Chapter 42 Enlightenment
Not long after Qiao Yu, Jiang Zhan and Luo Zhenzhen returned to the car, Cheng Sinian also came back with a small bag of crystal cores.
Jiang Zhan had just drunk some fruit water and felt much better, so he set up a mental barrier in the car again.
Qiao Yu counted the number of crystal cores, a total of 17, "Didn't they ask you what you want this for?"
"I did ask." Cheng Sinian smiled frankly, "I said I was just an employee, and you didn't tell me anything."
“…”
When it comes to playing the pig and eating the tiger, Cheng Sinian is the best.
It was getting dark very quickly. The temperature was very low after nightfall. Lin Yingjie and his group's car wasn't very warm to begin with, so to save gas, they didn't dare turn on the heater. They could only eat some bread and sausage early, huddled together under a blanket in the car for warmth.
Lin Yingjie was quite conscientious. During the meal, he took four small loaves of bread and four sausages and ran over to ask Jiang Zhan and Qiao Yu if they needed any. His words implied that although he didn't have much stock left, he could still squeeze out some to share with them.
Qiao Yu thanked him for his kindness, but did not accept the items. After all, they really didn't need them.
Qiao Yu's dinner consisted of fried rice and fried noodles. The golden, richly-spiced seafood fried rice and the sauce-laden, meaty, and vegetable-laden fried noodles looked incredibly appetizing.
But Luo Zhenzhen didn't eat it.
"Sister Qiao, I'm carsick from sitting in the car for so long today. I can't eat anymore..." Luo Zhenzhen stuffed the fried rice in her hand, which hadn't even been opened, back into Qiao Yu's hands, then stood up and walked to the car door. "I'm going to go out for some fresh air. I should be fine in a while."
Seeing this, Qiao Yu didn't force her, but just asked her to take the Tang sword with her. Although Jiang Zhan said that the area nearby was quite safe, in the apocalypse, it was still necessary to be prepared for any eventuality. "Don't go too far, come back early to rest."
"Okay." Luo Zhenzhen smiled while holding the Tang sword and agreed obediently.
After Luo Zhenzhen went out, she walked slowly at first, but soon began to jog. When she was about five or six hundred meters away from the RV, Luo Zhenzhen could no longer hold it in. She squatted next to a big tree and vomited with a "wow".
This was the first time she had killed an alien at such close range today. The feeling of swinging the knife, the sight of the pale yellow blood spurting out, and the foul smell lingering in her nose... it was as if everything was surrounding her and could not be shaken off.
She didn't want to worry Qiao Yu, nor did she want them to see her weakness, so she endured it again and again. But when she smelled the aroma of the food just now, she almost couldn't help but vomit in the car. It was obviously delicious food, but she inexplicably felt that the smell was very similar to the stench of the alien body.
Luo Zhenzhen didn't eat much today. She only had two fried eggs and drank a glass of milk in the morning. She was running for her life at noon and had no time to eat. Now there was nothing in her stomach. When she vomited, all the bile came out.
But after vomiting, I felt much better.
Luo Zhenzhen leaned weakly against the big tree next to her, ready to rest for a while before going back.
"Yes."
A soft sound came from behind. Luo Zhenzhen's face changed, and she immediately wanted to draw her sword, but the man reacted faster than her. The Tang sword was only halfway out of the sheath when someone grabbed her arm and pushed it back.
The next second, a bottle of water appeared in front of him.
Luo Zhenzhen turned around and saw Cheng Sinian's bright face.
"Thank you." Luo Zhenzhen took the water and lowered her head again.
Cheng Sinian stood and leaned against the other side of the tree. "Little rabbit, you're so carsick. You're like my first anatomy class in college."
“…” He was a good person, but he had a mouth.
Luo Zhenzhen unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water, tasting the familiar sweetness. It was fruit water.
"Sister Qiao... also knows?"
"Tsk—" Cheng Sinian couldn't help but said, "You don't really think you've kept it a secret, do you?"
"..." Or maybe one night while he's asleep, I'll just smother him to death...
Cheng Sinian waited for a while but Luo Zhenzhen didn't say anything. Thinking she was sad, he whispered, "Don't blame Qiao Yu for being cruel. She's doing this for your own good..."
"I know. I won't blame Sister Qiao! I just..." Luo Zhenzhen sighed softly, her voice a little low. "You just said you vomited during your first anatomy class in college... Did you vomit again later?"
"Of course not." Cheng Sinian laughed. "This kind of thing, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. I'm a doctor, I don't know how many times I've given people a prescription..."
"Then I probably won't vomit again... But I can't hold you back any longer..."
Luo Zhenzhen's voice was low, a bit like she was talking to herself, but Cheng Sinian heard it clearly.
"Who said you were a drag? Was it Qiao Yu or me? What on earth are you thinking about all day long?" Cheng Sinian paused, "...If it was Jiang Zhan who said it...just let it go in one ear and out the other...After all, in his eyes, except for Qiao Yu, everyone else is a drag..."
"No, Brother Jiang never said anything about me..." Luo Zhenzhen was amused by his plaintive tone, but soon frowned again, looking a little lonely. "It's just that I really don't know anything, and I've never been able to help... Even the aliens I've been killing for so long are still afraid of me..."
"People, there's always a first time for everything. You've been killing aliens for so long, but it was all done remotely. Today is your first real head-on confrontation, so it's normal to feel a little uncomfortable. In fact, I think this superpower is both a blessing and a curse for us. Because although it can protect us in the apocalypse, it makes us, like seedlings that are forced to grow, completely lose the most basic self-protection ability. So once we lose our superpowers for some reason, or are unable to use them... like the current situation... then what's the difference between us and snipers who have surrendered their weapons?" Cheng Sinian raised his head and exhaled a white breath, "Well, so do we have to thank these people who joined us halfway? If they hadn't forced us to hide our superpowers, we might not have had the awareness to hone our basic skills..."
"Puchi——" Luo Zhenzhen felt much better after being comforted by Cheng Sinian, and was also amused by his sudden self-deprecating teasing. The little girl had red lips and white teeth, and her eyes were curved with a smile, just like the crescent moon in the sky, which made Cheng Sinian stunned for a moment.
As far as she could remember, it was the first time she smiled so happily.
"You look so beautiful when you smile, why do you sigh all the time? You should smile more in the future, okay?" Cheng Sinian bent down and looked directly into Luo Zhenzhen's eyes. "Besides, who said you can't help? Didn't you make my bed nicely?"
The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.
Luo Zhenzhen's ears burned under his gaze, and she didn't know what to say. She was stunned for a moment before she hurriedly stood up and whispered, "It's time to go back. If I don't go back, Sister Qiao will be worried..." Then she turned around and ran back.
Cheng Sinian didn't try to stop her, but followed her at a leisurely pace. He watched her fleeing from behind and quietly touched the tip of his red ear. "Tsk, she ran away again."
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