A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse

Seeing a real, live, and most importantly, naked Lu Xingchi for the first time in her life, Bei Nuan felt her entire worldview shattered.

Her three views were in pieces, the world crumbling around her.

Maintaining the posture she had just used crawling out from under the bed, Bei Nuan stared blankly for a long time.

After the initial shock wore off, Bei Nuan had to admit, his physique truly was quite impressive.

Although his physique is quite impressive, Bei Nuan thought, but… it's just… that… uh…

Terrifying.

Beyond words.

He clearly had light, clear eyes, a perpetually cool and composed expression, and refined, calm demeanor. At first glance, he seemed like a deity, completely untouched by earthly desires.

But… why… ah…

Bei Nuan felt utterly overwhelmed.

Lu Xingchi, however, acted as naturally as if he were fully clothed, not caring in the slightest. He strolled over to his bed. "I forgot to bring my clothes in. I called out to you, but no one answered."

Du Ruo looked at Lu Xingchi blearily. "Couldn't you at least wrap a towel around yourself before coming out?"

"How was I supposed to know you were still awake, or that Tang Tang had come over? A whole room full of people."

Lu Xingchi picked up his clothes from the bed.

"Besides, what does it matter? We're all men. And you saw me naked when you were still in diapers, didn't you?"

Bei Nuan finally remembered to move.

She absolutely had to leave. A naked Lu Xingchi was far too frightening.

Bei Nuan carefully stepped over Tang Tang.

Unexpectedly, Tang Tang also got up at that very moment.

Thump! The two of them collided without a doubt.

Tang Tang was a bit dazed from the impact.

Anyone who was suddenly and forcefully bumped by air would likely be dazed.

Bei Nuan was on the verge of tears, but much calmer than him. Biting her lip, she resolutely stepped over Tang Tang, breaking through his blockade.

"What was that?" Tang Tang looked left, then right. "I just got hit by something."

Lu Xingchi gave him an amused look. "Are you hallucinating?"

"Absolutely not." Tang Tang felt wronged and indignant. "There's something strange about this cabin. Is it haunted?"

Bei Nuan felt aggrieved: Haunted? Have you ever seen a ghost help you find your phone? Is there such a benevolent ghost?

With Lu Xingchi present, Bei Nuan didn't dare make any large movements, cautiously inching towards the door.

While they were talking, Lu Xingchi had already put on his pants, at least making him look less terrifying.

However, Bei Nuan discovered a problem. The cabin door had somehow closed by itself, leaving only a very narrow gap.

Unless Bei Nuan was a sheet of paper, she definitely wouldn't be able to squeeze through.

Three living people were present, especially the incredibly perceptive Lu Xingchi. Bei Nuan didn't dare open the door directly.

She could only wait for Tang Tang to go out and follow behind him.

Tang Tang had already leaned down under the bed, using a clothes hanger to fish out his phone.

"I don't want to stay here anymore, it's creepy." Tang Tang walked towards the door with his phone.

Bei Nuan quickly followed him.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xingchi also followed.

He had long strides, reaching Tang Tang in two or three steps. Bei Nuan, fearing a collision, quickly dodged to the side.

Bumping into Tang Tang would be fine, but bumping into Lu Xingchi was no joke. He might raise a hand and a metal tornado would shred her to pieces.

Tang Tang opened the door and went out. Lu Xingchi followed closely behind, closing the door and locking it.

Bei Nuan: "…"

Just like that, she was locked in the room.

It seemed she could only wait until Lu Xingchi and Du Ruo were asleep to find a chance to sneak out. Who knew how long that would take.

Bei Nuan checked the invisibility timer; there were still more than ten minutes left.

There was no other way. If the invisibility ran out before she could get out, she would have to hide under the bed again and wait for Lu Xingchi to fall asleep.

With her plan set, Bei Nuan waited patiently.

Standing became tiring, so Bei Nuan looked around. She couldn't sit on the sofa; it would leave an indentation that Lu Xingchi would surely notice.

Bei Nuan could only sit cross-legged on the floor, feeling a bit gloomy.

Lu Xingchi was still shirtless, pacing back and forth in the room, seemingly busy with something, showing no signs of going to sleep.

Bei Nuan propped her chin up, waiting, and couldn't help but cover her mouth, stifling a small yawn.

Lu Xingchi, just having put on his shirt, paused and turned to walk towards the door.

He unlocked it and opened it.

The cage door imprisoning the little rabbit suddenly opened, precious freedom right before her eyes.

Overjoyed, Bei Nuan quickly stood up.

Du Ruo turned over in bed, glanced over, and mumbled sleepily to Lu Xingchi, "What are you doing opening the door in the middle of the night?"

