The sound came from the mountain road. They looked up at the same time, but saw no one. Then they looked at the sheep, which was closer. Only then did the three of them realize that this dirty goat seemed different from an ordinary sheep.
Different, its eyes were dull, and even its eyes were a little shrunken. Long lines of saliva hung from the corners of its mouth, and some foam squirmed around its mouth. Its movements were also limping, and its limbs seemed to be fine.
strength.
The animal suddenly rushed towards the bushes, opened its mouth, and stumbled towards Ling Quan, as if it wanted to bite her. Now she was stunned. Who would have thought that a small animal that usually eats gentle herbivores would go crazy.
Come. Xie Zhe, who was closest to her, grabbed her arm and pulled it aside. At the same time, a long stick suddenly penetrated the crazy goat. It fell to the ground in front of the three of them, and collapsed.
The dry bushes in front of me.
What's amazing is that even though the sheep was stabbed to the ground, it was still struggling. Its limbs were still very strong, and its head was tossed around, almost hitting people. It seemed like it couldn't feel pain.
All the same, it neither screamed nor lost the ability to move. It just kicked its legs helplessly, trying to stand up again. It looked a little silly, because an ordinary healthy sheep would definitely
Know how to stand up again after falling on your side.
"Are you guys okay?"
Running all the way from above, an older woman came towards me. She looked to be in her thirties, high-spirited, and her clothes were not too thick. A few pieces of maroon fabric looked thin in this winter, but she was very enthusiastic.
, is also very capable, and the outline of muscles can be seen on her exposed limbs. At a glance, she
Let people know what a "Lian Jia Zi" is in the traditional sense, with a heroic spirit, like a female warrior. Taking a closer look, there is a little girl following behind her, wrapped in a big red cotton-padded jacket, with layers of layers inside, like a big
Fatty, as if she counted the number of pieces of clothing that woman wore on herself.
She stepped forward, pressed the crazy beast's head under her feet, and used her hand to pull out the stick. The sticky sound made them all frown, and the blood attached to the stick turned out to be black and red.
, it was still very thick and exuded a foul smell. She casually pulled off a large piece of dead leaves that had not completely lost water, plucked them off hard, and threw them aside. Only then did they look barely clean.
From such a long distance, how did she... penetrate a sheep with a stick?
"You, your stick skills..."
Han Chang was surprised. Even though he had seen a lot of the world, he was still surprised by the woman's strength and accuracy. While the restless mad sheep was still struggling, the woman suddenly grabbed the head of the stick with her backhand and suddenly pulled out a section.
, revealing the sharp tip of the spear. She pierced the sheep's head with just one swing, and the blackened brains flowed out from the hole, and it was already thin.
Just as the white light flashed from the gun tip, they realized that it was a metal thorn. When they pulled out the stick, the iron was not stained with blood and was still shining brightly. The woman buckled the small half of the wood back with her other hand, and the two parts of the stick fit together perfectly.
It turns out that the wooden stick hides a fatal spear, which is really wonderful.
"Thank you so much for your help."
Xie Zhe bowed, and Ye Lingquan also bowed repeatedly. Han Chang's eyes were still on the stick, looking at the woman from time to time, and then at the little girl behind her, thinking about their relationship in his heart.
"You're welcome. Here is Shen Wenzheng. This is my daughter, Shen Yiran. Come and say hello to my brother and sister."
"Hello, brother and sister..."
The daughter was a little scared at first, but soon walked around to her mother and waved hello to them. Her voice was waxy and very cute. From the shape of her face, it could be seen that the little guy was not fat at all, but was completely swollen by the clothes. From the still timid peripheral vision, it could be seen that she was not afraid of the three of them, but worried about the crazy sheep. Except for Xie Zhe, who was more serious, the other two introduced themselves to her in coaxing tones.
"Mrs. Shen, you look very young." Han Sheng complimented her, and she was telling the truth. "The shopkeeper at the restaurant at the foot of the mountain said that there is a mother and daughter at the table in front of us. I think it must be you. No. I thought it was about the front and rear feet."
"Huh? That's right, my daughter and I did eat two bowls of noodle soup before going up the mountain." The stick on the ground looked like an ordinary hiking pole. She used it and continued, "The three of you are also Jianghu people, right? ?Are you going to the town ahead too?"
"Yes... that's the only way we can pass. But I heard it's not very peaceful." Xie Zhe said frankly.
"Indeed. Look at this crazy sheep, I think it escaped from the town."
"What? That town—is there really some plague?"
Xie Zhe began to worry, and Shen Wenzheng patiently explained to them:
"You should also listen to what the manager of the restaurant said. What he said is true. There is indeed some kind of plague spreading in the towns in this area. What's even more troublesome is that animals can also infect each other. It's unknown who originally contracted the disease. It's a man or a beast. I'm afraid this crazy sheep was also infected with that strange disease. It was facing the path earlier, and I didn't notice it, so I didn't disturb it with my daughter. When we were about to rest in front, we heard someone behind us. I was worried that you might get into trouble, so I came to help you."
