The Abused Novel Heroine Became a Clingy Sweetheart [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 61

The team members’ expressions were normal, as if they didn’t find anything wrong with Shen Jiahang’s words.

Ji zhou took two steps forward, only to be pulled back by the arm by You Ting beside her.

Ji zhou looked back and saw You Ting frowning, with a look of coldness on her face.

Confused, she quietly called out, “Sister Ting?”

Everyone looked at You Ting with curiosity.

Anu, clueless, asked, “Sister Ting, what are you doing?”

You Ting didn’t retreat a step, exerting a slight force on her hand to pull Ji zhou behind her.

She raised her eyes, looking directly at Shen Jiahang opposite her.

The two stood between the light and the dark, neither speaking, like a silent confrontation.

It was then that the others finally sensed that something seemed wrong, and their expressions changed slightly.

It seemed like a long time had passed, yet it was only an instant.

Shen Jiahang suddenly smiled.

He gave You Ting a very refined smile, as if it carried the tolerance one would show a child who didn’t understand things.

“Miss Ting, is there some misunderstanding?” Shen Jiahang’s face was helpless. “I used to be a doctor before the apocalypse.”

“I was the one who treated all the injured members of the team.”

He held up the first aid kit he had found, indicating it. “It’s always been this way, right, Ji zhou?”

Ji zhou blinked, nodding slightly: “Mhm.”

“Yeah,” Anu scratched his head. “Brother Jiahang has always helped us bandage wounds and stuff. Sister Ting, don’t worry. There’s no gender difference in front of a doctor.”

Besides, life was now so precarious that no one cared about gender differences anymore.

Anu said, “Besides, what is there to look at on this little girl, haha.”

Ji zhou lowered her head and shrank back a little.

You Ting cast a sidelong glance at Anu, who instantly closed his mouth in fright, not daring to speak out of turn again.

She then looked back, still not letting go of Ji zhou.

Shen Jiahang taking Ji zhou away for treatment alone didn’t have such a simple motive.

The atmosphere in the room became tense, and Ji Man, who had found a random spot to sit, yawned. “You guys hurry up and decide. We need to rest a bit and then continue the journey.”

Seeing this, Shen Jiahang finally conceded: “How about this, Miss Ting, you come in too.”

You Ting nodded in agreement.

She held Ji zhou’s wrist, walked past Shen Jiahang, and entered the room.

As their eyes met while passing by, Shen Jiahang gave a slight smile.

The moment the door closed, however, a hint of gloom mixed into his expression.

Shen Jiahang turned around, holding the first aid kit, and motioned for Ji zhou to sit on the bed.

He glanced at You Ting, a dark light flickering in his eyes.

“As for Miss Ting,” he pointed to the chair nearby, “you can sit there and watch, okay?”

You Ting walked to the chair and sat down, her gaze turning to Ji zhou, who was obediently sitting on the edge of the bed.

The girl was very thin, small in size.

Her eyes were like water-washed gems, bright and clear.

When she met You Ting’s gaze, she even curved her eyes, showing a faint smile.

Shen Jiahang made a show of opening the first aid kit, finding clean gauze and disinfectant alcohol inside.

He first walked up to You Ting, pointing at her arm.

There were a few scratches on her fair skin, probably from accidentally scraping against something.

“Miss Ting’s injury will be quick to deal with, I’ll treat Miss Ting first.”

You Ting merely looked at him for a moment and nodded slightly.

Shen Jiahang squatted down, lifting his gaze slightly to meet You Ting’s.

He smiled, then picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in alcohol, and gently wiped the scratches on You Ting’s arm.

Everything seemed normal.

But You Ting could clearly feel a fierce and strong spiritual power launching an attack on her sea of consciousness.

She lowered her eyes, her gaze resting on the side of his face as he earnestly treated the wound.

Her lips curved up slightly.

Finally… showing his true colors.

You Ting played along, pretending to be completely defenseless and opened her sea of consciousness, allowing the unfamiliar mental power to invade.

She covered her forehead, looking dizzy.

