Chapter 11: Fermented Bean Ying? Daoist Ying!

Zhang Cheng knew he had returned late; the ghost infant had already controlled the maidservant, and there were many matters encountered this time, with a zombie plague in Tengteng Town, Guang Province, including one Furry Zombie.

Dealing with a single Furry Zombie alone would take effort, and with a group of Green Zombies added, one could end up regretting it on the spot if not careful; even Zhang Cheng had to handle it with caution.

Furthermore, Zhe Gu and Mi Nianying had encountered the Red and White Specters; encountering the Red Specter or White Specter alone could be managed, but with both together, life and death were truly unpredictable.

In order to gain merit, Zhang Cheng naturally had to make this trip, and it was also to accumulate work experience.

Uncle Nine agreed immediately, thinking to himself that with A-Sheng and Junior Brother Qianhe around, he could let them solve the problems, giving himself time to reminisce with Lian.

Mi Nianying looked at Zhang Cheng with great curiosity and asked, "You are so young, do you understand these things too?"

Uncle Nine said in a gentle voice, "Nianying, don't look at A-Sheng as being young; in reality, his family learning is profound and his skills are not ordinary. You can rest assured; I would absolutely never harm Lian, or you."

Qiusheng and Wencai, standing to the side, both felt a bit dejected.

Zhang Cheng, however, waved his hand and smiled, "Daoist Master Lin is too kind; it is all just the legacy of my ancestors."

At this moment, Uncle Nine noticed that the new Dharma robe on Zhang Cheng was unusual; he hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice in front of Zhang Cheng, "A-Sheng, this Dharma robe of yours is not simple."

Zhang Cheng replied softly, "These days, my cultivation has broken through and my Dharma power is sufficient. Plus, since that previous Dharma robe was ruined, I changed into this Universe Patchwork Robe, which comes with 'Universe in the Sleeve'."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Nine was extremely envious; 'Universe in the Sleeve' meant one never had to worry about not bringing their gear wherever they went. He truly had a good ancestor.

His Lin family had joined the Maoshan Sect for generations, with a large family and many members, so naturally, he hadn't been allocated many good things here.

Out of sight, out of mind! Uncle Nine hurriedly asked Mi Nianying to lead the way.

By the afternoon, they arrived at the territory of Nianying's brother-in-law; her brother-in-law, Lou Dalong, was a wealthy man in Lou Family Town, and Lou Dalong was also the local Security Corps Commander, with an uncle who was a high-ranking official in the Nationalist Party.

Therefore, Lou Dalong, as this Security Corps Commander, had the final say locally, and even the Town Mayor and the County Magistrate above gave him three parts of face.

Mi Nianying led them to the front of Lou Dalong's large villa, where several soldiers were standing guard at the large iron gate; as soon as they saw Mi Nianying return, they hurriedly stepped forward to open the gate.

The sentry hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss, who are these?"

Mi Nianying explained, "A-Tian, you also know that brother-in-law has recently contracted a strange illness, so my sister asked me to invite people to come and take a look."

The sentry hurriedly flattered them and cleared the way.

The group walked into the villa, and just as they did, Lou Dalong saw Uncle Nine and loudly mocked, "Fermented Bean Ying, why have you come?"

"Woo-haha... Fermented Bean Ying..."

Qiusheng and Wencai covered their mouths, but still couldn't hold back their laughter. Uncle Nine was so angry he really wanted to beat his two disciples.

Lou Dalong explained, "I used to call him Daoist Ying; 'Daoist' and 'Fermented Bean' sound similar, so I call him Fermented Bean Ying. Fermented Bean Ying, what exactly did you come here for?"

Uncle Nine's expression was ugly as he said, "If it weren't for Lian inviting me, I wouldn't have come!"

Lou Dalong immediately put down his chopsticks and said with dissatisfaction, "What kind of talk is that? What kind of talk is that? Good for you, Fermented Bean Ying, you're still thinking about my wife even now?"

He then mocked, "I said long ago that being a Taoist priest has no future. Look, Lian chose me instead of you; this is the proof."

