Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

Yang Kenan turned around and his gaze swept across the faces of all the team members.

"Stop talking. They acted bravely and righteously; they are heroes. If we treat heroes like this, how are we any different from Cao Ying?"

He paused, then added, "We cannot let heroes be disheartened. I will bear all the consequences."

Upon hearing this, all the security guards fell silent.

Yang Kenan's prestige in Pu County was not built up overnight. Now that he had spoken, even if others had their own thoughts, they could no longer openly oppose him.

Yang Kenan said no more and had several team members carry Cao Shaolin's body out of the noodle shop.

Before leaving, he looked back at Lin Yi. There was no blame in that look, only a deep weariness and determination.

Lin Yi nodded slightly to him, a silent greeting.

……

After the three finished eating the noodles, Li Tieniu refused to accept payment.

However, when Lin Yi and her two companions walked out of the noodle shop and were about to get into their car and leave Puxian County, they found that the road was blocked.

A chubby man in a silk mandarin jacket, accompanied by seven or eight guards and hundreds of incited civilians, blocked the entire street.

Lin Yi recognized the face—Boss Liu, the fat boss in the original drama who was stabbed to death by Cao Shaolin with chicken feet while eating.

"You killed Cao Shaolin, you can't leave!"

Boss Liu spread his arms to block the front of the car, his fat face trembling slightly with excitement. "If you leave, what will we say when Cao Jun comes? They're ruthless killers!"

"That's right! You can't leave!" someone in the crowd echoed.

"Capture them and hand them over to Cao Ying!" someone shouted again, their voice sharp and urgent.

As the crowd grew larger, the cacophony of voices gradually coalesced into a cacophony of noise.

Some were afraid, some were angry, and some hid in the crowd, fueling the flames.

Yang Kenan and several security guards tried to push through the crowd to maintain order, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the increasingly loud drumbeats.

"Grab them!"

"We can't let them get away!"

"Cao Cao's army will massacre the city!"

At this point, right or wrong is no longer important; what matters is one's own safety.

These people also knew that Cao Shaolin was a bad person, and that Lin Yi and the others might be good people.

But what good is knowing? The villain is dead, but his father will come for revenge. They need a scapegoat to appease Cao Ying's anger.

And these three strangers are the perfect scapegoats.

boom!

Ma Dayong pulled out his pistol and fired a shot into the sky.

The cheers and shouts of the crowd stopped abruptly. Everyone was stunned by the shot and instinctively took two steps back.

Ma Dayong jumped out of the car, raised his gun, and scanned the retreating crowd, his voice rough and stern:

"The person sitting in the car is our Commander Lin from Yun County! You are afraid of Cao Ying's army, but are you not afraid of our Yun County army?"

"With just one order from our commander, your little Pu County will be wiped out!"

Commander Lin of Yun County —

The same Marshal Lin who commanded over two thousand troops and brought great success to Yun County.

The crowd's agitation noticeably subsided.

Although Yun County was not a major warlord, its more than two thousand armed soldiers were not something that a small county like Pu County, which didn't even have many guns, could afford to provoke.

Some people began to quietly back away, some hesitated, but others refused to retreat.

"General Lin, you are a just and upright official, you can't just abandon us ordinary people and leave us behind!"

"Yes, Commander Lin. If you leave, we common people will suffer. You should stay and explain things to Cao Cao's army!"

Lin Yi couldn't help but find this scene amusing; it's always been difficult to be a good person throughout history.

People fear evil people and dare not show them the slightest disrespect, for fear of offending them and bringing disaster upon themselves.

Yet they can comfortably allow good people to sacrifice themselves, even if that person is innocent.

At this moment, Boss Liu quickly calculated in his mind that he had certainly heard of Marshal Lin's reputation.

But even if Commander Lin was powerful, he was still in Yun County, while Cao Ying's army was less than ten miles away from Pu County.

Besides, wasn't Marshal Lin always rumored to be a benevolent and just official who loved the people like his own children?

This kind of person is the easiest to control. As long as you use "public opinion" to hold him hostage, he won't dare to take action against ordinary people, even if he is unwilling.

With a forced smile, Boss Liu walked to the car window and spoke to Lin Yi, who was sitting in the back seat, in what he thought was a very tactful tone:

"General Lin, you see, the will of the people cannot be defied. Why don't you stay here and rest at my residence for a while? I will certainly treat you well—"

boom!

He never had the chance to finish speaking.

Lin Yi suddenly had a golden pistol in his hand, and he pressed the muzzle against Boss Liu's forehead and pulled the trigger.

Boss Liu fell straight backward, his face still bearing that fake smile.

Lin Yi put away the golden pistol and blew away the gunpowder smoke emanating from the muzzle.

"Too verbose."

Ma Dayong noticed Lin Yi's displeasure.

He pulled a Type 96 machine gun from under the back seat, rested the butt on his shoulder, and opened fire into the sky.

"Get out of the way! Or you'll be killed without mercy!"

This caused the crowd to completely break down.

"ah--"

"Sarilang!"

Screams erupted, and the people who had been so aggressive in trying to stop the car scattered and fled in all directions.

Boss Liu's guards ran faster than anyone else, not even bothering to glance at their master's corpse.

In just half a minute, the entire street went from being packed with people to being completely deserted, leaving only Yang Kenan and his sister Li Tieniu standing there blankly.

Yang Kenan's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

Although Boss Liu was selfish, he didn't deserve to die. However, he really couldn't say a word in defense of Boss Liu.

