poor road [end times]

Feng Lin frowned: "Neighbor?"

"My neighbor, Mrs. Chen's wife, Mrs. Chen." Yang Yiqin pointed to the German shepherd who was protecting the owner, "Do you still remember the guys making trouble in the garden? It is because of them that we replaced the fence in the yard."

I don't know if the two of them sneaked too successfully. Before he opened the door with the key, Demu didn't seem to notice the movement. Until now, he escaped to Mrs. Chen and blocked the "uninvited guest" for her.

After being reminded by Yang Yiqin, Feng Lin recalled the incident before the end of the world, and his eyes fell on the guardian Demu: "But now there is only one dog."

Hearing this, Yang Yiqin sighed softly: "Another big dog was bitten."

Feng Lin immediately thought of Mr. Chen who had turned into a corpse.

In my impression, Yang Yiqin did say that after the neighbor mutated, he first infected their dog, but he didn't care much about the neighbor's affairs, so he didn't immediately think about it.

Mrs. Chen obviously still remembered Yang Yiqin.

She was belatedly aware of the abnormal situation at the door, and was about to get the kitchen knife on the coffee table. She was slightly relieved after recognizing the other party, but she did not take back the hand holding the knife, but took the knife with a more secretive movement. In his hand, he lowered his arm to the bottom of the tea table, trying his best to hide it: "Oh, young man, you...how did you come back?"

Yang Yiqin looked around the house and said, "Go home and have a look."

Some supplies were piled up scattered in the room, including women's clothing and daily necessities, which were quite different from when he left.You can see many traces of life in the living room alone, and the two should have stayed here for a long time.

Hearing the word "home", Mrs. Chen realized the current situation.

This is the other's home.

"That... yes, I'm sorry." Mrs. Chen explained in a panic, "Because your fence is relatively high, I thought it would be more suitable for blocking zombies, so we moved here, but we didn't fix any of your door locks. bad!"

Although the young man in front of her had helped her in the early days of the end of the world, but now in the past few months, she has seen many people who have changed from being kind to distorted. Who knows if the other party is one of them.

Noticing the axes, bows and knives in their hands... Mrs. Chen resisted the panic in her heart, and just wanted to explain the current situation clearly.

Yang Yiqin raised his hand towards them, and said reassuringly, "Don't be nervous."

But it's impossible not to be nervous.

Mrs. Chen's head gradually broke out in cold sweat, and she kept winking at the young girl next to her.

The girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, her expression hadn't become numb, and her cheeks hadn't sunken down. It seemed that life in the last days was not difficult.After receiving Mrs. Chen's wink, she quietly moved a few steps to the back of the sofa, trying to increase the distance between her and the two of them.

It's just that they thought they were cautious, but in Yang Yiqin's view, they were full of flaws.

He didn't try to stop the opponent's small moves, because he could understand the fear of these two weak women meeting two men in the last days, and caution was inevitable.The German Shepherd also felt the master's timidity, and had already bowed up and looked over aggressively, baring his teeth.

Obviously Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin are the masters of this family, but they are more like intruders and outsiders.

Therefore, all the actions of the other party made him laugh and cry.

Putting aside his complicated thoughts, Yang Yiqin continued to persuade: "I see, Mrs. Chen, please calm down, we can talk slowly."

Mrs. Chen wiped the sweat from her forehead: "...T-Talk about what?"

Feng Lin then said, "Let's talk about how you can get in and out of my house without a key."

The lock on the gate was not broken, and the windows on the first floor had iron bars, so the two of them couldn't both climb up to the second floor and come in again.

Unless they have the key too.

Madam Chen paused.

She glanced at the young girl behind her, and then explained: "Someone gave us a key for you."

Feng Lin asked: "Who?"

Mrs. Chen found that Feng Lin was far less talkative than Yang Yiqin, and was even a little frighteningly cold, so she couldn't help turning her gaze to Yang Yiqin, hoping that he would continue the conversation.

Catching her gaze, Yang Yiqin smiled and rolled his eyes: "Mrs. Chen, actually this property belongs to Feng Lin, that is, the person next to me."

Mrs. Chen was slightly taken aback.

In this case, the other party's questioning is reasonable.

Although in the apocalypse, it is allowed to break into other people's houses by default, but that is under the premise that the owner of the house has passed away or turned into a zombie, and no one will come to trouble the intruder.Mrs. Chen knew that Yang Yiqin was still alive, because she was saved by the other party, and she saw him leave here with her own eyes.

Before moving here, she also thought about the war between heaven and man for a while, but she was persuaded by others in the end.

But she didn't expect that the other party would come back.

"I'm sorry..." Mrs. Chen is a noble lady with excellent qualities. Even now, she has not lost her inner self-cultivation. She said a little ashamedly, "It is someone who lives in the business circle who gave us a key. I asked the other party to do it. I'm sorry to live in your house, we have some food here, and I can give it to you to offset the rent we live here."

