Chapter 5, I have already said that I do not eat apples

After causing panic among the crowd, it swiftly leaped over the hospital wall, carrying Qiao'er away

She had no choice but to tear a piece of clothing to use as a cushion, yet she could not quell its curiosity. It often attempted to peek, causing her to blush and feel flustered all day as she tried to guard against it. One day, she scolded it several times, but its intelligence had evidently increased significantly.

On the third day, the old Daoist Chongling came to make a business deal again, stating that a female demon was causing trouble. He declared that this female demon was particularly formidable, as she committed her crimes while riding a flying zombie

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It had been following the old Daoist Chongling for a long time, frequently causing trouble in the village. Naturally, it understood human customs much better than the green-eyed zombie. At that moment, it feigned weakness to the green-eyed zombie, and the two corpses whispered to each other. After a while, the green-eyed zombie released it, and it carried Qiao'er down the mountain.

It leaned directly against her neck, beginning to suck at the wound, the taste of blood and corpse poison being to its liking, but its attention was clearly not focused on that now

The next day, the old Daoist Chongling had another business transaction.

After sitting in the coffin for a while, he carried her outside the cave, found a place where the moonlight gathered, and laid her under the moonlight to dry.

The red-eyed zombie is marked by a tangle of old and new scars, leaving its body in a state of disrepair

Qiao'er believes that a zombie is just a zombie, and there is nothing new about scaring people

Qiao Er tilted her head and fainted again

After a night of such turmoil, when dawn broke, it returned to the coffin to sleep. Qiao'er turned her body to allow it to lie down beside her. It seemed to understand that her condition was not good, so it was gentle and careful. Once it settled down, it lifted her to its chest, allowing her to rest on top of it. It simply felt that her embrace was soft and warm, which was very comfortable, and this position did not hinder it from holding her.

Qiao'er gradually regained her strength and often accompanied it outside at night. It absorbed the moonlight while she washed clothes or played with water nearby

It could even sense her anger gradually diminishing

In the evening, Qiao'er felt unwell, allowing the green-eyed zombie to lie in the coffin while she directly breathed in the moonlight at the cave entrance

After spending more than ten days together, her fear of it has diminished somewhat, and she is no longer afraid of it in her daily life. However, that zombie has learned from its previous mistake and has become much more clever—it is always on guard, no longer giving her the chance to escape

The red-eyed zombie lay quietly in the grass, harboring a deep grudge. Having been driven from its cave during the day, it considered this a great humiliation. It had originally planned to sneak back for a surprise attack, but at this moment, seeing the green-eyed zombie lost in thought while holding Qiao'er, surrounded by a heavy aura of killing intent, it sensed danger and prepared to leave quietly

The green-eyed zombie pressed it to the ground, its ten fingers swelling, and it scratched several deep gashes on its back, exposing the bone beneath.

It came to check on her several times along the way, and seeing her asleep, it tried to find a way to wake her up. Qiao Er, drowsily opening her eyes, asked what it was doing. It then felt relieved and returned to the cave entrance to absorb the moonlight.

At that time, there were no particularly fast means of transportation, and Qiao'er had never ridden a horse; she did not know how to describe this feeling. However, when it leaped to the treetops and moved through the air like the wind, she felt that the so-called immortals riding on clouds were nothing more than this

The green-eyed zombie remained beside her, gently licking the wound on her neck

On this day, Qiao'er felt very embarrassed as she arrived at Kui Shui, where the zombie was particularly sensitive to the smell of blood, sniffing around her all day long

After standing for a while, she still showed no signs of improvement. He picked her up and examined her closely, only then noticing two bite marks on her neck, which were tinged with a purplish hue

The green-eyed zombie seemed to realize that Qiao'er was in a strange situation. It reached out and fiddled with her head, and she let out a faint moan, yet did not open her eyes or make any other movements

This thing is very bad; it cannot defeat the Green-eyed Zombie and feels that the Green-eyed Zombie quite likes Qiao'er. It does not dare to move against her, so it often takes the opportunity to scare her, which somewhat resembles the idea of collective punishment.

Thus, Qiao'er has finally been spared from the suffering of making pancakes

He called out, and the old Daoist Chongling had already pulled him over. Qiao'er also opened her eyes, and they lit the torches in the cave, making the surroundings somewhat clearer. The zombie beside them continued to roar, its fangs protruding about an inch, and the old Daoist Chongling clearly showed some apprehension: "Alright, alright, yours, yours!"

It was tall and imposing, which made Qiao'er a bit afraid. She tightly hugged its head, and it gently patted her calf, then signaled her to hold on to the handrail firmly

The man was clearly a bit anxious; he had no time to pay attention and only used a candle to heat the knife, intending to cut away the poisoned flesh from her neck. Suddenly, the man beside him became irritable, baring his teeth, and his fangs extended. It took the doctor a long time to react, and he screamed in horror: "Zombies and * pictures * books, there are zombies! ! "

However, what Qiao'er resists the most is not being closely monitored; what she resists the most is ... ... apples

It was also somewhat difficult for it. On one occasion, it finally steeled itself and pulled the struggling her out of the coffin, placing her on its neck. Qiao'er was caught off guard and lifted up, unable to scream in time, already riding on its neck

Qiao Er's reactions were inherently slow, and having been taken advantage of several times only made her furious, causing her to jump up in anger. It did not mind her hitting it, appearing quite pleased with itself.

