Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 416 Little Stone and Little Ginseng

Amidst the towering, almost overwhelming vegetation, the calmly standing figure was so small as to be almost invisible.

He had a very handsome appearance. Using this word to describe him isn't derogatory; his features were delicate, with a hint of feminine softness in his eyes. His skin was very fair, and he wore a clean white shirt and jeans. In this post-apocalyptic world, he was practically one of the cleanest people around.

But who would have thought that this seemingly clean and harmless person was actually the Zombie King?

The zombie-clearing operation proceeded methodically, with its subordinates dying one by one. Of course, the zombie king could not remain seated any longer.

The zombie king now has the potential to eliminate humans with the vaccine, and his dead subordinates cannot be brought back to life. Faced with the threat that his reign of terror is about to be handed over to others before he has even had a chance to enjoy it for long, the strange old man on their side once again chose to stand by and watch. Finally, the zombie king made his decision.

He wants to infiltrate the human camp.

At this point, his appearance was no different from that of an ordinary human. His slightly bluish skin had turned into fair skin. From the outside, he looked like a normal human being. As long as he could evade the monitoring of the instruments, no one would discover his identity.

In fact, he did succeed. After eliminating all the zombies in the entire S City base, the cheering crowd discovered that one zombie and one person were missing.

Zombies are their greatest enemy—the Zombie King. And the missing person is Old Yu, who inexplicably took the vaccine.

To this day, people still don't know why this old man, who dedicated his life to the people before the apocalypse and devoted himself to the base after the apocalypse, would do such a thing. After the anger subsided, many people want an explanation.

But he disappeared too.

Nobody knows where Lao Yu is, but the location of the Zombie King is easy to find.

He's different from humans; zombies eat flesh and blood. And they eat raw, even as a zombie king, he still needs to eat. Especially a high-level zombie like him, who consumes a lot of flesh and blood every day, meaning the zombie king needs to come out to hunt for food every so often. Previously, his underlings did this, but now he has to act alone. And since he's in a human settlement, if he attacks someone, the people around that person will notice.

Despite his best efforts to erase all traces and make his food disappear from the world without leaving a drop of blood, the disappearance of humans still alerted the human leaders.

After investigation, they finally confirmed that the missing humans were not killed by other humans, but by zombies. Only high-level zombies could be so silent. However, a zombie's unusual appearance would make it stand out among humans, making it easy to spot. If there is any zombie in the world that can look exactly like a human, it's probably only that one.

The human leaders acted decisively and began a massive investigation.

The census is the slowest but most effective method.

What's his name? Where is he from? Where did he work before the apocalypse? Which friends did he make after the apocalypse? Who can testify for him? What does he do now? After all sorts of questions were registered, the zombie king, who had just blended into the crowd, was unlucky enough to be caught.

He regained his human memories, but he was just an ordinary human being in his previous life. According to the military investigators, the behavior reflected in his memories retrieved by the zombie virus is very likely to confirm that he was just an ordinary otaku before the apocalypse.

The search team remained calm at first, slowly luring away everyone around the zombie king before revealing its true colors.

The hunt has begun.

This time, the roles of humans and zombies have been reversed, and even the strongest zombie king can only become prey for humans.

Still somewhat weak, the little ginseng, the strongest fighter on the human side, led the charge. A multitude of plants burst forth from the earth, baring their fangs and claws to assert their presence. They grew wildly, blotting out the sky.

From a distance, this is the territory of the little ginseng.

As the Zombie King's level increased, Little Ginseng's demonic power also slowly grew. Previously, they were evenly matched, with Little Ginseng slightly inferior. Now, the situation was similar, except Little Ginseng had more superhumans on his side—higher levels, greater numbers, and a greater impact on the Zombie King.

Victory is tilting in the direction of the little ginseng.

At this crucial moment, Yu Liu was not by the little ginseng's side.

"You came?"

His calm voice carried a hint of amusement.

This is a tall building not far from the battlefield. From the rooftop, one can clearly see the battlefield in the distance.

Old Yu was dressed in tattered clothes, with a calm smile on his face, and was observing the situation in the distance with a pair of binoculars in his hand.

"They've arrived." Mr. Wang, the highest-ranking leader of the B City base, had gray hair but looked to be in good spirits. He possessed a strong will; even after being betrayed by an old friend, he could remain calm now that he finally had the opportunity to personally question him. "I've come to ask why."

"The answer is actually quite simple."

Old Yu took down the binoculars from his eyes and looked directly into Mr. Wang's eyes. "Because I am not him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot rapidly toward Mr. Wang and struck him. Yu Liu, who had been standing nearby, reacted quickly and pulled Mr. Wang aside, preventing the laser from piercing his heart from hitting his left hand instead.

His entire left hand was instantly scorched by the light.

But none of that could compare to the shock of the answer. "You!"

"I missed. That was my last bullet, I saved it specifically for you. Looks like I won't be able to complete this mission." He waved to Mr. Wang and Yu Liu: "Goodbye."

After saying that, he jumped off the building without hesitation.

Yu Liu pulled Mr. Wang, who was somewhat limp, back to his feet. She had come along because she felt there might be something fishy about Old Yu. She trusted her judgment and wanted to find out the reason.

It seems that this Lao Yu is no longer the same Lao Yu. Judging from what he said, he may have been transported to another time.

It really is a post-apocalyptic world; it's a complete mess, with all sorts of people.

……

The battle lasted for nearly three hours, and of course, it ended with Little Ginseng emerging victorious. It was almost a one-sided fight; the Zombie King was powerful, but he was outnumbered, especially since everyone had a vaccine to weaken him.

Having defeated the zombie king, the zombies in this country have been completely wiped out.

But the little ginseng's mission was not yet over.

This country was saved, but there are hundreds of other countries outside of it.

