The mist turned left and right, sometimes dispersing and sometimes gathering, like a ball of cotton candy, being pushed aside and gathered by invisible hands. It looked a bit cute in Ye Xiao's eyes.
He laughed out loud: "Great progress."
Lin Tantan looked up at the sound, his eyes brightening. "When did you come?"
Ye Xiao said: "It was only a moment ago. You were too focused and didn't notice me."
She was quite focused, but if it was someone else other than Ye Xiao, she would have been alert as soon as they arrived in the courtyard.
Lin Tan Tan looked at the time and said, "I'm a little late coming back today."
"Something at the factory delayed me. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?" He put the packed food on the small table.
Lin Tantan wasn't hungry, but as soon as she opened the lid and saw the delicate little dumplings, she felt like eating. She picked one up and stuffed it into her mouth, nodding vigorously as she ate. "Mm, delicious."
She grabbed another one and handed it to Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao cooperated by lowering his head to accept the feeding. Her fingertips brushed across his lips. Ye Xiao looked up at her, but she had already lowered her head, pinching with her index finger and thumb, hesitatingly looking for the next target.
Ye Xiao sighed secretly.
He asked, "Your water-based abilities have improved. Did you go to Wei Jie to learn from him again?"
"Yeah." Lin Tantan laughed when he mentioned this. "I really wanted to ask him for advice, but he always read those words to me very self-consciously. I was too embarrassed to interrupt him because his face was so long."
Ye Xiao smiled and said, "Why don't you explain it to him clearly?"
"I don't want to talk about it. Let's see when he'll figure it out. Isn't this guy supposed to be clever and cunning? Why does he look so stupid to me?" Lin Tantan stuffed another steamed dumpling into her mouth, her cheeks puffing up with food. She called others stupid, not realizing that she was the real hamster, feeling quite proud. "Anyway, I've almost succeeded in stealing my skills, but he still thinks I'm asking him to show off his abilities."
Ye Xiao laughed and shook his head, not wanting to stop her from enjoying this little bit of fun. He looked at the video still playing silently on the tablet and asked, "Why don't you play the sound?"
"This guy's voice is a bit vulgar, I don't want to listen to it."
"Then you still watch."
"I just want to know why this guy named Wei is so famous. After watching so many women, I wonder how many women he has messed with. Will they end up fighting? I want to see them fight."
Ye Xiao: "...You haven't watched this TV series before?"
"No, is it really famous?"
"It's just so-so." Ye Xiao turned off the tablet. "If you don't like watching, then don't watch it. You're sleepy, right? Go to sleep."
Lin Tan Tan nodded, then moved to the side, patted the seat next to him, and looked up at him.
Ye Xiao froze for a moment.
Lin Tantan's actions were very natural. Inviting him to sleep with her had become a habit, but she didn't know that every time someone she invited her could not get used to it.
Ye Xiao froze for a moment: "I haven't washed up yet, come back later."
"Oh, okay, go ahead."
Ye Xiao returned to the room reserved for him in the courtyard, washed his face, looked at himself in the mirror, and sighed silently. To this day, Tan Tan still has nightmares. Although her nightmares always go in strange directions, she still sleeps uneasily and sometimes even wakes up crying.
He was worried about her sleeping alone, but it was impossible for her to lie on the bed every time, so he sat beside her to accompany her. As time went by, he would always accompany her to the bed. In the first few days, this "accompanying" was still very simple, but recently it has become more and more different.
It was his problem. After all, at that age, full of vigor and vitality, sleeping in the same bed with the girl he loved every night, it would be abnormal not to have some reaction. At first, he was worried about her, so those thoughts were suppressed, but as time went on, it really became...
So Ye Xiao was very distressed. He couldn't say that he would not accompany the girl anymore, nor could he ask the girl to stop sleeping. Although it was completely fine for a person with special abilities to sleep less, he had discovered long ago that the girl liked a regular life and liked to snuggle up in bed and sleep comfortably, like a lazy kitten unwilling to leave its nest. It was really hard for her to stay awake for several days before.
