Zhang Chen did want to lend the Zhong Family a hand. Since the Zhang Family had already decided to abandon its properties in the Capital City and leave, the secret passage would be useless to them anyway. They might as well give it to the Zhong Family as a favor. What concerned Zhang Chen now was whether, if the Zhong Family escaped through the passage, they would run headlong into the Demon Clan Army and become snacks for the demon beasts.
Zhang Chen did not know how far the Zhang Family's underground passage extended, but looking at the endless tide of beasts on the horizon, he felt that no matter how far the passage had been dug, it was unlikely to stretch farther than that beast tide.
After hearing Zhang Chen's words, Old Master Zhong hesitated briefly before rejecting his proposal. "Before the demon beasts surrounded the city, we might have been able to escape through the secret passage. But now the Demon Clan Army is already at the gates. I fear your passage is not long enough. If we plunge headlong into the heart of the beast tide, would that not be walking straight into death? Our only path to survival now is to unite and charge out together. Perhaps we may yet seize a sliver of life."
"The beast tide is not so easy to break through!" Zhang Chen had witnessed the dangers of Jinling City's beast tide, so he did not approve of Old Master Zhong's plan to charge through it. "Grandfather, if you trust me, wait a little longer. I have some friendship with Tiger Strength Great Immortal of the Demon Race. Even if the Capital City falls, I can still preserve the Zhong Family."
"You have ties with Tiger Strength Great Immortal?" Old Master Zhong