced at Leng Yebai suspiciously, then silently zipped up her clothes.

In the warm spring of March, the mountains and forests are still somewhat cool.

Leng Yebai pursed his thin lips, sighed softly, and continued walking forward, holding Bai Xizhu's hand.

Before long, they arrived in front of a strange flower.

This is a purple datura flower. Although datura flowers usually bloom in summer and autumn, it is already in full bloom in March.