Chapter 3 The Japs are coming
My Date with a Vampire, this fantasy drama that Zheng Wenjie still remembers vividly, tells the story of how during the war, guerrilla captain Kuang Guohua, Fu Sheng, and Japanese man Yamamoto Kazuo were all infected by the blood of the awakened zombie king Jiang Chen and turned into immortal zombies who feed on blood.

Moreover, every zombie in this drama will awaken a superpower. For example, the protagonist Kuang Guohua's superpower is speed, which is so fast that only the afterimage of the original place can be seen by the naked eye.

According to the plot in his memory, when Kuang Guohua asked the villagers to burn his changed military uniform after waking up, the Japanese invaders entered the village.

The Japanese discovered the Japanese military uniforms that Kuang Guohua had not burned. Under the order of Yamamoto Kazuo, the Japanese immediately began a massacre. Soon after, the guerrillas also arrived and started a fierce battle with the Japanese.

If I remember correctly, Kuang Guohua will be able to get out of bed and change out of his military uniform today, so today is the day when the story begins.

In the early morning, Zheng Wenjie, who had been planning until midnight and then fell asleep, was awakened by a Japanese man who was slashing with a knife in his dream.

I got up quickly, put on my clothes, and took a deep breath to relieve my tension.

They arrived at A Xiu's house. Kuang Guohua was still sleeping on the bed, but there was no sign of A Xiu at home. Zheng Wenjie breathed a sigh of relief. Since he didn't see A Xiu, there was no need to say the excuse he had prepared.

He found Ah Xiu's herb-picking sickle, put it on his waist and left the village, thinking of following the river up the mountain, and then following the red stream when it was about to set to find Kuang Guohua and Fu Sheng.

When I arrived at the stream, I unexpectedly saw Ah Xiu fetching water from the stream with a bucket.

"Sister Xiu, I..." Zheng Wenjie shouted and then closed his mouth in shame.

"Ahua, you're up. Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Seeing Zheng Wenjie, A Xiu picked up the half-filled bucket of water.

Zheng Wenjie hurried forward to take the barrel: "Sister Xiu, I'll do it."

"It's okay, you just recovered." Ah Xiu quickly refused, and Zheng Wenjie was a little conflicted and didn't know how to face Ah Xiu, so he carried the bucket and walked towards the village first.

Ah Xiu looked at Zheng Wenjie who was walking in front of her with a sickle on his waist and asked, "Ah Hua, do you want to help me pick herbs?"

"Yes, Sister Xiu. I want to go with you today." After changing his mind, Zheng Wenjie also became determined.

After a night of thinking, he was afraid that the butterfly effect would interfere with the plot and affect his plan of immortality, but Ah Xiu's kindness made him feel heavy.

I don't remember seeing Ah Xiu in the plot, so I'm afraid she died at the hands of the Japanese before the guerrillas arrived.

Last night I silently recited something like "I would rather let others down than have anyone let me down. I have no other choice. How can I fight the Japanese when I have nothing?". I brainwashed myself dozens of times before I made up my mind. I went up the mountain and waited for an opportunity regardless of the consequences.

But when he saw Ah Xiu, Zheng Wenjie couldn't stand by and watch her die because of the moral education he had received and Ah Xiu's kindness towards him.

"Okay, then you have to help me well today." Ah Xiu sighed in her heart. Zheng Wenjie's strange behavior made Ah Xiu think that Zheng Wenjie had just recovered and wanted to go find his father again.

After returning to the village, he ate steamed buns with Ah Xiu and worked for a while until it was already noon. Kuang Guohua was able to go out to the fields normally. After a brief conversation among the three, Ah Xiu took care of Kuang Guohua and helped him eat meat soup and drink medicine. Then, Zheng Wenjie pulled her up the mountain to collect herbs.

"We mainly pick plantains. Do you know why?"

"Because it's winter?"

