Chapter 054 – This Tragic End of the World: A Gentle Little Submissive – “Chaotic Dongcheng District” (04/09)
Yue Qing leaned back against the headboard and lit a cigarette, slightly tilting his head to look at Xie Chenyang who was fast asleep, his cold eyes dark and unclear.
Will he turn into a zombie?
What about the person in front of him?
Yue Qing knew that he was infected with the zombie virus. It was fine as long as he didn’t come into contact with anyone, but if he got too close, he might infect them, right?
Yue Qing took a deep drag on his cigarette and looked away.
If this person also turned into a zombie, with no warmth left in his body, would he still be interested in him?
He had to admit he would.
If he wasn’t interested, he knew a thousand ways to get out of his car and not follow him into the city.
Rather than say he’d been forced, it was more accurate to say he’d been reluctant but had given in.
The cigarette burned dimly in the dark room.
Yue Qing put out his cigarette and laid down on the bed, but the warm blanket gave him no comfort.
It wasn’t until a hand pulled him into a warm embrace that Yue Qing closed his eyes.
He was no longer human, yet he still had human emotions. How ridiculous.
Xie Chenyang’s hoarse voice came to his ear. “Go to sleep.”
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As soon as Xie Chenyang opened his eyes, he saw Yue Qing’s hand on his chest. He smiled and grabbed his hand, biting it lightly. “What are you thinking? Want to dig out my heart?”
Yue Qing expressionlessly withdrew his hand. He was just checking to see if his heart was still beating.
Xie Chenyang turned over and pressed him down, kissing the corner of his lips. “You slept through the night, and it’s a beautiful morning. We’re both in good spirits, so why don’t we have a nice chat?”
Yue Qing: “Come on then, let’s see how long it takes you for you to turn into a zombie.”
Xie Chenyang: “…” Fine, let’s see.
By the time they properly got out of bed, the sun had already risen slowly.
Xie Chenyang walked into the kitchen and asked curiously, “Are you having breakfast? I mean, can you eat normal food?”
Yue Qing said lightly, “No, you eat.”
He wouldn’t die if he didn’t eat.
Food was precious, so it was better not to waste it.
Seeing that Xie Chenyang was really going to make breakfast for just one person, You Huang reminded him, “Although he is a zombie, he can still eat. It’s just that it’s much less appealing to him than human flesh, but it’s better than nothing.”
Xie Chenyang asked, [If he can eat, why didn’t he tell me? I thought zombies couldn’t eat normal food.]
“Zombies that have already rotted away, of course. Other than flesh and blood, other foods are like sewage to them, but there are always exceptions. Someone like him, who has never tasted flesh and blood, is still attracted to it, but he can still eat normal food.”
You Huang: “That being said, they can’t help themselves. That’s how they’re hardwired. People who can resist their desires and control themselves have incredible willpower. They’re one in a million.”
[Not surprising coming from my lover!]
Xie Chenyang quickly stir-fried two bowls of noodles and brought them to the living room. “There aren’t many ingredients, but it’ll have to do. I added two eggs for you.”
Yue Qing: “…I told you I don’t need anything.”
“I’ve already made it, it’s a waste not to eat it. Hurry up and come over.”
Yue Qing sat silently across from him and ate the noodles.
To be honest, the noodles tasted ordinary, but seeing Xie Chenyang eating so heartily, his restless desire to eat human flesh was suddenly suppressed, and the noodles in his mouth suddenly tasted delicious.
[By the way, A-Huang, check if He Chen’s parents are still alive.]
In the plot he received, after He Chen forgave Sun Xu, He Chen helped him take revenge on Li Chengan’s team, who had changed their team name. He followed Sun Xu’s advice and left S City with his team to establish a new base. Until the vaccine was developed and the apocalypse crisis was resolved, he was unable to see his parents again.
When he first arrived in S City, he searched hard for them, but later gave up hope. He was busy building a base with Sun Xu and didn’t have time to look for them again. By the time he had some free time, he no longer had the courage to search for them.
After Xie Chenyang and Yue Qing finished breakfast, Xie Chenyang went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and You Huang replied, “They are still alive.”
[Where?]
“Right here in S City.”
[I’ll go! He Chen searched very hard at the time, and the base leaders helped too, but no one could find them…]
They really knew how to hide.
You Huang: “They’re not doing very well.”
Xie Chenyang put down his bowl and shook his hands: [Where are they?]
“They’re not your parents. Why do you care so much? Do you want to take them back?”
After all, they were the parents of the original body. Although he had taken this body for the mission, he didn’t think he should hesitate to do something that was within his power.
Xie Chenyang walked out of the kitchen, leaned over to give Yue Qing a kiss, and whispered, “I’m going to look for my parents. Will you wait for me at home?”
Yue Qing: “Find your parents?”
“Yes, I haven’t seen them since the end of the world.” Xie Chenyang didn’t want to say much, only giving a simple explanation. “We’re from City H. If they’re still alive, they’ve most likely come to S City.”
This was the closest safe base to H City.
Yue Qing: “Okay.”
Xie Chenyang walked to the door, then turned back. “You should come with me.”
Yue Qing: “?”
“I’m not afraid you’ll run away.” Xie Chenyang grabbed Yue Qing’s hand and pulled him up. “I just don’t want to be apart from you.”
Yue Qing: “…” He understood, he was afraid he would run away.
Now that they were inside the base, Xie Chenyang didn’t bother to create a space to cover Yue Qing.
Life in the base was very orderly. If it weren’t for the threat of zombies and mutated animals and plants outside, it wouldn’t be much different from life before the apocalypse.
