Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

"What the hell? You dare yell at me?"

There's a saying that goes, "The real fear comes from the unknown."

The moment the ghost appeared, Chu Sheng was no longer so afraid. He strode to the willow tree, snapped off a large willow branch, and pointed it at the ghost, saying:

"Apologize to me and I'll forgive you."

The male ghost was stunned. In all his years as a ghost, this was the first time he had ever encountered such an unreasonable person.

He really wanted to ask Chu Sheng, "Are you crazy?"

"Little Bean, spit on him!" Chu Sheng shouted and charged towards the ghost.

"Ah—" Little Bean reacted quickly, grabbing his little water gun and rushing forward as well.

"Snap!" A green light flashed from the willow branch, which looked quite interesting. Chu Sheng whipped it several times, "Snap snap snap snap," making the ghost scream and yell.

"Stop hitting me! A gentleman uses words, not fists! I know I was wrong!"

The ghost clutched its head and cried out in grievance.

He was wearing a tattered scholar's robe, his ghostly form was thin, and he looked pitifully malnourished.

"This ghost is too weak." Chu Sheng hit it a couple of times and then got bored, thinking to himself that he had just scared himself.

"Brother Chu, keep firing?" Little Bean gripped his weapon tightly.

"No...don't spit on me! If you spit on me again, I'll be annihilated and won't be able to reincarnate!" The ghost was terrified and shrank back even further.

Chu Sheng gave Xiao Douzi a look, "Aim at him," and then squatted down to observe the ghost curiously.

"Dude, you're so weak, what are you doing? Don't you know that this is really affecting my image of ghosts?"

The ghost looked apologetic and bowed to Chu Sheng, saying, "My name is Ma Wencai. I have been timid since childhood. I am truly sorry."

Chu Sheng chuckled: "A scholar?"

Ma Wencai nodded and said proudly, "I am but a scholar."

Little Bean couldn't stand Ma Wencai's arrogant attitude, so he pointed at Chu Sheng and said, "What's so great about being a scholar? My brother Chu is a university graduate!"

Ma Wencai's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, "I never expected that you, sir, are also a scholar. My apologies for my overconfidence."

Chu Sheng scratched his head, looking at Ma Wencai with a helpless expression.

Should I scold him? Or beat him up? I don't know how to handle this myself.

He asked疑惑地问道, "You've stayed here for so many years, why don't you reincarnate?"

Ma Wencai said awkwardly, "When I was dying, I had a resentment in my heart, so I didn't reincarnate."

"Later, when I was bored as a ghost, I read some books by sages and dissipated my resentment."

"When I wanted to be reincarnated, there were too many people at the Gates of Hell, so I had to return here to wait."

Chu Sheng exclaimed in admiration, "Knowledge truly does change one's destiny."

After thinking for a moment, his face darkened, and he said unhappily, "Then why did you try to stop us just now?"

Ma Wencai said awkwardly, "I... have been hungry for a long time and would like to borrow some of your yang energy to fill my stomach. I have absolutely no intention of harming you."

Chu Sheng suddenly stood up and slapped Ma Wencai several more times, making the old man shrink even more, from 1.65 meters to 1.6 meters.

"Hey, stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, he'll really be annihilated!"

Just as Chu Sheng was getting into the swing of things, a delicate shout rang out.

"There are ghosts too?"

Chu Sheng and Xiao Douzi instinctively looked toward the source of the sound.

A woman wearing a floral shirt and pants, carrying a large crossbody bag, with two long braids and a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, walked towards them.

"I am a human. Not a ghost."

Madana glared at Chu Sheng.

She had been secretly following the two men, intending to use magic to help them dispel the ghost's illusion, but she never expected that this strangely dressed man would actually force the ghost out by using profanity.

Even more absurdly, he actually subdued the scholar ghost with willow branches and boy's urine.

No, it's not just uniforms, it's downright abuse!

He was forced to reveal himself as a descendant of the prestigious Ma family to save—the ghost!

"This ghost doesn't have any malevolent aura, which means he hasn't killed anyone," she said, looking at the scholar ghost.

"How did you know?" Chu Sheng, holding a willow twig, leaned against Xiao Douzi, looking warily at Ma Dana.

Madana proudly declared, "I am Madana, the thirty-ninth generation descendant of the Ma family of the Exorcist Dragon Clan."

"I said he didn't, and that's final."

Chu Sheng was shocked: "You're Madana?"

Madana was taken aback: "You know me?"

Chu Sheng shook his head.

Madana is a ruthless woman who can chase Jiang Chen all over the world.

But... did this lady wander onto the wrong set? What's she doing here?

Little Bean, hearing that she also had the surname Ma, asked in confusion, "Are you two from the same family?"

Madana spat at him: "You two are the family!"

As she spoke, seeing that Xiaodouzi was still holding up his "weapon," she cursed again, "Shameless!"

"Why are you swearing at me?" Little Bean was indignant and wanted to argue with Madana.

Chu Sheng quickly stopped him and advised, "Little Bean, put away your 'weapon' first, lest she steal it."

"Ah—" Little Bean was startled and quickly turned his back to pull up his pants.

"He already has malicious intentions. Tell me, what should we do if we don't beat him?" Chu Sheng asked firmly.

"I will perform a ritual to help him pass on to the afterlife," Madonna said calmly.

"That won't do," Chu Sheng shook his head. "My fragile heart has been ravaged and I'm deeply hurt. I need compensation."

"He's just a ghost, how can he compensate me?" Madana frowned slightly. Having caught ghosts for over twenty years, this was the first time she'd encountered someone demanding compensation from a ghost. "It's utterly unreasonable."

Chu Sheng shook his head. He didn't believe that Ma Wencai, after being a ghost for so many years, had no savings at all: "Money, gold, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, anything is fine."

"Hmph, if you keep arguing like this, don't blame me for being impolite," Madonna said angrily.

"You're welcome then." Chu Sheng subconsciously stepped aside to make room for Xiao Douzi, saying:

"Demon-Slaying Dragon Head, prepare!"

"you……"

Ma Dana gritted her teeth and cursed "shameless," but stood in front of Ma Wencai to block his path.

Clearly, she was prepared to fight Chu Sheng to the bitter end.

Seeing this, Chu Sheng was also extremely flustered. He couldn't win a fight, but leaving like this felt like a loss.

Just as tensions were about to escalate, Ma Wencai stepped forward.

"Young lady, what this young master says is actually true. It was my intention to harm others that brought about this disaster, so compensation is only right."

At this point, his entire demeanor changed, and he declared loudly, "But I, Ma Wencai, will never sign an unequal treaty!"

Chu Sheng, Ma Danna, and Xiao Douzi were all shocked at the same time, and a sense of respect arose spontaneously, their eyes filled with admiration.

"Young Master Chu, although I have been a ghost for quite some time, I have nothing to boast about."

"My only redeeming quality is my pair of discerning eyes, so I'll give them to you."

Before anyone could react, Ma Wencai pressed his hands to his eyes and then pointed at Chu Sheng. Two beams of purple light entered Chu Sheng's brow.

Chu Sheng felt a moment of disorientation, and when he opened his eyes the next moment, the world seemed to have changed, and the surroundings were much more "lively".

He said with some guilt, "You gave me your eyes, what will you do now?"

Ma Wencai shook his head: "This is just a spell. I can learn it in the future."

After saying that, he looked at Little Bean and said:

"As for this young friend, I really have nothing to give him, so may I recite an enlightening text for him?"