ET Chapters 16-20
Monster World (16)
Coach Wang’s face changed slightly, seeming to want to speak but stopping himself.
Lin Yebai had never seen Coach Wang show such a complex expression.
His eyes reddened, tears glistening in them, his lips trembling slightly. He seemed to have much to say, but ultimately remained silent.
“Mommy?” The little spider’s voice was very sweet and somewhat confused.
Why wasn’t Mommy speaking anymore?
The seven little spiders had slightly different voices – some soft, some crisp. When they spoke, their voices were childlike and adorable, enough to make people overlook their fluffy bodies and the terrifying colorful patterns on their surfaces.
Coach Wang mulled over what he wanted to say. He had initially wanted to scold them, but finally, under the innocent and naive gazes of the little spiders, he opened his mouth:
“Don’t call daddy anymore. Just call big monster.”
He sighed deeply, his back slightly hunched, seeming to have completely compromised. His whole person appeared much more weathered.
Perhaps this was fate.
The little spiders stared blankly at Coach Wang, expecting him to say more.
“The big monster was killed by your Uncle Lin.” When Coach Wang had followed the trail to find them, the big fish was already dead, and Lin Yebai was confronting Zhang San.
The big fish’s head was separated from its body. From the cross-section of the wound, it should have died under Lin Yebai’s blade.
Even knowing that Lin Yebai was extraordinarily skilled, seeing that straight, headless giant koi, Coach Wang still felt an indescribable shock in his heart.
“The monster was so big… like a huge mountain, with such long, sharp teeth… super scary. Is it really dead?”
One little spider tried hard to gesture the big monster’s appearance.
With eight short legs, no matter how it gestured, it was all in vain.
The little spiders looked toward Lin Yebai with admiring eyes, though still with some fear.
“Dead.” Lin Yebai was always much gentler with children, his voice clear and soft.
“Wow! Uncle Lin is so amazing——” One little spider immediately raised two front legs.
“Uncle Lin is a big hero!” Another little spider also imitated, beginning to clumsily clap.
“I like Uncle Lin!”
“I like Uncle Lin too~”
The little spiders surrounded Lin Yebai, overjoyed and excited as if celebrating New Year, but they always maintained distance, not daring to actively touch him. They instinctively felt that Uncle Lin was very dangerous and might eat people at any time.
“Uncle Lin, how did daddy… the big monster die?” The little spider that hadn’t gotten an answer returned to the original question, almost saying it wrong but correcting itself in time under Coach Wang’s complex gaze.
“Electrocuted.” Lin Yebai stated the big fish’s cause of death.
For aberrants, being illiterate was really disadvantageous. If the big fish hadn’t crashed into the high-voltage power station, dealing with it would have required much more effort.
“Ah?” The little spiders didn’t quite understand.
“Don’t you have electrical outlets at home? You can’t stick your little feet into them because electricity is very dangerous.” Coach Wang patiently explained.
“But it also has magical uses. After the computer is powered on, you can watch cartoons…”
Hearing the keyword “cartoons,” the little spiders immediately became excited, crawling around Coach Wang and even climbing on top of his head, forming a seven-layer spider tower.
“Mommy, I want to watch Peppa Pig!”
“I want to see Little Sheep.”
“Where does Peppa live? I want to play with her…”
“We’ll watch when we get home tonight.” Coach Wang showed extraordinary patience and gentleness.
“Uncle Lin, have you watched Peppa Pig?” One little spider moved closer to Lin Yebai. Uncle Lin, who could defeat monsters, was undoubtedly a super big hero.
“No.”
“Wow~ We can watch together tonight!”
“Okay.”
“Pinky promise.” The little spider actively extended one spider leg.
Lin Yebai extended his little finger and made a pinky promise with the little spider’s leg.
“Uncle Lin, we want to make pinky promises too…” The other six little spiders lined up, waiting on the side.
Coach Wang showed an apologetic expression, afraid the little spiders might offend Lin Yebai.
“Okay.” Lin Yebai made promises with each of them in turn.
He leaned down slightly, tucking several strands of scattered long hair behind his ear, revealing his handsome features. His pale fingertips touched the black spider legs. Outside the truck window was pitch darkness, with blood-red beast eyes appearing and disappearing. It was clearly a strange and sinister scene, yet at this moment it seemed somewhat tender.
[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: I also want to make pinky promises with Yebai baby!
[Crispy Shark]: awsl what kind of divine contrasting cuteness is this?
[Strawberry Yakult]: Yebai baby, do you know what Peppa Pig is?
[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Sooner or later this cat will find Yebai baby and get enough snuggles
“I also want to make pinky promises, can I…” Zhou Yuan was driving and saw this harmonious scene in the rearview mirror, his heart filled with longing.
“I’ll make a pinky promise with you.” Coach Wang extended his rough, strong hand.
“I don’t want a male Mommy!” Zhou Yuan was shocked and quickly withdrew his gaze, concentrating on driving.
Coach Wang wanted to curse but held back. The children were present, so he couldn’t swear. He endured it.
The truck drove into the residential complex and stopped downstairs. The entire complex was pitch black, with not a single light on.
Zhou Yuan rolled down the truck window, looked outside, and made a confused sound.
“Is there a power outage in the complex?”
“Why is there a smell of smoke? And firelight?”
“Whose house is that? Is there a fire?”
“That’s your house.” Lin Yebai’s gaze fell on the flickering firelight on the third floor, quickly recognizing this as Zhou Yuan’s room.
“Ah?” Zhou Yuan instantly froze, letting out a groundhog-like scream.
“Ah! My wife is gone——”
“Peppa Pig… wuwuwu…”
“Mommy, Mommy, is Peppa Pig gone?”
The little spiders looked toward where the firelight was, their eyes watery with tears.
“Maybe it’s still there. I’ll go upstairs to check if I can rescue the USB drive.” Coach Wang had the little spiders stay with Lin Yebai while he first went into the stairwell to check the fire situation.
Lin Yebai quickly closed the truck windows. The fire was getting bigger and the smoke was too heavy, stinging the eyes.
Zhou Yuan followed behind Coach Wang when a black mass suddenly fell from above. He dodged aside, and the black mass suddenly made chicken sounds.
“Cluck cluck——”
It flapped helplessly in the air, with charred black feathers falling down.
The chicken cries gradually became more miserable. Before it could land butt-first, Zhou Yuan grabbed it by the neck just in time.
Other feathers also fell off, and finally Zhou Yuan was left holding only a bald chicken. It covered its chicken butt with great shame, its eyes vacant, as if it had lost its soul.