Lu Xingchi opened the door wide, leaning his back against the frame, and ran his fingers through his still-damp hair. "It got a bit stuffy after my shower. I'm opening the door for some fresh air."

Reasonable.

Although the cabin had windows, they were all sealed. He had just showered and probably felt a bit stuffy.

Bei Nuan quietly moved towards the door and immediately discovered a problem.

He was standing in the doorway, motionless. To get out, she would inevitably have to squeeze past him.

The door was so narrow, he was so tall, and he was leaning against the frame, his long legs casually stretched out, blocking the way like a threshold.

Getting out without touching him was like a thief navigating a room filled with infrared sensors, an extreme challenge.

Bei Nuan tiptoed to the doorway, tentatively stepping out, trying to step over his legs.

He was too alert, and he was shirtless, making it easy for him to detect even the slightest touch.

She couldn't touch him at all, she had to be extremely careful.

Bei Nuan was struggling because she couldn't even see herself.

She turned sideways, groping to hold down her invisible clothes, inching outwards. Because she couldn't see, she had no idea whether she had touched him or not.

They were so close, his bare chest right in front of her. Bei Nuan felt awkward staring at it, so she looked up.

She found Lu Xingchi looking down at her.

Bei Nuan gasped in fright, but quickly realized he wasn't looking at her face, his gaze focused on the doorframe behind her.

Those light, beautiful eyes made Bei Nuan momentarily dazed.

Lu Xingchi suddenly leaned down, moving closer to Bei Nuan.

Startled, Bei Nuan quickly retreated.

Unfortunately, the doorframe was behind her, leaving her nowhere to go.

Fortunately, he stopped just a few centimeters away from her.

Bei Nuan could feel his breath, but she didn't dare breathe herself, holding her breath tightly.

Like a living person caught by a grizzly bear, desperately holding her breath and playing dead, hoping for a chance to survive.

His gaze was sharp, but the corners of his mouth seemed to curl up slightly.

Who knew what he was smiling about.

Could he see her?

Bei Nuan studied him carefully again and concluded with certainty that he couldn't see her.

They were too close. If his gaze were focused on her face, it would be obvious. However, it wasn't; his focus was beyond her face.

Bei Nuan stared at him, he stared at something unknown, neither of them moved.

Du Ruo, lying in bed, suddenly said, "Lu Xingchi, what are you doing? Did Tang Tang leave?"

Lu Xingchi finally straightened up, running his fingers through his hair again. "He left."

Bei Nuan could feel the cool droplets of water from his hair falling on her face.

Taking advantage of him straightening up, she quickly stepped over his other leg and slipped out the door.

She heard Du Ruo say from behind, "Lu Xingchi, can you check under my bed? I think there was someone under there just now."

Lu Xingchi chuckled and asked lazily, "Someone? Who?"

Du Ruo replied faintly, "Although it sounds strange, I think it might have been Bei Nuan. I don't know what kind of mischief she's up to, probably trying to scare me."

Bei Nuan was speechless.

Fine, both of them are as sharp as tacks.

After Lu Xingchi closed the door, Bei Nuan opened her own cabin door and slipped inside.

Not long after returning to her room, the invisibility timer ran out. It was perfect timing, just in the nick of time.

Lying in bed after tidying up, Bei Nuan couldn't fall asleep.

The day had started with her streaking in front of him, and later it became him streaking in front of her. It seemed she was endlessly entangled with streaking.

Bei Nuan consoled herself: He couldn't see her, but she could see him. All things considered, it seemed like Lu Xingchi was the one who suffered the loss.

That's right, he was definitely the one at a disadvantage, being seen naked, so pitiful.

Bei Nuan, having taken advantage of the situation, turned over and closed her eyes.

But even in her dreams, it was all Lu Xingchi, big Lu Xingchi, small Lu Xingchi, and now a whole group of naked Lu Xingchis in various poses.

The reborn Sheng Yi was reliable, and the night on the ship passed without incident.

The next morning, after getting dressed, the first thing Bei Nuan did was go to the deck.

Everything outside was as usual.

The morning sunlight was clear and bright, the sea breeze carried a cool, salty scent, and there were no thugs attacking or anyone dead on the ship.

There was a small swimming pool on the upper deck, its bottom the same azure blue as the sky, with brightly colored slides like rainbows. Beside it was a court covered with green artificial turf, where children who had woken up early were running around and playing happily in the sunlight.

It was like the last paradise in the apocalypse.

Relieved, Bei Nuan searched around and finally found Sheng Yi.

Sheng Yi was still sitting in the same spot as yesterday. Perhaps because it was a bit chilly in the morning, Secretary Li was draping a blanket over his knees.

