A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse

So, he'd been thinking about this the entire drive over? Tit for tat. He hadn’t hesitated to fight his way through hordes of zombies into the library just to fulfill her dream of a first kiss. It wouldn't be right not to return the favor.

Bei Nuan's face flushed. "So, what kind of first kiss do you want?"

Lu Xingchi answered smoothly, "My first kiss dream is to kiss you once every day."

"Nonsense, absolutely not," Bei Nuan immediately vetoed. "Kissing that much isn't a first kiss anymore. How can that be a first kiss dream?"

That was clearly a dream about taking advantage of someone.

Lu Xingchi licked his lips, tilting his head and squinting at Bei Nuan. "Then I want you to feed me a candy."

Feed him candy? That was easy.

Bei Nuan rummaged through her space. "What kind of candy do you want? Fruit candy? Toffee? Milk candy?"

Lu Xingchi's gaze fell on her lips, bright pink and slightly swollen from their kiss. His voice was a little hoarse. "I want a pink one. A sweet one."

Pink and sweet. Bei Nuan searched her space for a while and finally found a bag of peach-flavored hard candies with a juice center. She tore open the package and poured some into her hand.

Round, pink, and faintly revealing a deep pink center, they were quite pretty.

Bei Nuan raised her hand and brought the candy to his lips.

Lu Xingchi didn't move, looking at Bei Nuan with an exasperated expression. "Think about it with your smart knees. How is this related to a first kiss?"

Oh, right.

Bei Nuan seriously thought about it with her knees and blushed crimson.

"No way…"

"Yes way." Lu Xingchi wrapped his arms around her, lowered his head close to hers, and whispered, "Feed me."

Bei Nuan's face burned even hotter than when he had fulfilled her dream.

Seeing her hesitate, Lu Xingchi curved his lips, took a candy from her palm, and placed it in her mouth. Then, he leaned down and kissed her.

As he pressed against her, Bei Nuan panicked, wanting to push the candy directly into his mouth.

He didn't accept it, pushing the candy back with his tongue while his own tongue gently explored around it.

The candy swirled between them, slowly melting, the sweet peach flavor spreading across their tongues.

Bei Nuan was dazed and confused, and in the end, she didn't even know when he had eaten the candy.

"Very sweet," Lu Xingchi said when they separated. His Adam's apple bobbed. "Next time, I want to try strawberry."

One time had already been so dizzyingly intense, and he was already thinking about the next time?

"There won't be a next time." Bei Nuan wriggled out from under his arm and jumped off the table. "Your dream has come true, my dream has come true, we can go back now."

"Bei Nuan." Lu Xingchi grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

He wrapped his arms around her waist, lowered his head, and asked, "I'm not someone who kisses people casually. Will you be my girlfriend?"

Bei Nuan was completely taken aback by his question and froze.

She looked up at his handsome face, unable to decipher his expression.

His face was impassive, his tone casual and natural, not at all like he was confessing his feelings.

It was more like he was asking, "What do you want for dinner?" or "Should we go fill up the car?"

Bei Nuan thought about it and decided that Lu Xingchi probably felt obligated to ask since they had already kissed. It wouldn't be right not to.

"I don't think so," Bei Nuan replied.

Lu Xingchi was stunned.

They were still embracing intimately, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

They had just kissed so passionately.

Why did she refuse him so decisively? Bei Nuan herself wasn't entirely sure.

Perhaps it was because they weren't from the same world, simply forced to walk a path together for a while.

After this was over, whether she went back to be crushed by a truck or successfully completed the mission and returned home, they would have nothing to do with each other.

Like two boats caught in a whirlpool, momentarily brought together by the current, but each with its own destination.

It was better not to have too many entanglements.

No meeting, no parting. Too much entanglement would inevitably lead to heartbreak.

Lu Xingchi gazed into her eyes, trying to discern the true meaning behind her "I don't think so," and realized she seemed to genuinely mean it.

Lu Xingchi calmly said, "But you kissed me."

"You suddenly grabbed me and kissed me today," Bei Nuan corrected him.

She was right. He had initiated the surprise kiss at the pharmacy.

Lu Xingchi nodded calmly and released her arm.

"It's late, shall we go back?" Bei Nuan turned and walked towards the door.

"Okay." Lu Xingchi picked up the crossbow and followed behind her.

