Chapter 10

"If the zombies really do enter the town, this fire can still serve as a bit of a deterrent."

"Later, everyone will take advantage of the daylight to go out of the town and cut more firewood to burn at night. My master and I were supposed to go cut firewood too, but since everyone is helping us, the firewood will be piled under the archway, so we can get more rest and won't have to trouble ourselves."

"I see."

Nodding, Tan Xiao listened to Xiaohai's explanation, indicating his understanding.

Although Lvyuan Town was called a town, it wasn't really that big. It was filled with the atmosphere of an old rural area from the Republic of China era. Every household had a single-story brick and mud house, some even just mud huts. The streets were made of gravel and mud. Fuxi Hall was located on the southwest side of the town, and it took about twenty minutes to walk there.

On the way, Tan Xiao noticed that some villagers' doors were adorned with white lanterns and long white and black paper strips, and white round paper money was scattered at the entrances.

"These are the unfortunate families whose relatives were killed by zombies during the initial chaos."

Seeming to understand Tan Xiao's confusion, Xiaohai explained, his words filled with pity, sorrow, and anger.

Clearly, even the kind and honest Xiaohai was filled with rage at the zombies' harm to people, wishing to eliminate them all.

Zombies are evil creatures, bloodthirsty and murderous, created against nature, and thrive in darkness. When a cultivator sees a zombie, they have the duty to slay it.

Fuxi Hall was a courtyard with a few single-story mud-brick houses, surrounded by walls, with two rows of buildings, an inner hall, and an outer hall.

The outer hall was used for receiving guests and treating patients, and the ancestral portraits and memorial tablets of the Maoshan Dao Fuxi Hall lineage were also enshrined there.

The inner hall was the kitchen and the bedrooms for Master Maofang and his two disciples, as well as guest rooms. After entering Fuxi Hall, Tan Xiao, A Chu, and Xiaohai politely offered incense to the ancestral portraits, and then A Chu led Tan Xiao to a guest room.

The guest room was usually well-maintained and looked quite clean and tidy.

After settling in, Xiaohai prepared breakfast—white porridge with pickled vegetables and dried radish, all of which were gifts from the villagers.

What moved Tan Xiao was that the villagers' homemade pickled vegetables and dried radish tasted surprisingly good, much better than those sold in supermarkets, evoking a sense of nostalgia from his childhood.

After breakfast, Tan Xiao helped Xiaohai clean up the dishes and then returned to his room to rest.

According to Xiaohai, last night wasn't too bad, with only a few zombies appearing, likely just for a small-scale probe.

However, as their master's recovery time approached, the zombie king would likely become impatient and send a zombie army to besiege Lvyuan Town, leading to a true life-and-death battle!

Therefore, they needed to rest well and conserve their energy for the night's battle.

However, at this moment, Fuxi Hall welcomed a guest.

Dressed in a black police uniform with a pistol in a holster at his waist, the deputy police captain of Lvyuan Town, Sanyuan, was over 1.8 meters tall, muscular, and exuded a sharp and capable demeanor.

"A Chu, Xiaohai, the police and villagers are going out to clear the zombies again. Since it's daytime, those bastards can't stand the sunlight. I've come to get the protective talismans."

As soon as he entered Fuxi Hall, Sanyuan addressed Xiaohai and A Chu.

"Sanyuan, wait a moment, I'll get them right away." Xiaohai quickly went to fetch the talismans.

"Lvyuan Town really relies on Master Mao and you all. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what to do." Sanyuan sighed.

"Come on, we at Fuxi Hall are also part of Lvyuan Town, aren't we?" A Chu playfully patted Sanyuan, clearly indicating a good relationship.

"Hey, who's this brother?" Sanyuan suddenly asked, noticing Tan Xiao.

"Oh~ This is Brother Tan Xiao, from the provincial capital. He was robbed by bandits and arrived here last night. Hehe, I'll tell you, last night, Brother Tan Xiao killed a zombie all by himself!" A Chu exaggerated Tan Xiao's feat while gesturing.

"Wow, that's impressive. I, Sanyuan, should pay my respects." Sanyuan stood straight and saluted Tan Xiao, as if deeply impressed.

Tan Xiao quickly humbly responded.

After introducing themselves, their relationship became much closer.

"Brother Sanyuan, how do the police and villagers go about clearing the zombies? Don't they only come out at night?"

Although he had already guessed, Tan Xiao deliberately asked to start a conversation.

"Oh~ Those things do come out at night, but during the day, they hide underground. We send people to search everywhere. When we see freshly turned soil, we dig down. During the day, these things die as soon as they see the light, so we don't even need to do anything!"

Sanyuan took a sip of tea from a bowl on the table and explained to Tan Xiao.

"Oh~ Brother Sanyuan, can I join you? I also want to contribute to Lvyuan Town."

Seizing the opportunity, Tan Xiao made his suggestion.

Tan Xiao had witnessed the power of zombies last night. They could use magic, had infinite strength, were agile, and carried the zombie poison. And that was just a wandering zombie. How powerful would a true zombie be?

His main quest required him to kill ten zombies, three wandering zombies, and one true zombie!

If he waited until night when they came out, it would be extremely difficult to meet the quota, almost like a death sentence!

Clearly, this task wasn't a dead end. Following Sanyuan and the others during the day to find zombies was likely the way to survive this mission!

"Hey, Brother Tan Xiao, you stayed up all night with us. We appreciate your willingness to help, but you need to rest."

At this moment, A Chu "kindly" advised.

"That's fine! Look at how energetic I am! Besides, with zombies causing trouble in Lvyuan Town, seeing the villagers harassed, I can't sleep. I want to do my part!"

As he spoke, Tan Xiao demonstrated his energy to A Chu.

Although Tan Xiao was a bit tired, the quest forced him to seize this opportunity. Otherwise, how would he ever meet the required number of kills?

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