Ba Jiu learned that Bi Shiyuan was the one who killed the little monkey siblings, and the mastermind behind it was Bu Ying.
He was about to return to the base to kill Bu Ying and avenge the little monkeys.
"Ba Jiu, don't be impulsive, listen to your sister," Ming Yue stopped Ba Jiu, pulled him to her side, hugged him, and comforted his emotions.
Bu Ying was guilty of heinous crimes. Even if she didn't know he had instructed Bi Shiyuan to kill the little monkey siblings, Ming Yue, with her temper, would not have let him live this long. However, Ming Yue had not acted because of Bu Zhi.
After all, Bu Ying was Bu Zhi's biological brother and his only blood relative in this world. Therefore, Ming Yue had been looking for an opportunity to have a good talk with Bu Zhi about Bu Ying's actions, to make him understand what kind of person Bu Ying truly was. She believed that with Bu Zhi's kindness and sense of justice, he would not have any complaints even if he killed Bu Ying himself after learning about his actions.
But now, without Bu Zhi's knowledge, if Ba Jiu were to kill Bu Ying directly, even with an explanation later, Bu Zhi would not be able to accept it. This was why, before the apocalypse, even the most heinous criminals, after being judged, were still subjected to punishment. She did not want Bu Ying, an insignificant person, to affect the stability of the Ming Yue team and cause friction among its members.
"Ba Jiu, sister promises you, Bu Ying will definitely be killed, but not now. He is Bu Zhi's brother, and Bu Zhi is also our family. Before killing his brother, he has the right to know. This is respect for a teammate, do you understand? We cannot kill Bu Ying behind Bu Zhi's back. We need to consider his feelings. We are a team, a whole. We cannot act on our own without considering others, do you understand?"
Ming Yue patiently explained to Ba Jiu, teaching him the principles of interacting with people, hoping Ba Jiu would understand why she stopped him.
"Sister, being human is so tiring, I don't like being human."
Ba Jiu was intelligent, and he could understand Ming Yue's words, but he just felt so weary. When he was a zombie, he didn't consider these things at all. He killed whoever he wanted, never caring about anything or anyone's feelings, only his own. But he never expected that if he were still an emotionless zombie, he wouldn't care about the deaths of the little monkey siblings. He wouldn't have emotional fluctuations or fly into a rage to kill someone because of the lives of others.
Ba Jiu felt stifled and frustrated, but he still listened to Ming Yue. He could only pout, nod, and a tear trickled from his eye, falling onto the melon-shaped jade pendant in his hand.
"Ba Jiu, thank you. I am Xiao Houzi! Thank you for avenging me and my sister. Don't feel wronged. Being human means having many considerations and facing many choices. As you said, it's tiring because being human means taking responsibility. It is precisely because of this responsibility that one feels tired. This is what it means to be a living person, not a walking corpse. My sister and I are going to find Mom and Dad, and we've come to say goodbye. I hope you don't give up on being human. Because only by being a living person can you love others and be loved. All the grievances and helplessness are insignificant compared to this. Even if you don't kill Bu Ying, my sister and I will not blame you, because Bu Ying is no longer human. His heart has died, and he is no different from a zombie. He will not have a good end. Ba Jiu, goodbye. Sister Ming Yue, goodbye. May you all live well! Ba Jiu, I give you this jade pendant, consider it as me always being by your side. Keep going, be a living person!"
The moment Ba Jiu's tears fell on the jade pendant, Xiao Houzi's figure suddenly appeared in the air, holding his sister's hand. Their figures were ethereal and transparent. Ming Yue, with her vast knowledge, knew it was Xiao Houzi's soul. The ancient jade was likely spiritual, so when Ba Jiu's tears dripped onto it, a connection was formed between Ba Jiu and Xiao Houzi's soul. Sensing Ba Jiu's despondency, Xiao Houzi had specifically come to comfort him before reincarnation, fearing that Ba Jiu would give up on being human and turn back into a zombie.
The spectral figure of Xiao Houzi in the air dispersed. Ba Jiu's eyes were filled with tears. He nodded fiercely at the empty space and then carefully put the jade pendant inside his clothes.
Once Ba Jiu's emotions calmed down, Ming Yue casually summoned a spiritual Azure Luan. She and Ba Jiu mounted it and flew towards Cloud Dream Mountain. This was what they had discussed the previous night. Ji Shiyou would lead the team to complete a mission with the Rose team. She and Ba Jiu, after dealing with the invisible person tracking her, would head directly to Cloud Dream Mountain. If the Rose team asked about her and Ba Jiu, Ji Shiyou would explain that they had something to attend to and had left first.
To save time, Ming Yue used the Spirit Summoning technique, which she hadn't used since the team was formed. The Azure Luan was fast, which would save a lot of time and allow them to reach Cloud Dream Mountain quickly. If things went smoothly, she might finish her business at Cloud Dream Mountain before Ji Shiyou and the others even reached Youyue Valley.
Ba Jiu was very fond of the spiritual Azure Luan. The first time he saw Ming Yue, she was riding an Azure Luan, fighting vampires. If not for the aura of the Witch Clan emanating from the Azure Luan, he might not have noticed Ming Yue.
"Ba Jiu, can you remember anything before you became a zombie?"
As they flew on the Azure Luan, which allowed Ba Jiu to hug its neck, Ming Yue thought about Ba Jiu's Witch Clan bloodline. Otherwise, Ba Jiu wouldn't have called her "Mom" at the beginning. This also indicated that at least one of Ba Jiu's parents was from the Witch Clan, which made her curious about Ba Jiu's background. Thus, she asked Ba Jiu if he had any memories before becoming a zombie, hoping to get some clues. She wouldn't have asked this before, as zombies typically had no memories before death. However, Ba Jiu was different now. He wasn't entirely a zombie anymore; he had regained human characteristics. Therefore, Ming Yue believed Ba Jiu might recall something.
Hearing Ming Yue's question, Ba Jiu furrowed his brows, tilted his head, and thought carefully for a moment. Finally, he shook his head.
"I can't remember. Don't think about it anymore."
Seeing Ba Jiu's confused expression, Ming Yue pinched his chubby little nose and said with a smile. Ba Jiu shook his small head and struggled. The siblings playfully tussled on the Azure Luan. Children are children; their earlier sadness and grievances were forgotten in an instant.
The Azure Luan was very fast, and they soon arrived at Cloud Dream Mountain. In reality, neither Ming Yue nor Ba Jiu knew the exact location of Cloud Dream Mountain. However, there was a zombie king in Cloud Dream Mountain who had injured Gong Que and Wen Qingtian. For Ba Jiu, locating a fellow zombie was an easy task. Under Ba Jiu's guidance, the Azure Luan not only quickly found Cloud Dream Mountain but also landed precisely on a plaza halfway up the mountain, facing the massive city gate forged from steel.
"Time to get to work!"
Ming Yue waved her hand, recalling the Azure Luan, and led Ba Jiu swaggeringly inside, as if they were strolling through a market.