Under One Person: The Millennium Plan Exposed by Feng Baobao

Pei Nantian was very happy to learn that I wanted to stay in Hong Kong for a while. He had acquired a lot of properties in Hong Kong and wanted to give me a mansion in a nearby city to live in.

I declined his offer because I wanted to find a quiet place, preferably a small town with not too many people.

Pei Nantian recommended Gantian Town to me. Though small, this town has everything it needs. The people are simple and honest, and there haven't been any murders in over a decade. This was incredible for the Republican era.

[So, accompanied by Pei Nantian, I bought a house in Gantian Town and settled down here.]

After settling down here, I've definitely heard fewer of those random thoughts I usually hear.

I have to say that my time in Gantian Town has given me a long-lost sense of comfort.

[What surprised me was that Mao Xiaofang had come to Gantian Town in pursuit of the thousand-year-old zombie King Xuankui. Rumors were circulating in Gantian Town about livestock being drained of their blood and dying.]

The residents of Gantian Town were completely helpless and could only ask Taoist priests from outside to come to Gantian Town to subdue the demons.

"I didn't want my peaceful life to be disrupted, and since no one had died here, I didn't intervene."

[Because I know that if I take action on this matter, there will be more trouble in the future.]

After hearing what Feng Baobao said, everyone understood.

indeed.

I originally came here to avoid the noise. If I help now, I will have to keep helping in the future. This will not help my own safety at all.

Feng Baobao's voice continued.

……

A few days later, a female Taoist priest named Zhong Jun arrived with several disciples. She performed a ritual, explaining that the livestock were being sucked dry by ghosts, and that she could exorcise the ghosts with a ritual.

[It must be said that the villagers of Gantian Town were indeed naive, readily paying the money to allow this Zhong Jun to open the altar.]

[However, during the opening ceremony, Mao Xiaofang arrived and disrupted Zhong Jun's plan. I also saw the thousand-year-old zombie king Xuankui following him in the crowd.]

[This Xuankui is different from the Qingting Qingyao I saw before. It is a different creature. Its form is exactly the same as that of a human before it turns into a zombie.]

[Or perhaps it's another kind of life. It could be said that Xuan Kui is not dead; he is a natural-born zombie, not a transformed human corpse.]

Everyone was shocked to hear that such a thing had happened.

Xia Liuqing muttered to himself at this time.

"I didn't expect that the legend the Liu family told me at that time was actually true."

After hearing Xia Liuqing's words, Zhang Chulan hurriedly asked.

"Mr. Xia, what's the legend, what's the truth?"

"Is this Liu family the family that joined your Quanxing Liu Yanyan before?"

Hearing this, Xia Liuqing nodded.

"Yes, it's Liu Yanyan's family. However, the Liu family back then was much more powerful than it is now."

"At the beginning, my master and his troupe were performing in a place in western Hunan. Because I was very interested in the corpse-driving method in western Hunan, I did not go to the next performance with my master after the performance."

"I went to the Liu family and wanted to see their corpse-driving with my own eyes."

"I have to say that the Liu family truly lives up to their reputation as a millennium-old corpse-driving family. Some of the zombies they control are even invulnerable to weapons."

"But just as I was praising the Liu family's corpse-driving technique, the Liu family head told me a legend, a legend about zombies."

After hearing Xia Liuqing say this, Zhang Chu hurriedly asked.

"Mr. Xia, is this related to Xuan Kui?"

Xia Liuqing shook his head.

"It's true, but at the time I just thought it was a legend."

"That is, there are many different kinds of zombies in this world. One type is a zombie that evolved from the corpses of living people. Generally speaking, their combat power is low. Only through special secret rituals can this kind of living corpse become powerful. The strongest ones are almost as powerful as warriors who have practiced horizontal training kung fu."

"There's another kind of zombie that the Liu family patriarch once heard from his elders. They're born zombies, and they're two completely different species from humans."

“It’s almost equivalent to an intelligent species other than humans.”

"But these zombies are rare. At that time, the head of the Liu family dreamed of finding one as a collection."

"It's just a pity that the strongest zombie in my collection is called the Xishuangban Bronze Armored Zombie, and even I can't defeat it."

When they heard about this legend, everyone exclaimed that it was unbelievable.

It turns out that such a thing once existed in the world.

Zhang Chulan asked at this time.

"Can this kind of zombie die? Or is it able to reproduce?"

Xia Liuqing shook his head.

"Maybe they'll die. As for fertility, I'm not sure. Maybe they have it, maybe not. Just treat it as a joke."

Seeing that Xia Liuqing refused to elaborate, Zhang Chulan stopped asking and looked at Feng Baobao.

"Sister Baoer, please continue reading."

Seeing this, Feng Baobao nodded and continued reading.

……

[After Xuan Kui saw me, he seemed to sense something and immediately fled from the crowd.]

I saw this and chased after it. This was the first time I'd seen such a strange zombie. I had no idea what kind of zombie it was.

After arriving at a desolate area, Xuan Kui told me that he had been forced to come to Hong Kong. Mao Xiaofang's Taoist magic was too restraining for him, so he had no choice but to flee all the way here.

I'm not interested in how he got here, but rather in the origins of his story.

Seeing that I was asking about his methods, Xuan Kui didn't hide anything and told me that he was an ordinary soldier in Yue Fei's army during the Song Dynasty. After being bitten by a strange creature, he gained the ability of immortality.

From then on, he became extremely powerful, but could no longer eat any human food. He could only rely on blood, of which human blood was the sweetest and most beneficial.

[However, he has never sucked human blood, because he knows that he was once a human. In his opinion, if he chooses to suck human blood, he will be no different from an animal.]

