It took a lot of effort from Manager Liu to barely stop Zhang Chao, who was carrying a kitchen knife and trying to reason with the toad.
Only after Zhang Chao calmed down did Chang Jie speak weakly.
"Old Immortal Grasshopper, so your name is Huang Gangban (Yellow Steel Plate)."
"This name is good; it sounds sturdy."
"Why do you call Brother Chao 'Teacher'? Did you learn your cultivation from him?"
The grasshopper spirit had to take Chang Jie's problem seriously, after all, he was the young master of Wanlong Mountain.
"Reporting to Young Master Changjie, my teacher did not teach me cultivation, but only how to read and write and the principles of being a grasshopper."
"That's why I, Old Grasshopper, didn't end up like Quantum, almost becoming a vagrant."
"My name was also given to me by my teacher. The teacher said that grasshoppers are also called locusts, so my surname is Huang."
"I want a strong name, after all, we grasshoppers are too fragile."
"The old teacher readily accepted good advice and named him Huang Gangban (Yellow Steel Plate)."
"Oh." Chang Jie thought the name "steel plate" was good, while Zhao Youliang and the others remained silent.
To avoid embarrassment, Zhao Youliang thought for a moment and then asked.
"Uncle Chao...can I call you Uncle Chao?"
"You're a teacher? Why are you teaching the old grasshopper immortals to read and write?"
Zhang Chao smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, I volunteered to teach in the deep mountains after graduating from university."
"Zhao Youliang, you don't know how hard it is for children in the mountains. Only by studying hard can they change their fate."
“There are many spirits in the deep mountains, and many of them are not bad by nature and also hope to learn from humans.”
"So I taught the children in the mountains during the day and the spirits and evil ghosts who were willing to learn at night. In short, I taught everyone who came."
After the middle-aged man Zhang Chao finished speaking, the grasshopper spirit kowtowed to the ground again, crying out in tears, "Teacher, have mercy!"
Li Mao was talkative and very curious. While helping the grasshopper, who was afraid of hitting his head and making a "fart" sound, up, he asked a question.
"Uncle Chao, you're so skilled at corpse-driving, why don't you teach the Grasshopper Immortal how to do it?"
“What’s the use of just studying? I studied for nine years, all the way to junior high school graduation, and I still end up driving an unlicensed taxi and can’t find a good job.”
Zhang Chao did not directly answer Li Mao's argument that studying was useless, but instead asked a question in return.
"Your name is Li Mao, right? Let me ask you: If you hadn't studied for these nine years and were illiterate, would you be able to drive a good car? Would you recognize road signs and street signs?"
"In fact, the benefits of reading go far beyond this; it also teaches us principles of being a person and doing things."
"These things are subtly etched into your mind through the article."
At this point, Zhang Chao sighed: "Actually, for ordinary people, it's enough to just do what's taught in kindergarten."
"For example, being hygienic, being honest and kind, respecting and loving one's parents and family, and loving one's country."
"Be grateful and repay kindness; be strict with yourself and lenient with others."
"But... but the atmosphere of violence in society today is just too heavy. How many people can actually do all of the above?"
"Most people treat the kindness around them with their own evil..."
Zhang Chao's words made everyone present fall into deep thought, except for Li Mao, who remained stubbornly persistent.
"Uncle Chao, you still haven't told me why you didn't teach the Grasshopper Immortal how to transport corpses."
"If he learns how to control corpses, will my cousins still be eaten by toads?"
"It can definitely beat a toad, right?"
As soon as Zhang Chao finished speaking, the grasshopper spirit hit him hard on the head, making him wince in pain.
The grasshopper spirit looked at Li Mao as if he were an idiot and began to "curse".
"If you're stupid, talk less, and others won't know you're stupid!"
"Little Li, let me ask you, what's the use of me learning to drive corpses, old immortal?"
"Letting a bunch of dead grasshoppers hop around aimlessly all over the world? Even live grasshoppers won't do, so who can dead grasshoppers beat?!"
"If that's the case, do you think there's any suspicion of them delivering toads and sparrows to your door?!"
The grasshopper spirit's reasoned and well-founded analysis left Li Mao speechless.
Yes, let alone toads, even if I encountered a swarm of giant grasshoppers in the wild, I would catch them and roast them to eat...
Seeing that the topic was gradually going astray, Zhao Youliang quickly tried to correct it.
After recounting what had happened, he looked at Zhang Chao with eager eyes.
"Uncle Chao, please help our neighbors."
"They were all good people...all the bad people in our town are dead..."
Zhang Chao nodded deeply upon hearing this: "Don't worry, I will do my best."
"However, the key is to find out who is behind this."
"When Uncle Liu invited me here, my cultivation had just improved. So there were many things I couldn't get involved in... But like Uncle Liu, I can ensure the safety of the town."
"Also, if any evil spirits come to your house and bully you, Uncle can still reason with them."
Given the precedent of the grasshopper spirit cousins, Zhao Youliang did not have high hopes for Zhang Chao's "reasoning".
What he didn't know was that the people who had followed the master had two meanings to their words of reasoning.
In general, if reasoning doesn't work, this group of people are "somewhat" skilled in martial arts.
In the words of the young general: Only by beating the bad guy down will he listen to your reasoning and even take notes.
I took the notes very carefully...
In conclusion, the grasshopper spirit and his cousins didn't understand the deeper meaning of reasoning, which led to their tragic end; they were almost wiped out.
......
Only after receiving Zhang Chao's promise, the ultimate master of corpse transport, did Zhao Youliang feel completely at ease.
After sending Manager Liu back to the coffin shop to rest, he pulled Liao Zhiyuan and the others aside to continue figuring out how to lure out the backward-walking corpse and then kill it completely.
In this way, the problem returned to the old path—Zhao Youliang's entire gang combined couldn't beat them.
If Li Mao's thinking were correct, he would fight to the death if he couldn't win, and he would have to avenge his wife and children no matter what.
If you don't kill the backward zombies, what kind of man are you?
His remarks naturally drew a beating from the grasshopper spirit and the big yellow dog, who were both "life-conscious".
They didn't stop until they had beaten Li Mao's mouth so badly it was like a sausage, and he could no longer make a sound.
Having learned from Li Mao's example, Zhao Youliang didn't dare utter a single reckless word. His big eyes darted around, and he actually came up with a good idea.
With a sly laugh, Zhao Youliang spoke in a cheeky tone.
"If you can't win with magic, then use physical attacks."
"I refuse to believe that the backward walking corpse is truly invincible!"
"Physical attack?" The grasshopper spirit scoffed. "Quantum, have you caught Leonardo DiCaprio's brains and gone mad too?"
"Trying to fight zombies, or even backward walkers, is like farting through your belly button—what a load of nonsense!"
"Ordinary zombies are as tough as steel, let alone an Onmyoji plus a walking corpse."
"Even a tree as thick as a person's embrace couldn't withstand a single blow from him."
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