allonlinenovel Chapter 87 In the Villa
Chapter 87 In the Villa
As soon as Tu Hao entered the villa, he wanted to put Ji Yuanzhou on the sofa, but Miao Yin stopped him.
"He's too dirty, don't put him on my sofa."
Tu Hao glanced at her with the eyes of someone looking at scum, then simply threw Ji Yuanzhou on the ground, and then unceremoniously began to gather information everywhere, quickly searching the entire villa.
Miao Yin went along with him; after all, he lived here, so it was only a matter of time before he learned about the villa.
She looked around but didn't see any of the animals, guessing they had all gone out to play. So she sat down at the dining table and started searching the space for dinner.
Let's eat first, and then we'll go check on those two mutants tonight.
When Yan Shuzhou returned, Miao Yin had already brought several dishes.
The dishes were a mixed bag, spanning China, the West, the North, and the South, because she wanted to eat a little bit of everything right now.
"Xiao Zhou, sit down and have a meal."
"Okay." Yan Shuzhou hadn't eaten either, so he sat down and picked up his chopsticks.
He looked around but couldn't find the man from before.
"Sister, where is that person?"
"He's off on an adventure, don't worry about him. How's the manor doing while I was away?" Miao Yin asked as she cut a piece of steak.
"It's all good. Those two mutants will occasionally cause a ruckus, but they won't break out. I don't know when Bai Niangzi dug a tunnel. She goes to find some food during the day and comes back before dark."
Yan Shuzhou's expression softened: "Sister, I have been taking good care of the small manor."
"Well done." Miao Yin held a piece of steak to his lips. "Want to try some?"
Looking at the tender steak covered in black pepper sauce, Yan Shuzhou's ears turned red, and he became somewhat shy.
He curled his fingers, slowly lowered his head, and put the steak in his mouth, his eyes darting around, seemingly afraid to look at Miao Yin.
"Where is your Moon-Treading Pig?" Miao Yin asked, her expression unchanged.
"It's gotten a little bigger than before, and it still eats a lot. I've been feeding it some cardboard and trash that we don't need anymore. But now it always runs to the stilt house to keep an eye on those two mutants," Yan Shuzhou said, chewing on his steak.
"Have you become addicted to fighting?"
"It seems so." Yan Shuzhou's voice carried a hint of amusement.
The two chatted about everyday things, and by the time Tu Hao came down, Miao Yin was already drinking red wine.
He took out his keys from his pocket, removed the bite stopper himself, and then sat down at the dining table.
When Yan Shuzhou saw him, he couldn't help but fall silent.
"Is the expedition over?" Miao Yin asked.
"Hmm." Tu Hao picked up his chopsticks and began to eat without any hesitation.
Although it wasn't mentioned, there were indeed three sets of cutlery on the table, and Tu Hao wouldn't presume to ask.
Are you satisfied with my territory?
Tu Hao paused, looked at her with an appraising gaze, and said, "The house is very nice, and the materials are among the most advanced available. It was probably renovated before the apocalypse."
"Yes."
"Do you have precognitive abilities?" he asked abruptly.
Miao Yin's hand, holding the wine glass, froze in mid-air. She seemed to have realized something, and exclaimed with a sudden realization, "Ah...that makes sense...that's another explanation. No wonder..."
Tu Hao's words reminded her.
Now that her actions before the apocalypse are known, and considering the circumstances of the apocalypse, the military probably also thinks she has precognitive abilities. No wonder they want to find her; it turns out it's not just about food.
Thinking about it that way, wouldn't Miao Yin become the world's first superpowered individual? And one from before the apocalypse at that? That would be incredibly valuable for research.
"Space, spells, body enhancement, flames, and now precognition... God is truly blind," Tu Hao said indignantly.
"Maybe fate did it on purpose?" Miao Yin swirled her wine glass, then took a sip, her lips turning a faint hue.
Provoked by her confidence, Tu Hao's eating became much more rude, until the danger warning sounded, at which point he stopped picking up food.
He sensed it keenly and looked towards the main gate.
"Hey, your estate seems to have been invaded." And what's been invaded is no ordinary thing.
Miao Yin replied calmly, "Perhaps my pet has returned."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened.
In the crimson glow of the sunset, a large, snow-white snake swam in. Its waist was as thick as a water bucket, and its tail, over twenty meters long, trailed behind it. Its scales reflected the dappled light of the sky, like the afterimage of a shooting star streaking across the night.
"You call this a pet?" Tu Hao leaned back in his chair, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Lady White Snake, come here, let me hug you," Miao Yin called out affectionately.
Lady White tilted her head, her ruby-like eyes reflecting her face.
So, while Tu Hao was tense all over, the giant snake leisurely swam to Miao Yin's side and gently rested its head, which was twice the size of a human head, on her shoulder.
Miao Yin hugged it contentedly, stroking its body from its head down.
The scales of the White Snake Lady are smooth and feel cool to the touch, without any stickiness.
Tu Hao frowned. Ordinary snakes couldn't possibly understand human speech, so—
"It's distorted?"
This fact almost shattered his previous understanding that all deformed people were enemies, even—
“The animals are starting to mutate too…” he said gravely.
At this point in time, the animals had not yet begun to mutate, and scientists had not yet discovered that some animals retained their previous intelligence even after mutating.
Therefore, this was the first time Tu Hao had ever seen a mutated life form that could understand human speech.
"The White Snake Lady is someone I specially trained; she's different from the others outside," Miao Yin said with a hint of pride.
Lady White Snake also turned her head at the opportune moment and flicked her forked tongue at Tu Hao: "Hiss hiss."
Seeing this, Tu Hao felt a chill and, adhering to the principle of not wasting food, immediately picked up his plate and walked away.
He had witnessed many scenes of mutants coldly killing humans, and he had also fought with many mutants himself. It was really difficult for him to trust such creatures in a short period of time.
Miao Yin stroked its scales: "Lady White Snake, where did you go to eat? You've grown so much bigger, the trees in the manor are about to break under your weight."
"Hiss hiss hiss—" The White Snake Lady couldn't speak human language, so she could only curl her tail to indicate that she had indeed eaten quite a lot.
After spending some time cuddling with its owner, Bai Niangzi swam back outside the villa. She preferred the outside environment to the living room, which was filled with furniture.
While the gate was open, the Moon-Treading Pig also ran in.
It had been keeping an eye on the two mutants in the stilt house, and only came over after being summoned by its owner.
It is more than twice the size of its predecessor, but its appearance remains unchanged; it still looks like a cute dumpling with its filling showing.
Yan Shuzhou lifted it onto the table and let it deal with the plates they had left behind.
They already had plenty of plates, so they didn't need these. It was perfect for the Moon-Treading Pig to take care of them.
Tu Hao had just finished eating and was returning the plate when he saw this strange creature munching on the utensils.
"...What kind of creatures do you keep on this estate? And what kind of mutated animal is this?"
"This is what I summoned." Yan Shuzhou answered without Miao Yin having to speak.
Tu Hao then realized that he was also a person with superpowers.
"Tell me, what is your special ability?"
“His special ability is called Immortal Kingdom, which allows him to summon animals,” Miao Yin said on his behalf.
"Interesting." Knowing that this was not a mutated life form, Tu Hao relaxed a lot.