Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: Discovering Xiao Cui
 

Seeing that everyone else had gone off to attend to their own tasks, Su Jin remembered that she had yet to plant her vegetables.

Looking at the soil that Lin Cheng had loosened, Su Jin sighed, took out some lettuce, chili, and tomato seeds from her space, and placed them in the soil. Considering Yin Chengtian’s current situation, she felt it was better for her to hasten their growth herself.

In the Apocalypse, it was actually quite difficult for seeds to germinate. It was unclear whether this was due to the air quality or the seeds themselves, and even those that managed to sprout often struggled to grow. Consequently, those with the Wood Element Ability naturally became the spokespersons for “vegetable farmers”…

As Su Jin applied her Wood Element Ability to the garden, the newly placed seeds began to sprout at a speed visible to the naked eye, growing and enlarging…

When the garden could be seen from afar, with its tender green shoots, Su Jin stopped her efforts. She planned to leave the daily maintenance to Yin Chengtian later on, which would be an excellent opportunity for him to learn how to control his Special Ability. Moreover, the vegetables were planted as a cover, and she did not really expect to eat them.

Observing the others practicing their Special Abilities, Su Jin decided to go back to her room to practice her own. Except for Lu Hao, no one knew the level of her Special Ability, which was now most commonly manifesting as her Vine-based Ability.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that when she controlled the vines, it wasn’t solely dependent on her Special Ability. It was as if the vine could understand her commands. In her last battle with a Wind Element Zombie, several sections of the vine were cut off. At that moment, she thought she perceived a sense of grievance, but she was too engaged in the fight to pay much attention, and afterwards, she forgot about it.

Lu Hao saw Su Jin return to her room alone and followed her in. Not finding her inside, he figured she must have gone to her space. He then locked the door and entered the space as well.

“You came too?” Su Jin had just entered the space when she noticed her estranged husband had followed her in.

“Yeah, I came to check on you.”

Check on her? Didn’t he see her every day?

Ignoring Lu Hao’s words, Su Jin said, “I wanted to come in and practice my Special Ability. What about you?”

“I’m practicing my Special Ability too,” Lu Hao said with a raised eyebrow.

“…”

But when Lu Hao said he was going to practice, he really did start practicing. He managed to attach Special Ability Fire to the Ghost Hand Knife, making the entire blade appear as if it were engulfed in flames, which looked quite spectacular.

“I just don’t know how powerful it is. Next time I’ll find a zombie to test it,” Lu Hao said as he wielded the Ghost Hand Knife.

“I don’t think this new move of yours suits the Ghost Hand Knife,” Su Jin said thoughtfully as she looked around.

“Oh? Why not?”

“Because the Ghost Hand Knife is too short. If you could use a sword, it might be more suitable.”

Lu Hao nodded in agreement. Indeed, that was true, but they couldn’t find a suitable sword at the moment, so the couple had to let the matter rest.

Having settled into the villa, Su Jin and Lu Hao planned a trip to the Antique City in S City, although the situation with the zombies there was still uncertain.

While Lu Hao was practicing his Special Ability, Su Jin also summoned her vine. She closed her eyes, temporarily blocking out her own Special Ability, and tried to connect with the vine using her consciousness.

Gradually, she saw some green specks twinkling in her mind. These specks of light coalesced into a round, spherical shape and suddenly shot towards her.

The sensation was like watching a 3D movie when a bullet seems to fly at you—she instinctively wanted to dodge, but the green sphere then vanished.

When she opened her eyes again, she felt as if something extra had settled into her consciousness.

Looking at her vine, Su Jin couldn’t help but wonder, could it be…?

The vine suddenly swayed and then gently twined around Su Jin’s wrist!

She hadn’t used her special ability just now!

“You, you…” Su Jin was at a loss for words, but she realized then that the vine couldn’t speak. However, could it be that it was sentient?

Feeling that Su Jin had finally acknowledged its existence, the tip of the vine sprouted a familiar tender shoot and happily swayed in front of Su Jin’s eyes. She had always thought the sprouting was driven by her special ability, so it was actually spontaneous?

The versatility of the Wood element ability was truly boundless. Su Jin didn’t know how to comprehend this, and the verdant tender shoot, as if sensing its master’s confusion, gently brushed Su Jin’s hand with its leaf, as if to comfort her.

“Thank you.”

She was starting to understand why her Wood element came with the power of healing. Could it be because of this tender shoot? In her previous life, she had never discovered it, nor had she felt it. So, had it appeared because of her rebirth?

“Xiao Jin, who are you talking to?” Lu Hao saw Su Jin talking to herself and came over to sit beside her.

“To my Xiao Cui,” she replied.

“Who’s Xiao Cui?” There wasn’t a third person here.

“My vine. It seems to be a thinking vine, look.”

Su Jin had already put away the vine, but the tender shoot was still in her hand. She held it up to Lu Hao for him to see clearly.

“Isn’t this your special ability?” Was his wife naming her special ability?

“I’ve now blocked my special ability, so it’s not because of that. Xiao Cui has its own thoughts, right, Xiao Cui?” Su Jin said, holding the tender shoot.

The tender shoot, called Xiao Cui, was very happy. Not only had its master discovered it today, but she had also given it a name; it was overjoyed and wriggled happily in front of both of them.

Lu Hao still didn’t quite understand. To him, this appeared to be no different from Wood element ability. But since Xiao Jin had said it was a thinking leaf, then it must be, he figured. Besides, such a combo was quite cute.

The couple didn’t dare to linger in the Space for too long. After entering the Lu Residence and greeting their grandparents, they left, as dinnertime was approaching and it was time for them to go out.

“What? Tomorrow you and Xiao Hao are going out alone?”

At the dinner table, Mrs. Su, Tianhui, became uneasy with the thought. It was so dangerous outside, especially since they were going to a place so close to the city center.

“Mm, don’t worry, Mom, we’ll try to make it a quick trip,” Su Jin said, eating a piece of boiled fish. It was spicy, fragrant, and the fish was delightfully tender—so delicious.

“But what are you going to Antique City for?”

Lu Guanhai wasn’t too worried about their safety; he just didn’t understand why they wanted to go there.

“Dad, we’re going to look for weapons,” Lu Hao answered.

“Lu Hao has come up with a new strategy, but we don’t have the right weapons now. We’re going to look for them,” Su Jin explained further.

The latest map of City S showed that Antique City was not a densely populated area for zombies, so they planned to give it a try. Besides, Antique City wasn’t far from their location, and she had some memories of it from her previous life.

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