On the tenth day after leaving the zombie tree, it suddenly started raining in the forest.

The ground was muddy and slippery, and the plants used as means of transportation could not move forward. They could only stay where they were and wait for the heavy rain to pass.

There is no large open space nearby, and there is no place to put the extended RV, so we can only set up a tent and sit in the tent with a few people to chat.

Xiaofu lay on Lin An's lap, lazily squinting his eyes and listening to everyone chatting, his ears moving from time to time.

"It's so annoying. It's better to have a sunny day. When it rains, no one wants to move." Ouyang Dong lay on his side with one hand on his head and complained lazily.

Xu Fang touched his head: "That's right, it rained early in the morning. I haven't shaved my hair or beard."

Ouyang Dong looked over with squinting eyes: "What does it have to do with rain and shaving? And you Not bald? Are you still shaving your head?"

Xu Fang was stunned for a moment, and immediately opened his eyes. If it weren't for the small space in the tent, he would probably have another fight: "What bald guy?! I'm only twenty-two years old. I've had a lot of hair since I was little, but I still have naturally curly hair."

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the top of Xu Fang's head.

Wu Shuangxue patted Xu Fang's shoulder: "Is it okay? There are many people in their twenties without hair now. Don't care about other people's opinions."

Wu Duo hesitated for a moment: "Your hair is very good. A round, bald head is also good-looking."

Lin An felt that he had to say something, but he was so stupid that he couldn't think of any words of comfort at the critical moment. He could only stutter: "Hair, it's not important."

He has a good character. That's fine, the hair doesn't matter.

Xu Fang was extremely angry: "Boss, please testify for me, I have hair."

Shen Xiuze sat there cross-legged and said perfunctorily: "I did it."

I did it?

This sentence sounds ambiguous, but it feels like it is trying to hide something.

Ouyang Dong was lying there, his shoulders shaking and he was struggling to hold back his laughter. In fact, everyone was teasing Xu Fang. After all, did he have or not? The hair roots were still very obvious. Xu Fang would shave his hair dry with a razor every morning when he washed up. He was clean, so he kept his head shining brightly.

In the early days of the apocalypse, Xu Fang was not bald, but later on, when there was too little water, his hair was so thick and thick that there was no way to take care of it, so he simply shaved his head.

Until the moment he became bald, he felt that he had discovered a new world. It turned out that hair was not as easy as before. He felt that his head had lost several pounds, and he no longer had to worry about whether his hair was dirty or not. .

So I kept this hairstyle.

But he's really not bald.

It's a pity that everyone has nothing to do at the moment. They can only stay in the tent and tease Xu Fang. No matter what they say, they don't believe it and comfort him that they don't care. Xu Fang is so angry that his liver hurts. , I wish I could grow my hair right now for everyone to see.

All day long, everyone stayed in the tent doing nothing until dusk, when the heavy rain gradually stopped.

Nowadays, they rarely walk at night. Night is the active period of various animals in the forest, and the sight is poor, so it is better to be energetic and go on the road during the day.

So everyone went to bed after dinner.

Late at night, Xiaofu woke up and walked around the entrance and exit of the tent, humming and whining, quickly waking up the others.

"What's going on?" Ouyang Dong hadn't woken up yet, but he heard Xiaofu's snoring and asked with his eyes closed.

Xu Fang glanced at Xiaofu who was anxiously wandering around the entrance of the tent. He wanted to go to the toilet but couldn't open the zipper of the tent.

Pets follow their owners. Xiaofu is also a very clean dog. He used to use the toilet to go to the toilet at home, but now he buries poop in pits in the wilderness and never poops anywhere. If the tent is not opened, , it? may be held back forever.

Xu Fang got out of the sleeping bag, opened the tent, and Xiaofu rushed out in a swish.

Xu Fang kept his eyes half-squinted during the whole process. It wasn't until the cold wind with an earthy smell blew against his face outside the tent that he shivered and gradually woke up.

Xiaofu has disappeared, and I don't know where to go to solve the problem.

However, it rarely runs around, even if it needs to go to the toilet, it will not run too far. There are no dangerous animals nearby, so there is no need to worry about its safety.

