Shi Xi watched as Song Guizhou headed towards Si Beiling, and just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she discovered that Wei Yousi was secretly following behind her.
"..." I didn't expect him to come too.
Shi Xi pretended not to notice and watched what the other person was planning to do.
When Wei Yousi saw that some zombies were coming and Shi Xi seemed not to notice, he reached out to push Shi Xi, but his sleeve was cut by an ice spike that appeared out of nowhere.
Shi Xi simply stuck out her foot and tripped the zombie, which should have fallen to the side, and it crashed onto Wei Yousi with a 'thud'.
"Ah!" he cried out in surprise, falling directly to the ground.
"Oh!" Shi Xi turned around, a surprised expression on her face. "Isn't this my little fanboy? How did you manage to fall so carelessly?"
Tang Jue glanced at Shi Xi, then looked down at Wei Yousi, and said insincerely, "I didn't handle things well. Are you alright?"
"You fucking..."
Upon seeing that it was Tang Jue, Wei Yousi immediately stopped cursing, hurriedly pushed away the zombie on top of him, and got up from the ground with a grim expression. He forced a smile and thanked him, "...It's nothing, thank you, Brother Tang."
Tang Jue turned his head and looked at Shi Xi, whose clothes were somewhat disheveled. "Why are you alone?"
Isn't Song Guizhou always by his side?
"I'm looking for Si Beiling. Song Guizhou is being harassed by zombies," Shi Xi said anxiously, taking a breath.
Tang Jue frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Where is he?"
It's a well-known fact that healing-type characters have little combat ability, and Song Guizhou's healing-type level is not low. If something were to happen to him, it would be a major loss to the Wind Taming Base.
Shi Xi pointed in the direction where the two had just been, "Right there."
"To save people," Tang Jue said.
Wei Yousi gritted her teeth and watched the two walk away, glancing at her sleeve with a hole in it.
What do you mean by not knowing the proper measure? Tang Jue clearly did it on purpose!
If he can't get Shi Xi, he's not a Wei.
Wei Yousi stomped his foot angrily, looked at the zombies over there, cursed in his heart, but ultimately did not follow.
...
When Shi Xi and Tang Jue arrived, Song Guizhou and Si Beiling had already disappeared.
"Cold Remedy, are they alright now?" Shi Xi asked her system, Cold Remedy, in her mind.
Although according to the plot, since both of them are main characters, nothing should happen to them, Shi Xi was still a little worried.
"It's nothing," the fennec fox in my mind rolled over and answered confidently.
Shi Xi was finally relieved.
Meanwhile, the others also noticed that Song Guizhou and Si Beiling were missing and began to whisper among themselves.
"Yu Jiu'an."
Shi Xi looked up at Tang Jue.
"Shall we go find someone?" Tang Jue asked after hesitating for two seconds.
Before he could finish speaking, he quickly realized something was wrong. Shi Xi was still a patient, and it was so cold outside; it would be better for him to stay here.
Shi Xi was surprised that Tang Jue would take the initiative to make the suggestion. Logically speaking, one of the two missing people was his boyfriend, and the other was his powerful backer. He should be the one asking the other to help him find the missing people.
Tang Jue was just about to change his mind and tell Shi Xi to wait there when he heard the other party's reply—
"Thanks."
"No need," Tang Jue said. "I just don't want to take the blame."
Si Beiling's mysterious disappearance will inevitably lead some to suspect that he was behind it, and who knows what kind of trouble those idiots will cause then.
After giving instructions to Captain Zheng, the two of them each grabbed a military overcoat and set off to find the person.
...
Shi Xi was holding a flashlight, with Tang Jue beside him.
The lighting equipment had long since stopped working, and the road was pitch black and silent, as if devoid of any life.
Perhaps all the zombies in the vicinity had just gathered at the factory, which is why they didn't encounter any zombies on the way.
However, this is the suburbs, so it's normal that there are fewer zombies here.
The cold wind blew against my face; the air in this apocalyptic world was salty and fishy, and it didn't smell good.
"Are you alright?" Tang Jue looked at Shi Xi and could clearly see the paleness of her lips.
"Hmm." Shi Xi tightened her military coat. "It's alright."
Just then, the sound of fighting suddenly came from ahead.
Shi Xi and Tang Jue exchanged a glance and hurried over.
Then I saw a wind-type ability user who looked to be in his thirties fighting against zombies.
Tang Jue stepped forward to help.
The battle was over in less than two minutes.
"Thanks, brother." The wind-type ability user glanced at Tang Jue and thanked him with a face full of gratitude.
