Doomsday, Let's Open A Restaurant
Chapter 131: Bee King

Chapter 131: Bee King

Li Qixi turned slowly, looking at the old man wildly waving his hands at her, an excited expression flashing in her eyes.

At that moment, the shelter’s guard rushed over.

"What are you doing? Get down!" The guard admonished the hunchback and the others as they moved forward.

The two men carrying the hunchback immediately dropped him, fear evident in their actions, and hurriedly explained, "The hunchback said he knows that girl, so we..."

"Know them?" The guard sneered. "Do you know who they are? They’re none other than the famous Mr. Xiao!"

"Hunchback uncle!" A voice of excitement came from behind the guard.

Turning around, Li Qixi, tears in her eyes, walked toward them in excitement.

"Qixi, is it really you?" Li Qixi helped the hunchback up, and he looked at her affectionately.

"I didn’t expect to see you here!"

"By the way, Hunchback Uncle, have you seen my parents?" Li Qixi hurriedly asked.

"Your parents... They..." Sorrow flickered across the hunchback’s face. "They came to Yunling County to find me. Later, the place was taken over, and everyone was locked up. Your parents... they were killed!"

Hearing this, Li Qixi’s body went limp, and she almost fell backward. Xiao Feng quickly caught her.

In truth, Li Qixi had thought about this ending countless times. But when she heard the news for real, she couldn’t help but cry.

"This... Your father gave this to me back then. He said if I ever met you, I should give it to you!"

Saying this, the hunchback took out a bracelet.

It was a black plastic-like bracelet her parents had bought for her when they visited Yulin City.

Putting it on her wrist, Li Qixi took a deep breath, finally accepting this harsh reality.

Looking at the hunchback in front of her, Li Qixi nervously asked Xiao Feng, "Big Brother Feng, Hunchback Uncle was a good friend of my father’s. He was always kind to me when I was young. Can you take him with us back to the resturant?"

"Right!" Li Qixi’s eyes lit up suddenly. "Aren’t you planning to raise bees? Hunchback Uncle is a famous beekeeper in our village. He brought beekeeping techniques to our Li Family Gully from outside!"

"Is that so?" Xiao Feng raised an eyebrow, sizing up the hunchback.

The hunchback, with gray hair and dark skin, appeared to be in his sixties, but Li Qixi claimed he was in his fifties. He wasn’t originally from Li Family Gully, but he came several decades ago, leading the villagers to prosperity through beekeeping.

"Heh, a bee king? Don’t listen to the nonsense of this little girl!" the hunchback modestly said. "I just have some beekeeping skills, that’s all!"

"Would you like to come with us to the resturant?" Xiao Feng extended an invitation to the hunchback.

"Really... Can I?" The hunchback asked excitedly.

Previously, when they were in the Alliance, everyone chose to come to Shelter One.

But upon arriving here, they regretted it.

Without any special skills, they found themselves as the bottom-tier survivors with no room for growth.

However, being here gave them a new understanding of Xiao Feng’s resturant.

During these days, they heard that those who had followed Xiao Feng to the resturant enjoyed considerable freedom and even had meat to eat.

This realization filled everyone with immense regret.

And now, this opportunity presented itself before the hunchback again. How could he not cherish it?

Yet, the hunchback deeply understood that this chance was given by Li Qixi.

"Um... Qixi!" The hunchback quietly asked Li Qixi.

"Could you ask if I can bring my two friends along?" The hunchback pointed to the two people behind him.

"Don’t worry, they used to sell honey with me. They’re absolutely reliable and skilled at honey extraction. I have the beekeeping techniques, and they have unique methods for honey extraction!"

"Well..." Li Qixi hesitated.

"Let me ask, alright?"

"Sure, go ahead and ask!"

The hunchback nodded repeatedly.

At that moment, the two individuals behind the hunchback immediately approached, expressing their gratitude to the hunchback, "Hunchback, you’re such a great friend. Knowing you in this life makes it all worthwhile!"

Shortly after, Li Qixi came over joyfully, "Hunchback Uncle, Brother Feng said you can all come to the resturant!"

"That’s fantastic!" The hunchback and his two companions jumped up in excitement.

The three of them embraced each other, shedding tears of joy.

Around them, everyone looked on with envy.

Though they hadn’t found Li Qixi’s parents this time, discovering a beekeeping expert like the hunchback was an additional gain for Xiao Feng.

Approaching Chu Tianxing, Xiao Feng requested to leave with the three individuals.

Chu Tianxing readily agreed without hesitation.

To him, three survivors without any evolutionary abilities were inconsequential, even if it were three hundred or three thousand of them.

"Subsequently, Chu Tianxing invited Xiao Feng to the reception room."

"After the alliance was deciphered, their No. 1 shelter also moved from underground to the surface."

"With the construction on the surface, they’ve reached a certain scale."

"In the future, they might settle here and not leave."

"After all, the air-raid shelter here is their last resort."

While having tea, Xiao Feng suddenly thought of Bai Meng, whom he encountered before coming here.

"Oh, by the way, do you know about the Ghost City in the Clouds?"

"It seems Mr. Xiao is quite concerned about external information!" Chu Tianxing chuckled.

"Recently, a person who came out from the Ghost City in the Clouds directly ascended from an ordinary person to an eighth-stage Evolver. This has indeed attracted many Evolvers to search for this Ghost City in the Clouds, but..."

Chu Tianxing shook his head, expressing skepticism.

"The Ghost City in the Clouds is an old city called Yunzhong in Shanxi. It used to be a coal city, but due to long-term mining, the underground was hollowed out. By a twist of fate, the entire city was buried underground."

"While everyone inside wasn’t infected by the virus, they were affected by another type of special energy underground, causing a drastic change in their temperament."

"With the passage of time, the place has established a complete order. Currently, the Ghost City in the Clouds is not open to the public. Only those who possess the badges they’ve issued can enter the Ghost City in the Clouds!"

Hearing this, Xiao Feng immediately thought of the badge that was eaten by Bai Meng.

"Could it be Bai Meng..."