Xuan Kui also told me that he could sense many of his kind, but they all emitted a foul odor, clearly the result of feeding on human blood. Therefore, he never actively sought out any humans.

Xuankui's experience makes me curious. I even want to use the Nine-Headed Insect's blood to go to the Song Dynasty to see what happened and what that monster is.

[But the Nine-Headed Insect's blood is running low, so it doesn't support me traveling back in time.]

I asked Xuankui what his plans were, and he told me that he planned to continue escaping, or to escape to a deserted island to spend the rest of his time.

I have deep sympathy for Xuan Kui. In my opinion, he is a pitiful person who cannot control his own destiny.

So I told Xuan Kui to stay by my side from now on. If Mao Xiaofang wants to come find him again, just tell him to come find me. I will protect him!

Chapter 176: The Tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi in Gantian Town, and the Cicada Pearl Left Behind by the Corpse Transmigration Immortal

Zhang Chulan listened to the words in his ears, and his heart was filled with doubts.

"Can it be like ordinary people?"

"And that monster, I don't know what it is, but it can actually transform a person into an immortal, powerful zombie."

"As for the fact that it can only suck blood, that's not a problem at all."

"If some people knew about this, they would probably dream of being bitten by this monster!"

"I just don't know where this monster is now."

Zhang Chulan's words reminded Ding Shimaan of some things he had heard before.

"Perhaps, this monster is also a zombie."

When they heard Ding Shimaan, one of the two heroes, start to speak, everyone couldn't help but look at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Ding Shimaan spoke at this time.

"Back in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, there was a rumor that if you were bitten by a zombie, you would be transformed into a zombie."

"But I've also seen the zombies created by the Liu family. Although these zombies are terrifying to ordinary people, they also have corpse poison in their bodies."

"But the poison from these zombies is almost the same as ordinary toxins. If a person is poisoned, they will just die and won't be able to transform into a zombie."

"As for the Liu family turning the corpse into a zombie afterwards, that's another matter."

"But folk tales are often not groundless, they must have a prototype."

"So I wonder if these zombies turned into this after being bitten by this kind of monster."

After hearing what Ding Shiman said, Xia Liuqing continued:

"Indeed, but this type of zombie is rare. Perhaps it has become extinct now, or perhaps it has hidden itself."

"After all, this kind of immortal existence will definitely attract the attention of those around him."

"Perhaps, every once in a while, they will change their identities."

"But with the current level of technology, I'm afraid only primitive tribes and uninhabited islands can accommodate them."

Zhang Chulan was stunned when he heard this.

Then he looked at Feng Baobao who was reading the notes.

Could it be that.

Is Sister Baoer this kind of zombie?

No, that's not right.

If Sister Baoer was a zombie, I haven't seen her bite anyone in these years.

So, Sister Baoer is definitely not a zombie!

Thinking of this, Zhang Chulan happened to meet Xu San's gaze, and there was a hint of worry in Xu San's eyes.

But this look of worry was fleeting.

Xu San disguised it very well.

But he knew in his heart that hiding the baby was not an easy task.

The special nature of the baby's immortality must not be made known to more people.

at this time.

Feng Baobao has continued reading.

After speaking with Xuan Kui, I brought him to Gantian Town, and Mao Xiaofang also came over with his apprentice.

Mao Xiaofang told me that the Mao family, Nanmao and Beima, is a descendant of Yemao Mountain. The Taoist techniques passed down through generations have a strong ability to suppress ghosts and zombies. If you see a zombie, you must eliminate it. Otherwise, the disaster will be endless.

[He has been searching for the zombie Xuan Kui that I am protecting for ten years. Today, I will eliminate him.]

[However, Mao Xiaofang was no match for me, and I didn't want to kill him, so I just chased him away. However, Mao Xiaofang was quite stubborn and resolute. After I chased him away, he didn't choose to leave. Instead, he opened a Fuxi Hall and exorcised demons around Hong Kong.]

Xuankui told me that there is a tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi near Gantian Town. Legend has it that Empress Dowager Cixi was not buried in the royal mausoleum, but here. There is a kind of underground palace underneath.

He came here to hide in this underground palace, but because of me, he no longer has to hide there.

I speculate that this was the Qing court's strategy of having three burrows: on one hand, they built an underground Qing palace at Suolongling outside Shanhaiguan, and on the other hand, they built an underground mausoleum at the end of Longmian on the Xiangjiang River.

[I don’t know if the Qing Dynasty still wants to restore the monarchy.]

I immediately took out the jade stone that held Xitala Qingyue's soul and asked about it. Xitala Qingyue told me that she had indeed heard of this place, but she did not participate in the specific construction. Everything was handled by Empress Dowager Cixi herself.

It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi once received a precious cicada-containing pearl. It was said that if she held the pearl in her mouth after death, she would be able to attain immortality. Cixi, hoping to achieve immortality after death, built this underground mausoleum connected to the dragon vein.

When they heard that Cixi was not buried in the royal cemetery but near Gantian Town in Hong Kong, everyone had an incredible expression on their face.

Zhang Chulan said at this time:

"Legend has it that after Cixi's death, she was buried in the Eastern Tombs, along with countless precious treasures. Later, the warlord Sun Dianying stole all of her possessions, and even her body was dragged out and burned."

"Could it be that Cixi knew her tomb would be robbed, so she built another mausoleum?"

Xu San nodded.

"It's hard to say. After all, so many people in the Qing court were transformed into Qing demons. Cixi must have been able to use this secret method to keep herself underground forever."

"Plus, there were so many sorcerers from the Shuzi Sect serving in the Qing court at the time, so it's not surprising that they calculated that her tomb would be robbed in the future."

"Perhaps this tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi in Hong Kong is the real tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi."