Leng Yebai pursed his lips as he watched Bai Xiqin holding the Dragon Blood Tree Branch. He silently placed his hands in the stream of water released by Bai Zhengxuan to thoroughly clean them.

After rinsing them several times, he finally snapped off a small piece of the Dragon Blood Tree Branch. The red sap was gently applied a few times to Bai Xiqin’s forehead.

The wound on the forehead had already turned into a brown scab, and after applying the sap from the Dragon Blood Tree Branch, it became a vibrant red.

Bai Xiqin only felt a refreshing coolness on her forehead, very comfortable, without the feeling of swelling.

"Thank you."

Leng Yebai spoke these words to Zhang Yiming with sincerity.

He understood Zhang Yiming’s thoughts, and he shouldn’t have accepted his kindness, but...

If time truly has cycles of cause and effect, then let Xiao Niu’s debts to Zhang Yiming count as his own burden!

He knew that even if he gave up his life, he might not be able to repay, yet he would certainly make his utmost effort.

Zhang Yiming didn’t know that all he did was not intended for Xiao Niu to know and repay.

But Leng Yebai had already decided to shoulder this heavy "debt."

And this is what he did.

When the entire world was at odds with the zombies, and when the Human Survivor Alliance wanted Zhang Yiming dead.

Leng Yebai stood by Zhang Yiming without hesitation, not for brotherly love.

Just because he was good to Xiao Niu, he felt he had to repay.

"Alright, the item has been delivered. I should go."

Zhang Yiming waved at Bai Xiqin, slowly turned around, and walked toward the direction where the sun couldn’t reach, stepping on the black mud beneath him.

"Hey!"

Bai Xiqin wanted to say something, but Zhang Yiming waved his hand without looking back and quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight.

"Since when did he become so bold!"

Bai Xiqin mumbled softly.

She hadn’t seen the scene of the zombie horde attacking the safe base, but judging from the gruesome situation outside, it must have been terrifying.

Zhang Yiming already faced danger without living in a safe base. How could he dare to run around alone?

At this moment, Bai Xiqin would never have imagined that the current Xiao Ming was no longer the same Xiao Ming from university days; he was now the Zombie King.

"Xiao Niu, how are you? Do you want to go back and catch some air?"

Leng Yebai extended his hand, fanning Bai Xiqin like a fan, his voice as gentle as ever.

Seeing Zhang Yiming leave, the Base Commander sensibly stepped out of Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin’s sight, not being the third wheel.

The safe base was almost empty, as everyone had gone to collect crystal cores.

The desolate base felt rather bleak, with gray dust swirling inside, making one feel downcast just walking along the path.

Walking only a few steps away, they encountered a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen coming toward them.

"Base Commander! You’re here to bask in the sun too!"

Zhang Chen greeted the Base Commander bashfully, pretending to be coy, as her ears and cheeks turned visibly red.

The Base Commander glanced at the black mud clinging to her shoes, calmly nodded, "Yeah, basking in the sun!"

Saying that, the Base Commander sidestepped Zhang Chen and continued walking toward the safe base.

He had to hurry back to settle the accounts.

A large number of crystal cores would be accounted for in the next two days, and he had to use the least amount of crystal cores to create the most robust safe base. The saved crystal cores could then be a dowry for his son!

"Hey—Base Commander, wait for me!"

Zhang Chen didn’t join the army collecting crystal cores but quickly followed behind the Base Commander.

This was the least likely time to be disturbed because even Song Hongfei had joined the group collecting crystal cores, providing an opportunity to be alone with the Base Commander.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen’s heart pounded intensely.

"Something on your mind?"

The Base Commander looked at Zhang Chen, his expression drastically different from when he was with the Bai Family, instantly turning much colder.

"I, I..."

Zhang Chen lowered her head and nervously fidgeted with her fingers, unsure of how to proceed with what she wanted to say, her voice trembling.

Despite her immense power and ability to be cold as ice in front of others, having experienced so much since childhood, she never viewed emotions seriously.

Yet, whenever she encountered the Base Commander, emotions would suddenly become filled to the brim, and she couldn’t help but want to think of him, do things within her power for him, and be with him forever.

Even if it meant sacrificing her life.

The Base Commander, with his billions in wealth, had seen girls revealing such expressions to him before.

He glanced and understood, promptly raising his leg to leave.

His long legs were on par with Leng Yebai, quickly creating distance between him and Zhang Chen.

To not be left too far behind, Zhang Chen jogged to catch up with the Base Commander, her face flushed.

"Base Commander, I, you, us..."

Zhang Chen blushed, and even though she had prepared her words, she couldn’t muster the courage to say them out loud.

"There are crystal cores at the entrance, a rare opportunity, I suggest you go collect them."

The Base Commander coolly uttered, then pursed his thin lips, remaining silent.

"I don’t want crystal cores, I just want—watch out!"

Zhang Chen had just gathered up the courage to confess again when she saw a black object rushing toward the Base Commander.

Zhang Chen’s reflexes were swift, with white frost and gray energy simultaneously radiating from her fingertips, directly acting on the black object.

With a soft pop, the sound of the garbage bag being pierced was heard.

A false alarm.

It wasn’t an assault, just a black garbage bag suddenly blown over.

Zhang Chen was simply too nervous.

The Base Commander halted his steps, glanced at the frost-covered garbage bag, and his gaze landed on Zhang Chen’s slender fingers.

There lingered a faint aura of deathly energy.

Zhang Chen awkwardly fiddled with her fingers, her voice extremely low, "I, I just thought it was a sneak attack..."

The Base Commander’s gaze was fixed on Zhang Chen’s fingers, making them tremble uncontrollably under his steady gaze.

She wanted the Base Commander to see her, yet feared he would always watch her.

She knew that even if the Base Commander’s gaze lingered on her for just two seconds, she had already thought of where the two would be buried together after death.

The Base Commander appeared unaware of Zhang Chen’s gaze brimming with emotion, his voice icy.

"What is your name?"

The voice carried not even a hint of warmth, cold as an eternal glacier.

Everyone knew it couldn’t be thawed.

Yet Zhang Chen wanted to give it a try.

"The Base Commander doesn’t know my name?" Zhang Chen abruptly raised her head to look at the Base Commander, her eyes dimming significantly at once.

After dimming, they suddenly burst into a bright glow once more.

The Base Commander didn’t know her name, but now he asked for it, did it mean he actually had an interest in her?

Maybe before, he truly hadn’t, and she was being overly sentimental, but now, and later on?

"I’m Zhang Chen! Zhang Chen! The ’Chen’ as in ’star’!"

Zhang Chen flashed a bright smile at the Base Commander.

This was the first time the Base Commander fully remembered Zhang Chen’s name and corresponding appearance.

Previously, he didn’t care about other women, but now...

The letter given to him by the Little Zombie yesterday mentioned that Zhang Chen possessed special gray Death Energy, and the crystal core in her brain could directly turn a person or corpse into a Zombie King; if perfected, it might even resurrect a perfectly preserved corpse!

Last night, the name Zhang Chen kept lingering in his mind, but he didn’t know who this person was. He forced himself not to look for someone named Zhang Chen, fearing he would end up doing something terrible.

He didn’t go looking, but she came to him.

"Don’t leave the safe base casually in the future, don’t use that kind of energy you just used, just use your Ice Ability."

The Base Commander left behind a sentence, striding forward with a somewhat desolate silhouette.