"Clatter!"
Before Awei could get close, a bolt of lightning from the sky struck directly beside Awei's foot, startling him.
Suddenly feeling like he had lost face, Awei was now somewhat enraged and humiliated. He had originally come to teach a lesson to the pretty boy who was getting close to his cousin, but he had almost been struck by lightning.
How could there be lightning on such a clear day?
Unable to understand, just as he was about to continue looking for trouble with Bai Ye, several more lightning bolts circled Awei in the sky, shocking him back and forth. He had never seen such a scene before, and how could he dare to continue looking for trouble with Bai Ye? He didn't dare to stay there any longer and ran dozens of meters away, screaming.
He was afraid that instead of finding trouble with Bai Ye, he would be struck dead by lightning first.
"This guy is really evil."
Awei rubbed his chin, glanced at Bai Ye, and thought to himself, 'Could he really have magic?'
"Daoist friend, you..."
Nine Uncle hesitated to speak. He could tell from that move that Bai Ye had summoned heavenly lightning.
So, you can even summon heavenly lightning?
He broke out in a cold sweat when he remembered telling Bai Ye earlier that a magical duel might injure the other party.
It turned out that if he had truly dueled with Bai Ye back then, he would have been the one getting hurt, right?
"Daoist brother is just avoiding some trouble."
For people like Awei, the softer you are, the more they will take advantage.
Although cultivators say that killing people harms merit and accumulates karma, Bai Ye is not like Nine Uncle; a small punishment is fine.
If the previous heavenly lightning hadn't scared Awei away, then it would have been time to treat Awei to a full anesthetic meal.
"Alright."
Nine Uncle also understood the principle of youthful impetuousness. Moreover, Bai Ye hadn't done anything outrageous. Nine Uncle was actually annoyed with Awei too. He had wanted to hit him with a hammer when he saw his arrogant demeanor earlier.
Of course, Nine Uncle only thought about it.
"Bai Leader, you're so amazing!"
Wencai's eyes lit up, and a trace of yearning flashed across his face.
He knew very well that this lightning couldn't be due to luck, and combined with what his master had just said, even though he was slow-witted, he understood that Bai Ye had done it.
To be able to summon lightning so easily, even Qiusheng, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but look sideways.
He hadn't spent as much time with Bai Ye as Wencai, so he often learned about Bai Ye through Wencai. When Wencai told him how powerful Bai Ye was, he actually didn't quite believe it.
How could someone younger than him be so powerful?
But now, it really seemed like he was more powerful than himself.
If a bolt of lightning were to strike him, he might be able to see his great-grandmother immediately.
"It must be fake. How can a person control lightning?"
Ren Tingting pouted, clearly not believing it. Instead, she wanted to pull Bai Ye to continue talking about things related to foreign countries.
Although she had seen some of the world, she had never been to the West, so she was still very curious about what Bai Ye had said before.
Meanwhile, Ren Master, seeing this, shook his head and didn't interfere. Instead, he pulled Nine Uncle aside to discuss the upcoming coffin relocation.
"By the way, do Daoists always talk like that?"
Ren Tingting looked at Nine Uncle, who was talking animatedly with her father.
What 'funeral burial,' what 'dragonfly touching water,' what 'cement covering the top'—she didn't understand a single thing. Listening to Nine Uncle explain, she was completely bewildered.
"Those are just some professional terms. There's still a lot to learn."
"But I see they've been studying for a long time and still don't know. Will they never finish learning until they die?"
Ren Tingting was initially very resistant to such superstitious things, but then she thought about it. This seemed to be a kind of inheritance, and it indeed required professionals to do it, so she was no longer so resistant.
Not every Daoist is eccentric; for example, doesn't Bai Ye also know many strange stories?
Picking up a scattered flower from the ground, Ren Tingting held it up to the sun and continued, "I want to learn many, many things, but sometimes I always feel like I can't do it. Sometimes I don't even know what I really want, and I feel like life doesn't have much meaning."
Artistic?
A trace of doubt flashed in Bai Ye's mind.
Ren Tingting's mother died young, and her father rarely cared for her due to business. Also because of the family business, Ren Tingting had to learn many things, some she was interested in, and some she wasn't.
And she could only feel the meaning of her existence when she was learning.
Just like makeup, after she learned it, she would teach it to others. This gave her a sense of accomplishment, which was also why she kept learning.
