Chapter 22.1 – WuYi’s about to reach Fengcheng
Xiao Wuyi opened his eyes and glanced at the others around him in the dark of the night before sliding into the small sleeping bag, forming a large bulge on the lower half of it.
Taking advantage of everyone’s lack of attention, Xiao WuYi moved into his space with a single thought.
Inside the valley space which had green grass and blue sky.
Xiao WuYi squatted beside the field, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the fresh, green sprouts all over the ground. He couldn’t help but stretch out his fingers to touch the young tender leaves, only to see the leaves shake and the seedlings grow a few centimeters tall in a flash.
Faced with such a miraculous scene, Xiao WuYi’s eyes couldn’t help but widen as his mouth made an although-I-don’t-understand-it-seems-pretty-awesome sound. He couldn’t help but bow his head to look at his little hands.
He found out that this little hamster warrior seemed to have another incredible magic power!
To test it out, the young boy changed back to his little hamster form and quickly ran using his tiny legs, weaving in between the tiny sprouts.
Wherever he passed, all crops blossomed and bore fruit at a rapid speed.
After running several laps around the field, the little hamster was completely exhausted. He laid on the ground and panted softly, not wanting to move an inch. He saw a green leaf drooping down beside his mouth and without thinking, he took a bite with a ‘chomp.’
The refreshing and sweet taste made the little hamster squirm with happiness. He was immediately filled with vigor and energy.
Standing on the field ridge, he surveyed the entire field and saw the flourishing yield of fruits and vegetables hanging on branches and stems and the ears of wheat everywhere. The little hamster couldn’t help raising his head and looking into the distance. Picturing Nie Xiao’s portrait on the empty space, he earnestly clenched his two small claws into fists.
“Daddy, you don’t have to worry about your baby not being able to support this family anymore.”
Finally, the hard-working little hamster harvested all the mature crops with his consciousness and then transferred them to the space with dark grid compartments to store and keep them fresh.
After all of this was done, the little hamster changed back into his human form and exited the space. He returned to the raised bulge at the end of the small sleeping bag and slowly popped his head outside to scout the surroundings before properly lying down and sleeping obediently.
In order to feed everyone, the little hamster did quite a lot.
Early the next morning, when Xiao WuYi was woken up by everyone, his sleepy and dozed off look made the surrounding crowd utterly confused.
It took a while before Xiao WuYi managed to properly wake up. He remembered what had happened in his space last night and immediately cupped his cheeks and looked inside his two little storages. Confirming that his hard work didn’t disappear, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that it was clearly not a dream, Xiao WuYi couldn’t stop feeling happy again. He cupped his face giddily as his mind wandered about, causing his head full of bedhead to shake along—it looked extremely adorable.
Wu Wenyu couldn’t hold herself back and all of a sudden stretched out her evil claws to rub him “Ahhhh, my awesome nephew is so cute! Awewuwu!”
“I’m obviously an elder brother!” Xiao WuYi protected his little face and escaped the devil’s claws, complaining very unhappily.
Everyone saw this scene of the two being energetic so early in the morning and their eyes curved into a smile.
The group packed up their camp with a relaxed mood and after a simple meal, they set off again.
Advancing towards the direction of Fengcheng.
Kang Kang, Nana, and several other kids were added to the team. Together with the cute Xiao WuYi, the whole team looked more like a big family taking a tour—young and old alike living together.
Among the kids they picked up, little Nana liked to follow behind Xiao WuYi the most. Even her twin brother Kang Kang had somewhat fallen out of favor.
In this regard, Kang Kang was constantly eating vinegar.
Little Nana didn’t know why she wanted to get close to Xiao WuYi. She could only hold a bunch of small flowers and appease Kang Kang who was eating vinegar. With her brother acting like a spoiled child, she assured him, “Brother, rest assured. Nana still likes you the most. It’s just that I feel very comfortable when I’m next to Brother WuYi. Look, my flowers are blooming beautifully!”
