Chapter 47
"Haha...you want to scare me with your little thing?"
Chi Hao looked at the teddy bear and spoke stubbornly, but his feet had already walked straight out the door. Finally, he walked faster and faster and rushed out without even bothering to pick up the broom.
As soon as he left the warehouse, he met Yuanbao who was supervising him.
"Woof woof!"
Yuanbao was very dissatisfied with his work performance.
Chi Hao, who was originally very unhappy with it, now felt relieved. He squatted in front of the puppy as if he saw a relative.
After a while, he asked absentmindedly, "Yuanbao, Boss, tell me the truth, that bear in the warehouse is also a mutant, right?"
The only response he got was Yuanbao's look of contempt.
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Tang Yu'an had no idea what happened in the grocery store. After all, he couldn't imagine that Chi Hao would go to the warehouse to clean so late at night.
He had already started the Lucky Wheel and was waiting expectantly for the pointer to stop.
What will be drawn this time?
I already drew the sad marble yesterday, so it should be impossible for me to draw the props today, right?
What about special skills?
Even if you don't have the skills and props, it's good to win something that can be exchanged, like the fuel last time.
Tang Yu'an muttered to himself in anticipation, and finally watched the pointer stop at a very, very small grid, and then the system prompt popped up -
Congratulations! You've received the special item "Thousand Faces Cloak"!
【Please select the delivery address...】
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Tang Yu'an read the system message carefully, and after confirming that he had really won the special item again, he almost cheered out loud.
Brother Xiaoqi is right, it is true that miracles can happen easily with a single draw!
So what is the use of this special prop called the Thousand Faces Cloak?
Tang Yu'an chose to receive the goods, then clicked on the details to take a look.
【Thousand Faces Cloak】
Description: This is the most proud piece of work of the ever-changing magician. Wear it and you can become anyone you want on the stage.
Limitation: Can be used once per day, duration 60 minutes.
Remaining times today: 1
Tang Yu'an studied the description carefully. Can he become anyone he wants to be?
Does that mean he can transform into someone else?
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up.
Wow, wouldn't that be a natural disguise? For example, if he turned into a strong man like Uncle Tiejin, wouldn't anyone dare to bully him?
However, when he saw the usage restrictions, he felt it was a bit of a pity.
It can only be used once a day and can only last for 60 minutes, which feels a bit too little. Tang Yu'an also noticed the word "stage" in the description.
Is it possible that it can only be used on stage?
Tang Yu'an took out the cloak and tried to put it on, silently thinking about the person he wanted to become.
Sure enough, there was no change for most of the day.
His expression suddenly fell. How tasteless...
"An An, it's time to eat pork." At this time, Zhou Qi's voice sounded outside the tent.
“Here I come!”
Tang Yu'an responded happily, quickly put away his cloak, stuffed the little orange cat in his arms back into the quilt, and then opened the tent door and walked out.
Zhou Qi had already taken the pork chop wrapped in tin foil out of the fire.
This was also his first time trying to cook pork using this method, and he didn't know if it would taste good, but the texture and flavor of the marinated pork would definitely be better than directly roasting it.
He tore open the tin foil, and immediately a salty and slightly spicy smell spread out.
Because Tang Yu'an can't eat spicy food very well, Zhou Qi didn't put too much chili sauce, but it was enough to stimulate his taste buds.
Tang Yu'an and Old Li couldn't help swallowing.
This smells so good!
I feel like I can eat several bowls of white rice just with this sauce!
Zhou Qi used a knife to cut the pork into pieces, then divided it into three bowls, giving each person a bowl.
"Try it."
Because he was worried that the wild boar meat would have a fishy smell, he used a bit more seasoning.
Tang Yu'an ate a small piece and was really tempted by the spiciness. He frantically looked for water to drink, and after the spiciness subsided, he ate it with white flour buns.
Although Old Li also felt the spiciness, he simply couldn't stop.
He hadn't tasted anything this spicy in years! Eating a little on a cold night would warm his entire body.
Because the marinating time was not long, the pork had not yet absorbed the flavor, but this piece of pork was originally the tenderest part chosen by Old Li.
This way of cooking is just right. It not only retains the original tenderness of the pork, but also uses seasoning to cover up and remove the peculiar smell of the ingredients. It is so delicious that you can't stop eating it!
The pork chops he cooked for the first time received good reviews, and Zhou Qi was very happy.
The three of them sat around the fire and enjoyed a delicious dinner. Then Old Li began to teach the two teenagers how to use bows and crossbows.
It is easy to install and fire a bow and crossbow, but the difficulty lies in accuracy.
Like Old Li, he can shoot at moving prey while moving quickly. Although he cannot say that he always hits the target, his hit rate is still very high.
Tang Yu'an tried it, and maybe because he liked playing with slingshots, his accuracy was actually pretty good.
