Chapter 115 Xiang Xin's Past
July 16, 2025.
heavy rain.
Two trucks were driving on a country road when one of them slipped into a puddle, splashing muddy water all over the faces of passing zombies.
The zombies roared in fury and pounced on the truck doors.
Lin Xi's soft complaint came from inside the car: "I told you to watch the road and not get distracted."
"Oh dear, this scene is no different from the blood test scene in The Legend of Zhen Huan. Even a dog would stop and take a look."
"But you're driving." Lin Xi, holding her tablet, glanced up in Xiang Xin's direction. "You might as well just run him over."
"Waaah... You can't say that to me." Xiang Xin feigned bitterness.
Lin Xi: "I mean, I'll run over the guy next to you and kill him."
"Next to me? I bumped into you?"
Lin Xi took a deep breath: "The one outside the door."
Xiang Xin raised his hand in a salute, stepped on the gas to reverse, then stepped on the gas again to drive the zombie away.
Although she didn't have a driver's license, she learned how to drive a truck from Lin Xi.
Moreover, he has mastered the technique, connecting the brake and accelerator to either fly away from zombies or crush them.
Lin Xi praised, "Beautiful."
Xiang Xin and Xiang Xin complimented each other: "You've improved too. Now you're not only not afraid of watching horror movies anymore, you don't even get carsick when watching your tablet in the car."
Over the past five days, their four-person team drove from the rural areas of Nanhua all the way to the edge of Nanhua.
Xiang Xin and Liang Hui learned how to operate trucks and took turns driving to conserve their energy.
Lin Xi took some time to watch the horror movie with the most intense scenes that Xiang Xin had downloaded, and felt that she would be much calmer if she were ever attacked by a zombie or saw a giant again.
The heart isn't that fragile; the more you see, the more accepting you become.
Lin Xi glanced at the message: "There's a gas station ahead."
Not far from the village entrance, it's a small place, without even a convenience store, just a small shack with a small shelf and a front desk.
The shelves were empty, with yellow promotional tags bearing red lettering: "Top up 1000 and get free tissues; top up 2000 and get free cooking oil."
The items had already been taken by nearby survivors.
Xiang Xin once again marveled at the benefits of being with the reborn, saying that it saved them from many detours, and at least for now, they didn't have to worry about survival supplies.
After filling up the tank, both cars had a different driver, and Lin Xi returned to the driver's seat.
They had reached the border between Nanhua and the neighboring city.
Lin Xi, with a mint in her mouth to refresh herself, took a moment to hand it to Xiang Xin, who was looking out the window at the rain with a troubled expression.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Xiang Xin, holding her phone, said, "My parents haven't replied to my messages."
Although she doesn't mention it, she checks her phone whenever she has a spare moment.
Unfortunately, while many people sent greetings on the eve of the apocalypse and there were many official announcements, there was no message from the person I missed the most.
She borrowed Lu Wei's phone to send greetings to her family when she escaped from the detention center, but twenty days have passed and she has not received a reply.
Nanhua has only been without power for a week; I wonder if Xiang Xin's hometown has also experienced a power outage.
If there hadn't been a power outage but they had been out of contact for over half a month, Lin Xi instinctively felt that things were likely dire.
She didn't want to discourage Xiang Xin, nor was she good at comforting people, so after thinking for a long time, she managed to say, "No bad news is good news."
Xiang Xin hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I know this request is inappropriate, but if we keep heading west, we'll pass through Xinchuan. Could I go back and take a look then...?"
Of the four of them, Lin Xi's family was not present, while Lu Wei and Liang Hui's families were in safe houses thanks to Lu Wei's prior preparations. These houses were very close to the Yizhou refuge that was about to be completed, and there was no immediate danger for them.
Only Xiang Xin's family members are missing.
Perhaps it was the rain that brought gloom; looking at the overcast sky and the endless path, Xiang Xin suddenly felt a little down.
She scratched her head: "I really regret the last time we met, the last time we talked we had two arguments."
Lin Xi listened silently, holding the reel in her hand.
Xiang Xin started liking anime at a very young age, but her parents did not support her wearing wigs and strange clothes when she was in school.
After Xiang Xin had been working for two years, they began to relentlessly urge her to go on blind dates.
However, Xiang Xin, who was immersed in the world of anime, was exploited by her company and pressured to get married by her parents. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and came to Nanhua alone in a fit of anger.
Nanhua is a first-tier city that frequently hosts various anime conventions, and Xiang Xin thrived here.
Instead of looking for a new job, she became a well-known illustrator online, relying on her hobby and drawing skills, and was able to support herself in Nanhua by taking on freelance work.
She was very content with her life at that time.
But the conflict with her parents also deepened.
In her parents' eyes, she was an unemployed bum in Nanhua who didn't have a long-term job, didn't work hard, and didn't live a good life. Every time they met, all they did was urge her to get married or they would argue.
After being followed on her way home late from a comic convention, Xiang Xin enrolled in a martial arts class.
Learning martial arts not only helps with self-defense, but also gives Xiang Xin a sense of psychological satisfaction from being powerful.
It was at the martial arts school that Xiang Xin met Lin Xi, who was already the most skilled female instructor at the school at the time.
Then this very serious female coach told her a shocking secret:
That's what she wants to do—save the world!
Moreover, the specific date and location make it very authentic.
Lin Xi's next job is cleaning. Xiang Xin decides to go to the hospital to observe how cleaning staff save the world, draw inspiration for a comic strip, and see if she can help out.
Then……
It really helped.
Look, the world in comics isn't all fake! Zombies have appeared! And a savior has appeared too!
But the savior was not understood by the world and was labeled a psychopathic killer.
Xiang Xin understood the feeling of not being understood, so she decided to release a video to help Lin Xi.
So he was taken to the detention center.
Uncle Hat notified her parents, who then gave her another lecture on the phone, resulting in a very heated argument.
In a fit of anger, the parents said, "We don't have a daughter who's in a detention center."
People often remember hurtful words spoken by loved ones.
Xiang Xin was very agitated and said bluntly: "If it's not true, it's not true. I don't need you to come and bail me out!"
She was depressed for a while in the detention center until she heard Lin Xi ask if anyone could help her, which brought her back to her senses.
The gears of fate have begun to turn! Xiang Xin has joined the savior team!
Although their small team only has four people and their future is uncertain, Xiang Xin feels that what she is doing now is very meaningful.
But she was also worried about her parents' safety.
After not being able to contact her for more than twenty days, she had considered the worst-case scenario.
But before a definitive conclusion is reached, people always harbor wishful thinking and expectations.
Lin Xi understood this feeling.
She was in her adolescence when her parents passed away, and she often argued with them. It wasn't until her parents had an accident that she deeply regretted not speaking properly during their last meeting.
She wasn't very good at comforting people, but she agreed to Xiang Xin's request.
As we talked, the car had been driving for an unknown amount of time, and the view in front of us changed from an empty field to a small town.
Suddenly, the car in front made a sharp noise and then stopped abruptly. Luckily, Lin Xi reacted quickly and avoided a rear-end collision.
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