37: Chapter 37 A Beautiful and Moving Voice! (Abridged)

Li Family Mansion.

Inside the first-floor lobby.

Two figures sat slowly facing each other; these two were none other than Li Hao and his father.

Beside them stood an elderly man who was currently bandaging the bruise-covered and battered Li Hao!

Li Hao's arms and legs were already encased in plaster casts, and he kept whimpering, "Ow! Ow, it's killing me..."

"Dr. Wang, how is he?" Li Chongan asked in a low voice, looking at his son with a face full of anxiety.

Dr. Wang shook his head, his face full of apology, and spoke slowly in a low voice.

"Master Li, I am truly sorry! The young master has suffered multiple fractures all over his body. I can only give him some simple bandaging; as for anything else, there's nothing I can do!"

"Master, you know that for fractures, only a formal surgery at a hospital can treat them. But now... sigh!" Dr. Wang said with a solemn expression, sighing.

Li Chongan naturally knew that with the apocalypse having arrived, where would there be any hospitals left?

Zombies were everywhere outside; even those in hospitals were likely unable to save themselves.

Everything had long since fallen into chaos.

Or rather, hospitals were very likely the places where the zombie virus infection was most severe.

And now, all his son could do was leave it to fate.

Perhaps he would be reduced to a cripple for the rest of his life.

But he couldn't blame anyone else!

He had brought it all upon himself.

Even if Li Chongan wanted to seek revenge for him, his own strength was right there; he was simply no match for Ye Fan.

It was truly strange. The apocalypse had only arrived a few days ago, yet not only had Ye Fan awakened a Supernatural Ability, but he had also reached such a level.

Although the father and son had also obtained Supernatural Abilities, they had paid a heavy price, killing countless zombies to obtain a small amount of zombie crystal cores just to reach the second rank with their skills.

Up until now,

there were at least thirty or so death-sworn soldiers dispatched by their family to hunt zombies and find zombie crystal cores.

And these people were all survivors they had hired by using expensive food as payment.

The amount of food one zombie crystal core could be exchanged for was enough for a person to survive for half a month.

So those survivors were still very proactive in order to get this abundant food.

Because they knew that without food, there would only be death.

For food, for survival!

They had no choice but to struggle, to take risks, and to hunt zombies for zombie crystal cores in exchange for the food needed for survival.

"Master, the young master's injuries have been mostly bandaged. I shall take my leave now," Dr. Wang said respectfully in a low voice beside Li Chongan.

Li Chongan had a grim expression, his face long. He looked at Dr. Wang, waved his hand, and said, "Mhm, go ahead then. Thank you for your hard work."

"It was nothing, nothing!" Dr. Wang said with a bitter smile, waving his hands repeatedly.

This Dr. Wang was originally an old doctor from a small clinic.

He was very lucky to have survived in this apocalypse and was subsequently brought back by Li Hao, who was recruiting survivors everywhere.

After their transaction, he decided to stay and help the Li family deal with minor wounds, illnesses, and such.

In this apocalypse, having a doctor who knew how to handle wounds was still very important.

As the saying goes, something is better than nothing.

After packing his things, the old doctor bid farewell to the two.

He departed from the Li Family Mansion.

The group of people who had been recruited all had their own residences.

These residences were all provided to them for free by the Li family, and their locations were not far from the Li Family Mansion.

They were right next door to the mansion.

Near this mansion, there were five or six high-rise buildings, all of which were properties of the Li family.

Now that the apocalypse had arrived, most of the residents had turned into zombies and had been completely cleared out by the Li family using force.

These emptied high-rises were then used by the Li family as living quarters for the survivors they recruited.

Once Li Chongan saw Dr. Wang's figure completely disappear from the lobby, he looked at Li Hao, who was wrapped in gauze like a zongzi.

He spoke slowly, "I'll help you go rest for a while. You just focus on recovering; leave the rest to me."

Li Hao's head was similarly wrapped in gauze, leaving only his eyes, nose, and mouth exposed.

"Mhm."

Li Hao nodded with great difficulty, his body covered in gauze.

Li Chongan quickly got up and went to Li Hao's side, preparing to help him back to his room to rest, but seeing Li Hao covered in gauze, he didn't know where to grab him.

He thought to himself.

"It looks like I'll have to find someone to get a wheelchair tomorrow! Otherwise..."

"Sigh!" Li Chongan stood there and sighed again.

He told the gauze-wrapped Li Hao to bear with it and helped him up from his seat.

Li Hao stood like a golden rooster on one leg, his arm cautiously leaning on Li Chongan's shoulder as he stood on the ground.

However, his leg was trembling incessantly; if not for Li Chongan supporting him, he would have likely collapsed to the ground immediately.

Seeing Li Hao's leg trembling so much, Li Chongan couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay? How about I carry you on my back?"

"I'm fine! I can walk by myself," Li Hao said with a bitter smile, his voice trembling as he endured the intense pain.

"Sigh, alright then, alright!" Li Chongan sighed and shook his head, his tone somewhat helpless. "But be careful!"

Li Chongan had only just taken a step while supporting his son.

Suddenly.

The sounds of a struggle drifted down from the second floor of their home.

The two froze on the spot, eyes meeting.

Li Chongan was full of confusion and immediately said, "Mhm, what's going on? What is that sound?"

Li Hao listened carefully to the sounds coming from upstairs. Murderous intent instantly flared in his eyes. He opened his mouth and shouted,

"Damn it, this sound... isn't this Shiya's voice?"

"What? No way!" Li Chongan said with a look of disbelief.

Li Hao's voice trembled as he said grimly, "There's no mistake, they're fighting..."

"Holy crap, it really is!" Li Chongan quickly pricked up his ears and listened carefully, then suddenly cried out.

