The crew-cut man who delivered his lunchbox was a notorious criminal wanted by six countries simultaneously.
The flame that loved chatting with him was the one who sought refuge with Red Bird after escaping from prison.
They praised his beautiful blond hair and said his criminal record was a metaphor for his advanced age.
Yu An's eyes widened slightly. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Xie Chiyuan looked at him and asked again, "Will you contact them again next time?"
Yu An shook his head like a little rascal flicking its tentacles.
Xie Chiyuan was satisfied with the result of his lecture. He raised his hand, rubbed Yu An's head, and softened his tone: "Alright, don't be afraid. Just keep your distance from them in the future."
"Um!"
After finishing his teaching work, Xie Chiyuan couldn't stay serious for more than three seconds before starting to scroll through his own progress bar.
The kids outside are thinking about how to mess with him.
He, on the other hand, was focused on figuring out how to seduce his wife.
"An'an".
Xie Chiyuan held him and lay down. Because of the significant difference in their body sizes, Yu An felt as if he were nestled in Xie Chiyuan's arms.
Yu An felt an itch in her ears from being called by his name so often that she wanted to push him away.
Xie Chiyuan didn't let go; instead, he started counting the progress bars with him, like how they held hands and hugged a few days ago, following the established pattern—
"Shouldn't we kiss next?"
Xie Chiyuan's thoughts wandered, and he murmured, "After we kiss, can we go get a marriage certificate? After we get the certificate, then we can..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yu An started pinching his face and grinding her teeth, saying, "At this pace, I think it's too slow. How about we just go all the way in one go?"
Xie Chiyuan's eyes lit up instantly.
He stared at the rabbit meat in his arms like a wolf, his tone the gentlest he had ever spoken: "An'an, when you say 'one step at a time,' do you mean we skip the process and go straight into married life?"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An almost pinched his face until it was deformed.
Under Xie Chiyuan's expectant gaze, Yu An said indignantly, "When I said 'one step at a time,' I meant we should just be buried together!"
Want to date?
The kind where they're buried together immediately.
The happy occasions in Xie Chiyuan's mind were instantly replaced by funerals.
Yu An, that master of ruining the atmosphere, had already messed with Xie Chiyuan's mindset and was now trying to slip away.
It's too uncomfortable.
Sleeping with Xie Chiyuan is uncomfortable.
Xie Chiyuan angrily pulled the person back, and by the light of the skull nightlight, he stared at Yu An for a few moments.
Finally, I pulled the covers up and turned off the nightlight.
"Go to sleep."
Xie Chiyuan's voice was a little muffled: "I won't bother you before going to sleep anymore."
Otherwise, who knows who will suffer?
Chapter 68
As soon as the nightlight went out, the entire tent went dark.
In the darkness, Yu An quietly opened her eyes and looked at Xie Chiyuan above her head.
Although he couldn't see anything, Xie Chiyuan's face was in his mind: "Big Head, goodnight."
"Good night."
The two slept side by side like that, and Yu An felt a strange sense of security as she listened to Xie Chiyuan's clear and strong heartbeat.
The next day at dawn.
Xie Chiyuan cooked some dry rations outside and called Yu An to eat.
Yu An was biting on a milk straw, looking a little dazed. Xie Chiyuan had to call him several times before he reluctantly moved over.
"I don't eat this."
Yu An said sincerely, "It tastes awful."
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan ladled a bowl for him and said without further ado, "Eat it obediently. It's the ingredients that are unpalatable, not that I cooked it badly."
It has to be said that Xie Chiyuan's domestic skills are top-notch. He's proficient at cooking, sewing, and doing all sorts of housework.
Yu An finished a bowl of rice with a pained expression.
After the meal, Yu An checked the trunk and reported to Xie Chiyuan with concern, "The milk we brought out is almost gone."
Xie Chiyuan brought him a lot of milk, but he was away for a long time, and the milk had already run out.
"It will be available when we get back."
Xie Chiyuan calculated the quantity and then the time. He reassured Yu An, "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."
Yu An nodded.
