She was still holding Shen Wenzheng's legs, and could hardly open her eyes. Although this child wandered around with her mother and probably spent many days sleeping in the open air, she was really forced to rest in the cold foothills at this time. Shen Wenzheng picked her up and said to them:
"I must go... My child and I have discussed it together. She also misses her sister very much. Now that I know that my sister is right in front of me, I can't bear it anymore. But you three, you can think more about it. Fan."
The sky was already very dark, and a few of the brightest stars were faintly visible. The town in the distance was glowing with firelight, scattered outside the woods. Xie Zhe thought for a while and asked Han Shang:
"You have just made sure that this disease is not transmitted through mouth droplets, it is only transmitted through biting people..."
"And it must be bitten so that blood can be seen." Han Zhang was very sure.
"Although I don't know how certain this conclusion is, if that's the case, we can still take care of ourselves." Xie Zhe looked at Wen Zheng, "I think Zhongli must have also made up his mind to pass."
"How can we part ways right here? As the saying goes, we all face difficulties together. I am willing to take risks with you. But I am worried that I will cause trouble to you... I don't know martial arts, I am so useless."
Ling Huan showed a hint of frustration as he spoke. Han Chang waved his hands quickly and said:
"No such thing, we are more than enough to deal with those bad guys. We each have a sword." He patted the special scabbard on his waist, "Besides, except for the crazy patients, the dead bodies move It's so slow that even ordinary people can run through it. The town is heavily guarded and they won't gather in large numbers to attack people."
Xie Zhe also said that from the example of the sheep, it can be seen that they have no brains and do not have the ability to think, so they are not very capable of conscious teamwork and discussing conspiracies. The most troublesome thing for a few people is Maybe it's how to escape safely after entering. After all, if you take a detour, it will be farther and more dangerous.
At nightfall, they successfully entered the town. From a distance, the place looked small, but after entering, they found that it was much wider than expected. The streets were flat and clean, and the buildings on both sides stood quietly. However, it may be because it was almost No one was wandering on the street, so the atmosphere was so depressed. The guards reminded them to find a place to stay as soon as possible, otherwise, from 1 hour onwards, the patrolling police officers would be able to attack suspicious people wandering the streets.
"My sister's home is still far away, and we may not be able to walk there now. Moreover, her home is very small, and I'm afraid there is no place for a few people to stay. For your sake, let's find a hotel. I will leave the next day It’s very early, let’s watch it when it gets dark.”
They agreed. The five people walked on the street for a while and found that there were almost no shops open. I'm afraid there was no business, and the shops closed early to save money on lamp oil. They passed three larger hotels, but none of them were open. This was really embarrassing. The street was so quiet that they didn't dare to speak loudly, and Xiao Yiran even fell asleep leaning on his mother's shoulder. Finally, before a few people could be arrested by the police, they I saw a "Light of Hope" shining on the inside of a narrow alley. It was a very small inn, only run by a middle-aged couple. The proprietress used the light at the door to mend her clothes, and took a chance. I was mentally waiting for the customer to come to my door, but she actually waited. The lady boss was very enthusiastic and looked like she hadn't done business for a long time.
"You guys are so lucky! We are the only inn in the town that is open now." The proprietress led the way with a lantern, "It's hard to do any business... Oh, I didn't expect there are still people coming now." Are you going back to your hometown to visit relatives, or—"
"Visiting relatives, business is not good, is it because of zombies?" Shen Wenzheng asked.
"Yeah. Don't look at the calm tonight. In the second half of the night, you might be able to see sneaky people wandering on the street, which is very scary. But we don't call them zombies, because compared with zombies, they are after all It’s different… they’re called living corpses.”
Han Chang said: "This is quite appropriate."
"It's called that in many places."
"Many places?" Xie Zhe noticed the key information, "You mean..."
"Yes, don't you know? I also heard from people in the government that many towns have encountered similar situations. If it is a remote small village, no one in the whole village can escape. Big cities are fine, although at the beginning there are too many people. It's a lot, but it's easy to control. After all, an official can still do things with his salary. By the way, my husband is fast asleep. If you want to use hot water, you may not have firewood. If you don't mind only having cold water, you can make do with it tomorrow. I'll be sure to chop wood early in the morning and make it warm for you."
"Ah, okay."
They opened two guest rooms, and Ye Lingquan lived in the same room with Shen's mother and son. As she packed her luggage, she said with a smile that she used to stay alone in hotels, and she might not be able to sleep in such a scary place. Shen Wenzheng smiled, covered the towel soaked in cold water in his hands until it was warm, and then carefully wiped the baby's sleeping face. The baby wrapped under the clothes was still thin and small, but his face was rosy and it looked like Very healthy. Under the candlelight, Shen Wenzheng sat by the bed, gently stroking the child's hair, smiling unconsciously, his eyes full of love. Ye Lingquan lay on the bedside and looked at her sideways, feeling that she She was a lot less energetic than she was during the day. She was a good mother who could be tough at times and soft at times. She secretly missed those little moments spent with her mother. Thinking of this, she thought of moaning again. Huanlai. Alas, her mother passed away too early...but it can't be entirely her cousin's fault.
