The rendezvous point that Ji Shanqing had arranged for her was a commercial building not far from Harry's Farm. It would take her no more than ten minutes to get there from the "Weed Gate".
However, Lin Sanjiu had been walking around under the night sky for almost two hours. She had passed by the entrance of Harry's Farm more than ten times, but she had yet to see that building.
"Did I remember wrongly?"
Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself.
That building was probably built not long before the apocalypse. Even though it looked dirty and dilapidated, it was still in good condition. Moreover, she had stayed in that building for a week, so she remembered that it was right here.
However, there was only a dark and dirty storefront with broken doors and windows. Behind the storefront was a parking lot covered with a thick layer of black dust. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find any evidence that the building had once existed.
If it weren't for the fact that the symptoms of schizophrenia had almost disappeared, Lin Sanjiu would have thought that she was hallucinating.
"I can't be wrong, can I?"
After thinking for a while, she gritted her teeth and decided to take a risk.
"Ji Shanqing —!" She raised her voice and shouted, "Ji Shanqing, where are you?!"
The long and clear female voice reverberated between the high-rise buildings and the ruins. Lin Sanjiu could vaguely hear the words "Ji Shanqing" echoing off the walls of the buildings. However, Lin Sanjiu strained her ears to listen for a while. Even when her voice completely disappeared, there was no response from the night sky.
Ji Shanqing seemed to have disappeared.
Lin Sanjiu was already used to "separation", but she didn't expect that she would be separated from Ji Shanqing. After all, he was her grand prize!
Moreover, he was a cautious and smart person. If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't leave the building while waiting for her.
"In any sense, he is an item …" Lin Sanjiu tried hard to organize her thoughts. "What kind of accident could happen to him?"
More importantly, when she teleported away from this world, would Ji Shanqing still follow her?
Ji Shanqing's existence itself was a very strange thing. Therefore, she didn't know if she could use common sense to deduce the situation. If he was the same as an item, she might as well convert him into a card. Feeling a little impatient, she straightened her body and looked around the buildings. However, she didn't see anyone.
He did not know if it was considered a comfort. She did not see any fresh blood or clean clothes among the pile of broken wood, bricks, rubbish, and dust. Furthermore, she did not receive any "reward" from her.
But of course, it could also be because she had "lost" the grand prize.
*****。
After cursing in his heart, Ye Zichen's expression changed. Once again, Lin Sanjiu found herself walking back to the shop.
As there was a deep crack on the wall, the signboard hanging on the wall had fallen off. Half of the signboard was smashed to the ground and blocked the entrance. Everything in sight was covered by a thick layer of dirt. Lin Sanjiu couldn't even tell what the shop was originally selling.
Staring at the shop, Lin Sanjiu hesitated for a moment. She took a few steps forward and lifted the signboard. Half of the signboard fell to the ground with a loud clang, stirring up a cloud of dust. She covered her mouth and nose with one hand and walked into the shop.
The situation inside the shop seemed to be worse than the situation outside. Half of the roof had caved in. The only window of the shop was blocked. Not a single ray of moonlight could enter the shop. The interior of the shop was so dark that she couldn't even see her own fingers. Amidst the thick and familiar stench, Lin Sanjiu called out her [Ability Polishing Agent]. The silver glow filled half the room, and she sighed inwardly in disappointment.
Even though she didn't know what she was expecting, it was obvious that the shelves of cigarettes, alcohol, and tea were meaningless to her.
Suppressing the anxiety that rose in her heart, Lin Sanjiu turned around and walked away. However, she stopped abruptly after taking half a step.
"Because the shop is too smelly."
She turned around. Slowly, she walked to the counter in front of her.
Unopened cigarettes and alcohol shouldn't emit such a stench. This stench was obviously the stench of a person who had drunk too much or smoked too much. It was a thick, pungent stench that came from every pore of his or her body...
Lin Sanjiu leaned on the counter. She looked behind the counter and raised the [Ability Polishing Agent] in her hand.
