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Chapter 1046 I oppose this marriage! (Please subscribe!)
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Facing this strange town, Xu Baijiu suggested taking a detour, but Taoist Simu shook his head:

"If we leave here, we won't be able to find a place to rest before dawn. Zombies cannot see the sun. They sleep during the day and travel at night. This is the rule. We must find a place to rest before dawn so that these zombies can avoid the sun."

"Then just stay here, at worst we can just deal with it!"

Hua Twelve's eyes gleamed with excitement and he was eager to try. It was good to have an evil spirit, but it would be even better if it could harm people, as it would be a good opportunity for him to complete his task.

Just as the three of them finished their discussion, they heard footsteps coming from the road, which were very clear in the night.

Hua Twelve and his companions turned around and saw someone else entering the town with fast steps and approaching rapidly.

There were four figures walking quickly along the street of Fukang Town. As they got closer, their faces were illuminated by red lanterns. They were four dusty young men.

The four young men also saw Hua Twelve and his group, and one of them said:

"There's someone! That's great! I finally see someone!"

Hua Twelve and Simu looked at each other, and no one moved. They waited for the other to come over before speaking.

Four people approached quickly, and one of them asked, "Fellow countryman, may I ask where is this place?"

The one who spoke was thin and looked like the Axe Gang leader in "Kung Fu".

The other three are also very familiar looking. For example, one of the fat guys looks like the second in command of the Axe Gang in "Kung Fu". Well, the gang leader and the second in command are all here.

There is another one who is quite handsome, very similar to Zhe Yan in Eternal Love, and the last one is tall and strong, a man like Meng Bo.

Well, Hua Shier knew that he had encountered a plot character again.

Facing the visitor's question, Xu Baijiu stepped forward and clasped his fists in response:
"Everyone, we just passed by here, but we didn't see anyone from this town. I think the people in the town have gone to bed at this time!"

The Axe Gang Leader nodded: "So that's how it is!"

At this moment, the fat man who looked like the second eldest brother suddenly shouted:
"No, there is corpse gas here!"

As he spoke, he took a compass and took a few steps forward, his eyes wide open, and the fat on his face trembled:
"It's right here!"

Taoist Simu said unhappily, "Of course it's here. Can't you see the line of zombies here?"

The four men were startled and drew their weapons. They looked at the row of zombies, cautiously on guard, ready to take action at any time.

Hua Twelve reminded with a smile: "Everyone, this Taoist priest is passing by here to drive away corpses, don't be nervous!"

The four people then noticed that the row of zombies all had yellow talismans on their foreheads, and they all breathed a sigh of relief:

"So he's a corpse driver. He scared us. That talisman must be the corpse-suppressing talisman that Master mentioned!"

Simu was a little surprised: "Seeing that you are holding a compass and have martial arts skills, you should also be from the Xuanmen. How come you have never seen a corpse driver?"

The four men put away their weapons and said somewhat embarrassedly:
"We are all disciples of Mount Mao, and we have just left the mountain for a short time, so we have only heard about corpse-driving and the like, but this is the first time we have seen it!"

Hua Twelve looked at Taoist Simu strangely. Xu Baijiu put on the mindset of solving the case again and pointed out the illogical points of the people:
"You say you are disciples of Mount Mao, but when you heard about the zombies, the first thing you did was not to take out your talismans, chant your magic formulas, or grab your magic tools, but to take out your weapons and prepare for fighting. This is so different from the methods used by Mount Mao to exorcise demons!"

The fat second in command snorted: "What do you know? We in Maoshan have always been like this!"

After hearing this, the other three nodded, looking as if they agreed with it.

Simu suddenly realized, "If I'm not mistaken, you are disciples of Junior Brother Ji, the Maoshan Wu Sect?"

The four people were startled at first, then nodded one after another: "May I ask who you are?"

Taoist Simu laughed and straightened his back in a somewhat wretched manner: "I am Taoist Simu from the Northern Sect of Maoshan, one of the three major sects of Maoshan. According to seniority, you all have to call me Uncle Master!"

Along the way, Hua Twelve heard Simu tell Xu Baijiu about the Maoshan Sect and learned that there were three sects in Maoshan: the South Sect, the North Sect, and the Wu Sect.

