Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Back to the City

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The next morning, Lu Hao and Su Jin woke up early so they could go to Mist Village for the remaining livestock as soon as they had breakfast.

Lu Hao knocked on Nie Qing’s door. To their surprise, it opened almost instantly. When they saw him, Nie Qing’s eyes were red and swollen, as though he had just been crying.

Lu Hao, “…”

What was up with his master now?

“My disciple, the villains in your TV are so well-portrayed! Runyu, that poor man!”

Runyu? Who was Runyu? Lu Hao was utterly confused. After all, he usually only watched the news and rarely had time for any other television shows.

Su Jin nearly died laughing as she got into the car. Nie Qing had not slept at all that night, watching more than a dozen episodes of ‘Ashes of Love’. He even discussed the plot with them during the ride…

“Uncle Nie, no matter how good the show was, you shouldn’t stay up all night watching it!”

“How could I sleep? The people in the television were performing for me! Wouldn’t it break their hearts if I went to sleep?”

Su Jin was speechless. How was she supposed to explain to this ancient fossil that TV dramas were not live shows for an audience of one…?

They headed to Mist Village early in the morning, and they soon understood how the village got its name. Almost the entire way into the village was shrouded in mist during the morning.

Lu Hao drove the truck ahead of them alone, while Su Jin and Nie Qing took the car behind him. The two vehicles maintained a fixed distance between them, and all the head and rear lights were on, just in case.

Even so, the two drivers did not dare to go too quickly. The mist was everywhere, obscuring their view of the cars behind them even in the rearview mirror. Thankfully, Mist Village was out in the boonies, so their vehicles were the only ones driving slowly down the road.

“Lass, something feels odd about this place.”

“Are you overthinking things, Uncle Nie?” Su Jin was behind the wheel, but all she could sense around her was the most. Everything else was beyond her for now.

“This mist feels natural, but there’s also a hint of evil energy in it.” Nie Qing closed his eyes to get a better sense of it.

Su Jin immediately gave Lu Hao a call. She told him to keep his guard up and not drive too fast, relaying Nie Qing’s words to him.

Lu Hao replied that he understood, keeping the call on speaker as he put his phone onto the passenger seat. That way, they could keep in contact should anything go wrong.

As it went, Nie Qing’s suspicions were soon confirmed. Su Jin remained vigilant the entire time, which was how she immediately noticed when Lu Hao had to slam the brakes.

The screeching of the brakes was extremely loud and harrowing. Su Jin hurriedly asked Lu Hao what had happened over the phone, and if he had been hurt.

“I’m fine. There seems to be something ahead, but I didn’t hit it.” Thanks to Su Jin and Nie Qing’s warning, Lu Hao had been keeping his foot on the brakes. When a black figure suddenly dashed out in front of him, he could hit the brakes fast enough.

“Good to hear that you’re okay. Let’s go check it out.”

“Right. Be careful.”

Lu Hao and Su Jin opened their doors at the same time. Nie Qing got out of the car too, following behind Su Jin.

Lu Hao was the first to go around the front of his truck, only to find a deer collapsed on the road. Was it a wild deer from the mountains? It was as big as a grown goat.