Zombieland: I Have a Tomb of God
Chapter 68
Ling Xiao also raised his eyebrows slightly after thinking about the plot of Yimei Daozhang. In this movie, there are so-called foreign zombies, which are of course what ordinary people call vampires.
Ling Xiao is very curious, what is the difference between this thing and zombies? After all, according to various legends, the two are almost exactly the same.
But foreign zombies can also control bats.………………This surprised Ling Xiao.
(Fei Lu couldn't write bat.………………The word bat, so this is the only way)
""Master, we are here to save people! I didn't want to disturb you because you were all asleep. Besides, the person who came to find us just said that someone was missing. Who knew there was a banana spirit?"
Qiu Sheng knelt on the ground and immediately explained with a bitter face.
"Yes, yes, yes, we went because we saw he was too anxious!"
Wencai also nodded quickly
"You two are not here to save people, but to make money, right? Look, the master is too lazy to expose you!"
Ling Xiao, who was standing aside, said speechlessly after hearing this.
"Ahem, Senior Brother, you can’t say that. You see, we don’t want to eat white rice at home every day!"
Qiu Sheng, whose little thoughts were exposed, immediately coughed twice in embarrassment.
Wencai laughed foolishly.
""You little brat, you want to take a job without any real ability. You are lucky today because someone is watching you carefully. I saw that you are unreliable and came to me again. Otherwise, you two would be dead tomorrow morning!"
Uncle Jiu was so angry when he saw the two of them.
He couldn't help but cursed them.
"It shouldn't happen tomorrow, Master. I saw that other people were arrested for several days and they are fine! ?"
Qiu Sheng's face turned pale and he was confused after hearing Uncle Jiu's words.
"Others are ordinary people, their meridians have not been opened up by spiritual energy, so they are weak and their Yang Qi is weak, but the advantage is that the Yang Qi in their meridians flows slowly.
It is also difficult for these monsters to absorb it, but you two are different. Your meridians have been widened a lot after practicing.
The absorption speed is several times that of ordinary people. You two will be finished in one night!"
Ling Xiao on the side explained to the two of them, and at the same time directly cast a healing spell.
"Buzz!!!!!!!"
Instantly, the healing spell enveloped Wencai and Qiusheng, and their pale faces were quickly healed!
"Go back to sleep, if you do this again, I will beat you to death!"
Uncle Jiu looked at them and cursed speechlessly. Of course, he also knew that it was because he was too stingy that the two of them ran to take the job.
He was in the wrong and didn't say much.
After saying this, Uncle Jiu looked at Ling Xiao.
"Master, I'm going to rest too!"
Ling Xiao also spoke to Uncle Jiu.
""Wait, come to my room first!!!"
However, Uncle Jiu spoke up and returned to his room.
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment before following him.
Wencai Qiusheng no longer had the mood to go out and went back to his room to sleep.
…………
"After catching the Banana Spirit tonight, they gave Ling Xiao another 100 dollars as reward. Add to that the money your master and I have saved over the years, minus the 200 dollars we will need to settle down, and there are still 400 dollars left.
You will need a lot of money to practice corpse refining and raise ghosts, so you can use this first!"
However, Uncle Jiu took out a well-hidden small box in the room and handed it to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao was stunned when he heard Uncle Jiu's words.
"Master, this……"
This was almost all the money that Uncle Jiu had saved for many years.
However, for his own cultivation, Uncle Jiu took it all out.
At this moment, it would be a lie for Ling Xiao to say that he was not moved.
If there was no Uncle Jiu in this life, he would have died in the wild long ago. Although
Uncle Jiu and he had been master and apprentice since childhood, Uncle Jiu always treated Ling Xiao as his own son. This was why Uncle Jiu supported Ling Xiao even when he was preparing to raise a corpse. Because he had raised him since childhood, Uncle Jiu believed that Ling Xiao would never fall into evil ways.
"Take it. We have become famous this time. We will have many ways to make money in the future. We can make back this little money very quickly!"
Uncle Jiu saw Ling Xiao's expression and quickly pushed the box into Ling Xiao's hands.
