At the same time, on the other side, Lin Zhongrong listened to Lin Man's plan and did not speak for a long time.

"Are you really going to do this?"

"Um."

"What's the difference between what you did and what those people did when they raised zombies?" Lin Zhongrong asked sternly.

Lin Man wasn't afraid of him either. He said confidently, "Of course there's a difference. Those zombies have eaten and harmed people, but Lin Cheng won't harm anyone. He's always been there to protect them and has made many contributions. Those people raise so many zombies, but they can't guarantee safety. But I only raise one, and I can absolutely guarantee safety—and it won't harm anyone else at all."

"Have you planned all this?" Lin Zhongrong felt a headache. "I know you're planning on raising that kid into a zombie king, but are you sure you can succeed? Do you know how many years it will take and how many risks it involves? This is a torment for you, and it's also torment for him."

Lin Man was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I know everything, but Dad, I just don't want him to die."

Lin Zhongrong was speechless for a moment, and after a while he asked, "Why?"

Lin Man said doubtfully, "Why is this happening? He's standing right in front of me alive, and I know he's going to die in a few hours. This feeling is too hard. If you were infected, I'd feel the same way."

Lin Zhongrong didn't know what to say. He stroked his daughter's head and asked, "What about those infected people..."

"I can't do anything about them. There are too many of them. I can't control them alone anyway." Lin Man said, "And if it's Lin Cheng who becomes the Zombie King, I believe he won't harm anyone. I can't guarantee that for others, and I can't bear that responsibility."

She felt sad and sorry for those people, but she would not take their blame on herself. She still had self-awareness.

On the one hand, Lin Zhongrong felt relieved that she had no excessive sympathy, but on the other hand, he also understood that she was treating people differently.

On the other side, Lin Cheng looked up at the white, misty creature that had moved to his side at some unknown time. It didn't look like a bird anymore, just a large lump. Its large black eyes looked him up and down, and then a cute voice appeared in his mind: "Hi!"

Lin Cheng: “…” This thing can talk?

Lin Cheng said, "Hello."

Guan Guan blinked its large, water-tank-like eyes and said, "Although Lin Man gave you some spiritual energy just now, and you also took in a lot of spiritual energy after your big meal, it can only slow down the rate at which your body decays. In two days at the latest, you will turn into that ugly monster."

Lin Cheng's heart stagnated, and he whispered, "I know."

Guan Guan asked again: "Will you yell and scream in the space and make everything dirty and smelly?"

Lin Cheng: “…”

Lin Cheng smiled bitterly: "I don't know, I will lose my mind, and I don't know what I will do."

He looked at Lin Man who was still talking to Lin Zhongrong, with some bitterness in his eyes. He would become distorted after losing his mind, and when facing her, he would be like all zombies who saw humans, and would only want to bite and devour them. It was completely foreseeable how ugly the scene would be.

And that may last for ten years, more than ten years, or even longer...

Guan Guan suddenly said mysteriously, "I can help you."

Lin Cheng suddenly raised his eyes, and the big white thing didn't say anything. It rose from the ground and floated away quickly like a white mist.

Then, exclamations were heard from afar.

Lin Zhongrong stopped talking to his daughter and went to check immediately. They left Lin Man and Lin Cheng looking at each other in bewilderment. They climbed up to the high ground and saw that on the edge of the mountain, in the gap between the two mountains, a figure emerged from the ground, frightening people like a huge ghost. When attacked, it immediately scatters. It is quite happy because using supernatural power to attack is like sending it spiritual energy.

Lin Man: “…”

"Ah, take care of you childish ghost!" Lin Man cursed.

Lin Zhongrong asked her, "Do you know what that is?"

"That's the big bird I told you about." Lin Man felt embarrassed. "It's just being playful and playing with everyone. Although it looks a little weird, it flies really fast and is very impressive. Well, I'll go call it back."

"Xiaoman..." Lin Zhongrong didn't call out to her. Seeing that she was quietly moving around and not being discovered, he didn't call her either. However, until the thing silently disappeared in the air, he didn't realize that it was a bird.

He turned around and talked to Lin Cheng, asking him, "Have you really decided?"

Lin Cheng was a little dazed, but when asked, he straightened his mind and said, "Yes."

Lin Zhongrong was silent for a moment. He still remembered that a long time ago, when Lin Cheng was only in his teens, the young boy said firmly and calmly that if he was infected one day, it would be better to end his life in a dignified manner instead of crying and begging without dignity, becoming an irrational monster, or dragging others down.

He knew very well that with Lin Cheng's self-esteem and pride, making this decision was very difficult for him and required a lot of determination.

Lin Zhongrong patted his shoulder and said, "Now that you've made up your mind, don't give up. Xiaoman really hopes you can survive."

Lin Cheng smiled slightly, his eyes bright: "I know."

Lin Zhongrong found this smile particularly eye-catching, and he couldn't help but sneer at him: "Xiao Man has no brothers or sisters, she thinks of you as a brother, you must not let her down."

Lin Cheng: “…”

He raised his eyes. The two men, both of similar height, stared at each other. There was something in their eyes that needed no explanation, like silent sparks intertwining in their sight. In the end, it was Lin Cheng who averted his gaze first. He said softly and firmly, "I won't."

Now it was Lin Zhongrong who felt a little uncomfortable, as if he was a bad guy being beaten with a stick. However, it was too early to say anything now. He could only talk about other things after he survived.

Lin Man caught Guan Guan and ran back quietly. Someone called Lin Zhongrong over there and said that Zhang Changming had woken up. Lin Zhongrong told the two children that it was not appropriate for them to show up now. They had nothing to do here and they could go back home, but Lin Cheng's whereabouts must be explained. So they agreed to meet again at Fan Xuan's place later.

Then he left with a heavy heart and a lot of worries about the lawsuit, as there were more difficult things waiting for him to deal with.

Lin Manla said to Lin Cheng: "Let's go into the space too. Are you even hungrier?"

Lin Cheng was also thinking about the big white bird. When he went in, he saw that the bird had been cut into dozens of pieces, taking up the entire space. When he looked around, he saw that it was just a bunch of white balls, jumping around. Lin Cheng was speechless.

Lin Man explained that this guy, relying on his size, loved playing this kind of game. She pushed a few of them away and started steaming her sweet potatoes. Looking up, she saw that Lin Cheng hadn't cleaned up yet. His hair and clothes were covered in blood and dust. She hadn't had time to deal with him before, and she had been putting up with him for a long time. So she got him two large buckets of water, a set of clothes, and some other miscellaneous items, and asked him if he wanted to wash in the space or outside.

Feeling despised, Lin Cheng looked around and said with a blush, "Get out."

Lin Man found a secluded place for him and let him out. Before leaving, Lin Cheng picked up a white round ball and said he wanted it to keep him out for some fresh air.

Lin Man thought to himself, I didn’t realize he was so shy, even needing someone to watch him take a bath in the wild.