Li Xuanzu, annoyed by Fu Yu's persistent questioning, asked him a question.

"So tell me, what was your first impression of me?"

"Well... he's incredibly strong, quite handsome, and..." Fu Yu pondered for a moment before giving his answer.

"To be honest, I won't hit you." Li Xuanzu looked at her speechlessly.

"You really won't hit me?" Fu Yu cautiously peeked at Li Xuanzu's expression.

Seeing that Li Xuanzu's expression did not change, Fu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and then composed herself.

"Li Xuanzu, to be honest, when I first heard those comments about you online, my impression of you was terrible, so terrible that if I saw you on the street, I would want to bite you to death." As she said this, Fu Yu observed Li Xuanzu's expression again.

"Then, when I actually met you in person, I was hesitant. At first, there were a lot of people around, so I felt a bit confident. But who knew you would ask me to take you out to eat?"

"Back then, I thought you were a strange person, but not that unlikable."

"A few days later, some people would come to me from time to time to curse me, saying that I sold my body to you. I felt very wronged and thought, 'You, Li Xuanzu, deserve to die. My reputation is ruined because of you.'"

"Then after I left China, they started cursing at me online. I began to reflect on it. They were the ones cursing me. You did nothing wrong. The problem shouldn't be attributed to you. At that time, I felt really sorry for you. You probably noticed that too, but you didn't say anything to me."

"I've said too much. In short, my first impression of you is that you're a rotten person, an idiot..." Before Fu Yu could finish speaking, Li Xuanzu slapped her on the back of the head.

"Alright, alright, I got it. You don't need to go out of your way to describe me."

"Waaah... You promised you wouldn't hit me, you can't take a joke." Fu Yu covered the back of her head where she had been hit, looking at Li Xuanzu with a wronged expression.

The person who just went back on their word pretended not to see it.

"So, do you think that, with everyone in the Dragon Kingdom wanting to kill me, this little girl, whose ability to think for herself is still immature, would change my opinion because of her parents' death?" Li Xuanzu brought the topic back to the beginning.

“Well… a child’s ability to distinguish between good and evil is only temporary. What if she has genuine feelings for you?” Fu Yu still wanted to argue.

"You said it yourself, just in case. Don't compare me to those gamblers who have nothing. I still have a way out, other means, and many trump cards. It's easy to cultivate an assistant. There's no need to rush or pity her. Aren't there many pitiful people in this apocalypse?"

"There's no need to gamble everything unless it's absolutely necessary." Li Xuanzu looked at Fu Yu, as if trying to etch these words into her mind.

Fu Yu did not refute further, not because she dared not, but because Li Xuanzu would not be angry about this.

Rather, she genuinely couldn't find a reason. If that little girl had approached Li Xuanzu with an ulterior motive, that would be truly terrifying.

"Alright, let's talk about these things slowly. Let's call Ouyang Ningxue and find a place to stay permanently." Now that the third-tier zombies have been mostly cleared out, Li Xuanzu and the others have nothing left to do.

"Sigh, I've only just become a third-tier psionicist, why don't I have a chance to use my skills? There are so few third-tier zombies, please send some more." Fu Yu was immediately deflated when she heard Li Xuanzu say the word "permanently stationed".

"Grandma, watch your mouth! You never say anything nice, you always say bad things." Li Xuanzu looked at Fu Yu and was impressed by this lively woman.

"Tch, what are you saying? I've never said anything nice, have I? How could it be that every time I say something..." Fu Yu was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

A voice echoed in everyone's minds once again.

"Recently, given the sharp decline in the number of high-level zombies on the Dragon Kingdom side, which has put the zombie faction at a disadvantage, the organizers have decided to increase the game difficulty in the Dragon Kingdom area."

"Increase the zombies' various abilities, enhance their evolution speed, increase their aggression, and deploy a certain number of Tier 3 zombies and one Tier 4 zombie."

"The evolution speed of the strange creatures has accelerated, and their various abilities have been improved. A certain number of fourth-tier strange creatures will be invested, but fifth-tier strange creatures will not be invested for the time being."

"Within the Dragon Kingdom region, zombie viruses will be released at irregular intervals, and ordinary humans with wounds will be directly infected."

"Finally, I wish all players in the Dragon Kingdom a pleasant gaming experience."

It was the same voice from the day the apocalypse broke out, devoid of any emotion, a mechanical voice reading from a script.

Upon hearing this, Fu Yu was stunned and stopped talking. Like a child who had made a mistake, she sat to the side picking at her nails.

Li Xuanzu didn't say anything. The current situation was still within his expectations. Saying that Fu Yu was a jinx was just a joke. Bringing it up again now would be meaningless and would only have some psychological impact on Fu Yu.

"Why are you making that face again? This isn't your fault. Just stay here tonight." Li Xuanzu's tone softened for once when speaking to Fu Yu.

Fu Yu gave a soft "hmm" and then fell silent.

Li Xuanzu was both amused and exasperated.

Fu Yu is indeed a very sentimental person. She usually loves to be lively and create a fun atmosphere. She is reliable when it matters, but it takes time for her mindset to change. She will be fine once she gets used to it.