Xia Qi frowned and looked carefully at his sister who had turned into a zombie.
However, facing Xia Qi, an adult male, the elder sister obviously felt pressured. She took a step back, looking uneasy: "What are you looking at me for?"
Seeing his sister's genuine reaction that didn't seem fake, Xia Qi had to give up.
The zombie sister in front of him didn't recognize him at all.
But why did she know the old man but not the one in the game
"Is she your student?" Xia Qi turned his head and asked the old man.
The old man raised his hand, wiped the sweat from his neck, and said tremblingly: "I... I don't know either. I have so many students, how can I remember every one of them?"
What's more, it was a dead female student. He wished he had never taught her.
The old man's performance was so guilty that Xia Qi couldn't help but doubt the truthfulness of his words.
"Sorry, I recognized the wrong person." After apologizing to his sister, Xia Qi turned around neatly and walked out of the yard.
Due to the interruption of Xia Qi and the red-haired girl, the elder sister did not insist on sending the old man back. After calling "teacher" a few times in a tender voice, she closed her gate reluctantly.
Xia Qi carefully discovered that every time his sister called him "Teacher", the old man's whole body would shake violently.
When there were no other zombies around, the old man wiped his face and said to them, "I, I won't go out to gather. I want to go back and rest."
After the old man left, the red-haired woman couldn't help but ask, "Do you know that girl? Of course, if you don't want to tell me, I don't mind."
"I know her. She was my former teammate." Xia Qi didn't intend to hide it deliberately. At present, the red-haired girl seemed to be a reliable teammate, and he didn't mind sharing information with her.
After all, this is a team game and he still needs the help of his teammates.
Hearing this, the red-haired girl was shocked. She even raised her voice unconsciously: "Impossible! How can someone who died in the game appear in a normal copy?"
From what she said, it seemed as if the dead would go somewhere else.
"Where will the people who died in the game go?" Xia Qi looked confused.
"To the reincarnation hell." The red-haired girl looked ahead and suddenly smiled faintly, "Because I've been there."
Xia Qi took a deep breath and said, "What will happen to the dead...after they go to the reincarnation hell?"
He only knew that those who lost the game would go to the reincarnation hell, but he didn't expect that the dead could also go to the reincarnation hell.
"Heh, their lives are more horrible than death." The red-haired woman shook her head, as if she didn't want to talk about the reincarnation hell. "Anyway, only the living can have the opportunity to come out of the reincarnation hell. Of course, after coming out, you will feel that the game dungeon is heaven. All NPCs and bosses look so much like little angels, and even their roars are so pleasant to the ear."
Xia Qi couldn't help but remain silent, thinking to himself, the red-haired girl is indeed someone who has seen the world, no wonder she even dares to scold an NPC.
"By the way, you can call me Sister Hong." The red-haired girl took the initiative to exchange names with Xia Qi.
Xia Qi looked at the gradually darkening sky and said, "I have to go back."
He promised Meng Po to go back for dinner.
"I have to go back and cook first." Sister Hong smiled bitterly and shook her head. She was in a depressed state. "Xiao Yu wants to eat the food I cook..."
Xiaoyu is the little girl zombie that Sister Hong took away.
Thinking of Meng Po's empty basket, Xia Qi cast a sympathetic look at her.
Fortunately, he was the one who ate, not the one who cooked. He really couldn't figure out how to cook for the dead.
After saying goodbye to Sister Hong, Xia Qi returned to Meng Po's home.
When Xia Qi walked to the door, the light had gradually dimmed.
In the black sky of the city that never sleeps, there is a very round moon hanging. The moon is like a beautiful gem inlaid in the center of the sky, emitting a warm glow.
The gentle moonlight fell on Meng Po's yard, making the originally abstract plants and trees appear alive. Xia Qi walked to the small bench where he picked vegetables in the morning and felt something was different.
"Baby Qi, you're back." Meng Po was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the voice, Xia Qi unconsciously walked towards the kitchen.
