The zombie paused slightly: "Ah, this..."
I raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Is there a problem?"
The zombie quickly replied, "No, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty's command is my absolute obedience!"
I nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, not bad!"
"Tell me, what is your name, and why do you call me 'Lord'? Have we met before?"
"Or perhaps you know my ancestors?"
The zombie looked up and replied, "Your Majesty, I have forgotten my name in life. Your Majesty bestowed upon me the name Corpse Nine, and I am the Corpse King who lingers in this mortal realm."
My curiosity grew even stronger: "Who is this 'Emperor' you speak of?"
Shi Jiu was somewhat surprised, but only for a moment before returning to normal: "So you don't remember anything."
"However, I still cannot reveal Your Majesty's name."
"First of all, this is a great disrespect to Your Majesty. Secondly, it is far too early for you to know these things."
"I was originally planning to visit you later, but by some twist of fate, you actually led people into my tomb."
"I felt your power, and that is how I awoke."
After listening to what Corpse Nine had said, I felt that it hadn't said anything at all: "Never mind, I don't want to ask too much about these things."
"So, can I go back now?"
"And where am I? How do I get back?"
Shi Jiu stood up and bowed slightly to me:
"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, I will take you back immediately."
"I hope you will keep what I said to Your Majesty today confidential."
"To avoid unnecessary trouble, I'll trouble the Queen to come up with a reason."
"If Your Majesty ever needs my strength in the future, you only need to silently recite my name three times in your heart, and I will sense it and rush over to lend you a helping hand!"
I nodded. Thinking about it that way, things seemed to have become even more interesting.
I'm not stupid, after all. Judging from what Shi Jiu said, I must have some kind of relationship with the emperor it mentioned.
It might have mistaken someone for someone else, but I think that's highly unlikely.
After all, the other party is the Corpse King, and I think his ability to recognize people is unlikely to be wrong, so there is only one possibility.
However, I couldn't imagine that it had anything to do with the emperor he mentioned.
However, having a zombie king as an ally might be of some help when facing dire situations in the future.
The other party clearly had the ability to kill me, but didn't, and even lowered itself so much, which is why I can trust it.
After some commotion, I was taken by Corpse Nine to an open space not far from the tomb.
But when I got near the tomb, my master and the others were no longer there; it seemed they had gone to look for me.
I took out my phone and quickly dialed my master's number.
The phone was answered after only two rings.
The voice on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious: "Xiaoxi, where are you? How are you?"
I was afraid my masters would worry too much, so I acted very relaxed:
"Ah, it's alright, Master. I'm right here in the tomb. You just need to hurry back."
But her master still seemed a little worried and quickly asked, "Are you really alright, Xiaoxi? Are you hurt?"
I replied with a smile, "No, okay, you and Wu Shilai can pick me up."
The sound of the wind was very strong on the other end of the phone, indicating that the operation was carried out at a very fast pace.
"Alright, Xiaoxi, we'll be there soon. Just stay put and wait for us."
I hummed in agreement and hung up the phone.
When I made the call just now, I vaguely heard my master's wife's voice. I suppose she and my master's uncle met my master and the others on their way.
As for Shi Jiu, it had already disappeared. Judging from its expression, it did not want to have any connection with the Taoists.
After all, in traditional understanding, zombies and Taoist priests are irreconcilable enemies.
Actually, this is for the best. Otherwise, once Master and the others see Corpse Nine, who knows how things might have developed.
Since Shi Jiu didn't intend to harm me, I can consider him one of my own for the time being.
Soon, the master and the others rushed back in a great hurry, presumably having chased after them for quite some distance.
This also shows that Shi Jiu is extremely fast. If Shi Jiu hadn't stopped, no matter how hard Master and the others chased, they wouldn't have been able to catch up.
My teacher's wife was the first to rush over and immediately began to look me over:
"Is Xiaoxi alright? Is she hurt anywhere?"
He turned around and glared fiercely at his master:
"Ma Tianxiong, is this how you take care of Xiaoxi!"
"You actually let a zombie kidnap Xiaoxi right in front of you, what else can you do!"
"And you, Wu Shi, how did you protect Xiao Xi after we entrusted her to you?"
Upon hearing his master's wife's reprimand, Master and Wu Shi remained silent, instead lowering their heads in shame.
I was deeply moved when I saw my teacher's wife lose her temper; it was clear that she truly cared about me.
I held my teacher's wife's hand and comforted her, "It's alright, teacher's wife, don't talk about them anymore, I'm perfectly fine."
At the same time, he gave his teacher's wife a big smile, hoping that this would calm her down.
My teacher's wife looked at me with heartache in her eyes: "You silly girl, even in this state, you're still making excuses for those two guys."
Then, my teacher's wife said to me with some guilt:
"I'm sorry, Xiaoxi, it's because your teacher's wife is late. If we had come earlier, this wouldn't have happened."
I shook my head slightly: "It's not your master's wife's fault, these were just accidents."
My teacher's wife looked me over from head to toe, and only after confirming that I was alright did she breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Phew, that really scared Master's wife. But where did that zombie they were talking about go?"
Although Shi Jiu told me to think of a solution, it's also true that I was kidnapped.
It seems unlikely that we can make things up, since Master and Mistress aren't stupid. We can only try to retain some key information.
At this moment, the master and the others also came over.
The master's wife pinched his waist hard, and the master didn't dare to dodge, letting his wife do as she pleased.
My teacher's wife also kicked Wu Shi in the butt, kicking him toward me.
He turned and glared at his senior brother again, who was startled and quickly waved his hand, clearly meaning: It has nothing to do with me, we came together.
I couldn't help but cover my mouth and chuckle, then said, "Actually, when I was first arrested, I had a feeling that I was going to die today."
"But after that zombie captured me and put me in a cave, it looked at me for a long time, but it didn't seem to want to hurt me."
"Just when I was about to fight it to the death, it apologized to me and said that it had grabbed the wrong person."
"I was a little confused by how polite it was to me."
"Then it said it would bring me back, and I agreed. On the way, I heard that it was some kind of zombie king?"
"Master, what is a Corpse King? Do you know?"
Upon hearing this, I could clearly sense that my master and the others' expressions had changed.
Everyone had a serious expression, and even the master's wife subconsciously clenched her fists.
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