The destination of Bai Duan and Nie Lanlei is the largest daily necessities distribution center in the city, located in the southwest of the city. There are shops of various brands, big and small, all kinds of high-end products. It has always been a must-visit place for people in this city to buy furniture and daily necessities, but after the end of the world, few people care about it.
First of all, there is a large flow of people here, which has led to the rampant zombies; secondly, the survivors are not very interested in the various materials piled up here. After all, human desires still stay at the lowest level of needs such as enough food. No one is willing to take the risk to come here just to... carry a Simmons mattress...
Looking at the gate of the daily necessities distribution center from a distance, Bai Duan looked a little timid: "Are we really going in? So many zombies..."
"You don't have to worry about this, since I brought you here, there must be a way." Nie Lanlei chuckled, "Didn't I teach you how to use your mental power before? Now, it will come in handy gone."
"What should I do?" Bai Duan's eyes lit up.
"Isolate hints." Nie Lanlei raised his eyebrows, "Zombies have not yet developed a clear sense of self-awareness, and they have no judgment. All their actions rely on hearing, smell, vision and other senses to feed back the surrounding environment to the brain, and then rely on Instinctively produces stress behaviors. And our mental power can directly invade the unprotected brains of zombies, hindering this feedback chain, implying that they do not exist." After a pause, he added, "Hindering hints is not It's too difficult, if you master this skill proficiently, you can even form a mental barrier network, affecting all the zombies around you, and you can go unimpeded even in the crowd of zombies."
Nie Lanlei's words made Bai Duan slightly excited: "Spiritual abilities... so powerful?!"
"... It is impossible for ordinary psychic power users to be so powerful at present, and when they can reach this level, the zombies must have evolved a clear self-awareness, and will not be so easily affected." Nie Lanlei lightly Coughed, "But you and I are special, our starting point of mental strength is much higher than other people's."
Bai Duan gave Nie Lanlei a strange look, and always felt that it was so strange that two people with super-spiritual powers "coincidentally" got together.
However, he didn't express his doubts - after all, from the very beginning, Bai Duan felt that Nie Lanlei's behavior was full of deliberation and had nothing to do with "accident".
He didn't know what Nie Lanlei's purpose was, but the other party's every move seemed to be for his sake, so Bai Duan simply suppressed his doubts and quietly waited for the other party to show his "fox tail".
Next, Bai Duan earnestly learned from Nie Lanlei how to build a mental power barrier around her, and she grasped the key points very smoothly.
In order to enhance mental power as much as possible—or soul power—not only the energy accumulated after each world is over is important, but also persistent exercise is also essential. So from the Star World, Nie Lanlei has been teaching Bai Duan how to use his spiritual power, even if his lover will forget it in the next world, but this kind of exercise will still have a huge effect without knowing it.
Bai Duan tried his best to isolate himself from Nie Lanlei and the zombies according to Nie Lanlei's teaching. Because he was too focused to do other things, Nie Lanlei finally found a chance to hold his lover's hand and lead him slowly to the distribution center for daily necessities.
Since it is the first time to use mental power in this way, Bai Duan will inevitably make all kinds of mistakes. There will always be "fish that slipped through the net" hesitantly following "Yumi", and after approaching the two of them, Nie Lanlei Banished aside.
I have to say that Nie Lanlei found a good place to train his mental power. Due to the high density of zombies, once there is a loophole in Bai Duan's mental power network, he can get feedback immediately, which will help him quickly check for gaps and make continuous progress.
It didn't take long for Bai Duan to get used to the practice of supporting the mental power net all the time, and finally he was able to devote a small part of his attention to other aspects.
When Bai Duan stopped focusing on one point and began to look around, Nie Lanlei led him to the area where high-end furniture was sold. In order to prevent Bai Duan from reacting and refusing to hold hands with him, Nie Lanlei pointed to a bedside table: "What do you think of this style?"
Bai Duan subconsciously followed Nie Lanlei's instructions and nodded, "I think it's good."
"Then put it away." Nie Lanlei glanced at the golden monkey, and the monkey, which had been oppressed by the demon king for a long time, reflexively jumped onto the bedside table, raised its paw, and put the cabinet into its own space.
Looking at the obedient golden monkey, Bai Duan was speechless: "Speaking of which, you were able to make the animals so obedient before, didn't you rely on the so-called 'isolation hint'?"
"Of course not." Nie Lanlei smiled slightly, with a calm expression, "Hints only have a one-time effect, and it is too troublesome to carry out hints every time, so I always use 'warning and deterrence'. As long as you threaten them two or three times, they are so smart. Naturally, you will learn to be good." Looking at the golden monkey who jumped back on Bai Duan's shoulder, Nie Lanlei smiled kindly and spoke softly, "Isn't it?"
