Xie Chiyuan's expression changed instantly.
The little ones behind them watched this scene, and Chiu Chiu's eyes widened in astonishment as she exclaimed, "Wow!"
Bazaar was also stunned: "Wow!"
The two little ones cried for a few seconds, and then the little one, thinking itself a bit bigger, stretched out its tiny tentacles and slapped the little one's eyes shut.
"You can't look."
Eight-Zai's little tentacles instantly turned pink. He used another little tentacle to cover his eyes, but the tentacle was forked, clearly still peeking.
Yu An's body quickly went limp, and he tried to pull Xie Chiyuan along, cooperating with him.
This was the first time Xie Chiyuan had ever met Yu An so enthusiastic.
Their kiss grew increasingly out of control, but Yu An eventually regained some composure. He thought of his baby and stopped in time.
"Baby, baby."
Yu An turned around to check on the children. Doing this in front of them was a terrible idea!
Xie Chiyuan freed his hand to wipe the corner of his lips and watched with him.
A small pink octopus was seen firmly covering Chiu Chiu's eyes. Both babies seemed very well-behaved and knew to avoid the situation.
But Yu An saw right through it: "You little brat, you're peeking!"
Xie Chiyuan raised an eyebrow, but didn't stop the brats from peeping. His blatant kiss with Yu An was just what these little rascals wanted to see—
Yu An belongs not only to them, but also to him.
With their child around, the two adults couldn't be sentimental. Xie Chiyuan simply whispered in Yu An's ear, "An'an was so good this time."
Obediently take the initiative to kiss him.
It even obediently opened its mouth.
Yu An punched him, stopping him from continuing. If it were just the two of them, he would be more tolerant even if Xie Chiyuan said something vulgar.
We can't let the little one hear any vulgar language!
The two walked up to the baby. The baby was a cool guy and didn't want to be hugged. Only the baby wanted to be hugged. He opened his arms and was picked up by Xie Chiyuan.
"Let your older brother rest," Xie Chiyuan said to Qiuqiu. "I'll carry you for him."
Chiu Chiu wasn't picky; it wasn't the first time Xie Chiyuan had hugged him anyway.
Xie Chiyuan picked up Qiuqiu, not immediately trying to figure out why Yu An was being so proactive this time. He glanced at the time and said, "Come with me."
Without a second thought, Yu An followed him to his side.
On the road.
Xie Chiyuan told Yu An about his mission; he had just arrived in this place. These past few days, without a phone or internet, he had been closely observing the zombie king.
"Once my mission is finished, we can go back."
Xie Chiyuan didn't hide anything from him: "It won't be long before our cooperation with the Zombie King is officially announced. The proposal from the East District to legalize mutants will have a result in the next couple of days. The chance of it passing is 80%."
The allure of the mutants was too great for any ruler to resist.
The East District proposed legalizing mutants, while the West District proposed cooperation between humans and the Zombie King. As for the other two districts, there doesn't seem to be much movement at the moment.
Yu An held Xie Chiyuan's arm, and the two walked side by side.
Not long after they left, Xie Chiyuan led Yu An back to where they had started. The scene was littered with zombie corpses, and the old zombie king was eating the crystal cores he had dug out one by one.
Crystal cores are a tonic for zombies.
Bazai saw the old man cleaning the crystal cores and immediately wanted to come out and snatch them from him.
Yu An pressed down on his head, preventing him from lunging at the zombies.
But while Yu An and Xie Chiyuan weren't paying attention, Ba Zai conspired with Qiu Qiu to secretly go and get the crystal cores.
Bazai wiped the crystal cores clean and secretly hid them in Qiuqiu's pocket.
Chiu Chiu was a little disgusted by the crystal core that had grown out of her head. But thinking that it was a good thing for her older brother, Chiu Chiu still pinched her nose and allowed it to be put into her bag.
After pretending for a while, Ba Zai wondered, "There aren't many high-level zombies."
It was strange. He remembered seeing quite a few high-level zombies when he followed the horde of zombies. But now, there weren't many high-level zombies left among the zombies on the ground.
However, after some picking and choosing, Bazai still found two large bunches.
Xie Chiyuan, with Yu An by his side, spoke to the zombie king: "Have you taken care of everything?"
The Zombie King nodded: "Yes."
He added, "Low-level zombies are easy to control, while high-level zombies require a bit more effort. Commander Xie, you've seen my ability to control zombies. Next, I think if I could assemble a zombie team to perform some dangerous tasks in place of humans, human casualties would be greatly reduced."
The Zombie King's suggestion was bold, but equally useful.
Both the base and the military frequently need to carry out numerous missions. The dangers of military missions, in particular, are self-evident.
If zombies were used to replace them in carrying out the missions…
The suggestion is good, but whether it can be implemented is up to my father and the others to decide.
