"At first, you said that if I could survive and meet you again, you promised me to make a request, as my help in purchasing materials with a large amount of funds...I don't know if this promise is still valid?" Shangguan Xing's beautiful eyes sparkled, her sheep-fat-like skin flowing with a snowy glow.

  "Effective, I am a man of my word..." Mu Xiao had anticipated that he would bring this up and was mentally prepared. He also glanced at Zhou Xuan with an ambiguous gaze, but she quickly turned her head away, ignoring Mu Xiao's words that were full of hidden meaning.

  "Remember, this is only one request, not multiple requests. You can only ask me to save one person," Mu Shao said, "I'm reminding you that when you use up this request, I think it's time for you to consider your next move instead of lingering here."

  Muxiao's words undoubtedly hinted at Shangguan Xing, that without this chip, she would lose her protection and be left homeless. Because in this terrifying world filled with countless mutated monsters, relying solely on a few people's strength to return to the Shangguan family's stronghold was an extremely daunting task. If things went wrong, they would only suffer heavy casualties, especially since they didn't have Muxiao's understanding of the future or her powerful abilities. Moreover, this world could undergo earth-shattering changes at any moment, and it wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.

  "You - you have to be so ruthless?"

  Shangguan Xing's beautiful face turned crimson with excitement, and at this moment she realized that coming to find Mu Xiao was not a wise decision. If they had reached the ninth warehouse, perhaps not a few female bodyguards would have died, and the other five people would not have been seriously injured. Most importantly, they would not be in such a passive situation as they are now.

  It's just that everything can't be turned back.

  But at the cost of human lives and freedom, Shangguan Xingying and others have gained the opportunity to become new humans. This is also Shangguan Xingying's greatest gain, but in her excitement, she broke through her usual rationality and didn't think about the principle that with gains come losses.

  "What exactly do you want?" Shangguan Xuanxu's slender eyebrows were raised, her charming eyes wide open, and she maintained a calm demeanor with great effort.

  "Let them be loyal to me." Mu Xiao said calmly and overbearingly: "Since I saved their lives, that is the life I gave them. From now on, their lives are naturally mine."

  This is Mu Xiao's ultimate goal.

  There is a shortage of manpower, Mu Xiao cannot let go of the five new humans with potential. They were originally bodyguards and their martial arts skills must not be weak. Their combat potential is much stronger than that of Lv Xiaoman, Xia Zhen, and Shang Guan Xinyi.

  Suddenly, Zhou Xuan blurted out a sentence that left all the women present stunned.

  "Don't attract their attention, at most I'll agree to be your woman now, in exchange for a promise!"

  Zhou Xuan's eyebrows were sharp and her skin was fine, delicate and soft as if covered in a layer of cream. Her wild and spicy body had an air of elegance about it. She didn't mean to joke around or be coy like a little woman, but instead spoke out straightforwardly, even wanting to use this opportunity to save herself and a few of her sisters.

  "Zhou Xuan, what's going on!?" Shang Guan Xiang couldn't have predicted that just as one wave subsided, another would rise up, and Zhou Xuan had become an unexpected variable.

  Xia Zhen was stunned and completely unclear about the situation, what was the relationship between Zhou Xuan and Mu Xiao, if she became Mu Xiao's woman, then what would happen to herself?! Suddenly, emotions became a tangled mess, secretly resenting herself for breaking up with Mu Xiao, resulting in a troublesome competitor now.

  Muxi subconsciously tightened her grip on Muxiao's arm, as if driven by a subconscious fear that Zhouxuan would snatch him away.

  "If you keep this promise, I have no reason to refuse..."

  Mu Xiao hadn't finished speaking when Shangguan Xuan and Zhou Xuan both cast him a look of disdain and contempt, as if Mu Xiao was a hypocritical man. Meanwhile, Lü Xiaoman, who was sitting on the couch, was quietly comforting the disheartened Xia Tian.

  At this time, she was disheartened and felt as if she had lost that loving feeling in her heart, becoming empty and losing the confidence and pride she once had.

  But as soon as Mu Shao said a word, they were all stunned.

  "From now on, you're under me."

  A man with a clear and distinct personality, it's okay to have expectations at the right time, but not now, because of unfamiliar relationships, we must distinguish clearly, otherwise it will lead to resentment and estrangement.

  "Subordinate? Why subordinate?!"

  Zhou Xuan's nerves were quite large, her thinking was very erratic, mistakenly thought that Mu Xiao looked down on her appearance, the whole person suddenly exploded like a wild cat, her eyes were cold and severe, her face was icy.

  "Why not under me?" Mu Xiao coldly laughed and said in an extremely arrogant tone: "You think you're a casual man, randomly finding women to sleep with?"

  "You! You! You!"

  Zhou Xuan's face turned black with excitement, and she couldn't blame Mu Xiao for speaking out of turn, or else it would seem like she was eager to become Mu Xiao's woman.

  "I'll save those female bodyguards, but they must become my subordinates and obey my orders from now on." Mu Xiao's face was as hard as iron, and he set a very harsh condition.

  As long as they agree, Mu Xiao is not afraid of their betrayal, because as long as he continues to grow stronger, letting them live forever in the shadow of his back, that kind of irrepressible fear is the best means of restraining people's hearts.

  "I accept your terms on their behalf." Shang Guan Xuan's expression was cold and noble, her decision made.

