Zhuo Yin knew they were taking turns guarding, and although she felt it was unnecessary, she didn't explicitly mention it. They wouldn't believe her anyway, and would instead suspect her of having ulterior motives.
She placed the person on the bed and took out the green crystal she had obtained from Song Qi. The reason she wanted this item was because she sensed a special energy from it.
This item was somewhat like a spirit stone, but ordinary spirit stones only contained spiritual energy and not malevolent energy. Even if there were impurities, they wouldn't be a mixture of good and bad like this.
The zombies could clearly sense the stone's uniqueness, which was why they had pursued them relentlessly and were now surrounding the place, unwilling to leave.
Spirit stones, to actually have such a function.
She attempted to remove the impurities from within, but as soon as she started, she realized it was a massive undertaking. The spiritual power required to purify it was far greater than its inherent value, so Zhuo Yin put it down again.
The system reminded her: [This is one of the plot settings. The item in your hand is a crystal core from a zombie's head. It can help them cultivate and become stronger, and can also be absorbed by ability users. However, it is filled with unstable factors. Prolonged direct absorption will eventually cause the person to become irritable and aggressive. Absorbing too much at once could even lead to an explosion and death. To safely absorb crystal cores, they need to be purified with the spirit spring water from the female lead's space.]
Originally, this cheat was given by the author, Xue Jingjing, to her female lead, Zhou Shanshan. When she herself transmigrated into this book, she had intercepted the female lead's cheat.
In other words, the spirit spring space was now in Xue Jingjing's hands.
Zhuo Yin remained non-committal about the system's words, but she gained inspiration. She used a nearby cup to collect some water from her own space and then placed the crystal stone into it.
The originally transparent green crystal stone gradually began to exude some abnormally colored substances. The stone became greener and more transparent.
Zhuo Yin used her finger to pick it out of the cup.
[Host, where did you get spirit spring space water!]
Zhuo Yin was startled by the sudden outburst. Her hand trembled, and the crystal stone dropped onto the bed, directly touching Xiao Chongyan.
The small stone, which had been transparent and beautiful just moments before, turned gray and developed many cracks upon contact with him.
Zhuo Yin touched it with her finger, and it turned into dust.
"What's going on?"
While the system was dumbfounded, it quickly explained: [It looks like he absorbed it. He should be close to successful transformation.]
This way, Zhuo Yin didn't feel like her efforts were in vain. She tidied up the pile of dust by his hand and lay down beside him, slowly falling asleep.
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She was woken up by someone choking her.
Opening her eyes, she looked at the person above her, whose eyes were filled with rage and a desire to kill her. Zhuo Yin showed no surprise or fear, and spoke in a calm tone, "Use more force. This much won't kill anyone."
Xiao Chongyan's eyes were red with anger.
Why? Why was it still like this?
Even after starting over, he still couldn't change his fate.
But looking at the person below, he couldn't bring himself to do it. His body began to tremble, and he eventually let go.
The moment his grip loosened, Zhuo Yin's expression changed. She shoved him down and then pressed herself on top of him.
Xiao Chongyan's expression changed again. He looked at her, confused, "What do you want to do?"
Revenge?
Or kill him outright?
Zhuo Yin didn't respond, but lowered her head and kissed him.
She held Xiao Chongyan's hands down on either side of him. Her body pressed down on him. Despite her light weight, she easily restrained him. No matter how much Xiao Chongyan struggled, it was useless.
What made him even more furious was that even though he no longer had a heartbeat, he still felt a surge of excitement from her kiss, a forbidden stimulation.
This feeling made him breathless, yet filled him with excitement and impatience. If he still had a heartbeat, it would be racing right now.
Zhuo Yin kissed him for several minutes. Only when she noticed the person beneath her looking at her with calm eyes did she release his hands and sit to the side.
Xiao Chongyan remained quiet for a few seconds, then suddenly flipped over again, assuming the same position, but with their roles reversed.
Zhuo Yin's tone was calm, with a hint of a smile. "Are you angry?"
Xiao Chongyan glared at her furiously, "Are you sick? Do you even remember what our relationship is?"
"Foster siblings?" Zhuo Yin asked, not answering directly. "They didn't keep it from you, so you should know you're not their biological child, right?"
Xiao Chongyan: "..."
Of course, he knew.
They had lived together for so many years. Even though this woman often bullied him, and his parents were cold towards him, he still liked this family very much.
He considered her his sister.
The next second, Zhuo Yin exposed his thoughts.
"You've guessed it for a long time, so why haven't you asked?"