Master Chunyang caught the frightened bird and comforted it in his palm. He looked at the hunter leader and asked, "What wind blew you here tonight? What brings you to my residence in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"I wonder if Daoist Chunyang has heard that there have been several disappearances in the city recently. Some of them killed people to feed zombies. Their zombies cannot be kept and must be disposed of."
Master Chunyang turned his head to look at Xia Linyin, who said, "It was John who did it, but we didn't know about it, and... John and his little zombie have already been killed by them."
Master Chunyang nodded, stroking his beard, and said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. Since you have already killed John and his zombie, and this matter has nothing to do with the three of them, why do you still want to exterminate them all?"
"Furthermore—" Master Chunyang suddenly said sternly, "Hunter D, what you did tonight put our Taoist Association in the dust. You deal with vampires, we deal with zombies. Even if there is a need to hold someone accountable, that is our business. You've overstepped your bounds."
Hunter D raised his hand to stop the hunters behind him who wanted to step forward and argue with Master Chunyang, and said coldly, "Zombies, like vampires, should not exist in this world."
Master Chunyang put the quiet bird back into its cage. "We already reached an agreement on this matter, didn't we? We allow raising zombies, as long as they don't drink human blood."
“But the owners who raise zombies need to pass an assessment. Have they—” Hunter D’s gaze fell on Charlene, “passed the assessment?”
"Naturally..." Daoist Chunyang cleared his throat, "He passed the test."
Hunter D's gaze seemed to penetrate into the depths of the Pure Yang Daoist's heart. "Then how could something like killing someone to feed a zombie happen?"
Master Chunyang felt uneasy under Hunter D's indifferent yet sharp gaze and didn't know how to respond for a moment. Fortunately, Xia Linyin spoke up at this time.
“John killed people to feed zombies, but he and his zombies have already been killed by you. We raised zombies according to regulations, so you have no reason to kill our zombies. Even if we are to be punished, this matter should be handled by Master Chunyang.”
“Most importantly…” Xia Linyin raised her chin slightly, “My zombie is vegetarian and poses no threat to anyone. You have even less reason to kill a vegetarian zombie.”
Hunter D's indifferent gaze finally wavered as he looked at Charlene, "Your zombies are vegetarians?"
The other hunters behind him laughed mockingly, as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.
Xia Linyin squatted down, took out a carrot from her pocket, and held it to Xiao Li's lips. Xiao Li opened her mouth, took a bite of the carrot, and ate it with her cheeks puffed out.
"See? My little zombie is eating carrots."
The hunters were dumbfounded. When the little zombie listened to Xia Linyin before, they thought it was because Xia Linyin had trained it well, but now that it was eating carrots, it really surprised them.
Is this a zombie?
It's almost impossible to connect this little zombie eating carrots with the zombie that broke someone's ribs.
"Yes, yes, yes! The baby zombies they raise are vegetarians. Look! Such well-behaved children, how could you do this to them? It's fine for you hunters to hunt vampires, but you can't kill children too!"
Master Chunyang's voice instantly became more confident.
When the female hunters saw Xiao Li eating carrots like a little hamster, they couldn't help but be overwhelmed by her cuteness and maternal instincts. The scene of her grunting and munching on the carrots with her two sharp fangs was simply too adorable!
Is it really okay for a ferocious little zombie to be so cute?
Ugh! That's totally fouling!
"team leader……"
Hunter D lowered his gaze, his thick eyelashes concealing the depth in his eyes. After a moment, he waved his arm. "Let's go!"
Watching the hunters' departing figures, Master Chunyang sighed softly, "Hunter D's parents were both bitten to death by vampires, so he deeply hates vampires and also hates zombies. In his opinion, these creatures that feed on human blood should not exist in the world. They are the enemies of mankind, so he has always been against us raising zombies."
Master Chunyang turned his head to look at Xia Linyin and reminded her, "You must be careful, he may not give up so easily."
Xia Linyin nodded.
Because of Master Chunyang's reminder, Xia Linyin and the others did not continue to stay in the wooden house, but moved to another place.
The three of them each found a place to hide.
Xia Linyin, having Xiao Li with her, had an easier time than Yin Yichen and the others, and rented a two-bedroom apartment to live in.
Time flew by, and the thing Xia Linyin and the others were worried about did not happen. During this period, the hunters did not cause them any more trouble, as if they had already let the matter rest.
"Lift your legs up." Xia Linyin squatted down by the bed and helped Xiao Li put on her pants. "Okay, you can stand up now."
Without bending her knees, Xiao Li's body, which was lying on the bed, stood up like a roly-poly toy.
Xia Linyin pulled up his pants and helped Xiao Li put them on. Then, Xia Linyin looked at Xiao Li's exposed ankles with surprise and doubt. "Huh, why are they so much shorter?"
While brushing Xiao Li's teeth, Xia Linyin muttered, "Her teeth seem to have grown a bit."
After dialing Yin Yichen's number, Xia Linyin put the phone to her ear and said, "Yichen, how is your zombie doing? Xiao Li seems to have grown a lot taller."
"This isn't your imagination. I was just about to tell you about it. My zombie and Lao Zhang's zombies have grown a lot bigger. It must be due to the game settings. Our zombies grow much faster than normal zombies. After all, the game can't let us raise zombies for ten or eight years."
"I see..." Xia Linyin looked at Xiao Li, thinking that she could accompany Xiao Li as she grew up. But given the current situation, she wondered how much longer she could stay by Xiao Li's side.
Xiao Li is growing up faster and faster. Almost as soon as we buy him new clothes, he can't fit into them anymore. Half a month later, he has already grown into a teenager.
"Knock knock knock—"
Hearing the knock, Xia Linyin put down the kitchen knife and came out of the kitchen. She opened the security door a crack and looked out, asking, "Is there something you need?"
The young man standing outside the door scratched his head and said shyly and nervously, "Um, I live across from you. I made dumplings, but I couldn't finish them all by myself, so I brought some over for you. I don't know if you want them."
Xia Linyin shook her head. "Thank you, but no need."
The man wanted to say something more, but he saw a pair of eerie blue eyes appear in the dimly lit living room behind Xia Linyin, radiating a chilling light like the eyes of a wild beast.
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