The Strange Xiu Jie

Outside the operating room.

Another army-green off-road vehicle drove into the yard. Yu Wenqing and Fang Rui opened the door and jumped down. They had been assisting the research institute and hadn't gone on quests during this period. Xiu Jie also quickly jumped down from the other side. On their way here, Yu Wenqing had already told him that Chenchen had gotten injured, which made him really worried. It was true that he didn't like or maybe even feared the people from Peak Squad at first, but Chenchen was really adorable and always called out to him sweetly. He was really fond of the child.

"Mingxuan, where's Chief and…"

"They are already in the operating room. Go in, Xiu Jie."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Mingxuan pointed at the operating room with his lips. Xiu Jie simply nodded and pushed open the door of the operating room.

"Sister-in-law, your face…who did this to you?"

After Xiu Jie went in, Yu Wenqing saw the scratches on his sister-in-law's face, and his face turned grim at once. Not only was She Jiao his sister-in-law, she was also a childhood friend. She grew up together with him and his older brother, and they had a very close relationship. Moreover, after he had gotten home slightly late when doomsday arrived, his parents told him that his brother had suddenly fallen ill after unleashing his superfunction. As a result, their family seemed to have lost a pillar of strength. All of them had been terrified and almost opened the door for zombies. It was She Jiao who stopped them, thus saving the whole family. He had respected her from the bottom of his heart since then. Now that he saw the scratches on her face, it was impossible for him not to be mad.

"Let's talk about this later."

She Jiao gave him an assuring look, knowing that he would react this way. She would have explained everything to him if Captain Xing and Captain Yun weren't here, but she was only worried about Chenchen now. She wanted to make sure that Chenchen was okay since it was impossible for those people to escape anyway.

"…"

Yu Wenqing turned and looked at the group of people opposite, his fists tightly clenched and his eyes filled with hostility.

"Don't worry, they can't escape."

Seeing Yu Wenqing staring straight at those people and worried that he would lose control of himself, Fang Rui came over and put an arm around his shoulders while shooting a meaningful glance at the group. They deserved to die for what they did to his sister-in-law! No one could save them.

"Um."

Yu Wenqing turned away and took a glance at the scratches on his sister-in-law's face again. After clenching his fists and taking a few deep breaths, he finally managed to stop himself from avenging her immediately. Why were they striving so hard during doomsday? They merely wanted a good life for their family members. They would fight it out with anyone—be it a zombie or a human—who dared to hurt their family members.

Inside the operating room.

The wounds on Chenchen's forehead healed very quickly without leaving any traces of injury, as though he had been treated by a light superfunction possessor. If not for the blood stains around the area and on Chenchen's clothes, they would have thought that everything was just a hallucination and that Chenchen hadn't gotten injured.

"Che, did you…"

Unleash the light superfunction? Zhan Tianlong pointed at him and then at Chenchen with a look of disbelief. Yun Che was already a triple-attribute superfunction possessor. Wouldn't he have four superfunction attributes now if he had also unleashed the light superfunction?

Although Xing Feng didn't look as stunned as him, he was still shocked. Yun Che looked at them and patted his little nephew's head before saying, "It's not the light superfunction, but I don't know what it is either. You can think of it as something like the healing magic you see in movies. We gotta wait for Heiyu to wake up to give us the answer."

In fact, he himself was shocked. He had merely wanted to give it a try as Xiu Jie hadn't arrived, but he had actually managed to do it. He now seemed to be able to see the various elements in the air, what he had just done was simply assembling the luminous and transparent elements in his hands. Magic, rather than superfunction, would be a better word to describe it.

"Are you saying it's the effect of the ball of white light from last time?"

Xing Feng recalled after hearing what he said. The various elements he had conjured back then were a ball of bright, transparent stuff, and only that could have a healing effect.

"Yes."

Yun Che nodded. He himself couldn't explain it either, but he was very sure it wasn't a superfunction.

"Chenchen…"

Xiu Jie finally arrived with audible footsteps. When he saw the blood on Chenchen's body, his pupils contracted and he quickly rushed forward, "Where's the wound? Where is it? Isn't it on the head?"

Xiu Jie asked anxiously as he checked Chenchen's head, ignoring the strange stares from the other three.

"What are you still standing there? Where's Chenchen's wound?"

Xiu Jie became more anxious after failing to find his wound. He had always been proud and aloof, but had restrained himself after being taught a lesson by Yun Che. However, his anxiety made him lose control of himself, so much so that he even yelled at Xing Feng.

"Ahem…erm, I've healed Chenchen's wound."

Not used to seeing him behaving this way, Yun Che cleared his throat before saying while looking at him with a puzzled expression on his face. Was this really the Xiu Jie he knew? Didn't he hate the people from Peak Squad? Why did he look really worried? Yun Che was really not used to it.

"Luckily he's okay…"

After hearing that, Xiu Jie stroked Chenchen's face affectionately before suddenly looking up with his eyes wide open, "Wait, did you unleash the light superfunction?"

