Chapter 3 Section 3 Zombies

Xu Qiuyuan snorted: "No, Pindao is hungry and is waiting for this lazy girl to cook for Pindao. I'm not in the mood, so I won't go." Zhang Xiaoluo blushed, and said softly: "Master, I invite you to come over, don't refuse me for thousands of miles, I will punish you when I come back." "Hmph." Xu Qiuyuan turned his head, still not calming down. Seeing that Xu Qiuyuan didn't take Zhang Xiaoluo's account very much, Mao Ahshui said anxiously: "Sir, the mayor is hosting a banquet at the Narcissus Building. Please come and invite me. It's really urgent."

As soon as he heard that there was a banquet, Xu Qiuyuan turned his head and smiled, and said: "Since the mayor is so sincere in his invitation, I can't push it any further. Well, I will let you go." Seeing that Xu Qiuyuan finally agreed, Mao Ah Shui was overjoyed: "Sir, please follow me." Just as Xu Qiuyuan walked a few steps, he turned back to Zhang Xiaoluo and said, "Little girl, I'll take care of you when I come back." Zhang Xiaoluo grinned and sent Xu Qiuyuan out.In fact, over the years, Xu Qiuyuan seldom scolded Zhang Xiaoluo, and said to clean up, but every time Zhang Xiaoluo acted like a baby and let it go.The most severe one was just to scold Zhang Xiaoluo a few words, but in exchange the girl was depressed for two days, and Xu Qiuyuan had to comfort her in the end.

The mayor of Wanshan Town is surnamed Cheng. His father was a senior official in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, he fled to Wanshan Town. With his deep financial resources, he contributed a lot to Wanshan Town and was later elected by the people. He is the mayor of Wanshan Town.After his death, his eldest son, Cheng Wansheng, took over. Cheng Wansheng was fair, selfless, and kind to others, and he was loved by the people in Wanshan Town.But this person has a problem, that is lust.Although all the money he pays for visiting brothels is in his own pocket, mistakes often happen because of this.Xu Qiuyuan and Cheng Wansheng's father were considered good friends. Cheng Wansheng's father entrusted Xu Qiuyuan to take care of Cheng Wansheng when he was dying, and hoped that Cheng Wansheng would not go astray.Xu Qiuyuan used to take care of Cheng Wansheng in secret, but after learning about Cheng Wansheng's love of visiting brothels, Xu Qiuyuan was very disappointed with him and became lukewarm towards him.

As soon as Xu Qiuyuan entered the Narcissus Tower, he saw Cheng Wansheng walking towards him with a smile. Cheng Wansheng smiled and said, "Uncle Xu, how are you doing? Come, please take a seat." Xu Qiuyuan was not polite either, and after sitting firmly, he began to eat and drink, ignoring Cheng Wansheng's words.Standing aside, Mao Ah Shui was a little annoyed at Xu Qiuyuan's actions, and was about to make an injustice for Cheng Wansheng, but Cheng Wansheng stretched out his hand to stop him.Cheng Wansheng was well aware of Xu Qiuyuan's temper, so he didn't speak, and happily ate and drank with him.

After dinner, Xu Qiuyuan hiccupped in satisfaction, and then asked, "Why did Master Cheng ask me?" "Uncle Xu, aren't you insulting me? You should call me Wansheng." Xu Qiuyuan looked at him coldly, and didn't buy much from him, but every time Cheng Wansheng begged him to do something, he would be rewarded generously, and he never had trouble with money. After taking a sip of tea, he said, "Let's talk about the topic." Cheng Wansheng nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Xu, do you know what happened in the town these days?" Xu Qiuyuan shook his head.He has always been aloof and rarely walks around the town, so if something important happens in Wanshan Town, he must be the last person to know about it.

"Five days ago, someone dug out a coffin in the field. Inside was an ancient corpse from the Qing Dynasty. It was dead and unmelted. When the coffin was opened, many people said that they heard baby-like laughter. Everyone felt a little weird. Put the corpse in Yizhuang, and cremate it the next day. But I didn't expect that something happened in Yizhuang that night." When Cheng Wansheng said this, he turned to the side and said to Mao Ashui, "Ah Shui, go and bring Lai Qi here." Mao Ashui nodded and said "yes" before leaving the room. "Who is Lai Qi?"