In the golden sunlight, his face appeared even more serene and gentle.

Sheng Yi heard Bei Nuan's voice and turned his head.

He squinted, this time seemingly able to see Bei Nuan. He had mentioned yesterday that his daytime vision was much better than at night.

"Is that Bei Nuan?" Sheng Yi asked.

"It's me." Bei Nuan walked to his side.

Sheng Yi waved his hand, dismissing Secretary Li.

His gaze rested on Bei Nuan's face, studying her seriously for a moment before smiling. "You came just in time. I just sent someone over to the other ship to ask if they've decided which ten people they're sending over. Let's see if you win or I win."

Bei Nuan remembered the bet she had made with him last night.

Sheng Yi believed there would be ten people left on the fishing boat this morning, while Bei Nuan thought there wouldn't even be ten.

On the azure sea, a small boat was returning.

Soon, a crew member came to find Sheng Yi.

"Mr. Sheng," he said, "I asked. They said they plan to send eight people over."

Sheng Yi and Bei Nuan exchanged glances.

They had truly killed until they couldn't stop, leaving only eight in the end, just as Bei Nuan had predicted.

Bei Nuan remembered the book mentioning that these people all had blood on their hands and were incredibly brutal. Now, Sheng Yi had effortlessly eliminated two-thirds of the fishing boat's fighting force with just a few words.

However, those who remained were no pushovers.

Sheng Yi gave Bei Nuan a "you win" smile, then asked the crew member, "What about the others?"

The crew member replied, "They said the others agreed to stay on the boat."

Agreed to stay? That wasn't wrong; motionless corpses indeed couldn't disagree.

Sheng Yi nodded and said to the crew member, "Please make another trip and tell them, I said, they can come over, but they have to send the supplies on the fishing boat over first, then the people can board."

Bei Nuan glanced at Sheng Yi.

The fishing boat was prepared for long-distance fishing, stocked with several months' worth of food and daily necessities for a whole crew. It would be fantastic if they could bring it all over.

But would the people on the fishing boat obediently hand over their supplies?

Bei Nuan thought about it and felt they had no choice.

Their fishing boat would soon sink. Even if they kept the supplies, they would be useless. The life rafts could only carry a limited amount, so it was better to offer the supplies as tribute to Sheng Yi, hoping he would be kind enough to let them board.

This time, Sheng Yi held all the cards, the murderous thugs turned into lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Sure enough, the crew member left to negotiate with the fishing boat and returned, saying the other side had agreed.

Not only did they agree to send the supplies, they also volunteered that there was a hydroponic vegetable garden on the fishing boat.

It was a pilot project by a research institute on their ocean-going fishing vessel. Since it didn't require much effort and provided extra income, the owner had agreed to install a hydroponic garden.

The people on the fishing boat said they could also send over the hydroponic equipment, along with seeds for several types of vegetables.

With this equipment, the ship could grow its own fresh vegetables.

Sheng Yi naturally agreed, but still didn't bring the ship closer. Instead, he sent several small boats to transport the supplies.

They really did have a lot of supplies, transported over trip after trip. Sheng Yi had the crew carefully inspect everything, including the hydroponic racks, substrates, seeds, and so on, all of which were placed in the Vali's cargo hold.

After a long time of transporting, the cargo was finally unloaded, and it was time for the people.

Bei Nuan leaned against the railing, gazing at the fishing boat in the distance, and said cheerfully, "Now that the supplies are here, let's set sail, shall we?"

Sheng Yi wasn't Lu Xingchi, so Bei Nuan didn't need to pretend in front of him. It wouldn't increase her Saintess Points anyway.

The supplies were on board. As for those eight people, let them sink with their ghost ship and the corpses on board.

Sheng Yi laughed.

But unexpectedly, he said, "No, I plan to bring those eight over."

Bei Nuan turned her head.

Bathed in the pale golden sunlight, Sheng Yi's expression was calm. "Gallow Bay is surrounded by land. They have life rafts on their boat. After the fishing boat sinks, they can get on the life rafts. With any luck, they might drift ashore."

He wouldn't allow any possibility of their escape, not even one.

Soon, a small boat carrying the remaining eight people from the fishing boat headed towards the Vali.

"Let's go down and take a look." Sheng Yi maneuvered his wheelchair.

Just as they were about to leave, Lu Xingchi, Du Ruo, and the others arrived.

Lu Xingchi glanced at Bei Nuan, then at Sheng Yi, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Bei Nuan knew Sheng Yi's eyesight was poor, so he probably couldn't see clearly. She immediately introduced Lu Xingchi, Du Ruo, and the others to him.

