Humans and zombies have always been locked in a life-or-death struggle, and it is absolutely impossible for them to coexist in one place simply because they have evolved.
So he settled for second best, hoping to find places where they could survive.
Ye Shang paused, his hand holding the teacup still. "Let me think about it."
This matter is still unresolved. She knows what the zombie king most desires, but that is currently impossible.
But perhaps one day, when a completely new century of civilization arrives, that will be possible.
Otherwise, humans and zombies could never coexist under the same roof.
However, his current request is merely to leave some places for survival, which is something we can agree to for now, but we can't agree to it for nothing.
After a while, just as the zombie king was feeling somewhat disappointed, thinking that perhaps this condition wouldn't work either, he could lower it further. As that person had said, if all else failed, they could even retreat to the deep mountains and forests.
But now, in this post-apocalyptic world, there are no deep mountains and forests, only barren wastelands.
Ye Shang's voice reached his ears: "Okay, but there's a condition."
The Zombie King forced a smile: "Please speak."
Ye Shang swirled his teacup and slowly began to speak: "You are not allowed to approach any of the current base areas. You are free to roam these areas outside, but when there are invaders, you must protect humanity."
Hearing this, the Zombie King was very tempted. They now detour around human bases, which means that as long as they don't go near the human bases, they can freely choose where to go outside. For example, he could stay in the city without being driven away.
But as he heard the rest, he became puzzled: "Who do you mean by 'intruder'?"
Ye Shang looked at him with a half-smile: "There are many invaders, such as foreign invaders and invaders from other worlds."
Even though the situation on the Xuan Tian Continent is still uncertain, the presence of foreign military forces is a certainty.
The zombie king said, "They'll come and attack our country?"
Ye Shang scoffed: "Isn't this normal? It's a dog-eat-dog world, survival of the fittest. When they have a certain level of understanding, they think they can dominate the whole world, so naturally they will go and attack other territories."
The Zombie King nodded: "I understand, we agree."
If invaders were to actually come and attack the Flower Kingdom, it wouldn't just be a war between humans anymore. There would also be the question of whether the zombies could survive here safely.
When humans lose their territory, will the zombies fare any better? They might even face extermination by foreign powers.
Ye Shang didn't pay any attention to his expression since he couldn't tell anything from it.
After discussing matters with her, the Zombie King didn't rush to leave. Instead, he stood there, waiting for the giant tree to make a move. He was also very curious about how this human boy could enter unscathed without any harm.
Time passed slowly, and the surroundings quieted down. There wasn't even a trace of wind, only the occasional sound of Ye Shang turning the pages of a book.
In the quiet, the sound of turning pages seems especially loud.
The two did not communicate again after that, and it is unknown how much time passed.
As darkness fell and another night passed before dawn broke, Ye Shang finished reading the book in his hand.
After that, he mostly closed his eyes to rest or practiced breathing exercises.
Day after day, until three days later, the giant tree suddenly began to shake violently.
It even swayed more and more violently.
The trunk in the middle also emitted a green glow, and the bark was open, revealing the upright cypress tree inside.
His face was rosy, his eyes were closed, and he was completely unaware of the sounds outside.
Until the giant tree carried him out and let him sit down in front of it, leaning against the trunk.
The enormous tree suddenly began to wither, its branches shrinking until it gradually became a small sapling. Soon after, it began to shrink again until it became an irregular green stone.
It was about the size of an adult's two hands, and the green stone emitted a faint light.
Even after the tree trunk was gone, Qingli didn't fall to the ground; she just sat somewhat tilted.
Ye Shang instantly moved to his side and put her hand on his shoulder.
The green stone floating in the air saw Ye Shang and even nuzzled her cheek.
Ye Shang was practically speechless; she felt that this broken stone was taking advantage of her.
Seeing that Ye Shang's expression was not good, the green stone obediently transformed into specks of starlight and merged into Qing Li's body.
Qingli's divine sense could clearly see the light spots transforming into various parts of his body. His superpower had not disappeared; it had simply become much more advanced.
Most of the green spots began to dissolve in the heart area, and all the previous discomfort was now relieved.
He even felt that his body was stronger, especially his soul.
After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes and felt the warmth of Ye Shang's hands. He turned around, reached out and hugged her neck, and said happily, "Ah Shang, I seem to have become stronger."
Ye Shang smiled and said, "Yes, I saw it."
This giant tree must be a soul seed left behind by the Demon King, planted here. But why was it planted half a year ago, instead of thousands of years ago? This may be related to time and space.
Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain all of this.
Qingli stepped back a little and saw Ye Shang's smile. She was happy and said, "I can clearly feel that my soul is better and stronger."
Ye Shang nodded: "Yes, I can see that."
Qingli was very happy to be able to share this joy with the most important person in her life right now.
Unfortunately, an unsuitable sound came from not far away.
"Congratulations."
It was the voice of the Zombie King. He forced a smile onto his pale face, feeling that today was the day he had smiled the most.
Qingli suppressed her joy and stood up with Ye Shang, looking at the Zombie King: "Thank you."
The Zombie King clearly sensed that his emotional fluctuations were somewhat different, but he couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply said, "Please make yourselves at home, I'll be leaving now."
Qingli nodded calmly.
The zombie king left very quickly. He felt that the young man's aura had changed after he came out of the tree, and the pressure he exerted was much stronger than before.
Ye Shang then pulled him down to sit and rest for a while, and told him about the zombie king's visit.
After listening attentively, Qingli simply said, "It's up to you to decide."
He said he was willing to support all her decisions, even if it meant going against everyone else.
Ye Shang asked, "Is there anything else bothering you?"
Qingli carefully sensed it and shook her head: "No, my superpowers seem to be working much more smoothly now than before."
He casually conjured a ball of ice, which instantly turned into snow in his hand. After he shaped it into a ball, it turned into a puddle of water, on which a flame could appear.
A true example of water and fire coexisting!
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