After Xia Qi and the red-haired girl each took on their side quests, the others also began to search the streets.
Meng Po pulled Xia Qi's sleeve, raised her chubby face, and called him lovingly, "Qi baby."
Xia Qi: “…”
The identity of the old granddaughter is already scary enough, so what does this "Qi baby" mean
Seeing the red-haired girl being dragged away by the little zombie girl, Xia Qi turned around and said to everyone, "In one hour, let's each find a way to come out and gather together."
"no problem."
All the teammates are experienced players. Now that the game has started, they are ready to start.
Xia Qi did not hold Meng Po's hand, but followed her slowly.
Meng Po's hair has turned completely white, with a little baldness on the top of her head. The hair on both sides of her temples is slightly curled. Looking from above, her head looks like a white mushroom.
She wore a green cotton jacket embroidered with jasmine flowers on her upper body, a pair of old brown cotton trousers on her lower body, and a pair of black cloth shoes on her feet. She exuded the simplicity of working people.
Because she was a little fat, she walked very slowly, and would sway from side to side from time to time. Seeing that she was struggling to carry the basket, Xia Qi said unnaturally: "Grandma... Grandma, let me help you carry the basket."
I don't know why, but the word "Grandma" came out of his mouth uncontrollably.
After saying this, he felt something was wrong. Wasn't he the old woman's granddaughter? Why did he call her "grandma"
However, Meng Po, who was called "Grandma" by Xia Qi, did not find it strange. She walked slowly and said happily: "It's rare that my baby Qi is back. Grandma will cook meat for you tonight."
Xia Qi felt a little uneasy when he heard the words "Rougagaga". He hoped that the Rougaga she was talking about was not some strange meat...
The two walked through the busy streets and alleys one after the other. Xia Qi observed the zombies passing by as he walked. When he came to a small alley with a Republic of China style, he realized that this was not entirely an ancient world. There were many people wearing Zhongshan suits and schoolgirl uniforms. What was even more outrageous was that a few zombies in suits walked out of the alley next door.
This city that never sleeps is so weird.
Xia Qi was full of doubts and followed Meng Po to a secluded and narrow courtyard.
This is a small courtyard. The walls are painted pale white, looking like they are made of paper. Above the walls is a rough layer of green tiles shining with gold. The whole small courtyard looks nothing like a building in the real world. Instead, it looks like a paper house burned for the dead.
There were three small bungalows in the yard that looked very unsound. After Xia Qi walked in, he found that the yard was covered with dust everywhere.
Meng Po took out two small wooden stools from somewhere and called to Xia Qi, saying, "Qi baby, come and learn how to pick vegetables from grandma."
Xia Qi frowned, sat down on the small stool, and couldn't help asking: "Grandma, why should I learn to pick vegetables?"
"You are not young anymore. If you can't cook, you won't be able to get married." Meng Po was full of worries about Xia Qi's future.
Xia Qi: “…”
As she was speaking, Meng Po lifted the cloth covering the vegetable basket. Xia Qi quickly stuck his head out and looked into Meng Po's basket.
The imagined vegetables did not appear, and the basket was empty, without even a hair. Xia Qi frowned and thought, when he picked up the basket just now, he clearly felt that the basket was very heavy, and it didn't seem like there was nothing in it.
Meng Po didn't notice his strange look. She reached out and took out a ball of air from the basket, then started picking vegetables in front of him.
Xia Qi was confused and asked hesitantly: "Grandma, how do I pick these vegetables?"
Meng Po's eyes were serious, her rough hands flying up and down. As she "demonstrated", she explained to him: "Picking vegetables is also a science. You have to cut off the heads and tails first, and then keep the tender shoots... Come on, try it."
After watching Meng Po perform a series of cool moves on the air, Xia Qi tried to reach out to the basket.
Sure enough, the basket was still empty, there was nothing in it.
Meng Po looked at him expectantly, as if encouraging a one-year-old child to learn to walk, and urged, "Qi baby, take it out quickly."
“…Okay.” Xia Qi reached into the basket with his hand and took out a “vegetable” from the basket very cooperatively. Then, he imitated Meng Po’s movements and began to “pick vegetables” seriously.
"My baby Qi is so amazing. He learns things quickly." Looking at Xia Qi "picking" a leaf, Meng Po praised with a smile.
Ding Dong! Side quest progress +10%! Total side quest progress: 10%.
Xia Qi frowned. The progress of the side quest actually increased.
Could it be that as long as he keeps doing what Meng Po asks him to do, he can make progress
Just as Xia Qi was wondering, suddenly, a man's shrill scream came from a distance.
Hearing the familiar scream, Xia Qi immediately stood up from his chair.
Seeing that Xia Qi couldn't sit still after picking a vegetable, Meng Po shook her head helplessly and said with a smile: "You can't sit still after just doing a little work? You naughty child. Forget it, go out and play with them, and remember to come home for dinner in the evening."
Xia Qi didn't have time to pay attention to Meng Po. He just said hello to her, opened the door and rushed out.
The evil man's scream seemed to be not far away from him. As soon as Xia Qi walked out the door, he heard another terrified scream.
He rushed towards the source of the sound, but as soon as he turned a corner, he ran into the red-haired girl who was also coming.
After the two met, they didn't say much, but continued to move forward tacitly.
"Ahh! Help!"
After a while, the two arrived at a dark street corner.
At this time, the evil man covered in blood rushed out from the corner. Xia Qi stopped and looked at him carefully.