Perhaps because the bright light suddenly shone on his eyelids, the disheveled and dirty tramp on the ground who looked almost like a dead person suddenly let out an "oh" sound. He frowned tightly and turned his face to the side without opening his eyes.
The source of the stench was obviously this tramp. It was obvious that this tramp had not cleaned himself for a long time. Beside him were all kinds of empty wine bottles and cigarette boxes, which seemed to have been found in the shop. There were a few empty shelves on the floor.
Lin Sanjiu's heart leaped with joy. She moved the light closer and shouted, "Hey! Wake up! "
Once again, the tramp grumbled unhappily after being disturbed. He scratched his buttocks and turned around.
Lin Sanjiu, who had been living on alert every day and lingering on the edge of death, felt a little jealous that such a careless and defenseless person could survive in this apocalyptic world. She raised her voice and shouted at the tramp, "Wake up! Your alcohol is here! "
"Ah, what, what alcohol?" The drunkard immediately raised his head. His eyelids were half-closed and his head was swaying from side to side. It was as if his vision was still spinning. "Give it to me."
Lin Sanjiu found it hard to imagine that someone would make himself so drunk in a dangerous place. Lin Sanjiu cursed under her breath. She wrapped her [Defense Forcefield] around her hand and bent down. She grabbed the man by his collar and dragged him out from behind the counter.
"What are you doing?!" The man suddenly remembered that he should be angry when he was dragged out of the shop. He swung his arm and tried to slap Lin Sanjiu's hand away, "Let go of me!"
To Lin Sanjiu, this little bit of force was not even as heavy as a fly.
Lin Sanjiu raised her eyebrows nonchalantly. Just when she was about to drag him out of the shop, she felt the [Defense Forcefield] in her hand suddenly tremble. Like a flashlight that was about to run out of power, the [Defense Forcefield] flickered a few times with all its might. Then, it went out with a snap. Her right hand was instantly swallowed by a cold and powerless feeling.
Lin Sanjiu pushed the drunkard away out of reflex and immediately retracted her hand. She looked at her right hand with a tinge of anger. She realized that compared to the rest of her body, her right hand was much paler. Green veins popped up on the back of her hand. It was as if they were screaming because they couldn't get any nourishment from her blood.
"One, one, huh?" The drunkard tried a few times before he managed to get the right tone of voice, "You didn't get much? Ah, forget it. " He waved his hand and fell back to the ground. His voice was drowned out, "I know how powerful I am. Don't bother me. Your right hand will soon be filled with blood again …"
What he said was true. Lin Sanjiu could feel the blood rushing to her right hand, flushing through her veins. She watched in fear as her right hand gradually regained its normal color.
"This man's ability …"
Lin Sanjiu looked at the man who was lying on the ground like a worm. Then, she scanned her surroundings.
She was too happy that she found a living clue that she didn't notice the empty wine bottles on the ground. None of the seals had been opened.
Her behavior just now was indeed a little abrupt.
Lin Sanjiu took two steps back and crouched down. She spoke softly to the drunkard, "I don't want to hurt you. I just want to ask you something."
The limp man raised his head, revealing a pair of blurry and unfocused eyes. His eyes and nose were probably the only things she could see clearly. The rest of his face was covered by his dirty, long, and tangled hair and beard.
"How long have you been in this shop? Do you remember when you came in? " Lin Sanjiu spoke very quickly, but the more she spoke, the more she wasn't sure whether the man understood her or not. Is there a dark blue building nearby? This is very important to me. "
The drunkard burped and rummaged through his pockets. Under her expectant gaze, he took out a crumpled cigarette, stuck it in his thick beard, and lit his lighter.
"I'll talk." He took a deep puff of the cigarette and blew a ring of smoke in her direction. His words were a little unclear. "Um, uh, you are a missy. Before I answer your questions, I would rather complete my other life goal. After all, it seems more likely to happen."
"Wh, what?" Lin Sanjiu was stunned.
"He died of alcohol poisoning."