Sheng Yi greeted Lu Xingchi and the others with a warm and bright smile.

Bei Nuan knew he remembered the help Lu Xingchi and the others had provided in his previous life, so he was particularly enthusiastic.

They all went to take the elevator together.

In the elevator, Lu Xingchi stood next to Bei Nuan and whispered, "You disappeared early this morning. I looked everywhere for you. Running around all over the ship, be careful not to fall into the sea."

He was very close.

And he was properly dressed in his white shirt and long pants.

However, the images from last night were too stimulating. Bei Nuan now felt like she had X-ray vision.

Bei Nuan involuntarily glanced down, then quickly averted her gaze, looking straight at his chest, then suddenly recalling how close he had been last night with his bare chest.

Even though he was clothed, in Bei Nuan's mind, it was no different from being naked.

She simply couldn't look directly at him.

Bei Nuan could only look up at his face. His face was the same as usual, perfectly cool and composed, but Bei Nuan's face involuntarily flushed.

Taking advantage of someone like this wasn't something everyone could do.

Bei Nuan turned her head.

It was better not to look at him.

Bei Nuan briefly explained the situation with the fishing boat from last night until now, telling him about the people coming over.

Lu Xingchi suddenly reached out and cupped her chin, turning her head back towards him. "You're talking to me, why aren't you looking at me?"

Why wasn't she looking at him?

Why?

Bei Nuan feigned composure, looking up into his eyes, her tone innocent. "I am looking at you?"

But her gaze was fixed on his face, never straying elsewhere.

Lu Xingchi smiled slightly and let go of her. "Good."

The elevator dinged.

Bei Nuan stepped out of the elevator, thinking: I don't need these eyes anymore, I don't need this brain anymore, I don't need any of it anymore.

When they reached the lower deck with Sheng Yi, they happened to see the crew members bringing the people from the fishing boat up.

Conditions on the fishing boat were poor, and coupled with their all-night life-or-death struggle, the people who came up were all bloodshot and grimy.

These eight people clearly had a leader.

He wasn't old, probably around thirty, and looked very capable, with a thin face and a mole at the corner of his eye.

Bei Nuan knew this person's name was Xing Quan.

In the book, it was this Xing Quan who had initiated the infighting between the gangs on the fishing boat. Most of the people who first started killing on the fishing boat were his fellow villagers and followers.

Later, on Sheng Yi's ship, it was also he who organized the murder and hijacking.

This man was a true instigator.

As expected, as soon as Xing Quan boarded, he asked the crew members about the wheelchair-bound Sheng Yi, confirming he was the ship owner, and went forward to greet him.

He explained the situation on the fishing boat to Sheng Yi.

Having read the book, Bei Nuan knew he was lying through his teeth, but he spoke eloquently and his mind worked quickly. He was smooth and didn't seem like a murderer at all.

Sheng Yi, with a smile on his face, calmly exchanged pleasantries with Xing Quan. He looked like a good-natured ship owner.

Bei Nuan couldn't help but think that in the previous life, Sheng Yi had probably welcomed them aboard with the same lack of suspicion.

But this time, Sheng Yi was no longer the same Sheng Yi.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Sheng Yi said to Xing Quan, "My eyes and legs aren't very convenient, so I won't see you off personally. I'll have someone take you to your cabins."

Sheng Yi's unfocused gaze swept over the people beside him.

A man with three yellow stripes on his epaulets stepped forward and asked Sheng Yi, "Mr. Sheng, should I take them down?"

Sheng Yi smiled gently at him. "Chief Officer Zhai, please attend to your duties. Secretary Li can handle this small matter."

It seemed this was the ship's Chief Officer. His skin was tanned from the sun, clearly experienced at sea, and he looked even older than Captain Nie Beian.

Secretary Li agreed and gestured for the eight people from the fishing boat to follow him.

The target characters for Bei Nuan's mission were now in place. All she needed to do was find an opportunity to help them.

Bei Nuan quickly asked Sheng Yi, "Can I go and have a look?"

Sheng Yi, probably thinking she was curious, nodded in agreement, but seemed a bit uneasy, looking around for Lu Xingchi.

Without needing Sheng Yi to ask, Lu Xingchi said, "I'll accompany her."

He placed his hand on Bei Nuan's back.

His warm palm touched her, and Bei Nuan, as if scalded, quickly dodged forward.

Lu Xingchi glanced at his hand hovering in the air, then at Bei Nuan, and asked, "What's wrong? I won't bite you. I'm not a viper."

Viper.

Bei Nuan was in agony: Why did he have to use that analogy? My just-cleared mind is messed up again.

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