Rebirth Stockpiling: The Little Girl Sweeps Through the Apocalypse-Chapter 336

Qu Xiaobei helped her father sit down on a chair.

The old man was breathing heavily, his mental state clearly deteriorating.

Yun Xiaoxiao took out a bottle of spirit spring water.

"Drink a little," she said, handing it to him.

Although she knew the spirit spring water wasn't a cure-all, it was worth a try.

The old man took it, drank a couple of sips, and then began coughing again.

This time, the coughing was more violent than before, and more blood flowed.

"Dad, don't scare me!" Qu Xiaobei's tears streamed down her face.

The once lively eyes now filled with fear.

Yun Xiaoxiao also furrowed her brow.

It seemed the spirit spring water had no effect.

The old man patted Qu Xiaobei's shoulder and forced a weak smile.

"Little Bei, don't cry. You need to be strong from now on, and don't be so naive anymore.

Always remember to trust your good friends."

Trust is the foundation of friendship.

Only then can you earn their true sincerity.

Once you have the genuine care of a powerful ally, you'll always have some form of protection.

The old man smiled faintly and turned his gaze to Yun Xiaoxiao.

"Young friend, I entrust my Bei to you.

Although you're younger than her, I believe you're much wiser."

Qu Xiaobei, standing nearby: "..."

The old man continued, "If she ever does something wrong, you can scold or even hit her, but please... don't abandon her. This... this is my gift to you."

He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a small triangular pouch, trembling as he handed it to Yun Xiaoxiao.

Yun Xiaoxiao frowned slightly.

Although she wasn't fond of being suddenly entrusted with someone, she didn't reject it outright.

Given Qu Xiaobei's special abilities, keeping her around would only be beneficial as long as her nature wasn't malicious.

She took the pouch but didn't open it immediately.

Because the moment she accepted it, the old man began coughing violently again.

This time, he never recovered.

"Dad, why are your eyes closed? Open them!"

"Wake up, please wake up, Dad!"

"Are you leaving me? Wuwuwu..."

Qu Xiaobei cried so hard she could barely breathe, her eyes swollen from tears.

She kept shaking her father's lifeless body, panicked and lost.

Although Yun Xiaoxiao was accustomed to death, the sound of Qu Xiaobei's heart-wrenching sobs still moved her.

She silently stayed by her side until Qu Xiaobei cried herself to sleep.

With a sigh, Yun Xiaoxiao carried Qu Xiaobei to a room in the main hall.

Thankfully, she had strength-based abilities; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to carry Qu Xiaobei's weight.

After settling her, she took a white cloth from her space and covered the old man's body.

They would bury him tomorrow after Qu Xiaobei woke up.

His death had been so sudden, leaving even Yun Xiaoxiao unprepared.

She sat under the eaves, lit a candle, and opened the small pouch the old man had given her.

Inside were only three talismans.

She stared at them for a while but couldn't decipher what was written on them.

In both her past and present life, she had never seen anything like this.

Naturally, she had no idea what they were for.

She casually put them in her backpack and then disappeared into her space.

The next morning, she was awakened by the sound of crying.

Exiting her space, she saw Qu Xiaobei kneeling beside her father's body, weeping.

To prevent her from crying herself unconscious again, Yun Xiaoxiao stepped forward to comfort her.

"Stop crying. No matter how much you cry, he won't wake up."

Qu Xiaobei glanced at her with tear-filled eyes.

Then, she cried even harder.

"Wuwuwu! Dad, wake up!"

Yun Xiaoxiao: "..."

She rubbed her aching temples, resisting the urge to knock her out.

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Well, considering she had just lost a loved one, she decided to be gentler.

"If you keep crying, your dad will start to smell."

Hearing this, Qu Xiaobei immediately stopped crying.

"Really? Dad hated bad smells."

"Really."

"Then... then I won't cry anymore."

Qu Xiaobei sniffled and wiped away her tears.

"Should we bury Dad now?" she asked.

When she was little, she had seen farmers bury their dead in coffins and then place them in the ground.

It was called "resting in peace."

"Yes, but we need to cremate the body first," Yun Xiaoxiao said.

Qu Xiaobei was stunned. "What? Why? Shouldn't we put him in a coffin and bury him?"

"Nowadays, animals and plants are mutating. If we bury him directly, his body might get destroyed, and then your dad won't remain whole," Yun Xiaoxiao explained.

"You mean... if we bury him, something might eat him?"

"Something like that."

"So we have to burn him?"

"Yes, at least this way, his body will remain intact."

"Then... okay."

And so, with a fire, the old man's body was reduced to ashes.

Qu Xiaobei went inside and found a small gray urn, carefully placing her father's ashes inside.

She sealed the urn with a lid, cloth, and wax, then placed it in a bamboo basket and carried it on her back.

"Let's go," she said to Yun Xiaoxiao.

Yun Xiaoxiao looked at the urn on her back and twitched her lips.

"Are you planning to carry that around forever?"

Qu Xiaobei nodded firmly.

"Yes. It's too lonely to leave Dad here. His dream was to travel and see the world. Since he can't do that anymore, I'll take him with me."

"...Alright."

Yun Xiaoxiao had originally planned to take Qu Xiaobei back to Yun City before continuing her own journey.

But Qu Xiaobei insisted on staying with her.

She said that as her friend, she also wanted to grow stronger.

Only then could she be worthy of being her companion.

Yun Xiaoxiao had no reason to refuse someone who wanted to improve themselves.

In fact, she was quite pleased with her determination.

And so, the two girls set off—one with a small backpack, the other carrying an urn of ashes.

Time flew by, and before they knew it, another month had passed.

One day, Yun Xiaoxiao and Qu Xiaobei were roasting a mutated bird they had caught under a half-built, abandoned building.

The bird weighed over fifty pounds, and after plucking its feathers, it looked plump and juicy.

As it roasted over the fire, oil dripped from its body, filling the air with a mouthwatering aroma.

Qu Xiaobei couldn't stop swallowing her saliva, while the little creatures in Yun Xiaoxiao's space were practically drooling.

Just then, footsteps approached from a distance.

"Sigh, ever since the Central Base changed leaders, life has gotten harder and harder."

"Tell me about it. Two-thirds of everything we bring back gets confiscated. It's inhumane!

If it weren't for my family, I'd have left long ago."

"Just endure it for now. It's not the right time to leave yet."

"Hey, do you smell something delicious?"