Chen Jingxuan always listened to Park Su, and he immediately nodded. However, he looked at Park Su with some worry and asked, "Are you going to leave my mother and me here?"
"Rest assured, I will not abandon her, at least not before she turns into a zombie. I promise you, I will stay here with her until she wakes up.
But you must promise me that if your mother really cannot protect you any longer and turns into a zombie because she is too tired, you must remember that she became like this to protect you.
So, you must stay safe and not let her sacrifices be in vain.
Although it sounds cruel, you must keep a distance from her and ensure she doesn't have a chance to hurt you after turning into a zombie."
"You have to understand, if your mother knew she hurt you, she would be very sad. I think you understand this better than I do, right?"
Chen Jingxuan hugged Park Su's leg tightly. He knew that what Park Su said was correct, but it was exactly because of this that he became even more aware of his mother's situation.
Now that she had the possibility of turning into a zombie, how could he not be worried? This person was his mother who had always protected him. Especially when he saw the wound on his mother's hand, he felt even more remorseful for his uselessness.
As Park Su said, his mother was injured to protect him. But if protecting him meant losing his mother, he really didn't know what to do.
If he had the ability like Park Su promised, his mother wouldn't need to lie here like this. He increasingly wished he could become stronger, but now he hoped more that his mother would be okay.
Chen Jingxuan clenched his fists, looked up firmly at Park Su, and nodded, "Okay, I understand. I will take care of my mother carefully and make sure not to get hurt. Brother Park Su, can you teach me something to become stronger? I also want to protect my mother, at least so that after she wakes up, she won't have to do such things and get hurt for me anymore."
Park Su patted Chen Jingxuan's head, sighed inwardly, and thought how the apocalypse had really made a child more mature. He smiled and said, "Alright, I promise you, I'll stay here for now and teach you some self-defense skills. I won't go back on my word.
But my skills are not enough to let you defeat zombies. If these zombies become more powerful, we might not be able to handle them. If you want to become really strong, you'll have to find someone more suitable to be your teacher in the future. Understand?"
Xu Nuo looked at Park Su's smiling face and felt a bit dazzled, coughing to break the atmosphere. Upon hearing the sound, Park Su immediately came to his senses and looked at Xu Nuo standing at the door, realizing that he couldn't directly promise that they would stay.
Although he was very moved by the love that Lǚ Xia had for her son, if it meant putting her and Xu Nuo together, he would definitely stand by Xu Nuo's side. So if Xu Nuo really didn't want to stay and wait for Lǚ Xia, he would have no choice but to leave the two of them. He realized he had agreed too quickly.
However, he felt that Xu Nuo was not that cold-hearted and would probably agree. Seeing Xu Nuo's expression, he grinned and said, "Well, whether we stay here or somewhere else, staying a few more days shouldn't matter, right?
Besides, leaving a child with a sick woman, if I knew them, I couldn't just leave them like that. You see? Of course, if you really don't agree, I will respect your opinion!"
Xu Nuo was originally unhappy with Park Su's decision, but after hearing the last sentence, his displeasure disappeared. He looked at him with a half-smile and said, "So you do know to ask for my opinion. I thought you were just going to decide on your own."
Park Su quickly put on a flattering smile, "How could I not seek your opinion? Aren't you my creditor? I have to listen to you, right?"
Seeing Park Su's smile, the annoyance in Xu Nuo's heart dissipated. He couldn't help but raise his hand and tap Park Su's forehead, saying, "Alright, stop being cute. If you want to stay, stay. But if you want to continue staying, you'll have to handle the situation outside, otherwise, it won't be peaceful."
Park Su was happy to hear the first part, but the second part confused him. He quickly asked, "What's going on outside? Are those convoy people causing trouble?"
"So you do remember those convoys. I thought you were only thinking about Lǚ Xia and didn't care about your own safety." Xu Nuo said with a half-smile, satisfied to see a trace of embarrassment on Park Su's face.
