The Reversal of Heaven Begins with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

Don't get your hopes up. How could someone like him lack female company?

She secretly told herself that at this moment, she only hoped that Lin Mu would inquire about the suspicious cause of her father's death, even if it was just a little bit of attention. That would be enough to deter those with ill intentions and protect the family business left by her father.

Lin Mu was keenly aware of the subtle changes in the atmosphere around him, but he didn't care. He cut straight to the point: "I heard that there have been zombies haunting Renjia Town recently. It seems that your father was poisoned. Where is his body being kept now?"

"Zombies?"

Ren Tingting was taken aback.

She had studied abroad and received a modern education, and originally scoffed at talk of ghosts and gods. Her uncle had previously asserted that her father was killed by a zombie, but she did not fully believe it.

But these words carried a completely different weight coming from Lin Mu, leaving her no choice but to believe them.

"My father's body... is still in the morgue at the town's police station."

Ren Tingting answered honestly, her face showing worry: "Cousin Awei said... that the burial will only take place after the cause of death is determined."

Lin Mumei said, "If people killed by zombies are not cremated in time, they are very likely to turn into zombies, which will probably be more troublesome. Take us there to check immediately."

Seeing Lin Mu's serious expression, Ren Tingting dared not delay and quickly stood up: "Okay, okay, I'll take the commander over right away."

At this moment, she regarded Lin Mu as her only hope.

The group arrived at the police station.

As soon as he entered, Awei saw Ren Tingting and ran up to her with a big smile: "Cousin! What brings you here? You didn't even tell me..."

"This kid is..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Mu next to Ren Tingting. At first, he thought the man was incredibly handsome, making him feel inferior. Then, he worried that this pretty boy would seduce his cousin, ruining his plan to gain both wealth and beauty.

Just as he was about to make things difficult for the other person, he felt that the face looked familiar. Then, as if he remembered something, Awei's face turned pale and his legs went weak.

"Lin...Lin...General Lin?!"

Awei's voice changed tone; his previous arrogance vanished, replaced by immense fear and respect. He quickly stood at attention and saluted, though his posture was awkward.

Lin Mu glanced at him indifferently without saying anything, and said to Ren Tingting, "Miss Ren, let's go and see Mr. Ren."

Seeing this, Awei quickly bowed and forced a fawning smile: "General, I'll lead the way for you! This way, please!"

As he spoke, he led the way with his head bowed and eyes lowered.

Yue Qiluo looked at Awei's arrogant yet obsequious manner, and a slightly mocking smile appeared on her lips.

Si Teng remained aloof and silent, as if everything around her was irrelevant to her.

Selena blinked, finding the people and events of this small eastern town quite interesting.

By this time, it had already gotten dark.

Lin Mu sensed that Ren Fa had turned into a zombie, and that in the cell, besides Uncle Jiu, there was also Qiu Sheng dressed in night clothes, who was holding a corpse-suppressing talisman and had just stuck it on Ren Fa's head.

The security guards at the entrance heard the commotion.

"What happened?"

"Go in and take a look."

Two security guards and team members opened the gate.

Awei went inside first, then said to Lin Mu, "Please come in."

Chapter 131: Open the door! It's your captain, Awei!

The police station's cells were dark and damp, with a musty smell and a faint stench of blood in the air.

The kerosene lamp on the wall cast a flickering, dim yellow light, stretching the shadows of the crowd into varying lengths, making them appear like ghostly figures.

Ren Fa, covered in purplish-black bloodstains and with long, sharp, and jet-black fingernails, stood upright in the open space in the center of the cell. The cinnabar-painted corpse-suppressing talisman on his head was particularly glaring in the dim light.

His face was ashen, his lips were turned outwards, and his fingernails gleamed blue. He was no longer the same person he was in life, only a chilling stillness and grotesque expression remained.

Uncle Nine (Lin Fengjiao), dressed in a faded Taoist robe, squatted on the floor of the cell, his brows furrowed and his fingers unconsciously calculating. He appeared calm, but his eyes were always alert as he watched Ren Fa, who had turned into a zombie.

When he saw Lin Mu walking in surrounded by a group of soldiers, he couldn't help but feel a chill.

[Such a powerful aura! This person walks with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, with a purple aura swirling between his brows—a sign of boundless fortune and ineffable nobility! But… why would such a person suddenly come to such a remote place as Renjia Town? Could it be that something big is about to happen here?]

Uncle Nine's gaze then swept over Yue Qiluo, Si Teng, and Selena, who were standing next to Lin Mu.

