Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 16 The Zombies Return Home
This matter was discussed in the Liaodong section of the forum for more than two weeks.

Nearly two hundred players went to the village one after another to kill zombies and clean up the mess.

Afterwards, some players conducted in-depth analysis and felt that this incident was definitely not normal; it was not a typical case of negligence or laziness in governance, nor was it a tragedy caused by mere coincidence.

There's definitely a conspiracy behind this!

However, various other events occurred later, none of which were minor, so gradually no one investigated them further.

After all, war has already broken out!

With hundreds dying every day, who cares about this anymore?

"Alright! I'll take this job and handle it." Chen Xiuxian accepted the letter of authorization.

"Ding~ You have obtained the quest card [Dongzhigou Resurrection (Blue)]".

[Dongzhigou Resurrected Corpse (Blue)]

Task Card

A case of a corpse rising from the dead has occurred in Dongzhigou, under the jurisdiction of Wadangbao. You have been assigned to investigate and appease the people.

Reward: 1000 experience points, [random card].

Comment: Although it seems ordinary, you know there's something fishy about this, and you need to be extremely careful.

Wait, it's a blue mission?

Chen Xiuxian was startled. Blue-level missions must correspond to at least level 15 or higher, right?
Damn, it seems there really is something going on inside!

……

After receiving the letter of authorization from the Capital Affairs Department, Chen Xiuxian took advantage of the early hour to prepare the necessary items at Wadang Fort.

Things like rooster comb blood, boy's urine, and glutinous rice.

In the north, it's not called glutinous rice, it's called Jiangmi, but they're the same thing.

Not only does it taste good, it's also great for fighting zombies.

Boy's urine is not easy to obtain.

Chen Xiuxian, a newcomer to the area, was likely to get beaten up if he asked a young boy for urine.

This matter will require the help of Kong Ergou. Of course, we won't use Brother Ergou for free; we'll be paid.

Kong Ergou was also worried about Chen Xiuxian's request: "Xiuxian, what are you doing now?"

Last time you caused that headless ghost incident, thankfully we dealt with it quickly. Why are you doing it again?!

Chen Xiuxian took out the letter of authorization: "This time I'm doing a job for the government, so I'll have to trouble you, Second Brother."

"Alright, you wait here!" Kong Ergou pinched his nose, picked up the two bamboo tubes, and went out.

He was also thinking to himself: If I do this kind of thing too often, it will be a problem for me to find a wife in the future!
The person introduced him: "Ah, Kong Er, the waiter at the Yuelai Inn. He bought my son's urine from me. Five copper coins a bamboo tube! That's what my little guy drinks!" "What's it for?" I asked. "I don't know!" "Maybe it's for medicine?"

……

After lunch, Chen Xiuxian set off.

Dongzhigou is not close either; it normally takes an hour and a half to walk there.

However, Chen Xiuxian is now empowered by his true qi, and he can walk twice as fast as an ordinary person. Consider it a way to train his true qi circulation.

In the afternoon, Chen Xiuxian arrived at Dongzhigou.

As you can tell from the name, the village is located in the east and there is a ditch in the middle.

This gully is not shallow; it is a narrow and deep sandy gully that stretches from the edge of the village all the way into the Qianshan Mountains. It is said to be thirty or forty miles long!
The widest part is more than 30 meters, and the narrowest part is less than 5 meters.

Some areas are depressions where water can accumulate. But most places are covered with reddish-brown sand and gravel.

This village is located on the edge of Dashagou, with a population of about a hundred households.

In this remote village, you might not see a peddler for ten days or half a month, let alone someone as unfamiliar as Chen Xiuxian.

Naturally, many people gathered around him under the big tree at the village entrance.

"I am an official sent by Wadang Fort to deal with the resurrected corpse. Where is your village head?"

After Chen Xiuxian's introduction, the villagers began to whisper among themselves: "Officials? Are all officials this good-looking?"

"Can such a young and handsome official really handle it?"

"Hey! It wasn't anything serious to begin with."

"Hehe, your sister is looking at you."

"Nonsense, I was clearly looking at you."

The villagers didn't seem to care much about the resurrection of the corpse in the village.

To be honest, life in Liaodong is tough. Surviving here involves not only encountering foreign tribes, harsh weather, and man-eating beasts, but also many strange things and monsters and evil spirits.

Who doesn't have someone die in their family?

If you have three children, and two of them survive to the age of 16, then you're considered lucky.

Those who were unlucky didn't survive to adulthood!

Let alone children, adults are the same.

In the fields, you might be killed by spirits; in the forest, you might be bitten to death by wild beasts; and even at home, it's normal for some evil spirits to appear.

Moreover, the villagers knew that the resurrection of a corpse was not a big deal.

If no one dies on the night the corpse comes back to life, the body will stop moving by daybreak.

However, the old village chief's body disappeared overnight.
It's been five days now, and we still haven't found it!

The family is now discussing: if we really can't find it, we'll just put an old set of clothes in the coffin!

This judgment was correct in principle, and the head of the Wadang Fort also thought so, so he assigned the task to Chen Xiuxian, who was still a "newcomer". However, things were naturally not that simple.