Among them, the Northern School is Maoshan in Zhenjiang, and the Southern School is in Luofu Mountain. It split off during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was founded by the young immortal Ge Hong. Now in the Southern School, it is said that there is a very powerful person named Mao Xiaofang who is known as Nanmao.

The Northern Sect is supported by Uncle Jiu and his fellow disciples.

Both the Northern and Southern sects practice Taoism, but Taoism also has guardian angels similar to those of Buddhism. The Wu Sect is the secular power of Maoshan. It is said that one enters Taoism through martial arts, but in fact, one protects Taoism through martial arts.

Wuzong used some secular martial arts and Maoshan magic weapons to gain the ability to exorcise demons. Later, Maoshan declined and Wuzong also split away.

Simu made a Maoshan Sect hand seal after he finished speaking. The four people immediately recognized it as the Maoshan Sect's seal and quickly gave their names and stepped forward to greet him:
"Wind, rain, thunder and lightning, meet the uncle-master!"

'Second in command' is the wind, 'Meng Bo' is the rain, 'Zhe Yan' is the thunder, and 'Axe Gang Leader' is the lightning.

Simu waved his hands and smiled:
"Okay, okay. By the way, where is your master? I heard that Junior Brother Ji founded a Maoshan School and accepted a group of disciples to teach them Taoism and martial arts. He wanted to subdue demons and monsters in this chaotic world and accumulate Yin Gong. You must be the disciples of the Maoshan School, right?"

The four of them nodded, then looked sad. Lei was the eldest brother and said:
"Uncle, we are indeed students of the Maoshan Academy. Three months ago, more than 40 of us brothers and sisters set out to fight demons and monsters with our master. Unexpectedly, we encountered flying zombies in the first battle. There are only four of us brothers and sisters left. We don't know whether our master is alive or dead. We have been looking for him for the past three months."

"Flying zombie?"

The four little eyes widened: "Are you sure it's a flying zombie?"

Seeing his master's shocked expression, Xu Baijiu asked in confusion, "Master, is this flying zombie very powerful?"

Simu took this opportunity to educate his apprentice:

"Powerful, of course they are powerful. Zombies are divided into purple zombies, white zombies, black zombies, green zombies, hairy zombies, flying zombies, drought demons, and zombie gods. Flying zombies are ranked third. They are usually thousand-year-old zombies that have cultivated successfully, or generals who died on the battlefield. Because they accumulated evil spirits on the battlefield, they turned into flying zombies after death!"

"A flying zombie once appeared in Anzhou, Zhili. Its body was intact and it could move as fast as the wind. It was also said to be able to suck blood from people through the air. If it is really a flying zombie, Junior Brother Ji is in great danger!"

Fengyu Leidian all nodded, "Our master said the same thing, but the flying zombie we encountered this time is different. It should not be very old. It is the corpse of a general of this dynasty. It should be the evil spirit of the battlefield that you mentioned. The flying zombie can fly on land and suck blood from a distance. Many of our fellow apprentices were sucked dry of their essence and blood by it before they even came into contact with it. It's very scary!"

Simu asked quickly: "What happened to your master? Tell me quickly!"

Lei said, "We don't know the details. We only know that we detonated the methane in the tomb while fighting the zombies. An explosion occurred and we were all knocked unconscious. When we woke up, it was already daybreak. Except for the four of us, the other brothers died tragically there. The master and the zombies disappeared. We used a compass to track the breath of the flying zombie and came here, but we didn't find any trace of the master along the way!"

Simu raised his eyebrows: "So the flying zombie is nearby?"

Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning nodded at the same time and said that was exactly the case.

Simu pondered and said, "Don't worry. I know Junior Brother Ji's ability. He is invulnerable to swords and guns with his iron shirt. You haven't found his body, which proves that he is not dead. So, you stay with me first, and let's find a way to eliminate the flying zombie first!"

Fengyu Leidian were all overjoyed, they had just come out of the mountain not long ago, all their fellow disciples except the four of them had died, and their master was nowhere to be found. They were at a loss at this time, so it was naturally the best thing to have an elder from the sect to lead them, and they felt much more at ease.

Fatty Feng asked in surprise: "Uncle Master, are you sure you can deal with the flying zombie?"

