The car stopped, and Chu Yunxiao looked at Liu Anran, who was still fast asleep. He reached out and poked her face, his eyebrows slightly raised, and a smile flashed in his eyes. She felt nice, but the scar on her face was too unsightly!
Yunlong nudged Liu Anran and called out, "Mom, wake up."
Looking at Liu Anran's peaceful sleeping face, Chu Yunxiao couldn't bear to wake her. He wanted to stop Yunlong, but his lips moved and he ultimately didn't say anything.
Liu Anran opened her eyes, yawned lazily, and asked casually, "Have we arrived yet?"
Chu Yunxiao's eyes darkened. He looked away from Liu Anran and said softly, "We're here. Get out of the car!"
Liu Anran stretched, picked up her backpack, and said, "Let's go!"
Chu Yunxiao carried Yunlong out of the car, and Liu Anran got out as well. They looked around and realized they were in a residential area with more than a dozen zombies lying on the ground, which had obviously been cleared away.
Liu Anran walked to the side of a zombie corpse. It was still early in the apocalypse, and no one should have discovered the crystal core yet, otherwise the zombie's head would have been dug out long ago.
Liu Anran's eyes lit up at this thought, and she immediately pulled out a dagger and twisted it against her head. Chu Yunxiao frowned as he watched; this woman had gone mad.
Liu Anran pulled a pea-sized purple crystal core from the zombie's head and looked at Chu Yunxiao with surprise, "Chu Yunxiao, look, a zombie crystal core."
Chu Yunxiao pulled Yunlong to Liu Anran's side, looking at her helplessly, "Aren't you disgusted?"
Liu Anran took out a glass of water, washed the crystal core clean, and handed it to Chu Yunxiao.
Looking into Liu Anran's bright, smiling eyes, Chu Yunxiao couldn't bear to refuse her and could only reach out to take her hand. Although Liu Anran knew that Chu Yunxiao's abilities were lightning and mental, she still asked, "What kind of ability do you have?"
Chu Yunxiao answered truthfully: "Thunder element."
“The crystal core should be the zombie’s energy crystal. Try absorbing it and see if it can enhance your abilities,” Liu Anran said.
Chu Yunxiao held the crystal core and absorbed its energy. After a moment, the crystal core in his hand turned into powder. He looked at Liu Anran in surprise and asked, "How did you know there was a crystal core in the zombie's head?"
Liu Anran looked at Chu Yunxiao as if he were an idiot and said smugly, "The zombie's weakness is its head. No matter how you attack a zombie, it won't die. There must be energy inside the zombie's head to support it. You can catch a zombie and test it. Take out the crystal core from its head and see if it can still live."
Chu Yunxiao felt a little uncomfortable when he met Liu Anran's disdainful gaze; he had actually been looked down upon by a woman.
Liu Anran looked at the hint of defeat on Chu Yunxiao's face and laughed!
It feels incredibly satisfying to be one step ahead of the male lead!
Chu Yunxiao found Liu Anran's smug expression somewhat amusing.
"Stop laughing, your tail is practically wagging."
Liu Anran laughed and said, "I never thought that the imposing Chu Yunxiao would have things he didn't understand."
"I am a human being, not a god," Chu Yunxiao said.
"Don't absorb crystal cores recklessly, or you'll explode and become a ghost. Don't come looking for me then," Liu Anran said.
"Could there be some taboo regarding absorbing crystal cores?" Chu Yunxiao asked, puzzled.
"Taking the wrong medicine will kill you, and absorbing the wrong crystal nucleus will certainly kill you too."
Liu Anran said, "For example, if you have lightning-type abilities, you cannot absorb the crystal core of a metal-type zombie."
"Do zombies have superpowers too?" Chu Yunxiao asked.
Liu Anran slowly said, "Of course zombies have superpowers. Haven't you noticed that zombies are evolving? They used to walk sluggishly and slowly, but now they are faster and more agile than before."
"Why do zombies eat human flesh? Because zombies also need to replenish their energy. Otherwise, when a zombie sees a human, it's like a dog seeing shit."
After hearing Liu Anran's analogy, Chu Yunxiao said speechlessly, "Liu Anran, can't you speak more politely?"
“If you don’t like civilized behavior, then stay away from me,” Liu Anran said.
Chu Yunxiao looked at Liu Anran with a complicated expression, "I don't look down on you."
Liu Anran said disbelievingly, "You're not saying that. You must think I'm vulgar and uncouth."
"Don't blame it on me, it's all in your head." Chu Yunxiao genuinely didn't dislike Liu Anran; she was just overthinking things, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Liu Anran handed the dagger to Yunlong and said, "Yunlong, go and dig out the zombie's crystal core."
"Mom, it's disgusting, can we stop digging?" Yunlong asked.
Liu Anran looked at Yunlong and said seriously, "Mountains crumble and rivers dry up. You can't rely on me and your father for the rest of your life. Only by relying on yourself can you go higher, stand further, and live to the end without having to live at the mercy of others."
“Just like Dad, right?” Yunlong asked.
Liu Anran said earnestly, "Your father is an outstanding man, exceptional among young talents. If you are mediocre and incompetent, his subordinates will look down on you, and he will abandon you. I don't expect you to be as outstanding as your father, but I hope you will be brave, self-reliant, and confident, and grow up to be a dignified man who can live a carefree life in the apocalypse."
Yunlong took a dagger and walked tremblingly to the side of a zombie. His eyes were red as he looked at Liu Anran. Liu Anran said ruthlessly, "My son, Liu Anran's son, is not a coward. Do it!"
Liu Anran doesn't know if she's dead in real life, nor when she'll leave the world in the book. She must teach Yunlong how to survive in the apocalypse.
Yunlong gripped the dagger and thrust it forcefully into the zombie's head. He was his mother's son; he couldn't disgrace her. He could do it, he was capable.
The dagger pierced the zombie's head, then was pulled out. Chu Yunxiao was pleasantly surprised to find that the dagger was tinged with a faint purple, indicating a supernatural ability. Yunlong had awakened a lightning-type supernatural ability.
Liu Anran's eyes lit up with surprise; Yunlong had awakened his superpower.
Chu Yunxiao felt a pang of sadness as he watched Yunlong go from being afraid to getting used to it.
"Chu Yunxiao, can I ask you for a favor?" Liu Anran said, looking at Chu Yunxiao.
"You will marry and have children in the future, and there will be other children. Please, for the sake of Yunlong being your own son, ensure that he will live a worry-free life, okay?" Liu Anran pleaded.
"I can't," Chu Yunxiao said.
Liu Anran's pupils contracted, her face instantly turning pale, and she asked sadly, "Why not?"
Chu Yunxiao said coldly, "I can't watch him all the time. He's asking for trouble, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Liu Anran's face darkened with anger: "You're so cold-blooded."
"Think what you want," Chu Yunxiao said indifferently.
Liu Anran looked at Yunlong, who was holding a dagger and bravely digging into the zombie's crystal core, his eyes red.
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