"These zombies all look the same as they did in their lifetimes. Apart from the rotting, there are no other marks on them." Yaohua pointed at the white bones on the ground. "Just now, Master also saw that these zombies feed on humans. I surely wasn't the only victim."
There were so many white bones in that cellar. They couldn't have appeared out of thin air.
"Words alone can't prove the truth. Do you have any evidence?"
As the supreme god, Chongming adhered to the rites and rules. Even if he had the same suspicions as Yaohua, he wouldn't jump to conclusions.
"Of course I have evidence." Yaohua folded her arms. "I met a little zombie. Different from the others, he locked me in the room last night to protect me. Moreover, he was rotting faster than the others. I suspect he has his own thoughts."
He should have vaguely guessed that he was already dead but didn't want to believe it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been as lively as the other zombies.
Yaohua sighed. If only the great apocalypse had never come.
"Master, I'll take you to find him."
As she said this, she reached out to tug at Chongming's sleeve, but he didn't move. He just stared at the ground, his expression unfathomable.
Following his gaze, Yaohua immediately saw the potatoes she had used to smash the zombies.
Oh no. As soon as Master came out, she had forgotten about this. If Master asked her where the potatoes came from, what should she do?
"Okay, let's go."
Yaohua looked at Chongming in surprise. Master didn't even ask her. Did he already guess?
"Why aren't you moving?"
Chongming took a step forward and noticed that Yaohua was standing there in a daze. He couldn't help but be puzzled.
Yaohua came to her senses. "I'm coming."
Did Master really not know or was he just pretending?
If he really knew, why was he so calm? Nowadays, there was a shortage of food in Shenzhou, and the land was so barren that nothing good could be grown. As a supreme god, why didn't he ask her how she got the potatoes?
If he didn't know, why didn't he even inquire?
Yaohua was very uneasy, and her manner became much more cautious. "Master, these two potatoes look quite fresh. How about we take them back and plant them in the soil?"
She observed Chongming's expression and pretended to pick up the potatoes.
Just as her fingers were about to touch them, Chongming reached out and grabbed her.
"No need."
"Ah?" There was confusion in Yaohua's big eyes. "But these two potatoes are very fresh."
Did Master dislike them because they had been used to smash zombies?
"Not clean." Chongming showed a look of disgust. This was the first time Yaohua had seen such obvious likes and dislikes on Chongming's face.
She thought she had guessed right. Master always wore plain clothes and was extremely clean. How could he touch something that had been touched by zombies?
Yaohua smiled reassuringly. "If Master doesn't want them, then we won't take them. I'll take Master to find Shitou now."
Shitou's home was not far away. If Chongming wasn't around, Yaohua would never have dared to swagger out at this time. But now that she had Chongming as a protector, she wasn't worried about those zombies that were eyeing her covetously.
"Master, the book says that zombies maintain their previous living habits. But why don't they sleep at night?"
Under the moonlight, looking at the zombies moving around, Yaohua had a question.
"Zombies are a kind of spiritual beings. They don't rely on eating to survive but on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon. However, the essence of the sun is yang, while zombies are yin beings, so they come out at night."
Chongming pointed at a zombie that had almost no signs of rotting. "The purer the moonlight essence they absorb, the stronger their body's recovery ability will be."
As soon as he finished speaking, that zombie gradually turned into a skeleton right in front of Yaohua's eyes.
"Master, what are you doing?" Yaohua was greatly surprised. Although she hated those man - eating zombies to some extent, she still felt compassion for these people who were not even aware of their own deaths. So she was quite shocked when she saw Chongming's actions.
"Before long, that zombie will evolve. By then, it will break through the barrier of Jincheng and spread to the outside world. Maybe there will be another disaster in Shenzhou."
The world was full of wonders. Chongming was already used to life and death. He was born a supreme god and was destined to view the world with the eyes of a supreme god. Even if he felt reluctant, he could only suppress his feelings.
"Master, you squat down. I have something to tell you." Yaohua suddenly stopped and looked at him seriously.
"Do you think your master is cruel?" He didn't squat down. He just looked at her with eyes as if soaked in moonlight.
Yaohua couldn't reach him. "Master, please squat down!"
Chongming hesitated for a moment and finally squatted down.
Suddenly, a soft and fragrant little figure pounced on him and tightly hugged his neck. Her little hand even gently patted his back. "Master, don't be sad. Yaoyao will accompany you."
Chongming didn't move for a long time. Only after a while did he tentatively respond to Yaohua with both hands.
"Master doesn't say it, but he's sad in his heart. Yaoyao knows all this. Master, from now on, with Yaoyao around, just leave all such things to Yaoyao."
No one had ever said such words to him.
Above the dry riverbed, the spring rain was as fine as silk but densely falling, gradually converging into a river and a sea.
When the master and disciple arrived at Shitou's home, they found a skeleton lying at the foot of the courtyard wall.
Yaohua's heart skipped a beat. Could that skeleton be Shitou?
"The bone age is old, and the spine is bent. It's not Shitou." Chongming took a look and immediately came to a conclusion.
Yaohua let out a sigh of relief. "That's good."
Shitou and the old woman lived here. If it wasn't Shitou, it must be the old woman. But why did the old woman suddenly turn into a skeleton for no reason?
The other zombies didn't have this situation.
Yaohua leaned in to take a closer look. As soon as she got close, a wisp of black qi suddenly drilled into her body while she was off - guard. Before she could react, it was as if a red cloth had been thrown over her eyes. The next moment, she lost consciousness.
The little girl squatted down. Her cute appearance didn't stay in Chongming's sight for long before she was carried away by a wisp of black qi. Chongming's expression changed greatly, but the black qi ignored all his attacks and swaggered away with the girl.
When Yaohua woke up, she was face - to - face with a pair of scarlet eyes.
Those eyes were full of hatred, malice, shame, and unwillingness... All kinds of emotions were mixed together. She only took one look and felt dizzy and nauseous.
"Little girl, you've fallen into my hands again."
So it was that guy!
That bad guy who had been pierced through by Yaohua's sword!
He was really lucky. Even the evil - exorcising sword of her eldest brother couldn't do anything to him.
Thinking of the precious sword she had left in the cellar full of white bones, Yaohua's heart ached.
She had lost both the lady and the soldiers!
Yaohua forced a smile with difficulty. "Ah, so it's you, uncle..."