As soon as he arrived at the kitchen door, he found something wrong. The kitchen was filled with hot mist. In the smoke, Meng Po was holding a spatula, stir-frying the red, green and yellow dishes in the pot. Due to the heavy smoke, she coughed from time to time.
Xia Qi leaned against the door, looking at Meng Po quietly. For some reason, he couldn't bear to take his eyes away.
At this time, the aroma of food mixed with the smell of oil smoke wafted out. Xia Qi couldn't help coughing twice, pulling him out of a strange state.
Meng Po put the cooked dishes on the plate, then wiped the grease off her hands and said to Xia Qi, "Bring all the dishes in."
"…Okay." Xia Qi walked to Meng Po and brought the dishes into the room.
After all the dishes were served, Xia Qi looked at the three dishes and one soup on the table and fell into silence.
These dishes don’t look like zombie meat, nor do they look like anything strange.
Just ordinary home cooking.
"Baby Qi, I've served you some rice." Meng Po walked in with two large bowls of white rice, smiling.
When Xia Qi turned around and saw Meng Po's face clearly under the lamp, he was actually dazed.
At this time, Meng Po's face was very rosy, her brown eyes were shining, and her eyes were full of smiles when she looked at Xia Qi.
She was walking with her short legs, stepping over the threshold very naturally, and placing two bowls of rice on the table with swift movements. If Xia Qi had not seen her zombie state during the day, he would not have believed that the Meng Po in front of him was a dead person.
In Xia Qi's shocked eyes, Meng Po stuffed a pair of chopsticks into his hand and said with a smile: "Silly boy, are you hungry? Come and eat."
Xia Qi had not originally planned to eat, but he didn't know what was wrong with him. Looking at the white rice in front of him, he couldn't control himself.
"Is it delicious?" Meng Po asked with a smile as she watched Xia Qi taste the dish.
Under the warm candlelight, Meng Po had a gentle smile and eyes full of love, as if it had been flowing through time for many years and had never faded from his heart.
"Hmm... delicious." Xia Qi nodded slowly, a tear sliding down the corner of his eye.
"If it tastes good, eat more." Meng Po picked up another piece of chicken leg for him.
Looking at the huge chopped chicken leg in front of him, Xia Qi fell silent again.
When eating in a restaurant, the shop owner will usually chop up various parts of the chicken. Only at home will people chop out a whole chicken leg and leave the most essential part for the younger generation to eat.
Just as Xia Qi was filled with emotion, Meng Po suddenly urged him, "Qi baby, finish your meal quickly and go to the Moon Goddess Lantern Festival tonight."
"Moon Goddess Lantern Festival?" Xia Qi paused suddenly.
"In the City That Never Sleeps, the Moon Goddess Lantern Festival is held every eighteen years. Legend has it that young men and women of appropriate age who participate in the lantern festival will definitely meet their destined person." Meng Po smiled slowly, then she turned her head and looked at Xia Qi with eyes full of anticipation.
Xia Qi: “…”
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Ding Dong! Congratulations to the survivor Xia Qi for accepting the main mission!
Main quest name: Meet your Mr. Right!
Mission description: He has been single for a thousand years and has lost all hope! He has prayed to the Buddha for thousands of years, just to exchange for your love in this life.
Mission countdown: 06:00:00.
Xia Qi: “…”
… again
Xia Qi's eyes twitched, and he began to grit his teeth unconsciously, feeling secretly resentful.
"My baby Qi, don't worry, you will definitely meet your destined person! After you get married, grandma will be able to die in peace." Meng Po was moved and said while holding her heart.
Xia Qi: “…”
No, grandma, haven’t you been dead for a long time
The familiar feeling of powerlessness came over him again. Xia Qi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help asking again: "Grandma, do I need to wear special clothes to participate in the Moon Goddess Lantern Festival?"
"That's right! Grandma has already prepared clothes for you, you will definitely be the most beautiful one among all the girls!" Meng Po clenched her fists with great excitement.
"Oh." Xia Qi mechanically stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and said coldly, "Grandma, but I like to wear men's clothes."
