Qin Dynasty: They've all turned into zombies, what's there to fear about a rebellion?

Su Ming originally thought that the term "bodyguard" was just a figure of speech.

Until he discovered that it was even a verb.

Ever since that "dirty" deal was made on that dark and stormy night, Shao Siming has thoroughly embraced the word "close to the body".

While Su Ming was refining pills, she sat meditating beside him; while Su Ming was eating, she watched from the opposite side; while Su Ming was sleeping, she... she actually sat on the edge of the bed, holding a sword, her purple eyes glowing eerily in the darkness, like a vengeful ghost demanding repayment.

"Big sister, I need to talk to you about something."

Early in the morning, Su Ming, sporting enormous dark circles under his eyes, looked utterly dejectedly at Shao Siming, who was "leeching experience points" beside his bed. "We're in an employer-employee relationship, not inseparable. Can you please move away from me? Even three feet would be fine!"

Shao Siming slowly opened her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling.

She didn't say anything, but silently moved back about half a hip's width.

Then he continued to close his eyes and frantically absorbed the rich dragon energy and corpse energy emanating from Su Ming's body due to the "aftereffects of the dragon horns".

This blend of energies worked better for her than any magic pill. In just two days, she felt the bottleneck that had been holding her back for three years begin to crumble like a cookie.

"..."

Su Ming covered his face in despair.

I can't live like this anymore.

He felt like he was a walking, human Wi-Fi hotspot, and Shao Siming was the neighbor next door who felt perfectly justified in using his Wi-Fi.

"I need to use the restroom!"

Su Ming abruptly threw off the covers and said fiercely, "You're going to follow me in? I'm warning you, I'm a man with dignity. If you dare to come in, I'll... I'll scream for help!"

Shao Siming finally reacted.

She stood up and glanced at Su Ming indifferently, her eyes cold and disdainful, as if to say: Who cares about your two ounces of flesh?

But she followed anyway.

She followed him all the way to the outhouse door, then stood with her back turned like a gatekeeper, her hands on her waist, looking like she was holding the pass against a thousand men.

"you……"

Su Ming stood inside, pulling up his pants, listening to the steady breathing outside the door, and completely broke down.

Who the hell could pee like that?!

"Young Master of Fate!"

Su Ming roared through the door, "Tell me honestly, are you lusting after me? If you like me, just say so! We don't do this kind of stalking and groping stuff in the Great Qin!"

There was a moment of silence outside the door.

Then came Shao Siming's clear yet unwavering voice: "Your Qi is very nourishing."

Su Ming: "..."

So, in your eyes I'm some kind of precious ginseng, huh?

"Fine, you're ruthless."

Su Ming fastened his belt, his face darkening as he pushed open the door and left. "Since you enjoy using it so much, then tonight's enhanced version of the [Corpse God Stabilizer] is off. I'll let you know that even using someone else's Wi-Fi comes with a price!"

Shao Siming's expression changed slightly.

She turned around, and a thin layer of mist instantly welled up in her purple eyes as she stared straight at Su Ming with a pitiful expression.

There was no murderous intent, only a kind of resentment that said, "How could you cut off my food supply?"

Combined with that stunningly beautiful face, its destructive power is even more terrifying than the Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Stream.

Su Ming's heart skipped a beat.

"Stop! Don't look at me like that!"

Su Ming raised his hands in surrender, feeling his nosebleed starting to flow uncontrollably again. "Here you go! I'll give you double tonight! Fine, I give up!"

Just as the two were arguing over "energy distribution issues" and the atmosphere was gradually turning into a strange pinkish hue.

"Bang!"

The door to the side hall was violently smashed open.

"Sir! Help! Help me!"

With a piercing scream, a figure stumbled in.

Su Ming was startled, and upon closer inspection, he almost didn't recognize her.

The newcomer had disheveled hair, his once elegant brocade robe was torn to shreds, his face was covered in scratches, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look like a wounded wild beast.

It was actually Fusu?

"Young master? What's wrong with you?"

Su Ming was shocked and quickly went to support him. "Did you encounter an assassin? Or were you scratched by some girl?"

"No...no..."

Fusu gripped Su Ming's arm tightly, with astonishing strength, his nails even digging into Su Ming's flesh. He was panting heavily, his whole body trembling violently, as if he was desperately suppressing something.

"Sir... I can't control myself..."

Fusu raised his head, and his once gentle and refined eyes were now surging with a terrifying bloodlust, with even a faint black aura of death gathering deep within his pupils. "I want to kill... I want to tear every living thing I see to shreds... My 'benevolence' can no longer suppress the 'killing intent' in my heart!"

"roar--"

Before he could finish speaking, Fusu suddenly let out a low, inhuman growl, violently shoved Su Ming aside, and slammed his fist into a nearby stone pillar.

"boom!"

The stone pillar instantly cracked, and fragments of stone flew everywhere.

Shao Siming's eyes turned cold, and a green leaf instantly condensed at her fingertips, ready to be used to suppress it.

"Don't move! That's the client's son!"

Su Ming shouted to stop Shao Siming, then activated the [Eye of Corpse Insight], and a red light instantly swept across Fu Su's entire body.

Upon seeing this, Su Ming's brows furrowed instantly.

Within Fusu's body, two completely different energies were engaged in a fierce battle.

One was the righteous and virtuous spirit of Confucianism that he had cultivated since childhood, gentle and mellow; the other was the domineering corpse energy cultivated from the "Great Qin Corpse Qi Technique", cold and violent.

These two forces could have coexisted, but the problem arose because Fusu was traumatized by the "rabbit explosion" incident, which caused his worldview to collapse and led to the growth of inner demons.

"Heart rate 320, blood pressure off the charts, adrenaline overdose..."

Su Ming stared at the series of red warning lights flashing on the system panel, his face turning extremely grim. "This isn't just a qi deviation; this is clearly an engine overload!"

"Sir...save me..."

Fusu clutched his head in agony, kneeling on the ground and pounding his fists wildly, blood streaming down his face. "My heart...it hurts so much...it feels like it's going to explode..."

"That's right, it's a matter of the heart."

Su Ming pressed down on Fu Su's pulse, feeling the violent, thunderous pulse, and said in a solemn tone, "Young Master, your 'benevolence' is too soft and cannot withstand the domineering power of the Corpse Qi Technique, which is like a 'nuclear power'. If this continues, your heart will burst due to excessive strain in less than half an hour."

"Then... what should we do?" Fusu raised his head with difficulty, his eyes filled with despair.

Su Ming remained silent for a moment.

He turned around, his gaze passing over Fusu and landing on a glass vessel covered with a black cloth deep inside the alchemy room.

There, a dark red heart, composed of metal and unknown biological tissue, was still slightly pulsating.

That was the experimental product that he and Gongshu Chou had just tinkered with last night.

"Since the original one isn't good enough, let's get a higher-spec one."

Su Ming turned around, looked at Fu Su, and revealed a crazy yet calm smile:

"Young master, do you wish to live? Do you wish to be qualified to wield this power?"

"It seems... you need to change your mindset."