Bei Nuan suddenly heard him murmur behind her, "I want strawberry flavor next time."

Bei Nuan turned back. "There won't be a next time."

Lu Xingchi raised an eyebrow, suddenly grabbed her shoulders, turned her around, and planted a firm kiss on her lips.

"See? How can there not be a next time?"

He said calmly.

So unreasonable! Bei Nuan glared at him.

He acted as if he hadn't seen it, walked past her, and casually took out the zombies that appeared.

On the way back, Lu Xingchi seemed to be in a good mood, completely unlike the raging demon king he had been when they first went out to find medicine.

Looking at his expression, Bei Nuan strongly suspected that he was humming a song in his mind while carrying the crossbow and killing zombies.

Bei Nuan suddenly realized that this all-seeing, cold-hearted, and invulnerable boss actually had a weakness—

It seemed that with a kiss, his temper disappeared.

Bei Nuan silently noted this down in her mental notebook.

When they returned to the cafeteria, many people were still awake, waiting for them.

Not only were Song Xi Wang and the others guarding the door, looking out, but Du Ruo, Jiang Fei, and Tang Tang were also fully dressed, showing no signs of having rested.

Bei Nuan and Lu Xingchi had left without a word. Du Ruo and the others couldn't find them and went downstairs to inquire, only to find out they had gone to find medicine.

They had been gone for so long, almost past midnight, and everyone was worried.

With Lu Xingchi's abilities, finding a pharmacy and getting medicine should have been a piece of cake. There was no reason for it to take so long.

It was too unusual, as if something had happened.

Du Ruo, taking advantage of the fact that zombies couldn't see him, had already gone out twice to look, but since he didn't know where they had gone, he returned empty-handed.

Now they were finally back.

Du Ruo observed their expressions and gave Lu Xingchi a gritted-teeth smile.

"Lu Xingchi, next time you two go out on a date, can you please let us know in advance? Is it that difficult to say something?"

"What date? We went to find medicine!" Bei Nuan retorted.

But thinking about what they had just been doing, her rebuttal lacked conviction.

Jiang Fei also gazed at Bei Nuan and said gently, "Please tell us next time. We were all very worried."

"Okay," Lu Xingchi unexpectedly replied, "We'll tell you next time."

Bei Nuan: ???

Bei Nuan ignored them and took the bags of medicine out of her space, handing them to Song Xi Wang. "I found everything. Please check."

Song Xi Wang and the other students from the defense team quickly took the bags and thanked her profusely.

Bei Nuan secretly glanced at the Holy Mother progress bar.

As expected, it had increased again.

But the increase wasn't the main point. The key was to get them to say the word "kind" to avoid the penalty.

This was a Herculean task.

She could only try to boast about herself again.

This time, Bei Nuan changed her approach and asked Song Xi Wang directly, "Captain, aren't you going to praise me?"

She could only say "me," not "us," because she needed him to say "you" are kind. Bei Nuan deliberately excluded Lu Xingchi from her request for praise, like a scheming person eager to grab the credit.

Anyway, as long as she was thick-skinned enough, there was no task she couldn't complete. She couldn't afford to be shy.

Song Xi Wang looked a little embarrassed. "I'm not the captain. Thank you so much this time. You've solved a lot of our big problems!"

Bei Nuan: "…"

Bei Nuan had to continue to bite the bullet and guide him: "So, don't you think I'm…?"

Now Lu Xingchi, Jiang Fei, everyone, all looked at Bei Nuan at the same time.

"I think you're amazing!" Song Xi Wang replied sincerely and fluently.

Bei Nuan sighed deeply in her heart.

Forget it, let the space be closed for seven days.

She would tell Lu Xingchi and the others that the space was temporarily broken, and they would just have to endure it together. It wasn't like they couldn't survive.

This task was too damn difficult!

The bespectacled man who had been with Song Xi Wang had finished checking the medicine and grinned happily. "You guys are really amazing. How can you be so capable?"

He was so happy that his broken glasses almost slipped off his face.

A new glimmer of hope arose in Bei Nuan's heart. She quickly asked, "Are your glasses broken?"

"Yes, the solder joint broke. There's nowhere to fix them now anyway, so I'll just make do," the man said.

The temple of his glasses had separated from the frame, held together precariously with transparent tape.

Bei Nuan reached out. "Give them to me. Maybe we can do something."

