novelhk Chapter 35 The Man I Can't Have
Chapter 35 The Man I Can't Have
The most attention was drawn to Fu Xiaojian inside the Mengshi vehicle.
"When did your brother Dao dye his hair red?" Fu Xiaojian asked Xiao Luo, who was marveling at the sight.
"Ah! I don't know either!"
Xiao Luo was also a little surprised. They had been in the same car before arriving at the camp today, and Dao Ge's hair wasn't this red back then.
Fu Xiaojian's eyes narrowed slightly. In his perception, Xu Si seemed to have changed a lot from before, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"My brother Dao seems even more handsome! But he's still a little less handsome than brother Fu," Xiao Luo said with a fanboy look, but added when he saw Fu Xiaojian's top-notch looks next to him.
Not only is he even more handsome, but he also has a touch of devilish charm. No wonder he's my Brother Dao.
Xu Si then realized that the changes in his body might be more obvious than he had imagined.
He remained calm and collected as he returned to the Land Rover, closed the door, and glanced at the rearview mirror in the dim light.
The boy in the mirror had his few strands of dyed blonde hair completely replaced by a dazzling scarlet. The red was not something that dye could achieve; it was more like lava flowing through his hair, or like congealed blood, gleaming eerily in the embers of the campfire.
Coupled with his increasingly deep, blood-red eyes, he exuded an inhuman, sinister aura.
"Damn it..." Xu Si muttered to himself.
His little blond hair!
He got that haircut at Xingxing Hair Salon for 30 yuan before the apocalypse; he can never recapture his youthful days.
"Brother Dao, where did you get your hair dye?! I want to get my hair dyed too!" Outside the car window, Jiao Jiao had somehow gotten close, clinging to the window, her little face pressed against the glass, making a funny face.
"Go away, go away! Why are you everywhere? Do you have feelings for Brother Dao? I'm warning you! Brother Dao is a man you can't have!" Xu Si rolled up the car window without any politeness.
"You, you, you, you're shameless... And who's got designs on you! Narcissist! Red-haired monster!" Jiao Jiao angrily pounded on the car window, glaring at him.
Looking at his unfamiliar red hair in the mirror, Xu Si sighed.
That damn captivating charm, can a country bumpkin like him handle it?
It will be difficult to keep a low profile from now on.
However, the feeling of increased strength is very real.
He clenched his fist, feeling the energy flow within his body far more surging than before, especially the "star anchor" connection with the blood sun, which had become more stable and expansive. A continuous stream of scorching energy poured in, strengthening his body and nourishing his strange eyes.
"What could Stargazer Sequence 2 be?" he murmured to himself, his heart filled with anticipation.
Aside from changing hair color, he hasn't yet noticed any other external side effects of the sequence, which is much better than other sequences.
The following morning, when everyone in the convoy noticed Xu Si's change.
The striking red hair shone like a burning flame in the morning light, drawing frequent glances from the rest of the convoy, but no one dared to ask any questions.
Although they didn't know why Xu Si had changed like this, their sense of security had increased considerably.
Change, to some extent, also represents hope in the end times.
The convoy set off again at dawn.
After a night's rest, and with Fu Xiaojian's encouragement, the survivors' morale recovered somewhat.
People who had lost their vehicles were crammed onto the bus, the space cramped, and everyone's face was etched with exhaustion.
Fu Xiaojian is considering finding a place for the convoy to have a proper rest and repair.
At least it's a place with a water source, where everyone can wash up properly and completely change their mental state.
Strangely enough, they have been on the run for nearly two months and have not yet encountered a single river or lake.
It's worth noting that they all came from the vicinity of Shenzhen.
Shenzhen is different; it's already as far south as it can get. While it may not have a vast network of waterways, it certainly has plenty of them.
But they hadn't encountered a water source in all this time, which was a clear reminder that Earth was truly different now.
Xu Si drove his Land Rover, feeling the surging power within him.
The effects of the Sequence Enhancement Potion far exceeded expectations, not only greatly shortening the time to advance to Sequence 2, but also significantly improving his control over "Star Anchor" and "Star Eye", especially now that the Blood Sun has appeared.
He could even vaguely sense that at the end of the energy channel between himself and the Blood Sun, there seemed to be some deeper mystery waiting for him to explore.
"Brother Dao, your hair... is so cool." Xiao Luo's voice on the walkie-talkie carried a hint of timid envy.
"Stop flattering me!" Xu Si said with a laugh, but his sharp eyes scanned both sides of the road.
After taking the enhancement potion, his senses were also enhanced like never before.
"Oh!" Xiao Luo responded in a childish voice, but he was still very happy, as Dao Ge rarely responded to him in the past.
The convoy continued its journey along the desolate highway.
"Old Fu, do you know which direction we're heading? Even a general direction will do!"
After driving for a while, Xu Si finally asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time over the walkie-talkie.
There was a long silence on the walkie-talkie; Xu Si already knew the answer.
"I don't know!" In the end, Fu Xiaojian shattered all his hopes.
Xu Si had long since realized that Earth was no longer the original Earth. His phone was charged after the upgrade of the knife was completed, but there was no signal. He dialed his family's phone number again and again, but all he got in response was a dial tone.
"Brother Dao, are you looking for your family?" Xiao Luo asked with concern.
On the walkie-talkie, Xu Si's silence was the only response.
Looking for family? He not only wanted to look for them, he thought about them almost constantly.
Those parents who always meddled with him, and that younger sister whose whereabouts are still unknown to this day?
Are they alive or dead? He only needs to know one piece of information.
Xiao Luo seemed to realize that he had asked something he shouldn't have, and quickly fell silent.
The atmosphere in the convoy grew even more somber, with only the roar of engines and the rustling of tires on the road.
Xu Si noticed that his fuel level was critically low. Having a large 100-liter fuel tank but not enough fuel was undoubtedly a mockery.
As the blood-red sun rose higher, its scorching rays pierced through the thin mist, baking the earth to a fever pitch.
"Attention everyone! There seems to be a convoy resting ahead. Repeat, there seems to be a convoy resting ahead!" Fu Xiaojian's voice was filled with caution and an indescribable emotion.
There may be joy, but more often there is worry.
Their team isn't in good shape right now; they only have three and a half cars in total, and their strength isn't particularly high.
Although Tashan is a Sequence 2, he is a tank, while Xu Si and Su Su are only Sequence 1.
As for him and Ronaldinho, needless to say, they wouldn't be of any help in a fight.
However, this news still broke the team's silence.
The little girl's cheers could even be heard from the pickup truck, clearly having forgotten the lesson she learned last time!
This was only the second time they had encountered another convoy after being on the run for so long.
The first time was with Qin Hong's caravan, the Black Wolf, whose damage to them was indelible. Many members of that caravan are still survivors.
Now we've finally encountered the second convoy.