in the ancient last days

It was cold and windy.

A group of people jumped in the forest, and there was a fine drizzle in the sky.

The rain splashed, and Chu Zhao jumped in the forest wearing a big bamboo hat. He opened his crossbow and pointed it at a jumping sika deer. He held his breath, and then let go of the bowstring suddenly.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow hit the long neck, and the sika deer fell to the ground instantly.

Turning over and jumping down the big tree, Chu Zhao tied the prey to his fat back, and returned to the camp together, one person and one cat.

The bonfire has been built, and the rich aroma of barbecue is overflowing. Zhou Jing sits and brushes it with a layer of honey from time to time.The sound of sizzling barbecue and the strong and delicious smell stimulated the taste buds, and the little fish sitting by the fire squinted his eyes, showing the expression of a little greedy cat similar to Pangpang.

"It smells so good~"

Seeing Chu Zhao, she jumped up immediately, moved her butt to the side, and left the seat next to Zhou Jing for him: "Brother Chu, sit here!"

Chu Zhao smiled, didn't refuse, and simply sat down neatly with his shoulder next to Zhou Jing.

Liuli and Ye Ling came back from the forest, each holding a bunch of red fruits in their hands, the orange-red and lustrous, the flesh showing a beautiful bright red.

"Strawberry?" Chu Zhao narrowed his eyes after taking a bite.

Xiao Yu'er couldn't stop eating. Children like this juicy taste the most, and asked doubtfully, "Brother Chu, what are strawberries?"

"A delicious fruit," Chu Zhao asked Liuli, twisting the white leaves at his fingertips, "How do you know it's edible?"

"Young master, I only dared to pick it when I saw that the larks were safe to eat, and the fruits have been washed, so you can use them with confidence." Liuli said with a smile, and piled the washed fruits in front of them.

Xiao Yu'er looked at Strawberry, and then at Liuli, there were little stars in his eyes.

Ye Xuanzhan also came back, holding two golden pheasants with gorgeous feathers in his hands, and he was still screaming "cluck" in his hands, pecking at the back of Ye Ling's hand, so angry Ye Ling directly knocked the opponent unconscious with a fan.

"what is this?"

Ye Ling looked curiously at an egg that suddenly appeared next to Zhou Jing's leg. It was white and round, and looked very nice against the green grass.

Zhou Jing said: "It's the child of a dead golden eagle. When I found it, he had already fought to death with a giant python. This is the egg it left behind."

Liuli stared at the egg: "I heard that the mother of the golden eagle only lays one egg per pregnancy, is it true?"

Zhou Jing shook his head: "Golden eagles are ferocious in nature, and one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Whenever they hatch, all the mother's attention will be concentrated on the first-born child. Then the first-born child will kill the later-born child to establish its own unique predator. position."

It seemed that some memory was brought back, his eyes were slightly sad.

Chu Zhao touched his head, and was alienated and avoided by the other party.Chu Zhao blinked slowly, and the mask on the other party's face was taken off with a twist of his wrist, revealing a fair and handsome indifferent face, but his lips were as thin as red bean paste, which was inexplicably attractive.

The mask was taken off, Zhou Jing panicked, and almost immediately reached out to grab it back, but Chu Zhao directly pressed his hand: "No."

Zhou Jing's long eyelashes trembled in panic, a thin blush gradually appeared on her pale face, and she said angrily, "Give it back to me."

Chu Zhao blinked: "Why hide? You are not shameful."

"I," aren't you afraid that they will know? Knowing his identity, Zhou Jing didn't dare to turn his head to look at Ye Ling and the others.

Three hundred-watt big light bulbs behind: "..."

Ye Ling peeked out quietly, and then said in astonishment: "I'll go, I'll look like this...!"

"Is there a mistake? Is it a person—" After being slapped on the back of the head by the old man, Ye Ling barely stood up straight, cleared his throat, and didn't say any more. The villain in his heart frantically grabbed the paper fan: If he wants to grow like this, he will bend too!The best-looking oiran in Jiangyin can't match half of the opponent's finger.

Two big men naively started a battle around the small silver mask, and suddenly there was a crisp sound of egg cracking next to the match pile.

Chu Zhao turned his head and saw a crack on the smooth eggshell at some point, and the gap was getting bigger and bigger——after a few seconds, there was a click, and a round white bird wobbled out against the eggshell. .

The bottom is empty.

Zhou Jing rushed to pick it up, so the little white bird just landed in his soft palm.

The little bird that dared to be born had no feathers, and its whole body was as white as snow. It was shivering from the cold wind, arched Zhou Jing and drilled straight into his palm.

