Chapter 18

You're Involved With Zombies [你和僵尸有关系 Nǐ Hé Jiāng Shī Yǒu Guān Xì] is the eighteenth chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
Ye Yan is seen wearing a hard hat. He laments that the mission he and Huang Xiaoyan are tasked to complete together is rebuilding the school. A flashback ensues of Wuren telling the two that their battle destroyed the southern part of campus, and that they must help the construction team reconstruct the buildings after school. Any other missions can only be assigned by Wang Shengli after he returns.

Back to the present, Ye Yan thinks that it seems he and Huang Xiaoyan will remain together for a while longer, before complaining that she will continue to mooch off of him. While expressing his complaint, Ye Yan touches the handle of the bucket he put down with his knuckles and jolts back in pain. Noticing that the skin on the back of his right hand is decaying, Ye Yan realizes that it has been zombified and wonders how it could have happened. Remembering that he punched Ximen Guanren, Ye Yan concludes that he is responsible. He then accidentally knocks over a nearby bucket filled with cement, causing it to fall onto someone below, who angrily asks who knocked it over. Looking over the edge, Ye Yan realizes the bucket fell on Huang Xiaoyan, who spots him as well. Ye Yan flees in fear while Huang Xiaoyan proclaims she will tear him limb from limb that evening. As Ye Yan runs past two students, one of them comments that the "couple" is arguing again, with the other adamantly denying that their "goddess" has anything to do with Ye Yan.

That night, Ye Yan is seen sitting at the edge of a building's roof. He mentions that he needs to find a place to spend the night since he fears what awaits him if he goes home, and notes that he will go home tomorrow once Huang Xiaoyan cools down. As he considers going to an Internet café, he spots Ximen Guanren wandering the streets. Hoping to capture and interrogate him, Ye Yan runs down the side of the building, only to be kneed in the face by Huang Xiaoyan, sending him crashing into the pavement. Huang Xiaoyan descends onto the ground and sarcastically asks if Ye Yan thought she couldn't find him if he didn't return home, while Ye Yan tells her to stop making trouble for him as he has proper business to take care of. He then gets up to chase after Ximen Guanren, only to be tripped over by Huang Xiaoyan. She tells him to stop trying to fool her and escape, while Ye Yan notices that the man has vanished. Huang Xiaoyan then sits on his back and demands a sincere apology from him, with Ye Yan angrily retorting if she knew what she has done.

Chapter Notes

 * Huang Xiaoyan and Ye Yan are tasked with rebuilding the school.
 * Ye Yan attempts to capture Ximen Guanren, only to be stopped by Huang Xiaoyan.