This feeling is perhaps only understood by human parents who have personally raised their own young.
Xie Chiyuan also knew that Yu An was raising cubs, just like his own father was raising him.
His elderly father had only taken him in halfway through his life, but he was so devoted to him that he left him all his family property.
His father never said anything sentimental, but Xie Chiyuan knew that in his father's heart, besides his wife, there was only his son.
By this analogy, Xie Chiyuan naturally wouldn't be jealous of his son.
Having settled Tiger Cub's temporary schedule, Xie Chiyuan and Yu An no longer delayed and prepared to get down to business.
Their attention was finally able to return to the poor old zombie, who, having been neglected until now, was still quite uncomfortable: "Have you finished chatting?"
The old zombie man spoke clearly, a stark contrast to ordinary zombies.
Yu An leaned against the tiger cub and began to ask, "What's the situation with the lab now? My tiger cub is quite strong. We don't have to pay for the damage to this crappy lab, right?"
"No need to pay compensation."
Pei Si, who wanted to capture the survivors, sighed and said, "It was destroyed too badly. The whole place collapsed. We didn't see a single survivor. We don't know if they were all dead or if they escaped in the chaos."
The tiger cub that was being mentioned ignored as if nothing had happened.
Yu An also felt a little sorry, but that kind of harmful laboratory, once it collapsed, it's gone. Even if some escaped, if they dared to cause trouble again, he'd unleash the tiger!
"By the way, why did you come along?"
Yu An looked at the old zombie, wondering what the point of bringing him along was. Were they really going to recruit a talking zombie?
Seeing that Yu An was leaning against the tiger cub and wouldn't come over, Xie Chiyuan picked up Qiuqiu and went over to switch people: "Qiuqiu is for you, An'an is for me."
Chirp's temper comes and goes quickly.
Just a moment ago, she was upset with the cat, but now that she's been brought over, she wants to play with the cat again.
He was placed on the tiger's back by Xie Chiyuan, and he tried to justify himself: "It's not that I wanted to play with you, I was being blackmailed!"
He climbed up the tiger's back a couple of times, stopping at its neck: "Alright. I've switched places with the big brother, now I'm yours!"
The tiger turned its head, chirping excitedly, but said nothing.
Xie Chiyuan successfully switched Yu An with him. He put his arm around Yu An and they looked at the zombie old man together.
The old zombie said in a deep voice, "I want to cooperate with humans."
After saying this, he revealed his identity: "I used to be the Zombie King. Judging from the timeline, I appeared even earlier than the Zombie King who was captured and studied."
The old zombie expressed his desire to cooperate with humans.
He also said that his strength could be restored. He has no feelings for zombies and can help humans control and kill them.
When Yu An and Xie Chiyuan heard about a zombie with such awareness, they both found it tempting.
"Xie Chiyuan, shall we give it a try?"
Yu An asked Xie Chiyuan for his opinion: "It would be quite a sensation if word got out that humans and zombies were cooperating."
Chapter 92
Xie Chiyuan and Yu An were both staring at the zombies, and A05 was no exception.
Before the two could make a decision, A05 coldly spoke up: "Cooperating with zombies? You're going to do something so stupid?"
If it weren't for his elder brother's sake, A05 wouldn't have been interested in asking.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu An and Xie Chiyuan both looked at him.
Yu An whispered a reminder to him: "Tiger cub, not all zombies are bad. There was a zombie king named Sun Mo. He was my friend, and he wasn't bad."
A05 lifted her eyelids, about to continue speaking, when Yu An added, "Sun Mo not only has no malice towards humans, but is also very kind to mutants. He especially likes Chiu Chiu."
Yu An's words were full of praise for Sun Mo. A05 closed his eyes and didn't say anything more.
Xie Chiyuan had spoken with his father before, but at the time he couldn't stop Sun Mo, who had lost all hope in humanity. Now, if this old zombie man could really control zombies and help humanity, it might not be a bad thing.
Perhaps because of the example of a good zombie king like Sun Mo, Xie Chiyuan's acceptance of zombies has increased a bit.
He looked at the old zombie waiting for his answer and made a decision: "Come with me first. I won't rashly put you into the human base. I will take you to another place."
The old zombie did not object.
He smiled and said, "Okay, anywhere is fine. But I have one request: I need crystal cores as food. I'll work for you, and you'll allow me to eat crystal cores."
This request isn't unreasonable; after all, you can't expect people to do work and then not be fed.
Xie Chiyuan hummed in agreement and set off with him.
The car outside was still there. Pei Si was driving, Xie Chiyuan and Yu An were sitting in the back, and the old zombie was at the very back.
