"Picking Up Things"

A eunuch was seen desperately running towards the house, cradling a small child.

Yang Xuan's eyes lit up. It seemed the zombie he had chosen was about to be within his grasp.

Yi Xiu immediately rushed over and helped the eunuch up. It turned out to be Assistant Minister Wu and the Little Prince from the daytime procession.

Yi Xiu quickly told Qingqing, "Help him inside."

Four Eyes' expression changed. "This is bad, my junior brother is in trouble. Jiale, go get the tools."

Everyone helped the two escapees into the room and began examining their wounds. The Little Prince had numerous bloody holes on both arms. Strangely, the blood from these holes was dark red, clearly indicating a potent zombie poison.

As Yi Xiu and Qingqing began their treatment, Yang Xuan spoke up.

"Wait, Assistant Minister Wu, right? Take off your clothes for me too."

"What are you doing? I am an official of the court!" Assistant Minister Wu retorted, his voice laced with a false bravado.

"Martial Uncle, hold him down. That Royal Zombie from earlier was no simple creature. If the Little Prince is this badly injured, there's no reason for you to be completely unharmed."

In a flash, Assistant Minister Wu was stripped down to just his trousers.

As expected, there were claw marks and bloody holes on both his shoulders. Four Eyes angrily exclaimed, "Good! You wanted to hide it? You can still be saved now, but in a little while, it'll be too late. You were trying to harm someone, weren't you?" As he spoke, Four Eyes brandished his knife.

"Stop the nonsense, Qingqing, quickly go get the snake medicine," Yi Xiu urged anxiously.

"Don't you need glutinous rice for zombie poison?" Qingqing asked uncertainly.

Yi Xiu examined the wounds as he replied, "Glutinous rice won't work anymore. The zombie poison has already spread throughout his body, so we absolutely need snake medicine to draw the poison to the wounds and then find a way to suck it out. Hurry and get it."

Qingqing hurried into the inner hall to fetch the snake medicine.

"What exactly happened?" Yi Xiu inquired.

Assistant Minister Wu elegantly curved a finger and began, "It's like this. We were walking along the road, and suddenly, boom! Thunder and lightning, pouring rain. So we set up camp. Who knew that as soon as we went inside, he came out from over there. It was so terrifying, it scared me to death." Assistant Minister Wu still spoke in his usual effeminate tone.

Yi Xiu poured a bowl of water for Assistant Minister Wu and said impatiently, "Get to the point."

"They were all killed, completely wiped out," Assistant Minister Wu cried.

"Then what about my junior brother?" Four Eyes asked urgently.

"When I left, the zombie was kissing him," Assistant Minister Wu replied.

"Where?" Four Eyes asked anxiously.

"In that dense forest of tall trees nearby," Assistant Minister Wu recalled.

"There's no time to waste. Monk, my junior brother might be in danger. Are you coming?" Four Eyes asked as he walked towards the door.

"Qingqing, bandage his wounds. I'm going out with Four Eyes," Yi Xiu said, setting aside his current task.

"Martial Uncle, Master, you two go ahead. I'll stay here and watch. I'm afraid it would be terrible if the zombie came here," Yang Xuan said.

Four Eyes and Yi Xiu had already run far ahead.

The current situation was proceeding exactly according to Yang Xuan's plan.

"Jiale, you and Qingqing, and Tingting, take care of the Little Prince and Assistant Minister Wu. I ate too much today and my stomach feels uncomfortable. I need to go to the outhouse," Yang Xuan lied.

Tingting looked at him with suspicion. Yang Xuan ate so much every day and never seemed to have any issues. Why today...?

Although Tingting didn't quite understand, she didn't expose him. Jiale and Qingqing were busy applying medicine to the Little Prince and Assistant Minister Wu, so they didn't think much of it either.

Yang Xuan walked to the back, glanced around to ensure no one was watching, covered his entire body with telekinesis, and shot up into the sky, chasing after Four Eyes and Yi Xiu.