"You have quite a talent." Old Li patted his head with satisfaction. "As long as you practice more, you will get better and better in the future."
"Yeah!" Tang Yu'an nodded happily.
Zhou Qi also tried it, but he was a person with special abilities, and his speed and strength were enough, so he felt that throwing the flying knife was more flexible and useful.
Soon, the study time was over.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi crawled into the tent to sleep. They could forget about taking a shower in the wild. Fortunately, they had Lin Zhen's insect repellent powder. They sprinkled some around the tent, so they didn't have to worry about the insects in the wild disturbing their sleep.
Old Li took the initiative to take on the responsibility of keeping watch.
However, Zhou Qi had already decided to get up in the second half of the night, and they would take turns keeping watch. As for Tang Yu'an, he probably wouldn't be able to get up.
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As the night deepened, the chirping of insects gradually became louder.
Old Li was also nervous at the beginning, but gradually he became sleepy and relaxed a little.
As the flames from the bonfire began to die out, a faint cloud of smoke drifted into the camp along with the wind.
Old Li, who was holding a crossbow and adding firewood to the fire, suddenly fell to one side with a thud.
In the tent, Zhou Qi, who was already sleeping uneasily, suddenly opened his eyes.
He covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and reached out to push Tang Yu'an beside him. The boy was sleeping soundly and could not be woken up no matter how hard he pushed.
And outside the tent, there were already strange footsteps being heard.
"Hahaha, I said we were going to the market town and we had to spend the night at the foot of the mountain." A familiar voice sounded.
It was the short man they met at noon!
"They are really three big fat fish." The man walked to Old Li, picked up his crossbow and threw it far away, then put his dagger away and put it on his waist.
"Tsk, old man, now you're in my hands, aren't you?" He kicked Old Li, and seeing that the old man had no reaction at all, he squatted down and checked his bag.
His companions also walked towards the tent where Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi were.
While the short man was concentrating on searching the bag, Old Li, who was lying on the ground and had been knocked unconscious by the drug, quietly opened his eyes.
Without any hesitation, he took out the metal arrow hidden in his sleeve and stabbed it into the short man's neck.
The shadow cast by the firelight exposed his figure. The short man was alert and narrowly avoided the fatal blow, but a deep bloody scratch was still left from his shoulder to his back.
"Old thing!"
The short man cursed angrily and kicked Old Li over again.
The drug did not have no effect on Old Li. The powder in the air had not yet dissipated, and he inhaled some of it during the fight. He was now dizzy.
But he didn't give up. He grabbed the half-burned firewood next to him and hit the short man's lower body.
The short man stepped back repeatedly and accidentally fell to the ground. In his panic, the dagger in his hand fell.
Old Li took the opportunity to pounce on him and pin him down. He picked up the dagger on the ground and was about to stab it into the short man's heart, but the short man grabbed his wrist in time.
Although the short man was young and strong, he obviously lacked combat experience. Unlike Old Li, who had survived countless battles and whose every move was deadly.
The short man was terrified and subconsciously called for help: "Asshole, why don't you come and help me!"
"How come you can't even beat an old man..."
The tall and thin man muttered something, but still rushed over, picked up a big stone from the ground, raised it high, and was about to smash it on Old Li's head.
As long as this stone hits, even if Old Li doesn't die, he will probably completely lose his combat effectiveness.
However, just as the stone was about to hit Old Li——
"Swish!" A dagger flew out of the tent.
The tall and thin man noticed something and turned his head slightly to avoid it. When he turned around, he saw that the entrance of the tent was opened and the young man who had thrown the dagger just now was still there.
He gave the boy a sinister grin and threw the stone down again.
But at this moment...
"puff--"
The dagger, which had missed the target, did not fall to the ground. Instead, it turned in the air like a boomerang and accurately pierced the tall man's heart.
Blood flowed out of his mouth. He lowered his head in disbelief, looking at the blood gushing from his chest, and the stone in his hand fell out of his hand.
The stone fell straight down, but did not hit the old man.
Lying on the ground was a short man who had been stabbed in the chest with a dagger. The impact of the stone made him, who was already seriously injured, spit out a mouthful of blood.
The tall and thin man who was still standing was hit by the spinning dagger again.
This time, the dagger cut his throat.
His tall and thin body fell to the ground with a thud.
The battle that was about to break out finally stopped.
After stabbing the dagger into the short man's heart, Old Li quickly rolled to the side. Finally, he was exhausted and fainted under the influence of the drug.
Zhou Qi stared blankly at everything happening outside the tent.
He had naturally thrown the flying dagger, but the one behind it was...
He turned his head stiffly.
The little orange cat that was originally sleeping beside Tang Yu'an ran out at some point, and now it was lowering its head and licking its paws leisurely.
As if noticing his gaze, the kitten stopped and turned its head to look at him.
