Seeing the four people’s gazes focused on it, the little tree shyly twisted its body and bent down a branch, pointing to its tree hole.
So, there’s another crystal in its tree hole?!
That would explain a lot. Perhaps the little tree, like these two little guys, can sense that it also has a crystal on itself and that’s why it has been following them all along?
Mo Tiancheng acted as the translator for the little tree, confirming their speculation. The little tree was hit by a crystal shard after the explosion on the Mountain. The crystal shard lodged into its tree hole, granting it extraordinary abilities and awakening its sentience. It silently followed after meeting Xu Song and Yue Zheng, even though it got burned by Xu Song.
“But not all superhumans have abilities because of the crystals, right?” Xu Song muttered under his breath, discreetly looking at the people near the campfire.
“I don’t know, but only you guys have this scent,” Mo Tianyou honestly replied.
That made sense. Both of them, and the little tree had more than one ability, while most only have one.
“What about the two people you were with during the day? Do they have abilities?” Yue Zheng abruptly changed the topic, asking about the most concerning issue earlier.
Both little boys shook their heads in unison. The little tree followed suit with a swaying motion… Who knew why it was joining in the excitement?
“The uncle and auntie wanted to come with us when they saw us with Dabai and Dahua.”
“The auntie had chocolates and said it was for the travel expenses!”
“But we don’t like them.” Mo Tianyou lowered his head, pouting.
“Why?” Xu Song breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that those two people weren’t the children’s relatives.
“They have a bad smell on them.”
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“They smell of blood.” Mo Tiancheng emphasized by nodding his head. He put the jujube seed on the ground, unconsciously shaking it. Suddenly, the jujube seed started sprouting, rooting itself in the soil and growing!!
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God, this child can actually grow plants?! Right, he just mentioned that he could communicate with plants, so it should be a plant-based ability?
Tilting his head, Mo Tiancheng pointed at his own nose and said, “I can talk to plants and make them bloom and bear fruit. Plants with good temperaments can even help us fight the bad guys and catch food!”
Mo Tianyou raised his small meaty hand, “I can talk to animals! I can make them help us, and if they like us, they can even be ridden like horses to help us catch food!”
It seemed that indeed one had the ability to communicate with animals, while the other had the ability to communicate with plants. However, the younger brother’s ability was clearly a bit less than his older brother’s.
Just as the two were thinking about this, Mo Tianyou suddenly twisted his little bottom in Yue Zheng’s arms. “There’s more! I can sense that something is coming! When the animals and plants wanted to eat us during the day, I could feel it and asked Dabai and Dahua to run away with us!”
Shocked, both Yue Zheng and Xu Song’s eyes were filled with astonishment. If Mo Tianyou had this ability, it would undoubtedly be an incredible power akin to a radar in the current world!
The two didn’t know how the two children managed to escape from the group of animals during the day.
Whenever they sensed something was wrong, Mo Tianyou would call Dabai and Dahua to escape with them. Although these two children didn’t fully understand what had happened to the world, after living in the apocalypse for so long, their instincts would guide them to make the right choices when faced with unknown dangers.
The couple had no idea that these two big cat and dog were not the pets of the twins. After the mutation, they had not gone crazy and instead stayed by their side. In reality, these two pets were the “good friends” the two kids had made after the mutation.
“What happened afterward? Can you recall anything about the explosion at the gas station?” Although he was afraid of hurting the young hearts of the two children, there were still some questions that needed clarification.
Upon hearing Yue Zheng’s question, Mo Tiancheng pouted, and his eyes reddened. “The uncle wanted to smoke.”
“Dabai took us to pee, and then it exploded behind us…” Mo Tianyou lowered his head. They could communicate with animals, and at that moment, they witnessed their parents explode and die. If it weren’t for the crystals strengthening their minds, allowing them to accept these cruel memories better than most people, they would have likely collapsed or completely forgotten that scene.
Gently patting the little one’s head in his arms, Xu Song looked at Yue Zheng with a hint of helplessness. These two children had powerful abilities and unlimited potential, but they were still so young.
“Tiancheng, Tianyou, try not to tell anyone about the things you talked about with us today,” Xu Song carefully chose his words, thinking of ways to ensure that the two little ones wouldn’t attract unwanted attention.
“Yeah! We won’t tell anyone!” Mo Tiancheng nodded vigorously.
“And the uncle and auntie, they only know us as Chengcheng and Youyou!” Mo Tianyou proudly lifted his little head.
