Sunlight wraps around the branches.
The mist condensed into cold beads.
It's five o'clock in the night.
Before the rooster crows in the street, an unknown thief pinches his neck and takes him to drink wine.
Even if there is no alarm clock to clock in for work, hunger will naturally wake up the sleeping city.
Heads of people appeared one after another on the street. They were carrying food on their faces, holding small bowls in their hands, and moved towards the small porridge shop that distributed relief grains in a tacit understanding.
"Hey, aren't these the nine little heroes from Xingzi Street? Why, instead of following their boss to enjoy the food and drink, are they here to compete with us mud-legged people for vegetable porridge?"
"Hey, don't tell me. I heard that the boss of the pirate group went out three days ago and hasn't come back yet."
"Three days? I'm afraid there won't even be any bones left!"
The children buried their heads and ignored the laughing gangsters.
Being so hungry and panicking is already worrying, but the little gangster didn't dare to fart even when he saw these kids being so angry, so he went even further.
"The child is strong and strong, so it doesn't matter if he is hungry! It just so happens that the uncle's stomach is growling with joy. Why don't you, young heroes, show kindness and give alms?"
I don't know who had the cheek to open this mouth, and it immediately attracted vague glances from all directions.
The children remained silent.
Waiting in line to get porridge.
Snapped!
I saw a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks scratching his head and showing a slight apology.
"Missed, missed... Who told you to hide? Now it's better, no one can eat it."
As he said that, he drank up the porridge he had made in three or five gulps, smacked his mouth, showing his yellow teeth, and without even looking at the vegetable porridge spilled on the floor, he shook his head and left.
The child didn't cry at all. He squatted down and picked up the bowl, about to collect the food mixed with dirt.
Several other children gathered around to help save the few rice grains.
Not long after.
"It's a rare bowl of black rice porridge. What are you talking about...? Oh, oh, chatting to relieve hunger!"
Little Thirteen didn't know whose tone he was copying, so he stammered, picked up the porcelain bowl, and drank all the wine in one gulp.
"Walk!"
Several children raised their heads and looked at He Yiyi, the second sister of the pirate group who had returned.
"That guy is over there at the market!"
The children licked the bottom of the bowl and strode away.
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The market here has no name. It was formerly a small vegetable market. Because it is classified as a safe zone, there are not many high-rise buildings and there are not many people living there. They just come and go. Many people spread their packages on the ground and cross their legs here. Once you sit down, you become a temporary vendor.
In this way, more and more traders gathered together, and it was agreed that every three or five days would be a market.
The vendors are a mixed bag, with some returning explorers selling scattered puppet crystals, and some women with forced smiles talking about skin and flesh business.
It's not bright yet, it's the time when the skin and flesh business is about to close down. At this time, the prices are affordable and the little lady's body needs to be more supple.
The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks laughed lewdly. This was the experience he had accumulated in the past three days. Because of this knowledge that could not be learned in books, he was able to steal the show in front of his brothers and eat several good drinks in vain.
He turned into an alley on a familiar road.
As expected, those old friends were about to pull down the curtains and close the door to thank the guests.
"Slow down! Slow down!"
He scratched his crotch and laughed.
But the curtain became more urgent and pressed down heavily.
"If you don't want to spend money on visiting the brothel, go home and play with your mother!"
The man was furious and about to curse.
Out of the corner of his eye, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a shadow emerging from the alley.
The man turned around and recognized several people from a distance.
"Hey, my hair hasn't even grown yet, but I just want to play with women! Hahahaha."
The shadow stretched longer and longer, until it completely covered the man, and he suddenly realized that although the leading child in front of him looked young, he was by no means thin.
At over 1.6 meters tall, she was just a few points shorter than him.
What's more, there are eight more following behind?
He was a little frightened, but his face remained calm.
If he is afraid of a child and asks those brothers to listen, how can he be allowed to hang out on the street in the future?
"For a bowl of porridge, I'll punch you three times at most."
Xiao Shisan's voice was already gritted.
"But you cursed my boss..."