  At this time, she understood that she had no room for choice, because not accepting Mu Xiao's condition was equivalent to betting the lives of the five female bodyguards. If she won the bet, it would be a good life, but if she lost, she would truly lose these five subordinates with feelings and righteousness. Zhou Xuan had already spoken out the words of exchanging promises, directly becoming Mu Xiao's subordinate, and in front of this man, there was no possibility of regretting. That meant that from now on, she could only face difficulties alone, and Zhou Xuan would not be able to provide complete help, but only assistive assistance.

  Although I agreed to this man's conditions, my five subordinates became his subordinates, and I still didn't have anyone by my side. However, as long as their feelings for me remained, they could provide me with help in many ways, and I wouldn't be left isolated and helpless.

  Shangguan Xingxi weighed the pros and cons, no matter what choice she made, it was difficult to change the situation of Guanggun Commander, so she had to choose a plan that would minimize the impact, which was to agree to Muxiao's terms.

  "You made a wise choice." Mu Xiao smiled calmly and stood up, saying: "Which room are they in?"

  "All five sisters are in my room." Mu Xuan followed and stood up, walking with Mu Xiao to the door of Zhou Xuan's back house, while Shangguan Xuanheng and Lü Xiaoman, Xia Qian also followed.

  Zhou Xuan gave Mu Xiao a cold glance before opening the door, clearly still angry about what had happened earlier.

  In Mokusei's impression, Mokuren's room is a standard girl's bedroom with lovely pink decorations, clean and tidy, with a faint fragrance floating around.

  But now the room was filled with messy medical supplies, everything was in disarray, and the entire room was filled with a strong smell mixed with blood and medicine. Mu Xiao even saw that his own bed had been moved here by them...

  On the two joined large beds, five women lay covered with thin quilts, their condition was extremely poor, completely falling into deep coma, their faces were dark and pale, their bodies emitted a strong aura of death, occasionally revealing painful and ferocious expressions, as if trapped in an endless nightmare.

  Just as Mu Xiao was about to examine the severity of their injuries, Shangguan Wanxin and Zhou Xuan, Xia Qian, Mu Xiangyin, and Lü Xiaoman suddenly remembered something. Before they could even cry out in surprise, Mu Xiao's fingers had already pressed against a female bodyguard's forehead, using his Jing energy to scan her entire body. He clearly discovered that she had a mortal wound on her abdomen, with the surrounding blood vessels and genes collapsing, showing signs of the mutant virus spreading throughout her body. Fortunately, she was a new human, with stronger genetic resistance than ordinary people, and having taken many medications, temporarily preserving half her life, preventing her from immediately mutating into a monster.

  The woman saw Mu Shao only nod and go to the female bodyguard's forehead, without lifting the quilt to see the wound, and suddenly let out a big sigh of relief.

  Because the house is full of women, when the five female bodyguards were seriously injured and Upper Official Huan Xin and others were treating them, they took off their clothes. Until now, no one has put clothes on them. If Mu Xiao had lifted the quilt just now, the bodies of these five female bodyguards would have been completely exposed to his gaze...

  "If I don't come back, they'll be in the same situation after a few days, 100% transformed into those monsters outside."

  Mu Xiao examined the injuries of the five female bodyguards and came to this conclusion directly.

  "Is there still a chance for them to be saved?" Shangguan Xuan heard the implicit meaning in Muxiao's words.

  "Not bad."

  Muxiao turned around and walked out of the room, leaving behind a sentence, "I'm going out to find some medicine, I'll be back soon." Before the few women could ask any questions, Muxiao's figure had already disappeared from the room. When they walked out of the room, they heard the sound of the door closing.

  However, he came back five minutes later.

  "Where did you go?" Shangguan Xuanxin asked in confusion, while Mu Xuan, Zhou Xuan, Lü Xiaoman and Xia Qian also looked over curiously.

  "Just went and killed a few zombies, took some medical supplies from them."

  Mu Xiao's trip was actually to collect Blood Pearls for medicine, but there were too few zombies outside and the harvested Blood Pearls couldn't fully treat the five female bodyguards. They could only be used to temporarily stabilize their injuries. Tomorrow morning, they can go to a place with more zombies to hunt them down.

  At first, he did not expect Mu Xiangxiang to meet Shangguan Yuxin and others, and go out with them to hunt zombies, so he didn't write about things like the Blood Pearl in his note. Therefore, Shangguan Yuxin and others were also unaware of the existence of the Blood Pearl among the zombies.

  After all, who would be so bored as to dissect corpses? They only know that killing monsters can enhance their strength and also know that the highest value is a kind of emerging ability source, which can strengthen the body and increase their combat power.

  But Shangguan Xueying was a studious and beautiful elder sister, so she naturally asked a question about the Blood Pearl. Mu Xiao didn't intend to hide it from her; after all, she would definitely find out later, so he might as well tell her frankly now about the origin and effects of the Blood Pearl.

  "Can I have one to see?" asked Shang Guan Xuan Yin.

  "Take it."

  Mù xiāo took out a small bead stained with black blood from his pocket and threw it into the past.

  Shangguan Xingxue deftly took over the blood pearl, and with a slightly disgusted look on her face, she played with it in her hand for a moment. Suddenly, her pale jade-like hands emitted a faint glow, as if she had activated her ability.

  "Huh? This is......" Mu Xiao released a burst of spiritual energy and sensed it for a moment, ω·ｕ⑻ updated the fastest web