Xing Yuan looked at the swaying figures with a face full of confusion, her expression one of utter bewilderment. Had they all fallen ill at the same time?
Ran Qing drank the least, her face only slightly flushed. She volunteered to help send the drunken Xia Zhi Yue back, partly out of her own ulterior motives.
How could a weak woman, without any special abilities, possibly survive alone in a place full of zombies? She must have a secret.
But when Ran Qing sent her back and searched the room and clothes for a long time, she only found a few bags of blood plasma in the backpack.
Zombies were fond of blood, but with just these few bags, it was impossible for her to have escaped from there.
After putting things back in place, Ran Qing's gaze fell upon Xing Yuan, whose spirit seemed unusual from the moment she first saw her.
Xing Yuan felt that this pretty older sister was quite strange, as if she were looking for something, just like herself before. But what she was looking for, Xing Yuan couldn't imagine.
"Little girl, what's your name?" Ran Qing coaxed, using her universally adored goddess image. It shouldn't be difficult to win over such a young girl.
"Xing Yuan." Xing Yuan nodded in affirmation. Her sister had taught her, and that was her name.
"So, Xing Yuan, how did you meet this sister?" Ran Qing crouched down, appearing very patient.
This question clearly exceeded Xing Yuan's knowledge. Her expression was full of bewilderment. How should she answer? She had promised her sister not to "roar" in front of others, not even if they were pretty.
Xing Yuan was a good child, and she kept her promises.
"You don't know? Then, sister asks you, how did you get here?" Ran Qing's expression showed a hint of annoyance, but she asked again.
"Walked, came," Xing Yuan's expression was excited. Her sister had told her the answer to this question.
"Didn't you encounter those scary-looking things on the way? You know..." Ran Qing gestured with her hands.
Xing Yuan shook her head, her tone full of pride, "They, dare not."
"Dare not? Why?" How could creatures like zombies, who had completely lost their humanity, possibly "dare not"?
Xing Yuan looked at Ran Qing, her brow furrowed in anger. If she weren't so pretty, she wouldn't have bothered talking to her so much! But no matter how pretty she was, she couldn't doubt her. She was very capable; her sister often praised her like that!
"Bad person! No... you." Xing Yuan glared at her angrily. Her vocabulary was limited, and she had only learned these words.
"What?" Ran Qing was utterly bewildered and wanted to ask more.
But then, she was pushed away somewhat violently by an angry Xing Yuan.
Standing outside the door, Ran Qing was full of confusion. How could her strength be so great? She had learned black belt karate because of those crazy fangirls back then, and even ordinary men might not be able to defeat her.
After driving away the "bad person," Xing Yuan dejectedly lay by the bed and gently shook Xia Zhi Yue. However, the sleeping Xia Zhi Yue gave her no response.
Her sister treated her the best, with kisses, hugs, and praise. Much better than that person just now, who was pretty but rude. She would treat her sister even better in the future, Xing Yuan resolved.
As she thought, Xing Yuan fell asleep. In her dream, she saw her pretty sister angrily flicking her forehead, and then she woke up.
"You're crushing me." Xia Zhi Yue felt a moment of guilt, but quickly regained her composure, feeling righteous. After all, she had stared at someone else last night.
Xing Yuan believed her and quickly ran to the sofa and sat down, quietly watching Xia Zhi Yue get dressed and wash up.
Xia Zhi Yue felt a pang of guilt, but not much. Who told her to be so foolish and not treat her better? If someone were to trick her in the future, looking like this, she would probably help them count their money.
"Are you hungry? Want to get something to eat." After washing up, Xia Zhi Yue's mood improved.
Xing Yuan's eyes instantly lit up, staring at Xia Zhi Yue's backpack.
Xia Zhi Yue quickly put the backpack on the highest shelf in the room, on top of the wardrobe.
Turning around, she earnestly lectured Xing Yuan, "Children shouldn't eat too many sweets; it will give you a toothache. Don't be a picky eater; eat more healthy foods."
Xing Yuan immediately deflated, lying listlessly on the sofa, looking unhappy.
"Well, I'm going to eat. I'm leaving?" Xia Zhi Yue inexplicably felt like she was teasing a pet. This darn guilt!
Xing Yuan's expression was aggrieved, but she still followed Xia Zhi Yue before she left. Since she couldn't eat delicious food, she couldn't afford to lose her pretty sister.
Xia Zhi Yue chuckled inwardly but didn't show it on her face.
The little girl was quite petty. If she thought Xia Zhi Yue was laughing at her, she would probably sulk for several days. It had taken a lot of effort to appease her, so she couldn't afford to lose it.
With Xing Yuan around, humans might not notice, but zombies were exceptionally sensitive in certain aspects. They sensed the aura of a king from afar and dared not approach this area even by a hair's breadth.
As a result, the hotel had been peaceful lately, even forming a vacuum zone nearby.
This made Wan Yu extremely anxious. Something unusual must be afoot! Especially with these zombies. Normally, even if they burned all the nearby zombies, more would gather within two days, charging towards them mindlessly.
But this time, for such a long period, not a single zombie had appeared. This was fundamentally abnormal.
For this reason, Wan Yu had convened several meetings with the hotel staff. Xia Zhi Yue, who had spent a lot of time with Xing Yuan, knew the reason.
However, when she saw Xing Yuan's innocent and naive appearance, she couldn't bear it. She was just an ordinary person and had no ability to protect Xing Yuan. If those people wanted to research her, she would be completely defenseless.
She didn't have such noble morals as to sacrifice someone she knew to save those she didn't understand. Moreover, those people might not be much better than zombies.
Ran Qing also seemed to have vaguely sensed something. It seemed that ever since Xia Zhi Yue returned, there had been no zombies around them.
However, she had searched carefully, and Xia Zhi Yue truly had nothing special on her. But speaking of special, the person Xia Zhi Yue had suddenly brought back seemed quite strange.
Could a person's appetite really be so small? Unless... she wasn't human at all.
Ran Qing was startled by her own guess, then dismissed her conclusion. How could that be? If that person were of the same species as those terrifying zombies, how could they still be alive and well?
After all, those zombies had always treated them humans as food.