From Zero to Hero in the Doomsday - Chapter 923
Chapter 923 Grandmaster Withered Vine
“Grandmaster Withered Vine! An unparalleled divine ability! Grandmaster Withered Vine …”
Loud shouts resounded like waves of the sea. Almost all the people on both sides of the street shouted loudly. The people who knelt on the ground were so excited that tears flowed down their faces. Chen Guangda had also heard of the name of Grandmaster Withered Vine, but he never expected that it would be a young man in his early twenties.
“Could it be a mutant …”
Chen Guangda subconsciously took a few steps forward. There was a specialty in the northwest called the Corpse Controller. However, the Corpse Controller needed at least three people to work together to control the living corpse. However, this brat in front of him was alone. Judging from his skinny physique and black pupils, he was simply a normal human.
“This is really strange …”
Chen Guangda followed them for a long time without discerning anything. The living corpses were all decent and proper living corpses. The Taoist priest was also a normal human Taoist priest, but he was able to control the living corpses calmly. This puzzled Chen Guangda.
Grandmaster Withered Ivy drove a group of living corpses to the north of the city. There were several open-air incinerators in an open space ahead, Everyone in the city knew that this was specially used to burn living corpses, but after Master Withered Vine gently waved his whisk, a group of living corpses actually lowered their heads and went into the incinerator. When the staff next to them closed the door, they immediately burned them into a pile of ash by pressing the switch.
“My fellow villagers, stop shouting. Small tricks like carving insects are really not worth mentioning …”
Grandmaster Withered Vine waved his whisk and bowed with one hand to salute the crowd. However, excited praises continued to ring out. Almost everyone respected him from the bottom of their hearts. Grandmaster Withered Vine also displayed an immortal demeanor, and his entire body carried an aura that was almost extraordinary.
However, Chen Guangda was stunned again, because Grandmaster Withered Ivy’s voice sounded very old, as if he was an old man in his twilight years. When he looked at his eyes carefully, a sense of vicissitudes completely different from his age could be seen in his eyes. With a few gray temples, he was simply an expert with crane hair and a childish face.
“Auntie! Where did that living corpse come from …”
Chen Guangda leaned against a gossipy-looking aunt. As expected, the aunt gossiped, “It’s the whole family of Butcher Wang from the Ge Clan Manor. I heard that the sheep raised at home were infected. Their family didn’t want to destroy the sheep, so they chopped off the injured head and ate the leftover meat. Isn’t that right?” “The corpses of the entire family have changed before dawn, and they even brought their neighbors along a little. What a sin!”
“Then how could it alarm Grandmaster Withered Ivy?”
Chen Guangda was still puzzled. ‘”Butcher Wang is a follower of Master. Even if Master had been in such a difficult situation, he would have immediately rushed over. Who knew that it was still a step too late? In order to prevent them from harming their innocence, Master personally chased them over. Only Master is capable of doing so in the entire Northwest!” Said Auntie proudly.
“Oh! So it’s like this …”
Chen Guangda nodded noncommittally. He then looked carefully at Grandmaster Withered Ivy, who was spreading the doctrine. However, no matter how he looked at it, he did not notice anything unusual. The things he said were all very traditional Taoist cultures, unlike the heretical and distorted theories of the World Saving God Religion that were specially used to brainwash people.
“Young man! You must have come from somewhere else …”
“Let me tell you, Master Withered Vine is actually over eighty years old. He only returned to his childhood after he completed his divine arts. If you have nothing to do, you can listen to his teachings. Even if you don’t understand, you can still get immortal energy to strengthen your body. But you’re divine!” Auntie said excitedly.
“Thank you, Auntie! I’ll be there when I’m free …”
Chen Guangda nodded and left the crowd. Regardless of whether the little Taoist priest was really capable or was deliberately playing tricks on him, as long as he didn’t offend him, he wouldn’t meddle in so many matters. However, he still instinctively felt that this fellow was showing off his mysteries. Driving corpses was just a deceptive martial arts trick.
After Chen Guangda left the crowd, He went to the street to buy a few simple change of clothes. His dirty work clothes were directly thrown to the beggar. However, just as he was about to buy a few more pairs of shoes and socks, he suddenly realized that the owner of the shoe shop looked very familiar. Before he could get close, he said to the convenience, “Buy shoes or go shopping. If you buy shoes, I’ll give you a discount!”
“Alright! Then let’s have two pairs of Anta or Li Ning. These two kinds of shoes can’t be fake …”
Chen Guang walked into the shoe shop with a big smile. The door of the shoe shop was very spacious. There were both men’s and women’s shoes, but Jiang Shilin hurriedly walked over and glared at him, “Don’t talk nonsense to me. How could there be so many fake goods sold to you? Those goods had already been sold out for me in the past!”
“You’re such a big shop, why don’t you hire a waiter …”
Chen Guangda took off the plastic sandals on his feet and took a pair of sneakers from Jiang Shilin to try on. However, Jiang Shilin rolled her eyes and said, “This young miss is like a person who saved money. Isn’t this Master Withered Ivy preaching? Those two little girls in my shop are so obsessed with him that they would rather be deducted from their wages than go over to listen. I’m really speechless!”
“Then why don’t you listen to Master Withered Ivy, such an awesome person …”
Chen Guangda put on his sneakers and casually moved, Who would have thought that Jiang Shilin would indifferently say, “Do you know what it means to respect ghosts and gods? This is what Confucius said before. I don’t want to worship such strange things. Anyway, I have always done things with a clear conscience and don’t want anyone to bless me. Even Bai Muran is a little confused. A woman with such quality and culture is so superstitious!”
“Bai Muran? Is she also the little mysterious sister of the withered vine?”
