TSIAGBICATMWI Chapter 183

Chapter 183: The Kin Recognition Scene

Having escaped to the place where they separated from Xie YunChuan and Luo Shuyou, Li Shi, with his heightened sensitivity to human scents as a zombie, quickly located the cave where Gu Tangxi and the others were, following the trail of blood. Luo Shuyou and Xie YunChuan, sensing Li Shi’s return, rushed back, just as they ran into Su Qingshan and his group who had followed them.

Suddenly, a mangled, bloody zombie burst into the cave, staring wide-eyed at Gu Tangxi and the others, creating a tense atmosphere where a battle seemed imminent. Gu Tangxi and the others knew it was Li Shi, but they were wary, unsure of how he had become such a ghastly sight, and remained on high alert.

“This guy didn’t eat too much flesh somewhere and now he’s back in a frenzy to eat us, right?” Damn it, Xie YunChuan and Luo Shuyou are nowhere to be found at this inconvenient time.

The Wu family siblings were even more terrified. Where did this humanoid zombie come from in this remote mountain forest? Neither Wu Zishan nor Wu Zixiao had recovered even half of their abilities, and Wu Ziling, who had been healed, was the least capable of fighting among the three. Yet, Gu Tangxi and the others, three perfectly fine ability users, hadn’t made a move for a long time. What were they up to? Were they planning to use the zombie to kill them all so they could reap the benefits?

Just a dozen meters outside the cave, the two groups that had accidentally collided were now in a large-scale kin recognition scene. With neither side willing to give way, Xie YunChuan and Luo Shuyou stared blankly at the group for a long while. Suddenly, a voice of surprise broke through the crowd: “Xiao Chuan! Is that you?” Su Qingshan pushed aside the two people in front of him, revealing a clear face. Only then did Xie YunChuan recognize the speaker, his expression faltering as he hesitantly said, “Second Uncle?”

“Hey! It’s me.” Su Qingshan laughed heartily as he stepped out of the protective circle and came before Xie YunChuan. After looking him up and down, he patted Xie YunChuan’s shoulder and said with emotion, “That’s great! I didn’t expect to run into you here, that’s great!” Then, with a slightly serious expression, he said, “When we sent Xiao Ye to pick you up, he only sent back the news that you were still alive, but he couldn’t bring you back. Instead, he himself has been wandering out there and has never returned.” Abruptly changing his tone, he said cheerfully, “It’s good that you’re back, it’s good that you’re back!”

Xie YunChuan didn’t show any overjoyed emotions of a long-lost reunion with a relative, but remained calm on the surface, worried at heart. Lately, he had been thinking, with Shuyou in this state, was it still necessary for him to take him to Li City to seek medical treatment? If the research institutions in Li City found out about Shuyou’s condition, Shuyou would inevitably become an excellent test subject to be fought over by all parties. What role would the Su family play in that scenario?

Perhaps, taking Shuyou away from all forces was the right thing to do. Shuyou was now no different from a normal person, and after absorbing crystal cores and leveling up, he would only get better and better. There was no need to take risks, was there?

He had been struggling with this internal conflict but had still brought Shuyou here without backing down. What was he doing all this for?

“Xiao Chuan! Xiao Chuan! What’s wrong? What’s going on? Are you too happy?”

The ethereal call echoed in his ears, yet it seemed to come from some unpredictable future. Xie YunChuan suddenly snapped back to reality, “Um, it’s nothing, Second Uncle, how did you guys end up here?”

It had been a few years since they last met, and Su Qingshan found that he couldn’t understand this nephew more and more, “It’s a long story, I’ll tell you in detail later. Right now, we’re chasing a level five zombie. It’s stopped not far ahead, let’s go deal with it first.”

When Xie YunChuan heard this, and combined it with what Luo Shuyou had said about Li Shi’s return, he knew that the zombie being chased was Li Shi. “Why go to so much trouble to chase a zombie? Did it hurt any of you?”

“Not really, we have a lot of people, it didn’t get any advantage with us. But we don’t want to waste a level five crystal core that was delivered to our doorstep.”

A young and carefree voice, Xie YunChuan looked in the direction of the voice, it was a teenager standing in front of the group, about fifteen or sixteen years old. His features hadn’t fully developed yet, and his fair and childish face still had some baby fat. His bright and spirited eyes carried a youthful spirit that didn’t belong in the end of the world. The people behind him were all surrounding him in a protective stance, presumably a young master.

Xie YunChuan turned back and asked Su Qingshan, “Who is this?”

Before Su Qingshan could answer, the childish and lively voice interjected, “Hello, Xiao Chuan brother, my name is Su Nanle, and I’m your cousin. You might not recognize me, because I was away at school when you came to my house before. This is our first time meeting, but I felt a sense of closeness as soon as I saw you. Your eyes are as beautiful as Aunt’s, full of wisdom. Hehe!”

Actually, they both had the same imposing aura. Su Nanle had always been most afraid of his PhD aunt. He was afraid when he didn’t do well in school, and now he was afraid when he couldn’t improve his abilities during upgrades. It was a stance of awe towards the strong. In other words, it was a useless person who couldn’t be helped being afraid of seeing the family’s pride, the top powerhouse, the comparison group.

Su Nanle was already mourning his future life. Having an aunt was not enough, his sister had also followed suit and become a powerful woman, and now there was a cousin who looked just as powerful. Su Nanle began to sweat. His eldest brother was fine, he was the oldest of the younger generation in the family, and had the presence of an elder. He was miserable, being the youngest and the most useless. Thinking about the pressure from all the excellent older siblings, he felt miserable, sob sob…!

Luo Shuyou rolled his eyes at the place where no one could see. “……!” And.. Xiao Chuan brother~~! Ugh, so talkative, that’s my Xiao Chuan, my brother, is he yours that you’re calling him that? Have some boundaries, okay?

Fortunately, Xie YunChuan didn’t disappoint Luo Shuyou and replied, “You can just call my name. Xie YunChuan!”

But Su Qingshan said, “Hey! There’s no reason to call your older brother by his name, that’s impolite.”

Xie YunChuan choked, not wanting to argue with an elder. Luo Shuyou didn’t want that, so he secretly tugged at Xie YunChuan’s sleeve, giving him a pouting and sad expression. Xie YunChuan changed his words, “Then call me YunChuan ge.”

Su Nanle followed suit and replied, “Okay, YunChuan ge.”

Luo Shuyou hated this teenager who was always smiling so nicely at Xie YunChuan, but there was nothing he could do about it since he was Xie YunChuan’s relative. Hmph! He’ll just let him have his way for now.