The assessment here is almost over. Yu An thought about his own tasks and decided to go back and finish up: "I was running around with them just now, and I was a little anxious."
"Big Head, do you have something urgent to do right now? If not, could you come with me?"
Now that Yu An has met with Xie Chiyuan, he doesn't want to be separated from him for even a moment longer.
Xie Chiyuan had the same thought: "Okay, I'll go with you."
After several days of assessments, the Zombie King's performance remained within acceptable limits. Once this record was passed on to his father, he wouldn't need to participate in the matter anymore.
Ultimately, the West District is still controlled by his father.
Xie Chiyuan was going to stay with Yu An, so the Zombie King naturally couldn't be left alone. He looked at the little one Yu An was with and said in a friendly manner, "Do you need me to hold it for you?"
Chirp chirped its head back and forth like a rattle-drum.
He doesn't want to be hugged by this zombie!
Chiu Chiu is spoiled and picky; there are very few people he allows to hug.
Xie Chiyuan said calmly to the old man, "My child is shy around strangers, so we won't trouble you."
soon.
They returned to the ruined old city of Elm. With the Zombie King there, they entered the city with complete ease, as if they were shopping in their own supermarket.
With no one in the city, any vacant houses can serve as temporary shelters.
With Xie Chiyuan around, Yu An no longer thought about setting up a tent in the wild.
They chose a relatively clean house, where there were neatly folded blankets in the closet. Xie Chiyuan quickly changed the blankets and tidied up the bedroom and bathroom, which hadn't been used for a while.
The children stayed with him, while Yu An took the zombie old man into the city to check for any survivors.
"Xie Chiyuan!"
"That's rude. Call me 'Big Brother'."
Xie Chiyuan didn't see himself as Yu Anping's sister-in-law, nor did he want to be called "uncle," so he simply decided to be on equal footing with Yu Anping.
Ba Zai snorted coldly, refusing to acknowledge the extra brother.
He leaned against the doorframe and asked coolly, "Want to make a deal? Keep it confidential."
Xie Chiyuan, who was making the bed, paused and turned to look at him: "Oh? What kind of deal?"
Ba Zai remained calm and composed, negotiating with him: "This deal concerns my eldest brother's love life, which you'll definitely find interesting. If you want to talk to me, you'll have to show some sincerity."
Seeing his posture, Xie Chiyuan walked over, bent down to look him in the eye, and said, "Fine, what kind of sincerity do you want?"
A few minutes later.
Xie Chiyuan sat on the chair by the bed and watched the family drama exclusively performed by Ba Zai attentively.
Bazai played two roles, vividly portraying the dialogue that took place on the airplane.
Xie Chiyuan was indeed displeased.
He gritted his teeth, but couldn't help himself and muttered a curse: "Damn it."
An'an's first confession was overheard by Song Jun.
Xie Chiyuan had been secretly anticipating Yu An's confession for a long time. He had even planned what he would do if Yu An actually said those words.
I've thought about this for so long, and now someone else gets to hear it.
The brat is shameless, using his older brother's confession as a bargaining chip. Chiu Chiu watched them for a while, then found it all rather pointless. He grabbed his phone hanging around his neck and ran to the living room to make today's video call.
I want to see meow in the video today!
Xie Chiyuan had almost finished talking with Ba Zai when Ba Zai finally made his request. He glanced at Xie Chiyuan and used his limited cunning to trick him: "You promised, you're a man of your word, you have to agree to my request, you can't go back on your word."
Xie Chiyuan thought to himself, "What kind of demands can you make, you little octopus?"
He remained seated and said, "Okay, go ahead and bring it."
Ba Zai's eyes gradually turned wicked, and he said crisply, "My condition is that you are not allowed to sleep with my older brother! My older brother has to sleep with me and Qiu Qiu!"
Xie Chiyuan: "?"
Xie Chiyuan's composure vanished instantly.
He looked the octopus up and down, then clicked his tongue and said, "Little octopus, you're a grown-up now. You need to learn to sleep on your own, understand?"
Eight-Eight wasn't buying it. He firmly said, "I was supposed to be mature, but after fighting with you so much, I'm in my cub stage now!"
The cubs can sleep with their older siblings.
Xie Chiyuan thought about the tentacles he had cut and felt that all the bricks he had moved back then were now falling on his own feet.
Ba Zai earnestly fought for the rights of Zai Zai's faction, but his cunning was no match for Xie Chiyuan, who had been single for many years and finally had a wife.
Xie Chiyuan stared at him for several seconds, then nodded: "Okay."
He emphasized, "I'm not going to sleep with your eldest brother."
Ba Zai looked at the easy-going man with suspicion, and inexplicably felt that he had stepped into a trap.
But Xie Chiyuan had clearly agreed to his request, leaving him unsure of what else to do.