He heard that a kindergarten is being built on the island, and he is really looking forward to it.
He has too many kittens; sending a few to kindergarten wouldn't be a bad idea. Especially his little Baba, who definitely needs some kindergarten education.
"Yu An, when we enter the city later, if Xie Chiyuan can't take care of you, just run behind me."
Flame, under Xie Chiyuan's threatening gaze, walked over and instructed Yu An: "If I can't help you either, then go find the magician."
In short, remember to protect yourself.
Regardless of what kind of person Flame was in reality, at this moment, Yu An felt that Flame's concern for her was genuine.
"Um!"
Yu An did not refuse their kindness. He smiled and thanked them.
S City is not small in area. This once glorious city, after becoming a ghost town, is still crowded in another way.
There was a squad of zombies loitering at the city gate. According to the information we received, these zombies would not go too far from S City.
Yu An followed behind Xie Chiyuan, watching Xie Chiyuan arrange how to enter.
“There are too many zombies in the city. We can’t alert them all at once.” Xie Chiyuan put away his pistol and used only his dagger: “Let’s clear out the ones at the city gate first.”
Otherwise, with these zombies loitering around the entrance, they would have to be invisible to get in.
The number of zombies was within acceptable limits, and Xie Chiyuan didn't even need to participate. A bald mutant from the Red Bird organization quietly walked over and quickly wiped them out.
After twisting off the heads of these zombies, the bald man squatted down, pried open their brains one by one, pulled out the transparent crystal cores, and casually stuffed them into his pocket.
Yu An felt a little uncomfortable watching it.
However, he knew that the crystal core was a good thing, and it was understandable that the bald man didn't want to waste it.
After clearing out the group of zombies at the entrance, the bald man went inside to take a look. He wanted to see what the exit looked like and whether he could go straight in.
10 minutes later.
The bald man returned, looking rather grim. "We weren't very lucky. The zombies in the city seem to be having an event; they're all staying inside, and it looks like they've deliberately gathered together."
If he hadn't been quick-witted, he probably would have been discovered.
Xie Chiyuan asked him, "Did you see these zombies gathered together? What are they doing? Who's leading them?"
The bald man shook his head: "I can't see clearly. I can only see them lined up in a dense, long queue. I can only peek at them from the back. I can't see what they're doing at the front."
Unevolved zombies are devoid of any order. They only act on instinct to attack and devour humans.
However, if zombies swarm together, the situation becomes much worse.
Either they all evolved and developed a collective consciousness, or they were controlled by zombies that had evolved to a certain level.
This gathering likely indicates that the zombie leaders are having a meeting.
Xie Chiyuan made a quick decision: "Let's abandon this entrance and go in from the other side."
S City has more than one entrance and exit, but the place they are currently in is originally the most remote, and theoretically, it is also the easiest to enter.
The group changed their entrance on a whim, and before long, they had found a different one.
Red Bird had a map of S City. He studied the map carefully and, after a morning of on-site investigation, they split into two groups.
"If the zombies inside are obedient, then we can use this to confuse them."
Xie Chiyuan was accompanied by Yu An and Flame, while the Magician and the Baldy were used as decoys. Since they were all mutants, even if they fell into a horde of zombies, it was uncertain who would die.
They drew fire, attracting as many zombies as possible.
As for Xie Chiyuan, they simply took advantage of the situation and quietly slipped through another entrance not far away.
Yu An glanced at the large hole in the wall, and without hesitation, he climbed in.
After he finished speaking, he turned his head to see Xie Chiyuan climbing the cave.
Xie Chiyuan wasn't in the cave, so he jumped down from the wall.
Yu An: "..."
Yu An is somewhat withdrawn.
Xie Chiyuan and Huoyan both climbed over walls with style, but he crawled through a hole in a sorry state!
Xie Chiyuan pulled him up, a hint of a smile in his eyes, which he quickly suppressed.
"Alright, we're in."
Xie Chiyuan patted the dust off Yu An's clothes and lowered his voice to remind him, "Be careful from now on, and remember my previous instructions."