Chapter 731: He! Has a Crush on Me!
"So, are you going to check other places?"
Yuanyuan Fang glanced at the ordinary zombie she had killed, feeling hesitant.
Can’t leave yet.
She hadn’t contacted Xiao Ming yet.
She had spoken a lot in front of this ordinary zombie, but it didn’t respond at all, making her so angry she finished it off.
She still wanted to try to find a High Rank Zombie.
Maybe this zombie was just too ordinary, lacking any thinking, unable to understand what she was saying, a lost cause.
"Let’s head back and discuss the situation with Captain Fang, plan the next steps!"
Xiao Li looked around, continuing,
"Where are Xiao Niu and the others?"
Upon hearing Xiao Li ask about Bai Xiqin, Yuanyuan Fang’s eyes flashed with disdain.
"I don’t know, maybe she’s too poor and went somewhere to scavenge for crystal cores!"
Better to be eaten by zombies.
Hopefully, she becomes an ugly zombie; then, if she meets Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming can order her around.
Hearing Yuanyuan Fang’s answer, Xiao Li didn’t follow up with a few comforting words as he used to.
He just walked a few steps in a certain direction.
He smelled the unique scent of human blood and flesh; it should be in that direction.
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Li’s gaze fell in that direction, Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai emerged from the shadows.
"Really cowardly, hiding from an ordinary zombie, leaving me to fight it alone."
Yuanyuan Fang kicked the zombie, now a pile of decomposing flesh, with a hint of disdain in her voice.
The sound was small, just enough for everyone to hear.
She felt she was about to find Xiao Ming, and maintaining a good classmate image in front of Bai Xiqin was quite tiring.
Yuanyuan Fang just wanted to be herself.
"It’s just an ordinary zombie; you just need to dig out the crystal core, no need to exert so much effort."
Xiao Li glanced at the thoroughly dead zombie, his fingers subtly twitching.
Gurgle gurgle――
Standing closest to Yuanyuan Fang, he had long smelled the scent of human blood and flesh on her.
So hungry.
Though he ate just before arriving, two hours later, he felt as if he hadn’t eaten for three days and nights.
Chest glued to his back.
No desire for human dishes, only desire to eat humans.
Xiao Li instinctively swallowed and shifted his gaze from the decomposing zombie to Yuanyuan Fang.
He hadn’t tasted the blood and flesh yet, but already he was enamored with the scent.
This was an instinctual longing.
Never felt this hungry before.
"I got it."
Only then did Yuanyuan Fang notice Xiao Li staring at her, eyes seemingly a bit red.
That look...
Yuanyuan Fang immediately understood.
Uncle Li, her father’s assistant.
He! Has a crush on me!
Yuanyuan Fang’s lips subtly curved.
Indeed, normal men would find such a girl most appealing.
Bai Xiqin was just a waste who could only survive by relying on men.
"Why aren’t you wearing your down jacket?"
Bai Xiqin felt something was off with Xiao Li but couldn’t pinpoint what.
All she saw was Xiao Li in a thin tracksuit, missing the down jacket over it.
Wearing so little, isn’t he cold?
"The Zombie King inside the building is really strong. I took off the down jacket to avoid them, left it outside, and forgot to take it when coming back."
Xiao Li said truthfully.
He indeed forgot, feeling no cold, didn’t think of retrieving it.
While speaking with Bai Xiqin, Xiao Li silently took a step back.
Mainly because the scent of blood and flesh on Bai Xiqin was so enticing, such that saliva almost dripped.
The scent of blood and flesh differs among humans, triggering a bloodthirsty impulse in zombies, prioritized even among zombies.
The blood of High Rank Superpower Users smells more enticing than that of ordinary humans.
And the scent from Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai almost drove Xiao Li out of control.
Fingers tightly clenched, eyes not daring to look, needing to maintain distance to dilute the urge to devour the blood and flesh.
It’s not that he didn’t want to eat Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai; mainly, he dared not.
The Emperor’s brainwave worked on him for less than a second, yet conveyed a lot of information.
He knew very well, the two before him were not to be touched.
If necessary, Xiao Li might need to protect the Bai family with his life.
"Let’s go!"
Xiao Li turned around with difficulty, grabbing the wooden board he came with, placed it in front of everyone.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai stood on the board, waiting to head back.
Since Xiao Li hadn’t located Zhang Yiming, it meant the mission failed; that thing wouldn’t fall in Shanghai for now.
Yuanyuan Fang furrowed her brows, unwilling to get on.
"Uncle Li, can we... wait an hour before going back? I want to train a bit!"
Yuanyuan Fang pleaded with Xiao Li.
Acting cute.
Since he had a crush, might as well take advantage.
Xiao Li of course knew what Yuanyuan Fang was up to.
Even before returning, he figured out Yuanyuan Fang’s goal through the brainwave of the zombie yet to die.
Just wanted to find the Corpse Emperor.
Xiao Li inwardly sneered, just a human Superpower User, thinking finding the Emperor was as easy as meeting an old classmate?
Did she think she was surnamed Bai?
"Let’s go! Can still catch lunch back."
Xiao Li didn’t care at all about Yuanyuan Fang pouting, dragging her by the wrist to the board.
Yuanyuan Fang barely managed to retort, but the board was already moving.
"Uncle Li, you――"
Yuanyuan Fang stamped her foot, slightly upset.
She hadn’t yet found Xiao Ming!
Xiao Li steered the board forward without paying attention to Yuanyuan Fang.
But Yuanyuan Fang noticed Xiao Li seemingly sniff his hand after pulling her.
She was stunned.
She called Xiao Li "Uncle" not due to age but because he was Dad’s assistant, actually close in age to her.
He hadn’t shown this behavior before; why so blatant today?
Yuanyuan Fang bowed her head, deep in thought.
Perhaps this was an opportunity.
She could leverage this for the information she wanted or to go with him to Shanghai to find Xiao Ming.
This idea excited Yuanyuan Fang.
Xiao Ming, she was determined.
"Two Second Rank Crystal Cores, thanks."
As Yuanyuan Fang was getting excited, a white hand suddenly appeared in front of her.
"What crystal cores?"
Yuanyuan Fang didn’t react for a moment.
"You said, completing the task is one Second Rank Crystal Core, there’re two of us, so two," Bai Xiqin stated.
Why not take advantage of that.
There’s no need for forced harmony when even slight classmates bond doesn’t warrant skipping on crystal cores.
"I don’t have them now, I’ll give them to you when we get back."
Yuanyuan Fang gritted her teeth and said.
This person was truly so poor that they couldn’t afford a meal; rushing for a mere two Second Rank Crystal Cores!
Yuanyuan Fang rolled her eyes at Bai Xiqin.
"Give them now."
Bai Xiqin saw Yuanyuan Fang roll her eyes, kept pushing her hand forward, almost poking her face.
"I don’t have them now, if you want them, wait until we get it back, or there won’t be any!"
Yuanyuan Fang said righteously.
With Xiao Li here, she feared nothing.
"I have two crystal cores here, just for you two, as my personal payment for protecting Miss Yuanyuan."
Decisively, Xiao Li took out two Fourth Rank Crystal Cores from his pocket, handing them directly to Bai Xiqin.
The one the Emperor highlighted for protection must be given!