So, what role did Zhusha City play in this matter?
The zombie monkeys were quickly eliminated, and everyone cleaned up the corpses and divided the crystals among themselves.
Yu Fen secretly approached Cheng Zhen and whispered, "They are all first-grade crystals."
Cheng Zhen's gaze fell on the direction where the refugees were gathered in the distance, and he said calmly, "You should be glad that they are all level one."
“That’s true.” Yu Fen also looked into the distance. After this battle, they had a clear understanding of the strength of the refugees outside. Even if there were level two zombies, they might not be able to snatch those level two crystals. But if those things fell into the hands of those refugees, they would pose a great threat to them.
Cheng Zhen distributed the crystals and then rearranged the patrols to ensure that everything was temporarily alright. Only then did he prepare to go back to sleep. Just as he reached the vicinity of the camp, he saw Jiang Wan with her hands in her pockets, leaning against the RV, her head slightly lowered, looking at her own shadow in the moonlight.
He couldn't help but stop and gaze, feeling the air around him become incredibly alluring because of her presence.
He took a deep breath, calming the turbulent emotions within him and easing the frantic pounding in his head. His nerves, which had been tense from the intense battle, were completely relaxed, and his entire body involuntarily relaxed, feeling extremely comfortable.
He craved this feeling and became even more dependent on this redemption, wishing that time could stop and remain forever in this moment.
Jiang Wan suddenly noticed something was wrong, looked up and saw him, straightened up, her expression slightly serious, and nodded to him: "Are you done with your work? I have something to tell you."
So Jiang Wan told him the information that Huang Ying and Wu Xuan had just given her. Because the city's protective shield area was very small, it was no exaggeration to say that people were packed together. There was no privacy for them to talk outside. So Jiang Wan took him into the RV to talk.
Although Cheng Zhen knew that there were quite a few people with superpowers among the refugees, he really did not expect them to have such an origin.
He angrily ran his fingers through his hair, clenching his teeth, but in his heart he held a grudge against Old Chen for dying in Longcheng!
If they hadn't treated human life so lightly, and if they hadn't failed to warn the south of the impending natural disaster, they could have evacuated much earlier. Even if it had been incredibly difficult, he believed that most of the people in Xiangcheng would have survived!
At least, Old Chen won't die from exhausting his superpowers!
He suddenly remembered the order issued by Longcheng, which required them all to follow Zhushacheng's lead.
He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Zhu Sha City isn't innocent either. We'll have to be careful from now on. It's getting late, you should go to sleep."
He was very irritable at the moment, and even with her by his side, he did not feel comforted.
The hardest part about Lao Chen's death was for Yu Fen. On the way back to the camp from the RV, he didn't know how to explain the serious implications of all this to him.
But Yu Fen seemed to have guessed: "What did your sister-in-law say to you? Is it related to Old Chen?"
Cheng Zhen's gaze was deep, and he pursed his lips without speaking for the time being.
Yu Fen smiled bitterly: "He's already dead, what could be worse than this? It's alright, just say what you want to say."
After Cheng Zhen finished recounting the story, his face instantly hardened: "I will settle this score with them to the very end!"
Cheng Zhen patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, let's talk about these things later. We have a lot of things to do right now."
For example, relying solely on wild vegetables from the surrounding area or food that Jiang Wan takes out from his space is not a long-term solution.
Although he knew that Jiang Wan had a lot of space, he didn't know that she had collected enough supplies for a family of three to last a lifetime, because she would secretly hide a lot of supplies whenever she had the chance to collect them.
In addition, she also had grains salvaged from the ruins of Xiangcheng in her tree hole space.
Although Cheng Zhen didn't explicitly tell her, they both tacitly agreed that this was their trump card, not to be used up easily. Therefore, she only took out a small amount each time over the past two days. Even so, the rate at which food and supplies were consumed by tens of thousands of people every day was visibly fast.
Therefore, continuing the search for supplies is urgent and cannot be delayed.
Yu Fen understood: "Okay, we'll set off as soon as it's light tomorrow."
But as soon as it was light, before they could even set off, trouble came knocking on their door.
They've had the safe zone here for quite some time now, but the Vermilion City authorities have completely turned a blind eye, seemingly not caring at all.
But today, just as dawn broke, a squad of city guards dressed in Vermilion City uniforms arrived menacingly outside the city's protective barrier: "Where is your city lord? Who is in charge? Let him come out and speak."
The guards realized something was wrong and quickly radioed Cheng Zhen.
Although he was still just a small squad leader, in everyone's eyes, he was the leader, the one who could lead them all out of their predicament.
This scene was witnessed by Yu Tongguang. He narrowed his eyes slightly, sneered, and turned to enter a tent. Not long after, City Lord Bi came out, looking sleepy and unwilling.
Yu Tongguang walked behind him, his face cunning, calculating, and threatening.
"Who's looking for me?" Lord Bi was overweight and walked with a limp, his physique and appearance completely at odds with his status as a city lord.
The newcomer was Luo, the deputy city lord of Zhusha City. He was not tall, but his face was very shrewd. He actually knew everything about City Lord Bi of Xiangcheng City and had always held him in utter contempt. At this moment, he looked Luo up and down, then deliberately pretended not to recognize him and asked:
"Who are you? I heard that the refugees from Xiangcheng only listen to someone surnamed Cheng? Where is he? Tell him to come out, I only want to talk to him!"
Lord Bi is, after all, the lord of a city. Even if he doesn't care about worldly affairs, he still needs to save face!
Even if Yu Tongguang were to use the emperor to command the princes, he would not dare to openly disrespect Lord Bi!
So this was the first time City Lord Bi had ever been humiliated like this, and he was furious. He put his hands behind his back and said imposingly, "I am City Lord Bi of Xiangcheng! What is this Cheng guy? How dare he act like a boss in front of me?"
"And who are you, kid? Watch your language! Speak up, what do you want with this city lord?"
"Oh? You're actually City Lord Bi?" Deputy City Lord Luo looked completely incredulous, his eyes full of sarcasm. "If you're City Lord Bi, why haven't you moved into the city's protective barrier in Xiangcheng yet?"
Then, with a cold laugh, he ordered the people beside him, "Get rid of this madman who came from who-knows-where! He even dares to impersonate City Lord Bi. I think he's tired of living. Teach him a lesson and let him know the rules of this oxygen-deprived apocalypse!"
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