Mei Yuebai knelt and embraced her, two blood-soaked figures holding each other.
He wasn't foolish enough to ask about her sister; her words implied the worst.
"I will take good care of you from now on and help you get revenge."
Seeing her comfort successful, Xu Qian softly advised, "War isn't truly terrifying, people are. You must overcome your fear, alright?"
Mei Yuebai closed his eyes, burying his head in her fragrant neck. Just holding her like this made him feel healed.
"Okay."
"Big brothers, are you done hugging? Come wash up!"
Gu Qing shouted, his hair still dripping wet.
The two ignored him. After a while, it was Xu Qian who couldn't stand the smell any longer and asked to go wash first.
Gu Qing, for the first time, asked to cook instant noodles, including Ye Yunzhou and Zheng Xue in the midnight snack.
A total of nine large portions of noodles, their rich aroma swirling through the living room.
Several people picked up their chopsticks and started slurping.
"Ding dong." The doorbell rang.
Gu Qing picked up the remaining bowl of noodles before going to open the door.
"I'm here!" Hua Ying's eyes lit up with excitement. She quickly took the noodles. "Oh, it's so hot. Thank you, Xiao Qingqing~"
Gu Qing's face flushed slightly. "You're welcome..."
"Then I'll be going back to eat."
With a "snap," the door opposite closed without hesitation.
"..."
Gu Qing stood frozen. She was only friends with him for the food, right?
Upon returning, everyone started teasing him, saying he liked that girl.
Gu Qing retorted, puffing out his chest, "No, I don't. This woman shows up the moment she smells food. She's so annoying."
"Oh~~"
"But she didn't come before you cooked, did she?"
Everyone looked at Gu Qing, grinning. Even the socially anxious Zheng Xue couldn't help but laugh.
The atmosphere was very lively.
Gu Qing's face turned bright red. "Alright, alright, stop talking. Eat your noodles."
It was all Hua Ying's fault. Coming over every day to beg for food, he had gotten used to it. Fortunately, she brought him little trinkets every day, otherwise, who would bother cooking for her?
Xu Qian, hearing his thoughts, smiled. He just wouldn't admit it.
Everyone ate their noodles very quickly, finishing not long after.
After eating, they began counting crystal cores. There were six large bags. The men poured the crystal cores into a large red basin, rinsing them with water before scooping them out.
Xu Qian spread a large plastic sheet on the living room floor and poured the crystal cores onto it to count.
The washed crystal cores were crystal clear, covering the entire floor.
Ye Yunzhou, watching from the side, was stunned. So many!
There were a total of 2648. Xu Qian divided the crystal cores into five large portions. She took three herself and told the others to take the rest back to their rooms to absorb immediately.
Everyone was stunned, even Mei Yuebai. No one dared to reach out and take them.
Li Lili asked, "Sister Qian, why aren't you taking any?"
"I am a Level 2 ability user. Level 1 zombie crystal cores are of little use to me. It's better to let you all quickly reach Level 2."
Only then did everyone understand. They each hugged a pile of crystal cores and returned to their rooms to absorb them.
Cheng Liangqing and Cheng Liangze's crystal cores were left with Xu Qian. They would claim them after awakening their abilities. With so many crystal cores, keeping them in their rooms was even more unsafe.
After bidding farewell to the three, Xu Qian took out a quilt and a set of clothes, handing them to Zheng Xue. She told him to wash up and sleep on the sofa, and she would introduce him to someone tomorrow.
Zheng Xue also relaxed, taking the quilt and quickly thanking her.
The two returned to their room. Mei Yuebai sat on the floor and began absorbing crystal cores.
Xu Qian lay on the bed and closed her eyes, trying to fall asleep. She definitely wouldn't sleep well tonight.
After a long while, a soft hum could be heard.