Kang Kang took the flowers which her sister had handed to coax him. He embarrassedly pouted his lips, and spoke to expose her frankly, “I think you just feel that Brother WuYi’s looks are the best! You’re still saying he’s a flower fairy but you obviously have a crush on him!”
Nana suddenly couldn’t say anything to refute it. She secretly glanced at Xiao WuYi’s face before blushing in secret, whispering in a very quiet voice, “It goes without saying that Brother WuYi is good-looking. He’s just like a Royal Highness, Prince of a Fairy Kingdom!”
The people around them listened to the lovely dialogue between the two siblings and were suddenly all brought to laughter.
Little Wuyi was also very clever. With small ears upright, he heard Nana’s whispering voice from afar and couldn’t help but touch his small face. For the first time ever, he was made aware that his appearance was actually good-looking to other people.
He always thought that he had to be tall and manly like his father to be considered good-looking.
Finally, having realized the correct attractiveness index, the little hamster couldn’t help but cover his face as he turned pink with steam, feeling shy.
If this was the case, then Daddy will also like what he looks like, even now…
Chi! This baby couldn’t wait to see Daddy.
***
At this moment, Harbin Airport.
Nie Xiao and his men have already completed the final inspection and overhaul of the airplane, thoroughly confirming that there’s no problem and that everything is ready. All that was left was to prepare for flight and take off.
The troops had already selected candidates to send to the capital. Among them were Major General Wu Qingfeng and Luo Yunhai from the border town. It was only then that Nie Xiao and the others were made aware that the two were actually ability users.
Wu Qingfeng’s ability was “Flying Flowers.” He could summon countless bright-red, fresh rose petals with a wave of his hand, using the flowers as knives and its thin petals as blades. Together with his military identity, it appeared romantic and sentimental and he could even be called a veritable “Major General Flying Flower.”
Luo Yunhai’s ability was “Sandification” which has something to do with the earth system. Any form of ground he touched could become flowing dark sand, which was exceptionally dangerous. It was precisely because of this ability that he was able to successfully escape from the border town with his comrades-in-arms.
In this regard, Nie Xiao and the others who didn’t notice anything strange about the two since the beginning could only lament with the phrase: “Deeply hiding, never showing.”
Sure enough, those who could survive the apocalypse would most likely not be an ordinary person.
Wu Qingfeng was actually quite embarrassed to show his ability but when his gaze fell on the petals that fell in his hand, his eyes couldn’t help but show a bit of tenderness and nostalgia.
“My ability is probably the doing of my deceased wife’s spirit, making me – a big man – do such a feminine thing as flying flowers. She liked flowers the most when she was still alive. If she were still here, I reckon everyday would be noisy just so I could give her a rain of fresh flowers.” Wu Qingfeng said with a smile, the rim of his eyes suddenly turning red.
At that very moment, the flying flowers in the air had not the least bit of femininity, only the endless tenderness of a valiant man.
Nie Xiao and the others who were watching this scene became quiet. In this apocalypse, it was unknown how many such relationships had been broken. It was already a lucky thing to be alive.
After that brief episode, the group quickly got on the plane. Nie Xiao and Duan Wenyu entered the cockpit and immediately piloted the plane to fly towards the direction of the capital.
The plane’s huge rumbling caused everyone to look up at the sky.
In addition to Nie Xiao, Wu Qingfeng, and the others, some civilian survivors were also inside the huge passenger plane to go to the capital to find their loved ones. In account of their courage of wanting to go and search for people, Nie Xiao and the others took these people along.
In any case, they were all going the same route. Taking a group of people along is the same thing as taking just one person, the number doesn’t matter.
Wu Wenqi sat inside the first-class cabin, looking pensive about what he was holding in his hand.
Beside him, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but lean over and look at what he was holding in curiosity. She then saw that Wu Wenqi was holding a small stone, turning it into sand one second and turning it back to stone the next.
It was like playing with a piece of rubber clay.
Xiao Yan couldn’t help but be shocked.
Wu Wenqi was strangely embarrassed as he smiled. He confessed in a low voice, “I accidentally succeeded in copying Luo Yunhai’s ability, and now I’m thinking if I can do other tricks using my earth system ability.”
