Chapter 373, You smell familiar
Qin Huai's body was covered with scars from being bitten by zombies, and the wounds on his legs were so deep that the bones were visible. Fortunately, there were only scratches on his neck and no damage to the aorta, so he temporarily saved his life.
When Shen Yao was treating his wound, he didn't wake up. His slightly frowning face reminded her of his time in the laboratory.
The tears that she had finally stopped filled her eyes again.
Handing Qin Huai to Chen Yao, Jiang Ran squatted on the ground to study the other one.
Ever since Si Xu came back, her every move has obviously become much more relaxed than before.
When Si Xu was not around, she had too many things to consider and needed to be alert and vigilant at all times. Now that Si Xu was back by her side, the girl suddenly felt that she had a strong backing, her back was straight, and she was no longer afraid of anything.
Realizing the change in her mentality, Jiang Ran silently despised herself: "A dog that relies on the power of others"... This is her mentality.
Bah, bah, bah, how can you say that about yourself!
Jiang Ran shook his head and picked up a branch to poke the injured person on the ground.
Luo Rui was more seriously injured than Qin Huai. Perhaps it was because the woman was determined to die and did not struggle or resist, so the zombies bit her particularly easily.
"The wound on his face is so deep, I'm afraid he's disfigured." Jiang Ran sighed, stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and looked at Si Xu, "Si Xu, Qiao Yi and Xue Weixin took the people from Yancheng Base to Qingcheng Mountain. Should we go to Qingcheng Mountain to find them now?"
Si Xu was standing on the top of a building, looking around. When he heard Jiang Ran calling him, he landed beside him and frowned: "Didn't that zombie come back with me?"
"You said the wind stopped?" Jiang Ran thought for a moment, "I only saw you, not the wind stopping."
Thinking about where the zombies would fall - they were swallowed by the space gap in Yancheng Base. Both he and Chen Yao Qinhuai were still in Yancheng Base when they were transferred back. It can be seen that if Feng Ting comes back, there is a high probability that he will fall into Yancheng Base or nearby.
He just sensed that there was no space-distorting energy in the Yancheng base, and Feng Ting did not land in the Yancheng base.
Putting the zombies aside for the moment, Si Xu said, "Jiang Ran, let's go to Qingcheng Mountain first."
The walls of the Yancheng base were blown up. Even if all the zombies in the city were cleared out, it would only bring temporary safety.
For now, I will go to Qingcheng Mountain to meet up with those people, and then consider what to do next.
"Okay." Jiang Ran pointed at the two people on the ground, "You take Qin Huai with you, and Sister Shen Yao and I will take care of Luo Rui. Let's leave here first."
Someone who disliked Qin Huai had a look of displeasure on his face: "Why should I bring him with me?"
Jiang Ran asked in surprise: "Do you want to hug Luo Rui?"
Si Xu: “…” Why should I evacuate with a grown man in my arms when my girlfriend is right next to me!
…
From Qingcheng Mountain, one can see the outline of the Yancheng base and the burning flames. Qiao Yi stood on the observation platform on the top of the mountain, looking down at the burning base.
Qian Miaomiao comforted her little friend and sneaked out of the resting place, just in time to see Qiao Yili standing under the starlight.
She walked over to Qiao Yi and looked with him at the base in the distance, the place where she had lived for more than twenty years. "Yancheng, I'll never be able to go back."
Qiao Yi didn't feel as deeply as she did. He was just worried about Jiang Ran, so he answered absentmindedly, "Yeah."
Qian Miaomiao could sense his perfunctory response, and it was rare for her not to argue with him: "Don't worry, Boss Qin is here, Ranran will be fine."
It was because of Qin Huai that he was worried. Knowing that this girl admired Qin Huai, Qiao Yi did not say it directly, but only said: "It's not safe here, you go in first, I'll go to the mountainside to take a look."
In order to prevent zombies from following the scent, they arranged three groups of psychics to stay behind on the way up the mountain.
Qian Miaomiao didn't move.
Qiao Yi looked at her and saw the girl staring behind him in astonishment.
"How……"
Qiao Yi turned around and saw that the space behind him was twisting into a crack at a speed visible to the naked eye. A figure fell from the crack and hit the ground with a thud.
