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

Down the stairs, several thugs blocked Tang Shengnan's path. They had been beaten so badly that they were unrecognizable, their faces swollen and groaning on the ground.

Meng Xiaoyou's heart trembled as she watched, and she swallowed hard, trying to reason with the man.

"You hit them, so they must have provoked you. I didn't provoke you, so you can't hit them."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Meng Xiaoyou felt that after she finished speaking, the corners of Pei Sinian's mouth seemed to twitch upwards.

Is this a sarcastic remark?

It's as if it's saying: How can you be sure you didn't provoke me?

Meng Xiaoyou really wasn't sure...

She tried hard to recall, and it seemed she had just done something bad today.

Pei Sinian had just finished helping her plant mushrooms when she ran away.

but……

"I thanked you." Meng Xiaoyou said indignantly, but the man pinched her cheek again, and her whole face deflated like a punctured balloon. She twisted her clothes and her eyes darted around, trying to make a last-ditch effort.

Suddenly, an idea struck her. "Didn't you tell me not to get too close? I'll definitely stay away, right?"

As she spoke, she shifted her feet, trying to slip away, her eyes occasionally glancing downwards, only to see Tang Shengnan standing with her arms crossed, looking upwards.

Tang Shengnan was in a hurry to go up, but seeing that the two of them seemed to be whispering sweet nothings to each other, she hesitated for a moment and finally left the space for the two of them, while also blocking Cui Shiping who wanted to come up.

Meng Xiaoyou watched her leave with bated breath. She had only taken two steps when she was grabbed by the back of the neck. Under the man's oppressive gaze, she turned back, blushing, and called out, "Brother, is that enough?"

The word "brother" carried a hint of petulance, but Pei Sinian still found it pleasing. His restless heart pounded wildly in his chest, his features softened considerably, and he stiffly reached out his hand.

Meng Xiaoyou instinctively shrank her head and felt a slightly cool palm touch her head gently.

Her eyes lit up.

OVO!

So comfortable!

Since the cowardly mushroom met Pei Sinian, it seemed to be the first time that he had been patted on the head like this.

No mushroom can resist touching an umbrella. She instinctively squinted, and by the time she realized it, she had already rubbed her hand against the other person's palm. She cursed herself for being so weak and quietly withdrew, refusing the temptation to touch the umbrella.

Pei Sinian didn't touch her for too long, just gently rubbed her hand, then took her hand and led her downstairs. When they passed the steps, they used their water abilities to clear away a few trashy humans at the bottom of the stairs before crossing that area.

Downstairs at the door, Tang Shengnan was trying to stop Cui Shiping. When she caught a glimpse of them coming down, she quickly breathed a sigh of relief. "You two have made up?"

The couple holding hands is something that doesn't seem like something a sexually frigid man should be doing.

In fact, Meng Xiaoyou was somewhat unwilling.

She was constantly reminded that she was still angry and had argued with Pei Sinian, so she was forced to call him "brother" out of frustration...

Hmph, Mushroom has made another mental note of this!

"He said he wanted to come with us." Pei Sinian was speechless; Mushroom was falsely conveying an imperial edict.

This time, Cui Shiping did not stop him.

Lead them the way.

It was the same villa as last time, but the place for the reception was different. There was a garden behind the villa. Strangely, most of the leaves on the trees had fallen, but the flowers here were in full bloom, clusters of blossoms, delicate and vibrant, fiery red...

The man was sitting on a stone bench in the middle of the garden path, teasing a canary in a cage. He held millet in his hand, and a wild smile was on his charmingly wicked face. However, the smile faded a little when he saw Pei Sinian.

"Uncle Cui."

Cui Shiping explained, "This is a friend of the two ladies. He was worried about them, so he came to check on them."

Dongfang Lie raised a thick eyebrow and looked Pei Sinian up and down.

One glance was enough to set off an alarm bell in my heart.

As a man himself, he was more perceptive of the strength of other men, and this man was completely different from the ones he had previously recruited.

very dangerous!

This was Dongfang Lie's first thought!

But that doesn't mean he'll admit defeat. On the contrary, he's filled with a strong competitive spirit and puts on a meaningful smile again: "If I remember correctly, when you all came in to register, there was indeed such a person, a water-type ability user?"

As the owner of the base, I need to have information on everyone on the base to prevent any of them from harboring rebellious intentions and causing problems that would be difficult to control.

Pei Sinian was also sizing up the human male. He calmly pulled Meng Xiaoyou behind him, blocking her unobstructed view, and nodded.

"The base is currently lacking water-based ability users. In this apocalyptic world, anything can happen. If the water resources become polluted in the future, you water-based ability users can save everyone in the base. Why don't you go to the base with Uncle Cui to help?"

He wanted to get rid of Pei Sinian. As he spoke, he stood up and walked in front of Pei Sinian, his gaze inadvertently falling on his back. "As for these two ladies, there have been zombie outbreaks at the base recently. I believe you heard about it on your way here. Let them stay in my villa. There are a few guest rooms upstairs. They're just sitting there anyway, and it'll be safe for them to stay with me."

Those rooms were originally intended for the group from City B. To prevent Su Lanyue and Meng Xiaoyou from meeting, Dongfang Lie never mentioned it. This morning, he sent Su Lanyue and the others away and came up with this idea on a whim.

Being in a good position, he had the advantage of being close to the water. With two beautiful women living in his territory, how could they not be his for the taking?

Just thinking about it made his abdomen feel hot.

But soon, he died.

It was all because Pei Sinian had poured cold water on him.

Yes, he was soaked to the bone, with a layer of ice forming on his clothes. He exclaimed in shock, "What are you doing?"

How could anyone in the base dare to lay a hand on him?

Pei Sinian remained silent. Compared to the other party's disheveled state, he calmly pushed up his glasses, the lenses gleaming with an eerie light. In the sunlight, his light gray eyes held a warning, like a mythical beast whose territory had been violated, openly claiming its domain.

Yesterday, Meng Xiaoyou was called away by the man and he wasn't there, but that doesn't mean he can let ants covet the humans he raises.

The zombie disliked Dongfang Lie's determined look.

Why don't we just dig it out?

Ice spikes condensed in the air, poised to strike, but just then, a low laugh emanated from Dongfang Lie's chest. He shattered the ice around him, his fighting spirit at its peak.

"Come again!"

The two males stared at each other, and a fight seemed imminent. Just then, Meng Xiaoyou suddenly spoke up: "Stop fighting!"

Pei Sinian paused.

Dongfang Lie laughed and said familiarly, "What, Xiaoyou, are you worried about him, or about me?"

He was met with a shower of icicles, which scraped his lip and drew several bloody marks.

Pei Sinian withdrew his hand, turned his head and pressed down on Meng Xiaoyou's shoulder, signaling her to hide, while he went to kill this human.

But Meng Xiaoyou was very conflicted, "If we fight outside the base, what if we hurt the flowers and plants..."

Mushroom didn't care about anyone. Anyway, Pei Sinian was stronger than she imagined, and she wouldn't die even if she fought someone.

She just looked wistfully at the flowers blooming around her; these were her kind!

Although I don't know why these two humans are fighting, couldn't they find an open space to fight?