Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

A female Taoist priest in her forties stood at the door. She was slightly plump with a round face, and her eyes were filled with deep concern.

She glanced at the people in the main hall, her gaze sweeping across them before settling precisely on Uncle Nine.

"Ah Jiao!" Aunt Zhe cried out sweetly, rushing over like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey!

Uncle Nine was so startled by the shout that he jumped up and turned to hide in the main hall.

But the figure was much faster than him, and in one swift step, it rushed forward and blocked his path.

"Gillian! Why are you hiding?"

"They came all this way to see you, and this is how you treat me?"

Uncle Nine's expression became incredibly complex in that instant: "Zhe... Aunt Zhe? What brings you here?"

"How did I get here?"

Aunt Zhe rushed to Uncle Jiu's side, cupped his face in her hands, and looked him over from side to side.

"I heard you were injured! I rushed over a hundred miles overnight! Do you know how worried I was about you!"

As she spoke, she actually started wiping away tears, looking extremely distressed.

Uncle Nine was frozen in place, his face cupped in her hands, too afraid to move.

He could only stammer, "Auntie Zhe...you...you let go first..."

"I won't let go!" Aunt Zhe hugged Uncle Jiu's neck tightly and cried even harder.

"Ah Jiao! What will I do if you die! How am I supposed to live alone!"

When Gillian called out "Ah Jiao," everyone at the table widened their eyes in surprise.

Qiu Sheng stood to the side, his expression strange, and muttered under his breath, "Ah Jiao? Master has that name?"

"I didn't realize he had such a unique personality, choosing a female name!"

Although his voice was soft, everyone in the courtyard possessed spiritual cultivation, and they all heard it clearly.

Uncle Nine suddenly turned his head and glared at him, his fierce gaze making Qiu Sheng shrink back on the spot.

"Let me go."

Uncle Jiu struggled twice but couldn't break free. His voice was tinged with frustration, "Auntie Zhe, please be mindful of your behavior. There are younger relatives in the courtyard..."

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Aunt Zhe hugged Uncle Jiu even tighter, "We're all family! What's wrong with me coming to see my man!"

"Who's your man!"

Uncle Nine grew anxious and placed his hands on Aunt Sugarcane's shoulders, trying to push her away. "Mind your manners!"

Auntie Zhe held Uncle Jiu for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before letting go of his arms and taking a half step back, then gently patted his chest with a small hammer.

"You're really something! Something so serious happened and you didn't even send me a message!"

"If I hadn't heard the news, were you planning to keep it from me forever?"

Uncle Nine was knocked back half a step by her punch, and coughed awkwardly, "It's... nothing serious."

"Nothing serious?"

Aunt Zhe's voice suddenly rose, "Even flying zombies have come knocking on our door! You call this nothing serious?"

Uncle Nine was mentally broken and subconsciously took half a step to the side.

Si Mu stood to the side, hands on his hips, watching the scene and shaking his head with a tsk tsk: "Good heavens, I've been in Renjia Town for so long, and you haven't even come to see me once."

"As soon as your senior brother got into trouble, you were the first to run away."

Aunt Zhe wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to look at everyone.

Her gaze lingered on Four Eyes for a moment, then she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Senior Brother Four Eyes is here too?"

"What's so interesting about a man like you?"

"Besides, aren't you perfectly healthy and energetic yourself?"

"Unlike our Ah Jiao, who suffered such a serious injury..."

As she spoke, she turned back to look at Uncle Nine, her gaze tender and gentle, which gave Uncle Nine goosebumps.

After a moment of disgust, he laughed and said, "You only have eyes for your Ah Jiao, where is I?"

Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian moved two small stools and sat in the corner of the yard, each holding a bowl of tea, watching with great interest.

"This is... Aunt?" Shi Shaojian asked in a low voice.

"Keep your voice down, or you'll die and drag me down with you!"

Lin Bei glared at him. "You call her 'Master Aunt'? Believe me, Master Lin will beat you to death on the spot."

"So what should we call ourselves?"

"Just call her Aunt Zhe."

Huang Junyi stared blankly at the scene, still not understanding what was going on.

"Is this... Uncle Nine's Daoist partner?"

His voice was extremely grating to Uncle Nine's ears, which made him glare at him angrily!

"Wow, this fellow Daoist has a kind face and his eyes are shining with golden light. He really has a good eye!"

When Aunt Zhe heard the word "Daoist partner," she was overjoyed and looked at Fatty Huang with great satisfaction!

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!" Uncle Nine retorted curtly.

"Hmph, you'd better speak properly! They're our guests!"

Upon hearing the words "our family...", Uncle Nine's face turned green!

Aunt Zhe covered her mouth and giggled. The sound of her laughter sent chills down everyone's spines, and they quickly picked up their wine glasses and pretended to drink.

Aunt Zhe looked at Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian and smiled, "Oh! These two must be Senior Brother's disciples?"

"He's so handsome! Come, let your aunt take a good look!"

Before Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian could react, Aunt Zhe pulled them up, one in each hand.

He looked her over from left to right, rubbed her arms and shoulders, and grinned from ear to ear: "No wonder you're the eldest brother's disciple, your energy and spirit are just so strong!"

"Much better than my good-for-nothing Gillian!"

Hearing this, Uncle Nine's face darkened: "Auntie Zhe!"

Auntie Zhe turned around and winked at him: "Ah Jiao, are you jealous?"

Uncle Nine almost choked on his own breath and died on the spot!

"Ah Jiao, I'm all here and you won't even invite me in? I've been standing here for ages and I'm really thirsty."

Uncle Nine sighed helplessly, "Come in, come in, I'll pour you some tea."

"I love the tea you poured!"

Auntie Zhe smiled, her eyes crinkling, and took Uncle Jiu's arm as they walked toward the main hall.

The people in the courtyard watched the two figures disappear into the distance, and remained silent for a moment.

Huang Junyi clicked his tongue: "This... Fellow Daoist Zhe Gu, you really have... deep affection and loyalty for Uncle Jiu."

"you do not know."

Si Mu shook his head. "Zhe Gu has liked Senior Brother for almost twenty years. She has followed him across most of the province. Wherever Senior Brother goes, she follows."

"Then what happened to Uncle Jiu...?"

"He has someone else in his heart."

Si Mu sighed, pushed up his glasses, and said, "Never mind, let's not pry into other people's business."

That evening, Aunt Zhe stayed at the mortuary.

He kept pestering Uncle Jiu, wanting to take his pulse and brew medicine for him, and the commotion didn't subside until late at night.

Si Mu, along with Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian, hid in the backyard, shaking their heads as they listened to the commotion in the front yard.

The next day, Uncle Nine looked utterly hopeless all day long, with very noticeable dark circles under his eyes!

In the evening, after everyone finished eating and cleaned up the dishes, Simu led Lin Bei and Shi Shaojian to say goodbye to Uncle Jiu.

Uncle Jiu saw him to the door, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Si Mu: "Take care on the road."

Si Mu nodded and glanced in the direction of Zhe Gu.

He whispered, "Senior brother, Aunt Zhe is sincere towards you. Even if you have someone else in your heart, don't let her feelings go to waste."

Uncle Nine stood silently at the entrance of the mortuary, watching the three figures leave, then glanced at Aunt Zhe behind him who was still flirting with him, and sighed deeply.

"It's not that I'm unwilling to accept my fate, it's just that... I just can't bring myself to do it!"

(Don't argue, don't bring up things like turning off the lights, I don't believe you wouldn't think about it!)