A Time-Traveling Zombie Romance (GL) - Chapter 4

On my second day here, I stayed in the medicine barrel, wearing only a white satin bra and long underwear. My master suddenly walked in, smiling and said to me, “Qi’er, I’ll be out gathering herbs for you tomorrow. It’ll take at least one day, at most three. During this time, I’ll have Xi’er take good care of you.” I had already accepted Duan Tian as my master the day before. Duan Tian was his name.

“Master, how long will it take to eliminate this corpse poison?” I asked calmly.

“At least five years, at most ten,” Duan Tian said slowly.

“Well…then, Master, when you go down the mountain, can you please send a message to my parents, saying I’ve accepted you as my master and will be back in ten years, so they won’t worry about me?” I said.

“Okay, I’ll tell your parents. Don’t worry!” Duan Tian said.

“By the way, Master, I’ll give you this jade pendant. If my parents don’t believe me, you can show it to them.” I took a white jade pendant engraved with the word “Qi” from my neck and gave it to Duan Tian. Duan Tian took the jade pendant and nodded…

“Junior sister, come, it’s time to change the medicine.” Yunxi came into the room and walked towards me. Master had already told Yunxi that I was poisoned by the corpse and that I was a girl. Yunxi was also a little surprised at first, but soon recovered.

“Senior sister, don’t call me junior sister, you should call me junior brother.” I pouted dissatisfiedly.

“Haha, okay. I just can’t change my words for the time being, I will change it slowly in the future. Now let’s change the medicine first, Master, you go out first.” Yunxi smiled.

“Hey, Xi’er has Qi’er, but she forgot about her master.” Duan Tian said jokingly.

“Master, how could that be~!” Yunxi said shyly, and then blushed.

“Ahem, okay, okay, I’ll go out and pack my things first.”

I looked at Yunxi blankly, feeling very ambiguous. Then I shook my head and shook off that thought. How could it be possible? Senior sister is just a little girl and doesn’t understand love at all. I guess this is just affection for my brother. He’ll get better as he grows up. Yes, he’ll get better as he grows up. I finally found a good excuse.

“Junior brother, get up quickly. How long do you want to stare blankly?” Yunxi saw me staring blankly at her and immediately said to me shyly.

“Oh! Oh, okay. I’ll get up right away.” I hurriedly stood up and jumped out of the wooden barrel.

I looked at my hands. My nails were slowly turning black. I gritted my teeth, clenched my fists, and held them tightly. If I really became a zombie, I would kill myself without hesitation to avoid harming others.

Tomorrow arrived in a flash. Master gave some instructions and went down the mountain. I stayed in the wooden barrel, watching my nails getting darker. I felt my two upper tiger teeth grow a few millimeters, and something inside me felt strange. At this moment, I really hoped that Master would come back soon, before I turned into a zombie…

Senior Sister has been by my side and caring for me all this time. I was so touched. A little girl around six years old actually cared for others? In modern times, those six-year-olds would probably still be in their mothers’ arms. Ancient people were so precocious…

“Junior brother, tell me, if you really became a zombie, would you bite me and suck my bl00d?” Yunxi asked, chin propped up by the wooden barrel, staring blankly at me.

I couldn’t help but shudder. I immediately took a deep breath and turned to Yunxi, saying, “No, even if I became a zombie, I wouldn’t bite you.” Because I’ll finish myself off as quickly as possible.

“Really! Haha.” Yunxi’s eyes lit up at my answer and she laughed. I laughed too, though my smile was a bit forced.

After the laughter faded, she returned to her usual calm. Yunxi continued to look at me, but I, a person prone to wandering thoughts, was already preoccupied with other things.

I wonder what will happen if I become a zombie?

What will I be like in ten years? What will happen to

my father and mother in ten years?

If I die, will I return to the modern era?

If I were in the modern era now, what would Shan do if she saw me?

Would she still like me? Would she regret her decision? It’s already the second day since

Master

left. That day, a blink of an eye for others, is a long wait for me. If Master hasn’t returned by the time I transform into a zombie, then my death is drawing ever closer. I’m not afraid of death, because I’ve already died once. I just can’t let go of my parents here. They’ve been so kind to me these past six years. I’m deeply moved. In modern times, my parents would have died young, leaving me alone. Fortunately, in college, I met Shan, a truly wonderful woman. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. She eventually accepted me. It was my first love, and one of my most unforgettable memories…

“Junior brother! What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?” Yunxi exclaimed beside me in surprise.