The three women were stunningly beautiful and had distinct personalities, but Uncle Nine's keen intuition failed to detect any evil aura from them, as if they were shrouded in an invisible yet powerful masculine energy.

This made him even more suspicious and uncertain.

[Ding! You have encountered the lucky character Lin Fengjiao, triggering a side quest: Eliminate the zombies.]

[Mission Requirements: Within one month, eliminate all zombies in Renjia Town caused by the reanimation of Ren Weiyong (Old Master Ren) to prevent the zombie outbreak from spreading.]

[Task Reward: Randomly selected.]

The system notification sound in his mind made Lin Mu's gaze linger on Lin Fengjiao for a moment longer, with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

At this moment, the two soldiers who followed in looked at Ren Fa, whose face was contorted and who exuded a chilling aura of death, and couldn't help but swallow hard, their calves feeling weak.

They usually bully ordinary people, but have they ever seen such a terrifying scene?

Seeing this, security captain Awei quickly puffed out his round belly, trying his best to appear shrewd and capable in front of Lin Mu.

He stepped forward and slapped the two soldiers on the back of the head twice, then scolded them in a low voice, "What are you afraid of? You're spineless! This is my uncle-in-law, do you think he'd eat you? Go and clean up that empty bed over there!"

"Yes! Captain!"

The two soldiers dared not delay and hurriedly began to move the broken bed.

Awei then approached Ren Fa's "corpse," pretended to adjust his belt, looked around, and muttered, "Uncle, oh uncle, luckily your nephew arrived in time, otherwise, who knows what they would have done to you."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely find you an auspicious burial site so you can have a grand and dignified funeral..."

Awei's gaze inadvertently swept over the pile of clutter in the corner and happened to see Qiusheng trying to shrink and hide. A wicked smile immediately appeared on his face.

His eyes darted around, and a plan came to him. He quickly ran to Lin Mu's side, bowed, and said in a fawning voice, "General, there's a petty thief hiding here. You are of noble status, so why don't you move outside and rest for a while? I'll clean you up first, and then you can come in, so that this filthy creature won't offend your noble status."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu's lips curled into a meaningful smile.

He naturally knew what Awei wanted to do, and he also remembered the "famous scene" that followed in the original storyline.

Just as he was enjoying watching the show, Lin Mu readily nodded in agreement: "Okay, I trust Captain Wei to handle things. Let's wait outside."

After saying that, Lin Mu led Yue Qiluo, who had a playful look on her face, Si Teng, who seemed a little curious, and Selena, who was somewhat excited, as well as Ren Tingting, who was worried and kept looking back at her father's corpse, out of the cell.

Seeing Lin Mu's cooperation, Awei became smug and ordered his two soldiers, "You two, get out of here right now and lock the gate from the outside! Remember, don't open the door for anyone without my order! Do you understand?"

"Yes! Captain!"

Although the two soldiers found the order a bit strange, they immediately carried it out, left the cell, slammed the heavy wooden door shut, and locked it from the outside.

Outside the prison gate, Yue Qiluo raised her clear eyes and looked at Lin Mu, her red lips slightly upturned: "What mischievous idea are you plotting now?"

Lin Mu stood with his hands behind his back and said leisurely, "What bad intentions could I possibly have? I'm just going along with the plot and watching a good show. This is a classic scene."

"A classic scene? What scene?"

Si Teng asked curiously.

Selena also tiptoed, trying to peek through the crack in the door. As a vampire, she was curious about Eastern zombies.

Ren Tingting nervously gripped the hem of her clothes. With her father's corpse turned into a zombie and her cousin present, she was filled with unease.

Lin Mu smiled slightly, made a hand seal, and a crimson wave of magical power swept across, clearly projecting the scene inside the cell into the air in front of everyone like a reflection in a water mirror.

Inside the cell, Awei walked triumphantly to Ren Fa, first fanning his nose with a disdainful gesture, then pointing to the talisman on Ren Fa's head and laughing at Qiu Sheng, who was hiding behind the bed of nails, "Uncle, watch closely as I teach this little thief a lesson..."

Uncle Nine, who was squatting on the ground, saw Ah Wei's hand touch the corpse-suppressing talisman and his alarm bells went off. He hurriedly warned, "Hey! Don't move around! Don't tear the talisman off!"

"what?"

When Ah Wei heard Uncle Nine call out, he subconsciously turned his head to look, but he didn't let go of the talisman in his hand. As he turned around, there was a soft "rip" sound.