The man groaned when he fell, staggered to his feet, and looked around in confusion.
He saw them.
Not smelling Si Xu's scent, Feng Ting's gaze stayed on the only two living creatures in his sight.
Hey, there’s food waiting for me as soon as I land. I’m so happy.
Qiao Yi didn't even see the man's movements clearly. A shadow flashed before his eyes, a strong wind blew in his face, and the man had stopped in front of him.
"you!"
Before he could activate his supernatural powers, he suddenly heard the man mutter in his ear, "You smell like that guy... Forget it."
He left Qiao Yi and reached out to grab the dazed Qian Miaomiao.
Before the girl understood what was happening, Feng Ting had already carried her onto his shoulders: "I'll take this food away."
After giving some instructions, he turned and left.
"Wait a minute!" Realizing the man's identity, Qiao Yi chased after him, not intending to let him go.
This is a zombie. If Qian Miaomiao is taken away by him like this, she will only die.
"You're so annoying." Feng Ting was annoyed by the lightning. He casually threw out an external space to trap the boy and muttered, "If I hadn't smelled you, I would have eaten you!"
He was about to leave carrying Qian Miaomiao.
The girl finally came back to her senses from her daze.
“Ahhhhhhhh!” She let out a piercing scream, kicking and thrashing around with her hands and feet. “Let me go! Who are you?! I’m telling you, if you dare to catch me, my brother will never let you go!”
Feng Ting rubbed his ears expressionlessly, wondering if his eardrums were about to be shattered by her.
"Let me go!" she screamed.
"Shut up!" Mr. Zombie was a little annoyed and slapped the girl on the butt. "If you scream again, I'll eat you!"
This was the first time Qian Miaomiao had been spanked by a man other than her father and brother. She paused for three seconds before erupting into an even sharper roar: "You spanked me?! Do you have any gentlemanly manners at all! You...Ahhh!"
Feng Ting threw the person to the ground. Under her angry gaze, he waved his hand to knock her unconscious, then grabbed her by the collar and left the top of Qingcheng Mountain.
…
Because he was bringing Qin Huai with him, Si Xu still maintained a low attitude of keeping strangers away until he reached the mountain.
The top platform was bustling with activity. A group of people gathered together, discussing something, and one could hear the anxious voices of men.
"Miaomiao! Miaomiao! Where are you?!"
Hearing the name, Jiang Ran and Shen Yao looked at each other. The former put the girl he was carrying on the ground and walked towards the group of people gathered together.
Finally reaching the top of the mountain, Si Xu quickly left Qin Huai behind and followed Jiang Ran obediently to watch the fun.
Holding the man who was thrown over, Shen Yao carefully put him on the ground and decided to find a doctor to check him out first.
…
"Miss Jiang!" Qian Duoduo was the first to see Jiang Ran. His eyes were red, as if he had seen a savior. He took a few steps to Jiang Ran and said, "Miao Miao is missing!"
There is only so much room for movement on the mountain. They searched everywhere they could but couldn't find Qian Miaomiao.
The man only had this one sister, and at this moment his eyes turned red with anxiety: "Miss Jiang, what should we do?"
"Wait a moment."
Jiang Ran's gaze fell on the group behind them: "Si Xu, look at that..."
"External space." Si Xu confirmed Jiang Ran's guess.
The girl walked over and slapped the space with her hand. The space wall instantly shattered, and a person rolled out from it.
"Cough cough!" The space that Qiao Yi had tried so hard to open suddenly disappeared. He was choked by the sudden influx of cold wind and covered his mouth to cough.
"Qiao Yi?" Jiang Ran helped him up.
She thought that Qian Miaomiao was imprisoned in the external space.
"Qian Miaomiao was captured by a zombie." Qiao Yi finally caught his breath and said in a muffled voice, "That zombie was very powerful. I was controlled by the external space he threw out, and I couldn't catch up..."
Before he could finish his words, Qian Duoduo rushed over and grabbed his collar, angrily saying, "Aren't you a high-level psychic? You can't even protect a little girl like Miaomiao, what kind of psychic are you?"
