Chapter 392: Remains of the Zhou General (4)
They waited patiently for two days, and finally in the early morning of the third day, there was a commotion outside the door.
Tao Zi and Li Xiu immediately opened their eyes and looked at each other, but before they could say anything, they were controlled again.
She held Li Xiu's head tightly and said with tears in her eyes, "Don't be afraid, Yi'er. Mother is here to protect you."
Many screams were heard, and a soldier rushed to the door, used up his last bit of strength to open it, and said, "Someone wants to kill you while the general is away. Run quickly."
Li Xiu thought about it and understood. Not everyone is as kind as General Zhou. In the face of the overall situation, killing a mother and child to seek peace of mind is common.
She swayed, and the soldier said weakly, "Deputy General Huang once saved my life, and this time I'm paying it forward."
Tao Zi thanked him with tears in her eyes, half hugged Li Xiu and ran out.
There was chaos outside, and the mother and son stumbled and ran, meeting many people. Fortunately, those people didn't know their identities, so they were lucky enough to survive.
Finally, they hid in an empty little house, looking outside trembling.
Tao Zi touched Li Xiu's hair and kept comforting her: "Don't be afraid, Yi'er, mother is here with you, everything will be fine."
Li Xiu nodded expressionlessly but with tears in her eyes.
Suddenly, she heard shouting and cursing outside. She gritted her teeth, took out handfuls of black charcoal from the charcoal basin in the room and smeared it on Li Xiu's face. Then she pushed him under the bed and said, "Yier, mother, go out and lead them away. As soon as they leave, you run away with your head down. Don't ever look back at mother."
Li Xiu shed more tears and answered with a choked sob.
Tao Zi wrapped the pillow in the room with a small quilt, disguised herself as a child, broke the window and ran out.
She was very lucky. The people outside were all ordinary people, and the weapons they had were just sticks and shovels. She managed to run away.
During this period, she met many people and avoided them all by pretending to be innocent.
While stumbling and dodging, she actually found her son in a small trash can.
Li Xiu looked at her from the trash can. The two hugged each other with tears in their eyes. Tao Zi said bitterly, "My son!"
With this wailing sound, the two of them immediately returned to normal.
Tao Zi immediately let go of Li Xiu. He wiped away his tears and climbed out of the trash can. The two looked at each other.
Li Xiu hesitated and asked, "What should we do next?"
She recalled the records and said calmly, "According to the original history, this mother and son mysteriously disappeared for a period of time. When they reappeared, they had been captured by aliens and eventually died in a fire."
He frowned, his tone puzzled. "So? We want to reverse this history?"
Tao Zi stood up and said, "I bet we're going to kill someone."
"ah?"
"Kill those who have come into contact with us." Her eyes were bright. "If I remember correctly, it takes a certain amount of time for this kind of alien race to take possession and reproduce. It's impossible for them to reproduce immediately after possession. What we need to do is kill everyone who has come into contact with them before they start to reproduce."
Li Xiu was confused and asked, "Do you remember who you came into contact with?"
Tao Zi shook her head and said calmly, "Most of the time, some people bumped into things with their heads down, and I couldn't look up at them."
He got anxious and said, "Me too! What should I do?"
Tao Zi was very calm and said, "We will definitely have more than one chance. Let's kill those who remember first and see how much time General Zhou has left for us."
He had no choice but to agree.
The two took advantage of the fact that no one was noticing and killed those contacts who were eating, patrolling, or humming songs to put their children to sleep.
When killing the last person, Li Xiu couldn't help but take another look before leaving.
Tao Zi looked at him doubtfully and asked, "She's just an ordinary woman. Is there anything special about her?"
"When Yi'er was escaping, she was so hungry that she couldn't help but take a second look at a bun shop. The owner of the shop gave Yi'er a piece of bun."
Hearing this, her thoughts drifted elsewhere, and she was completely on a different channel from Li Xiu: "At a time like this, with corpses everywhere outside, the bun shop is still open inside. It seems peaceful, but in the end it ended up like that. It's no wonder that the princess ordered her to commit suicide."
Li Xiu silently took out the bun. Tao Zi choked. It was only one-third the size of a fist and so dull in color. Was it a bun? But when she thought about the scarcity of supplies during the war, she could understand why.
He muttered, "I also think it's ridiculous that there's a bun shop at a time like this. It's as ridiculous as this bun."
Tao Zi leaned against the wall and changed the question, "How long has it been since we returned to normal?"
Li Xiu said calmly, "Seven hours. I remember killing everyone I came into contact with."
The two of them leaned there and sorted out their thoughts one last time.
When the twelfth hour arrived, the two of them saw blackness before their eyes and returned to the beginning.
Looking at the small room, Tao Zi hadn't even opened her mouth to speak when a familiar voice rang out, "Three out of ten."
The voice belonged to the general.
Li Xiu perked up, his tone much more relaxed, and said, "Sure enough, the idea is right."
Hardly had he finished his words when the dog came in with food.
Tao Zi looked at the dog, frowned, and said, "This dog came faster than before."
Li Xiu quickly reacted: "You mean the timing of our cycle is being pushed back?"
The two exchanged a serious glance, and Tao Zi made a prompt decision, saying, "Remember those people at the beginning first."
This time, Tao Zi gave the food box to Li Xiu, and Li Xiu was no longer picky and forced herself to eat it.
Then, she broke the only mirror in the room and tied it to herself and Li Xiu so that they could remember what people looked like when they lowered their heads.
Everything started over again, and the two of them killed everyone they remembered.
Still failed, this time the report was: "Five out of ten."
When Li Xiu returned to the small room and heard the announcement, he was furious and even reached out to hammer the wall. Tao Zi put her hand on his shoulder and reminded him, "The food box has been delivered."
He calmed down instantly, this was too early.
This time it was Tao Zi's turn to eat the box of rice. She ate it very carefully. After all, no one knew how many times this illusion of ruins would repeat itself.
Li Xiu suppressed his anger and said, "I promise I will kill everyone I come into contact with."
She nodded and said, "Me too. But since you didn't pass, there must be a reason. Let's think about it carefully."
The two leaned against the wall. Tao Zi recalled the incident over and over again, and suddenly asked, "Tell me, is the soldier who knocked on our door really dead? And that dog, should we kill it?"
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