The man had seen Bei Nuan and the others transporting supplies and finding medicine, acting like they weren't even human. Without a second thought, he obediently took off his glasses and handed them to Bei Nuan.

Bei Nuan tugged at Lu Xingchi's sleeve, her eyes full of pleading.

Lu Xingchi looked down at Bei Nuan. "Strawberry flavor."

Bei Nuan: "…"

He was taking advantage of the situation.

Lu Xingchi studied her expression and changed his tune. "Forget it, you can choose the flavor." He took the glasses from Bei Nuan's hand.

Bei Nuan was startled. "I didn't agree to anything."

Lu Xingchi stopped teasing her, smiled, and turned away.

He returned shortly after, handing the glasses back to the man.

The broken metal temple was firmly re-soldered to the frame, the joint so perfect and smooth it was almost invisible.

Bei Nuan subconsciously glanced at the Holy Mother progress bar. It had indeed increased a bit more.

But what was the use? They just wouldn't say that one sentence.

The man put on his glasses, overjoyed, and thanked them repeatedly. "Thank you, thank you, you're such a good person!"

Eh? There's a chance!

Song Xi Wang nudged the bespectacled man and corrected him, "You can't call a girl 'a good person.' You should say…"

Bei Nuan waited expectantly.

"…say she's a good girl."

Bei Nuan completely despaired.

She thought to herself that she should quickly organize her space before the second stage timer ended, think about what they would eat and use for the next few days, take everything out and put it in the car, and prepare for the space to be closed for seven days.

Jiang Fei suddenly spoke, as if he wanted to say something.

Unfortunately, he wasn't as fast as Lu Xingchi.

Lu Xingchi spoke before him, saying to the bespectacled man, "Actually, you should say she's very kind. She really wants people to praise her for being kind today."

It seemed that even though he had been sitting a bit far away that afternoon, he had overheard the entire conversation between Bei Nuan and Jiang Fei and knew what kind of praise she longed for.

The bespectacled man quickly said to Bei Nuan, "I think you're very, very kind!"

Song Xi Wang also immediately stated sincerely, "I think so too. I've never met such a kind girl as you."

Bei Nuan quickly brought up the task list.

Holy Mother's Light Second Stage Task (1/1).

It actually counted???

Bei Nuan couldn't directly make them say that sentence, but if someone else prompted them to say it, there was no problem at all.

Great rejoicing, no more prepping for survival!

The Holy Mother's Light task was successfully completed. Bei Nuan was so moved she almost cried.

The considerate Lu Xingchi and the considerate Jiang Fei were simply treasures.

As they went upstairs, Bei Nuan walked in front and heard Du Ruo behind her speaking to Lu Xingchi in a self-reproachful tone.

"This child just needs praise. She's young and not psychologically mature. We still need to say nice things to her often and not wait for her to ask for it."

He followed through on his words.

Every ten minutes, he would praise Bei Nuan.

Bei Nuan finished washing up, feeling refreshed, and was patting face cream on her face when Du Ruo passed by and looked at her seriously.

"Bei Nuan, you're such a person who knows how to live! You still pay attention to skincare in this kind of environment. That's great!"

Bei Nuan: ?

It was very late, and everyone spread out their sleeping bags on the floor, preparing to sleep.

Bei Nuan, as usual, took out blankets from her space and distributed them to everyone to cover their sleeping bags for warmth.

Du Ruo took the blanket and said sincerely, "Bei Nuan, you're so thoughtful and considerate. It's thanks to you that we can live so well. Thank you!"

Bei Nuan felt awkward. "You don't have to be so polite. Really, you don't have to praise me anymore."

Finally, after all this, they could sleep.

Bei Nuan was closest to the light switch, so she padded over and turned off the lights.

Du Ruo immediately found another point of praise, persevering, "Bei Nuan, you're so diligent! We didn't even have to crawl out to turn off the lights. You're so good!"

He was hopeless.

"You're welcome," Bei Nuan replied, getting into her sleeping bag.

Du Ruo quietly tugged on Jiang Fei's sleeping bag. "Quick, say something nice to her before she falls asleep."

Jiang Fei closed his eyes. "Bei Nuan, you're so patient. You don't even find him annoying."

It was useless to find him annoying. Once Du Ruo set his mind on something, there was no hope of him giving up until he found a new interest.

Bei Nuan also closed her eyes.