He then greeted Shi Xi, "You are... Yu Jiu'an!" He looked at Shi Xi for two seconds, his face showing surprise, and his tone was very excited.
"It's me, and you are...?" Shi Xi gave an apologetic look, not recognizing the other person.
"It's me, my old classmate Wang Ke. Long time no see, don't you recognize me?" Wang Ke laughed heartily. "You're the one who hasn't changed much, you look just like you did back in school!"
Memories of the other person's training surfaced in Shi Xi's mind.
"You two are classmates?" Tang Jue seemed somewhat surprised.
"That's right." Wang Ke nodded.
After exchanging only a few words, it seemed that Wang Ke's teammate came looking for him. The man said "see you again if fate allows" and left in a hurry.
Shi Xi pondered for a moment, then suddenly remarked, "It seems the apocalypse will change people."
"?" Tang looked at him with complete incomprehension.
Shi Xi said, "I remember Wang Ke used to be an introverted, shy, and quiet young college student. Now he's become a chatterbox."
That's quite a big change.
Tang Jue didn't say anything when he heard this. Even the most introverted person couldn't help but say a few more words when they met someone they knew in the apocalypse.
After all, fewer and fewer people will know you, and fewer and fewer people will know you.
"Have you changed?" Tang Jue suddenly asked.
"Didn't you hear me?" Shi Xi looked at him, her expression somewhat confused, as if wondering why he would ask such a question.
Tang Jue smiled. "I heard you."
Wang Ke just said that he hasn't changed much.
"I don't quite remember," Shi Xi said. "When my father passed away... was I living in a nursing home?"
Tang Jue recalled for a moment, "Yes, I heard you weren't feeling well during that time, so you didn't leave that place."
"I see." Shi Xi nodded.
"Oh, by the way, I accidentally overheard some news."
"What news?" Tang Jue asked Shi Xi.
"Someone wants to kill you and pin the blame on Si Beiling." Shi Xi frowned.
"Do you recognize him?" Tang Jue asked with a serious expression.
"I don't recognize him," Shi Xi shook her head, "but he feels very familiar to me."
"?" Tang Jue looked confused.
There aren't many people capable of doing something like this; it's likely someone who's come looking for him in the last two days. The man has already started to mentally check.
"Let me put it this way," Shi Xi said, pulling her hand out of her overcoat pocket and gesturing in the air, "it looks a lot like Old Master Q and Big Sweet Potato."
————
Hearing him say that, Tang Jue, who was deep in thought, paused for a moment, and then two people became the focus of his mind.
One is thin and the other is fat; one is tall and the other is short.
This perfectly matches the combination that Shi Xi mentioned.
"Hmm." Tang Jue lowered his eyes to look at Shi Xi, a slight smile playing on his lips. "That's a very apt description."
It seems they know who the other party is.
Shi Xi nodded in satisfaction.
The two continued walking forward.
...
at the same time.
After dealing with the zombies, Si Beiling snapped his fingers, and a wisp of flame shot out from his fingertip.
He lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then exhaled a puff of smoke.
Si Beiling squinted at Song Guizhou standing opposite him, his gaze settling on the knife in the other's hand. "He's not here."
He was puzzled. Wasn't Song Guizhou always following Shi Xi? Why was he coming to him looking for someone?
Song Guizhou frowned.
He had clearly seen Shi Xi head towards Si Beiling, guessing that he was going to get reinforcements, but when he caught up, he was entangled by a horde of zombies.
I finally had time to ask him now.
I didn't expect it to be a waste of time.
Song Guizhou glanced at him with an unpleasant expression, then immediately turned and walked towards the abandoned factory.
Since she's not here, Xi should still be over there...
Si Beiling followed behind, his face expressionless, but he was smoking a bit too hard. He took a deep drag and then exhaled it all in one breath.
Neither of them walked slowly; in fact, they seemed a bit hurried.
On their way back, they happened to run into Shi Xi, who was chatting and laughing with Tang Jue.
"Xiao An."
Song Guizhou smiled and called out softly.
As Shi Xi listened, she wondered if it was because the night was too cool, but the other person's voice sounded inexplicably deep.
Si Beiling didn't speak, but his concerned gaze fell on Shi Xi, lingering for a long time through the swirling smoke.
"Are you alright? Why did you run so far?" Shi Xi asked with a concerned expression, taking the initiative to ask the question.
Si Beiling tossed aside his cigarette, stomped it out, and then looked up at Shi Xi. "It's alright. There's a granary here. We'll call someone with spatial abilities to come and move it tomorrow."
He happened to pass by that granary when he was fighting, and no one had touched it.
