38: Chapter 38 Transactions

After Ye Fan left the hall and returned to his room on the second floor...

Li Chongan hurried into Li Hao's room and watched as Li Hao, wrapped in gauze, slowly lay down on the bed.

His face beamed with joy and excitement; in his heart, he had already envisioned his son restored to his former self.

When Li Hao saw Li Chongan, he spoke in a low voice, "Dad, why are you here?"

"Hao'er! Dad has some happy news to tell you." Li Chongan sat by Li Hao's bedside and spoke slowly with a smile.

"What is it?"

"There's a way to save you from your injuries."

"Really?" Hearing this, Li Hao's heart filled with joy, but he exclaimed loudly with some doubt.

In the next moment, Li Hao quickly propped himself up with his arms, trying to rise from the bed.

Seeing this, Li Chongan quickly reached out to gently support him up before explaining the details.

"It's absolutely true, and it can restore your injuries completely."

However, Li Hao was still skeptical.

Restore everything to how it was? How could that be possible?

Even the best hospitals in the world probably couldn't achieve such a thing.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Li Hao asked doubtfully, "Dad, I know you just want to cheer me up, right? You know how the world is now; the apocalypse has arrived, so how could we possibly find such a good doctor?"

"It's true. Just as you said, the world now is no longer the world we once knew."

"Since we can possess unrealistic energies like Supernatural Abilities, how can you be so sure there isn't something that can restore your body?"

Seeing that his son didn't believe him, Li Chongan quickly pulled back his smile and spoke slowly with a serious expression.

Li Hao sat on the bed and remained silent for a moment.

His gaze slowly turned toward Li Chongan as he asked, "Who is this person? Is it some divine doctor who just joined our family?"

"No, it's the person who injured you—Ye Fan." Li Chongan found it difficult to say, but he gritted his teeth and spoke in a low tone.

"What? It's... Ye Fan?"

Li Hao's voice suddenly spiked. His gauze-wrapped chest heaved violently, aggravating his unhealed wounds. He gasped in pain, his face turning instantly pale.

He froze on the spot in an instant.

He stared at Li Chongan in disbelief, his eyes full of shock and humiliation. "Dad, you're not joking with me? That bastard who beat me into this ghostly state... he'd be kind enough to save me?"

"Is he crazy, or are you crazy?" At this moment, Li Hao's heart was filled with rage and his eyes with murderous intent as he continued.

"Hao'er, calm down!" Li Chongan patted the furious Li Hao, his voice lowering a bit. "Now is not the time to act on impulse."

After hearing Li Chongan's words, the anger in Li Hao's heart subsided slightly.

"Now that the apocalypse has arrived, strength is respected. You've seen that kid Ye Fan's methods. Never mind the twenty-odd brothers we sacrificed—even the two of us with Supernatural Abilities didn't have a chance to fight back against him."

"If you act on impulse for a moment's spite and your injuries don't recover, how will you survive in this apocalypse?"

"As the saying goes, the body is the capital of revolution. If we don't even have a whole body, what can we do?"

"So, you must endure when you can. Once Ye Fan heals your body, we can talk about future matters later."

"But..."

Li Hao was momentarily stunned by his father's words. He wanted to say something but couldn't find the words.

"Alright, listen to me on this. I'm doing this not only for your sake but also for the Li family." Li Chongan looked at his son and slowly rose from the bed.

After he finished speaking...

Li Chongan slowly turned to leave Li Hao's room, but before he went, he said one more thing.

"Think about it! I'll go discuss it with Ye Fan first."

Li Hao stared at his father's retreating back and couldn't help but speak up. "Dad, why... why would Ye Fan help me? Is he..."

Li Chongan looked back with a smile, but his face was full of helplessness. "Yes, he did set some conditions."

"What conditions?" Li Hao pressed on, his heart full of resentment.

Li Chongan stopped in his tracks, hesitated for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke to Li Hao on the bed.

"As long as he heals you, our Li family will follow his orders from now on."

