Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

Lin Yi teleported back to the study of the Kowloon Tong villa.

Not long after he returned, King Ai of Zhou arrived with Jiang Dacong.

King Ai of Zhou was still dressed in his usual black suit and sunglasses, while Jiang Dacong, who was following behind him, looked dejected.

Jiang Dacong was indeed terrified.

He experienced the most terrifying night of his life last night, first being thrown like a chick onto a hillside full of zombies.

The zombies dressed in Qing Dynasty official robes jumped around him, and although they didn't attack him, they terrified him.

The most terrifying thing was that one of the old and ugly female zombies actually took a liking to him, reaching out her two withered hands to touch him, while making incomprehensible strange noises that he could understand without needing a translator.

Fortunately, he had already become a vampire, and his strength was several times greater than before. He pushed the old zombie away and ran desperately down the mountain, thus avoiding the fate of being forced into sexual relations by the old zombie.

But things aren't peaceful down the mountain either.

In his frantic escape, he stumbled upon a zombie that reeked of sulfur, with a seemingly docile female zombie standing beside it.

He was sent flying more than ten meters away by the sulfur-smelling zombie simply because he glanced at the female zombie while fleeing. The zombie crashed heavily into the stone wall, breaking three or four of his ribs on the spot.

The pain was so intense that he almost fainted on the spot; it felt as if his internal organs had been displaced.

If it weren't for the fact that vampires have a much stronger regenerative ability than ordinary people, and that most of the broken bones healed on their own within minutes, he would have died from internal bleeding from that impact alone.

Fortunately, the sulfur-smelling zombie didn't chase after him to finish him off, otherwise he would have been in grave danger.

Now the devil who captured him has brought him to this seemingly normal villa.

But Jiang Dacong knew that what looked normal did not necessarily mean it was safe.

The old butler in front of us is a case in point. He looks kind and gentle, and he is dressed in a gray cloth long gown, like an old servant from the old days.

But when his murky eyes swept over Jiang Dacong, Jiang Dacong felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had been seen through from the inside out.

Shou Bo glanced at Jiang Da Cong only once before turning to King Ai of Zhou, his voice hoarse and flat: "Let's go, the master is waiting for you in the study."

"Yes, Uncle Shou."

King Ai of Zhou was very polite to Shoubo.

Shoubo nodded. He hunched over and led King Ai of Zhou and Jiang Dacong through the hall toward the study.

King Ai of Zhou knocked lightly a few times on the door of his study, and only after hearing a "Come in" from inside did he push the door open and enter.

"Your Majesty, the mission is complete. Your subordinate has come to report."

King Ai of Zhou then gave a brief and concise report on the details of the tasks he had undertaken over the past few days.

"Hmm." Lin Yi leaned back on the sofa and nodded, then asked, "What is that count's strength?"

King Ai of Zhou thought for a moment and carefully chose his words, saying, "His peak jumping physique is probably similar to that of Ah Qiang before."

"Is it a jumping zombie?" Lin Yi tapped her fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa, the rhythm neither too fast nor too slow. "Bring it up to me later..."

"Alright, you go back to the underworld first. I'll go to the Hanging Coffin Mountain myself later."

"Yes." King Ai of Zhou bowed and turned to leave the study decisively.

Only Lin Yi and Jiang Dacong remained in the study.

Jiang Dacong stood in the center of the room, unsure of what to do with his hands.

Lin Yi looked at the vampire doctor who was trembling with fear, a gentle smile appearing on her lips, and her tone softened slightly:

"Dr. Jiang, don't be nervous. Please sit down. I'm sure you already know your situation."

"I know, I know," Jiang Dacong stammered, carefully sitting down on the chair opposite him, half of his bottom touching the ground.

He swallowed hard, trying to keep his voice from trembling, "But, but I've never drunk human blood, I'm a good person."

If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to be a vampire either. I'd rather be a monster than a perfectly normal person.

After listening to his explanation, Lin Yi leaned back on the sofa, looking at him with a half-smile, and said:

"Actually, you brought this on yourself by becoming a vampire."

If you hadn't meddled in the old castle in Britain, you wouldn't have been bitten by Alice and turned into a vampire.

If you hadn't been having an affair, your girlfriend wouldn't have tried to use any love spells on you.

By drinking those few drops of blood she added to the chicken soup, you completely ruined any chance you might have had to recover and become a normal person through a full blood transfusion.

Jiang Dacong suddenly raised his head, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

How could this young man know so much about him, even describing exactly what he drank?

