"Where do you plan to go then?"
"The world is vast, there's always somewhere for me to go. Little one, you don't need to worry about that. Worry too much and you'll turn into a little old lady~"
Ling Jing smiled languidly, with a hint of mischief.
Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes were half-closed. After glancing at Ling Jing once more, she turned to leave.
The moment she turned her back, Ling Jing lowered his gaze slightly, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.
But soon after, a small figure entered his line of sight.
He raised his eyes in surprise to see Yun Xiaoxiao looking up at him with narrowed eyes, her gaze somewhat peculiar.
"What's wrong?"
He put on a smile again.
"Take off your clothes."
Yun Xiaoxiao's words were shocking.
Nie Yizhou and the others stood nearby, watching the show.
Ling Jing's mouth twitched, his tone teasing.
"Little one, although big brother is handsome and has a great body, I can't agree to your request. I don't have a habit of stripping naked in public."
"Well, I have to go now. We'll... meet again someday."
Ling Jing said with a smile, intending to leave.
But suddenly, a slightly heavy childish voice came from behind him.
"When you were chasing Tong Zhan earlier, were you bitten or scratched?"
Ling Jing's footsteps faltered, his body trembling slightly.
His eyes involuntarily glanced towards his right palm.
Earlier, when he caught up with Tong Zhan, the other had suddenly turned and lunged at him.
Although he had immediately pushed him away, his palm had been scratched, leaving a small cut.
Hearing Yun Xiaoxiao's words, Nie Yizhou and the others were surprised.
In their impression, this Ling Jing was very capable.
But capability aside, zombies weren't ordinary enemies. They didn't even need to defeat you; just a light scratch could be fatal.
This was the harsh reality of living in a zombie world.
How many capable individuals had died unjustly in the end.
Seeing Ling Jing's trembling form, Yun Xiaoxiao's brow furrowed.
She knew she had most likely guessed correctly.
At this moment, Ling Jing slowly turned around, a light smile playing on his lips.
"Little one, there's nothing wrong. You're overthinking it. Go on now, didn't you always want to get away from me before?"
"What, now you can't bear to part with me?"
Ling Jing's lips were pursed, seemingly about to say something more, but suddenly, he clutched his head, his face contorting in pain, his expression beginning to twist.
"What's wrong with you?"
Yun Xiaoxiao took a couple of quick steps forward.
"Don't come closer."
Ling Jing hurriedly held out a hand to stop her, then fell to his knees, clutching his head and groaning in pain.
"Little bit, don't go over there yet. He seems to be mutating," Mu Yang and the others came over, their brows heavy with concern.
Yun Xiaoxiao knew that the most correct choice now would be to put a bullet in Ling Jing's head preemptively.
But what if he was an exception, and hadn't fully turned into a zombie?
Clinging to this hope, she decided to wait for now.
But if Ling Jing really turned into a mindless zombie, she would not hesitate to shoot.
Becoming a walking corpse, enduring hunger daily, neither human nor ghost, it would be better to die peacefully.
If that happened, she would kindly dig a hole and bury him, as a final act of friendship for their time together.
So they waited and waited...
But in the end, what they waited for was neither his zombification nor his recovery.
Instead, he fell unconscious...
The group looked at each other, unsure what to make of it.
Had he turned into a zombie or not?
"Perhaps his body has already produced antibodies to the zombie virus," Zhong Mingsheng and Fan Wenying, the married couple, walked over.
Fan Wenying continued, "You can tie him up first and take him back to the base. Then we can extract his blood serum for research."
This might be a good breakthrough.
Yun Xiaoxiao and the others agreed with her suggestion.
So they had no choice but to inconvenience Ling Jing for now, tying him up with vines and placing him in the trunk of the car Han Gang and the others had been using earlier.
Xiao Feng and Nie Yizhou went to drive that car.
The supply vehicle Ling Jing had been driving earlier was now driven by Mu Yang.
After readjusting the personnel, the four vehicles continued towards the new base.
Just after six in the evening, they finally drove into the borders of the plantation base.
Yun Xiaoxiao sat in the back seat, her eyes tightly closed.
Instantly, with Little Di's help, the full view of the plantation base appeared in her mind.
It was like a condensed panoramic image, extremely clear, even the flowers and grass were visible.
Soon, Yun Xiaoxiao chose the best landing spot.
That area was still an experimental field, full of cultivated soil with no crops planted, spacious and large. It was the most suitable place to set up the base.
She pursed her lips, and when she opened her eyes again, a magnificent base with hundred-meter-high walls suddenly rose from the ground, like a majestic lion overlooking its territory in the silent fields.
If anyone had witnessed this scene, they would have been scared half to death.
Anyone who saw a huge building a hundred meters tall suddenly appear on empty ground would be scared witless if they didn't wet themselves.
And the culprit behind this, at this moment, was leisurely leaning back in her car seat, casually admiring the scenery outside the window.
This would be her home from now on!
This whole area had been claimed by her.
With anticipation for a better life, the car sped along the deserted road.
Apart from the incident in the small town, they hadn't encountered a single zombie for the rest of the journey.
This area was eerily quiet.
Gradually, the majestic building, reminiscent of an ancient city wall, came into everyone's view.
It gleamed in the evening sunlight, as if it were glowing.
Nie Yizhou rubbed his eyes, looking at the tall city walls in the distance with disbelief.
"Damn, am I seeing things? Or is this a mirage?"
He patted Xiao Feng's arm, "Little Feng, do you see that?"
Xiao Feng shot him an annoyed glance, "Call me 'Little Feng' one more time and see what happens!"
"Hey, don't be so petty. It's just a nickname, it won't kill you to hear it."
"Why don't you go say that to the little shorty?"
"Who's a little shorty?" Nie Yizhou had just asked when he thought of a small figure. He chuckled.
"That kid too, she's short but won't let anyone say it, haha!"
"Don't worry, I'll relay your words to the little girl verbatim," Xiao Feng said, side-eyeing him.
Nie Yizhou: ......
"Hey, Little Feng, let's not hurt each other, okay? I don't want to be strung up by the kid's vines."
"Oh right, we got off track. Did you see those city walls over there or not?"
Xiao Feng looked straight ahead, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"I saw them."
It was indeed bewildering to see such tall, ancient-looking city walls appear in this desolate place.
"Could this be some kind of tourist attraction?" Nie Yizhou furrowed his brow, "But it doesn't really look like one."
