Chapter 429 Wei Xiong's Situation

Lan Shiruo smiled and asked someone to clean up the place. She then took the others to rest. "If you have anything to say, talk after you've rested. Don't worry, it's safe here."

"Thank you, thank you," they really didn't know what to say except thank you.

Lan Shiruo smiled and took them to the guest room.

He Ma arranged it for them personally so that they wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

The little friend ran over to ask Lan Shiruo what was going on, and Lan Shiruo shrugged, indicating that she didn't know.

She really didn't know. Seeing this group of people like this, she couldn't ask any more questions. She would talk about it later. There was no rush.

The Wei family slept for a whole day and night before they recovered. The large team and other people who were familiar with the Wei mother and daughter sat together to inquire about the situation.

Wei's mother herself was confused. She was forced by her son to take care of her daughter, but she knew that this was not the real reason, she just didn't have the chance to ask.

Wei Mengyao actually didn't know either, she just repeated what Wei Yin had said.

After hearing this, everyone frowned slightly. What was going on?

Lan Shiruo pursed her lips and asked, "What about you guys? Have you ever noticed anything strange about Uncle Wei?"

It was the first time that Wei's mother heard Wei Yin's description. She was even more confused. Her mind was buzzing and she had no time to think about Lan Shiruo's problem. Wei Mengyao recalled it carefully.

When she was in the north, she seldom met her biological father. The north was in chaos, and her elder brother and father were busy seizing territory, resources, and building up their power. They had no time to cultivate feelings with her or chat about family matters.

She wanted to help, but she was always unable to do so. She could only take care of his three meals a day, but they didn't have much time to spend together.

"No, it's just that Dad is busier than before. He's so busy that he hardly has time to eat three meals a day. He doesn't even have time to eat the food that's served to him. Even if we meet face to face, he doesn't have time to say hello. Many times, Dad didn't even see me standing opposite him and just walked past me."

"So, is there anything different or strange about his facial expression, eyes, or limbs?"

Wei Mengyao shook her head, "No, everything is normal."

"No, there is." Wei's mother suddenly spoke, her voice a little sharp and anxious, and she looked at everyone with a pale face, "One night, in the middle of the night, his father suddenly woke up, his whole body stiff, his bones creaking, as if he was in pain, and kept groaning. I was awakened and wanted to turn on the light to ask him what was wrong, but he suddenly yelled and didn't let me turn on the light, then rushed out. I don't know where he went, and he never came back. From then on, he never lived in the same room with me again. I didn't think much about it at the time, thinking that he was injured in the fight, so I asked the doctor to go and see him, but he refused sternly, and the matter was left unresolved. But now I think it's not right. The sound of bones and the groaning are very similar to the sounds made by humans when they mutate after being bitten by primary corpses." Thinking of a certain possibility, Wei's mother broke out in cold sweat and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Wei Mengyao was also terrified, then shook her head in denial, "No, if that were the case, then why is Dad still able to appear in public, thinking, moving, and his skin isn't rotten? And my brother only said that Dad's temperament had changed, nothing else was wrong. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said he sent us away just in case."

"Yes, is that so?" Wei's mother asked uncertainly. She was completely at a loss, feeling scared and heartbroken.

"Yes, it must be." Wei Mengyao comforted her mother and herself. She was also afraid. She was afraid to face the terrible truth.

Others were not so optimistic and looked at Lan Shiruo.

Lan Shiruo glanced at the mother and daughter. They were both deceiving themselves.

She wasn't one to help others, so she didn't think about taking care of the two's feelings. "If my guess is correct, Uncle Wei was bitten by a zombie."

Mother Wei's eyes rolled back and she fainted. Mother He caught her and asked someone to send her back to her room. She sighed secretly, not knowing how to comfort her.

Wei Mengyao stared and didn't respond for a long time.

Lan Shiruo continued, "Being bitten by a zombie is different from being bitten by a rotten zombie. Being bitten by a zombie will directly mutate into a zombie, so the skin will not rot and the limbs will not change, but you will lose your appetite, become anxious, crave blood, and gradually lose your autonomy. It should be because Uncle Wei has a strong willpower. He has been resisting, so when you see him, you don’t think there is anything wrong with him. When you don’t see him, the situation like Aunt Wei said will occur, and that’s him resisting. After being bitten by a zombie, he didn’t dare to tell you because he was out of control. Once you know, the first person he will bite is you. It is a wise choice for Wei Yin to send you away, because it is very likely that the entire north has fallen now." Wei Xiong is a man who has been able to endure for so long and not be taken over by the corpse poison. This kind of forbearance is more painful than being bitten by the poison shadow.

Wei Mengyao stared with her eyes wide open, her face stiff, without any reaction, but tears were streaming down her face. Lan Shiruo stepped forward and supported her, while Duan Jianghe helped her calm down.

Wei Mengyao suddenly burst into tears and couldn't control herself.

Lan Shiruo patted her back to comfort her silently. When Wei Mengyao was tired of crying, she continued, "I know that the truth is too cruel for you, but you should face it. I can't comfort you or help you. You can only rely on yourself for everything." In the end times, the only one you can rely on is yourself, both physically and mentally.

Wei Mengyao held Lan Shiruo's hand tightly, holding the last hope, "You said that my father has a strong will. Will he make it?"

Lan Shiruo chose not to lie and looked directly into Wei Mengyao's eyes. "Unless there is medicine to treat the corpse poison, no one can survive. Besides, since a zombie bit Uncle Wei, it proves that there are other zombies besides Uncle Wei. The north cannot escape the disaster."

After hearing this, the others were also saddened. It was truly heartbreaking that such a great hero would end up like this.

Rong Deju wiped his eyes and said, "At the beginning, I should have persuaded him to leave with me."

The friend patted Rong Deju on the shoulder and said that this assumption was the most powerless.

Wei Mengyao stopped crying. She looked like a puppet that had lost its soul, dazed and stupid. In fact, she should have persuaded her brother and father to leave together. Even if they died on the road, they would not become sinners, and her brother might still be alive. She was stupid. She knew there was a problem, but she did nothing.

Lan Shiruo handed Wei Mengyao to He Lian and said, "Stay with her well."

He Lian nodded and left with Wei Mengyao.

The others sat there without saying anything, still sighing in their hearts about Wei Xiong.

Lan Shiruo didn't give them time to grieve. "Now that we know the situation in the north, we must not only adjust our strategic deployment, but also put it on the agenda. If everyone in the north turns into zombies, our current combat effectiveness will be insufficient, and the time it takes for them to attack will be greatly shortened. The weather and environment won't affect them, but it will be a huge challenge for us. Order everyone to patrol 24 hours a day and increase vigilance. Zombies are very intelligent, don't be fooled."

Everyone woke up as if from a dream. Yes, the next step is the key. "I understand."

In the following period, Longfeng City activated the highest level of defense system, and everyone tried their best to improve themselves.

Lan Shiruo tried to find as many materials as possible for Fang Dengwen to refine robots. If she couldn't find any, she would ask the mining experts to work overtime to make them. Dealing with zombies and protecting themselves were the prerequisites.

We also need to hurry up in preparing medicines and weapons.

(End of this chapter)