Chapter 33 Yuxiang Awakens

“I heard footsteps. Looks like someone’s coming! You stay with Xiaoyouzi, I’ll go out and check.”

Chen Yunfei pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the sounds outside. Then, his expression tightened, and he quickly walked out of the room while speaking.

Qiao Yan responded softly, "Mm."

Watching Chen Yunfei's hurried departure.

She thought to herself: This person sometimes seems quite reliable.

A short while later, Chen Yunfei's voice, tinged with surprise, came from outside.

"Brother Qin, it's you back. What happened to you? You're in such a mess. Did you get into a fight?"

Qin Zhuo held a small bag tightly in one hand, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead and slowly sliding down his cheeks, wetting the stray hairs at his temples.

The once neat clothes were now somewhat disheveled, with the hem hanging loosely and the cuffs stained with several unknown stains.

He asked, panting, "How many zombies did we kill? Has Xiaoyouzi woken up yet?"

"He's still not awake."

As Chen Yunfei spoke, his eyes darted toward the small bag in Qin Zhuo's hand, his heart filled with curiosity.

What exactly is inside?

Did Brother Qin go out just to find this?

Just then, Qiao Yan's voice suddenly came from inside the room, "Little Youzi, you're awake."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhuo and Chen Yunfei exchanged a glance and immediately ran into the room.

Youxiang was sitting on the bed, her little head bobbing back and forth. Her eyes immediately fell on the small bag in Qin Zhuo's hand, and she even twitched her nose. "It smells so good!"

Seeing Youxiang's greedy look, Qin Zhuo laughed and said, "You really are a little glutton!"

As he spoke, he opened the bag to show it to the dozen or so crystal cores of various colors inside.

It turns out that Qin Zhuo went out specifically to find crystal cores.

He killed many zombies in order to obtain these crystal cores, because he had always suspected that the crystal cores might help Yuka regain her powers and wake her up sooner.

I never expected that just smelling the scent of the crystal core would wake me up with a sweet craving.

At the same time, Qin Zhuo also discovered something important: only zombies with special abilities have crystal cores, while ordinary zombies do not.

Yu Xiang's eyes sparkled, and she stretched out her little hand, asking Qin Zhuo, "Zhuo Zhuo, I want a crystal core."

Qin Zhuo handed the small bag to Youxiang, his eyes full of doting affection, and said, "These are all for you. I've washed them all."

Yuxiang took the bag, and a bright smile immediately bloomed on her face. She said sweetly, "Thank you, Zhuozhuo."

She eagerly took a blue crystal core from the bag, popped it into her mouth like candy, chewed it noisily, her eyes narrowed into slits, and happily said, "Mmm~ delicious."

After finishing one, she immediately took two more red crystal cores and stuffed them into her mouth.

She mumbled, "It smells like barbecue."

As Yu Xiang ate the crystal kernels one by one, the others could clearly see that her spirits had improved.

Her previously pale face regained its color, and her eyes regained their usual liveliness and sparkle.

Yu Xiang happily ate another crystal core, then let out a satisfied burp.

She touched her lower tummy.

I feel full for the first time! I'm so satisfied and happy!

"I'll hide the rest and save them for later."

As Yu Xiang spoke, her eyes darted around as she looked for her little yellow duck bag.

After looking around, she couldn't find her bag. With a hint of coquettishness, she called out, "Yan Yan, where's my bag?"

Qiao Yan was standing to the side when she heard this. She pointed to the sofa next to her and said, "I put it on the sofa for you."

Upon hearing this, Youxiang's eyes lit up instantly. She skipped off the bed, ran happily to the sofa, grabbed her bag, and carefully placed the crystal cores inside one by one.

"One, two, three... six."

After placing it, she tilted her head and began to silently calculate in her mind.

How should we consume the remaining crystal cores? Should we consume one or two a day?

One a day will last for six days, or two a day will last for three days.

I really want to eat three a day, but that would only last for two days.

There are still too few crystal nuclei; not enough to go around.

The little girl looked quite troubled.

At this moment, Chen Yunfei turned to Qin Zhuo and asked, "Brother Qin, shall we stay here tonight? It's too late to travel any further."

Qin Zhuo nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll leave tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yunfei immediately perked up, rubbed his hands together, and looked at Youxiang with bright eyes, saying, "Little Youzi, quickly give me some ingredients. I'll cook a good meal tonight so everyone can have a good meal."

After eating her fill, Yu Xiang was in an exceptionally good mood, like a kitten whose fur had been stroked, making her especially easy to talk to.

With a wave of her hand, a bountiful array of ingredients and cooking utensils appeared neatly on the ground.

Chen Yunfei was overjoyed as he looked at the food scattered all over the ground.

This is a great opportunity to show Qiao Yan his cooking skills. They say that if you like someone, you have to win her heart through her stomach. He must do his best!

Qin Zhuo and Qiao Yan then gathered around Youxiang and began to ask her about the specific circumstances when they were unconscious.

Yu Xiang blinked her big, watery eyes and her mouth, like a machine gun, described the whole story to the two of them in detail.

After saying that, she tossed her head up and didn't forget to brag a few words.

Qiao Yan looked at her and couldn't help but reach out and pat her head. "Little Youzi is great. She protected us."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter, and she jumped up and down with joy.

In no time, Chen Yunfei had prepared four dishes and a soup.

Qiao Yan looked at the food on the table and felt a little dazed, as if she had returned to the time before the apocalypse. She suddenly felt an urge to cry.

Seeing that Qiao Yan hadn't touched her chopsticks, Chen Yunfei felt a little uneasy and cautiously asked, "Qiao Yan, why aren't you eating? Is it because my cooking isn't good?"

Qiao Yan snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "No, it tastes alright."

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of food, and put it in his mouth.

That night, Youxiang clung tightly to Qiao Yan like a little tail, and said in a soft voice, "Yan Yan, I want to share a bed with you. You're so fragrant and soft, it's so comfortable to hug you."

Qin Zhuo stood aside, watching this scene, and immediately felt displeased, his eyes filled with jealousy.

I should never have kept this woman around; Little Yuzu has already been "kidnapped" by her.

Qiao Yan noticed Qin Zhuo's gaze, looked up at him, and smiled slightly.

You're not Xiaoyouzi's boyfriend yet, so don't be jealous.

Chen Yunfei looked at Youxiang with some envy.

She's so sweet and soft; when will he finally win her heart?