Chapter 71 Rolling Around and the City

After Rose left, everything seemed to have changed a lot, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed.

Life in the small mountain village remains as peaceful as ever.

Between her and the night breeze...

"Hmm? Can't sleep? Want to roll around?" The cat-eared boy tilted his head and asked earnestly.

Since the last time, the other person seems to have fallen in love with this sport, and he insists on inviting her to do it every night before going to sleep.

Su Yun, of course, resolutely refused, saying, "No, no... I'd rather not..."

"What's wrong? Rose said that normal couples should have sex at least three times a day, and seven times would be best."

"What kind of normal is this? This is happening way too many times!" Su Yun couldn't help but exclaim. "Wait a minute, isn't this 'roll' thing...?"

"Huh? What don't you mean?"

"That's not how it is..." Rose, that unreliable guy, left such a big mess for her after she left. Su Yun thought to herself, "To be honest, even if it was that, three times a day is too much. It's not like we have to eat on time."

And what's with this "seven times a day is best" nonsense? Can anyone stand it? And they're giving people advice with such seriousness, acting like they have a lot of experience when they clearly don't know anything.

This is a total rip-off!

Su Yun wished she could drag the other person back right now and let her experience the "brutal beating" of society.

"So what happened?" Night Breeze's golden eyes lit up slightly, filled with a thirst for knowledge. "Was it because I didn't do well enough? I can learn."

The kitten is very serious, its eyes focused intently on learning.

Su Yun blushed and hurriedly changed her words: "No, you did a great job."

"Then let's roll it again?"

"Huh?" Su Yun didn't have time to refuse. Slightly stunned, she was hugged tightly. Then, the world spun around her. She rolled around and around and around. She didn't know if she rolled seven times in the end.

When she finally stopped, Su Yun was dizzy and her vision was blurry. She thought to herself, "Thank goodness it wasn't really rolling around seven times, otherwise I would have gone crazy..."

But the night breeze whispered earnestly in her ear, "Rose said that men need to learn to take the initiative. When a woman says no, she means yes, and when she says yes, she means even more yes... That's the key to maintaining a harmonious relationship between two people."

Panting heavily, Su Yun just wanted to drag Rose back and beat her up again. What kind of mess was this...?

All the cultivated seedlings were successfully transplanted into the paddy field. At the beginning, Su Yun was very worried and went to check on them several times almost every day.

Fortunately, it rained for several days in a row. Thanks to the abundant rain, the rice grew very well. Seeing that they were growing smoothly, Su Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief and was able to prepare for other things.

"How about we go to the city and take a look?" Su Yun felt that she still couldn't explain it clearly enough, and it was necessary to rely on external help, such as books or other people.

In addition, she still lacked many essential daily necessities, so she felt it was still necessary to go to the city.

"Night Breeze, let's go to Hongdu City!" Su Yun suggested.

"Okay," Night Breeze nodded in agreement.

"So readily agreed?" Su Yun was somewhat surprised. She had thought it would be more difficult to persuade him, but she didn't expect him to agree so readily.

"Don't you have anything you want to ask?"

"Wherever you go, I will go."

So the two of them set off on that old tricycle. This time, Su Yun's purpose was very clear: salt and sugar were necessities, and if possible, she also wanted to find some sanitary napkins. And if there were any batteries, that would be great.

Actually, she had seen those big and spacious electric tricycles in the county, but unfortunately the batteries were dead. Su Yun thought she might be able to find some that worked in the city.

This place must really be mountainous. Su Yun looked at the road signs and realized that Hongdu was quite far away. It would probably take two days to ride there.

So they set off just as dawn was breaking.

Back on that highway, Ye Feng rode his bicycle, while Su Yun sat in the back.

Although the journey was quiet, the scenery was incredibly beautiful. The sky was azure, and the clouds were large and fluffy. In the distance, you could see beams of sunlight shining through the clouds and onto the ground, like the will of the gods descending.

The sky was quiet.

The city is quiet.

Su Yun stood on the overpass and looked into the distance. The small village had been submerged in greenery, covered by the exuberant greenery, with only a few exposed corners of the walls remaining, still indicating the traces of human existence.

In the evening, Su Yun chose to stay at a run-down little gas station.

The gas station was already dilapidated. Rusty iron plates lay on the ground, the gas pump had been smashed and dented, the fuel nozzle had been pulled out and scattered on the ground, the fuel cap had been opened, and the floor was covered with black grime, with faint traces of fire visible.

The convenience store door was smashed to pieces, shelves were overturned, and white human bones were scattered on the floor.

Su Yun didn't even have the desire to go inside.

Instead, they turned to the three-story building next door where the employees lived.

She went up to the third floor, randomly chose a room, and planned to make do with it for the night.

As night fell, Su Yun lit a campfire and set up a stove.

She cut the prepared dried meat and loofah into small pieces, threw them into boiling water to make a hot soup, and ate it with the night breeze.

Soup is the best supplement on the road, as it not only replenishes fluids but also allows for the absorption of all nutrients without any waste.

The two of them held the pot and ate a hot dinner. Although the taste wasn't very good, it filled their stomachs.

