The Old Chinese General

The coastal area had a large population. Although there were more zombies, there were also relatively more survivors. The coastal base was in principle similar to the southwest base. It was initially built in the countryside outside the suburbs and with the sea behind it. After three

months of the doomsday, the base had expanded to the entire Linghai City with the joint efforts of everyone. However, after the sea beasts attacked the city a few days ago, the coastal base had moved closer to the city, and several walls had been erected at the side facing the sea. However, it got trapped when the zombies attacked again soon after the sea beasts had slightly retreated.

The military center of the coastal base had just moved over and was temporarily set up within the original municipal government. The residences of Tan Weiye and the other soldiers, as well as the hospital and other important facilities, were also nearby. Tan Jianting had been sent into the ward after amputation. When Tan Weiye went into the hospital with Xing Feng and Yun Che, the soldiers guarding along the way stood at attention and saluted. One could tell that Tan Army was very well-trained, and that Tan Jianting was also a very well-respected leader.

"How's my grandpa?"

After looking worriedly at Admiral Tan through the glass window outside the ward, Tan Weiye closed his eyes and took a deep breath. However, he was expressionless after turning around. The man in a white doctor's coat said solemnly, "The amputation took quite some time, and the zombie virus has invaded his body when I used my superfunction to treat him. Now we can only wait to see if he will turn into a zombie after six hours."

Admiral Tan had been injured for less than two hours, so they still had to wait for another four or five hours. And if he really turned into a zombie…they probably had to kill him right away. It was a cruel thing to do for anyone in the base, especially their base commander, Tan Weiye.

"Thank you. You guys can go rest, I'll be here with my grandpa."

With that said, Tan Weiye opened the door and walked in. Xing Feng and Yun Che followed him in silence. Chenchen, who seemed to have sensed the solemn atmosphere, put his hands around Xing Feng's neck obediently and daren't not say anything. The man on the hospital bed looked thin and frail. His face was pale, and his hair had mostly turned gray. He looked nothing like an army commander, and the few months of the doomsday seemed to have burned him out despite him being a superfunction possessor.

"Grandpa…"

The elderly man hadn't come round due to the anesthesia, and Tan Weiye accidentally touched his empty left sleeve when he pulled up the blanket for him. Even though the wound had been healed by the light superfunction possessor, Tan Weiye still felt upset and his voice choked. He used to be aggressive like Xing Feng in the army. However, he had toned down ever since his parents passed away. He and his grandfather only had each other. Unfortunately, his only kin had now lost an arm protecting the base, and might even turn into a zombie. If that were to happen, he probably had to kill the person closest to him with his own hands, and this was too much for even a strong person like him to bear.

After putting Chenchen down on the folding bed at the side, Xing Feng stepped forward and gave Tan Weiye a squeeze on the shoulder as a form of comfort and support. After a while, he turned to look at Admiral Tan who looked completely different from what he had remembered him to be before saying, "Let Che take a look, he might be able to save him."

Che's spring water should be able to prevent Admiral Tan from turning into a zombie as long as the process hadn't started.

"Okay."

Under normal circumstances, Tan Weiye would definitely raise his doubts as there was no cure for the zombie virus as far as he knew. However, now that his mind was so preoccupied with his grandfather's condition to even think properly, he simply nodded and moved aside with a dejected look. Xing Feng turned to look at Yun Che, and the latter nodded before stepping forward to pry open the elderly man's eyelids. After looking at his eyes, he lifted his intact hand and carefully checked his nails before finally checking his wound.

"Don't worry, he won't turn into a zombie."

Yun Che announced the outcome after a while, and Tan Weiye looked up at once, "How do you know?"

Could he foresee if someone would turn into a zombie? Otherwise, why was he so sure that his grandpa wouldn't turn into a zombie after just taking a look at him?

"Well, I don't know, but I can prevent him from turning into a zombie."

Yun Che said as he took out a bottle of diluted spring water and pulled the bottle cap with his mouth before putting his other hand under the neck of the elderly man and lifting his head slightly. Seeing the emotional Tan Weiye leaning over, Xing Feng quickly held his shoulder and shook his head at him so that he wouldn't interrupt Yun Che. Tan Weiye had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and stare at Yun Che without blinking.

After lifting the elderly man's head, Yun Che pried his mouth open slightly with the mouth of the bottle and poured the water into his mouth carefully. Yun Che made sure he had swallowed the water before tilting the bottle to continue pouring the water into his mouth. After the half-filled bottle of water was finished, Yun Che put away the empty bottle and took out a tissue to wipe the elderly man's mouth.

"Mmm…"

"Grandpa!"

