After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 63 Getting into trouble

Master Qingxu's speech broke the somewhat tense atmosphere in the meeting room that had become after Zhang Yu was kicked out.

Everyone nodded in agreement: "There have been a lot of paranormal events lately. It's not even April yet, and there have been more paranormal events than in the entire previous year!"

"really."

Mr. Lu nodded: "It is precisely because of this abnormality that we must pay special attention. In particular, the appearance of a demon of the level of the Hairy Zombie is not a good omen, so we must be vigilant. The appearance of the Hairy Zombie is a warning from heaven—if it weren't for Fellow Daoist Bai's timely handling this time, it could have caused a huge social disaster, so we absolutely cannot let our guard down!"

Egret: "..."

What kind of meeting did she attend?
"Mr. Lu is right."

Master Qingxu frowned slightly and took over the conversation: "Therefore, I suggest setting up a special task force to investigate and handle such incidents, and to compile a detailed summary of paranormal events that have occurred in the past year or two, to see if there are any connections between the events, or any commonalities that we have overlooked before—Xiao Lu, are you interested in joining?"

As soon as Master Qingxu said this, everyone's eyes were focused on her again.

Special Operations Team!

Just hearing those six words tells you that not just anyone can be chosen by raising their hand, but Master Qingxu's question indicates that Bailu has already been selected—what merit does she possess?!

Bai Lu also wanted to ask, what merit does she possess? Why does Master Qingxu always think of her for such "good things"?
The egrets were all numb.

She just brought her younger siblings to broaden their horizons, happened to encounter a zombie, dealt with one of the zombies on the spot, and then joined in the fun by holding a meeting. That's all. How did she get involved in such a serious issue?
She looked at Master Qingxu, who gave her a look that seemed to convey "expectation."

—Special operations team, looking forward to your joining.

No way, what are you expecting?!

She just wants to farm; she doesn't want to join any groups!
Bai Lu shook his head: "My abilities are limited. Daoist Qingxu, please find someone more capable!"

"That's it..."

It would be a lie to say that Master Qingxu wasn't disappointed, but he didn't want to force her too much, so he instead asked, "If there's really a problem that can't be solved, could you please make a trip for me?"

“No problem,” Bailu nodded.

Including Mr. Lu and everyone else in mainland China: "..."

No, who exactly is this egret?
Is it any use asking her for help when Master Qingxu can't handle it? Is she a Foundation Establishment cultivator?
Wait a minute, isn't she at the second level of Qi Refining? Although she was just a little short of the third level, she's still a low-level cultivator!

What makes her so special?
But apart from being somewhat pretty, I can't see anything special about it!

The egret was like a monkey in a zoo, being scrutinized from head to toe. She wanted to cover her face, but felt that would be too petty...

Bai Chen and Bai Wei were different from her; they stood tall with their chests held high, their heads almost reaching the sky—look at how Master Qingxu treated their eldest sister, who among you would dare to utter a word!
Because Bailu declined the invitation, the colleagues who were named as members of the special operations team were not particularly happy.

Zhang Yu listened at the door for a long time but couldn't hear his name called. He called out through the door, "Mr. Lu, Master Qingxu, may I join the special operations team?"

Mr. Lu: "..."

Those who should come don't, and those who shouldn't come barge in!

"no!"

The two words were a firm and resolute refusal.

Zhang Yu: "..."

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

Even picking up things that other people don't want, you can't find any...

The group consists of eight people, led by Master Qingxu and Mr. Lu. Three members are in the meeting room: two men and one woman, namely Lu Zong, Lan Ting, and Liu Pingping. The other three members are not present but will come over as soon as they finish what they are doing.

Mr. Lu explained the details to everyone present, as well as the funds and talismans each person could receive. Finally, he said to Bai Lu, "Fellow Daoist Bai, would you please come with us to re-examine the tomb later and see if there are any new discoveries?"

Bai Lu had no objection, and Bai Wei and Bai Chen followed closely behind—it gets dark, and the ghosts will come out!

The No. 3 construction site was as bright as day.

When the group arrived at the collapsed cemetery, Bailu realized that the cemetery had been completely cleared in such a short time. The top floor of the tomb chamber had been completely removed, but the walls were intact. Standing on it, one could clearly see the structure of the tomb, which was shaped like a tortoise!
The blackened corpse was tightly bound with rope and left in the main tomb chamber, probably to prevent the纨绔 (wan ku, a spoiled, dissolute) zombie from rising from the dead.

