Chapter 53: First Meeting

The slightly cold voice made Zhang Xin's hair stand on end. He keenly sensed the murderous intent of Drunken Night towards him, but he was unable to move because he was stiff all over.

Just as Zhang Xin thought he was going to suffocate from the tension, a calm voice suddenly came from in front of him.

'Zhang Xin, hurry up.'

As soon as these words were spoken, the cold murderous intent around them dispersed like a shattered mirror. Zui Wuye withdrew his arm and, with a bored expression, flipped his eyes over his hand.

This was really the right thing to say at the right time. Mo Wen was going to protect the newcomer? Zui Wuye looked at Mo Wen's back and felt hurt as he held his heart in his hands.

Zhang Xin, who didn't know that he had already entered the wolf's den, hung his head and gasped for breath, his palms slick with sweat. He looked up at Mo Wen, his eyes brimming with tears, and was about to express his gratitude with a bunch of sentimental remarks.

Drunken Night slapped him on the shoulder as if nothing had happened, and laughed harmlessly, 'I was just joking with you, why are you so scared? Look at this pale face.'

Was that a joke just now? Zhang Xin narrowed his eyes, and the murderous intent that seemed tangible was not like a joke no matter how you thought about it.

'Hurry up and go,' Drunken Night continued to laugh, his smile as usual not reaching his eyes.

Xiu Qi, who was walking in front of him, looked back at him impatiently, not knowing what he was thinking.

During this time, Yu Lan opened her eyes slightly and saw that she was still in Mo Wen's arms, so she rubbed his chest obediently, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

She likes to sleep because in her dreams she can see many things. Although she is not quite sure what they are, they give her an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

For example, right now.

Looking around at the quiet alley in front of her, Yu Lan reached out and touched a large willow tree at the mouth of the alley.

Because she is in a dream, she does not feel anything in the palm of her hand. The only feeling is a sense of familiarity that comes from her heart.

'So much blood,'

A young, childlike voice like glutinous rice came from the alley. Yu Lan tilted her head and followed the sound.

After walking for a long time, the scenery in front of her changed. The alley, which had originally had a faint ray of sunlight, suddenly became dark and cold. And in the deepest part of the alley, her plaything was sitting on top of a corpse, covered in blood.

It wasn't quite right to say that it was her plaything. The person in front of her was much smaller than her plaything, and looked like... a younger version?

'Big brother, are you hurt?' The young voice sounded again, and Yu Lan noticed that there was a little girl here.

This little girl looked very familiar to her, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't see the girl's face clearly.

'No,' Mo Wen, who had just turned 19, stared at the girl, looked down at his hands full of blood, and laughed happily, 'it's all their blood.'

The little girl lowered her head and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, he thought the girl was afraid, and Mo Wen laughed and wiped his face, smearing his originally handsome cheeks with bloodstains.

'Are you afraid?' Mo Wen laughed lightly. He walked away from the corpse and squatted in front of the girl, using his bloodstained hand to strangle her neck. Her dark, expressionless eyes were like a quiet pool of water, reflecting the girl's calm face.

Perhaps the girl's calm appearance irritated him, and Mo Wen grabbed her by the collar and pressed her to the ground. 'The other hand, holding the dagger, was already raised high. Little one, didn't your family tell you that murderers are all bad people?'

Suddenly, she felt a piercing pain in her neck. Yu Lan let out a low growl of pain, and the surrounding scenery faded away at a tremendous speed. The last thing she saw was the girl hugging Mo Wen's hand that was choking her, and she heard her say something happily.

What did she say?

She opened her eyes as she struggled, and her consciousness returned. She saw Mo Wen holding a crystal core and feeding it to her.

'You're awake?' He gently stroked the cracks on Yu Lan's face, which were slowly healing, and leaned down to kiss her forehead, smiling, "Good morning.'

It was just as the sun was rising, and the sky was not yet bright, only a faint, hopeful, dazzling white light at the edge of the sky.

'Ooh," Yu Lan wrapped her arms around Mo Wen's neck and kissed him.

Good morning, my love.

Drunken Night sat in the passenger seat, watching the two of them from the rearview mirror, and was so heartbroken at being abused that he hugged himself.

'Xiuzhi, I think I should find a girlfriend too,' he said, turning his head and looking seriously at Xiuzhi, who was driving. Drunken Night angrily took a bite of dog food... no, compressed biscuits.

'Go ahead,' said Xiuzhi, turning his head and driving the car without a care in the world as he accelerated and passed a few zombies, raising a cloud of dust and blood.

Poor Zhang Xin was riding a motorcycle behind their off-road vehicle, eating dirt all over his mouth.

'You agree with that?' Drunken Night rolled his eyes in boredom, 'I thought you were going to say something mean about me.'

'I don't need to,' Xiuzhi gave him a sideways glance, 'Drunken Snow will peel the skin off your girlfriend.'

'...That's true.' Not wanting to continue this topic, Drunken Night leaned over the car window and looked at the dirty-faced Zhang Xin, laughing rather gloatingly, "That said, is this guy going to come back to Yumeng with us?'

'That guy looks like a rabbit, he hasn't even killed a person, and you want him to go with us?" Xiu Qi, unusually talkative for once, sneered and said disdainfully, 'He'll be just fine as food.'

'I like that metaphor.' Drunken Night laughed, and suddenly said, looking out the window at a few zombies feeding, "Right, it seems that Blank is in this area. Should we...'

'Drunken Night!" When he heard the name "Blank," a cold and gloomy aura instantly filled the air around Xiu Qi. 'If you mention him to me again, you're going to get the hell out of here!'

'Okay, okay, I won't mention it,' Drunken Night replied with a smile, and then asked, "By the way, do you know what Blank's original name was?'

'Get lost!'

The "fight' between Xiuzhi and Drunken Night in front of them didn't affect Yu Lan at all. She was very curious at the moment, touching things here and there, having a great time.

Although Mo Wen had taken her for a ride before, she had been strapped in the passenger seat and couldn't move at all. Now that she could move, she naturally wanted to explore.

Mo Wen just watched her climb around like a little kid, always careful to protect her from bumping into things.

Suddenly there was a harsh brake noise, and Yu Lan, due to inertia, rolled directly into Mo Wen's arms.