Tens of li away, a teacher and a group of students were gathered around a petite young woman. Upon seeing her eyelids fluttering open, they began cheering in delight.

“Xiaoxi, you’re finally awake!” Bai Susu patted his chest in relief, trying to calm his racing heart.

Ji Xiaoxi groggily opened her eyes as her memory slowly drifted back to her. 

She remembered how Zu An had helped her lure away the zombies. She had wanted to help him, but there was nothing she had learned that was useful against those zombies. So, she could only try her best to hold back her tears as she watched Zu An draw off the huge group of zombies, before hurriedly rushing out of the valley in search of help.

Unfortunately for her, night had already fallen, and there were many dangers lurking on the plains. For some reason, the dragon feces she carried with her seemed to be less effective than before. While most of the vicious beasts still dared not approach her, they continued prowling close by. When they realized that she was only a young woman, they began to probe her defenses, wanting to see how powerful she was. 

Later on, she even encountered a pack of wolves, who chased her all about. Left in a desperate situation, she hurriedly lit the signaling stick that Bai Susu had given to her previously.

It was fortunate that Bai Susu and his group just happened to be in the area, so they...