Once they trusted Huang Wen, Zhang Tian Yi and the others, they opened the gate quickly and brought them to meet Chen Yao's and Xia Yue's mother.

The news spread fast. At that time there were around 205 families who gathered in Nan An public school.. They all knew Chen Fang and Xia Bao and felt happy for both families since they saw how much they were stressed for their daughters who were living in Fuzhou when the zombies attack.

If there was no threat from Wang Shi, probably they would hold a small welcome party. But with the threat looming over, soon the happy meeting turned into a serious discussion.

"So, how do you end up gathered at this school?", Tian Zhong asked.

"At the time zombies began to attack us, there was school activity for the elementary. Many of our neighbors, have their son and daughter at the school at that time. We helped them to re-unite with their children but when we saw the situation out there, we think, why don't we stay here? And as things progressed more and more survivors gathered.", Chen Fang answered.

"If we think about it carefully, the school had walls around it and two iron gates. It also had its own well so we don't need to worry about water supply. It had bathroom and kitchen. It could be said that for hundreds of people to live together in this area, the school is the only building with many facilities we need.", Xia Bao added.

Chen Fang nodded, "Xia Bao pointed those things and I said to them, why don't we bring everyone to school for now? Rather than pick their children from school and then risk their lives to return to home. Isn't it easier to bring all the family members who are at home, to school. After that even people who didn't have children at school by that time, decided to join as well."

"How many people live in the school buildings here?", asked Chen Wu Xuang, the school wasn't that big, but he could see some classes were packed with families.

"342 families, in total 1154 men, women, children and elderly, were living here in this school by now.", said Xia Bao.

"Hmm...", Huang Wen was troubled.

As if understood Chen Fang said, "I know that Brother Zhang hu asked you to bring us to Fuzhou, but how  could we leave everyone here?"

Everyone silently nodded their head, if they were not in such dire situation, there would be no problem with their plan to bring Chen Yao's and Xia Yue's parent to Fuzhou. However, there are more than one thousand people, more than half of that number were children and there were elderly too, how could they leave them to face Wang Shi and his horde of zombies?

"Yes... this is not going to be easy...", said Chen Wu Xuang.

Who is this Wang Shi anyway? You call him the demon lord's servant, do you know something about him?", Liu Wang Yun asked.

"This Wang Shi, he was the mayor of Nan An.", Chen Fang slapped the table as he said it.

"He was?", Huang Wen, Liu Wang Yun and Tian Zhong were surprised to hear that.

"Hmph... so he was that kind of man...", Zhang Tian Yi snorted.

"Power corrupt people...", said Chen Wu Xuang.

"And many corrupt people looked for power.", Ma Heng added.

"So what happened?", Zhang Tian Yi asked.

"He and some of his men, took refugee in this school. The zombies attacked many in busiest part of Nan An, so while we could settle here. They were chased by zombies and we saved him.", Chen Fang told the story.

"He was trying to exert his authority and asking for privileges, but we straightened him fast. After all we face great danger, if people are not united, how could we survive through it?", said Xia Bao.

Huang Wen, Zhang Tian Yi, Liu Wang Yun, Chen Wu Xuang, Ma Heng and Tian Zhong nodded their head. They could imagine what happened back then. Unlike Zhang Hu who bore the same hardship as those who lived under his protection, Wang Shi wanted a privilege special for people in his position. To made it worse if Zhang Hu earned his position through his effort to save other people and led them through the dangers, apparently this Wang Shi tried to take the position of leader in this group based on his past position. They should be grateful that these people helped them, but instead they asked for special treatments.

It wasn't surprising that people who lived in the school by then felt annoyed and it was only expected that Chen Fang and Xia Bao who already accepted as leader of the group, to put them in their place.

"But then a few days ago, there was this man who called himself the servant of the demon lord, he said he came from Quanzhou and the demon lord rule over Chang Sha, Nanning, Guangzhou and Quanzhou. He wanted us to swear our allegiance to him. Of course, we didn't want to. I mean we knew nothing of him. Suddenly he came here, leading thousands of zombies and asking us to swear our allegiance to him. Beside the way he called himself, demon lord, how could we serve someone called himself a demon lord?"

"He said this demon lord rules over Chang sha, Nanning, Guangzhou and Quanzhou?", Zhang Tian Yi asked in shocked.

Chen Fang and Xia Bao nodded their head.

Xia Bao added, "If we look at how he could control the horde of zombies, then he might say the truth, but we still need to check it."

"And what happened after that?", Chen Wu Xuang asked.

"Of course we sent him away, but secretly Wang Shi and his men went out to see him. We don't know what kind of promises he made to that man. The next day he became the servant of the demon lord.", said Chen Fang.

"I guess he used all kinds of flattery...", Ma Heng grumbled.