Because of this, she wasn't actually very resistant to Daoists.
That day's meeting was merely due to Wencai's rudeness, which made her want to give him a small lesson.
"It is indeed impossible to learn everything in the world in a limited lifespan. Tangible things will eventually be destroyed, only intangible things will be eternal. Or perhaps there is no meaning to begin with, but as long as you are alive, you can find interesting things, just like you discovered the flower, and I discovered you."
Bai Ye said, looking at Ren Tingting, and continued, "You are a very good seedling. You shouldn't be buried in a small town."
So he wants me to be a Daoist.
Ren Tingting had just thought Bai Ye was going to say something else.
"Sorry, my father only has one daughter, so it's unlikely I'll become a Daoist..."
Ren Tingting tactfully refused Bai Ye's suggestion. She was the only child in her family, and she wasn't very interested in Daoism either.
Naturally, she couldn't just abandon everything here and follow Bai Ye up the mountain because of his words.
"I understand."
Bai Ye nodded and didn't say anything more. If she didn't want to cultivate, he could find others to go up the mountain.
The reason he sought Ren Tingting was, first, because her talent was indeed not bad, and second, because he had seen the movie and knew Ren Tingting's general personality—she wasn't the kind of person who would betray her master or ancestors. Cultivators fear finding disciples with bad intentions, and with the impression from the movie, Bai Ye naturally preferred to find someone he already had a general understanding of.
He was a bit surprised, though. He didn't seem to be much different from Orochimaru.
Why was Orochimaru able to abduct Kimimaro after saying those words, but he couldn't?
"Daoist friend, it looks like the situation is not good!"
On Nine Uncle's side, the coffin had already been raised. And the Ren Old Master inside was clearly one step away from becoming a zombie. Having absorbed the surrounding human aura today, it wouldn't be long before he would become a zombie.
Nine Uncle had suggested burning him earlier, but Ren Master was unwilling. Now, the situation there couldn't be changed.
"A zombie, huh? I think it might be better to let him out."
"?"
Nine Uncle looked at Bai Ye in disbelief.
No?!
You know he's a zombie and you still want to let him out?
"If we rebury him, he'll still be a zombie and might still appear later. So, I think it's more practical to just eliminate him directly!"
He truly didn't understand. Since they already knew the person was going to become a zombie, why bury him again?
If you bury him underground, relying on Feng Shui and setting up Daoist spells around the coffin can indeed slowly dissolve the zombie's qi underground, turning him back into an ordinary corpse.
"But the risk is too great, and Ren Master won't allow me to burn the body."
Although Nine Uncle really wanted to burn him, Ren Master was his client.
Not to mention Ren Master's influence in Ren Family Town, if he were to rashly burn the other party's father's corpse without permission, it's likely that no one in Ren Family Town would come to him for help anymore.
"What I mean is, let Ren Old Master out directly. We two will follow him. The first thing he'll do when he comes out is definitely go to Ren Mansion. Once Ren Master sees his own father turned into a zombie, he'll definitely let us kill him.
Also, Daoist brother, haven't you considered whether the Feng Shui Master's suggestion for Ren Master to exhume the coffin twenty years ago was perhaps to make their entire family die? Maybe if Daoist brother buries him, the other party will dig him out again. Wouldn't that be even more dangerous then?"
Bai Ye's words instantly gave Nine Uncle a wake-up call.
That's right!
If he only wanted to bring misfortune to the Ren Family, there would be no reason to warn Ren Master to dig up the coffin twenty years later.
Ren Old Master died holding a grudge. The Feng Shui Master couldn't have been unaware of this, and he even used this method to keep Ren Old Master from resting in peace underground for twenty years.
Over these twenty years, Ren Old Master's resentment would only grow stronger, combined with the extreme yin location of this back mountain, it was definitely cultivating a zombie.
First, let the Ren Family suffer misfortune for twenty years, and then let the entire Ren Family die out after twenty years.
This kind of method...
Nine Uncle couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Daoist friend is right, I did indeed overlook this point. If the Feng Shui Master wants to continue his revenge, then perhaps directly eliminating the zombie might be better!"
Indeed, burying Ren Old Master would still leave a hidden danger. It's better to listen to Bai Ye and eliminate all future troubles!