"Thank you, Master!!"
Holding this small box of dollars, although there were only four hundred dollars, Ling Xiao felt that it was heavier than the more than eighty thousand dollars he had obtained before.
"Master, I will definitely find out the reason for your death in the movie, and then nip it in the bud!!"
Ling Xiao was extremely determined at this moment.
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Early the next morning, Ling Xiao and his two brothers came to Qinglong Village under the leadership of Uncle Jiu. Under the leadership of the village chief and a group of gentry, the three came to the ancestral mountain where the Qinglong Village had lived for generations.
Hearing that Uncle Jiu and Taoist Ling Xiao were coming, all the people in Qinglong Village who were doing business outside returned to the village in advance, and a large group of them followed Uncle Jiu and his friends up the mountain.
Among them, many girls peeked at the sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and the heroic Ling Xiao from afar.
Ling Xiao's otherworldly aura and the blessing of huge merits made his temperament much more outstanding than Uncle Jiu.
Even strangers would definitely think that Ling Xiao had a noble temperament at first glance.
Therefore, many girls soon fell in love with him.
Among them was the daughter of the village chief, who was looking at Ling Xiao with a crazy look on her face.
"Village chief, our village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a golden plate offering auspiciousness on the left, a waterside pavilion in the middle hall on the right, a magnificent court in front, and the emerald jade of Jishan behind, which is a sign of prosperity. We should be prosperous in both population and wealth!
This is definitely a very good Feng Shui pattern."
Standing on the wind outlet of the mountainside. Uncle Jiu took a deep breath, feeling the breeze and said with some emotion.
This pattern is very good, no wonder Qinglong Village is so prosperous and wealthy.
It seems to be due to Feng Shui.
Next to him was an old man in gorgeous clothes, who was the village chief, and next to the village chief there were some gentry.
After hearing Uncle Jiu's praise, he was also proud.
"Uncle Jiu is right. The village was doing well in the past few years, and most businesses made a lot of money. But recently, the village has been in turmoil for no reason. Even the people who made money have started to lose money. Is there something wrong with the Feng Shui?"
The village chief had some concerns between his eyebrows!
After all, if it was just one or two families, it would be fine, but if all the businessmen in Qinglong Village were losing money, this was not right.
"Wind is air. I see that the wind is strong here and the air is flowing smoothly. I think there should be no problem with the wind!"
Uncle Jiu thought for a moment and said solemnly.
"So there is something wrong with the water!" the village chief asked hurriedly
"This is just one of the reasons, but it is not absolute. If there is a problem with the luck of a village, the cause may not only be Feng Shui, but also some other problems, such as terrain changes, human manipulation, and heaven and earth anomalies.
Let's go check the water source first!!"
Ling Xiao, who was standing aside, also spoke after taking a look at the Feng Shui around him.
""I see, you are indeed Uncle Jiu's disciple, you know so much. In that case, let's go and look for the water source!"
The village chief complimented Ling Xiao immediately after seeing that it was Ling Xiao who was speaking. He then led Ling Xiao and Uncle Jiu towards a higher mountain.
"Wow, why is it so heavy!"
However, just returned���On the road, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai came up carrying large and small bags and even a bicycle.
"Where did you two get these things?"
Ling Xiao saw that the two were as tired as a dog, and immediately walked over.
""Brother, how can you walk fast with all these things on your shoulders? You are the one who asked you to carry them!"
Qiu Sheng complained to Qin Yan.
""Why are you two running so fast? You're not escaping!"
However, at this moment, a complaining voice came from behind, and a fat man with glasses and a militia uniform came up with an umbrella.
It's strange to say that this man is 70% similar to Captain Awei, both of them look wretched.
"Cousin, are you tired?!"
After talking to Wencai Qiusheng, the man with glasses quickly showed his affection to a woman wearing a dress and heavy makeup.
This woman was the daughter of the village chief.
"Get out of the way! Who are you?"
However, the woman's eyes lit up immediately after seeing Ling Xiao, and she pushed the man with glasses away.