“Was it you who started the fire?” Zhou Yuan’s grip on the chicken’s neck gradually tightened, and an egg rolled out from the chicken’s butt.
“Even if you lay a golden egg, I’ll still twist your chicken head off.”
“Wait before killing it, let’s put out the fire first. There’s a gas tank in the room.” Coach Wang urged.
Zhou Yuan casually stuffed the chicken into the cargo box and went upstairs with Coach Wang.
Lin Yebai stayed in the car, constantly alert.
The fresh blood and flesh scent from the big fish attracted the aberrant residents in the complex. Intimidated by the blood bead’s aura, they only dared to spy from the shadows.
The blood moon hung in the sky, surprisingly bright.
The mutated plants in the complex stretched their bodies freely under the moonlight, rapidly growing new branches and leaves, completely different from their wilted daytime appearance.
The edges of the building shadows were outlined in red by the moonlight, taking on a bloody hue. The entire world seemed like a hellish underworld.
The complex had lost power. Aberrants hated light and would instinctively avoid lit areas, but the truck lights obviously had no deterrent effect.
The blood bead was still emanating the aura of a mid-level aberrant. Over time, it gradually couldn’t suppress the aberrants’ instinctive craving for flesh and blood.
They had already lost their reason and were only driven by desire. Lured by the sweet scent of blood and flesh, they didn’t even care about their lives, leaving their hiding places and approaching the car.
Compared to their companions, mid-level aberrant flesh was undoubtedly more tempting. If there were enough of them, even a mid-level aberrant would become their food.
When hunting, they displayed their remaining intelligence, keeping silent and not interfering with each other, slowly approaching and patiently watching their common prey, looking for the right hunting opportunity.
“More and more aberrants are gathering. We need to quickly move to a lit area.” Lin Yebai noticed the changes in the aberrants. Staying longer would be very dangerous.
“Mommy——”
“Come down quickly——”
“Mommy, there are so many monsters staring at us——”
“Mommy, I’m so scared!”
“Mommy, I won’t watch Peppa Pig anymore…”
“Uncle Zhou, come back quickly——”
The little spiders looked toward the burning area, hoping to call Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan back. The more timid little spiders spoke with crying voices, curled up in balls.
Lin Yebai was about to speak when suddenly there was a loud bang.
In the instant of explosion, the entire world seemed to shake.
Fire reached the sky, walls collapsed, the windshield was cracked by falling bricks, and all the little spiders began crying together.
At this moment, the aberrants finally found their chance to ambush. No longer concerned about the nearby firelight, they charged directly toward the truck.
Looking roughly, there was a dense mass of them – both humanoid and beast-form aberrants, with blood-red pupils reflecting the crimson moonlight, their forms showing various mutations.
Lin Yebai moved to the driver’s seat, quickly recalling the steps Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang had used to drive.
[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: First start the engine, then press the clutch
[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: Oh my! So many monsters! Baby, run away!!!!
[Sexy Spider Louis]: Will Old Wang and Xiao Zhou be okay?
[Super Rich Tangerine Seat] tipped star coins x10000
[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Cat prayer! [Clasped paws]
Lin Yebai couldn’t distinguish which pedal to press and tried them all. With detailed explanations from the live stream audience, the truck started with difficulty and charged forward with impressive momentum.
“Uncle Lin! Have you driven a car before?” The little spiders were thrown together, so scared they forgot to cry.
“No.”
“What about bumper cars?” Another little spider hiccupped from crying, full of hope.
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The little spider asked this mainly because when they went out during the day, Zhou Yuan said that when he encountered the big rat last time, he successfully escaped danger using his seven years of ** racing car driving experience.
At that time, Lin Yebai remained silent, and Coach Wang said nothing.
“Uncle Lin?” The little spider was a bit puzzled.
Lin Yebai floored the accelerator, and the large truck surged forward violently. The little spiders tumbled wildly inside the vehicle, dizzy and unable to think clearly.
They hugged their seatbelts tightly, trembling with fear, afraid of being thrown out. There were too many monsters outside. Mommy was right – children who go out to play would be eaten by big monsters!
Thinking of the huge explosion sound, tears flew from their eyes.
“Mommy, woo woo woo…”
“Mommy… waaah…”
“Have we become orphans… woo woo woo…”
“They’re fine.” Lin Yebai had confidence in his companions.
Both Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan were quite capable and would definitely survive.
Aberrants pounced on the rear cargo compartment, making huge crashing sounds as they tried to use their claws to pry open the door gaps and squeeze inside.
“Cluck cluck cluck——”
The old hen’s belly was bulging as she clutched the fish meat tightly. Due to the truck’s wild driving, she rolled desperately in the cargo compartment, racing against time to steal bites of fish meat. Even if she died, she wanted to be a well-fed chicken!
She didn’t slack off, spitting fire desperately at the claws reaching in from outside.
The aberrants still harbored fear toward fire sources. The fish meat caused the old hen to undergo mutation – her flames were turning golden in color, with temperatures far exceeding ordinary flames. Soon the cargo compartment door was burned red-hot.
The old hen’s legs went weak from fright at the aura outside, knowing she might not escape death. She put forth all the effort she used for laying eggs, spitting fire desperately. When tired, she’d call out twice, habitually asserting her presence:
“Cluck cluck cluck——”
“Cluck cluck cluck——”
The entire cargo compartment was like an oven. After the fish meat was heated, it gave off an enticing aroma. The whole truck exuded deadly temptation, and more and more aberrants on the road continuously joined the pursuing group.
Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan stood on the rooftop, gazing into the distance.
The truck was like a rabid dog, crashing wildly through the residential complex.
The driving skills were indescribable – countless withered trees and trash cans were knocked down along the way.
Fortunately, Lin Yebai knew to avoid buildings, so no tragic building collisions occurred.
Behind the truck chased a long line of aberrants, necks craned upward, running at full speed.
The moment of the explosion, Coach Wang had grabbed Zhou Yuan and jumped out, using spider silk to hang onto another building. They had just climbed to the rooftop when they witnessed such a shocking scene.
The view from above was especially clear. The truck was like a fragrant bait, fishing for countless aberrants. If you ignored their crimson eyes and twisted limbs, the scene was full of Olympic spirit.
Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan exchanged glances, their expressions complex.
“Should we also chase after them and mix in?” Zhou Yuan began adjusting his mountain backpack straps, hoping to secure it firmly to his body. It contained important items he and Coach Wang had rescued – they absolutely couldn’t lose it.
“We can.” Coach Wang was worried and anxious about the little spiders in the vehicle.
“Is abandoning the vehicle feasible?” Zhou Yuan then thought of this question.
