Liu Anran wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and asked in confusion, "Why did you get entangled with a zombie for so long?"
"After fighting that zombie, I discovered that he already possessed a bit of human consciousness," Chu Yunxiao replied.
"So fast, are you sure?" Liu Anran asked in surprise.
Chu Yunxiao said, "Confirmed."
If it weren't for observing the zombie that possessed some human consciousness, he wouldn't have been so careless as to let Liu Anran get injured right before his eyes.
Liu Anran was a little scared and said nervously, "We must improve our cultivation level as soon as possible in order to be able to deal with the zombies."
As Liu Anran spoke, she bent down and began to dig out the zombie's crystal core.
Luo Yuyu was completely dumbfounded as he watched Liu Anran digging into the zombie's head.
An Qiao and Bai Lu watched with trepidation as Liu Anran expressionlessly dug out a zombie's head, his hands stained with blood and white brain matter. They couldn't help but vomit.
Old Liu, Chen Biao, and Liu Xiong looked at each other in bewilderment. Why was Liu Anran digging out the zombie's head? Could there be some hidden reason behind it?
When Yunlong saw Liu Anran digging for crystal cores, he wanted to go down and help, so he said to Old Liu, "Uncle Liu, put me down."
Upon hearing this, Lao Liu put Yunlong down.
Yunlong ran up to Liu Anran, "Mom, let me help you?"
Liu Anran handed the bag containing the crystal cores to Yunlong, saying, "Help me with the bag."
"Okay." Yunlong happily took the bag, he was very happy to be able to help Liu Anran.
Chu Yunxiao walked to the side of the young zombie, pulled out the dagger from the young zombie's head, dug out the young zombie's crystal core, wiped the dagger on the young zombie's body before examining the crystal core in his hand. This crystal core was obviously a little larger than the crystal core that Liu Anran dug out.
Old Liu and Liu Xiong came to Chu Yunxiao's side, and looked at the green crystal core in Chu Yunxiao's hand, which was shimmering with a crystal light, and their eyes showed shock.
Liu Xiong exclaimed, "Boss, this is something we found inside a zombie's head, and it's so beautiful!"
Chu Yunxiao put away the crystal core in his hand and said, "This is a crystal core that can enhance your abilities. Whoever kills a zombie in the future will own the crystal core."
Old Liu and Liu Xiong were overjoyed; this was fantastic news!
Chu Yunxiao watched as several zombies emerged from the houses on both sides of the road, their mouths emitting hissing sounds. With a cold face, he said in a deep voice, "Liu Xiong, you clearly knew that the gunshots would attract nearby zombies and mutated beasts, so why did you still fire?"
"Open your eyes and look around. This is the wilderness. If we attract hordes of mutated beasts, and we don't have many bullets, do you want to kill us all?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiong's expression changed drastically; in his moment of impulsiveness, he had forgotten everything.
Chu Yunxiao sighed in disappointment. Apart from Lao Liu, none of them were usable.
After Liu Anran finished digging out the zombie crystal core, she said to Yunlong, "Follow behind Mom."
Yunlong followed closely behind Liu Anran, and the mother and son walked towards the house by the roadside.
She had to secretly find some food to store up in case of emergency.
Liu Anran looked at the elderly zombies walking towards them. Their bodies were shriveled and their faces were pale, like two skeletons, which looked particularly eerie.
Yunlong was so frightened that he hid behind Liu Anran. These two zombies were terrifying, just like the man-eating zombies in TV shows.
"Mom, they're zombies, they eat people," Yunlong said, trembling.
Liu Anran said, "Yunlong, they are not zombies, they are zombies, but like zombies, they also eat people."
Liu Anran picked up a baseball bat and hit the zombie with it. She finished it off with two hits. She searched the zombie's head but couldn't find the crystal core.
The mother and son approached a house and saw a wall more than a meter high with a red-painted gate that was locked.
Liu Anran's face lit up with joy. This family was well-off; perhaps they could find something to eat.
Liu Anran couldn't wait to pry open the lock, pull Yunlong into the yard, and then close the door.
A skinny little dog tied up in the yard let out a few weak whimpers when it saw Liu Anran and Yunlong.
"Mom, this little dog looks so pitiful. Can I give it some potatoes?" Yunlong asked.
Liu Anran carefully observed the dog and found that the puppy was normal and had not mutated. She nodded and said, "Okay, but you are not allowed to get close to the puppy, or you will be bitten."
Yunlong took a potato out of his pocket, threw it in front of the puppy, and said to the puppy, "Doggy, is your tummy really upset? I'll give you a potato, and your tummy won't feel uncomfortable anymore."
The puppy glanced at Yunlong with gratitude in its eyes, then sniffed the potato before opening its mouth to eat.
Seeing Yunlong looking at the puppy with great interest and excitement, Liu Anran instructed, "Yunlong, Mom is going inside to find something to eat. Don't wander around or go near the puppy. If you hear any noise, call Mom."
Yunlong waved to Liu Anran, "I know, go find something to eat!"
Chu Yunxiao saw Liu Anran leading Yunlong into a house and, worried that they might encounter danger, instructed Old Liu, "Go and see if there's anything to eat."
After Chu Yunxiao finished speaking, he turned around and went to find Liu Anran and Yunlong.
Liu Anran went into the kitchen first, and found a jar of pickled cabbage, a bag of peanuts weighing about ten pounds, a small jar of lard, and about a pound of dried chili peppers. She happily put everything into her spatial storage.
Opening the cupboard, I saw twenty bowls inside, both large and small. I put the bowls in the cupboard into my space, and then I put the seasonings on the stove into my space as well.
"An Ran, your behavior is like a locust swarm sweeping everything away!" Chu Yunxiao's voice rang out from the kitchen doorway.
Liu Anran looked towards the kitchen doorway and exclaimed in surprise, "Yunxiao, when did you arrive?"
"I haven't been here long." Chu Yunxiao said as he walked up to Liu Anran, reached out and removed her veil, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the dirt off her face.
Liu Anran was flattered to see Chu Yunxiao carefully wiping her face.
Chu Yunxiao put away the handkerchief, gently stroked Liu Anran's cheek, and asked, "Anran, were you frightened today?"
Liu Anran nodded honestly; she had indeed been frightened today.
Chu Yunxiao sighed and said, "I will be more careful in the future and try my best not to let you get hurt."
Upon hearing Chu Yunxiao's words, Liu Anran smiled at him and said, "Yunxiao, you have to keep your word!"
Chu Yunxiao smiled and nodded, assuring everyone that he would do his best to keep his word.
Chu Yunxiao and Liu Anran walked out of the kitchen and found more than ten bags of rice, two or three hundred kilograms of corn cobs, about twenty kilograms of sweet potatoes, and several kilograms of dried bamboo shoots in a room.
Overjoyed, Liu Anrong put everything into her spatial storage, threw herself into Chu Yunxiao's arms, and said happily, "Yunxiao, this food will last us a long time."
Seeing Liu Anran so happy, Chu Yunxiao affectionately patted her head and asked, "Were you afraid of being hungry after the apocalypse?"
Liu Anran recounted, "I don't have the habit of hoarding food. After the apocalypse broke out, there wasn't much food at home, and I was so hungry that I had no choice but to risk taking my child out to find food."
"It's alright. Once we get home, I'll try my best to get you whatever you want to eat," Chu Yunxiao assured him.
Liu Anran kissed Chu Yunxiao on the corner of his mouth and said with a beaming smile, "Yunxiao, you're so good!"
With Chu Yunxiao as her backer, her and Yunlong's lives will be much easier from now on.
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