As soon as he finished speaking. The drunkard fell backward and hit the floor. As if he didn't feel any pain, he exhaled another puff of smoke.
Lin Sanjiu sprang to her feet. Her heart was already on fire.
The drunkard held the cigarette in his mouth as he lay on the floor. He raised his hand and waved at her, "Oh, are you leaving now? Bye-bye. "
Anyone who saw such a person would have a headache.
Sure enough, the tall woman paused for a few seconds. Then, she heard her footsteps. As the footsteps faded away, the drunkard took another puff of his cigarette. However, before he could spit out the smoke, he frowned.
The footsteps were a little strange. Not only did the woman not leave immediately, but she would stop every few steps. There was also some indescribable noise …
The drunkard smacked his lips and unwillingly raised his head that felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. Then, he was immediately dumbfounded.
"What are you doing?"
As his vision blurred by the alcohol, Lin Sanjiu, who was standing not far from him, flashed him a set of white teeth.
"What do you mean?" Lin Sanjiu tilted her head. She didn't seem to understand what he meant. However, she didn't slow down at all. She took two steps forward and placed her hand on a cabinet. Almost as if it was an illusion, the cabinet filled with all kinds of liquor suddenly disappeared into thin air.
Even the cigarette fell from his mouth. The drunkard struggled to get up. His bloodshot eyes widened like never before, "Ah … You … You …"
"Someone as kind as you are," Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth and said with a smile. She placed her hand on another cabinet, "And someone as kind as you, I can't bear to let you die of alcohol poisoning. I'll take care of these things. "
"No, don't," the drunkard staggered forward. He wasn't aiming at Lin Sanjiu but at the liquor cabinet. "At least don't take my bourbon!"
"What's bourbon?"
Lin Sanjiu tilted her head and moved her hand. The liquor cabinet instantly disappeared. The drunkard couldn't stop himself and crashed into the wall. Before the drunkard could get up from the wall, Lin Sanjiu hastened her movements. In a few blinks of an eye, she had already emptied the entire shop and retreated to the door.
"Ah?" The drunkard looked around in a daze. Even though he only had a pair of eyes, he could see the sorrow in them. "Tea leaves? You only left me some tea leaves? "
"Oh, I think so."
"You … You … You don't smoke or drink at all!"
"Yeah," Lin Sanjiu shrugged. "I plan to pour the liquor away and use the bottle for something else. As for the cigarettes … I can just throw them into a river."
Her words were more painful than a whip. The drunkard bent over and gasped for air. Then, he waved his hand as if admitting defeat, "Fine, fine, fine. What do you want to know?"
Lin Sanjiu nodded and walked out of the door. "Come out and talk."
As if he hated the fresh air, the moment he stepped out of the door and the moonlight shone on his shoulder, the drunkard groaned in disgust. However, the next second, he froze.
"What's wrong?" Lin Sanjiu had been observing him with her arms crossed. Her heart skipped a beat.
The drunkard didn't answer. Instead, he looked around.
"Where … Where am I?" He scratched his beard and sighed gloomily. "… How come I don't remember this place being like this … Did I really drink too much?"
"That patch of green over there is a pocket dimension — Harry's Farm. Do you have any impression of it?" Lin Sanjiu asked softly, trying to control her racing heart.
"Impossible," the drunkard shook his head. "I swear on Qing Jiuliu's name that when I entered this shop, there was no pocket dimension in the vicinity."
Lin Sanjiu's heart sank.
The location of the building and the tobacco shop had been swapped. (To be continued.)
PS:
Although there are a lot of bugs in this novel, I've already told you all the clues that I need to tell you. The ones that I haven't told you are the ones that I haven't told you … There is a lot of information, so please remember that the author is innocent.
After the monthly votes weren't shown in the comments section and I offended a lot of people (watch your words), the rewards system didn't show me today … After I read through the comments section, hahahaha, it seems like my stomach has given me another Heshibi! Oh my god, I'm so happy, my teddy blood is flowing! Thank you for the rewards, I will repay the world with a teddy!
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