Chi Shen was a little surprised to see the old zombie, but he still smiled and greeted him: "Good evening, old sir."
He was no more than three meters away from the old zombie, and the rotten smell almost drifted to his face. However, Chi Shen felt that people with poor health should be shown due respect, so he did not show any disgust, but greeted him politely.
In the blink of an eye, the old zombie jumped in front of Chi Shen. The speed was so fast that even the others were shocked. Seeing that the zombie's hand almost reached Chi Shen's face, the timid ones even covered their faces. They would not help Chi Shen, after all, they were not familiar with Chi Shen.
Bai Ran couldn't help laughing out loud and even forgot to hold his breath. Originally, when he saw Chi Shen, he was still resentful and wondering why he was still alive. Now, seeing Chi Shen voluntarily handing himself to the old zombie, he had no choice but to die, and he would not have to make preparations in the future.
Bai Hengqing also felt a little regretful. He had originally wanted to bring Chi Shen back to continue the Chang family bloodline, but he didn't expect him to barge in so suddenly. He was afraid that he would die here.
He would not try to save Chi Shen, it was not worth it, because in his opinion, Bai Ximing was still young and could add blood to the Bai family, it would be fine if Chi Shen was there, but it would not be a big deal if he was not there.
The old zombie was less than half a meter away from Chi Shen. Chi Shen did not dodge, but just looked at him calmly with a polite smile on his face.
Just when everyone else was feeling regretful and even covering their eyes, the old zombie seemed to finally see who he was meeting. He suddenly took a step back, and then, as if he had pressed the back button, he jumped backwards madly, and his appearance almost left an afterimage.
Bai Ran froze, the corners of his mouth frozen in mid-air, his eyes filled with resentment. Why, why hasn't this person died yet? Is the legendary unconquerable zombie in this old house also a waste?
The others breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know what had happened, they should be able to breathe freely now! They took a few deep breaths and showed expressions of having survived a disaster - they were almost suffocating themselves to death by holding their breath.
"I think I have seen the world, but I have never seen this kind of world."
The younger man wearing glasses held a notebook and quickly wrote down the situation.
In their records, zombies have never been very smart and are the least capable of thinking. However, they are also extremely strong and move fast, making them the easiest to use. The only problem is that they are corpses and can be seen by ordinary people, so their safekeeping is also a problem. In today's society, it is obviously no longer suitable to use them, so fewer and fewer people are using zombies.
Because their brains are not very smart, or they have no ability to think for themselves at all, zombies only move according to the yang energy of living people. Only subdued zombies will listen to human commands. This kind of zombie that can move freely and when it encounters a living person, not only does it not eat the person, but it also runs very fast. This is the first time he has seen such a situation, and he must record it.
"So they don't eat humans." One of the younger generation finally calmed down and walked over to look at the old zombie out of curiosity. "I thought he was so powerful, but he turns out to be scared when he sees humans."
The old zombie retreated very quickly, but because the path of retreat passed by them, the man watched the time carefully, put his hand on the old zombie's hat, and raised his hand to try to take the hat off.
"Stop!" Bai Hengqing didn't understand what was going on. He knew the old zombie's background very well. He thought Chi Shen was dead, but he didn't expect that the old zombie actually ran away. There were so many living people here, but the old zombie didn't even look at them. He ran away quickly as if he was afraid of something.
Even if he was trying to escape, these younger generations in his family were not someone that could be offended at will. Seeing that his younger generation was trying to commit suicide, Bai Hengqing quickly spoke out to remind them.
But it was too late, the youngster's hand was already on the old zombie's hat.
The old zombie who was originally retreating turned around and looked at the younger generation with his rotten and shriveled face.
The young man's hands also froze. Didn't he even ignore Chi Shen, a man who knew nothing? Why would he look at him?
It was just a zombie, he could handle it. He quickly reached into his bag with his other hand and took out a talisman. Because tonight was very dangerous, the younger guardians had prepared a lot of talismans. Everyone even pasted the talismans on the lining of their coats in case of emergency.
He suddenly heard someone laugh, but he didn't have time to care who was laughing. He quickly put the talisman on.
