Distracted by Jin Shangyu's words, Gong Lixin's chokehold on the zombie's throat slightly relaxed. Suddenly, the zombie exploded, exhausting all his strength in a final attack at Gong Lixin's heart.
Gong Lixin quickly moved his right hand, blocking the attack aimed at his chest and protecting his heart. But doing so the back of his hand was cut, making a long and thin wound using the other's sharp nails. Black and red blood leaked out and dropped onto the ground. In this new life, it was the first time he was injured and bled.
Suddenly, his left hand tightened, making the bones in the zombie's throat rattle. His right hand held the zombie's wrist and snapped it in half. Gong Lixin gazed at the back of his hand, his eyes filled with a faint, cold light.
Seeing that Gong Lixin suddenly deepened his intention to kill, Jin Shangyu rushed over and grabbed onto his sleeve as she cried, "Please, don't kill him! He's my brother, Jin Shanghui. I, I am the Little Demon you're looking for! So please!"
After hearing the latter half of her words, Gong Lixin's killing intent dissipated in an instant. He slightly relaxed the strength in his left hand and slowly looked over at her. "So you really were the Little Demon!" At noon, under the influence of Jin Shangyu's smile, he almost revealed his secret. When he knew that, he had already guessed. Who else had the ability to meddle with someone's mind, except those with high mental abilities? Although Jin Shangyu seemed like a wood-ability user, there was no guarantee that she wasn't a dual system ability user.
"You, you already knew?" Jin Shangyu's eyes had fear hidden deep inside, but when she saw her dying brother who was being held by the youth, she had to bite the bullet and deal with him first. She looked beautiful and her eyes were clear as water, but when she entered her combat state, she looked like a completely different person. Her eyes were full of violence and hatred which made people dare not stare directly at them. Even his brother was scared by her, let alone others. Thinking that being a genius with dual abilities, Jin Shangyu had always been arrogant. Today though, she knew that there were always higher mountains.
"Hn, I guessed it at noon when you wanted to talk to me." Gong Lixin nodded, still holding Jin Shanghui in his hand.
Jin Shangyu's face turned pale and she secretly hated herself for her rash action. Reluctantly, she pasted on a smile and begged, "Can you let go of my brother first? He's seriously injured and needs treatment. You can rest assured, as long as you let go of my brother, even if you're wounded by him, I cam treat you and make sure you're not infected by zombie poison."
Gong Lixin hummed and slowly let go. He raised his jaw and signalled, "You can cure him, I'll watch." If such a serious injury could be restored before his eyes, then his father's illness could be cured.
Jin Shangyu nodded, quickly wiped her flowing tears from her face and drew a breath. She went up to Jin Shanghui, who snarled even at her, and said, "Brother, bear with me. You will be fine soon."
In response to her, Jin Shanghui's fiercely glared at her and unscrupulously growled as well. Jin Shangyu took a deep breath and carefully lifted his clothes. She gritted her teeth and pressed his broken ribs back into place and straightened his broken hand and leg bones. After doing these series of actions, she wiped the dense, cold sweat that formed at on her forehead with her sleeve before putting her right hand against Jin Shanghui's chest. A strong dark light gradually covered Jin Shanghui's body.
The big hole on his chest healed at a speed visible to the naked eye and the broken hand and leg bones also returned to their original forms and was no longer supported by the surrounding flesh. Such a healing speed and method of healing could only be called a miracle, making Gong Lixin look dumbfounded. Before long, he felt ecstatic in his heart. He knew right then that his father was saved!
The newly healed body was still fragile and weak. Jin Shanghui snarled at Jin Shangyu, who smiled at him. The roar revealed his helplessness and his anxious feeling.
After doing this, Gong Lixin discovered that Jin Shanghui's face had remained quite intact. Ignoring that his mouth was full of fangs and his too-pale skin, he almost looked the same as an ordinary person. He seems to be about twenty-four years-old. His handsome features leaned towards the feminine side yet he looked somewhat animalistic with his pair of golden, vertical pupil eyes. His appearance was very eye-catching and was seven or eight points similar to Jin Shangyu. When the two stood together, there was no doubt that they were related by blood. No wonder Jin Shangyu wanted to cover Jin Shanghui's face with his long hair. It could be presumed that she was afraid that someone would associate one with the other and, using this knowledge, restrain her against her will.
"Why hasn't his body rotten? Also, can he understand you?" Squatting down, Gong Lixin poked Jin Shanghui's cold cheek with his finger out of curiosity, making Jin Shanghui scream in dissatisfaction. Gong Lixin tilted his head in question instead.
"My special ability works in two ways; one is cursing and the other a blessing. When blessings are applied to zombies, the zombie's power will weaken, but on the other hand, on humans, their power will increase. The cursing ability is the opposite. Every day, I would put a curse on my brother, so that his body's well preserved and his strength increased. He didn't understand my words at first though, but after he evolved to the fourth-level, he can understand some simple instructions." Jin Shangyu explained up until there. Her face had a smile and her eyes were full of hope. She believed that one day, her brother would return to his original self.
"Why didn't you cure him at the beginning? Does he not try to hurt you since he's become a zombie?" Gong Lixin turned into a curious baby and kept asking questions.
"In the beginning, my ability was still weak and my brother was hurt too badly, so I couldn't fully cure him. As for attacking me, I put a blessing on myself, so he doesn't dare approach me. I cast a curse on him every day to make him feel comfortable, and over time, he was used to following me." Jin Shangyu replied briefly. She looked at the back of his hand oozing black blood and added, "Your blood has turned black. You're infected. I can help you treat it. But you have to promise me that you hurt my brother anymore!"
