The next day.
Dawn was just breaking.
Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Cheng Shanshan was dragged by Ye Dong to the woods where she had just woken up early in the morning, who said they were going to stake out the area to see if any outsiders would come.
After waiting for two hours, Cheng Shanshan killed the eighteenth mosquito and said with some displeasure, "Why don't you do it yourself? It doesn't seem to make any difference if I do it."
Ye Dong didn't even glance at her: "How can you say I'm useless? You can complain, but I won't be bored."
"..."
Cheng Shanshan rolled her eyes at him.
Then she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have some mosquito repellent sachets that Bai had made before in her space.
So I pretended to search my sleeve before taking it out and hanging it on my body. After that, the buzzing of mosquitoes in my ear immediately disappeared.
She also took out a small bag of dried meat and started popping small pieces into her mouth, which surprised Lin Dong: "You've prepared everything perfectly."
"It's alright."
She was actually thirsty from eating.
I also want to get a tea set and brew a pot of tea with the spiritual spring water from the medicinal herb field.
However, Ye Dong could not act so arrogantly, so he had to endure it.
At this moment, Ye Dong noticed the mosquito repellent sachet on her waist. After glancing at it, he said, "Liu Liu actually gave you this. It seems she really likes you."
Cheng Shanshan was taken aback: "You mean Liu Liu also has the same style?"
"Wasn't it Liu Liu who gave it to you?"
"..."
How could it possibly be a gift from Liu Liu?
This was made by her mother herself!
Could it be that her mother, Bai Shi, has also come to Ping'an City?
The thought made her hands tremble slightly: "Are you sure it's the same? Take another look, this one..."
"Stop talking."
Suddenly, Ye Dong made a shushing gesture.
A loud bang followed, and then a person bound hand and foot suddenly appeared in mid-air and flew straight toward them. When the bloodied man landed, the earth seemed to tremble.
Ye Dong ran over without hesitation, his face extremely grave: "The person is already dead."
After glancing at it, Cheng Shanshan showed little expression: "It's not that it's dead, but that it's been dead for a long time." As she spoke, she looked up at the end of the sheer cliff.
There used to be an iron chain connecting the two places, but now there's nothing left. How did this person get here?
After circling the corpse, she discovered that the person was not only dead, but also bound hand and foot and frozen into an ice pillar, with the entire body in an extremely stiff state.
This state is somewhat like the arrow of a crossbow... yes, the arrow!
Could it be that someone on the other side shot the corpse over here as if it were an arrow?
That seems unreasonable, since such a large corpse is already very heavy. To jump over the cliff and reach this side would obviously require tremendous strength, which is definitely not something that can be done by human power.
As she pondered, some dark powder came into her view. She reached out, picked it up, and smelled it, only to discover that it was gunpowder!
At this moment, Ye Dong was still at a loss. In order to help him resolve this matter quickly, she pointed to the rope and ice on the corpse and asked, "Why was the person tied up like this?"
Ye Dong's face darkened: "It's probably to freeze him."
Cheng Shanshan asked again, "What are the advantages of freezing it into an arrow shape?"
"……arrow?"
Ye Dong seems to have grasped something.
Cheng Shanshan could only continue to guide him, pointing to the gunpowder powder and asking, "Is it related to this?"
When Ye Dong confirmed that the powder was gunpowder, he immediately looked at Cheng Shanshan: "So, someone on the other side froze the corpses into ice and then used crossbows and gunpowder to launch them over?"
Cheng Shanshan feigned surprise: "Is that so?"
"..."
Ye Dong was taken aback.
I don't know why.
He actually felt that he was being looked down upon.
Cheng Shanshan glanced coldly at the grotesque corpse on the ground before continuing, "I guess you'll probably destroy this body. Otherwise, if the ice inside it melts and it comes back to life, that would be terrifying, wouldn't it?"
The living dead aren't the scariest, since they still have consciousness, they just sometimes can't control themselves.
In the later stages of the natural disaster, what she feared most was the reanimation of the dead. These reanimated corpses had no emotions or consciousness, only endless and cruel killing, seemingly not stopping until they destroyed all the living.
Who is actually manipulating things?
What is the purpose?
Is it merely the destruction of Heian-chō, or is there a greater desire?
As she thought this, she couldn't help but look towards the other side of the cliff. The misty scene there was just like her current situation, and everything was filled with unknown fear.
Cheng Shanshan no longer wanted to waste time with Ye Dong, so she said directly, "Since you already know what's going on, you don't need me here anymore, right? I'll go back first." After saying that, she immediately turned around and left.
She just wanted to see Liu Liu as soon as possible and ask about the sachet.
As for the rest, what does it have to do with her?
Ye Dong stared at her retreating figure, stunned for a long time...
...
On the other side.
When Cheng Shanshan returned, she did not see Liu Liu.
Upon inquiry, it was learned that she had gone for a stroll in the streets. Since Ping'an City had not yet experienced any natural disasters, the city was in a state of peace and tranquility.
There were vendors hawking their wares on both sides of the road, selling wontons, osmanthus cakes, and red bean dumplings. According to her previous nature, she would have tried all of these things.
But now I have no appetite at all.
After Bai left, she searched everywhere she could, even asking Bai Jingquan to help her search, but to no avail.
She was overjoyed to finally have a clue.
Just as she was rushing to look for it, she suddenly heard a child's sweet cry: "Daddy, please don't hit me anymore. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."
"You worthless piece of trash, you can't even beg for a penny, you don't deserve to live in this world. I should have suffocated you back then, so you wouldn't waste food!" As he said this, he punched him several times.
Just as he was about to kick the child a few more times, Cheng Shanshan hurriedly pulled the crying child up from the ground, shielded him behind her, and angrily scolded, "Just because he called you 'Dad,' does that give you the right to hit him?"
Who are you?!
The other party was clearly dissatisfied: "What business is it of yours if I beat my own son!" As he spoke, he made a move to rush forward and attack.
In response, Cheng Shanshan kicked him, knocking him to the ground, and then quickly squatted down to check the little boy's injuries: "Are you alright? Where are you hurt?"
"I……"
The other person's voice was soft and childlike.
He had barely uttered a single word when his dark eyes instantly filled with tears. He looked at the person groaning on the ground and said, "Sister, I'm alright, you... go quickly!"
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