“You’re awesome.” Xiao Yan gave him a thumbs up.
The two continued their conversation and it didn’t take long for Duan Wenyu to come out and for Wu Wenqi to substitute for him. Wu Wenqi walked into the cockpit and sat on the co-pilot’s seat.
Nie Xiao was looking at the sea of clouds in front of him, peacefully flying according to the route Duan Wenyu planned when he suddenly heard Wu Wenqi speak.
“Boss, say, I can’t do a flower rain, but can I do a sandstorm show for a person? Will it work?”
Nie Xiao: “……”
Outside the cockpit, Xiao Yan who was chatting with Ning Feng suddenly sneezed.
Aside, Ning Xiao Feng instantly told her facts, “Jie, Wu Wenqi must be saying bad things about you to the boss!”
Xiao Yan: “……”
Duan Wenyu couldn’t help but smack Ning Feng’s head, smiling as he scolded, “Don’t cause trouble.”
A few hours later, the plane successfully arrived at the airport on the outskirts of the capital. Unfortunately, it’s loud rumbling attracted hordes of zombies, hindering them from disembarking, and also simultaneously alerted the remaining survivors in the capital.
Confronting the swarms of zombies in the airport, Nie Xiao and Wu Wenqi controlled their yokes without their faces changing in complexion. They rammed straight into the zombies and crushed their remains, gliding through them while landing.
Ning Xiao Feng hearing these crackling and rattling sounds made by the plane hull due to it ramming into the ground had his seat belt on and was leaning towards crazy angles due to inertia. He felt desperate and his heart was nearing a breakdown.
“This fucking plane needs to be fucking fixed before it fixes my death instead!”
Duan Wenyu couldn’t help but touch Ning Xiao Feng’s head and say with utmost pity and sympathy, “Isn’t this expected early on? It’s already a blessing to be able to land safely. If it really can’t be fixed, we can just change to another one!”
“There are many planes at the airport anyway.”
Ning Feng’s eyes were red as he listened to those cynical remarks that came from someone who stood while talking and never experienced the back pain. Looking at the zombies outside made him gnash his teeth in anger. “These ghosts are to blame for getting in the way! This little master will blow them all up later.”
“Good boy, don’t cry.”
“Urgh. Ahhhh, I can’t stand this grievance!!!”
It was also the others’ first time being on a plane with such an unstable landing. Fortunately, it was parked in the end and they couldn’t help but feel relieved.
If they died in a flight landing accident, everything they had done so far would’ve all been for nothing.
The cockpit’s glass windshield had cracks spreading out like a web after the plane was parked. Nie Xiao and Wu Wenqi didn’t stay idle and immediately broke through the glass and rushed out, using their upgraded abilities to knock down the zombies who approached them.
Duan Wenyu, Ning Feng, and Xiao Yan did not fall behind. They went out of the cabin to join in massacring the zombies.
At the side, Wu Qingfeng and Luo Yunhai saw these supreme abilities, and their hearts were incessantly shocked. These people said that the two of them weren’t honest because of concealing their abilities, but now, it seems that these people were the actual liars.
While everyone was fighting with the zombies in the airport, several green army pickup trucks suddenly arrived outside the airport.
The soldiers with live ammunition came down one after another for a rescue.
Nie Xiao’s group flew the plane through the skies above the capital, and with the big movements coming from such a large battle, it made it difficult for them to ignore it. In this apocalyptic era, those who could manage to fly in an airplane are bound to be people who should not be trifled with.
The military in the capital was dispatched almost immediately to the airport to see the situation.
Nie Xiao and the others heard the sounds of fighting outside the airport. They all turned their heads to look in the sound’s direction and saw the camouflage green that made people feel cordial and reassured from afar.
With the joint efforts of both parties, the zombies at the airport were temporarily wiped out. However, due to the immense rumbling of the airplane earlier, there was a continuous stream of zombies in the distance advancing vigorously towards their location.
With no other alternative, they could only abandon the airport here, get on the army’s big pickup trucks, and speedily drive towards the capital base.
