Chapter 124

"Uncle Nine?"

Old Master Ren greeted with a smile.

"Why are you here so early today?"

Uncle Nine's face was filled with urgency. "Old Master Ren, I'm here to ask if anything happened at your place last night?"

"Anything happened? No." 

Old Master Ren instinctively denied it, not wanting to air his family's troubles.

"Really nothing?"

Uncle Nine glanced suspiciously inside and saw Ren Tingting and Chen Ye.

Seeing that Old Master Ren and his daughter were perfectly fine, Uncle Nine was puzzled.

"That doesn't make sense... Where did it go?" Uncle Nine muttered.

Old Master Ren asked, "Uncle Nine, what's going on?"

"To be honest," Uncle Nine decided to tell the truth, "Old Master Ren's corpse, which had been stored in the mortuary, transformed into a zombie last night..."

"What?!"

Old Master Ren was shocked.

Uncle Nine continued, "Logically, after transforming, Old Master Ren's zombie would come here first to harm people, as corpses retain some memories from when they were alive and would return to familiar places..."

"Are you sure nothing unusual happened last night?"

Old Master Ren sighed, thinking for a moment before saying, "Initially, I didn't want to air our family's dirty laundry, but since you're asking so persistently, there was indeed a zombie here last night..."

"What?"

Uncle Nine was startled and quickly asked, "Where is the zombie?"

"The zombie..."

Old Master Ren glanced at Chen Ye.

"The zombie was driven away by me!" Chen Ye said, walking over with a smile.

Uncle Nine looked at Chen Ye in surprise. "And who might you be?"

Old Master Ren quickly introduced, "Uncle Nine, this is the young man I mentioned to you, my talented nephew. He wanted to become your disciple and learn from you."

"Oh?" Uncle Nine sized up Chen Ye and asked, "If you have such abilities, why do you want to learn Taoist techniques from me?"

"I'm just interested," Chen Ye replied.

Uncle Nine pondered for a moment but then shook his head. "My skills are not easily passed on..."

Chen Ye interrupted, "No need to explain, Uncle Nine. I won't insist."

Chen Ye didn't particularly care about becoming Uncle Nine's disciple. It would be nice to learn some skills, but it wasn't necessary. Spending several years learning Taoist techniques in this world didn't appeal to him.

In a few years, he might already be a god in the Reincarnation Tower.

Uncle Nine nodded and asked, "Mr. Chen, can you tell me where the zombie went?"

He was worried the zombie might harm others and cause a catastrophe.

Moreover, zombies like this had high growth potential; drinking more human blood could make them stronger.

Chen Ye shrugged. "I don't know the exact location. I took it out of Renjia Town last night, intending to destroy it, but it was hard to kill. Realizing it couldn't beat me, it ran away!"

Since Old Master Ren was present, Chen Ye couldn't say he was keeping Old Master Ren's zombie like a pet.

Moreover, he couldn't claim to have killed it, as Uncle Nine would ask to see the body. Saying it escaped was the best option.

Hearing this, Wen Cai muttered, "What a blowhard, as if he could defeat a zombie?"

Although Wen Cai spoke softly, everyone heard him.

Uncle Nine immediately scolded, "Wen Cai, shut up!"

Chen Ye didn't bother responding to a small character like Wen Cai.

Ren Tingting, however, defended him, "What makes you say that about my teacher? My teacher is amazing! Last night, he saved me. I saw with my own eyes that he could punch the zombie away..."

Hearing this, not only Wen Cai but even Uncle Nine found it hard to believe.

In their view, no one could punch a thick-skinned zombie away!

Seeing Ren Tingting holding onto Chen Ye's arm and their intimate behavior, Wen Cai felt heartbroken...

His first love ended before it even began!

Uncle Nine bowed and said, "Old Master Ren, I must find that zombie to prevent it from harming others again. I won't stay any longer."

"Alright, alright! Take care, Uncle Nine!"

…

After Uncle Nine left, Old Master Ren asked, "Nephew, did that zombie really run away?"

Chen Ye shook his head. "That was just an excuse for Uncle Nine. I've buried the zombie deep underground; it won't harm anyone. I didn't tell Uncle Nine the truth because he would definitely want to destroy it, and after all, that was Old Master Ren..."

Chen Ye didn't finish, but Old Master Ren understood.

He looked at Chen Ye gratefully and said, "Nephew, you thought this through thoroughly! I'm immensely grateful!"

"You're too kind, Mr. Ren."

Old Master Ren suddenly said, "Nephew, calling me 'Mr. Ren' feels too formal. If you don't mind, call me Uncle."

"Alright, Uncle!" Chen Ye responded.

Calling someone uncle established a very close relationship.

Old Master Ren laughed heartily. "Good! Good! Nephew, after last night's incident, consider Ren Mansion your home from now on!"

"Uncle, you're too kind! Since we're family, there's no need for thanks."

"You're right, nephew!"

Old Master Ren was pleased and suddenly asked, "By the way, nephew, are you married?"

"No, I'm not," Chen Ye replied without hesitation.

Though it was untrue, as he was recently engaged to General Lin Mei!

Old Master Ren sighed in relief.

He was a bit worried since his daughter was getting closer to Chen Ye, but knowing Chen Ye was single, he had no objections.

Ren Tingting was also very happy, her face glowing with a smile.

"By the way, father, is there anyone particularly evil in Renjia Town? Someone notorious for doing bad things!" Ren Tingting suddenly asked.

She was helping her handsome teacher by asking this question.

Old Master Ren was puzzled and asked, "Why do you ask?"

"Oh, father! Don't worry about it, just tell me!"

Seeing his daughter acting spoiled, Old Master Ren couldn't resist and said, "Alright, alright! If I have to say, the worst person in town is Wu Laosan. He runs gambling dens and brothels, ruining countless families!"

Old Master Ren's honesty led to an unexpected consequence—Wu Laosan would soon become a "meal" for his father that night...