Chapter 91: Connections

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Zhang Yiming slightly tightened his fingers and then slowly released them.

If it were someone else asking that, they’d be dead by now.

But Leng Yebai couldn’t die; he had to live well.

Who was Leng Yebai?

Leng Yebai was the person he hated most, was most jealous of, and most wanted to kill.

No one else.

The reason he was still alive was entirely thanks to Xiao Niu’s relationship.

This was a genuine connection!

If not for the fear of Xiao Niu being upset, the violent zombie instinct would have considered Leng Yebai an enemy long ago.

Zhang Yiming had already realized that for Leng Yebai, his inner violent tendencies were strongest.

Perhaps this was a case of rivals meeting, making him particularly on edge!

Zhang Yiming casually put the crystal core in his pocket, a ball of hot flame appeared between his fingers.

The flame landed on the Zombie King’s human-like body.

The handsome face was burned beyond recognition, more hideous than Low-Level Zombies.

The pungent smell spread to the tip of his nose, slightly unpleasant.

Leng Yebai touched his nose and looked at Zhang Yiming.

"Did you bring over the zombies on the overpass?"

They were all Low-Level Zombies, posing no threat to the Bai Family, just slowing them down.

Zhang Yiming glanced at Leng Yebai and nodded slightly.

"Then can you bring fewer of them?" Leng Yebai twitched the corner of his mouth.

The overpass was piled with zombie corpses.

One might mistakenly think that Uncle Wang crashed into a zombie leader!

"Less, would that be enough for you to kill?" Zhang Yiming retorted.

Leng Yebai: ...

True, the family is so powerful (especially Xiao Niu), even a few wouldn’t be enough!

"Roar――"

A passing zombie roared at Leng Yebai.

Clearly a human throat, yet it produced a beastlike, bloodthirsty roar.

Zhang Yiming raised his eyes and glanced at the roaring zombie.

The zombie became dazed, stepping back and staggering away.

"Why don’t you make that sound?" Leng Yebai pointed at the zombie that had just roared.

Zhang Yiming: ...

Why don’t you just die?

Zhang Yiming took a deep breath, confirmed that the body on the ground had been completely burned, and lifted his foot to leave.

Leng Yebai touched his nose and also turned to go find Xiao Niu.

"Uh, do you need to use the bathroom?" Leng Yebai couldn’t hold back and asked again.

"Whenever I want to go to the bathroom, I simply cut open my stomach with a knife and sew it back up." Zhang Yiming’s calm voice came through.

Leng Yebai hesitated, looked sympathetically at Zhang Yiming, and gently patted Zhang Yiming’s shoulder in comfort.

Zhang Yiming naturally saw Leng Yebai’s sympathetic look.

His fingers tightened and released, over and over.

How did the beautiful, charming, lovely, wise Xiao Niu end up fancying this idiot?

"Be careful in the future and don’t mess with those zombies smarter than humans." Leng Yebai glanced at the black blood on Zhang Yiming and kindly advised.

Clearly, the smarter the zombies, the more dangerous they are.

In the world, there were already zombies like Zhang Yiming that resembled humans, and they even fought among themselves.

Zombies like Zhang Yiming are easily caught and dissected.

"Still alright, not too dangerous." Zhang Yiming was utterly composed, "I’ve never lost a fight, and with your help today, it’s the first time I’ve been so seriously injured."

If he wasn’t afraid of accidentally hurting Leng Yebai, he would have won by now.

Leng Yebai: ...

This conversation can’t continue!

Farewell!

On the other side.

The zombies on the overpass were becoming fewer and fewer; they’d collected two sacks of crystal cores, and black blood flowed like a river.

A cloud of black smoke rose from the overpass and drifted away with the wind.

When the last zombie was dissected for its crystal core, Leng Yebai also returned.

"How about it, were there any High Rank Zombies over there? Was it controlling the zombies to attack us?"

Bai Xiqin looked at Leng Yebai.

"The High Rank Zombie wasn’t controlling the zombies to attack us, it was just an insignificant zombie." Leng Yebai said softly.

As he spoke, Leng Yebai’s eyes were looking down at his feet, his fingers fidgeted repeatedly.

This was a sign of guilt.

Bai Xiqin had been killing zombies for two-plus hours, exhausted, and didn’t notice Leng Yebai’s guilty demeanor.

"It’s nothing, then."

Bai Xiqin didn’t linger on the issue.

Perhaps Uncle Wang’s constitution made him an easy target for zombies!

"Granddaughter, did you just mention roasted rabbit?" Bai Zhengxuan cheerfully leaned in, face thick with expectation, "Can I have a whole one later?"

Killing zombies is hard work, very exhausting.

He needed to eat more.

"I want one too!" Uncle Wang quickly added.

Afraid he’d miss out if he was too late.

The Bai Family meals are top-notch.

Much better than the buns Uncle Liu makes!

"Alright!"

Bai Xiqin stretched her somewhat stiff arms and, along with Leng Yebai, headed towards an area thick with green vegetation.

Qin Yuan stealthily flew behind Bai Xiqin, and when no one was looking, she put it back into the space.

It had been out for a while and needed to return to the space quickly.

It was afraid Taowu and the Water Python might steal the fruit from its bowl!

In less than half an hour, Leng Yebai returned with several plump rabbits in hand.

Don’t ask how they caught them.

If you ask, the answer is good luck and skillful hands.

The zombie corpses on the overpass were still burning, their smell pungent.

The few of them left the overpass, set up a campfire in the open space, and slowly roasted the rabbits.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The oil from the rabbit crackled over the fire, the aroma filled the air, teasing their taste buds.

The three of them sat happily by the fire, anticipating the roasted rabbit meat.

Rabbits are so cute – you just have to eat them!

"Tsk! Old Bai, having a granddaughter is great!"

Uncle Wang watched the roasting meat eagerly, eyes glued to it.

"Hehe, go ahead and be envious, jealous, and resentful!" Bai Zhengxuan smugly looked at Uncle Wang.

"Sigh..."

Uncle Wang looked at the roasted meat, suddenly sighed deeply.

The sigh was full of age, age that carried a touch of sadness.

With that sigh, Uncle Liu’s smile faded a bit.

"Time to eat! Hurry up and dig in!"

Uncle Liu clapped Uncle Wang on the shoulder and handed him the roasted rabbit meat.

With food in hand, Uncle Wang’s face immediately brightened with a smile.

Yet, between his brows, there was still a touch of sorrow.

If only he could have a family full of children and grandchildren, who would choose to spend their old age alone.

Bai Zhengxuan noticed something was off with the two and didn’t dare mention grandkids anymore, burying himself in his food.

The rabbits were bred in the space, fed with the produce and Spiritual Spring Water from the space.

The meat was tender and left a savory taste.

After devouring the adorable rabbits, Bai Xiqin and the others said goodbye to the elderly trio, took out their electric vehicle, and returned to the safe zone.

The trio of elders crammed back into the garbage truck’s cab, the green garbage truck bolting like a horse off the leash, racing in one direction.

"Where are we headed for a stroll?" Bai Zhengxuan glanced at the surroundings, raising an eyebrow, "Heading back already? It’s not even dark yet!"

The elderly trio wouldn’t return to the safe zone until they’d roamed until nightfall.

"Tired, tired, too tired today, we’ll ’scavenge for supplies’ again tomorrow!"

Uncle Wang waved his hand, looking worn out.