"Dad, where is Shiya!" Even so, Li Hao still couldn't quite believe it, so he asked.

"Shiya... she went to bring food to Ye Fan and the others. She hasn't come down yet!"

"What? That beast Ye Fan actually dares to bully my sister..." Li Hao's tone was furious. He quickly tried to clench his gauze-wrapped fist, but he couldn't clench it at all.

This infuriated him to no end.

Unconsciously, he suddenly raised his hand and slammed it onto his own thigh.

"Ah—! F*ck! It hurts so much!" In an instant, a wave of sharp pain hit him, making him scream out in agony.

"Ye Fan, you deserve to die!" Li Hao gritted his teeth, his face contorted in a hideous expression as he roared loudly.

Li Chongan quickly reached out to cover his mouth to stop him from speaking further. "Keep it down, keep it down! Do you want to make your injuries even worse?"

"But, my sister..."

"Sigh!" Li Chongan sighed. "This is no longer something we can control. Besides, your sister is grown up now; she's reached the age for marriage."

"But that person is Ye Fan! What kind of good person is he?"

"What choice do we have? It's not like I can run up there now and interrupt them!"

"This..."

"Alright, alright! Although this Ye Fan isn't a good person, his strength is right there. As long as he doesn't hurt Shiya, it's actually not impossible."

"Dad—!"

"Enough, say no more! No matter what, let's not provoke Ye Fan in the future. You must understand that being alive is more important than anything!"

"..."

...

Second floor,

Inside the room where Ji Yuyan and Su Wanqing were.

Ji Yuyan and Su Wanqing were listening to the sounds of the struggle coming from next door.

"Ye Fan and the others, what... what are they doing?" Su Wanqing looked at Ji Yuyan beside her, her face flushing red, yet she spoke with an expression as if she knew nothing.

Ji Yuyan couldn't help but say, "Wanqing, do you really not know, or are you just pretending? Stop playing dumb with me."

"I..." The blush on Su Wanqing's face instantly deepened.

Ji Yuyan laughed. "I knew it..."

"But, I... I've never had that before!"

"Do you want to?" Ji Yuyan teased.

"I... I don't!"

"It's okay, I can help you, let you experience that feeling."

"Ah! You'll... help me?"

...

It was midday when Ye Fan finally got out of bed.

As for Ji Yuyan and the others, they remained in the room, fast asleep.

Ye Fan slowly made his way down to the lobby.

In the lobby, a middle-aged man sat silently, watching Ye Fan descend the stairs without saying a word.

However, Ye Fan showed a smile, waved at the middle-aged man, and spoke as if they were very close.

"Morning! Patriarch Li."

Li Chongan, who originally didn't want to acknowledge Ye Fan at all, still slowly responded, "Morning."

Ye Fan quickly walked over and sat beside him. Li Chongan, very wary, quickly shifted his position to put some distance between them.

With a face full of smiles, Ye Fan said calmly, "Sigh! Patriarch Li, I know you're still dissatisfied with me for attacking Li Hao yesterday, and you probably even wish I'd just die."

"Those are your words, not mine. It has nothing to do with me!" Li Chongan said hurriedly upon hearing Ye Fan's words.

"Hehe! Is that so? I don't believe you don't have even a shred of resentment."

"I... of course I don't! Anyway, he brought it on himself, so I can't blame anyone else." Li Chongan fell silent for a moment before quickly speaking again.

Li Chongan's survival instinct was on full display. He really didn't want to talk to Ye Fan at all, but he had no other choice.

His gaze quickly swept over Ye Fan, and he spoke in a low voice, "I wonder if Little Brother Ye has some business with me?"

"It's nothing major! I just heard that your Li family has established a team specifically for hunting zombies and seizing zombie crystal cores, right?" Ye Fan's face was still beaming with a smile that gave off a sense of ill intent.

What Ye Fan had just mentioned was all information he had learned from Li Shiya's mouth after they finished their exercise last night.

This matter had given Ye Fan some ideas.

He planned to find a way to make full use of all the resources the Li family possessed.

Upon hearing this, Li Chongan's expression changed drastically, and an uneasy feeling welled up within him.

He only felt a sense of restlessness throughout his body.

He thought to himself, it's over!

This kid is probably eyeing this team!

Seeing his appearance, Ye Fan spoke quickly, "Sigh! Patriarch Li, don't be nervous! I don't mean anything else, I'm just asking. If possible, perhaps we can make a good deal."

"What deal?" Li Chongan asked warily.

"I imagine your son, Li Hao, will likely be reduced to a cripple in the future, right?"

Hearing this, Li Chongan's face instantly became even more unsightly. His heart was full of fury, but he didn't dare speak out or show his anger.

He could only bottle it up inside. Suppressing his rage, he said in a low voice, "What are you trying to say, Little Brother Ye? Just speak plainly."

"I can make your son's injuries recover as if they were never there!" Ye Fan withdrew his smile and said seriously, word by word.

"What?" Li Chongan instantly stood up from his seat, staring at Ye Fan in disbelief. He said grimly, "How is that possible? My son currently has multiple fractures all over his body. To recover, he would need surgery in a hospital."

"But now that the apocalypse has arrived, let alone performing surgery, they're probably having trouble even protecting themselves." As Li Chongan said this, his tone became weak, and his face was filled with helplessness.

"If I say I can, then I naturally can."

"If you truly can cure him and make his injuries recover as before, I will consider any condition."

"Is that a promise?"

"A promise."

"Alright, then I'll first state the contents of our deal," Ye Fan said calmly.

Looking at Ye Fan's serious expression, Li Chongan felt that what he was saying didn't seem like a lie.

Thus, he quickly calmed his emotions.

He swiftly sat back down to discuss the matter with Ye Fan.

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