Rebirth Stockpiling: The Little Girl Sweeps Through the Apocalypse-Chapter 361

Yun ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‍Xiaoxiao was not surprised by this at all.

Almost every day, Qu Xiaobei would light a stick of incense to offer to her "Old Dad."

According to her, this was a rule.

After a person dies, their soul needs incense and offerings to survive.

That way, the soul can live comfortably in the underworld.

Even though Yun Xiaoxiao didn't quite understand it, she still respected the practice.

She even searched through her personal items and found some incense sticks and paper money.

She had no idea when she had collected these things.

It was strange that she even had such items.

While it didn't surprise her, Nie Yizhou and the others, who were witnessing it for the first time, couldn't help but glance over.

Especially Nie Yizhou, who was always curious about everything, immediately ran over.

He was carrying an unopened can of luncheon meat.

"Hey, Xiaobei, what are you doing?" he asked curiously.

Qu Xiaobei sincerely kowtowed three times before standing up.

She looked at Nie Yizhou and showed a sincere expression.

"I'm offering incense to my Old Dad."

"What? Offering incense?!"

Nie Yizhou thought he had misheard.

But when Qu Xiaobei nodded, he realized he hadn't misheard at all.

He pointed incredulously at the urn, "So, this urn contains human ashes? And you've been carrying it around with you?"

"Yes, what's the problem?" Qu Xiaobei seemed puzzled.

Nie Yizhou chuckled awkwardly, "No problem, it's just... a bit unusual."

He had noticed her carrying the urn before.

But he had simply thought it was some kind of food container.

Though it was strange to use a urn to store food.

He hadn't thought much about it.

After all, who would have imagined that during the apocalypse, a little girl would carry a urn of ashes around?

Now he realized that the world truly was full of the unexpected.

However, he also felt a bit sympathetic.

"So, it's your father's ashes. Please accept my condolences. Don't be too sad. In fact, all of us here don't really have parents.

Don't worry, once you join our big family in the Yunzhong City, we'll all be like one family. You won't be lonely."

Nie Yizhou thought that, after all, she was just a poor child, and he ought to comfort her.

But after he finished speaking, Qu Xiaobei gave him a strange look.

Seeing her expression, Nie Yizhou twitched his mouth.

"What's wrong?"

Qu Xiaobei raised her head, "You're wrong. Old Dad might be my Old Dad, but he's not my father."

"Huh?" Nie Yizhou was confused.

Even Yun Xiaoxiao turned her head to look.

Was Old Dad not her biological father?

Seeing everyone's curiosity, Qu Xiaobei explained, "Actually, I don't know who my real parents are. Old Dad said he found me near the outhouse and thought I had a connection to Taoism, so he adopted me."

"Oh, I see," Nie Yizhou nodded, "So, do you want to find your parents?"

Qu Xiaobei shook her head, "No, I don't even know who they are. How can I find them? Besides, maybe they're already dead."

Nie Yizhou twitched his mouth.

What a... "filial" response...

That night, everyone gathered in the freezing cave, roasting by the fire, eating hot pot, and sharing stories about what had happened during their time apart. It was quite cozy.

Yun Xiaoxiao also learned that during the acid rain, because she had sent out timely warnings, the losses in the base had been minimal.

A dozen people had been injured by the acid rain because they hadn't managed to hide in time.

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But under the care of Ye Shuyuan, Elder Zhong, and Mu Yang, they had gradually recovered.

The livestock and crops in the base, which had been housed in greenhouses built to withstand the extreme cold, had also suffered little damage.

Overall, while the acid rain had been frightening, it hadn't caused much harm to Yunzhong City.

Mu Yang also mentioned that, aside from Yunzhong City, many other places had fared much worse.

Some bases had sent messages asking for help.

These were bases that had participated in the battle against the zombies.

Mu Yang and the others hadn't chosen to ignore them but had organized a team to help.

However, they hadn't done it for free and had collected some compensation.

As they talked about the people and events in the base, Yun Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel a bit homesick.

Her goal of becoming stronger had never changed.

But she didn't want to live like a ascetic.

Balancing work and rest was an eternal truth.

A short break didn't mean she wasn't getting stronger.

It was just a way to accumulate more energy to become even stronger.

So, she decided that once her brothers and Qu Xiaobei found their desired companions, they would head back home.

After they had eaten and were full, everyone wrapped themselves in quilts and went to sleep.

But in the middle of the night, a streak of fire suddenly flashed past the cave entrance.

The few who were alert immediately woke up.

Of course, that didn't include... Qu Xiaobei.

But everyone was too busy to wake her up and quickly rushed to the cave entrance.

"What was that just now?!" Nie Yizhou looked outside the cave.

Before he finished speaking, something suddenly swooped down from above.

It was surrounded by blazing flames, heading straight towards him.

"Whoa!"

Nie Yizhou let out a shout and quickly dodged.

Xiao Feng, who was beside him, immediately stepped in front of him and waved his hand, sending a wave of intense fire towards the unknown creature.

"Yee!"

In an instant, a strange high-pitched scream rang out.

The sound moved from far to near and then back again, quickly disappearing.

At the same time, the fire wave Xiao Feng had conjured dissipated.

Outside the cave, it was pitch black, and the wind howled.

It was like nothing had happened, like nothing had appeared.

The few remained on guard, staring outside.

But after a long while, the unknown creature still hadn't appeared.

Nie Yizhou couldn't help but wonder, "That's strange. What exactly was that? All I saw was a flash of fire."

"It was probably some kind of bird," Mu Yang speculated.

"But what kind of bird is surrounded by flames? Wouldn't it turn into roasted bird meat?"

"You're always thinking about food. What a 'pig brain'!" Xiao Feng rolled his eyes at Nie Yizhou.

"If it's a fire-element bird that's mutated, of course it wouldn't be afraid of fire."

"Hmm, that makes sense," Nie Yizhou pouted, "But it seemed to be coming straight for us. Why?"

"This is its nest," Lu Chen suddenly spoke up. He bent down and picked up a feather that had fallen at the cave entrance.

It was then that everyone remembered seeing many feathers on the ground when they first entered the cave.

If that was the case, then everything made sense.

They had taken over its home, so naturally, it wanted to drive them out.

They waited for a while, but the strange creature never returned.

Ling Jing suggested that since he couldn't sleep anyway, he would take the first watch while the others got some rest.

By the next morning, after they had finished breakfast and left, the strange creature still hadn't reappeared.

However, as they walked, they began to feel something was off.

It seemed like something was following them at a distance...