To confirm his judgment, Zhao Youliang deliberately pulled Xiao Li, who had just arrived and was feigning compassion, to his side.
Upon seeing Zhao Youliang, Xiao Li's face lit up with joy, and he lowered his voice to ask, "Quantum, you're here to gather intelligence too? Me too."
"I'm worried if I don't find out if Fatty Ma's ghost is still around!"
Instead of saying that he had just happened to be passing by, Zhao Youliang asked in return, "Li Mao, what can you see when you look towards the coffin?"
Xiao Li exclaimed in surprise, "Quantum, don't scare me... please don't tell me Fatty Ma's ghost is glaring at us..."
Although he said that, Xiao Li still turned his head to look, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he could only see the bright red coffin.
"Quantum, are you trying to scare me on purpose?"
Hearing what Xiao Li said, Zhao Youliang was completely certain that only he could see the corpse, because he had already opened his Yin-Yang eyes.
The key question now is: what is the identity of that corpse, and how did it end up on top of Fatty Ma's coffin?
Just as Zhao Youliang was pondering this, the corpse suddenly sat up.
A withered face, disheveled and sparse blond hair—it was a zombie!
The zombie grinned at Zhao Youliang, revealing a mouthful of black, sharp, broken teeth.
Zhao Youliang was shocked and quickly pulled Xiao Li away.
Xiao Li was puzzled, but still followed closely: "Quantum, what's wrong with you?"
"Are you in such a hurry to go back? Aren't we going to continue gathering intelligence?"
As Zhao Youliang hurried along, he lowered his voice and said, "No need to spy anymore, I'm sure there's something fishy going on!"
Xiao Li: "..." So he immediately quickened his pace and even ran ahead of Zhao Youliang.
Once back at the paper-making shop, Xiao Li finally spoke with a mournful face.
"Quantum, can I stay here tonight?"
"I dare not go home and sleep alone!"
This was exactly what Zhao Youliang wanted to hear, and he nodded gently: "Li Mao, let's not sleep tonight, let's go and keep watch downstairs at my sister's house."
The "sister" Zhao Youliang was referring to was, of course, Yingchun's sister-in-law.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li instantly understood: "Quantum, you mean we should just wait and see?"
"Yes!" Zhao Youliang nodded deeply.
"Fine!" Xiao Li said through gritted teeth, "Anyway, if he can't kill Fatty, he'll have to kill me."
"Damn it, I'm going to fight that fatso... That quantum thing, Fatty Ma could walk through walls yesterday, I'm worried I can't beat him..."
Xiao Li was worried about exactly what Zhao Youliang was worried about, but he already had a solution.
"It's alright, I have a celestial being!"
After saying that, he told Xiao Li to wait at the door, and then went into the backyard.
After recounting everything, Xiong Ba grinned.
"Don't worry, Quantum. I'll go with you tonight, Brother Xiong."
"Although I dare not say I have great skills, I am confident that I can deal with a recently deceased soul."
After Xiong Ba made his statement, the grasshopper spirit also spoke up.
"Someone who just died dares to mess with our gang? Do you think we're a pushover just because we haven't shown our teeth yet?"
"We brothers can handle this without even Boss Xiong having to lift a finger!"
With the assurance of his immortal master, Zhao Youliang was immediately filled with confidence.
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you old immortals tonight!"
"I'll go cook a few dishes to offer, and once we've eaten and drunk our fill, we'll head over!"
Here's a special explanation: Shamans usually reside in the shrine in a spirit-like state, though there are exceptions.
Take Huang Yu and Xiao Jiaozi for example.
Only in this way can one instantly possess a disciple's body when invited, and help the disciple with their affairs.
Before Zhao Youliang knew it, evening had arrived, and to his surprise, Sister Yingchun insisted on setting up her stall.
"Quantum, I'm really alright now."
"You know, wasting a day costs a lot of money!"
Helpless, Zhao Youliang could only help Yingchun's sister-in-law with Xiao Li.
During this period, Zhao Youliang tried several times to return the money to the other party—the "dirty money" he had exchanged.
However, Sister Yingchun resolutely refused to accept the money, saying that it should be considered as money for the old man's medical treatment and for the girl's schooling.
Helpless, Zhao Youliang could only keep this affection deep in his heart.
Just as Zhao Youliang was helping to serve the dishes, he suddenly froze on the spot.
Because he saw the corpse that was on top of Fatty Ma's coffin appear across the street.
He was still dragging half a person along... only the upper body.
It wasn't a person, but a ghost.
They walked step by step toward Fatty Ma's mourning hall.
Where he went, he left a long trail of blood.
When Zhao Youliang saw the corpse, the corpse also noticed Zhao Youliang.
He grinned at him, a sinister and eerie smile.
Just then, Sister Yingchun suddenly tugged at Zhao Youliang: "Quantum, what are you looking at? Hurry up and serve the dishes."
"I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything." Zhao Youliang hurriedly looked away and handed the meat skewers in his hand to the customer.
This was a regular customer; he knew Zhao Youliang and Sister-in-law Yingchun, so he started joking around.
"Hey Quantum, I've seen you coming to help out these past few days."
"What, are you planning to marry into the family?"
"Haha, when you and Yingchun get married, your brother will definitely come early to show his support!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang intended to retort with a few teasing remarks.
But when he looked up, he was shocked—because the corpse, along with half of the soul, had somehow ended up behind the regular customer.
A regular customer instinctively shivered: "Oh dear, why are you suddenly cold? Did you drink cold beer?!"
Before Zhao Youliang could say anything, the corpse used its fingers to smear blood and wrote a large character for "death" behind the familiar guest.
He then grinned at Zhao Youliang again, and led the half-soul in his hand toward Fatty Ma's house.
When I looked down at the regular customer again, I noticed that the other person's forehead was noticeably darker.
Of course, this blackness doesn't mean it's dirty, but rather it's like it's covered with a layer of black mist, which only people with the ability to see ghosts can see.
Professionals describe this kind of facial appearance as "a dark cloud looming over the city," indicating that this person is not far from death...
Zhao Youliang has always been loyal and righteous, and he always treats those around him with the attitude of "I have no money, but you can take my life."
The main problem is that he really doesn't have any money...
"Brother Chen, are you feeling alright?"
The regular customer surnamed Chen thought Zhao Youliang was teasing him, and burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"I'm not feeling well, I'm just not feeling well!"
"I'm jealous that you've managed to win over Yingchun."
Hahahaha!
If anyone else had made such a scene, the fiery Sister-in-law Yingchun would have already started cursing.
But when facing her acquaintance Brother Chen, this pretty widow was surprisingly tolerant, even respectful.
"Brother, you're teasing me and Quantum again!"
"There's a huge age gap between us, how could we possibly be together? Let's just enjoy our drinks!"
"Oh, right, Quantum, you absolutely can't take any money from me after Brother Chen finishes eating, he's helped me so much!"
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