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This small shop is probably to create a sense of retro. During the decoration, many original things were preserved in the structure of the house, such as old-fashioned beams, columns, carved window lattices and two old wooden doors nearly three inches thick. .This is much stronger than the glass door of a pet store. Once the copper buckle is closed, even a few strong men can't break it open.

The gray bird was still knocking on the door tirelessly, but the dull and intensive crashing sound no longer made people feel scared.There are many people on the one hand, and on the other hand, the two rescuers are communicating with the outside world through the handheld computers they carry.This made everyone full of confidence in being rescued.

Ming Xia and Tu Qing leaned against the counter to rest, there were not so many chairs in the room, and it was too cold to sit directly on the brick floor, so Tu Qing dug out a few thick cardboards from under the counter as cushions.But Ming Xia still felt cold, perhaps because he had lost too much blood, and his consciousness was a little dizzy.

Tu Qing took off his short-sleeved shirt and wrapped it around Ming Xia's body, but such a thin dress could not keep warm at all.Ming Xia still huddled into a ball and kept shaking.Others in the house also noticed this scene, but in the early autumn season, it was neither cold nor hot, and most people were only wearing a shirt, which was scratched by gray birds, so there was nothing they could do even if they were in a hurry .

The movement here caught the attention of two rescuers, and one of them came over and stretched out his hand to try Ming Xia's forehead.

Tu Qing stared at his movements, and when he saw him reaching out to untie his protective clothing jacket, he quickly reached out to stop him, "This can't be done."

For these rescuers, protective clothing is not only used to keep warm, but also an armor for them to charge forward.From the deep and shallow scratches on the protective clothing, it can be seen that the danger they encountered was countless times that of civilians like them.In case he gets injured, can he and Ming Xia take the responsibility?

The rescuers ignored his obstruction, took off their protective clothing, bent down and wrapped it around Ming Xia's body.There was only a black t-shirt left in the protective suit, and his chest and back were soaked with sweat. As he stood up, a dark blue icon the size of a palm was exposed on his chest.The color of the icon is close to that of the t-shirt, and the pattern is difficult to see unless you are very close.

Tu Qing's gaze stayed on the icon for a moment, and his expression became a little complicated.After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and tugged at the collar of the protective suit, carefully wrapping Ming Xia tightly.

"Nanjiang," Tu Qing called to the man who was about to turn around and leave, and said earnestly, "Thank you. I owe you a favor."

"Small things." Nanjiang glanced at him lightly, "Just stop avoiding us."

Tu Qing hesitated to speak.

Nan Jiang turned around and strode back to his companion.

Tu Qing looked down at Ming Xia who was sleeping on his shoulder, and sighed slightly.

Ming Xia was just dizzy and uncomfortable, not really passed out.The subconscious perception of danger also prevented him from truly relaxing, so he was still aware of any movement around him.He knew that Tu Qing and another person wrapped him in thick clothes, which made him feel much more comfortable, but soon they all became nervous again.A figure in a black T-shirt walked up to him and picked him up.

Being the object of special care made Ming Xia a little frustrated.He kept reminding himself not to drag others down, but unexpectedly he was still injured and became a burden on the team.

Ming Xia lay on the stranger's generous back, and asked him in a daze, "What kind of monster is this? Why is it so fierce?"

The man carrying him was silent for a moment, then said softly, "It's Luo Luo."

Ming Xia had never heard of such a name, and never knew that besides carrion-eating vultures, there was such a fierce bird that loved to eat fresh meat.

"It's too scary." Ming Xia muttered to himself inarticulately, "They must think that human meat is delicious, and it's easy to catch if it's hairless... What if they tell other animals the news..."

Nan Jiang couldn't help laughing, thinking that this kid is quite interesting, half-stretched by a bird, and still worried about the safety of all human beings.

