Corpse Brother: From Calabash Brothers to Corpse Emperor

Following the arrow's direction, Luo Heng saw Bai Xiaofei walking towards Huichuntang. He was immediately stunned:

"Why did the main character come back? Shouldn't the plot be heading in a different direction?!"

He looked down at his corpse brother's body, and an image instantly flashed through his mind:

Bai Xiaofei pushed open the door and entered. Upon seeing the "only corpse" on the ground, he punched the corpse away without saying a word.

"I've just given it away for nothing!"

Cold sweat broke out on Luo Heng's forehead as he quickly looked around for a hiding place.

But Bai Xiaofei had already swept the entire Huichuntang clean, leaving no place to hide the corpse even behind the counter.

Left with no other choice, he lay down in a corner of Huichuntang, posing himself as a "corpse brother's corpse":

"There's no other way but to play dead. Hopefully, Bai Xiaofei won't lay a hand on a corpse..."

However, he soon realized another problem:

His corpse was the only one in the entire Huichuntang, making him stand out conspicuously no matter how you looked at it.

Three black lines seemed to appear above Luo Heng's head as he inwardly complained in despair:

"That's too eye-catching! The main character will definitely notice it, and then I'll be finished!"

He adjusted his posture, trying to appear more "natural," and then tore off some rags to cover himself, attempting to conceal his presence.

"I hope Bai Xiaofei won't be too observant, just grab what you need and leave quickly, and don't notice me!"

Luo Heng lay there, outwardly lifeless, but inwardly his nerves were on edge.

Bai Xiaofei strode in and picked up the abandoned knife from the corner.

The knife was a free gift when he bought the medicine. After taking it, Bai Xiaofei turned and left.

However, Bai Xiaofei suddenly stopped at the door and his gaze fell on Luo Heng.

He frowned, looking warily at the "corpse brother's corpse" in the corner, and muttered:

"How come there's a Calabash Brothers corpse here? I've never seen it before."

Luo Heng lay in the corner, listening to Bai Xiaofei's footsteps getting closer and closer, his heart pounding with tension.

"Big brother, please grab your things and leave quickly! Don't look back, and don't notice me, please!"

Bai Xiaofei picked up the machete and slowly approached Luo Heng, his steps cautious and his eyes filled with probing and suspicion.

Luo Heng lay on the ground, outwardly motionless, but inwardly on the verge of collapse:

"Damn it! We're going to be exposed now! He'll definitely try to stab me first!"

Just as Bai Xiaofei raised his machete to test the waters, Xiao Hui walked in from outside. Seeing that Bai Xiaofei hadn't come out yet, she complained:

"Xiaofei, why are you taking so long? What are you dawdling about..."

Before she could finish speaking, her gaze swept over Luo Heng, her brows furrowed, and she asked in confusion:

"Hmm, this Calabash Brother's corpse looks familiar... I remember it being over there before, how did it suddenly end up here? And—"

She looked down and examined herself closely. "My skin seems to have gotten better?"

After saying that, Xiao Hui bent down and poked Luo Heng's face with her finger, as if to confirm whether it was her imagination.

"..." Luo Heng screamed internally, "Don't poke me! Don't poke me! Are you trying to kill me?!"

He struggled to control his fear and instinctive reactions, desperately trying to keep himself stiff, like a real corpse.

Upon hearing Xiao Hui's words, Bai Xiaofei's expression became even more cautious.

He narrowed his eyes, slowly raised the cleaver in his hand, its blade gleaming coldly, and gently placed it against Luo Heng's neck, his tone icy:

Are you sure this is just a corpse?

The chill emanating from the blade made Luo Heng tremble all over, and sweat streamed down his forehead, but he still dared not make the slightest movement.

"It's all over, it's really hopeless now!"

Luo Heng wailed inwardly, trying to make his breathing so weak that it almost stopped, fearing that Bai Xiaofei would cut him down with a knife at any moment.

Seeing this, Xiaohui sensed that something was wrong and quickly waved her hand.

"Xiaofei, I just find it strange. It should be dead, right...? Why don't you double-check?"

"Confirm again?" Bai Xiaofei frowned, applying slightly more pressure to Luo Heng's neck with the blade, and said coldly:

“If it’s really a corpse, it won’t react. If it isn’t…”

Luo Heng screamed in his heart:

"Please don't touch me! I'm a corpse, I'm a corpse, I'm the most rigid corpse ever!"

Just as Bai Xiaofei's knife was about to press further against Luo Heng's neck, a strange noise suddenly came from the cabinet next to him.

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."

A deep, eerie sound came from the cabinet, and then a burly zombie suddenly jumped out of it.

Its muscles were unusually developed, its skin was covered with twisted black lines, its eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light, and it kept making "cooing" sounds. It looked both terrifying and dangerous.

Bai Xiaofei immediately removed the knife from Luo Heng's neck, turned his attention to the zombie, and entered a fighting state.

Luo Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling secretly fortunate.

"A lifeline! This guy appeared just in time!"

Xiao Hui was startled by the sudden appearance of the zombie brother and quickly hid behind Bai Xiaofei, saying in a panic:

"Xiaofei, let's run! That thing is terrifying!"

However, Bai Xiaofei, his face full of excitement and pride, waved his fist and said:

"Why run? My body has been enhanced, this is a perfect opportunity to test my strength! I can take care of these small fry in no time!"

After saying that, he struck a pose like a martial arts master, doing several somersaults before launching a flying kick at the zombie, shouting as he did so:

"Eat my kick!"

Luo Heng, lying on the ground, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing:

"This protagonist is really... even the lines he says are so cringeworthy."

However, the scene of Bai Xiaofei instantly killing someone with one kick did not occur.

The strong zombie simply reached out and easily grabbed Bai Xiaofei's ankle, lifting him up effortlessly.

"boom!"

The Corpse Brother slammed Bai Xiaofei against the wall with a loud thud.

Bai Xiaofei slid down the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood; clearly, the fall had caused him considerable injury.

Luo Heng, who was pretending to be dead on the ground, almost burst out laughing:

"Hahaha... This protagonist really thought the enhancement agent would make him invincible, huh? He's done for!"

He quickly covered his mouth with his hand, afraid that he would laugh out loud and be discovered.

Bai Xiaofei struggled to get up from the ground, looked back at Xiao Hui, and said through gritted teeth:

"Xiao Hui, you wait for me at the nearby Sunshine Elementary School! I'm sure I can handle this guy!"

Xiao Hui clung tightly to Bai Xiaofei's arm, her face full of worry, and said:

"I won't leave! You're injured now, how could I abandon you!"

Bai Xiaofei's expression turned serious, and his tone became more forceful:

"You're only getting in my way! Get out of here! I promise I'll come back for you!"

Seeing Bai Xiaofei's firm attitude, Xiaohui gritted her teeth, her eyes slightly reddening, but she still nodded:

"You must come back alive!" After saying that, she reluctantly turned and ran towards Sunshine Elementary School.

Luo Heng glanced at it secretly and muttered to himself:

"Is Bai Xiaofei going to challenge me to a one-on-one fight? This is going to be a tough battle. I need to seize the opportunity and see if there's anything I can gain."