Chapter 22 You're being cheesy by eating instant noodles every day.
Cheng Zhiyu remained somewhat wary and didn't let Xiao Hei and Xiao Er take action. Instead, he took Xiao Tie, which had turned into a kitchen knife, and went forward to deal with the zombies.
He was incredibly fast, like slicing a watermelon. As soon as he reached one, Tian Qiao, who had frozen the zombie's head with ice and then smashed it with a stick, was dumbfounded.
With only a few zombies left around, Tian Qiao looked at her benefactor, whose figure was both familiar and unfamiliar, and took the opportunity to strike up a conversation: "Benefactor, thanks to you, I was almost done for! By the way, benefactor, you're amazing! It's like cutting a watermelon for me. I'm just a greenhorn in front of you!"
Cheng Zhiyu had already recognized Tian Qiao, but he was covered up completely, only his eyes were visible, and the surrounding lights were dim, making it difficult to see clearly. In addition, his demeanor had changed a lot in the past few months, so Tian Qiao obviously did not recognize him.
It was impossible for him not to be excited when he saw Tian Qiao, but he didn't say until he finished off the last zombie: "Tian Qiao, it's me. You didn't even recognize me."
As he spoke, he chuckled.
Tian Qiao's eyes widened instantly. If he had some doubts before and didn't quite recognize her, he would be dumbfounded if he still couldn't recognize her after hearing her voice: "Chengzi!"
Cheng Zhiyu pulled down his mask, revealing a handsome face: "It's me. I didn't expect it to be you."
He is now very glad that he didn't have the heart to stand idly by.
"The big boss is actually my brother! Orange, you're amazing!" Tian Qiao was shocked. Upon seeing the familiar face from before the apocalypse, he couldn't hold back his tears: "Waaah, Orange, I've missed you so much."
It's impossible for him not to worry when the apocalypse comes, but he can only force himself not to think too much. Orange is so smart, she will definitely survive.
But sometimes he would have all sorts of weird dreams. To be honest, he would wake up with tears streaming down his face every time. Now that he saw Chengzi standing in front of him, perfectly fine and so much more powerful, how could he not be excited?
While crying, Tian Qiao reached out to hug Cheng Zhiyu, but before she could hug him, a dog's head popped out from the other's collar.
The dog was still staring at him intently.
Tian Qiao was caught off guard and startled: "Holy crap! Where did this dog come from?"
Cheng Zhiyu was wearing gloves, so he didn't want to touch Xiao Hei. He smiled and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Xiao Hei."
"Wow, bro, you're really amazing! Even in this situation, you can still raise a dog, and it's even chubby!" Tian Qiao was so shocked that she forgot about crying.
It wasn't convenient to explain right now, so Cheng Zhiyu didn't refute it. Tian Qiao would naturally find out later.
Xiao Hei's gaze towards Tian Qiao worsened: Where is he fat?
Tian Qiao sighed, "I was just about to give you a big hug, but your dog gave me a fright."
Cheng Zhiyu: "Let's not hug anymore, my clothes just got splattered with zombie brains."
Tian Qiao recalled the way Cheng Zhiyu had just chopped up a watermelon: "..."
No wonder it was wrapped up so tightly...
"Uh... I suddenly think this is pretty good." He froze the zombie's head into ice, then smashed it cleanly and hygienically.
Tian Qiao: "Hey, let's find somewhere else. This isn't working."
Cheng Zhiyu nodded and walked towards the fire-type zombie: "Wait a moment."
Tian Qiao asked, puzzled, "What are you going to do?"
Cheng Zhiyu took a kitchen knife, chopped open the fire-type zombie's head, and started rummaging through it with a wooden stick.
Tian Qiao found it disgusting: "No, Chengzi, what are you doing?"
Cheng Zhiyu: "This is a superpowered zombie with a crystal core inside its head."
Tian Qiao: "Crystal core?"
He had read the novel and instantly understood that the crystal core was a valuable item.
"Damn, luckily you have experience, otherwise I would have just killed them and left them alone." After saying that, Tian Qiao realized that he still couldn't deal with superpowered zombies.
He touched his nose and saw Cheng Zhiyu find something, rinse it with water, and it was a red crystal core that shimmered like a diamond under the light.
Cheng Zhiyu glanced at it and said, "This is only fire-type, you can't use it. I'll find you an ice-type one later."
Tian Qiao scratched his face: "Hey, do we need to divide this between us? Besides, you were the one who dealt with these zombies. But these zombies have different kinds of superpowers, you know?"
Cheng Zhiyu nodded and briefly explained to him, "So far, I've only encountered metal and wind types."
Upon hearing this, Tian Qiao felt that these two were even more difficult to deal with than fire-type zombies. She sighed and said, "After I got ice-type abilities, I thought I was very powerful. I didn't expect that zombies would also evolve."
"It's alright, the more you fight, the more your superpowers will improve," Cheng Zhiyu said as he walked.
Tian Qiao followed up: "It really is true, I'm much better now than I was at the beginning."
He roused himself and looked at Cheng Zhiyu, muttering, "I've noticed you talk a lot more now than before. You used to be so quiet."
Cheng Zhiyu: "I haven't seen anyone for three months."
Tian Qiao immediately understood.
The two found a safe and relatively clean place to stay, closed the door, and Tian Qiao relaxed: "I'm exhausted."
