Picking loquats, accidentally entering a zombie den
The sun was high in the afternoon, blinding the eyes. The two could only stare wide to avoid the zombies scurrying on the road. Sweat was faintly visible under their jackets. Li Ping'an's palms were full of sweat. He turned around and saw the leisurely male ghost beside him. "Hey, Anding, let out that cool air of yours."
The male ghost didn't react until Annie patted him with her hand. Then he realized that the two were talking to him. He looked at Li Pingan with a dull expression, "Huh?"
"What? Didn't we agree that you'd be called Anding from now on?" Annie rolled her eyes at him and continued, "Didn't you hear me? I told you to let the air conditioner out."
Then he muttered to himself, "I don't release it when I should, and I release it when I shouldn't."
The male ghost's expression suddenly became excited at this moment, "Yes, my name is Anding, I have a name." Then, without thinking twice, he released the cold air.
The temperature around them dropped suddenly, and Li Ping'an and Annie breathed a sigh of comfort, but not long after, their teeth were chattering from the cold, and the speed of the motorcycle slowly slowed down. Li Ping'an turned the front of the motorcycle slightly and moved to the side, trying to get away from Anding. Annie even huddled behind Li Ping'an.
But Anding on the side was still complacent, constantly moving closer to the two of them, committed to giving them the best service.
"Enough, enough." Li Pingan couldn't help it. It was too cold. His hands were almost frozen. "Higher, Anding, higher."
Anding pretended not to hear and kept getting closer to the two of them. Annie looked at the faint smile on his face and shouted, "Ping'an, he did it on purpose, he must have done it on purpose."
Two people and a ghost, you run and I chase.
After leaving Nanlin City, you will enter Dongba City. Dongba City is a transportation fortress that runs through the north and south, east and west. It has always been famous for its large floating population. Li Pingan originally wanted to bypass this place, but once he did, he would have to add more than a week to his journey. The two of them had a brief discussion and decided to give it a try.
It must be said that the advantage of having a ghost in one's identity is that one does not have to worry about ghosts suddenly appearing in other places. The two of them can be said to be relying on the ghost's power. They specifically look for a house in a remote corner, planning to spend a night in the suburbs and then go into the city tomorrow.
Driving hard on the country road, Annie suddenly patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder and said, "Ping'an, look there."
Li Ping'an turned his head to look in the direction Annie pointed, and a loquat tree came into view, with yellow loquats hanging from the branches. Without Annie saying anything, Li Ping'an turned the car around and headed towards the loquat tree.
It was not until they arrived under the tree that they realized how big the tree was. Even if they stood on tiptoe, they could only reach the loquats at the bottom. Their arrival startled the birds in the tree.
Li Ping'an tied up his trouser legs and sleeves, climbed up in no time, and started shaking the tree. In an instant, the loquats, including the fruits and leaves, fell all over the ground. Seeing that it was almost done, Li Ping'an jumped down from the tree and picked up the loquats with Annie.
They said they picked up more than they ate. They picked up the loquats and wiped them on their clothes to remove the prickly hairs on the outside. They picked one and put it in their mouths. The taste was less sour and more sweet, which made them squint their eyes. "Ping An, I think the loquats on this tree are better than the ones I bought before."
"Even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much." Seeing Annie stuffing loquats into her mouth one after another, Li Pingan still tried to persuade her. After all, it would be uncomfortable if you had an upset stomach. Thinking back to the tragic experience in the past, Li Pingan felt that the loquats in his mouth were not so sweet anymore.
A hand as white as jade stretched out, with four exceptionally large and yellow loquats placed in the palm. Looking up, Anding was staring at them, "I picked them from the top." Anding didn't know why, but from his experience of eating peaches over the years, the ones on the top were always the biggest, sweetest and most delicious.
Annie took the loquats from Anding's hand, snorted, and gave two to Li Ping'an. She said to him, "Don't think that we forgive you just because we ate your loquats. Your behavior just now deserves condemnation, severe condemnation."
Anding didn't respond to this. He took out a loquat from somewhere and started eating it, imitating them. After just one bite, his eyes lit up and he looked at the loquat tree. "This is delicious. Let's pick all the ones on it."
Li Ping'an glanced at him and found that he was actually a foodie. He turned around and saw Annie was also eager to try. He couldn't help but have a headache, "Where should we put these loquats after picking them? How long will it take to eat so many loquats? Be careful of getting a stomachache if you eat too much." It's not that Li Ping'an has any sense of public morality to leave some for the people behind or for the birds. It's simply that this thing is not easy to store and cannot be eaten as a meal.
With Li Ping'an stopping her, Annie could only leave, looking back every few steps. But after just a few steps, or when Annie turned back for the third time, the loquat tree seemed to have been swept by a strong wind. The tree was empty?!
Li Ping'an also widened his eyes. After just a little thought, they both understood that there was only one person here who had such great ability, or rather, a ghost.
