Chapter 14
After driving for about an hour, the road became increasingly difficult to drive on, so Qin Zunyue stopped the car. Several people shared some dry food and prepared to gather again in the evening.
Still with the same team as yesterday, Qin Zunyue pointed forward and said, "Just walk a little further and we'll almost reach the old city."
Tong Le looked over there and could only see tall buildings in the distance.
Coming back to his senses, Tong Le said, "It's so far from Cong Mountain, is it possible to catch anything?"
"Of course." Qin Zunyue reloaded his hunting rifle and answered her, "All the animals raised by the farmers earlier must have escaped. These livestock are easier to keep alive than humans."
Tong Le thought about it and chuckled, "It would be great if the safe city could raise some pigs or ducks, so we wouldn't have to go out hunting."
Qin Zunyue said, "It's almost done. Once the formation is completed, the safe city won't have to worry about the smell of blood attracting monsters. By then, there will definitely be breeding farms waiting for them."
But now you still have to hunt on your own.
So the three of them began to walk slowly. Liu Huaizhao had no experience in hunting, so he just followed them. When he saw a monster, he would kill it.
But maybe because the vegetation in this area is not dense, we didn't see any animals, but we did kill a lot of monsters.
"Let's turn around for a while and then stop to rest." Qin Zunyue said.
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound in the distance. A sheep was running towards them from a distance, but it didn't react at all when it saw them.
"Good guy." Qin Zunyue raised his hand and fired, "It's been a long time since I shot a sheep."
Qin Zunyue handled the wild animal skillfully. Tong Le squatted in front of him and said, "What's wrong with this sheep? It looks like it's here to die."
"I don't know." Qin Zunyue said, "I'll go over and take a look later."
After draining all the blood, Qin Zunyue grabbed the lamb's legs and swung the whole lamb onto his back, saying, "Let's go and take a look ahead. Be careful, it might be a monster."
The ecological environment after the apocalypse was overgrown with weeds without human intervention. The three people moved forward cautiously, but they did not hear any sound.
Liu Huaizhao wanted to fly forward to take a look, but he didn't dare to stay too far away from Qin Zunyue and Tong Le. After all, they didn't have a smoke gun, so it was a bit dangerous. He could only fly a little higher, but he couldn't see anything.
Qin Zunyue cleared out a piece of land and said, "Let's take a break first and continue in the afternoon."
For convenience, Qin Zunyue and Tong Le ate dry food at noon.
After Qin Zunyue handed the steamed bun to Tong Le, he took out a box from his backpack, which contained the biscuits he baked for Liu Huaizhao before leaving.
Tong Le said quietly, "Brother, why didn't you bring me some biscuits before?"
"I didn't let you starve before." Although he said that, he still couldn't favor one over the other. He gave a few pieces to Tong Le, and then handed the rest of the box to Liu Huaizhao.
Tong Le was carefree and couldn't see anything wrong, but Qin Zunyue felt guilty and was afraid that they would notice something, so he said something to hide his guilt: "After all, he doesn't eat those things."
Tong Le nodded, completely forgetting about Liu Huaizhao's fasting.
It was sunny the past few days, but it is a bit cloudy today.
They didn't catch any big game in the afternoon, but they did manage to catch a few pheasants.
The two teams gathered beside the car. Qin Zunyue looked at the weather and said, "Let's look for a house tonight."
So a few people got in the car, drove forward, and arrived at a small village.
Of course, there was no one in the village. They found a house with a yard that had not been damaged much by animals. Just as they were about to make a fire and cook, heavy rain came down and soaked them all.
"Fuck." Qiao Lang cursed, and Qin Zunyue subconsciously covered Liu Huaizhao's ears.
“…”
After meeting Liu Huaizhao's confused eyes, Qin Zunyue put his hand down, ignoring Zheng Shu's half-smile, cleared his throat, and said to Qiao Lang, "Don't swear."