"What is this? Are you sure it's a golden eagle? Could it be a mutation?" Chu Zhao looked suspiciously at the bird in his palm.

He tentatively stretched out his fingertips and poked the little golden eagle's fleshy wings, which were white and soft, warm and comfortable to the touch.

"Meow." The little ancestor in his arms was not happy anymore, his green cat eyes were staring at the little golden eagle, and he was about to eat it viciously.

Chu Zhao bowed his head: "No, you can't eat it."

The ear was scratched by the master's slender fingers, Fatty licked his paws, and turned his head resentfully.

Zhou Jing looked down at the little white bird eating eggshells, a strange light flickered in his eyes.

"Like it? If you like it, you can keep it, and you don't care about an extra ration." Chu Zhao said, staring at the little chick thoughtfully. If it is really a mutant animal, maybe it can add a few to the team. Divide combat power.

Zhou Jing touched the little white bird's head with her fingers, and her concentration on eating was interrupted. The little white bird raised her head, saw that it was "mother", and then uttered a crisp cry, and continued to eat with her mouth open.

A faint smile appeared on Zhou Jing's face.

Chu Zhao, who was ignored by others: "..." Sitting beside him sullenly, Chu Zhao's eyes staring at the little white bird became a little subtle.

After lunch, Chu Zhao quietly dragged Zhou Jing into the grove without the faces of several people behind his back.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Jing's face was paler than usual, and he turned his face slightly. The silver mask reflected coldness under the sunlight. It was only a moment when Chu Zhao took off the mask last time, and now he brought it back again—— The cold mask that Chu Zhao began to loathe, seemed to hide all the emotions of the other party behind his back.

"Jing Ling, what's your problem?" He was a little puzzled and annoyed: "I don't know what I did wrong recently, which made your attitude..."

"Azhao," Zhou Jing interrupted him, turning his eyes away from him: "We should go back. Liuli and the others are very dangerous in the forest."

"..."

"Are you leaving?" Chu Zhao asked, without a trace of expectation in his voice.

Zhou Jing didn't answer, but slowly walked out of the woods with his sword back facing him.

Liu Chuzhao stood behind him mechanically, suddenly feeling powerless.

He thought he was ridiculous—yes, forcing a person to do something against his will, is that the consequence?

For the whole afternoon, Zhou Jing stayed quietly and did his own thing. The whole person seemed to form a clear space separation with the rest of them. On the second day, the third day, and the fourth day... ..Day after day, Chu Zhao didn't know how long this torture like postponement of death penalty would last. Sometimes he wanted to rush directly in front of the other party, yelling, and leave as soon as he wanted. Do you think he is rare?

Thinking about it again, the distance between Youzhou and Xincheng, in this poorly-trafficked area, is probably like the modern Alps to the South China Sea, a dangerous line of defense full of zombies and mutant creatures, which can easily cut off all connections between them.

And the last thing he wants to see now is the royal family.

Chu Zhao lowered his head and fiddled with the fire branch.

The little white bird was named Chasing the Moon, which was given by Zhou Jing on the third day of its birth. It is small in size but has a huge appetite, and the amount of food it eats in one meal is the same as that of a grown man.After traveling for several days, everyone watched it transform day by day. It grew several times in size and began to learn to hunt by itself.

I don't know if it's the genes of the bird overlord or he didn't realize the danger, Chayue dared to compete with Pangpang for food.

"Quack!" Stepped down on a green snake ferociously, and chased the moon and screamed at Fatty.The fat cat's face turned black, and it sharpened its claws, wanting to teach the ugly bird a lesson, but when Zhuiyue realized something was wrong and was running towards Zhou Jing with the little snake in its mouth, it angrily withdrew its claws.

Zhou Jing looked at Zhuiyue, who didn't know that he had done something wrong, and stared at him with dark eyes, and handed him the little snake in his mouth flatteringly.

"I will not eat."

After getting this answer, Zhuiyue bowed her head happily and began to eat.

Chu Zhao at the other end suddenly got up: "There are not enough branches, I will leave for a while."

Shuang'er, who stayed where he was, looked at his back.

one by one

When they pass through some towns on the road, they will supply supplies. When encountering zombie attacks, Chu Zhao and others will often help them if they have the spare power. momentum.

This day, Chu Zhao had just finished a wave of zombie attacks outside a certain village. After harvesting a bunch of head points, the enthusiastic villagers stayed overnight.This village can be preserved so well in the end of the day, thanks to the mutated two-headed dog at the gate of the village. Thanks to its protection for the past two years, the village has been safe until now.

