Chapter 44
The live broadcast room was opened again, and countless people poured in. The first thing they looked at was Zong Zhengqing's face, but they found that the mask was worn. But don't worry, the mask is worn, and there are photos on the wall!
[Ahhh, that one, that one, is a photo of the late emperor and His Majesty when they were children. Holy shit, that lady next to them must be the late empress!]
[Zombie teeth, ahhh, that lady is showing her zombie teeth.]
[Holy crap, the late queen is really a zombie, confirmed.]
[Ask Shi Buxi, if he is really the little boy in the photo, then he must be the little queen back then, then he must know the true identity of Your Majesty!]
[Something's wrong, something's wrong. If the late queen is a zombie, and your majesty is also a zombie, how dare Zuo Yue do a live broadcast?]
[It's a conspiracy, a conspiracy against us humans.]
[Wow, I'm so panicked. I feel like something's wrong.]
Shi Buxi was lost in thought when he heard a voice. Turning, he saw the livestream, which had been shut down, suddenly start again. His expression froze as he stood up to turn off the camera, but he forgot his hand was being held. He stumbled, a force radiating from his hand sending him plummeting backward, collapsing into a chest tinged with cold air.
"Where are you going?" The sleeping man woke up at some point. Unlike before, he seemed to have regained his ability to think, and his eyes were cold.
Shi Buxi's hand was pinched so hard that it hurt. He tried to pull it away, but it was squeezed even tighter. "I'll go turn off the camera."
The man turned his head and looked at the glowing thing hiding in the corner. He frowned slightly, as if wondering what it was. After a long while, he said, "I won't allow it."
Shi Buxi: “…”
audience:"……"
What an ancient name.
"It's not good to be caught on camera." Shi Buyi was a little anxious. Hearing the comments in the live broadcast room, he knew that Zong Zhengqing's identity had been exposed. Even if he closed the door now, it would be too late to save him. But seeing that Zong Zhengqing was still unconscious, the possibility of an accident in front of the camera was too great. He couldn't let the situation get any worse.
"It's okay, let's get married and watch." Zong Zhengqing lowered his eyes slightly, and the light fell on Shi Buyi with a doting light. He patted Shi Buyi's head, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"...Who wants to get married?" Shi Buyi blinked, suspecting that he was still asleep. How did the topic jump to this point?
"Of course it's you and me." Zong Zhengqing replied as a matter of course.
"Do you know who you are now?" Shi Buyi looked directly into Zong Zhengqing's eyes, trying to confirm his situation from his eyes.
"I am..." Zong Zhengqing paused, then turned his head slightly, looking straight behind Shi Buyi, his brows slightly furrowed, his expression stern, "Let's go."
What?
Before Shi Buxi could even ask, Zong Zhengqing stepped forward, grabbed Shi Buxi's waist with one hand and suddenly rushed out the door. In an instant, the man and the zombie disappeared from the camera.
The audience who had been watching the show were stunned. Seeing Jian Mingyuan, who was the only one left in the room, also ran out, they shouted:
【Ahhh, little brother, don't run. 】
[You, you stop right there, stop right there.]
[Director, please catch up with him! Don’t lose him.]
Jian Mingyuan's mental strength is not low and his physical fitness is also high, but even so, his speed is within the range of normal mental strength users, and it is not difficult for the camera to keep up with him.
So one person ran in front, a camera chased behind, and the audience screamed, forming a strange scene.
[No, that's very wrong, little brother, don't you know the way? ]
The audience looked at Jian Mingyuan, who was running around like a wild boar coming down the mountain after leaving the door, and asked questions belatedly.
Jian Mingyuan had no time to answer the audience's questions. He ran while looking around, trying to find Zong Zhengqing, but found only the vast desert.
for a long time
"Huff, huff..." Jian Mingyuan stopped, gasping for breath and looking around blankly, his heart pounding, his mind full of thoughts: I have lost my master.
[Little brother, stop breathing and chase me! ]
[Ahhh, my Xiaoxi is gone. Woohoo, she must have been taken away. I hope she didn't get bitten!]
[It’s over, it’s over. Xiao Xixi is going to be the wife of the leader of a group of bandits.]
[No, that Fangya zombie is really His Majesty? Answer me!]
The audience was so anxious they were on the verge of tears. In the aircraft's control room, chief director Zuo Yue was so frightened that he stood up and shouted repeatedly, "Inform Team Huang and split them into two teams. One team will follow camera position five, and the other team will return to the base and await instructions."
"Are you not going to call back Camera No. 5?" asked the assistant director.
"No need, just let camera No. 5 follow him." Zuo Yue said.
"Yes." The director replied, turned around, and saw a few small dots appearing on the big screen. His pupils widened, "... sad... sad..."
"What?" Zuo Yue followed his gaze to the big screen and was shocked. "What's going on?"