By nature, the doctor instinctively went to save the woman, only to find that she had clearly been poisoned by a corpse. He hurriedly searched for some glutinous rice and snake venom antidote, attempting to draw out the poison

As soon as Xiao Si's hand touched Qiao Er's arm, unexpectedly a claw came across, and his reaction was far inferior to that of these evil beings, causing blood to flow straight down from beneath his elbow

That night, the doctor of the Huichuntang was abruptly awakened from his sleep by a boorish man, who rudely kicked down the door of the Huichuntang.

Zombies are largely similar to beasts, as they only submit to the strong

Under the moonlight, Qiao Er's face has taken on a strange bluish-gray hue; with just a slight exertion, it could potentially draw her into a lifeless corpse

He spoke softly to reassure, then closed the coffin lid and turned to pull his apprentice out. The torch was extinguished, and the cave entrance returned to darkness

She turned her head and saw its deep azure pupils. The zombie, seeing that she had awakened, looked extremely pleased and extended something to her lips. Weakly, she reached out to touch it, and to her surprise, it was yet another apple

After several instances of this, Qiao'er no longer wished to stay alone in the coffin, and each time the green-eyed zombie emerged and went to the library, it would cling to it

Sunset, the twilight deepens

Through its relentless efforts, Qiao Er has gnawed on two more apples. At this moment, she is already feeling a sourness in her teeth and a fullness in her stomach. Without its pressure, she feels quite comfortable and continues to lie down to catch up on her sleep

Emerging from the cave, the moonlight is at its fullest.

It was only at this moment that she felt the pain. She reached out to push it away, but it handed her an apple again. Qiao'er touched the round apple, tears streaming down her face: "I have already eaten so many apples!"

Daybreak

It skillfully smashed some household items, eventually attracting the guards and such, then it grabbed hold of a person, widened its eyes, elongated its fangs, leaned its face towards him, and added a voiceover: "Ah!!!"

Qiao'er reacted slowly; it was only when it closed the coffin lid and attempted to escape that it felt fear, and a person inside the coffin cried out loudly.

When Qiao Er opened her eyes, it was already daytime, but the cave was still so dark that she could not see her hand in front of her face. She felt a slight itch on her neck and reached up to scratch it, only to discover that the zombie was actually lying beside her, gently licking her neck.

For several consecutive days, she refused to eat apples, which left the zombie somewhat puzzled. Later, when it forcefully fed her, she cried. It could somewhat tell that she did not like this, and for a few days, it curiously gnawed on two bite marks on the apple, but it had no sense of taste and could not discern any reason for it, so it had no choice but to give up.

When the old Daoist Chongling came over again, the Daoist named Xiao Si followed closely behind him. The two quickly opened the coffin lid, and Xiao Si reached out to pull Qiao Er, but unexpectedly, the zombie let out a low growl, akin to a wild beast guarding its food

The red-eyed zombie was quite bothersome. Every time the green-eyed zombie went off to cause trouble elsewhere with the books, it would come over to scare Qiao'er—lifting the coffin lid with a swift motion, widening its eyes, extending its fangs, and suddenly thrusting its face right in front of her, just an inch away from her nose, occasionally adding a sound effect: "Ah!"

Since the last escape incident, Ziqiao has also learned to divert attention, often pretending to play with her hands and earlobes, and taking the opportunity to touch curious places as soon as she is not paying attention

The green-eyed zombie descended from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it had traveled a hundred miles. It stopped in a small town, surveyed its surroundings, and then entered the residence of a wealthy family.

The green-eyed zombie still carried Qiao'er on its back. Before leaving, it felt that the snake medicine was useful and secretly took some of it along.

It reached out its hand in an attempt to pull her up, but she had completely lost consciousness. It slightly increased the force to push her, yet her complexion had already turned ashen, and her breathing grew weaker.

It clearly did not know how to handle the toy, and quickly went out, hurriedly returning with two apples, touching the apples to her lips, yet she did not open her eyes as she usually did.

Unexpectedly, just a few steps back, the green-eyed zombie charged over, and the two corpses became entangled once again. The red-eyed zombie was originally a jumping corpse, while the green-eyed zombie had already attained the form of a flying corpse, making it absolutely no match for it

However, she was clearly different from a zombie; it was impossible for her to absorb moonlight or any other energy to automatically recover. It stood by for a while, witnessing her life force continue to drain without end, feeling somewhat at a loss.

He was initially filled with great anger, but upon seeing that he was carrying a woman on his shoulder, he realized that her life was now in grave danger

Thus, it only absorbed a small amount of the poisoned blood before gradually coming to a stop