Ming Xia felt in a daze that they seemed to have run a long way, with Luo Luo appearing above their heads from time to time, but fortunately, there was no danger.Then they entered a large dimly lit room, surrounded by many people, and the buzzing of talking and crying made his head ache.The surrounding scene changed quickly again. They seemed to leave the noisy crowd behind and walked into a quiet small room.

When there was severe pain in his shoulder, Ming Xia finally opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Don't look." A familiar voice came into his ears, and at the same time a big hand stretched out, covering half of his face.

Ming Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "Old Tu? Where are we?"

"NO.16." Tu Qing whispered: "The rescue team sent all the rescued people here. The doctor is treating your wound, it will be fine soon, bear with it."

Ming Xia gritted her teeth.He thought the wound was numb from the pain, but he didn't expect it to be so painful.

An old man's voice nearby said, "Young man is strong."

Ming Xia smiled wryly, he was dizzy all the way, what kind of strength is this.

"Your wound is too big, you need a few stitches." The old man said, "But young people, with strong resilience, will recover after a few days. At most, there will be a scar. Are scars a man's medal? It's okay. "

Ming Xia gasped in pain, "Doctor, don't we have anesthesia or medicine here?"

The old doctor also sighed, "It's not that there are no anesthetics, but we found an unknown substance in Luo Luo's saliva, which can slightly induce hallucinations. The anesthetics and medicines don't work at all."

When he said this, Ming Xia felt better. It turned out that he didn't faint from weakness, but was drugged by Gray Bird.He just said, he used to be the main force on the basketball court anyway, so he became so fragile.

The wound healed quickly.Just as Tu Qing retracted the hand that was blocking his eyes, the old doctor asked in confusion, "What's the smell?"

Ming Xia's heart skipped a beat, wondering if she had body odor overnight? !Why else would everyone say that they have a smell?

Ming Xia looked at the old doctor embarrassingly, and explained, "I don't know why, someone said so early in the morning, and the owner of the bookstore next door gave me dried wormwood to take a bath."

The old doctor stroked a short beard on his chin thoughtfully.He is probably a little older than Boss Bi who runs the bookstore. He is wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe, and he is dry and thin. He doesn't look like a doctor, but like an old fairy in TV dramas.

Ming Xia touched the wound that had been bandaged very carefully, thinking uncertainly, or this is a retired old doctor who was temporarily recruited to help when he was spending his twilight years in a Taoist temple?

The old doctor looked him up and down with his slender eyes, "What did you hit?"

Ming Xia looked at Tu Qing suspiciously, seeing that he also had a thoughtful expression, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.But the old doctor's question is really hard to answer.He recalled the experience of the past two days, and tentatively said: "It's nothing, it's just... the door of the bathroom. I didn't see clearly when I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so... I bumped into it..."

Before the words were finished, the two people on the opposite side showed dumbfounding expressions.

Ming Xia was a little confused, not knowing what was wrong with this answer.

The old doctor leaned over and sniffed at his shoulder, frowned and asked him, "Where did you go last night?"

"It's in the store, and there's the sidewalk outside the door." Ming Xia vaguely remembered that someone had asked a similar question, so he recounted the experience last night in detail.I thought it was just an insignificant matter, but after hearing this, the old doctor frowned so much that he almost killed a fly.

"No wonder..." The old doctor muttered to himself, took out a bottle of medicine and a pack of cotton wool and handed it to Tu Qing, "Wipe him well."

He turned his head and told Ming Xia, "Don't feel troublesome, take off all your clothes, the most important thing is to keep your hair, neck, back... Don't leave anything behind. If you can't wipe it clean, it will really cause big trouble. In this case, I have to Hurry up and report." After speaking, he took his communicator and ran out in a hurry.

The moment the door opened and closed, Ming Xia heard a buzzing sound, a bit like the noise before the concert.When Ming Xia recalled being in a semi-comatose state, he heard someone say that the rescued people in the old town were all gathered together.It seems that he did not hear wrong.He was just a little curious about where there is such a spacious place in the old city.

Tu Qing shook the medicine bottle in his hand, "Come on, I don't think the doctor is joking with you. With your smell, there might be something big going on."