The egret circled the tomb chamber but found nothing unusual. Perhaps because the entire tomb had been exposed to the sun all day, the yin energy and evil spirits surrounding the construction site had diminished considerably.

Destroying a corpse-raising ground is simple: expose it to sunlight. Getting plenty of sunshine has many benefits.

"Ok?"

Just as Bailu was about to say that she hadn't noticed anything unusual, she discovered traces of an array in an inconspicuous corner!
"An array?" Mr. Lu came over to take a look, but couldn't see anything. "Are you sure?"

Master Qingxu said, "Xiaolu is very talented in formations. Since she said that, it's probably true. Xiaolu, what kind of formation is it?"

After observing the tomb chamber for a while, the egret said, "It's some kind of isolation array, and there's another space underground!"

Zhang Yu leaned over to take a look, but couldn't see anything wrong with it. Hearing Bai Lu say this, he immediately said, "Could it be another tomb down there? Building your own tomb on top of someone else's is so immoral!"

"Whether it's a tomb or not can only be determined after breaking the formation. Do we need to break the formation? This formation is quite advanced; I need someone's assistance."

Zhang Yu looked at her and didn't even want to speak. Seriously, if she wasn't faking it, then she was Versailles!
She discovered the formation that neither Mr. Lu nor Daoist Qingxu could find, and now she's going to break it! How capable she is! How can she be so powerful!
"and many more!"

Master Qingxu hurriedly stopped them: "Let's wait until we're ready!"

Who knows what's hidden behind the isolation array? What if it's an even stronger zombie? Wouldn't all of them just be there to provide water and quench thirst?
Mr. Lu couldn't really see anything, but seeing Bai Lu's confident demeanor and Master Qingxu's attitude, he began to doubt his own abilities—

Because he didn't compete or fight, he was able to surpass others? He really didn't see anything!
Suddenly, Bai Lu's face turned deathly pale. Bai Wei noticed immediately and asked in a low voice, "Sister? What's wrong?"

What happened? You've gotten yourself into trouble!

Bai Lu's head was buzzing: "This isolation array is a replica made using a magical artifact. This is the third copy. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be one original and two copies before this one..."

Master Qingxu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "Array formations can be copied?"

"Yes... Setting up an array also requires conforming to the five elements and adapting to local conditions. However, sometimes there are no suitable materials to make the array core, so we will use magic tools or talismans to copy the array. In other words, the copied array can only be used if the environment is similar. However, the copied array only has 70% of the power of the original and can only be copied three times."

Bai Lu took a deep breath: "None of that matters. What matters is that if we're unlucky, there are at least three more such corpse-raising sites hidden in some unknown corner..."

"What!" Master Qingxu and Mr. Lu exclaimed in unison.

Even the usually calm and composed Mr. Lu was unsettled.

The thought that there were three hairy zombies lurking in some corner he didn't know about...

His hair stood on end!

"Since it's a copy, is there any way to find the location of the other formations?"

These corpse-raising sites must be found!

"There's no way around it. These formations are not connected. I can tell it's a copy formation because copy formations have obvious characteristics. They have a core, but it's just a phantom. They also have numerical markings. It was copied three times, so that's 'three'."

"There! I see it!" Zhang Yu shouted.

Bai Lu glanced at him, then looked at Daoist Qingxu and said with a serious expression, "Daoist, I may have caused trouble."

"Huh?" Master Qingxu looked puzzled.

“Since this isolation formation is a copy formation, then the protective formation I broke may also be a copy formation. A copy formation has a fatal characteristic: once one formation is broken, the others will also be broken, whether it is the original or a copy.”

"It's been over twenty hours since we started breaking the formation. If those formations were also used in the corpse-raising ground, and if there are still zombies trapped inside—it's very likely they've escaped..."

Master Qingxu and Mr. Lu: The sky has fallen.

Mr. Lu shouted at Zhang Yu: "What are you standing there for? Pass the word down! Immediately have people keep an eye on the situation across the country! Report any abnormalities immediately!"
"

Those three hairy zombies! With that crow's brain, why did they have to think of zombies running away?
Oh no, what if it really comes true!
"Yes!"