""Brother Ling Xiao~~ My name is Ah Zhen, can I have dinner with you?"
Ah Zhen looked at Ling Xiao with a shy face, however, coupled with her heavy makeup, Ling Xiao's hair stood on end instantly.
"Wow, cousin, how can you talk to a stranger like that? I am your sweetheart, cousin!"
Seeing his cousin like this, the fat boy got anxious instantly.
"He was the one who asked you to carry it!?"
Ling Xiao ignored the two and asked Wencai Qiusheng coldly.
"It's him!!"
Wencai spoke quickly
"We are here to see the Feng Shui, not to do odd jobs, give it back to him!"
Ling Xiao immediately spoke up after hearing this.
After that, he walked towards Uncle Jiu and the others.
The village chief in front heard the commotion here and turned around, just in time to see Wencai Qiusheng carrying large and small bags of things.、
"Ah Wei, what's wrong with you? How can you let Uncle Jiu's apprentice carry things for you? Why don't you apologize quickly?"
The village chief's face changed and he immediately started to curse.
"Ah? Are they Uncle Jiu's apprentices? I thought they were here to do odd jobs!"
Captain Awei's face suddenly changed and he was so scared that he quickly took all his things.
"Uncle Jiu, I'm really sorry!
He is the captain of our militia and my cousin. He is usually arrogant.
I will fire him when I get back!"
The village chief quickly apologized to Uncle Jiu.
"It's no big deal, forget it!"
Uncle Jiu took a look and said nothing.
It's not a big deal.
"So your name is also A Wei, then this is for you!!"
After hearing what Ling Xiao and the village chief said, Wen Cai stuffed everything in his hand to A Wei.
(The captain in the original book has no name, so let's call him A Wei!)
"And this! Didn't you say before that you were serving the people? Thank you for your hard work!"
Qiu Sheng also directly handed over the things in his hand and handed over the bicycle.
""Hey, hey, it's so heavy!"
However, Ah Wei didn't have the strength of Wencai Qiu Sheng, and was immediately pressed to the point of being unable to breathe.
However, Wencai Qiu Sheng didn't care about him and chased after him.
"It's all your fault. Brother Ling Xiao has disliked me!"
Even the unluckiest one was his cousin, who glared at him fiercely and chased after Ling Xiao.
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Soon, the group arrived at the cliff on the top of the mountain.
Uncle Jiu nodded as he watched the waterfall rushing down the mountain.
Then he walked to the source of the stream.
"As the saying goes, wind controls population and water controls wealth. If wind doesn't enter the house, there will be no prosperity. If water doesn't enter the house, there will be no prosperity. This water level pattern is first-class.
This is called the Dragon's Pearl Cave, which was formed by the invasion of a mountain stream.
A dragon pearl was formed. As the saying goes, a round pearl makes the family rich and the house prosperous. Just look at the pearl and you will know!"
Uncle Jiu looked at the Feng Shui and said with a smile.
""Great, Uncle Jiu. The Feng Shui master our ancestors found also said this. But where is this dragon ball?"
The village chief praised Uncle Jiu's words. This is a real master.
He can see the Feng Shui problems of his village with just a glance.
Ling Xiao, who was standing by, also nodded. Although he possessed Maoshan Taoism and was 1v4, his Feng Shui level was also first-class.
Naturally, he knew that what Uncle Jiu said was correct.
He also found the location of the dragon ball at a glance.
"If I'm not mistaken, the location should be here!"
So he spoke directly, came to the stream and lifted a stone.
"In an instant, a round stone appeared in front of everyone.
However, this stone had already cracked.
"The dragon ball is broken!? What's going on?"
Uncle Jiu was stunned for a moment, frowned, and knew that the matter was not simple.
"What a round stone, Master!"
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, who were wandering around, also came over.
""Uncle Jiu, what's going on? How did the dragon ball crack?"
The village chief immediately said anxiously.
Uncle Jiu didn't say anything and went directly to the river to pull up some grass.
He suddenly found that the roots of the surrounding grass were all black.
""Oh no, there's something wrong with this water. Village chief, notify the whole village that the water from this source cannot be drunk!"
