Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

"Okay!" Chu Sheng patted Xiao Douzi on the shoulder. "Trust your brother, the power of wisdom is boundless."

Little Bean nodded and grinned, "Okay, Brother Chu, I'll listen to you."

Ma Wencai smiled, placed a hand on Xiaodouzi's head, and murmured:

"Emperor Chonghua was extremely filial, and Emperor Wu of Han was extremely loyal. Emperor Yao had eight-colored eyebrows, and Emperor Shun had double pupils."

"King Shang prayed for rain, Emperor Han sang of the wind. Xiu toured Hebei, and Ce secured Jiangdong."

……

Ma Wencai's voice is not loud, but every word is clear, like pearls falling onto a plate, with a distinct rhythm, making it particularly pleasant to listen to.

Chu Sheng became increasingly astonished as he listened.

At first, he only thought Ma Wencai's voice was clear and pleasant to listen to.

But as you listen...

He noticed that his surroundings had changed.

It wasn't a change that I could see with my eyes, but rather a...feeling, like something had crawled into Little Bean's head.

"Junshi's lotus-leaf lamp, Yuande's pine-framed window. Jiang Gong sharing a quilt, Kong Rong giving away pears..."

Soon, Ma Wencai's voice stopped abruptly, and he cupped his hands towards Chu Sheng and Xiao Douzi, saying:

"I am not very talented, and this is all I can give you two."

Xiao Douzi looked at Chu Sheng with a puzzled expression and whispered, "Brother Chu, I don't quite understand."

Chu Sheng smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "Thank you for the gift, Brother Ma."

"If you ever need money in the afterlife, just send me a dream and I'll burn hundreds of billions for you."

Ma Wencai was startled and waved his hand, saying, "Such a huge sum of money, I dare not accept it, I dare not accept it."

Chu Sheng laughed heartily, without refuting, and took a step back, allowing Ma Danna to perform the ritual for Ma Wencai.

As Madana began chanting the Rebirth Mantra, each word transformed into tiny golden dots that entered Ma Wencai's body.

His body also became increasingly bright.

"You bear the mark of the Ma family. As long as you don't do bad things in the underworld, you will definitely be reborn into a good family in your next life," Ma Dana said smugly.

"Thank you, Master Ma. When I arrive in the underworld, I will burn incense and pray for you every day," Ma Wencai said respectfully.

After saying that, his ghostly form transformed into a small dot and flew towards the ground, disappearing without a trace.

"This...this is it?"

With the disappearance of Ma Wencai.

The surroundings turned pitch black again, and only the moonlight could be used to make out the general outline.

"That's right, he went to the underworld."

Madana put away the ancient book in her hand and said indifferently.

"Let's go then."

Chu Sheng knew that Madana was not someone to be trifled with, so he grabbed Xiaodouzi and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute," Madana called out to the two, "Do you know where Qijia Village is?"

Little Bean seemed to have truly become smarter, staring warily at Madana: "Why are you asking about Qijia Village?"

Madana didn't hide anything, "I went to find one of my senior brothers. He wrote to me a few days ago, asking for my help to break the formation."

"Unfortunately, I was in pursuit of the Corpse Ancestor and was unable to arrive in time. I have come to apologize to him."

Little Bean blinked and looked at Chu Sheng.

"Brother Chu, this woman seems to be the same person you were looking for."

Chu Sheng glanced at Ma Danna. If she was of the same generation as Mao Xiaofang, wouldn't he be her junior apprentice?

Shaking his head, he said, "We're all family, let's hurry up and get going."

Little Bean said "I know" and immediately ran ahead to lead the way, while Madana glared at Chu Sheng from behind:

"Who's family with you?"

Chu Sheng, with a straight face, started joking: "All Taoist sects under heaven are one family, so naturally we are all one family."

Madana rolled her eyes at him: "Hmph, scared by a coward? It would be a miracle if you were a member of my Taoist sect."

Chu Sheng pointed two fingers at his own eyes, then at Ma Danna, repeating this several times, and said arrogantly:

"Insightful eyes!"

