The Mad Scientist’s Domesticated Little Zombie 29

Chapter 29: It Was Lingling Who Invited Me

Shi Changyuan: “…”

The little zombie didn’t quite understand what that meant and could only look at Shi Changyuan. But he saw that Shi Changyuan was also silent, and finally, he let out a silent sigh at him.

“Keep it a secret.”

Shi Changyuan looked at Miao Xue again. Although he had returned to his previous cold demeanor, Miao Xue could still see through it at a glance.

She first made a zipping motion over her mouth, but a few seconds later, she suddenly asked, her eyes filled with genuine confusion, “By the way, do you want me to keep Little Lin Ling’s ability a secret, or the fact that you haven’t won him over yet?”

Shi Changyuan: “…”

Seeing Shi Changyuan fall silent again, the little zombie, on the other hand, understood. Miao Xue hadn’t discovered his identity; she just thought it was his ability.

Great, I’m not exposed!

“It’s an ability, it’s an ability. You have to keep it a secret.”

The little zombie quickly went along with her words. After he finished speaking, he held up his index finger, pressed it to his lips, and made a “shh” gesture.

With that, Miao Xue understood.

She gave the two of them an “OK” gesture in return.

This meant that not only did she have to help Little Lin Ling keep his ability a secret, but she also had to help Shi Changyuan keep the fact that he hadn’t won Lin Ling over yet a secret.

What a tough job!

But at least she didn’t have to worry about their safety anymore.

With that thought, Miao Xue turned and left, walking towards the other teammates, leaving the two of them some private space.

“By the way, what did Sister Miao Xue’s last sentence mean?”

Seeing that the crisis was over, the little zombie finally remembered what else Miao Xue had said.

“It’s not important.”

Shi Changyuan ruffled the little zombie’s head and brushed the topic aside.

When the two of them walked out side by side, the others immediately looked over.

“How was it, Professor? Did you find anything?”

“I caught it.”

As he spoke, Shi Changyuan threw the reagent tube in his hand to Wu Zhou.

The others immediately gathered around, and a few seconds later, a very synchronized “holy crap, it’s alive” gasp erupted.

“This area should be safe now. I’m afraid we won’t be able to continue on our way today. Why don’t we set up camp here and take care of the injured at the same time?”

Miao Xue suggested.

“Sure, my sister and I have no objection.”

The fire-type ability user boy immediately agreed, then looked at the silent metal-type man, then at Shi Changyuan and Lin Ling. They all looked at each other, and the decision was made.

There were a total of seven people in the group that had called for help. They were all injured to varying degrees, with the most serious being one with a pierced abdomen.

Fortunately, this person was an ability user, and his vitality was much stronger than that of an ordinary person. He had been so seriously injured to protect his teammates.

“Are you also a fire-type?”

The little zombie sat by the bonfire, listening to everyone chat. The ability user with the abdominal injury had been bandaged by Miao Xue, and his wound would no longer worsen or get infected. After being fed some nutritional supplement, he was considered to be alive.

“Yeah.”

The man smiled wryly and said self-deprecatingly, “But I’m not as amazing as this little brother. At most, I can start a fire and let everyone stir-fry a couple of dishes. I can’t do much damage to zombies.”

“Fortunately, this time we ran into a mutant plant that’s afraid of fire, so we could hold on until you arrived.”

There was also a water-type ability user in this group, who was also relatively weak and basically served as the team’s logistics, supplying drinking water.

“It’s okay, I was also trained by our captain. When I first awakened, my sparks were no better than a lighter. When we get back to the base, we can spar.”

The twin’s younger brother was very enthusiastic. He ruffled his hair and, as if remembering something, asked, “By the way, I haven’t asked where you guys are from and where you’re going?”

“We’re from the tenth base, and we’re going to the fifth base.”

“Hey, we’re from the fifth base! Brother, I’ll come and find you when we get back.”

The tenth base was established in the mountains and was a later establishment. Because the roads were not good, communication with other bases was not very frequent.

According to this group, the management of the tenth base was very chaotic, with many bullies. They had decided to risk traveling to another base because they couldn’t stand it anymore.

Seeing the little zombie’s face full of curiosity when he heard about the tenth base, he glanced at Shi Changyuan, and his exclusive commentator came online.

“As Lingling knows, there are a total of 18 human bases, and this is worldwide.”

However, establishing a human base was very difficult and required many things, the most important of which were unity and trust.

So more than half of the human bases were on this continent.

“The first human base is the one I told Lingling about, established with the help of the military. That’s the first base.”

“Next are the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, tenth, fourteenth, and seventeenth bases.”

“The further down the list, the later the base was established, and the weaker it is. The fifth base, where we were before, is at the center of these bases, and it’s the closest to any of them.”

“The remaining areas are distinguished by numbers.”

The little zombie nodded, knowing more now.

He had only been in City B for two years and had no news from the outside. The moment he left the city, he couldn’t keep up with the changes in the human world.

The two small teams chatted for a while longer, exchanged some information, and then went back to their tents to rest.