Uncle Jiu's face changed, and then he spoke solemnly.
If it can make the grass roots turn black, it is already poisonous.
When the people around heard this, their faces changed immediately. They drink this water every day.
"Where is the source of the village head water?"
Ling Xiao at the side spoke up.
"It's right up there!" the village chief said quickly.
"Very good, in that case, let's call everyone to find the source of pollution!
Generally speaking, as long as the pollution source is cleared and it waits for two days, everything will be fine!"
Ling Xiao nodded, and then spoke to the people around him.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Ling Xiao.
Water is the most important thing. In this era without running water, a water source is the life source of a village. If this spring is useless, they will have no water to drink.
"Quick, Captain Rule and his men, find the source of the pollution as soon as possible!"
The village chief stood up immediately and gave a loud order to the people around him.
In an instant, everyone dispersed.
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"Humph, it's all because of these stinky Taoist priests. I almost lost my job. Even my cousin ignored me. I'm so tired!!"
On the other side, Captain Awei came to the riverside to clean his shoes.
However, just as he came to the riverside, his foot slipped.
"Ah! Help!!"
After a scream, Captain Awei fell down and rolled down the river.
""Plop, plop!"
The terrified Awei thrashed in the water.
"Hey, isn't this Captain Awei? How come he's soaked to the skin!"
However, Wencai Qiusheng happened to pass by here.
He saw Awei floundering in the water and immediately laughed at him.
""Two... big brothers, help me... ah, I can't... swim!!"
When Ah Wei saw someone, he immediately asked for help excitedly.
While talking, he drank a few big gulps of water.
"He really can't swim. Wencai, please find a vine to save him!"
Seeing how miserable Awei was, Qiu Sheng didn't hesitate.
He and Wencai started to look for him.
"Hey, there's one here!"
Soon Wencai saw a vine on the tree and ran over to pull it up.
However, when he pulled it, he immediately found that the vine was on the tree, but the other side was in the water.
""Hua La La La!!!"
As he pulled hard, a large piece of vines instantly rose from the water.
On the vines, there were a bunch of bats.………………The bats were soaking in the water.
They all stood right above Awei's head.
"Ah, there are bats………………Bats!!!"
Ah Wei looked up and saw a bunch of bats.………………The bat head frightened him so much that he screamed in fear.
He jumped out of the water and ran away without looking back.
"Damn, you can’t swim, right?"
Qiu Sheng, who ran over after seeing this scene and hearing the sound, was speechless. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
"What's going on?"
Uncle Jiu, Ling Xiao and others also came over after hearing the voice.
"Master, look, there are so many (aiei) bats………………Bats!"
Wencai said hurriedly, pulling the vines.
"This is strange. Bats have never appeared in this village.………………Bats, why are there so many bats here?………………Bat!?"
The village chief was stunned when he saw this scene.
"It seems that these things are the source of pollution. The village chief asked everyone to look for bats in the surrounding mountains.………………Bat nests, if found, burn them on the spot!!"
Uncle Jiu saw this scene and knew what the source of the pollution was, and then he spoke directly to the village chief beside him.
""Okay, okay, I'll give the order right away!"
The village chief nodded immediately.[]
"Master, let's go look for it too!"
Wencai Qiusheng, who was standing by, also ran over and said
"Well, go ahead!"
Uncle Jiu nodded.
…………
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"Damn it, I almost drowned! Where can I find bats in such a big mountain?………………Bat nest!"
On the other side, Awei and his brothers were searching everywhere.
They were complaining as they walked.
""Captain, look!"
Suddenly, a team member pointed to a place not far away and said.
Awei and the others looked over and immediately found that it was a church.
"Let's go and have a look!!"
Awei took a look and hurried over with his younger brother.
When they got closer, they found that they were all little girls, pulling a rope.
"Everyone, raise your hands!"
Awei immediately swallowed his saliva and shouted.
The surrounding brothers also dispersed and surrounded the place.
"Bang!!!!!!!"
Awei also fired a shot into the sky.
"Ah!!"
