Monster Girlfriend(Apocalypse) 23p2

Chapter 23 p2

Sister Liu and the others had been waiting at the door. When they saw Xia Weishuang and Liu Damin’s two cars from a distance, they got ready. As soon as they got out of the car, they opened the door and welcomed them in.

Liu Damin waved his hand and said, “Come and move the things!”

The people in the shop worked together and moved the grain and onions he had brought back. But Xia Weishuang didn’t move all the things in her car inside, because they were planning to leave and there was no need to move them in.

Then the door was closed, and everyone gathered. The people in the shop realized that something was wrong.

Little Zhang was gone, and there was a new girl.

Xia Weishuang explained what had happened. Everyone was a little dejected. Although Little Zhang was not very close to anyone present, he was still an acquaintance they had been hiding with for a few days. It was hard for anyone to feel good when he was gone just like that.

Sister Liu was the first to pull herself together. She smiled and said, “Alright, we can’t let Little Zhang’s sacrifice be in vain. We all have to live well! Little Xia, you’re not in a hurry to leave, are you? Stay for this meal.”

“Alright then, thank you, Sister Liu.”

Anna sat on a chair, her eyes red and swollen from crying, quietly looking at the people in the shop with a gloomy expression.

Xia Qingxue and Ke Xiaoxiao, who had been brought together by fate, were catching up and chatting. With this terrible virus, they thought they would never see each other again.

Xia Weishuang looked left and right, then said to Sang Lu that she was going to the kitchen to help.

Sang Lu suddenly grabbed her hand. Xia Weishuang looked at her, puzzled. “What’s wrong?”

Sang Lu raised her hand and gently touched her forehead, as if comforting her.

Xia Weishuang smiled. That’s right, she hadn’t been in a good mood just now, or rather, the whole way back hadn’t been great. Although they had found a lot of supplies, although they had saved Little Xue’s good friend, although Little Zhang had only known them for a short half-day.

But Xia Weishuang still couldn’t help but think, if her ability had been a little more useful, could she have avoided Little Zhang’s death?

Could she have avoided more unexpected disasters?

She didn’t tell anyone these thoughts. She didn’t want to burden others with her pressure. Perhaps Sang Lu didn’t know exactly why she was unhappy, but she had noticed it and offered her comfort.

Xia Weishuang suddenly wanted a hug. She opened her arms and gently hugged Sang Lu, saying in her ear, “It’s so good to have you by my side.”

Sang Lu was a little slow, but she slowly reached out her hands and hugged her back in an ordinary and plain way.

For the past three years, Xia Weishuang had longed for Sang Lu to return to her side. It was a delusion, a hallucination, an impossible obsession.

And now, she was hugging Sang Lu, truly and without a doubt.

Her heart was filled with gratitude.

**

Xia Weishuang went to the kitchen to help cook. The old grandmother from the shop was also there.

She said she was helping, but there wasn’t much to help with, because Xia Weishuang’s cooking skills were really not good. She could only help wash the rice.

Lunch was congee, fried onions, and fried bread slices, all of which Liu Damin had just brought back.

Sister Liu said, “This trip must have been very hard. Aigh, when will these days end?”

Xia Weishuang had just washed the rice and was pouring it into the pot. Because there was no electricity, she could only use gas to cook the congee. Hearing this, she said, “Actually, it’s okay. Ordinary zombies are not as scary as we thought?”

“Ordinary zombies?” The old grandmother was surprised. “Are there different kinds of zombies?”

Xia Weishuang nodded and said yes, there were indeed different kinds of zombies. Then she told them about the existence of the willow monster, the red-eyed rats, and the evolved zombies.

The two elders gasped in amazement. What were they to do? It was already difficult enough now, and there were even more terrifying creatures in this world!

Xia Weishuang took the opportunity to touch the old grandmother’s hand. There was no reaction.

Then Sister Liu finished cooking, and she helped carry the dishes out. When she touched Sister Liu’s hand, her silent ability finally reacted.

Xia Weishuang’s eyes went blank. She stood there holding the plate of food. Her sudden stiffness startled Sister Liu.

“Little Xia? What’s wrong with you? Little Xia!” Sister Liu waved her hand in front of Xia Weishuang’s face, but Xia Weishuang seemed not to see anything, completely oblivious, which scared Sister Liu quite a bit.

But fortunately, just as Sister Liu was about to call for help, Xia Weishuang woke up.

She grabbed Sister Liu’s hand and, holding the plate with one hand, said, “I’m fine. I was just lost in thought.”

“Really?” Sister Liu was still a little skeptical.

Looking at Sister Liu’s concerned face, Xia Weishuang suddenly felt very bad. She said, “Because I was thinking, should I stay for another day before leaving?”

As soon as she said this, Sister Liu immediately smiled. “That would be great, of course.”

Xia Weishuang also smiled, turned around, and the smile disappeared.

She put the fried onions on the table, then brought her bag over to Sister Liu and gave her two bags of sausages and a bag of dried shiitake mushrooms.

“What are you doing?” Sister Liu said with some reproach.

“This is the accommodation fee,” Xia Weishuang said. “It’s just a small token of my appreciation. I’ll have to continue to taste Sister Liu’s cooking in the future, so don’t be polite with me.”

Sister Liu was indeed very tempted. The things Liu Damin had brought back were too few in variety and tasteless. Recently, they had been eating plain rice and congee with pickled vegetables every day, and their mouths were about to grow birds.

Who wouldn’t want a change of taste?

So she no longer refused and accepted the things.

During the meal, although Sang Lu didn’t eat much, she still sat next to Xia Weishuang.