Xu Fang stood inside the tent, pulled it up, leaving only a small opening, and stood there waiting for Xiaofu to come back.

On the other side, after Xiaofu rushed out, he found an open space, then dug a pit with his two front paws, and squatted on the pit to use the toilet.

When it's over, it buries the poop with its paws to prevent any trace of its own smell from leaking out.

Many wild beasts in the forest leave scents to mark their territory. Sometimes, beasts will track their prey based on the smell of feces. Therefore, after entering the forest, Xiaofu will subconsciously erase his own scent when he smells the scent of powerful beasts. .

After burying it, Xiaofu was about to go back when he smelled the scent of flowers coming from not far away. The smell was very good. Xiaofu sniffed the direction of the smell and walked out unconsciously.

Xiaofu is a very alert and timid dog. He usually never strays too far from his owner, but now he is attracted by the smell and slowly walks in the opposite direction to where his owner is.

Passing through a dense forest, there is a small lake behind, and there is also a pool that may have been formed by heavy rain all day long. At the other end of the lake, a silver-white tree stands there.

After the heavy rain, it was cloudless, and the bright moonlight shone on the lake, making it sparkling.

The silver-white tree also seemed to be shining with a cool light in response to the moonlight. The countless hanging branches swayed in the breeze, looking very dreamy.

But the person who saw this scene was a dog. In Xiaofu's eyes, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, nothing could attract it as much as a bone.

Attracted by the peculiar fragrance, Xiaofu walked around the lake and stood under the tree.

It woke up at this time and looked around a little uneasily. The owner was not here and it had to go back early.

Although this tree emits fragrance to attract animals, there is no danger felt from the tree.

Xiaofu looked at the silver-white tree and found that the trunk of the tree was also silver-white, and the tree body was very smooth, like a mirror, and he could see his own reflection from it.

The dog with light yellow hair tilted its head, and the dog reflected in the tree also tilted its head.

At this time, among the countless branches hanging down from the big tree, the top of one of the branches suddenly had flower buds, and the silver-white flowers bloomed quickly at the top, and then quickly withered.

A silver-white fruit grew rapidly at the top, and finally grew to the size of a fist.

With a click, the fist-sized fruit fell from the tree and fell directly in front of Xiaofu.

The startled dog quickly backed away and watched the suddenly falling fruit warily.

Under Xiao Fu's gaze, this silver-white fruit cracked a crack in the middle, and finally slowly split into two halves.

After seeing what was in the middle of the fruit, Xiaofu's big black eyes stared at the boss for the first time, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Xu Fang stood shivering in the tent, mumbling why Xiaofu hadn't come back yet. After all, he usually went out to use the toilet and came back in a few minutes, but today the time was extraordinarily long.

If I had known about him earlier, I would have gone with him.

There was the sound of grass and trees scratching outside, and Xu Fang looked towards the gap left. Sure enough, it was Xiaofu who was back.

He immediately opened the tent.

Xiaofu lowered his head, slowly walked into the tent, wiped the dog's paws with a towel on the ground, then quietly walked to the corner, rolled himself into a circle, and settled there without moving.

Xu Fang didn't look carefully, but when he saw the dog coming in, he zipped up the tent, then immediately trotted to his sleeping bag in three or two steps, unzipped it and got in.

The temperature inside has not completely dissipated yet. Xu Fang sighed and dug in, closing his eyes with satisfaction.

Everyone slept in a big tent tonight. Xu Fang and Ouyang Dong were not yet completely asleep after being woken up by Xiao Fu, so the tent was peaceful at this time, without the disturbing snores and sleep talking in the past.

"Hmph hum~"

"嘤嘤嘤~"

Suddenly, a milky cry came from the tent. The sound was very small, but it was very obvious in the quiet tent.

The moaning sound was a bit like Xiaofu's, and it kept intermittent, and the others were also woken up.

"Aww~~~" The milky voice even made a squeaking sound.

Is Xiaofu dreaming?

When did Xiaofu's voice become like this?

The few people who were woken up thought about these questions and looked up at the dog in the corner.

Lin An was also woken up. He was a little worried about Xiaofu. Usually Xiaofu would sleep at his feet or on his sleeping bag, but today he was huddled in the corner.

