Chapter 165 The Marshal's Woman Was Threatened
Zhan Hengyi selected a few skilled kung fu masters from among his men and left them behind, along with Nan Chengcheng and Qi Mo, making a total of nine people.
As for the rest, some returned to the city, while a small group, led by Zhan Peilin, lay in ambush on the opposite mountain, ready to be on standby at any time that night.
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The nine people left behind by Zhan Hengyi all changed into miners' clothes, white coarse linen double-breasted shirts, black coarse linen pants, black cloth shoes, the men wore cloth rope hats on their heads, and the women wore cloth scarves on their heads.
Then, they discussed their plan to deal with the corpse chasers at night.
In the afternoon, they would eat a simple meal outside the mine. When it got dark, they would light the kerosene lamp and rush into the mine. Some of them would chisel the coal blocks, while others would put the chiseled coal blocks into coal buckets and then put the coal buckets into the coal cart.
Everyone was working so hard that no one could tell they were not miners.
Zhan Hengyi glanced at Nan Chengcheng. She looked very motivated and serious.
Even a loose and simple coarse linen shirt can look unique and beautiful on her.
When it comes to serious matters, she is never squeamish and always has the steadiness and intelligence of a girl of her age.
Nan Chengcheng just raised her head and saw Zhan Hengyi who was looking at her. The moment their eyes met, she blinked at him and smiled mischievously.
A faint smile appeared on Zhan Hengyi's stern face.
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Half an hour later, Zhan Hengyi and his companions in the mine heard the sound of copper bells coming from outside.
Bang~bang~bang~
There was a sound of people dancing, a heavy, rhythmic sound.
The beating sound was getting closer and closer, and then a sinister man's voice was heard shouting, "The living should get out of the way, and the dead should go on their way."
Worship the four directions, worship the road god, and ask all the gods to protect the deceased and return to his hometown!
The living are out of the way, the dead are on their way~"
Zhan Hengyi and Nan Chengcheng looked at each other, stopped what they were doing and stood up.
At the cave entrance of the mine not far away, under the moonlight, an old man in a black robe and a bun walked in. He was beating a Yinluo in his hand and muttering a spell. Behind him followed a row of corpses wearing conical hats and covered with white cloth. The corpses jumped forward, with the conical hats covering most of their faces. There was a yellow talisman on their foreheads, and their arms were raised and stretched forward, like zombies, very scary.
Nan Chengcheng took a deep breath and whispered, "That jumping person is not a corpse at all, it's a living person."
Zhan Hengyi whispered, "Let's step aside and proceed as planned—"
Several people responded in a low voice, put down their tools, and stood in a row to the side.
When the corpse driver passed by them, he suddenly stopped, and the "corpses" behind him also stopped.
Nan Chengcheng said calmly, "Qian, why are you stopping? Aren't we not blocking the road?"
A sinister look flashed in the corpse driver's eyes. "You're not blocking the way, but I'm going to send you off—"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the "corpses" behind him suddenly "came back to life" and rushed towards Zhan Hengyi and the others with their fists clenched.
Zhan Hengyi and his men followed the plan. Everyone pretended not to know kung fu and fled in terror. In a short while, they were caught by those "zombie" guys, and their hands were tied up with hemp ropes and thrown aside.
"Who are you and why are you pretending to be a corpse-driving team? What do you want to do with us?" Nan Chengcheng asked in feigned anger.
The old man sneered and glared at Nan Chengcheng, looking as if he didn't want to bother with her. Then he grabbed Qi Mo and pressed him to the ground.
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