They struggled to comprehend his thinking, unable to grasp the workings of his mind; he held a multitude of words, yet could only bear them alone... That solitude, that deep sense of isolation, was something ordinary people could never truly understand...

Consider how even common folk feel an extraordinary closeness upon meeting a townsman in a foreign land; how much more potent must that feeling be for two souls originating from an entirely different world or era... In this unfamiliar realm, there was only them—only their minds could truly communicate, only they could comprehend the deep-seated loneliness within the other's heart...

This profound soul-deep understanding bound the two hearts tightly together... They wept in great, unrestrained sobs, releasing years of solitude, mourning the long passage of lonely time, crying out the helplessness felt over endless days...

After an unknowable length of time, the man and the corpse slowly managed to stabilize their emotions, only to suddenly realize they were locked in an intensely intimate embrace... "I..." They both sprang apart almost simultaneously...

"I'm not interested in men (or corpses)..." Both shouted out an admonishment at nearly the same moment... Then came a shared pause, followed by bursts of roaring laughter...

A kindred spirit! Not only from the same world or era, but their very modes of thought and their tastes were identical...

"Hahaha, I have no interest in men, but I am interested in women. If you aren't interested in a male corpse, perhaps you're interested in a female corpse?

I know of a tomb not far from here that holds a female corpse; if you like, I'll help you steal her!" Liang Xiaoke pointed at Ye Jingyu and laughed heartily again... Ye Jingyu’s laughter instantly evaporated; the thought of engaging in anything intimate with an ice-cold female corpse sent a wave of cold sweat down his spine...

"Get lost! My sexual orientation is absolutely normal; you can have her," Ye Jingyu rolled his eyes and cursed him out...

"Heh heh, kid, tell me, how did you get here? Don't tell me you actually transmigrated..." Liang Xiaoke stopped laughing, his tone becoming markedly gentler as he spoke...

"Soul transmigration..." Ye Jingyu held nothing back, recounting every detail of what had transpired over the years. These were words suppressed in his heart for so long; even telling others, they wouldn't believe, much less comprehend.

However, facing a zombie who had lived for who knew how long, he figured understanding was likely... ", damn, that actually happens..." Liang Xiaoke muttered under his breath after listening to Ye Jingyu's story...

"Heh heh, if even a freak like you exists, what's so special about transmigration? Back in our past lives, if I had run into you, I'd have been scared to death," Ye Jingyu grinned...

"That’s true. Most people don't believe zombies exist.

Ah, back in the day, I was quite handsome and dashing, but I still frightened away quite a few beauties," Liang Xiaoke adopted an expression of profound wistfulness... "Heh heh, tell me about yourself.

How exactly did you end up here?" Ye Jingyu chuckled... ", Didn't I just say?

I simply went to sleep, and when I woke up, I was like this. As for what happened in between, I haven't the faintest idea," Liang Xiaoke shook his head...

"So, you mean we’re still on Earth?" A flicker of hope shone in Ye Jingyu’s eyes... "Probably not.

In these past few years, I've traveled extensively and discovered the geography of this world is entirely different from Earth’s," Liang Xiaoke refuted, shaking his head... "Could it be continental drift, perhaps?" Ye Jingyu still held on, unwilling to let go; knowing this was still his original Earth would offer some measure of peace to his heart...

"That's hard to say, but even if it were, so what? Can you actually return to that time?" Liang Xiaoke shrugged dismissively...

"That's true..." Ye Jingyu's excitement instantly chilled. Even if this were still Earth, what did it matter?

This was now an entirely different world, no longer the one he was familiar with. That was an unchangeable reality...

"Sigh..." Both let out a deep sigh... "Alright, brother, stop dwelling on it.

The fact that we could meet in this world is fate. From now on, you are Liang Xiaoke's best brother.

While this world might not be as good as our old one, it has its merits. For instance, in all these years, I haven't run into a single Daoist priest," Liang Xiaoke grinned, revealing his two sharp fangs...

"Heh heh, you're right. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

From now on, we are the best of brothers, sharing fortune together..." "And enduring hardship together..." "Big Brother..." "Little Brother..." The two clasped hands tightly; the souls originating from the same world bound them in an inseparable connection... They needed no extensive communication; their hearts were intimately linked, for their meeting here had utterly transcended the barriers of time and space...

"Big Brother, how much military hardware is left in your Qiankun Ring?" Liang Xiaoke had slept for countless years and was naturally older than Ye Jingyu, hence the address 'Big Brother'... "Just look for yourself..." Liang Xiaoke offered the ring from his hand without a word, tossing it to Ye Jingyu...

Seeing such trust, Ye Jingyu did not stand on ceremony. A scan with his divine sense caused his expression to drastically change...

He had originally expected little more than a few submachine guns or pistols, but this glance revealed nothing less than a miniature arsenal... Sniper rifles, anti-tank guns, grenades, rocket launchers, Gatling guns—every manner of light weaponry imaginable was present...

Of course, the fact that this ordnance remained perfectly preserved after so many years was entirely due to the Qiankun Ring... its internal space was completely sealed off from everything...

"Say, Big Brother, why did you amass so much weaponry back then? Are you a zombie or an arms dealer?" Ye Jingyu looked up, gazing at Liang Xiaoke with bewilderment...

"Heh heh, Big Brother had to keep a low profile back then to evade the Daoist sects' pursuit; I could only collect weaponry to peddle, right?" "What did you need the money for? Don't tell me you still needed to eat?" Ye Jingyu rolled his eyes...

"Heh heh, eating wasn't necessary, but finding women always required cash, didn't it?" Liang Xiaoke’s cheeks flushed a slight, embarrassed red... "..." Ye Jingyu rolled his eyes again, nearly fainting on the spot...

"Whoosh..." Just at that moment, a figure flashed out of the forest—it was Nangong Shang, who had rushed deeper into the woods. When he saw Ye Jingyu and Liang Xiaoke sitting on the ground, chatting and laughing, he froze in stunned silence...