“We’d die even faster.” Coach Wang felt they might not just be chasing the fish meat in the car. At the central park, the big koi had always pursued Mr. Lin.
Things had developed to this extent. If they abandoned the vehicle directly, the crazed aberrants would swarm them. They would then start killing and eating each other until something evolved that could suppress the other aberrants.
“Let’s first find a way to get on the vehicle. If we two drive instead, with better driving skills, maybe we can shake them off.” Zhou Yuan suggested.
“Alright.” Coach Wang nodded.
“Ahhh——”
From a rooftop somewhere in the residential complex, Zhou Yuan’s signature scream rang out.
“Come on~ Have fun~~”
His voice had a strange penetrating power with high recognition.
After hearing it, Lin Yebai made a circle around the residential complex and drove back from another direction.
He had only been in the driver’s seat for a short while, but this truck seemed to have endured decades of long-distance transport abuse. Every part inside the vehicle was roaring, and occasionally you could hear clanking sounds of things falling – no one knew what components had dropped off.
The truck’s front end was already dented, the windshield had spider-web cracked, and visibility ahead was poor – you could only make out whether there were large buildings in front.
Passing near the exploded high-rise again, seeing Zhou Yuan waving, Lin Yebai turned the steering wheel and the truck crashed toward that direction.
He tried to step on the brakes, but seemed to step wrong. The truck shuddered violently and charged even more fiercely.
[Literary Mentor]: Brothers, am I driving correctly?
[Soft Cat Ears]: Oh my! Is Yebai baby unable to step on the brakes!
[Guthana the Dark God]: Oh! My God! This young man’s driving skills are truly indescribable!
[Abyss Monarch]: A glimmer of light flashed through his deep eyes as the corner of his mouth curved up: “Wonderful!”
[Golden Egg Fried Rice]: Ahhhhh I captured baby’s shocked expression!
Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang had anticipated this and instantly scattered, dodging the truck’s front end. Each chose a direction and grabbed onto the cargo compartment.
Looking down, both hands felt burning pain.
Damn! The cargo compartment was actually scalding hot.
They immediately crawled toward the front door area.
Most of the side glass was shattered. Zhou Yuan easily reached in to open the car door and squeezed inside, with Coach Wang following closely behind.
“Mommy! Mommy——”
The little spiders were overjoyed, crawling toward Coach Wang.
“Mr. Lin, let me drive.”
Coach Wang was extremely urgent – he had never seen anyone drive a truck like a mad bull before.
Lin Yebai moved aside, switching to the passenger seat.
Coach Wang squeezed into the driver’s seat, feeling incredibly secure.
Due to the two men changing positions, the truck went out of control and knocked over another trash can.
Coach Wang drove toward the outside of the residential complex, randomly choosing a wide road.
After he took over, the truck became much more stable. Finding the front visibility unclear, he punched down, completely shattering the front windshield. Night wind mixed with bloody scent and floral fragrance rushed in.
“Brother Wang, give us some music!”
Zhou Yuan sat in the back, tail wagging.
He had never imagined having such an exciting day, repeatedly hovering between life and death.
Coach Wang turned on the car radio. There was no signal, but there were local songs downloaded by the original truck driver:
“Old driver, take me along~ I want to go to Kunming~”
“Old driver, take me along~ I want to enter the provincial capital~”
“Ali li~ Ali li~ Ali ali li~”
This was the DJ version of “Old Driver, Take Me Along” with an especially fast rhythm.
Coach Wang instantly felt energized, speeding all the way. During turns, he executed stylish drifts, leaving the aberrant army over ten meters behind.
Under the endless night sky and blood moon’s shroud, a chase scene between truck and aberrants played out in the ruined city.
The battered truck displayed various stunts on the road, with a large group of aberrants always pursuing behind.
More and more aberrants joined the large group along the way. They didn’t know why they were chasing either – seeing other aberrants all chasing, they mindlessly followed behind.
There were only three songs downloaded in the car. Now the singing became lingering and sentimental:
“Come on~ Have fun~ There’s plenty of time anyway~”
“Come on~ Wander~ There’s plenty of directions anyway~”
Countless aberrants behind swayed their hands to the music, their eyes full of longing.
“We’ll just keep driving forward like this until dawn.”
Coach Wang displayed extraordinary driving skills while remaining very calm.
After being chased for so long, you become numb to it.
There were only two possible outcomes anyway – either die or live.
The little spiders had all fallen asleep, very well-behaved.
“Brother Wang, what did you do before? I always feel that with your qualifications, you weren’t just an ordinary gym coach.” Zhou Yuan was simply amazed by Coach Wang’s driving skills.
“Just ordinary…”
“Don’t speak, let me guess.”
“Retired race car driver, right?”
“How could that be.”
“A wealthy family’s chauffeur?”
“You flatter me.”
“Retired special forces king?”
“I used to drive taxis.” Coach Wang almost laughed out loud.
“Too amazing.” Zhou Yuan gave a thumbs up, producing a crumpled pack of cigarettes from somewhere, lit one, and first offered it to Lin Yebai, gesturing for him to hold it at an angle in his mouth.
“Brother Lin, here, have a Zhonghua.”
TN:
中华 = Zhonghua, a famous and prestigious Chinese cigarette brand
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Lin Yebai had never seen cigarettes before, so he instinctively maintained a cautious attitude.
He looked at the cigarette between his fingertips with a serious expression, and also with some curiosity.
It didn’t smell very comfortable and stung his eyes a bit.
The dark red moonlight was filtered into many fragments by the broken truck window glass. Under the interplay of light and shadow, slender fingers held the cigarette, his profile cold and aloof, his temperament frigid. The thin wisps of smoke somehow made the scene evoke infinite imagination.
Some people holding a cigarette looked like a world-famous painting, while others holding an entire pack of cigarettes still looked like street punks.
Zhou Yuan was undoubtedly a stunning beauty, but unfortunately he had a mouth and could speak. He said excitedly:
“Brother Lin, I really want to get you a big gold chain and some black sunglasses – you’d look so cool!”
“What kind of feeling?” Lin Yebai asked puzzledly.
“The feeling of a big boss!” Zhou Yuan gave a thumbs up, especially hoping Brother Lin would do some freestyle.
“I actually have sunglasses here. Brother Lin, do you want to wear them? Once you put them on, you’ll be the most dazzling guy in the whole place…”
“Are you a devil?” Coach Wang hadn’t expected Zhou Yuan to be so terrifying as to want to corrupt Lin Yebai.
“When was my identity exposed?” Zhou Yuan’s eyes suddenly became profound, his temperament changed dramatically, as if he had instantly become a different person.