In reality, Four Eyes and Yi Xiu were not slow at all, but for Yang Xuan, they were quite slow. If he hadn't known where the dense forest was, he would have arrived much earlier.

The night was very deep, with no moon, and the starry sky was completely dark.

As expected, Four Eyes and Yi Xiu arrived at the location and immediately ran into the tent where the sounds were coming from.

Yang Xuan quietly descended from the air. Damn, what's going on? All the corpses are gone. Has the plot changed again?

Adhering to the golden rule of not thinking about things he couldn't figure out, Yang Xuan decisively collected the golden coffin first. After quietly circling the area, he saw three weapons on the ground. After some thought, he collected those as well. He figured they belonged to those three imperial guards. His storage space was empty anyway, and it wasn't stealing, it was more like picking things up. After all, if you don't take advantage of a good deal, you're a fool.

Seeing that there was really nothing else left, Yang Xuan gave up and left the place at high speed, returning as quickly as possible. The plot had changed slightly, and who knew if those walking corpses would arrive early. If Tingting got hurt, Yang Xuan would blame himself to death.

After landing, he took a look. Fortunately, they hadn't arrived yet. Huh? Where did they go?

It turned out that Four Eyes didn't have any snake medicine, so he had taken Assistant Minister Wu and the Little Prince to the monk's house.

"Tingting, will those two be able to handle their wounds?" Yang Xuan asked, feeling uneasy.

"I haven't treated wounds before either, I don't understand. Brother Xuan, where did you just go? You couldn't have had a stomach ache," Ren Tingting whispered.

"I'll tell you when there's time. It's a good thing, anyway," Yang Xuan smiled and whispered.

"Martial Brother, you have great strength. Why don't you watch outside? I'm quite afraid of zombies," Jiale said, his eyes darting around.

Great strength my ass, trying to get rid of me, huh?

"I know, I know. Tingting, come out with me," Yang Xuan said, pretending not to understand.

After walking out the door, Yang Xuan pursed his lips. "Tingting, let's climb onto the eaves. I'll show you a good show."

As expected, Jiale had wicked intentions again. But seeing Jiale being forcibly kissed by the eunuch, Yang Xuan exclaimed, Oh my god, my eyes!

Two men kissing was simply unbearable to watch. Tingting stifled her laughter beside him, her face turning red.

"Jiale is terrible at chasing girls. I wonder who taught him such a lame trick," Yang Xuan said dismissively.

Tingting immediately retorted with a hint of jealousy, "Not every guy is as gentle and outstanding as Brother Xuan. I wonder how you managed to win over your fiancée."

This was a topic Tingting always wanted to avoid. Even though she had told herself countless times, the mere thought of Yang Xuan having a fiancée made her feel an inexplicable sense of grievance and fear.

Seeing this, Yang Xuan knew Tingting was overthinking. He scooped her up from under the eaves, kissed her cheek, and stroked her hair. "Don't worry, I'll never leave you."

While the two were showing their affection, Jiale finally realized who had kissed him and immediately ran out to rinse his mouth.

Yang Xuan leaned in and said, "Junior Brother, if you want to chase girls in the future, just ask me. I'll teach you a few tricks. Your plan was too crude."

Just then, a strange sound came from outside the house.

"Wooooo~~~~~~"

"Wooooo~~~~~~~"

"Wooooo~~~~~~"

The four of them slowly looked towards the door.

"Ah, aren't those three dead? How can they be here?" Assistant Minister Wu exclaimed loudly.

His booming voice startled all three of them.

"Assistant Minister Wu, you go inside and help Qingqing. The three of us can handle things here."

After sending off Assistant Minister Wu, who hadn't turned into a zombie, Yang Xuan said, "These three are just walking corpses. My eyesight is good, and I saw a large group following behind them. Jiale, Tingting, neither of you is allowed to bring any weapons. You two will handle these zombies. It's also a good way to test how much you've learned during this time."