Sitting in the truck, Ning Feng couldn’t help but look back at the direction of the airport and feel that this trip was a big loss. If they can’t find a serviceable plane after they were done here, they would really have to walk back south.
In this regard, Wu Qingfeng and Luo Yunhai could only touch their noses in embarrassment.
Now that it had reached this point, Nie Xiao and the others could only go and follow the troops back to the base in the capital and take a look.
As the team captain of this operation, Yue Pengcheng took the initiative of introducing himself to Nie Xiao and the others so the two groups could establish rapport.
Nie Xiao and the others learned about the current situation of the capital through what Yue Pengcheng had told them and couldn’t help recognizing that the capital was indeed deserving of being called the political center of China. In terms of base construction and rescue, their efficiency was faster than Harbin’s.
“It’s all thanks to Chief Xia, otherwise, the situation would be far from the present and we would still be in confusion like a sheet of loose sand.” Yue Pengcheng smiled both in bitterness and gladness. The capital is one of the most densely populated cities in the country causing the density of zombies there to be more serious than that of other places.
Nie Xiao heard the words “Chief Xia” and couldn’t help but recall his face that had often appeared on Huayang Satellite TV. Only a few people in the country wouldn’t be able to recognize him.
Yue Pengcheng didn’t hide it. He nodded and admitted it outright, his tone slightly heavy as he spoke. “He’s precisely the one you’re thinking of. At present, the chief is the only one our country has left.”
Hearing this, the hearts of Nie Xiao and the others suddenly plummeted. The arrival of the apocalypse caused almost all of the leaders of the entire country to fall, what a huge loss.
“How could this happen?”
Wu Qingfeng was somewhat unable to accept it and his eyes couldn’t help but turn red with tears. Anyone who grew up under China’s banner would not be able to easily accept this fact.
“Now everything at hand is practically being kept under control by Old Xia. The capital has not been completely stabilized and we have no time to contact the other regions. Chief Xia will certainly be very happy to see you.”
Yue Pengcheng spoke from the bottom of his heart, “This is probably the best news we would bring since the arrival of the apocalypse.”
It didn’t take long before the car drove into the capital’s military area of command. This military area had been cleaned up and had become the capital’s current survivor base.
When the pickup truck entered the base, a lot of survivors immediately noticed it’s arrival.
Then, a face familiar to the Chinese people walked out from behind the crowd.
Old Chief Xia was already very old. His gait was somewhat staggering as he walked towards everyone, holding someone’s arm for support. He looked at Nie Xiao and his group, smiling with gratitude. His kind, amiable face revealed the aura of someone occupying a high position for a long time.
Everyone looked at Old Chief Xia as he walked towards them. They could’ve never imagined that one day, they would be received by the other party in this manner.
Wu Qingfeng and Luo Yunhai couldn’t help but feel a little excited. They straightened their postures and performed the most standard salute. Nie Xiao and the others were not in the army, and couldn’t perform like this but they also stood up straight to show respect.
Beside them, Ning Feng was also looking at the grey-haired Old Chief Xia. Seeing the other’s eyebrows locked in a permanent scrunch with the constant worries about the country and its people, Ning Feng suddenly wanted to make the old man happy somehow.
A line circulating the Internet came to mind and he immediately blurted it out.
“Chief Xia, the survivors of Harbin are sending you a congratulatory message! Wishing you good health!”
The solemn atmosphere was broken in an instant. Old Chief Xia was slightly taken aback with this witty remark. Looking at Ning Feng – this energetic young man – his countenance suddenly changed and he smiled, his eyes revealing affection for the younger generation.
The worry lines between his eyebrows disappeared in an instant.
“The congratulatory message has been received.”
The news that Harbin was already building a base was indeed the best and most exciting news that Old Chief Xiao had heard during these past days.
The national communications network was still paralyzed, the capital had not yet settled in, and other countless matters were weighing on him. But even if he was worried about the circumstances in other regions, he didn’t have the ability to contact them.
Now that a region has initiated contact, even the other ordinary survivors in the base couldn’t help but feel excited and encouraged.