Coach Wang thought for a moment and analyzed seriously:
“Probably when Zhang San confessed to you. When he said, ‘Woman, you have successfully aroused my…'”
Zhou Yuan let out a miserable scream and frantically shook his head:
“Don’t say any more, please don’t say any more…”
[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Damn! I almost got fooled by that bastard Zhou Yuan!
[Konjac Vegetarian Tripe]: I’m cracking up
[Soft Cat Ears]: Yebai baby can’t smoke
[Braised Spare Ribs]: Smoking is harmful to health
[The Ordinary Me]: Cigarettes, the best companion for sage mode. Unresolvable sorrows, unbearable decadence, materialistic society, miserable life – in the short time of a single cigarette, everything turns to bubbles…
[Literary Mentor]: Brother Ordinary is so talented, I almost thought it was my alt account
Lin Yebai looked at the cigarette in his hand that had burned down by a third, still not quite understanding.
“What’s that thing ahead?”
Zhou Yuan had sharp eyes and spotted a large patch of black shadows ahead on this road, seven or eight meters tall and still moving – it should be some kind of living creature.
“What is it? I can’t see clearly…” Coach Wang’s vision wasn’t good at night. That he hadn’t crashed after driving for so long was purely due to his veteran driver instincts.
When passengers were in a hurry, taxi drivers acted like their butts were on fire. Over time, their driving skills spoke for themselves.
There were no other moving vehicles on the road – they only needed to dodge aberrants. Occasionally dangerous, with Zhou Yuan’s timely reminders, they could safely get through.
They had already driven out of the city center and reached the suburbs. They were on a downhill road with forests on both sides and no place to turn.
The truck charged toward that patch of black shadows like an unrestrained wild horse, followed by a mighty procession of aberrants.
“Is it too late for me to brake now?”
Getting closer, Coach Wang finally saw some strangely shaped things ahead. Their outlines were blurry, a pitch-black mass, like a group of giant beasts patiently lying in wait for prey.
“Give it a try.” Zhou Yuan shouldered his backpack, which contained things he and Coach Wang had rescued from the fire: USB drives, drones, common medicines, tablets, phones, power banks, data cables, etc.
The little spiders were placed in a cat carrier after falling asleep.
Coach Wang thought for a moment and motioned for Zhou Yuan to give the cat carrier to Lin Yebai:
“Mr. Lin, please help me look after this.”
“Okay.” Lin Yebai learned from Zhou Yuan’s example and shouldered the cat carrier. Inside were seven little spiders sleeping soundly. Even though music had been playing the whole way and Zhou Yuan had screamed several times, none of it had woken them up.
[Braised Spare Ribs]: Yebai baby is carrying the hope of the whole family
[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: At this moment, Yebai baby’s shoulders unconsciously grew heavy
Coach Wang stepped on the brake. The car suddenly convulsed and shook twice, then quickly lost steering and braking power.
The truck had been going downhill to begin with, so even after completely stalling, its speed didn’t decrease.
It was completely out of control!
“The engine’s dead. If we crash like this with the momentum, we might be able to break right through.” Coach Wang’s voice was slightly heavy – he was already prepared for the worst.
The peace charm hanging inside the truck read “Safe Coming and Going” on the front and “Smooth Sailing” on the back. Coach Wang looked at it several more times.
Bang——
Before the truck could crash into the black shadows ahead on the road, the tires blew out.
The entire vehicle shook violently. The rear door broke, and a bald old hen fell out of the cargo area. Its belly was stuffed round and full. After landing, not only was it uninjured, it even bounced.
The old hen turned to look and saw countless aberrants charging from behind!
“Cluck cluck cluck!”
Even though its legs could barely support its weight, under the life-and-death crisis, it ran frantically.
“I almost forgot about this chicken. If I could do it over again, the first time I met it, I would definitely stew it…”
Zhou Yuan heard the chicken’s clucking and his fists clenched.
At this moment, Lin Yebai finally saw clearly what the black shadows ahead were——
Fruits and vegetables had grown into twisted shapes and been magnified hundreds of times. Dark-colored vines of different varieties intertwined like giant pythons.
Zhou Yuan had originally thought he was well-traveled and wouldn’t be shocked anymore.
When he saw a cucumber three or four meters long, he subconsciously uttered crude language:
“Holy sh*t——”
The truck crashed into the vines and immediately overturned. Explosion sounds rang out one after another around them.
Directly below the highway was a pepper grove.
Each pepper plant was seven or eight meters tall, with branches full of red peppers one or two meters long. Affected by the truck’s impact, all the peppers on the nearest pepper tree exploded with considerable force, spraying juice everywhere.
Peppers on other trees also began exploding. Light red mist filled the air, and the pungent, spicy pepper smell spread. The people inside the vehicle couldn’t escape it either.
The moment he was enveloped by the pepper mist, Lin Yebai’s vision became completely blurred.
“Brother Lin, put on sunglasses!” Zhou Yuan fumbled a pair of sunglasses from his backpack and helped Lin Yebai put them on, which could block the pepper mist somewhat.
There weren’t just peppers here – there were other plant varieties too. Thick vines quickly wound over, trying to catch some living things as nutrients.
With the pepper trees as cushioning, all three people were uninjured and crawled out of the truck. Coach Wang and Zhou Yuan weren’t good at dealing with vines, so Lin Yebai used his bone knife to clear the way.
That old hen seemed to see its savior and charged over frantically toward Zhou Yuan, extremely affectionate:
“Cluck cluck cluck——”
Zhou Yuan was in a hurry to escape and had no time to discipline it.
But the old hen was fixated on him, its calls mournful and extremely aggrieved, like it had been abandoned by a heartless lover.
Left with no choice, Zhou Yuan could only let the old hen jump into his arms.
“Damn, it got heavier again.”
“I’ll stew you sooner or later…”
Zhou Yuan held the chicken while cursing under his breath and using his tail to swat at the approaching vines.
A large wave of aberrants quickly arrived, and their pressure instantly lightened.
“The truck might explode, Mr. Lin, hurry!”
Coach Wang smelled something burning. His eyes were already swollen from the spice and he couldn’t see the road at all, so he followed Lin Yebai by instinct, stepping unsteadily.
“Old Wang, I’ll pull you.”
Zhou Yuan held the chicken’s neck with one hand and pulled Old Wang with the other, following behind Lin Yebai.
There were too many vines, slowing their escape.
The pepper grove wasn’t large, but it took them several minutes to get out and enter a tomato grove. Ripe tomatoes hung from branches, full of juice, as if they would explode with the slightest touch.
Having been tormented by the pepper mist, all three didn’t want to repeat that tragic experience, so they carefully avoided those mature fruits.
