A cute, timid mushroom mistakenly takes the zombie king for her boyfriend and sticks close to him.

Meng Xiaoyou and the zombie were completely baffled. Could it be that even though the zombie was dead, his human heart was still alive, and his love for joining in the fun was ingrained in his bones?

Do you want to go up and try some of the food when you see other zombies eating?

That's the only way to understand it, since this phenomenon is difficult to explain.

Meng Xiaoyou now had to deal with the limping zombie that was eyeing her menacingly. She pinched her nose and said, "Drop that thing in your hand."

It smelled like rotten fish and shrimp; it made me want to vomit.

The lame zombie lowered its head, sniffed, and growled.

Meng Xiaoyou felt dissatisfied.

It smells so good, it makes me hungry just from the aroma.

She scratched her head: "You're really hungry. Throw away your rotten fish, and I'll keep my word and take you to find something to eat."

Upon hearing this, the lame zombie slowly discarded the stinking fish, a hint of suspicion appearing on its rotting face.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Meng Xiaoyou felt that the rotting on the lame zombie's face hadn't spread, and was even better than when she first saw it.

Her mind-reading ability lasted longer, allowing her to survive until the lame zombie came to rescue her.

Will that space also be upgraded?

Meng Xiaoyou was all alone. These days, she was only surrounded by a lame zombie and a mute human male. She had to figure out the strange effects of her superpower on her own, and no one would help her.

She asked the lame zombie, "Do you know where there's a large supermarket that humans have never been to?"

Of course I know, but I can never reach the things on the shelves.

"Take me there, I'll get it for you." While I'm at it, I'll stockpile some supplies and secretly return the supplies I owe that human.

Upon hearing this, the zombie, its knees thumping, eagerly led the way.

No one noticed that after they left, a tall, white figure slowly appeared, the metal frames of his glasses flashing a cold light in the noisy night before disappearing in an instant.

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"Slow down! Are there zombies ahead? I can't see them!"

Human eyes, after all, have difficulty seeing in the night. They can only hear the clattering of the limping zombie's kneecaps. The wind is a bit cold tonight, and Meng Xiaoyou shivers as it gently brushes against her skin. Trembling, she follows behind the zombie, unable to contain her fear. "I've heard that humans are afraid of ghosts. Are there ghosts in this world?"

She was scared too!

In the original owner's memories, ghosts were terrifying and often appeared on dark and windy nights.

"Pulsus..."

"What's that sound?" Meng Xiaoyou turned around abruptly, but everything behind her was quiet and dark, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Squeak~"

A black rat walked past her feet, startling her so much that she almost screamed. But fearing it would attract other zombies, she timidly covered her mouth to keep quiet.

Humans are so annoying!

The lame zombie thought to itself with disgust. If it weren't for the food humans provided, it wouldn't have stayed with this cowardly human.

Finally, they stumbled and groped their way to the large supermarket, where they could still see the supermarket's sign flashing a faint red light in the distance.

This supermarket still has electricity.

Why aren't there any zombies today?

The lame zombie was puzzled. In the past, it would see many zombies wandering around when it passed by, so few humans came to die. But tonight, there wasn't a single one.

Meng Xiaoyou observed cautiously for a while and found that there were indeed no zombies. Only then did she lead the lame zombie into the large shopping mall.

The fruits and vegetables were all rotting due to neglect and the summer heat. Meng Xiaoyou looked around and saw several small hot pots, and then she saw that there were even large pots for sale. She couldn't help but think of the hot pot that Lü Qiang and the others had eaten. Slurp, slurp, let's go into the space!

He casually put it into the spatial bubble, then waved his hand at the zombie and generously said, "Tell me what you can't reach, and I'll get it for you."

The lame zombie was already short, and now that it had lost its lower leg, the top two shelves were too high, so the food it had been eyeing for so long never came to its mouth.

At this moment, Meng Xiaoyou's slender figure seemed towering in the eyes of the zombies!

It excitedly pointed to the top floor.

【that!】

Meng Xiaoyou tilted her head back with difficulty, unsure: "Wangzai Little Buns???"

Seriously? She thought zombies at least needed to eat some meat, but instead she's fighting with kids for food?

As if to confirm his inner thoughts, the lame zombie nodded, still wondering in his heart if Meng Xiaoyou was not capable.

Meng Xiaoyou was fuming. How could they say mushrooms were no good?

Show it the mushroom!

However, things didn't go as planned. While she wasn't short for a girl, she wasn't particularly tall either. She looked tiny under the shelf. She jumped up and down on her tiptoes, working up a sweat, but still couldn't reach the big bag of Want Want Little Buns. The doubts about her being a lame zombie grew stronger.

Meng Xiaoyou was drenched in sweat.

"Um... I'm not tall either, but together we're tall, right? Come here and give me a couple of stomp kicks."

"..."

"Wipe your hands clean, and steady your shoulders."

When the bubble's effect wore off, Meng Xiaoyou replenished it, laboriously climbing up by stepping on its shoulders, and tremblingly saying, "Be careful not to scratch me with your fingernails, or I'll turn into a zombie and no one will be with you..."

To collude with the corrupt?

Is that what humans say?

The lame zombie, its claws securing her calf, subtly raised its delicate fingers.

After all that fuss, the mushroom and the zombie returned laden with their loot. With the lame zombie satisfied, the bubble space had grown larger than before, about one square meter, and was filled with a huge amount of food. If the space had been larger, it could have held even more.

This further convinced Meng Xiaoyou that to enhance her superpowers, she had to use bubble mind reading and fulfill the zombies' wishes.

Wuhu, try a different zombie next time.

At that moment, the cowardly mushroom forgot its fear of zombies and felt that it could do it again.

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After packing her things, Meng Xiaoyou became timid again. She had the lame zombie take her to the vicinity of the library before waving it away. She then cautiously approached the entrance and secretly observed the situation.

After peering through the crack in the door for a while, there was no sound from inside. Meng Xiaoyou couldn't quite explain her feelings; she felt a sense of relief, but at the same time, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Perhaps that last time was the last time she saw that human man.

After all, she was my first friend, how could I not care...

But this human seemed to have no emotions at all, treating her hot and coldly. When he was happy, he would pat her head, but when he was unhappy, he would give her a cold look, hit her on the head, and not let her go out.

So bad!

The timid mushroom heard from the coffee bean that many human men are chauvinistic and have an extremely strong desire for control. These kinds of humans are terrifying; they will eat plants until there is nothing left.

Let's say goodbye now, since our time together is so short.

She took out several bags of food from her storage space, carefully placed them at the door, ignoring her reluctance, and prepared to leave.

To her surprise, as she turned around, a tall figure stood behind her, blocking all her escape routes. The dark clouds had dispersed at some point, and moonlight scattered around the man, gilding his white shirt with a silver edge. His wispy hair fluttered in the wind, and his face seemed even paler. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes were indifferent and cold, and his thick eyelashes drooped down as he calmly "stared" at the furtive Meng Xiaoyou.

Like a ghost, yet also like the first time I saw it, I don't know how long I stared at it.