Hearing her words, the young girl on the side became anxious: "Mom!"

Yang Yiqin raised his eyebrows.

It turned out to be a mother-daughter relationship.

"Xiaojia!" Mrs. Chen scolded, "This is someone else's residence!"

The girl named Xiaojia said angrily: "But you can't confess the priest!"

priest?

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin were attracted by this word.

A priest who can distribute keys to other people's door locks?

"Xiaojia!" Mrs. Chen frowned, "Now I apologize to the two landlords!"

Mrs. Chen did not fully trust the two of them, but it was true that she and her daughter broke into the house first, and they had to admit that they had done something wrong.What's more, she was indeed saved by the other party back then. If it wasn't for Yang Yiqin, she and the German Shepherd would have been killed with a high probability now.

Xiao Jia was a little unconvinced, but still lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry..."

Feng Lin looked coldly: "I have the right not to accept it."

Touching his eyes, Xiao Jia lowered her head and did not dare to choke.

She dared to talk back to Mrs. Chen, because Mrs. Chen was her mother, even if she said something wrong, at most she would teach her a few words.But in the face of two adult men with weapons, she had already used a lot of courage to argue for the "priest".

Mrs. Chen quickly waved her hand: "...No, it's okay, it's okay if you don't accept it, do you want to live back? Xiaojia and I will pack our things right away. In the afternoon... ah no, we will go back to our house in an hour! "

With that said, Mrs. Chen was about to stand up.

However, in a panic, the kitchen knife in her hand was exposed, which made her stop for a moment, and smiled awkwardly at the two people in front of her.

Feng Lin moved his body slightly, and just happened to reveal the handle of the pistol at his waist. I don't know if it was intentional, but he was too lazy to negotiate, so he simply changed it to deterrence.

Immediately, Mrs. Chen and Xiao Jia's eyes widened.

"There's no rush." ​​Yang Yiqin pretended not to see the knife in her hand, "I have something to ask you."

Mrs. Chen put the knife on the coffee table stiffly, and gently pushed it away from her to show that she was not threatening, and then continued: "You ask, you ask."

"What happened to the 'priest' you just mentioned?"

"Ah, that is the priest who protects us ordinary people, the missionary who descended to the world after God saw the end of the world, and the existence who came to save us."

Last second, Mrs. Chen still had an expression of shame and fear, but now when talking about that priest, she immediately forgot her previous timidity and remorse, and seamlessly switched to a look of piety and longing.

This made Yang Yiqin even more curious.

Curiosity is also mixed with a little incredible.

Before he could think about it, Xiao Jia on the side also had bright eyes and said in an admiring tone: "The priest is the savior who came to the world. Without him, we ordinary people would not be able to live at all. Everything he said Words are God's will, as long as we believe in Him and follow Him, we will be fearless in the last days!"

This extremely "pious" speech made Yang Yiqin startled for a while.

He turned his head to look at Feng Lin beside him, and was surprised to find that even Feng Lin, who had always had nothing to do with himself, showed a confused expression for no reason at a certain moment.

Is this the power of a priest?

"too strong."

Yang Yiqin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"That's right, the priest is supreme." Xiao Jia, like a fan of her own idol, chattered and praised, "He is the strongest human being after the end of the world, because he has divinity and is a messenger sent by God! The world All survivors on the planet should be grateful to him."

The point is, when Mrs. Chen heard her flattery, she even showed a look of approval.Mrs. Chen should be an intellectual, but she firmly believed in those nonsensical words, and she didn't interrupt her daughter's words like just now.

He let Shengsheng put Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin aside.

If they were villains, Mrs. Chen's mother and daughter should have been arrested by now.

What can be called what Yang Yiqin believes in is the 5000-year-old culture and ancestors of Huaguo, so he can't understand their fanaticism.He really wanted to respect the other party's beliefs, but no matter which direction he thought about, the priest who existed in the conversation between the two of them didn't seem like a serious person.

Rather than a priest, he looks more like a pyramid scheme leader who can pick locks.

Yang Yiqin asked: "This priest...what religion is he?"

"It's the Doomsday Cult!" Xiao Jia's expression was extremely fanatical, "The Doomsday is controlled by our God!"

Yang Yiqin: "..."

It can be confirmed that it is indeed the leader of the pyramid scheme.

Generally speaking, people who have been brainwashed are deeply ingrained in their own ideas, and will not be shaken by a few words of persuasion from outsiders, but will feel that the persuasion person has ulterior motives.Therefore, Yang Yiqin did not refute her words, but continued to follow her words and asked: "Doomsday Cult? How many people do you teach?"