The civilian survivors came to the capital from Harbin to look for their loved ones, and fortunately, they found them right at the capital’s base. The scenes of their reunions moved everyone to tears and brought a touch of hope to everyone.
Nie Xiao and the others communicated with Old Chief Xia and exchanged bilateral information.
Old Chief Xia’s ability was known to everyone.
Looking closer at this base that was beginning to take shape, each and everyone had their own duties and everything was in order. Everyone knew the reason for this and sighed even more for Old Chief Xiao’s hard work.
“I actually like my ‘sound transmission’ ability. Before the apocalypse, I was always afraid that my voice would only reach the surface and wouldn’t be able to arrive until the innermost layers, but now I am completely not afraid. Everyone can hear what I say no matter how far away.” Chief Xia couldn’t help but say this with a smile. At that very moment, an officer suddenly entered the room.
Even while talking with Nie Xiao and the others, the old chief didn’t forget to use his ability to spread the word and arrange various affairs of the base.
Why the capital was like what it was now was not completely without reason.
“It’s a pity that my voice can only be transmitted around this small area. It can’t be transmitted further into other regions. A shame, really, we could’ve done so much more with it.” Old Xia said sadly in regret.
At this point, Nie Xiao admired Old Xiao practicality from the bottom of his heart and after hearing this, he finally couldn’t help but console him, “Actually you, sir, have already done a very good job.”
Chief Xia sighed sadly, and no longer continued this topic, instead, he looked at Nie Xiao and the few other people with him and said with a smile, “Then let’s continue, are you intending on staying in the base? There are many, many matters that I can arrange for you to work on! “
The identity of Nie Xiao and others being mercenaries had been exposed, but Chief Xia didn’t mind this one bit. In this era, capable people with strong survival abilities were what the country was most lacked.
Although they also wanted to share some of Old Xiao’s heavy burdens, they still could not set aside Wu Wenyu and Xiao WuYi, and could only shake their heads to decline.
“Grandpa Xia, we have to go back to the South to find someone! When we find them, we’ll come back to help you at once.” Ning Feng said kindly to Old Chief Xiao, but soon after, his face couldn’t help but show bitterness. “But you might have to wait a little longer because we don’t have an airplane.”
Old Chief Xia had already understood early on that these people had set their sights somewhere else and he doesn’t have such feelings of retention for them. He smiled and said, “Going to the South is also fine, it’s convenient that I also had planned to survey the situation over there. I hope you can find the important people you need to find without a hitch. Also, there is no need to worry about the airplane. It just so happens that I have a gift for you here, to thank you for bringing me good news from Harbin.”
Chapter 22.2 – WuYi’s about to reach Fengcheng
Everyone who heard those words already had a faint guess, but when they were actually led to see the fighter jet, they still couldn’t help but gasp.
Ning Feng was the most excited, and all of the emotions he was feeling were written on his face. He couldn’t wait to throw himself onto the fighter jet and touch left and right. His face was flushed with excitement. “Grandpa Xia, you’re officially my grandfather from now on!!!”
“Haha, then why don’t you just stay and work for me? All the good stuff will be given to you, and you can take them apart and play with them.” Old Chief Xia said half-jokingly.
The Capital’s Military Region didn’t lack these things. The only thing they lacked was people who could actually pilot them. With the arrival of the apocalypse, the military lost most of their workforce and left almost none of the talents that they had worked so hard to cultivate. It was just more practical for the military to give the fighter jets to those who actually need and can use them rather than hide it in storage and wait for it to rust.
Old Chief Xia looked at Nie Xiao and the others with certainty and said with a smile, “You’ll definitely be able to repair and pilot them, right? Then just take a few jets, I hope to see you fly them back again soon.”
Ning Feng stared at the military fighter jets – a machine that was once almost impossible for him to come in contact with – raised his hands, and said, “I can definitely fly them back, well-maintained!”
Duan Wenyu beside him couldn’t help but ruffle the teenager’s hair with a smile.
Nie Xiao and Wu Wenqi could not resist their eagerness to give it a try. Men, they just love these kinds of domineering metal machines.
