shocking change

With a sigh, Li Ping'an got off the motorcycle and took action to give him peace.

When Li Ping'an returned to the yard, it was already completely dark.

Annie heard the noise in the house and ran out, "Ping An, you're back."

Li Pingan shook the bag in his hand and said, "I went to look for some medicine and found a few bags of instant noodles. I'll eat these tonight."

Zhang Xue and Yang Lin were patients, so they should have eaten something good. However, Li Ping'an looked around for a few times and couldn't find anything nutritious, so he could only fill his stomach with instant noodles.

In addition, Li Ping'an also plans to cook some porridge, which is better than nothing.

Several people stayed in this yard for three days. After Zhang Xue and Yang Lin could barely walk a few steps, they refused to waste any more time here.

"We can do it now. We can't go far by car anyway." Zhang Xue tried to persuade Li Pingan. Li Pingan and his wife had been delayed for so long because of their family, and they couldn't delay any longer.

Li Ping'an frowned and looked at Zhang Xue and Yang Lin who were holding on, sighed, and agreed.

The tire of their family's car had been punctured by a nail a long time ago, and they happened to have the jeep they got from the factory to use. Li Ping'an drove a motorcycle beside them.

Originally, they wanted Annie to get on the motorcycle as well, but she refused to do so and insisted on sitting on the back of Li Ping'an's motorcycle. Li Ping'an couldn't persuade her, so he agreed.

Fortunately, there were no more accidents on the road ahead. As Beiji City was approaching, Annie, Zhang Xue and Yang Lin actually felt a sense of homesickness, so they found a place in the suburbs of Beiji City and planned to spend the night.

Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people living scattered in the villages in the suburbs.

After a little inquiry, I found out that there were middle-aged and elderly people who had lived here originally and refused to move, and there were also people like them who came from far away and took a short break here.

Li Pingan took a look around and found that the zombies in this place had been cleared out. An old man leaned on a cane and said, "Thanks to our country, they send some young men to clean up for us from time to time."

Li Pingan nodded and agreed with him.

The old man probably hadn't met anyone willing to chat with him in a long time. Seeing Li Ping'an nod, he immediately said, "I think it won't be long before everyone can go home."

"I've seen those guys clean out these zombies, one shot at a time,"

"It doesn't look scary."

The old man now feels that he is extremely strong. If he is given a hand, he will be able to serve the country.

Li Pingan smiled and praised, "Uncle is really still strong despite his old age."

The old man obviously wanted to continue chatting with Li Pingan, but it was getting dark and Annie had already come out to look for him. The old man could only say goodbye to Li Pingan with regret, "Let's talk tomorrow."

Li Pingan waved his hand.

When they returned to the yard, they found that the food on the table could be called a feast, comparable to the last meal they had in the village.

Seeing Li Ping'an's eyes widened, several people laughed and said, "We exchanged these for money from the people living nearby."

Some families nearby haven't moved since the zombie outbreak. Their chickens, ducks, and geese are all well kept in captivity. Although they can't be sold to them, the eggs they lay are fine.

They used the medicine that Li Ping'an had found before to exchange some for it.

Several people gathered around the table. Li Ping'an thought about it and decided to explain Anding's matter to Zhang Xue's family and asked him to show up.

As soon as Anding appeared, Zhang Xue and Yang Lin couldn't take their eyes off him and kept staring at him.

Li Ping'an thought that the two of them minded this matter and secretly sighed that he was too reckless.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xue and Yang Lin suddenly laughed, "So he's so handsome, no wonder Mimi kept staring at him and calling him brother, brother."

Mimi, who was sitting aside, heard her mother calling her name and looked at her mother with a confused look on her face.

Zhang Xue patted Mimi's head and said cheerfully, "Hurry up and sit down and eat, quickly."

Seeing this, Li Pingan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then were you the one who dodged the attack for us when we were in the cage?" Zhang Xue suddenly asked.

Li Ping'an looked over, but he had never heard them talk about this.

Seeing that Li Ping'an didn't know either, Zhang Xue explained, "Those beasts were about to hit me and Yang Lin on the head with iron rods. We were so strong that we definitely wouldn't have survived. But a gust of wind blew over, and those people were blown away, and the iron rods fell, so we escaped."

After hearing Zhang Xue say this, Li Ping'an knew without any verification that this must be Anding's work.

Although the days were short, they lived in fear every day. Now that Beiji City was within sight, coupled with the influence of other people around, everyone's tensions relaxed a little, and there was laughter and joking at the dinner table, making it very lively.

