Zhang Bin watched the direction they left and said, "Oh? Haozi, they seem to be heading towards that Taoist temple over there. Who lives in that Taoist temple? They're going to have terrible luck!"
Chen Hao looked into his eyes and said meaningfully, "A beautiful female Daoist lives there. Boss, are you interested?"
Looking back at him, Zhang Bin suddenly felt immense pressure. It seemed that if he didn't answer well, he would be pranked by Chen Hao.
It was the same in the dorms. Although Zhang Bin was very smart and wealthy, once he provoked Chen Hao, Chen Hao would use a polite but forceful counterattack to make him unable to get off the stage.
Normally, according to the novel's plot, he should have continuously opposed Chen Hao, causing Chen Hao humiliation, or even dropping out of school. But this person was a bit strange.
The more Chen Hao defeated him, the more he liked Chen Hao, this dorm mate, thinking that only someone as smart as him was worthy of being his friend.
They tacitly ignored the other two nobodies in the dorm who played games all day.
This was also the fundamental reason why he was willing to fully sponsor Chen Hao to complete his studies.
Chen Hao's sharp gaze interrupted Zhang Bin's thoughts.
He quickly shook his head and said, "Tch, not interested. There are zombies below. What, Haozi, do you want to go save her?"
Chen Hao said indifferently, "If she can make it here alive..."
He turned his back, looked at the Taoist temple not far away, and added:
"In the apocalypse, being too beautiful isn't a good thing for a woman. You either become a plaything for the strong, or are tortured by survivors. In the apocalypse, the sins in people's hearts will be completely unleashed!"
"Although they look human, they are worse than monsters! They can only bully the weak!"
"We'll come back in three days to see her. By then, there will surely be earth-shattering changes!"
By then, her inner anger and despair should be enough for him to ignite the firewood for the alchemy furnace, right?
Zhang Bin stepped forward and said, "You kid, you know she's good-looking, you want to play the hero saving the damsel, and you say you're not interested in her?"
Chen Hao shook his head, "If she joins us, there's only one choice: become a monster!"
In this life, he no longer craved so-called love...
If you want to join his banner, then become his creation!
"Shushu, go watch her. When she's in a desperate situation, bring her to our door!"
He wanted to experiment whether the emotions of others, such as anger and despair, could be turned into firewood for the alchemy furnace.
...
Outside the Taoist temple, less than 150 meters from Chen Hao's Safe House, a group of villagers holding sickles and hoes were frantically knocking on the door.
"Daoist Master Yuqing, open the door quickly!"
"Girl Yùqīng, there are zombies outside! Hurry and open the door to let us in?"
"Your uncle and aunt have looked after you for so many years, are you really going to watch us get eaten by zombies?"
Hán Yùqīng peeked through the crack in the door. She saw a group of rough old men holding weapons outside.
"So many people? What's going on?"
She had slept late today and hadn't come down the mountain yet. But as soon as she turned on the old radio her master had left behind, she heard that a zombie virus had appeared and citizens should stay put and await official rescue.
Then the village chief and the others arrived.
The problem was, should she let them in?
She was alone. If she let them in, in such chaotic times, her fate might not be in her own hands!
She took out three copper coins and used Da Liu Yao to divine for herself.
The resulting hexagram was Feng Ze Zhong Fu, like treading on thin ice!
This hexagram meant that opening the door would be like snatching chestnuts from the fire; one wrong move and she would be crushed to pieces!
Village Chief Gāo Chángjùn threatened, "Girl, if you don't open the door, don't blame us for being ruthless. We'll break the door down. By then, don't blame your uncles and elder brothers for being impolite!"
Even someone as pure as her was somewhat scared at this moment.
"Should I really open it?"
What if she didn't open it?
She divined again. This time, the hexagram was even more inauspicious: Tian Shan Dun, dark clouds covering the sun, meaning everything one does is unfavorable!
"Not opening it is an extreme misfortune? They are truly heartless!"
When she was a child, she fell into the water while playing and was separated from her parents. Fortunately, an old Daoist priest on Wuyun Mountain found her and saved her life.
The old Daoist priest took her as his disciple, taught her astronomy, geography, and the Eight Trigrams, and even sent her to school.
However, one day, her master died after failing to be rescued from drinking spring water polluted by pesticides discarded on the mountain.
She was originally living in this dilapidated temple to fulfill her master's last wish, charging a low fee to tell fortunes for the villagers of Gao Family Village, who shared the same surname as her master.
After all, outside, any divination master would charge at least a thousand yuan for a single divination!
But now, they treated her like this, it was truly disheartening.
She reluctantly opened the door.
What met her eyes was Gāo Chángjùn and the others, their faces full of anger.
However, seeing that she had opened the door, their expressions softened slightly.
"Roar! Roar!"
Behind them, the roars of a group of zombies could be heard from the back of the crowd!
Gāo Chángjùn quickly said, "Go, hurry inside! The zombies are catching up! Don't let any more people die!"
If they all died, he would have no tools to command!
After locking the wooden door, they breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the zombies didn't know how to unlock doors or smash them. Otherwise, the Taoist temple would have been breached in an instant!
However, all the survivors were still worried, listening nervously to the zombies' roars outside the door.
A little girl even started crying on the spot.
