Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

After saying goodbye to Lin Susu and the village doctor, Chu Sheng and Xiao Douzi each carried a Type 38 rifle and hurriedly set off, leaving Meng Village.

"Brother Chu, let's go this way, take the shortcut, and we'll reach Qijia Village after we cross over."

Little Bean pointed to a winding path leading up the mountain and said.

The moonlight shone on the ground, making it appear as a white expanse. Chu Sheng looked up but couldn't see anything different; he simply followed closely behind.

After walking for about an hour, the scenery suddenly changed, and Chu Sheng's heart jumped into his throat.

Looking around, there were one slightly raised mound after another, with rough stones or long-rotted wooden signs on them, the names of which were no longer legible.

Withered yellow weeds grew rampant among the grave mounds, and several crooked old trees stretched out their bare branches, appearing eerily mysterious in the gray moonlight.

"A cemetery?"

Chu Sheng felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his throat went dry. "This...this is the shortcut you were talking about?"

Little Bean shrugged, secretly amused by Chu Sheng's cowardice. "It used to be a mass grave; I heard a lot of people died there."

As he spoke, he comforted him, "Brother Chu, don't be afraid, I'll keep going, nothing will happen."

Chu Sheng swallowed hard, his heart pounding.

"I was born under the red flag and grew up in the new era; how could I possibly be afraid... Wait, if I were a materialist, why would I be here?"

"I'm a time traveler, you know."

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the colder he felt, so he shouted, "Alright, let's hurry up and leave."

Little Bean chuckled, picked up a stone, and threw it at a stone tablet.

With a loud "bang," Chu Sheng was startled.

"Brother Chu, don't be afraid, ghosts aren't scary."

Chu Sheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you know, you little kid? The end of science is metaphysics."

"Ghosts are special particles that can manifest in special magnetic fields, understand?"

Little Bean's eyes sparkled with admiration. "Brother Chu, you know so much!" he exclaimed, bewildered.

"He knows more than the schoolteacher in our village."

Chu Sheng smiled and said, "It's alright. I've loved reading supernatural stories since I was a child, and I've studied them a bit more as I've grown up."

As the two talked and reconciled, their spirits lifted and they became less afraid, quickening their pace.

As they walked, Little Bean pointed to an old tree and laughed:

"After you cross this tree, it'll be there in a little while."

Chu Sheng patted his chest, thinking to himself that he had really scared himself.

Who knew what would happen after we climbed over the tree?

The scenery suddenly changed, and as far as the eye could see, there were one slightly raised mound after another, with stone tablets or wooden signs standing on them.

"What happened? Why did you come back again?"

Little Bean looked left and right, scratching his head frantically.

"That shouldn't be the case. I've been here several times, and I've always taken this route. There's no mistake."

"Um... how about we take another route?" Chu Sheng suggested, half-laughing and half-crying.

"Let's take another route." Xiaodouzi nodded, feeling a little uneasy, and hurriedly pulled Chusheng to the right.

Just as they walked away, they saw a girl wearing a floral shirt and with two long braids jump down from a willow tree in the moonlight.

She held a palm-sized golden compass in her hand, its needle trembling slightly as it pointed into the depths of the mass grave.

"Those two idiots, they didn't even realize they were lost in a maze. Looks like a ghost is watching them," the woman said smugly.

"Fortunately, you met Ma Danna, the 39th generation descendant of my Ma family. It's your good fortune."

Chu Sheng had no idea he was being followed. He walked around and around, but could never escape the mass grave.

He pointed to a wooden sign that read "Wang Defa" and said in a deep voice, "We've been trapped in a maze."

Little Bean's voice trembled with guilt as he asked, "Brother Chu, what is 'being trapped in a ghost wall'?"

Chu Sheng rolled his eyes at Xiao Douzi, who had just been mocking him for being a coward.

Take a deep breath to calm down, and say:

"The meaning of 'ghost wall' is that the ghosts here interfere with our perception, reverse left and right, and use their ghostly power to form a wall that prevents us from getting out."

Little Bean said anxiously, "What should we do? You can't get hurt! If something happens to you, Sister Susu will skin me alive!"

Chu Sheng was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Xiao Douzi would be so concerned about his safety first. He joked, "..."

"Aren't you afraid something will happen to you?"

Little Bean shook his head firmly and said:

"Don't worry, my mission is to protect Brother Chu. As long as you're alright, it doesn't matter if I sacrifice myself."

Chu Sheng felt a warmth in his heart and said earnestly, "You can't die. Listen to me, the Japanese devils will be driven away soon."

"Then you'll be able to live a good life. Maybe you'll even get into a good university."

Little Bean longed for Chu Sheng's words, scratched his head, and asked worriedly, "But, but what do we do now?"

Chu Sheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled at Xiao Douzi: "Take off your pants."

"Huh?" Little Bean was startled. "Why are you taking your pants off? How embarrassing!"

Chu Sheng rolled his eyes at him. "A boy's urine is extremely yang and can dispel evil spirits!"

He lowered his voice and said to Xiaodouzi, "Brother, the time has come for the organization to test you. Pick up that pistol, point it at us, and fire!"

Little Bean was both amused and exasperated, as it was the first time he had ever heard of a "gun" that could scare ghosts.

"Be good." Seeing Xiaodouzi's hesitation, Chu Sheng immediately brought up the mission, "Have you forgotten our organization's requirements?"

"Completing the task is the top priority."

Hearing this, Xiaodouzi stopped arguing, unzipped his pants, and said aggrievedly, "Brother Chu, you're just bullying me. You told me to take them off, why didn't you?"

Chu Sheng blushed and said embarrassedly, "Well, this spear of mine has been used to fight people, so it can't be used to fight ghosts anymore."

"Ah, you've killed people too?" Little Bean took off his pants and felt a chill in his lower body.

"No, I'm a very safety-conscious person."

Chu Sheng looked down at Xiao Douzi's little bean, grinned, patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "You're not getting enough nutrition. Remember to eat more chives in the future."

After saying that, he put his hands on his hips and cursed at the mass grave:

"Listen up, you devils! I'm devoted to the Party, my blood is boiling! Anyone who dares to stop me from serving my country and the people, I'll have this little brother piss on you!"

"One spray isn't enough, then two; two sprays aren't enough, then three. If that still doesn't work, I'll soak you all in hot water until you're sick and disgusted!"

"×……%@@……%"

He kept yelling for half an hour.

They talked for half an hour straight, a non-stop stream of chatter that even Little Bean found disgusting.

"Get out! Get out of here right now, you brat! Get out of this place right now!"

"This scholar never wants to see you again in his entire life!"

Suddenly, a ghost dressed in a scholar's robe, with a bluish glow on its face, floated out of the mass grave and pointed at Chu Sheng, cursing:

"Such viciousness! It's an insult to scholarship! An insult to scholarship indeed!"