"A rat again?" Xiao Han jumped up, pulling his wound and crying out in pain.
Everyone immediately became alert.
Lu Shiyan walked over and kicked the collapsed shelf away. Behind it, a snow-white mouse was curled up and trembling.
It was about the same size as a house mouse, and its eyes were ruby red, not the scarlet red of a mutant mouse. Its hind legs were injured and bloodstained, and it looked miserable, lacking the ferocity of a mutant beast and more fragile.
"This mouse... is quite unique." Xiao Han came over to take a look.
"Maybe it's an albino and has a lucky life," said A'mo.
Lu Shiyan was disgusted and raised his hand to gather a fireball to eliminate this "remnant". He had just experienced the disgust and danger of rats.
"Wait!" Su Wan stopped him.
"Don't kill it." Su Wan walked over. Is this mouse the pet in the original book?
Su Wan looked at the tail. Yes, it was pure white with a little red in the tail. It was the pet of the heroine in the book. This little guy could understand human language and was good at gathering intelligence!
The little white mouse sensed the goodwill and did not attack. Instead, it made a faint "squeak" sound.
“It’s dirty and it could have viruses.”
"I don't think it has any malicious intentions." Su Wan squatted down and stretched out his hand.
After hesitating, the little white mouse rubbed against her fingertips. It was furry and very docile.
Everyone was stunned.
"Damn it! Has this rat become a spirit? It even knows how to suck up to others?" Xiao Han said.
Su Wan was pleasantly surprised. She looked at Lu Shiyan and said, "Lu Shiyan, how about we keep it? Look how well behaved it is."
Lu Shiyan's face darkened. Raising mice?
They are escaping from the end of the world, not opening a pet store! This thing and its kind almost took their lives!
"No." He refused directly, his voice cold.
"Why not? It's very special, maybe it's a mutation?"
"I said no." Lu Shiyan's tone became more serious. He would not allow this thing to stay with Su Wan.
Su Wan was also stubborn. She had been yelled at by him all day, and she was holding her anger in her heart. Now she couldn't even meet her small request, and she felt very wronged.
"I want to raise it!" She held the little white mouse in her arms, "It's so small and injured, what threat can it pose? If you don't agree, I will raise it in my own space and not let you see it!"
After she finished speaking, in front of Lu Shiyan, she thought about it and the little white mouse disappeared and was taken into the space.
The atmosphere froze.
The other four people didn't dare to speak. Sister Su Wan was too brave to challenge Mr. Lu.
Lu Shiyan stared at Su Wan, his chest heaving and burning with anger.
This woman is challenging his bottom line!
He was so concerned about her safety, but she picked up a threat as a pet and hid it in a way he couldn't control!
He took a step forward, and a sense of oppression enveloped Su Wan.
Su Wan was frightened by his anger and took a step back, but still stiffened her neck and looked at him.
"You..." Lu Shiyan squeezed out a word.
At this moment, Su Wan's stomach growled loudly and clearly.
Lu Shiyan's anger was like being doused with cold water. In the end, the anger that was about to burst out turned into deep helplessness.
Su Wan was stunned and blushed.
"Pfft..." Xiao Han couldn't help laughing. Under Lu Shiyan's gaze, he quickly covered his mouth and turned his head away to hold back his laughter.
"I... I'm hungry." Su Wan said in a low voice.
Lu Shiyan stared at her for a long while and stopped getting angry.
What could he do? Argue with a hungry pregnant woman?
He snorted heavily, suppressed his anger, turned around, picked up bread and milk from the food pile, and stuffed them into Su Wan's hands.
"Eat!" His tone was still aggressive, but his actions were helpless.
Su Wan held the food, lowered her head, and raised the corners of her mouth.
She won this "pet battle".
At this moment, in Su Wan's space, the little white mouse looked at the new world curiously.
It jumped lightly off the soft clothes, bypassed the cold metal cans, and finally stopped in front of an energy stone emitting a soft glow.
The little white mouse tilted its head, its ruby-like eyes full of curiosity. It tentatively extended its pink tongue and gently licked the surface of the energy stone.
At the moment of touch, the halo of the energy stone seemed to flicker imperceptibly, and the white fur of the little white mouse seemed to become more lustrous and smooth, and even the blood oozing from the wound on its hind legs seemed to fade a little.
While biting into the roast pork, Xiao Han vividly named Su Wanxin's "pet".
"How about calling it 'Xiaomi'? It's a lucky name for a grain! It means we won't have to worry about food and drink in the future!"
Su Wan rolled her eyes at him: "Too rustic."
"That's called 'Snowball'? Look, it's as white as a snowball."
“Vague.”
"It's called 'Treasure Hunt'! I think it can survive the rat tide and you can pick it at first sight. It must have special abilities and will find treasures for us in the future!" Xiao Han became more and more excited as he spoke.
Su Wan was too lazy to pay attention to him. She had already given a name to the little fellow with snow-white body and clear red eyes in her mind - "Hongdou".
Born in the South, I miss the country the most. It doesn't have any special meaning, I just think it sounds nice and it matches its ruby-like eyes very well.
Lu Shiyan was driving the car and watched Su Wan and Xiao Han bickering in the rearview mirror, his expression still unsightly.
Although he compromised temporarily, he felt uncomfortable all over when he thought that there was a rat in Su Wan's space that he hated so much, as if there were ants crawling on his heart.
He decided that when he found an opportunity, he must "get rid of" the mouse quietly, without letting Su Wan find out.
At dusk, they found a village on the map not far from the main road. From the road sign, it was called "Evergreen Village".
"Let's rest here for a night." Lu Shiyan parked the car under a big locust tree at the entrance of the village and turned off the engine.
There is an indescribable weirdness about this village.
It's too quiet.
In the apocalyptic towns, either zombies are rampant and their roars are deafening, or they are deserted and devastated.
But this Evergreen Village, looking from the outside, had fairly neat houses and courtyards, without much evidence of fighting or destruction, but there was no sign of human habitation, not even a wandering zombie.
As quiet as a huge tomb.
"Something's wrong." A'mo got out of the car, holding his gun, and looked around vigilantly, "This place... is too clean."
Yes, it was clean. Not only were there no zombies, but there was rarely any blood. There was only a thin layer of fallen leaves and dust on the dirt road in the village.
"Everyone be careful." Lu Shiyan said in a deep voice, "Xiao Han, A'mo, come with me to investigate. Li Kui, Xinhu, you guard the car and stay alert."
"clear!"
Su Wan also wanted to get off the car, but was held back by Lu Shiyan.
"You stay in the car."
"I want to go too." Su Wan insisted, "One more person means more strength, and my perception is sharper than before, maybe I can find something."
She didn't want to be like a captive canary, hiding behind forever.
Lu Shiyan stared at her for a few seconds, and finally, he let go of her hand and said coldly, "Follow me closely."
"Okay!" Su Wan immediately smiled.
The four of them formed a battle formation and walked into the village cautiously.
Most of the houses in the village are small courtyards made of brick and tile structures, with the doors of the courtyards either ajar or wide open.
The wind blew, making a creaking sound, which was particularly harsh in the silence.
Su Wan suddenly felt a commotion in the space. It was Hongdou.
It jumped up and down in the space, looking extremely uneasy, and constantly making anxious "squeaking" sounds.
"What's wrong?" Lu Shiyan noticed that something was wrong with her.
"It's... it's Hongdou." Su Wan lowered her voice, "It seems to be very scared and keeps barking."
Animals are often more intuitive than humans.
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