Old Tian rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a half-burnt cigarette butt. The paper on the filter of the butt was torn, and the filter cotton inside was black, which showed that Old Tian often held it in his mouth.

Seeing that they were all looking at him in surprise, he took the cigarette butt out embarrassedly and stuffed it back into his pocket: "I'm sorry to make you laugh. I've been a smoker all my life, and I can't quit even now it's the end of the world. But you also know what kind of world this is, where can I find cigarettes? I can only use this to satisfy my craving."

Hu Zi quickly reached into his pocket, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Lao Tian. He thought Lao Tian would be ecstatic to take it, but Lao Tian waved his hands desperately: "No, you can't do this."

"Why? It's given to you, just take it." Hu Zi forcefully stuffed the cigarette into Lao Tian's hand.

"Young man, this cigarette is worth a lot of money now. I heard that in the big base, one cigarette is worth several crystal cores." Lao Tian held the cigarette in both hands, as carefully as if he was holding a treasure.

"It's nothing, just consider it as the cost of our stay here tonight." Hu Zi grinned.

"Then I will accept it shamelessly, although staying here for one night is not worth anything at all." Lao Tian solemnly put the cigarette in a somewhat worn plastic bag, and then carefully put it in the secret pocket of his clothes. However, he still couldn't bear to throw away the cigarette butt just now.

"What happened later? When did the people from the village come?" Li Xue continued to ask.

"Not long after the end of the world, an earthquake struck the neighboring province H, and our neighboring province G was also affected. Many people living in the city could no longer survive, and they happened to hear on the radio that the country had built many bases, so those city dwellers began to go to the base closest to them. We are closer to the base in Province H, and the way to the H base is the highway over there. Our village is close to the road, so people often come here to stay overnight. Gradually, some people who could not walk settled down here." Old Tian said as he led them forward.

"Aren't you afraid that zombies or mutant animals will find you?" Jian Hui asked curiously. There is a highway in front of this place and a mountain in the back. Living here will definitely not be very peaceful.

"Why not? Fortunately, we have our own way." Lao Tian only said this and stopped talking.

Everyone also knew that it was someone's trump card and would definitely not be easily told to outsiders.

"Then, will those who come to stay here make things difficult for you? After all, you have stored food." Jian Hui asked another question.

Old Tian chuckled and said, "How could it not be? When the apocalypse just started, those fugitives often set their sights on us. Fortunately, there are people with special powers in our village, and we have our own way to hide food, so those people gave up after they couldn't find food and couldn't get any benefits. Later, the apocalypse lasted longer and longer, and we ran out of food. Fortunately, we are not afraid of others setting their sights on us anymore. Now, few people pass by here. In the past six months, you are the only ones who have come to stay overnight."

As he was talking, everyone turned a corner, and a somewhat shabby small building appeared in front of them. Old Tian said cheerfully, "We're here."

Old Tian quickly unlocked the door of the house and led everyone into the house.

"This house is a bit shabby, but it's still OK. There's really no room for other places, so I'll have to inconvenience you for a while." Old Tian said a little embarrassedly.

"This is already very good, thank you, Old Tian." Li Xue looked around. Although it was a bit simple, it was still clean.

"It's nothing, but you still have to rely on yourselves for food." Old Tian waved his hand.

"Don't worry, we will solve it ourselves." Li Xue said hurriedly.

"Okay, you guys pack up first, I'll go back first. If you need anything, just call Miss Chen next door. By the way, Miss Chen is a superpower, very powerful. If you are interested, you can talk to her." After saying that, Old Tian went out of the house and called out to the house next door twice: "Miss Chen, Miss Chen."

"Hey, Uncle Tian, ​​I'm here. What's up?" A crisp voice came from next door.

Everyone followed him out of the house and saw a pretty, thin, about twenty-year-old woman standing in front of the gate next door, looking at them curiously.

Old Tian said to Miss Chen cheerfully, "These are people who come to the village to stay overnight. All other houses in the village are full, so they are arranged to stay here. Please help me take care of them."

"Okay, Uncle Tian, ​​don't worry." Miss Chen smiled and nodded.

"Then I will go back. You guys go ahead." Old Tian said, and walked back along the way he came, waving his hand to signal them not to see him off.

"Hello, my name is Chen Jiayi, an ice-type psychic. I'm glad to meet you." Miss Chen introduced herself to Li Xue and the others with a smile.

Li Xue raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Hello, Miss Chen, my name is Li Xue, these are my teammates. Nice to meet you."

"I'm going back to the house, you guys clean up the house first, if you need any help, just let me know." Miss Chen nodded to everyone, as a greeting.

"Okay, thank you, Miss Chen." After Li Xue finished speaking, she took the others back to the house.

As soon as they entered the house, Jian Hui said casually: "This little girl Chen looks weak and frail, but she is actually an ice-type psychic. And that old Tian is quite enthusiastic."

Li Xue smiled and shook her head: "Sister, why are you going backwards as you grow older? Don't you see that although old Tian is enthusiastic in his words, he is always on guard against us?"

Jian Hui widened her eyes in surprise: "Really? Why didn't I notice it?"

"That's why I say you are going backwards as you grow older!" Xiao Ye rolled his eyes at Jian Hui in disdain.

"What are you talking about, brat? Are you looking for a fight?" Jian Hui waved her hand at Xiao Ye, intending to hit him.

Xiao Ye quickly jumped to one side, kept a safe distance and said to Jian Hui: "That old Tian seemed to be very honest with us, but he kept hinting to us that they have no food now, they have their own way to save their lives, there are superpowers in the village, and they arranged us here, which is a disguised warning to us not to act rashly."

Jian Hui blinked, looked at Li Xue, and then looked at the others. Obviously, except Haohao and Deng Xiaoyu, they all understood what the old Tian said. And she, a white-collar beauty who once rolled in the workplace, didn't hear the hidden meaning of the old Tian's words. She really went backwards.

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