Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 369 Flying Zombie
Moonlit City is located on the Hengduan Mountains. Due to its terrain, cold air moving southward accumulates here, forming what is known as a quasi-stationary front.

During autumn and winter, this area is often shrouded in fog and drizzle, and the sun is not visible for half the time.

For the people of Yue Zhao, the dense fog was not unusual.

This is just an ordinary, everyday occurrence.

Ran Qing and her two companions, who were walking on the street, suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

This strange fog is definitely not caused by climate change.

First of all, there was no rain or cold air mass; it was just sunny and clear a moment ago.

In the blink of an eye, a thick fog descended?
Furthermore, within this thick fog, there was a faint, eerie, and unsettling aura.

Long Zongshu looked at Ran Qing and murmured, "...that fog from last month!"

A month ago, when Ran Qing first met Aunt Liu, the city of Moonlit City was shrouded in a sudden and eerie fog.

During the days when the city was shrouded in fog, evil spirits from the mountains flocked into Moonlit City. Even in broad daylight, Ran Qing could see wandering ghosts and evil spirits following him on the road.

And that thick fog vanished abruptly with the passing of Aunt Liu.

We thought it was over, but now this thick fog has come again...

Ran Qing's expression changed slightly, her gaze sweeping through the mist, and she slowly said, "Those evil spirits of the Ancient Luo Ghosts, aren't they satisfied with only being able to travel at night? They also roam the human world during the day?"

The last time the city was shrouded in fog, it seemed to have been caused by that group of ancient demon soldiers chasing after Aunt Liu.

And now it's happening again...

"Or perhaps, those ancient Luo ghost soldiers have set their sights on a new target?" Long Zongshu said cautiously in a low voice.

After saying that, he glanced at Ran Qing with concern.

If those ancient evil spirits were looking to capture powerful malevolent spirits or unorthodox beings, then Ran Qing would definitely be qualified to be on their menu.

The spirit medium with two hundred sticks of incense...

Among all the masters of spirit mediumship throughout history, he can be considered one of the best.

Ran Qing cautiously observed the thick fog before her and said, "Let's go back to Park Road first, and we'll talk about it when we get back."

Although he felt that those evil spirits wouldn't target him so quickly.

But Zong Shu's concerns are not unreasonable.

Ran Qing quickened her pace, and the three of them quickly returned to Park Road and came back to the entrance of the cement bungalow.

After all, Park Road is right next to the overpass, not far away.

The three walked and talked, and by the time the thick fog lifted, they were almost at the intersection of Gongyuan Road.

Now, walking briskly, they quickly returned home.

So far, we haven't seen any evil spirits or demons along the way.

The fog had just descended, and even if the monsters in the mountains wanted to enter the city, it would take them some time.

Mo Li frowned and said, "But you're about to start school... Can you continue to take leave?"

"Previously, the gates of hell only opened at night, but now the city is shrouded in fog, and we don't know if those gates will open during the day."

Mo Li's worries are the biggest dilemma at present.

The city was shrouded in fog, which was bad enough, but Moonlit City was not what it was a month ago.

A month ago, there weren't so many red gates open in the city.

Because those red doors were scattered, Ran Qing and the other two were already too scared to run around at night and could only hide in the cement house on Park Road to avoid trouble.

If the city is now shrouded in fog, those red gates can be opened even during the day.

Are Ran Qing and the other two going to stay hidden in this concrete bungalow forever and never come out...?

Mo Li's worries are indeed a difficult problem.

School is starting tomorrow.

Logically, Ran Qing and Long Zongshu should both go back to class.

But at this critical juncture, a thick fog suddenly enveloped the city...

Ran Qing frowned in thought, but suddenly stopped in her tracks.

He looked warily at the concrete bungalow in front of him and said, "Something's not right..."

The door of the cement bungalow was quietly open.

But the door that was open was neither Mo Li's nor Ran Qing's.

It was the main entrance to the main hall.

This door is usually closed.

Moreover, even though they had all reached the door, Xiao Mianhua, who was left at home to guard the house, did not run out.

Logically speaking, Little Cotton should have excitedly and happily run out to greet them long ago, right?
Moreover, a faint, almost imperceptible stench of decay lingered in the air…

Ran Qing's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly rushed into the open fog of the main room.

"Little cotton ball!"

As Ran Qing shouted anxiously, she tore off the cloth wrapped around the staff with the severed head.