The moment the spell touched his forehead, the old zombie's fangs suddenly grew out. The young man was shocked. What was going on? Shouldn't he be sealed and unable to move? Why did he become more powerful?
The old zombie's stiff hands made a creaking sound as the joints moved. He suddenly raised his hand and tore off the talisman on his forehead. With his other hand, he pinched the younger one and bit him.
As soon as Bai Hengqing raised his hand, the old zombie bit him, and the youngsters' terrified roars were immediately heard in the courtyard.
"Hurry up and pry his hands apart!" the younger man with glasses shouted.
Several juniors immediately ran over and tried to pry open the old zombie's hands, but this zombie was so strong that no one could pry them open. Instead, the old zombie roared and bit off a piece of meat from the shoulder of the junior. His body shook and several juniors were blown away.
Are zombies so strong? The younger generation were all shocked. They had never seen such powerful zombies before. They were easily subdued!
"What a waste!" Bai Hengqing took two steps forward, walked to the altar, grabbed the glutinous rice on the altar and sprinkled it over here.
The snow-white glutinous rice flew down and sprinkled directly on the old zombie. The old zombie loosened his hand as if he was scalded. He looked at Bai Hengqing with a ferocious expression, holding the bitten flesh in his mouth. The next second, he came in front of Bai Hengqing. Bai Hengqing quickly raised the plate in his hand to block the old zombie's bite.
"Like a rooster crowing! Crow like a rooster!" the young man with glasses shouted immediately, "When he hears the rooster crowing, he thinks it's daybreak and will go back!"
Immediately one of the younger generation shouted, "Ka-ka-da? Ka-ka-ka-da?"
The younger man with glasses was so anxious that he wanted to curse: "Rooster! Rooster!"
The courtyard was in chaos for a moment. Chi Shen took a step forward with interest and asked, "Is it so lively?"
After just one step, the old zombie suddenly stopped, immediately let go of Bai Hengqing's hand, and ran back.
Bai Hengqing held the broken plate in his hand, stunned for a moment, and didn't dare to chase after him.
Bai Ran watched coldly from the side with a thunder talisman in his hand. He didn't take any action, but he didn't run away either. If he was asked about it later, he could still say that Bai Hengqing was too close to the old zombie and he didn't dare to take action.
No one cared about Chi Shen. The wounds of the younger generation bitten by the old zombie quickly turned black. Those were the signs that the corpse poison had entered their bodies. At this time, Bai Ran brought a bag of glutinous rice. Bai Hengqing grabbed the glutinous rice and pressed it on the wounds to prevent the corpse poison from spreading further.
"There is water in the room." Chi Shen reminded them.
The way to deal with a zombie bite is to quickly use glutinous rice to remove the corpse poison. It is best to soak in glutinous rice soup, so that the corpse poison is easier to control.
Several people immediately supported the bitten kid and tried to find water.
While they were treating the wounds, Chi Shen looked at the two shadows at the gate of the side courtyard, realized something was wrong, and walked straight towards the side courtyard.
"Chi Shen," Bai Ran handed the glutinous rice bag to others and called Chi Shen. The resentment on his face disappeared. He stood in front of Chi Shen with his usual pure white smile, "I'm very happy that you're still alive."
Chi Shen glanced at Bai Ran.
The strange thing is that even though it was Bai Ran who tricked him into this yard, he did not feel any hatred towards Bai Ran when facing him now. He did not even feel disgusted when seeing that fake smile. Of course, it was even more impossible for him to have a good impression of him.
He just didn't feel anything.
So Chi Shen also smiled, but compared to Bai Ran's smile, Chi Shen's smile was too bright and looked a little scary: "Long time no see, um...brother?"
After saying that, he walked around Bai Ran and continued to go to the side courtyard. The Bai family's old house was very large, and there were still several steps to go to the side courtyard.
Bai Ran and he were born on the same day and at about the same time. He didn't know who was older or younger, but his biological mother, Xu Xiuyun, said that he should be the older brother so that he could take care of his younger brother.
That was after Chi Shen was told that he had no talent and was not worthy of returning to the Bai family.
Although Bai Ximing had no feelings for Chi Shen, Xu Xiuyun still wanted to see her biological son, so she asked Chi Shen to come out for a meeting. However, when they met, they didn't talk about how Chi Shen had lived these years, but about Bai Ran.