"Do you understand?"

After saying that, he ignored Ma Danna and quickly caught up with Xiao Douzi. Ma Danna snorted and glared at Chu Sheng before following him.

……

The sky gradually turned white.

After walking for about half an hour, lights began to appear in the distant mountain valley.

"We're here! Qijia Village is just ahead!" Little Bean excitedly pointed ahead.

The three quickened their pace and arrived at the village entrance.

Similar to Mengcun, Qijiacun also has simple security perimeters.

Two armed guerrillas immediately approached, eyeing Chu Sheng and Madana warily.

"Little Bean? What brings you here? Who are they...?"

One of the team members recognized Xiaodouzi and focused his gaze on Chusheng and Madanna.

"Brother Li, Brother Wang, this is Brother Chu Sheng, Sister Su Su's savior. He has glutinous rice that can save the brigade leader."

"This is...this is Sister Ma, she's here to see Master Mao," Xiaodouzi quickly explained.

Upon hearing that the two team members had come to deliver glutinous rice, their expressions immediately softened considerably.

The team member surnamed Li, named Li Yong, quickly made way and led the three towards the village.

"Please come in quickly! Master Mao and the team leader are all over at the ancestral hall!"

Qijia Village is slightly larger than Meng Village. It is said that originally only 7 families came here to escape the Tartars' massacre of the city.

More than two hundred years have passed.

It has grown to more than 300 households.

Later, most of them joined the guerrillas, and the location became the brigade's outpost.

"There's a demonic aura about it."

Before even entering the ancestral hall, Madana sensed a resentment unique to zombies.

The next moment, sure enough, a shout was heard from the ancestral hall, mixed with the clatter of objects and the anxious words of the crowd.

"Hold him down! Don't let him scratch himself!"

"The rope! The rope is about to break!"

"Taoist priest, come quick, we can't hold him down."

...

Chu Sheng's heart tightened; it seemed the situation was worse than he had imagined.

Upon hearing this, Li Yong exclaimed in alarm and quickly led the others a few steps to lift the curtain of the ancestral hall.

There was a burly middle-aged man, tightly bound to the door panel with several thick hemp ropes.

His face was bluish-black, his eyes were bloodshot, drool dripped from the corners of his mouth, and he made strange "hoarse" sounds from his throat.

Its body struggled violently, causing the entire door panel to creak.

Beside him, several guerrillas, their brows covered in sweat, were pressing down on his hands and feet.

There was only one middle-aged Taoist priest, dressed in an old gray robe, with a thin face and bright, piercing eyes.

With his right hand forming a hand seal, he cast the Lotus Treasure Seal, which glowed with a faint golden light, and placed it on the man's brow, seemingly trying his best to suppress the corpse poison in his body.

"Senior Brother Mao, let me lend you a hand."

Upon seeing this, Madanna leaped forward, her hands rapidly spinning in front of her, her fingertips also flashing with magical light.

With swift, lightning-fast movements, he sealed several of his major acupoints, finally striking Baihui (GV20) with his finger.

Ow—

The middle-aged man screamed and then fainted. In an instant, the tense situation became quiet.

"Junior Sister Ma, you've finally arrived."

When Mao Xiaofang saw Ma Danna, his eyes were full of joy. "With your help, we will definitely be able to deal with those thieving cultivators from the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect this time."

Upon hearing the name of the Nine Chrysanthemums faction, Madana immediately showed displeasure and said angrily:

"These Japanese pirates and traitors dare to set foot on my precious land of China?"

"They seem to have forgotten how they fled in such a sorry state during the Ming Dynasty."

Mao Xiaofang shook his head and sighed softly, "The Tartars are incompetent and have harmed my people."

At this moment, his gaze fell on Chu Sheng, who was dressed in a peculiar manner, with a hint of inquiry.

Chu Sheng understood immediately, knowing his opportunity had arrived. He quickly stepped forward and, imitating Ma Dana, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect:

"I, Chu Sheng, have long admired Master Mao's name and have come here to become his disciple and learn his skills."