At this moment, Xu Ruina, in high heels, slowly appeared at the living room doorway.
She had just witnessed the scene of Xiaobai kissing Zhang Chen, yet her face showed no emotion.
"Um... this..."
Zhang Chen suddenly felt his head spinning. How could he explain this?
It felt like the more he tried to explain, the worse it would get!
Xu Ruina, however, appeared nonchalant, saying calmly:
"I don't know what your world is like, but in most countries of this world..."
"Kissing is a way to express affection for each other. Of course, this affection is broad, including not only romantic love but also familial love, and extraordinary friendship."
"When expressing the most fervent affection, kissing is acceptable, as long as no tongues are involved!"
Good heavens, Xu Ruina explained this with such detail, yet her face didn't even blush.
"Yeah, Dad definitely doesn't like me anymore!"
Moyan pouted, close to tears.
"Um... from now on, no kissing on the lips, understand? Men and women are different, we can kiss on the cheeks or something!"
"At most, I'll kiss your cheeks more as compensation!"
Zhang Chen said as he hugged Moyan and kissed her a few times.
Only then did she manage a reluctant smile through her tears.
After breakfast, everyone immediately set off to continue their journey.
The journey was uneventful. Three days later.
This was the 14th day of the second stage of the apocalypse.
Zhang Chen and his group finally arrived outside the seventh walled city.
Looking at the towering, majestic city walls, a powerful sense of oppression instantly rose from the depths of his heart.
The scale of this city, the height of its walls, was a notch above the previous cities Zhang Chen had seen.
From a distance, he couldn't even see the top of the city wall.
It was already lost in the clouds.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but marvel at how the natives could construct such magnificent and grand high walls; they were definitely miracles of human civilization!
Zhang Chen rode Er Pang and continued to move forward slowly.
After not going far, Shirley suddenly appeared by the roadside, quickly jumped onto Er Pang's back, and reported to Zhang Chen:
"The Black Tail Swallow Legion has been spotted ahead. They've set up camp outside the city walls, and it seems they're also preparing to attack the city!"
"It's not just the Black Tail Swallows; people under Old Man Qian have also arrived here!"
"Oh? Old Man Qian's people are here too?" Zhang Chen expressed surprise.
He had an intelligence operative, a Level 2 merchant, planted beside the other party.
For such a large-scale, long-distance operation, even without the spy accompanying them, they should at least have reported the information.
How come he hadn't received any prior warning?
Shirley seemed to notice Zhang Chen's question and quickly replied:
"Old Man Qian's people are very cunning. They predicted that we would be heading to the seventh walled city."
"So, they sent people lightly equipped to this place in advance, and then used the item [Signal Beacon] to summon their main force."
"Our spy didn't know about this before; they only found out at the moment of teleportation."
"Prince Hao and the others didn't arrive much earlier than us. Now both factions are gathered by the city walls. What are your orders, Master?"
Zhang Chen pondered for a moment, then turned to Zuo Nan and asked:
"We just killed members of the Black Tail Swallow Legion. Will they be very dangerous to us? Should we clear this hidden threat in advance?"
Hearing Zhang Chen say this, Zuo Nan's mouth twitched.
Good heavens, he was really forcing him onto the boat.
What did he mean "we just killed members of the Black Tail Swallow Legion"?
How could he possibly have the strength to confront the Black Tail Swallows? Clearly, you killed them all by yourself!
However, this complaint was only in his heart; he absolutely dared not express it.
Zuo Nan flattered with a couple of laughs and said:
"The battle with the Black Tail Swallow Legion ended very quickly, and no survivors left. It's unlikely they had time to relay information about you to anyone else!"
"Furthermore, the Black Tail Swallow Legion's goal is very clear: to end the apocalypse. For this, they can unite with anyone whose goals align with theirs... even if it's only temporarily..."
"And of course, this includes enemies..."
Zhang Chen nodded and said:
"So, what you're saying is... not only will they not attack us, but on the matter of entering the seventh walled city, they might even become our allies, is that right?"
Zuo Nan nodded and said, "That's right. My prediction is that these people won't attack us, at least not until we enter the seventh walled city!"
Shirley looked at Zuo Nan coldly and said slowly:
"If your judgment is inaccurate, I'll cut off one of your ears!"
Hearing this, Zuo Nan instinctively covered his ear behind him, no longer daring to speak.
Zhang Chen did not interfere.
It was good to scare Zuo Nan occasionally, to let him know that he had to be responsible for his words.
Only when he was sufficiently cautious would his intelligence be more accurate.
Zhang Chen, riding Er Pang, slowly stopped between Prince Hao and the Black Tail Swallow Legion, summoned his manor, and began to set up camp.
A moment later, Shirley came to Zhang Chen's room again to report:
"Someone from the Black Tail Swallow Legion has arrived. They say they want to invite you to a war meeting to discuss how to attack the seventh walled city."
"They've arrived quickly. It seems they're more eager than us to enter the seventh walled city!" Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"I'll go with you. The awakened survivors now are all very powerful. It might not be as easy to eliminate them with a snap of your fingers!"
Xu Ruina slowly stood up, walked to Zhang Chen's side, and volunteered.
"I'll go too, I'll go too, I can protect Daddy too!"
Xiaobai said, waving her little fists.
"And Moyan!"
Moyan also chimed in from the side.
"You guys shouldn't go. Don't scare them again!"
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
With a Spider Queen and a World Destroyer present, the atmosphere of the meeting would likely change drastically.
There was no need to create unnecessary trouble; it was best to handle things low-key.
Entering the seventh walled city was the priority now.
"Shirley and Xiao Ruan can accompany me!"
"After all, we're going to talk business, not fight a war. If a fight breaks out, even if a snap of the fingers doesn't suffice, they might not be a match for Xiao Ruan!"
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Gurgle...
Xiao Ruan proudly stretched its tentacles, as if it understood Zhang Chen's praise.
"Alright, then be careful. If anything happens, I'll immediately bring the cleaners and flatten their camp!"
Xu Ruina said.
"Okay, you can rest assured!"
Zhang Chen finished speaking and walked out of the manor.
Two people in tailcoats from the Black Tail Swallow Legion were already waiting at the entrance.
The group slowly walked towards the Black Tail Swallow Legion's camp.