Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

It was a Yaksha that arrived.

Yakshas are not ghosts, but demons born of desire.

They prey on the flesh and blood of the living, as well as devour wandering ghosts; they possess immense strength and move with incredible speed and ferocity.

Among the eight classes of celestial beings in Buddhism are yakshas, ​​so yakshas are often taken in as protectors by eminent Buddhist monks, serving a similar function to the protectors who refine corpses in the Maoshan Taoist sect.

Wild yakshas that roam freely are mostly ferocious and bloodthirsty, causing havoc in their communities.

When Lin Yi saw the yaksha, he finally understood.

He did encounter the plot of "A Chinese Ghost Story", but it wasn't the 87 version starring Zhang and Wang, but the 60 version.

In that version of the story, the old woman who wreaked havoc in Lanruo Temple was not a tree demon, but a yaksha.

Moreover, the character of the Black Mountain Demon does not exist in the entire story.

In contrast, the widely circulated 1987 version portrays Grandma as a thousand-year-old tree demon, while the Black Mountain Demon is the mastermind behind it all.

Lin Yi personally placed Qiu Sheng here, creating the Tree Demon Granny, and left behind the statue of the Black Mountain Demon, which is equivalent to forcibly planting the plot seed of version 87.

But now, the Yaksha Granny, who should have belonged to the 1960s version, has actually appeared outside the temple gate.

So, is the plot based on the 1960 version or the 1987 version?

Moreover, Qiu Sheng had devoured so many female ghosts before, yet he spared Nie Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing.

The result was as if it were happening exactly according to his will; Qiu Sheng understood him!

After all, Dong Xiaoqing was indeed an important supporting character in the 1987 version of A Chinese Ghost Story.

What would happen if the two versions of the storyline collided?

Lin Yi couldn't help but become interested.

In the original TV series "My Date with a Vampire," the unexpected fact that Ma Xiaoling traveled back to the Song Dynasty and survived threw fate into chaos.

If this kind of situation happens frequently, wouldn't fate go crazy?!

Leaving aside Lin Yi's wild thoughts, Qiu Sheng had already noticed the approach of the Yaksha-style Granny.

As the local tyrant of Lanruo Temple, how could he allow other demons to invade his territory?

In the next instant, a burst of demonic power shot into the sky.

"Boom—!"

A violent, demonic wind suddenly swept through the entire Lanruo Temple, pressing the wild grass flat to the ground.

A thick, dark green aura of demonic energy surged into the sky, and dark clouds quickly gathered, obscuring the waning moon and plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Standing outside the mountain gate, Granny Yaksha's cloudy old eyes suddenly narrowed, and a deep sense of fear appeared on her face.

It clearly sensed that a powerful demon, whose strength was no less than its own, was hidden inside the temple.

Yaksha felt a desire to retreat.

But a demon's pride and obsession clung to it tightly.

It was a powerful demon yaksha who had cultivated for many years. If it was frightened away by a mere aura without even seeing its opponent's face, the surrounding demons and monsters would laugh at its cowardice if the news got out.

From then on, in this demon realm, it could no longer hold its head high, and the majesty of a great demon was nowhere to be found.

No refunds!

The yaksha's withered hands gripped the bone cane tightly, the joints of the cane creaking under his pressure.

Its black, violent demonic energy surged violently, colliding with the dark green tree demon's demonic energy that rushed out from the courtyard.

"Buzz—!"

The two demonic forces collided in mid-air, creating a visible shockwave.

The branches of the trees outside the temple were snapped off by the impact.

The wandering ghosts that came from the mountains and forests drawn by the yin energy could not withstand the overwhelming pressure emanating from the confrontation between the two great demons. Terrified, they fled in all directions, screaming as they ran away.

boom!

The soil beneath Granny Yaksha's feet cracked, and her hunched body suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed, transforming into a black afterimage that broke through the mountain gate and stormed into the courtyard of Lanruo Temple.

In the backyard, the locust tree's canopy churned violently, countless thick branches lashing out like thousands of whips, striking the intruding demon.

The edges of the branches are covered with fine, sharp thorns; once struck, they tear apart flesh and soul.

Yaksha roared and swung his bone staff horizontally.

"clang!"

The cane struck the tree branch hard, producing a piercing metallic clang that sent splinters flying.

That white bone cane had absorbed the essence and soul power of countless living beings, making it harder than refined steel.

The Yaksha was known for its formidable physical strength. Its footsteps shattered the bluestone slabs in the courtyard, and its withered body unleashed a tremendous force that was completely inconsistent with its appearance. Every swing of its cane brought up a howling gale.

A black, malevolent aura clings to the cane; anyone who touches it will have their emotions and desires forcibly stirred, and their soul will be injured.

But its rival is Qiusheng.

Qiu Sheng was also an expert at manipulating emotions and desires, so this force had a limited impact on him.

The eerie, dark green light rose and fell on the tree trunk. Nie Xiaoqian and Dong Xiaoqing, who were buried in the pottery jar under the tree roots, were so frightened that they trembled and could not even scream.

The more Yaksha fought, the more shocked he became.

Taking advantage of its home-field advantage, the locust tree demon used a variety of tricks.

Branches lash from the sky, roots stealthily attack from the ground, dense and endless, seemingly without end.

The Yaksha, relying on its physical strength, launched several fierce attacks, but it could not break through the net laid by the locust tree.

After several fierce battles, it was caught off guard when several thick branches imbued with demonic power suddenly wrapped around its limbs.

Sharp wooden spikes pierced the Yaksha's body, and black demon blood gushed out.

"Ugh—!"

The Yaksha cried out in pain, letting out a mournful roar, and swung its bone staff to desperately chop off the entangled branches.

Several deep, bone-revealing wounds had appeared on its body, and its ferocity had diminished somewhat.

It knew that if it continued to waste its time, it would only be worn down and die there.

This place is the lair of the tree demon; continuing the fight will only lead to certain defeat.

No longer caring about demonic dignity, the Yaksha turned around and tried to break through the courtyard wall to escape.

In the meditation room on the west side, Lin Yi leaned against the window, quietly watching the deadly battle between demons.

"We won!"

"Looks like my Da Qiu is still the most powerful, don't you think?" He looked up at the sky triumphantly and muttered to himself.

Seeing that Yaksha was about to escape, Lin Yi flicked his wrist, and the Zhong Kui sword on his back flew out of its sheath with a "clang".

The sword light, like a cold white rainbow, shot out from the window of the meditation room, following the fleeing figure of the Yaksha, and pierced straight through its chest from behind.

"Pfft—!"

The sword pierced through his body, and the Yaksha's frantic body suddenly froze in place.

It lowered its head, its cloudy eyes filled with disbelief, and its withered claws unconsciously reached for the sword tip that had pierced its chest, only to find its hands covered in sticky black blood.

Its body crashed to the ground, and in a short while, only a pile of pale, withered bones remained.

The white bone cane was also broken into several pieces and scattered to the side.

After finishing off the Yaksha with a single sword strike, Zhong Kui's sword flashed and flew back into the air, landing back in the scabbard on Lin Yi's back.

This scene is exactly the same as the ending in the original series where Yan Chixia takes the opportunity to kill Yaksha Granny from behind.