Taoist Simu straightened his chest and said, "As your uncle, I can only fight Fei Zombie to a draw at most, but that's all."

After he finished boasting, he patted Hua Twelve on the shoulder:

"With my brother here, let alone ordinary flying zombies, I estimate that even the ultimate flying zombies that cannot be dissolved into bones, or the next level of drought demons, are no match for my brother!"

Simu has personally seen Hua Twelve's majesty. Not to mention the mysterious background that even the Seventh Master and Eighth Master have to call him "Emperor", just look at that Western devil, how powerful he is. He just glared with his eyes and left only two thighs. I wonder if it's annoying! What is there to be afraid of when the flying zombie comes? Simu thinks it doesn't matter if he can't beat it. When the time comes, he will shout: "Brother, please glare!" It depends on whether the flying zombie dies or not!
Fengyu, Leidian, and Fengyu all looked at Hua Twelve at the same time: "He is so powerful?" Seeing that Hua Twelve was young, they were obviously a little skeptical.

Hua Twelve waved his hand: "Don't listen to your uncle's nonsense, he is just flattering me!"

Fengyu, Leidian and others all nodded, obviously agreeing with Hua Twelve's statement.

Seeing that they didn't believe him and wanted to say more, Hua Twelve said:

"Master, let's find a place to stay quickly, otherwise we'll miss the first night and when daybreak comes, something will happen to your stuff!"

Seeing that he was unwilling to make it public, Simu could only give up and nodded:
"Okay, let's find a place to stay first. This is not my first time in Fukang Town. There is a coffin shop in front. I have stayed there before. Let's go there!"

After he said that, he rang the soul-calling bell and led a row of zombies to lead the way.

Fengyu Leidian joined the team. Simu, the uncle, was unreliable and did not introduce the identities of Hua Shier and Xu Baijiu. Xu Baijiu introduced himself and said that he was also a disciple of Maoshan and had a fellow sect friendship with the four.

Wind, rain, thunder and lightning all greeted Xu Baijiu and Hua Twelve, saying, "I've heard a lot about you!"

Hua Twelve laughed. He didn't know how these four had heard of him for so long. If they had seen the arrest warrant for Jiang Wuyang, they would have really heard of him for a long time!

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After walking a short distance, they arrived at the coffin shop that Simu mentioned. Xu Baijiu went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a voice came from inside asking questions:

"Who are you? Why are you knocking on the door so late at night?"

Simu said, "Boss Huang, I am Simu. I am passing by transporting goods and I came to stay at your place!"

With a clang, the door panel was removed, and a short and fat boss poked his head out, looking embarrassed:
"It's Taoist Simu. Normally, if you come to stay here, I have nothing to say, but today, I can't do that!"

Simu frowned and said, "Boss Huang, we are getting along well. I didn't give you any less money for the accommodation. Why is it not okay now?"

Boss Huang waved his hand:

"It's not about money. The Jiang family in town is marrying off their daughter-in-law tonight. It's too evil. You're bringing a row of zombies with you, which is even more evil. Besides, I run a coffin shop. Although I'm tough, I'm afraid I can't handle this situation. You should look somewhere else!"

Taoist Simu was a little puzzled: "Why is it evil for the Jiang family to marry a daughter-in-law? Boss Huang, please don't fool me. You know, our group either lives in a charity cemetery, a corpse-driving inn, or a coffin shop. Where can we go at this hour!"

Boss Huang smiled bitterly:
"I'm really not kidding you. Look at the red silk and red lanterns hanging there. They're going to bring the bride home in the middle of the night. Tell me, how can you bring a bride home in the middle of the night?"

"Also, the Jiang family has married six daughters-in-law, and each time someone died. The bride kicked her legs after entering the bridal chamber that night. Do you think this is evil?"

Taoist Simu nodded when he heard this: "Now that you put it that way, it really is quite evil!"

"Yeah, I still want to live two more years, you should go somewhere else. Oh, by the way, the Jiang family is getting married, and they have to host a banquet to entertain the guests, but usually no one goes. If you are brave, you might as well stay at the Jiang family, and you can even have a free banquet. It just so happens that you are both evil enough, so you can fight poison with poison!"

After Boss Huang finished speaking, he didn't give Taoist Simu any chance to speak again. He closed the door again with a clang.