Cheng Zhiyu wasn't tired; he had slept well during the day. He took off his coat and looked around the room, eventually finding a lamp, which finally brightened the room a bit.
Tian Qiao sat down without any backbone: "Sigh, it's really inconvenient not having any food."
Cheng Zhiyu nodded in agreement: "There's no other way. Speaking of which, solar energy can generate electricity. It's so hot during the day now, so it would be great to have a solar power generation system."
Tian Qiao looked at him: "You can do it? I certainly can't."
Cheng Zhiyu: "...I don't know either."
Tian Qiao thought for a moment and said, "We can try looking in those large hotels and shopping malls. They might have generators. Think about it, if these places had a power outage before the apocalypse, the losses would have been irreparable. They should have generators in addition to backup power."
After listening, Cheng Zhiyu thought it made a lot of sense: "Okay, then we'll look for it again later."
Tian Qiao yawned, and Cheng Zhiyu said, "If you're sleepy, go to sleep. I'll keep watch over you."
Tian Qiao was deeply moved: "It's so good to have you here. I haven't felt this at ease in a long time."
Cheng Zhiyu's face darkened: "Don't be so mushy."
Xiao Hei, standing to the side: There are times when you think it's cheesy? But that guy named Tian Qiao was really cheesy.
Tian Qiao chuckled. He was happy even when Cheng Zhiyu teased him. He patted his belly and said, "I'm hungrier than sleepy. I'll eat something first."
After he finished speaking, he asked Cheng Zhiyu, "Is there anything you'd like to eat?"
Cheng Zhiyu raised an eyebrow: "Do you have anything to eat?"
Tian Qiao said generously, "Of course, we have everything. Tell me what you want to eat."
"Then I'll order." Cheng Zhiyu thought for a moment and said, "Do you have tomato beef brisket?"
"Yes!" Tian Qiao took the backpack and said while unzipping it, "Not only does it have tomato beef brisket, but also chicken soup, braised beef, spicy beef, tonkotsu ramen..."
The more Cheng Zhiyu listened, the more familiar the name sounded. Then he saw Tian Qiao pull out all sorts of instant noodles from her backpack. He was speechless.
Tian Qiao waved his hand: "I know there's a shortage of supplies right now, but I have plenty here, so don't be shy!"
He noticed that Cheng Zhiyu had nothing but a backpack, and the backpack didn't seem to contain any food, so he naturally assumed that the other person probably didn't have any food.
Oh dear, that's terrible. Look how thin she's gotten from hunger.
If Cheng Zhiyu knew what he was thinking, he would definitely be full of questions. At this moment, he said, "I'm not eating."
Xiao Hei, who was standing to the side, was initially very interested when he heard that Tian Qiao had so many delicious foods, but when he saw that the other party took out all kinds of instant noodles, he immediately became disgusted.
The instant noodles tasted good, but they didn't even have any meat.
"Huh? You don't need to save money for me. If we finish eating, we can just find some more." Tian Qiao said as she took out a large iron basin and threw instant noodle cakes into it.
He also reminisced: "Back in high school, we used to make instant noodles in a basin, right? Sigh... Is there any hot water here? Hot water is so hard to find. I have a lighter, I'll go outside and light some firewood later."
Eating instant noodles occasionally is fine for a change of pace, but eating them every day would be a bit much.
Cheng Zhiyu looked at him with pity: "I have some food here, do you want some?"
Tian Qiao: "Hey, what could you possibly have? Bread? Hmm... other things taste good too, but bread can't compare to instant noodles..."
Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Zhiyu pulled out a large box of steaming hot braised chicken, opened the lid, and an enticing aroma immediately wafted out.
Then she took out a box of rice, which was a normal lunchbox.
Tian Qiao was shocked: "Wow, buddy, who taught you magic? This...this smells amazing, am I dreaming?"
After saying that, he pinched himself hard, which made Cheng Zhiyu both laugh and cry. He pushed the stewed chicken in front of him and said, "Eat up, I think you're hungry too."
"Orange, I'm so lucky! How come I have such a good brother like you!" Tian Qiao's handsome face was full of emotion. He couldn't wait to take a bite of the meat, and his eyes squinted happily. It was still hot, just like it had just come out of the pot!
While eating, he complained, "Don't even mention it. I eat instant noodles every day. I feel like I want to throw up just looking at them, but I have no choice. I'm lucky to have any at all right now."
Xiao Hei felt heartbroken watching Tian Qiao wolf down his stewed chicken. He wanted to jump onto the table, but Cheng Zhiyu held him down: "Be good, let him eat it."
He betrayed his brother without hesitation: "I'll make him do chores for you in exchange for food."
Tian Qiao ate without even looking up: "No problem, no problem. If I could have food this delicious, I would do anything."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Hei took the opportunity to say to Cheng Zhiyu, "Then I want to eat potato chips."
It was probably because of that drop of blood that Cheng Zhiyu was able to hear Xiao Hei speak, while others could not.
Because Cheng Zhiyu thinks potato chips are junk food, he doesn't allow Xiao Hei to eat too many. Even the dignified Winged Clan Crown Prince has to ask for the other party's opinion before eating potato chips.
Xiao Hei didn't know why he was willingly being controlled.
Cheng Zhiyu thought for a moment, realizing that Xiao Hei hadn't eaten many potato chips today, so he generously gave him a bag: "There won't be any left after you finish this."
Xiao Hei: Okay, okay!
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