17 Xu Zixuan: Obsession

The child furrowed his brows tightly, murmuring incoherently.

Xiao Xiao lifted the little boy out of the cardboard box; he was soaked through, sweat drenched his hair as well.

From the system, he exchanged for a restorative potion and fed it to Xu Zixuan.

Using his water-based ability, he drew the sweat from his clothes and hair, expelling it.

Soon, Xu Zixuan gradually quieted down, his body warming up little by little.

The eyelashes of the boy in his arms fluttered; he was clearly waking up.

“Wake up and get up; your mother is still waiting outside.”

At Xiao Xiao’s words, Xu Zixuan’s eyes opened wide, filled with shock.

“Let’s go see.”

Xiao Xiao stood and reached out his hand to Xu Zixuan.

Xu Zixuan looked at the hand extended before him, then glanced up at the woman whose face was covered, only her eyes visible. He bit his lip and placed his hand in hers.

When he saw his mother tangled and immobilized by vines, he froze completely.

His beautiful large eyes filled with mist, and soon, big tears fell heavily to the ground.

He stared at the female zombie on the floor, trembling, hesitant to move forward.

“Mom…”

The female zombie, previously struggling, stopped moving the instant Xu Zixuan uttered those two words.

Its stiff head turned toward Xu Zixuan.

A hoarse growl escaped its mouth.

“Mom!”

Unable to restrain himself any longer, Xu Zixuan threw himself onto the female zombie.

Xiao Xiao watched intently but noticed the zombie made no move to harm the boy.

Narrowing his eyes, he quietly commanded the vines to slowly retract, though he remained ready.

One second, two seconds… two minutes passed. The female zombie lay still on the ground, allowing the boy to weep upon her.

Lin Qiu and Lin Shuangshuang came over as well but kept their distance, watching from afar.

After Xu Zixuan cried his fill, he looked up at the zombified mother. The vines were gone, yet she did not harm him. He didn’t understand why.

He turned back to Xiao Xiao, who stood behind him.

“It probably won’t hurt you, but just to be safe, you should learn to control it.”

Xu Zixuan looked puzzled, his beautiful eyes filled with doubt.

“Try communicating with it, here.” Xiao Xiao pointed to his head.

“You just awakened the corpse control technique; you should be able to control it. It will help you become stronger.”

Xu Zixuan’s eyes lit up. Though only six years old, he was very intelligent, with an IQ of 140.

He looked back into the zombie mother’s eyes—those eyes lacked pupils, showing a grayish-white hue. Her once fair skin was covered with black veins.

Her face was clean, though marked with bite wounds, without any blood.

Her neck had a large torn area, with a big chunk of shoulder flesh missing.

Her arm was bitten to the bone, exposing the skeleton beneath.

Seeing his mother in such a state, Xu Zixuan felt like crying again.

But he held back.

He called out in his mind, but there was no response.

“Sister, mom isn’t answering me.”

His voice trembled with tears.

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