The way Boss Liu led his men to stop the car just now clearly showed that he wanted to make these three heroes who acted bravely and righteously scapegoats for Cao Ying.

Lin Yi's shot was ruthless, but it was ruthless for a reason.

"Drive," Lin Yi instructed Wang Daniu.

Wang Daniu started the car, the engine roared, and drove towards the outskirts of Puxian County.

As soon as the car left Puxian County and entered a mountain road flanked by dense forests, Wang Daniu suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing the car to slow down drastically.

"General, there are people ahead."

Looking out through the windshield, Lin Yi saw more than twenty fast horses coming towards him at the bend in the mountain road ahead.

The leader was wearing a traditional Chinese jacket, with a resolute face, and his face looked exactly like the legendary Wolf Warrior.

About half a horse's head behind him was a bald man with a sinister face who looked somewhat like Shizuka Domoto.

Lin Yi guessed their identities and intentions with just one glance.

Without wasting any words, he gestured to Ma Dayong: "Dayong, kill them."

Although Ma Dayong didn't understand why the commander-in-chief wanted him to attack a group of people who hadn't shown any hostility yet, he never asked why.

He extended the Type 96 machine gun out of the car window, rested the butt firmly on his shoulder, and pulled the trigger at the cavalry unit ahead.

The muzzle of the Type 96 machine gun spewed out scorching flames, and bullets rained down on the oncoming cavalry like a storm.

Zhang Yichong was at the very front. When he heard the gunshots, it was too late to react. He and his horse were riddled with bullets.

Zhang Yi lay in a pool of blood, gushing blood and foam from his mouth, his eyes fixed on the car.

Do not look down.

Twenty men were powerless against the machine gun and were riddled with bullets.

Lin Yi took out a small black banner covered with runes, and immediately transparent figures floated out of the corpses and entered the banner.

A moment later, Lin Yi smirked coldly, "Found you all!"

Then, a plume of black smoke appeared, and Mahakala and the White Bone Bodhisattva appeared outside the vehicle.

"Go and wipe out that 200-man military camp five miles away, leave no one alive!"

Mahakala and the White Bone Bodhisattva nodded respectfully, then transformed into black smoke and headed in the direction Lin Yi had indicated.

Cao Shaolin's guard company was stationed there; they were also the executioners who massacred the people of Shitou County.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Mahakala and the White Bone Bodhisattva returned, their malevolent aura even stronger.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Wang Daniu and Ma Dayong remained seated, seemingly oblivious to everything.

They were bewitched by Lin Yi's magic from the Thirteenth Destiny.

They only recovered after all that was done.

"Walk."

Wang Daniu started the car, bypassed the corpse on the ground, and continued driving along the mountain road towards Gobi County.

When Lin Yi and his group drove into Gobi County, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Gobi County isn't much bigger than Pu County, but at least it has a few decent streets.

Shen Wei's mansion is located in the very center of the county town. It is a two-courtyard house made of blue bricks and looks quite impressive.

But today, white lanterns with the character "奠" (meaning "memorial") are hanging on the eaves of the Marshal's Mansion.

Wang Daniu parked the car in front of the Shen residence. Lin Yi got out of the car and frowned slightly.

Someone in the Shen family died?

Ma Dayong stepped forward and handed over his name card, and the guard hurriedly ran inside to report.

A short while later, Shen Wei personally came out to greet them.

He was dressed casually, his hair was a little messy, and his eyes were slightly red, but it was hard to tell whether he had been crying or staying up all night.

To Lin Yi's surprise, he didn't ask why his daughter Zuo Lan hadn't come back with him, which seemed to indicate that he really didn't value this daughter.

"Brother Lin, you must be tired from your journey. Please come in, please come in." Shen Wei's voice was much lower than yesterday.

Lin Yi followed Shen Wei into the main hall and casually asked, "Brother Shen, what happened at your residence? Who passed away?"

Shen Wei sighed deeply, plopped down in his armchair, and said in a sorrowful tone, "To be honest, Brother Lin, my beloved Ninth Concubine suddenly fell ill last night and passed away."

Lin Yi's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. This bastard really does things unconventionally.

He thought his parents or his wife had died, given the huge commotion.

Strictly speaking, a concubine is just a mistress. According to the rules, a concubine who dies cannot be mourned with a white funeral, otherwise it would be the greatest insult to the principal wife.

Shen Wei's behavior shows absolutely no respect for his wife. No wonder Zuo Lan and he have such a bad relationship.

However, the death of Ninth Concubine means that the zombie apocalypse storyline will officially begin tonight, and the Undead Knight will have a new story to tell.

"Please accept my condolences," Lin Yi said curtly, then changed the subject, "Brother Shen, is the money ready?"

Shen Wei had no intention of reneging on his debt.

Cao Shaolin is still a threat; his entire family's lives are in Lin Yi's hands. Refusing to pay his debts would be suicide.

He waved towards the door, and a servant carried over a heavy wooden box and placed it in front of Lin Yi.

The box was opened, revealing neatly stacked stacks of silver dollars wrapped in red paper.

"Fifty thousand silver dollars, not a penny less. Brother Lin, please count it."

After all, this is money to save lives, and we can't be careless in spending it, no matter how much it hurts.

"When will Brother Lin go to kill Cao Shaolin?"

"No need to order, I still trust Brother Shen."

Lin Yi had Ma Dayong carry the box to the car, then slowly pulled out the golden pistol from his waist, waved it in front of Shen Wei, and chuckled:

"I have already killed Cao Shaolin."