Uncle Nine was so stifled his face turned red, and he immediately turned to leave, just happening to run into Mi Qilian who was returning. Uncle Nine hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lian, long time no see."

Mi Qilian nodded slightly and said, "Brother Ying, long time no see; it's been about ten years or more, hasn't it?"

Uncle Nine nodded and said, "That's right, fifteen years. When I left back then, I was only eighteen."

Mi Qilian stroked her belly and smiled, "That's right, time flies."

"I invited you here this time because I want you to see what is wrong with Dalong."

Uncle Nine immediately puffed out his chest and said, "He must have been bitten by a zombie and contracted corpse poison; it's not a big problem, I can solve it."

Lou Dalong immediately walked over and asked loudly, "What did you say? Trying to trick my wife!"

Mi Qilian hurriedly urged, "Dalong, let Brother Ying take a look."

Lou Dalong looked at the pregnant Mi Qilian and nodded, "Fine, let's eat first."

Mi Qilian shook her head, "I have no appetite, I'm going upstairs first."

After Mi Qilian was helped upstairs and away by Mi Nianying and that maidservant, Zhang Cheng said in Uncle Nine's ear, "That maidservant is not right; there is resentment on her."

Uncle Nine's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked Lou Dalong about the maidservant; Lou Dalong didn't know the details, said a few random things, and then continued eating.

Uncle Nine had no choice but to let it go, but Zhang Cheng saw that the table was full of Foot-Basin Chicken cuisine and immediately said, "Eating these raw foods easily causes an upset stomach."

Lou Dalong mocked, "What do you know? This is international fine dining; you Taoist priests wouldn't understand." As he spoke, he looked at Uncle Nine.

Zhang Cheng smiled, "This? Two thousand years ago, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the ancients were already eating this, and it became even more prevalent during the Tang Dynasty. Back then, the Great Tang defeated the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates sent Tang envoys to the Great Tang to study; this sashimi, wooden clogs, and that kimono were all learned from us."

"If this thing were international fine dining, that would truly be laughable. On our land of China, this is just an ordinary dish; what is there to show off? I don't know, otherwise I would have thought your family was poor and couldn't afford good things."

Lou Dalong was furious and immediately called the chef over to reprimand him; the chef tried to push the blame onto Zhang Cheng, but Zhang Cheng said, "These things of mine are known by anyone who has read books."

Uncle Nine laughed from the side, "Heh heh, how would an upstart have read any books?"

Having lost face, Lou Dalong was furious and immediately ordered the guards to throw the chef out, then he had people prepare a new dinner.

Qiusheng gave a thumbs up and said, "Wow, Brother Sheng, you are so sharp!"

Zhang Cheng smiled without a word; he actually just didn't want Uncle Nine to have diarrhea at night. That zombie was very easy to deal with, and he didn't need to take action.

He was more concerned about the three matters: the zombie group in Tengteng Town, the Red and White Specters, and the ghost infant.

That zombie in the Lou family ancestral hall was only a newly-turned Green Zombie; even Qiusheng and Wencai could fight it to a draw, and with Uncle Nine taking action, it would naturally be captured with ease.

Having solved Lou Dalong's matter, Uncle Nine focused his energy on Mi Qilian. This made Lou Dalong very angry, and he immediately wanted to drive Uncle Nine away.

The two could not reach an agreement at all. Zhang Cheng did not want a life to be lost because of his own hesitation, so he immediately said, "Commander Lou, there is currently a vicious ghost infant; if you don't want your child to die before being born, it is best to cooperate with us."

Lou Dalong drew his gun directly and shouted, "Ha? You're threatening me?"

Zhang Cheng did not indulge him; he waved his sleeve casually and sucked the gun out of Lou Dalong's hand. Immediately after, the gun appeared in Zhang Cheng's hand.

Lou Dalong hurriedly waved his hands, "Little brother, be careful of an accidental discharge; I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate!" He hadn't been scared by the zombie before, but now he was scared by this trick of Zhang Cheng's!

After all, one only has one life, and he didn't know how Zhang Cheng had done it; in any case, he admitted defeat first.