CH 52

When Nie Zhen'er heard Luan Qing Xiao's weak voice, she exclaimed in a panic, "What should I do, Lieutenant? Don't worry, there are still a few crystal nuclei in my room. I’ll immediately go get it for you."



At this time, Nie Zhen'er's raven hair was covered with white foam. She hurriedly wrapped a bath towel around herself as she pulled her hair behind her back, and stepped into slippers to push open the bathroom door.



"Lieutenant," Nie Zhen'er's eyes turned red when she saw Luan Qing Xiao weakly leaning against the sofa, "It's all my fault. If I didn't take a shower, everything would have been fine. Lieutenant, are you feeling uncomfortable now? I'll get you the core right away."



Nie Zhen'er's skin was whiter than that of the snow-white bathrobe. Her body was damp and covered in a moisture luster, while her shoulders were covered with foam from her hair. Her reddish eyes made her appear rather pitiful as her innocent gaze tugged at people’s heart strings.



Luan Qing Xiao grabbed her smooth hand, "No need to worry, it’s no big deal."



Nie Zhen'er thought that Luan Qing Xiao was comforting her, making her feel even more guilty. She shook her head gently, "How can I not be worried?"



Luan Qing Xiao's pale cheeks fill with a faint blush. She said softly, "Help me go to your room as well then. It’ll save you the trouble of a trip back." The important thing was she didn't want others to see Nie Zhen'er’s lively appearance.



Right now, Nie Zhen'er was okay with anything Luan Qing Xiao. She bends down, half exposing her cleavage, causing Luan Qing Xiao to cover her nose with one hand and the other on Nie Zhen'er's shoulder. She stood up with a little push.



Nie Zhen'er had incredible strength. If it wasn't for the inconvenience of her being wrapped in a bath towel, she could have princess-carried Luan Qing Xiao to her room.



While everyone else was resting in their own room, the two quickly strolled to Nie Zhen'er's room.



Nie Zhen'er's room was half as small as Luan Qing Xiao's. Moreover it was on the dark side, so whenever someone stepped inside, they'd feel chilly.



Luan Qing Xiao furrowed her brows. In X Squadron, wherever they rest at a new place, the room allocated to her was always the largest and best. It was only because she had the plant ability, the room needed to be spacious enough to grow vegetables and sunny enough for photosynthesis to happen.



Nie Zhen'er helped Luan Qing Xiao onto the sofa, and then took a few crystal nuclei from inside the simple closet before giving them to Luan Qing Xiao.



"Lieutenant, quickly absorb them." Nie Zhen'er sat next to Luan Qing Xiao and watched her worriedly.



Luan Qing Xiao nodded and absorbed three crystal nuclei in a row before her face finally returned to normal. She wanted to return the remaining cores to Nie Zhen'er, but Nie Zhen'er refused, "My ability doesn’t need to use this many nuclei, besides I still have a lot of them. Lieutenant, you can keep these as my apology for causing the over-depletion of your ability."



In fact, the zombie cores have no effect on Nie Zhen'er. She had stored all the ones that were previously distributed to her. "In the future, I will find you to trade these crystal nucleus in exchange for shower times, alright?" Nie Zhen'er thought of another use of her crystal nuclei as her eyes lit up.



Although she lived in the apocalypse, Nie Zhen'er couldn't stand the dirtiness at all. Whenever she gets dirt on her body,  she’ll be uncomfortable, not to mention that she kills zombies under the gazes of her teammates every day. As an enhanced power user, of course she fought as brutally as possible. There’s no shortage of her ripping up zombies using her bare hands.



Luan Qing Xiao looked at Nie Zhen'er's expectant eyes. She couldn’t resist nodding "Okay."



"Lieutenant, you’re simply too kind." Nie Zhen'er showed a brilliant smile.



Just imagine she’ll be able to take a shower every day in the future, she could dance out of happiness.



Luan Qing Xiao scanned her room. Then she pursed her lips, and suggested, "Our rooms are too far apart. If you don't mind sharing a bed with another, I think you should move into my room." When Luan Qing Xiao said this, she paused and increased her bargaining chips, "My room also has a bathroom. As long as I’m here, you can take a shower anytime."



Nie Zhen'er silently stared at Luan Qing Xiao in a daze. Her red lips opened slightly, allowing Luan Qing Xiao to vaguely see her white teeth and pink tongue.



Luan Qing Xiao gulped nervously, "Zhen'er? Or do you prefer to live on the dark side?"



