Chapter 46
"Ah!"
Shi Buxi's nose itched and he sneezed. He carefully lowered the man from his back. He had just placed the Moon Soul Talisman he had drawn on the back of the man's head when a powerful mental force erupted, reducing everything around him to ash. It was a terrifyingly powerful force.
"You've become a zombie, why do you still remember me?" Shi Buyi squatted in front of the man, reaching out to poke at his mask. Even when this man lost control, he didn't throw him off, nor did he let his rampaging mental power hurt him in the slightest. Instead, he fainted from suppressing his power.
They have clearly turned into zombies and have no human emotions or thoughts.
The white mask feels very hard and slightly cool when pressed by the fingertips. The delicate touch makes people want to peel it off to see if the skin inside is the same.
"I'll just take a look, and then I'll put it back on you. If you don't say anything, it means you agree," Shi Buyi muttered softly. In his fleeting glimpse, he'd felt the face was familiar, and even a few fleeting images had flashed by. Now that the filming wasn't happening, he'd take another closer look; maybe he could recall something.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
The terminal vibrated on my wrist, forcing me to retract my outstretched hand. My fingertips tapped the mirrored surface a few times, and a six-inch screen popped up, displaying nearly two hundred missed calls and 99+ messages. It had been nearly fifteen hours since he'd been taken away by the Fang-Ya zombies, and everyone had been searching non-stop for him!
Shi Buxi looked at the sleeping man, thought for a moment, and did not call back. Instead, he sent a message to report that he was safe.
Zuo Yue was shocked when he received Shi Buxi's message. After confirming that he was temporarily unable to make calls, he quickly told him what had happened in the more than ten hours since he left. The key point was that the zombies had migrated and Academician Liang and others had entered the miasma forest.
Zuo Yue: [For hundreds of years, human scientific research teams have never been able to cross the miasma forest in Area 1. If possible, Academician Liang hopes you can lead them.]
Shi Buxi: [How do I find them?]
Upon hearing this, Zuo Yue sent Shi Buxi the route map of Lu Feng, Academician Liang, and the others, and replied, "See if you can follow this map to rendezvous with them. Also, our terminals and cameras are unusable in the miasma forest. Do you think you can start a live stream on your own terminal?"
Shi Buxi frowned: [You should know that the current situation is not suitable.]
Zuo Yue sighed and entered the words of the old palace steward Qin into the dialog box, letting Shi Buxi make his own judgment.
Shi Buxi was stunned, staring at those words with his heart beating violently. After a long time, he turned to look at the unconscious man. Why?
He did it on purpose, deliberately exposing his identity in front of hundreds of billions of humans.
[Xiao Xi, one day, I will let everyone stand in front of humanity and tell them that they are not monsters, they are heroes of humanity.]
A voice flashed through his mind, and the boy's resolute voice made Shi Buxi's heart beat faster. He closed his eyes tightly, trying to recall the memory that might have been lost, but his mind was blank.
"Is it you?" Shi Buyi murmured, reaching out and gently touching the man's cheek.
[Don't worry, I'll do my best to meet up with Academician Liang and the others. Let me think about the filming.] Zuo Yue didn't force him. Shi Buxi wasn't someone he could force right now, so he sent the link to Shi Buxi and told him to click on it when he figured it out to start the live broadcast.
Shi Buxi: [Send me the contact number of Butler Tan. I want to meet him.]
Zuo Yue: [Okay, but I don’t know if he’ll accept.]
Shi Buxi responded, ended the call, and walked out of the cave. At first glance, the air was gray and hazy, and the air was filled with a foul odor of decay. Without protection, walking in the forest could easily lead to poisoning.
However, compared to the miasma, the most terrifying thing is the mutated plants and animals in the forest. Three thousand years ago, the zombie outbreak infected not only humans, but also plants and animals.
Shi Buxi called the old housekeeper Tan's number. After a single ring, the call was picked up. It was a very kind old man, and he looked very familiar, like someone from a distant memory.
"It's been a long time since we last met. Your Highness has grown so much." Butler Qin looked lovingly at the young man on the holographic screen and smiled with relief.
"Do you know me?" Shi Buxi asked.
"Well! When His Majesty picked you up, you had just learned to walk and you clung to His Majesty's legs, calling him brother. You were so endearing." Butler Qin was suddenly delighted. He was glad that the young man had returned just as His Majesty was making this important decision. With the young man by his side, he believed His Majesty would be able to get through this difficult time.
