In the darkness of night, she drove through the deserted wilderness and soon arrived at the place she had agreed to meet Chen Zhe.
From afar, she could see the man waiting for her, who looked like a snowman.
Wearing a thick snow suit, Chen Zhe actually left the camp to wait for her outside. Even a fool could see the meaning behind the sparkle in his dark eyes.
Xia Yixin sighed softly; she had almost forgotten about this problem.
Dealing with relationship issues has never been Xia Yixin's forte, so she could only treat it as a "business-like" friendship. Although she could see the sadness in his eyes, she didn't want to be a heartless woman who deceived other people's feelings.
Fortunately, Chen Zhe was very rational, and his happiness level did not drop.
After the two sides met up, they immediately headed towards P Base. Because Xia Yixin had shown absolute strength to save Chen Zhe, the remaining people at P Base were full of respect for Xia Yixin, as well as a little curious. Being able to contend with a ninth-level zombie king was enough to prove her strength.
In the post-apocalyptic environment, the worship of the strong is inevitable. Seeing that their city lord did not forbid it, the people of P Base took the initiative to chat with Xia Yixin and ask her for advice on how to improve their superpowers. Over time, their relationship with Xia Yixin improved. Chen Zhe was also happy to see her getting acquainted with the people of P Base, and his gaze towards her deepened.
Since Chen Zhe recovered from his serious injuries a week ago, he has had an impulse. The moment he was on the verge of death made him understand many things, such as the matter of emotions.
Unfortunately, he hasn't had a good opportunity to say it during this period.
Besides, the journey was surprisingly calm, and the black jade ring on Xia Yixin's hand remained calm, as if everything before had been an illusion. With half the journey completed, nothing had happened except for the increasingly cold weather.
Three days later.
Temperatures continued to drop, and dark clouds began to appear in the sky—signs of an approaching blizzard.
That night, the convoy drove out of D Province and into the neighboring Y Province. Instead of taking the main road, they detoured to the surrounding small towns to avoid attracting attention and the zombie horde.
Besides the R base, Y province also has some scattered small bases of varying quality, which are constantly fighting each other. The P base has no intention of getting involved with them and only wants to pass through quickly.
As night fell, the team unexpectedly captured a wild boar nearby. In a grove of trees near the highway, they found an abandoned village house and, after clearing out the nearby zombies, decided to have a BBQ.
After seeing that they had burned several pieces of meat, Xia Yixin couldn't stand it anymore. She didn't want to eat canned food again, so she simply took over the cooking and directed them to start the fire and cut the meat.
The group lit candles in the kitchen of the small villa and ate their first hot meal of the trip.
The moment they tasted the meat soup, all the team members were moved to tears. Even Chen Zhe's eyes lit up. In no time, the whole pot of meat soup was gone, along with a lot of roasted meat. Half of a pig weighing over 100 pounds was eaten. Their fighting power was astonishing.
Xia Yixin was full after drinking one bowl of wine. She was staring blankly at the snow falling outside the window when, without anyone noticing, seven or eight young men, all full of vigor, started talking about their love stories. As they talked, the conversation suddenly turned to Xia Yixin.
"If you ask me, Captain Xia is both scholarly and martial, he cooks delicious food, and he has such a powerful base as the Dawn Base. I would be willing to marry into his family."
The person who spoke was immediately criticized by the people next to them.
"Pah, Zhang San, look at yourself! You dare to flatter yourself? Aren't you ashamed? It's not your turn."
"Haha, that's right. If you ask me, a woman as good as Captain Xia is simply not good enough for most people. Among us, only the City Lord is worthy of her..."
The group was engrossed in their discussion when Chen Zhe coughed, interrupting them.
Immediately, the group of people obediently shut their mouths.
Chen Zhe glanced at the people who seemed to be staring out the window in a daze, completely oblivious to their lewd remarks, and breathed a slight sigh of relief. He then glared at his subordinates and said, "Are you all full? Hurry up and pack up to rest. Take turns on guard duty. We'll set off at five tomorrow morning."
They all realized they had gotten carried away and quickly packed up the dishes and left the kitchen. Once they were a distance away, they secretly exchanged glances.
Actually, they weren't blind. When Captain Xia was busy with the Dawn Base, their city lord was also absent-minded. But after reuniting with Captain Xia, their city lord was excited every day like he was on steroids. What else could he be but a silly boy who had just fallen in love?
After the others left the kitchen, Chen Zhe did not leave immediately.
The dim candlelight gave this deserted villa, which had been empty for five years after the apocalypse, a slightly ambiguous atmosphere.
After considering for a moment, Xia Yixin decided it would be better to just be straightforward and confront him directly. Continuing like this was not a solution, and she really didn't have the mind to deal with relationship issues, especially since Lu Yan's matter was still unresolved.
She put down her soup bowl, turned to Chen Zhe, and said, "Chen Zhe, there's something I want to tell you, about that black panther."
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out in the distance, interrupting Xia Yixin's words. Her face turned serious, and she quickly blew out the candle in front of her. Chen Zhe did the same, and the entire villa was plunged into darkness.
"Lord, Captain Xia, the gunshots are coming from the wilderness three kilometers away from the villa. A car has been attacked!" Zhang San rushed in to report.
Xia Yixin was shocked to discover that the black jade ring on her hand was faintly warm. Her heart pounded. Lu Yan was nearby!
Y Province was not developed before the apocalypse. Even the provincial capital was only a second-tier city with a small population. Unexpectedly, after the apocalypse, it became a treasure land.
Because the population in towns is small after the apocalypse, and many of them are elderly, weak, sick and disabled, people from small bases in surrounding provinces and cities have gradually migrated here. Now, in addition to Su Feng's R base, there are more than a dozen scattered small bases, most of which have one or two thousand people, and some even have only a few hundred people. They often fight over resources.
In the darkness of night.
Two modified cars were chasing a jeep. The modified cars were full of men. Seven or eight of them were shooting and laughing loudly, even whistling. They ran over any zombies they encountered along the way.
Seeing that the jeep in front of them had its tires punctured, they became even more excited.
"Speed up, speed up! That damn bitch dared to run away, we'll catch her today and play with her as we please!" The scarred man at the head of the group chuckled, his words eliciting excited cheers from the other men.
"Speed up! Faster! We can't let them get there first, I haven't had any meat in days."
The headlights shone in the darkness like two pairs of ghostly eyes. The two jeeps sped one after the other and quickly caught up with the jeep in front. The scarred man directed the jeep to ram into it.
Bang!
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