He casually tore off the corpse-suppressing talisman!

"Oh no! This is bad!"

Uncle Nine slapped his thigh, his face full of annoyance and anxiety: "Quickly stick the talisman back on."

"Why should I listen to you?"

Awei, however, didn't care at all. He casually threw the yellow card on the ground and said disdainfully, "Playing tricks!"

However, the moment the talisman left the body and floated to the ground, the temperature in the morgue seemed to drop several degrees, and a chilling aura spread out.

The flame of the kerosene lamp on the wall flickered a few times, and its color seemed to turn somewhat green.

Ren Fa, who had been lying stiffly and motionless, suddenly opened his grayish-white dead fish eyes.

There were no pupils inside, only deathly silence and bloodthirsty madness.

My body sprang straight up from the bed in a stiff posture that completely violated my physiological structure!

Awei was completely oblivious to this; his attention was entirely focused on Qiusheng, who was hiding in the direction of the nail bed. He smugly pulled out his sidearm and fired a shot in the direction Qiusheng was hiding. The shot hit the wall, sending up a few sparks: "Stop hiding! Get out here right now, or I'll blow your head off with the next shot!"

Qiu Sheng was so frightened that he scrambled out from behind the bed of nails, raising his hands high and turning ashen-faced.

As soon as he looked up, he saw the zombie behind Awei, already awake and baring its fangs. He pointed behind Awei in terror and shouted, "Watch out behind you!!"

"Behind me? Behind me is my cousin's husband!"

Awei thought Qiusheng was playing tricks and scoffed disdainfully. To prove his courage, he even turned around nonchalantly, stretched out his finger, and poked Ren's hard chest: "Uncle, don't you think so... huh?!"

The cold, hard touch from his fingertips, and Ren Fa's grayish-blue face that was so close and exuded a putrid stench, caused Awei's smugness to freeze instantly, and then turn into extreme fear!

His facial muscles twitched violently as he screamed, "A ghost...a zombie—!"

He was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, and accidentally sat down on the bed covered with sharp iron nails.

"Ow—!"

An even more piercing scream echoed through the cell. Like a monkey whose tail was on fire, Awei sprang up from the bed of nails and, by some strange twist of fate, landed on Ren Fa's shoulder, who was about to pounce on him.

"Ho!"

The zombie Ren Fa let out a low growl, swung his arms, and flung Awei off his shoulders like a sack of potatoes, sending him crashing heavily against the wall.

"Ouch..."

Awei cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

When Qiu Sheng saw the zombie turn towards Awei, he mustered his courage, rushed forward, and used his fists and feet to try to stop it.

But his skills were only good for dealing with ordinary people. When facing a zombie with immense strength and an iron-hard body, a few punches were like tickling Ren Fa.

Instead, Ren Fa swept him away as if he were a fly, sending him flying and crashing into the wall, unable to get up for a moment.

The zombie Renfa seemed to have its sights set on Awei, who had provoked it first. It let out a low growl and approached Awei, who was slumped on the ground and desperately trying to back away, step by step.

"Help...help me! Open the door! Open the door now!"

Awei scrambled to the cell door and pounded on the iron gate with all his might, his voice trembling with tears.

A soldier outside the door responded faithfully: "The captain has ordered that the door must not be opened for anyone who knocks!"

"Open the door! It's your captain, Awei!"

Awei was on the verge of a breakdown.

The soldiers outside hesitated before unlocking the door when they heard it was Awei himself and that his voice was so pitiful.

However, upon seeing the crazed Ren Fa, he immediately abandoned Awei and ran away.

"Help...help me! Zombie! Zombie!"

Awei scrambled and crawled, utterly terrified, his former arrogance vanished, leaving only his most primal instinct for survival.

The zombie Ren Fa caught up from behind, grabbed Awei by the back of the neck, and lifted him off the ground like an iron clamp.

"Uh... ho ho..."

Awei kicked wildly with his feet off the ground, his face turning a liverish color, his tongue sticking out, his eyes rolling back, and he was making suffocating hoarse sounds. He was about to be strangled to death or have his throat bitten off by a zombie.

"Dad?! No!"

Ren Tingting, who was outside the door, saw this scene through Lin Mu's water mirror technique. She covered her mouth in shock, and tears welled up instantly.

"Hehe, this is really interesting."

Yue Qiluo was completely unconcerned about the horrific scene before her, even curving her lips into an innocent yet cruel smile, as if she were watching an amusing shadow puppet show.