It would have taken four days and three nights to get to the C24 area, but because the journey was so smooth, the group of people bravely traveled at night and finished the journey in one day.

By the time the vehicle stopped at the military’s station in the C24 area, it was already the middle of the night. The military was very shocked to see them.

“Not bad, you even dared to travel at night.”

“Have your strengths increased again?”

The military personnel were chatting with Miao Xue and the others when they saw Shi Changyuan walking at the very back, holding a soundly sleeping young man in his arms.

“This is…”

“This is Old Duan’s junior, Professor Shi’s personal bodyguard.”

Miao Xue introduced Lin Ling’s identity to the military officer.

The military officer who came to greet them: ???

They had heard that Old Duan had found a junior relative in the research institute, but when did this guy Shi Changyuan need a bodyguard?

And the young man in Shi Changyuan’s arms looked like he had just come of age!

“But this matter has to be kept a secret, just like my identity when I was with Old Duan. Secret protection, you know? The more inconspicuous, the better. See, isn’t it completely unexpected?”

Miao Xue’s reasoning was sound.

This was what she and Shi Changyuan had discussed. After all, they were going to the C24 military’s station. It would be impossible for Little Lin Ling to enter such a military area without a legitimate identity.

So Little Lin Ling’s identity as an ability user still had to be revealed to the military. It was impossible to completely hide it.

“Little Lin Ling is very amazing. This is what Little Lin Ling caught.”

As she spoke, Miao Xue handed the seed they had captured on the road to the military.

The military personnel took the seed, and after identifying what it was, their hands trembled, and they blew their beards and glared.

“How did you get this thing?”

“Wait, you just put such a dangerous thing in an ordinary glass bottle and carried it with you?”

“This is a military-rated A-level mutant plant. It eats people!”

“Is it very amazing?”

Miao Xue didn’t quite understand. She had clearly seen Little Lin Ling pull it out and kill it with one tug, no different from pulling a weed on the side of the road.

However, the young man was indeed a bit stronger.

Miao Xue remembered a detail on the road. The metal door of Shi Changyuan’s private lab had been broken once, and the lab bench inside had also been smashed. According to the maintenance personnel, it looked like it had been forcefully destroyed by something.

Connecting it to the present, it was probably broken when the two of them were fighting.

He’s really hiding his strength.

Hearing this, the military officer who came to greet them looked at the young man in Shi Changyuan’s arms with a changed expression. He felt as if he understood why this group of people dared to travel at night.

So they brought a powerhouse with them!

Then it’s normal for this young man to be so tired that he needs to be carried out of the car!!!

The military, having arrived at a correct conclusion through an incorrect process, stopped chatting. They said that any procedures could be done tomorrow during the day and directly let Shi Changyuan take the young man back to rest.

When he came out of the warm car, the little zombie seemed to feel something, but he didn’t wake up. He just snuggled deeper into Shi Changyuan’s embrace.

When he entered the room again and the warm air hit him, the little zombie, on the contrary, woke up. He opened his eyes groggily and saw a completely unfamiliar environment. He was not sleeping in a tent, but a bed.

“…Shi Changyuan?”

Lin Ling called out Shi Changyuan’s name first.

“I’m here.”

He got a response in the next second. A hand covered his eyes, blocking the harsh light, and a familiar voice coaxed him by his ear, “We’ve arrived. Lingling can sleep.”

The eyelashes in his palm trembled.

“We’ve arrived… aren’t you going to sleep?”

The little zombie’s sleepy voice was sticky. He rolled over, making some space for Shi Changyuan.

Shi Changyuan looked at the two single beds in the small room, then at the space Lin Ling had deliberately made for him, and chuckled softly.

“It was Lingling who invited me.”

When the little zombie felt the weight on his side slowly sink, he expertly rolled into the other’s embrace.

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“You have a bed, so why are you still sleeping with me?!!!”

The next day, after the little zombie was fully awake and saw the layout of the entire room, he directed a soul-searching question at the person beside him.

“It was Lingling who let me sleep here.”

Shi Changyuan opened his eyes with a smile and even tried to pull Lin Ling back to continue sleeping.

“I don’t believe you.”

The little zombie didn’t admit it at all.

He even stretched out his leg, trying to kick the person to the next bed.

But the moment his foot kicked out, he didn’t know what he kicked, but it was caught by Shi Changyuan, who held his sole firmly.

“Lingling.”

Shi Changyuan’s voice was a bit hoarse. He called the little zombie’s name, seeming to want to say something, but he opened his mouth and said nothing.

He just stared at Lin Ling with his deep, dark eyes.

The little zombie was a bit creeped out by the stare. For some reason, he felt a bit guilty and his limbs went weak. He wanted to pull his foot back, but he couldn’t.

“…I, I didn’t kick you very hard.”

Lin Ling defended himself in a small voice.

The two of them were in a stalemate for who knows how long. Finally, Shi Changyuan let him go, took a blanket and covered Lin Ling’s head, then lifted the covers, got out of bed, and walked to the bathroom.

The little zombie pulled off the strange blanket and saw Shi Changyuan’s back disappear into the bathroom.

Hmm, why does it feel a bit strange?