Chapter 23 Reencounter with Old Knife Tian Qiao: Black Brother

After finding Tian Qiao, Cheng Zhiyu felt somewhat relieved and wasn't in a hurry to continue his journey. After all, their hometown was quite far away, and they wouldn't be able to get back anytime soon.

Since that's the case, there's no use in being anxious. It's better to rest for a couple of days. Tian Qiao doesn't seem to be in any danger, but she was surrounded by zombies yesterday and almost died there. She was definitely frightened.

Tian Qiao was too embarrassed to say it, and Cheng Zhiyu didn't point it out either, but he still gave him time to recover.

"Hey? Speaking of which, you're only wearing a short-sleeved shirt, aren't you cold?" Tian Qiao reached out and touched Cheng Zhiyu's exposed arm. Hey, it was still warm.

He was somewhat envious, guessing that the other person's lack of coldness might be due to their special ability.

Tian Qiao herself is very afraid of the cold. Even with her ice-type superpower, she still feels uncomfortable at night, and she is wearing a down jacket right now.

Cheng Zhiyu saw through his thoughts and explained, "It's not because of superpowers, and besides, I don't have any superpowers?"

Tian Qiao, who had been feeling sleepy, immediately woke up and thought Cheng Zhiyu was joking: "How could that be?"

Cheng Zhiyu didn't explain further: "You'll understand in time. If you're cold, eat something."

He didn't intend to hide what had happened to Tian Qiao; she was someone he could trust.

I was so happy to have found Tian Qiao that I almost forgot about the temperature tonight, which many people can't stand.

He slapped his forehead: "Wait for me."

After saying that, he disappeared from Tian Qiao's sight. Tian Qiao had never seen anything like this before, and she stared in shock, looking around: "Where did he go?"

He couldn't help but call out a few times, "Orange? Orange?"

Xiao Hei lay nearby, looking over impatiently. Tian Qiao noticed his gaze, which clearly said: Shut up!

Tian Qiao: "..."

For some reason, even though it was just a puppy, its eyes made him a little scared, and he instinctively shut up.

Remembering that Cheng Zhiyu had told him to wait before he disappeared, he finally calmed down and patiently waited in place.

A moment later, Cheng Zhiyu reappeared in front of him, this time with a strange-looking cabbage in his hand.

Why do I say it looks strange? Because this cabbage is actually red.

Cheng Zhiyu said helplessly, "I don't have any cooked red or white cabbage here, but raw cabbage is fine too. Just make do with these."

Tian Qiao: "?"

He was a little confused as to why Cheng Zhiyu was suddenly making him eat this strange-looking cabbage, and also asked, "What were you doing just now? How come you came back with this in your hand?"

Cheng Zhiyu explained the system space, and Tian Qiao looked on in disbelief: "I thought that people having superpowers was already defying common sense enough."

Cheng Zhiyu smiled and said, "Since the apocalypse came, is there any common sense anymore?"

After hearing what he said, Tian Qiao nodded: "That makes sense."

"Does this cabbage really make you feel warm?" If Tian Qiao hadn't eaten enough, he might have taken a few bites of the cabbage, since it was a vegetable after all, and vegetables are a scarce resource these days. But he was feeling quite full.

However, after hearing Cheng Zhiyu talk about the benefits of the red and white cabbage, he still picked up the cabbage and was about to open his mouth.

Then, Xiao Hei walked over at some point and slapped Tian Qiao on the forehead with its paw.

"Ouch." Tian Qiao covered her forehead; "Chengzi, why is your dog hitting people?"

Cheng Zhiyu looked at Xiao Hei with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Hei: "Let him tear it off piece by piece and eat it."

Cheng Zhiyu laughed. Xiao Hei was worried about the cabbage; if Tian Qiao ate it directly, the rest would be inedible.

Cheng Zhiyu told Tian Qiao that Xiao Hei had just patted her, but Tian Qiao didn't hold it against him and just ate a cabbage leaf.

I must say, it tastes pretty good. It's crisp and sweet. If this were before the apocalypse, it could have broken into the high-end market just based on the taste alone.

In addition, the juice of the red and white cabbage is a bit hot, like a warm current that flows through the throat and into the stomach. Soon the stomach feels warm, and then it spreads from the stomach to the whole body.

Tian Qiao, feeling hot, quickly took off her down jacket and looked at the red and white cabbage with shining eyes: "Chengzi, this is really good stuff. Eating it not only makes me feel hot, but also makes my whole body feel very comfortable. I was very tired just now, but after eating it, I don't feel so tired anymore."

Cheng Zhiyu nodded: "Red and white cabbage contain a lot of energy, which can indeed help people restore their strength."

Looking at the red and white cabbages, Tian Qiao realized it wasn't her imagination. She wished she could worship them and exclaimed, "With this, I no longer have to worry about running out of superpowers after freezing only a few zombies."

Cheng Zhiyu: "..."

He didn't know how to put it; Tian Qiao's fight at the time left him speechless.

Although he didn't quite understand, he felt that ice-type superpowers probably weren't used like this.

Xiao Hei laughed, probably mocking Tian Qiao.

Cheng Zhiyu pinched his ear: "Xiao Hei, you know how to use ice magic, right? Tell me about it."

Xiao Hei shook his ears. What? Can Cheng Zhiyu please stop touching me like that?

Just then, Cheng Zhiyu noticed his ears twitching and found them adorable, so he leaned down and kissed them, saying, "Tell me about it."