After thinking about it, he couldn't find a better way, so Ye Xiao quickly took a cold shower, and then returned to Lin Tan with a slight dampness in his eyes.
Lin Tan Tan leaned against the head of the bed, holding the tablet and pushing the progress bar backwards, just wanting to see if those women would fight. Seeing Ye Xiao coming back, he threw the tablet away and lifted the thin blanket beside him. Ye Xiao lay down in it as usual, and was hugged the next moment.
Ye Xiao: “…”
"Ah, you feel cold. Did you just take a shower?" The little girl found the most comfortable position for herself and leaned against him with ease. Her head rubbed against his chest, and her small, soft body was also tightly pressed against him. In summer, although their pajamas were both conservative, the fabric could not be thick. The fire in Ye Xiao's body was suddenly aroused.
His body was stiff, he looked at the ceiling, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Go to sleep."
"I suddenly can't sleep again." Lin Tantan said.
Ye Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Then continue watching TV?"
“It’s not pretty.”
Ye Xiao thought about it again, picked up his phone, and opened a video: "Take a look, do you like this place?"
Lin Tan Tan: "..." Lin Tan Tan glanced at his serious expression and wondered if he had misunderstood. The tense muscles and fear of movement he'd noticed a few nights ago weren't related to this.
She is not a fool, and she understands the things between men and women. She thinks it is good for such things to happen naturally. Since she changed her mind and accepted being with Ye Xiao, she had thought that there would be such a day. To be honest, ahem, she is still a little looking forward to it.
As the person she cared about the most, she naturally noticed every slight change in Ye Xiao's expression and body language.
After thinking about it for several days, pondering it secretly, and finding that he did not take any action, she decided to take the initiative. However, what is the situation now?
Lin Tantan looked at the man's face, then at the phone screen, and finally looked at the screen silently.
This should be a shot of a scenic spot. It starts with an aerial shot, with rolling green hills, white waterfalls and streams in the mountains, birds flying high in the sky, and swirling clouds. Then the perspective moves slowly, showing one scene after another on the mountain, colorful woods, ancient and leisurely mountain paths, crystal clear water, and a large wetland at the foot of the mountain where red-crowned cranes are strolling leisurely. Unknown birds take off from the lush water and grass, fly over the clear blue lake, and land on a small island in the center of the lake.
Lin Tantan looked at these scenes and couldn't help but feel a sense of longing for this paradise-like place: "Where is this?"
Ye Xiao did not answer immediately. The picture turned into an aerial view. The end kept moving away, the wetland gradually became smaller, and patches of green farmland appeared in the field of vision, more and more, connected to the green fields, with rivers flowing through them, houses of different heights scattered around, and occasionally there were some undulating hills, and a few places gathered into small towns.
As the view moves to the side, high-rise buildings representing a modern city appear, roads extending in all directions, a constant stream of vehicles, and a seemingly dense population.
After detailed street shots, Ye Xiao said, "This is Liang City, one of the five cities initially selected. Although it's located in the northwest, it has a suitable climate and fertile land. It was a major city before the apocalypse. It can't be compared to coastal metropolises, but it has developed industry and agriculture, complete infrastructure, and beautiful scenery. It's a well-known livable city."
Ye Xiao asked: "Do you like this place after seeing it?"
Lin Tantan's eyes flashed with the scenery in front of her. She smiled and said, "I like those mountains and rivers in front of me. Is that a scenic spot? It's very beautiful. I just wonder if it has changed since the end of the world."
Ye Xiao said: "It is indeed a scenic spot. I don't know if there have been any changes, but Liang City has been destroyed. All the citizens are either dead or fled. Now there is only an empty city left - not really, there are still half of the city full of zombies. If we choose this place, we can go around it from this road, settle down in the town opposite the scenic spot first, and develop while clearing out the zombies in the city." Ye Xiao pulled out an electronic map, drew an invisible route on it with his finger, and pointed to the surroundings.
Lin Tantan also understood that the geographical environment here is unique, with an overall altitude of more than 2,000 meters.