Before long, You Ting’s eyelids grew heavy, and she closed her eyes.

Shen Jiahang unhurriedly bandaged You Ting’s arm, then pretended to be surprised, calling out a few times: “Miss Ting? Miss Ting?”

Hearing the commotion, Ji zhou nervously asked, “What’s wrong with Sister Ting?”

“Nothing,” Shen Jiahang said calmly, his back to her. “She might just have been too tired these past few days and fell asleep.”

At an angle Ji zhou couldn’t see, the corner of his mouth curved up in a triumphant arc.

No one knew that Shen Jiahang had also awakened a mental ability.

Unlike Ji Man’s brief control over someone’s actions, his ability level was higher and more powerful—

He could manipulate the other person’s thoughts.

He had kept this secret well hidden; no one in the team knew, except for himself.

The first day he met Ji zhou, Shen Jiahang hadn’t initially planned to save her.

It was not long after the apocalypse began, and they were facing a large siege of zombies, including several high-level ones.

At that time, the team only consisted of Duan Fu and Uncle Xiu. Duan Fu’s ability control was unpracticed, and he was struggling to cope alone.

It was then that he saw a group of figures not far away.

Those people were all wearing what looked like hospital gowns, and Shen Jiahang didn’t have time to carefully distinguish them.

In an instant, he had already devised a strategy.

Shen Jiahang gritted his teeth and exerted his mental ability to its maximum.

His spiritual power spread out overwhelmingly, like an invisible net falling upon those people.

Subsequently, those people suddenly stared straight ahead, one by one becoming like marionettes with vacant eyes.

They obeyed the command Shen Jiahang gave in their minds, rushing towards Shen Jiahang and the others, who were surrounded by zombies, without any regard for their own safety.

Successfully buying Shen Jiahang and the others an opportunity to escape.

Blood and flesh flew, but these controlled people seemed not to know pain, like ancient death warriors, using their bodies to exchange for their master’s survival.

Shen Jiahang glanced over with an indifferent expression, ready to leave, when he suddenly saw a slender figure.

It was Ji zhou.

She didn’t seem to have lost her mind and didn’t even look at Shen Jiahang and the others.

Instead, she was full of fear, frantically trying to dodge the low-level zombies chasing her from behind.

Among so many people, she was the only one who hadn’t been controlled.

Shen Jiahang’s eyes widened slightly with interest, observing the seemingly weak and pitiful young girl.

After a brief moment of thought, Shen Jiahang decided to rush over and save her.

He ignored Duan Fu’s displeasure and brought Ji zhou into the team.

Later, they encountered the lone Anu along the way.

Fire abilities were very useful in many situations, and the person was not old.

Being young meant less social experience and being easier to control.

So Shen Jiahang also took Anu in.

Shen Jiahang knew that the others thought Ji zhou was just an ordinary girl, without abilities or any special skills, a burden in the apocalypse.

But to Duan Fu’s complaints and Anu’s questions, he only responded with a silent smile.

Anu once exclaimed with emotion: “Brother Jiahang, you are such a good person!”

Shen Jiahang was momentarily stunned, and for the first time, he let out a genuine light laugh.

A good person?

He and those two words seemed to have… no connection whatsoever.

Only Shen Jiahang knew in his heart why he was curious about Ji zhou’s immunity to his mental ability.

Keeping her by his side was merely for the purpose of constant study.

Later, Shen Jiahang used the excuse of treating Ji zhou’s wounds to spend time alone with her.

Every time, he would release his mental ability, probing deep into Ji zhou’s mind.

But each time, he returned empty-handed.

However, Shen Jiahang discovered an even more interesting secret—

He could use Ji zhou to cultivate his own ability.

Every time his ability entered Ji zhou’s sea of consciousness and came back out, he could noticeably feel its intensity increase a little.

Furthermore, it wasn’t just his mental ability; even the wind ability he outwardly displayed was enhanced.

This astonishing discovery filled Shen Jiahang with ecstasy.