Xu Xiuyun mentioned Bai Ran in every sentence. She told Chi Shen not to hate Bai Ran because Bai Ran did not replace him on purpose. Bai Ran was a good kid and would definitely feel guilty. Chi Shen should not embarrass him. There were also some other things, such as the Bai family was a big family and she, as a woman, could not make the decision and could not let Chi Shen return to the Bai family. She was very sad. Of course, at the end, she would add a sentence that Bai Ran would definitely feel more guilty, so she hoped Chi Shen would not say these to Bai Ran.
Finally, Xu Xiuyun weaved a dream for Chi Shen, saying that she would try her best to persuade Bai Ximing to let him go home. If Chi Shen could return to the Bai family, he would be Bai Ran's brother, because an older brother can take responsibility and take care of his younger brother.
At that time, Chi Shen was moved by Xu Xiuyun's gentle voice. He had never experienced family love, and Xu Xiuyun's feelings for Bai Ran were the most enviable things in his eyes. He once naively thought that if he could return to the Bai family, he would also have such a gentle mother.
Of course, Chi Shen no longer has these thoughts now.
The heart that he longed for family affection had already died when he entered the world of the death game.
That's why he can now call Bai Ran "brother" with a smile.
Bai Ran was immediately embarrassed. He had already prepared himself for Chi Shen's questioning. He would say that he brought Chi Shen here because of Chi Shen's desperate begging, and gave him a chance to return to the Bai family.
He even rehearsed how to put the blame on Chi Shen himself, making Bai Hengqing look down on Chi Shen and highlighting his own tolerance.
But the way he smiled and called him brother made all his preparations completely ineffective. Was he going to act out a brotherly scene with Chi Shen?
"Are you used to living here?" Bai Ran's smile was a little off. He asked with a stiff smile, then looked in the direction of Chi Shen. He suddenly felt a little worried, "It's dangerous over there, don't walk around."
As soon as he asked this question, Bai Ran thought of what Lu Xiangyang had said. He thought Chi Shen was just showing off, or he didn't realize how scary the old house was. But now looking at Chi Shen's appearance, he was not mentally confused, and he was dressed neatly, and he even looked like he paid special attention to his outfit. He was the most handsome guy at night, strolling in this scary old house as if he was at home.
Apart from looking a little sleepy, everything else was normal. It was exactly as Lu Xiangyang said, he seemed to be living a happy life.
Bai Ran's face became more and more uglier, but he still tried to smile while speaking. However, the smile became extremely ugly, a painful smile as if he was mentally ill.
"Very good, I also met a lot of friends." Chi Shen answered absentmindedly, without looking at Bai Ran. In a few words, he had walked to the gate of the side courtyard. The two phantoms floating above the spirit tablet also looked at him. Chi Shen looked at the spirit tablet and frowned.
Bai Ran secretly glanced at Bai Hengqing's reaction and found that Bai Hengqing didn't care about Chi Shen walking around in the courtyard. He looked at Chi Shen with admiration. He suddenly became anxious. Seeing Chi Shen walking towards the altar in the side yard, he followed him and immediately asked, "Why didn't the old zombie bite you? What did you do in the old house?"
"Maybe it's because I'm more polite." Chi Shen replied casually and looked towards the side courtyard.
Bai Ran was stuck.
Is this still a reason?
If he meets a ghost and says “you are so beautiful”, he won’t be eaten by the ghost, right?
Bai Hengqing laughed loudly beside him: "Little friend, this is interesting. I am your second grandfather. Tell me, how did you survive in this old house? You have to explain it clearly today. If you can't explain it clearly, the call to the Bai family will be investigated and you will be held responsible."
Chi Shen ignored Bai Hengqing. He stopped. The red veil floating in the yard was blown slightly by the wind, and dead leaves fell on it, covering it with a layer.
Bai Ran saw that he seemed to be looking around curiously, and was very worried. He stood in front of Chi Shen, blocking Chi Shen's view of the altar, and said, "Brother, you are not a member of the Bai family, so you don't know the current situation. It was because you answered the phone and said something you shouldn't have said that gave this old ghost a chance to come out. Second Grandpa and I were seriously injured, so we asked the ghost's biological parents to suppress them. The things on this table cannot be touched."
