The distance between the two has lessened somewhat, but it's not as great as before.

Just as Li Xuanzu was troubled, an unfamiliar number called.

It's highly likely that Fu Yu called, because a normal person wouldn't know the number on this phone.

"Mr. Li, I resigned. I received a little over 500 yuan in salary. I'm buying groceries now. How about we have meat tonight?" Sure enough, Fu Yu's voice came from the phone.

"That's good. Buy enough groceries for one more person, enough for one child. Just buy what you think is appropriate," Li Xuanzu said, glancing at Qian Li beside him.

After Fu Yu said she understood, she hung up the phone, and Li Xuanzu could now take Qian Li to Fu Yu's house.

Arriving just in time for lunch will allow the two to meet.

"I'll take you out to eat later, and we'll meet someone there."

After Qian Li nodded to indicate that she understood, she set off with Li Xuanzu.

... ...

When they arrived at Fu Yu's house, she was already busy in the kitchen.

"Mr. Li, the door isn't locked, you can just come in." A woman's voice came from inside the house; it was Fu Yu.

Li Xuanzu pushed open the half-closed iron gate and led Qian Li inside.

Fu Yu came out very quickly.

"This is Qian Li, you should know her." Li Xuanzu introduced the two, "Qian Li, this is Fu Yu, she will be traveling with us from now on."

At first, Fu Yu was a little nervous. After all, Qian Li was a powerful fighter who could fight two level three zombies on her own, so no one would underestimate her because of her age.

I thought Qian Li would be a mature young woman, but she sat next to Li Xuanzu looking timid, making it hard to believe that she was a third-tier psionicist.

Especially when Qian Li softly called out "sister," she felt her heart melt.

The three of them started eating right away. Qian Li ate very slowly, but somewhat hastily, because she hadn't had a proper meal in a long time.

"I've already chosen your spirit cores. Absorb them in a bit." Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Li Xuanzu took out three spirit cores.

It has levels one through three.

That's right, the third-tier spirit core that controls water has changed hands.

"Ah? Mr. Li, this..." Fu Yu had seen third-tier spirit cores before, and one of the three in front of him was similar.

“Absorb it. If I only needed a second-tier psionicist, there would be no need for such a big fuss.” Li Xuanzu ignored Fu Yu.

These past two days, he's been coming over for meals to change her opinion of Li Xuanzu. Now that the time is right, he's throwing out a huge sweet treat to bind her firmly to him.

In fact, when she brought Li Xuanzu home, many residents of the capital had already transferred some of their resentment towards Li Xuanzu to her.

Even when she goes to the market to buy groceries, she has to spend more money to buy these ingredients.

Therefore, from the moment Li Xuanzu invited Fu Yu into the game, she only had one path to take.

Whether Fu Yu herself is clear about it or not is up to her.

If you stay in Kyoto, at most you'll slowly save up money to buy a spirit core, then return to an ordinary life, blend in with the masses, or even meet with a treacherous person while teaming up with other psychics, and end up dying.

Following Li Xuanzu?

Starting at level three, there's meat to eat and soup to drink. Although there are dangers, as long as you don't go against Li Xuanzu's plan, there won't be any danger to your life.

To others, Fu Yu had boarded a pirate ship, whether willingly or not. They believed that associating with a villain like Li Xuanzu would only lead to further corruption, and that Fu Yu's actions in condemning him were all for the sake of justice.

But what does Fu Yu herself think?

Without strength, it's fine as long as nothing major happens; you can live peacefully. But what if zombies really besiege the city?

It's likely that the people who die the most are ordinary people like them. If even a first-level psychic can't protect themselves, then those who don't even have psychic abilities are just cannon fodder.

From another perspective, no ordinary person could resist the few spirit cores that Li Xuanzu left behind. The more one lacks power, the more one craves it.

Greed is the original sin.