"No, it's not our teaching, it's the teaching of all survivors." Xiaojia said excitedly, "If you are lucky enough to survive in the last days but don't believe in the last days, then you will perish in the last days sooner or later!"

Yang Yiqin: "..."

The more than [-] people in the base should be equally innocent and dazed at this time.

Xiaojia's eyes were burning like a torch: "You don't believe it?!"

Before Yang Yiqin could speak, Feng Lin took the ax at his waist and lightly weighed it a few times.

Xiaojia suddenly remembered her situation and dared not say anything.

Yang Yiqin continued to ask: "Since the doomsday is under his control, why doesn't he end the doomsday? Why does he let the survivors who believe in him live in dire straits?"

Mrs. Chen said softly, "The priest has his own considerations. This is God's test for us."

Yang Yiqin: "..."

I fooled myself.

Originally, he and Feng Lin just wanted to come here to collect supplies and take a look when they went home, but they ran into this kind of magical realism.It turned out that, as Lao Yuan said, both of them were the first to do anything.

Thinking of Lao Yuan, Yang Yiqin couldn't hide his doubts: "Don't you guys know about the base?"

"Base?" Mrs. Chen said, "The Beishi Survivor Base?"

Yang Yiqin nodded: "That's right."

Before Mrs. Chen could decide what to say, Xiao Jia criticized aggressively: "That's the news spread by the wicked, it's an evil signal to lure us into a trap!"

Yang Yiqin: "..."

How can this be.

He no longer knew where to start complaining.

Feng Lin: "Stupid."

Xiao Jia didn't hear clearly: "What did you say? Pure what?"

Feng Lin didn't bother to repeat.

Yang Yiqin couldn't help but smiled: "Where did you hear all this news?"

Mrs. Chen explained: "The priest said it."

Yang Yiqin thought to himself: Sure enough.

He asked again: "Has anyone been to this community? I mean the rescue team."

"Yes." Mrs. Chen nodded, "but the priest said that the last days are a test of people's hearts, not everyone is as good as we are. People's hearts are unpredictable, we don't believe any stranger's words, let alone open the door to any stranger , so Xiaojia and I hid."

Hearing this, Yang Yiqin helped his forehead.

No wonder just now when he asked if there was anyone there, no one in the room answered, probably regarded him as a villain too.

Although the Chen family's mother and daughter and the rescue team missed the opportunity, except for those magical parts that look like compilations, the priest has said a lot of correct things so far.

Yang Yiqin said, "The priest will remind you."

Mrs. Chen said calmly: "The priest is kind, he has been concerned about our situation."

Yang Yiqin nodded: "This matter...we have already seen it."

After all, I have helped to match the second-hand keys of other people's houses.

Mrs. Chen also thought of this, she took out the key from her pocket and put it on the tea table.

Xiaojia couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "...Mom!"

Yang Yiqin walked over, picked up the key on the table, and threw it to Feng Lin.

Feng Lin caught it firmly and stuffed it into his pocket.

"The priest you are talking about..." Yang Yiqin glanced at the faces of the two of them, "Aside from being a messenger of God, what else is different about him?"

As soon as the priest was mentioned, the two who could still think clearly would immediately become stupid.

Xiao Jia immediately praised and said: "He is so powerful that he can blow the head of a zombie with one punch; he also has the only recovery ability in the world. No matter what kind of injury he receives, he will disappear without a trace in a few days! This is God trace!"

Yang Yiqin was stunned.

It turned out to be a dominant mutant.

Mrs. Chen was convinced: "That's right, he once cut his wrist in front of the believers and used his blood to sacrifice to heaven. On the second day, the scar on his wrist became lighter; on the third day, the scar on his wrist The scars are gone."

Xiao Jia continued to praise her priest enthusiastically: "The priest said that the more God recognizes us survivors, the faster his wounds will heal!"

"You survivors?" Yang Yiqin asked, "How many of you are there?"

Xiao Jia insisted: "We, including you, including all living people in the world."

Faced with her serious expression, Yang Yiqin could hardly hold back.

——Because it's too magical.

Feng Lin came over with an ax in his hand, and said coldly, "Don't play word games, answer our questions seriously."

Xiao Jia flinched and said timidly, "... ten or fifteen people."

Yang Yiqin was surprised: "Fifteen people?"

Xiaojia nodded.

Yang Yiqin was speechless.

He also thought that the other party had at least 80 to [-] people to establish such a devout "Doomsday Cult".But the reality is that there are only a dozen of them, but they think that all the survivors in the world are the same as them.

As two powerless women, the Chen family's mother and daughter definitely hope to find support in the last days, whether it is emotional support or real support.

But now this kind of reliance is too bizarre.

Yang Yiqin frowned: "Does the priest need you to do anything?"

Xiaojia replied: "Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I go to the business circle to hold a meeting and pray. After the prayer is over, I will come back after receiving food and daily necessities."