It is said that this two-headed dog was abandoned by his mother in his infancy because of his weak body when he was a child. The village head couldn't bear to see it when he was hunting, so he picked it up from the mountain forest and raised it. After growing up, it has been firmly guarding the village head to repay his kindness. .

There was such a mutant mastiff dog as strong as a lion guarding the gate of the village. Ye Xuanzhan and the others thought about it, but they kindly refused, so they simply rested here for two days.

The group of people rushed on their way desperately, and they haven't had a good rest these days. This time is considered a rare opportunity.

Chu Zhao and Zhou Jing returned to the house in silence. Zhou Jing has become more and more reticent these days, and there is something hidden in his eyes that Chu Zhao is unwilling to understand. The two of them tacitly understand each other.

Fingertips slowly crushed the bath beans in the bucket, Chu Zhao thought indifferently, the warm towel covered his eyes, and he closed them.

It's a bit uncomfortable.

His throat was still a little thirsty and stinging. Today at the foot of the mountain, he was aroused by the bloody smell to suck blood.

With the sound of the door curtain being gently lifted, Chu Zhao opened his red eyes and stared indifferently at the person who walked in. After seeing the attire on the other person, his pupils became even redder.

It turned out that Zhou Jing only came in wearing a thin coat, and the snow-white obscene clothes were faintly visible as he walked. Except for a head of black hair, his whole body was snow-white. The extreme contrast between black and white easily set people's body on fire.

The beauty as slender as white jade, with her sword-holding hand tucked up her sleeves, slowly approached him like this.

"What are you doing?" Chu Zhao's mood improved a little, and he pretended to be indifferent.

Zhou Jing's eyes looked like two beautiful cold stars in the dark.

Thank you for the good eyesight of the blood race, Chu Zhao's fangs hidden under his lips have burst out uncontrollably.

Is this an apology? ——He tried his best to calm down his brain, but his brain started to work slowly, and if he listened carefully, he could still hear the sound of irregular heartbeat.

Zhou Jing: "I thought you liked it."

Chu Zhao: He likes it very much...but it's weird.

He has no idea what the other party wants to do!Is it fun to play with him? !

Chu Zhao soaked in the bucket motionless, staring at him coldly, as if the person in front of him was naked.

Zhou Jing stood there in a daze, his revived shame made him lower his head, he didn't see Chu Zhao's expression, only heard the sound of Chu Zhao stepping on the floor, and then slowly approached him.

"Are you kidding me?"

Cold palms slowly pressed against the back of his neck.

……

The next day, Chu Zhao woke up from the dream, and reached around with his hand, but only felt the coldness of the bed.

The lingering and hoarse crying last night seemed to be just a beautiful dream of his.

The rain stomped the grass and crackled. He put on his coat and got up slowly. He didn't see anyone outside the house, nor did he see Zhou Jing practicing sword in the courtyard.

"Young Master, it's not good!"

An anxious female voice sounded, and Liuli hurried in from outside the courtyard.

Chu Zhao was quiet and silent, his eyes were surprisingly dark in the morning light, and he turned slowly to look at her.

Liuli murmured: "Young Xia Ji, Young Xia Ji Zhen is gone... Also, he left something behind..."

Chu Zhao stood silently, for a while, lowered his head and sneered, and turned to her: "Needless to say."

A ruthless emotion began to brew in his eyes: "—he can leave whenever he wants, I don't mind!"

Liuli froze in place, staring at him helplessly.

Chu Zhao knew that his appearance must be terrible now. Standing on the spot, lowering his head slightly, he suddenly felt completely exhausted.He is more involved in this relationship than he imagined, but it doesn't matter, it's just a relationship, he thought coldly, after returning to the new city, accepting the marriage arranged by his mother, a gentle and beautiful wife will soon make him forget It's okay to hurt...

Thinking like this, scenes flashed through his mind like a horse on horseback, Zhou Jing when he was a child, Zhou Jing who grew up, and finally the figure kneeling in front of him holding a sword at the moment when the mutated zombies attacked him. ...

Putting on his coat, Chu Zhao turned around lightly. Out of the corner of his gaze, he saw a note left by the man who had just been crushed and thrown in the courtyard. The faint ylang-ylang flowers in the corner were put together, and the handwriting was wet by rain.

A little ink was dotted on the note, as if to say something, but nothing was left in the end.

……

The author has something to say: I really don’t want to write this chapter, I’m afraid you will be so affected that you won’t be able to eat.

Emmm actually think about it from another angle, then Ah Zhao can be beautiful by herself, isn’t that pretty good....(weak laugh)