However, before Zhang Yu could even answer his first call, a young Taoist priest rushed up to Master Qingxu with his phone in hand: "Master, it's my second senior brother on the phone. He discovered traces of zombies in Yangcheng and was scratched by one!"

"What?!" Master Songfeng was shocked.

Master Qingxu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and hurriedly took the phone, shouting, "Second Brother!"

"Master, I've told you so many times, I don't like this name..."

There's another Taoist priest who calls himself "Second Brother"...

The person on the other end of the phone chuckled weakly twice: "Master, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not being skilled enough. Not only did I fail to keep that zombie, but it also gnawed on my neck—Waaah, Master, I'm unclean now! That disgusting thing kissed my neck! I'm a virgin, defiled by it!"

"What kind of time is this to be spouting nonsense?!"

Master Qingxu was extremely worried and had no time for jokes: "Take some pills, any kind, just take some, hold on, try to prolong the transformation time, Master will be here soon..."

Although that's what he said, his heart kept sinking. What could he do in the past? He couldn't save them anyway...

The old rule was to kill him.

"Then you'd better hurry up and come. My teeth are itchy, like I'm about to grow teeth. I'm over twenty years old, my wisdom teeth have all come in and I'm still growing teeth, it's hilarious. Master... I'm so hungry and thirsty... Master, I think I'm about to turn into a zombie... You'd better come and finish me off... If I get out of this old forest, there will be big trouble!"

"Waaaaah, Master... I don't want to become a zombie or some kind of monster..."

The voice on the other end sounded choked with emotion.

"No, you won't!" Master Qingxu comforted him. "Songfeng, divine the location!"

Master Songfeng was frantically performing hand seals to divine the future.
"I'll go with you."

The egret stood beside Master Qingxu.

Ultimately, it was her negligence that caused the formation to break before she could see it clearly, which allowed the zombie to break free and injure people.

Both morally and logically, she has to resolve this matter.

Moreover, Yangcheng!
What a dangerous place!
What if we end up in Dongshi Village?
Bai Jiang and the others are still at home!
"Alright." Master Qingxu's voice was hoarse. "Xiao Lu, do you have a way to remove the corpse poison? My second son..." He's only twenty years old! He's a very talented child...

Master Qingxu's eyes were sore and swollen.

Although he knew it was unlikely, he still had a glimmer of hope that the egret's adventures might offer a way to save him from being transformed into a zombie.

She's young but highly skilled, and also proficient in formations. Surely she can find a way?

Otherwise, he would have to kill the second brother himself. Moreover, the terrifying power of a cultivator being transformed by a zombie is incomparable to that of an ordinary person. If Bai Lu has no way to remove the zombie poison, he can help him when killing him.

“I can’t guarantee it; we need to see how he is doing first,” Bailu said.

Master Qingxu was delighted, thinking that since Bailu hadn't ruled out the possibility, there was still a chance. He said to Master Songfeng, "Haven't you figured out the exact location of the second brother yet?"

I figured it out!

Master Songfeng, standing to the side, spoke without hesitation and immediately activated the Ghost Path.

The ghost path at night is even more yin than the ghost path during the day; even before entering, one can feel the biting cold.

Bai Wei and Bai Chen, whose cultivation levels were low, shivered from the cold. Bai Lu sent a burst of spiritual energy to each of them, and they finally felt warmer.

"Sister?" Bai Wei and Bai Chen called out.

Bailu said, "Go home, the family is in your hands now. If there's anything you can't handle, activate the protective array, and remember to have your family members take good care of the lightning-struck wood and the 'no trouble' plaques!"

"Okay." The two nodded solemnly.

However, before they could even step into the Ghost Path, a tall man rushed over. He walked up to Mr. Lu and whispered a few words in his ear.

Mr. Lu's expression changed slightly, and then he said to everyone, "Master Qingxu, I just received a report that someone discovered some abnormalities in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city, which may be related to zombies."

Master Qingxu paused in his steps: "Mr. Lu, you allocate manpower. Xiaolu and I will go to my second son's place. You will stay at 'Construction Site No. 3' and arrange for manpower to go to the abandoned factory."

“Okay.” Mr. Lu agreed, then turned and pointed to two people: “Lan Ting and Zhang Pingping, you two go together and notify Group Two to abandon the factory with you.”

(End of this chapter)