Chen Guangda pretended to be surprised as he raised his head. Actually, he had heard Bai Muran mention the withered vine yesterday. Jiang Shilin curled her lips and said, “Isn’t that so? The paintings hung in her house were gifted to her by Master Withered Vine. She liked to ask others to teach her when she had nothing to do, but she was rather rational. Other than admiring her, she wasn’t infatuated.”
“Mm! I agree with what you just said. Respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them. It’s best not to get involved in those messy things …”
Chen Guangda nodded and took out the money from his bag. Jiang Shilin accepted his fair price of 5,000 yuan and gave him two pairs of white socks. However, just as he was about to leave, Jiang Shilin suddenly folded her arms.
“I don’t know why you intentionally approached Wang Shan, but they are all my little sisters. It’s fine if you just want to play with them,” Jiang Shilin said with a straight face. “If you want to harm them, don’t blame them for being impolite to you!”
“Haha ~ Don’t worry! I’m not interested in them …”
Chen Guangda laughed and turned around to leave the shop. Jiang Shilin was undoubtedly a very shrewd woman. She even reminded him of Ding Li in the past. It was enough to talk to such a woman. However, Jiang Shilin’s attitude surprised him. He really didn’t expect her to help Wang Shan and the others stand up.
Chen Guangda quickly arrived at Donghua Road in the center of the city. This road was basically the location of government agencies. Not only were there many people who dressed well, there were also quite a few luxury cars parked nearby. However, they rarely saw modified bulletproof vehicles.
However, the adventure atmosphere in Liangzhou City was not strong either, Chen Guangda had just taken a stroll through the blacksmith shop here. The goods he sold were basically farm tools and household knives. There was no market for adventurers. Everyone seemed to be happy to stay here and enjoy a comfortable life, rather than going out to play with their lives with swords, guns, sticks, and clubs. Even the matters outside were rarely discussed.
’48 Donghua Road …’
Chen Guangda casually passed an inconspicuous courtyard. Seeing that there were several men and women playing cards and basking in the sun, lazily passing the time in the courtyard, Chen Guangda immediately sneered in his heart. As expected, this place was the same as what the Divine Cult prisoners had said. Although they were intelligence agencies of the Northwest Army, they were all trash from grinders.
“Qian Jialiang! Look at the fucking time. If you’re not late, you won’t accept it, will you …”
An angry shout suddenly came from the courtyard. He saw a middle-aged man with a big belly holding up his mobile phone and cursing. However, he soon saw a handsome young man running over from afar. When he reached the door, he panted heavily and said, “Director! I really didn’t mean to be late. My family suddenly had a living corpse downstairs. Master Withervine is here!”
“Alright, alright! Hurry up and come to the meeting. You’re the only one left …”
The middle-aged man impatiently dragged the young man inside, and the courtyard door was also closed. However, Chen Guangda laughed mockingly. The intelligence department was almost on the verge of listing their identities on the door. They were simply playing with their own lives. Even if he couldn’t walk in directly, those people wouldn’t find out that he was Chen Guangda.
“Interesting …”
Chen Guangda lit up a cigarette and chuckled. However, that young man called Qian Jialiang just now was one of the targets of his trip. Previously, they had captured the person in charge of the World Saving Divine Sect in the Northeast. This kid was the illegitimate son of that person.
Chen Guangda lit up his cigarette and turned around to leave. He definitely wouldn’t rashly come into contact with the other party. However, after knowing about this kid’s background, he would be able to make use of him. And now, he had to find a suitable job to conceal his identity. Otherwise, as an unemployed vagrant, he wouldn’t be short of money and would definitely attract the attention of others.
“Ha ~ Funeral Service Company …”
Chen Guangda’s eyes suddenly lit up. Across the street, there was a funeral company hiring people. There was a boss’s job advertisement posted at the entrance. He ran in flatteringly and saw that there were already a lot of applicants inside. However, he shouted to the hiring manager, “Leader! Hire me, my ancestral coffin shop!”
“What do you know …”
The female manager casually put down the cup in her hand. Chen Guangda immediately said in a bullshit tone, “I’m proficient in everything from stacking ingot into a paper villa to doing seven funerals and summoning souls. However, I’m still good at making bridges. Not a single customer of my bridges will turn around and look for trouble!”
“Aren’t you a college student majoring in Korean? Since when do you know nothing …”
Before Chen Guangda could finish his sentence, he saw Bai Muran walking over with a few people. Chen Guangda immediately cursed his enemy for being narrow-minded, but he still said proudly, “They said it was an ancestral coffin shop. My ancestors used to do things for free, but my cooking skills weren’t abandoned!”
“President Bai! Do you know each other …”
A fat man wearing a Tang suit walked out with a smile. His mouth was full of yellow teeth and he smiled treacherously. However, Bai Muran shook her head expressionlessly. “He was originally going to be my security guard, but he didn’t arrive at work. I advise Tian to be cautious when dealing with people like him who don’t keep his word!” Bai Muran shook her head expressionlessly.
“That’s that! Thank you, President Bai, for reminding me …”
The big fatty nodded repeatedly with flattery, but Chen Guangda was so angry that he stared at him. He didn’t expect that the little girl would come up and lay him down, but Bai Muran walked into the room expressionlessly, as if nothing had happened. Chen Guangda was so angry that his stomach was filled with evil anger that there was no place to vent it.
“You really know how to bridge …”
The big fatty suddenly turned around and rushed in front of Chen Guangda. Chen Guangda, who was just about to leave, immediately patted his chest and whispered a few words to the big fatty. Who would have thought that the big fatty would immediately patted him and say, “Go outside and come back to find me. You’ve been accepted!”