lcionline Chapter 204 She calls others so sweetly, but only Pei Sinian does.
Chapter 204 She calls others so sweetly, but only Pei Sinian does.
"What zombies? We didn't see any."
Calculating that they would wake up soon, Meng Xiaoyou ordered the zombies to hide in other tunnels, leaving this place to her and Pei Sinian to handle.
The zombies were something these people absolutely couldn't know about, so Mushroom, who wasn't good at lying, hid behind Pei Sinian, only showing her two big, guilty eyes, her delicate brows furrowed, and said seriously, "There are no zombies here, only poisonous gas left by mutated plants. You must be hallucinating and thinking you saw zombies."
Since they were unconscious, Mushroom racked her brains and came up with a reason to try to convince them. She secretly used her little mushroom to scratch Pei Sinian's back, signaling him to speak.
Pei Sinian's aura was intimidating, and his words carried even more weight.
Encouraged by Meng Xiaoyou, Pei Sinian calmly said, "Well, it's like you ate the wrong mushrooms and started hallucinating."
"Huh?" The timid mushroom was unhappy and took turns scratching him with both hands.
Those despicable humans! How could they frame mushrooms? Mushrooms are so innocent; they would never do what he said.
Don't say anything bad about mushrooms anymore, or I'll get angry.
What's even more infuriating is that the person on the other end suddenly realized, "Ah, so that's how it is! Could this mutated plant be a mutated fungus?"
Meng Xiaoyou: "???"
Framed! Utterly framed! It's clearly a climbing vine!
“Yes.” Pei Sinian ignored the subtle movements of the person behind him, not even blinking. “We’ve seen it before; it’s a purple mushroom.”
Meng Xiaoyou: "!"
The captain wiped his sweat: "They say the more brightly colored a mushroom is, the more poisonous it is, but wasn't this mutated plant dead? How did you see it before?"
Pei Sinian: "It is the mutated plant that we discovered. The task of collecting the specimen was originally ours, but it was delayed due to some things, so the higher-ups assigned the task to you. As soon as we heard the news, we rushed here immediately."
Everyone suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. Did you find it?"
They were a little embarrassed, saying, "It's all our fault for being careless and falling into the trap of the mutated plant."
"We've found the sample of the mutated plant. You can go back and turn in your mission now."
Pei Sinian tossed an object to the captain, who quickly caught it. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was several barbed objects, similar to the thorns of a rose.
"Wow, it's a spiky mushroom. No wonder it's a mutated plant."
"You're the ones who found this, so you should be the ones submitting the task. How could we possibly accept it..."
"Yes, and it was you who saved my life. If it weren't for you, I don't know how long I would have been lying here."
"I really don't know how to thank you..."
Everyone gathered together to study the thorns of the mutated plant, except for one person who silently hid away, as if he were hiding something.
Pei Sinian's spiritual power had already detected his furtive behavior. He coolly lifted his eyelids and said, "If you want to thank me, that's fine. Come here."
Everyone was taken aback. Following Pei Sinian's gaze, they saw Tian Laosan looking timid and hesitant, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong, Tian Laosan? Do you have some kind of grudge?"
It's no wonder they thought that way; Pei Sinian's expression was too fierce, and Tian Laosan's behavior was too cowardly. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was hiding from debt collectors.
Old Tian looked up with a pained expression and said tremblingly, "Boss... what's wrong?"
Pei Sinian ignored him and instead explained to Meng Xiaoyou, "It was the golden shovel he helped you forge."
Meng Xiaoyou's eyes lit up, and she swiftly pulled out a golden shovel from her spatial bubble. She ran to Tian Laosan, hugged the shovel handle with both arms, and looked at him expectantly, "Uncle, can you help me again?"
Tian Laosan: "..."
He felt dizzy and had a bad feeling whenever he saw the gold shovel. "What kind of busy is this?"
He looked at Meng Xiaoyou and thought to himself that if he had a daughter, she would be about this age. It was a pity that he had been a bachelor for most of his life and had no daughter.
The little girl was quite adorable, especially her bright, sparkling eyes when she looked at him. She called him "uncle" sweetly and said, "Could you help me change this golden shovel to an iron one? Just gold-plated iron, but the exterior remains the same..."
She gestured wildly, and at the end, she added, "You're so amazing!"
Tian Laosan lived a quiet and unremarkable life, unable to even find a wife. His relatives and friends were on the surface to be able to get along, but in reality, who among them hadn't said behind his back that he was useless?
For the first time in his life, he was praised for his skills. Suddenly, his backache and leg pain disappeared, and he felt like he had inexhaustible strength. Without saying a word, he took the golden shovel and said boldly, "Girl, go wait at your boyfriend's place. Uncle will make it for you. Is it also a mushroom carving?"
Meng Xiaoyou's eyes sparkled: "Yes, yes, I want the mushroom kind. Uncle, you made them very well before."
Without saying a word, Tian Laosan got to work.
Pei Sinian stood to the side with his arms crossed, coldly watching the little fool win over the human with just a few words, calling him "uncle" repeatedly, his words incredibly sweet.
But then again, this silly boy usually calls Tang Shengnan "Sister Tang" and strangers "Uncle," so why does he only call her by name when he's with her?
Mr. Zombie was slightly displeased. If he remembered correctly, when the little fool was forced by him, he only called him "brother" once, and then continued to call him Pei Sinian.
His brows furrowed, his eyelids deepened, and he stared at Meng Xiaoyou with a deathly gaze that was quite oppressive.
The effect was remarkable; Meng Xiaoyou felt a chill on the back of her head and finally dared to turn around and look at him.
However, it was only for a glance. She quickly looked away and continued her banter: "Uncle, what did you do before the apocalypse? How could you do such delicate work?"
Tian Laosan was using his supernatural abilities to coat the outer layer when he heard this, and he chuckled and said, "I used to be a blacksmith, working in a factory."
In reality, most of them are doing mass production. People like them are just doing manual labor in the factory, assisting the machines.
He felt a little embarrassed, feeling inferior to those who worked in offices, and inexplicably awkward. But then the little girl exclaimed in surprise, "If I'm still alive after the apocalypse ends, I'll find a factory job to earn money to support my family." To support humanity.
Upon hearing this, Tian Laosan sighed, "I hope the apocalypse will end soon."
For now, they still have to make do with these anxious days. The others around them are also feeling down, their whole being tinged with sadness. Meng Xiaoyou is at a loss, wondering if she said something wrong.
The captain said, "It's alright, the apocalypse will eventually pass, and humanity will ultimately defeat the zombies."
Meng Xiaoyou: "..."
Well... that's not necessary.
She was torn apart by conflicting emotions. She seemed to prefer zombies to humans. So, when they defeated the zombies, could they leave her a few?
But humans might not listen to her.
Melancholy...
When Tian Laosan handed her the gold-plated shovel, she obediently thanked him and absentmindedly returned to Pei Sinian's side, only to notice that the man's breath was somewhat cool.
Clutching the shovel, she pricked up her ears like a startled rabbit, curiously observing the source of the cold air.
What's wrong with you now?
Humans are so hard to please; if you don't take care of them for even a moment, they get unhappy again.
Pei Sinian remained silent, only staring at her with a chilling gaze, as if Mushroom had committed some heinous crime.