Chapter 1557: Moonlight at Night

After coming out of the trading market, Zheng Hanbing and his group crossed several mountains.

"Brother Zheng, there should be no one following us. Let's take the main road. I really don't want to take the mountain road." Xie Dali said breathlessly.

Zheng Hanbing thought for a while and nodded:

"Okay, let's go down the mountain."

After that, he led everyone down the mountain.

Half an hour later, they walked out of a dense forest.

Hula!

Zheng Hanbing took out a map from his arms. The red dot was marked on the map. This location was the oil city.

He looked at the map and identified their current location.

"Yes, this road is G107. Keep going south." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind him.

At noon, the scorching sun baked the earth.

The big trees on both sides provided shade, and they walked in the shade.

Zheng Hanbing was eating corn tortillas. The dry corn tortillas were powdery when he bit them. In addition, the weather was hot and they were walking, so their mouths were dry and their corn tortillas were hard to swallow.

They had no choice but to eat a piece of bread and a sip of water.

"Hurry up, we must return to Zhongshan Forest before the mountain goes down." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind him.

They had been rushing and walking all the time. They basically did not encounter zombies on the road when they ran down from the mountain. Instead, they encountered two teams of survivors.

However, the two teams of survivors ignored them and missed each other face to face.

The strength of both sides was similar, not to mention that there were mountains and forests on both sides. In the state of alert, one side either had the absolute strength to crush the other side, otherwise it would not easily take action.

After parting with the two teams of survivors without any danger, five hours passed.

It was five o'clock in the evening.

They finally arrived at the road below Zhongshan Forest Park.

But they did not immediately go to the side road, but continued to walk forward for five kilometers.

Zheng Hanbing led everyone to hide in the woods. After waiting for more than ten minutes, he saw no one following behind, so he led everyone to take a detour through the forest.

It was more like no road than a path.

As they shuttled through the dense forest, their arms were always scratched by thorns and sharp leaves on the road.

They walked for a full hour for five kilometers.

It was six o'clock in the evening.

The treetops blocked the sunlight, and the dense forest seemed a little gloomy and dim.

"Everyone, work hard, we will be there soon." Zheng Hanbing said to the people behind.

A man was carrying two baskets with difficulty, sweating profusely, "Brother Zheng, I don't understand, no one is following us behind, why are we still suspicious and walking on this road? It would be better to take the main road normally."

"What do you know? It's better to be safe than sorry. Listen to Brother Zheng." Jie Dali said beside him.

Zheng Hanbing opened his mouth, but he said nothing.

If someone finds their place of residence and they are not as strong as others, they will have no way out on the mountain.

Because there is only one way down the mountain, that is the plank road.

Roar~

A faint zombie roar caught their attention.

Feng Cheng quickly looked in the direction of the zombie roar, and saw a zombie stuck in a bush.

This zombie seemed to have been trapped here for a long time, with vines wrapped around its body.

Feng Cheng pulled out a dagger from his waist and approached.

Puff!

The zombie was killed with one knife.

It seems that in this densely vegetated forest, zombies running in are easily trapped here. They will be stuck by thorns, vines, fallen branches, etc. after walking a few steps.

Zombies cannot use cold weapons to open the way. Once they are trapped in it, it is basically difficult to get out.

"Let's go!" Zheng Hanbing took a look, nodded to Feng Cheng, and continued to walk deep into the scenic area.

Ten minutes later, they got out of the bushes in a panic.

Covered with fallen leaves, green leaf juice on his face, and his arms were full of mosquito bites.

Zheng Hanbing looked around. They had now entered the main road at the entrance of the scenic area.

A few hundred meters further up, they would reach the suspended plank road.

When they got here, they felt relieved.

Looking at the familiar environment, their pace became faster and faster.

They were very close to home.

As the sky darkened, Lin Muguang, Liu Beifeng and others on the top of the mountain were a little worried.

"Xiaolu, go down the mountain to the plank road to have a look."

"Okay."

Lin Lu took Shen Baoyue down the mountain with a crossbow.

On the way.

Shen Baoyue asked with some concern: "Brother Lu, Uncle Zheng and the others will be okay, right?"

Lin Lu paused for a moment, and soon he continued to move forward.

His voice came from the front, and his tone was very affirmative.

"It should be okay. Uncle Zheng is cautious. There will be no problem for him to lead the team. Even if they don't come back today, they will come back tomorrow."

"Yeah!" Shen Baoyue nodded vigorously.

The two continued to trot down the mountain. The sun had already sunk down the mountain.

The sky gradually darkened.

A full moon rose from the east.

Although the sky was not completely dark, the moon had come out.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight was as bright as white jade.

The two trotted all the way to the entrance of the damaged plank road. There were already two people waiting at the entrance of the plank road to meet Zheng Hanbing and others.

When Lin Lu saw that there were only Zheng Zheng and others at the entrance of the plank road, he frowned and felt a little worried.

It's dark and Uncle Zheng hasn't come back yet. It's extremely dangerous to walk at night. Zombies might suddenly jump out of the wall in the dark.

If you encounter wall-climbing zombies outside at night, without ultraviolet light, you will definitely die.

"Azheng." Lin Lu walked over.

"Brother Lu, my dad hasn't come back yet, I..." Zheng Zheng looked at the other side of the plank road with some worry.

Lin Lu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, wait a moment."