"But this must prevent the zombie from harming people, otherwise the responsibility will fall on us!"
If the zombie sucked human blood and harmed innocent people, and they had planned to do so, then this would be counted against them.
"Daoist brother, don't worry. I will keep an eye on the zombie and watch him go to Ren Master's house. However, it would be even better if Ren Master could come to Yi Village to observe."
Actually, compared to Ren Mansion, Bai Ye wanted Ren Master to come directly to Yi Village and watch his own father emerge with his own eyes. At that point, he probably wouldn't stop them anymore.
"That's probably impossible. Why would Ren Master come to Yi Village in the middle of the night?"
"For dinner, of course. Tonight, Ren Old Master will turn into a zombie, and Ren Master being at Yi Village will clearly accelerate Ren Old Master's transformation into a zombie. Just use that meat. Ren Master hasn't tried it before. How about inviting him over?"
This way, all accidents could be avoided, and with his own family right there, Ren Old Master would definitely appear. At this stage, he still had no intelligence.
He was now obeying his instincts.
"Forget it, I'll just go tell him directly. Otherwise, Ren Master might think we're evil Daoists later!"
Bai Ye felt it was better to be direct with Ren Master.
There's nothing to hide; after all, they weren't the ones who turned Ren Old Master into a zombie.
"Daoist friend, Daoist friend, wait for me!"
Nine Uncle quickly followed Bai Ye's footsteps.
After catching up with Ren Master, Bai Ye glanced at the sedan chair carriers around them and said, "Ren Master, may I have a word?"
"Alright."
Ren Master thought for a moment and agreed. He still had a good impression of this young man.
After dismissing the others, Ren Master looked at Bai Ye and asked, "Bai Taoist, you can speak now."
"Alright, then I'll just say it directly. Ren Master, you should have seen Ren Old Master's corpse just now, right?"
"Yes, that's right. What about it?"
A hint of strangeness flashed in Ren Master's eyes, then he glanced at Nine Uncle, secretly wondering if they were here to persuade him to burn his father again.
He definitely wouldn't agree.
"Then, Ren Master, tonight Ren Old Master will turn into a zombie. I know you'll probably think what I'm saying is absurd right now, but tonight, Ren Master, you can come with us to Yi Village to see. Just for one night. If nothing happens, then I'll apologize and compensate you for your losses, how about that?"
After Bai Ye finished speaking, a hint of anger flashed across Ren Master's face. What kind of good person would be told such a cursed thing, that his own father would turn into a zombie?
He wanted to curse, but he held it back.
"Bai Taoist, I respect you, but you can't say such cursed words, can you?"
"Ren Master, whether it's a curse or not, you know in your heart. The Feng Shui Master's matter hasn't passed yet. Tonight, we invite you to have dinner at Yi Village. We'll eat and watch. Just for this one night, how about it?
Also, I must remind Ren Master of one thing: if a zombie awakens, the first thing it will do is seek out its relatives to suck their blood."
Bai Ye's words succeeded.
It was impossible for Ren Master not to be worried!
"Alright, if nothing happens, then Bai Taoist, you must personally apologize to me with a grand ceremony!"
Actually, Ren Master did believe it a little, mainly because these past twenty years had been so unlucky.
After Nine Uncle's explanation just now, he already believed it, and the fact that his own father hadn't changed much in twenty years made Ren Master even more frightened.
Besides, it was only for one night. He would just eat and watch.
If there were no problems, then he would be relieved, and then he would just have Bai Ye apologize to him.
If there were problems, then Nine Uncle and Bai Ye would be there to watch.
According to Bai Ye's statement, there was indeed a folk saying that zombies would first seek out their relatives for blood.
"No way?"
Ren Tingting thought about her grandfather's face when she saw him then. If he turned into a zombie...
"Tingting, come with me. Then, tonight, we might have to trouble Nine Uncle."
"No problem!"
Upon hearing Ren Master agree, Nine Uncle was visibly relieved.
After all, Ren Master coming here could indeed minimize the danger.
"Uncle, I'll bring the Security Team to protect you then. I don't believe in such things. I'm just afraid that some people want to take advantage of these suspicious matters to exploit my cousin!"
This boy Awei has been smart since he was young.
He thought to himself that Bai Ye was really cunning, but the clever Captain Awei would not let Bai Ye succeed!