Terrifying Heavens: I'll directly worship the Black Law of Fengdu!

Chapter 160 Zombies
A hint of hatred flickered in Tang Shanshan's lifeless eyes as she stared weakly at Tang Long and said, "My parents died in the famine, and you said you would take good care of me. Now you're telling me to marry a man in his sixties and have his children... Tang Long, you really deserve to die a horrible death..."

Tang Long said hoarsely, "Bullshit! How many old men in their sixties have married teenage girls? Besides, you're already in your early twenties. You're the one who got the better deal!"

Master Jiang couldn't stand the conversation between the two and ordered them to be separated and imprisoned.

The next day, Tang Shanshan died.

She hanged herself in the woodshed by wrapping a rope around her neck three times with one hand, hanging her hand from the firewood, and falling face down.

It was Feng who opened the door and found Tang Shanshan dead. He had seen many corpses before, and he was also shocked.

Tang Shanshan's tongue protruded from the pressure of the rope around her neck, and her eyes were wide open, as if telling everyone who saw her that she would become a vengeful ghost after death.

Old Master Jiang remained silent for a long time before saying, "A thin coffin, buried in a mass grave. She has no right to be buried in my Jiang family's ancestral tomb."

The Jiang family owns a mountain where many members of the Jiang family are buried. Not everyone is willing to be made into a preserved corpse after death. If someone clearly states in life that they do not wish to become a preserved corpse, their will cannot be violated.

At noon, the entrance to the vegetable market was cleared away, and in the center stood a large wooden stake about a meter wide. Next to it stood a burly man dressed in a liver-colored red robe, who was the executioner who was to carry out Tang Long's execution today.

Tang Long was dragged over and forced to lean his head against the dark red wooden stake. The stench was driving him crazy.

He roared, "I want to have a good meal before I die! I don't want to die of starvation!"

The magistrate stood under the parasol, looking at Tang Long with a sneer. This guy was highly skilled in martial arts and had killed many people in Fukang County, which had prevented his political achievements from improving. Now that someone had taken him down, it couldn't be better.

He said indifferently, "The bandit Tang Long has committed heinous crimes. He established a stronghold on Tiger Head Mountain outside Fukang County, robbing and killing passersby. He is to be executed today for all his crimes!"

Sentencing someone to death, no matter how swift, requires execution in the autumn. But now, with the court in turmoil and the emperor far away, some places have become havens for local officials to dictate terms.

It's no big deal to behead a damned person prematurely.

Feng, Yu, and Dian were also there. Suddenly, Feng spotted a bald man in the crowd and exclaimed excitedly, "Master, it's Master!"

The bald man turned around when he heard the familiar voice, and sure enough, it was Mao Qing, the head of the Maoshan Sect. A look of surprise appeared on his face, and he hugged Feng, who rushed over, and said, "I've been looking for you for so long!"

Feng nestled her head against Mao Qinghuai's chest, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "We've been looking for you for a long time too."

Seeing that only Feng Yu Dian and Lei were present, Mao Qing couldn't help but ask, "Where's Lei? Isn't he with you?"

The fellow apprentices hesitated, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped.

Mao Qing sensed something was wrong and asked, "Could it be that he's gotten into trouble?"

Feng stammered, "After we got separated from our master, we wanted to find a place to stay, so we went to work as long-term laborers for the Jiang family in the area. Who knew that the young master of the Jiang family would get married and be bitten by a poisonous snake the next day, leaving behind his new wife, Tang Shanshan. My junior brother... he took a fancy to Tang Shanshan and wanted to take her away, but he was caught red-handed and cut in half..."

Mao Qing remained silent for a while before saying, "I think it's not that simple; there must be something else going on."

Feng recounted the whole story of what had happened to the Jiang family, including Tang Long, who was now awaiting execution.

Mao Qing said expressionlessly, "I see. Lei was caught red-handed doing something like this, so it's understandable that he was killed..."

He appeared calm, but he was deeply distressed inside.

The four brothers, Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning, were orphans he had personally taken to the mountain to adopt. He knew each of them to some extent, but he hadn't expected Thunder's personality to change so drastically. Just then, the county magistrate threw out a wooden token and shouted, "Execute them!"

The executioner took a swig of strong liquor and spat it onto his cleaver. With one swift stroke, Tang Long's head fell into a prepared bamboo basket, and blood gushed from his neck like a fountain!
The execution is complete.

A group of people rushed forward, dabbed the bloodstains on the ground with steamed buns, and put them into their baskets.

Li Xuan was also present. Seeing him frown, Master Jiang said, "When people encounter intractable diseases that cannot be cured, they hear that eating steamed buns dipped in the blood of executed prisoners can cure them. Although this practice has no basis and no effect, it has been passed down by word of mouth, and people want to try it even if it doesn't work..."

Human blood steamed bun...

That's what happened.

Tang Long was dead, and everyone returned to the Jiang family. Feng Yu Dian also went there with his master, Mao Qing.

As the highly skilled leader of the Maoshan sect, Mao Qing was someone that Master Jiang had to give some face to, and the two chatted about recent events for half an hour.

Mao Qing, confirming that Lei's death was entirely his own fault, formally apologized to Master Jiang: "Master Jiang, everything Lei did was my fault as his master..."

Master Jiang, not wanting to continue on this matter, stopped Mao Qing and said, "Young friend Li told me that the general zombie you were tracking not long ago is hiding in the preserved corpse in my house. If Master Mao is able, could we join forces to eliminate this zombie?"

Through Mr. Jiang's introduction, Mao Qing noticed this young man who was dressed like a foreigner.

He said, "Do you have a way to subdue zombies? This zombie is very powerful. I can only suppress it with the Maoshan sword and find an opportunity to trap it and destroy it with explosives."

Li Xuan pulled out a stack of talismans from his pocket and said, "These are corpse-suppressing talismans, which can suppress zombies. However, I have no experience in dealing with zombies, and I am afraid that I might make a mistake and harm the common people if I act alone. I ask Fellow Daoist Mao for your help."

Both of them were quick-witted and outspoken.

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Li Xuan set up an altar in the courtyard outside the Jiang family ancestral hall, along with writing brush, ink, paper, inkstone, cinnabar, candles, incense, and a sword.

He recited various incantations, distributed one talisman to each person, and said, "This talisman is called the Qi-Concealing Talisman. It can temporarily lower your living aura and body temperature, making you less likely to be detected by zombies! However, if the talisman falls off during the fight, immediately jump into the eight water vats filled with cold water in the courtyard to hide and escape danger..."

The zombies in this show don't rely on breathing to locate people like in traditional zombie movies; instead, they use their eyes to detect things, similar to an infrared thermal imaging device.

To it, living people appear fiery red due to their body temperature.

Everyone had already learned about the zombie's attack principles and knew that Li Xuan and Mao Qing were completely different in their approaches. Now, they took the talismans and stuck them on their bodies, nodding to show that they understood.

Although Mao Qing had his apprentices tell him about Li Xuan's amazing abilities, he was still a little hesitant to fully believe in Li Xuan, since magic was such an ethereal and unpredictable thing.

Li Xuan ignited a flame in the talisman in his left hand, extinguished it, scattered the ashes in front of him, and hurled the peach wood sword into the ancestral hall, shouting, "You beast, come out!"

Boom!

An explosion erupted from the ancestral hall, and a figure darted out with incredible speed!

(End of this chapter)