Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

"Hmph, ignorance is bliss!"

Shi Shaojian looked at Qiu Sheng with undisguised mockery on his face.

"I really don't know what you've learned from Lin Fengjiao all these years."

Shi Shaojian leaned against the pine trunk, arms crossed, his tone tinged with contempt.

"Let me make it clear to you, the only people we want to take revenge on are Shi Jian and Lin Fengjiao."

You'd better not mention that person too much. If he senses it, we'll both be dead. You have no idea what that person represents.

"coward."

Qiu Sheng looked unconcerned. Seeing Shi Shaojian turn and leave, he quickly jogged after him, lowering his voice:

"Alright, alright, I won't talk about him anymore. Tell me, how do you plan to get revenge on them?"

Looking at Qiu Sheng's ignorant and fearless appearance, Shi Shaojian suddenly wondered if his attempt to win him over was a bad move.

A person who lacks even the most basic reverence for the divine will eventually ruin himself and may even drag those around him down with him.

But now he has been expelled from his sect and his cultivation has been destroyed, and he cannot find any other helpers in the short term.

No matter how stupid Qiu Sheng is, at least we're in the same boat, so let's just make do with him for now.

In his mind, he silently downgraded Qiu Sheng's status from "ally" to "temporary tool," then lowered his voice and said, "My father, that is, Shi Jian—"

"What? Shih-Kin is your father?"

Shi Shaojian was interrupted by Qiu Sheng before he could finish speaking.

Qiu Sheng's eyes widened, his face filled with shock. "I can't believe you two are father and son! Even tigers don't eat their cubs, how could he have the heart to cripple you?!"

Shi Shaojian's face turned pale and then red after being interrupted, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence, word by word: "Do you fucking still want to know or not?"

"Tell me, tell me," Qiu Sheng said sheepishly, shrinking back.

Shi Shaojian snorted coldly, took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and then continued:

"Back then, my father went out with that old devil Wang Yunpeng to slay demons and monsters. Near a village called Dafangbo in Guangxi, they discovered a general's tomb."

Inside the tomb lived a flying zombie of extremely high cultivation, capable of soaring through the air and escaping underground, and even able to drain the life essence of living beings from afar. The old ghost was ultimately forced to use a forbidden technique, detonating explosives to perish together with the flying zombie.

"Die together? Then is the flying zombie dead?" Qiu Sheng asked in confusion.

"Not dead." Shi Shaojian shook his head, a cold smile curving his lips slightly. "Just seriously injured." Shi Jian discovered that although the flying zombie was buried under the rubble and unable to move, its corpse aura had not completely dissipated.

He didn't tell anyone about it, but secretly used corpse-refining techniques to suppress the severely injured flying zombie.

He paused, lowering his voice even further, "The place where the flying zombies were suppressed is right under the Tang family's residence."

After being suppressed, the flying zombie absorbed the corpse energy of the wax corpse to slowly heal its wounds.

"After all these years, its injuries should be almost fully healed."

"The talisman that controls that flying zombie is with my mother." As Shi Shaojian said this, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"Since Shi Jian is so ruthless, don't blame me for being unjust. He thinks I don't know he has an illegitimate child..."

"I see!"

The moment those four words were uttered, Shi Shaojian and Qiu Sheng simultaneously felt a chill run up their tailbone, and their hair stood on end.

They were so familiar with that voice that they could never forget it, even unto death.

It's Lin Yi's voice!

Lin Yi had somehow appeared behind them.

Shi Shaojian's face turned deathly pale, even paler than when his cultivation was crippled.

Qiu Sheng's expression changed in a few moments, and then a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Then Qiu Sheng moved. He suddenly pulled a small knife out of his pocket and stabbed it hard into Shi Shaojian's stomach.

"you--"

Shi Shaojian lowered his head, looked at his stomach, then looked up at Qiu Sheng, his face full of disbelief.

He never expected that the person who had just been all over him, talking about brotherhood, would suddenly attack him.

Shi Shaojian coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground as if his bones had been removed.

Qiu Sheng didn't even glance at him.

He threw down the knife and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Disciple Qiusheng greets Master! It was because I sensed that Shi Shaojian harbored ill intentions that I infiltrated his inner circle. Now I have finally uncovered his conspiracy."

