Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 29 Sword and Fragrance

Chen Miao's feelings were complex and difficult to understand.

If it weren't for the dormitory building being close to the east gate, if it weren't for the loud shouts of the gatekeeper, Old Wu, and if it weren't for the powerful flashlight shining through the dormitory building and onto his window...

He may never wake up, nor see the extra content in the book.

Chapter Two - Epilogue - Zombies

"I was bitten to death at four in the morning."

When Chen Miao saw this message, it was already 3:40 a.m.!
There were only twenty minutes left until his death, even less than the last time!

Fortunately, although the content was also limited this time, it provided Chen Miao with a considerable amount of information.

The word "zombie" in the chapter title was blatantly displayed there.

Considering the manner of his death, if he still didn't know how he died, then he would be an idiot.

Based on the corpse-controlling talisman that appeared in the "Zhong Family Talismans", Chen Miao immediately thought of who might be behind this danger.

Zhong Fa!

He really went to great lengths to kill the people at Tianmen Funeral Home!
Chen Miao gritted his teeth!

Knowing this is one thing, but how do you deal with zombies?

In the past, when performing rituals to help the souls of the dead, at least there was a corpse nearby. But what about this time?
Burning incense right in front of zombies?

is that useful?
As Chen Miao was pondering, he suddenly saw flames rising from the direction of the cold storage.

"Tang Rui!"

Chen Miao's expression changed, and he grabbed the book and rushed out of the dormitory building!
No one should die in a funeral home!
As he ran, he drew out the longest, century-old peach wood sword blank, and also took four incense sticks in his hand.

With the peach wood sword between his teeth, Chen Miao lit the incense sticks with a windproof lighter.

At that moment, he didn't care whether lighting the incense sticks in advance would be wasteful.

Just as he turned the corner, he saw the figure who had torn open the door and jumped into the cold storage room.

Chen Miao glanced at Zhong Cai, who was standing there dumbfounded, and frowned, but there was no time to pay attention to Zhong Cai at the moment.

Chen Miao unleashed his fastest speed and rushed straight to the cold storage.

As soon as he got close, Chen Miao heard a series of banging sounds.

Someone was smashing the thick security door of the freezer room!
Tang Rui is hiding?

Chen Miao breathed a sigh of relief, peeked inside, then slipped into the cold storage and turned on all the lights.

Immediately, the figure attacking the cold storage security door ten meters away came into full view of Chen Miao.

Dressed in a black funeral shroud, standing only 1.65 meters tall, he appeared weak, but with each thrust of his hands, he could leave two fist-sized holes in the security door!

The lighting seemed to have startled the other party.

It stopped and looked in Chen Miao's direction.

After a quick assessment, it abandoned Tang Rui behind the door and jumped towards Chen Miao.

Chen Miao thought that after experiencing two paranormal events, he was able to face such events with equanimity.

But he forgot that the physical zombies were not the same as the ghosts he had dealt with earlier.

Upon seeing those dark red eyes, his body finally began to tremble uncontrollably.

This feeling reminded Chen Miao of his first visit to the zoo, when he heard a tiger growling at close range.

Chen Miao tried to control his body to react, but with little effect.

Chen Miao knew that if he didn't do something, he would die!
The tip of the tongue protrudes forward, and the teeth close.

The smell of rust accompanied by excruciating pain sent a shiver through Chen Miao's body, but he finally returned to normal.

He raised his left hand, holding four burning incense sticks in front of him.

"The sun rises brightly in the east. Where the divine power descends and burns, all ghosts lie in hiding. Anyone who dares to offend will be turned into dust and frost. With a single sweep of divine might, misfortune will be forever suppressed."

As Chen Miao chanted the incantation, he retreated towards the door, creating distance between himself and the outside.

Chen Miao recited the 32-character mnemonic in two seconds!
The smoke formed from sandalwood enveloped Chen Miao.

Zhong Cai, who had just arrived, saw this scene and uttered three words.

"The Incense Burning Ritual!"

While deeply moved, he also gained more confidence.

With this person's help, it's not impossible!
Immediately, he shouted, "I'll help you!"

As he spoke, Zhong Cai rushed forward with his peach wood sword, standing between Chen Miao and the zombie.

Meanwhile, Chen Miao was still confused as to why the smoke around him wasn't attacking the zombie!
If Zhong Cai knew what Chen Miao was thinking at this moment, and knew that Chen Miao was a complete novice, he would definitely run away as fast as he could.

Fortunately, Chen Miao did not back down after seeing the wooden sword in Zhong Cai's hand glowing red, and charged forward headfirst.

The zombies changed their targets as Zhong Cai approached.

But Zhong Cai was no novice like Chen Miao. He slid in to dodge the zombie's attack, and at the same time, his wooden sword pierced the zombie's groin.

Boom!
The vibration from the wooden sword made Zhong Cai's face stiffen.

