The Rookie Returns: Soaring in the Apocalypse

On the brink of the apocalypse, Zuo Ling is brought back to her distant relatives' Ding family and safely survives countless disasters through the chaos.

However, on the verge of death, s...

Chapter 270 Where did the gunshot come from?

"How did she treat your illness?"

His wife was so ill that she was on her last breath, so they asked Zuo Ling to treat her, hoping it would work out. To their surprise, it actually worked.

"You don't know?" Gao Manshu asked, puzzled.

"She sent me out to prepare the medicine, but I didn't see it."

Zuo Ling seemed difficult to talk to, which Zheng Ming found strange, but since he needed her help, he dared not go against her.

"I don't know, I was half asleep, I felt a warm, comfortable feeling in my stomach, and then I woke up."

Gao Manshu often has cold hands and feet, and even on extremely hot days, she dares not wear anything too thin.

Zheng Ming's eyes flickered. His stomach felt hot. Could Zuo Ling's superpower really cure diseases?

How are you feeling now?

"I don't feel so heavy, and my hands and feet aren't cold anymore. I feel... great."

It feels strange that her husband's ex-wife is treating her current husband's illness.

The abilities of those with superpowers are indeed remarkable; Gao Manshu has to admit that she is doing really well now.

"I want to go for a walk. Come with me to the deck."

The cabin was stuffy and unbearable. Gao Manshu finally had some strength left in her hands and feet and wanted to go out for some fresh air.

"good."

Seeing that his wife was showing obvious improvement, Zheng Ming couldn't help but feel greedy. He wondered if he should ask Zuo Ling to come and take a look again.

He wanted to ask if his wife's illness could be cured, but he was afraid of seeing Zuo Ling's cold face, and even more afraid that Zuo Ling would think he was taking advantage of her.

He sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "Things are different now. Oh well, let's leave it at that for now."

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Xiao Hao and Ning Qiang, two childish kids, were fighting over fish. Xiao Hao was no match for Ning Qiang, and Ning Qiang snatched two more fish from him.

"Sister, look at him, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

On a snowy night, a big dog and a small dog barked and made a ruckus.

Waterfall held the fish meat that Zuo Ling had carefully deboned, eating while watching the excitement.

Zuo Ling glanced at Ning Qiang. She was indeed very lenient with Ning Qiang. He had killed so many members of the Ning family, so this was a way of making amends.

Whatever the reason, Ning Qiang didn't attack them again, so there was no need to offend them to the death. It's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

After finishing their meal, the family of five boarded the speedboat.

"Sister Zuo, where are you going? If you don't want to stay on the boat, you can build a treehouse. I'm very good at building treehouses."

Zuo Ling waved her hand but didn't reply.

Xiao Hao muttered, "You jerk, you've dragged us into this too."

Snowy night, woof, woof, woof, did you hear me? My little master hates you.

The waterfall, perking up its ears and rolling its eyes, seemed to say, "Who wants to live in a treehouse? Isn't living in a big house much better?"

For several days, the family of five circled the island, finally settling on a relatively flat and open shore that was furthest from the large ship.

Ning Qiang's words reminded Zuo Ling, and after discussing it with Pei Nansheng, they decided to select a few sturdy trees to build a wooden house on.

Considering the load-bearing capacity of the wooden houses, a total of three rooms were built: one for Zuo Ling herself, one for Xue Ye and the waterfall, and one for Pei Nansheng and Xiao Hao, all connected by a beam bridge.

Neither Pei Nansheng nor Zuo Ling had ever built a treehouse before, so they were figuring it out as they built it.

Before construction, obstructive shrubs, small trees, weeds, and other such things should be removed, and the ground should be leveled.

Zuo Ling was afraid of snakes, insects, and rodents, so she planted many herbs around the treehouse, such as mint, thyme, verbena, impatiens, marigolds, and gentian, to repel them. She also used her supernatural abilities to make the plants grow quickly.

Xiao Hao is full of energy and is already capable of being a young man.

At the joints of the house, mortise and tenon joints should be used, and nails should be avoided as much as possible.

The bark is taken from the most flexible part in the middle, woven together layer by layer, and covered with large palm leaves, thus solving the problem of the treehouse being sheltered from the rain.

Each treehouse is small and cramped, barely big enough to stand upright; they're only suitable for sleeping.

Zuo Ling and Xue Ye Waterfall's treehouse is a little bigger than a single bed, while Pei Nansheng and Xiao Hao's treehouse is larger.

The three wooden houses each occupy a large tree, arranged at varying heights, creating a rather interesting scene.

A ladder that can be easily retracted was specially made for going up and down the waterfall on snowy nights.

On the day of the ceremony, the two little ones were incredibly excited, jumping up and down.

Not far from the treehouse, a simple outhouse was built.

Since there was no kitchen, they cooked on a makeshift stove outdoors.

The family of five lived a peaceful and tranquil life in the countryside.

With no shortage of food and drink, and having just arrived only to encounter a swarm of rats—and these rats were unusually large—the whole family abandoned their plans to explore the island. They even lost interest in darting around at the bouncy waterfall.

Besides the necessary training and absorbing energy crystals every day, he would take the speedboat out for a spin every few days.

Occasionally, they would run into Chen Hao and Di Fei, who were also searching for a way out, but all their attempts ended in failure.

Fearing that the people on the boat would suspect the source of the diesel fuel, they switched to paddling rubber boats by hand, and the intervals between them became longer and longer.

Life was peaceful but a bit dull, while things were bustling on the other side of the big ship.

But that kind of excitement wasn't what Guo Qi and Yang Chengang wanted.

Resources are limited; we cannot afford to sit idly by and deplete our reserves.

Aside from assigning a small group to continue searching for a way out, most people went ashore to find supplies such as food, water, and firewood.

For the first few days, no one dared to go into the island; instead, they searched for firewood and food in the surrounding area.

The forest is dense, and food is not hard to find; the villagers can easily find plenty of edible wild vegetables.

Lucky villagers also found many crabs and river shrimp in the nearby stream.

Seeing that there was no real danger, the villagers became increasingly daring.

One day, some villagers complained that they could only find some wild vegetables on the outskirts of the island, which were not enough to fill their stomachs, and suggested that they go further into the island. Many people responded to this suggestion.

The villagers mustered their courage and ventured further in, and sure enough, they found plenty of wild fruits and vegetables, as well as more wild vegetables than in the outer areas.

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