Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

"Brother-in-law, when can I go back to school?"

Mi Nianying skipped over to Lin Yi's side, her braids swinging on her shoulders, her face full of eagerness.

"You," Lin Yi reached out and tapped her forehead, smiling.

"Other people's children want to skip school, but you're the opposite, thinking about going to school every day."

Don't worry, Long Ci has already taken care of everything for you. You can go to school anytime. Go find Long Ci and have him take you to complete the enrollment procedures.

"Yay, that's great!" Mi Nianying jumped up happily. "Staying at home is so boring. Besides, I'm going to get into Hong Kong Island University to find Eileen Chang!"

After saying that, she couldn't wait to run off to find Long Ci.

……

As soon as Mi Nianying went out, Ma Dayong brought Chu Renmei in from outside.

Her hair was combed up and tied into a simple bun, revealing her pale but still pretty face.

Standing next to Ma Dayong, she no longer looked like an evil spirit that could make the entire Huangshan Village tremble, but more like an ordinary little woman.

She lowered her head, seemingly a little nervous.

"My lord, Amei wants to go out for a while. She wants to go back to the opera troupe to see her former colleagues and friends."

Most importantly, she wanted to see if her nephew, Xiaoqiang, was doing well.

Chu Renmei nodded slightly, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

Now that she has become a spirit of the underworld, no longer the vengeful ghost consumed by resentment, her longing for her friends and family has resurfaced.

Seeing that Lin Yi remained silent for a long time, Chu Renmei felt a little uneasy.

She spoke cautiously, her voice even softer than usual:

"Your Majesty, Uncle Sheng in the opera troupe has treated me very well. I want to... I want to see him one last time."

And Xiaoqiang, I want to see how he's doing now.

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh when she saw Chu Renmei looking like this.

"Go if you want to, I'm not stopping you from going."

"You're a god now, you need to have divine authority. Don't be timid, show your former domineering spirit."

Chu Renmei was taken aback. Her clothes moved without wind, and her aura became sharp, making Ma Dayong, who was standing next to her, feel a little scared.

"That's more like it!"

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction, leaned back in her chair, tapped her fingers on the armrest, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed in her mind.

"Wait, you just said there's a 'Sheng Shu' in the opera troupe? Who else is in your troupe?"

The man from Chu, though puzzled, answered truthfully:

"And there's also Ah-Jia, one of the pillars of the show; Ah-Gui, the young male lead; and Ah-Biao, the clown..."

She rattled off a long list of names, but Lin Yi's attention was no longer on the list.

Because he knew he had stumbled into another plot twist.

Uncle Sheng, Ah Jia, Ah Gui—these three names together refer to the movie "The Haunted House," directed by Hung Chun-po and starring Uncle Ying.

Unexpectedly, the opera troupe that Chu Renmei lived in was the same one featured in the movie "The Ghostly Man".

Hong Kong Island is indeed a blessed place; even the smallest incident can lead to the making of a movie.

The overall power of the show "The Haunted Cop Shop" is not high. The most powerful evil spirit in it is actually afraid of black dog blood. Uncle Sheng himself may be an ordinary person who has inherited some of the skills of a ghost play master.

But there is a special character in this movie—Master Huaguang.

There is no Heavenly Court in this world. Master Huaguang should be a deity of incense that was born from the hundreds of years of incense offerings by folk opera troupes. He is a dual incarnation of the god of fire and the god of Cantonese opera.

He has appeared in many movies, dressed in a robe of flames, wielding a golden whip and bricks, upright and incorruptible, and revered by all.

Such a deity should not be buried in a makeshift troupe.

Lin Yi's four judges are still missing the most important one, the Judge of Yin Law, and Patriarch Huaguang is the most suitable candidate.

Fair, dignified, qualified, and with profound knowledge, he is perfectly suited for the position of judge of the underworld.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi said to Chu Renmei, "I happen to have nothing to do, so I'll go with you to see how good your Linglong Opera Troupe is."

Although Chu Renmei didn't know why Lin Yi suddenly became interested in a theatrical troupe, she didn't dare to ask any more questions and simply nodded obediently.

Ma Dayong, who was standing to the side, was very happy. This way, he could go out with Chu Renmei legitimately.

He stole a glance at Chu Renmei and found her head down, seemingly lost in thought. A slight smile crept across his face, but he quickly suppressed it.

Chu Renmei had close relationships with some people in the Linglong Opera Troupe.

When she died and became a vengeful ghost, she was able to find every enemy in Huangshan Village by following their resentment.

Although she has now become a spirit, her lingering attachment to her former companions still allows her to sense the locations of Uncle Sheng and Xiao Qiang.

She closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them, her voice tinged with hesitation:

"Your Majesty, they are not together."

Xiao Qiang's scent wasn't far away; it should be at the opera troupe's residence in Kowloon City.

The scent of Uncle Sheng and his group was coming from the northwest, about several dozen miles away, and judging from their location, they should be in the countryside.

They may have received an order and gone out.

She paused, then asked, "Where do we go first?"

"Let's go to your Uncle Sheng's place first," Lin Yi said without hesitation.

The statue of Master Huaguang is believed to ward off evil spirits and prevent fires, and it is usually carried by opera troupes.

When the opera troupe goes on field trips, they must bring the statues of deities with them; this is a rule of the opera troupe.

In the movie, Uncle Sheng leads his opera troupe to perform in the countryside, and the statue of Master Huaguang is enshrined in a temporary shrine next to the stage.

Chu Renmei nodded and turned to fly northwest.

Ghosts and spirits can automatically conceal their forms, and mortals can only see an empty sky when they look up.

Lin Yi and Ma Dayong followed closely behind, and the three of them soon left the city and entered the countryside.

The scenery beneath my feet changed from densely packed shantytowns and tenement buildings to scattered villages and towns.

After flying for about ten minutes, Chu Renmei's speed slowed down.

She hovered in mid-air, looking down at a small town below, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.

"They're down there."

Lin Yi followed her gaze and saw that several opera troupes were setting up a stage in an open space in front of the town.

Several young men dressed in coarse cloth jackets climbed up and down the bamboo frame, some tying crossbeams and others hanging curtains, working up a sweat.

An elderly artist in his fifties stood below the stage conducting.

Lin Yi recognized the face at a glance. It resembled Uncle Jiu somewhat, but looked older, with deeper wrinkles around his eyes, a large mole on the corner of his mouth, and his hair was already turning gray.

He is the same actor who played Uncle Sheng in "The Haunted Cop Shop".

Lin Yi shifted her gaze from Uncle Sheng to the area below the stage.

Lin Yi's senses penetrated through the soil and he saw that two ancient ghosts, hundreds of years old, were hidden deep underground.

Lin Yi withdrew her gaze, a slight smile curving her lips.

The plot of a person scaring a ghost just happened to come along.