"What?" Li Hao's eyes widened instantly, and he shouted in disbelief, "How... how can that be? If that's the case, won't the lifeblood of our Li family be in Ye Fan's hands?"

"This is my only option. Now, in our entire Li family, only you, me, and your sister are left. And your sister..." Li Chongan's face was full of misery. "If you fall like this, then what will become of our Li family?"

Li Hao froze again after hearing this, his mind racing with thoughts.

"Alright, I'm going." Li Chongan's face was solemn and his voice steady as he continued, "Regardless of what you decide, in the end, I will make the deal with Ye Fan to have him heal you. This is not just for you, but for our Li family."

With that...

Li Chongan slowly turned and walked away, leaving a somewhat lonely silhouette in Li Hao's eyes.

At this very moment...

As Li Hao sat slowly on the bed, two tears inexplicably welled up in the corners of his eyes.

He was filled with immense regret.

If he had known it would come to this, he would never have provoked Ye Fan like that.

Who could have known?

Fate is a cruel jester; Ye Fan was some kind of freak.

He was originally just an ordinary person, but after the apocalypse arrived, he not only awakened a Supernatural Ability but one that far surpassed his own.

No one would have expected that an ordinary person with no resources or background...

...would grow to this level.

The current Li Hao was truly filled with late regrets!

...

In the room on the second floor.

Li Shiya slowly opened her eyes and saw Ye Fan right beside her, holding a colorless crystal core and observing it intently.

The colorless crystal core in Ye Fan's hand looked very familiar to Li Shiya.

She had seen this object in her father's hands a few days ago.

At that time, she was full of confusion and asked her father what it was.

Her father told her that it was a zombie crystal core, which contained a strange kind of energy.

He said that using it would have some special effects on the body, but he didn't tell her exactly what those effects were.

He simply asked her a question.

"Do you want to eat it?"

When she heard it was something produced from the bodies of zombies, her eyes filled with fear and shock. Just looking at zombies made her feel incredibly nauseous.

How could she possibly consume something produced from the bodies of those disgusting zombies?

So now, seeing Ye Fan holding that thing, her face was full of shock.

Ye Fan heard the movement beside him and slowly turned his head to look at the newly awakened Li Shiya, smiling.

"You're awake!"

Li Shiya tidied her hair, nodded slowly, and looked at Ye Fan. "Is that a zombie crystal core in your hand?"

"Yeah! I didn't expect you to recognize this thing?" Ye Fan nodded and asked calmly.

"I saw this in my father's hand."

"Oh, right. I almost forgot, your father and the others have all awakened Supernatural Abilities. How could you not know this thing?"

"Ah! Supernatural Abilities? This thing is related to Supernatural Abilities?" Li Shiya looked shocked, her eyes fixed on the zombie crystal core in Ye Fan's hand as she spoke in surprise.

"Yeah! Didn't you know? That's strange, why didn't your father tell you?" Ye Fan was a bit puzzled.

"He didn't! When I asked him, he didn't know exactly what the zombie crystal core's specific use was. He only told me that eating it would produce some special effects on the body," Li Shiya said in shock.

It was only then that Ye Fan realized this was quite normal.

They weren't like him, who possessed a system.

He could learn the functions of these zombie crystal cores from the system.

For them, the only way to find out the use of these cores was through slow experimentation.

Only in that way...

...would they gradually figure it out.

Ye Fan had a wicked smile on his face as his gaze swept over Li Shiya. He looked at her jade-like skin, with only a blanket covering her fair and tender body.

This feeling was simply a feast for the eyes!

Ye Fan spoke in a teasing tone, "Want one? Considering how cooperative you were last night! As long as you serve me well like that in the future, I might consider giving you one. How about it?"

"I... I don't want it!" Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, a blush instantly rushed to Li Shiya's beautiful face.

"You don't? Even if you don't want it, you still have to serve me well," Ye Fan continued to tease.

"Hmph!" Li Shiya's face was red, and not knowing what to say, she could only give a dainty snort. "I..."