"Mr. Qian." Jiang Ran pushed Qian Duoduo's hand away with force, her brows and eyes cold. "I am also very sad that Miaomiao was arrested, but please don't vent your anger on others." She knew that Feng Ting was very powerful, and that he had shown mercy to Qiao Yi by allowing her to survive.
Qian Duoduo is not the kind of person who makes unreasonable troubles. He looked at Jiang Ran for three seconds, loosened his clenched fists, and choked: "Miss Jiang, what should we do next? Miaomiao was captured by zombies, I'm afraid..." I'm afraid it's very dangerous.
"Let's go to Dongchao." Jiang Ran looked at Si Xu. "Feng Ting has captured someone and will definitely return to Zhaoyang Base. Let's go to Dongchao now before he makes the next move..."
"Not necessarily." Si Xu denied the girl's speculation, "I remember that Feng Ting and Luo Rui worked together in order to use Luo Rui's identity to gain access to the Nanjun base."
If Shi Yuzhi's target was the Nanjun Base, then he would definitely rush to the Nanjun Base after Feng Zhi returned, instead of returning to Zhaoyang City.
Qian Duoduo couldn't understand what the two were saying anymore. She only grasped the key points: "Miss Jiang, are you saying that the zombie will go to the Nanjun base?"
He had already decided that even if he was too late to rescue Miaomiao, at least he could kill the zombie to avenge Miaomiao!
Jiang Ran pursed her lips and did not give an accurate answer.
With the speculation about Nanjun, it is now even more uncertain where Feng Ting will choose.
Si Xu didn't think as much as Jiang Ran did. Rather than speculating about the uncertain future, he was more focused on solving the current problem: "The Yancheng base is destroyed. These people on the mountain can be taken back to Xiling, or sent to Beichen."
Yancheng is located between Xiling and Beichen, and the distance to either side is about the same.
Jiang Ran thought about it and felt that he should ask the person concerned for his opinion: "Brother Qian, we can't go back to Yancheng Base. With so many of you, you must have a place to stay. Beichen and Xiling are both good choices. You..."
"We'll make a decision after Boss Qin wakes up," someone answered immediately. "The doctor just checked Boss Qin. He has mostly external injuries and will be awake soon."
At this time, they still trusted Qin Huai more than Jiang Ran and Si Xu.
Qian Duoduo glanced at Jiang Ran and nodded, agreeing with his teammates' decision.
…
After settling Qin Huai and leaving Chen Yao to take care of him, Jiang Ran walked out of the lounge and happened to see Qiao Yi squatting on the edge of the observation deck not far away, not knowing what he was looking at.
She walked over to the boy and squatted down, imitating his movements: "Qiao Yi, Miaomiao's problem is not your fault."
The boy hummed vaguely: "I know."
They didn't say it, but they all knew that if Qian Miaomiao was captured by zombies, the possibility of survival was almost zero.
Jiang Ran hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Qiao Yi, I know it sounds selfish to say this, but I'm really glad that it wasn't you who was taken away by Feng Ting."
People are always biased. Between Qian Miaomiao and Qiao Yi, she didn't even need to hesitate to make a choice.
"Qiao Yi, I know how powerful Feng Ting's abilities are. I'm glad you're still alive." Jiang Ran let out a long breath and whispered, "In the apocalypse, survival is inherently cruel. I will do my best to help those I can, but before that, all I want is for the people I care about to be safe and sound."
She has no great aspirations, nor does she want to become a great saint.
She just wanted to protect the people she cared about, that's all.
"Someone you care about?" Qiao Yi raised his eyelids and looked at her, his eyes filled with complicated emotions. "Jiang Ran, am I a very important person to you?"
He restrained his casualness and frivolity, and seriously asked about his position in her heart. Jiang Ran did not avoid his gaze: "Yes, Qiao Yi, I regard you as my own family - you are a very important person to me."
Upon receiving a positive answer, the boy gave a hasty laugh, as if trying to hide the boiling emotions in his chest. He looked away and pulled his hood down to cover his eyes. "I understand, Sister Ranran, you are also... very important to me."
He is a very important person, whether he is a relative or something else... Since you like him, then it's not bad like this.