He spoke these words in one breath, without blushing or skipping a beat, his tone so sincere it seemed to come from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Yi watched his performance quietly, a hint of appreciation in her eyes.

This guy truly lives up to his reputation as a ruthless person who can say things like "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens." He's transformed so quickly.

Make the right choice at the most dangerous moment —

He stabbed his brother in the back to save his own life, and then, taking advantage of the situation, called him "master's father-in-law," playing the emotional card perfectly.

This resourcefulness and decisiveness are things that most people cannot learn.

Such a person could make a name for themselves anywhere, even if that path is very likely to be illicit.

In contrast, Shi Shaojian appears to be more ruthless than decisive.

Even without today's incident, he would have been killed by Qiu Sheng sooner or later.

However, what Shi Shaojian just mentioned really surprised him—Shi Jian had actually participated in the plot of Zombie Era.

He had seen that movie: Dafangbo Village, Flying Zombie, Wax Corpse—every keyword matched.

Unexpectedly, the flying zombie was not dead, and Shi Jian hid it away to use as a corpse for cultivation.

……

"Qiusheng,"

Lin Yi looked at Qiu Sheng with great interest and said:

"Your master has already expelled you from the sect. I am not your master's father-in-law."

"No matter what, you will always be my mentor and father-in-law in my heart."

Qiu Sheng remained kneeling, his voice choked with emotion, "I was young and ignorant before, and I didn't understand how good my master was to me. I hurt his feelings with my words."

I walked and thought about it the whole way, and the more I thought about it, the more I regretted it.

Please ask my master to apologize to him on my behalf. I promise I will live an honest and upright life from now on and will never do anything foolish again.

Shi Shaojian, lying on the ground, stared dumbfounded at Qiu Sheng's performance. He never expected that a person could be so shameless. He felt he deserved the blow.

As if his meridians had been opened, he endured the excruciating pain and struggled to his knees, his face contorted into a sincere expression that was more painful than tears:

"Master, I have no ill intentions. I just want to offer you that flying zombie."

The flying zombie is located underground in the Tang family mansion in Dafangbo Village, Jiahui Town, Yaocheng, Guangxi. The talisman is kept by my mother, Tang Shanshan.

Absolutely true. If there is even half a lie, may I be struck by lightning.

Qiu Sheng suddenly turned his head and glared angrily at Shi Shaojian.

That bastard, he actually copied him.

Looking at the pair of brilliant minds, Lin Yi suddenly didn't want to kill them anymore.

These kinds of people should be sent to Japan to wreak havoc on ordinary people's lives; that would be far more valuable than killing them.

Lin Yi took out the coffin fungus from the Qiankun Ring.

He glanced at Shi Shaojian, who was clutching his stomach and looking pale, and casually tossed the coffin mushroom into his mouth:

"This is coffin fungus. Swallow it; it will help your injuries."

Qiu Sheng lowered his head, drooping his eyelids to conceal the fleeting gloom in his eyes, but he didn't utter a single word.

He could act arrogantly and sullenly in front of Uncle Nine because he knew that no matter how angry Uncle Nine was, he wouldn't really do anything to him.

But he didn't dare in front of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi is not Uncle Nine; Lin Yi is someone who would actually kill.

Shi Shaojian felt something icy cold being shoved into his mouth, and instinctively wanted to spit it out.

But Lin Yi's words made him forcefully swallow the coffin fungus, suppressing the chill that ran from his tongue all the way to his brain.

The effect was almost immediate.

After the coffin bacteria entered the stomach, a rich vitality spread from the stomach.

The bleeding from the knife wound on his stomach stopped at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The skin and flesh at the edge of the wound began to twitch slightly, and pink granulation tissue grew under the stimulation of life, indicating that it was beginning to heal.

However, the side effects of coffin bacteria are also significant.

Before Shi Shaojian could even breathe a sigh of relief at the improvement in his injuries, he was overwhelmed by an overwhelming wave of resentment.

Endless, indistinct roars and howls surged into his mind—

The coffin fungus contains the most intense resentment and unwillingness of those bandit leaders who died with bitterness in their hearts.

At that moment, it all surged into the depths of his soul.

He resented Shi Jian, resented Wang Yunpeng, and resented everyone who had hurt him.

His eyes turned blood red at a visible speed, and then he raised his head, his blood red eyes staring straight at Lin Yi.

