Zhang Mu had some impression of this young man wearing glasses, but he couldn't remember his name. He replied, "Yes, I'm Zhang Mu. You look familiar. Are you one of Wang Liang's men? Sorry, I don't remember your name."

After getting Zhang Mu's affirmation, the man seemed excited, and the people behind him had obviously heard of the name Zhang Mu, and there was some excitement in the team.

The young man surnamed Lin was so excited that he was almost speechless. He completely threw away his nonchalant look just now. He adjusted his breathing and continued to talk to Zhang Mu, "Brother Mu, my name is Lin Cong. It is certain that you don't remember my name. I haven't even told you, but Brother Mu, I am really honored that you remember me. Shall we go back to the gathering place to talk? Brother Wang Liang will definitely be very happy to see you back."

Zhang Mu nodded slightly and prepared to go back to Wang Liang’s gathering place with Lin Cong to ask about the current situation.

At this time, the team leader seemed to think something was wrong and yelled at Lin Cong, "Four Eyes, what are you doing? Do you know this foreign refugee? He violated the rules of the Luoyang League and injured my brother. Even if he is someone you know, you still have to follow the rules."

Lin Cong then remembered that there was such a person. When he looked at him, his face returned to indifference and he replied, "Qian Bao, if it weren't for the rules, I would have thrown you out to feed the dogs just because of your nonsense. You don't even consider your own strength. Even if it's you, anyone in my team can easily suppress you.

If your elder brother didn't have a seat in the alliance, we would have turned a blind eye to your little tricks, otherwise you would have been dismissed long ago.

Besides, let me tell you, this is a person that even my eldest brother respects. Why don't you open your eyes and see who you are offending? Now take those rubbish on the ground and get out of here quickly. Don't embarrass our city guards."

Qian Bao's face turned blue and purple after being criticized by Lin Cong. In front of so many people, Lin Cong showed him no mercy at all. However, what he said was true. He did get to his current position through the back door. Any one of the most elite team in Lin Cong's city guards could defeat him.

"Lin Cong, I wonder how long you guys can keep jumping around. When the time comes and you kneel on the ground to beg me, Qian Bao, I will remember this account for you."

Qian Bao looked at the entire elite team that was staring at him hungrily, and then saw that his own men were still lying on the ground pretending to be dead. He was immediately furious and roared before turning away. "Drag these losers up and take them back to the gathering place. They are really a bunch of losers. They were so anxious when they were drinking and visiting brothels."

"Good-for-nothing, good-for-nothing, total good-for-nothing!"

After saying this, he left angrily, and his men supported each other. They didn't even have the courage to look in Zhang Mu's direction, and limped in the direction Qian Bao left.

"Is this your sister-in-law? This child, no way, Brother Mu, I didn't expect your child has grown so big." When Lin Cong was talking to Zhang Mu, his attitude seemed like a different person, and he also greeted Yuan Rui warmly.

Yuan Rui blushed at what Lin Cong said. Calling her sister-in-law was already a bit too much, but he actually said that Haohao was her and Zhang Mu's child.

Zhang Mu laughed and said, "It's true that she is your sister-in-law, but how could I have such a big son? I saw this little guy on the road, alone, so I brought him back. I will go out more often in the future, so I want to ask you to take care of him this time."

Zhang Mu just briefly mentioned Haohao's experience, mainly because he was afraid that Haohao would be sad when he mentioned it, and there was nothing much to say.

"Okay, okay. Luoyang City still attaches great importance to the training of children. With your instructions, Brother Mu, I will definitely do a great job."

Lin Cong nodded seriously. He took Zhang Mu's instructions to heart. "If it weren't for you, Brother Mu, who avenged us and cured Brother Wang Liang's injuries, he wouldn't have come out of the shadows so quickly and continued to lead us forward. It's all because of Brother Mu, so all of us are very grateful to you."

Zhang Mu waved his hand and said, "Wang Liang and I have a good personal relationship. I consider him a friend as well. It's only natural between friends."

He paused and continued, "Lin Cong, what's the situation with the Luoyang League? According to what the man named Qian Bao said just now,

Your situation seems to be very bad.”

Hearing Zhang Mu's question, Lin Cong's excited voice cooled down a little, and he whispered to Zhang Mu, "Brother Mu, let's talk while we walk. Luoyang City has changed a lot since you left."

"Okay, tell me exactly what happened. I want to hear it."

On the way to Wang Liang's gathering place, everyone except Lin Cong remained silent, with only Lin Cong's voice and Zhang Mu's occasional questions.

It turned out that after Zhang Mu left, a large number of outsiders continued to pour into Luoyang City, which was originally a good way to replenish the troops in the gathering place, but the people coming in from outside seemed unwilling to join them and set up their own gathering place.

Wang Liang hadn't even unified the dozen or so settlements in Luoyang City, so how could he have the energy to take care of these vagrants? If they didn't join him, he wouldn't have to be responsible for their food for the time being.

They are all human beings and have experienced the cruelty of the end of the world. Wang Liang felt that they would not do anything excessive, so he just let them do as they please.

Unexpectedly, too many people poured in. After it reached a certain scale, Wang Liang was no longer able to suppress this new force. Only then did the original Luoyang City forces realize the seriousness of the matter. This outer city force was far greater than any of them, so they had no choice but to unite. They were forcibly merged together by Wang Liang, and with the added influence of Zhang Mu's remaining power, they quickly merged together.

When the forces of the old city merged together with Wang Liang as the core, their strength should not be underestimated. They directly overwhelmed the forces of the outer city, but they did not have an absolute advantage, so they had to adopt a conciliatory policy and slowly attract people with welfare.

Hearing this, Zhang Mu seemed a little confused and asked Lin Cong, "This cannibalism method does not consume the internal strength of humans. Wang Liang did a good job. Aren't you in the upper hand? Why doesn't it seem to be the case now?"

Lin Cong smiled bitterly, glanced at Zhang Mu and said, "Brother Mu, is this still because of you?"

"Because of me?"

In this case, Zhang Mu was completely confused. He was not in Luoyang anymore and did not know these people from outside the city. How could they be related to him?

(End of this chapter)