"It's getting dark soon, and they haven't come back yet." Zheng Zheng said with a hint of sob in his voice.

At this moment, a voice came from the other side.

swish swish——

Zheng Zheng was about to open the iron gate they had built, but Lin Lu stopped him.

"Don't move for now. Let's see if it's Uncle Zheng."

Zheng Zheng had no choice but to stop.

Ten seconds later, six or seven figures carrying baskets appeared on the gray plank road.

"It's them!" Zheng Zheng opened the iron door, then untied the hanging ropes on both sides, and put down the wooden board they built.

This device is somewhat like an ancient city gate. A moat was built outside the city gate. However, if the door needs to be opened except in wartime, the city gate is lowered and placed on the moat to allow people to enter and exit.

If an enemy approached, they would pull this door up and the moat would have no bridge.

Bang!

The heavy wooden plank fell on the plank road opposite, making a loud noise.

Zheng Hanbing and others also saw Lin Lu and others opposite at this time, and the excitement on their faces could not be concealed.

The moon is getting higher and higher, and the sun's light is gradually disappearing.

The bright white moonlight shines in the quiet mountain forest. The leaves sway in the wind and reflect the moonlight, just like the waves in the ocean. The stars are dotted, giving a quiet beauty.

"Azheng." When Zheng Hanbing saw his son across from him, he raised the corners of his mouth and called out softly.

"Dad." Zheng Zheng shouted, just coming from the opposite plank road.

"Don't come over. The wooden board can't bear too much weight. Let's talk about it over here." Zheng Hanbing quickly dissuaded him.

"good."

Afterwards, Zheng Hanbing and others walked over the board one after another.

Soon, they all arrived at the plank road on the opposite side from the plank road here.

Lin Lu and several people pulled the rope, and through the pulley, they could save a lot of effort.

Squeak!

After they closed the iron railings, Zheng Hanbing smiled and said to Lin Lu and Zheng Zheng:

"Let's go back first."

In the night, a group of people walked happily towards the top of the mountain on the 100-meter-high plank road.

They stepped on the bright moonlight and looked up at the bright moon, shining brightly every step of the way.

Zheng Hanbing rubbed Azheng's head and said, "You bastard."

"Dad, why are you back so late?" Zheng Zheng raised his head and asked.

"Something happened and we were delayed, but we were lucky enough to get what we wanted. In addition..."

Zheng Hanbing remembered what the clerk said in store No. 3. It was obvious that he wanted to recruit them.

"What else?" Zheng Zheng asked.

Zheng Hanbing thought for a while and said with a smile: "Besides, let's talk about it when we go up the mountain."

Twenty minutes later, they were back at the top of the mountain.

The few houses on the top of the mountain were originally B&Bs and grocery stores in the scenic area.

Before the end of the world, many people came here to watch the sunrise.

in one of the houses.

Wood burned in an iron basin, illuminating the surrounding area.

In the expectant eyes of everyone,

Zheng Hanbing took out the salt, sugar, ultraviolet lamp and other items purchased on this trip from the basket.

"Okay, Lao Zheng, I'll tell you there's nothing wrong with you!" Lin Muguang said to Zheng Hanbing with a smile in the firelight.

Zheng Hanbing smiled, but his expression quickly returned to seriousness.

"Captain Lin, I'm afraid the idea we had at the beginning was not easy to implement."

"Huh? What should I say? Did you encounter anything on this trip?" Lin Muguang asked doubtfully.

They had thought of a way before, by growing food on this mountain, and then taking the excess food and vegetables to the trading market in exchange for the supplies they needed.

Because there are some materials that they cannot produce by themselves.

Zheng Hanbing said with a serious face: "We may be being targeted."

Then, he told Lin Muguang about entering the trading market and being targeted by the Golden Tiger Gang, as well as what Liu Dongdou reminded them.

In addition, he specifically mentioned the invitation from the people at the No. 3 store in the trading bazaar.

Everyone was very excited when they heard this.

"Why are you still hesitating? If you follow Oil City, it will definitely be better than now."

"Yes, and with Oil City protecting us, we don't have to be so worried. We are scared to death when we go to sell something."

"But when are we going? Crops like sweet potatoes and potatoes are about to mature in a few months. Now, what will happen to our crops?"

"We definitely can't go there now, otherwise our previous efforts will be in vain, and we may not be able to get jobs in the past. It would be a disaster if we were deceived."

"I agree, at least wait until the crops are harvested before going there."

"Why do you have to go there? There are so many people at the trading market that ordinary people can't find us in this place. Wouldn't it be good to stay here peacefully? When our crops are harvested, our lives will be easier!"

"I also think we shouldn't go to the trading market. Let's not talk about what kind of work they give us, let's just talk about what kind of treatment they give us. What if it's worse than what we have now, then why should we go there? Besides, the trading market may not be as safe as our place."

As soon as this was said, there was an objection.

"What are you talking about? Do you want to say it again? If we hadn't gone to the trading market, would we have survived the thunderstorm disaster? When we got here, these houses were blown into a mess, you won't forget it! The trading market must be a hundred times safer than our place! Now there is just no natural disaster, no one has found us here, if a natural disaster comes, our place will definitely be very dangerous."

"Humph, aren't we digging a cellar now? When the cellar is built, we will hide under it"

Everyone was arguing with each other.

Lin Muguang was annoyed by the noise, so he said impatiently:

"Okay! Stop arguing!"

(Seeking monthly tickets)