"You... what's wrong? Do you want to go again right now?" Ye Fan, his face brimming with smiles, quickly reached out to tilt Li Shiya's chin, slowly bringing his face close to hers as he whispered.

"I... I don't, I don't want to! I haven't even recovered yet!" Li Shiya said with a blush, her voice stuttering.

Then, she quickly reached out to grab the blanket beside her.

She wrapped her body up tightly.

She was truly afraid Ye Fan would take advantage of her weakness.

"Hahaha! I was just kidding, did you take it seriously? Or do you actually really want it?" Ye Fan burst into laughter, looking at the blushing Li Shiya and speaking in a carefree voice.

"Besides, I remember being quite gentle last night! How could you not have recovered?"

"Hmph!" Li Shiya snorted softly and quickly pulled the blanket up to cover her entire face, acting as if she didn't want to talk to Ye Fan.

"Yo yo yo! What? Shy again?" Ye Fan tried to reach out and pull the blanket away.

However, the blanket was held tightly by Li Shiya.

Ye Fan finally let it go and said calmly, "Alright! Get dressed quickly. I have to find your father in a bit to discuss some things with him."

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Li Shiya quickly poked her head out from under the blanket, her face showing worry as she asked anxiously.

"You... you're not going to look for trouble with my father again, are you?"

"How could I? I just agreed on something with your father earlier, and now I'm going to see what he's decided."

"Really?" Li Shiya didn't quite believe Ye Fan and couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah. If you don't believe me, you'll find out in a bit," Ye Fan nodded and spoke calmly.

Only then did Li Shiya feel relieved.

She was truly afraid that Ye Fan would go looking for trouble with her father and brother again!

"By the way, hurry up and get dressed."

"Then... then you go out first!"

"Why go out? It's not like I haven't seen it, what's the big deal?"

"Hmph! Then at least turn your head away!"

"No, I want to watch," Ye Fan said with a grin, acting shamelessly.

"Then... then I won't get up." Li Shiya clutched the blanket, pouted, and said with a red face.

"Oh! Are you threatening me?" Ye Fan continued to stare wantonly at Li Shiya and said softly, "Fine, fine, I won't look."

Ye Fan quickly turned his head away and stopped looking at Li Shiya.

Seeing Ye Fan turn around, Li Shiya slowly lifted the blanket.

Just then...

Ye Fan grinned wickedly and quickly turned back to look at Li Shiya.

He couldn't help but comment, "Wow! As expected of my, Ye Fan's, woman. This figure is something I'll never get tired of looking at!"

...

In the hall.

Three people sat facing each other: Ye Fan, Li Chongan, and his daughter.

Li Shiya sat beside Ye Fan, not saying a word, just sitting there blankly.

"Head of the Li family, have you thought it over? What about our deal?" Ye Fan leaned back on the sofa in the hall and spoke calmly.

"I've finished considering it. I can agree to this deal!" Li Chongan placed his hands on his thighs and spoke with a serious expression. "However, I have one small request. I wonder if you, Brother Ye, can agree to it?"

"Oh? What request? Let's hear it."

At this point, Li Chongan's gaze slowly fell on the blankly sitting Li Shiya beside Ye Fan, his eyes full of doting affection.

Then, he slowly spoke, "I hope you will treat Shiya well, Brother Ye. Just don't bully her! Protect her."

It was as if he were giving Ye Fan his final words!

"Dad—" Li Shiya looked at Li Chongan, feeling very upset, and couldn't help but call out.

However, she didn't know what to say.

"Just this small matter?" Ye Fan asked calmly.

"Yes, just this request!"

"Sigh! I thought it was something major. For such a small matter, even if you didn't say anything, I would treat her well. Besides, Shiya is my woman now."

With tears in her eyes, Li Shiya silently glanced at Ye Fan as he spoke.

But she said nothing!

"Very well then, our deal is struck!" Li Chongan's hands moved restlessly against each other, as if they had nowhere else to be.