Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

In the following days, the two took turns going out to search for the whereabouts of the purple zombie.

Uncle Jiu, along with Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, searched twenty miles north with a compass. Apart from a few abandoned graves and a thicket of bushes dug by wild boars, they couldn't even find any zombie footprints.

The next day, Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian changed direction and searched south. They walked for a whole day and didn't encounter any zombies, but they did run into a group of wild boars, which might be the same group that Uncle Jiu encountered!

"Junior brother, we're having an extra meal tonight!" Shi Shaojian excitedly stepped forward and used his wooden stake technique, sending two wild boars flying with two wooden stakes. However, it wasn't fatal, causing the wild boars to scatter and flee.

"Damn it, you guys got away fast. If we run into each other again, I'll definitely braise you!" Shi Shaojian cursed.

"Senior brother, are you even capable? You can't even kill a wild boar!" Lin Bei gave him a disdainful look, then continued searching.

Shi Shaojian's lips twitched slightly. He looked at his hands and fell into self-doubt. Was he really that bad?

For several days, the two took turns going out to search. During this time, Lin Bei also found the cave, but the black bear inside had long since turned into a dried corpse, and a strong corpse smell remained in the cave.

Lin Bei then searched the nearby mountains again, but still found nothing!

When he returned to the mortuary, Uncle Nine was sitting in the main room drinking tea. To his surprise, Ah Wei was also there.

"What's wrong?" Uncle Jiu asked softly, noticing Lin Bei's unusual expression.

"Uncle-Master, actually, that zombie has always been in a cave on the mountain behind the town. I just went in and saw that, in addition to the carcass of a black bear, there was a strong smell of death inside."

Awei, standing to the side, had a sudden change of expression. A black bear?

"Wait... black bear... cave?"

"What? Ah Wei, you know about this?" Uncle Nine glanced at him indifferently.

Awei paused for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Well... actually, I do know it. A few days ago, when our security team went out to look for zombies, we also found that cave."

"That black bear even came out and chased us!"

Uncle Nine glared at Ah Wei, then roared, "What? You've encountered this? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Awei said with a wronged expression, "How was I supposed to know there were zombies inside? I thought it was just a black bear!"

"You..." Uncle Nine pointed at Ah Wei, too angry to speak.

To be honest, it's not Awei's fault. He's not a cultivator, so he can't sense the corpse energy. It's only natural that he would run away when he encountered the black bear.

What angered Uncle Nine was that if he had known a few days earlier, many innocent people would have died less!

"Uncle-Master, I reckon the zombie's wounds are almost healed!" Lin Bei said in a low voice from the side. "The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Isn't there any way to find the zombie?"

Uncle Nine shook his head: "Actually, I started performing a ritual to find the corpse the day before. That feng shui master was quite skilled; every time he was about to find the zombie, he would use his magic to thwart it!"

Lin Bei felt a pang of sadness; being in such a passive position was truly unpleasant.

Strangely, for the next few days, no new murders were reported in the vicinity of Renjia Town.

The purple zombie seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving not even a trace of its corpse aura.

Uncle Nine performs rituals in the courtyard of the mortuary every evening, but the compass needle in front of him remains completely still.

"That's strange." Uncle Nine put down the compass, his brows furrowed. "How come there's no reaction at all?"

Lin Bei pondered for a while, then suddenly glanced at the main hall of the mortuary.

"Uncle-Master, could it be because our mortuary hall enshrines the tablets of the Three Mao Ancestors and all the previous patriarchs?"

Uncle Jiu followed his gaze and saw that the main hall was filled with the smoke of incense. The shrine of the Three Mao Ancestors sat in the center, and dozens of ancestral tablets were densely arranged on both sides, each exuding a profound and long-lasting spiritual aura.

"That's right. With the ancestral master's tablet here, no evil spirits within a hundred feet dare to approach, so naturally that purple zombie wouldn't dare to come."

"But that means it will just keep hiding and won't come out, putting us at a disadvantage." Lin Bei stroked his chin. "It's not in a hurry, but we are."

"So, what are you thinking? Just say it."

Before Lin Bei could speak, Ren Tingting suddenly came out from the backyard.

She was wearing a simple light blue dress, and although her face was still a little pale, her eyes were much more determined than a few days ago.

"Uncle Jiu, I'll go lure it out!"

Uncle Nine frowned: "Nonsense!"

"That's right! Tingting, you absolutely can't go!" Wencai jumped out from the corner, his face showing a mixture of anxiety and heartache. "The zombie's target is you. If you go and lure it out, aren't you just sending yourself to your death?"

Ren Tingting glanced at him: "It's precisely because its target is me that it will show itself when I go there. As soon as it shows itself, Uncle Jiu and my two senior brothers can take action to eliminate it."

"I disagree." Uncle Nine shook his head resolutely. "You are the only descendant of the Ren family. If something goes wrong, how can I explain it to your father?"

Ren Tingting lowered her head slightly: "Uncle Jiu, if the zombie doesn't appear, it will keep harming other people."

"A family of three died in Wangjiapo a few days ago. If this continues, the entire population of Renjia Town will be wiped out."

"I'm from Renjia Town, and I can't just stand by and watch this happen."

The main room was quiet for a while. Lin Bei glanced at Uncle Jiu!

"Uncle-Master, I think Miss Ren makes a good point."

Lin Bei broke the silence, saying, "If we just guard the mortuary and wait for the zombies to come, we're helpless. Instead, we should take the initiative. My senior brother and I will go back to the Ren residence with Miss Ren. If the zombies dare to come, we'll make sure they don't leave alive."

Qiu Sheng also stepped forward: "Master, I'll go too! More people mean more help."

Wen Cai opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back.

Uncle Nine looked around at everyone, and after a long while, finally nodded: "Alright, let's do it this way. Tonight, everyone will move back to the Ren residence. Qiu Sheng, go pack your things, and Wen Cai, go pack a bag of the incense ash offered by the ancestral master."

"Okay!" Qiu Sheng replied and turned to run.

That evening, everyone moved back to the Ren residence.

Two oil lamps were lit in the main hall of the Ren family mansion. Uncle Jiu pasted a circle of talismans to ward off evil spirits and exorcise evil spirits around the courtyard. He also had Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai sprinkle a layer of glutinous rice in the courtyard and on the windowsills of every room.

Lin Bei walked around the courtyard and pasted more than a dozen exorcism talismans at each of the four corners of the courtyard wall. After doing this, Lin Bei clapped his hands and returned to his room with satisfaction.

After nightfall, the entire Ren residence was completely silent!

Uncle Nine, as usual, took his peach wood sword and compass and went out to search for zombies. Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai went back to their rooms to rest, but neither of them dared to take off their clothes to sleep. They leaned against the headboard fully clothed, still holding their weapons in their hands.

Ren Tingting returned to her boudoir, where Lin Bei had covered the inside and outside of her room with talismans, a sight that gave Ren Tingting a bit of a headache.

"Brother Lin Bei, do we really need to put up so many talismans?"

"It's alright, I have plenty of talismans. The more you put up, the safer you'll be!"

Lin Bei laughed and, as he turned to leave, he pasted three more exorcism talismans on the door!

He could easily make these simple talismans. If he encountered some old ghosts, he could kill them with just the talismans, even without using thunder magic!