Wu Qingfeng, Luo Yunhai, and the others didn’t expect that they would have to part ways so quickly. It was a pity that the two of them didn’t know how to fly a fighter jet or an airplane; otherwise, they would have liked to go to the South to take a look.
“We’ll get to see each other again sometime.” Wu Wenqi patted Wu Qingfeng’s shoulder. Several people had established a great friendship with each other like this throughout the journey. “You guys stay here, help Old Xia and share some of his burdens. Also, try to find a way to contact Harbin as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will worry about you over there. If you can connect the communication network, that would be the best!”
“Will do!”
Xiao Yan also entrusted little Mo Ye to the two, “I’ll have to trouble you guys to take care of Momo.”
It was fine to bring a child on a passenger plane, but it would be truly difficult if it were to a fighter jet. Moreover, compared with constantly following them around, the environment at the Capital’s base was more suitable for a child to live in.
Little Mo Ye was very unwilling, but he knew the severity of it and could only hug Xiao Yan’s legs. “Big sister, my little dagger will be sharper when you come back. We have an agreement to collaborate!”
“En!”
Xiao Yan agreed with a smile, patting the boy’s head. Wu Wenqi was also a little bit unwilling to part with him and couldn’t help but tease little Mo Ye and play with him for a while.
Nie Xiao’s group spent the night at the Capital’s base. Early the next morning, they flew the fighter jets to the South. Nie Xiao boarded a plane alone while Wu Wenqi and Duan Wenyu took Xiao Yan and Ning Feng, respectively.
Through the vast blue sky, three white streaks sped along.
Ning Feng was so excited that he grabbed his seat belt and exclaimed.
“Waahhh, Fengcheng, here we come!”
***
At that moment, Xiao WuYi and the others had also left Shancheng and were on their way to Fengcheng.
Fengcheng was a city surrounded by mountain ranges. It was famous for its abundance and population in all of China.
Wu Wenyu and her brother Wu Wenqi were natives of Fengcheng and she wouldn’t stop talking about Fengcheng’s splendid food culture. As a result, everyone’s mouth couldn’t stop watering all the way there.
Xiao WuYi had small melon seeds inside his pockets. On the one hand, he was cracking them while walking, and on the other, his little ears were perked up to carefully listen to Wu Wenyu’s description of Fengcheng’s food. He was forced to rely on the fragrant melon seeds in his mouth to relieve his incessant craving for the red, spicy food that Wu Wenyu kept talking about.
As a little hamster, Xiao WuYi had never eaten spicy food before and had completely no idea what spicy taste was like.
Xiao WuYi couldn’t help but look down at the seeds in his pocket and at the small strawberry-shaped bag behind him. It really was hard to imagine that in the world of bipeds, there were actually more delicious things than melon seeds and strawberries.
Sure enough, being biped is much better!
Now he can also eat anything.
Xie Jun, who was beside him, was also listening to Wu Wenyu talking and also became hungry. He rubbed against Xiao WuYi, asked for some melon seeds from the young boy’s pocket, and joined the melon seed cracking army.
Xie Jun, who continued on cracking seeds, could not help his cravings and spoke his thoughts, “The more you talk, the more I get hungry. I think it’s not that early, and it’s perfectly reasonable to eat before leaving!”
The others nodded immediately like chicks pecking rice without the least bit of objections. Although it was an hour earlier than usual, they felt hungry already.
Wu Wenyu saw everyone’s “reincarnated ghost that was starved to death” appearance and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It was inevitable that she would get a bit excited when approaching Fengcheng, and she didn’t have time to think if everyone would get hungry if she started talking.
“Xiao Yu, I blame you! You made me really want to eat something spicy right now, especially hot pot.” Han Lin said in exaggerated misery.
Wu Wenyu touched her cheek in embarrassment. “Then let’s have a pack of Master X burst of chili beef noodle soup? It’s spicy.”
“… There’s no hot water. You can just lick the seasoning packets yourself!”