Chiu Chiu didn't want to sit in the passenger seat, and she didn't want to be hugged by Xie Chiyuan and Yu An.
He climbed onto the tiger's back himself and sat there, showing off his power.
"Chirp chirp, are you really not coming to ride in the car?"
Yu An rested his chin on his hand, looking at Qiu Qiu on the tiger's back, and teased him, "Be careful, the tiger cub might throw you off while running, and then Qiu Qiu won't be able to find us."
Chirp isn't afraid at all.
He patted the tiger beneath him and said proudly, "Chirp knows how to find Meow Meow!"
tiger:"……"
The tiger's expression instantly hardened when he thought about how the man had found him.
A10's targeted hunting ability is used against enemies in critical moments, and this chirp seems to have discovered a new use for this ability.
Yu An wanted to tease Qiu Qiu more, but Xie Chiyuan grabbed the back of Yu An's neck, stopping him from doing so.
"come over."
Xie Chiyuan lowered his voice and said to Yu An, "Don't provoke him. If we really do, we'll just have another third wheel."
Yu An turned around, glanced at him, and reminded him, "Even without Qiu Qiu, there are still people on the bus!"
Xie Chiyuan shamelessly replied, "Really? I didn't see it."
The car was so small that even though Xie Chiyuan lowered his voice, Pei Si, who was sitting directly in front of him, could still hear him.
Pei Si rubbed her ears numbly and said, "It's okay, just pretend I'm dead."
Yu An felt embarrassed and remained silent.
The car is about to start moving.
Pei Si looked at the tiger beside the car and raised an eyebrow. He wanted to see whether his car was faster or the tiger was faster.
"Hello."
Pei Si turned her head and shouted at the tiger, "Want to have a race and see who can outrun whom?"
The tiger didn't speak.
Pei Si made a decision on her own: "Whoever runs the farthest in an hour wins. If I win, you have to let me ride for a few days."
"If you win, you set the terms."
After Pei Si finished setting the rules, Qiu Qiu immediately became serious. He patted the tiger's head and gave the command: "Meow, let's charge!"
The car sped off first, with the tiger close behind.
For the next hour, Xie Chiyuan and Yu An barely managed to exchange a proper conversation. The car was moving too fast, and the swaying made them completely in no mood to talk.
Pei Si's winning momentum made Yu An, who was in the back row and was feeling dizzy, unable to resist sticking his head out: "Pei Si, do you want me to drive?"
Yu An has always been a very aggressive driver.
Hearing what was said next, Pei Si calmly replied, "No need. An'an, you and your husband can continue your sweet nothings. Watch me in the competition."
Yu An stared at the back of Xie Chiyuan's head and silently tightened her grip on his hand.
An hour later.
Pei Si slammed on the brakes, and Yu An was thrown forward by inertia. Just as his forehead was about to hit the seat in front of him, a large hand caught his forehead in time.
"careful."
Xie Chiyuan pulled the man into his arms and gently reminded him, "Sit properly."
Pei Si drove so fast for an hour that the atmosphere in the car was tense. After they stopped, Yu An was glad that she hadn't let Qiu Qiu ride in the car.
Tigers can run faster than cars.
This caused Chuchu, who is prone to motion sickness, to accidentally get dizzy at such high speeds. He clung tightly to the tiger's neck, and it took him several minutes to recover after the tiger stopped.
"Meow meow".
Chiu Chiu pinched the tiger's fur, his voice no longer as spirited as before. He looked back at the car and said pitifully, "I want my big brother to hold me."
Qiuqiu said he wanted his older brother to carry him, but in the end, it was Xie Chiyuan who carried him down.
A05 glanced at Pei Si inside the car.
Pei Si said softly, "Tell me, what do you want me to do? As long as it's not too outrageous, I'll agree to anything."
Without even thinking, A05 said, "Don't call my brother 'Dad' anymore."
He thought for two seconds and then added, "And don't call me Mom."
He didn't understand, nor did he want to understand, this human habit of claiming fathers and mothers. As long as this habit didn't affect him and his older brother, he had no objection.
Pei Si thought he would make some big request, but unexpectedly he only made this one.
He smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
The dizzy Qiuqiu sat in Xie Chiyuan's lap, and he gulped down most of the water in the cup.
After finishing her water, Chiu Chiu started talking to them: "Can I have a cell phone?"
Yu An put away his blanket and replied, "Of course. Xiao Liu and the others have already been given children's machines. I'll get one for you when we get back to the island."
Chiu Chiu nodded; he didn't yet know the difference between a children's phone and a smartphone.
He just looked at the big tiger outside the car window and said, "I need to call Miaomiao on my phone, but Miaomiao said he has to go out and is busy, and I'm not allowed to go with him."