After eating and drinking, they went to sleep. Anding floated to the roof, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Li Pingan was sleeping soundly, but Annie beside him was tossing and turning. Finally, she curled up in discomfort, crying unconsciously.

Li Ping'an was awakened by the noise. When she got up, she saw Annie with her eyes closed, but her eyes were full of tears. She looked very uncomfortable. Just when she wanted to wake Annie up, Anding rushed in.

Looking at Anne's flushed face, Anding rolled up her sleeve, revealing the place where she had been bitten before.

Li Ping'an was shocked when he saw it. The previous bite wound had already healed, but now it was rapidly rotting. Black threads continued to spread along the blood vessels on Annie's hand and spread around. The nails grew longer and blacker uncontrollably. Annie opened her eyes at this time, and a faint red light shone through them.

Li Pingan asked anxiously, "What's going on?" while holding Annie's hand tightly to prevent her from scratching herself or others.

An Ding's expression rarely changed at this moment. His brows were furrowed and his eyes were deep. "She was assimilated. He actually assimilated her! How dare he!"

Anding became more and more angry as he spoke. He suddenly stood up and was about to rush out. Li Pingan grabbed him and said, "Where are you going?"

An Ding pulled out a knife and cut his hand open. Dark black blood dripped from his fingertips into Annie's mouth. Annie looked calmer. "You watch Annie. Don't let her fall asleep. I'll go find the antidote."

Having said that, he disappeared before Li Pingan could react.

After drinking the tranquilizer, Annie seemed to be more awake. She looked at Li Pingan with hazy eyes and hugged Li Pingan's arm, "Ping'an, I feel so uncomfortable. What's wrong with me?"

Li Pingan touched her hair and comforted her: "It's okay, you just feel unwell. Anding is going to find medicine for you. You will be fine after a while."

Annie whispered, "Ping'an, are all those medicines you found earlier useless?"

Li Pingan shook his head. "But it's okay. Trust An Ding. He will definitely bring back the medicine."

"Ping'an, I'm so sleepy." Annie said as she was about to close her eyes and go to sleep.

Li Pingan quickly shook her body gently, "Annie, don't fall asleep yet, let's wait until she calms down."

"Why?" Annie was feeling uncomfortable and sleepy at the moment. Now Ping'an wouldn't let her sleep, and she felt very aggrieved.

Li Pingan racked his brains to coax her, "Look, Anding went out in the middle of the night to find medicine for you, you have to wait for him here."

Annie didn't answer Li Ping'an's words. She just looked at her steadily and suddenly smiled. "Okay, Ping'an, I'll wait for her here."

Li Pingan was afraid that she would fall asleep, so he kept trying to get her to talk. "Annie, tell me about you and your mother."

Anne's voice was very soft. "I have been without a father since I was a child. My mother has been raising me alone, but she is very busy. She not only has to fly around the country, but sometimes she also has to fly around the world."

"I'm home alone, oh, not alone, there's a nanny."

"When I was little, I seldom saw my mother. Most of the time, it was the nanny who took care of me."

"At that time, I was young and ignorant. I thought the nanny was my mother. When I secretly called her mother, the smile on her face disappeared."

"The next day, the nanny came to say goodbye to me. She said she had saved enough money and was going home to retire. She also said she was not my mother."

"After she left, I cried for a long time. I thought my mother had deliberately driven her away. She had made time to be with me, and I had deliberately made her angry."

"As time went by, I grew up a little and my relationship with my mother improved. We would go on trips together and go to amusement parks together."

"But she found a boyfriend last year,"

"I don't like him, Ping An, I don't like him." Anne burst into tears as she spoke. "He took my mother away, Ping An."

As she spoke, Annie seemed to be stimulated by something, her body trembled unconsciously, and a red light flickered in her pupils.

Li Pingan quickly hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay, Annie, it's okay, Mommy definitely loves you the most, don't worry."

"It's okay, it's okay."

With Li Ping'an's comfort, Annie gradually calmed down and whispered, "Ping'an, I've made up my mind. When I see my mother, I'm going to apologize to her. I won't be willful anymore."

"Annie is so good. Mom must be waiting for you." Li Ping'an stroked her head.

"Yes, Mom must be waiting for me." Annie repeated, then whispered: "Ping An, if you can't find the medicine, if I die, can you apologize for me and Mom?"

Hearing this, Li Pingan tried hard to control his sobs and pretended to be calm and comforted her, "Annie, don't think too much. Everything will be fine once Anding comes back."

The two waited for a long time, until dawn was almost over, but Anding still didn't come back. Li Ping'an could see that Annie had reached her limit. She began to lose control, and her expression was ferocious and terrifying.