Knowing the boy's mood at the moment, Jiang Ran patted his shoulder gently and stood up: "As long as Miaomiao is still alive, I will do my best to rescue her." She smiled, "If you blame yourself, please cooperate with my rescue plan at that time." If the girl is still alive.
Qiao Yi nodded randomly: "Okay."
…
After her sister was arrested, Qian Duoduo was severely scolded by her parents who knew the truth. She could only wipe her tears and hide in Qin Huai's room to seek comfort.
However, the man did not receive the comfort he wanted, but was beaten out of the room by Qin Huai who had woken up.
"Get out! Get out! If you come in again, I'll beat you up!" The young man's wounds were torn again due to the intense exercise, but he didn't care and shouted coldly, "Don't come near me!"
"Boss!" Qian Duoduo held his head, his face full of grievance, "I just came to see if you were feeling better, I didn't..."
Qin Huai grabbed something nearby and threw it at him: "Go away!"
Qian Duoduo dodged and cried for help: "Miss Shen! Come and take a look! There's something wrong with the boss!"
Chen Yao came over with a basin of hot water and happened to see Qin Huai throwing things at people. She opened her mouth and said, "Qin Huai, you're awake..."
There was one more person. Qin Huai turned to the girl angrily, and suddenly froze: "You..." He slowly put down his hand, "Have we met somewhere before?"
Chen Yao: “…”
Qian Duoduo: “…”
…
Qin Huai woke up, but he lost his memory.
To be precise, it's not amnesia, but memory degradation - his current memory is stuck in the laboratory period, and he is like a hedgehog with spikes all over his body. Except for Chen Yao, he is wary of everyone.
Jiang Ran held his chin with one hand and looked up and down at the man hiding behind Shen Yao.
The young man pulled Shen Yao's sleeve and sat sideways behind Shen Yao, staring at the two people opposite with his light golden eyes, as if he would jump up and beat them as long as the two took a step forward.
Jiang Ran nudged Si Xu with his elbow and asked softly, "Look at him, is he really losing his memory, or is he just pretending?"
Qin Huai was too cunning—he was injured and lost his memory. If it happened to someone else, Jiang Ran would think it was normal, but with Qin Huai... he always felt like there was some trap.
Si Xu didn't care whether he had lost his memory or not. He just disliked him and this was a good opportunity to beat him up: "Whether he has lost his memory or not, the truth will tell."
He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Qin Huai: "You, come here."
Frightened by his gaze, Qin Huai shrank behind Chen Yao.
"I asked you to come here." Si Xu said in a more serious tone, "I want to beat you up."
Qin Huai tugged at Chen Yao's sleeve, blinked his big eyes, and his light golden pupils were immediately covered with a layer of mist, looking pitiful.
Si Xu: “…”
Jiang Ran: “…”
Shen Yao also noticed his expression. She quickly protected him behind her and gently patted his shoulder: "Don't be afraid, this big brother is just trying to scare you. He doesn't really want to beat you up."
Qin Huai curled his lips and muttered, "They are bad people, Yaoyao, don't play with them."
He remembered Chen Yao clearly.
Her pretty face was full of grievances, and she tried hard to maintain her pride like a cat, but she couldn't help but act coquettishly towards her... Shen Yao knew that she was being blinded by her beauty: "Okay, okay, I won't play with them, don't be afraid, if he dares to beat you, I will fight back."
Si Xu: "...Chen Yao, come here."
Gu Yunqing said that women in love have no IQ. After meeting Jiang Ran, he felt that Gu Yunqing's words were unreliable. Now that he met Chen Yao, he felt that Gu Yunqing was right.
Before Shen Yao could reply, Qin Huai got angry first: "You are not allowed to be mean to Yaoyao!"
Si Xu crossed his arms and sneered, "I'm just mean to her, what can you do to me?"
"You are not allowed to be mean to her!"
"It's fierce."
“…”
Finally, Jiang Ran, who couldn't stand the two childish ghosts anymore, grabbed Si Xu's collar and dragged him out of the lounge.
Before leaving, Si Xu didn't forget to throw in a sentence: "We are going back to Xiling and leaving you here to see what you can do."