Surrounded by mountains, it's a world unto itself, with a vast expanse of land and promising development prospects. Rivers and lakes abound, and rainfall is plentiful, ensuring neither extreme cold in the winter nor extreme heat in the summer. Furthermore, because people left the city after the apocalypse, leaving only the zombies, the city suffered minimal damage. Unlike Ning City, which was plundered repeatedly, there were no survivor organizations nearby, eliminating the need to compete with others for territory.
Furthermore, resources are abundant here. Lin Tantan noted that Liang City has a large cotton production base. Even if the finished cotton products were taken away, the necessary equipment would still be there, making it easier to re-establish cotton production. Clothing and fabric are becoming increasingly scarce, and there simply isn't enough production left. It won't be long before people have enough clothes to wear. Naturally, being able to produce them themselves would be the best option.
In addition, the coal production in the neighboring city of Liang is very strong. Liang City also has a strong industrial base, its own mining area, and a very good agricultural prospect...
This is indeed a very nice place.
Afterwards, Ye Xiao showed Lin Tan other videos from other places, but none of them caught her eye as much as the first one.
Lin Tantan fell asleep while watching, curled up in Ye Xiao's arms, her head resting on his shoulder, breathing shallowly.
Ye Xiao's heart softened instantly. He quietly put down his phone, dimmed the bedside lamp, helped her adjust her sleeping position, then lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.
He counted the time, and sure enough, more than half an hour later, the little girl woke up sobbing. He hugged her, patted her, and comforted her softly: "What's wrong with you dreaming about me again this time?"
She said with a look of grievance, "I dreamed that you turned into rabbits, big grey rabbits, each with your face. They were crammed together on a truck, and I couldn't tell which one you were. The driver said he was going to slaughter you all and braise you."
But she was very anxious.
Ye Xiao: "..." Forget it, he was used to it. Whenever she saw something special during the day, he would definitely become something related to that thing in his dreams at night.
Perhaps he should be thankful that after digging the vole holes today, she also saw a cart of rabbits, otherwise he would have turned into a vole in her dream waiting for her to dig them out.
Lin Tantan sniffed and lay listlessly in Ye Xiao's arms, but one of his hands was subconsciously restless, tugging at his clothes here and poking his flesh there, and rubbing his face on his chest from time to time.
Ye Xiao's body began to stiffen again, and he tried not to keep his legs close to her. He stared at the ceiling in the dim light with his eyes open. As usual, she would fall asleep again after a while. As long as he didn't keep her awake, she would always sleep well. He planned to endure this period silently as usual.
Who knew that the person in his arms moved up and whispered, "Ye Xiao."
"Um?"
Lin Tan was speechless for a moment. She could sense that he was starting to tense up again, his heartbeat and breathing rate slightly faster, and his body temperature rising a little.
Originally, she felt a cool and comfortable temperature when hugging him, but now she also felt hot.
She subconsciously thought, are all men so passionate?
But there was no movement.
She struggled for a moment, then stood up, stared into his eyes, and called out again, "Ye Xiao."
"What's wrong?" Ye Xiao also looked at her, his eyes were restrained and dark.
Lin Tan Tan moved closer and said in a very low voice, "Don't you want to do something?"
Ye Xiao almost didn't hear it clearly, or he heard it clearly but didn't react.
My mind was filled with her scent, which became increasingly sweet, soft and ambiguous as she got closer.
His body became hotter and his blood flowed faster, and he couldn't help but hug her waist.
Lin Tan Tan's lips were almost touching his, her hands supporting his hard chest muscles, and her voice was almost inaudible: "If you want... I can do it."
Ye Xiao's brain exploded. He had a warm and beautiful girl in his arms. This was his beloved girl. He had restrained himself until now and it was abnormal. Now he was stimulated by these words. When he came to his senses, he had already kissed her lips. The big hand on her waist had reached under her clothes without him knowing when.
Then all that filled his mind was the skin that was as smooth, soft and warm as cream, every inch of which had a fatal attraction to him.