Little Thirteen opened his arms, his eyes widened, and he was already a bit bluffing.
"I'll beat the shit out of your grandma!"
Suddenly, the screams lingered throughout the market. Those who heard it were shocked and those who heard it shed tears.
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The nine people purchased some more supplies, prepared several days of rations, picked up a few iron bars from the roadside, and then turned back to their residence.
They are all just a bunch of kids, so they don’t have any opinions. After being coaxed by those gangsters with half-truths and half-falsehoods, they didn't say anything, but their hearts were no longer in this safe zone.
They sat around the round table, you looked at me, I looked at you, looking at each other in silence.
finally.
"No! I'm going out to find the boss!"
As soon as Xiao Shisan opened his mouth, he received a slap on the head.
He Yiyi raised his eyebrows, "Just you? If Brother Lu knew about it, he would definitely accuse you of causing trouble."
Xiao Shisan was speechless and lowered his head. The long-lost feeling of powerlessness came to his mind.
Not strong enough, far from it.
Little Thirteen silently left the round table and went to the living room to review the boxing book that the boss gave him when parting.
It has to be said that in terms of martial arts training, Xiao Shisan's talent is excellent. Although the threshold for Baipin secrets is low, it is not easy to get started in just three days.
And Xiao Shisan's fists are powerful and heavy, and they are majestic and majestic. They are not just beginners, they have even gotten a glimpse of the true meaning of the boxing skills.
I do not know how long it has been.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
It's a knock on the door.
Little Thirteen's eyes lit up.
The rhythm of knocking on the door is so familiar.
It's the boss!
Xiao Shisan immediately put aside the boxing manual, walked to the door in three steps and then hurriedly opened the handle.
"Boss! You're back!...Boss?"
Lan Xiaoyu carried the pale Lu Fei on his back and lowered his voice and said, "Go in and talk."
After locking the door, the children were not overjoyed, and immediately noticed that Lu Fei was strange.
Lan Xiaoyu slowly put Lu Fei on the bed, took his pulse, and frowned.
Looking at the busy children in front of him, making tea and looking for medicine, his tense face softened slightly.
Dang Dang Dang!
"It's me, Jing Yu."
Xiao Shisan, who was holding the hot water, suddenly became nervous and looked at Lu Fei, who was lying on the bed, inquiringly.
"It's a friend, I called him here, ahem..."
Little Thirteen put the water glass on the bedside and then dared to unlock the door.
Jing Yu was still wearing the same Taoist robe, with a sword pot hanging on his waist, but there was an extra wine gourd on his right waist.
The Taoist priest strode to the bedside, pulled a chair from the table and sat down. He took Lu Fei's left wrist and took his pulse, his brows tightening again and again.
"Three disasters are coming. The first disaster is the cold disaster. How come you are infected with the cold poison at this juncture?"
Just as Lu Fei was about to speak, he was interrupted by Lan Xiaoyu.
"Let me tell you, you have a good rest."
Lan Xiaoyu wrung his hands and recounted what he had seen and heard in the past few days.
"A few days ago, the children came into contact with the refugees from Yuancheng. Those refugees were nervous and would say strange things like, 'If you move the trees, you will die! If you move the people, they will live!', 'Bless me, grandma of a thousand years old!' and other strange words. We originally I thought, maybe they were used to a stable life, and when faced with a big disaster, it was inevitable that a few would lose their minds and go crazy. But who would have thought, more and more refugees in Yuancheng began to behave like this, which attracted our attention. "
"Lu Fei and I found those people. It's strange to say that these people usually don't behave strangely. When they heard the words 'Qian', 'Sui', and 'Grandma', they started to kneel on the ground and turned towards the north. I kowtow for my life, and then mention Yuancheng again, but I still don’t know anything about it.”
"I can't find out anything, but at least I have a direction. I thought that as soon as I got to Yuancheng, the 'thousand-year-old grandma' who moved me alive and to death would naturally come to light."