The journey towards Fengcheng was difficult and dangerous. Zombies appeared from time to time and in order to keep safe and save time, everyone basically just ate bread or instant noodles every time.
Xiao WuYi was only fed noodles with clear broth when he first met Xie Jun, and he had never eaten any food that needed to be cooked before.
In that regard, Xiao WuYi had no complaints and had always accepted eating bread or instant noodles along with everyone. For him, these two things were already very delicious, and doing such a trivial thing as chewing, it was nothing difficult for a little hamster like him.
But now, with Wu Wenyu’s start, Xiao WuYi looked at the bread in his hand and saw that it was a bit limp and crooked. He suddenly missed the noodles that Xie Jun cooked for him when they first met.
Xiao WuYi looked at the endless mountain range and at the deserted expressway. He finally couldn’t help himself and took out a big iron cooking pot from the small backpack under everyone’s gaze.
“Xiaojunjun, let’s cook something to eat! There’s definitely no zombies here right now and I kinda want to eat noodles!”
Seeing this very powerful scene of “taking out a pot,” everyone became silent for two seconds. They strangely felt that this adorable contrast had come straight out of an anime.
In fact, many among the group had already thought about building a fire and cooking something. But seeing Xiao WuYi, the little young master, not even complaining or whining once, they conscientiously stopped thinking about such luxurious things.
However, now that the little young master couldn’t bear it anymore and took the initiative to bring it up, how could the others not agree? Those who can cook stood up bravely and volunteered themselves.
Therefore, what was once a group of people fleeing for their lives in search of their relatives suddenly shifted from looking like a group surviving through the apocalypse into a group in a travel picnic.
The group didn’t cook complicated meals; they just simply boiled some hot water, put in the instant noodles, and added some vacuum-packed ham, spices, eggs, and other fast food in the soup.
The simple meal that almost everyone could eat before the apocalypse had now become a delicacy.
Everyone saw Xiao WuYi contribute a few small green vegetables, taking them right out of his small strawberry bag. The little face seriously said, “Well, my bag also contains a lot of vegetables.”
Everyone: “……”
All right, everything the little big shot said is right.
Soon, the noodles were out of the pot. Xie Jun specially arranged a bowl of clear-broth noodle soup with pork cutlets for Xiao WuYi. As early as their first meal, they discovered that the young boy might be fond of eating light food.
Xiao WuYi didn’t refuse such thoughtful arrangements and obediently held his own clear, prosperous bowl. However, looking at the thin film of red in the others’ bowls, he couldn’t help but feel curious.
This overbearing and spicy taste that had permeated the air made people salivate and their appetites to improve.
“Xiao Yu-meimei, I also want to have a bite.” Xiao Wuyi’s little nose was raised as he stared at the noodles in Wu Wenyu’s bowl.
Because Wu Wenyu was a Fengcheng native, a lot of dried chili powder was added to her bowl, and the whole noodle soup looks especially red and spicy.
Wu Wenyu saw the young boy’s yearning look and couldn’t bear to refuse. Simultaneously, she was also afraid that it would be too spicy so she only dared to pick up a small root with her chopsticks to give the boy a taste.
However, she still overestimated the young boy’s capability to eat spicy food.
As soon as a small cross-section of the strip was fed into his mouth, the young boy’s tears flowed down, he couldn’t stand the heat. His mouth was hot as he cried loudly.
“Waahuhuhu Xiao Yu-meimei you liar!”
Wu Wenyu, who received the accusation, was helpless.
Xie Jun beside them looked at the young boy suffering from the spiciness and only thought it was funny and pitiful. He quickly inserted straw on a milk carton and handed it over.
Xiao WuYi, like he had obtained amnesty, held the milk carton and immediately drank with a ‘gulp gulp gulp.’ With tears of the deceived hanging in the corners of his eyes and with a red and swollen mouth, one couldn’t help but pity him.
Today, Xiao WuYi has proved through practice that his daddy was right. Little hamsters cannot eat spicy chili, even if they had become biped.
Xiao WuYi twitched his nose and finally eased up with great difficulty. He never dared to try again. Holding his bowl obediently, he sipped up his clear-broth noodles with pork cutlets.