"Thank you so much. It would be terrible if I gave it a bite." Ye Linghua was still frightened. "Speaking of it, you seem to know a lot about this? There is an epidemic ahead, and your daughter..."
Shen Wenzheng sighed: "I have no choice. Who is willing to take risks with his daughter unless he has to? But you don't know, this child's aunt moved here after getting married, and they exchanged letters frequently some time ago. In the letter , she mentioned the situation here, which is becoming increasingly serious. I and Yiran are just wandering around the world. When I go to a place, I tell her in a letter in advance and ask her to send it there next time. Occasionally, if there is an accident, I will lose contact. . Now I haven’t heard from her for half a month... Because the epidemic is a special situation, I am worried about it, so I thought of coming over with my daughter to have a look."
It's not a problem to stand there and chat all the time. While talking, Shen Wenzheng kept walking forward. The three of them didn't think much, they just listened to her and followed her. Shen Wenzheng was very talkative. In addition to his own affairs, he also explained to them in detail the news he learned in the letter.
Indeed, at first it was just a cold, a typhoid fever, and a fever. Everyone thought that at this time, just drink more water, move less, put on more layers of quilts and get a good sleep, and you would be able to work in the fields the next day. But people slowly began to discover that this common sense in solving past problems lost its effect this time. The condition of the patients became increasingly serious, more and more people were infected, and livestock also became infected, and the time of onset also varied depending on the person's constitution. They vary in length and length, but no one is cured.
Because the patient "won't die".
"My sister feels terrible... I can see that her hand holding the pen is shaking, and the words she wrote are crooked. It is well known in that area that people with this disease will go crazy.
Even those who are drowsy, sleeping long enough to suffer from hunger and
Dozens of days after they died of dehydration, they also sat up and began to attack people and livestock. But their strength was not as good as those of the madmen... Of course, the madman was no longer crazy in the end. Although he still acted aggressively, he moved slowly.
The reaction is also slow, just like...that sheep."
"..."
They felt like they had heard a fantasy story, which was both shocking and incredible. The little girl already thought that she was familiar with them, and jumped up in front of them and showed them:
"My mother said it's because their bodies are already dead. If they don't eat or drink for too long, they will definitely die. But even though their bodies are dead, their souls are still inside and can make their dead bodies move."
"...Let the dead body move?"
Xie Zhe started to think about it, and Han Chang asked him: "This sounds very mysterious. Maybe you have seen it before."
"You are well-informed, so you should know a few things. What do you think?" Who would have thought that Xie Zhe would kick the ball back.
"Ah, I think this is a zombie, right?" Han Shangshang scratched his head, "Aren't there many kinds of zombies? Look at Ruyue-kun, people like her can't turn into bones. Because the whole body is injected with divine power, they can't rot.
Transformation and freedom of movement.”
"But the sheep just now is actually rotten!" Ling Huan felt scared in his heart when he heard it, but he retorted sharply, "It looked like it had been dead for a long time and was transformed from a corpse."
Shen Wenzheng used a stick to push aside a stone to prevent her daughter from stumbling on the narrow road. She turned back and sighed:
"Well, actually, if you think about it, that sheep probably suffered from the plague while he was still alive. The same goes for all people, who become that kind of virtuous while they are still alive. The zombies have been dead for too long, and their yin energy is so strong that they turn into monsters.
Oh, by the way, probably when winter first came, I
I learned something from a letter from a sister: in Linzhen, a smelly beggar wandering on the street bit a passerby. Although a long time passed, I was thinking that maybe this seemed to be a distant and unrelated matter.
"Yes. I have indeed dealt with cases of corpses causing trouble. Once it was someone who was trying to fight for property and scare people, so they made trouble; once it was a zombie who obeyed the command of evil... This kind of zombie who obeys people's orders is usually called a zombie; and another time it was a zombie who obeyed the orders of others.
Once, it was a corpse that was brought back to life, and after the ghosts left, the corpse would never move again."
"Hey, I didn't expect Mr. Xie to have experienced a lot at such a young age."
"You're honored..."
Han Chang glanced at the jumping little girl. She seemed to have no fear of the coming danger. And her mother never shy away from these topics. Combined with Shen Wenzheng's previous skills, she must be a powerful enough person to give her child a sense of security.
Han Chang couldn’t help but sigh:
"I don't know whether it's due to martial arts practice or something else. Although Mrs. Shen's daughter is so old, you also look very young."
"Hahahahaha. I'm getting old, and I'm not as good as before!" Shen Wenzheng laughed heartily, "I am over thirty this year, and my daughter has just celebrated her sixth birthday. We, mother and daughter, have no fixed place and are at home all over the world. She is still her aunt
I thought the child was too young, so I advised us to come and live there, but I knew that her husband’s family conditions were not good either.
It’s better not to add to the burden. I have been wandering around the world like this in my early years. I am used to it. My daughter also follows me, but she can’t stay at home. It’s good now, but today’s things are special. We no longer have any reliable relatives.
, I have no choice but to entrust the child to anyone, I can only keep it with me."
