Chapter 11: Compromise, Return To The Jiang Family
Moreover, looking at Old Master Nan’s hair that was slightly turning purple, he had now already become a Purple Zombie.
He alone fundamentally couldn’t deal with it, let alone that Old Master Nan had Nan Yuanman as a hostage right by his side.
Zhang Shimian couldn’t help cursing in his heart, what the hell kind of ghost place was this? Not only had a fierce ghost appeared, now even a Purple Zombie had come out!
His master had even said his opportunity was here!
He now reasonably suspected that his master couldn’t stand him anymore and had tricked him into coming here to die!
Old Master Nan’s body stiffened, and with his back to Nan Yuanman, he didn’t dare turn around to look at her.
Nan Yuanman was anxious to death, completely ignoring Zhang Shimian’s words, crying as she stepped forward and pulled at Old Master Nan’s hidden, injured arm: “Grandpa, where are you hurt? Does it hurt?”
Old Master Nan blinked his eyes and let out a low whine.
When Nan Yuanman approached Old Master Nan, Zhang Shimian’s heart jumped straight to his throat, yet he didn’t dare to act rashly anymore, afraid that Old Master Nan would hurt Nan Yuanman.
When he saw Old Master Nan obediently standing still as Nan Yuanman inspected his wound, the seriousness on his face gradually turned into bewilderment.
No, wasn’t the Purple Zombie rumored to have a ferocious temperament? Was it that obedient??
Also, why wasn’t Nan Yuanman surprised at all?
He couldn’t help asking: “You knew long ago that he had become a zombie?”
Nan Yuanman pursed her lips, tears dropping pat pat, but she didn’t speak.
How could she possibly not know?
This was her grandpa, the grandpa she depended on for survival.
When he first showed changes, how could Nan Yuanman not notice?
Let alone that when Old Master Nan was alive, he had taught her all his lifelong knowledge.
Plus, she had innate Yin-Yang Eyes and congenital spiritual roots, so how could she not see Old Master Nan’s current state?
She just didn’t want to expose it.
She was still young, and she still couldn’t leave Grandpa.
Her reaction had already told Zhang Shimian everything, and Zhang Shimian had a face full of disbelief: “You knew he was a zombie, and you still went with him? Are you tired of living?!”
“Grandpa is very obedient, he doesn’t eat people!” Nan Yuanman stood in front of Old Master Nan, looking at Zhang Shimian, urgently explaining to him: “Really, after he turned into a zombie, he hasn’t eaten anyone until now, and he won’t harm people either. Don’t take him away.”
“He doesn’t harm people now, that doesn’t mean he won’t in the future. Nan Yuanman, you’re still young and don’t understand the principle that those who are not of our kin must have hearts full of malice.” Zhang Shimian’s young face was full of seriousness: “You can’t constrain him forever and keep him from hurting people.”
“I can!” Nan Yuanman was anxious, and her heart was panicking like crazy.
She was afraid Zhang Shimian would continue to act against Old Master Nan and hurt him, so she pulled out the small coffin and opened it, aiming it at Old Master Nan, her little mouth opening wide: “Take away!”
A black light flashed, and Old Master Nan’s figure disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Shimian: “???”
“Where did he go??”
Nan Yuanman stuck a talisman on the small coffin and looked at Zhang Shimian eagerly: “I’ve taken him into the small coffin. See, I can constrain him forever and keep him from hurting people.”
Zhang Shimian was dumbfounded. He looked at the small coffin in her hand, incredulous: “This… what kind of magic tool is it exactly?”
He knew ghosts could be taken away, demons could be taken away.
But how do you take away a zombie that’s outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation??
“I don’t know.” Nan Yuanman answered honestly: “Grandpa said it came with me when I was born.”
She vaguely knew that this small coffin could take away any ghosts and monsters, just like Taishang Laojun’s gourd in Journey to the West.
She hadn’t yet discovered what other uses it had.
As soon as Old Master Nan disappeared, Zhang Shimian’s taut nerves relaxed a bit. He paced back and forth with hands on hips, looking at Nan Yuanman who was staring at him eagerly and looking quite pitiful, then tsked and spoke: “No, I have to report this matter.”
“I need to consult my master first. Even if you can constrain him, he’s still too dangerous.”
“You can’t stay in the village anymore either. Come back to Sanqing Temple with me first.”
Nan Yuanman pursed her lips, her little head drooping: “Okay.”
Zhang Shimian paced back and forth irritably a few more times, but still couldn’t hold back. He pulled out his mobile phone and dialed the number of a certain unreliable master.
The phone rang twice before it was picked up, and a vigorous voice came through: “Brat, calling in the middle of the night—you’d better have something important.”
“Something important, big important!” Zhang Shimian said woodenly: “I’ve discovered a Purple Zombie in Batang Village.”
Sanqing Temple Sect Leader Xuan Qingzi: “???”
He instantly became vigilant: “Are you human or ghost?”
Xuan Qingzi knew exactly how capable this little disciple of his was. If he really encountered a Purple Zombie, how could he still be alive?
A vein popped on Zhang Shimian’s forehead: “Is there a master who curses his disciple to die like this? Of course I’m human! This Purple Zombie’s situation is a bit complicated…”
Under Nan Yuanman’s anxious gaze, he briefly explained how he discovered the Purple Zombie.
Xuan Qingzi pondered: “So, this Purple Zombie still has self-consciousness…”
“Right, you said that Purple Zombie is Old Master Nan who raised Nan Yuanman?”
Zhang Shimian: “Yes.”