Heavy rolling sounds came from ahead. Lin Yebai adjusted his sunglasses and saw a cucumber several zhang long rolling toward them. That cucumber was like a rolling stone – magnificent and carefree, flattening everything in its path.
“Oh my god, Your Highness Cucumber, the world’s number one!” Zhou Yuan’s pupils dilated in shock.
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“Ne ne….what an interesting world indeed…” Coach Wang also uttered anime-style murmurs.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes went straight, his worldview reconstructing once again.
Lin Yebai tapped Zhou Yuan’s shoulder with the back of his blade, urging him:
“Quick, escape. The world’s number one Your Highness Cucumber is coming.”
[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: Am I hearing things? What did the baby say?
[Braised Spare Ribs]: The world’s number one Your Highness Cucumber!!! (Super loud)
[Crispy Shark]: Oh no, the baby won’t turn into a weeb, will he?
[The Ordinary Me]: Corner of mouth curving into a charming smile, eyes lighting up slightly, parting thin lips lightly: “Wouldn’t that be even better?”
[Abyss Monarch]: A trace of bewilderment flashed through deep eyes, raising an eyebrow: “Now that’s got the right flavor.”
[One Needle From Me]: Despite all precautions, human-to-human transmission still occurred.
Lin Yebai still didn’t understand the meaning of “weeb” – was it some kind of ape?
Although he was spacing out, he wore sunglasses, so others couldn’t tell.
Lin Yebai led Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang charging sideways, randomly choosing a direction, as long as they could rush out of this giant vegetable garden.
Your Highness Cucumber was still some distance away from them. The three ran frantically and successfully avoided it.
Not far away, where Your Highness Cucumber had rolled through, the ground was pressed flat and solid, with more cucumbers rolling behind in an endless stream, quite imposing.
“How much further?” asked Coach Wang, whose eyes were blurred with tears.
“Just past one more cornfield and we’ll be out.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes had stronger endurance than Coach Wang’s. After being hit by the spice, he was completely fine.
“Corn is still the best – honest and well-behaved, it can’t possibly explode, and it won’t…”
A sneaky black shadow suddenly attacked from behind while Zhou Yuan was speaking, precisely striking Zhou Yuan’s head.
Bang——
After hitting its target, the black shadow quickly fled.
“What hit me…”
With a heavy blow, Zhou Yuan suddenly collapsed, dizzy and disoriented, covered in corn silk, and the little snakes on his head were also dizzy.
Coach Wang, with his stable foundation, groped around on the ground and immediately helped Zhou Yuan up, at a loss.
“What happened?”
“The corn attacked by stealth.” Lin Yebai only saw the corn fleeing.
Since they had entered, a group of tall corn cobs had been sneakily following behind them. When they looked back, the corn cobs would immediately stop moving, pretending to be innocent.
“This is f*cking evil.” Zhou Yuan cursed as he got up, feeling somewhat concussed. He tightened his grip on the chicken’s neck and urged the old hen:
“Quickly spit fire for me!”
“Roasted corn smells so good!”
The old hen spewed out fire, flames blazing fiercely, two to three meters long, like a skilled fire-breathing circus performer, instantly igniting a nearby corn stalk.
That corn stalk suddenly trembled, directly pulled its roots from the soil, and ran away, leaving only the enticing aroma of roasted corn.
“Oh my…” Zhou Yuan was shocked, murmuring:
“Girl has some skills.”
The old hen seemed to understand and proudly puffed out its bare chest.
With this mouthful of fire, the nearby corn cobs didn’t dare approach directly to deliver sneak attacks, and the three were able to safely withdraw.
Lin Yebai breathed a sigh of relief and took off his sunglasses.
They stood on a small hill with an open view, clearly seeing the distant vegetable garden where large numbers of aberrants were crushed by cucumbers and startled by exploding peppers. After the tomatoes exploded, they were particularly bloody, their color indistinguishable from fresh blood – from afar, it looked like a sea of blood.
Plants versus aberrants – fierce and intense, locked in stalemate.
Clearly a bizarre and terrifying scene, yet it had an indescribable comedic quality.
Where the truck had overturned, flames flickered intermittently.
Tonight, it had endured too much.
With a thunderous “boom,” flames reached the sky. The truck exploded, finally ending its rough and uneven life.
The massive shockwave caused the entire surrounding area to shake, with parts scattered everywhere. Something flew out from the truck bed, crashing heavily to the ground near the small hill. Zhou Yuan immediately went to investigate.
The little spiders in the cat carrier were startled awake by the sound, waking up one after another:
“Mommy, mommy…”
“Mommy, what was that sound?”
“Did the big monster catch up?”
“We’re safe.” Lin Yebai opened the cat carrier and let the little spiders out.
“Uncle Lin, you drove the big monster away again!”
“Uncle Lin, you’re awesome!”
“When I grow up, I want to be a great hero like Uncle Lin too!”
…
The little spiders chattered sweetly, one after another, praising endlessly.
Seven little spiders spoke with innocent tones, extreme reverence, sweet and crisp flattery. Lin Yebai couldn’t handle it anymore and gestured for the little spiders to look at Coach Wang, who was rubbing his eyes:
“Old Wang is over there.”
“Mommy! I missed you so much!”
“Mommy~ what happened to your eyes?”
“Mommy, I had a scary dream, I need mommy’s hug…”
The little spiders immediately surrounded him, acting coquettish.
“Hey! Children! Look what good stuff I found!”
Zhou Yuan dragged over something black. Lin Yebai looked at it several times and could barely recognize from its outline that this was the fish leg of the big koi from Central Park.
“Didn’t expect it was still here.” Lin Yebai was somewhat surprised.
Perhaps because the scales on the outside of the fish leg were too hard, it survived the explosion and became precious cooking material.
“We’ll have grilled fish tonight. I’ll go get some other stuff from the vegetable garden.” Zhou Yuan was enthusiastic.
“Don’t get trapped in there. Just grab whatever you can.” Coach Wang was afraid Zhou Yuan would be too reckless and gave him a few reminders.
“I know.” Zhou Yuan waved his hand.
By this time, the old hen had long been cast aside by him, gaining freedom of movement.
Seeing him about to leave, the old hen hurriedly followed, staying close behind.
Whether it was Lin Yebai or Coach Wang, both were terrifying to the old hen. In this cold and heartless world, only Zhou Yuan still had some warmth.
****
There was a small river near the hill with decent water quality.
After Lin Yebai washed his face, his eyes felt much better. He found several medicinal herbs he recognized by the riverside, crushed them, and helped Coach Wang apply them to his eyes.
“Brother Lin, look what good stuff I brought?”
