In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

"Eighty, eighty..."

Jiang Qingyue was diligently chopping down trees with an axe, while not far from her, the furry Jiang Qingyan was also diligently gnawing on trees.

Suddenly, Jiang Qingyan abandoned the tree she was half-chewing on, and in a flash, she jumped onto Jiang Qingyue's shoulder, while making a rapid chirping sound: "Chirp chirp chirp chirp."

Jiang Qingyue knew something was wrong as soon as she heard it. She had never seen Yan Bao bark so urgently since she met it. She quickly grabbed her axe and got into battle mode.

"...Where are they?"

Jiang Qingyue looked again and again in disbelief, but still couldn't see anyone.

Could it be that they've gone into hiding?

She quickly led Jiang Qingyan to a place to lie down. As soon as they lay down, she saw Jiang Qingyan, who was standing on her shoulder, suddenly jump to the left front.

Jiang Qingyue then saw clearly that there was a snake in front of her, a very small white snake, which seemed to be invisible in the snow. No wonder she hadn't seen it before.

At this moment, the little snake was being hammered to the ground by Jiang Qingyan.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief. A snake that can move around outdoors at minus 50 degrees Celsius must be a strange beast. It looks like it is also in its cub stage and is no match for Yan Bao.

"Chirp chirp?" Jiang Qingyan slowed down her movements as she typed.

"Hiss~"

"Chirp chirp chirp?"

"Hiss hiss hiss."

This is communication. Jiang Qingyue was dumbfounded. Can a rabbit and a snake communicate without any problems?

As it turns out, it is possible.

The snake and rabbit chirped for a long time before Jiang Qingyan released the little snake, which jumped in front of Jiang Qingyue and chirped away, pointing at Jiang Qingyue, then at the little snake, and then at something in front of them.

"Wait, wait, slow down, I don't understand."

Jiang Qingyue said that although she and Yan Bao had some tacit understanding, it was not enough to overcome the language barrier.

Fortunately, Yanbao realized the problem and chirped a few times to the little snake. The little snake nodded emphatically, then flicked its tail and swam forward.

Jiang Qingyan jumped off her shoulder to the ground, grabbed her trouser leg, and pointed at the little snake.

Jiang Qingyue understood immediately: "You mean you want me to keep up?"

"grumble."

"Let's go then." Jiang Qingyue still trusted Yan Bao. Since it judged that there was no danger, she would follow. Besides, with her current combat strength, if she joined forces with Yan Bao, there was nothing to be afraid of unless they encountered Wang Dawei.

The man and the rabbit followed the snake for more than ten minutes, and then they saw a person covered in blood in the forest.

Jiang Qingyue looked at the small snake with a strange expression: "Your master?"

The little snake clearly understood human speech; it nodded its head, flicked its tongue, and quickly swam to its owner's side.

Jiang Qingyue didn't get close. It was clear from the little snake's expression that it wanted their help to save someone, but who knew if it was good or bad.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp..."

Given that Yan Bao was still pulling and the person was completely still, seemingly frozen stiff, Jiang Qingyue decided to go and check on him first.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Qingyue discovered that it was actually a very young girl covered in blood. Looking at the wound, she saw that the bleeding was coming from her right shoulder.

Jiang Qingyue raised an eyebrow.

To confirm, she checked the girl's legs again and found that they were severely atrophied, a condition caused by prolonged inactivity leading to muscle atrophy.

Dragon Nine Stars.

Jiang Qingyue was surprised by the coincidence; the person who had escaped Wang Dawei's encirclement and killing actually appeared in front of her.

I checked his breathing and pulse and found that he was still breathing, but his condition was quite bad.

"Let's go." Jiang Qingyue picked the person up in her arms.

If it were someone else, she would have to think it over, after all, the story of the farmer and the snake is not uncommon, but Long Jiuxing is different. Long Jiuxing is Wang Dawei's enemy, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

They both have a common enemy, so naturally they should be saved.

Once Long Jiuxing is revived, with her combat power, plus her and Yan Bao, there will be no need to fear Wang Dawei.

And that little white snake, although we don't know how strong it is, it's quite clever. Besides, Long Jiuxing was seriously injured and couldn't walk. He was able to escape Wang Dawei's pursuit, which was probably thanks to this little snake.

This shows that their combat strength is not weak either; it's practically a gift from God.

Jiang Qingyue carried the frail Long Jiuxing in her arms and ran ahead, followed by a snake and a rabbit. They quickly returned to the shelter.

The hottest place in the entire shelter was the room that generated the electricity.

Jiang Qingyue carried the person and dragged the bedding from her own bed to the power generation room, spreading it on the floor. Remembering that Long Jiuxing had a spinal problem, she quickly instructed Yan Bao to bring over a pillow.