The boys' sleeping bags were placed a little distance away from hers. Du Ruo propped his head up, looked over at her in the moonlight, and sincerely sighed, "Bei Nuan, you… um… you look so peaceful while you sleep."

Bei Nuan: ???

Peaceful?

This time even Tang Tang couldn't stand it. "Brother Du Ruo, I think you're really not good at giving compliments. Saying things like 'you're so kind,' 'you have such a good personality,' that's what you say when there are no other merits to praise, as a last resort."

Du Ruo scoffed, "Then you give it a try."

"I'll give you a compliment that will never go wrong with girls," Tang Tang said without hesitation, raising his voice. "Sister Nuan Nuan, you're so beautiful!"

Bei Nuan: "…"

Du Ruo was very unwilling to accept it. "If you're so good at it, how come the girl you like became someone else's girlfriend?"

Hitting a sore spot, Tang Tang immediately wilted.

Lu Xingchi chuckled softly beside him.

Du Ruo was dissatisfied and whispered, "What are you laughing at? Can you give a compliment? You try."

Lu Xingchi cleared his throat softly. "Bei Nuan, the candy you gave me was really delicious."

Bei Nuan's face flushed instantly. Fortunately, the lights were off and they couldn't see. She quickly turned over, facing away from them, and closed her eyes.

The next morning, the group, along with Tang Tang, bid farewell to the people at Shuida and set off.

The people at Shuida had said that before communication completely broke down, there were rumors that the east had completely fallen, and a blockade had been established in the west. As long as they crossed the blockade, they would be in a safe zone free of infection.

Bei Nuan thought that this was the same as what was written in the book.

After discussing it, Lu Xingchi and the others decided to continue westward, searching for the safe zone.

Du Ruo now looked completely normal, his eyes showing no abnormalities. They didn't know how long the virus suppressant would be effective, so they could only take it one step at a time.

The SUV left Shuicheng, traveling by day and resting by night, trying to avoid densely populated areas.

Further west, they left the plains, and lush mountains gradually appeared on both sides. Mountain roads became more frequent, and the vegetation grew denser, as if the emerald green leaves of trees and grass were permeated with moisture.

That day, they passed by a small city called Huicheng.

In the book, the team bypassed Huicheng and instead went to a small place a few hours' drive from Huicheng, called Yaozhen.

Yaozhen was a remote, thousand-year-old town nestled in the mountains.

Yaozhen was a special place, and definitely not a good one for Bei Nuan in the book.

It was Bei Nuan's place of suffering.

There, Bei Nuan had an accident. In order to save someone, she was hit in the waist with an iron rod and suffered a very serious injury.

The injury was so severe that she lay in the back seat for many days, completely unable to move, requiring Jiang Fei's care. It took a long time to recover, and even by the end of the book, her movements were still somewhat stiff.

Therefore, as the car approached Huicheng, Bei Nuan silently prayed in her heart, please, please don't go to that place called Yaozhen.

Although the Bei Nuan in the book had been injured because of her Holy Mother attribute, and it seemed somewhat self-inflicted, Bei Nuan would definitely not do the same.

However, these kinds of things, due to unforeseen circumstances, were hard to say.

Although Bei Nuan wasn't that Bei Nuan, and the plot had deviated a bit, what if it deviated and then deviated back on track?

So, it was still better to stay far away from Yaozhen.

As they passed through Huicheng's urban area, Lu Xingchi made an exception and turned in, wanting to refuel.

Although Bei Nuan had a gas station in her space, Lu Xingchi usually preferred to use regular gas stations whenever possible.

Unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't ask her to take out that huge, flammable, and explosive hazard.

Tang Tang, alone in the back row, was bored and restless, constantly looking around like he had ADHD.

"Eh?" he suddenly exclaimed. "What's that?"

Bei Nuan saw it too.

Not far from the gas station, on the sidewalk by the road, a strange object was slowly moving forward.

It looked like a flat, iron box lying on the ground.

The bottom was painted with colorful stripes and patterns, and a license plate was painted on the back, like a toy electric car for children. However, it was covered with a mismatched white sheet metal cover.

There might be wheels underneath, but they were also covered with sheet metal, obscuring them from view.

This small, car-like object moved slowly forward, followed by two or three curious zombies, occasionally grabbing at it and scratching it, but unable to do anything to it.

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