Chapter 7: Corpse Change

  After loading the glutinous rice into the autumn water, he took the two demon-driving swords given by Master Ling and bid farewell to Master Ling, then hurriedly rode his bike back.

  Too many things happened today, especially the reincarnation thing, I must go back and discuss it with Master as soon as possible.

  Justice Village

  When Qiushui rushed back to the righteous village, Wencai and Qiusheng had already gone to sleep. Only the room of Jiu Shu still had a light on. Qiushui saw this and felt warm in his heart. His master was indeed a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Carrying glutinous rice in his hand and with two bronze-made demon-expelling swords on his back, he walked to Ninth Uncle's bedroom and knocked on the door.

  "Ah! Autumn water, you're back!" Ninth Uncle hurriedly opened the door after hearing the knock.

  "Master, Ling Shibo has sent us these two Demon-Expelling Swords, but he said that Master should bring out the good wine you've been treasuring." Qiu Shui put down the glutinous rice in his hand and took out the two swords from behind his back, handing them to Jiu Shu with a playful tone.

  After entering the house, Qiu Shui told everything about encountering the female ghost Xiao Yu, but changed the reincarnated body to Tu Mou Ren's family property.

  Jiu Shu listened, tapping his fingers on the table, and after a moment of contemplation, said: "Since that's the case, we can only take action as circumstances permit. Tomorrow, we'll go to the Ren family to discuss it, and quickly find a good burial site for Old Master Ren."

  "Hmm!" Qiū Shuǐ nodded in response, but then looked a bit embarrassed and said: "Master, what should we do about that female ghost?"

  Ninth Uncle looked at his apprentice, who was still clueless, and glared at Qiu Shui, saying: "You damn fool, you're blinded by lust."

  Autumn water heard and didn't say anything with a wronged expression on her face. Ninth uncle then changed his tone and said: "However, others took risks to find out such important things for us, you go to the side room to get some paper money to burn for that female ghost, after burning it, hurry up and sleep, tomorrow we still need to go to the Ren's house."

  "Yes, Master, you should rest early too." Qiu Shui said happily and then hurriedly ran out.

  Qiu Shui stood in the courtyard, holding a large stack of paper money and writing "Dong Shi Xiao Yu" on it before putting it into the fire basin. He then manipulated his magic power, stretching out two fingers towards the fire basin to cast a spell. At the same time, he muttered: "Ji ji ru lü ling."

  "Puff!" With a sound, the fire in the brazier suddenly ignited.

  As for writing names on the hell banknotes, it is to confirm who to burn things for when burning things for lonely souls and wild ghosts, otherwise it would be a waste of burning.

  The rooster crowed, signaling the break of day, but Autumn Water was still fast asleep. Wen Cai had already arrived at her doorstep. After all, Autumn Water had gone through too much the previous night and didn't fall asleep until it was almost dawn.

  "Autumn water, the door is open, Master calls us to hurry up." The knocking sound woke Autumn Water from his sleep, he opened his eyes dazedly, yawned, rubbed his eyes, and got himself awake, then stood up and opened the door.

  After sending away Wenchai, he tidied up the room himself, put on his clothes and came to the living room, where he saw Jiuzu watching a map.

  Qiu Shui walked forward and came to Jiu Shu's side, saying: "Master, have you found a suitable place?"

  Jiǔ shū saw Qiū Shuǐ and nodded: "Not bad, you've found a good spot."

  Qiu Shui took the map and looked at it, only to find that it was a place similar to the original tomb. He couldn't help but exclaim: "That Dragonfly Water Hole has moved to this location?"

  Ninth Uncle nodded and said, "Not bad, today we'll go to Old Man Ren's place to discuss it, burying him early will also let people rest their minds earlier." Autumn Water was somewhat skeptical in her heart, if it were really that easy to get rid of the zombie, what would be the point of those reincarnators coming here, just to have them tour this world? But on the surface, she nodded and agreed, "Good Master."

  The four of them arrived at the Ren residence, and a servant led them to the living room. There, they saw Mr. Ren chatting with Ah Wei, the head of the security team. As soon as he saw the group enter, Mr. Ren hastily put down his cup and walked over to greet them, asking: "Ninth Uncle, how's the matter of Father's tomb going?"

  Qiu Shui and several others hastily returned the courtesy, Ninth Uncle said: "Fortunately, we did not betray the trust."

  Mr. Ren smiled and said politely: "Then let's go to the study room to talk."

  "Alright, Autumn Water, you go with Master. Autumn Writings, you two stay here and behave." Ninth Uncle nodded in agreement after arranging his own disciples.

  After arriving upstairs, Master Ren first ordered the servant to pour tea and then asked eagerly: "Ninth Uncle, how does that cave compare to the previous Dragonfly Water Cave?" After all, it was related to his own and future generations' fate, so he had to be very concerned.

  Jiu Shu smiled and said, "Does Lord Ren recall what I previously said about the Dragonfly Water Hole being unable to be pointed at the same place?"

  Mr. Ren nodded and said, "Of course I remember, Ninth Uncle said it was like a dragonfly touching water, one touch after another, not in the same position."

  Jiu Shu said: "That's right, so I looked at the terrain around the tomb and found that it is now in a desolate place not far from the old hole. Just wait for a good day to bury it here." After all, the Dragonfly Water Hole is a very good hole. The Dragonfly Water Hole is also called "Hidden Dragon Hole" or "Lonely Dragon Hole". If ancestors are buried in this hole, they will surely bring prosperity and wealth to their descendants.