"The old man Ye who guarded Yizhuang passed away last month, and Lai Qi is the new guardian of the village." After a while, Mao Ah Shui led a young man in.Cheng Wansheng said: "Lai Qi, tell the master what you saw in detail." Lai Qi's words were rustic and disorganized, and Xu Qiuyuan didn't know why after listening for a long time.In the end, it was Cheng Wansheng who explained, and Xu Qiuyuan could barely catch the general idea. It turned out that since Lai Qi was vigil in Yizhuang, he had never dared to sleep in the house of Yizhuang, and hid on the beams to sleep at night. Hide on beams.The ancient corpse was placed on the right side of the hall, covered with a piece of sackcloth. Lai Qi, who was hiding on the beam, always felt that the ancient corpse was moving. Although he was afraid in his heart, he never took his eyes off the ancient corpse.Until the second watch, Lai Qi was so sleepy that his eyes were blurred.At this moment, the gate of Yizhuang opened with a creak, and Lai Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately woke up.

I saw a man in black sneaking in. He was very sneaky. He entered Lai Qi's room first. Seeing that Lai Qi was not there, he was a little suspicious, but after a while he laughed at himself: "You are a coward, and you usually brag about it." They said that Yizhuang is better than home, so they ran back home." Later, people fumbled out of the room again, fumbling here and there to find something.Lai Qi hid on the beam, he could hear the person's words clearly, and felt that the voice was very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, it turned out to be a well-known bum in the town.

Goudan is a lazy man who doesn't do his job properly, and usually lives by stealing. If something is stolen in the town, he is probably the right one to find.The news of the unearthed ancient corpse spread throughout Wanshan Town within half a day, so after hearing the news, he became greedy. After Lai Qi knew it was Goudan, he intentionally frightened him. Just as he was about to get off the beam, he saw Goudan shouting happily: "I found it, here it is." The mouth of the ancient corpse took something out of it. Lai Qixin was curious and wanted to see what Goudan was going to do, so he hid on the beam and did not come down.After a while, Goudan suddenly smiled and said: "Haha, I'm rich." When Lai Qi heard this, he saw that Goudan took out a leaf-like topaz and a bright red bead from the mouth of the ancient corpse.

When Xu Qiuyuan heard this, he suddenly sneered and said, "Huang Yu is corpse-reducing jade. Ordinary morticians use Huangyu to suppress corpses. The bright red bead is called Qi-gathering Pill, commonly known as 'Low Pill'. If the buried corpse contains Jade, a Qi Gathering Pill will form in the throat after a hundred years." Cheng Wansheng asked, "What's the use of that?" Xu Qiuyuan snorted coldly: "This bead is formed by the spirit of a century-old corpse. Not only can it be made into evil poison, but it can also be used to harm people. However, this kind of thing is not easy to get, so it is rare for those who like heresy ways." Not a good thing to ask for. A bead like that is worth about a hundred dollars."

