night.

"Captain Ren, there will definitely be no problem this time. Let's set off to check out Caihua Village tomorrow!"

Still in that dim room, Xiao Fei spoke excitedly.

Ren Gang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, his back to him. "Well, don't tell the deputy captain about going out tomorrow."

"Just you, me, and Daxuan can go together."

Xiao Fei scratched his head in confusion. Although Captain Ren was a person with special abilities, none of the mutant beasts were easy to deal with.

"Captain Ren, can't you bring some more people with you?"

Ren Gang shook his head, "No, if we all leave, it won't work if Wang Tian finds out."

Oh, I forgot about that guy Wang Tian!

The reason why he has been so well behaved recently is probably because he has enough crystal cores since the last time I came.

He never came back after that. The young master must still be living a life of luxury in the base.

At the same time, Shi Fangye and Xing Shi were also having a heated discussion, and the core of the issue was definitely whether or not to go.

Finally, after some electrotherapy, Xing Shi was forced to agree, because he doted on his wife.

...

In the deep and silent night.

In Caihua Village, located about dozens of kilometers away from the Z City base, it was brightly lit even though it was dark.

The village chief's ancestral hall in the village.

There are many people of all ages standing in the quaint ancestral hall, most of them look like simple farmers.

In the center of the ancestral hall is a statue whose face cannot be seen clearly, illuminated by the constant flow of candlelight below.

"Old Village Chief, our Li family only has Xiaoxi as a daughter! We can't give her away!"

Facing the fifty-year-old man standing solemnly in the center of the ancestral hall, the middle-aged man in dirty patched clothes shouted with tears on his face.

The woman next to the man was half-kneeling on the hard stone slab, her face also covered with tears.

"Old village chief, if you need a woman, just let me go! Our Xiaoxi just came of age after the Chinese New Year this year!"

"Xiaoxi...she's still a child who knows nothing...Old Village Chief...please say something!"

We all live in the same village. We see each other every day and help each other as neighbors.

Besides, their Caihua Village has always been self-sufficient, and the old village chief feels very upset at the moment.

The old village chief simply turned his back, his old eyes looking at the world ravaged by ice and snow, and he sighed deeply, "Ah..."

This world has been shattered.

Caihua Village escaped the beginning, but still could not escape the final disaster.

The snow keeps falling, and the monsters' appetites are only growing.

Was the decision made at the beginning the right one?

The old village chief was hunched over, holding an old cane in his dry hands, and his back to people seemed to be trembling.

Although they knew the old village chief's determination, the couple in the ancestral hall would not stop begging for mercy.

"Hey, Aunt Li! Please don't make things difficult for the old village chief. He didn't want this to happen in the first place!"

A slightly plump woman with her hair tied up standing nearby came forward and tried to support the woman kneeling on the ground.

The slightly plump woman shouted to the back of the crowd, "You jerk! What are you standing there for? Why did I support you, a freeloader?! Come help me!"

"Uh, here it comes!"

I saw a strong man with a bald head pushing through the crowd and making a few moves.

They pulled up the Li couple, who were kneeling on the ground, one after another.

"Aunt Yuan! I won't live! I finally managed to escape the zombies! Now here comes a group of man-eating monsters!"

"What sin has my Xiaoxi committed? She is clearly at such a beautiful age, yet she has never seen anything!"

Aunt Li wiped her unstoppable tears with her hands and spoke with a sob.

This made Li Tian feel very guilty. He was not a man, let alone a competent father.

Li Tian wiped away his tears and looked at his wife with a determined look, "Erhua, don't worry! I will definitely protect Xiaoxi!"

Aunt Li, whose real name is Yang Erhua, threw herself into Li Tian's arms and began to sob softly as soon as she heard what was said.

Aunt Yuan and the punk didn't stop them and stepped aside, "Ah... it's all because of those stinky..."

Because at this time the old village chief turned around and looked at Li Tian with his old eyes, as if trying to make him waver.

But Li Tian said, "Old Village Chief, I'm sorry to embarrass you!"

"Tell me how long those things will take, so I can find a replacement for our Xiaoxi."

When these words were spoken, not only did the crowd of onlookers start talking, but even the old village chief was stunned.

"This... seems like a solution... but will it work?"

"Why wouldn't it work? Those monsters have no intelligence, they just need tools to prepare for pregnancy!"

"That's right. Didn't the second daughter of Old Fang from the village capture an outsider to take her place? I think it works!"

"... "

Seeing that the noises around him were somewhat out of control, the old village chief coughed lightly a few times and signaled for silence.

"We don't have much time, three days at most. It's been snowing all the time, and fewer and fewer people are coming to the village."

"Because of the low temperature, the number of people imprisoned in the warehouse is also decreasing. So, Boss Li, I can't help you with this matter."

The old village chief looked embarrassed and slowly uttered these cruel truths.

How heavy the snow is outside and how low the temperature is.

They all knew it in their hearts and thought that the snow was a normal product of the season.

But when the temperature gradually became abnormal, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.

In such a harsh environment, let alone finding the right person, even staying outdoors for a long time requires courage.

Li Tian also knew the risks, but for the sake of his wife and daughter, he had no way back.

"boom!"

With a sound, Li Tian knelt on the ground, facing the old village chief, or perhaps the statue behind the old village chief.

He kowtowed deeply and reverently, then stood up and looked at everyone.

"I, the boss of the Li family, thank you all for your help. You have all worked hard today."

"What's there to thank me for? We were here to comfort you, but who knew it would turn out like this..."

"Yeah! There's no need to do this, Mr. Li!"

Everyone in Caihua Village has known each other for several generations, so such words are a bit too harsh.

As the best peacemaker, Aunt Yuan took the lead in smoothing things over.

The original notice became like this, and afterward, the young and old in the village all went back to their homes.

After all, it is freezing outside, especially the temperature at night, which is unbearable.

The old village chief said nothing in the end. He could not stop Li Tian's decision.

But this made him begin to doubt the conditions for survival.

After everyone had left, the old village chief slowly left the ancestral hall with his old cane.

The sound of the crutch rubbing against the ground mixed with the sound of the cold wind whistling outside the window.

What no one knew was that the statue in the ancestral hall had actually been destroyed long ago.

Only a corner of the head remains in the ancestral hall, which seems to hint at the fate of Caihua Village in the future.

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