Chapter 400: Anomaly in the Water

"The sky is so blue!"

Bai Yifan was leisurely munching on a grilled wing, squinting his eyes as he took in the unusually quiet surroundings.

With no factories operating now, there was no smog, and the sky looked as if it had been washed clean in the water.

"It’s rare to have such a quiet scene, let’s eat and drink to our heart’s content."

Old man Bai Zhengxuan held a braised pork knuckle in his hand, happily gnawing on it.

"I always feel like something’s off, the post-apocalypse is a bit too quiet, wouldn’t it be something if something strange suddenly came rushing at us!" Bai Yifan licked the barbecue sauce off his fingers, glanced at the murky Yellow River water, and casually remarked, "With water this cloudy, if there’s something in there, we wouldn’t be able to see it."

As soon as Bai Yifan spoke, the smiles on the Bai Family’s faces froze.

A minute later, the Bai Family silently put down their barbecues, wiped their fingers clean, and drew their daggers, clearly looking ready for battle.

"You... not eating anymore?"

Bai Yifan rubbed his fingers, looked at the unfinished barbecue, then at the battle-ready Bai Family, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

They were eating just fine a moment ago, why did they suddenly look like they were facing a great enemy?

"Not eating, you eat! Eat more, stop talking nonsense."

Bai Anhai gave Bai Yifan a mysterious look, with purple lightning sparking from his fingertips.

Bai Yifan’s mouth seemed as prophetic as a sage’s.

Able to accurately predict future events.

It worked when bad news was involved, earning him the nickname "Crow’s Mouth."

In the beginning, when Leng Yebai mentioned it, the Bai Family didn’t really believe it.

After coming back from Azure Dragon Mountain, the Bai Family realized Bai Yifan’s terrifying capability.

"If you’re not eating, then I will!"

Bai Yifan cheerfully rushed over to the barbecue stand, and once he confirmed nobody else was eating, he grabbed all the skewers.

No matter if they were extra spicy or Orleans style, they were all his!

Delicious...

Gurgle, gurgle—

The murky Yellow River water began to "boil" at that moment.

Large bubbles appeared on the still river surface, covering the entire river.

"Xiao Fan, come here quickly!"

Bai Xiqin shouted at Bai Yifan.

"Hiss— Okay!"

Bai Yifan, munching on a spicy grilled skewer, grimaced as he jogged over to Bai Xiqin’s side.

He stood steadily in the middle, at the center position.

The Yellow River water continued to boil.

Bai Yifan continued munching the barbecue with wide eyes, staring at the distant Yellow River water.

His mouth didn’t stop chewing, not a single skewer in his hands had fallen, firmly grasped in his hand.

"Do you hear that, what’s that sound?"

Wang Yiyun frowned while looking at the Yellow River water, her fingers quietly feeling the makeup pouch hanging at her waist.

She heard a sound making her excited, happy, itching to move.

"Roar—"

Just as Wang Yiyun finished speaking, a few clear zombie roars came from the Yellow River water.

"Zombies... in the water?"

Bai Zhengxuan looked at the Yellow River water, holding a braised pork knuckle in one hand and a dagger in the other, wide-eyed.

The scientific perspective of a people’s teacher no longer existed.

"Zombies don’t breathe, nor do they fear the lack of oxygen. If they accidentally fall into the water, they won’t drown. For them, both land and water are the same."

Bai Xiqin gazed at the murky water surface, her eyes deepening.

The apocalypse erupted in winter, and there weren’t many people on the Yellow River Beach.

Where there are fewer people, there are fewer zombies.

But how did these zombies get into the water, which is full of bubbles?

Moreover, if a group of zombies were truly in the water, the water shouldn’t just be murky. It should be somewhat blackened by the zombies’ black blood!

But at a glance, there’s only the characteristic yellow of the Yellow River, with no black in sight.

Before Bai Xiqin could think it through, figures emerged from the river water.

They were zombies.

Their faces still hung with decayed flesh, black blood seeped from their faces, dripping into the Yellow River water.

The black blood dripped into the river water but didn’t dye the nearby water, disappearing into the murky water instead.

The vast, endless river remained untainted by these filthy bloodstains, as it always had.

Looking from afar, it’s still that majestic and mysterious mother river.

For thousands of years, ancestors thrived here, and thousands of years later, the zombies hadn’t polluted this river.

"They really are zombies!"

With a flick, Bai Anhai’s purple lightning struck the hideous zombies hard.

The zombies were instantly charred on the outside and roasted on the inside, their brains burning into a big hole, lying on the ground motionless.

"How come their speed is so slow?"

Bai Yifan continued eating skewers while observing the zombies continuously emerging from the river.

"They should’ve been soaking in the water for a long time and aren’t quite adapted to land. Look, there’s a thin layer of mucus on them."

Bai Xiqin pointed at a zombie closest to the Bai Family.

This zombie’s rotting eyes were covered by a thin, transparent white layer, not just on its eyes but also on its skin surface.

The mucus covered the rotten flesh, better helping them swim in the water.

Zombies can’t swim, but their bodies have inexplicably evolved a supportive function.

"Then... if they evolve for hundreds more years, would they become the legendary mermaids?"

Bai Yifan shivered.

If mermaids all looked like this, he’d go back and tear up all his comic books.

They totally deceive children’s feelings.

"Not quite, they’re fundamentally two different species." Bai Xiqin shrugged, "But humans and animals are always mutating. If a certain fish evolves in a strange direction, it’s not impossible for it to become a mermaid."

Those ethereal legends, in this apocalypse, seem to have become some sort of prophecy.

"Hope there will be mermaids." Bai Yifan took a bite of a spicy grilled sausage, a trace of bright red chili oil hanging at the corner of his mouth, he said full of longing, "If there really are mermaids, I definitely won’t let her turn into foam!"

Bai Xiqin’s mouth twitched, and steel needles rose into the air, piercing those slime-covered zombies.

"How can you be sure you’re the prince and not the witch? Did you forget about Xiao Ling’er by Daming Lake?"

Bai Xiqin silently added, scumbag.

"Of course not, I’m just admiring that prince." Bai Yifan continued toothily munching on a spicy grilled skewer, "Look at him, not marrying the mermaid, still managed to marry a princess."

"When you go back, stop reading those weird comic books." Bai Anhai looked solemnly at Bai Yifan, "If you were a prince, why was I working so hard to earn money before the apocalypse? One son, one million! Getting a wife for a son is too hard!"

Moreover, Bai Yifan seemed like a son with a not-so-bright mind.

Whoever marries him, it’s really hard for the girl.

Besides letting his wife and daughter have endless beautiful clothes, Bai Anhai had another arduous task.

Getting a wife for his seemingly intellectually challenged son.

This last task, it was just too difficult, truly too difficult.

The only solace is that this brat Bai Yifan managed to find a daughter-in-law.

Although Bai Yifan was somewhat beastly, there was at least a girl, in this world, you can’t ask for too much.

The girl, alive, was already enough!

Other than wishing for a long life together, Bai Anhai couldn’t say anything harsh.

Bai Yifan: ...

Why did he feel his dad was looking at him weirdly?

Like looking at an idiot?

Bai Yifan shook his head and stopped looking at Bai Anhai.

Maybe he was just seeing it wrong!

His dad should be proud to have such a strikingly handsome son who even found a daughter-in-law as a minor, without the parents having to worry.