“Awuu.”
Xiao Jiu howled and rolled around on the ground.
Mu Cheng pointed at it and cursed, “You damn chicken thief! You stole my chicken, and now you’re acting cute? And you even dare to bring the chicken in front of me like you’re showing off!”
“Awuu!”
Xiao Jiu stood up, bit the chicken by the neck, dragged it into the kitchen, and tossed it onto the gas stove.
What did it mean?
Did it want her to cook it chicken?
Seeing what Xiao Jiu was doing, Mu Cheng stood outside and didn’t go in. It had stolen her chicken and still wanted her to cook it? Not a chance.
Xiao Jiu left the kitchen and went back into the forest again. It crouched in the grass, its slender body hidden, its deep blue eyes fixed on a sheep.
No way. This guy ate a chicken and now wanted her sheep too?
Mu Cheng was furious. To protect her sheep, she quickly said, “Fine! I’ll cook it for you!”
As soon as Xiao Jiu heard she agreed, it abandoned its target, walked out proudly, and went back to the hot spring to soak again.
That damn fox.
Mu Cheng cursed inwardly, then obediently cleaned the chicken, removed the innards, and stewed it in a pot.
To avoid arousing Tang Nuo’s suspicion, she left the space and planned to wait until the chicken was cooked before sneaking back in under the excuse of going to the bathroom to bring it out for Xiao Jiu.
When she returned to the living room, Tang Nuo had already finished smoking, but was still quietly standing by the window, looking outside.
Mu Cheng walked over and stood beside him, also looking out the window.
The night was beautiful—but soon, it would no longer be like this.
Half a month after the apocalypse began, a heavy rain would fall.
After that rain, the moon would never be seen again. The sun would become scorching hot, burning people so harshly that they could shed a layer of skin. Many ordinary people who got caught in the rain would also begin to change—some would awaken abilities, while others would unfortunately turn into zombies. Plants and animals would also gradually begin to mutate.
“Xiao Cheng… Xiao Cheng, wake up.”
The annoying voice made Mu Cheng feel irritated. She opened her eyes and looked unhappily at Cheng Jiang standing beside her.
Cheng Jiang smiled gently. “Xiao Cheng, get up and eat breakfast. We’re about to set off.”
“Mm.”
Mu Cheng responded, sat up, and went to the bathroom to wash up. When she turned on the tap, the water coming out was black and carried a foul stench.
The water had been contaminated.
Right—this was the fourth day of the apocalypse. Water sources had already been polluted, and electricity and the internet had likely collapsed as well.
Knock knock.
Cheng Jiang knocked on the door from outside and said, “Xiao Cheng, tap water can’t be used anymore. I brought you some water to wash up.”
Mu Cheng opened the door. Cheng Jiang was holding a basin, but there was only a small amount of water inside.
He explained, “We don’t know if we’ll still have water later, so we have to conserve it.”
“Thank you.”
After thanking him, Mu Cheng took the basin and closed the door.
There wasn’t even enough water to rinse her mouth. She didn’t bother using it. She poured it out and entered her space to wash instead.
Before she even finished washing up, Xiao Jiu came over holding a rooster in its mouth.
“Stealing again!”
Mu Cheng gritted her teeth in anger—but this time she wasn’t as furious as yesterday, because it had caught a rooster instead of a hen. Roosters wouldn’t affect egg production, so she could barely accept it.
However, to stop Xiao Jiu from harming her hens in the future, she decided to have a proper talk with it.
She picked up the chicken and went to the kitchen, deciding to make a dish of dry-fried chicken.
Xiao Jiu lay lazily on the ground, licking its paws, waiting for its meal to be ready.