“Uh… Oh, nothing, just sand in my eyes.” I touched my face and found it wet. I’d been crying without realizing it.

“Ah! Junior brother, your hands! Your teeth!” Yunxi exclaimed again.

I looked at my hands. My nails were completely black. My upper fangs had grown over two centimeters long, their sharp, long teeth exposed. I looked a bit like a zombie. I felt a surge of energy surging through my body, and suddenly I felt thirsty. “Hehe, it’s okay. We’ll wait until Master returns. Senior Sister, I’m thirsty. Can you pour me a glass of water?”

“Oh, sure.” Yunxi quickly stood up, poured me a glass of water, and handed it to me. I drank it hastily. But I still felt thirsty…

“Ouch.” Yunxi accidentally touched the knife she was using to cut herbs nearby, and her index finger bled. I smelled the bl00d and felt a surge of joy. I used to hate the smell of bl00d, but now it seemed to quench my thirst. It was delicious, a deep-seated longing. Yunxi placed her index finger in her mouth and gently sucked on it. As the smell of bl00d faded, so did my craving. My eyes, unknowingly, turned red. As soon as the smell of bl00d faded, they quickly turned black again.

“Haha, I’m about to change, huh?” I thought disdainfully. “Then come on!”

That night, the restlessness within me intensified. I knew I was about to change, and immediately said to Yunxi, “Senior Sister, go find a thicker hemp rope. I think I’m about to change.”

Yunxi immediately fetched a long hemp rope, and I told her to tie me to the bed. At first, Senior Sister was reluctant, but under my stern tone, she reluctantly tied me tightly to the bed. Slowly, I felt my nails rapidly growing longer, and so did my teeth.

My consciousness gradually faded, and suddenly, I wanted so badly… to bite someone, to drink bl00d. My teeth and nails itched intensely. My teeth really wanted to bite, and remembering that pleasure, I immediately twisted on the bed, my nails wanting to scratch. My eyes turned black, then red. In that moment, I was slowly transforming into someone else. Yunxi watched me anxiously from the bedside, repeatedly saying, “Junior Brother, bear with it. Master will be back soon.”

I endured this long night of torment. As soon as the rooster crowed, I was agitated again. This time, my eyes were completely red, and my consciousness gradually faded until it was completely replaced by someone else. “Ah!” I instinctively cried out in a hoarse voice, a sound remarkably similar to the zombie’s cry that night. Yunxi had also been awake all night, staying with me the whole time, even crying. I twisted and turned more violently than before, trying to free myself from the damn hemp rope and take a bite of the delicious treat before me. The rope scratched me several times, drawing a small amount of bl00d. The smell of my own bl00d made me even more violent. Yunxi hurried forward to hold me down to prevent the rope from breaking.

My strength was now several times greater than usual, and the hemp rope had snapped in several places. After roughly breaking the last section, I pushed Yunxi away, leaped from the bed, and slowly walked towards her. I gave her a strange smile…

“No, no, Junior Brother, wake up!” Yunxi muttered as she sat on the ground and slowly backed away.

Just as I was about to touch Meiwei, Yunxi suddenly stood up and ran out of the room. Seeing Meiwei flee, I roared and ran after her. I forced Yunxi into her room, knowing she couldn’t escape. I slowly walked towards her. She slowly backed away, and I leaped on her, pushing her down onto the bed, my hands holding her hands to prevent her from moving. My head crept closer to her neck. She was limp, utterly desperate, tears streaming down her face. “No, no… Junior Brother, no…”

I licked her neck with my tongue, and I could clearly feel Yunxi shudder beneath me. Immediately, I reached for her neck, but heard her scream, “No!” I regained consciousness immediately, my eyeballs turned black, luckily my teeth just touched Yunxi’s neck and I didn’t bite down.

I remembered what I said to her yesterday, “No, even if I become a zombie, I won’t bite you.”

I suddenly felt guilty, got up and said to Yunxi who was lying on the bed, “I’m sorry, senior sister.” Then I immediately ran to the kitchen. I knew that I would become a zombie again in a short while, and I had to get rid of myself before I changed.

Seeing that I regained consciousness, Yunxi immediately ran to the kitchen, and immediately ran out with me anxiously, “Junior brother, junior brother!”

As soon as I arrived in the kitchen, I immediately picked up the kitchen knife, closed my eyes, and slashed my neck. It’s over, I can’t hurt others.

Yunxi, who had just rushed to the kitchen, saw that I was going to commit suicide, and immediately shouted anxiously,

“No!”