He quietly got up from his sleeping bag and walked to Xiaofu and looked at him worriedly.

"Xiaofu? What's wrong with you?"

Xiaofu rolled himself into a ball, with his head buried in the circle formed by his body. When he heard the owner's question, he just moved his tail, but his head never came up.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Xiaofu still didn't respond.

Normally, if Lin An cared so much about him, Xiaofu would have started acting coquettishly close to his master, but now he didn't even raise his head.

It's so abnormal.

When Lin An stood up, Shen Xiuze also sat up and looked at him. It wasn't until Lin An's voice calling Xiaofu became urgent that he stood up and came to Lin An's side, half-crouching next to him.

"What's wrong?"

"Xiaofu, it's strange." Lin An looked anxious. Xiaofu has never been like this before. Is he feeling unwell? But there is no doctor here and he can't tell what's going on.

Xu Fang and Ouyang Dong got up quickly, and Wu Shuangxue and her granddaughter also sat up.

Although Xiaofu is just a dog, everyone regards him as a companion along the way, and because Xiaofu is well-behaved and obedient, and they love him very much, no one else can sleep when they hear that something is wrong with Xiaofu. Living.

"What's wrong? It was fine just now." Xu Fang looked worried. He was the one who played the best with Xiao Fu besides Lin An.

"Maybe you are sick? It rained all day yesterday and the temperature dropped too fast." Grandma Wu also expressed concern.

Shen Xiuze looked at Lin An's anxious face, patted his back gently as a comfort, and then looked at the motionless dog nestled there.

"Hmph~" The milky voice sounded again, and it was indeed coming from Xiaofu.

Shen Xiuze looked down at Xiaofu, a pair of red phoenix eyes with cold scrutiny, and then he stretched out his hand, intending to raise the dog's head to take a look.

But the hand he extended in unexpectedly encountered resistance. Xiaofu didn't seem to want to raise his head, so he strained his neck and lowered his head.

However, its strength was no match for the cold-blooded Shen Xiuze. As soon as the other party exerted force, the dog's head was forced to lift up.

Xiaofu blinked a pair of innocent dog eyes and looked at everyone.

And from its arms, there was another humming sound.

Everyone finally discovered that the sound was not Xiaofu's cry at all.

Under the cover of two dog paws, a small light yellow animal moved slightly.

Wu Duo simply turned on the light. Although everyone's night vision was very good, even without the light it would not be affected, but in order to see clearly what was in Xiaofu's arms, she still turned on the light.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the creature in Xiaofu's arms. Xiaofu seemed to want to hide it under his belly, but Shen Xiuze had already taken out the little creature with his other hand.

Under the light, a thin, light yellow puppy was held in a broad and strong hand.

Lin An:! ! !

other people:? ? ?

Xu Fang looked at this little puppy with the same coat color as Xiao Fu, and said in shock: "Xiao Fu just went outside and gave birth to a pup."

This puppy looked so much like Xiao Fu, with light yellow fur and droopy mist. He has horned ears and four white dog paws. No one would believe him if he said he was not his biological son.

Lin An received a strong shock, and his lips trembled: "Xiaofu, it should be the father-in-law, right?" The

last words turned into questions, and even he himself began to wonder if he had remembered it wrong.

When I picked up Xiaofu, he was obviously a little male dog.

The end of the world came when Xiaofu was half a year old, and he was never taken to be neutered, so maybe it was really Xiaofu's baby.

It looked very similar to the Xiaofu he had just picked up, and Xiaofu was very thin at that time. This puppy is simply a replica of him when he was a child, and he is just as skinny.

But who is the puppy's mother? Why is the puppy here? When was it born? What are you pregnant with?

Lin An's brain turned into paste.

The little puppy was held by Shen Xiuze, with its limbs pointing upward, its deflated belly exposed, and howling anxiously.

Facing Xiaofu's Zaizai, Lin An, who suddenly became a senior, immediately felt distressed. He quickly took the puppy from Shen Xiuze's hands and held it in his arms to comfort him.

Xiaofu also came close to his master, resting his head on Lin An's arm, and stared at the little puppy seriously.

Xu Fang liked dogs, so he pushed his head over and looked at the little puppy with affection on his face. He couldn't figure it out and didn't think much about it. He just wanted to touch and hug the puppy. .