"As expected of a politician veteran.", Liu Wang Yun added, he and Zhang Tian Yi experienced much hardship under the chief Fuzhou's police department who was busy at pleasing powerful people rather than doing his job.

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"What should we do now?", Tian Zhong asked.

"Since he gave us a day, doesn't it mean, we could use Huang Wen's presence to move everyone out of this school and brought them as far away as possible from Nan An?", said Tian Zhong.

"I think I could push my pressure so much that we could take about 100 people safely out of the school...", said Huang Wen.

"If we just left them somewhere within Nan An to get the other, that would be dangerous for them who were left.", said Liu Wang Yun.

"We need to send strong men first, to set up a temporary base.", Zhang Tian Yi replied.

"Hmm... and rather than taking 100 people at a time, we better filled our truck with as many people as possible, so we could move faster.", said Ma Heng.

"Yes, that could be faster.", Huang Wen agreed.

"We had a van here. We used to use it when we gather supplies. We could take about 70 people at once so we need to go back and forth 15 or 16 times.", said Chen Fang.

"We better try to get more transportation on our way, 15 or 16 times back and forth is too much. Not to mention that we can't stay in that temporary base for more than a day. Wang Shi would find us if we stay too long.", said Xia Bao.

"Yes, we're going to need it to take everyone to Fuzhou.", said Chen Fang.

"Would everyone agree to move to Fuzhou?", suddenly Ma Heng asked.

Xia Bao and Chen Fang looked at each other for a moment, and then Chen Fang said, "Hmm... he might be right."

Xia Bao stood and said, "Let me see them and talk to them. You just stay here and discuss the preparation. Unless they're willing to live as the demon lord's people, they really had no choice."

When Xia Bao left, they began to take a map and decided where they would build their temporary base. They also planned how many supplied they needed to take with them. How they would provide transportation for more than one thousand people. At certain point Xia bao returned to the room.

"They agree to follow us to Fuzhou.", Xia Bao said shortly.

"Hmm... since we already got some rough plan, why don't we let Huang Wen and Liu Wang Yun take our men to that place?", Chen Fang asked the other.

"I think that would be a good idea, we shouldn't waste any time, before Wang Shi come again. I hope we already as far away as possible from Nan An.", said Zhang Tian Yi.

"Hmm... let's do that then.", Huang Wen and Lui Wang Yun stood.

Chen Fang followed, "Come, let me take you to them and I'll give them a short briefing, so they know what to expect."

After they left, they filled in Xia Bao with the plan they made so far. Xia Bao nodded his head and listened carefully.

After he listened carefully, he said, "How about this, let's send two groups along with Huang Wen. One could go to the temporary base. The other would go to gather supplies. All the zombies right now surround the school. Anyone who manages to go beyond the perimeter would have easy time to gather supplies."

"And they could look to find bus or truck, the next time Huang Wen returned to get more men, they could join in.", said Tian Zhong with brightened eyes.

"That's right, if everything goes well, we would be able to go much faster.", Zhang Tian Yi nodded his head satisfied.

"I'll go with them too then.", said Tian Zhong as he got up.

"Make it two of us.", Chen Wu Xuang followed him.

"Master Xia, I think we will depend a lot on you to manage things here. Since it seemed that I think it would be better if we all work to get supplies and vehicles.", said Zhang Tian Yi.

Xia Bao thought for a while and then nodded confidently. "Leave everything here with me. I will manage everything. So everyone would be ready when you return."

"Okay, let's get to work then.", said Zhang Tian Yi.

Everyone got up and nodded their head. Soon everyone but Xia Bao left the school, with them there were about 60 men. Xia Bao wasn't lazying around too. He had many things to do but they left reliable people with Xia Bao too and they worked hard to assist him.

They had one day and one night to bring everyone away from Nan An. As soon as Wang Shi knew they were gone, he would go all out to catch them and without the walls protect them it would be a massacre. Knowing this, everyone worked hard, fortunately the days living together in that school and face danger all the time, brought everyone closer.

Things were worsened after the demon lord's servant came. Now they got a hope, to escape from this deadly threat.

If there was anything felt hard for them, it was the time when they had to wait for Huang Wen and the other returned. Xia Bao tried hard to make sure that no one left their family behind whenever they took them out of Nan An.

They worked hard, at the end they left the schools with everyone. They managed to transport everyone at the same time using two trucks and three buses.

They cheered with various mixed feeling as they left the school. They were leaving the place that saved them in the most critical moments in their life. They were also leaving their hometown and no one knew when they were going to come back.

They also knew, it was not the end, they still have more than hundred kilometers to reach Fuzhou. Of course Huang Wen, Zhang Tian Yi and the others cleared the road as they traveled from Fuzhou to Nan An but this time, they will have Wang Shi and a horde of zombies chased them from behind.