He knelt down with a thud, his voice pleading: "Master! Since you know everything, is there any way for me to return to being a human again?"

I'll do anything to become a normal person again!

I don't want to be a vampire forever, I don't want to live by drinking blood forever!

Lin Yi shook her head and said calmly, "It's too late. If you don't drink human blood, you can still turn back through a blood transfusion."

But even if you had all your blood replaced now, it wouldn't matter, because your body has already been completely transformed into a vampire's.

Jiang Dacong knelt on the ground, the color draining from his face little by little, and the glimmer of hope in his eyes was extinguished.

Seeing this, Lin changed the subject: "However, I can't turn you back into a human, but I can give you a job."

My Umbrella Hospital's blood bank is currently short of a supervisor. Are you interested?

Your salary is double what you currently receive, plus a special employee benefit—you can buy blood from the blood bank at half price.

Jiang Dacong suddenly raised his head, and the disappointment in his eyes was instantly replaced by surprise.

"Umbrella Hospital? You must be Mr. Lin! I'll go! I'm willing to go!"

His voice trembled with excitement, and feeling a little embarrassed for agreeing so readily, he awkwardly added:

"Although Umbrella Hospital was only recently built, its scale and medical resources are several times that of the National Hospital."

I've wanted to go to Umbrella for a long time, but unfortunately I'm not qualified...

Although Jiang Dacong was disappointed that he could not recover to adulthood, he thought it would be good to be the head of the blood bank at Umbrella Hospital.

His salary doubled, and he could drink legitimate human blood at a low price. This was infinitely better than having to secretly find blood to drink in the future.

"Very good." Lin Yi stood up, walked to Jiang Dacong, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled meaningfully.

"From now on, you will be the head of the blood bank at Umbrella Hospital."

However, there's something I need to warn you about beforehand: there are quite a few vampires and blood-sucking zombies like you in this world, and it's inevitable that some guys will try to take advantage of hospital blood banks in the future.

"Da Cong, you must keep a close eye on the blood bank and make sure no one steals blood."

Jiang Dacong's eyes widened, his Adam's apple bobbing several times, before he cautiously asked, "You mean there are many vampires and zombies in this world?"

He originally thought he was the only vampire on Hong Kong Island, a lonely monster, but Lin Yi told him that there were many vampires on Hong Kong Island.

"Haha, don't worry."

Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh when she saw his nervous and scared expression.

"You have good potential. With enough blood, your strength will increase significantly in a while. There won't be many vampires who can defeat you then."

Although this guy was turned into a vampire by Alice, a descendant of the Earl, his potential is really good.

In the original series, he even defeated the Count when he was in a burst of power. At that time, he had only been a vampire for a few days and hadn't even had a chance to drink any blood.

Moreover, the count couldn't even control his descendant's descendant, which shows how extraordinary he was.

Count Frederick is a top-tier jumping zombie, so Jiang Dacong must at least be a black zombie or even a jumping zombie.

They are more than capable of overseeing the blood bank.

After all, even the royal zombies are just black zombies. If you think black zombies are no good, see if you can beat the royal zombies.

"Oh, right," Lin Yi suddenly remembered something, her tone shifting to a mischievous smile.

"You and that girlfriend are destined to be together but not to stay together. After all, humans and ghosts are different!"

Since that's the case, why don't you consider developing a relationship with Alice, the female vampire who bit you?

Although she bit you, it was out of desperation. She's not inherently bad, and it seems she's developed genuine feelings for you.

"You're both vampires, you're in the same boat, and you don't have to hide your identities from each other. You can be together openly, isn't that more suitable than your ex-girlfriend?"

Jiang Dacong also knew his situation; there was no possibility of him being with his girlfriend anymore.

He recalled Alice's allure that night and thought having a vampire wife wouldn't be so bad.

He scratched his head and chuckled, "Then thank you, boss."

"No need to thank me, just do your job well."

Remember, never bite people indiscriminately, or you'll be in big trouble.

Lin Yi emphasized the last few words slightly.

"Don't worry, boss! I swear, I won't bite anyone!" Jiang Dacong was startled by Lin Yi's warning look and quickly patted his chest to assure her.

Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction, took out paper and pen from the drawer, leaned over the table and wrote a short letter of recommendation, signed her name in a flourish, folded it, and handed it to Jiang Dacong:

"Take this letter to Dean Anderson, and he will help you with your onboarding procedures."

Jiang Dacong respectfully accepted the letter of recommendation, bowed to Lin Yi, and then turned and followed Uncle Shou out of the study.