While Yun Che was still wiping his mouth, the motionless elderly man suddenly moved his brows and scrunched up his face. Tan Weiye rushed to the other side to hold his intact hand. As the elderly man let out a groan, his pale face gradually turned rosy, and even his gray hair slowly turned black. Tan Weiye's eyes widened in disbelief before looking at Yun Che and then at his grandfather, thinking that what happened was really amazing and almost like magic.

Yun Che himself was also surprised when he saw the elderly man's hair turn black. He never knew that the spring water had such an effect, but it was also possible that the elderly man had awakened a second superfunction.

"Grandpa…"

Seeing the elderly man's eyeballs moving, Tan Weiye unconsciously tightened his grip on the elderly man's hand. After a while, the elderly man slowly opened his eyes. He looked blankly at Xing Feng and Yun Che before turning to Tan Weiye. It was only when he saw his grandson's face clearly that his dull-looking eyes slowly started to focus, and he suddenly turned to look at Xing Feng again.

"The reinforcements are finally here?"

Like Tan Weiye, Xing Feng and Yun Che's hearts suddenly felt heavy as they didn't expect this to be the first thing the elderly man would say. As Tan Weiye had already explained the situation to them on the way, they knew that the bitterly disappointed elderly man had led the soldiers to the frontline in person after not getting any reinforcements. The unwavering man was inspiring both soldiers and civilians his own way by leading everyone in fighting against the zombies. He was neither willing to give up nor to see millions of survivors die at the hands of the zombies. He was a general and could only die on the frontline!

However, they only realized at this moment that he was actually still looking forward to reinforcements. For an old general like him, the lives of millions of survivors were far more important than personal honor and shame. Even though the capital and other bases had greatly disappointed him and made him feel extremely humiliated, he was willing to put up with it as long as there were reinforcements to save the survivors. This was what a real general should be!

But he was going to be disappointed.

"Admiral Tan!"

Xing Feng suddenly stood up and gave him a military salute. Thinking that the reinforcements had already arrived, the elderly man said with a smile, "Wonderful, you've finally returned to the army to lead the soldiers in the battlefield again. You didn't let me down."

The Senior Xing had entrusted Xing Feng and other kids to him back then, and he was the one who trained them. When Xing Feng left the army with the squad, he even called the latter and reprimanded him, for Xing Feng was his favorite cadet who had become a lieutenant colonel before turning twenty—something rare in the army. In the following few years, he had never answered any of Xing Feng's calls even though the latter had called him frequently. Despite the elderly man staying mad at him, Xing Feng had sent him gifts every Chinese New Year. The elderly man knew that Xing Feng had never forgotten him, and his anger was almost gone. Thinking that Xing Feng had brought the reinforcements here this time, he was truly happy, for no one would make a better soldier than Xing Feng.

Although Xing Feng didn't want to disappoint him, he exchanged glances with Tan Weiye before looking at Admiral Tan, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Admiral Tan. I didn't return to the army. My wife and I only brought our superfunction squads this time, and there are less than twenty of us."

"What?! The reinforcements…"

The smile on the elderly man's face suddenly froze as he sat up in agitation without even noticing his missing arm. There was disappointment in his eyes saw that Xing Feng and Tan Weiye didn't dare to look him in the eye. Reinforcements? What reinforcements? At his age, he should know that no one would help them at this time. Were the millions of survivors in the coastal base really going to die at the hands of the zombies?

"Don't worry, general, I can solve the crisis you're facing."

Yun Che's voice was loud and clear in the almost suffocating silence. Tan Jianting and Tan Weiye immediately looked up at him, and even Xing Feng also raised his eyebrows thinking if he was going to Cheng again, for he couldn't think of what else he could do to disperse the millions of zombies blocking the way outside.

"Who is this?"

The agitated elderly man quickly calmed down, and Tan Weiye deliberately said in an irritated tone, "Xing Feng said he's his wife, I think he must have swindled his way through. His name is Yun Che, and he seems very powerful! "

Tan Weiye dared not say this with certainty as he had yet to really see Yun Che's abilities. He could merely deduce from his powerful pet and his precision in controlling his superfunctions that he wasn't someone weak.

"Wife?"

The elderly man took another look at Xing Feng, and the latter took Yun Che's hand with a smile to show that he was really his wife. Yun Che had been very calm, especially so for a man his age. Just when they thought the elderly man was going to exchange greetings with Yun Che, he suddenly turned and glared at his grandson, "Even Xing Feng has a wife, what about you? I almost didn't make it to see you get married."

"Erm…"

Tan Weiye was dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly become the target instead of Xing Feng? Did he just become a scapegoat? With this thought, Tan Weiye stared daggers at Xing Feng again. Damn, he knew nothing good could come out of his sudden appearance. He had indeed made the right decision to not see him for the last few years.

Both Xing Feng and Yun Che covered their mouths and snickered. Xing Feng didn't see Tan Weiye glaring at him, even though he would likely ignore it and roast him in front of his grandfather even if he did.