Then I put Long Jiuxing on the blanket, letting her sit up and lean against something, and quickly brought over the first-aid kit.

Recalling the first aid knowledge I had hastily learned during this period, I first used scissors to cut open Long Jiuxing's clothes and cleaned the wound.

In fact, Long Jiuxing had lost too much blood and needed a blood transfusion, but she didn't know Long Jiuxing's blood type and didn't have any plasma, so she could only do some simple first aid.

Disinfect, clean the wound, suture, and bandage.

After doing all this, Jiang Qingyue ran to turn on her phone. She had looked at the relevant first aid plan before, but she wasn't quite sure. After finding the information, she quickly ran to find all the medicine she had bought before the apocalypse.

5% glucose injection: replenishes energy and improves weakness, hypoglycemia, and insufficient blood supply to the heart;

Cephalosporin intravenous drip: to prevent wound infection and inflammation;

Vitamin C injection: accelerates the healing of skin and flesh wounds;

In a flurry of activity, they finally managed to insert the needle into Long Jiuxing's arm.

After finishing all this, Jiang Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief and said to the nervous little white snake, "I don't know if your master is allergic to cephalosporins, and I can't do a skin test. I don't know how either. I can only leave it to fate."

"Hiss." The little white snake flicked its tongue and ran to Long Jiuxing's side, rubbing its tiny head against him again and again, looking very depressed.

Jiang Qingyue opened her mouth, but found that no amount of comforting words would work. She added some firewood to the stove and then went to the area where household items were kept to fetch two quilts.

Gently, they stripped Long Jiuxing's soaked clothes dry and wrapped him in a soft, dry blanket.

"Little snake, I've done everything I can. Whether she wakes up or not depends on your master's luck. You stay here and watch over her. If anything seems wrong, call me. I'll go cook some fish porridge. If she wakes up, give her something to nourish her."

Jiang Qingyue turned around, fetched water, and started cooking the porridge base.

Then I went to the frozen food section and picked out two bags of prepared sole fillets.

This type of fish has few bones and good meat quality, making it perfect for cooking porridge.

I thawed the fish in room temperature water and then went to prepare the ingredients.

Ginger, scallions, and white pepper powder—as someone who loves all kinds of seafood, she had a very complete set of seasonings. It's just a pity that the scallions were only dehydrated, and the taste was much worse than fresh ones.

While slicing ginger, I stirred the porridge in the pot from time to time.

While stirring, Jiang Qingyue suddenly remembered something and quickly called out, "Yanbao, Yanbao, go to the door and keep watch. If you see anyone, come back and call me immediately."

After calling out a few times but not hearing Yanbao's familiar chirping, they started searching.

Hearing the noise, the little white snake flicked its tongue at her and pointed to the door with the tip of its tail.

Jiang Qingyue was taken aback: "You mean my rabbit ran away?"

The little white snake nodded, then circled around its owner listlessly.

"Okay." Jiang Qingyue opened the door to the shelter.

When I went outside, sure enough, on the small hill next to the shelter, the little guy was tucked in his paws and keeping watch.

Upon seeing Jiang Qingyue come out, it chirped at her, as if asking, "Weren't you cooking? Why are you out here?"

Jiang Qingyue went over and ruffled the little guy's fur: "I just remembered I needed to keep watch, but our Yanbao already thought of that. So smart."

"Chirp chirp." That's right, although this rabbit can't cook delicious food, it can still keep watch without any problem.

"Okay, then you can keep watch here for a bit. I'll go back and continue cooking. You don't really like fish, so I'll make you a bowl of beef noodles with two beef meatballs."

"Chirp chirp chirp." Jiang Qingyan waved her little paws repeatedly, urging her to hurry up and do it.

"What a little foodie." Jiang Qingyue was both amused and exasperated.

Even now, she still can't understand why Yanbao, a rabbit, doesn't like to eat carrots or cabbage, but insists on eating beef.

Especially beef meatballs, which are definitely its favorite.

Back at the shelter, Jiang Qingyue cooked while checking on Long Jiuxing's condition from time to time. She was relieved to find that his condition had not worsened.

If none of this works, she's out of options.

However, the fact that such severe injuries could be stabilized with simple treatment suggests that Long Jiuxing must have used special items, otherwise his physique wouldn't be so amazing.

Soon, the fish slices thawed, and Jiang Qingyue took a large bowl and poured both bags of fish slices into it.

Add the chopped ginger and pepper powder, a few drops of oil, and knead for a while.

I added a little more starch water and continued kneading.

After kneading, let the fish fillets marinate in a bowl.

In the past, when she got to this step, she would usually cover it with a layer of plastic wrap, but that stuff wasn't very useful in the apocalypse, so she didn't prepare any and had to skip it.

