Chapter 1 Rescued

Holding the phone, Zhou Ze struggled to sit up, leaning against the wooden wall. He could actually move a little now. He might not be able to get out of bed and walk, but in other aspects, he really wasn't as weak as he had seemed before.

He reached out and pointed to a spot under the bed.

The little monkey turned its head and saw half a pack of Xiaosuyan cigarettes that had already been opened.

It jumped down, picked up the cigarettes, and handed them to Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze made a lighter gesture.

The little monkey was stunned for a moment, then felt very ashamed and indignant, wishing it could take out its big stick and hit Zhou Ze!

"Haven't smoked for a long time, just want one."

The little monkey jumped off the bed again and rummaged through the pile of debris, finally finding a lighter and throwing it over.

Zhou Ze lit the cigarette, took a puff, and exhaled a smoke ring. Although his body was still weak, like a patched-up canvas, ready to fall apart at any moment, this first cigarette in over ten days still gave Zhou Ze a sense of contentment.

He was deliberately pretending not to be able to move. As for the purpose, Zhou Ze couldn't explain it clearly.

Guilt?

Debt?

Maybe, maybe not. Even now, Zhou Ze didn't think he had made the wrong choice back then.

But at least right now, this monkey had indeed saved his life, and he owed it a lot.

Holding the phone, Zhou Ze thought for a while and realized that he didn't remember the phone numbers of Bai Yingying or Xu Qinglang. These days weren't like the old days when you went to the corner store to make a public phone call. Very few people bothered to memorize phone numbers; they just saved them in their contacts.

Helpless, Zhou Ze could only dial "110."

Xu Qinglang and the others had indeed reported him missing. Zhou Ze told the operator on the phone that he was fine, and asked them to help contact the person who filed the report to pick him up, so there was no need to trouble the police.

About half an hour later, Xu Qinglang arrived in a Nissan, with Bai Yingying in the car.

Xu Qinglang covered his nose and walked into the shack. When he saw Zhou Ze lying on the bed, his eyes immediately stung, but he quickly restrained himself.

Perhaps,

the most cruel thing in the world

is when I say I'll go home and cook,

but you don't come home to eat.

Bai Yingying picked Zhou Ze up from the bed; she was very strong and carried Zhou Ze like he was nothing.

Zhou Ze said to Xu Qinglang on the side, "Bring the monkey too."

The little monkey squatted by the bed, watching Zhou Ze being carried away, holding its plastic hammer in its hand,

waving,

as if saying goodbye.

However, when Xu Qinglang walked towards it, the little monkey immediately jumped onto the wooden wall. It clearly didn't want to leave.

Ruling here as the local boss, with a bunch of cat and dog soldiers under its command, and so many underlings paying tribute every day, it was so comfortable. It didn't want to leave at all.

Moreover, it didn't really like the guy it had saved.

Xu Qinglang looked at Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze repeated, "Take it away."

No room for discussion,

the pet I want,

I have to take it away.

Xu Qinglang tried to catch the monkey, but the monkey was very agile and Xu Qinglang couldn't catch it at all.

Bai Yingying settled Zhou Ze in the car, then dashed forward. The monkey didn't expect this woman to be so fast and was a step too slow, getting caught by the tail.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!"

The monkey bared its teeth at Bai Yingying, looking fierce!

You damn woman,

how dare you grab me!

"Roar!"

Bai Yingying also opened her mouth at the monkey, revealing zombie fangs.

The scene of green face and fangs

directly stunned the monkey.

Keep being naughty,

and I'll eat you!

"Be good, come with Grandma."

Bai Yingying dragged the monkey's butt with one hand and grabbed its tail with the other, putting it in the car, then closing all the doors and windows.

Zhou Ze sat in the back seat, half-reclined.

The monkey sat next to Zhou Ze,

arms crossed, clearly sulking.

It felt that it had saved Zhou Ze, but Zhou Ze wanted to take away its freedom. This was not good!

I treated you like a patient, but you want to secretly train me!

"Taking you with me is because I'm afraid you'll save someone again and get hurt instead," Zhou Ze explained weakly. "The grievances of the past life are written off. I owe you this life. Stay with me for a while, and if you want to leave in the future, then leave."

The monkey didn't know if it understood or not, but it was more obedient than before.

Xu Qinglang threw over a bag of biscuits. The monkey caught it, opened the bag itself, grabbed the biscuits with its hand, and didn't forget to feed one to Zhou Ze.

The man and the monkey had developed this kind of tacit understanding in life these days.

"Yo, it seems like I worried for nothing. You two have been living quite comfortably recently."

Xu Qinglang teased while driving.

"Are you jealous of a monkey?"

Bai Yingying suddenly interjected.

Xu Qinglang choked and didn't speak.

The bookstore hadn't been moved yet. The boss, Zhou Ze, had suddenly disappeared for half a month, and no one was in the mood to move, so Xu Qinglang drove back to the old place.

