Airport VIP waiting room.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, airplanes were taxiing, taking off, and landing on the runway, their roars faintly audible.
He Zhuo sank into the large leather sofa, unconsciously squeezing an empty beverage bottle in his hand, the plastic making a soft crunching sound.
He stared at a plane taxiing outside the window, his gaze somewhat unfocused, muttering to himself.
"Back then, I was so picky, complaining that the branches and leaves... oh no, I mean the leaves with mud on them were dirty..."
Who would have thought those few tattered leaves would be so precious! These aren't just leaves; they're tickets to a VIP path to rebirth!
Gu Qi scrolled through his phone, adding without looking up, "To correct you, according to Nan Nan, what you ate wasn't tree leaves."
It's the dead skin on 'God's' feet... oh no, it's the dead skin on 'the source of life's' feet.
"Damn it! Old Gu, do you have to make it sound so disgusting?!" He Zhuo was speechless, staring wide-eyed, then touched his chin, revealing an expression of endless imagination.
"If only I had bathed and changed my clothes, fasted for three days, and then... kowtowed to it right there and then..."
"Who are you kowtowing to?" a voice interrupted.
Everyone looked up at the sound.
Ji Xian and Chi Yi walked in one after the other at the entrance of the VIP room.
"Old Ji! Brother Chi!" He Zhuo immediately jumped up from the sofa.
"Brother Chi!" Gu Wan called out as well, then looked at Ji Xian, her lips moving slightly... as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.
Ji Xian: "Gu Wan, just say what you want to say."
Gu Wan hesitated for a moment: "Then... is Wen An also one of them?"
Ji Xian's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was flat: "Yes. I just made things clear with her, and we broke up."
"Great job, Lao Ji!" He Zhuo's eyes lit up, and he slapped Ji Xian on the back enthusiastically.
The force wasn't controlled well, and Ji Xian staggered forward slightly.
"As expected of my brother, whose love-struck brains were completely devoured by zombies! Clean, efficient, decisive, and cool!"
Ji Xian brushed his hand away with disdain: "Get lost, let's get down to business. Where are Yan-ge and Ci-ge?"
Shi Xu leaned to one side and gestured with his chin toward the other side of the VIP room: "They're all on the phone... Brother Yan is talking to Grandpa Chi, and Brother Ci is calling his uncle."
He paused, then looked at He Zhuo: "Let Comrade He, who talks the most, give you both a synchronized report on the specifics."
He Zhuo immediately perked up, cleared his throat, lowered his voice, and made an expression as if he were about to share a shocking secret.
"Come on, Lao Ji, Brother Chi, let me tell you the whole story..."
Ji Xian: "There's no need to create such a dramatic atmosphere. Let's get straight to the point."
He Zhuo: "That works too!"
While He Zhuo was chattering away explaining, Chi Yanzhou and Lu Xici hung up the phone almost simultaneously and walked towards He Zhuo and the others.
Lu Xici: "It matches what Nan Nan said. My uncle, Brother Che, Sister Yan... all 'remember' that they ate the branches and leaves."
Chi Yanzhou nodded slightly and continued, "Grandpa has spoken with them. He means that we should go to Nancheng first to meet up with Nannan and Aye, as originally planned."
He'll be making contingency plans simultaneously. If the 'torrential rain' doesn't actually come, he'll adjust his strategy accordingly.
Lu Xici nodded: "Okay."
Upon seeing the two approaching, He Zhuo, Gu Wan, Gu Qi, Shi Xu, and others immediately gathered around them.
“I’ve already shared the situation with Brother Chi and Lao Ji,” He Zhuo said first.
Lu Xici: "Yes. Nan Nan just registered a WeChat account for A Ye, and I've added them both to the group."
Gu Wan immediately picked up her phone to check: "Now we're only missing Wen Qing and Xingyou to contact..."
Chi Yanzhou: "I have already arranged for people to meet them in Ning City and Qu City respectively."
Tell them to bring their families and come directly to Nancheng to meet us.
Regardless of what the world will be like after tomorrow, let's gather first... and then see how things unfold.
Gu Qi patted his sister's shoulder, his tone reassuring: "Don't scare yourself. Sister Wen Qing has a temperament and adaptability far beyond that of ordinary people, she'll be fine."
Chi Yi, who had been listening silently, finally spoke in a deep voice.
"Even without his superpowers for the time being, based solely on his experience in the apocalypse, Wen Qing is not someone that an ordinary person can harm."
She might lack physical strength, but anything at hand, even nail clippers, could become her weapon...
Gu Wan felt a little relieved when she recalled the scene of everyone exercising together in the apocalypse, but she was still worried.
"Yes, what we practiced back then wasn't just for show; it was real skill to save our lives, but..."
“There’s no ‘but’,” Gu Qi interrupted her. “Even if things really come to the worst and you end up hitting that man, it would be self-defense.”
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