Lin Yebai looked toward the sound and saw Zhou Yuan walking toward them with a large cucumber on his shoulder.
[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: Here he comes, here he comes! He’s walking over with a cucumber on his shoulder!
[Literary Mentor]: Watermelon Patch Sinner, as agreed~ forget before dawn~
[The Ordinary Me]: If I look at you one more time, would there still be feelings?
[Man Upon Man]: Why can you guys send voice messages?
[Crispy Shark]: I want to send voice messages too, bros help me out.
The old hen used its wings to hold a smaller tomato, taking short steps, trying hard to keep up with Zhou Yuan’s pace.
The little spiders helped collect some dead branches and fallen leaves, piling them up, just waiting to light the fire.
“I tasted it, and it’s not bad. Should be a fruit cucumber. Even if we’ve all become aberrants, we still need balanced nutrition, right? Come on, eat some vegetables…” Zhou Yuan put down the cucumber and gestured for the old hen to light the pile of firewood.
The fish leg was already half-cooked. Lin Yebai had scraped off the scales with his bone knife, revealing the tender fish meat inside. With a flash of the blade, the fish meat was neatly sliced.
Zhou Yuan washed a flat bluestone slab and decided to have stone-grilled fish tonight. Without seasonings like cumin, pepper salt, or chili powder, Zhou Yuan went to the vegetable garden to pick green peppers, garlic, and other things for seasoning.
After the vegetable garden was bombed, its mobility was greatly reduced. Fresh fruits and vegetables could be taken at will – convenient to eat, healthy, and safe.
The grilled fish slices were fragrant, with lots of meat and no bones. Seasoned only with chili, it was very delicious and satisfying.
When the firewood ran out, the old hen spat fire from the side, working very hard.
[Crispy Shark]: Sister Chicken’s survival instinct is quite strong.
[Super Rich Tangerine seat]: What does the fish leg taste like? Is it good?
[Lord of the Gods]: Curious.
[Great Emperor Huaji]: Curious +1.
[Charcoal Grilled Great Demon Dragon]: Delicious.
“The fish is so good! Mommy, I want to eat it again next time…”
“There’s a river here. Let’s try fishing tomorrow.” Coach Wang no longer cared about the title issue. As long as he didn’t feel embarrassed, there would be no real embarrassment.
“Mommy is the best, I’ll love mommy forever!”
Everyone had large appetites, and the fish leg was quickly finished.
After eating his fill, Lin Yebai took his knife back to the vegetable garden to harvest points.
The aberrant brigade suffered heavy losses in the vegetable garden. After experiencing an explosion, the surviving aberrants had almost all lost their mobility and became nutrients under the entanglement of vines.
“Brother Lin, where are you going?” After eating, Zhou Yuan lazily sprawled on large leaves, even curling up his tail.
“Eliminating future troubles.”
“That’s so you.” Zhou Yuan gave a thumbs up.
Coach Wang was equally exhausted, sprawled on the other side.
The two watched from afar as Lin Yebai entered the vegetable garden with his knife.
Sometimes one strike per target, sometimes one strike for several.
Swift and decisive, clean and efficient.
He chopped vegetables and sliced melons the same way, with an indifferent expression, as if doing the most ordinary little task.
The vegetable garden had not only tomato juice – the aberrants’ blood was also red. Countless severed limbs and remains created a scene resembling Western gore films that made people reluctant to approach.
Even while doing such things, Lin Yebai stood there with a straight spine, naturally possessing an awe-inspiring nobility. His profile was cold and beautiful, making hearts surrender.
“Damn, scary.” Zhou Yuan touched his neck, glad his head was still there.
“I should be the one who’s scared.” Coach Wang also touched his neck.
If Lin Yebai had been faster back then, he would be completely gone now.
“There’s a question I’ve wanted to ask for a long time. Why do you always say ‘damn’? Is that gender discrimination?” Coach Wang wondered.
(TL: “妈的” (mā de) is a common Chinese curse word. Literally, it means “damn it” or “mother of…”, but in actual usage it’s an expletive like:
Common English equivalents: “Damn it!” “Shit!” “Damn!” “F***k!”** (more intense, vulgar) “Son of a…” (if cut off mid-sentence)
“Then what should I say, daddy?”
“Good boy.” Coach Wang showed a loving smile.
“…” Zhou Yuan clenched his fists, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Old Wang always suddenly became playful when everything was calm.
At this time, Lin Yebai was already flooded with notifications from the Main God Space.
[Slayed low-level Aberrant x6]
[Points +300]
[Slayed low-level Aberrant x3]
[Points +150]
…
Like a farmer at harvest time, he repeated this reaping process tirelessly, his previous sickly weakness completely dissipated.
Beheading could kill with one swift strike. The aberrants’ blood beads were hidden in their skulls – after cutting off heads, it was more convenient to extract them.
Seemingly sensing his inner joy, the mark on Lin Yebai’s brow glowed faintly under the moon. The nearby moonlight became richer, and the entire vegetable garden was shrouded in a layer of bloody mist.
In such an environment, Lin Yebai was like a fish in water, extraordinarily comfortable. The chest tightness, breathing difficulties, and weakness that used to plague him occasionally were instead completely relieved in the blood mist, making him feel light and refreshed.
[Literary Mentor]: Rising at dawn to clear the wasteland, returning with hoe under moonlight.
[Magician’s Big Zen Staff]: Physical salvation, Amitabha Buddha.
[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Feel like baby is about to get rich.
[Left and Right are Both Men]: Remove the words “feel like.”
[Truth Supreme]: If I had picked up this many points on my first mission, would I still be in this sorry state now?
[Crispy Shark]: Shedding tears that also belong to poor dogs.
[Lemon Wholesale Sale]: Lemon tree with lemon fruit, under the lemon tree, you and I.
Lin Yebai was in a pleasant mood, so much so that his eyes and brows softened, like an immortal under the moon, transcendent and refined.
After the harvest ended, he walked toward the river carrying half a sack of blood beads.
All the vines in the vegetable garden made way for him, their branches and leaves trembling.
Lin Yebai rinsed the blood beads downstream, turning even the river water bloody, causing all fish and shrimp underwater to instantly disappear.
The sky was already showing the pale light of dawn – it would be bright soon.
Lin Yebai sat nearby in meditation, recovering his strength.
Always having a discerning craving for blood beads, he finally picked up a low-level aberrant’s blood core, held it in his hand, and tried to draw the rich blood energy from within the bead into his body while operating his cultivation technique.
Operating the technique consumed his own life force. His combat power always came at the cost of lifespan, so Lin Yebai had always been frugal, unwilling to make an extra strike.