Ming Xia hesitated, "Is it right here?"

Tu Qing rolled his eyes, "Are you still going outside?"

Ming Xia had no choice but to drag his half-disabled body to take off his clothes with great difficulty.

"Take off your pants too, don't be shy, which one of us is with whom, I've already seen what I need to see." Tu Qing booed with a smirk on his face, "Besides, the potion is still dripping, you can't always Wearing wet pants."

Ming Xia had no choice but to take off his trousers.But after all, there are outsiders across the door, so he won't take off his underwear no matter what.

"It's started." Tu Qing pushed him on the chair, and began to rub the cotton dipped in the lotion from his hair. "Just endure the pain. Life is critical."

The feeling of the medicine touching the skin is not pain, but a strange burning.It seemed that something was burning on his skin, and from time to time there would be the sound of bubbling and bubbling when boiling water.He himself didn't see anything with his eyes closed, but Tu Qing's face was a little solemn, because the moment the cotton touched Ming Xia's forehead, it changed from clean white to deep and light green.And the vague, unobvious fishy smell mixed in the air where the flocks of birds were infested suddenly became stronger when it came into contact with the medicinal liquid.

Ming Xia frowned from the fumes, "Is there anything wrong, why do I feel it stinks even more!"

The door of the room was pushed open suddenly, and the old doctor rushed in hastily. When he saw the cotton wool in Tu Qing's hand, his expression changed, "Why did this happen? This is wrong..."

Before he finished speaking, another person squeezed in behind him and was about to speak when he saw the half-naked Ming Xia in the room, his eyes froze for a moment, he hurriedly turned around and closed the door.

"A large number of Luo Luos are rushing over here again." He turned his body slightly, and politely turned his gaze away from Ming Xia's direction, "Old Zhao said that the situation is not right."

The old doctor took the green cotton from Tu Qing's hand, sniffed it carefully, and said to himself with a puzzled face, "That's right. Why can't it be wiped off?"

Ming Xia tugged at her shorts in embarrassment, but no matter how big this thing was, the area it could cover was limited.He had no choice but to hypnotize himself desperately in his heart. This is in the ward, and he is treating a disease!

"What is this?" Ming Xia was also a little startled by the color of the cotton.

"Mark." The old doctor handed the cotton to him with an incredulous expression, "If I'm not mistaken, what you met last night should be a Luo Luo who was released to explore the way. It was found at your door It found food: humans and hamsters. So, it left its own mark on the food it identified, and returned to the nest to report."

Ming Xia was stunned, "This... I brought this on?!"

The old doctor saw that his eyes were round and his expression was pitiful, so he couldn't help reaching out and touching his head, "It's not your fault. They came from the direction of Xishan. Going in this direction, Yaoxi District is The first human-concentrated area they encountered on the way of migration-human means a lot of food for them."

"Yeah, yeah," Tu Qing also tried to comfort his silly friend, "Yesterday was the day of routine inspection in the old city. Didn't you find that many shops were still open? Without you, it would meet other people." , other animals. There are also a group of stray dogs and stray cats on Huaxin Street. You are just unlucky..."

Ming Xia was not comforted, what he thought was that after dark, he shouldn't be wandering on Huaxin Street, if it makes sense, why no one told him earlier.He began to regret neglecting the bundle of dried wormwood.

If he had washed off the smell earlier...

"Don't be stupid." Nan Jiang, who was standing by the door, also echoed, "Yaoxi District is the only way for Luo Luo to migrate. Even if there are no outposts to leave marks, do you think they will let go of so much food when they pass by here? Is it? This kind of bird also has the nature of killing. On the way forward, all living things they encounter will be killed, even if the number far exceeds their food intake. So, our biggest problem now is not accountability, It's about how to use this special mark to get out of the current predicament."

Ming Xia heard another meaning from his words: the feeling of guilt is completely unnecessary, because it seems that... soon... he will have a chance to pay off his merits.