“Then have her go back to the Jiang family first. Tomorrow I’ll find time to come down the mountain and meet her. That’s decided!”
With that, Xuan Qingzi hung up with a click.
Hearing the beeping from the phone, Zhang Shimian: “???”
No way, how much did his master hate the Jiang family members? Letting Nan Yuanman take such a major murderous weapon back to the Jiang family??
However, from his master’s words, he didn’t seem surprised at all…
Could it be that he had already divined something??
Zhang Shimian looked thoughtfully at Nan Yuanman: “What do you think?”
Hearing Xuan Qingzi’s words, Nan Yuanman felt relieved in her heart but also a bit nervous. She gripped the small coffin tightly and said urgently: “I’ll go back to the Jiang family with Uncle tomorrow.”
“But you have to promise not to take my grandpa away!”
Zhang Shimian’s mouth opened and closed. He wanted to say it was impossible not to take him away since a Purple Zombie’s destructive power was too great, but looking at Nan Yuanman’s red eyes, clearly very scared yet pretending to be strong and pitiful.
Zhang Shimian’s heart softened: “I can’t guarantee that. We have to wait until my master meets you before deciding.”
He rubbed his aching temples: “I’ll take you back to rest first. You’re still young and can’t stay up late.”
Nan Yuanman also knew that keeping Grandpa by her side would take a lot of effort, so she didn’t make a fuss and obediently followed Zhang Shimian back to sleep.
Before, he didn’t know Old Master Nan had become a zombie and thought Nan Yuanman had someone with her. Now that he knew, Zhang Shimian didn’t dare let Nan Yuanman stay home alone.
No matter how sensible she was, she was only five years old, still a child.
After thinking it over, Zhang Shimian stayed at Nan Yuanman’s to rest.
That night, many people were sleepless.
The next day.
Jiang Lixuan, who had finally fallen asleep, was woken by a phone call. An anxious female voice came from the other end: “Xin Xin has gone to the hospital again. Little Xuan, haven’t you found Bai Wenyin and her child yet?”
Jiang Lixuan’s sleepiness vanished instantly, and he hurriedly asked: “What happened to Xin Xin?”
“I don’t know what happened. She was at school today and suddenly fainted.” The female voice carried a bit of complaint: “She’s now throwing a tantrum wanting to see you and the new sister. Can you bring them back today?”
“Yes.” As soon as Jiang Lixuan heard it involved Jiang Xinxin, he couldn’t care about anything else. He got up and quickly put on clothes: “Tell her Uncle will bring the new sister back today.”
“Okay, hanging up.”
As soon as the call ended, Jiang Lixuan quickly washed up and then went to the Nan house to find Nan Yuanman.
Meanwhile, in S City, First People’s Hospital.
In the elegantly decorated VIP hospital room.
On the hospital bed lay a pale-faced little girl who looked about four years old, with an exceptionally delicate and cute appearance.
The girl’s eyes were tightly closed, her brows furrowed, sleeping very uneasily.
Sitting beside the hospital room was a woman.
She wore a moon-white qipao, her long hair pinned up with a sandalwood hairpin. Her features were clear and beautiful, and her slightly red eyes added a touch of fragility.
She tightly held the little girl’s hand and heartbrokenly placed it to her lips for a kiss.
Chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the hospital room, and before the person arrived, the voice did: “Oh dear! My poor Xin Xin baby, Grandmother is here to see you.”
The tightly closed door was opened from outside, and a woman with a dignified appearance, a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes, wearing a white suit with a pearl necklace around her neck, hurried in.
Following behind her was a young man in a black formal suit with handsome features.
The young man spotted the sleeping Jiang Xinxin at a glance and immediately lowered his voice to remind: “Mom, Xin Xin is asleep. Keep your voice down.”
“My voice is already low!” Jiang family Madam Ge Peiyao softened her voice. After first checking on Jiang Xinxin, she then heartbrokenly hugged the pale-faced Jiang Yueyao.
“Don’t worry, Yao Yao. Your little brother said he can bring them back this afternoon.”
A joyful expression appeared on Jiang Yueyao’s face: “Really?”
Finally, she bit her lip lightly and said uneasily: “Mom, maybe we should just forget it.”
“If Sister Wenyin finds out we’re bringing the child back for Xin Xin, she’ll definitely be very upset, and it wouldn’t be fair to her either…”
“There’s nothing unfair about it.” Jiang family second son Jiang Hengzhi thought of his sister Bai Wenyin, and a trace of disgust uncontrollably appeared on his face: “This is what she owes you and owes Xin Xin.”
To the Jiang family, this woman Bai Wenyin was their shame.
If not for the Jiang family and for Xin Xin, they wouldn’t bring back Bai Wenyin and her daughter at all.
Jiang Hengzhi thought coldly in his heart: He hoped Bai Wenyin and her daughter would be sensible. Otherwise… he wouldn’t mind using some means.
“Alright, don’t overthink it.” Ge Peiyao gently hugged Jiang Yueyao: “With Mom here, Mom will handle it well for you.”
“Mm.” Jiang Yueyao leaned into her embrace, a glint of shadow flashing through her slightly downcast eyes.
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On the other side, Jiang Lixuan arrived at the Nan house aggressively.
Early in the morning, Nan Yuanman had packed her things, carrying a shabby little bundle, sitting in the yard staring big-eyed at Zhang Shimian. She heard the footsteps.
She stood up, opened the yard gate, and before Jiang Lixuan could speak, she took the initiative: “I’ll go back with you.”
Jiang Lixuan: “…?”
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