"Migration! Zombies are migrating." Professor Terrence, who had just come in from outside, rushed to the director's desk and stared intently at the groups of zombies appearing on the screen. They had a clear goal and were heading straight for Area 1. He was completely confused and muttered, "How could this happen? It's only July now, how could it happen so early?"
"Zombie migration? What does that mean?" Zuo Yue had a bad feeling when he heard this unfamiliar word.
"This is a long story. Hurry up, pick up the remaining people and leave Blue Star immediately." After saying this, Professor Terrence walked out, opened the terminal and dialed out.
"What's going on?" Zuo Yue looked at Academician Liang who had not left and asked for help.
Academician Liang glanced at Zuo Yue, frowned, and looked embarrassed.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Zuo Yue gritted his teeth, pulled him aside, and whispered, "Dissatisfied Academician, actually, not long ago, I just received a call from the old steward of the Imperial City, Tan. He asked me not to stop the live broadcast. Now the situation..."
Academician Liang looked at Zuo Yue in disbelief when he heard this. He knew that the Yaya zombie's face had been exposed and that it resembled His Majesty, but he was skeptical about whether the Yaya zombie was His Majesty. Now, how could the palace's chief steward also get involved?
What is the current situation on Emperor Star?
"Academician Liang, I must know the real situation before I can make the next decision." Zuo Yue naturally wanted to gain popularity, but now it was no longer a question of popularity. He was now faced with the possibility of going to jail if he made a wrong decision.
Academician Liang pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, as early as five hundred years ago, scientists studying Blue Planet discovered that every August, the zombies scattered across Blue Planet would migrate towards Area One, passing through the Barrier Forest and entering 'Kunlun', the legendary palace of the Zombie King."
But not all zombies can pass through the Barrier Forest. Some, seemingly fearful of something within it, can only howl on the outskirts, while others make it through without incident. After August, they emerge again through the Barrier Forest. The following year, they migrate again. However, the same zombie may pass through the Barrier Forest one year, but not the next. These zombies often die quickly.
Scientists have been studying this phenomenon but have not been able to figure out the reason.
"Director, we've tracked Shi Buxi's signal. He's heading towards Area 1." A staff member came hurriedly and said quickly.
"Academician Liang, are you going to District 1 this year?" Zuo Yue looked at Academician Liang.
"During the zombie migration, their temperament will change drastically. I suggest you listen to Terrence." Academician Liang has witnessed the horror of the zombie migration. Not only do their temperaments become irritable and angry, but their strength is ten times that of usual. If you provoke them, the entire team will have no chance of leaving Blue Star.
Zuo Yue was in a state of turmoil after hearing this. After a long moment, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Continue broadcasting."
"What about Zong Ziyu and the others?" asked the assistant director.
"Go to Area 1." Zuo Yue replied. Old Butler Qin asked him to continue broadcasting Shi Buxi live. If he called Zong Ziyu and others back and only focused on Shi Buxi, the target would be too obvious. What's more, Shi Buxi is missing now, and it is not certain whether the surveillance camera can track him. He can't leave any loopholes.
"Can you enter Area 1?" Academician Liang reminded him when he saw his determination.
"..." Zuo Yue was choked. Feeling guilty, he looked away and said to the director, "Send out two more cameras, tie them to Shi Buxi's terminal, and set them to follow mode."
People may not be able to get in, but is there any hope for the camera?
Since the decision has been made to continue the broadcast, the safety of Zong Ziyu and others must be guaranteed. Zuo Yue decided to assign all security personnel to the contestants. As long as the people in the program team do not leave the aircraft, their safety will be guaranteed.
Upon hearing this, Academician Liang assigned the security personnel of the research team to Zuo Yue, and he went with him to Area 1. He had a hunch that Shi Buxi's appearance would be the key to unlocking the "Kunlun Secret" of Area 1.
When Professor Terrence came back from communicating with someone and heard the decision of Zuo Yue and Academician Liang, he immediately expressed his opposition, but it was useless.
"How many people have been sent here?" Feng Shen looked at the dense crowd of security personnel outside the camera, amused and annoyed. Only after arriving on Blue Star did he realize that he was the weak one.
"One, two, three, four..." Tian Lou swallowed and stammered, "We each get five bodyguards."
"What happened?" Lu Feng had a feeling something was wrong.
"Could it be because of Xiaoxi being abducted?" Jian Xiaonan asked worriedly. They contacted the director team, who simply told them not to worry and to wait for further notice. Now, no further notice has arrived, and instead, dozens of bodyguards have arrived.
[I am the chief director Zuo Yue]
Just as the contestants were wondering about security, the voice of chief director Zuo Yue came from the sky, and everyone looked up at the camera.
[Attention, you will be entering Area 1 next. Since we are now in the zombie migration zone, security has been increased by two levels. Notes regarding the zombie migration will be sent to all parties shortly, so please check.]
[Supplies will also be delivered directly.]
[If you want to opt out, please send me a message.]
