Chapter 74
Qianhui was stunned when she saw Yuzi run away.
The plants watched helplessly as the pomelos rolled into the roadside ruins, leaving only pomelo leaves scattered all over the ground.
The little bitter gourd next to it quickly got up, looked timidly and curiously at the lettuce and the plants behind it, then turned and chased after the pomelo in the direction it had left.
The carrot sighed and shook its head: "Ugh..."
With the mimosa plant as a guide, things went quite smoothly. The atmosphere in this area was very clean, without much interference.
Although... I don't know why the pomelo was lying in the middle of the road, or where that little bitter gourd came from.
But since the pomelo runs away as soon as it sees everyone, it probably won't want to go back...
Cabbage was also disappointed, and Pea scratched his head, looking at Qianhui.
Qianhui understood the plants' feelings and stepped forward: "No rush, let's go find it."
Yuzu escaped, but the game encyclopedia has already been unlocked.
Like all the plants in the courtyard, its loyalty level jumped to 100%.
Qianhui felt that this meant that the pomelo must have feelings for him and the plants.
The mimosa was handed to Qianhui by Carrot and placed on Qianhui's fingertip; its raised leaves continued to guide the way.
Two modified vehicles were temporarily parked on the roadside, guarded by some plants. Carrots and lettuce followed Qian Hui, along with Nan Tingjin, into the ruins.
This low-risk area was indeed desolate, with only scattered ruins and debris piled on the ground, and one could see into the distance at a glance.
Cabbage led the way, kicking aside large stones along the way. Lettuce and peas jumped to higher ground to observe, while carrots followed behind, looking around.
Following the direction indicated by the mimosa, they first encountered a small bitter gourd.
The little bitter gourd seemed to be looking for a pomelo as well, clutching a few pomelo leaves in its arms and looking around constantly.
Upon seeing Qianhui and the plants appear, it quickly hid behind a rock.
The pea suddenly jumped onto the rock, looked down and asked, "Huh?"
The little bitter gourd stared wide-eyed, too frightened to move.
"Doudou?"
Qianhui called out, and Big Pea scratched his head and hopped away. Cabbage hurriedly passed by and dropped a bag of dried meat next to the stone.
The aroma of the dried meat made Little Bitter Gourd's eyes light up. He dropped the pomelo leaf in his arms and grabbed the dried meat.
It sniffed it, tore open the packaging, and took several big bites.
When she looked up again, Qianhui and the plants had already walked some distance away.
Little Bitter Gourd seemed to be deep in thought, and prepared to follow.
It hadn't run more than a few steps when it turned back, picked up a pomelo leaf from the ground, hugged it along with the dried meat, and ran off again.
The little bitter gourd was thin and small, but quite clever. It caught up with Qian Hui and the plants, but instead of approaching them immediately, it quietly followed behind.
The cabbage and peas spotted it but did not stop it.
After walking for about ten minutes, the leaves of the mimosa plant drooped down.
Qianhui's gaze followed the path and saw several stones piled up on the ground, slightly higher than the other ruins.
He told the plants and Nanting Jin to wait where they were, then slowly walked forward alone and knelt down.
"Youyou?" Qianhui tried calling out, but the pile of stones didn't respond.
He lowered his voice and said to himself, "Youyou, we came here specifically to see you."
Inside the "room," the pomelo, buried among a pile of leaves, slowly opened its eyes.
"I saw you here a while ago, and she told me about it later."
"Did you see the wood chips that Xiao Juan brought? We have a new courtyard now, and everyone is here."
“The courtyard is very big now, you can stay wherever you want,” Qianhui continued, “We all miss you very much.”
He waited patiently, and after a while, a stone fell from the bottom of the pile, revealing a gap.
The pomelo, covered in leaves, slowly emerged and looked nervously at Qian Hui.
So... they really came to pick me up?
Yuzu was excited, but too embarrassed to show it too obviously.
At that time, it was just thinking to itself that even if Qianhui and the plants didn't come, it would most likely go to the address on the wooden piece to take a look.
I'm just not sure when it will arrive...
"Youyou?" Qian Hui was delighted and tried to reach out to slowly hug Youyou into her arms.
He brushed the leaves off the pomelo's face and asked, "Shall we go back together?"
The pomelo remained still for a moment before letting out a muffled "woof".
Qian Hui smiled and patted its head: "Okay."
After being apart for so long, Yuzu still seems the same as before, not talkative and always hiding away to be alone.
It's a little like a nut, but a bit more somber.
However, after arriving here, Qianhui changed.
Initially, he needed instruction from Nan Ting to even speak and write. He was slow-witted and his interactions with plants were entirely instinctive.
Now, Qianhui is becoming more and more like a "human," with a more delicate mind, and she can vaguely sense the emotions that Youzi is trying hard to hide.
He held the pomelo, not returning to the plants for the moment, and whispered, "Were you lying on the road waiting for me too?"
The pomelo was too embarrassed to say yes or no, and the leaves growing from its top covered its eyes.
Qian Hui stopped asking questions, took out a packet of dried meat from her pocket, and handed it to Youzi.
There was a movement under the thick leaves, a hand slowly stretched out, took the offered jerky, and then quickly withdrew.
The pomelo was already hungry and was hiding in the leaves, about to sneak a bite, when it suddenly thought of the bitter melon.