“Chili is so awful.”
Others watched this scene and heard, too, this profound little rueful sigh and finally couldn’t help but laugh together. They thought that it was just too adorable.
Han Lin and the others couldn’t help but be curious about Wu Wenyu’s noodles. But, as it turned out, it was not really that spicy, the boy just couldn’t handle spicy food.
After eating this rare, rich, and delicious lunch, the people immediately packed up and proceeded to move towards Fengcheng.
At that moment, a roar came from the skies overhead. Everyone’s attention was attracted to it, making them look up to the sky.
They saw three fighter jets passing directly over their heads and speedily flew towards Fengcheng, leaving only a few pale white traces on the clear blue sky.
“That’s a military fighter jet!!!”
“Oh my god! Could it be that the country has begun its rescue!?”
“That’s really great!!!”
As everyone talked with excitement, Xiao WuYi was looking at the distant sky, his eyes were sparkling and he couldn’t stop feeling the eagerness in his heart.
He just knew that his daddy was in one of those jets!
No matter what the reason the jets had come was, everyone couldn’t wait to get to Fengcheng a little faster to see what happened. They couldn’t help but accelerate the pace of their progress.
***
The speed of the jets was amazing. In less than a morning’s flight time, Nie Xiao and the others from the capital had already entered the skies of Fengcheng.
The group flew directly in the direction of Wu Wenqi’s house and landed the fighter jets on the rooftop of the surrounding houses.
Fortunately, both Wu Wenqi and Wu Wenyu lived in suburban villa areas far from the city center. It was not like when they first arrived in the capital, where they were crowded by layer upon layer of zombies in a compact manner. No matter how many you killed, there was still more coming.
They safely parked the three fighter jets on the roofs of the villas then jumped out, went downstairs, quickly killed the zombies, and walked in the direction of Wu Wenqi’s house.
The closer he got to his home, the more tense Wu Wenqi’s heart became. He couldn’t sit still and killed the zombies that were blocking his path.
Finally, when he saw that the door of his home was not damaged in the slightest, Wu Wenqi’s heart completely settled down. The security of his house was no worse than that of Nie Xiao’s residence, as long as Wu Wenyu stayed at home and slept well inside the night of the arrival of the apocalypse, safety is guaranteed.
However, what they didn’t expect was that there would be absolutely no one inside the house and that all the furniture was kept as it was before the apocalypse.
The thin layer of dust on the furniture directly indicates that no one had been there recently.
“Could it be that she escaped with someone?” Xiao Yan could only guess in an optimistic manner. She couldn’t help but look at Wu Wenqi’s face with worry.
Wu Wenqi’s complexion was somewhat grave. His footsteps didn’t stop as he continued his search upstairs inside Wu Wenyu’s room until he found out that the bedroom was neatly organized, just like it was before the apocalypse, except for one missing suitcase.
Nie Xiao keenly found a small note on the desk and quickly picked it up.
——”Brother, if you don’t see me when you come back, then I must have gone out to play. But you certainly won’t come back that early to see this note hahaha.”
Wu Wenqi glanced at the note and his eyes immediately reddened.
“That stinky girl!”
***
At this time, Xiao WuYi, Wu Wenyu, and the others were being blocked by a collapsed highway tunnel in front. When the apocalypse broke out, it seemed that an out of control oil tanker had directly hit the tunnel wall and blew up the entire tunnel.
Faced with such a situation, there was only one choice left for everyone to take and that was directly crossing over the towering mountain in front of them.
The group of people climbed up the mountain with much difficulty. However, it wasn’t long before little Nana, who was responsible for observing the road ahead, came to a stop, face looking distressed.
“Brother WuYi, I can’t see what’s going on in front clearly, it’s so foggy.”
Nana’s ability was a variant of the plant system. Flowers and trees in nature, all of which could become her eyes and ears. Therefore, what she just said was absolutely not false.
Everyone looked at the barren mountains and ridges around them, confronted with a dilemma, they could only brace themselves and continue moving forward.