Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 36 The Little Green Bottle

After listening to Yao Rongrong's explanation, Lin Xiu sighed inwardly.

It seems my prediction was correct; there are indeed human settlements in this world.

It is a highly organized society. After a major disaster, it is impossible for all the survivors to turn into beasts. Human organization should not completely collapse. Whether it is a court, a government, a family, a village, or in other ways, human social organization should always survive along with the survivors.

However, it is clear that even if organized places still exist, they will be different from the organizations of the world in the past. The maintenance of small human societies will probably be based on the primary task of collective survival.

What consequences would an outsider like myself face if I wanted to integrate into a group but couldn't demonstrate my value, or if the value I demonstrated didn't meet the expectations of the organization?

With the road ahead uncertain, finding a suitable place to settle down and belong won't be easy...

Let's wait and see...

Lin Xiu was preoccupied and didn't notice that Yao Rongrong had secretly glanced at him several times during this time.

After Lin Xiu had finished thinking, Yao Rongrong said, "Don't worry, sir. This world is so big. Look at this map. It's full of cities, mountains, rivers, and crisscrossing paths. There are so many places. How could there not be one suitable to live in?"

"Let's walk slowly, search carefully, and we'll find it eventually."

"call……"

Lin Xiu let out a soft breath and said, "That's right. We're already on our way, why hesitate and make ourselves unhappy?"

"Just keep walking, and along the way I can visit famous mountains and rivers, admire historical sites, and stop where I find a suitable place. If I can't find one, I'll just keep going."

Yao Rongrong smiled and said, "Then you must find it quickly, sir, so that I won't have to carry around this burden."

That's what I meant...

Lin Xiu, on the contrary, was proud of it. He was just a sucker and had a very clear understanding of himself. How could he feel inferior because of Yao Rongrong's few words?

He even felt that Yao Rongrong's words were probably not entirely sincere.

"If you keep saying that, I'm not going to tell you any more stories, heroine."

He threatened without any politeness.

Yao Rongrong was not threatened at all: "Then sir, don't ask me for medicine anymore."

As she spoke, she weighed the small green porcelain bottle in her hand and said to Lin Xiu, "Sir, hold your breath. Let me open this bottle and see what's inside. You've hidden such a treasure..."

Yao Rongrong had shaken the bottle a couple of times before, and since there was no sound when she shook it, she concluded that it didn't contain any pills or liquid.

If it were one of those things, there would be some kind of noise, even if it were just a tiny sound.

She suspected that it was either empty, or contained powder, or some other strange or dangerous substance, and that's why she told Lin Xiu this.

"it is good."

Lin Xiu agreed and held his breath as instructed.

Yao Rongrong also held her breath and opened the stopper of the small green porcelain bottle.

A cloud of gray smoke suddenly burst out of the bottle, as if it had been squeezed inside by the cork for too long and was eager to rush out and escape.

Yao Rongrong tilted the bottle slightly and looked inside.

Lin Xiu also leaned over to take a look. The bottle opening was narrow, and the inside was pitch black, so he couldn't see what it was. He tilted it a little more and a little more, and then he could see the grayish-white powder that spread from the inside of the bottle to the neck of the bottle.

"Mmm~ Mmm~"

The donkey outside suddenly brayed twice. The first bray was still at the gate of the courtyard, and the second bray was already inside the courtyard.

Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong exchanged a glance, quickly put the bottle stopper back in, and went outside to see that Brother Donkey's body was already in the yard, but its rear end was facing the door, and its four hooves were pawing the ground restlessly.

Having spent so much time with Brother Donkey, how could the two not understand the meaning behind Brother Donkey's actions at this moment?

The donkey only acts this way when it encounters danger and is preparing to defend itself and counterattack. It considers its strongest move to be kicking its legs backward with its rear end facing outward, so when it's at the doorway, it turns its rear end outward, and the danger naturally comes from outside the dilapidated temple.

Yao Rongrong frowned slightly, immediately moved to the side of the gatekeeper, pressed her body against the courtyard wall, and glanced outside.

Lin Xiu also went over and peeked outside, but the outside was calm and there was no danger at all.

He saw nothing, whether it was a person, a living dead, or anything else.

Not only that, he didn't hear any sound either.

Lin Xiu then glanced at Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong noticed Lin Xiu's gaze, looked at him, and shook her head slightly, indicating that she hadn't seen anything either.

The donkey seemed a little uneasy, but it didn't bray anymore; it just pawed at the ground.

It has always been very sensible. It probably only wanted to remind Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong to come out. Now that they are out, there is no need for it to call out anymore.

Lin Xiu patted the donkey's back to calm it down, while Yao Rongrong stepped forward and went to the side of the collapsed wall, holding an arrow in her hand and glancing outside.

Lin Xiu kept an eye on things from behind the wall, but he still didn't hear anything until Yao Rongrong returned from the other side.

"It's that living dead."

Yao Rongrong said.

Lin Xiu's eyelids twitched: "The one from last night?"

Yao Rongrong nodded and said, "Yes, it seems to have moved about a foot this way, but when I looked just now, it was still lying on the ground without moving."

Lin Xiu frowned slightly, then turned to Brother Donkey and asked, "Brother Donkey, was it that living dead that moved just now?"

Brother Donkey didn't make another sound, but just shook his head, revealing his eyes beneath his mane, and gave Lin Xiu a deep look.

Lin Xiu was able to get a definite answer from Brother Donkey's eyes.

Yao Rongrong understood, and was filled with doubt: "But how can it move?"

Lin Xiu pondered for a moment, then asked, "When Brother Donkey was called in just now, was there anything different from other times?"

Yao Rongrong's eyes flickered, and she picked up the small green porcelain bottle that she had been holding: "Sir, you mean this?"

Lin Xiu nodded and said, "Although it feels a bit far-fetched, in terms of timing, the time when Brother Donkey brayed did indeed match the time when we opened the cork of this little green bottle."

And then you heard Brother Donkey braying, and immediately you put the cork back in. And the noise outside stopped.

After a moment's thought, Yao Rongrong said, "Sir, why don't we give it a try?"

A crisis is brewing, and this is something we have to try. If it has nothing to do with the little green bottle, we can rule out that as a cause, but we should remain vigilant and continue searching for the source.

If it's related to the little green bottle, they'll at least have some idea of ​​what's going on.

Therefore, Lin Xiu did not object, saying, "Be careful with these."