Chapter 79 Request
During the days when heavy rain continued, Qiao Yu and the other three had not left the house.
Every day I either read in the house or stare out the window.
"The rain seems to be lighter today?" Cheng Sinian hugged Luo Zhenzhen and leaned against the wall, his eyes staring out the window again.
Qiao Yu glanced out the window upon hearing this and said, "I guess it's about to stop."
It has been raining for six days now, it's time to stop.
Since waking up, Lin Yingjie and Lin Chi have recovered quickly. Now both of them can get out of bed and walk.
Qiao Yu calculated that if they continued to recover at this rate, they would be fully recovered in another three or four days.
This way, once the rain stops, they can continue on their journey.
Cheng Sinian didn't say anything else, just looked at the raindrops outside the window, his face seemed a little dazed, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The three of them stared at Cheng Sinian's profile, each with a thoughtful look on their faces.
They all felt that something was not right with Cheng Sinian ever since he sent Yu Qingchuan back that day.
He often stares blankly by himself, and occasionally seems to be hesitant to speak to Qiao Yu, as if he is always worried.
"Cheng Sinian, are you hiding something from us?" Jiang Zhan was the first one who couldn't hold it in anymore.
Because of Cheng Sinian's abnormal behavior in recent days, Qiao Yu has been paying more and more attention to him, which makes Jiang Zhan very unhappy.
Cheng Sinian came to his senses when he heard Jiang Zhan's unfriendly tone. Seeing that the three of them were staring at him intently, Cheng Sinian sighed, touched Luo Zhenzhen's worried face, and whispered, "Something is indeed going on."
"Speak." Jiang Zhan's eyes were still sharp.
Cheng Sinian had a complicated expression. "When I sent Yu Qingchuan back that day... I seemed to see Dr. Yu eating mutant plants."
The three of them were stunned when they heard this.
Then he suddenly realized something.
It turned out that the reason Cheng Sinian asked Qiao Yu whether mutants could eat mutated animals and plants was because of Dr. Yu.
But...Qiao Yu frowned.
As an expert in the field of medicine, it is impossible for Dr. Yu not to notice the problem of mutated plants.
Then he eats mutant plants...
Is it for an experiment? Or is there really no food left?
But looking at Yu Qingchuan's appearance, they don't look like they're short of food...
"卍——"
While Qiao Yu was thinking, a familiar eagle cry suddenly came from outside the window.
The four of them raised their eyes and looked carefully, and sure enough, they saw Yu Qingchuan hovering over their yard, but there seemed to be two black objects hanging on his two giant claws.
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
Yu Qingchuan's figure was getting closer and closer. Only after he landed did Qiao Yu and the other three realize that the two black shadows were actually Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu.
After seeing clearly, Qiao Yu's first reaction was to put all the things in the house into the space, and then asked Cheng Sinian to invite Dr. Yu and others in.
Dr. Yu and Mrs. Yu were both wearing black cloaks and raincoats, but Mrs. Yu's foot injury seemed to have not healed yet, and she looked a little weak. Even when she came in, she was carried by Yu Qingchuan.
"Mr. Jiang, Ms. Qiao, Ms. Luo, I'm sorry to bother you all by coming here without any prior notice." Dr. Yu greeted them as soon as he entered the room.
He had a gentle and refined demeanor, a clear and kind gaze, and a head of silver hair that couldn't hold back his straight back. One glance revealed him to be a man of character. But his complexion, like Madam Yu's, was also slightly pale.
"Dr. Yu, you're too kind." Jiang Zhan was the first to speak.
Qiao Yu glanced at Jiang Zhan with a hint of surprise, then agreed, "Yes. It's our honor to have you visit our humble home."
"I just didn't know why you came here today..." Qiao Yu didn't finish the sentence, but the doubt in his eyes was obvious.
Dr. Yu sighed, a pleading look flashing in his eyes, "Alas... To be honest, we came here today, firstly to thank you all for saving Qingchuan's life, and secondly, to ask for a favor."
Help? Qiao Yu's eyes were filled with even more doubt.
I glanced at Yu Qingchuan inadvertently and found that the corners of his eyes seemed a little red.
Qiao Yu was a little surprised, but didn't ask. He just extended his hand and made a "please" gesture, and said politely: "Dr. Yu, please sit down and talk."
Dr. Yu did not refuse and asked Yu Qingchuan to put Madam Yu on the edge of the kang and sat down. He also sat next to Madam Yu, took Madam Yu's hand, and introduced her to Qiao Yu and the others, "This is my wife."
Qiao Yu took the opportunity to take a closer look at the woman who was said to be the one who could make Dr. Yu willing to perform a sterilization on her.
She has gentle features, a dignified demeanor, and delicate skin. Although time has carved many marks on her face, it still cannot hide her former beauty.
Madam Yu smiled and nodded to them, and Qiao Yu and the other three nodded in return.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Qiao Yu asked directly, "What help does Dr. Yu want us to give you?"
A solemn expression crossed Dr. Yu's face. "I've already heard from Qingchuan about how you saved Qingchuan and eliminated the mutant flowers. I'm very grateful to you all. Since you already know what happened in the village before, I'll cut to the chase."
"After we escaped from the village, Qingchuan settled us in another small village about ten kilometers away. That village is only separated from Dama Village by a mountain. It was relatively safe a few days ago, but the continuous heavy rains in recent days have caused snakes to appear in the mountains. Now the village has been completely overrun by mutant snakes."
"A swarm of mutant snakes?" Qiao Yu was stunned. "What kind of mutant snakes?"
Dr. Yu thought for a moment, as if recalling something. "They were larger than normal pythons, about six meters long and as thick as the mouth of a bowl. They were highly venomous and reproduced very quickly. At first, there were only thirty or forty of them, but in just a few days, their number had more than tripled."
three times?
Luo Zhenzhen listened from the side, and her mind couldn't help but imagine hundreds of long and thick snakes densely occupying the village, and she felt a chill.
"So, you want us to help eliminate the mutant snakes?"
"No." Dr. Yu shook his head. "We came here today because we hope you can leave here as soon as possible."
"Leave?" How is this considered help?
"Yes." Dr. Yu nodded, took out two translucent boxes and a notebook from his arms, and handed them to Qiao Yu.
"Those snakes are now separated from Dama Village by only a mountain. At their rate of reproduction, Dama Village will soon be occupied. I heard from Si Nian that you are going to G City. So I would like to ask you to take Qingchuan and leave as soon as possible before the snakes invade here, and then send these things to the research institute in G City."
There were too many snakes. Even if they had the ability to eliminate them, it would take a lot of energy and time. It would be better to leave quickly.
Mutated animals and plants all have the awareness of competing for territory. Once these snakes invade the territory of other mutated animals and plants, it will inevitably cause conflicts between the two, so there is no need to worry that these snakes will be completely out of control.
Qiao Yu took the thing and looked at it.
Qiao Yu recognized the notebook; it was the one she had snatched from the villagers.
But when Qiao Yu looked at the two boxes, her eyes suddenly widened——
One of the boxes actually contained bran and wheat!
Impossible... How is this possible?!
How could the only edible mutant plant for humans after the apocalypse appear here so early?
And this thing...wasn't it cultivated by that madman?
Qiao Yu's eyes were full of shock.
What went wrong?
Was it because her rebirth changed the trajectory of the world after the apocalypse? Or... was this plant actually discovered by Dr. Yu in a previous life?
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