Hearing Xu Qiuyuan's explanation, Cheng Wansheng and Lai Qi suddenly realized. Xu Qiuyuan went on to say: "I can almost guess the following things. Could it be that the ancient corpse cheated the corpse soon? And even tore the dog's egg into pieces?" Lai Qi nodded and said: "Yes. When that Goudan was still happy, I saw the eyes of the ancient corpse suddenly opened, and the brown face of the ancient corpse suddenly turned black and blue. That Goudan fell back suddenly in fright. He fell down, and before he could recover, the hand of the ancient corpse had already penetrated his chest, and then the oil lamp on the table was extinguished somehow, and I only heard the sound of "thud, thud, thud" on the beam, and the other I couldn't see anything. Soon I smelled a bloody smell, the smell was so strong that I almost vomited, and it didn't take long for me to pass out. I didn't wake up until dawn, and I looked at the dog's egg, almost It didn't scare me to pee my pants, that guy was torn apart by the ancient corpse so that even his mother couldn't tell if he was a human or a pig, it was a whole mess of rotten meat." Xu Qiuyuan said coldly: "If you hadn't passed out, you would have become even your mother wouldn't be able to tell if it was a human or a pig." Lai Qiyi was so frightened that he fell to the ground, shaking all over his body.It seems that the scene of the dog's egg being torn into pieces has created an indelible horror memory for him.Xu Qiuyuan said to Cheng Wansheng indifferently: "He is no longer suitable for Shouyi Village, he should find someone else tomorrow." Cheng Wansheng nodded and asked Mao Ah Shui to take Lai Qi down, and then asked, "Uncle Xu, what should we do about this matter? Since the ancient corpse cheated the corpse, three people have been killed in the town. If this continues, it will cause panic." Xu Qiuyuan frowned when he heard the words: "Didn't you warn the people not to go out at night when this happened?" Cheng Wansheng sighed and said: "How could there be no warning, but now it's the harvest season, the crops in the field can't be left alone, those people were killed by the ancient corpses while watching the night in the field." Wanshan Town is Yishan In a small town, when the crops are harvested, many animals in the mountains will come to steal them and eat them. In order to reduce losses, many farmers will guard the crops at night until the harvest is completed. Xu Qiuyuan thought for a while and said: "Since the ancient corpse can form Qi Gathering Pill, there are some ways to do it. It seems that it will be more difficult to deal with if the ancient corpse is not removed as soon as possible. When was the last time a person was killed? Corpse Have you dealt with it?" "Last night, an old farmer was killed in the field. Because no one claimed it, it was temporarily parked in Yizhuang. Now the security captain is guarding there." "Okay, take me to have a look." Cheng Wansheng nodded and said yes, and after a few instructions to Mao Ashui, he accompanied Xu Qiuyuan to Yizhuang. Nong Fan was still afraid tonight, but it was not as strong as the previous night. After knowing the ins and outs of the mass grave, his courage increased by three points. The mass graves were still eerie and eerie, and the moon was rounder than last night.Under the bright moonlight, it was quiet.I don't know if it's because the ghost aura is not manifested, but there are low-pitched calls from unknown beasts around.The wild beasts in the deep mountains seemed to be responding, but their roars were full of hostility.Nong Fan held the crumpled talisman tightly in his hand and looked around vigilantly. For some reason, he actually looked forward to Ning Xuehan's appearance in his heart. He knew that she was a weird person, but he hoped to see her.A gust of wind blew by, and the woods around the mass grave swayed with the wind, and there was a "rustling" sound between the leaves rubbing against each other.The cries of the wild beasts around did not know when it quieted down. Nong Fan made a calculation in his mind, and estimated that it was midnight, he thought: I haven't even seen a ghost, maybe it will be peaceful tonight, and she might not show up either. "Why are you still here?" A cold voice sounded from behind Nong Fan. Nong Fan was overjoyed when he heard the sound, and when he looked back, he saw Ning Xuehan standing quietly a few feet behind him. Nong Fan happily said: "You... Miss Ning, good night." He wanted to say "You are here", but he has been here all along, so he hastily changed his words. Ning Xuehan was still as cold as frost. She stared at Nongfan for a long time before saying calmly: "This place is very cloudy, and it is not suitable for your body and mind. It is not a place to stay for a long time. You should leave quickly." "If the old man didn't call me, the ghost would stay here." Nong Fan thought to himself.But he said in his mouth, "Miss Ning was bothered, I just obeyed my teacher's order and I came here for three days and three nights to test my courage, and I will leave when the time is over." I don't know if he said something inappropriate, but Nong Fan only felt that Ning Xuehan was three points colder than before.The two faced each other silently, and the scene was particularly dull.Nong Fan didn't know how many excuses flashed in his mind, he just wanted to say a few words.This made him sweat so anxiously. "Ms. Ning, thank you very much." It took a long time for Nong Fan to think of the topic. "Why thank me?" "It must be Miss Ning's help to be so peaceful tonight. I feel at ease in my heart. I should thank you." Ning Xuehan looked at him coldly, her expression as calm as water seemed sacred and inviolable. There was another silence, and Nong Fan thought to himself: Oops, I'm out of words, find something to say, or she will have to leave. "Dare to ask your son's name?" Just when Nong Fan was anxious, Ning Xuehan's voice sounded. "Ah... Mianzun's surname is Nong, and Shan's name is Fan." "Young Master Nong, thank you for decorating my tomb this morning." Nong Fan smiled awkwardly, it seemed that Ning Xuehan had already noticed the situation outside during the day, but she refused to show up to meet each other.He hurriedly said: "No... thanks, it's just a little effort, not... worth mentioning." A strange look flashed in Ning Xuehan's eyes. Because of her special status, she had never been treated so well by anyone since she was a child. After a slight sigh, she said lightly: "This wilderness is cold all night long. Take care, Young Master Nong. I also want to thank Little Sister Luo for me." Nong Fan heard that Ning Xuehan was about to leave, but he was still a little disappointed in his heart, and was suddenly startled: "Miss Ning knows Xiao Luo?" "I've known her for a few years, and she often comes to keep me company." Nong Fan was stunned, and thought: "Damn girl, you have known her for several years and pretended not to know her, and lied to me to stay away from Miss Ning. It's really hateful." He was even more convinced that Zhang Xiaoluo was scaring him. As soon as he thought of this, his original fear of Ning Xuehan had completely disappeared, so he asked: "How did Miss Ning meet my senior sister, can you tell me?" Ning Xuehan originally wanted to leave, but when she heard Nong Fan's question, she couldn't help but stop. After thinking for a while, she pointed to a flat grass not far away and said, "Let's sit down and talk."