Chapter 128

In the infirmary, Jin Shangyu slowly withdrew her spiritual power that had penetrated into Chief Gong's body. Gong Xiangyi's eyes were burning. She stared at the other for a moment and seeing her movement, quickly whispered, "How is it? Can my father be saved?"

"There's no problem, but my ability level is low. I can only purify a small part of the cancer cells at a time. According to Chief Gong's condition, it should take about half a month to completely cure." Jin Shangyu slowly explained. This was a good treatment plan that she and Gong Lixin had discussed on their way back, so as not to fully expose her healing ability. As long as there was still a pulse left, even if the person lacked arms and legs, she could restore the person to as they were before. If the news of her ability spread, she may be caught in a difficult situation and be chased, captured and imprisoned just like her early days of the apocalypse. She was afraid.

"It's good that you can save him. It doesn't matter if you heal him slowly." Gong Xiangyi wept with joy and reached out to stroke the white hair of the sleeping Father Gong.

Jin Shangyu saw her expression of joy and her tear-filled eyes that held adoration for Father Gong. She couldn't help by think of her own parents who died early on. She was deeply touched and comforted by this scene, "You rest assured. Half a month, I promise to return to you your healthy father in half a month."

Gong Xiangyi quickly wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and smiled thankfully. The tight expressions on Lin Wenbo and Song Haoran also completely ease and they smiled and nodded in thanks at Jin Shangyu.

"Then start treating him now." Gong Lixin checked Jin Shanghui's situation and closed the door behind him.

"Alright." Jin Shangyu nodded, but uneasily asked, "Was my brother causing trouble?"

"No." Gong Lixin shook his head and walked to his father's side before sitting down. He urged, "Hurry up, my father seems to be uncomfortable."

Gong Xiangyi actually wanted to urge the Little Demon as well, but she was afraid of provoking her, making her displeased and have her delay their father's treatment. When she saw her brother say something, she felt relieved. It was only now that she realized how lucky she was to have a younger brother with such outstanding ability. She could only blame herself for being obsessed with her past life and not being able to see her brother's good sides. Now that she thought about it, her brother had never done anything to harm her. Instead, it was her that just pushed people away. She wondered if it was too late to make up for her past mistakes.

However, she quickly broke away from her remorse and looked at the radiant white light coming from the Little Demon's hand with a surprised look. The white light wasn't bright, nor was it dazzling, but gave an indescribable sense of comfort even as it was driven into Father Gong's stomach in strands. When the white light entered a bit, Father Gong's frown slowly decreased and his pale cheeks recovered their colour slightly.

"Alright, I healed part of the ulcer today to prevent him from getting any stomach-ache in the future." Jin Shangyu withdrew her hand that was covering Father Gong's stomach and explained to Gong Lixin, "I'll clear the cancer cells a little bit every day. After each purification, there will be a period of weakness, but he just to sleep it off for a few hours."

"Hn, thank you very much!" Gong Lixin gently held Father Gong's hand and pressed it against his cheek, his clear eyes filled with joy.

That was so cute! The voice inside Jin Shangyu's heart screamed, but her face showed nothing. She pointed at the door and said, "You can stay by Chief Gong's side, but don't wake him up, he needs his rest. I'll see you later. Remember, tell your friends that I'm a pharmacist. Don't expose my real identity!"

Gong Lixin nodded and waved her out. Several people stood or sat around Father Gong's bed with reassuring smiles on their faces.

After staying for about ten minutes, several people left. Gong Xiangyi saw that they were all exhausted and thoughtfully suggested, "You all go back to wash and rest first. Dad's asleep. I'll stay here so there’s no need to worry."

Lin Wenbo nodded, scrubbing his face as if felt a lot older than he was. He gestured to Gong Lixin as he walked away slowly. Grandfather Lin had been watching over Father Gong all these days and had it really hard, so he left to rest as well. Song Haoran saw that Gong Lixin had been surrounded by his enthusiastic team members who asked about this and that. He couldn't get to him, so he simply waved at him before returning to his room, depressed.

