Chapter 239: Qingxia Young Master

Qingxia Young Master watched the departing figure of Mao Chang, the corners of his lips curling into a smile. A subordinate stepped forward and whispered:

“Young Master, this man is merely an Inner Sect intelligence dealer, yet he’s managed to accumulate ten crates of Mysterious Dao Stones… Should we investigate?”

Qingxia Young Master’s smile faded as he glanced coldly at the speaker and said:

“When did I ever give you the impression that I was such a despicable man? What gave you the audacity to presume to think on my behalf?”

The disciple who had made the suggestion immediately dropped to his knees in fear and said anxiously:

“Please forgive me, Young Master! I was presumptuous!”

Qingxia Young Master snorted coldly, then said flatly:

“Naturally, that man could not produce ten crates of Mysterious Dao Stones himself, but the people around or behind him might be another story.”

“Besides, for an Inner Sect disciple to be engaged in sect intelligence business for so many years, he should’ve made countless enemies. Yet he’s somehow still alive and well to this day…”

“You really think there’s no backing or support behind him?”

At these words, the expressions of those present subtly changed.

Sometimes things didn’t need to be spelled out. A single remark could lead everyone to certain realizations.

Qingxia Young Master had a point. An Inner Sect disciple with average strength, even considered weak—

Yet he had survived for years within Immortal Ai Sect while doing intelligence work, remaining completely unscathed. This was definitely unusual…

“Now that you mention it, I remember years ago this guy once offended a True Disciple during a transaction, but then it was somehow left unsettled…”

“Thinking about it now, that really does seem suspicious…”

The intelligence business inevitably involved digging into the secrets of others, so offending people was all too common.

Hence, within the Sacred Domain, any organization or faction involved in intelligence either had overwhelming strength and feared no one—

Or they were extremely skilled at hiding their capabilities, making it impossible for typical enemies to even locate them.

Qingxia Young Master no longer wished to continue on this topic and simply waved his sleeve and said:

“Enough, let’s leave it at that. Just record this matter as usual. Even if it does backfire, at worst I’ll take responsibility along with He Qing.”

With that said, his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

The crowd exchanged glances but wasted no time and quickly handled the matter properly.

Within the Zombie World—

Gu Fan slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Evil Lotus in front of him, now grown to ten meters tall and towering like a three-story building, a tinge of emotion surfacing in his heart.

Now, even without protection, there were essentially no creatures on Earth capable of harming the Evil Lotus.

Gu Fan reached out to gently caress its vine and smiled:

“You’ve eaten quite a lot of Yuan Crystals lately. Why haven’t you produced any lotus seeds yet?”

The Evil Lotus expressed its dissatisfaction with Gu Fan’s ‘urging,’ its vines waving as if voicing its thoughts.

“Hehe, still missing something? You’ve nearly devoured all my Yuan Crystals. Fine then… I’ll bring you a few crates of Mysterious Dao Stones soon to see how you like Mysterious Power?”

The Evil Lotus was obviously delighted. To it, Mysterious Power was something it had been craving for a long time.

But Gu Fan had always been reluctant to let it consume any. Now that he promised to bring a few crates next time, it naturally rejoiced.

At that moment, Nurse Xia Yan’s figure appeared suddenly. She glanced at the Evil Lotus and then said to Gu Fan:

“Boss, everyone is almost ready…”

Gu Fan nodded. During this period, he had frequently come to the Apocalypse World to cultivate.

Partly for convenient access to the spiritual power converted by the Evil Lotus, and partly because devouring the Living Souls of zombies was much easier here.

However, over the past year, thanks to Gu Fan and the major bases under his command engaging in relentless slaughter, the zombie infestation had changed—from once flooding entire cities to now requiring half a day of driving just to find one.

Even Nurse Xia Yan had begun to worry that the zombies might no longer be sufficient to provide nourishment for the Evil Lotus.

After extensive discussions among the core management, Nurse Xia Yan, the Chi Sisters, and others, they decided to expand the shelter.

They planned to transform the entirety of Chi City into their main base, purging all the zombie hordes within the city.

Whether it was high-level Evolver zombies or ordinary zombie swarms, they would all be exterminated without exception.

Finally, their sphere of influence would expand to encompass the surrounding areas of Chi City.

Especially the provincial capital center—its dense population meant that if they could seize control, the Evil Lotus would have an ample supply of flesh and blood for at least the next half year.

With the plan confirmed, they began taking action.

First and foremost was the critical mission of clearing out all zombies within Chi City.

Gu Fan instructed Nurse Xia Yan and several capable and trustworthy Evolvers under his command to herd all the remaining zombie hordes in Chi City into a single location.

This way, it would be far more convenient for him to kill them. Of course, some high-level zombies were among them, and Gu Fan would personally deal with those in advance.

By the time Nurse Xia Yan came to find Gu Fan, all the visible zombies had already been gathered together.

Gu Fan nodded and rose to his feet, calming the Evil Lotus one last time.

“Let’s go. After all this time, we’re finally going to restore a city to its former glory!”

“Boss, are you also from the modern era?”

Gu Fan paused briefly, then turned and smiled:

“Don’t be fooled by my ancient attire. I’m actually a true modern man, though it’s been a long time since I’ve lived that life.”

Walking down the street with Nurse Xia Yan, Gu Fan pointed to both sides and said:

“I’ve been thinking… when will these shops reopen, when will the residential buildings be filled with people again, when will the streets be filled with sisters in black stockings and short tops baring their navels…”

“Nurse Xia Yan, do you know? All these things feel like a past life to me, but now I long to see that scene before my eyes once more.”

Nurse Xia Yan nodded. Wasn’t it the same for her?

She too felt a bit dazed. The memories of life before the zombie outbreak had begun to blur in her mind.

In her more recent memories, there were only those terrifying, bloodthirsty, and brutal zombies.

The shopping malls she once loved to visit had become dreaded zombie dens in the apocalypse.

Back when she worked at the hospital, after her shift she and her dearest confidante would go shopping, each holding a hot milk tea, and finally sit down in a small shop to enjoy their favorite food and chat about life and the idiot leaders at work.

But now… everything felt like a distant, unreachable past.

“Let’s go. Don’t waste time.”

Gu Fan’s urging voice interrupted Nurse Xia Yan’s thoughts, and the next moment, the two of them took off toward their target location.

Moments later, in a lakeside park on the outskirts of Chi City—

The Chi Sisters led the majority of high-level ability users from the base and had lured the massive zombie horde from within Chi City to this location.

Along the way, they continuously created noise and commotion to attract all the zombies from inside the buildings.

Then everyone regrouped. A swarm of nearly three hundred thousand zombies surged mightily toward the park.

Gu Fan stood mid-air, watching the approaching zombie tide, a smile forming at the corner of his lips.

“After today, Chi City will become the first city after the apocalypse to belong solely to human survivors!”

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