"I was picked up by him? Where was he picked up?" Shi Bushi was surprised. Based on the dream he had and what his master had said, he guessed that for some unknown reason, his master brought him back to the modern world from the interstellar age to be raised. How come he was picked up again now?
"Right in front of Taiyuan Temple. According to His Majesty, you suddenly appeared, crying and calling for your master. Later, His Majesty asked everyone on the mountain, but no one recognized you, so he brought you back to raise you." Butler Tan carefully observed the young man's expression. He had no idea about the current situation between His Majesty and the young queen, and he was worried that the young man would be afraid of His Majesty. "Have you forgotten what happened before?"
Otherwise, if he came back, why didn't he come to find his favorite brother?
Shi Buxi was shocked. Taiyuan Temple was where he and his master lived.
Kunlun is known as the "Mountain of All Gods." Its lotus-shaped terrain is mysterious and extraordinary. It leads to a ladder to heaven, down to the underworld, and even to the future and the past. Could it be that he walked from the present into the future on his own?
He remembered Master once saying: "Little boy, your connection with this world is shallow, so it is not appropriate for you to create karma."
Shi Buxi was shocked and cried: "Master, do you mean that I will die early?"
The master shook his head, glanced at him with a look of regret, and sighed: "You should tie the knot somewhere else. When the time comes, you will go find him."
Shi Buxi was still young at the time and didn't care about what he said. He just followed his master and shouted, "I want to be with my master forever."
I didn’t understand it then, but now I seem to understand it.
That person picked him up, so he gave him his fate.
"I forgot." Shi Buyi murmured, and then asked, "Is the current Taiyuan Temple in Kunlun District 1?"
"Yes, it is also the place now known as the Palace of the Corpse King." Butler Qin did not hide anything and answered whatever was asked.
"Is he really the Corpse King?" Shi Buyi looked down at his terminal and reached out to touch it. Ever since he woke up in the interstellar era and saw the terminal in his bag, he'd been suspicious. Yet, his instinct was to ignore it, as he still wanted to go back, to find his master. He had never considered that perhaps it was his obsession that had brought him back here.
"That's what outsiders call it." Butler Tan smiled bitterly and continued, "But, maybe that won't happen soon."
That is why His Majesty is so anxious, anxious to restore glory to those "monsters" and bury them as heroes before they disappear.
"Is it about the zombie migration?" Shi Buyi asked back. He had a bad feeling when he heard Director Zuo Yue talk about the zombie migration.
"Yes. I don't know the rest either. Perhaps you'll understand when you return to Taiyuan Temple," Butler Tan replied. Thirteen years ago, when the young empress left Blue Star, he accompanied His Majesty back to Imperial Star and never returned.
When Shi Buxi heard this, he recalled what he had said yesterday:
[If I just learn the Dao technique, can I save my brother?]
[Yes, brother is waiting for Xiaoxi to come and save him.]
Is this the reason why I chose to leave? But how can I save him?
Three thousand years ago, shortly after the zombie outbreak, humanity discovered the cause. An unidentified cosmic ray enveloped the planet from outer space. This coincided with a magnetic disturbance, preventing the magnetic field from flowing towards the North and South Poles as usual. Instead, the cosmic ray blanketed the entire planet. Plants and animals were affected by the radiation, causing genetic mutations. Some humans became zombies, while others gained psychic powers. The basis for this division remains unknown. Nor is it understood why the magnetic field suddenly distorted, affecting the ion flow and causing this catastrophe.
However, some people call this disaster a turning point for mankind, which not only enabled humans to possess spiritual power, but also to develop spacecraft and enter the interstellar age.
The scientific reason had been found, but what about metaphysics? Could this be the starting point? He couldn't believe that what he had spent over ten years studying would be completely useless.
"Your Highness, His Majesty hasn't contacted me for a long time. How is he now?" Seeing the young man in a trance, the old butler Qin couldn't help but ask.
"For some reasons, I used a talisman on him and he is now in a coma." Shi Buxi said embarrassedly.
"He is ill now and may not be fully conscious. You have to be careful and don't let him get hurt." Although Butler Qin felt sorry for His Majesty, he was afraid that he would be sad if His Majesty hurt His Highness when he was not fully conscious.
"Don't worry, he's very well behaved." Shi Buyi looked towards the cave. His knowledge told him that humans under the influence of corpse poison were terrifying and violent. However, Zong Zhengqing was different. When he carried him on his back, even his footsteps were light.
"Haha, when His Majesty was sick before, you were the only one who could get close to him, and you were the only one who could prevent him from hurting himself." Old Butler Qin recalled.
"Will he hurt himself?" Shi Buyi asked with concern.
