Chapter 80

As the wealthiest family in town, the Ren family had a vast and prosperous estate. Even though their business had been declining over the past twenty years, they still possessed a considerable fortune. Now, with Ren Fa's sudden death, only Ren Tingting, a young girl, was left to manage such a large estate, which naturally attracted a lot of attention and interest.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen gave timely advice, and Ren Tingting proved to be somewhat capable. With the help of many loyal servants, they managed to keep the family's assets under control, avoiding significant losses.

After instructing the butler to keep the doors closed and entrusting Ah Wei to look after things, Ren Tingting followed Jiang Chen to the mortuary. At this moment, Uncle Kiu and Chiu Sing were cleaning and changing Wen Cai's bandages. Thinking that Wen Cai had been injured while saving her, Ren Tingting approached him with great care.

Although he had been bitten by a zombie and infected with the zombie poison, Wen Cai felt very content being cared for by his beloved. He looked at Ren Tingting with deep affection and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine soon."

Seeing him trying to comfort her, Ren Tingting couldn't help but smile and reassured him, "I'm not worried at all."

"Ah," Wen Cai pouted, "Aren't you afraid I'll turn into a zombie?"

Ren Tingting was startled and was about to speak when Uncle Kiu's voice came from behind, "You should be afraid." He walked up to Wen Cai and pinched the wounds on his arms, asking, "How does it feel? Does it hurt?"

Wen Cai shook his head in confusion, answering honestly, "It doesn't hurt."

"Of course it doesn't hurt. The flesh is already hard," Uncle Kiu said, tearing off a piece of dead skin from the wound. "Look, you can't feel anything."

"Master, don't scare me," Wen Cai said, alarmed, and asked anxiously, "Why is this happening?"

Uncle Kiu didn't answer him but instead applied more medicine while shaking his head. "In a couple of days, when the zombie poison spreads throughout your body, you won't feel anything even if you're chopped up."

Hearing this, Wen Cai felt a chill and asked with a mournful face, "What should I do?"

"Move," Uncle Kiu replied irritably. "Move your body, don't stop."

"What if I stop?"

"If you stop, your blood won't circulate and will all clot in one place."

"What if it clots?"

"It will harden."

"What if it hardens?"

"Hardening means stiffness, and stiffness means hardening."

"What if I become stiff?"

As he asked these questions, Wen Cai was on the verge of tears, his heart pounding with fear.

"If you become stiff, you'll turn into a zombie. I won't know what to do then," Uncle Kiu said, sighing heavily. Clearly, he was also very concerned. Although Wen Cai was not very talented and unlikely to achieve much, he was a disciple Uncle Kiu had raised from a young age, and their relationship was more like father and son.

"There's hope, there's hope," Jiang Chen said, holding up the secret manual of Mount Mao's Daoist techniques that Uncle Kiu had given him. "Look, the book says that if we can grind glutinous rice into powder, add water, and boil it into a rice soup before Wen Cai completely turns into a zombie, and have him soak in it, it will remove the zombie poison."

Hearing this, Wen Cai's eyes lit up, and he asked hopefully, "Is that true?"

"That's correct. This method is feasible, but," Uncle Kiu nodded, then his gaze turned serious as he looked at Wen Cai, "You have to endure until then."

"Master..." Wen Cai asked with a mournful face, "How can I endure until the rice soup is ready?"

"Smack!"

Uncle Kiu picked up a bamboo stick and hit Wen Cai's thigh. "If you don't want to turn into a zombie, why are you sitting there? Get up and move!"

"Okay." Wen Cai, valuing his life, knew he was at a critical juncture. He quickly got up from the recliner and started moving around.

Uncle Kiu instructed Chiu Sing, "Go inside and spread the glutinous rice on the bed."

Then, he turned to Ren Tingting and said, "Please go and boil some glutinous rice porridge for Wen Cai to drink. Remember, don't let any smoke get into it, or it won't work."

Chiu Sing and Ren Tingting responded and left. Uncle Kiu then said, "Junior, come here. We need to discuss how to deal with the zombie that was once Old Master Ren."

"Sure," Jiang Chen stepped forward and discussed with Uncle Kiu. He explained the process of his encounter with the zombie and emphasized that although the zombie was injured, its strength was increasing over time.

After listening, Uncle Kiu frowned and said, "This is a big problem. If I'm correct, it's because of the 'Dragonfly Touching Water' technique that the zombie has some unique qualities. Over twenty years, it has accumulated a lot of strength. Now that it has awakened and sucked Lord Ren's blood, its power has greatly increased. If we give it more time, even if we work together, we might not be able to subdue it."

"Ah," Wen Cai exclaimed, unable to resist asking, "Is it really that powerful? What should we do?"

"What should we do? We'll just have to deal with it," Uncle Kiu glared at him. "Haven't you started moving yet? Don't you want to avoid the zombie poison spreading throughout your body and turning you into a zombie?"

"I'll move, I'll move," Wen Cai quickly started moving around, jumping and dancing like a big monkey, making Uncle Kiu shake his head.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh inwardly but said thoughtfully, "If the zombie has already developed, its senses will gradually recover, and its intelligence will increase. The next time we encounter it, even if we hold our breath, it will still be able to see us."

"It's more than that," Uncle Kiu said, looking worried. "It might not even fear chicken blood or wooden swords. We need to prepare some powerful weapons."

At this moment, Chiu Sing came out of the house. Since Jiang Chen had bought a large amount of glutinous rice, there was no shortage. He brought out a large bucket and, following Uncle Kiu's instructions, spread the rice on the bed. Then, he went to grind the rice into powder.

"Come here, Wen Cai," Uncle Kiu called to Wen Cai, who was still jumping around. "Take off your shoes and jump on the bed."

Wen Cai, unable to change his habits, asked, "Master, what do you mean by jumping on the bed?"

"Humph..." Jiang Chen couldn't help but chuckle, but Uncle Kiu, with a serious face, said, "Just do as I say. If the zombie poison reaches your feet, it will be hard to save you."

Hearing this, Wen Cai's face changed, and he quickly threw off his shoes, nimbly climbed onto the bed, and started jumping. Jiang Chen and Uncle Kiu discussed how to eliminate the zombie by the bed, making it impossible for Wen Cai to slack off.

After nearly an hour, Ren Tingting brought a bowl of glutinous rice porridge that she had cooked. Uncle Kiu allowed Wen Cai to rest for a moment, but after drinking the porridge, he had to start jumping again, much to the amusement of Jiang Chen and Ren Tingting...

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