"Ah, Ahua is so smart. The village chief and the others like to drink water soaked with plantain, which is effective in relieving cough and reducing phlegm. In winter, the growth of plantain becomes slow and it is hard to find. So we have to prepare more in advance. I'll make you a pot of water when we get back." He followed the source of the stream up the mountain and guided Axiu all the way to the top of the mountain. When the basket was almost full, Axiu stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Looking at Zheng Wenjie who was absent-minded in front of him, he said, "Ahua, let's go back. It's almost afternoon and we have to hold a village meeting before dark today." Turning his head, he suddenly saw a row of yellow figures at the foot of the mountain not far away.

"Ahua, Ahua, the Japanese are coming." Ah Xiu called Zheng Wenjie in panic. Zheng Wenjie couldn't help but feel upset. The original plan kept changing. He thought about leaving Ah Xiu on the mountain when it was getting dark to extend the time to return to the village. When Ah Xiu returned to the village, everything was over. But Ah Xiu still discovered the Japanese devils.

"Sister Xiu, hurry up the mountain."

Holding Ah Xiu with one hand, he tried to run to the top of the mountain. Ah Xiu dropped the basket and held Zheng Wenjie with both hands: "Ah Hua, you go up the mountain and hide first. I'll go back and inform the village. Let go!"

After swearing, Zheng Wenjie grabbed Ah Xiu and said hurriedly, "Sister Xiu, go up the mountain, hide up the mountain, you're too late. I'm fast, I'll go inform the village and come back after tomorrow morning, got it? Everything will be fine after daybreak."

Ah Xiu looked at the running Zheng Wenjie nervously, took two steps forward before stopping, stomping her feet, and turning around to run up the mountain.

Thinking only of hurrying up, Zheng Wenjie endured the burning pain in his chest and ran back to the village breathlessly. He saw a dozen people gathered at the door of Axiu's house, and Fusheng, who had just walked out of Axiu's house, was holding a Japanese military uniform.

"People are coming today. Dig a hole and bury the military uniforms. It's too late to burn them. Hide them quickly." After saying that, he staggered and lay on the ground. Without looking at how the villagers reacted, Zheng Wenjie gritted his teeth, got up, mustered up his strength, turned around and ran in the determined direction.

The villagers on the scene immediately became agitated. The village chief hurriedly pulled Fusheng over and took over the military uniform: "Fusheng, hurry up, take your brother Kuang into the mountains and hide."

Kuang Guohua, who heard the voice, came out and stopped the village chief: "I can't leave. If I leave, you will be in danger."

"Oh, the Japanese are very cruel. If they find you here, they will kill us too."

The village chief pushed Kuang Guohua and said, "Fusheng, hurry up and take Brother Kuang up the mountain."

Kuang Guohua hesitated for a moment, and was pulled by Fu Sheng to run in the direction where Zheng Wenjie left.

Zheng Wenjie staggered up the mountain along the stream, his lower body already soaked by the water. Until he saw a mountain stream, he was delighted and quickly stepped across the stream and hid in it.

After making sure that the mountain stream had a concealing effect, Zheng Wenjie relaxed completely. He supported the stream wall with one hand, and the filth poured out of his throat. He began to vomit uncontrollably.

After I recovered, I felt numbness and soreness all over my body. I covered my chest and took deep breaths to get some relief.

"Brother Kuang, there is a road ahead. Follow the road over the mountain and you will reach Anhe City."

Hearing the sound, Zheng Wenjie moved his body and stuck his head out. Fu Sheng was running across the stream with Kuang Guohua. Zheng Wenjie looked closely behind them, with a mixture of expectation and fear.

It was not until the two of them had gone up the mountain and disappeared from sight that he collapsed into the water powerlessly.

Unexpectedly, saving Ah Xiu still produced a butterfly effect and changed the plot. There was no Yamamoto Kazuo chasing after the two of them, and the sky was not dark, so naturally the generals could not be lured out.

Lost, helpless, mixed feelings. Unable to attract generals and ministers. How else can I possess power and achieve immortality?

(End of this chapter)