Bai Hengqing smiled and said, "That's all your credit. Chi Shen, if you return to the Bai family..."
Bai Hengqing didn't finish his words.
Chi Shen raised his hand slightly, and Bai Ran was pushed aside. He immediately placed his other hand on the blood-stained tablecloth. The next second, in front of the two people's horrified eyes, he directly overturned the altar on which the spirits of Bai Chongshan and Shen Hui were placed.
Amid the sound of something falling to the ground, Chi Shen turned around and looked at the two people who were shocked: "Did you do this?"
"What are you doing!" Bai Hengqing's kind smile suddenly changed. He shouted angrily and rushed over to pick up the tablet.
Bai Ran was stunned for a moment, he never expected Chi Shen to be so strong. It seemed like just a light push, but he flew out and couldn't stand at all. This gave Chi Shen the opportunity to overturn the altar.
No, he didn't even feel Chi Shen pushing him, it was just like he flew out by himself.
"I'll ask again," Chi Shen stood outside the side courtyard, his red veil fluttering in the wind, a row of red candles lit up, his voice calm, even his eyes were calm, but for no reason he made people feel cold, "Who locked my sister up here?"
Bai Hengqing ignored him and held the two tablets with trembling hands. He stroked them with his injured hand and tried to squeeze two more drops of blood onto them, muttering to himself, "Please forgive me, ancestor. I didn't mean to offend you. I'm sorry. Please continue to suppress Bai Wan, the criminal of the Bai family. Please forgive me, ancestor..."
Bai Ran, who was lying on the ground, grasped the key words keenly. He murmured, "Sister? Who is sister?"
Chi Shen had already walked into the side yard. He bent down and picked up the red veil on the ground.
A red candle lit dimly, paving a path in the side courtyard. Talisman paper fell, and a girl with a delicate and tender face pushed open the door. She wore a golden phoenix crown on her head and a wedding dress embroidered with gold thread, but the wedding dress was stained with large patches of blood. There was no warmth in the red candle, but it was extremely cold.
Chi Shen stood among the red candles and smiled at the girl.
The girl approached slowly, her expression looking a little aggrieved. Chi Shen shook the red veil and put it over the girl's phoenix crown.
Bai Ran watched all this in shock. He didn't understand, he couldn't comprehend it, he didn't know what to say or how to react, he even forgot to get up from the ground.
"Please forgive me, ancestor. I didn't mean to offend you. I'm sorry..." Bai Hengqing was still muttering. After he squeezed a few more drops of blood from his palm on the spirit tablet, he carefully raised his head to the sky and saw the two shadows, which were a little dim but still existed. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, the spirit tablet was not broken." Bai Hengqing stood up holding the spirit tablet, carefully wiped the dust off the spirit tablet with his sleeve, and loudly rebuked Chi Shen, "Do you know what you did? Do you know how terrifying the evil spirit in this old house is? Fortunately, the spirit tablet was not broken. If it was broken, you would have died today-"
"Second Grandfather," Bai Ran saw Bai Hengqing's reaction, closed his eyes, suppressed the fear in his heart, and reminded him, "Second Grandfather, look inside."
As soon as Bai Hengqing raised his head, Chi Shen looked over. Seeing Chi Shen standing with Bai Wan, Bai Hengqing was also stunned.
"Do you know why the tablet didn't break?" Chi Shen held Bai Wan's hand, like a brother leading a bride to the wedding hall in ancient times, and walked out slowly with Bai Wan. He still had a smile on his face as he looked at the two people and the tablet, "Because I want them to stay."
The red candle led the way and came close to Bai Hengqing.
The coldness in the candlelight made Bai Hengqing feel like his blood was about to freeze. He wanted to leave, but the red candle behind him suddenly lit up, blocking his way.
He felt his body getting cold and stiff in the candlelight, and was about to turn into an ice sculpture. Only the spirit tablet he was holding tightly in his hands had a little warmth.
"Because someone is looking for them."
Chi Shen let go of Bai Wan's hand.
"There is a debt that needs to be repaid."
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