Its pair of golden vertical pupils still looked cold, as if it showed no sadness or joy, but for some reason, Zhou Qi always felt that he saw a hint of contempt.
No, maybe it wasn't his illusion.
The kitten ignored him and walked back into the tent with its cat steps, as if everything that had just happened was just a trivial matter.
Zhou Qi: “…”
As the little orange cat returned to the tent, Zhou Qi's gaze turned back to Tang Yu'an.
He is still fast asleep.
Zhou Qi, who was a little worried at first, felt a little relieved when he saw the little orange cat walk to his side and then continue to curl up and sleep peacefully.
He turned his attention outside again.
The two men who attacked them in the middle of the night were lying on the ground. The shorter man had not completely lost his vital signs and his body was still twitching.
Zhou Qi looked down at his hands.
The right hand that had just thrown out the dagger was also shaking slightly uncontrollably.
This was the first time the boy witnessed and participated in a fight between humans, and the impact it had on him can be imagined.
But at the same time, he could feel a bloodthirsty excitement.
This was not his emotion.
It's the parasite.
It was just obviously not as strong as when he faced Chi Hao before. I don’t know if his control has become stronger or if the parasite is not very interested in the two non-power users.
Zhou Qi pursed his lips, suppressed the panic in his heart, stood up and ran to Old Li, reaching out to feel his breath.
Fortunately, Grandpa Li is still alive.
Zhou Qi checked his injuries again. There was a lot of blood on his body, but no obvious wounds. Only bruises on his chest and abdomen from being kicked.
The bruise is a bit dark in color, and the kick must have been quite forceful. I don't know if any bones were injured.
"Grandpa Li...Grandpa Li..."
As he called him softly, Old Li let out a low moan, but did not wake up.
Zhou Qi carried him up with great effort and brought him into the tent, then took out some medicinal wine to wipe his wounds.
When Old Li's breathing became less rapid, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and helped him treat the abrasions on his cheeks and hands before leaving Old Li's tent.
Zhou Qi ignored the two dying criminals and hurriedly quickened his pace as he passed by.
He returned to his tent.
Tang Yu'an was still sleeping soundly, unaware of what was happening outside.
Zhou Qi stared at his sleeping face silently, his mind full of thoughts and his hands clenched into fists.
They were acting in self-defense and resorted to violence to protect themselves. The deaths of those two people were their own fault and they deserved it.
Therefore, the parasite should not try to use this incident to influence his character.
Zhou Qi slowly calmed down.
He tucked the quilt for Tang Yu'an, then got up and left the tent.
Zhou Qi added firewood to the dying fire to make it burn brighter again, then picked up a longer branch and stood up and walked to the two men.
The tall and thin man had his throat cut by the dagger controlled by Black Pearl and was already dead.
As for the shorter one, he was stabbed in the heart and hit hard by a stone. He was seriously injured, but his vitality was surprisingly strong.
"Didn't you go to the deserted city? Why are you chasing us again?" Zhou Qi whispered.
The short man stared at him intently.
They were indeed heading towards the deserted city, but the more they thought about it along the way, the more unwilling they became.
Although Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had tried their best to disguise themselves, he could still see their extraordinaryness from various details. He was very sure that they had good things on them, and not a small amount.
Finally, greed took over and he couldn't help but turn around and chase after him.
They have specially made drugs that have knocked out countless people, including those with special abilities, not to mention the ordinary elderly and children.
The hair and eye colors of people with special abilities are usually different from those of ordinary people, which makes it easy to distinguish.
But they didn't expect that they would capsize in the ditch. The old man was not hit, and one of the children was a metal ability user.
"Is that kind of drug harmful to the body?" Zhou Qi asked in a deep voice.
He could smell that special smell, which had little effect on him, but Old Li and An An were both affected to varying degrees.
This made Zhou Qi a little worried, so he came over to talk to him.
The short man grinned.
Obviously, he knew that he was going to die, so he had no intention of cooperating.
"If you tell me the correct answer, I can spare your life." Zhou Qi said.
Hearing this, the short man was stunned for a moment.
He stared at Zhou Qi for a few seconds, as if examining him. Finally, as if to throw in the towel, he spoke with great effort, "Really?"
"Yeah." Zhou Qi nodded.
The short man coughed a few times and finally said with difficulty: "No...sleep, I'll be fine after a good sleep..."
Zhou Qi did not break his promise and said, "Okay, I'll spare your life."
Are you really going to let him go?
The shorter man's eyes lit up with ecstasy, and then he heard the young man sigh and whisper, "I told you to tell me the correct answer, but you're making it very difficult for me."
The short man was stunned.
He...how did he know I was lying?
Under the short man's puzzled gaze, the boy seemed to think for a moment, then continued, "Let me ask it another way."
Then he whispered, "If your silence tells me that this drug is fatal, then I can say I'll spare your life."
