I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 799 - 889: Xiangxi Corpse Chaser??

It turned out to be the young man embedded in the iron plate frame who was speaking.

"Huh? Is that Situ Xiaoye? Could he have been plastered into the wall? Hey, is there anyone in this world who can slam you into a wall..." Zhang Yicheng ran over, huffing and puffing, and pulled the young man out.

The young man twisted his neck, showing no sign of injury whatsoever.

Jing Shu sensed something was off—could this guy be one of us?

Zhang Yicheng introduced the mud-covered Situ Xiaoye to Jing Shu:

"Ah, President Jing, this is our security team’s captain, Situ Xiaoye." He then turned his head and said, "Xiao Ye, this is our Cigarette Factory’s Big Boss, Miss Jing."

Jing Shu felt incredibly embarrassed, quickly saying, "Are you okay? I’m sorry, I thought—thought you were a zombie just now... one unrestrained motion and I lightly kicked..."

"What?! So the noise earlier was from President Jing accidentally, lightly kicking Xiao Ye flying? President Jing, your strength is immense!" Zhang Yicheng swallowed hard, covering his mouth in shock after learning the truth. Who would’ve thought that President Jing, seemingly delicate like a flower, was so badass?

Goodness, what kind of strength does it take to kick someone like Xiao Ye into a wall? President Jing is terrifying.

"Hehe, it’s just a tad stronger than an average person," Jing Shu said modestly.

"Hehe," thought Zhang Yicheng skeptically.

"Well, you all carry on chatting."

Since the misunderstanding was resolved and most importantly, Boss Jing was unharmed, Zhang Yicheng went back to his tasks on deck, and the ferry began its journey with a hum.

It was said that they would arrive at Yangcheng’s dock in twelve hours and could catch the myriad varieties of morning tea there.

Jing Shu couldn’t help but look forward to it.

"It’s nothing, nothing. I startled Miss Jing. Miss Jing, if you don’t want the fish, can you give it to me?" Situ Xiaoye, with eyes as dark as a cave, asked, showing a dirty little dried fish in his hand.

"I don’t want it, don’t want it. Here, take all of it,"

Jing Shu felt quite embarrassed, quickly handing over a bag of crispy fried little dried fish.

Situ Xiaoye waved his hand quickly, saying one piece was enough since it was mainly for his pet little flower cat to satisfy its cravings.

"What a coincidence, you have a pet too? Then take all of this and let your little flower cat have a feast."

"My little flower cat has a huge appetite, so just a little taste will do. Miss Jing, you’re giving too much, it would be wasteful."

"What a coincidence, my pet also has a big appetite. I understand, so let me give you two more smoked fish! It’s the least I could do after accidentally kicking you."

Who can refuse the happiness brought by dried fish and smoked fish? So Situ Xiaoye accepted them and simultaneously handed Jing Shu a ring that looked like it was woven from dog grass tails.

"This is a ring woven from a special poisonous insect corpse. When you wear it, if you get poisoned, it will shatter once it’s absorbed enough toxins."

It’s basically a one-time detoxification tool.

Jing Shu put on the ring.

Within three seconds, with a "crack," the ring shattered.

The atmosphere became slightly awkward.

Situ Xiaoye took out another one, tested it on himself, and then handed it to Jing Shu, "Maybe it’s expired, here, this one is new."

Jing Shu took the ring and put it on, "crack," and it shattered again.

Jing Shu: "..." Hmm, does she have poison on her?

Situ Xiaoye: "..." Miss Jing must have a big secret!

Situ Xiaoye took out a small packet: "This is sluggish petrification powder. It’s useful for any creature; just scatter it when needed. Hope it helps."

Alright, better accept it and move on from this topic.

With this, the two of them became more familiar with each other, and their conversation became much more casual.

Jing Shu also learned that Situ Xiaoye was considered a person. According to the new laws of the apocalypse, regarding New Humans, as long as you’re conscious and willing to abide by the law, it doesn’t matter what form your body takes—you’re a good child of the motherland, a New Human of the motherland.

At most, Situ Xiaoye was a New Human, not a zombie, so Jing Shu finally voiced her doubts.

"Xiao Ye, earlier I saw everyone jumping in and out of coffins... I was so shocked that I thought I saw zombies, especially since I’ve recently met a friend, so I wondered if I was witnessing the scene of a corpse chaser with zombies."

Actually, Jing Shu was panicking inside earlier, but she wouldn’t say it.

Situ Xiaoye, with his pupils devoid of whites, said:

"You’re right, but I am the zombie being chased by the legendary corpse chaser."

"Ha??"

How can you be so unexpected?? Damn it, I guessed wrong!

Then she heard Xiao Ye narrate the tale:

"That year, when our entire village was about to starve, we discovered an edible black plant in the mountains. Not only did we survive, but every one of us also gained immense strength...

However, good things didn’t last long. A few months later, we gradually lost our sense of pain, our bodies became rigid, skin pallid, the whites of our eyes vanished, and our vision was severely impaired. The final result was that more and more villagers became as hard as stone and eventually turned into immobile corpses, like zombies."

"And then?" Jing Shu raised an eyebrow, looking Xiao Ye up and down—don’t get it wrong, not in that way. No, it’s Boss Jing pondering if this zombie thing could be even more formidable with her rotten mermaid tetanus-A package, adding a petrification effect. Could be a business opportunity to explore later.

"Just when I thought those transformed into zombie corpses were dead, they indeed were."

Jing Shu: "..." Thank you, the last time I was this speechless was the last time.

"By that time, only one friend of mine in the entire village hadn’t died, because back then he was the only one who ate that plant and underwent no change, just remained an ordinary person with unchanged strength. I remember laughing at him, saying he must have wronged others, otherwise, why did everyone else become superhumans while he showed no reaction?

Anyway, when the villagers’ bodies became stone-like corpses, there was no point for my friend to stay any longer. So, he spat a mouthful of saliva at the body he once mocked—oh, which was my body—and was about to leave when I unexpectedly revived..."

Well, that’s bizarre enough.

"Afterward, although we all came back to life, our bodies remained stiff, requiring not only continuous consumption of that plant but also periodic dousing of bodily fluids from that friend of mine... Yes, any produced from him, whether upper or lower regions, but the white fluid worked even better."

Jing Shu quietly took a step back.

Situ Xiaoye coughed, "Miss Jing, are you thinking incorrectly? You must be! Actually, there are professionals who collect, extract, and dilute it in fixed proportions to make standard patches that enable movement. By the way, the probiotics you all consume contain hundreds of millions of bowel bacteria anyway."