Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

The Flower Hall of the Ren Mansion.

Ren Fa was restless. His father's words weighed heavily on his heart, making it difficult for him to make a decision.

If it's simply for the sake of the Ren family's future, he would do his duty even if he were fifty this year.

But to gamble with my daughter's happiness...

He was extremely unwilling.

As for the so-called immortality his father talked about, Ren Fa didn't care about it.

Lost in thought, Uncle Fu's voice rang out from outside the door, "Master, Master Lin is back!"

Ren Fa snapped back to his senses, subconsciously straightened his clothes, and quickly put on his usual smile as he went out to greet them.

"Master Lin! You're finally back!"

Ren Fa warmly grasped Lin Fengjiao's hand, then looked at Chu Sheng and Yu Chuda, his gaze lingering for a moment on Chu Sheng's face.

"Young friend Chu looks much better, that's wonderful! Everyone worked so hard last night."

Lin Fengjiao subtly withdrew her hand, her gaze sweeping over Ren Fa's face before she said calmly, "Mr. Ren, you're too kind. How is Miss Ren?"

"Much better, much better! I woke up this morning feeling much more energetic, and the wound doesn't hurt anymore. I'm having breakfast in the backyard now."

Ren Fa hurriedly said, leading the three towards the flower hall.

"Master Lin, Master Four Eyes and his two disciples are having morning tea. Would you like some?"

Inside the hall, Master Si Mu was sitting with his legs crossed, holding a teacup in one hand and a piece of osmanthus cake in the other, crumbs sticking to the corners of his mouth as he ate.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai sat properly at the lower end of the table, with several plates of exquisite pastries in front of them.

Upon seeing Lin Fengjiao enter, Master Simu greeted her vaguely, "Junior Brother is back? How did things go?"

"It's alright." Lin Fengjiao sat down, and Wencai quickly poured her a cup of hot tea.

Ren Fa sat down as well and tentatively asked, "Master Lin, when do you think... my father's matter will be completely resolved?"

Lin Fengjiao pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. He was seriously injured yesterday, so he will probably lie low for a few days."

"But zombies have an extremely strong desire to drink the blood of their closest relatives, especially one like him that has intelligence. I'm afraid he won't be able to resist for long."

"Sigh..." Ren Fa sighed softly. In fact, no one understood Old Master Ren's obsession with blood ties better than him, so he quickly put on a smile again.

Just then, a light footstep sound came from outside the door.

Ren Tingting changed into a light pink embroidered cheongsam, with white gauze wrapped around her arms, and walked in with a smile.

"Father, Master Lin, what are you talking about?"

"My dear daughter, why aren't you resting in bed? What are you doing up here?" Ren Fa looked at his daughter with doting eyes.

Ren Tingting pouted and said, "I heard people setting off firecrackers outside, it's so lively. I heard the Japanese surrendered, is that true?"

"It's true." Chu Sheng nodded.

"That's great!" Ren Tingting's eyes lit up. "Does that mean we won't have to worry about those Japanese merchants swaggering around on the streets anymore?"

"And those who sell Japanese goods..."

She suddenly remembered something and looked at Chu Sheng:

"Brother Chu, that flying copper coin you used yesterday was amazing! Is that also a Maoshan magic trick? Could you teach me?"

Chu Sheng chuckled: "Miss Ren, that's a magical artifact, used in conjunction with a unique incantation. It's not an ordinary Taoist art, and its cultivation takes more than a day's work."

Ren Tingting leaned closer, lowered her voice, and asked mysteriously, "So...can you tell fortunes? Could you tell my fortune?"

The girl's warm breath, carrying a fragrance, brushed against my ear.

Chu Sheng froze, his face turning red. He instinctively moved to the side and said seriously:

"Miss Ren, the arts of Taoism are not child's play; they cannot be calculated carelessly."

Ren Tingting stuck out her tongue and obediently found a chair to sit down. Seeing this, Lin Fengjiao reminded her, "Miss Ren, you have just recovered and need to rest. You should not overexert yourself."

Ren Fa then laughed and said, "Yes, yes, you should get some rest."

……

For the next two days, the Ren residence remained peaceful.

Lin Fengjiao and Master Simu made the "Minor Five Elements Demon Subduing Formation" even more meticulous.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were also ordered to guard the key point of the formation. Although they complained bitterly, they dared not disobey their master's orders.

Chu Sheng spent most of his time meditating and regulating his breathing in his room to consolidate the benefits brought by the ginseng elixir, while also studying the "Supreme Elixir Classic" and "Initial Explanation of the Maoshan Formation Diagram" given to him by Lin Fengjiao.

On the evening of the third day, Chu Sheng was looking through array diagrams in his room when a slightly urgent knocking on the door interrupted his thoughts.

Knock knock knock!

"Junior brother! Open the door, open the door quickly! There's good news!" Yu Chuda's voice came from outside the door, low but unable to hide his excitement.

Chu Sheng put away the array diagram, got up and opened the door.

Yu Chuda suddenly appeared, his face flushed, carefully holding a palm-sized, dark brown compass that was neither gold nor wood.

On the compass, a pale blue jade pendant was glowing and flickering rhythmically, as if breathing.

"Senior brother, what is this?" He asked curiously, his gaze drawn to the peculiar object.

"Hehe, never seen this before, have you?" Yu Chuda proudly held up the disc to Chu Sheng's eyes, "This is a magical artifact that our master obtained by chance in his early years, called the 'Yin Yang Hong Lin Compass'!"

"One yin and one yang can communicate with each other within a range of 500 li."

"A message transmitter? A magical artifact?"

Chu Sheng's eyes flashed with surprise. He knew that each sect had extraordinary methods and must have similar communication treasures.

However, time has been too short to discover it yet.

"Hehe, I was meditating in my room just now when this compass in my arms suddenly got hot and started flashing!"

Yu Chuda pointed to the jade pendant.

"I quickly took it out to look, and guess what? Master sent a message! He and my eldest uncle are already on their way and will arrive in Renjia Town by noon tomorrow at the latest!"

Chu Sheng's spirits lifted; this was indeed the best news at the moment.

"Master and the others have arrived, so there's nothing to worry about with Old Master Ren. Have Uncle-Master and Uncle-Master Simu found out?"

Yu Chuda said confidently, "Of course! With Master and Senior Uncle here, even if Old Master Ren is a zombie, there is nothing to worry about."

As he spoke, he pulled Chu Sheng to find Lin Fengjiao, "Let's go tell Uncle Lin and Uncle Simu about this."

Chu Sheng was pulled a couple of steps by Yu Chuda when he suddenly stopped and asked:

"Senior brother, do you remember how Uncle Lin dealt with the rat demon when we first arrived in town?"

"A rat spirit?" Yu Chuda blinked, not understanding why Chu Sheng would ask such a question, but answered truthfully:

"He used a trick to feign weakness and lure out the entire rat spirit family."

"That's right!" Chu Sheng then asked, "Then tell me, with Uncle Lin's skills, let alone a whole family of rat spirits..."

"Even if another family of giant rats came, he wouldn't have any difficulty eliminating them."

"Then why did he feign weakness to the enemy?"

"This..." Yu Chuda pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't Uncle Simu say that the rat spirit is cunning and will hide and wait if it can't be defeated?"

"So we need to..."

At this point, he suddenly realized: "Junior brother is worried that once Master and Senior Uncle appear, Old Master Ren, seeing he can't win, will hide like a rat spirit and refuse to come out?"