  "However, this time we must ask clearly whose land this is, and we cannot intimidate the owner."

  Mr. Ren hastily replied, somewhat awkwardly: "How can that be, how can that be." However, at this moment, a loud cry of surprise from Ren Tingting suddenly came from downstairs. Mr. Ren's face changed and he threw down the two men, hurrying to run downstairs with them.

  Ren Tingting rushed up to Mr. Ren, grabbing his arm like a frightened rabbit, and exclaimed: "Dad, save me!" Her face was deathly pale, and she was on the verge of tears. Behind her, Ah Wei seemed to be going crazy, hastily following after her as if he was about to strip off all his clothes.

  Lao Lai's eyes were about to pop out, revealing a thread of anger and incredulity. Was Ah Wei going to resort to force just because I disagreed with him dating Tingting?

  At this time, Ah Wei was holding onto the railing with an uncontrolled sway, her face twisted in pain as she sobbed: "Aunt's husband, I want to drink tea." It seemed that she had suffered a great blow.

  At this time, Qiū Shuǐ and Jiǔ Shū knew that it was Wén Cái and Qiū Shēng who were playing tricks. The two of them ran downstairs to the door and saw Qiū Shēng sneaking around, while Wén Cái stood behind him with his clothes in hand, bare-chested. Jiǔ Shū felt a surge of anger in his heart, his eyes widened, and he was about to lose his temper. Qiū Shēng saw Jiǔ Shū getting angry and quickly turned around and ran away, but Wén Cái was caught red-handed by Jiǔ Shū.

  "You two little rascals are always causing trouble." He summoned a thread of magical power and punched Wen Cai in the stomach, forcing out the talisman, and dragged him by the ear towards the Justice Manor.

  Mr. Ren, who was also unclear about the truth, was burning with anxiety in his heart, comforting his daughter on one hand and scolding Ah Wei on the other.

  Back at the Yi Zhuang, Ninth Uncle originally wanted to take good care of them, but with these two slippery guys, it was impossible to just sit and wait for death. As soon as they arrived in the living room, Ninth Uncle had only opened his mouth when Autumn Birth had already poured tea and handed it over. At this time, the two were several times more diligent than usual. Massaging backs and pouring tea, these two people were simply serving their master like a wealthy old landlord. Ninth Uncle couldn't help but give up.

  Then Ninth Uncle arranged for Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to go out and buy some things for Old Master Ren's funeral. The master and apprentice were busy all day, and after dinner they went to bed early.

  Tonight, just after midnight, a black shadow appeared at the Yi Manor. Several footsteps sounded on the wall, and in an instant, it had flipped over. Afterwards, it ran to the mortuary, where the black shadow arrived outside the room where Old Master Ren's coffin was locked up. Seeing that the door was locked, the black shadow casually pulled out a thin hook, fiddled with it for a moment, and then picked open the lock, entering the room.

  The door was opened, and the moonlight poured into the room. A black shadow lit a candle on the ground, spreading out a layer of cloth, and took out tools from the package on his back to place them on the cloth. He placed an octagonal mirror under the beam, and the silver-white moonlight shone on the mirror, then reflected onto the coffin. The black shadow then took out a yellow talisman in his hand, slapped it onto the coffin lid, and the lid was immediately pushed open a crack.

  The coffin lid was pushed open, and a gust of corpse energy burst out of the coffin, looking icy under the moonlight. A classic zombie figure dressed in Qing dynasty official attire stood up straight. As soon as the zombie got up, it was immediately covered by the moonlight reflected from the Bagua mirror, its body paused for a moment, and Hei Ying took advantage of the opportunity to stick the yellow talisman on its head, and the zombie's movement came to an abrupt halt.

  The dark figure pulled out a bamboo tube from his bosom, removed the wooden plug, and held the zombie's mouth with one hand while holding the tube against its mouth with the other. The tube tilted, and a stream of scarlet liquid slowly flowed into the zombie's mouth.

  "Cuckoo..."

  "With the sound of zombies gulping blood, the dark shadow slowly said: 'Drink, drink, drink your fill and then you'll have the strength to kill.'"

  A moment later, the black shadow fed the zombie and stretched out two fingers to its mouth, biting a few drops onto the zombie's forehead. Then the zombie jumped out of the Yi Manor in a straight line, heading directly towards the Ren family home. The black shadow also packed up its things and jumped out of the Yi Manor, disappearing into the unknown.

  In the secret art of Mao Shan, it is recorded that when a zombie awakens, some memories from its past life remain in its mind, with the most lingering being those of its loved ones. Therefore, when a zombie awakens, the first person it attacks is often its own family members from its past life. After killing its own family members, the zombie will completely forget its humanity and replace it with its undead nature, causing chaos and harming people everywhere.

  That night, the nine uncles and their apprentices were busy all day with the old master's funeral, so they slept very soundly. Moreover, the black shadow had cast a spell, so even if the zombies made a slight movement, there was no noise at all. Generally, after a corpse has undergone rigor mortis, it will be filled with corpse energy and become extremely heavy, making a heavy sound when moved. But now, it was as light as a feather, without making any sound when moving, just like a master of qinggong!