"Don't talk to me about rules; they are but shackles for the weak!" Ye Chen looked coldly at the general. "Without me, the whole of Luoshi City would have fallen. You're telling me that you want to protect the safety of the civilians?"

"I want to ask you, who the hell do you think you are, what ability do you have to protect anyone?" Ye Chen scoffed before he turned and walked away, no longer paying any attention to the obstructing general.

"…"

Ye Chen's arrogant and domineering demeanor, sporting an 'I am the boss' expression, made the obstructing general's face stiffen.

"So arrogant!" The obstructing general's hands shook with anger.

However, this general only dared to feel indignant in his heart; Ye Chen was the strongest in Huaxia, the ace of Luoshi City's combat forces. Without him, no one would survive!

Just like Ye Chen said, rules are the shackles of the weak. Ye Chen wasn't weak, so he didn't have to follow rules.

"Ye Chen, you're so manly!" Xu Qingling said weakly in Ye Chen's arms.

Xu Qingling was crystal clear about what the obstructing general was doing, but Ye Chen's bullish demeanor made her like what she saw.

"How are you feeling now?" Ye Chen asked. "Your heart racing? Body feeling hot? Blood rushing to your head?"

The zombie virus spread rapidly, constantly assaulting the will of the infected until their consciousness was drowned by the virus.

"Mmhm, there's this feeling like I'm going to die," Xu Qingling said weakly.

"Do you feel like sleeping a lot?" Ye Chen inquired.

"Mmhm, your embrace feels secure; I'd like to have a comfortable sleep," Xu Qingling said, mustering up some energy before adding another sentence.

"Don't sleep, if you do, you'll die!" Ye Chen said.

"…"

Ye Chen rarely encountered thorny issues, but Xu Qingling's infection with the zombie poison was a troublesome situation for him.

How to solve this zombie virus problem was something Ye Chen had no clue about!

...

Huaxia Military Region.

A grand military compound, with several villas inside and three tiled-roof houses deep in the courtyard.

"Qingling got bitten by a zombie?"

Inside one of the villas, the Xu family members were gathered, discussing something.

After the outbreak of a large-scale siege by zombies and the end of the war, they had learned of the battle outcomes.

Xu Qingling got bitten by a zombie!

"It's true that Qingling was bitten, but she hasn't turned into a zombie!" a middle-aged man with a commanding presence declared.

"There's no cure for the zombie virus. Qingling hasn't turned into a zombie now, but she's doomed to perish eventually! Right now, she's just struggling to get by; I heard she's barely coherent and might change at any moment!" came the words of a woman who resembled a young wife. She looked quite attractive, but her words were rather unpleasant to hear.

"Xu Qingshuang, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!" Suddenly a young man chimed in. "Sister Qingling served in the military and went through countless dangers. She has stronger willpower than anyone; she'll definitely make it through!"

"Hmph, you're just fooling yourself. Xu Qingling will die in Egypt!" Xu Qingshuang said with a cold laugh.

"Do you want to die!" the young man said with fierce anger. Even though they were from the same family and were in the presence of elders, he dared to lose his temper.

"You!" Xu Qingshuang glared at the young man, her eyes filled with bitter resentment.

"Qingshuang, Qingling, you grew up together, with Qingling being Huaxia's first female general while Qingshuang is ignorant and unlearned. Now that Sister Qingling has encountered some setbacks, you're kicking her while she's down. Truly, what a magnanimous heart you have!" sneered the young man, his words dripping with mockery.

"Xu Qingwei, don't take advantage of Grandfather's favoritism and push your luck too far!" Xu Qingshuang snapped angrily.

Xu Qingwei was the young leader of the Xu Family, while Xu Qingshuang was just a maiden awaiting marriage, so Xu Qingshuang didn't really dare to offend Xu Qingwei.

The Xu Family was Xu Qingshuang's paternal family, and after she married into a prominent family, if her Xu relatives didn't support her, then even within a grand household, she would have no status or say.

"The elders are discussing important matters, and here you are, making a racket. What are you trying to do?" The distinguished-looking middle-aged man scolded them loudly. "Do you have no respect for your elders? Or have your wings grown strong, and you're thinking of rebelling?"

"..."

With just a scolding, both Xu Qingwei and Xu Qingshuang immediately looked terrified, like mice who had seen a cat.

The Xu Family was a renowned military family, with family members holding important military positions. The face of the Xu Family's current generation was the renowned "Three Xu Heroes."

This distinguished-looking middle-aged man was none other than the second of the Three Xu Heroes, Xu Guanjun!

"Qingling has been bitten by a zombie, a cruel reality and a heavy blow to our Xu Family!" Xu Guanjun said in a grave voice.

There were over a dozen members of the Xu Family in the room, all listening silently without responding. The news of Qingling being bitten by a zombie was a devastating blow to the Xu Family.

Qingling, though a woman, was definitely a mainstay of the Xu Family!

As the first female general of Huaxia, Qingling held a revered and peerless status in the military. Not many among her father's generation could match her achievements,

Moreover, as the first female general of Huaxia, Qingling had access to countless resources.

Now that Qingling had encountered disaster in Egypt, the resources she controlled were at risk of being lost, which was an incalculable loss for the Xu Family.

"..."

Moreover, Qingling was currently engaged to be married, and the family she was to unite with through marriage was none other than the dominant Ji family of the military!

The most outstanding woman of the Xu Family and the most excellent man of the Ji family— their marriage had already caused a stir in all directions.

If Qingling were to perish in Egypt, then the marriage would utterly fail, making both families the butt of jokes for some.

The Ji family was a behemoth in the military region, not even the Xu Family dared to offend them lightly.

As the future bride of the Ji family, if Qingling were to die in Egypt, it would be seen as the Xu Family's failure to take care of her, and the Ji family would surely unleash their fury.

The Xu Family had convened this meeting to discuss how they might quench the Ji family's wrath.

After all, they believed that Qingling's death was a foregone conclusion!

"Right, a few days ago the Ji family sent a message saying that Qingling has been getting quite close to a man in Egypt!" blurted out a middle-aged general. This was the youngest of the Three Xu Heroes, Xu Guanyun.

"I was already aware of that issue and had called to give her a good scolding!" declared a general in his fifties.

This old general, with grizzled hair but still full of vigor, embodied the spirit of a fierce tiger. He was the eldest of the Three Xu Heroes, Xu Guanlin!

Xu Guanlin had no sons, only a daughter, and that was Qingling.

"Qingling got awfully close to that special operative, so I phoned her and scolded her. Who knew she would do something so foolish as to go to the city walls to fight zombies!"

Xu Guanlin sighed. His own daughter being bitten by a zombie was a source of deep discontent for him; Qingling had always been his pride.

"However, this is also the style of the Xu Family—no matter when and where, or who the enemy is, we Xu Family members face it all with serenity and fearlessness!" Xu Guanlin was instilling his philosophy in the younger generation.

"Elder brother, we should still discuss how to deal with the Ji family's fury," Xu Guanyun said helplessly. "When Qinglin volunteered to go to Egypt, we had no idea. By the time we found out, she had already been assigned by higher-ups. The Ji family has been unhappy about this matter from the start!"

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