Even though he didn't want to see Chen Xian humiliated, Zhou Ming still raised his head.
His eyes were red and filled with tears as he stared intently at Chen Xian's face.
Chen Xian was the same.
The two locked eyes.
And then there was Li Shengqiang's increasingly arrogant laughter.
Half an hour later.
A man shouted from outside the cave, "Brother Li, the chief wants to see you! It's urgent!"
Li Shengqiang cursed, "Damn it! Do we have to go right now?"
"Yes, Brother Li! The leader said that no matter what you're doing, come over immediately, it's extremely important!"
Li Shengqiang cursed a few times.
He then dressed while glancing at Zhou Ming and sneered, "You better advise your ex-wife not to let me find out you've laid a finger on her. If you dare touch her even a hair, I'll show you what it means to wish you were dead! Even if the leader pleads for you, he won't be able to save you!"
After saying that, he laughed a few more times before leaving his residence.
Soon, the cave fell into a deathly silence.
Ten seconds later.
With tears streaming down her face, Chen Xian leaned close to Zhou Ming's ear and whispered, choking back sobs, "Husband, let's escape. Of the two guards at the entrance today, Wei the Cripple is on good terms with you and has always sympathized with us. We just need to find a way to shake off the other one. Besides, Li Shengqiang went to a meeting with Chen Wenhao. This opportunity is too good to pass up."
"Honey, I really don't want to live this living hell anymore... Even if I escape outside and get eaten by zombies, or by giant monsters, I don't want to stay here like this..."
Zhou Ming looked at his wife, whom he had known for over 20 years, and fell silent.
I am two years older than her.
I've known her since kindergarten; she's always been cheerful, and in a gentle and quiet way.
This applies to elementary school, middle school, and high school.
She fell in love at 18, got married at 22, and continued like this until she was 30 before the disaster.
But what about now?
I cry every day...
That's all.
What ideals, what ambitions?
If I can't even protect my own woman now, what ideals and ambitions can I talk about?
How can we talk about cultivating more good things to benefit mankind?
At worst, I'll just die with my beloved wife.
Chen Xian took out a small bag from the side, which contained several pieces of cut-up mutated sweet potato.
She choked back tears as she said, "Honey, there are a few mutant sweet potatoes here that can be bred. I secretly hid them when Li Shengqiang wasn't looking. If we escape, you can cultivate them again. Let's escape..."
Zhou Ming reached out and wiped away Chen Xian's tears, saying softly, "I'll go get something. Get dressed and meet me at the corner about 50 meters from the entrance."
Hearing Zhou Ming agree, the despair in Chen Xian's eyes dissipated considerably, and she nodded.
She said earnestly, "Don't worry, husband. If we fail, if you die, I will have no more worries and will definitely come to be with you!"
Zhou Ming smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
As Zhou Ming passed through the planting area, he heard the jeers of the survivors again:
"Haha, another blade of grass has appeared on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' heads."
"He can still tolerate it; look at him, he's not embarrassed at all."
"Haha, they just dared to tell us not to step on the sweet potato vines, how hilarious! They don't even know how to mind their own business!"
But Zhou Ming acted as if he hadn't heard it.
Arriving at his sleeping quarters next to his chicken farm, Zhou Ming pulled out a somewhat rusty dagger from underneath.
Then, he took a deep breath.
He knew that if he failed...
They will definitely be tortured again by Li Shengqiang and others, and may even be tortured to death.
He simply couldn't bear that inhuman torture.
This hidden dagger will give me a quick death later!
Inside the cave.
Due to the power shortage, some areas remain dark except for essential lighting.
However, Zhou Ming was extremely familiar with everything here, so he hid in the shadows and quickly headed towards the cave entrance.
Because this huge underground cave has only one entrance and exit.
Moreover, the entrance and exit are guarded by two people 24 hours a day, making it virtually impregnable.
In addition, it's very safe here, there's no shortage of food and drink, and the food is well-balanced with both meat and vegetables.
Leader Chen Wenhao was even less worried that anyone would escape from here.
Therefore, apart from the guards at the entrance and exit, there are practically no guards inside the cave.
Zhou Ming walked all the way to the place he had agreed to meet Chen Xian.
At that moment, Chen Xian, carrying a bag, was already waiting there.
When she saw Zhou Ming, her eyes were full of determination.
Like a warrior who charges forward without hesitation.
Zhou Ming hugged Chen Xian tightly, kissed her, and then said seriously, "Let's go."
Chen Xian nodded heavily.
She then handed Zhou Ming a can of Red Bull and said softly, "Drink this to replenish your energy."
Zhou Ming didn't stand on ceremony, took the drink directly, and downed it in one gulp.
Everyone can get enough to eat here.
Besides him, who was instrumental in cultivating the mutated sweet potato vines and mutated chickens.
Because of Li Shengqiang, he could only eat half the food of everyone else, and he didn't get any chicken or eggs at all.
We arrived at a dark corner not far from the cave entrance.
Zhou Ming looked carefully toward the entrance and exit.
The two-meter-wide opening was now completely covered by a structure woven from iron vines, with only a small doorway in the middle, just wide enough for one person to pass through.
This mutated vine, named Iron Heart Vine, was discovered by Zhou Ming.
It is extremely hard and also extremely tough.
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