Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

"No, no, no! It's Tang Sanzang!"

The bald, handsome man waved his hand and corrected him, saying, "It's Tang Sanzang, who buries heaven, buries earth, and buries all living beings."

"Hey, this kid's even more arrogant than Master Xiong." Xiong Ba's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he grinned wickedly.

"What? You're also here on behalf of the temple to stop me?" Lin Yu looked over with a smile.

"No, no, no! Brother Lin, you've misunderstood. I'm just here in Kyoto for tourism."

Tang Sanzang smiled and waved his hand.

"travel?"

What a lame excuse.

"This bald guy doesn't look like a good person."

The little girl Sun Ruoshui pouted and said something that made Tang Sanzang's face darken, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Brother Lin, I am serious. I have no intention of being your enemy."

Tang Sanzang said with a serious expression, "I came to the capital just to join in the fun."

As he spoke, he suddenly leaned closer to Lin Yu and whispered, "Brother Lin, you absolutely have to win. I've staked a lot on you."

"Oh? How heavy is it?"

This surprised Lin Yu somewhat.

"All my assets," Tang Sanzang said in a low voice, his face serious.

Hearing this, Lin Yu was stunned.

What on earth is this guy up to?

Between myself and the temple, it seems the temple has a much better chance of winning at the moment. Who would be foolish enough to bet on Eternal Daylight? What would they gain?

Lin Yu gave him a meaningful look.

Then, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on his lips: "Brother Sanzang, since you've bet everything on Yongzhou, why don't you join me and make the Temple suffer a bit?"

"No, I already said I'm here for tourism. I never get involved in fights."

Tang Sanzang waved his hands repeatedly.

You think you can fool him? No way!

"hehe."

Lin Yu was just saying it casually and didn't insist. He pointed to Yun'an City ahead and asked, "Together?"

"Brother Lin, please go first. I have something else to attend to," Tang Sanzang said with a smile, politely declining.

Currently, he doesn't want to get too close to Lin Yu.

"Let's go."

Lin Yu didn't say much, and led the group into the city.

Now, the guards huddled to the side, not daring to even breathe loudly, for fear of attracting Lin Yu's attention again and having him settle scores with them once more.

They watched as Lin Yu and his group entered the city.

A voice behind Tang San asked, "Boss, did you really put all the crystal cores into Eternal Day?"

"Um."

"Boss, are you so confident that Yongzhou can win?" The others were all surprised.

To everyone's surprise, Tang Sanzang uttered two words directly.

"No!"

"My goodness, boss, you don't even have confidence and you're betting everything on them?" The underling behind him sighed, covering his forehead.

Tang Sanzang's entire fortune consisted of at least dozens of third-tier crystal cores, and countless second-tier ones.

If I were to lose such a large sum of money, I'd probably have the urge to jump off a building.

"When you're going to gamble in life, gamble big."

Tang Sanzang's eyes flickered.

"But this is too big; that's your entire fortune."

Hearing his younger brother's words, a resolute look flashed in Tang Sanzang's eyes.

What they didn't know was that when he said he was betting big, he wasn't referring to those crystal cores. He was betting on his future freedom.

"I can also take action if necessary."

Tang Sanzang watched Lin Yu's retreating figure, muttering to himself as he made a decision.

In the entire Great Xia Kingdom, there are currently only a dozen or so publicly known Super S-rank powerhouses. And there are probably another dozen or so hidden ones.

Such a person would never willingly submit to the restrictions imposed by others.

The temples are powerful, so everyone is hiding and doesn't dare to show their faces.

"Let's go, let's go into town too."

Tang Sanzang flicked his red sleeves and strode inside.

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"Yun'an City is so lively!"

The little girl was somewhat surprised to see rows of restaurants and eateries lining both sides of the city streets.

This doesn't look like the end of the world at all.

"It truly is a different world outside the city and another different world inside the city," Sun Ruoyi remarked.

Outside the metal walls, zombies and mutated beasts wreak havoc from time to time.

Once inside the city, it felt almost the same as in my previous life.

The place was bustling with noise and people coming and going.

"It looks harmonious and warm, but for many people, it's just a fleeting moment of beauty." A weary voice rang out from behind the group.

The group looked over and saw a little boy slowly walking over.

"Gentlemen, is this your first time in Yun'an City? Do you need a guide?" The little boy's face showed a hopeful look.

He said weakly, "Only two first-tier crystal cores are needed."

"Um... tour guide? A tour leader?"

The two women were stunned.

Does this kind of profession still exist in the apocalypse?

"Okay, tell me about the situation here."

Lin Yu smiled, took out a second-tier crystal core, and tossed it over.

"No...no need! Two Tier 1 stones are enough."

The little boy stared wide-eyed at the second-tier crystal core in his hand. Despite his longing, he gritted his teeth and refused.

"It's alright, take it. I don't have any Tier 1 ones either," Lin Yu said with a smile.

"Thank you." The little boy accepted the crystal core with great joy, tears welling up in his eyes.

Then, he quickly wiped it off and began to introduce himself to Lin Yu and the others.

"After experiencing the crisis of the zombie outbreak, the Forbidden City sent troops to Yun'an City. They worked with the evolved humans here to save many survivors and rebuild Yun'an City."

"Currently, this place is controlled by nine major guilds, and there are tens of thousands of other guilds of all sizes below them."

The little boy began to tell his story in a gentle, detailed manner.

"Have all the zombies here been eliminated?" Sun Ruoshui asked curiously.

"How is that possible?"

The little boy shook his head: "Yun'an is a big city. In the early stages of the apocalypse, there were more than 100 million zombies here."

A flicker of fear crossed the little boy's eyes as he spoke of the number.

"One hundred million!"

The two women trembled slightly upon hearing the number.

"At that time, many people died. A month after the apocalypse, the city's population dropped to less than one-tenth, and then the army came to Kyoto."

"They cleared an opening, gathered the survivors, and began to fight back."

"As people continued to kill zombies, their strength improved rapidly, and the situation gradually improved."

The little boy described it vividly, as if he had witnessed the disaster firsthand.

"And then..."

"Later, major guilds were established and drove the zombies out."

At this point, the little boy paused for a moment: "Actually, it wasn't really about being driven out. At that time, several zombie kings had evolved among the zombies."

"They also seemed to be vying for power and profit, each frantically gathering zombies, which gave humans an opportunity to drive them out of the city and establish the Yun'an City we know today."

"Where did those zombies go?" the little girl asked.

"The three cities of Longcheng, Hucheng, and Yangcheng, which are located below Yun'an, are now strongholds of zombies, each ruled by an incredibly powerful zombie king. They will take every opportunity to attack Yun'an."

"It's what's known as a zombie horde, a zombie siege."

A look of fear reappeared in the little boy's eyes.

"Zombie siege!"

These words alone can easily conjure up images of scenes strewn with corpses.

"At the beginning, you said that the current harmony was an illusion, a fleeting moment of beauty. What did you mean by that?"

Sun Ruoshui asked in confusion.