Chapter 2663

"The descendants of Hanba are the most numerous among them. However, they only appeared after cultivating into gods for various reasons. They are not the zombies of today. Those four ancestors possess consciousness and are no different from normal people in their daily lives. The so-called zombies today are merely lifeless corpses. They cannot be compared to the ancient zombies."

Zhu Yanyi listened and thought for a moment. "Of the four ancient zombie ancestors, I only know Hanba and Jiang Chen. I know Hanba because she was said to be the Yellow Emperor’s daughter who turned into a drought demon after death. As for Jiang Chen, I didn’t know her originally. I heard the name from a TV drama where she and Nuwa were the main male and female supporting characters. I really don’t know the other two."

Yan Aohan explained, "It’s no wonder you don’t know. Zombies originated from the war between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou. When Chiyou was possessed by demons but not yet a true demon, he learned various witchcrafts. Some were fine, but others were harmful and had severe side effects. One side effect was the creation of zombie worms. Once these worms entered a human body, the person would become a zombie. The ancient zombie ancestors became zombies because they were infected by these worms. However, they later sacrificed themselves for the greater good and humanity. Thus, they accumulated karmic merit, becoming the ancestors of zombies and existing outside the Five Elements."

Zhu Yanyi asked again, "If becoming a zombie requires zombie worms, how did these current zombies come to be?"

She was full of confusion. To her, the appearance of these zombies was problematic, and the issue likely lay with the Evil Buddha. She wondered how the Evil Buddha had created these zombies.

Of course, these zombies were different from the ancient ones. The only similarity was their shared name.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a while and said no more. These were just idle talks now. The most important thing was to find the cause of the virus formation so that these zombies could be cured. At least, she hoped they could enter the normal cycle of reincarnation.

"Sister-in-law Yan, do you really want to research an antidote for zombies?" Zhang Gen Shen asked curiously.

Behind him stood Zhou Kun, Duo Mu Lei, An Gui Nong, and Qin Han. The five of them each held a bowl of instant noodles.

Zhu Yanyi saw them eating instant noodles and raised her eyebrows slightly. "I remember there is plenty of food in my fridge, but no instant noodles."

"We are already grateful to borrow your kitchen. How could we eat your food?" Zhou Kun said.

In this post-apocalyptic world, food was the most precious resource, so they naturally did not want to casually consume Zhu Yanyi’s supplies.

Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly. "Do you think you few can eat us into poverty? You are overthinking it." She added, "Rest assured, with your abilities, even if you ate for five hundred years, you couldn’t eat us two into poverty."

Yan Aohan frowned slightly. "Dispose of the instant noodles quickly. My wife dislikes the smell of instant noodles."

Although Zhu Yanyi had eaten instant noodles before, perhaps because she had become an immortal, she no longer liked them. Mostly, it was because in her previous life, due to work, she had eaten instant noodles for three meals a day for half a year, which eventually caused gastric bleeding. Since then, Zhu Yanyi never ate instant noodles again.

Even though her body was healthy after rebirth and she was a doctor, occasionally eating one or two meals of instant noodles was fine. However, Zhu Yanyi still disliked instant noodles. Unless there was absolutely no other choice, she would not touch them.

Yan Aohan knew this and basically never brought instant noodles home. Seeing these five people eating instant noodles here made Yan Aohan a bit displeased.

The five of them looked at each other. "Is this awkward?"

"I dislike instant noodles. Please dispose of them quickly. Of course, I don’t advocate wasting food. After finishing this portion, do not eat them anymore," Zhu Yanyi said. "At least, do not eat instant noodles here. I am allergic to instant noodles."

"Okay," Zhou Kun agreed immediately.

If someone else had said this, it might have been seen as a slight. But when Zhu Yanyi said it, whether Zhou Kun or the others, they found it normal. Just looking at the house, they could tell.

Zhou Kun and the others were not reckless men, nor were they ignorant. Although it was said externally that this was originally just a private clinic, whose private clinic would be such a large courtyard house with no less than thirty or forty rooms in the front and back, plus a large yard? Moreover, from the outside, it looked like just a single storefront, but upon entering, it seemed to form an independent small world.

Plus, Yan Aohan had easily dealt with a Level 5 zombie, making them realize that this couple was not ordinary. Therefore, they believed Zhu Yanyi when she spoke.

"Then we won’t be polite. Sorry for the disturbance. However, from now on, we will take care of the cleaning in the Suiyuan Pharmacy," Zhou Kun said seriously. He meant it sincerely; doing nothing made him feel particularly uncomfortable.

Yan Aohan heard this and said, "The Suiyuan Pharmacy has an automatic cleaning function. If you really feel you have nothing to do and are bored, you can help plant crops in the yard from now on."

Zhou Kun agreed immediately, and the others had no objections. Mainly, they knew that staying here would make them feel at ease.

Seeing that they had decided to stay and hadn’t mentioned going to submit their mission, Zhu Yanyi asked, "When do you plan to submit your mission?"

"We wanted to submit the mission, but thinking about how those people plotted against our team makes my anger rise. Therefore, I dare not submit the mission casually. I’m afraid I might lose control and attack them," Zhou Kun sighed.

Yan Aohan said, "You should submit the mission while you still have anger, then take what you deserve and leave. Don’t worry, we can keep rooms for you here."

Zhou Kun thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yan, are you saying that we should return to the base first, submit the mission, take the reward, and then leave?"

Yan Aohan nodded. "If you don’t go back, they will think you are dead. If someone else comes and takes the equipment here to complete the mission, don’t you think your efforts will be in vain?"