The huge gun body immediately frightened all the nuns who were still pulling the cross and screamed, and the ropes in their hands all flipped open.
""Swish!"
A huge cross fell directly from the building.
"Bang!!!!"
As luck would have it, he landed right behind Awei.
"What sound!?"
Awei's face changed.
"There is a sound but no one is there? Could it be a master! ?"
Awei looked alert.
Suddenly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Then he suddenly turned around.
""Move back!"
A smug laugh came out of his mouth, but when he looked closely, he found a huge cross appeared in front of him.
""Swish!!!"
The next moment, the cross fell down.
""Hey, hey, hey! Don't come over here!"
Awei screamed in fear, and then he was pressed down hard by the huge cross.
"Help, it's so heavy!!"
Awei wailed in pain.
"Captain, Captain, I found it.…………"
A younger brother ran over and said excitedly
"Find a fart, help first!!"
Awei immediately scolded him, he had no foresight at all.
"Oh oh!!"
The younger brother suddenly realized and hurriedly helped Awei lift the cross a little.
"By the way, what did you just say?"
Awei, relieved, asked curiously
"Captain, I found it!"
The team member quickly replied
"What? You found out? If you found out, why don’t you burn down this damn church?"
When Ah Wei heard that, he immediately shouted
"Who dares to burn my church?"
However, a deep voice of an old lady came.
The next moment, a shadow rushed over and hit the little brother hard on the top.
"Bang!!!"
The opponent's huge warning directly knocked the younger brother back, and he hit the wall hard, grimacing in pain.
The huge cross was pressed on Awei's body again.
""Poof!!!!"
This almost sent Awei away.
"Tell me, why did you burn down my church!!"
However, at this moment, an old lady nun pressed down hard and directly pressed on the cross, causing the already painful Awei to roll his eyes.
Seeing Awei's"disregard for himself" look, the old lady was immediately angry.
"Why did you burn down my church, why!!"
"I have worked so hard to build this church. If you want to burn it down, I will fight you to the death!!"
The nun shouted angrily.
After hearing her words, Awei rolled his eyes and trembled as he pulled out his pistol.
However, the next moment, the pistol was snatched away by the nun.
"You really want to fight to the death, right? Then I will die with you!"
The old lady roared, closed her eyes, took the gun and shot directly at Awei on the ground.
"Bang!!!!"
The sound of a gunshot instantly spread throughout the church.
"I… I killed someone!! ?"
The old lady who fired the bullet opened her eyes in horror. However
, when she opened her eyes, she found that the muzzle of the gun in her hand was blocked by a hand.
"Auntie, there is no need to be so angry!"
Ling Xiao smiled and dodged the pistol in her hand.
There was a flattened bullet in his hand.
This scene instantly shocked the nun.
"Angel? Is he an angel?"
Catching the bullet with bare hands, what kind of divine operation is this?
"Taoist Ling Xiao? You are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have been beaten to death by this crazy woman!"
Ah Wei lay on the ground with a look of grievance on his face.
""By the way, why would you burn down someone else's church for no reason!"
Ling Xiao was speechless. He lifted up the huge cross with his right hand.
Ah Wei quickly climbed up, fearing that he would be pushed down again.
"My men discovered that this is the Batman………………The bat nest must be burned, of course!"
Awei said quickly.
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And just���All the young nuns came running over.
"Dean, are you okay?"
"Dean, are you okay? They are going to burn down our church!"
"This is too much. Why burn our church?"
…………
These young nuns burst into tears.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
The elder sister comforted him quickly, then looked at Awei angrily.
"Why do you say we are bats?………………Bat's nest!?"
The elder sister said excitedly.
"Angel, you have to make the decision for us!"
At the same time, he said excitedly to Ling Xiao who was standing beside him.
"Ahem, I'm not an angel, but have you investigated this matter, Awei? You can't just burn other people's things!"
Ling Xiao was a little speechless when he heard the word"angel".
But he still said to Awei
"My men saw it with their own eyes. Come over here and tell me what you just found out!"
Awei immediately called out to his little brother not far away with a proud look on his face.