In the game, the reason why resurrected corpses are not considered a serious matter is because they are not comparable to headless ghosts—headless ghosts, if left unattended for a long time, can cause great harm.

But the resurrection only lasts for one night; the corpse will die completely after the rooster crows at dawn.

It was this kind of "word of experience" that led to the later tragedy.

……

An old man leaning on a cane said to Chen Xiuxian, "Greetings, young sir. The deceased and the resurrected one are the old village chiefs, and a new village chief has not yet been elected."

"Oh, I see... It's alright. Sir, could you tell me what happened?"

The old man started talking about the corpse coming back to life, and the villagers around him added their own embellishments.

"So, someone saw the old village chief's body running towards the sandy ditch to the south, right?"

"Of course! I ran incredibly fast! Luckily, the old village chief remembered our past relationship and didn't arrest me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here talking to you!"

Chen Xiuxian nodded: Perhaps it's not out of sentimentality, but rather that the time isn't right yet.
Chen Xiuxian also went to the old village chief's house and saw the empty coffin.

As the sun began to set, Chen Xiuxian was invited by the old man to rest at his home.

Chen Xiuxian did not refuse: "Thank you, I'll trouble you tonight, sir."

The old man tried to dissuade him, saying, "Sir, it's not that I'm being nosy, but if this corpse escapes, it'll be too difficult to find it again. Right now, the village chief is probably lying dead somewhere in the sandy gully. With water, sand, and caves everywhere, there's nowhere to look!"

"When you go back tomorrow, just say that the job is done, and that's it."

……

That evening, Chen Xiuxian went online again and searched for the Dongzhigou zombie incident, finding more than seventy popular posts!

After skimming through it, I had a rough idea of ​​what to do.

This resurrected corpse is definitely different from the ordinary ones.

Just like the old man said, "zombie resurrection" means the corpse has moved.

There are usually various reasons, such as harboring resentment, the cat or dog being out of fashion, or being struck by lightning and dying...

The corpse suddenly stood up and instinctively began chasing the living.

But when the rooster crowed at dawn, the remaining vital energy in the corpse dissipated, and it stopped moving.

But this time was different. Seven days later, the old village chief's corpse suddenly returned to the village under the cover of night to suck blood, clearly having turned into a zombie.

And the progress is very fast!

Zombies also have different levels. Usually, they start as wandering zombies, which are so terrifying that they would run away at the mere sound of a dog barking, let alone suck human blood.

Only after going further would they dare to suck the blood of livestock.

Then come the blood-sucking zombies.

However, the old village chief first went against his instincts and didn't chase after the person, and then his Qi didn't dissipate. Instead, he turned into a vampire and came back to harm people after seven days.

In one night, three households with thirteen people were drained of their blood and died! Including the old village chief's family of six.

After the incident, the village sent people to Wadangbao for help.

As it turned out, the person who went to ask for help that day never arrived at Wadang Fort, and the hunter never appeared again; he disappeared.

The village is still waiting!
As a result, the thirteen corpses of various sizes rose from the dead again that night... and more than forty people died that night!

It was only after a shamanic disciple near Wadangbao learned of the trouble in Dongzhigou from the "old immortal" that Wadangbao was informed and people were sent there.

More than two-thirds of the village's population died! Nearly a hundred people!

Moreover, due to the corpse poison, all of these corpses turned into zombies.

Later, some scattered into the large sand gully to avoid the sunlight, and many players accepted the quest to hunt zombies in that sand gully.

Chen Xiuxian never expected that he would get involved in this matter by chance.

Since that's the case, we can't just ignore it.

The next day, Chen Xiuxian surveyed the terrain of the entire village—but there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

Therefore, the focus should still be on the old village chief's home.

Zombies have a spirit but no soul; when a person dies, their three souls disperse and go wherever they are.

However, the spirit remains in the body and decays and dissipates along with the physical form.

But if the corpse does not decompose, the spirit will remain in the body.

The soul is good, but the spirit is evil. The spirit represents a person's various instincts and is naturally indifferent to even one's own family.

If a person becomes a zombie after death, driven by the instinct of evil spirits, they will harm people.

And the first people they will harm are their closest relatives!

The old village chief passed away at the age of 68, which is considered a long life in Liaodong.

He came to Liaodong to expand the border with his family when he was a teenager, and Dongzhigou Village can be said to have been established under his leadership. He was a highly respected figure.

The old village chief's surname is Li. He has two sons, both of whom are now married. His eldest son has a fifteen-year-old daughter who blushes for a long time whenever she looks at Chen Xiuxian.

The youngest son has a son who is seven or eight years old, and he also runs around Chen Xiuxian.

One good thing about being charismatic is that you're easy to talk to!

With his handsome face and the letter of appointment from Wadang Fort, Chen Xiuxian easily persuaded the old village chief's two sons to listen to his arrangements for the night.

Everything was prepared, and the old village chief's yard was decorated. They were just waiting for the midnight zombie to come home!

(End of this chapter)