"Damn it, these humans are trying to drain me dry!"

Faced with this cruel reality, the little ginseng was on the verge of tears.

"Hmm... Perhaps we should remind the research institute to see if they can extract substances from other plants that are the same as your genes to make a vaccine, or... dilute your blood? I don't know if that would work."

In any case, this is a problem that will give those scientists a headache.

Large quantities of vaccines were supplied abroad, and the territory occupied by zombies was slowly eroded back by humans, becoming human territory again.

This country, the first to eradicate zombies, has been successfully recorded in history.

However, neither Little Ginseng nor Jade Willow are mentioned in those historical records.

As for why there isn't one...

The historian compiling the history book felt wronged. Who could tell him the name of the guy who provided the most important material for the vaccine? What? You say he didn't have a name? How am I supposed to remember him if he didn't have a name? Remember him as nameless? Are you kidding me? Such a great hero, without even a name? Who would believe that?

As for Yu Liu, she does have a name. But everyone heard the boy next to her call her "Stone." Stone, Stone!! What kind of girl has such a name? And for a hero to have such a corny, down-to-earth name, he's definitely not reliable.

and so……

Let's not write about it anymore. Let's save some face for the heroes. They don't care about fame anyway. Let bygones be bygones.

It was such a happy decision.

Actually, you're just trying to be lazy. After all, names are a tricky thing to do. Just say you're too lazy to think about it.

……

Yu Liu arrived at the Tushita Palace with slight trepidation. The palace gates were wide open, and there were no guards in front of the tall gates. The Tushita Palace was shrouded in mist, and the interior furnishings could not be seen clearly until one got closer.

Yu Liu was born here. She had wondered why the Tushita Palace was always shrouded in mist. The boy who tended the fire for Laozi once frankly told her that it was because Laozi liked to refine elixirs with the palace gates open.

This is certainly not a problem, but we also have to consider how popular Laozi's elixirs are in the divine realm. As soon as they see Laozi refining elixirs, all sorts of deities flock to him. Laozi himself remains calm and collected, but the servants responsible for dealing with them suffer. So, they came up with this solution.

They had expected Laozi to disagree, but to their surprise, he said nothing. Thus, the ever-present swirling mist became a scenic feature of the Tushita Palace. This mist could block divine sense, so no one could see what was happening inside, and naturally, no one knew when Laozi was refining elixirs.

Yu Liu couldn't understand why they had to make something as simple as closing a door so complicated.

As soon as I stepped through the gates of the Tushita Palace, the gurgling sound of boiling water reached my ears, as if something was being cooked inside.

"Dan Tong and Yao Tong, are you using Laozi's medicine furnace to cook something again?"

Before she even saw the two children standing in front of the large cauldron, constantly fanning the fire, Yu Liu first smelled a fragrant aroma. So she immediately hurried forward, walked to the small ladder next to the cauldron, and peered inside.

"Yu Liu? You're back?" Dan Tong was truly exasperated when he saw Yu Liu's appearance. "Don't look at me. We didn't cook anything today. That's some elixir we've prepared. It's for Lady Miao Ting, she said, to use for bathing. Lord Lao Jun owes her a favor, so he had us brew the elixir for him here~"

"Oh."

To be honest, Yu Liu was somewhat disappointed. During the time she stayed in Laozi's Tushita Palace, what Yu Liu remembered most vividly was probably the food cooked in Laozi's medicine cauldron.

This ancient cauldron, which has existed for countless ages, has refined countless pills, and countless rare and precious herbs have tumbled within it, leaving behind their essence. Food made with this formula... is absolutely delicious.

then……

The alchemist and medicine boy who accidentally discovered this secret would always secretly make some food when Laozi was not around. Even the newborn Yuliu knew about it and colluded with them. It is unknown whether Laozi knew about this.

"Laojun has been waiting for you behind, hurry up."

The apprentice took a fan and fanned the flames under the medicine cauldron, which immediately made the flames burn even brighter.

Yu Liu agreed and passed through the front hall of the palace to the back.

The clouds and mist have dissipated, revealing a large, open space.

The space beneath their feet seemed boundless, with only a few pillars standing in the distance. Dragons coiled around those pillars, their mouths agape, appearing to roar in fury.

"Old Master?"

Yu Liu called out.

An old man with a white beard appeared out of nowhere. He flicked his whisk, shook his Taoist robe, and looked like a Taoist immortal. He raised an eyebrow at Yu Liu and said, "Sit down."

Yu Liu plopped down on the ground. "I'm not saying this to be mean, but Lao Jun, could you please install some furniture here? You yourself said that this floor hasn't been swept for thousands of years. Don't be fooled by its clean appearance; I didn't know it was actually quite filthy."

"It can clean itself."

"But when you said it hadn't been cleaned for 1000 years, I instantly couldn't look at it the same way." Yu Liu shrugged. "I'm not going to joke with you. So, what did you want to see me about this time?"

"Rare indeed." Lao Jun chuckled, instantly shattering his dignified and otherworldly demeanor. "I've come to ask you something. Yue Sheng told me that you asked her about your past memories."

"Oh, I'm just curious! This is so obvious. Now that I know, I won't feel right until I figure it out."

"I didn't say you couldn't ask. It's just that the reason you can't remember is due to your own reasons." Lao Jun tapped Yu Liu's forehead. "Do you want to know about your forgotten past?"

"Hmm, you're thinking it, aren't you? Are you secretly plotting something bad again?"

"Eh? What are you saying?" Lao Jun flicked his whisk, his face full of displeasure. "What kind of bad things could an old man like me plot? You're registered under my name, even if you're not my biological child, you're still my child. I'm doing this for my child..."

"Stop, stop, stop—get to the point!"

"I have a way to help you regain your memories. Would you like to try?"