Hong Kong variety show: Beauty and Bones

Chapter 456 The Ghost Empress 4

"That Taoist priest named Mao Xiaofang is so powerful, and there are other Taoist priests helping him. We don't need to worry about it!" Black Rose said dismissively, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

Just now, she saw the situation on the scene very clearly.

If it weren't for the exceptionally powerful zombie leader, these zombies would probably have been subdued by those Taoist priests long ago!

"But..." Little Shrimp looked troubled, as if he had some concerns. He was worried about the other people in Gantian Town and couldn't bear to just sit idly by.

However, Black Rose impatiently interrupted him: "Stop rambling on! What's the point of 'but'? We can just sell the pearl and get enough money to buy rice and flour to give to the people of Gantian Town, won't that be enough?"

As she spoke, Black Rose envisioned a beautiful scene: she would take half of the money from selling the pearl and use it to help the poor. Then, her reputation as a chivalrous thief would surely spread throughout Gantian Town, and everyone would give her a thumbs-up, praising her good deed!

Seeing her stubbornness, Xiaoxiaomi didn't know what else to say, and could only shrug, indicating, "I hope so!"

Black Rose clenched her fist and lightly waved it, "This time there definitely won't be any problems!"

On the other side, after finishing all his business, Mao Xiaofang returned to Fuxi Hall with his apprentice and nephew.

As soon as he entered, Mao Xiaofang said apologetically to Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian, "Yinyin, Shaojian, you two have come all this way. As your senior uncle, I should treat you to a lavish welcome feast, but unfortunately..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ren Yinyin interrupted him with a smile: "Uncle-Master, you're too kind! The zombie attack was something no one expected!"

Shi Shaojian, standing nearby, quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, Uncle-Master, and thankfully we returned the Frost Cicada Pearl in time. The zombie has also returned to Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb, so it shouldn't cause any more trouble for a while!"

However, Mao Xiaofang's brows remained furrowed, and he said worriedly, "That's true, but the existence of so many zombies near Gantian Town is still a major hidden danger!"

After listening, Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian both felt that Mao Xiaofang's words made sense and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Mao Xiaofang seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "How about this, tomorrow I will personally go to Cixi's tomb and set up an array to prevent those zombies from leaving the tomb. This should solve the problem temporarily."

Just then, Achu came over and said to Mao Xiaofang, "Master, I've already cleaned up the rooms for Senior Sister and Senior Brother. The beds are made, and the hot water is ready. They can go wash up and rest now!"

After hearing what A-Chu said, Mao Xiaofang's tense nerves relaxed a little.

He took a deep breath and decided to put aside the matter of how to deal with the zombies for the time being.

After all, Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian were exhausted after a day of running around and fighting, and needed to rest.

He turned to look at the two of them, a slight smile on his face, and said gently, "Yinyin, Shaojian, you've had a long and tiring journey today, and you've put in so much effort. It's really kind of you. Go and rest. We can discuss things tomorrow."

Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian responded and followed Achu to the room.

Mao Xiaofang continued to ponder the details of dealing with the zombies in the lobby, ensuring that everything went perfectly.

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The zombie commander, who returned with the fake pearl, was severely scolded by Empress Dowager Cixi and ordered to immediately go and find the Cicada Pearl again!

Before dawn and before the roosters crowed, the zombie leader respectfully bowed to Empress Dowager Cixi and led the other zombies out of the tomb.

With no one stopping them, the zombie leader and his gang began wreaking havoc throughout Gantian Town!

The townspeople, who had been sleeping, were awakened and fled in terror.

Soon, the door of Fuxi Hall was knocked on.

"Master Mao, help! The zombies are back!" The townspeople's shrill cries woke everyone in Fuxi Hall.

Mao Xiaofang put on her clothes, got up, and quickly left the room. At this moment, Xiao Hai had already opened the door.

"What happened?"

The townspeople rushed forward, grabbing Mao Xiaofang's hands and shouting in terror, "Master Mao, zombies are killing people everywhere! It's so scary..."

Seeing that he was quite frightened, Mao Xiaofang helped him sit down in a chair and comforted him, "I'll go save them right away!"

Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian also heard the commotion and rushed over. Ren Yinyin said anxiously, "Uncle-Master, let's go together!"

Mao Xiaofang nodded and hurriedly led everyone out.

At this moment, Gantian Town was in chaos, with zombies baring their teeth and claws as they chased after the people.

Mao Xiaofang found the zombie leader, kicked him aside, and angrily questioned him in zombie language why he had hurt the townspeople again.

The zombie leader roared and denounced the wickedness of humans, who used a fake Cicada Pearl, causing him to be severely reprimanded by the Empress Dowager!

"Uncle-Master, what is he saying?" Seeing Mao Xiaofang freeze, Ren Yinyin froze a zombie, flashed over, and asked curiously.

Mao Xiaofang shook his head. "Black Rose lied to us. She had a fake pearl!"

"Yinyin, hurry up... No, you just arrived, you can't find the inn yet!" Mao Xiaofang turned his gaze to his apprentice, Achu Xiaohai, "You two, hurry up and find Black Rose at the inn, and make her hand over the Cold Cicada Pearl!"

Achu and Xiaohai immediately replied, "Yes, Master!"

Mao Xiaofang said a few more words to the zombie leader, who expressed disbelief and said he would go find it himself.

Mao Xiaofang pointed to himself, Ren Yinyin, and Shi Shaojian, making it clear that with them around, they would not allow the zombies to run rampant in Gantian Town!

The zombie leader took a step back in fear. If it were just one Taoist priest, he wouldn't be afraid at all, but there were three powerful Taoist priests here, and he couldn't withstand them!

“Uncle-Master…” Ren Yinyin looked at the sky. The night was about to end, and a hint of dawn was appearing on the horizon.

Mao Xiaofang stood with his hands behind his back, feeling both angry and annoyed. Black Rose was truly more trouble than she was worth!

I thought she meant well but ended up doing something wrong, but I never expected that she was so greedy that she didn't even care about the lives of the townspeople!

If the zombies don't bring back the Cicada Pearl, they'll definitely come out and cause trouble at night.

No matter how powerful his formation is, it's impossible to keep the zombies from coming out forever.

Time passed second by second, but Achu and Xiaohai still hadn't returned. Mao Xiaofang knew something was wrong; something must have gone wrong with Black Rose.

The zombie leader felt he had been tricked and ordered his men to charge forward again, where they fought the three Taoist priests.

Mao Xiaofang and his two companions gripped their peach wood swords, ready for battle.

Just then, a rooster crowed, and the zombies shrank back in fear. The zombie leader looked at the sky, roared angrily, and turned back to look at Mao Xiaofang with resentment, as if to say, "I will come back for you tonight!"

Seeing the zombies disappear into the distance, Mao Xiaofang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, the rooster crowed in time!" Shi Shaojian said.

"Master!" A-Chu and Xiao-Hai ran back, beaming with pride, "Don't we look just like each other?"

"Was that rooster crowing your doing?" Mao Xiaofang frowned and questioned. "Where's Black Rose?"

"Sigh, Master, when we got there, Black Rose was just packing her things to make a run for it. If we hadn't arrived in time, she would have been gone long ago!"

"Get to the point!" Mao Xiaofang glared at A Chu, his face darkening.