Xie Chenyang held Yue Qing’s hand and walked purposefully towards the more chaotic East District.
Yue Qing: “Do you know where they are?”
Xie Chenyang replied without changing his expression, “The East District is the only place I haven’t searched yet.”
Yue Qing: “…” Okay.
Xie Chenyang looked relaxed, but he was actually feeling a little uneasy.
Although the base leaders had always wanted to maintain a peaceful society, there were always some dark corners that they couldn’t reach.
The East District was notorious for its lawlessness in S City.
The leader of the East District was also a Level 5 esper with very dangerous abilities. He also had a group of subordinates with formidable powers. The base leaders had considered driving them out, but after a few attempts, they realized it wasn’t that easy. The East District was firmly under that leader’s control. If they really wanted to remove him, it would inevitably result in mutual destruction and cause incalculable damage to the base.
Therefore, both sides reached an agreement.
The East District is not directly under the base’s jurisdiction; members of the East District are not allowed to harm people in other areas of the base. and those who are willing to settle in the East District are not allowed to interfere with the base, etc.
Those who entered the East District were either already dark-hearted, had been deceived, or had no other way to survive.
Shortly after He Chen’s parents were established in S City, the official authorities of H City arrived in S City.
At that time, the East District was not yet a chaotic area.
He Chen’s mother did not have any special abilities, but fortunately, his father did.
Their life was not bad at first. He Chen’s father would follow the official organization of the base to carry out tasks and earn points in exchange for supplies.
They kept an ear out for news about He Chen while living cautiously.
Later, they rescued an 18-year-old boy and took him in, helping him search for his family.
Unfortunately, the leader of the East District soon emerged and gradually took control of the area.
To make matters worse, He Chen’s father broke his leg during a mission.
His special ability was not very powerful, and he was unable to move around easily, so he could no longer go on missions with the city’s official organized groups.
Their life suddenly became difficult.
Fortunately, the city did not take back the house they had been given as special ability users. Although the house was small, it was enough for them to live in.
At such a time, they wanted to move to another district, but they were unable to do so.
Without supplies or resources, they could not survive in another district.
At least they still had a house in the East District.
When the East District came under the control of the big boss, the people there no longer received the minimum subsidies distributed by the base to ordinary people.
They could take on missions, but they didn’t have the ability to do so.
Mr. He’s leg was broken, and he had difficulty moving around.
Mrs. He and the boy they had taken in had no special abilities. In the past, they could still take on logistics missions that didn’t require special abilities. However, other districts’ people were given priority for those kinds of non-risky logistics tasks.
The tasks assigned to the East District by the task hall were all very dangerous.
Mrs. He was beautiful, so other people soon took an interest in her.
She decisively disfigured herself and dressed more and more shabbily.
Just when they were struggling the most, the boy they had taken in, Guo Yu, said that he was now an adult and could earn a living.
However, Guo Yu had caught the eye of one of the East District boss’s men.
On his first mission outside, he was forcibly abducted… Afterwards, the man gave him a lot of supplies.
Guo Yu cried outside for a whole day before he was able to gather himself and return with the supplies, saying that they were from his mission.
After this happened many times, the observant Mrs. He discovered what happened to him.
You Huang sighed lightly: “The original mother also had a strong personality. After finding out, she directly followed Guo Yu, and when that bastard was violating Guo Yu, she rushed out and stabbed him with a knife. Guo Yu was stunned.”
Xie Chenyang didn’t need to ask to know that their fate would not be good: [What is the current time?]
You Huang: “That kid Guo Yu has already been… six times. Two more times and Mrs. He will find out.”
Xie Chenyang calculated the time. At that moment, He Chen had already listened to Sun Xu and was preparing to leave the base with the team to build a new one.
In the end, he never knew that when he was about to leave, his parents had died in the same city.
As soon as Xie Chenyang and Yue Qing entered the eastern district, they sensed someone watching them from the shadows.
Anyone could enter the East District, but whether they could leave was another matter.
Xie Chenyang held Yue Qing’s hand and sensed someone approaching. The corners of his lips curled slightly as he said, “I am He Chen, from the Star Team.”
Since he was one of the only three Level 5 psychics in the base, many people had heard of He Chen, especially other psychics.
Those who had been secretly trying to approach them stopped in their tracks.
“He Chen is so famous, how could his parents not have heard of him?”
You Huang: “In the early stages, He Chen hadn’t made a name for himself yet. By the time he did, He Chen’s father had already broken his leg, and they were living in poverty. They couldn’t continue to search for him, and with the chaos in the East District, they hardly ever left the house.”
[I just don’t think it’s logical. It’s such a big base, and they were both looking for each other. The base leader even helped He Chen look for them, but they still couldn’t find each other.]
You Huang: “… He Chen’s father didn’t give his name when he was looking for him, but he did ask about He Chen.”
[Then when the base leader was looking for them, he didn’t find the people He Chen’s father had asked about?]
You Huang: “Maybe it was necessary for the plot. When Mr. He asked around, he didn’t have any information, so those people just listened and forgot. It was like that every day, with so many people looking for their families… You know how it is.”
[I still don’t quite understand.]
You Huang: “…” So annoying.
Just then, in an alley ahead, a boy with a gentle face and a bag in his hand walked out with a numb expression.
You Huang: “That’s Guo Yu.”
Xie Chenyang looked up and saw that Guo Yu’s posture was strange and his expression was grim. He was clearly in a lot of pain.
Edit: Krone
Proofread: Choux_choux