Gong Lixin seemed to be surrounded by people, but because of Jin Shanghui's presence, no one dared to approach him within three meters. Everyone eloquently inquired about his travel and the events, but saw that Jin Shanghui was becoming impatient and yelled at them frequently. Their legs and feet shook in fear and everything they wanted to ask was stuck in their throat. Soon, they all became tired and used that as an excuse to take a break and leave.

"Let's go. I'll ask someone to arrange a room for you." Gong Lixin touched Jin Shanghui's cheek, soothed his restlessness and waited for him to calm down before looking at Jin Shangyu.

"Just arrange a room for me and my brother. I have to put a curse on my brother every time at three in the evening. He feels comfortable when I do and it calms him down. The more remote the room is, the better too. And with few people living around there, the better as well, that way my brother won't go crazy." Jin Shangyu listed her requirements.

"In that case, you can go to the E-house in the East District, where the death row prisoners were kept. It's the most remote and desolate place on Long Snake Island and the whole building is unoccupied. I wonder if that is fine with Little Demon?" Standing at the door of the infirmary, Gong Xiangyi had watched the crowd leave and had heard the other's request. She stole a glance at Jin Shanghui, faintly understanding why Little Demon from her last life was so mysterious and lived alone in the depths of the desert. It was to hide her brother's existence.

"I don't mind such a place. Thank you, Miss Gong." The Little Demon had a good impression of Gong Xiangyi and thought she was beautiful and gentle. That's why she didn't understand why Gong Lixin ignored her. The two had little interaction and didn't look much like brother and sister. More like strangers if you ask her.

"No thanks needed. I should be grateful to Miss Little Demon. I already told them to prepare beds and daily necessities for you." Gong Xiangyi smiled, nodded to Gong Lixin and went downstairs to find someone.

"You and your sister have a bad relationship?" Jin Shangyu asked curiously after seeing the youth's indifferent expression while thinking of his previous affection and cuteness with his father.

"Without any feelings involved, there's no such thing as good or bad." Gong Lixin said lightly. He was a human being that, once he was hurt, would remember it for a lifetime. In the same way, once someone was expelled from his heart, he would never accept that other person. He may look harmless and soft-hearted, but the opposite of those applied to him as well. Even children brought up by demons wouldn't really become angels at the slightest act of kindness.

"Oh," because of his cold expression, Jin Shangyu didn't dare ask any more. She mulled it over for a moment before she said in a cautious tone, "Although I want my healing powers to be concealed, if someone on the island is seriously injured, you can still send someone to me to heal. But you have to bring all the people who know about it. After the treatment, I can modify their memory and make them forget."

"That's not good." Gong Lixin waved his hand and looked at Jin Shangyu with a serious expression. "Hiding is not a long-term strategy. What you need most right now is to become stronger. Then no one can force you to do anything you don't want to. It's only then that you can live freely." This was his experience after being imprisoned for 16 years in the underground palace in his previous life and was also the motivation that kept him alive at that time.

Jin Shangyu's heart was touched and her eyes lit up, but quickly darkened. She walked ahead and said, "I understand that. I also want to be stronger, but it's too difficult! The zombie's of my system are so rare and hidden among the first-level zombie that no one can distinguish them. In addition, the nuclei of the zombies of the psychic system are also transparent and looks no different from first-level zombie nuclei. And, as long as crystal nuclei are first-level crystal nuclei, they are thrown away. You tell me, if I can't touch them, can't find them and can't obtain them, how can I become stronger? If it was not for the constant meditation day and night and blessing and cursing on my brother and me, my mental strength wouldn't have increased and I may still be hovering between second-level low or mid-grade."

Afterwards, her expression became very dignified and she continued without missing a beat, "Did you know? If physic system zombie uses its ability, even I can't find them, even if I am of a higher level than them. Zombies are like that, they have the inherent ability to control their abilities and can use them to their limit and full potential! Zombies are physically stronger, agile and have extraordinary senses. The only advantage humans have over them is wisdom. But now, even this advantage will gradually disappear. When zombies evolve to the fifth-level or higher, their brains will definitely be more developed. At that time, the only thing waiting for humans is extinction."