Xiao Hei's body stiffened: "..." Really... really...

Tian Qiao laughed: "Why do you talk to your dog in such a stern tone? No way, it's hilarious, hahaha."

Cheng Zhiyu ignored him because Xiao Hei spoke to him: "Let him practice like this first, and he can figure out the rest on his own."

Cheng Zhiyu nodded: "Okay, thanks to Xiao Hei, otherwise I really wouldn't have thought of that."

Xiao Hei said awkwardly, "And next time, don't..." touch me inappropriately.

Cheng Zhiyu: "What?"

Xiao Hei glanced at him: "It's nothing."

Cheng Zhiyu: "?"

He shrugged and looked at Tian Qiao, who was laughing so hard she was practically falling over: "Are you sleepy right now?"

Tian Qiao shook her head: "Not sleepy, not sleepy at all."

Cheng Zhiyu then called him out and trained him according to Xiao Hei's method.

Tian Qiao's eyes lit up as he listened. Although he hadn't tried it yet, he inexplicably felt that Cheng Zhiyu's method was promising. It was definitely much better than freezing zombie heads.

"Orange, you're so quick-witted!" Tian Qiao patted his shoulder.

Cheng Zhiyu shook his head: "No, Xiao Hei told me that."

"Haha, okay, okay, your Xiao Hei is amazing." Tian Qiao didn't take Cheng Zhiyu's words to heart. Xiao Hei just looked like an ordinary little dog, just a bit clever.

Tian Qiao quickly started training as Cheng Zhiyu had just told him. The method sounded easy, but it was actually quite difficult to implement.

He wanted to transform the hard ice into countless ice blades, and control those blades to pierce the zombies' heads.

However, this is just the final idea; for now, he'll focus on making an ice blade first.

Thinking this, Tian Qiao activated her superpower and conjured a round ice ball. The second ice ball she conjured was slightly sharper...

While Tian Qiao was busy training, Cheng Zhiyu was not idle either. He practiced his boxing a few times and then started practicing his mental techniques.

This mental cultivation method is very profound, and he can understand something different every time.

Speaking of cultivation techniques, Cheng Zhiyu asked Xiao Hei, "Can Tian Qiao use this set of techniques?"

Xiao Hei: "It's not suitable for him."

The mental cultivation method he gave Cheng Zhiyu wasn't given casually; he specifically found it to suit the other person, otherwise how could he practice it so smoothly?

Of course, it's also related to Cheng Zhiyu's good comprehension; most people can't adapt to the Winged Clan's mental cultivation method.

Cheng Zhiyu nodded after hearing what Xiao Hei said, and didn't ask any more questions. He closed his eyes and entered a mysterious state.

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Over the next few days, Tian Qiao was finally able to create sharp ice and control three ice arrows simultaneously to pierce the heads of zombies.

Although it's still far from what Cheng Zhiyu described, we can take it slow. Compared to the previous clumsy methods, this is much better now.

During this time, Tian Qiao met Xiao Er and Xiao Tie, and was extremely shocked, as it was the first time he had ever seen such a magical plant.

Of course, what shocked him even more was Xiao Hei. That day, he was itching to touch Xiao Hei's fur, but before his hand could even touch it, a water droplet hit his finger. Tian Qiao cried out and withdrew his hand.

That's when I found out that Xiao Hei actually has water-based superpowers!

But during the battle later on, Tian Qiao was even more speechless: "..."

No way, how come even a dog is so much stronger than him?!

Tian Qiao almost burst into tears. What could he do? He could only accept it.

Both he and Cheng Zhiyu planned to go home, since their families were there, so they rested for two days before setting off.

“There’s a small supermarket over there, let’s go check it out,” Cheng Zhiyu said.

They wanted to find a generator, but generators are all quite large and they couldn't carry them around all the time. After thinking about it, they decided to give up looking for one for the time being.

Cheng Zhiyu and Xiao Hei were already big eaters, and now with Tian Qiao added to the mix, their food consumption rate was even faster, so Cheng Zhiyu wanted to replenish their energy.

As soon as Xiao Hei heard there was a supermarket, it immediately stuck its head out to look.

Cheng Zhiyu smiled and patted him. He and Tian Qiao went inside. It seemed that someone had only been to this supermarket before. There weren't many things left inside, only a few that the other person might not have been able to take with them and had left here.

Cheng Zhiyu packed some snacks that Xiao Hei liked. There was no meat here, but fortunately, he had enough meat in his space to last for a while. He could find some eventually.

"Hey Blackie, here are some potato chips." Tian Qiao had started calling him Blackie without anyone noticing, acting all obsequious.

Xiao Hei flicked its tail, glanced sideways at Cheng Zhiyu not far away, and told Tian Qiao to squat down and pat his backpack.

Tian Qiao gave an OK sign: "Okay, I'll keep it for you and promise not to tell Chengzi."

Little Black wagged its tail contentedly: This guy is quite sensible.

Cheng Zhiyu saw a person and a dog huddled together and was about to ask them what they were whispering about when he heard a commotion outside the supermarket.

Xiao Hei ran over instantly and jumped onto Cheng Zhiyu's shoulder. Tian Qiao's expression also turned serious, and she looked very wary.

Little Black's ears twitched: "There are people outside."

A moment later, Cheng Zhiyu saw the people outside and raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. There were several people outside, one of whom was Lao Dao, whom he had met before. Lao Dao was following behind someone and seemed to be in charge of that person.