In this apocalypse, to increase the strength of one’s ability, one had to seize Source Stones from zombies.

The stronger the ability, the higher the level and the greater the number of Source Stones needed.

But high-level zombies were not easy to deal with, like that previous Azure-level zombie, which required him and several team members to work together.

Even higher-level zombies would mean facing greater degrees of danger.

Moreover, the acquired Source Stones also needed to be shared with the team members.

But now, Ji zhou’s existence could eliminate the danger of fighting zombies and make up for those Source Stones.

Although the intensity only increased by a little each time, it would accumulate over time.

This secret was known only to him.

Shen Jiahang glanced again at You Ting on the chair, narrowing his eyes.

The woman had her eyes closed, concealing the coldness in her eyes, making her look much gentler this way.

She was very beautiful, especially in this chaotic era, a rare beauty.

What a pity.

Shen Jiahang thought calmly, even the most beautiful roses have thorns.

If this woman continued to be an obstacle, he would have to find a way to eliminate her without leaving a trace.

Shen Jiahang got up from the floor, picked up the first aid kit, and came to Ji zhou’s side.

“Does anything feel uncomfortable?” he asked softly.

Jizhou shook her head, then nodded: “Only my head hurts a little.”

Her eyes, looking at Shen Jiahang, were full of trust.

Because before You Ting, he was the first person in the apocalypse to show her kindness.

Shen Jiahang’s expression softened with pity, “Is that so? Let me take a look for you.”

He gently said, “Now, just close your eyes.”

Ji zhou obediently lowered her eyelashes.

Shen Jiahang raised his hand and placed it on the top of her head.

Strands of white, translucent light smoke rose from his palm, spiraling and surrounding Ji zhou’s head.

Then, as if spiritual, they burrowed in through a certain acupoint.

Shen Jiahang closed his eyes, feeling his ability inside his body being cleansed and strengthening little by little.

The smile on his lips hadn’t fully bloomed before he was suddenly stunned.

Shen Jiahang’s brow slowly furrowed.

What is this… how could this be?

Near Ji zhou’s sea of consciousness, an invisible film suddenly appeared, like an indestructible protective shield, blocking Shen Jiahang’s spiritual power outside.

This had never happened before. Where did this thing come from?

Shen Jiahang calmed his mind, continuing to condense his ability and attack that protective shield.

But the film, though thin in appearance, could not be breached no matter what.

A sense of impatience arose in Shen Jiahang’s heart. Just as he was about to increase the intensity of his ability, he suddenly heard a soft chuckle from a woman by his ear.

It was very light, mixed with a hint of mockery.

It disappeared quickly, as if it were just his hallucination.

At this moment, Ji zhou opened her eyes and blinked, asking, “Brother Jiahang, is it done?”

Shen Jiahang withdrew his hand, his face looking unpleasant.

He forcefully suppressed the astonishment and surprise in his heart, quickly adjusted his mindset, and then put on his usual gentle smile.

“It’s done. Does it still hurt now?”

Ji zhou felt herself, and it seemed like there really wasn’t any pain anymore.

She smiled, timidly thanking him: “Thank you, Brother Jiahang.”

Shen Jiahang secretly examined Ji zhou’s expression.

The girl’s eyes were still pure and flawless, her innocence not seeming fabricated.

But what was with that protective shield in her sea of consciousness?

And what was with that illusory laugh?

Shen Jiahang failed to find the answer. On the other side, You Ting slowly opened her eyes and stretched lazily with a calm expression.

“Sister Ting, you’re awake.” Ji zhou jumped off the bed and walked over to You Ting.

She bit her lip, asking with some worry, “Sister Ting, you’ve been protecting me on the road, are you very tired?”

You Ting glanced at her, then suddenly raised her hand and gently touched the little girl’s head.

She curved her eyes, a peaceful smile in her gaze—

Not tired.

Shen Jiahang secretly frowned and said, “Alright, let’s go out.”

Suddenly, there was an urgent knocking sound from outside the room, accompanied by Ji Man’s shout: “Help, Sis! The zombies are here!”

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