Jin Shangyu's hands were crossed over her chest and she felt cold at the future she described. She was a genius with an IQ of 240. She thought more than others and looked farther ahead than others. Since her brother's wisdom evolved, she was, of course, happy, but she was also worried. Because she knew, she knew that the war between humans and zombies had just begun.

Gong Lixin glanced at her and frowned. "Zombies are evolving, but we are also getting stronger. It's unclear who will die. Human beings can continue to fight from generation to generation, but zombie can't. You think too much…"

After that, he patted Jin Shanghui, who leaned his head down to sniff his neck, with a light smile of his face.

Jin Shangyu chewed his words carefully and her mood suddenly brightened. Yes, as long as they were alive, they could continue to create more human beings. Humans can pass down their genes, but zombies cannot. This was the biggest advantage of human beings. Her thoughts were too complicated and she drowned herself in it. Sure enough, to survive in the harsh environment of the apocalyptic days, they needed to be simple to live better!

Jin Shangyu secretly sighed. She grinned at the youth and liked him more and more. It's really easy and pleasurable to live with such a person. He always saw things in the simplest and most transparent way and he possessed a magical power that made people calm down and make them want to follow him! At that moment, Jin Shangyu's determination to leave after half a month began to shake.

But before she could even think about it, the teenager seemed to remember something and said, "Do you need crystal nuclei? I have a lot. Go and see if there's any that you can use."

After that, he led Jin Shanghui and Jin Shangyu toward Li Dongsheng's room.

"Young Master Gong, come in and sit." It was his boss that knocked on the door, so Li Dongsheng's smile was very bright. After seeing Jin Shangyu, his smile became stiff and his eyes became unfocused. He had become very on guard these days, except for old and the new members, he dare not trust others. Following Young Master Gong's departure, the incident hit them very hard, but it could be said to be an unforgettable life lesson.

Jin Shangyu dismissed him as unfriendly. She had long been accustomed to alienation, defensiveness and apathy of the apocalyptic days. If these people were enthusiastic about her the first time they met, she would have doubts whether they were mentally ill.

Gong Lixin was unaware of the changes in mentality of his team members. When Li Dongsheng closed the door, Gong Lixin opened his mouth and said, "Take out the nuclei that I ask you to put away and show it to her."

Li Dongsheng frowned and looked toward Jin Shangyu. His expression showed his hesitation, but he said nothing, simply moved the bed, table and chair to the wall, leaving a large open space, and raised his hand. Countless bright, crystal nuclei crackled onto the ground, rolling around and spreading across the floor. That was not all. The crystal nuclei continued to fall and, after five minutes and half the height of Li Dongsheng, a pile was formed. A rough estimate of crystal nuclei gathered here would be 100000.

Jin Shangyu stayed silent for a long time before returning to reality. She then immediately raised her hands to cover her eyes lest the pile of crystal nuclei blind her. "You, why did you collect so many primary nuclei for?" She felt a little weird at the sight. She knew, the energy in the first-level crystal nuclei was scarce. For ability users, it was the same as chicken ribs and almost no one picked them up when they fell to the ground. Gong Lixin was so powerful that these nuclei were useless to him. Moreover, the amount of dead zombies killed within these two years was the equivalent of flattening a small town. Heavens! The lethality was too shocking!

"Crystal nuclei looks very nice. I like them." Gong Lixin frowned then pointed at Jin Shanghui who threw himself into the pile of nuclei and roared from time to time, "He likes it too."

"Hehe~" Jin Shangyu was speechless for a moment before she firmly said after a while, "Gong Lixin, you must possess the spirit of a dragon. You must!"

Ha~ Li Dongsheng didn't hold back and laughed. Every time he organized his space, he always saw the same mountain of nuclei stacked at the corner of his space.

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