Taoist Simu said angrily: "How can you talk like that? What do you mean by fighting poison with poison?"

Hua Twelve turned his head and glanced at the archway with the big red lanterns hanging on it, and said to Taoist Simu:

"Then let's go to the Jiang family. I'm curious about what happened. He killed six brides and wanted to marry again. I don't think it's evil, but the Jiang family is evil. If the Jiang family is harming people, we have to take action to deal with it!"

The four brothers Fengyu Leidian all nodded and applauded. Although Xu Baijiu did not say anything, his expression showed that he agreed.

Simu nodded: "Okay, then let's go to the Jiang family and see what kind of dangerous place it is. If it is really a great evil, I will follow you and do some good deeds!"

He rang the soul-calling bell and led a row of zombies to the Jiang family.

After passing through the gatehouse with red silk and red lanterns, they arrived in front of the Jiang family's gate. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and they looked around with frowns:
"This house has such a strong yin energy. It doesn't look like a yang house at all. It's so weird!"

Xu Baijiu seemed to have discovered something unusual, and he pushed the door forward. With a stubborn sound, the Jiang family's door opened:

"The door is not closed!"

He pushed the door open and asked inside, "Is anyone there?"

After a while, a man with a rat-like face came out:

"Are you new employees? Hurry up! The bride will be here soon and will be waiting for you to prepare the feast!"

Taoist Simu stepped forward and said, "Sir, we are not hired workers. We are driving corpses and passing through here. We would like to stay for a day and leave after dark tomorrow. Can you help us? Don't worry, we will not be short of money or anything else!"

When the man heard that the person was a corpse driver and saw the row of zombies, he did not show any fear. After all, these days many people went out to explore the world and died in a foreign land, so corpse drivers were needed to bring those people back to their hometowns, so it was not the first time he had seen such a thing.

The man thought for a while and said, "How about this, I am the housekeeper of the Jiang family. Today the boss is getting married, and I am short of a few workers. If you help me, I will let you stay and pay you. What do you think?"

Before Taoist Simu could say anything, Hua Twelve agreed: "Okay, but you have to provide meals!"

"That's easy, come in quickly!"

The butler invited everyone in, and they realized that the Jiang family was very large, probably as big as four or five courtyards. The butler arranged a special room for the four items of "goods", and then assigned tasks to everyone.

At Hua Twelve's signal, everyone followed the butler's instructions and planned to see how the situation develops.

After a while, when Hua Twelve was cleaning the courtyard, he saw through the open door a red wedding procession walking quickly on the street outside. The strange thing was that there was no music or singing in this procession, but instead the sound was very small. When they stopped at the gate of Jiang's house, the sedan bearers were panting heavily, but they covered their mouths and dared not make too much noise.

The matchmaker spoke: "The time has come, hurry up and bring the bride home!"

The housekeeper hurried out to pick them up. Only then did Hua Twelve and the others realize that in this huge Jiang family, there was only one servant, the housekeeper.

The housekeeper led the bride to the hall. There was a translucent screen in front of the hall. The master and mistress of the Jiang family sat behind it. Soon the groom came out and knelt down with the bride with a happy face.

The groom comforted the bride: "Don't worry, you won't die this time!"

The crowd watching the excitement all thought this scene was very strange. Simu whispered to Hua Twelve:

"I don't know whether the bride is dead or not, but the groom's face doesn't look right, he should have died a long time ago."

Hua Twelve raised his eyebrows: "There's something wrong behind the screen, it looks like there are two people sitting there, but there's only one living person!"

He didn't plan to wait any longer and rushed into the hall. The butler saw him and shouted, "What are you doing?"

"What? I object to this marriage!"

Hua Twelve sneered, "You Jiang family married one person and one died, and you married six and want to marry more. This is clearly murder. I can't just ignore it!"

Hearing that it was an official, the housekeeper dared not speak. A voice came from behind the screen:
"I also worked in the Six Gates. I wonder where you are from, sir?"

Hua Shier showed his sign: "Jinyiwei is investigating the case!"

Thanks to: 08a, Brother Xiao Xiaohu in the Demon World for the reward, and thanks to the brothers who voted for monthly votes and recommendation votes, thank you very much.