Qiao Lang felt aggrieved. "Does this count as dirty talk? Brother Qin, you've said it a lot."
"Don't slander me." Qin Zunyue lied with his eyes open, "I didn't say any bad words."
I can’t take a hot bath, but fortunately I have Liu Huaizhao.
After two spells, everyone's clothes no longer looked wet, and even their bodies became dry.
Although they had experienced the cleansing technique more than once, everyone was still deeply moved.
"It's so convenient." Zheng Shu sighed, "From now on, I won't have to endure the sweat on my body when I go hunting."
Unfortunately, Liu Huaizhao had not learned any cooking spells, so they still had to find a place to light a fire and cook.
We had chicken soup in the evening, made by Zheng Shu. It tasted very good. Liu Huaizhao still felt unsatisfied after drinking two bowls.
After a night without incident, they decided to use this place as a base temporarily and return after filling up the car.
Since they decided to stay here for a few more days, Qin Zunyue took Qiao Lang to set a trap after the rain stopped.
Liu Huaizhao squatted on the ground and watched them digging the pit. His originally white brocade robe was now covered with mud, which made him look more down-to-earth.
Qin Zunyue looked at him and jokingly said, "Mr. Liu, do you want to give it a try?"
Liu Huaizhao agreed excitedly. He had hardly done these things since he was a child.
So Qin Zunyue helped him grab the wide sleeves to prevent them from getting in his way. Liu Huaizhao's snow-white arms were exposed, and the muscle lines on his arms flexed as he dug the soil.
He felt his arms ache after digging for a while, so he returned the iron hoe to Qin Zunyue.
Qin Zunyue's muscles are not exaggerated, but they can be seen to be very strong and powerful. Liu Huaizhao couldn't help but compare them with his own arms.
Then he poked it.
This poke almost pushed Qin Zunyue into the pit.
He finally managed to stand steady, then asked Liu Huaizhao, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Liu Huaizhao didn't tell the reason because of his dignity as a man. He just curled his lips and stopped looking at him.
But Qiao Lang, who was always short-sighted, somehow figured out what Liu Huaizhao was doing almost instantly today. "Do you want to build muscle, Xiao Liu? Come on, touch my brother's!"
He squeezed his arm, and large muscles appeared. Then he stretched his arm in front of Liu Huaizhao, "Come on! Touch it as you like!"
Liu Huaizhao retreated repeatedly, refusing repeatedly: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Qiao Lang wanted to chase after him and let him touch her, but Qin Zunyue grabbed his collar and pulled him back, "What are you doing? I told you I don't need it anymore."
Qiao Lang wanted to say something else when he heard Liu Huaizhao hiss and point forward.
Qin Zunyue vaguely heard a sound, made a gesture, and slowly moved forward with his pistol.
A tiger roar and a scream were heard in the quiet village.
Qin Zunyue's face changed and he immediately ran over there.
Liu Huaizhao was faster, and the white figure flew towards the place where the sound came from.
But he didn't expect that the source of the voice was a little girl.
The tiger was slowly walking towards the child. Just as Liu Huaizhao was about to take action, he saw the little girl throw out a piece of paper. The paper instantly caught fire, and then the tiger paused for a moment. The girl wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but the tiger pounced on her again.
In a hurry, the Lieyang Sword appeared, and Liu Huaizhao cut the tiger in half with one knife, and blood splattered on the corner of his clothes.
The child seemed stunned as well, staring at him blankly.
Qin Zunyue and Qiao Lang also rushed over. They looked at Liu Huaizhao, then at the tiger and the little girl on the ground, and asked, "Are you okay?"
Liu Huaizhao shook his head, briefly recounted what had just happened, and then told Qin Zunyue that the burning paper seemed to have a talisman written on it, and he felt a clear air at the moment of burning.
Talismans are different from formations. Formations require pure energy to support them, but talismans will have pure energy after they are written. Users only need to silently recite the spell when throwing the talisman to use it.