The internal energy originally circulating in his body suddenly discovered a stream of evil blood energy entering, and like discovering delicious food, immediately pounced on it, changing from a lazy state to excitement.
The blood bead quickly faded, turning into gray dust that flowed from Lin Yebai’s fingertips and scattered in the wind.
Having not slept all night, he still didn’t feel tired.
Dawn broke with clouds piled up in dark layers.
While the others were still sleeping, Lin Yebai went into the river to clean off the blood stains he’d picked up from the vegetable garden.
[I Knocked Them Out On The Spot]: Going into the water? I’m instantly not sleepy anymore.
[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: Any veteran viewer wouldn’t say such things.
[Soft Cat Ears]: add Wechat to watch Pleasant Goat bathing.
[Uchiha Boba Milk Tea]: Because the livestream will get censored.
Soon, the livestream closed, entering censorship time.
After Lin Yebai emerged from the river, he used internal energy to dry his clothes and hair. Having consumed too much, he refined a blood bead and instantly recovered.
Zhou Yuan yawned and woke from his dream, discovering Lin Yebai meditating on a nearby large stone, spotless, with soft long hair draped behind him, clear and bright eyes, surrounded by moist water vapor like a banished immortal who feeds on flowers and drinks dew.
They had slept so soundly, yet Brother Lin had stayed up all night meditating. This kind of hardworking fighting spirit really gave people a sense of security.
“Brother Lin, morning.” Zhou Yuan greeted him.
Lin Yebai slightly raised his eyes, revealing a pair of crimson pupils.
Monster World (20)
Zhou Yuan instantly felt like he was being targeted by a ferocious beast, and the tip of his tail went a bit soft.
“Brother Lin…”
Lin Yebai leaned forward slightly, and Zhou Yuan suddenly cowered, quickly retreating.
Brother Lin couldn’t have killed until his eyes turned red, gone berserk, and decided to casually pluck off his head too, right…
“Morning.” Lin Yebai seemed puzzled as to why Zhou Yuan was retreating.
Although his eye color had changed, he was still as expressionless as before. His demeanor remained indifferent, with only slight emotions visible through his eyes.
He was still the same Brother Lin. Zhou Yuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Phew, that was scary.
He seemed to catch a barely audible hint of amusement in Brother Lin’s eyes. Could Brother Lin have done it on purpose? Could teasing like this really bring happiness?
“Brother Lin, your eyes are so red.” Zhou Yuan didn’t quite dare to make eye contact with Lin Yebai.
Aberrants’ eyes were all crimson red at night and would glow, while they appeared relatively normal during the day. Brother Lin’s eyes were somewhat frightening – when making eye contact with him, there was a trembling sensation of being targeted by a large predator.
“Hmm?” Lin Yebai got up, preparing to go to the river. Zhou Yuan quickly called out to stop him:
“The tablet still has battery. Take a selfie and you’ll know – you can see more clearly.”
Zhou Yuan pulled out the tablet from his backpack, opened the camera, and had Lin Yebai look at the lens. No need for beauty filters or effects – that face was already flawless. The mystical mark on his forehead was noble and mysterious, his pupils crimson red, possessing a kind of alluring demonic charm.
Lin Yebai still remembered the feeling of ease in last night’s blood mist, with all shackles removed – something he had never experienced since birth. Unfortunately, the blood mist dissipated quickly, his body returned to normal, and the weakness brought by life force depletion followed like a shadow.
The eye color change should be a result of absorbing the blood beads. After dawn, he felt somewhat drowsy and began to dislike light. Other than that, there were no other side effects.
Using blood beads to restore internal energy wouldn’t shorten his lifespan, making them more practical than the red potions exchanged from the live broadcast room. These minor flaws were acceptable.
“How do you feel? When you see my head, do you want to chop it off?” Zhou Yuan rather lovingly touched his neck.
“You’re overthinking it.” Lin Yebai wasn’t lacking in points.
Zhou Yuan immediately felt relieved. As long as Brother Lin hadn’t lost his reason, he was very trustworthy.
“Come on, Brother Lin, let’s take a photo together.” Zhou Yuan clicked on special effect filters and selected the little bunny effect. On the screen, rabbit ears appeared on both their heads, along with rosy cheeks – cute and adorable.
“Make a peace sign.” Zhou Yuan poked Lin Yebai’s arm.
“?”
“Like this…” Zhou Yuan demonstrated by making a peace sign.
The peace sign wasn’t difficult to imitate, and Lin Yebai quickly made the same gesture.
His temperament was truly aloof, his eyes slightly puzzled as he made the peace sign – the lethal effect was enormous.
Zhou Yuan almost couldn’t breathe and frantically took photos.
“Excellent!”
Zhou Yuan switched to several different effects – little kitty, little strawberry, little cloud – arranging them all for Brother Lin!
Lin Yebai was seeing the photo function for the first time and found it novel. He asked Zhou Yuan:
“What’s the meaning of this gesture?”
“It symbolizes victory and peace.” Zhou Yuan was telling the truth, though through the development of times, the peace sign had become commonplace and was more inclined toward being cute.
Did he dare tell Brother Lin this? Of course he didn’t dare.
“I see.” Lin Yebai looked thoughtful, lowering his head to look at his own peace sign gesture, feeling one step closer to this world.
Coach Wang had also awakened. He watched Zhou Yuan deceive Lin Yebai with mixed feelings. After remaining silent for a while, he asked:
“Mr. Lin, with your eyes like this, is there any discomfort in your body?”
“No.”
“That’s good.” Coach Wang suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu – he was like an old father taking care of two big kids and seven little ones.
“I want to take photos too! I want to take photos with Uncle Lin!”
“Uncle Lin has bunny ears, so cute!”
“The little kitty is also so cute.”
The little spiders had awakened and climbed onto Coach Wang’s shoulders, looking at the group photos taken on the tablet together.
Zhou Yuan held up the tablet with his tail and set it to delayed shooting.
“Come, come, everyone come. Let’s take a group photo.”
Lin Yebai stood in the center, Coach Wang on the left with three little spiders on each shoulder and one on his head, Zhou Yuan stood on the right, reminding Lin Yebai:
“Peace sign.”
Lin Yebai made a peace sign just like Zhou Yuan.
The little spiders tried hard but found they couldn’t make the gesture, so they raised their two front legs with great spirit.
Behind them was the vegetable garden stained with endless blood, yet the group chatted and laughed as usual, all extending peace signs together – positive, sunny, and full of hope.
“Click—” The moment was frozen.
After taking the photo, Zhou Yuan put away the tablet, and the three of them searched for transportation together.
