Before Zhou Yong could react, the magical vine yanked him by the arm and dragged him into the stairwell, making him disappear from the two of them in an instant.
After dealing with the eyesore, Yu Yan turned toward the little zombie.
Only to find that the little zombie, who had still been able to stand and walk a few steps just moments ago, had started swaying!
The man’s brows furrowed, and he quickly rushed over, wrapping an arm around the little zombie’s slender waist.
He hadn’t had a chance to notice it before, but now that he had his hand around her waist, he could clearly feel that Shu Ran’s waist was not only slender but incredibly soft.
He couldn’t help giving it two little squeezes.
“Mm…”
Shu Ran let out a little whimper when he squeezed her, a mist of displeasure filling her eyes as she looked at the man.
【Why did you pinch me?】
Shu Ran felt that her waist was both sore and itchy. Yu Yan had definitely pinched it too hard!
She blinked, the peach-pink corners of her eyes lifting slightly.
We little foxes won’t put up with this kind of treatment!
Shu Ran stretched out a pale, delicate fingertip and pinched the man’s waist.
But she hadn’t expected the muscles on his waist to be so firm and solid that she couldn’t pinch them at all!
Unwilling to accept defeat, Shu Ran tried another spot and continued pinching.
After being teased several times in a row, Yu Yan felt his entire body tense up, an inexplicable heat surging through him.
He pressed his lips together and caught Shu Ran’s wandering little hand, quietly taking a step back.
His voice became even deeper and huskier. “Be good. We’re still outside. If you’re still upset, you can pinch me when we get back.”
After hearing this, Shu Ran only felt a little itch in her ears.
She rubbed her earlobe, her drunken mind taking a while to process what he meant.
After a good while, she finally understood his words.
She licked her lips, a hint of slyness flashing through her eyes.
【No way!】
【I want to do it here.】
As she said this, Shu Ran proudly lifted her chin. Her little hand twisted around, ready to keep pinching him…
Just as her hand was about to slip inside, a sound of footsteps came from the end of the hallway.
A moment later, Old Zhang’s distinctive booming voice followed.
“Boss! Lan Shi and the others just found an underground supermarket nearby. Lan Shi said it looks like no one has searched it yet. Do you want to go take a look?”
Old Zhang had just finished speaking excitedly when he saw the scene before him.
The moment he caught Yu Yan’s calm yet warning gaze, he shot over to stand by the corner of the wall.
“Boss, believe me, I really didn’t see anything!”
Shu Ran had also heard what Old Zhang said. She blinked her misty eyes and turned her head.
A supermarket… wasn’t that the place the System had said would have lots of good stuff?
【I want to go. The supermarket.】
Yu Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at Shu Ran.
“You want to go?”
Shu Ran nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with anticipation.
【I want to go.】
Yu Yan laughed outright. He pinched the little zombie’s peach-like cheek. She was already this drunk, yet she was still thinking about running off somewhere.
He agreed to the little zombie’s request without hesitation.
“Alright. I’ll take you.”
This was the first time Shu Ran had ever made such a request. How could Yu Yan possibly refuse?
Besides, all the little zombie wanted to visit was an underground shopping center.
Even if he went there alone, he could easily take her in and out without letting anything happen to her.
Yu Yan looked at Old Zhang.
“Have Lan Shi and Old Four get their teams ready. We’ll leave in an hour.”
“Ah… okay!”
Old Zhang answered and immediately hurried off.
*
An hour later.
Once everyone was ready, the convoy set off behind Lan Shi’s vehicle.
The underground supermarket wasn’t far from the temporary base, but the roads in the surrounding area had already been damaged. As a result, they spent more than twenty minutes taking detours before finally finding the entrance to the underground supermarket.
“Boss, going down this escalator will take us to the first basement level.”
“This supermarket has two underground floors. The first basement level is a large supermarket, while the second basement level sells clothes and everyday necessities.”
Lan Shi walked ahead, pointing toward an entrance as she gave them the information.
Shu Ran had secretly drunk some spiritual spring water along the way, so she was already mostly sober. Hearing this, she tugged at the hat Yu Yan had carefully adjusted for her and turned her head to take a look as well.
Only to discover that the escalator Lan Shi had mentioned was actually a pitch-black passage stretching all the way underground…
She pursed her lips.
【System, didn’t you say there were lots of good things in supermarkets? Why is it so dark in here?】
【That’s because this supermarket is underground. The whole city has lost power, so of course it’s dark without any light.】
【And Ranran, you don’t have to worry. The people here turned into zombies when the apocalypse first began, so no one has searched this place for supplies. There are still lots of good things inside!】
The System hadn’t been wrong. Not only had this place never been searched for supplies, but there were also a terrifying number of zombies!
They had already killed more than thirty zombies just on the way down to the first basement level.
And that journey alone was enough to leave the people who had been somewhat dissatisfied with Shu Ran utterly dumbfounded.
After Shu Ran brutally pried open yet another zombie’s skull, Old Zhang silently retreated to Old Four’s side.
“I thought Boss was already violent enough, but I never expected the sister-in-law he found to be this violent too. No wonder…”
Suddenly, he shuddered all over.
His eyes darted to the side, and sure enough, he caught Yu Yan’s gaze turning toward him.
He immediately changed his tune.
“No wonder they’re a match made in heaven—handsome and beautiful, perfectly suited to each other, an absolutely unmatched pair!”
He had practically exhausted every compliment he had ever learned!
Only after seeing Yu Yan mouth, “At least you know better,” did Old Zhang finally let out a sigh of relief.
He decided that from now on, he would never run his mouth again.
And if he absolutely had to, he’d make sure to stay far away from Boss.
After all, Boss’s hearing was frighteningly sharp. He was afraid of getting beaten up…
Soon, the zombies on the first basement level had been mostly cleared out.
Yu Yan divided everyone into four teams and sent them in four different directions to collect the supplies and food they were currently lacking.