Although they had different abilities, both were related to the mind. They seemed to have a natural ability to discern the auras of others, distinguishing between good and bad, evil and kind. That’s why they had become close to Xu Song and Yue Zheng in this temporary team.
As for Liu Shishi… It wasn’t that they didn’t like her, and Liu Shishi herself wasn’t bad. But these two troublemakers had a habit of teasing girls since kindergarten… So although they didn’t dislike Liu Shishi, they followed the mischievous principle of “teasing the girl you like” and happily watched her frustrate while growing mushrooms.
Wrapped in their large down jackets, the four of them formed a family of sorts, with two adults and two children.
The next morning, those who woke up early saw this scene and couldn’t help but feel warm. It was heartwarming to see two men sleeping with two children, to the point that it gave them goosebumps, did their own sexual orientation have some problem?!
After having breakfast and packing their bags, Yue Zheng briefly explained the information they obtained from Mo Tiancheng about the gas station explosion to Fang Helun and the others. This was the most concerning thing on everyone’s minds from the previous day. As for the situation of the two siblings themselves, they didn’t have much interest.
Earlier on the journey, they naturally couldn’t abandon their own families and friends, which was why they had been looking out for each other. However, the days in the first group weren’t easy either. Although no one said it out loud, the presence of ordinary people without abilities, or even the elderly, the young, and the disabled, had a significant impact on the progress of the team.
Now, even their own family was no more, so they naturally wouldn’t willingly take in someone else’s children. Since these two kids liked to be close to Yue Zheng and Xu Song, it was for the best!
With their backpacks on and their belongings in hand, Xu Song couldn’t help but suppress a smile as he watched Liu Shishi spinning around the two little ones. After spending the night together, he didn’t believe that their somewhat startled expressions were genuine, because last night he had asked them why they didn’t want to play with Aunt Shishi, and the two little rascals immediately wore the exact same mischievous smile, clearly deliberate!
“Tiancheng, Tianyou, let’s go,” Yue Zheng said, and the two little ones immediately abandoned their attempt to lure Liu Shishi with jerky and ran towards Xu Song and Yue Zheng.
“Look at how close the two of you are with them. Why don’t you just adopt them? Just look at how close you are!” Luo Wen’an shook his head with a bitter expression.
“Let me be their godmother… Just let me give them a few kisses…” Liu Shishi held onto her clothes, a mix of grief and anticipation on her face.
Sons? That’s not a bad idea, is it?
Xu Song’s heart skipped a beat, considering it a good suggestion! But could they handle raising them themselves? They still had to go north in the future… Would it be better to leave them at the S City base?
Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but look at Yue Zheng.
Yue Zheng glanced at him calmly, then bent down to pick up Mo Tianyou. “Let’s go.”
“Oh…” Xu Song slightly disappointed, feeling a bit lost. What happened just now?! Did Luo Wen’an mean… a couple?! A couple adopting two sons?!
Grinding his teeth, he wanted to turn around and hold Luo Wen’an accountable, but he found that the guy had already walked ahead with his girlfriend…
“If you sense anything approaching, secretly let me know,” Yue Zheng whispered to Mo Tianyou, feeling relieved as he felt the little head nodding.
The small tree with Xu Song seemed to have a similar ability to sense the approach of powerful enemies, but it couldn’t expose itself and couldn’t communicate directly with Xu Song. Fortunately, the little one in Xu Song’s arms could communicate with plants, and if the small tree discovered something, the little guy would directly inform Xu Song. The current allocation of abilities worked out perfectly.
The group increased their pace and moved forward. Despite Xu Song and Yue Zheng carrying the two children, their speed was not slow. Xu Song’s body had already recovered, the symptoms of blood loss from before had disappeared, and although he couldn’t compare to Yue Zheng in terms of strength, he had no problem persisting for a few hours.
As they walked, Xu Song adjusted the radio and, since last night, he had been periodically attempting to tune in to different frequencies but had been met with nothing but static. They were heading towards S City, and after a while, the surrounding buildings became more numerous, and the distribution of plants was no longer as dense as before.
“There are many animals ahead, and they want to eat meat,” Mo Tianyou whispered to Yue Zheng, leaning close to his face.
Yue Zheng nodded slightly and rubbed his little head. He was thinking about how to make a decision when he suddenly heard Xu Song exclaim with excitement, “We’ve received a signal! There’s a voice!”
“Where? Where?”
“What are they saying? What are they saying?!”
Oooh so interesting 💐 thank you for the chapter
So exciting! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳
Great team improvement. Thank you for the update
I like their small team of five + the two children! 😍 I hope they will stay together for a while longer
Thank you for the translation! ❤️