Everyone was stunned. What did zombie migration mean? Why did this term sound so unfamiliar? Wait...
"Where is Xiaoxi?" Jian Xiaonan stepped forward and asked anxiously.
[He has already gone to Area 1] Zuo Yue replied.
Several people looked at each other in confusion, asking, "Wasn't Buxi arrested? Why is he in Area 1 again?"
However, Zuo Yue did not respond, and the camera remained silent.
"Is Xiaoxi really okay?" Tian Lou expressed everyone's concerns. Xiaoxi was clearly taken away, so how could the program team say that he arrived at Area 1 on his own?
We know, we know, look at us.
When the audience in the live broadcast room heard Zuo Yue say that he would keep half and the other half, they couldn't help but speak. After several contestants looked at the screen, they began to explain what had happened in the previous few hours.
Everyone: “…”
"So we are going to save Xiaoxi?" Lu Feng said shockingly.
"Do you think we can defeat the Yaya zombies?" Feng Shen reminded slowly.
"Isn't it important that the Yaya zombie might be Your Majesty?" Tian Lou said with a sad face.
Your Majesty, that's Your Majesty. Not only could he be a zombie, but he also kidnapped Shi Buxi and said he wanted to get married. Is he still asleep? Or did he suddenly transmigrate into a strange novel? Why is the development so strange?
Lu Feng and Feng Shen looked at Tian Lou at the same time, their eyes indifferent. How could they not know that this was the key point? The problem was that they were in front of the camera now, so it was not appropriate to discuss whether His Majesty was a zombie.
"Zong Ziyu, Jian Xiaonan, what do you think?" Lu Feng looked at him. Ever since the audience told the story of Yaya Zombie and Shi Buyi, he always felt that Zong Ziyu and Jian Xiaonan had strange expressions.
"Go!" Zong Ziyu took a deep breath. Suspicion was one thing, and confirmation was another. But no matter what, he had to go. At the same time, he also had to talk to the director. Then he turned and walked to the side and sent a message to Zuo Yue.
Jian Xiaonan glanced at Zong Ziyu, then turned his gaze back to Lu Feng and said, "Go!"
“Beep!”
Several terminals buzzed simultaneously, and the production team distributed information about the zombie migration to everyone. They even mapped out several routes to Area 1, with the location of their vehicles marked. Apparently, the zombie migration was indeed troublesome, so troublesome that the production team had given the green light.
After Zong Ziyu dialed Zuo Yue's number, he said directly: "Move the camera away, I have something important to ask you."
Zuo Yue was puzzled when he received Zong Ziyu's call, but seeing his serious expression, he thought it was okay. After turning around and instructing the director, he asked, "What do you want?"
"My full name is Zong Zhengyu. I want to know why you continue to broadcast Xiaoxi live?" Zong Ziyu was very straightforward and got to the point.
Zuo Yue was stunned for a moment, then looked at the number in the lower left corner of the terminal, confirming it was Zong Ziyu's. He then looked at the camera and realized he had just turned off the camera. He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you from the royal family?"
"Yes, he's my cousin," Zong Ziyu replied. Although he and Zong Zhengqing were close relatives, they weren't close. However, this matter concerned the imperial family and national security, so he had to know the details.
Zuo Yue almost couldn't hold back his breath. If the news that the top actor in the Empire Entertainment Industry was His Majesty's cousin were to be revealed, it would shock everyone. But, "How can I confirm whether it's true or not?"
Upon hearing this, Zong Ziyu opened the terminal and, in the internal system of the royal family, intercepted his own photos and some information and sent them to Zuo Yue. Soon, Zuo Yue told him about the matter of the old housekeeper Qin. He was very upset about this matter, and if Zong Ziyu could help him verify it, that would be great.
However, Zong Ziyu remained silent, and after a while he simply said "goodbye" and hung up the phone.
Zuo Yue: “…”
Zong Ziyu returned after hanging up the call. Lu Feng and the others had already made plans. Seeing him come back, they said, "We've already chosen Route B. Do you want to change it?"
"What's the plan?" Zong Ziyu asked.
"There is no plan. You will know if you look at the information provided by the program team." Feng Shen said.
Zong Ziyu, puzzled, opened the document. The information inside was written in highly technical terms, like a research paper. It described the mysterious deaths of zombies and the devastating changes in the surrounding environment since humans discovered their migration. This document primarily helped participants identify the most accessible routes.
"The barrier forest?" Zong Ziyu asked.
"Yes, we are not far from Area 1 now. If we drive and avoid the zombies, we can get there in three hours. So before reaching the Barrier Forest, plans are not important. What is important now is how we enter the Barrier Forest." Lu Feng said.
"Let's talk about it when we get to the edge of District 1." Zong Ziyu turned off the terminal. He was eager to see Zong Zhengqing or Shi Buyi. Butler Tan's reaction was too strange. If he didn't believe in Butler Tan's loyalty to the royal family, he would have suspected a coup in the imperial capital.
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