""Captain, I noticed that there are six nuns here, and we only have five. It's not enough. Oh, Taoist Ling Xiao is here, that's enough!" However
, as soon as the younger brother said this, not to mention A Wei, even Ling Xiao on the side was speechless.
"Bullshit, that’s all you found out!?"
Ah Wei’s face changed drastically, you stupid dog, you can still say such things now!? You even want to drag Taoist Ling Xiao into this, aren’t you courting death?
"Taoist Priest, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
A Wei quickly explained
"God is watching what you do, there are some things you shouldn't do, Captain!"
After hearing what Ah Wei said, Ling Xiao spoke with a hint of meaning.
"Yes, yes, yes, get out of here, you useless guys!"
Awei nodded repeatedly, and then kicked that stupid teammate in anger.
"Hmm? What happened just now! ?"
Uncle Jiu also came over with the village chief, Wencai Qiusheng and others. He also heard the gunshots just now.
"Nothing much, by the way, this is the only thing we haven't seen yet! Auntie, do you mind if we take a look at your church?"
Ling Xiao waved his hand, then smiled and spoke to the nun beside him.
""Okay, okay, but there are some people we don’t welcome here!"
The head nun glanced at Ah Wei who was standing aside and was a little afraid that Ling Xiao would complain.
"In this case, Village Chief, you guys take a rest here, Ling Xiao and I will go in and take a look!"
Uncle Jiu didn't ask any more questions and said directly, and then he and Ling Xiao began to check the entire church under the guidance of the elder nun.
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Soon the three of them looked around the entire church and came to the first floor.
"This church has a history of several decades, but it was recently renovated after we came here. Thank you so much for what you did just now, Taoist Ling Xiao!"
The head nun said to Ling Xiao gratefully.
"It doesn't matter, but then again, we haven't seen this room yet!"
Ling Xiao waved his hand and looked at the last locked room.
"Oh, this is the previous priest's retreat room, and even I don't have the key!!"
The head nun said quickly
"So, let's go, Master!?"
Ling Xiao and Uncle Jiu looked at each other.
"Since there is nothing, let's go!"
Uncle Jiu also understood, and then the two turned around and left, and the elder nun also hurriedly led the way.
However, at this moment, Ling Xiao pointed his right hand into the air.
In an instant, a raging fire directly burned inside the room.
"Huh? What's burnt?"
The elder sister suddenly smelled a burnt smell.、
"It seems that the meditation room is on fire!!"
Uncle Jiu quickly spoke up
"What!?!"
The elder nun's face changed drastically when she heard it.
She rushed to the door and immediately saw the red flames.
"Oh no, it's really on fire."
The elder sister exclaimed, but the door was locked.
"Come!"
Uncle Jiu picked up a piece from the side and handed it over.
"Thank you!"
The nun was overjoyed and thanked him immediately before smashing the lock hard.
"Bang!!!"
Instantly, the already decayed lock shattered.
The nun rushed in and saw the flames begin to spread around.
"Let's do it together!"
Uncle Jiu and Ling Xiao also rushed in to put out the fire.
Strangely enough, the flames seemed very large, but they were all extinguished with just two slaps. Looking closely, they only blackened the surrounding walls a little, and did not cause any damage.
"Hallelujah, God bless you!!"
The nun prayed excitedly.
"Hey! Was this originally a kitchen? Why are there so many garlics!?"
Suddenly, Uncle Jiu saw a bunch of garlic hanging around and was immediately confused.
"No, how can there be so much garlic? Is it used to exorcise demons?
The nun was stunned.
""Master! There is a corpse here!"
Ling Xiao looked at the corpse deep in the room and spoke.
"What?"
The elder nun was shocked.
"The clothes worn by this corpse are exactly the same as those in this photo. It seems that they are the same person!"
Uncle Jiu also saw the photo next to him.、
"Ah? Father Qi? He was the first priest here and disappeared decades ago!
The church thought he had betrayed, but it turns out he has been fighting the devil here all along!
I will help you explain to the church. Rest in peace, Father Qi"
The nun knelt down on the ground and prayed sadly when she saw this.
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