The golden monkey was furious from Nie Lanlei's laughter, and subconsciously got into Bai Duan's arms, and Bai Duan also wanted to raise his hand to hug it, but was surprised to find that one of his hands was being held by Nie Lanlei.
Quickly broke free, Bai Duan's face was flushed, his heart was beating endlessly, and the hand that was held just now was even slightly hot-he had never held hands with anyone like this, even when he was a child in the orphanage , he also obediently followed behind the staff, watching them lead the children who were mischievous or coquettish.
Bai Duan's heart beat faster because of holding hands for the first time, and Nie Lanlei, who had just held her lover's little hand and had her welfare canceled not long after, was very unhappy. He looked at the golden monkey with softer eyes, while Bai Duan hugged the monkey silently, not knowing whether he should be shy or feel pity for his tortured little friend.
Next, Bai Duan and Nie Lanlei really started to visit the furniture city. Whenever Nie Lanlei took a fancy to something, he would ask Bai Duan for his opinion, and Bai Duan's reply to him was "good" or "good".
—Of course, this does not mean that Bai Duan is perfunctory, but because he really feels that Nie Lanlei's choice is very in line with his wishes, so that he can't find any faults.
As for Nie Lanlei himself, he was not surprised by this result, after all, no one knew Bai Duan's preferences better than him.
So one person chooses one person to agree, Nie Lanlei took the white satin and swept away all the furniture he thought was necessary—even the unnecessary ones. Anyway, the golden monkey has a large space, and it can fit everything. It is always good to be prepared .
After choosing the furniture almost once, Nie Lanlei chuckled, and suddenly said, "Do you think the two of us look exactly the same as when the newlyweds chose furniture to decorate the new home together?"
Bai Duan was stunned for a moment, and stared blankly at Nie Lanlei. It took him a long time to realize that there was a "boom", and his cheeks were flushed.
"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Duan gave Nie Lanlei a hard look, and walked forward quickly, but Nie Lanlei didn't continue talking about this topic, but Shi Shiran followed behind with a smile on his face, as if I just made a joke at random.
The other party's such a calm reaction made Bai Duan feel that he was making a fuss out of a molehill. In fact, he really wanted to take this sentence as a purely sentimental joke - after all, Nie Lanlei has always been so talkative, always saying Some irritating and ambiguous words made Bai Duan helpless, and he was basically used to Nie Lanlei's teasing from time to time, and he was able to forget it and remain unmoved.
But this time it was different, Nie Lanlei's "joke" really touched Bai Duan's heartstrings, even though he tried his best to ignore it, it still lingered in his ears and lingered for a long time.
Because she grew up in an orphanage, Bai Duan has never experienced real family life, nor can she imagine what a so-called "family" looks like.
Unlike most orphans who fantasize about having a "home" and longing for a real "family", Bai Duan enjoys this "lonely" life very much, feeling free and carefree instead of carefree.
He has never been in a relationship, let alone met someone who would make him want to start a family, so he can't imagine what it will be like once he has a home and family.
Bai Duan originally thought that he would probably live alone for the rest of his life, but Nie Lanlei's sudden appearance disrupted his calm pace and inserted him forcefully into his life.
They eat together, sleep together, and spend time together; they care about each other, help each other, support each other and work hard for a better future... Bai Duan has always regarded this relationship as a close friendship, but today I heard what Nie Lanlei just said "Joke", the word "family" instantly came to mind, lingering.
—The two people living together in this way seem to be more like family members than friends, and the so-called "family" is not like this
It has to be said that Bai Duan doesn't dislike this kind of thought. He doesn't reject Nie Lanlei as his family, and doesn't reject living with him for the rest of his life—this feeling is really amazing.
It is clear that Duan doesn't know anything about Nie Lanlei; it is obvious that he has always known that the other party's background is mysterious; he is still wondering why the other party deliberately finds him and clings to him, but if he doesn't reject him, he doesn't reject him. Bai Duan can't deceive himself, and even There is a faint joy in this.
- Is this family affection? Or is it... love? If so, does Nie Lanlei have the same feelings for him
Bai Duan quietly looked at Nie Lanlei, trying to further clarify his emotions, but he never thought that the other party had been watching him, and when he turned around for a while, he happened to bump into Nie Lanlei's smiling eyes.
The moment they looked at each other, Bai Duan seemed to see the affection in Nie Lanlei's eyes, looking at him seriously was like staring at the whole world.
Bai Duan was startled, and looked away reflexively, but the beating of the heart became more and more violent, with a hint of...sweetness.
—It seems really nice to have a family feeling...