Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

Renjia Town in Guangxi was much larger than Lin Yi had expected, with at least more than 500 households.

The two rows of old locust trees at the entrance of the town are lush with leaves, and the main street paved with bluestone can accommodate two horse-drawn carriages side by side. The number of shops on both sides of the street is more than half that of Renjia Town in Yun County.

There are three Western restaurants, a Western-style grocery store, and a photo studio.

The development of Nintendo's lineage is far beyond what Nintendo's can match.

Ren Ming, Ren Fa's cousin, runs a business several times larger than Ren Fa's. He owns more than a dozen shops in the provincial capital, and even has a business in Chinatown in San Francisco.

Ren Zhuzhu was even sent to the United States to study for two years, which was unheard of in the countryside during the Republic of China era.

In terms of development, Nintendo's line of business is far ahead of Ren Weiyong's.

Unfortunately, Ren Ming's health is poor, and he has been taking medication for many years. Whether he can live past fifty is unknown.

Although Ren Ming had taken several concubines, he only had one daughter, Zhuzhu.

The lack of a successor to his vast family business was probably his deepest worry.

"Strange, why is there no one on the street at this time?" Qingqing looked around, her face full of doubt.

The sun had just set, a time when people usually eat dinner and go for a stroll, but the entire main street was deserted, with not even a single wonton vendor in sight.

Several shops had already boarded up their doors early on, and the teahouse hadn't even turned on its lights.

Master Ikkyu also sensed that something was wrong.

The sun had just set, which should have been a lively time, so how could it be so deserted?

His gaze swept across both sides of the street, and he noticed that several households had yellow talismans pasted on their doors, Bagua mirrors hanging on their window frames, and one household had even scattered a circle of glutinous rice in front of their door, clearly a folk remedy to ward off zombies.

Only Lin Yi knew what was going on.

By this time, Nintendo must have turned into a music zombie, killing many people and causing widespread panic in the neighborhood.

With the zombies causing such a ruckus, ordinary people naturally dared not go out.

"Let's stay at an inn for now, and go to the Ren residence tomorrow," Lin Yi suggested.

It's perfectly acceptable for Ikkyu to have two people.

The three of them found an inn on the street.

While frantically registering the orders, the shopkeeper instructed his assistant to boil water.

Qingqing asked the shopkeeper why there was no one on the street so early.

The shopkeeper sighed and shook his head: "It's all because of the zombies. These zombies appeared out of nowhere and have bitten and killed quite a few people."

There haven't been any guests at the hotel for the past few days, so please try not to go out at night.

Master Yixiu glanced at Lin Yi and thought to himself, with this person around, any zombies that come are just a waste of time.

Moreover, he, Ikkyu, was not someone to be trifled with; he didn't even consider ordinary zombies a threat.

"Shopkeeper, do you have anything to eat?"

"Yes, yes, yes, please have a seat, we'll have the kitchen prepare it right away."

"Then let's have a meal, with meat and vegetables prepared separately." Ikkyu then looked at Lin Yi, "Senior Lin, would you like some wine?"

Lin Yi shook her head: "No need. You guys sit down and rest for a bit. I'll go bring Tingting over, and we can eat together and get to know each other."

He made an excuse to go find Ren Tingting and left the inn alone.

The entire plot of Music Zombies revolves around Nintendo; once Nintendo is dealt with, the entire plot collapses.

Nintendo's mutated power is indeed quite remarkable—

Although it only possesses the power of a black zombie, it is unafraid of Taoist spells and incantations, unfazed by sunlight, and can even fly, making it more troublesome than a typical jumping zombie.

However, its disadvantages are also obvious: it is easily controlled by music, and its physical body is not strong. Not to mention compared with a golden corpse like Lao Zhou, it is far inferior even to a royal zombie.

It has its own thoughts and is not worth subduing, but it has the opportunity to study in Japan—I believe Xiao Rizi would be happy to have another "deity".

Lin Yi arrived at the town entrance and played the tune of "A Little Bird Falls into the Water".

A moment later, Nintendo descended from the sky, tilting its head and listening intently to his whistling, looking just like a big cat attracted by a cat toy.

