This is apocalyptic

Chapter 9 009: Bai Xiao

The zombies' roar subsided unnoticed.

In order to avoid irritating it, Bai Xiao didn't practice speaking for the whole afternoon. The zombies outside the wall were really wasting time.

Dinner was also postponed.

The other party started cooking only after the zombies' noise disappeared. Bai Xiao was more certain that she was not deaf, nor was she unaware of the zombies, but was waiting for the zombies to leave before getting food.

Who knows, maybe the zombie followed her back when she went out to dig bamboo shoots.

But have the zombies really left? Bai Xiao was a little skeptical. After all, they might be lurking outside the wall waiting for an opportunity.

That hardworking human being had a hint of mystery in Bai Xiao's eyes. She was too calm and too accustomed to it.

"eat."

For dinner, the other party prepared some diced meat and showed the bowl to Bai Xiao.

"No." Bai Xiao shook his head.

"Wow, you've even learned to say two words." She smiled, didn't insist, and threw a piece of meat into her mouth.

Of course the meat is delicious.

Bai Xiao restrained himself. Zombies eat meat out of instinct and also because of the virus. He didn't know if the virus would starve to death if he ate a vegetarian diet. It was always good to avoid the habits of zombies - what if they went crazy eating meat and couldn't help but bite people?
After all, she always smelled so good, and it took a lot of effort to hold it back.

A vegetarian zombie - the other party lowered his head and put another label on him.

"Untie it." Bai Xiao shook the chain.

"No."

She shook her head. "If you suddenly become manic, you may be able to calm down now. If I untie you, and if you get provoked and want to bite someone, I will have to beat you to death."

She thought for a moment and continued, "Although you are a vegetarian, you should always be prepared for any eventuality. I don't want you to die."

Seeing Bai Xiao's stunned look, she smiled and said, "You don't understand, right? Wait until you can perform a crosstalk... um..."

She was also stunned. After all, she did all this only because Bai Xiao showed a tendency to communicate and was suspected of retaining human consciousness. However, she had not thought about what to do next. She just helped temporarily.

Let it go? That would be very dangerous, not only for her, but also for Bai Xiao, because as long as Bai Xiao had any problems, lost consciousness or began to lose control of his predatory instinct, one of them would definitely die, either her or the zombie, so it was better to avoid it if possible.

Bai Xiao is getting better now. He used to be unable to hold back his screaming in the middle of the night and disturbing people's rest, but now he can utter two words at a time. This is simply incredible.

"Bai, Xiao."

Bai Xiao suddenly pointed at himself.

"Huh?" She looked at the zombie in confusion.

Bai Xiao continued to point at himself, "Bai, Xiao."

"Bai Xiao?...Xiaobai?" She looked at the zombie and said, "Is this your name?" Zombies sometimes spoke in reverse order, and she didn't know whether it was Bai Xiao or Xiaobai. The latter sounded more normal.

"You." Bai Xiao pointed at her.

"Me? My name is Lin Duoduo." She smiled, coughed lightly, and said slowly: "Duo, Duo."

"Duoduo." Bai Xiao said. "Yes, that's my name." She smiled, it was magical.

"Friend." Bai Xiao said again.

Lin Duoduo laughed, "Yes, friend, we are friends now."

Friends, what a wonderful thing.

Lin Duoduo thought.

After finishing her meal and cleaning up, she took out her small notebook and pen, looked at the quiet zombies in the distance, and lowered her head to take notes.

"On the eighth day, it... maybe we should call it him now. His recovery speed is obviously accelerating. He remembered his own name. I'm not sure if it's Bai Xiao or Xiao Bai. This shows that he retained some (at least) consciousness and memory after being infected, and the possibility of him developing a new mind after becoming a zombie is relatively small.

He said the word 'friend', it was really... I don't know how to describe this feeling, it was magical, maybe grandpa's original guess was correct, it was just a little late.
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He doesn't eat meat. I don't know if it's because he hates meat instinctively or if he's trying to control it, but I guess it's the latter because he looks at meat with a piercing gaze. In theory, this is better news than actually hating meat. Restraining desire is the essential difference between humans and beasts."

Lin Duoduo stopped writing and glanced at the bottom of the shed from a distance. She sat on the doorstep and thought for a while before continuing to write:
"I came back from digging vegetables at noon and was followed by Uncle Cai. He wandered outside the yard for a long time. Bai Xiao reminded me that there was danger outside and showed a certain degree of anxiety. It seemed that he didn't think he was the same kind as zombies... Speaking of this, I remembered one thing. The day before yesterday, I found that he needed to maintain hygiene, so I prepared a washbasin for him, but the way he washed his face was a little strange. Now I think about it, when he washed his face, he was avoiding the reflection in the water. Did he not want to see his appearance? But a few days ago, he clearly used his actions to express his desire for a mirror... Well, maybe he wanted a comb at that time, but I misunderstood."

After a while, she tucked the pen into the notebook, closed it, looked up at the darkening sky, and let out a long breath.

Grandpa...well, if grandpa were still alive, I would probably be very happy and willing to be friends with him.

Thinking of the quiet old man who made friends with the emotionally stable zombies, she couldn't help but smile, and then sighed after a moment.

She stood up and went back to her room. The door opened slightly, and then everything became quiet.

The bright moonlight shines in the yard.

A cricket jumped out from the corner. Bai Xiao raised his hand and held it down. He pinched it lightly with two fingers, feeling its belly bulging. It was a fresh life. He felt it for a moment, but did not eat it madly. Instead, he gently let go of his hand. It jumped away again, fleeing in a hurry in the darkness.

Bai Xiao moved against the wall, the iron chain made a rustling sound, and he stopped again.

Close your eyes and gently twitch your nose.

He found that the scent of people could train the willpower of the infected. After getting used to restraining themselves, this self-disciplined behavior became wonderful, just like persisting in exercise, fitness, and sports. It was painful at first, but slowly you would be able to experience the fun in it.

Friends are not to be eaten.

No, not everyone can eat it.

Bai Xiao opened his eyes and looked at the hazy white ground. It should be mid-month and the moon was very round.

This discovery made Bai Xiao very happy. He could realize more and more things, not just language ability.

Listening carefully to the sounds outside the yard, there were only sparse chirping of insects. The zombie that had left during the day probably did leave, and no other sound was heard. After all, zombies are creatures that only have instincts, and are stupid and dumb. They may have forgotten why they were shouting while they were shouting, and then started wandering around again.

"Duoduo."

Bai Xiao said aloud.

The new human was called Lin Duoduo.

"friend."

(End of this chapter)