The next morning, after packing their things, the group set off again.
Chi Xia was still driving, Ye Wenbo was in the passenger seat, and Ye Wenxin and Shen's mother were in the back seat.
Actually, they all knew how to drive, but they felt they didn't know the way and driving was too tiring, so they were all too lazy to do it. Thus, the task of driving fell to Chi Xia.
For Chi Xia, this was for the best. Although it was tiring, at least her life was still in her own hands.
After all, these three people are stupider than pigs.
The Ye residence was not far from the Pingyun base, only about 200 kilometers away, but because the infrastructure was destroyed, it took them three days to travel those 200 kilometers.
Fortunately, they had good luck along the way and did not encounter any zombie hordes. Occasionally, they would encounter two or three zombies or mutated animals, but Chi Xia dealt with them all.
With only about 20 kilometers left to go before they reached Pingyun Base, the car ran out of gas.
Chi Xia jumped out of the car and said to the three people inside, "Now, you have two choices. First, come with me to the base. Second, you wait here while I go to the base to call someone to pick you up."
The three hesitated, after all, Chi Xia's words from last night, that she would throw one of them out to feed the zombies, were still ringing in their ears, not to mention that walking more than 20 kilometers was practically going to their deaths.
Moreover, walking is quite different from driving; the chances of encountering danger are greatly increased.
But if they don't leave and wait here, and something happens to them, there won't be anyone to save them.
If we follow the trail, at least we have a chance to survive; if we don't, we have no hope at all.
Besides, he (or she) won't be the first one to lose it.
The three of them, their minds racing with calculations, looked at each other and finally made their decision: "We'll go with you."
In fact, Chi Xia didn't want to take these three people with her at all. It was only a dozen kilometers from here to the base, and it wasn't even noon yet. She could arrive by evening and pick them up before dark.
If we bring these three delicate and frail people, we might not even arrive by tomorrow evening, let alone this evening.
But she really wasn't comfortable leaving them here.
Chi Xia looked at the three of them with some disdain: "Let me make this clear from the start: if you're going to follow me, you have to listen to me. I'll tell you when to rest, and when to leave, and when to go."
Ye Wenbai jumped out of the car: "What's with all the fuss? It's only a dozen kilometers, why are you making so much noise?"
Ye Wenxin and Shen's mother also got out of the car. Shen's mother gave her a disdainful look: "Don't think you're the only capable one in the world. Xin'er and I used to walk a lot when we went shopping."
Well, I guess she went to all that trouble.
Chi Xia stopped talking and took some things she could carry from the trunk. Looking at the three empty-handed people, she swayed the bag on her back and said, "Let's go then."
The group started walking towards Pingyun Base. Chi Xia tried to stay on the main roads, firstly to avoid danger, and secondly, in case they encountered people returning to the base, they could ask for help.
However, she overestimated the physical strength of the three members of the Ye family. After walking for less than two hours, the three of them complained that they couldn't go on anymore.
Ye Wenbai, in particular, completely forgot his previous boastful words and sat down on the ground without a care: "I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving."
Chi Xia looked at him coldly: "What did I say before we set off? It's not time to rest yet."
Ye Wenbai knew he was in the wrong, but he had never walked like this before. His legs felt like lead and were getting heavier and heavier, so he simply resorted to pleading: "I don't care, I want to rest now! It's already midday, and I haven't eaten or drunk anything. You're trying to kill me!"
As soon as he did that, Chen's mother and Ye Wenxin followed suit and sat down on the ground.
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