The man looked worried, gazing longingly at the elder whose complexion had returned but who had not yet woken up, and sighed repeatedly.

Jiang Ruan remembered that this person was called Li Sheng, the child raised by Elder Yuan. Seeing so many changes in Qinglonggang, he must have felt bitter and frustrated. In addition, he had no special abilities and was just an ordinary person who knew some kung fu. No wonder he was so eager.

"Cough cough cough..." The elder slowly woke up, looked at the people surrounding him and was about to say something when he suddenly remembered that there were still zombies attacking and that Du Song was dead.

He then called to the guards that he wanted to go forward and take a look.

"Please rest for a while. There are no zombies or deaths. Chief Du Song is fine; he was just injured in a fight. Your men have already reported back."

Jiang Ruan spoke calmly, which startled Li Sheng, who had been sitting there the whole time.

"How come I didn't know about this? How could she... who is she?" Li Sheng kept looking around, trying to find out who had leaked the information.

But he didn't see a single person.

"You... what did you say, young lady? They're all alright? Then what happened just now?!" Elder Yuan hadn't recovered yet, his heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Duan Yu interrogated the assassins with your guards and at the same time received news from outside the city that your leader, Du Song, was not dead, but was unable to arrive in time due to other matters, which worried you."

Jiang Ruan had just gone out when she ran into Duan Yu, who was returning. She quickly gave him a few words of advice and then sent him back.

Now that Duan Yu has met Jiang Yan and is with him, he has completely lost his airs and is doing things according to Jiang Ruan's orders, just like Jiang Yan.

"So, all my men are safe and sound. That puts my mind at ease. I'm an old man, I can't take any more trouble. By the way, where's that person? The one who was interrogating them, how did he sneak in? I want to see him."

Elder Yuan sat on the bed, his body helped up, leaning against something, looking very frail.

“We can’t bring them back!” Jiang Ruan said. This is why she sent Duan Yu back, and Jiang Yan back too, all heading towards the same goal.

The assassin had mutated. He was originally a normal humanoid, but it turned out to be a mutated high-level zombie with consciousness, unlike the low-level zombies who only knew how to walk and scratch stiffly.

"Why is that?" Since he's a bad guy among the masses, there's nothing wrong with meeting him, so why is he unwilling?

When Jiang Ruan uttered the words "high-level zombie," the entire room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Jiang Ruan raised an eyebrow, looking at the expected result, her heart was not stirred, but Li Sheng spoke up.

"I'll go. Those interrogators are probably no match for me. Although I don't have any special abilities, I have a lot of strength. If I help, it will definitely be better."

After saying that, Li Sheng suddenly stood up and rushed over despite Elder Yuan's shouts from behind. The others in the room also filed out, leaving only Jiang Ruan and Elder Yuan behind.

"Thank you so much. I didn't expect that everyone here is so impatient. It's just a high-level zombie. There are many of us, so it should be fine. Besides, we've already captured it, so we're not afraid of it anymore."

Elder Yuan kept his head down, so Jiang Ruan couldn't tell what was going on in his expression, but she could sense that he was different.

"Xiao Ran, are you going to keep pretending? Elder Yuan's body can't withstand your abuse." Jiang Ruan, who had just been cautious, noticed a strange fragrance in the air and immediately recognized it as Xiao Ran.

Because Gu An once said that the Dongyang in the base was a fake, and he also described the person's information and characteristics, especially the strange fragrance he would emit when his emotions fluctuated.

Jiang Ruan concluded that this person was not the real Elder Yuan, but Xiao Ran. However, she had been so focused on talking to Zai Zai that she hadn't paid attention and he had taken advantage of the situation.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be so smart, you guessed it so quickly." Xiao Ran took off his mask and stretched his body, his previous dejected look completely gone.

"You're quite straightforward, admitting it without explanation." Jiang Ruan smiled, a little self-satisfied, realizing that she had actually taken a gamble.

Unexpectedly, I won the bet.

"We're old acquaintances, no need for formalities." Xiao Ran shook his hair; his head, covered by the mask, was covered in sweat, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

But in front of Jiang Ruan, he tried his best to endure it so that she wouldn't notice.

"Why did you follow me? I thought you wouldn't come. At least, wasn't that your destination? Weren't you impersonating Dongyang to protect Du Chong?"

Jiang Ruan remembered that even if it was a fake Dongyang, it was still very important to protect the capital, so why would it abandon him and come here?

"I suppose you've misunderstood me. I wasn't doing this for him, but that's not important anymore. What's important is that your people are in real trouble if you don't go and rescue them soon!"

Xiao Ran pointed towards the doorway and then stood up, walking lightly towards the spot where Duan Yu and the others were.

"No, do you think my people are that fragile?" Jiang Ruan lowered her guard after confirming that he did not have a murderous aura and was not an enemy.

But actually he has a stern and murderous aura, and I don't seem to be able to get angry with him. I always feel a kind of closeness to him, and this feeling is a bit strange.

"So confident? No wonder she's..." My sister. Xiao Ran didn't dare say the last sentence. He had promised Gu An that he wouldn't tell Jiang Ruan about her background for the time being.

A gentleman keeps his promises; they should never be broken!

"Um?"

"No wonder healers are capable of leading teams!" Xiao Ran added.

Xiao Ran said this while looking at Jiang Ruan. He had never looked at her face so closely before, looking into her bright, dark eyes, which were full of hope.

He really wanted to tell her everything right now, but it wasn't the right time.

Besides, now that I've helped her this time, it might be difficult to see her again.

News came from the Western Continent that the earthquake, floods, and mudslides had caused most of the casualties. If he, the ruler of the Western Continent, did not return to take charge, the entire Western Continent would fall.

Even if I recognize my sister back, I can't provide her with enough protection, which is not the outcome I want.

"Jiang Ruan, the chaos at Qinglonggang will erupt from the main gate in three days. The cause is that the guard at the gate is dozing off and mistakenly lets in a mid-level zombie. Although its will is incomplete, it is not a walking corpse."

Therefore, its arrival will pave the way for all the zombies that will follow.

"At the same time, Qinglonggang said that Qinglong will appear after the zombies have completely wiped out the people, and help them reshape their physical bodies and return to their original state."

"You actually knew that!"