Nie Zhen'er finally realized what Luan Qing Xiao had said just now, she swiftly shook her head, "I like the sunshine."



Although Nie Zhen'er was a zombie, she was the zombie queen. Therefore she wasn’t afraid of the sun, but instead enjoyed the sunlight very much. It's just that to the outside, she reported her ability as the least powerful of all the abilities, the enhanced power. Even if the captain wants to take care of her, he still won’t disregard the other members' feelings.



Nie Zhen'er couldn't help but beam sweetly, "Thank you, Lieutenant! I’ll pack my things and move over this instant." Oh yeah, now I can take a shower whenever I want~



Luan Qing Xiao also revealed a gentle smile. The frostiness between her brows immediately melted away to unmask her warmness.



"I'll help you." Luan Qing Xiao stood up.



Since Nie Zhen'er was still wrapped in a bath towel and it wasn’t convenient for her to do anything, she didn’t refuse Luan Qing Xiao's offer.



Nie Zhen'er took out her only two sets of clothes and took out a large bag of crystal nuclei from the depths of the simple closet to Luan Qing Xiao.



Their team has stayed here for more than half a month, and these are all the crystal nuclei she saved up.



Normally when people saw this many crystal nuclei, even if they weren’t greedy, they should be at least a little surprised. However not Luan Qing Xiao, she only joked like usual, "With so many crystal nuclei, you can probably even take a shower three times a day, Zhen'er."



Nie Zhen'er's eyes brightened, "Can I really shower three times a day?"



The moment the words left her mouth, she knew she had said the wrong thing.



After all, Luan Qing Xiao still needed to rest, even if her abilities can be supplemented with crystal nuclei, her sleeping time can’t be replaced by any other things. She usually showers for half an hour every time. If she takes three showers a day, then Luan Qing Xiao will lose one and a half hours of sleep.



If she doesn’t get enough sleep, then she might get bitten by a zombie in a second of absentmindedness when facing a zombie attack.



Without waiting for Luan Qing Xiao to speak, Nie Zhen'er immediately continued, "Once a day is enough for me. If I wash too much, my skin will get wrinkled." Like that, she resolved the problem without putting Luan Qing Xiao in a dilemma.



Luan Qing Xiao's eyes turned soft as she pulled up the loose bath towel for her, "Let’s go, we’re done packing up."



"Okay." Nie Zhen'er hummed, like a cheerful bird. She held onto the large bag of cores and walked beside Luan Qing Xiao.



In the future, she will be able to bask in the sunlight while sleeping!



Back at Luan Qing Xiao’s room, Luan Qing Xiao asked Nie Zhen'er to return to the bathroom and finish washing her hair first. However, Nie Zhen'er was still worried about her body. She put the entire bag filled with crystal nuclei in Luan Qing Xiao's hand, "Lieutenant, feel free to use these in case you run out of power."



Luan Qing Xiao tapped on her thin fair shoulder, leaving a faint pink mark, "Go ahead, I'm not that weak."



Nie Zhen'er then ran into the bathroom.



The sound of water soon resounded, and Nie Zhen'er who was taking a shower inside was no longer as timid as she was at the beginning. She even hummed while washing her hair. After she finished, she shouted, "Lieutenant, I finished washing."



Luan Qing Xiao stopped the water. Before long the pajamas cladded Nie Zhen'er exited.



She wore pink slippers, which exposed her toes that had a cuter pink color than the slippers.



Nie Zhen'er glanced at the big bed by the window, with stars shining in her eyes, "Lieutenant, can I really sleep here?" The sun was near its end and illuminated the room with warm sun beams. Just looking at it, Nie Zhen'er can imagine how comfortable it would be to sleep there.



Luan Qing Xiao waved to Nie Zhen'er, "Come here, let me help you dry your hair before you go to sleep."



Nie Zhen'er's long hair was wet. A few strands were struck to her cheeks, and droplets of water dripped from her hair strands, leaving water trails on her slender neck.



As soon as Luan Qing Xiao waved her hand, Nie Zhen'er obediently walked over and sat next to her.



Luan Qing Xiao patted her thigh, "Lie down and lean closer to me."



Nie Zhen'er put her head on Luan Qing Xiao's thigh without any doubt.



In fact, Luan Qing Xiao could help Nie Zhen'er dry her wet hair from two or three meters away, but she wanted to get closer to Nie Zhen'er. Therefore she found a reason to trick the naive Nie Zhen'er.