After realizing the crux of the matter, Xiu Jie's shocked face was quickly overwhelmed by disappointment. He knew that he had a bad temper and wasn't well-liked. Most people in Chaoyang didn't like him, and he would probably have been kicked out long ago if he weren't a light superfunction possessor. Or, to put it more accurately, Xing Feng wouldn't even have gotten him into the squad if he hadn't unleashed his light superfunction. His temper had always been nasty, and it was difficult for him to change. Even the adults in the community had told their children to ignore him, and Chenchen was the only one who treated him differently, which was why he was especially fond of the child. But…if Yun Che had also unleashed the light superfunction, wouldn't he be made redundant?

"I guess so."

Since Xiu Jie wasn't one of them, Yun Che couldn't tell him the truth. However, after seeing the shock and disappointment on his face, Yun Che said jokingly, "Don't worry about me snatching your job. How could I, the captain of Peak Squad, focus on treating people? Don't worry, Chaoyang still needs you, and I hope you can continue to shine in Chaoyang."

"You… mind your own business!"

Not expecting Yun Che to read his mind, Xiu Jie stumbled over his words before staring at him in annoyance, but quickly looked away in fear when he thought of who he was. Light superfunction possessors were very rare, so his worry was actually unfounded. In the past few months, people from the military had quietly looked him up, but had all been rejected by him. He might not be very smart, but he knew being under Xing Feng was the safest, and he didn't have to worry about food and accommodation. It didn't bother him that everyone didn't like him, for he had already gotten used to it even before the doomsday. Although Yun Che's words annoyed him, they also calmed him down right away.

"No matter how many people in Chaoyang unleash the light superfunction, you will always be the number one light superfunction possessor in Chaoyang. Xiu Jie, just concentrate on doing what you should do and don't worry about other things."

If Yun Che could see what he was thinking, so could Xing Feng. His words reassured Xiu Jie. Xing Feng had indeed been annoyed by Xiu Jie hanging around him at first, but the latter had controlled himself after Che taught him a lesson. Although he still heard others complaining about Xiu Jie's bad temper in the last few months, he was glad that the latter had not refused to give treatment to the injured.

"Yes, thank you, Feng…Captain!"

Xiu Jie looked up at him, feeling slightly emotional. However, because Yun Che was around, he addressed Xing Feng as captain instead. Xing Feng nodded, "One more thing, I don't want others to know about Che unleashing the light superfunction. You were the one who treated Chenchen, remember this."

Even if Yun Che had used the light superfunction, they couldn't let others know about it, or they would have more problems to deal with. Everyone knew that he was a triple-attribute superfunction possessor with both attack and defense abilities, and his Space was humongous. If others got to know that he had unleashed the rare light superfunction, there would be tension in the entire base, and the military would probably raise their guard against them. They didn't wish for either of this to happen.

"Yes, got it."

Xiu Jie looked at them and nodded. He wasn't that dumb to not know Xing Feng's concerns. Even though he feared Yun Che and wished for others to go against him, he didn't forget that he was part of Chaoyang. He understood that Chaoyang now stood as one and would go through thick and thin together as a whole.

"Mm…Uncle…you guys are so noisy…"

Chenchen mumbled and turned over with his eyes closed before falling asleep again. He hadn't been able to sleep earlier on when his head was in pain, and all the crying had exhausted his energy. Moreover, he had lost too much blood and just couldn't wake up.

"Haha…little fool."

Yun Che looked down and pinched his chubby cheek in a doting manner. Just when he bent over and was about to carry him, Xiu Jie suddenly said, "Erm, can I hold him?"

He really feared Yun Che, as evident from his flickering eyes. However, he was really worried about Chenchen and wanted to carry him, which was why he mustered up the courage to ask if he could do so. Even he himself didn't know how sincere the look in his eyes was.

"Alright, thank you."

Yun Che was confident of his own judgement. Even though he didn't know why Xiu Jie seemed to be really worried about Chenchen, the sincerity in the latter's eyes made him smile and move to one side.

"Thank you!"

Xiu Jie smiled and bent over to carry Chenchen in his arms.

"Uncle…"

Chenchen mumbled in his sleep and snuggled up to him in his arms. Xiu Jie had never held a child, but he tried very hard to relax himself to make Chenchen more comfortable. Seeing this, Xing Feng and Yun Che exchanged doubtful glances, wondering if he was really the Xiu Jie they knew.

"Chenchen's really adorable, isn't he?"

Unaware of the grudge between Xiu Jie and Yun Che, Zhan Tianlong came over and stroked Chenchen's head after seeing that he was okay, his eyes sparkling with love and joy. He had been really anxious and worried about the wound leaving behind a scar if not stitched properly, forgetting that they had a light superfunction possessor. It was only now when he saw Chenchen looking as if he hadn't been injured that he really put his mind at ease.