At this moment, his expression was particularly rippling, he was smiling, and his face was full of wrinkles. When Xiaofu saw it, he immediately protected the puppy from letting this wretched guy get close.

Although other people were a little confused about the origin of the puppy, Xiaofu was a male dog and could not have been born by him, and they had not seen any other dogs along the way. , but this little puppy is so cute that other people are eager to get close and give it a hug.

Lin An stroked the puppy, his movements getting slower and slower. Although the little puppy was furry, it was cold all over.

How can a normal dog's body be cold?

He looked down at the puppy that was hunched in his arms, and gently turned it over with its legs facing up. There was a clear silver-white line on the belly of the puppy, which was still slightly raised to the touch. of.

Sure enough, it was just as he thought.

"It?, no, Xiaofu's, Zaizai." Lin An said while looking at everyone.

"Isn't it possible? They are just carved out of the same mold. If they weren't Xiaofu's cubs, they would look too much alike." Xu Fang looked at the two dogs, one big and one small. What a coincidence.

Lin An lifted the little puppy up so that everyone could see clearly the lines on its belly.

"It? No, a dog."

After Lin An's explanation, everyone knew the reason.

There is a very rare tree in the wilderness called the mirror tree. This tree is smooth and can "photograph" the appearance of approaching animals, and then use its own seeds to simulate the appearance of the animal's cubs. What's more, the book even says that some mirror trees can even simulate the habits of different young animals.

Many animals will take the seeds of the mirror tree as their own cubs. When the animals move to a suitable environment, these "cubs" will turn back into seeds and take root in the soil.

This kind of tree is very rare, and the growth environment is also very harsh. Many people have never heard of it. Even Lin An only remembered it when he saw the silver-white line on the belly of the little milk dog. This raised line is the embryo of the seed. The shaft, after being buried in the soil, gradually sprouts from the silvery white lines, and finally grows into a complete mirror image tree.

When Lin An finished speaking, except for Grandma Wu and Shen Xiuze, the other three people had expressions on their faces as if they were listening to the scriptures. It wasn't that they didn't understand, it was just that they thought it was too fantasy.

This is the first time they have heard of this tree.

He actually turned his own seeds into baby animals?

Several people looked at the little puppy. This snarling, lively little puppy was a "seed".

It was also the first time for Grandma Wu and Shen Xiuze to hear about it, but they saw so many strange animals and plants in the wilderness that they were not too surprised.

Ever since he had the plant power, Ouyang Dong has become interested in various plants. He collected many plant seedlings and seeds in this forest. Now he knows that this little puppy is also a seed. , suddenly felt a little eager to try.

"Is there any danger in this mirror tree?" Ouyang Dong asked. The zombie tree left such a deep impression that he had to say hello in advance just in case.

Lin An thought for a while: "There is no danger."

If it does not turn into a zombie tree, then the mirror tree just has a strange way of spreading seeds, and there is no danger.

"Can you give me a hug?" Ouyang Dong looked at the little puppy with longing eyes.

Slowly placing the puppy in Ouyang Dong's hand, Xiao Fu watched the puppy move around without blinking.

Ouyang Dong held the puppy in his hands. The feel and weight were similar to those of a normal puppy. Only the icy cold temperature showed that this puppy was unusual.

Xu Fang was so greedy that he moved closer to Ouyang Dong, opened his eyes and said nonsense: "Let me hug you, your rough hands and feet have hurt the puppy."

This little puppy looks so real. Oh, unexpectedly? It kept humming and moaning, and its milky and milky voice was so adorable that it made people's hearts melt.

Ouyang Dong's eyes were serious, and he directed a little bit of superpower towards the little milk dog in his hand.

The lively little puppy suddenly froze, and a small crack opened in the silver-white line on its belly.

It looked like the little puppy was killed by Ouyang Dong.

Xu Fang slapped Ouyang Dong on the face, and sadly snatched the little puppy and held it in his arms: "You are sick, pervert! You actually killed the dog!"

Xiao Fu also stared at Ouyang Dong and barked. Several times, it seemed that he was also scolding him?

Ouyang Dong was speechless. This is a "seed"! It's not like he's a real dog. He's just