Xia Weishuang was thinking about something and was a little distracted. She didn’t notice that Sang Lu had suddenly grabbed her hand.

“Sang Lu?” She was startled.

Sang Lu pried open her fingers, took away the chopsticks, revealing her slightly red fingertips, which she had accidentally burned when she was lost in thought while carrying the food just now.

Sang Lu lowered her head and gently blew on it.

This exchange between the two of them inevitably attracted the attention of others. Xia Qingxue silently moved the onions from her plate to Mi Lele’s bowl and pressed her head down. “Eat quickly!”

Mi Lele said with difficulty, “Sister Xiaoxue, I don’t like onions.”

Xia Qingxue educated her, “Children shouldn’t be picky eaters! Onions are the most nutritious. Eating more is good for your health.”

Mi Lele said suspiciously, “Then why don’t you eat them?”

Xia Qingxue said righteously, “I don’t need nutrition!”

And Ke Xiaoxiao, who was sitting next to her, was crunching on a piece of dry bread. She had been watching Xia Weishuang and Sang Lu.

Being watched by others, Xia Weishuang’s eyes flickered, and she was a little shy. She quickly withdrew her hand and said in a low voice, “It doesn’t hurt.”

Sang Lu blinked slowly at her, as if silently asking, Really?

So Xia Weishuang replied, “Really.”

Sang Lu: Oh, I don’t believe you.

Although she always looked calm and steady, she was also stubborn. She once again took Xia Weishuang’s hand and pressed it against her cool cheek to cool down the burned finger.

Xia Weishuang was not as fair-skinned and fearless of others’ gazes as Sang Lu. She was so shy that her face turned a little red, and her voice became soft. “Sang Lu, don’t mess around.”

Withdrawing her hand again, Xia Weishuang decisively stood up to change the subject, or rather, she simply fled from Sang Lu’s side and also avoided Ke Xiaoxiao’s gaze.

She crouched in front of Mi Lele and gently put some more onions in her bowl. “Lele, eat more vegetables.”

Mi Lele: “…Sister, do you like onions?”

Xia Weishuang was silent for a moment, then said, “No.”

Mi Lele: QAQ.

Xia Weishuang cleared her throat, knowing that she couldn’t just bully the child, as it would make her rebellious. So she said, “Be good, and you’ll get a snack in the afternoon.”

Xia Qingxue poked her head over and asked, “If I’m good too, do I get a snack?”

Xia Weishuang said, “Don’t you not need nutrition?”

Xia Qingxue sneered and said, “Snacks have no nutrition!”

**

Because Xia Weishuang had temporarily decided to stay for another day, where Ke Xiaoxiao would sleep tonight became a problem.

There were no more empty rooms, and it was not good for her to squeeze into a double room with Xia Weishuang’s group of four. Sister Liu thought about it and decided that since Ye Chen was missing, she could sleep with Anna for now.

Ke Xiaoxiao had no objections. Now that she was living under someone else’s roof, she was naturally very well-behaved and would do whatever she was told.

Anna looked a little dissatisfied, but she didn’t object either. After all, seriously speaking, all of them, the tenants, were now living under someone else’s roof.

Ke Xiaoxiao fell into a deep sleep as soon as she entered the room. The terrible experience of the past few days and nights had almost drained her. She had completely relied on her strong willpower to hold on until after lunch.

Hunger made her understand that she must not miss any meal when there was food to eat!

Xia Weishuang and the others also went back to their room to rest. As soon as they entered the room, Xia Weishuang closed the door.

“Sis, why did you suddenly decide to stay for another day?” Xia Qingxue was a little puzzled, but their group was already used to letting Xia Weishuang make the decisions, so there was no resistance.

Xia Weishuang frowned and said, “I saw some bad scenes.”

“Your ability?” At this point, Xia Qingxue couldn’t help but lower her voice, as if she were talking about something shady.

Xia Weishuang tapped her on the forehead. “Yes, my ability.”

She sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed her temples with a frown. “It’s just that I didn’t see the whole thing. If only my ability were stronger, if only I could use my ability at will…”

Xia Qingxue didn’t know how to comfort her sister. As for abilities, the few of them had just embarked on this path. The road ahead was full of fog, and they were still crossing the river by feeling the stones. No one could give more advice.

And just at that moment, Sang Lu sat down next to Xia Weishuang, her head resting on Xia Weishuang’s shoulder. A pale green crystal suddenly appeared in her palm, and she pressed this crystal to Xia Weishuang’s forehead.

The cool stone made Xia Weishuang’s forehead twitch.

This was the second time Sang Lu had done this.

What was the meaning of this action?

This time, Xia Weishuang didn’t avoid Sang Lu’s hand. She recalled Sang Lu’s action last time and didn’t find anything unusual. But this time… it was when she said she wanted her ability to be stronger.

This was not something she did because she had just finished hunting and wanted to show off her treasure. This pale green crystal came from the willow monster, and it had been a long time since the willow monster was killed.

Xia Weishuang suddenly thought that Sang Lu didn’t usually eat much, but a living being would definitely consume energy when it moved. She had eaten a lot of crystals, so Sang Lu’s energy came from crystals.

Could it be that she wanted her to try to absorb the energy in the crystals too?

She couldn’t bite the crystals, and she probably wouldn’t be able to digest them if she ate them. So how could she absorb them?

Xia Weishuang remembered that time she dreamed of being burned to death. When she woke up, the crystal in her hand had turned to dust.

She took the crystal in her hand and said, “You want me to absorb it, right?”

Sang Lu smiled and nodded.

This clear response lifted Xia Weishuang’s spirits. She said, “Okay, I’ll definitely do it.”