The vegetable garden’s branches and leaves had withered. Severed limbs and remains were wrapped by plant roots and buried in the soil. The entire patch of earth was dyed dark red, and the thick smell of blood could be detected from far away.
At the edge stood a sign – Eastern Suburb Vegetable Planting Base.
No one knew what the sign had encountered, but it swayed precariously in the wind, not far from collapse.
Occasionally, some shriveled sacks could still be seen with words like “Jin Kela Brand Compound Fertilizer” printed on them. The sack Lin Yebai had used to collect blood beads last night was picked up from the ground and was still being carried in his hand – sturdy, durable, and exceptionally convenient.
Zhou Yuan searched around the area. All the vehicles he could find were damaged, and he only found one tractor that could barely run.
“Let’s take this into the city.”
Zhou Yuan and Coach Wang together moved the tractor onto the road.
“Old Wang, can you drive it?” Zhou Yuan had never driven a tractor before.
“I don’t know, let me try.” Coach Wang used the hand crank to start the tractor, sat on it, and attempted to control it.
As the sound of the tractor starting up rang out, the live broadcast room opened.
[Watermelon Patch Sinner]: A beautiful day begins!
[Literary Mentor]: Come watch the complete process of humanity’s first conquest of a wild tractor!
[Truth Supreme]: Old Wang isn’t pure human anymore either, counts as a lawful aberrant
[The Ordinary Me]: Hand-crank tractor?
[I Am a Little Green Dragon]: First sprinkle some decontamination powder
[No One Sleeps Tonight]: Ordinary Brother hasn’t started yet, what are you sprinkling
[Super Rich Tangerine Seat]: Why are baby’s eyes red?
[Abyss Monarch]: Interest flickers in those deep eyes as thin lips part slightly: “The bloodline is beginning to awaken… Try to absorb more flesh and blood essence to accelerate the awakening process.”
[Sexy Spider Louis]: Don’t know when complete abyssal transformation will happen, really looking forward to it
Lin Yebai occasionally glanced at the barrage, searching for relevant information. From the looks of it, the eye color change wasn’t a bad thing.
“Bringing a cucumber to eat on the road…” Zhou Yuan brought over a cucumber three to four meters long and placed it on the back of the tractor.
Lin Yebai and Zhou Yuan each sat on one side, with the old hen sprawled in the middle, responsible for watching the luggage.
Coach Wang drove the tractor back along the road they had come from. He was indeed an experienced driver and could easily handle even a tractor.
The tractor had quite a kick but was a bit bumpy.
The sunlight was gentle, and Lin Yebai felt lazy, wearing sunglasses and half-reclining against the big cucumber in a languid posture.
The little spiders also stayed on the back of the tractor. When they encountered uneven roads, they would be jolted into the air and then fall back down.
They were tethered by spider silk so they wouldn’t fall off, though the process was a bit thrilling. For the little spiders, this was quite an interesting game, and they laughed heartily from time to time.
With Uncle Lin there, they didn’t need to worry about big monsters suddenly jumping out – it felt very safe.
In reality, there indeed weren’t any aberrants on the road that dared to show themselves.
The aura emanating from Lin Yebai’s half-sack of blood beads was enough to make the vast majority of aberrants obediently cower and wait for daylight to pass.
“Experienced driver~ take me along~”
The little spiders were having fun and unconsciously started singing. Last night’s songs had played all the way, and the lyrics seemed imprinted in their souls. They sang back and forth, their voices sweet and childish, piecing together a complete song:
“Experienced driver~ take me along~ take me to the provincial capital~”
“A-li-li~ A-li-li~ A-li A-li-li~”
Coach Wang’s hands gripping the tractor trembled slightly, his feelings complex.
If you don’t work hard in youth, you’ll regret it in old age. Being uneducated will be a lifelong disadvantage. Should early childhood education be put on the agenda?
“Come on~ be happy~ there’s plenty of time anyway~”
The little spiders didn’t understand the meaning either but kept singing. After finishing one song, they switched to another, more persistent than car stereos.
“Only mother is good in this world~ children with mothers are like treasures~”
“Mommy, did we sing well?”
“Good.” Coach Wang was a parent who doted on his children.
“Uncle Lin, did we sing well?”
“Good.” Lin Yebai gave full affirmation.
“Uncle Zhou!”
“Fantastic! How can there be children who sing so beautifully! Uncle Zhou loves it so much!”
“Are you all little geniuses? Uncle Zhou is proud of you!”
With Zhou Yuan’s shower of rainbow compliments, the little spiders all became dizzy and felt very embarrassed:
“Actually… actually it’s not that good!”
“Number Seven sang off-key!”
“I didn’t sing off-key… Number Three forgot the lyrics!”
“Bah! Let Third Brother teach you how to be human!”
“Third Brother, we’re not human…”
“Bah! So much talking!”
The little spiders immediately rolled into a ball, playing with each other. After fighting for a while, it got more and more intense. Zhou Yuan used his tail to separate them, had them sit in a row, and began telling stories:
“Once upon a time, there was Snow White. She was beautiful and kind…”
“Uncle Zhou, did Snow White also have beautiful eight legs?”
“Yes.” Zhou Yuan continued the story. The little spiders listened carefully, chattering and asking questions from time to time.
With nothing else to do, Lin Yebai also listened.
The eight-legged Snow White was envied by the queen and later met seven dwarfs…
The plot was full of twists and turns, rich with childlike wonder.
After hearing the story, the little spiders obediently crawled into the cat carrier and fell fast asleep.
Zhou Yuan discovered there was a signal nearby and took out the drone, attempting to fly it.
Lin Yebai had originally been quite drowsy, but after Zhou Yuan briefly explained the drone’s principles, he perked up considerably and watched him operate it.
“There might never be a signal again in the future. Since we have the chance today, let’s take off first and see what the city has been destroyed into…”
The tractor had been driving for a long time and was already approaching the urban area.
The drone gradually rose into the air, leading the way in front of the tractor.
The footage would be stored on the memory card and could be viewed after filming.
After entering the urban area, the signal became unstable and the drone suddenly plummeted. Zhou Yuan ran frantically to catch it at the crash site.
To save the precious drone, he almost became a green blur and successfully caught the drone.
“Flying so high just now, it should have captured quite a lot of useful footage…”
Zhou Yuan was panting heavily. Before he could check what the drone had filmed, a car drove out from within the city, heading toward the tractor’s location.
Zhou Yuan immediately packed the drone into his backpack and remained on guard.
The car stopped near the tractor, rolled down the window, and the person in the passenger seat asked:
“Mr. Lin, why are you coming back on a tractor?”