Qin Huai's angry expression froze. He suddenly turned around and looked at Chen Yao, aggrieved: "Yaoyao, are you going to leave me here alone again?"
Shen Yao had already thrown all her rationality out of the window at this moment: "I will take you back with me, Qin Huai, we will never be separated again."
Qin Huai smiled, leaned over and hugged her tightly: "Yaoyao, I will listen to you obediently, please don't abandon me."
He softened his voice, like he was acting coquettishly, but there was a slight tremor in his voice, a sign of nervousness. Chen Yao's heart softened to the point of being completely broken, and she could only emphasize over and over again: "I won't abandon you..."
The person she thought she had lost has returned to her side again. This time, she will hold his hand tightly. It doesn't matter if there are mud and thorns ahead, or if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, she will definitely stay with him.
…
Letting go of Si Xu, Jiang Ran pressed him down on the chair and said helplessly: "Qin Huai has the intelligence of a child now, why are you arguing with him?"
Si Xu was unconvinced: "You can't spoil a naughty child. If you don't give him a good beating, won't he start to tear up the roof in the future?"
“…” How come I think what you said makes sense?
"It's so good now. That guy has lost his memory. Letting Chen Yao educate him properly can just prevent him from growing into a bad person in the future."
Jiang Ran was completely convinced by him without any principles: "Well, let Sister Yaoyao teach him well."
Si Xu was eager to try: "I'll beat him up first."
Jiang Ran: “…”
She could understand where his dislike for Qin Huai came from, but that guy was just a child now, and with Shen Yao involved, if he really beat him up, wouldn't he be crippled? It was so hard to rescue him, and to cripple him again would be such a waste. Besides, Sister Yaoyao would be sad too.
Jiang Ran sighed and wisely changed the subject: "Qin Huai is in this state now. It's impossible to expect him to make a decision."
Not understanding what she was struggling with, Si Xu said bluntly, "Where those people want to go is their own business. It has nothing to do with you. Jiang Ran—the four major bases are right here. They can choose whatever they want. It's their freedom to go wherever they want."
After hearing what he said, Jiang Ran realized that he was indeed thinking too much.
She sat down next to Si Xu.
"Jiang Ran, no matter what those people decide, we shouldn't waste any more time here." Si Xu leaned back in his chair, his tone very lazy, "Let's leave here tomorrow and return to Xiling."
"Okay." Their work couldn't be delayed because of those people. Now that Huo Lingyin, Luo Yuting and the others were still in Xiling, their plan could be put on the agenda.
"Jiang Ran."
"Um?"
"Have I been away for too long?" When he came back, her eyes were red from crying.
"Yeah." Speaking of this, Jiang Ran rubbed his shoulder, hugged his arm tightly, and whispered, "Luo Rui said you were dead, Si Xu. There was a moment when I really believed Luo Rui's words... I was thinking, if you were still alive, why would you leave me alone? No hint, no message, no clues left. I don't even know where to find you..."
"I'm sorry, Jiang Ran." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and held her in his arms. Si Xu lowered his head to rest his hand on the top of her head. "This time, it was my carelessness that led me to fall into Feng Ting's trap."
With her cheek buried in his arms, Jiang Ran sniffed and hummed with a nasal sound: "If you do this again in the future, I won't look for you."
"Okay." He patted the girl's back gently and chuckled, "Jiang Ran, do you know where I went this time?"
Jiang Ran's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he soon fell into a daze: "Where...?"
"I went to your world." Recalling every little bit of his experience in that world, Si Xu's voice unconsciously became gentle, "Jiang Ran, your world is just like what you told me. It's great, I like it very much."
It was that piece of land that raised his little girl so well.
"Jiang Ran, you're very cute, a hundred times cuter than I could have imagined..." After thinking for a moment, he childishly changed his words, "Ten thousand times."
The little girl tilted her head and leaned on his arm.
Si Xu lowered her head and saw that the person in her arms had fallen asleep, resting his head on her arm.
He lifted her onto his lap and changed to a more comfortable position, letting her lean against his arms so that she wouldn't wake up the next day complaining of a sore neck.
"Jiang Ran." He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and said something that he would never say before, "I really... like you too much."
(End of this chapter)
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