"Sometimes, sometimes, haha." Old Butler Qin laughed and practiced Tai Chi, feeling much more relaxed. He believed that as long as His Highness was there, His Majesty would be fine.
"Tell me about his illness!" Shi Buyi didn't want Butler Qin to change the subject. If he wanted to save Zong Zhengqing, he had to understand his condition.
Seeing the young man's serious look, Butler Qin sighed and told him in detail about His Majesty's situation over the years.
Zong Zhengqing's corpse poison was inherited from his mother, but because of the psychic bloodline of the previous emperor, he had a genetic defect. As a result, he only had one fang, and the onset of symptoms was shorter than that of a pure zombie. But for unknown reasons, since Shi Buxi's departure thirteen years ago, his condition has become increasingly severe. Initially, the symptoms only lasted half a month, but now, with sporadic onset, they have lasted for three months straight with no improvement.
The same goes for the zombies in Kunlun. I heard that few of them are awake.
"You mean, the zombies in Kunlun were awake before?" Shi Buyi asked in surprise.
"Yes, in the past they were awake for about two to six months a year. The stronger the zombies, the longer they were awake." Butler Qin replied.
"I remember a sentence he said when he was a teenager. He said he wanted to clear their names, but I forgot what name he wanted to clear?" Shi Buyi thought, since Zong Zhengqing wanted to do it, then he had to help him. Before helping him, he had to understand some information.
"Ask the audience what the two great wars in peacetime are, and they'll tell you." Butler Tan didn't want to tell everything himself, but wanted the young man to slowly understand, to understand the Majesty and the time he had missed.
Shi Buyi looked at Butler Tan and nodded. Avoiding this topic, the two chatted about the zombie migration for a while, until Shi Buyi's stomach growled and he realized he hadn't eaten all day.
"What should we do?" Butler Tan stood up, a little anxious. "You can't eat anything in the miasma forest. It will take at least a day and a night for you to get out of the miasma forest."
"Don't worry, I have a way." Shi Buxi thought that he would not starve to death.
When Butler Qin heard this, he thought of the little queen he had seen on the show. She was so capable, so there should be no problem.
After Shi Buxi hung up, he looked around. The ominous atmosphere made him feel uncomfortable and frowned slightly. He looked away, unplugged the terminal, switched to live broadcast mode, turned on the screen, clicked on the link sent by Zuo Yue, and started broadcasting.
【Fuck, I finally got what I wanted.】
[Wow, I saw the announcement from the show a few hours ago and I thought they were scamming people. I didn't expect this link to be real.]
[No, why does everyone else's terminal have no signal, but yours does?]
[Where is this? Why is everything so dark?]
[Ahhh, where's the Fang Zombie? Where is he?]
[Is Your Majesty really a Fang-Ya Zombie? Kids, you must know, right?]
[Xiaoxi, be careful! There are a lot of zombies running in!]
【Speak, what are you doing? 】
"He is sleeping. I'm going to find something to eat." Shi Buxi replied.
How can there be food in a miasma forest? Besides miasma, there are all kinds of monsters.
[You haven't eaten for a day, right? Yaya Zombie bad review]
What happens after eating?
"After eating, let's see if we can find Lu Feng and the others. As for whether there is anything to eat, we'll know by asking." After Shi Buxi finished speaking, he found an open space with the light of the camera, picked up a branch, and pushed away the dead leaves around him.
【Ask, who to ask? 】
【I feel an inexplicable chill on my back.】
[Woo woo, it's early morning on my planet now, I'm a little scared.]
"Ask the God of Land," Shi Buyi replied. After clearing away the dead leaves, he drew a Bagua diagram on the ground. He pulled out a talisman from his pocket, and with a stern expression, he stepped in with a firm step, muttering, "This land is the most spiritual of all the gods..."
[I understand, I understand this. This is to summon the God of Land, right?]
[Fuck, is there a metaphysician here?]
[Land God? I don't know why, but I thought of Sun Wukong. With one blow of the stick, he appeared.]
[Tsk tsk, kid, you're not good enough. You're almost there, unless you really find the Earth God.]
Shi Buxi was chanting a spell when he heard the audience mention Sun Wukong. He almost collapsed. It has been thousands of years, and Sun Wukong is still popular. He is worthy of being the Monkey King.
[Here we go, are we about to see the land god? ]
[Woo, am I about to see God? Should I go take a shower first?]
[I'm so nervous, so nervous, Mom, I'm going to see a god.]
The audience kept shouting, but until Shi Buxi finished chanting the spell, there was still silence all around. It was a failure.
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