Cheng Shanshan had a bad feeling.
But since she had already come here, it was obviously too late to run away. Ye Dong grabbed her shoulders and pressed her inward, warning her, "No matter what you see or hear, don't make a sound."
"..."
Cheng Shanshan blinked.
She wanted to indicate that she not only couldn't speak, but also didn't want to go inside.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Dong frowned and said, "Don't try to wink at me, I'm not falling for that."
"..."
I'll throw you my head!
Cheng Shanshan finally understood why this person didn't have a wife.
As they walked forward, a strong smell of blood suddenly filled their nostrils, followed by cries of agony: "It hurts so much...it hurts so much!"
"Please... kill me... I don't want to live like this anymore." Accompanying these words was the sound of chains clanging. Looking in the direction of the sound, a disheveled person with blood on their face was in a dark corner.
To be precise, he is no longer a human, but a living dead.
His bloodshot eyes and ferocious features made him look like a wild beast. At this moment, he was desperately pulling on the rope, roaring repeatedly when he saw Ye Dong: "Kill me! Kill me!"
Ye Dong didn't even glance at him and walked straight ahead. As they went deeper, they encountered more and more people like him.
Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but ask, "Are these the people who disappeared?"
"yes."
Ye Dong responded.
He originally thought Cheng Shanshan would be frightened.
To his surprise, she was much calmer than he had imagined, which made him ask, "Why aren't you afraid?"
Cheng Shanshan said calmly, "They've all been locked up by you, and they haven't broken free despite all the struggling. What's so scary about that?" She glanced around before asking, "But when did these people become like this?"
Rather than being afraid of these things, she was more afraid of the unknown.
After all, according to the trajectory, the living dead only appeared after the earthquake, so how come they suddenly appeared so far earlier?
What's going on?
Could it be that my rebirth unintentionally altered my original trajectory?
Thinking back, Lin Sheng hadn't been an official in her previous life, and she hadn't arrived in Ping'an City so early. All of this gave her a bad feeling.
Ye Dong glanced at her before replying, "Ten days ago, outsiders like you appeared almost every day. At first, they were normal, but after one night they would turn into this, and some would even bite others."
Although their environment is secluded, they do not exclude outsiders. People have always come here by chance. Some like the quietness and stay, while others cannot stand it and leave.
They were all very friendly to them, but something was clearly wrong with what had happened recently, which was why Magistrate Dong wanted to take Cheng Shanshan away.
Normally, Magistrate Dong was right to take her away to prevent further harm to innocent people, but for some reason, he made a blunder and left her behind.
After hearing this, Cheng Shanshan also expressed her incomprehension: "Aren't you afraid that I'll end up like that too?"
"Afraid."
Ye Dong answered firmly.
Then he chuckled self-deprecatingly: "I just wanted to take a gamble."
Cheng Shanshan smiled and said, "Although a gambler's mentality is not advisable, I still want to thank you for giving me a chance."
Ye Dong looked at Cheng Shanshan in silence for a moment before speaking, "So how did you get here? Why are you an outsider like us but nothing has happened to you?"
Just as Cheng Shanshan was about to answer, the living dead suddenly went berserk again: "I want to go home! I want to go home! Ahhhhh!!! I'm going crazy!"
They kept groaning, their movements so violent that the chains had cut their wrists raw, drawing blood and filling the air with a stench.
Ye Dong disregarded everything else and hurriedly handed Cheng Shanshan a packet of powder: "Sprinkle this at them, but be careful not to get close."
"good."
Cheng Shanshan took immediate action.
When the powder was thrown, everyone screamed loudly, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Fortunately, this situation didn't last long, and those people gradually quieted down and lowered their heads...
At this moment, Ye Dong gave Cheng Shanshan a bottle of pills: "Put one in your mouth for everyone."
"good."
Cheng Shanshan glanced at the pill.
If she wasn't mistaken, this should be a calming pill, which doesn't have much therapeutic effect on the living dead, but it can temporarily stabilize them.
Ye Dong wanted to give a few more instructions, but Cheng Shanshan was more efficient than he had imagined. She directly grabbed his throat, threw in the pill, and then patted his back to force him to swallow!
This situation immediately aroused Ye Dong's suspicion, and he directly cornered Cheng Shanshan against the wall: "Who exactly are you, and why do you know these things?"
He didn't actually intend for Cheng Shanshan to do anything; he just brought her here to scare her, since people only tell the truth when they're terrified. But this situation is clearly not what she imagined.
Cheng Shanshan had already prepared her reasons: "My husband is a hunter. I often see him skinning and dismembering people. It's much bloodier than what you're doing. Besides, you're saving someone. What do I have to be afraid of?"
"...Your partner?"
Ye Dong's expression darkened slightly, clearly displeased: "You're married?"
“You could say that.” To prevent Ye Dong from misunderstanding anything further, Cheng Shanshan immediately brought up Huo Mingchen in a serious tone: “My husband and I are in love with each other. Our marriage was arranged by my mother. It’s not a forced marriage like yours.”
She dislikes ambiguity and prefers to speak her mind directly.
After all, she had been forced into marriage these past two days, so she naturally wanted to take the opportunity to have a proper talk with him.
Looking at her, Ye Dong unconsciously frowned: "So that's how it is..."
"Yes."
Cheng Shanshan raised her chin: "My husband is tall, strong, and handsome, and most importantly, he dotes on me. So you'd better not have any improper thoughts about me. I have no interest in you, and even less interest in being the eldest sister-in-law of the Ye family."
"Don't worry, I have no appetite for you, you bean sprout." Ye Dong said, glancing at him with cold eyes full of contempt. "It was just that girl Liu Liu talking to herself before."
"Okay, okay."
Cheng Shanshan wasn't upset at all; on the contrary, she felt it was good to have things said so frankly: "It's best if you're not interested. I think it's best for us to remain in a cooperative relationship. What do you think?"
Ye Dong sneered: "You want to cooperate with me?"
"yes."
Cheng Shanshan's clear eyes met Ye Dong's gaze: "I need to prove my innocence, and you need to help me prove my innocence. Cooperation is the best option right now. We can work together to find out the origins of these living dead."
The wind was slightly cool.
Inside the silent cave, each of them harbored their own thoughts...
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