"Just like that, Lu Fei and I got on the subway to Yuan City. You know, puppet energy is harmful to humans, but it is a great tonic for other living beings. The puppet energy is rich, and the elm wood can still produce some spirituality. And Yuancheng is called the 'City of Green Plants' by Sakon, and the number of mutated plants in it is comparable to the number of zombies."
"There are too many zombies, and there are strange mutant plants infesting it. We must not be able to go deep into Abyss City. Our strength is still too weak... But they are here, so we collected some food in the periphery, harvested some puppet crystals, and then Gotta go back.”
"But on the way back to the subway yesterday, an ugly man suddenly jumped out and stopped us as if he was begging for something. His accent was strange and unintelligible. We negotiated again, but there was no progress. We thought that at most we would break up on bad terms. Who would have thought that he would be violent? We started to take action, but fortunately Lu Fei was prepared and avoided the sneak attack. Two against one, we had more people, but the fight was still difficult. The guy should be at the first level of strength and had many tricks. His moves were insidious, so we spent a lot of time. He tried his best to lose, but fortunately the fighting was too loud and attracted more explorers, so he gave up and left."
"It's just... he walked forward and threw an iron pellet. The iron pellet was not like ordinary things. It melted when it met the water. Lu Fei tried his best to dodge, but it was still contaminated by a few drops. He thought it was no big deal... but he didn't expect it. , I got cold poison."
After saying that, Lan Xiaoyu looked at Jingyu hopefully.
"Taoist priest, you have many tricks. Is there any way to remove this cold poison?"
Jing Yu rarely became serious, covered Lu Fei with the quilt, and said, "Do you recognize the person who evolved the fire element... or the person who is gifted with the element of fire?"
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads.
"What kind of Fire and Heavenly Dao skills can you get during this trip to Yuan City?"
Lan Xiaoyu shook his head, a little helpless.
"Then take care of yourself slowly."
The Taoist priest took out a piece of yellow paper from his arms, wrote a prescription quickly, and handed it to Lan Xiaoyu.
"Go to the medicine shop to catch these, fry them and drink them every day. At least they can relieve the cold poison."
"As for the future...I'll think of a way!"
He Yiyi squatted on the bedside, looking at Lu Fei with white lips, tears streaming down his face.
"Sister Lan, let me go. I remember where the hospital is."
Lan Xiaoyu nodded, and felt that a child was too dangerous, so he took He Yiyi and hurried to get the medicine.
The Taoist priest couldn't stand the crying children, so he put the wine gourd on the bedside, told Lu Fei to have a good rest, and ran to the park outside the building to rest.
Counting the time, the cold disaster is coming soon. Some places have begun to cool down significantly. I believe it will soon affect Zhongnan City.
By then the average temperature will be minus 30 degrees Celsius, lasting for three months.
Resources were already scarce, but they happened to suffer from cold poison.
Jing Yu made four or five posts in a row recruiting fire evolutionaries, promising a generous reward. I clicked on the friend bar and suddenly noticed that a certain avatar turned from gray to bright.
Jing Yu quickly dialed Ning An's video call.
"Ning'an? What's going on? I haven't been able to contact him for so many days."
The other side of the light curtain.
Ning An looked at the familiar face and smiled sincerely: "I met a monster and my watch broke during the fight. Then I came back to get a replacement."
"Oh? What kind of monster can embarrass the young master of the Ning family!"
Ning An smacked his lips and smiled bitterly.
"Second level fire evil."
"Second level? Fire evil!"
Jing Yu was shocked and stood up, feeling something he couldn't say but something he didn't want to say.
"...How did you survive?"
Ning An laughed heartily when he heard this.
"When I walked in front of the gate of the underworld, the bright moon in the world was still there. I survived thanks to a strange woman who rescued me. But when I woke up, I was nowhere to be seen. I didn't even have time to say thank you."
As he spoke, the young man stretched out his palm, and a flame rose out of thin air.
"Even giving me a chance is really... like a dream."
Jing Yu immediately looked straight and rushed to Lu Fei's bed with his watch, reflecting Lu Fei's pale face.
"Come here quickly! Lu Fei is suffering from cold poison!"