He rushed into the main room and immediately looked towards the center, where Ran Jianfei's body had been lying.

But now, the body has vanished, and a faint stench of death lingers in the stuffy, hot main room.

Long Zongshu and Mo Li followed closely behind, rushing into the main room at the same time.

Flames erupted on Long Zongshu's shoulder. He looked around in surprise and said, "There are two kinds of stench! Two zombies have arrived!"

Zong Shu's sense of smell for mountain monsters and zombies was more accurate than Ran Qing's.

He could actually smell two different kinds of stench from corpses.

Two zombies rushed into the house and harmed people while someone was out getting them.

Ran Qing's expression changed slightly.

This is a shrine for those who seek the dead!

Under the watchful eyes of those evil lords!
They actually let evil zombies in?
Ran Qing immediately took out a Nuo opera mask, staring at the ugly and bizarre demon mask with icy eyes.

"...I demand an explanation!"

hum-

A muffled buzzing sound came from the air, and Mo Li and Long Zongshu, who were standing to the side, frowned and covered their ears.

They vaguely saw many ghostly figures moving around in the main room, and they also seemed to hear a lot of noisy sounds.

But the buzzing sounds were sharp and piercing, causing their eardrums to ache, and they couldn't understand what was being said at all.

Only Ran Qing, who was holding the mask, gradually calmed down.

But his brows furrowed even more deeply.

"...It wasn't a zombie intrusion?"

"Ran Jianfei's corpse stood up on its own?"

"A female corpse came in and called to him?"

"He left by himself?"

Ran Qing frowned deeply as she listened to the facts recounted by the evil lords.

This is outrageous.

According to the descriptions of the evil lords, the female corpse who came to the door to wake Ran Jianfei was wearing a red wedding dress and a red veil.

It is clearly a zombie created by Ran Jianfei before his death.

But with Ran Jianfei's sudden death, that zombie should have become a wandering evil spirit, roaming the mountains and fields.

Now, in broad daylight, the zombie, wearing a red veil, walked to Ran Qing's doorstep and woke up Ran Jianfei's corpse, which was lying in the main room.
Who is the zombie and who is the zombie master?
It is simply contrary to Tiangang!

Ran Qing suspected that these evil lords were talking nonsense.

Especially considering the possibility of Ran Jianfei turning into a zombie, Ran Qing placed two corpse-suppressing talismans on Ran Jianfei's body before leaving.

With his current Yin power, once the corpse-suppressing talisman he personally wrote is affixed, there is virtually no possibility of the corpse turning into a zombie.

But Ran Jianfei's zombie was actually awakened by the shouts...

Ran Qing frowned and, following the instructions of the evil lords, pushed open the side door of the main room and entered her bedroom.

The bedroom was empty and dark.

Ran Qing turned on the light and searched around.

Finally, they found Little Cotton under the bed, trembling and looking terrified.

The timid little girl covered her head tightly, her bottom facing outwards, her body trembling, completely covering her ears and closing her eyes.

They dared not look or listen, clearly terrified.

But seeing that she was indeed unharmed, Ran Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

He forcefully dragged the terrified little cotton out. Because its hind legs were being violently pulled, the little cotton was already screaming in terror. It turned around and roared as if it wanted to open its mouth and bite, revealing a mouthful of sharp, serrated fangs.

But when she opened her eyes and saw that it was Ran Qing, Xiao Mianhua was stunned.

The next second, she threw herself into Ran Qing's arms, feeling extremely wronged, and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah... Ran Qing, why did it take you so long to come back!"

"I'm so scared! I'm so scared!"

Little Cotton cried her heart out, her tears soaking Ran Qing's chest.

Seeing her pitiful and weak appearance, Ran Qing was speechless.

Although I know this girl is timid, she's far too timid. A female corpse coming to her door has scared her like this.
"...Who said there was only one female corpse!"

The crying little girl tearfully explained, "There really was only a female corpse at the door."

"But those pale, ghostly figures we encountered before, they circled the doorway several times!"

"And another thing! As soon as that woman screamed, Ran Qing, your father's body suddenly flew up and crashed through the main room door before flying out."

"Those aren't zombies! Those are clearly flying zombies!"

Little Cotton said, feeling wronged and terrified, "Ran Qing, your dad has turned into a flying zombie!"

(End of this chapter)