The evil man was in tatters, with blood spots of various sizes all over his body. There was a deep scratch on the left side of his face, and blood was oozing from the scratch. His clothes were stained red by the blood on his face.
When the evil man saw Xia Qi and the red-haired girl, he ran towards them in panic, shouting, "Run! Zombies are killing people!"
The red-haired girl grabbed the evil man's wrist and snorted, "Why are you running? You are an advanced player, haven't you ever seen a zombie?"
"No, no." The evil man shook his wrist that was grabbed, but he didn't expect the red-haired woman to be so strong that he couldn't break free from her iron hand for a while.
Seeing this, the evil man was so scared that his whole body trembled, and he begged for mercy breathlessly: "No, it's not an ordinary zombie, please let me go..."
Before the red-haired woman could continue asking, suddenly, a woman's beast-like roar was heard not far away.
"roar-"
Xia Qi and the red-haired woman turned their heads and saw a 2.5-meter-tall female zombie appear at the corner of the street. The female zombie's face was purple and her eyes were as black as ink. Seeing the evil man standing not far away, the female zombie opened her bright red lips, revealing a mouthful of fangs, and roared at the evil man: "Li Ming, you cheated on me behind my back. Are you worthy of our child?"
Xia Qi and the red-haired girl turned to look at the evil man and asked, "When did you have a child?"
How long have they been in the City That Never Sleeps, and Li Ming has already had a child
"No, that's not the case." Li Ming burst into tears. "It has nothing to do with me. I just entered her house and took a look at the female zombie next door, and she said I was cheating on her. Wuwuwu..."
"I'm going to kill you, you unfaithful man!" The female zombie took a step forward with her long muscular leg. With a "bang" sound similar to a heavy object falling to the ground, the female zombie's big foot stepped out of a deep pit on the ground.
The red-haired girl looked at Li Ming's disappointing appearance and said with a mocking smile: "You deserve it for letting your eyes wander."
When he just came out of the coffin, Li Ming looked at her with a strange look in his eyes. The red-haired girl felt that he had brought it upon himself.
Then, the red-haired girl gave Li Ming another blow: "You should have gotten used to being chased in the primary dungeon, right? It's just being chased by a zombie, what's there to be afraid of?"
"No, she has something even more terrifying!" Li Ming was misled by the red-haired girl. He held the red-haired girl's hand and started to explain while screaming.
The female zombie strode towards the three people with big bangs, and asked angrily, "Li Ming, are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of our child?!"
As she was speaking, she suddenly reached for her stomach with her claws. There was a sound of flesh being cut, and the female zombie pulled a bloody baby out of her stomach. Then, she threw the baby to the ground.
Xia Qi and the red-haired girl were stunned.
With a "bang", the baby fell to the ground and let out a shrill cry, but the female zombie ignored it. She walked while digging her stomach, and took out one bloody baby after another from her stomach.
Her stomach was like a bottomless pit. By the time she reached the three people, nearly seven bloody babies had fallen to the ground.
These blood babies were all underdeveloped and looked like 5 or 6 month old babies. Their faces were wrinkled like rotten wood, their slender hands were like dead branches, and they had long umbilical cords on their bellies. As they crawled, they left trails of blood on the ground.
"Li Ming! Look at your child!" The female zombie stood in front of Li Ming, tears of blood in her eyes.
At this time, all the blood babies looked up at the same time, staring at Li Ming fiercely with their dark eyes.
With two "hehe" sounds, the blood babies grinned in unison, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.
Then, the seven blood babies shouted to Li Ming in unison: "Dad!"
"Ahh!" Li Ming screamed like a screaming chicken and completely collapsed. He shook off the red-haired girl's hand and rushed out to the street like a mad dog.
After Li Ming escaped, the female zombie also chased after him with a group of children like a tornado.
The red-haired girl folded her hands and glanced at Xia Qi: "Let's go somewhere else?"
Xia Qi nodded and said, "Okay."
Xia Qigang and the red-haired girl walked out of the street and saw another teammate walking out of a yard.
This teammate had been taciturn before and had a very low presence among the crowd. After entering the game, he didn't even say a word.
Because he was so calm, Xia Qi had always noticed him.
This is an old man in his fifties with a very ordinary appearance. He is wearing a Zhongshan suit and a pair of round-frame glasses and looks like a teacher.
However, compared to the calmness when he first entered the game, the old man's forehead was now covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat, and his face was as pale as a ghost.
Xia Qi and the red-haired girl walked towards him. When they were about to inquire about the situation, the old man suddenly stopped and said to a white shadow in the door behind him: "You, don't see me off."
"Teacher, let me see you off." The girl's clear laughter rang out, and because her voice was so recognizable, Xia Qi recognized her in an instant.
The old man took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and continued to refuse: "You are a girl, don't go out and run around."
"Teacher, please don't." The girl chuckled, her voice having the unique charm of a young girl.
Xia Qi could no longer bear it, he strode directly towards the old man. In the old man's shocked eyes, Xia Qi slammed the door hard with his palm.
“Crunch—”
The door was suddenly pushed open with great force, and the girl behind the door let out a small scream.
The girl was wearing a JK uniform and had two ponytails on each side of her head. She was the teammate Xia Qi had met in the Rose Earl copy and the sister who was beheaded by the Earl.
I don’t know if it was because of beheading, but there was a deep, bright red scar on my sister’s neck. The skin above and below the scar was roughly sewn up, making her slightly shaking head look very unstable, as if it was about to fall off.
In Xia Qi's shocked eyes, his sister asked in a daze: "Who are you?"