The water from Nie Zhen’er’s hair reached Luan Qing Xiao’s thighs through the cloth. It was obviously cold water, yet Luan Qing Xiao felt a little hot for some reason, especially the leg that was pillowed by Nie Zhen’er. It seemed to be covered with a hot water bottle as a wave of heat surged within her blood.



Luan Qing Xiao inserted her fingers into her wet hair, and gently massaged her palms against Nie Zhen'er's scalp. The water on her hair was slowly separated layer by layer, forming a small water ball next to them.



When Luan Qing Xiao had her hands on her head, Nie Zhen’er felt as if the power in her body was disappearing. Her legs became softer while her mind was getting increasingly drowsy, and her body turned light like she was lying on clouds.



"All done. Now you can go sleep on the bed." Luan Qing Xiao retracted her hand.



Nie Zhen'er only just realized that she had closed her eyes in a daze and almost fell asleep.



She sat up from Luan Qing Xiao's lap, a little embarrassed. Her long hair fell to her waist like a waterfall.



"Thank you, Lieutenant." She felt as if she was in a dream today. Lieutenant was so gentle with her. Whenever her eyes looked at her, they were always smiling, which made her intoxicated and wanted to be closer to her.



This came from a longing deep in her heart, but she doesn't understand this feeling.



Nie Zhen'er climbed onto the bed and lay down at the innermost side. Under the comforting sunshine, she gradually became more and more drowsy.



Luan Qing Xiao's existence made her feel extremely safe, and soon she fell into a deep sleep.



As night fell, Nie Zhen'er opened her eyes and got up from the bed, still a little dazed. When she saw Luan Qing Xiao next to her, the memories from earlier today suddenly flooded into her mind.



She... seemed to have slept while hugging Lieutenant’s arm.



Nie Zhen'er lay down again, tilting her head to observe Luan Qing Xiao's sleeping face.



Previously, Luan Qing Xiao used to be very indifferent to her and hardly talked to her. As long as Liang Yan showed some kindness to her, Luan Qing Xiao would be incredibly angry and glare at her with angry eyes.



Nie Zhen'er never didn't dare to look at Luan Qing Xiao's face at that time.



But she was so gorgeous when she’s asleep.



Nie Zhen'er used her gaze to outline Luan Qing Xiao's face, from the thick lashes to her nose, and then to the lips under the nose. They were red and thin, but they appeared ever so soft...



Nie Zhen'er stretched out her hand and gently poked Luan Qing Xiao's lips. Her eyes lit up. The Lieutenant's lips were really soft, both like clouds in the sky, and like the jelly she had eaten once.



If the jelly was sweet, what about Lieutenant’s lips...



Nie Zhen'er slowly approached Luan Qing Xiao's face. She didn't know what she was going to do or why she was doing it, but her instinct made her unable to stop approaching her red lips.



"Thump thump!" "Thump thump!" was the sound of her heartbeat.



"What’s this smell?" Nie Zhen'er suddenly caught a scent that she had never smelled before, and she couldn't help but lean in closer.



Luan Qing Xiao was half conscious when she opened her eyes and saw the familiar face in front of her. She thought she was still in the last world, and smiled faintly at Nie Zhen'er, "What are you doing so close to me?  You want it?"



She was incredibly sleepy now, and has no extra thoughts. She just wants to put her arms around her little baby and get a good night's sleep.



In order to appease Nie Zhen'er, she lightly pecked on Nie Zhen'er's lips. Nie Zhen'er felt that she smelled the sweetness of the legendary cotton candy.



The hulky voice made Nie Zhen'er's ears hot and itchy. "No," The dragonfly light peck made Nie Zhen’er blush in embarrassment and wanted to back away.



But Luan Qing Xiao still had her hand on the back of her neck, so Nie Zhen'er couldn't move away.



Luan Qing Xiao hadn't woken up yet. Her other hand clasped onto Nie Zhen'er's waist to stop her movement, "Be good and accompany me to sleep for a bit more." After speaking, she moved her hand lower and gently patted her butt.



Nie Zhen'er immediately became dumbfounded as her whole body flushed red.



No one had ever treated her like this before. What’s even stranger was that she didn't find it repulsive.



Nie Zhen'er turned soft and trapped in Luan Qing Xiao's arms. It was impossible for her to not be able to break free with her strength, but she just couldn't.



It was like a little beast who was caught by the back of its neck. She could only let her hold her, and couldn’t give birth to the thought of resistance at all.



All sorts of thoughts flashed through Nie Zhen’er mind mess. Finally she closed her eyes and fell asleep again, lured by the fragrance on Luan Qing Xiao's body.