Turning around, they saw Anding standing not far from them. He seemed expressionless, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth gave him away.
Li Pingan looked at him several times, but in the end said nothing.
Seeing that Li Pingan didn't mention her, An Ding raised the corners of his mouth behind her, smiling like a little fox. Annie sneaked up to him and tugged at his sleeve, "You have to give me some later."
Anding looked at her and saw that she didn't respond, so Annie continued to persuade her: "I am your sister, you have to respect me."
Li Ping'an was walking in front, and when he heard the movement behind him, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
After searching for a long time, Li Ping'an decided to settle down in a small village nearby. The village was not big, built by the water and surrounded by farmland. It was originally a quiet and peaceful scenery, but now it looks a bit messy.
There were some debris scattered on the road, covered with footprints and bloodstains. A few zombies were wandering on the road. When they heard the sound of the motorcycle, they rushed over here.
Li Ping'an turned off the engine and got out of the car. He pulled out a stick he had found earlier at the gas station and hit Anding on the head. Annie followed behind with a stick and hit him from time to time. Anding watched from the side.
The sound from the village entrance attracted all the zombies in the village. Zombies rushed forward from time to time. Li Pingan took a look and found that most of them were very old. Apart from them, there were some children and no young people.
Li Pingan dodged a zombie that was rushing towards him by turning his head, and kicked it away. Annie stepped forward and, before he could climb up, picked up a stick and hit him on the head several times until he stopped moving.
The two men did not go into the village, but directly chose a house at the entrance of the village. The door was wide open and not locked. The things in the house were very messy, but there was no blood. They must have escaped after the zombie outbreak.
After parking the motorcycle in the yard, for safety reasons, Li Ping'an took Annie to check the two-story building from front to back and up and down, but found no trace of zombies.
When they reached the chicken coop in the backyard, Annie stopped and peeked inside. Li Ping'an smiled and said, "Don't look anymore. The chickens have all run away." As he said that, Li Ping'an pointed to the hole in the net for her. Annie was a little embarrassed and smiled.
The two of them were busy running around, and it was not until they sat down in the living room that Annie remembered something was missing, "Where is Anding?" It seemed that she hadn't seen him since entering the village.
Li Ping'an saw him going straight to the village, but she didn't call him. After all, in her opinion, he was the only one who could scare others.
With firewood and water, Li Ping'an simply took out three bags of instant noodles and prepared to cook some instant noodles and ham sausage. She just saw some green vegetables in the vegetable garden behind, so she could pick some and put them in.
Annie went out to pick vegetables alone, but when she came back she brought Anding with her. The two of them were shoulder to shoulder, with their hands behind their backs. It was obvious that they had hidden something, and it was most likely Anding who found it.
Seeing that Li Pingan just glanced at it but didn't ask, Annie's heart felt like it was being scratched. After waiting for a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Pingan, what do you think this is?"
Li Ping'an looked up and saw that it was actually eggs. "Where did you get them?" After taking it, he cracked one in the bowl and found that it was not spoiled.
"Anding found it." Annie pointed at Anding who was standing beside her. "He even saw the chicken."
"Then why don't you catch it back?" She didn't think that Anding could not outrun the chicken.
"It's not tasty." Anding recalled the stewed chicken made by Li Ping'an and answered honestly.
Li Pingan was speechless. There were only a few seasonings, and it was fine as long as it was edible. Why was he being so picky?
Despite all the complaints, Li Ping'an still worked hard to cook instant noodles and put an egg in each of them. Of course, Anding's portion was the smallest. After all, as Li Ping'an said, he was not hungry, so he just wanted to eat a little to taste the flavor.
I had a sleepless night and could even hear the crowing of roosters in the distance in the early morning.
This village is not far from Dongba City. In the morning, the two men and one ghost entered the city. Unlike Nanlin City, this place is full of ruins, dead bodies everywhere, and swarms of rats running around.
Li Ping'an tried his best to choose some roads that were easy to pass. However, as he walked, he found something wrong. It was too quiet. Apart from the rats crawling all over the ground, Li Ping'an did not encounter any zombies. His inner uneasiness became stronger and stronger.
When passing a corner, this uneasiness reached its peak. Li Ping'an braked the car, signaled Annie not to make any noise, and planned to turn around and leave.
But the sound of brakes seemed to have alarmed something, and a rustling sound was heard. After listening for a second, Li Pingan widened his eyes. It was the sound of footsteps. He didn't know whether it was a person or a zombie. Li Pingan hurriedly turned his head, turned the handle and left.
The moment the car drove away, a large number of black shadows emerged from the corner. Li Pingan looked through the rearview mirror and saw that they were all zombies.
Damn, how come these zombies don’t make any sound at all? Li Pingan cursed in his heart.
With a loud voice, the hunting game officially began. The road that was extremely quiet just now suddenly appeared in groups of zombies, and the road they came from was already flooded with zombies.
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