At four in the morning, two figures were squatting at the front gate of Banxia's house.

The petite figure gently advised the tall figure, "Brother, this isn't right. Others risked their lives to find these supplies..."

The tall figure took out a crowbar and scolded in a low voice, "Pah, why risk your life? You clearly stole it from someone else. I was just doing justice. Besides, I didn't intend to hurt anyone. I'll just take some water and leave."

Seeing that her younger brother was about to persuade her, she impatiently interrupted, "Your little nephew has run out of water to make formula. Do you want to see him starve to death? Besides, they have so many supplies, they won't notice that something is missing!"

After saying that, he picked up a crowbar and prepared to pry open the door.

Banxia, ​​who had been waiting behind the gate for quite a while: ...

Do you even believe you yourself when you say "just take a little water"?

She just doesn't believe it!

If someone truly had such a moral compass, why would they choose to steal?

With a grim face, Nanxing yanked open the door and turned the tactical flashlight to its brightest setting, shining it directly into the faces of the two thieves.

The two thieves were startled by the sound of the door opening, and then blinded by the bright light, causing them to fall flat on their backsides.

The tall man quickly stood up, pointed a crowbar at Nanxing, and said with his eyes closed and a fierce but weak tone, "Now that you've discovered us, I won't waste any more words! If you know what's good for you, hand over the water and supplies!"

Nanxing said expressionlessly, "Get lost!"

Banxia glanced at the man cautiously; she rarely saw him so angry.

However, she fully understands that any man who is about to make love with his wife and is suddenly interrupted would probably want to destroy that "accident".

The shorter man hurriedly tried to pull the taller man away, saying, "Brother, let's go." He looked apologetically at Nanxing as he pulled him, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to, we just ran out of water..."

Nanxing's face grew increasingly dark: "You guys are all capable, yet you didn't know to go find water?! I really don't know if you're brave or cowardly. You don't dare kill zombies, but you dare to break into doors and steal things!"

"Pah!" the tall man spat. "Zombies are so powerful, who would dare to fight them? Are they out of their minds!"

"Ha!" Su Yao, who had heard the commotion next door, walked over with a sarcastic look on his face. "Since you know we risked our lives to find these supplies, you still have the nerve to come and steal them?"

Nanxing, too lazy to waste any more words, pulled out a stun gun and knocked down the tall man who was still trying to speak: "Considering you have a baby at home who's still nursing, I'll barely spare your life! If you dare come again, I'll kill you!"

He looked menacingly at the trembling little man. "Since you know my family has a lot of supplies, you must have seen me kill people and zombies, right? How many times do you think you'd be enough for me to cut you down?"

The short man immediately cried out in terror, "We'll never do it again! We'll never do it again!"

After saying that, as if a demon was chasing them, they quickly left, supporting the tall man who couldn't straighten up, without even taking the crowbar with them.

Banxia looked at Su Yao: "Brother Yao, go back now, everything's alright!"

Su Yao glanced at Nan Xing, who was radiating a low mood, and felt a little puzzled, but he didn't ask. Instead, he said indifferently, "Alright, I'm leaving. Call me if you need anything."

Banxia casually tossed the crowbar into the yard, then hugged Nanxing's arm to comfort him, "Honey, don't be angry."

Nanxing took a deep breath and picked her up in his arms: "Don't be angry anymore, let's go back inside and continue."

*

"Banxia," Cai Yuan said with concern, "was your house burgled last night? Are the people and supplies alright?"

He and Zhao Xuan accidentally fell asleep last night and didn't notice the commotion at Banxia's house. They only found out about the incident just now from Fang Yunyun and Su Xiao.

Banxia smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Yuan, they're just two petty thieves. They'll run away after a little scare."

Su Yao twitched his lips, inwardly thinking: Is it really that casual to use a stun gun to electrocute someone until they can't move?

But he said, "Should we leave someone at home when we go out in the future?"

Nanxing suggested, "When we go out to find supplies in the future, each family should leave one person to watch over the house, so that our rear is not raided."

Although all three companies have installed high-voltage power grids, what if someone has prepared insulated clothing and gloves?

Su Yao and Cai Yuan both agreed: "Okay!"

The supplies they found were a bonus, but the supplies at home were like charcoal in the snow. They all knew which was more important.

Banxia asked the Devouring Tree with her consciousness, "Tiantian, are you ready? If you are, I'll introduce you to my and Nanxing's friends!"

The Devouring Tree took a deep breath: "Ready!"

To make a good impression on its new friend, it even prepared a "surprise"!

Banxia looked at Su Yao, Fang Yunyun, Su Xiao, Cai Yuan, and Zhao Xuan with a big smile: "I have a new friend I'd like to introduce to you."

Su Xiao blurted out, "Good friends?" Then, her face full of regret, she explained, "That's not what I meant..."

Banxia smiled understandingly: "I know Sister Xiaoxiao is just too surprised."

In all her life, apart from the circle that Nanxing introduced her to, she had no friends on her own.

There were girls who wanted to befriend her, but because of the bullying she suffered at the hands of Sun Huihui and others, she was extremely resistant to girls her own age and coldly rejected all kindness.

Su Xiao nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes, as long as you haven't misunderstood!"

Banxia told Tiantian to get ready, then stood up and said to everyone, "My friend is a mutated tree. It has a lively personality, and I hope you can all become friends with it."

Ignoring everyone's surprise, she walked to the door and pulled the Devouring Tree into the house: "This is my good friend Tiantian, Tiantian, this is my good friend Sister Yunyun, Sister Xiaoxiao..." She introduced them to it one by one.

Su Yao and his companions shook hands with the branches that the Devouring Sky Tree had extended to them, their faces beaming with excitement.

A tree that can walk!

Its color and design are so cool!

The Devouring Tree said shyly to everyone, "I've prepared gifts for you. Wait a moment, I'll get them right away!" Then it ran off in a flash.

Su Yao and the others gaped in astonishment: A talking tree?!

The tree has become a spirit?!

Seeing this, Banxia quickly explained, "Tiantian is a new variety of tree, quite different from ordinary trees."

Su Yao asked excitedly, "Will Xingzi be able to talk in the future?"

Banxia shook her head: "I don't know, it hasn't woken up yet."

In any case, in both her lives, she had only ever seen one talking tree every day.

Not long after, the Devouring Tree ran over with seven ice creams, giving one to each person, not even ignoring Banxia and Nanxing: "These are my favorite ice creams, you should try them, they're delicious!"

Banxia glanced at the packaging: Snowflake brand premium ice cream, priced at 399 rabbit coins per stick.

No wonder I love it every day; who wouldn't like something so expensive!

The Sky-Swallowing Tree was overjoyed after being recognized by the three families. It then asked Banxia to choose a beautiful flowerpot for it, as it had decided to stay outside for the next few days.