His peach wood sword, which was blessed with an exorcising talisman, couldn't even break through the defense?
Is it still too far from enough to deal with jumping zombies?

Just as Zhong Cai was about to retreat again, he saw his fellow practitioner use his attack to send his wooden sword into the zombie's back.

"Watch out, it's a jumping zombie..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard a hissing sound.

The peach wood sword, without any enhancement, actually pierced into the zombie's body by about an inch!
Before Zhong Cai could even be shocked by the quality of the peach wood sword, he saw the smoke swirling around Chen Miao, flowing into the zombie's body through the opening created by the sword.

Hissing sounds continued, and the zombie roared, leaping away from the peach wood sword and appearing three meters away.

It's gone!
Zhong Cai, standing to the side, noticed a scorch mark on the zombie's back.

Shocked, Zhong Cai scrambled to his feet, twirled his sword, and said to Chen Miao, "I'll draw its attention, you take the lead!"

As he spoke, Zhong Cai once again took the wooden sword and stabbed at the zombie.

He intended to draw the zombie's attention and then retreat, but to his surprise, the peach wood sword, which hadn't penetrated before, pierced in more than two inches this time.

"Is this the corpse energy that has had its protective barrier broken?"

Overjoyed, Zhong Cai looked up and met a pair of dark red eyes.

Zhong Cai's face stiffened, and without any hesitation, he let go and leaned back.

A gust of wind swept past his eyes.

Cold sweat instantly broke out on my forehead.

The jumping zombie has immense strength; even a security door is as fragile as paper in front of it. If it had hit you just now, it would have been no different from hitting a watermelon with a hammer.

Snapped!
Seeing his peach wood sword being tossed aside by the zombie, Zhong Cai didn't have time to pick it up, because the zombie was actually pouncing on him!
If he were hit, he wouldn't need to wait for rescue.

With one tumble after another, Zhong Cai barely managed to dodge the zombie's attack.

"Friend, I have a spirit-suppressing talisman that can restrain it for a period of time. Pay attention to my movements and seize the opportunity!"

As Zhong Cai spoke, he rolled away again.

Chen Miao stared blankly at the agile, tumbling figure.

But he still heard the words "Suppressing Spirit Talisman".

The century-old peach wood sword in his hand, enhanced by the incense smoke, possessed considerable power.

However, he lacked combat experience, so if the spirit-suppressing talisman worked, it would indeed be a good thing for him.

If you can't hit moving targets, then stationary targets won't work either?

Chen Miao immediately focused his mind.

I was flustered just now and failed to enter the Ice Heart state.

Now that he had a clear understanding of the situation, he quickly got into the zone.

In the distance, the battle between humans and zombies was clearly visible to Chen Miao.

Occasionally, he could even predict Zhong Cai's movements.

After watching for a while, Chen Miao's eyes suddenly lit up. He strode forward, gripped the peach wood sword in his hand, and charged towards the zombie.

Just as Chen Miao was taking action, Zhong Cai placed the spirit-suppressing talisman on the zombie's ankle.

The zombie stopped moving, but soon its body began to tremble.

Zhong Cai was about to call Chen Miao.

But as soon as he looked up, he saw the tip of a sword protruding from the zombie's chest.

The incense smoke surrounding Chen Miao seemed to have found an outlet, flowing along the sword and into the zombie's body.

In an instant, black mist began to spew out from the zombie's chest and seven orifices.

The temperature in the entire room dropped rapidly.

Chen Miao, who was less than half a meter away from the zombie, was the first to be hit, and his entire arm holding the sword was almost frozen.

Just then, a warm current rose from my waist and rushed straight to my right hand.

The moment his senses returned, Chen Miao let go of the peach wood sword and retreated.

Looking down, Chen Miao saw the peach charm at his waist that was almost completely cracked, and realized what had saved him.

Meanwhile, Zhong Cai had already obtained his wooden sword and was standing behind the zombie.

puff!
The peach wood sword pierced through his rear and went in most of the way.

After stabbing the zombie, Zhong Cai moved away from its location.

Just as he was about to take out the talisman to dispel some of the yin energy, he heard the sound of a lighter.

Turning his head, he saw four lit incense sticks.

A soft murmur arose, but it was not clearly audible.

Zhong Cai only saw four incense sticks burn rapidly, turning into a large cloud of incense smoke.

The smoke not only extinguished the black mist, but the remaining smoke also seeped into the zombie's seven orifices.

After a brief silence, a loud booming sound rang out.

Orange-yellow flames ignited the zombies from the inside out.

After Chen Miao and Zhong Cai breathed a sigh of relief, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Without prior arrangement, they rushed toward the zombies and grabbed their respective peach wood swords that were being roasted in the fire!
歘!
As the sword was drawn, the zombie collapsed abruptly and was quickly burned to ashes.

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(End of this chapter)