Uncle Nine roared and slammed his left palm directly at the Zombie.
In an instant, a giant blood-red palm print several meters high crashed toward the Zombie.
"Roar!!!!"
The Zombie let out a furious roar and slashed its jet-black claws madly at the massive palm.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment the two attacks collided, a terrifying shockwave exploded in all directions.
The blast wave slammed directly into both Uncle Nine and the Zombie, sending them flying backward and crashing heavily into the ground.
This clash clearly put the Zombie at a disadvantage—its hands were now cracked and fractured, with half of its palms completely shattered.
"Damn it! If I had my weapons, this strike would've killed it! Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng, those two brats, still haven't brought my gear!"
Uncle Nine, lying in the courtyard, gritted his teeth as he clutched his chest.
"Creak!!"
Just then, the Yamen's main gate creaked open, and Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng walked in, each carrying a pile of weapons, looking completely confused.
"Whoa! What happened here? Why did all those soldiers run off just now? Huh? Master?"
Wen Cai glanced around in confusion and immediately spotted Uncle Nine.
"Master, we're here! Why are you out here? Weren't you supposed to be in the jail cell?"
Qiu Sheng ran over, equally puzzled.
"Hmph! If you two had taken any longer, I wouldn't be here—I'd be in a coffin!"
Uncle Nine glared at the two of them as he spoke.
Then he quickly snatched all the weapons, talismans, and his Taoist robe from their arms.
With all these items in hand, Uncle Nine's confidence soared.
"Hmph! Just a late-stage Green Zombie dares to fight me? I'll kill it myself! You two, guard Master Ren's corpse!"
Uncle Nine snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves, and marched straight toward the jail.
"That Zombie's doomed!"
Qiu Sheng chuckled gloatingly.
"Yeah, poor Zombie."
Wen Cai nodded with a distressed expression.
"But isn't Master Ren dead? Why bother guarding his corpse? Don't tell me he's going to turn into a Zombie?"
Wen Cai glanced at Ren Fa's corpse lying motionless in the middle of the courtyard, a bit confused.
"Whatever Master says goes. Let's just hide Master Ren's body somewhere safer—this way, even if he becomes a Zombie, we won't get hurt!"
Qiu Sheng shrugged, then called Wen Cai over to help push a table toward a room in the corner.
……
……
A few minutes earlier, at The Ren Family Residence.
"Taoist Priest Ling Xiao, is my father going to be alright?"
In the main hall, Ren Tingting asked with concern as she looked at Ling Xiao, who was reading beside her.
"No worries. With my master there, your father will be fine."
Ling Xiao responded without even looking up from his book.
His words were like a tranquilizer, immediately calming Ren Tingting's heart.
Because Ling Xiao was present, he had asked Ren Tingting to send all the servants home, leaving just the two of them—man and woman—alone in The Ren Manor.
As neither of them spoke, the entire hall sank into silence.
Ling Xiao was absorbed in his book, while Ren Tingting found herself absorbed in watching him read.
With his clean features and white robes, Ling Xiao radiated a scholarly elegance that captivated Ren Tingting, who had just returned from the Provincial Capital.
Before this, she had conversed with Ling Xiao and was shocked to find that he had an intimate knowledge not only of L Country's culture and history but also of world affairs, Western culture, science, and even English.
On top of that, Ling Xiao possessed strength beyond imagination.
How could such a perfect man not move her heart?
And Ren Tingting's feelings were very different from Liu Yingying's one-time crush over a heroic rescue.
Her affection for Ling Xiao was all-encompassing.
"Taoist Priest Ling Xiao is so perfect. If I could marry him, I'd be the happiest woman in the world… But do I even deserve him?!"
Ren Tingting began to daydream, but the fantasy quickly shattered.
Could she really qualify to be the partner of someone so flawless?
At that moment, Ren Tingting felt a bit downhearted.
Clap!!
Suddenly, Ling Xiao shut the book in his hands with a crisp sound.
The noise jolted Ren Tingting out of her trance.
"They're finally here. Any later and it would've passed midnight."
A sharp light flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes as he stood up with a smile.
"They're here? The Zombie's here?"
Ren Tingting quickly hid behind Ling Xiao upon hearing his words.
"Not just the Zombie—also the one pulling the strings behind the scenes."
Ling Xiao spoke calmly.
"Zzzzz!!"
Suddenly, all the light bulbs in The Ren Manor began flickering wildly.
Bang bang bang bang!!!
The next moment, all the bulbs exploded one after another.
"Taoist Priest Ling Xiao!!"
Terrified, Ren Tingting dove into Ling Xiao's arms.
"It's nothing. Just cheap parlor tricks to scare people."
Ling Xiao helplessly patted her head. Ren Tingting, realizing what she'd done, immediately blushed.
Still, she couldn't bear to leave Ling Xiao's warm embrace.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Just then, cold wind howled through the manor. In the darkness, all the lamps and furniture swayed and rattled.
Thump thump! Thump thump!!
At the same time, the sound of Zombie footsteps echoed from the main gate.
Ling Xiao looked toward the source.
At once, he saw Old Master Ren hopping into the courtyard.
Trailing behind him slowly was a hunched old Taoist.
"You're here!?"
Ling Xiao shielded Ren Tingting and calmly addressed the old man.
"Heh heh heh! You little Taoist really have guts. Your master isn't even a match for me, and yet you remain so composed."
The old Taoist sneered darkly as soon as he saw Ling Xiao.
"My master isn't your match? Then who got beaten so badly yesterday that even his Substitute Corpse was destroyed!?"
Ling Xiao replied with disdain.
Sure enough, his words darkened the old Taoist's face immediately.
"Hmph! Yesterday was yesterday. Once Ren Weiyong drains that little girl beside you of her blood, even your master will die if he shows up!"
"Go! Kill that arrogant brat!"
The old Taoist roared at the Zombie version of Old Master Ren.
"Roar!!!!!"
At his command, Old Master Ren howled and instantly turned into a black blur, lunging at Ling Xiao.
"How interesting!"
Yet, Ling Xiao smiled when he saw Old Master Ren charging at him. He had only unlocked a portion of Old Master Ren's power.
Though he was originally as strong as a Seventh Heaven of the Earth Master Realm, he could now only muster the strength of the Sixth Heaven.
Despite still being a Hair Zombie, even one of Ling Xiao's casual Hair Zombies could defeat him—let alone Ling Xiao himself.
Not to mention, Ling Xiao was his true master.
Of course, with Ren Tingting present, he couldn't control her grandfather in front of her.
So Ling Xiao raised his right hand and struck out into the air.
Boom!!!!!!
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