Xia Qingqing carefully examined the crystal core lying in her palm. To be honest, this was the first time she had ever actually touched a crystal core.
Although Gu Yunshu had previously taken her outside the base to see the zombies and showed her the crystal core, she did not give the crystal core directly to her, since she wouldn't be able to use it even if she did.
Xia Qingqing found it hard to believe that such a beautiful thing could exist in the brain of such an ugly zombie.
The crystal cores in her hand were clearly cleaned, and she didn't seem to mind the disgust.
I'll be using this crystal core for cultivation later, and I'm so busy with this precious thing, how could I possibly complain about it?
Thinking of this, Xia Qingqing smiled. She hadn't expected such a big surprise to be waiting for her. You see, when she taught Gu Yunshu how to cultivate spiritual power, she really had the mindset of sharing good things with friends.
After all, this technique can be practiced alone or with someone else, so why not?
However, there is a small problem with using crystal cores for cultivation. After all, crystal cores are a unique product of the apocalypse. Gu Yunshu specifically instructed Xia Qingqing that if anything seems wrong during her cultivation using crystal cores, she must stop immediately.
If it weren't for the fact that Lia from the magical plane had already used crystal cores, Gu Yunshu really wouldn't have dared to let Xia Qingqing use them so casually. Lia had used them for so long without any problems, so people from other planes should also be fine using crystal cores for cultivation.
Xia Qingqing sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the crystal core in her palm as Gu Yunshu had taught her, and focused her mind to try to feel the energy inside the crystal core.
As the night deepened and the sky began to lighten, Xia Qingqing couldn't help but doubt that what she was holding in her hand was just an ordinary stone. Finally, she felt a faint trace of energy from the crystal core being absorbed into her body.
Subconsciously, she activated the mental energy cultivation technique that Glek had taught her, absorbing this trace of energy, and then kept repeating the process.
Xia Qingqing only ended her mysterious cultivation state when she heard Gou Dan knocking on the door.
After Gou Dan entered the house, he put his hands on his hips and lectured Xia Qingqing like a little adult: "Sis, it's already past 10 o'clock, why aren't you up yet? This won't do, people will laugh at you if they find out."
"How would anyone else know? If other people found out, it would be because you told them," Xia Qingqing teased Gou Dan deliberately.
Dog Egg was speechless for a moment, and gave a soft hum: "Sister, don't make false accusations. How could I possibly tell anyone?"
If the older women in the village knew that her sister slept until after 10 a.m., they would definitely gossip endlessly. Gou Dan was not happy about his sister being talked about.
If he weren't worried that his sister's skipping breakfast was bad for her health, he wouldn't care whether she was up or not; he could sleep as long as he wanted.
"Silly little brother, I was just kidding," Xia Qingqing said, getting out of bed and walking out of the room.
Seeing this, Gou Dan quickly followed after him.
When Xia Qing finished washing up and came out, Gou Dan had already taken a bowl of warm sweet potato porridge from the pot and placed it on the table:
"Sister, come and have some porridge. I've been keeping it warm in the pot for you."
Xia Qingqing sat down with a smile: "Why are you being so good today? Didn't you go out to play with Da Niu and the others?"
"It's raining outside, I don't want to go out. Besides, it's the same old thing every day, nothing fun anymore," Gou Dan said, swinging his legs boredly.
Xia Qingqing thought about it and agreed, so she suggested, "If the rain stops this afternoon, how about I take you to the county? You've finished reading those comic books, so I'll take you to buy some new ones."
Xia Qingqing usually doesn't like to go out on sunny days, let alone go to the county. The heat on the road is so intense that it's hard to breathe.
It finally rained a little today, and it's much cooler outside, so I'll take Gou Dan to the county town for a visit.
Otherwise, Gou Dan wouldn't get such good treatment after she starts school. Xia Heping definitely wouldn't specially take Gou Dan to the county to play by bicycle, unless he happened to have something to do in the county and it just so happened that Gou Dan was on vacation at home.
"Really? You'd be a dog if you lied!" Gou Dan jumped up from the stool excitedly.
He had already finished reading those comic books many times, and he was so used to memorizing them that he wanted to read them again.
Xia Qingqing slowly sipped her sweet potato porridge: "Of course, when has your sister ever lied to you?"
Gou Dan pouted. "Of course she's been fooled. When he was little, his sister promised to take him to the county, but when he woke up the next day, she was nowhere to be found. And his sister made up an excuse that he couldn't wake her up."
How could that be? He's asleep, not dead.
Looking at the silent Gou Dan, Xia Qingqing also thought of the past and touched her nose guiltily.
She didn't do it on purpose. It was just that it wasn't convenient to go to the county before. Besides, Gou Dan was still young then, and Zhang Hongyan was worried about Gou Dan going to the county with her, fearing that he might be kidnapped by human traffickers.
"Well, we already agreed that we'd go to the county this afternoon once the rain stops, and we absolutely won't change our minds," Xia Qingqing said, raising her hand to assure them.
"But if it keeps raining, don't blame me."
"Great, it definitely won't rain."
"Sis, I'm going to Da Niu's house to see if he has anything I need to bring back. I'll be right back," Gou Dan said excitedly as he ran out.
Seeing his happy expression, Xia Qingqing chuckled and shook her head. Children are so easily satisfied.
After finishing her sweet potato porridge, Xia Qingqing returned to her room, set an alarm, and began cultivating cross-legged. With her previous successful experience, she quickly sensed the energy within the crystal core this time.
Meanwhile, Gou Dan dashed off to Da Niu's house.
Da Niu was tutoring his younger brother with his homework and was about to become depressed because of his brother. When he saw Gou Dan coming over, he immediately dropped his brother and went to greet him.
"Dog Egg, did you come to call me to go play? Come on, let's go now," Da Niu just wanted to get out immediately and didn't want to see that stupid younger brother again.
"No, don't be in such a hurry," Gou Dan quickly grabbed Da Niu's clothes.
"My sister just said she'd take me to the county this afternoon. Do you have anyone who can help me take her?"
"Go to the county? But it's raining today." Da Niu looked up at the sky outside, puzzled. Although the rain had subsided a lot, it was still inconvenient to go out in the rain.
Dog Egg had an inexplicable confidence: "The rain is so light now, it will definitely stop this afternoon."
Seeing how happy Gou Dan was, Da Niu didn't want to dampen his spirits, so he simply skipped the topic altogether.
Then, like a thief, he whispered in Gou Dan's ear, "Gou Dan, if you can really go to the county this afternoon, could you buy me a comic book from the supply and marketing cooperative?"
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