As soon as Si Beiling finished speaking, Shi Xi heard a notification that the plot point had been completed.
Shi Xi glanced at Song Guizhou subconsciously, and the latter smiled gently at him.
He then looked at Si Beiling, whose face showed no emotion and revealed nothing about him.
Wow, these two have such good control over their facial expressions.
Shi Xi frowned inwardly.
However, Si Beiling was smoking just now. The original plot explained that Si Beiling was not actually addicted to smoking, so there are only two possibilities for him smoking—
Or he's very irritable.
Either he's happy.
Shi Xi thought about it for a moment and felt that the plot should be fine this time.
"What about the others?" Si Beiling asked.
Tang Jue assumed he was being asked, glanced at Si Beiling, and then said, "Everyone, wait where you are."
"Shall we go back then?"
"Xiao An."
Song Guizhou pushed past Tang Jue and stood next to Shi Xi, whispering in his ear, "You've had a long day, you should rest."
"You haven't taken your medicine yet."
"..." Shi Xi didn't speak. He felt okay and wasn't very tired.
But then I thought about it again, and the others must be exhausted after fighting the zombies for so long.
"Then let's not stand here chatting," Si Beiling said. "Let's go back."
Tang Jue, who had been pushed aside, looked at the two people walking on either side of Shi Xi and found it all amusing.
Song Guizhou's behavior just now clearly indicated that he regarded him as a potential rival who would take Shi Xi away.
Si Beiling also seems to care a lot about Shi Xi.
He followed them slowly.
...
Upon returning to the abandoned factory and seeing Si Beiling safe and sound, some people immediately became uneasy.
Shi Xi chuckled inwardly upon seeing this.
These people are really something. They don't even discuss things before they start doing something. One group plans to kill Tang Jue and frame him, while the other group wants Si Beiling to perish in the zombie horde.
Do you really think everyone else is stupid and can't see that the horde of zombies just now was clearly heading towards Si Beiling?
Si Beiling also noticed the anomaly, but he did not make a scene on the spot.
"What is Xiao An thinking about?" Song Guizhou asked, having finished setting up the tent, as he approached Shi Xi.
He took Shi Xi's hand. "Are you sleepy? Let's go to sleep."
"I'll have to make do with sleeping in a tent tonight."
Shi Xi didn't care. He was indeed sleepy. He followed Song Guizhou to the tent, took off his shoes, crawled inside, and covered himself with his military overcoat.
"Wait a moment." Song Guizhou held up the hot water bottle in his hand and said to Shi Xi, "I'll go fill it with hot water."
Shi Xi yawned and made a slightly tired "hmm" sound.
Song Guizhou got up, walked to the hanging pot, squatted down, filled it with hot water, and put the lid on.
Just as I was about to get up—
"Brother Song..." The speaker was the superhuman in the convoy. "Could you heal my injuries?"
Song Guizhou glanced at him and noticed that the other man had a minor arm injury, revealing his usual gentle expression.
"If the wound isn't serious, it will heal better on its own."
"...Really?" The superhuman scratched his head, then felt that Song Guizhou had no reason to lie to him, so he thanked him and left.
Hearing Song Guizhou say this, the other ability users who were preparing to seek his help also quietly walked away.
...
Just as Shi Xi was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt someone lifting his military overcoat.
"……?" What's going on?
Just as he was puzzled, he felt a warm sensation on the soles of his feet, as if a blanket had been thoughtfully placed between them to prevent him from getting burned.
Oh, it's the hot water bottle that Song Guizhou made.
Shi Xi didn't pay attention and continued to sleep.
...
Tang Jue sat by the hanging pot, looking at the place where the team was sleeping not far away... The furthest away from the group was a tent, where Shi Xi was sleeping.
His gaze fell on the bulge, which looked as if it were asleep.
Tang Jue watched as Song Guizhou walked over, tiptoed into the tent, and then zipped it up.
They moved so quietly, it was like they were doing something thief's job.
He suddenly remembered the marks on Shi Xi's neck that had been accidentally exposed when her clothes were disheveled earlier.
If the visible areas are already like that, the unseen areas are probably even worse...
No wonder she wore a turtleneck undershirt.
Tang Jue watched for a while, but Song Guizhou still hadn't come out.
The tent wasn't big; it could only fit one person. Song Guizhou had also made a bed at the entrance of the tent.
Tang Jue frowned.
They haven't come out for so long, could they be...?
Just as his thoughts were getting more and more out of control, Song Guizhou finally came out of the tent.
Tang Jue glanced over and noticed that Song Guizhou's coat was missing; it must have been covering Shi Xi, he guessed.
For some reason, he felt a sense of relief.
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