Xu Qian's brow furrowed tighter and tighter. Just as she was about to ask him what was wrong, her ears suddenly picked up another voice.
"Sister."
"Xiao Lü." Xu Qian let go of her hand and looked up at his light green eyes.
"What's wrong with Xiao Ping?"
Xu Lü shook his head. He didn't know either. As soon as they swapped bodies, he went to sleep without making a sound.
Xu Qian felt something was off, but there was nothing she could do.
She collected some documents and then joined Xu Lü in planting explosives.
An hour later, the two stood on a bridge, gazing at the distant smoke.
Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief. In the vast map of the X Group, only one location remained.
"Sister, Xiao Ping said he wants to absorb crystal cores."
Xu Qian glanced at him and said indifferently, "Tell him to come out and absorb it himself."
Xu Lü's eyes darted around. "He said he doesn't want to."
Xiao Ping had instructed him to absorb crystal cores, and after that, he became silent.
Xu Qian's brows furrowed tightly. "What's wrong with him?"
He himself said he wanted to absorb crystal cores, but now he was asking Xu Lü to do it for him?
"I don't know. He wants me to absorb the crystal cores quickly, saying he's a little tired."
Xu Qian didn't understand zombies' characteristics very well, so she asked the system if it was possible.
[Ding, the system is not sure, but Xiao Ping is the most important person in the apocalypse, so there won't be any problems.]
Xu Qian was full of questions. She had never even heard of the name Xiao Ping in her previous life. How could he be so important?
The system didn't reply further.
Xu Qian had no choice but to take Xu Lü away from the base and let him absorb the crystal cores in the car.
Although it was extremely hot now, those perverts from the X Group might really come out to capture her.
They couldn't stop.
Xu Lü sat in the passenger seat, holding a crystal core in each hand. He absorbed them very quickly, and half a bag was gone in an instant.
He could still joke with her, which seemed to indicate that there wasn't a big problem.
Xu Qian breathed a little easier and chose to park the car in a roadside parking lot, waiting quietly for him to finish absorbing the crystal cores.
Seeing Xu Qian's deep concern, Xu Lü softly comforted her, "Sister, don't worry, I'll be fine."
Actually, it wasn't entirely Xu Qian's fault for worrying. The last time, it had almost cost her her life, so this time, she had to be fully prepared.
Suddenly, Xu Lü took out a crystal core from his spatial storage. It was black and a whole size larger than those of ordinary ability users. It was unclear what kind of ability user it belonged to.
Before Xu Qian could stop him, he had already absorbed the crystal core into his palm.
Xu Lü closed his green eyes slightly, his entire body appearing listless.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes. The eyes were still light green as usual, but they held a hint of sadness.
"Sister, I... like you."
Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I know."
Xu Lü's lips curved into a faint smile. Soon, his vision went black, and he fainted on the car seat.
Xu Qian's eyelids tightened. She drew out a wisp of spiritual power, intending to enter his body to take a look.
Before she could enter, her spiritual power was repelled.
Suddenly, the young man opened his eyes. Those pair of beautiful green eyes had turned a deep purple, and he stared intently at the girl in front of him.
In those purple eyes, there was an unusual calmness, so calm that Xu Qian almost didn't recognize him.
Just as Xu Qian was about to take a closer look, he suddenly lowered his gaze.
His eyelashes were very long, instantly obscuring the expression in his eyes.
Many, many, many things flashed through the young man's eyes, and then he returned to his initial state.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes and looked at him, asking, "Are you Xiao Lü, or... Xiao Ping?"
Or someone else?
Purple eyes, a level four zombie?
When the young man looked up, his expression had returned to his familiar demeanor.
"Qian, you can't even recognize me? I'm Xiao Ping."
Xu Qian furrowed her brow and scanned him from head to toe.
The young man had medium-length brown hair, pale skin but bright red lips, and soft facial features. His jawline was sharp and well-defined, making him impeccably handsome.
Apart from the change in his eyes, there was nothing else.
"Where is Xiao Lü?"
The young man's spine stiffened. He suddenly recalled the awkward situation a year ago when he had first met her.
"Xu Lü will not come out again. He and I have fused. I am Xiao Ping, and I am also Xu Lü."