234: When in heat, they don't even consider the occasion.

Ai Yue casually picked up the crystal core that had fallen on the ground, put it in her backpack, and looked at the other zombie.

Seeing its companion turned to ashes, that zombie didn't dare continue the attack; it retreated into the distance, hiding within the white mist.

Ai Yue and the others knew it was still there and hadn't left.

Ai Yue and her group didn't move either; they faced the zombie from afar through the white mist.

"Will it leave?" At this time, all of Gu Xitian's wounds were completely healed. She scrambled up from the ground and couldn't help but speak.

Ai Yue was annoyed just by hearing her voice. She frowned slightly and said nothing.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Gu Xitian looked at Gong Qiuqiu nearby and approached him. With a slight blush on her face, she spoke in a soft, cloying voice: "Brother Gong, your Light Screen is so amazing. If you hadn't stepped in just now, my brother and I would have definitely been hurt by the zombie. Thank you, Brother Gong!"

Gong Qiuqiu's face no longer held its usual warmth. He was observing the surroundings with a serious expression.

Hearing Gu Xitian say this, he replied indifferently, "You're welcome. I would save anyone."

"No matter what, you are my savior. After we go back, Brother Gong, please come to my house. I'll personally cook a table of delicious food for you to thank you for saving my life. Oh, and I have a bottle of good wine hidden away. It'll be perfect for you when you come."

Gu Xitian became more and more bashful as she spoke, looking at Gong Qiuqiu with eyes full of affection.

Being looked at like that, Gong Qiuqiu suddenly got goosebumps. He quickly took two steps away from her and said stiffly, "Ai Yue is your savior; you've thanked the wrong person. Also, I don't drink!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xitian's eyes immediately widened, and she said loudly, "She is not! I saw you save me. You are my savior!"

"Gu Xitian!" Gu Xiheng let out a furious shout, having reached the limit of his patience.

He really couldn't stand his sister flirting with men regardless of the occasion, and not giving up even after being rejected, practically throwing herself at him.

Gu Xitian was startled by her brother's roar and said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you shouting? I'm not deaf!"

Seeing her annoying behavior, Gu Xiheng's head throbbed with anger. He pointed at her and said word for word, "Can you look at what kind of occasion this is? It's a life-or-death situation! What are you doing?"

Gu Xitian looked around and realized it really wasn't the time to cultivate feelings with Gong Qiuqiu. She lowered her head and muttered, "Then you could have spoken nicely. You scared me!"

Gu Xiheng closed his eyes tightly in anger. "From now on, keep your mouth shut. If I hear you say another word, I'll personally beat you until you can't speak!"

Gu Xitian curled her lip and whispered, "Fine, I won't talk. What's the big deal?"

Ai Yue had been staring at that zombie, holding Annihilation in her hand, waiting for the zombie to suddenly appear so she could strike it. She paid no attention at all to the commotion caused by Gu Xitian and the others.

Gong Qiuqiu was also afraid Gu Xitian would find another chance to use that cloying voice with him, so he quickly walked to Ai Yue's side, staying far away from Gu Xitian.

At this moment, he also realized that Gu Xitian had designs on him. No wonder she always found opportunities to run to him and talk about random things.

It seemed he couldn't laugh and chat with her anymore, lest she think he also had feelings for her. It would be troublesome if she misunderstood.

Ai Yue couldn't detect the trace of the zombie opposite them, and her brow furrowed.

"We're going over. Stay alert!" Ai Yue said in a deep voice, casually sending out a Fire Dragon to disperse the slowly gathering mist.

"No!" Cheng Siyu immediately objected.

Ai Yue stopped and turned back to ask her in confusion, "Why?"

Cheng Siyu's objection was instinctive. Now that she was being questioned by Ai Yue, she said with some difficulty, "I don't mean anything else, don't misunderstand. It's just that only you have the ability to kill that High-level Zombie here. It's too dangerous for us to go over like this!"

"Then what do you mean? Just stand here and wait?" Ai Yue said speechlessly.

"We really can't beat it."

"If you can't beat it, can't you even hide? Don't tell me you can't hide; I saw you dodging quite nimbly just now." Ai Yue's lips curled slightly as she spoke sarcastically.

"Ai Yue, can't you speak properly? You have to..."

"Enough, Siyu. Waiting forever isn't the way. Only by taking the initiative can we turn the tables." Gu Xiheng interrupted Cheng Siyu with a frown.

Cheng Siyu closed her mouth unwillingly, biting her lower lip, then smiled brightly again. "Fine, I'll listen to you."

Seeing that no one else objected, Ai Yue said with a smile, "Going to meet the zombie is my business. Those who don't want to take the risk with me, don't stop me. We'll part ways here."

After saying that, Ai Yue ignored the group and walked toward the zombie's hiding place with her guard up.

Gong Qiuqiu naturally followed behind Ai Yue. Where else could be safer than by Ai Yue's side?

Gu Xiheng pulled Cheng Siyu and Gu Xitian along as they also followed.

Ai Yue kept releasing Fire Dragons to clear the mist. By the time they walked out of the misty area, they hadn't encountered that zombie again, nor any other zombies.

Ai Yue looked back at the dissipating mist and said with a look of regret, "It seems most of the zombies have left."

She had hoped to encounter a few more High-level Zombies to collect more crystal cores. With the departure of the Nameless Monster, the zombies had also left.

"This trip was truly dangerous. Fortunately, we made it out alive. It's just a pity about Yan Li, Old Li, Old Wang, and the others. Sigh." Cheng Siyu sighed softly.

Gu Xitian, who had been quite happy to have made it out safely, suddenly heard Cheng Siyu's words. As if remembering something, she said in shock, "Sister Siyu, who did you say? Yan Li?"

Cheng Siyu nodded. "Yes."

Gu Xitian's expression changed drastically, and she cried out blankly, "Yan Li? Yan Li was in there too? Was he also dismembered?"

Gu Xiheng's face darkened. That was a companion who had been by his side since childhood, and he had died just like that.

Gu Xitian suddenly realized that Yan Li had indeed come with them. However, she was habitually ignoring him, so much so that she hadn't realized until now that Yan Li was dead.

Thinking of him now, Gu Xitian couldn't take it. That person who had been good to her since childhood, who had pleased her to a humble degree, and who had infinitely tolerated her bad temper, had truly disappeared.

"No, brother, how could Yan Li die? I'm going to find him. He won't die." Gu Xitian suddenly ran back frantically.

Gu Xiheng grabbed her. "What are you doing now?"

"I'm going to find him! He hasn't come out yet."

"He's dead!"

"Impossible! He said he would catch a rabbit and roast it for me. I haven't eaten it yet. How can he die?" Gu Xitian cried out.