At that time, talismans were used by mortals in emergencies. If used too many times in a row, it would harm oneself, and in serious cases, it could even endanger one's life.
Qin Zunyue picked up the child.
But the little girl seemed frightened and kept struggling. She even took out a talisman and wanted to attack them. Liu Huaizhao stopped her and took the talisman. The little girl looked at Liu Huaizhao and did not attack again.
But the next second, the child lowered his head and bit Qin Zunyue's arm tightly.
"Hiss——" He was quite strong.
Qin Zunyue let the little girl bite, patting her back gently while soothing her: "It's okay, it's okay."
As if she was tired of biting, or perhaps she was comforted by Qin Zunyue, the little girl let go, but still didn't speak.
So the three of them discussed it and decided to take her back first.
The little girl sat on Qin Zunyue's arms, her eyes staring ahead.
Qiao Lang took several furtive glances at him, then whispered to Liu Huaizhao, "Why do I feel like this kid is a little creepy?"
Her eyes were large, and her pure black pupils contained no emotion, and she looked nothing like she did just now.
But Qiao Lando observed for a while and didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the look in the child's eyes when he occasionally looked at Liu Huaizhao was not so creepy.
Liu Huaizhao didn't pay attention to these, but he was very concerned about the talismans she used. After all, even he didn't know how to use talismans because he had little contact with them before.
This child is so young, who taught her?
Could it be that besides myself and the man in black, there are other people who belong to that time?
He frowned slightly, not knowing what this would bring.
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The other people didn't go out hunting either. Zheng Shu was startled to see Qin Zunyue coming in with a child. After Qin Zunyue finished explaining, she asked, "Should we find her family?"
Qin Zunyue said: "Let's look for her nearby for the next few days. How far can she run?"
Just after he finished saying this, he suddenly thought of the sheep he had shot before, so he asked Liu Huaizhao, "Do you think she was the one who killed that sheep as well?"
Liu Huaizhao nodded and said, "That should be the case. The spell she used on the tiger was hallucinogenic. The sheep must have been attacked by it as well."
Wei Zhirong also came over and said to Qin Zunyue, "Let me give her a quick checkup first."
Qin Zunyue put the little girl down, and Wei Zhirong took her hand and went into the house.
When he held her wrist, Wei Zhirong broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately stopped and felt carefully, then tried the side of her neck and said in a trembling voice, "She has no pulse."
"What?!" Tong Le bravely touched her heartbeat, looked at Qin Zunyue in disbelief, and swallowed his saliva, "Brother, this time I really saw a ghost."
After the initial surprise, Liu Huaizhao reached out his hand to touch her brow, and then said: "She seems... really not a mortal."
Seeing Tong Le hugging Yan Liao tightly, he explained: "But she is not a ghost. It's just that her body is not pure but full of spiritual energy. She may be the spirit of something."
"Spirit?" Tong Le hugged him tighter, "It's still a ghost."
"It's not a ghost." Liu Huaizhao didn't know how to explain, "If all else fails, you can just treat her as a spirit."
Easier to accept than ghosts.
Tong Le let go of Yan Liao and asked, "What should we do now? She must have no family."
Liu Huaizhao looked at Qin Zunyue, "Can we take her with us?"
Qin Zunyue nodded, "You have the final say."
So Liu Huaizhao cast a cleansing spell on the little girl, squatted down and asked, "What is your true form? What's your name?"
For some reason, Liu Huaizhao felt that the way she looked at him was different from the way she looked at others. On the way back, Qin Zunyue and Qiao Lang also talked to her, but she didn't respond at all. But when Liu Huaizhao asked, she opened her mouth, "Yu, no name."
"Then I'll give you a name." Liu Huaizhao thought for a moment and said, "Since it's a piece of jade, how about the character Jin? Ah Jin, is that okay?"
The little girl looked into Liu Huaizhao's eyes and repeated, "Ajin."
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