Lin Tantan was trying his best to hold it in, but he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Hahaha, it's so itchy."
Ye Xiao, who was about to push her down, said: "..."
He suddenly woke up, and Lin Tan looked back at him innocently: "It's okay, it's okay, continue."
What are you still talking about? Ye Xiao silently took his hand out, his voice even hoarseer than before, and sighed: "Go to sleep."
"Eh? No, keep going." Lin Tantan cleared his throat, looking ready for battle. "I'm ready."
Her eyes sparkled in the dim light, showing a bit of anticipation, a bit of nervousness, and a bit of eagerness to try, but she did not have the same hazy and intoxicated desire as him. It was strange that Ye Xiao could still do that to her.
So, he always felt that something was missing.
Ye Xiao felt himself wilting, and said weakly: "It's okay, go to sleep."
Lin Tan Tan looked at him suspiciously, and when he was sure that he didn't intend to continue, he said "oh" with some disappointment.
She lay back down obediently, and after a while she suddenly asked, "Is it really okay? I heard that if you hold it in for too long, something bad will happen."
Ye Xiao: “…” Ye Xiao was really caught off guard.
Lin Tan Tan whispered again: "We have such a good relationship, this is nothing." There is no need to endure it.
Ye Xiao became more and more embarrassed. He was silent for a moment, then reached out and touched her hair: "No hurry, you're not ready yet."
"Nonsense, I'm ready." Lin Tantan muttered softly, "I'm not a child anymore."
Ye Xiao thought to himself that it had nothing to do with age. He added, "And I think we should get married first."
"Ah!" She almost forgot that this guy was very obsessed with rituals. If she hadn't been dreaming, they wouldn't have lived together like this.
Ye Xiao also said: "I have been on several special missions in the past and received professional training, so nothing will go wrong."
Lin Tantan didn't understand at first, but it took him a while to figure it out. He was surprised that there was such training, then he was curious about the content of the training, and finally he understood that he was a professional at resisting temptation, which was really great.
She was so worried that he would become a pervert and that it would be very difficult for him...
Lin Tan Tan turned around silently and faced away from him.
Ye Xiao was a little worried that she was angry or embarrassed. Just as he was thinking about how to resolve the situation, she suddenly turned over and pounced on him, hugged him and rubbed against him, which made him stunned. She stepped back and looked at him. Hmm, still calm, she nodded and said, "It seems that you are really a professional." Then she continued to lean against him without any burden, stretching out her arms and legs to touch him, as if she was hugging a human doll.
Ye Xiao didn't expect that this was the explanation. From then on, in bed, to his girlfriend, he had no gender distinction. He was just a comfortable human-shaped pillow that could be hugged and used as a pillow.
Ye Xiao had a wooden face, and after a while he resigned himself to his fate and fell asleep holding her in his arms.
In the second half of the night, Ye Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. He heard a faint buzzing sound outside, and then the swan mutant rat also cried. He got out of bed and looked at the window. In the dark night sky, pieces of thicker black were slowly floating towards him.
It's a mutant mosquito!
Still a huge group!
Ye Xiao immediately went out and called the group of mosquitoes jumping around in the pool to come in. With such a large swarm of mosquitoes, he hoped they would be sucked dry.
Two large geese and a group of old mutant rats of all sizes entered the house. Lin Tantan also woke up and noticed the abnormality in the sky: "Are those mosquitoes? There are such a large group of them. What should we do?"
"It's okay, don't open the window." After knowing the existence of mutant mosquitoes, the house was renovated twice and screens were installed. Any small holes or gaps were blocked tightly, and mosquitoes could never fly in. Ye Xiao said this and notified the complex building below. There would always be a few people left there on duty at night to prevent any emergencies.
Soon, the broadcast spread throughout the entire Zhengyang Brigade, whether it was District 1, District 2 or District 3, notifying everyone that a swarm of mutant mosquitoes had appeared, and to close doors and windows and not go out.
