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

Being rejected in public and then verbally abused made Fatty Zhang's face turn ashen. He wanted nothing more than to curse back, but he didn't care what people said or did in private. He wouldn't dare do it in front of Xiao Moqiong.

Fatty Zhang could only shamelessly try to embellish the story.

But a voice came from behind him even earlier.

"Xiao Dongxi! Is this the manor you mentioned before?"

Once is a coincidence, but twice is unlikely to be.

I got off the bus too abruptly, and I started experiencing not only auditory hallucinations but also visual hallucinations.

Xiao Moqiong's mature demeanor vanished, replaced by a visibly surprised expression. "My sister?"

Isn't this his amazing, capable older sister who saved him from dire straits that year?

Everyone: "?!"

No, is this their efficient, ruthless, and fearless Brother Xiao?

Since Wang Chipeng left, they haven't seen Brother Xiao smile for a long time.

These two don't seem like siblings at all; Brother Xiao is more mature and older.

Before this, none of them knew that Xiao Moqiong had an older sister.

Putting aside others, Meng Xiaoyou herself didn't even know when she had such a big younger brother.

Under the scrutinizing gazes of everyone, Meng Xiaoyou paused in her steps, then subtly retreated and hid beside Pei Sinian.

Xiao Moqiong discovered Pei Sinian.

The main problem was Pei Sinian's cold gaze, his sharp eyes piercing him. It wasn't hard to tell. "Ah, my brother is here too."

This person is very outgoing and friendly.

He calls everyone he meets "brother" or "sister".

The people in the village were eager to ask, "How many good brothers and sisters do you have? We never expected you to be like this, Brother Xiao."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Wang Chipeng, Xiao Moqiong finally returned to normal and understood the whole story.

He looked coldly at Fatty Zhang and said sarcastically, "Besides eating, this mouth of yours can also make up stories. I'll have someone fix the car later. As for you... if there's a next time, get out of the village."

"You're actually trying to kick me out?"

Wang Chipeng likes to pick up random people.

In the apocalypse, whoever encounters danger or is about to die will retrieve their belongings from the base.

Zhang Pangzi was the same; he was picked up right after Xiao Moqiong.

He could be considered a veteran of the base, so why would Xiao Moqiong kick him out?

As if sensing his dissatisfaction, Xiao Moqiong said, "With your abilities and your dishonest ways, you can guarantee the safety of the manor this time because you met an acquaintance. But what about next time? If you offend other people with powerful abilities, are you going to implicate the other people in the manor?"

Just as Zhang Pangzi disliked Xiao Moqiong, Xiao Moqiong also disliked Zhang Pangzi.

If he hadn't been worried about Wang Chipeng, he would have kicked this guy out of the manor long ago, and Zhang Pangzi wouldn't have been able to cause trouble.

Zhang the Fat Man was resentful at being humiliated, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger. He glared at everyone and left with heavy steps, his fat jiggling with each step.

His henchman didn't linger, following Zhang the Fat Man as he slunk away...

Afterwards, Xiao Moqiong had the supplies on the vehicle moved back to the manor, while he himself took the tools and went down with Meng Xiaoyou and the others to change the tires on the vehicle.

“It’s almost five o’clock. You can stay with me in the manor for now. There are plenty of rooms.” On the way back, Xiao Moqiong sighed, “I waited until nine o’clock, but you didn’t come. Then we encountered a horde of zombies… so we had to leave. My brother didn’t come back because he was covering for us.”

Meng Xiaoyou suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Isn't your older brother a guy with a buzz cut, wearing a vest, and carrying a gun?"

Xiao Moqiong exclaimed in surprise, "Yes, yes, how did you know?"

“You might not believe it, but I ran into your older brother. Even after he turned into a zombie, he was still thinking about you and wanted you to shoulder the responsibility and protect the manor. I went to the Moonlight Base afterward... and forgot about it then.” Meng Xiaoyou said apologetically, “I never expected to run into you by chance.”

"Really?" Xiao Moqiong's breath hitched, and he was a little excited. He reached out to shake Meng Xiaoyou's shoulder, but a cold white hand slapped his hand away. Meeting the man's icy gaze, Xiao Moqiong withdrew his hands. "Brother, you touch, you touch, I won't touch."

Tang Shengnan, who had been listening to the story, raised an eyebrow slightly. "I'm being presumptuous. Let me tell you, only I can touch Little Pretty now. You bunch of stinky men shouldn't even think about it."

Tang Shengnan instantly drew all of Pei Sinian's attention. Pei Sinian exchanged a glance with her, then casually pushed up his glasses: Enough is enough.

Tang Shengnan smugly put his arm around Meng Xiaoyou's shoulder, his eyes darting around defiantly: Go ahead and hit me if you dare!

An ice spike seemed poised to strike, but it shattered silently just as Meng Xiaoyou's next voice rang out.

“Of course it’s true. Pei Sinian and I saw it together. You can ask him if you don’t believe me.”

Mushroom nudged the man next to her, signaling him to speak.

Pei Sinian grasped her hand, his slender fingertips squeezing between her fingers, interlocking them. He occasionally pinched the soft flesh on her finger bones, then slightly lifted his eyelids, silently glancing at Xiao Moqiong.

Xiao Moqiong felt like his head was going numb from being stared at. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, people have turned into zombies, what else can be done... It would only add to the sadness if I told anyone."

Meng Xiaoyou was about to speak when she asked, "What if zombies could regain their senses temporarily or permanently?"

But with the sea of ​​zombies, that zombie might already be gone, and she couldn't give people hope rashly... If she couldn't find that zombie from Y City, or if that zombie had its head blown off by a human, Xiao Moqiong would be even more upset, right?

Thinking of this, Meng Xiaoyou stopped talking.

A hint of melancholy crept into the young man's eyes. "Alright, tonight I'll do my best to be a good host and treat you all to a good meal. Come on, let me go arrange your rooms."

He led his men back to the entrance of the manor, but before they could go in, he suddenly felt a pulling force on his leg. He looked down.

The creature, which was always grayish and barely clean... was blinking its dark, hollow eyes, staring at him with deathly intensity.

And that skinny hand was pulling on his trouser leg, worried that the nails would tear his clothes and turn him into a zombie; the claws were elegantly raised in a strange posture.

Xiao Moqiong's pupils dilated in shock. "Why is there another little gadget?"

Forgive him, his attention was focused on the tall humans from beginning to end. He was excited about the long-awaited reunion and overlooked some small things that he couldn't see unless he looked down.

Moreover, he strangely saw an expression of excitement on the face of one of the zombies.

There are so many people here, yet the zombies only grabbed him. Did he break some kind of divine law?

Meng Xiaoyou belatedly exclaimed, "You just said you would treat us with the utmost hospitality, but it wants to freeload!"

The lame zombie excitedly tugged at Xiao Moqiong's trouser leg.

Meng Xiaoyou: "It's telling you to hurry up, it's already so thirsty."

Xiao Moqiong: "..."