Meng Po: “…”
After dinner, Meng Po took Xia Qi to her closet and showed him all the colorful women's clothing in the closet, hoping that he would change his mind.
Xia Qi took out a moon-white, bamboo-embroidered men's robe from the edge of the closet and said expressionlessly, "Let's take this one."
"This is what your grandfather once wore." Meng Po looked at him with great regret, but she did not give up and took out a bright red cheongsam with a peony pattern from the closet and said, "Are you really not going to wear this beautiful dress? Why do you have to wear your grandfather's clothes and dress up as a man?"
Xia Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Men's clothes are more convenient."
"Alas." Meng Po sighed, seeming to be troubled by her granddaughter's middle school syndrome.
Xia Qi was worried that Meng Po would go back on her word, so he went straight into the room, closed the door, and changed into a moon-white robe.
When he changed into a loose robe and came out wearing matching cloud-patterned boots, Meng Po's eyes lit up and she praised him: "My baby Qi is the most beautiful moon in the world even if he is wearing men's clothes!"
Xia Qi: “…”
Forget it, let’s leave it at that for now.
Xia Qi shook his head helplessly, said goodbye to Meng Po, and walked out of the yard speechlessly.
Fortunately, Sister Hong lived near Meng Po, so Xia Qi arrived there after a while. Just as he was about to knock on the door, Sister Hong opened it.
"You changed your clothes too?"
Sister Hong changed into a long red brocade dress, and even put her hair into a bun that Xia Qi couldn't recognize, with a sparkling ruby hairpin inserted diagonally.
Xia Qi looked down gradually and found that Sister Hong was still pulling the little girl zombie.
Unlike during the day, Xiaoyu became a normal person at night. Her long sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, revealing a section of her white arms. Because her skin was very white, one could even faintly see the blood vessels on her wrists.
However, compared with Sister Hong's normal ancient dress, Xiaoyu's dress looked very different. She wore a bright yellow short-sleeved costume, with oil-painted makeup on her face and a peach blossom fan in her hand.
Xia Qi was stunned for a moment. It turned out that all the zombies in the city that never sleeps would turn into living people at night.
Xia Qi asked Sister Hong, "Are you also going out to attend the Moon Goddess Lantern Festival?"
Sister Hong gnashed her teeth, showing an expression of sympathy with Xia Qi, and said irritably: "Xiao Yu hopes that I will go to the Moon God Lantern Festival and find her a stepfather."
"Mom, that's not the case." Xiaoyu suddenly shook her head and said tenderly, "Xiaoyu just wants mom to find happiness."
Hearing this, Sister Hong's face suddenly changed, becoming even more depressed than when she said she was going to cook. Compared to her ferocious appearance when she cursed at the NPCs during the day, Sister Hong now looked like a resentful woman abandoned by a scumbag.
What was even more frightening was that there were two tears in Sister Hong's eyes, and she looked so aggrieved that she seemed about to cry. She stood in the porch facing the wind, as fragile as a balloon that could be popped by a needle.
Sister Hong was silent for a long time, and suddenly she choked up and said, "… Let's give it a try."
"Okay!" Hearing that Sister Hong finally agreed, Xiaoyu happily jumped out of the door, "Mom, I'll take you to the Moon Goddess River."
Xia Qi followed Xiaoyu and Sister Hong through the busy streets.
Compared with the streets during the day, the city that never sleeps at night is more prosperous than expected. In order to participate in the Luna Lantern Festival held once every 18 years, people seem to be walking in one direction, shoulder to shoulder, almost blocking the streets.
Xia Qi admired the lively expressions of the people around him. If he had not seen the zombies with his own eyes during the day, he would have really thought that he had returned to the normal world.
At this moment, a familiar figure flashed among the crowd in the distance. Although the man was wearing a yellow Taoist robe, Xia Qi recognized him at a glance.
Cha Gong
Someone from Tianji actually sneaked into the City That Never Sleeps? !
Feeling something was wrong, Xia Qi quickly strode forward, interrupting Sister Hong who was buying a candy man for Xiao Yu, and whispered, "The Tianji people are here!"