[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-531":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887615,2510,"Chapter 531 531: Qingyuan Village (3)","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-531",531,"\u003Cp>Within seconds, more yellow gunk started flowing out again, landing directly onto the bucket as the doctor kept shoving the hose up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a few more minutes, and this should be done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor murmured as the cows seemed to understand that humans were helping her. It no longer attempted to stand up or close its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After standing there for ten minutes, the whole debacle finally ended with only a little bit of yellow gunk coming out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew, should be done now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the doctor removed the water hose, the cow immediately started trying to get back up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the three-way pipe removed, the young woman and Xiaoyun slowly pushed the cow back up before noticing how much smaller the cow's stomach looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had almost shrunk twice in size, with the bloat space now completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure your cow only eats the recommended food. Do not feed it anything else, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman quickly nodded her head, but the doctor was strangely looking at the kid, whose face looked a little nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This cost twenty-five NRC. I'll come back in winter to collect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After patting the cow's stomach to ensure it was no longer bloated, the doctor started packing up the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doctor, can you help check up on my dog?\" A middle-aged woman who had grabbed the bucket earlier asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only a livestock vet. Not a pet vet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine. It's better than nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the middle-aged woman pleading on the verge of tears, the doctor let out a small sigh before signaling her to show the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the crowd of people finally started dispersing as the cows looked to have fully recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your help, mister.\" The young woman bowed down in gratitude alongside the kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries. Just my duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mister! Are you a soldier?\" The kid curiously asked as the three of them led the cow back into a small cow pen in the house's small yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you show me a gun? Please! I always wanted to see one of those pew pew!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhanzhan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the young woman rushed over to knock on the kid's head, it quickly ran around to the other side behind Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. No need to be mad over that, Miss... Sorry to disappoint you, Zhanzhan, I didn't bring my gun here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid looked a little disappointed as Xiaoyun gently patted the kid's head before the young woman yanked the kid back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry for the trouble.\" The young woman apologized again, her face blushing a little out of embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three of them stood in the yard in awkward silence, Xiaoyun was the first to break it with a comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, since everything is done here, I'll get going now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun turned around and got ready to head towards the exit, a young woman's voice from behind made him stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, let me serve you a cup of tea first. You don't have water with you, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at his waist, Xiaoyun turned back around before handing her the empty water bottle from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for reminding me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three of them headed inside the house, Xiaoyun's eye was filled with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a typical small rural house, with only a wooden table and a few chairs in the living room and a door at the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to a shack, it was slightly better, with a staircase leading to another floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please make yourself comfortable. I'll be right back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the young woman heading through the door, Xiaoyun couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia as he took a seat on one of the wooden chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same type of house Uncle Li had brought him to live in during the summer when he was a little kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same bare concrete walls, with outdated calendars and a bunch of old posters attached to the wall to hide the empty spaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no ceiling lights, electricity, or entertainment to speak of. Everything was bare-bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mister! Mister! You lived in the city, right?\" The kid curiously asked, his face filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could say that... How long have you guys been living here?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm... I think five months ago since we first moved here.\" The kid answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five months ago... Isn't that during the Qingyuan crisis?\" Xiaoyun quietly murmured the last part to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry for the wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the young woman returned with a cup of tea and a filled-up water bottle, Xiaoyun gratefully accepted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem... Mister, are you looking for something in the village?\" The young woman suddenly asked as Xiaoyun took a sip of the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, putting the teacup on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No soldiers come here... I didn't mean to say it rudely.\" The young woman apologized, realizing how offputting it sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries... I'm actually sent here on a task. I'm here to find a person named Chen Xiaoyue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Xiaoyue...? I don't recall anyone in the village name that.\" The young woman answered after a short thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine. I'll probably just report back after looking for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun lifted the teacup to finish the last few drops, the boy on the side asked a question that shocked everyone in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mister, do you have a wife? What do you think of my sister——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pff——Ahem, ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhanzhan! What's gotten in your mind? Sorry for the lack of manner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the young woman repeatedly knocked on the kid's head, Xiaoyun quickly recovered from choking on the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I-I'm already married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xiaoyun answered the kid's question, he could feel the boy looking disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he could notice the young woman looking a little disappointed as well, which immediately sent off several alarms in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, I need to get going now. Thank you for the tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, mister. I don't even know your name yet, \" The young woman asked just as Xiaoyun got up from the seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is... Songming Chen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun stepped outside onto the street, the village was back to the feeling of a ghost town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single person was on the street, other than a few birds hanging on the slanted roofs and the sight of chickens in coops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he walked near the end of the road, he finally encountered an old man sitting on a rocking chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their face, Xiaoyun could feel a ferocious person behind all the scars on their faces, almost as if they were in some sort of gang before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Who's there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man asked with his crackling voice, his eyes remaining closed despite barely any footstep from Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just looking for someone,\" Xiaoyun answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are new here?\" The old man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... Sorry to ask this, but are you blind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man questioned, his face looking towards Xiaoyun with a frown while his eyes continued to remain closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right. What was I thinking? Sorry for intruding on your peace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to turn around to head towards the exit, the crackling voice appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you looking for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Xiaoyue,\" Xiaoyun answered, turning back around to wait for the old man's answer out of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an entire minute of silence, the old man finally responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't recall anyone in the village with that name. You sure you got the right name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine. I'll just head back——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're a soldier, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's guess surprised Xiaoyun a little, as he was a hundred percent sure the old man's eye was still closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What makes you think that?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else would come here as new and be looking for someone?\" the old man asked rhetorically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess you're right... Well, it was nice talking to you, mister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to leave, the crackling voice surprised him once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're Mr.Governor, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? I'm just a soldier.\" Xiaoyun calmly answered, his face in complete shock at the correct prediction from the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Governor Xiaoyun talk before. You sound almost the same, except you're holding your tone slightly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, Xiaoyun finally gave up hiding his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really know more than you can see, old man,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he pushed open the front gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho ho, I have just lived long enough to know a certain thing or two... What's Mr.Governor coming to this village for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought for a second, then decided to response back truthfully as he walked all the way next to the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just here to examine how people are living like... Seem pretty good to me so far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man fell into silence this time, his face seemingly to be in some sort of deep thought before he suddenly got up from his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, can I show you something?\" The old man asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-10T06:59:51.848Z",1,"novelbin.me","c428d1d7c954351e98574b0c48a1079b58365da54fe11f65bb4bdae96ecc0da4","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-779","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-530",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]