Chapter 53 Healing

Lu Nange carried Lu Beiye up the stairs.

Her pale face swayed slightly in her arms, her forehead stray hairs soaked with cold sweat.

Behind them, Lu Xici, Chi Yanzhou, and Gu Qi's steps were unsteady, as if they were walking on cotton.

The three people's shadows cast weary outlines on the mottled wall.

Lu Nange bent down and gently placed Lu Beiye on the makeshift mat.

I took out a wet wipe and wiped his face and hands.

"Ah Ye, you get some rest. I'll go downstairs and collect the crystal cores before coming back up!"

Lu Beiye's eyelashes trembled, and he let out a barely audible "hmm".

As she straightened up, her gaze swept over Lu Xici and the other two on the mat.

"Brother, Yanzhou, Guqi, you guys get some rest, I'm going downstairs now!"

The three of them lifted their eyelids and nodded slowly.

In the courtyard on the first floor, the stench of blood and decay mingled.

He Zhuo and the others were still bent over, searching for crystal cores among the piles of corpses.

No one stepped forward to ask Lu Nange what they were looking for, or why they were digging out the zombies' brains!

Da Ge and several burly men were reinstalling the gate, the dull thud of hammers hitting the wall echoing in the air.

The elderly, women, and children who had been hiding in the back also came out and silently helped move the body.

The stench of blood mixed with the putrid smell permeated the air, but no one complained; there were only heavy breathing sounds and the scraping of corpses being dragged along.

At this moment, Wen Qing quietly walked to Lu Nange's side.

"Miss Lu."

Lu Nange, carrying a bag of blood-stained crystal cores, looked down at Wen Qing with a puzzled expression: "Sister Wen Qing, is something wrong?"

Without hesitation, Wen Qing slashed his palm with the dagger, and blood gushed out immediately.

Lu Nange frowned slightly, about to speak—

The next second, a soft green light emanated from Wen Qing's palm, and the hideous wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Healing/soothing?"

Wen Qing shook his head: "I don't know either. I suddenly gained this ability after the high fever subsided."

She clenched her newly healed hand, her voice soft: "Miss Lu, I heard you're going to Beijing..."

She raised her eyes, her gaze firm: "Can you take me with you? I can cook, and I'm pretty good at it. Plus, I promise I won't hold you back!"

Lu Nange raised an eyebrow; a healing-type ability was indeed the kind of cheat code they desperately needed right now.

She skipped around while reading the book.

It seems that none of his brother and Chi Yanzhou's special abilities are healing-related!

"Sister Wenqing, I can't make that decision! I need to ask the rest of our team before I can give you an answer!"

Wen Qing nodded: "Thank you, Miss Lu."

...

Lu Nange and her group emptied the brains of all the zombies.

He called out in the direction of Brother Da and Brother Wei Hao, "Brother Da, Brother Wei Hao, let's go upstairs first!"

Da Ge was carrying two zombies and throwing them into the pile of corpses.

Hearing this, he wiped his sweat, grinned, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Leave the rest to us!"

Wen Qing stood beside Lu Nange: "Miss Lu, may I go and see the child first?"

Lu Nange glanced sideways, a hint of scrutiny flashing in her eyes: "My brother?"

Wen Qing nodded slightly: "Yes. He's about the same age as my daughter, and I'd like to try treating him!"

He Zhuo flicked the brain matter off the dagger and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Lu Nange: "Sister Wen Qing has awakened a healing ability and wants to show it to A Ye."

"What is a healing ability?" He Zhuo and Gu Wan asked in unison.

Wen Qing didn't explain, his gaze swept over the group, and finally landed on Ji Xian, whose arm was wrapped in bandages.

Wen Qing stepped forward slowly, palms facing upward, and green light suddenly appeared.

"Take a look inside the gauze," she said softly.

Ji Xian twitched his lips suspiciously, but still did as he was told to untie the blood-stained bandage.

The once gruesome wound is now smooth as ever, without even a scar.

He subconsciously touched his leg, and the pain miraculously disappeared.

"Holy crap!" He Zhuo rushed forward, grabbed Ji Xian's arm, and rubbed it repeatedly: "Does it hurt? Old Ji, does it hurt?"

Ji Xian pushed him away in disgust: "Let go! You're acting like a pervert."

Lu Nange noticed Wen Qing's lips were gradually turning pale and handed her a crystal core.

"Try holding it in your hand!"

Wen Qing clenched the crystal core tightly, and a faint light emanated from between her fingers. Soon, her lips regained their rosy color.

"Let's go," Lu Nange said softly.

After handing the collected crystal cores to Lu Nange, Chi Yi and Ji Xian slumped into chairs at the bottom of the stairs.

Lu Nange got straight to the point: "Sister Wen Qing has awakened a healing ability and wants to go to Beijing with us."

Wen Qing's gaze fell on Lu Beiye, who was resting with his eyes closed.

"Miss Lu, may I try?"

Lu Nange picked up Lu Beiye and said, "Okay."

Wen Qing grasped Lu Beiye's hand, and green light flowed through it.

After consuming nine crystal cores in succession,

His face visibly regained its color.

Wen Qing's expression quickly faded, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Sister..." Lu Beiye's long eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes.

Lu Nange: "How are you feeling?"

Lu Beiye: "Sister, I'm fine!"

Lu Nange looked at Wen Qing: "Thank you, Sister Wen Qing."

Wen Qing took the crystal core handed to him by Lu Nange and restored his supernatural abilities.

Wen Qing examined the injuries of Lu Xici, Chi Yanzhou, and Gu Qi in turn.

As the green light swirled, the three people's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

Wen Qing thus became a new member of Lu Nange's team.

"Miss Lu, gentlemen and ladies," Wen Qing said softly, "I'll go tell Brother Da that I won't be coming up tonight, and I'll come find you tomorrow morning."

Lu Nange and the others nodded.

After Wen Qing came downstairs, Gu Wan asked, "Nan Nan, should we keep your space a bit more private from now on?"

Lu Nange: "No need, she'll find out sooner or later on the way to Beijing! Besides, life is hard enough, I can't let my stomach suffer any more!"

He Zhuo slumped back in his chair: "Nothing is more miserable than my life!"

He frantically grabbed his hair: "My superpower! When will it finally awaken?!"