She suddenly felt more homesick than ever before. Maybe the Chinese New Year was coming soon - very soon.
"Well, I have never spent the New Year here with my sister." Shen Wenzheng suddenly mentioned this, "She got married earlier than me. I guess she actually didn't have a good life because she was the only one at that time. People who don’t advise me to get married quickly. She said that I should think about this kind of thing carefully, otherwise there will be no chance of regret. She also knows that I am not in a hurry to get married... some things just can’t be rushed, no matter how much others urge me. Use. No, this is causing problems..."
Shen Wenzheng tucked the corner of the quilt under his body, rested the joints of his arms on the edge of the bed, and continued:
"But I don't regret giving birth to this precious daughter at all... My daughter is mine, the flesh of my body, it has nothing to do with anyone else, and no one can take it away from me. Even if one day we really - can't see each other again, She also knows that she fell from me. Absolutely no one can change this fact."
"It's great that you think so. I also want to be a free and easy person like you."
"Hey, girl, you can't say that." Shen Wenzheng turned his face and said seriously, "People are never born to be anything. You say free and easy, this is a way of life, it does not mean that you are a Mold, you will trap yourself in it and you will not be able to turn around, child. I also said this to my daughter: Just do whatever you want, no matter what, one day you will become the most suitable person for yourself. Maybe like this, It's different from what you thought at the beginning... This is not right, so as not to make you feel unnecessary regret. As long as you feel that you are living a good life and are not regretful, that is how you should live."
"Okay...I will remember what you said."
At this moment, Xie Zhe passed by the girls' room at night and took a look there. He didn't take his luggage, but took Feng Yunzhan with him and went downstairs. He never thought that he would see Han as soon as he went out.
Zhang stood in front of him. He raised his head, glanced at the open window on the second floor, and let out a soft sigh.
"You really can't stand it."
"Are you just here to stay?" Han Shangyang chuckled, "Oh, I didn't plan to run around. I just went to the hut and found you ran away when I came back. Your breath hasn't dissipated yet, I guess.
It went down from the other side. I originally planned to go out for a walk today and check out the places to see if there are any loopholes that would make it easier for us to get out."
"I thought you were going to run away secretly."
"How is it possible? I promised you? Although I am a fox demon, I never lie to others. This is a virtue." Han Chang put his hands on his hips and asked: "Why, why did you come out? Check out those useless things.
The main living corpse?"
"It's hard to say whether you are ownerless or not." Xie Zhe pointed at the courtyard wall and said, "If you don't want to rest, follow me to a higher place, or else they will catch you like a living corpse."
"I'm afraid I'll kill him directly. If you don't look at it, the bird will not be spared."
Even if they walked over the eaves and walls, the two of them were looking for sheltered places to hide their whereabouts as much as possible. The two of them stopped and walked. On the way, Xie Zhe whispered his opinions.
"I'm wondering...could this be some kind of voodoo technique? The method of controlling corpses is a secret technique unique to the southern region. People from Qinglize are very good at it. And it happens through body fluids and blood.
Contact is also one of the ways of spreading witchcraft."
"What you said does make sense. I initially suspected that it was some kind of special parasite. After being parasitized, some mice will eagerly search for water sources and drown themselves; after being parasitized, some cockroaches will do crazy things to provoke their natural enemies.
move, even unscrew oneself
The head of some snails will turn into two colorful eyes after being parasitized, and they will continue to squirm, attracting birds to eat them. The parasites can also parasitize on birds and continue to transfer... Some snails are also eaten by humans in game.
Eat it and let animals pass it on to humans."
"Can you stop feeling sick?"
"What I said is all the truth!" Han Chang was a little dissatisfied, "But you are suspicious that someone deliberately..."
"Yeah." Xie Zhe nodded, "The biggest difference between living corpses and zombies is: why is this disease of corpse transformation spread through living people? I boldly imagine that it may be because when people are alive, they are better than dead people.
More active, more aggressive, and the plague spreads faster——
So this may be purposeful. Who did what behind the scenes to cause all this? You also heard the boss lady say that at about the same time, the plague broke out in different areas. It was also when I heard her say this
The moment I said it, I was convinced of this idea.”
"It makes sense."
It seems that Han Chang thinks so too.
Both of them had good Qinggong skills, and they had already run a long way in a short time. They were walking around the edge of the town. After all, their ultimate goal was to leave this haunted town. When they were about to pass, Han Chang suddenly grabbed Xie's hand.
He almost fell off the wall and was seen by the night watchman.
"What are you doing!" Xie Zhe asked angrily.
"Shh."
The police officer walked under the wall, but fortunately their shadows were cast on the other side and they were not noticed.
Just after he breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Zhe looked to the side outside the wall. He frowned. For some reason, he felt like someone was still staring at them.