The loud sound of the broadcast woke up everyone around. Those who could hear clearly what was being said on the broadcast quickly followed the instructions. Those who had opened the windows to keep cool immediately closed them tightly. Those who could not hear the broadcast clearly at a distance felt a little uneasy.
Fortunately, Ye Xiao also informed Lu Jianping's people. As the largest leadership team of the base, they acted quickly and reminded people of the situation through the radio.
As early as the first appearance of the mutant mosquitoes, Ye Xiao caught a large number of them and studied them. In the end, he found that these mutant mosquitoes had a very strong ability to suck blood. Whether it was for humans or animals, even thick fur could hardly withstand the sharp and hard mouthparts, and they could suck a lot at a time. If a person was targeted by twenty or thirty mosquitoes at the same time, the blood sucked away would be enough to put him into shock.
But they were just mosquitoes, after all, with little offensive power. Ordinary wood or thicker, harder cloth would be enough to repel them. This result had already been publicized, and most people knew about the existence of the mutant mosquitoes. Now, upon hearing the announcement, everyone closed their doors and windows in time, and most people could escape the disaster.
The victims are those who have no houses to live in and can only live in tents or even sleep on the streets. They can only wrap themselves tightly with cloth, quilts, sacks, cardboard boxes and other things they can find, and at the same time find a place with as much shelter as possible.
In addition, people who were patrolling and standing guard at night also immediately found a place to hide nearby.
At this moment, many people looked up at the night sky, looking at the particularly dark block of color coming from the mountains. It was like a thick dark cloud. A lot of it had appeared in the front, but the back was still endless. It was like a drop of thick black ink dropped into a water tank, constantly spreading, as if to cover the sky and the moon, which was frightening.
Lin Tantan was also looking at the sky and asked with some concern, "Over there in the livestock shed?"
"There's someone taking care of it over there."
Over at the livestock shed in the new area, an earth-type mutant ran over and completely sealed off the shed, including some houses in the compound, which were also sealed with mud for safety reasons.
As for the three districts under construction, many buildings were only half built, so those who had not yet been allocated new houses were immediately asked to move into the buildings. Then, the earth-type mutants directly sealed the buildings, leaving only some ventilation holes.
Although it's a bit dark and stuffy, it's safe at least.
Then soon, swarms of mosquitoes flew down from the sky, and the Zhengyang Brigade at the foot of the mountain was the first to bear the brunt. Outside the doors and windows of the houses came the sound of sharp weapons knocking, which was the mosquitoes pecking with their mouthparts.
If you are bold enough to open the curtains, you can see a dense black mass outside the glass window. You can imagine that if there is a small hole somewhere, these guys will come in one after another, and the people in the room will probably end up being sucked dry.
Lin Tan Tan listened to the noise outside and asked Ye Xiao, "Does everyone in the base have a shelter?"
Ye Xiao held her hand without saying anything. Lin Tan Tan also knew that this was impossible. With so many people, the base management did not have that much energy. After this night, who knows how many mummies with miserable deaths would appear in the streets.
Lin Tantan hesitated and said, "Ye Xiao..."
Ye Xiao sighed: "Let's go."
"Where are you going?"
“Go do what you want to do.”
Lin Tan looked at him for a while, smiled with bright eyes and nodded.
The two of them went out together. When they opened the door, there were not many mosquitoes outside. Probably realizing that they could not conquer this place, most of them had flown away. But as soon as the two of them came out, all the mosquitoes nearby swarmed over.
Ye Xiao released a wind wall to isolate all the mosquitoes. Lin Tan came out from behind him and quickly closed the door to ensure that not even a single mosquito could get in.
She also gave some instructions to her little cuties: "Stay here and don't come out."
She turned around, and Ye Xiao condensed a circle of air barrier around her, preventing the mosquitoes from touching her at all. She raised her hand and released a red flame with a scorching bright yellow flame, which instantly killed off a large number of mosquitoes in the air. They flew wildly, their bodies making crackling sounds as they burned, and fell hurriedly like fireflies, unable to be arrogant anymore.
Then she aimed at another spot in the sky where there were more mosquitoes, and another flame came out.
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