Seeing this, Lin grabbed its neck and put it into the Hanging Coffin Cave.

The Hanging Coffin Cave was bustling with activity at this time.

About three hundred Tengteng Town zombies are bowing to King Zhou Ai.

Originally, these zombies looked down on King Ai of Zhou because he had no fangs and short fingernails. However, they were immediately rendered stiff by King Ai's iron fist.

If Lin Yi hadn't given the order not to kill them, they would have been torn to pieces long ago.

Having been taught a lesson, the zombies naturally acknowledged Old Zhou as their leader.

The former boss's wife still wanted to offer herself to him, but Lao Zhou slapped her so hard that one of her fangs was broken, and she hid in a corner and never dared to show her face again.

Nintendo had regained consciousness when it was thrown into the Hanging Coffin Mountain. Upon seeing Lin Yi beside it, it opened its mouth to bite her.

King Ai of Zhou swatted it away with his claws. Nintendo's body tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"It's all yours now. Train it well, just don't cripple it."

Lin Yi gave an order to Lao Zhou, then teleported into the haunted house and brought Ren Tingting out of the cave.

Nintendo was in trouble in the cave.

Its innate immunity to Taoist magic and spells was completely ineffective against King Ai of Zhou, who was also a zombie.

The power of that black zombie level struck King Ai of Zhou, who was wearing a jade burial suit, like a massage; it couldn't even scratch a piece of jade.

Soon it was hammered until its corpse energy scattered, and it howled in agony, making the surrounding Tengteng Town zombies tremble with fear.

Having finally seized the opportunity to fly into the sky, he was then grabbed by the ankle and slammed down by King Ai of Zhou, whose jumping ability was astonishing.

With a loud crash, a deep crater shaped like a human was smashed into the ground. Nintendo lay at the bottom of the crater, his limbs twitching, and wisps of corpse energy billowed from his mouth.

After several more rounds of inhumane torture, until Nintendo completely gave in and cautiously bowed to Zhou Ai, Old Zhou finally stopped attacking.

Lin Yi focused her attention on watching from beginning to end, and couldn't help but laugh when she saw Nintendo's miserable state.

He used to see bloggers online comparing music zombies with other zombies.

Some speculated that Nintendo might be a zombie-level monster, and now the answer is clear—

Nintendo's strength lies in its immunity to most magical spells and incantations, its ability to fly, and its immunity to sunlight, but this strength is only relevant to humans.

When facing its own kind of zombies, it can only dominate among black zombies at best; it can't even beat jumping zombies, let alone flying zombies, which are at a higher level.

After all, it was only mutated by chemical agents, not truly evolved on its own, so its foundation is very weak.

"What are you laughing at?" Ren Tingting looked at Lin Yi with some confusion.

"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something happy," Lin Yi said casually.

"Hmph." Ren Tingting slapped him and said coquettishly, "Fine, don't talk about it if you don't want to."

She then frowned, "It's really not used to being out here all of a sudden. It's much more comfortable inside."

"Please don't. It's just a couple of days of travel and a short stay. If you stay inside all the time, what will happen to the Ren family's business?"

Lin Yi held her increasingly cold little hand and joked, "You're almost turning into a ghost from A Chinese Ghost Story now."

"Ayi, am I alright?" Ren Tingting asked anxiously.

Over the past two days, she has noticed her body temperature dropping, but her strength increasing.

She used to be unable to move the heavy stone lock in the yard that weighed over 100 pounds, but now she can easily lift it with one hand.

The appetite also changed from getting bigger and bigger to getting smaller and smaller.

"Don't overthink it, it's a good thing." Lin Yi rubbed her head. "Didn't you used to envy me for having the power to change everything?"

Soon, you too will possess this power. Of course, power comes at a price, and I hope you can bear it.

"Then I'll be waiting to see." Ren Tingting's eyes lit up.

She was a strong-willed woman; otherwise, she wouldn't have resolutely given herself to Lin Yi to avoid being exploited by her relatives.

Hearing that she would one day have the power to control her own destiny filled her with anticipation.

"Come on, Qingqing and the others are waiting for us to eat. Let's go over there quickly." Lin Yi took her hand and walked towards the inn.