Yang Yiqin: "What else?"

Xiao Jia shook her head: "Not anymore."

Yang Yiqin looked at Mrs. Chen, who also shook her head.

Hearing this, he was a little surprised, that priest didn't squeeze or enslave these believers?

Xiaojia smiled contemptuously: "The priest is merciful and caring for all beings, so he will not bind us with any other requirements. As long as we can respect him, respect the Doomsday Cult, and believe in God's guidance, we will be able to get enough food .”

"So what exactly is God's guidance?"

"The priest can't tell."

"..."

"What about you?" Mrs. Chen asked, "Where did you come back from?"

Yang Yiqin made no secrets: "From the survivor base you are afraid of."

Mrs. Chen was taken aback for a moment, then quickly glanced up and down at him, and asked nervously, "Are...are you alright?"

If the other party is fine, then he must have joined the base, and now he is arresting people for the base.Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen stood up in a panic, thinking about how to escape here with her daughter.

The atmosphere that had been a little calmer because of talking about the priest suddenly became tense.

Seeing that they were starting to be afraid of him, Yang Yiqin didn't say anything to persuade them. He just asked in a casual manner, "Excuse me, where is Mr. Chen?"

In an instant, the mother and daughter of the Chen family froze.

Sure enough, Mr. Chen was the key person to calm them down.

"I remember tying him up in the yard when I left."

Speaking of that time, Mrs. Chen remembered her rescue... The person in front of her was not a villain before.After a while, she replied: "The priest buried him with us."

After hearing her words, Yang Yiqin became more and more curious about the legendary priest.

The man's behavior was both normal and abnormal.

Yang Yiqin said: "If the priest is really as powerful as you say, then I want to see him too."

"This……"

Madam Chen hesitated.

Hearing this, Feng Lin also wanted to see who the priest who lived in the words was, he said, "Take us there, and the matter of the house can be written off."

Although he didn't care much about the house issue.

Seeing Mrs. Chen wavering a bit, Xiao Jia said sharply: "You can do whatever you want with me, whatever you want! We will not betray the priest!"

Mrs. Chen scolded: "Xiaojia!"

Yang Yiqin bent his eyes and smiled: "Don't worry, we have no malicious intentions, just a little curiosity. And isn't the priest of the Doomsday Church the guide of all survivors? We are also survivors, why can't we accept each other? Or is it that your priest is not actually willing to lead the way for all survivors in the last days, as you said?"

Questioning a person's beliefs is the best aggressive method to use.

Mrs. Chen was even more shaken.

Just looking at their faces, the two handsome young men in front of them don't look like bad guys, and she was saved by the other party again...

Xiao Jia couldn't help but retort: ​​"How is it possible, after you see the priest, you will definitely be overwhelmed by his charm."

Yang Yiqin shuddered.

Not really, really not.

Mrs. Chen and Xiaojia decided to take the two of them to "visit" the priest in the business circle.

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin followed behind them, saw that they were about to drive away, and asked suspiciously: "Let's start like this, are there no zombies near the business circle?"

Mrs. Chen carefully explained: "You should also know that our area has just been developed and there are not many residents. My husband and I always joke that the mall will close down soon. Because of the heavy rain, the mall There are fewer customers inside, only the office building has more zombies, but the priest blocked the gates of the office building and the shopping mall, so we can drive there directly."

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin have only lived in this villa a few times, and have never visited the supporting business district nearby, so they only know that the occupancy rate of the community is not high, but they don't know that there are few people in the business circle.

But after thinking about it, it's not uncommon for this kind of situation to appear in the outskirts of the city.

Yang Yiqin asked again: "Your priest lives in the mall?"

Xiao Jia corrected: "Ours!"

Yang Yiqin has nothing to say: "Ours."

"As far as I know, the priest immediately took control of the mall after the end of the world broke out." Mrs. Chen said, "When I went out to look for food, I happened to meet him and received a gift from him."

Speaking of this, Xiaojia became proud: "Since the priest took control of the big shopping mall, he has contacted us and asked us to follow him to believe in doomsday religion, and then distribute food to us. The priest is a truly selfless person, if not He got the gift of sound in the last days, and my mother and I didn't have three meals a day and daily necessities."

"Judging from the fact that he distributed the food to you, what the priest did was indeed a good person, but..."

"But what?"

"Do you think—" Yang Yiqin held his chin, pretending to be deep in thought, "Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that he didn't own the mall in the first place?"

Xiao Jia frowned: "What do you mean?"

Yang Yiqin smiled: "I mean, his name isn't written on the supplies in the mall, so it's okay for you to come."

Just like the "miracle" of wound recovery, he can do it.

Xiaojia: "..."

The author has something to say:

happy New Year!

In 2022, I wish everyone good health, good luck and prosperity! =3=