Is Little Bitter Gourd still at the intersection?
Since Qianhui and the plants have arrived, why not bring it to the courtyard as well...
Thinking of this, the pomelo took the initiative to pluck off several leaves, revealing half of its face.
It hesitated, then reached out and grabbed Qian Hui's sleeve: "Waaah..."
"What's wrong?" Qian Hui turned around and went back with Youzi.
Seeing that he had succeeded, several plants immediately surrounded him, while Nan Tingjin stood behind without moving.
Just then, Little Bitter Gourd saw the pomelo in Qian Hui's arms and hurriedly ran over, crying out, "Waaah!"
Lettuce asked curiously, "Huh?"
Yuzu, is this your friend?
Most plants can roughly understand what each other is saying.
Little Bitter Gourd also heard about the issue with the lettuce, and, clutching the dried meat and pomelo leaves in his arms, nodded excitedly like a pestle striking garlic.
Yuzu quickly shook her head, scattering several leaves from her body: "Woo!"
I don't recognize it!
Big Pea stared back and forth between the two plants. Yuzu denied the issue with the lettuce, but Little Bitter Melon didn't seem to care. He still looked happy and waved the jerky in his hand.
At the right moment, the cabbage opened the carrot's backpack, took out a piece of wood, and handed it to the little bitter gourd.
It made a few "woofing" sounds, its eyes filled with anticipation, asking the little bitter gourd if it wanted to go to the plant base.
Little Bitter Gourd took the piece of wood and looked at it, not surprised at all.
It looked at the pomelo, nodded, and then pointed to the side.
"Waaah," Little Bitter Gourd counted on her fingers, "Waaah..."
One, two, three...
The little bitter gourd told the cabbage that there were several other plants in that direction.
It turns out that the cabbage had scattered wood chips in the surrounding area that day, and the little bitter gourd had seen it long ago.
Not only that, it happened to encounter a pomelo and accepted the dry food given to it. When it got close, it smelled the faint scent of a special exotic plant on the pomelo.
Little Bitter Gourd thought that the pomelo came from that plant base.
Although there was a mistake in the process, the result seems about the same...
Cabbage gestured for a long time before telling Qianhui about the little bitter gourd.
Qian Hui tried hard to understand and guessed, and basically got the gist of it. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look."
This was one of the reasons for going out, and the area was too desolate; if there were plants living there, the conditions would certainly not be good.
So, Little Bitter Gourd quickly ate half a bag of dried meat and led the way.
It was much bolder now, making "woof woof" sounds as it walked.
Big Pea leaned closer and listened carefully.
Little Bitter Gourd said that it and a group of plants lived nearby. This area was resource-poor, and the safe zone for humans was not far away, so it was not very suitable for mutated plants.
But precisely because of this, there are very few zombies here, and human groups often pass by.
Sometimes, those humans would stop and rest in the vicinity, and occasionally leave behind some food scraps after they left.
For example, plants barely survive on dried food that has been left out for too long and is no longer palatable, or bread that has gone slightly sour.
They knew that they could find more food in the woods, but they didn't know how long it would take to get there, and if they left the area, they would likely encounter zombies.
However, since the largest base exploded some time ago, very few human teams have come here anymore...
Big Pea felt a little guilty after hearing this.
It scratched its head, not daring to say that they were the ones who bombed the base.
Meanwhile, at the fork in the road.
The tracking team rounded a corner of ruins and found two modified vehicles parked quietly by the roadside.
They had assumed the exotic plant would go to places like forests, never expecting it to stop in this area, catching them completely off guard.
But it's too late to turn back now; the other side might have already seen them.
The captain pondered, "Just go straight through, don't make any rash moves."
Fortunately, this road leads to several bases, and in the last two days, Yun Chuan Base has stopped blocking the area. However, no one still dares to go to the old site of Sky Base to check.
They could pretend they happened to be passing by and leave as if nothing had happened.
I don't know who's driving inside; they probably wouldn't recognize them.
The team members instinctively felt that there must be people from the Black Ridge Mountain base inside the modified vehicle.
After the captain gave the order, the others immediately tidied up, and those in the back seat lay down and pretended to be asleep.
The car gradually increased its speed, and the captain sent out the current coordinates as they got closer and closer to the modified car in front.
Meanwhile, the plants hiding inside the car were also nervous and uneasy.
Qianhui and Carrot aren't here, and we don't know who this person is. What if a fight breaks out...?
Big Peanut was itching to pounce, clenching his fists, ready to charge at any moment.
Fortunately, the car drove past them and left without stopping at all.
The plants breathed a sigh of relief and lay down to continue waiting.
Clover felt a little strange. Weren't those people curious at all when they saw an unfamiliar car?
It silently noted this down, took out a whetstone from its backpack, and sharpened the edge of the blade.
On the other side.
Little Bitter Gourd walked for a long time, and Pomelo was quite heavy. Halfway through, Qianhui could barely hold it, so she put it down.
More than ten minutes later, Little Bitter Gourd climbed onto a large rock and shouted loudly at the ruins in front of him, "Woo!"
A moment later, six or seven plants suddenly sprang out from the once quiet and empty ruins.
They are vigilant and wary, with several of them holding stones or thin iron rods as weapons for self-defense.
Upon closer inspection, the cabbage saw one bitter melon, then two bitter melons...
They're all small bitter gourds!
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