The short man looked at him blankly, with a question mark on his head.
Because he was too confused, he didn't speak for a while - mainly because he didn't know what to say.
Zhou Qi said directly: "I'll spare your life."
The short man's eyes widened. So this guy said he could spare his life, but he wasn't really just talking, right?
What he didn't know was...
You completed a transaction with a new customer with no profit or loss. Employee Experience Points +0
Finally seeing the prompt appearing on the system, Zhou Qi couldn't help but let out a breath.
Silence means the drug is deadly.
And just now... the short man was silent. After he finished speaking, the system determined that the transaction was successful.
Zhou Qi pursed his lips. The worries in his heart became reality, making him feel short of breath.
If he hadn't pressed this person, An An and Grandpa Li might have died in their sleep! Thinking of this, Zhou Qi broke out in a cold sweat.
But the more this happened, the calmer he became.
He still has two more chances to test the authenticity. After these two attempts, his transaction with this person will no longer be recorded by the system...
Zhou Qi thought about it and searched the man's body. A desperado like this should carry things with him.
Soon he dug out two glass bottles.
The glass bottle contained two powders of different colors. Relying on the fact that he was not affected by the drugs, Zhou Qi carefully sniffed them and picked out the bottle of drugs.
These two people are not afraid of drugs at all, they must have taken the antidote beforehand.
Could the antidote be in the other glass bottle?
Zhou Qi thought for a moment, then looked at the short man and said cautiously, "If you give me the antidote to that drug, I can spare your life."
Then, Zhou Qi picked up one of the bottles.
An expression of absurdity and disbelief appeared on the short man's face. He wanted to snatch the bottle back, but he no longer had the strength to do so.
"No, give it back to me!" he refused.
Zhou Qi did not receive any system prompts, but from the man's reaction, he had already guessed most of it.
However, after careful consideration, he knocked the man unconscious and asked the question again, of course adding at the end that "silence is also a statement."
You completed a profitable transaction with a returning customer, and gained +1 employee experience.
Zhou Qi showed a look of joy, but he still did not use it immediately. Instead, he repeated what he had just said and picked up another glass bottle.
No system prompt pops up.
Because what he took was not the antidote and was not within the agreed transaction range, his behavior was considered robbery, just like when he took Chi Hao's things before, the system did not determine that the transaction was successful.
In other words, the system can indeed distinguish between antidotes and drugs, and his trial method is feasible.
Zhou Qi was completely relieved and quickly took the antidote to feed Tang Yu'an.
In the tent.
Tang Yu'an, who had been unable to wake up, finally responded after Zhou Qi fed him the powder.
"An An, wake up!"
“Wake up!”
After Zhou Qi shook him vigorously, Tang Yu'an finally opened his eyes with great effort.
He looked at Zhou Qi, then looked at the system information that appeared in the void, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
He asked in confusion, "Brother Xiaoqi, is it daybreak? Have you found a new customer to do business with?"
Before she could finish her words, Zhou Qi pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
Tang Yu'an was a little at a loss.
He leaned in Zhou Qi's arms, feeling his strong emotional fluctuations. Although he was puzzled, he still let him hold him obediently, and used his little hands to gently stroke his back soothingly.
Then slowly, his movements stopped.
Tang Yu'an widened his eyes, and his gaze passed over Zhou Qi's shoulder, staring outside the tent with the curtain lifted.
So much blood...
There is also a strong smell of blood...
"Brother Xiaoqi, what happened?" Tang Yu'an asked anxiously, "Are you hurt?"
Zhou Qi, who had finally recovered from his fear, paused when he heard this question. He let go of Tang Yu'an and looked outside the tent, feeling a little hesitant.
He didn't really want An An to be exposed to such bloody things. He wanted An An to be happy and carefree all the time.
But... this is the end of the world.
The danger tonight once again materialized the threat of the end of the world, making him doubt whether he really had the ability to protect Tang Yu'an all the time.
If he is not by An An's side in the future, if something unexpected separates them, An An must learn to protect herself...
In the end, Zhou Qi did not choose to hide it.
He said, "Let's go feed Grandpa Li the antidote first, and then I'll explain it to you."
Tang Yu'an nodded. Although he still had many doubts in his mind, he did not ask any more questions. He put on his clothes, put the little orange cat in his pocket, then stood up and left the tent with Zhou Qi.
There were obvious signs of a fight in the camp, and following the bloodstains on the ground, Tang Yu'an also saw two people lying motionless on the ground.
He quickly recognized that these two people were the ones who had snatched the house from them at noon.
They were lying on the ground like this...
Tang Yu'an already had some guesses in his mind, but because he was worried about Old Li, he didn't feel any fear at all. Instead, he anxiously followed Zhou Qi to another tent.
Grandpa Li, please don’t get into trouble!
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