*Slap!* A resounding slap landed squarely on his face.

The blow sent his head snapping to one side, breaking off half of his teeth at the root, which flew several meters away along with blood and saliva.

Shi Shaojian was spun halfway around by the force.

He slumped to the ground, mouth agape, blood gushing from his lips, but his eyes miraculously regained their clarity.

But Lin Yi knew this was only temporary.

Shi Shaojian's soul has been invaded by the resentment of the coffin fungus.

That resentment took root deep within him like a poisonous vine, slowly growing and spreading over time until it eventually consumed his mind completely.

Moreover, a chilling aura lingered within his body.

That's a consequence of the coffin fungus's inherent cold and damp nature, which will make his body weaker and weaker, and he may eventually become a sickly person who can't even walk properly.

Lin Yi can easily erase the side effects from her soul.

But he didn't do that. In a place like Japan, the more perverted you are, the better you live; the honest ones are the ones who suffer.

Without further delay, he grabbed Qiu Sheng and Shi Shaojian by the back of their collars, one in each hand, a flash of dark golden light in his eyes.

The next second, they found themselves on a wide but somewhat desolate path.

A typical Showa-era building is visible to the naked eye not far ahead.

A wooden signboard, low eaves, and the masts of several warships faintly visible in the distance towards the harbor.

Qiu Sheng and Shi Shaojian had never seen such a sight before, and they were both stunned for a moment.

"Master, where is this?" Qiu Sheng looked around, his eyes filled with confusion and a vague unease.

Shi Shaojian, clutching his still throbbing cheek, also looked at Lin Yi.

"This is the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. You are outcasts of Maoshan, and there is no future for you in China. This place is more suitable for you."

Lin Yi said in a calm tone.

"What?" Qiu Sheng and Shi Shaojian both gasped in shock.

It only took a blink of an eye to travel from Guangdong to Japan.

Is this the divine power of Hades?

Qiu Sheng recalled his previous disrespect towards Hades, and a cold sweat instantly seeped down his back.

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then took out the Sunflower Manual, a reward from the storyline, from her Qiankun Ring. She flipped through it, memorized all the contents, and then casually tossed the book in front of the two of them.

"This is an unparalleled martial art; whether you practice it or not is up to you."

After he finished speaking, a flash of dark golden light appeared in his eyes, and his figure disappeared from the two of them, leaving Qiu Sheng and Shi Shaojian looking at each other in bewilderment.

Both of them looked down at the book on the ground that read "Sunflower Manual," and then looked up at each other at the same time.

After a brief silence, the two pounced on the Sunflower Manual almost simultaneously.

Qiu Sheng reacted quickly, but Shi Shaojian had better physical fitness.

Although he had been stabbed, the coffin bacteria in his body continued to provide vitality, his wound was healing, and he had regained some of his strength.

The two grabbed both ends of the book at the same time, neither willing to let go. In the struggle, the book split in the middle, with the upper half in Qiu Sheng's hand and the lower half held tightly to Shi Shaojian's chest.

Neither of them trusted the other, but neither wanted to miss out on the complete divine skill, so Qiu Sheng suggested:

"Okay, let's each memorize this half of the book first, and then we'll exchange them. No one can cheat the other."

Shi Shaojian stared at him for a long time before finally nodding.

However, when Qiu Sheng turned to the first page and his eyes fell on that line of text, he froze.

He blinked, thinking he had misread it, and looked at it again.

"To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself."

His face flushed red and then turned pale, and the pages of the book in his hands were crumpled from being gripped so tightly.

For a moment, he wanted to throw the book on the ground and curse Lin Yi for playing them for a fool.

But he held back, because it would do him no good.

Qiu Sheng gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint flashing across his face.

It's just a mere two ounces of meat.

With his cultivation destroyed, in this foreign land where he couldn't speak the language and had no relatives or friends, if he didn't have some skills to rely on, let alone seek revenge, even survival would be difficult.

At worst, I can find a few Japanese women to father a child before I start training, so that my life won't have been in vain.

He took a deep breath, lowered his head, and earnestly began to recite the half of the Sunflower Manual in his hand.

Shi Shaojian glanced at him, puzzled. He didn't know why Qiu Sheng had suddenly fallen silent and had a look of grim determination on his face. But he didn't ask any questions and lowered his head to carefully memorize the second half of the book.