"No need." Gong Lixin waved his hand. "My blood was originally black. It's highly toxic so zombies can't infect me."
Jin Shangyu heard that and her eyes were suddenly bright with interest. She wanted to drag the back of his hand towards her and study it but remembered the youth's horrible strength and evil temperament, thus was disappointed. She looked at the youth eagerly after a while and begged, "Please don't hurt my brother! I only have this one loved one left!"
"I won't move against him." Gong Lixin waved his hand.
Jin Shangyu heaved out a long breath and her body went soft as she collapsed to the ground. There might be some killing intent, some violent habits, some evil spirits in the bones of the youth, but she could see that his personality was very simple and very straightforward. If he promised something to someone, he would definitely keep his promise.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing her paralyzed, eyes wide open and panting like a dying fish, Gong Lixin became anxious and poked her shoulder as he asked.
"Don't touch me. I consumed too much mental energy and need to rest for a while." Jin Shangyu said weakly.
On the way here, she wanted to confuse the minds of Gong Lixin's party and lead them away so as not to bump into her brother. However, she didn't expect that their mental strength was much higher than her and the slightest touch with a little force was immediately noticed by Lin Wenbo and Song Haoran. As for Gong Lixin, her mental attack didn't work at all and made her effort useless. Later, she cast a blessing on a large scale, secretly expelling her brother and the group of lower-level zombies from the granary. Finally, to prevent Gong Lixn's pursuit, she used illusions and her wood abilities. So now, she didn’t even have the strength to move a finger.
Gong Lixin heard her words and relaxed. He then crouched beside her to stand guard. This woman could heal her father, so he would never let her feel wrong. Something suddenly came to mind. He then looked blankly around before turning to Jin Shangyu with an unscrupulous look and asked, "What about Brother Song and Brother Lin?"
"They're okay. They're stuck halfway by my illusion. I'm a third-level mid-grade ability user. They are stronger than me. They can easily get out of my trap in twenty minutes, more or less." Jin Shangyu quickly explained while avoiding the sharp eyes of the teenager.
The cold light in Gong Lixin's eyes dissipated and he nodded in satisfaction. Right about then, Jin Shanghui's vitality had recovered and he quickly turned over and got up before circling around Jin Shangyu, his pale face showing slight sign of worry. He kept yelling at Gong Lixin but, as if frightened by the other, he didn't dare take a step forward, let alone take the initiative to attack.
"Brother, don't panic. I'm fine." Jin Shangyu quickly comforted Jin Shanghui to calm him down before she turned to Gong Lixin and asked, "Why are you in Fenghuang looking for me?"
"I came to find you to save my father." Gong Lixin answered honestly.
"Then you're looking for the wrong person. I will only kill and not save people." Jin Shangyu's tone became cold and her expression distorted. "Human beings are the most disgusting creatures on Earth, even more disgusting than zombies! In the beginning, I was naïve. I saw that my companions needed to be saved and I helped them, but how did they return the favour? They kidnapped me, imprisoned me, tortured me and used me as a tool to vent their desire and for healing. If it was not for them imprisoning me, my brother would not become what he is today."
Such a useful ability desired by many will indeed be vilified. It was the so-called guilty innocence. Gong Lixin secretly froze at her story, stared at Jin Shangyu for a long while before he slowly said, "You can heal, but won't. I have thousands of ways to force you to make you promise, believe it or not?"
Jin Shangyu's cheeks turned red and the corners of her mouth twitched. She was stunned in place for a long time before she spat out three words, "You're despicable!"
Jin Shangyu's had thought that the teenager would use the words 'There are bad people and good people in the world, not everyone's the same and you should treat them differently. Don't get stuck in the bad past or else you can't extricate yourself' and so on. Something along the lines of comforting her, but she didn't think that the youth didn't even understand the meaning of pity and care and simply opened his mouth to threaten her. Damn it! How did she ever think at first that he was a simple young master who was only ever pampered? Obviously, he's a demon! Her eyes must have been covered with dog-shit!
With Jin Shangyu's scolding, Jin Shanghui also brought out his fangs and yelled at Gong Lixin. Gong Lixin raised his brows and glanced at him. He was about to stand up and approach him, but the other immediately backed away, showing an expression as if he were his sworn enemy.
Thinking of his movement as interesting, Gong Lixin crouched down before standing up, again and again, causing Jin Shanghui to stiffen and retreat, bewildered and panicked every time. Jin Shangyu could see all this from the corner and her eyes twitched as she fiercely in her heart: This f**ker! That's my brother! Don't tease him as if he were a dog!? However, she didn't say it out loud as it might irritate the little devil. She gritted her teeth and didn't dare yell her thoughts out.
After teasing him a few times, Gong Lixin saw that Jin Shanghui stood still and didn't dare to move as his pair of golden vertical eyes stared at him, as if permanently on alert. Gong Lixin sat down, satisfied, with a naughty smile on his lips and eyes sparkling with interest. He secretly thought: Jin Shangyu's brother is very interesting. Much cuter than those corpses bread by Xiao Lin!
CrazedCookies: I’ve been holding myself back but since their identity is revealed….HUSBANDO (Jin Shanghui) !!! WAIFUUUUU (Jin Shangyu)!!!!!!