After marinating for 10 minutes, the bottom of the pot started to boil and the rice water became thick.

"The timing is perfect."

Add the marinated fish fillets and continue cooking. After 5 minutes, the fish turns white. I tested it with a spoon and it crumbled at the slightest touch.

Jiang Qingyue added a small amount of salt and MSG for seasoning.

Take the large pot down and place a smaller pot on top to make beef noodles for Yanbao.

The beef noodles she made had a strong flavor and an intense aroma; even before they were cooked, the entire shelter was filled with a delicious fragrance.

The little white snake, with its keen sense of smell, coiled its tail around its owner, and its saliva inadvertently dripped onto the owner's face.

It quickly wiped the drop of saliva away with its tail and turned its head away guiltily.

But unable to resist the allure of that irresistible aroma, they kept glancing towards the stove.

Jiang Qingyue was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "You like beef noodles too? I'll make you a bowl then?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyue saw that the little white snake's eyes lit up.

"Hiss~" It flicked its tongue, and fearing that Jiang Qingyue might not understand what it meant, it quickly nodded its head up and down.

It nodded its head so vigorously that it shook its body in wavy lines.

"Okay, okay, I'll make another one right away."

Jiang Qingyue set aside the portion she had made for Yan Bao to cool, and then made an identical portion again, matching Yan Bao's portion size.

He placed the newly made food aside and told the little white snake, "This is yours. It's still hot. Wait until it cools down before eating. I'm going to deliver food to Yanbao and I'll be right back."

The little white snake stared at the bowl of beef noodles, which had two round meatballs on top, and its saliva once again involuntarily dripped onto its owner's face.

Long Jiuxing felt the moisture on his face, his eyelids twitched, and then his fingers moved.

After struggling for a while, he managed to open his eyes.

A drop of crystal-clear saliva fell into Long Jiuxing's newly opened eyes.

Long Jiuxing: "..."

"Baby." When Long Jiuxing opened his mouth, his voice sounded extremely hoarse.

Fortunately, the little snake was coiled on her head, so even the slightest movement could be detected immediately.

"Hiss! Hiss!!!!" As soon as the little white snake saw that Long Jiuxing had woken up, it immediately rubbed its cheek against her cheek happily.

Remembering something, it hissed twice, then twisted its tail and darted out through the half-open door.

Just as they crawled out, they ran into Jiang Qingyue, who was returning with food.

"Hiss!" The little white snake flicked its tongue and, mimicking the rabbit's outstretched leg and glaring eyes, used its mouth to bite Jiang Qingyue's trouser leg, pulling her towards the shelter.

"Your master is in trouble?" Jiang Qingyue quickly scooped up the little white snake and rushed into the shelter.

Upon entering, they were immediately stunned: "She's awake already?"

My God, with such severe injuries, an ordinary person would have died eight hundred times over, yet Long Jiuxing actually woke up.

She thought she wouldn't be able to open her eyes for at least two or three days. What did she eat? Her constitution is so amazing.

"Thank you." Long Jiuxing opened his mouth, his voice hoarse and almost inaudible.

Judging from her mouth movements, Jiang Qingyue still guessed most of it: "No need to thank us, it was you, little snake, who found us and saved you."

"By the way, how are you feeling now? You've lost a lot of blood, and I don't have any plasma here, so I can't give you a transfusion." Jiang Qingyue said as she poured warm water and gently fed it to her.

Long Jiuxing took small sips from her hand, and after a few sips, he probably had a bit more strength, so he stretched his neck forward and swallowed in large gulps.

"Slow down, slow down."

After drinking half a bowl of water, Long Jiuxing felt much better and uttered three words softly: "I won't die."

"That's good. By the way, what would you like to eat now? I made fish porridge."

Long Jiuxing pursed his lips. How important is food in the apocalypse?

This woman doesn't look much older than her, and her survival must be difficult too. But she is now seriously injured and extremely weak, and hasn't had a drop of water since yesterday. If she doesn't eat something soon, she probably won't recover.

He could only nod, forcing himself to admit it: "Thank you for your trouble."

"No trouble at all, you wait here, I'll get it."

Jiang Qingyue ladled out a bowl of fish porridge, stirred it with a spoon for a while, and waited until it was at a suitable temperature before bringing it to Long Jiuxing's side.

Seeing her struggling to raise her hand, Jiang Qingyue scooped up a spoonful and shoved it into her mouth: "Open your mouth."

"Ah~" Long Jiuxing opened his mouth subconsciously.

"Hiss," Jiang Qingyue gasped slightly. "She's so obedient!"

Especially with that tiny, palm-sized face, it fulfilled all her fantasies about her daughter.

Judging from his docile appearance alone, it's hard to imagine that he was a powerhouse who held the top spot on the combat power ranking for a long time.