Getting out of the car,

Bai Yingying still carried Zhou Ze into the bookstore. Zhou Ze resigned himself to it. If he had a choice between Xu Qinglang and Bai Yingying,

Zhou Ze felt that he could accept being carried by Bai Yingying more easily.

The monkey didn't run away, but followed into the bookstore step by step.

"You're back?"

The old Daoist was cleaning the bookstore. Seeing Zhou Ze return, he immediately came over to flatter him and said,

"Good people are always blessed."

Immediately, the old Daoist saw the monkey behind him and immediately laughed, "You even brought back a pet?"

As he said this,

the old Daoist struck a Sun Wukong pose and shouted:

"What use is this iron rod to me!"

Unexpectedly, the little monkey actually cooperated, also striking an ear-scratching pose, pointing at the old Daoist with one finger and scratching itself with the other hand.

"Heh, this monkey is smart, just like me."

After saying that, the old Daoist felt like he had said something wrong.

Just as they entered the store, a woman walked down the stairs.

First revealed was a pair of nude stockings, slender legs, exquisite high school girl attire, plus shoulder-length hair.

Tang Shi had recovered almost completely and was able to walk.

Women love beauty. The first thing she did after regaining her ability to move was to dress herself up.

In this regard, Zhou Ze felt that Bai Yingying was much more simple and honest. This silly girl didn't pay much attention to dressing up, except for liking to play games.

"If you didn't come back, we would have had to leave." Tang Shi smiled. "When the dog's gone, the smell of the kennel fades, and we can't hide anymore."

"I just got back, can you say something nice?" Zhou Ze really couldn't help but complain about this woman.

"Okay, I'll say something nice. The owner of the noodle shop next door told me everything about that day. Do you know what you went to provoke?"

"It seems like she's called the Qingyi Niangniang," Zhou Ze replied.

"A temple god, a temple god who is about to be completely eradicated. You actually took the initiative to provoke her. Do you know that she doesn't have much time left, and she knows it too?"

"She's killing people."

"Do you know who she's killing?"

Zhou Ze glanced at the monkey who was still playing with the old Daoist, shook his head, and said,

"I'm not interested in knowing."

Tang Shi walked to Zhou Ze's side, then covered her nose, disgusted,

"It stinks."

"That's why they're called smelly men."

"Were you always so flirtatious before?" Tang Shi wasn't angry.

"Before, you were lying up there like a mummy, who would be interested in flirting with you." Zhou Ze pointed to the bathroom and said to Bai Yingying, "Help me take a shower."

Bai Yingying was stunned for a moment,

but the silly girl immediately said, "Oh, okay."

With Zhou Ze's current condition, it was impossible for him to take a shower by himself, but his body was covered in layers of mud, and he wouldn't be comfortable without a shower.

Letting Xu Qinglang help him take a shower?

He couldn't stand the thought of it.

Letting the old Daoist help him take a shower?

The thought of the old Daoist singing "Xin Tianyou" while scrubbing his back, and looking at the old Daoist's skinny body, was unappealing.

As for Tang Shi, forget it. If he asked her to help him take a shower, she would probably rather "swoosh" and control a pen to give him a quick and painless end.

That only left the simple and kind Bai Yingying.

Entering the bathroom, Zhou Ze sat on a stool. Bai Yingying helped him take off his clothes, but she didn't take off her own clothes, so the shower scene wasn't as glamorous as he had imagined.

Holding the showerhead, she rinsed off the mud from Zhou Ze's body bit by bit. Looking at the scars all over Zhou Ze's body, Bai Yingying was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth and asked,

"Boss, your injuries are so terrifying. That Qingyi Niangniang is really awful. I heard that her temple has been torn down. Good for her."

"She didn't do it," Zhou Ze said. "Actually, most of the injuries on my body were self-inflicted."

Zhou Ze found it difficult to understand that state, and he didn't even know if he could actively enter that state again, but what was certain was that if he repeated what happened on the rooftop again, he would still end up with a body full of injuries.

His body was, to be honest, a little too weak.

Bai Yingying began to help Zhou Ze apply body wash.

Unconsciously, a strange look appeared on her face as she said,

"Boss, I don't know why, but when I touch your body, I feel like I really like this feeling. It's a very intimate feeling."

As a zombie, Bai Yingying sensed a similar feeling from Zhou Ze's body, and although this similar being seemed very weak, the suppression and disparity in their ranks gave her an instinctive urge to submit.

Bai Yingying had this feeling when she carried Zhou Ze before.

"Just wash me properly, don't mess around."

Zhou Ze reminded her.

Just then, Xu Qinglang coughed outside the bathroom.

Bai Yingying's body froze.

"What is it?"

"Me and Xu Meiren are betting to see if the boss is really normal."

Saying that, Bai Yingying suddenly opened her mouth wide and exclaimed:

"Boss, you actually..."