After dinner, Su Yun took out a blanket. "Ye Feng, you should get some sleep. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night, and then we'll switch shifts for the second half."

I spent almost the entire day riding my bike in the night, barely resting as I was trying to make it to my destination. I even managed to doze off for a little while huddled in the bike bed.

"Okay." Ye Feng nodded in agreement, but instead of taking the blanket, he draped it over Su Yun's shoulders. "You wear it, I'm not cold."

Su Yun reached out to touch Ye Feng's hand; it was warm, so she wasn't cold after all. "Alright then," she said, taking the blanket and covering herself with it.

A light drizzle suddenly began to fall during dinner, and it was getting a bit chilly. Su Yun pulled the blanket around herself tighter, staring at the fire, her thoughts drifting:

I wonder how things are in Hongdu?

Are there any surviving humans?

Will there be a base?

Or is it a force divided by independent individuals?

Recalling her previous experiences, Su Yun felt a little worried. Suddenly, she thought of Rose. She wondered if Rose had arrived safely after setting off for Chongqing.

The campfire crackled and flickered restlessly in the darkness, and she felt a little uneasy as well.

As the night deepened and the chill intensified, Su Yun looked at the sleeping person opposite her and gently covered them with a blanket.

Then he picked up a stick and poked the fire until it was brighter.

Then, holding the cup, I took a sip of hot tea to refresh myself.

In the latter half of the night, the rain suddenly intensified, as if someone had poured a bucket of water directly into the sky. With a "whoosh," the metal canopy of the gas station was battered by the rain, making a loud "whoosh" sound, and the windows were also frantically pounded by the rain, making a "thump thump thump" sound.

Night Wind's ears twitched slightly, and he opened his golden eyes. He had been awakened from his sleep by a sudden downpour.

He rubbed his eyes and sat up, finding the blanket covering him.

Su Yun's low voice rang out, "It's just that it suddenly started raining heavily, it's okay, you can continue to sleep for a while."

Night Breeze yawned slightly and refused, saying, "It's my turn to take the night watch."

Su Yun: "It's okay. I just made myself a cup of tea. I can hold on for a while longer. I can sleep on the way tomorrow. You should get some more sleep."

Ye Feng didn't say anything, but simply picked up the blanket and wrapped it around Su Yun. "You should sleep first. We have a long journey ahead of us tomorrow."

Su Yun was covered with a blanket, which still retained its warm body temperature.

The night wind was resolute, and she had no way to refuse, so she could only curl up in her blanket and shrink to one side.

Whether it was because of the loud rain or because of too much thinking, Su Yun couldn't fall asleep even after closing her eyes for a while.

Night Breeze sensed her unease. "Do you want a tail?"

The fluffy tail nestled into her arms, and Su Yun casually stroked it, the fluffy feel instantly soothing her.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring down, and beside her was a dim campfire, with her cat-eared boy and her favorite little tail in her arms.

Su Yun finally drifted into a deep sleep...

The next day was another day of cycling.

They finally arrived in Hongdu City on the morning of the third day.

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, Su Yun was still deeply shocked when she saw the city with her own eyes.

The once glorious city has changed beyond recognition.

Collapsed billboards, steel overpasses, and dilapidated asphalt roads are completely covered by grass. The green trees on both sides of the road are no longer cared for and grow wildly and unrestrainedly, penetrating buildings, smashing road signs, and flooding roads. The city's former concrete jungle has become a real primeval forest, both vibrant and desolate.

Su Yun and Ye Feng walked along the road, sheltered by the green leaves.

"This city used to be famous for its greenery. I saw photos of it online before and thought it was alright. But I never expected that after the apocalypse, the greenery here would be so... It truly deserves to be called an urban forest." Su Yun looked at the drastically changed city in amazement and shared his opinion.

"It is very beautiful." Unexpectedly, Ye Feng also spoke up, his gaze turning to the overpass in the distance.

The bougainvillea in the green belt on the overpass has been neglected for a long time, hanging down along the wall and forming a waterfall of flowers. From a distance, it looks like a road full of flowers that winds its way forward.

This magnificent "flower path" was probably beyond the mayor's expectations. Compared to the previously carefully maintained urban gardens, its free growth makes the city more wild and beautiful.

However, Su Yun had no interest in the beautiful scenery before her. She had learned her lesson well from her previous trip to the city.

To avoid attracting attention, they traveled very carefully.

However, Hongdu City is very large, unlike the small county town before. The city is connected by roads in all directions, so probably few people noticed the two of them.

Before coming, Su Yun had carefully considered his options. He could find ordinary items like salt and sugar in the county town, but his purpose in coming to the big city was clear—storage batteries.

Larger cities tend to have more stock of items like this.

However, at times like now, large shopping malls and supermarkets have probably already been looted, and there won't be much left. Moreover, it's easy to run into people or mutated animals that inhabit these places.

So from the beginning, she didn't expect there would be any supermarkets in the apocalypse that hadn't been looted. She had carefully observed along the way and found that convenience stores and pharmacies were basically the ones that had been looted the most.

So she turned her attention to the old town.