Sure enough, Park Su couldn't stand being teased. He would get embarrassed if teased even a little. Park Su thought, was Xu Nuo jealous just now? He must be crazy to think that way.
He pursed his lips and said, "Are you going to tell me what's going on outside or not? If not, fine. Anyway, you're so calm, you can definitely handle it well. Maybe I shouldn't get involved so as not to affect your performance!"
"Oh, why are you getting upset with me?" Xu Nuo didn't expect Park Su to use such a tone with him, feeling a sense of stubbornness usually shown by familiar people, which made him somewhat happy and more eager to tease.
Seeing Park Su's annoyed look, Xu Nuo found it increasingly interesting. It felt somewhat strange, but he quickly reined in his emotions and continued, "Speaking of which, it was you who attracted those people outside. Do you even know how much disturbance you caused during your breakthrough?
Even if I try to cover for you, I can't conceal the flow of spiritual energy in the air. It would be strange not to be noticed. Now you're trying to put the blame on me. Do you think that's appropriate? I'm your creditor, not your enforcer!" Park Su was stunned and opened his mouth wide in shock, "Bro, how dare I treat you as my enforcer? I treat you as my benefactor. But you say they were attracted because of my breakthrough, that's too exaggerated. I've broken through before and it was never like you said."
Xu Nuo looked at Park Su meaningfully, "First, I don't want to be your benefactor and suddenly age so many years, but if you call me bro, I might consider it.
Second, do you think I'm making up reasons for those convoy people to cause trouble for you? I'm not that bored, so what I said is a fact!
Third, you may have broken through before, but that was to the second stage of your ability, right? This time you broke through to the third stage. How can you compare your breakthrough to the second stage with your breakthrough to the third stage and speak so confidently? Or have you broken through to the third stage before?"
Park Su broke into a cold sweat at Xu Nuo's words. Indeed, he often inadvertently revealed too much. Was he already speaking without thinking in front of Xu Nuo?
It was just a few words, and he had already exposed half of his secrets. But he had always planned to tell Xu Nuo about this since he needed his support. Keeping too many secrets would create mistrust.
He was about to explain his situation when Xu Nuo interrupted, "Forget it, we'll talk about this later. For now, come with me to see what those people outside are up to. See how shrewd they are compared to you, always doing unprofitable business. This is a good opportunity for me to teach you how to use your mental power."
"Mental power?" Park Su was not unfamiliar with the term. On one hand, he had read about such things in some fantasy novels, where it was always described as very mysterious. On the other hand, there were also mental power awakeners in the apocalypse whose attacks were unpredictable and highly effective against high-level zombies.
But he did not awaken mental power, so how could he use it? Was Xu Nuo playing with him?
Seeing Park Su's puzzled look, Xu Nuo said, "You want to learn how to make space rings, don't you? Then learning mental power is a necessary foundation. You may not need to know Taoist arts, but you definitely need to know how to use mental power. Since you want to learn and I agreed, I will start teaching you from this aspect."
Hearing this, Park Su was stunned. He did not expect Xu Nuo to teach him how to make space rings so soon, which made him excited. He quickly approached, "I'll learn, of course I'll learn. Teach me how to do it. I'll study hard. But I awakened wood-based abilities. Can I really learn mental power?"
Seeing his enthusiasm, Xu Nuo slightly smiled and said, "Follow me." He turned and went upstairs first. Although Park Su was puzzled, he eagerly followed. After reaching the second floor, Park Su followed Xu Nuo into a room and saw Xu Nuo standing by the window, although the window was closed, and he didn't know what he was looking at.
Park Su approached curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Xu Nuo pointed outside, "The situation with those convoys. Try it yourself."
Hearing Xu Nuo's words, Park Su couldn't help but chuckle, "I don't know your method. What should I do? I told you I awakened wood-based abilities, not mental power abilities. I can't do it."
Xu Nuo raised an eyebrow, "Am I a mental power awakener? I am using it too, right?"