"Mom, did Dad turn into a zombie?"
The woman, enduring the unwanted advances from behind, stroked her daughter's head, "It's okay, Mom is still here. Mom will always protect you!"
"Wuwuwu, I want Daddy!"
The little girl's crying instantly ignited the negative emotions of all the survivors present.
The zombie virus was advancing fiercely. Almost everyone present had relatives or friends who had turned into zombies.
Gāo Chángjùn looked at Hán Yùqīng and said, "Daoist Master Yuqing, can you divine? Just tell us if we can survive!"
Although he disliked Hán Yùqīng, at this moment, if she said something auspicious, it could boost the villagers' morale.
He deliberately signaled Hán Yùqīng with his eyes.
However, Hán Yùqīng didn't understand his signal. She took out three coins and tossed them before the altar of the Three Pure Ones.
"Dark clouds covering the sun, extreme misfortune!"
Her cold voice reached the ears of everyone present, and the entire Taoist temple fell silent for a full thirty seconds.
Gāo Chángjùn stepped forward and slapped Hán Yùqīng hard.
"You're spewing ill omens to confuse people! You deserve to be hit!"
Hán Yùqīng fell to the ground, and a slap mark immediately appeared on her flawless white face.
"Drag this b*tch out! We'll use her to lure the zombies later!"
Gʻao Dàhǔ, Widow Guo's son, immediately stepped forward and forcefully grabbed Hán Yùqīng's hair, dragging her outside the Taoist temple.
"Come on, let me take a good look at how beautiful our Daoist Master Yuqing's face is. It's a pity that such a beautiful young lady will be fed to the zombies soon!"
Gʻao Dàhǔ, known as a notorious local hooligan and scoundrel in Gao Family Village, who frequented various brothels and was a lecherous ghost, had long been interested in this super beauty of the same age.
However, firstly, Hán Yùqīng was too cold and aloof. Secondly, her master had once been a prominent figure in their Gao Family Village. The village chief had ordered everyone not to mess with her, or they would be expelled from Gao Family Village. Only then did he give up on taking any direct action against Hán Yùqīng.
But in private, he had already used stolen photos of Hán Yùqīng to perform countless solo acts.
Even when he was having fun in a brothel, in moments of passion, he would unconsciously call out Hán Yùqīng's name...
Now, he was finally going to realize his wish!
Hán Yùqīng looked at the burly man with pain. Was this damned hooligan going to defile her?
Was her twenty-three years of purity about to end today?
He was so ugly!
If she had a choice, she would rather choose Boss Chen, who had visited before and disgusted her by destroying the environment of Wuyun Mountain with his villa.
At least he looked like a decent human being. But this Gʻao Dàhǔ in front of her was so ugly he made her nauseous!
"Come on, Daoist Master Yuqing, let this old man let you experience what a real woman feels like before you die, hahahaha!"
Hán Yùqīng's tears couldn't stop flowing from her eyes.
"No! Don't come near me!"
Her words were very loud and reached the ears of the other survivors. Many of them couldn't help but laugh.
"Widow Guo, your son is a toad wanting to eat swan meat and is rejected by the swan!"
"Hahaha, even in the apocalypse, she's still a pure goddess. How could she possibly be insulted by you..."
Upon hearing this, Gʻao Dàhǔ's entire face turned black!
He also slapped Hán Yùqīng forcefully. This time, Hán Yùqīng's face was completely swollen like a pig's head!
"Goddess? Now, you're just a b*tch who's about to die. Where do you get the nerve to refuse me?"
He fiercely pinched Hán Yùqīng's chin, "I command you now, open your mouth!"
Though he said command, he had already dislocated Hán Yùqīng's jaw with his hand.
Just then, Hán Yùqīng suddenly took out a sharp small knife from her hand and stabbed it towards Gʻao Dàhǔ's heart!
He couldn't believe it, "You actually..."
He grabbed Hán Yùqīng's neck with his hand, wanting to take her with him to the grave, but he didn't expect that he would die quickly.
The dense smell of blood immediately agitated the zombies outside the door, making them frantically bang on the wooden door.
"Son!"
Widow Guo quickly hugged Gʻao Dàhǔ, but it was too late. He was already lifeless.
"You poisonous woman! It's just about chastity! How much is that worth?"
He slapped Hán Yùqīng's face again!
Hán Yùqīng cut off Widow Guo's ring finger with a knife.
"Ah! Jun Ge, she cut off my finger! She's so cruel! Hurry and push her to be fed to the zombies!"
Gʻao Chángjùn angrily cursed, "Useless! Your son is useless, and you are useless too. You can't even deal with a young girl who reads books all day. Go eat sh*t!"
After scolding Widow Guo, he looked at Hán Yùqīng with cold eyes.
"Since you're looking for death, don't blame me! Break her limbs and push her over the back wall."
This was the mountaintop. Pushing Hán Yùqīng down from the back wall, the zombies would definitely chase down the mountain.
This way, they would be temporarily safe.
As Gʻao Chángjùn gave the order, several tall farmers used their hoes to knock the knife out of her hand, and also broke her limbs.
Gʻao Chángjùn picked up the knife and carved several wounds on Hán Yùqīng's face and body. He kicked her out of the Taoist temple.
She rolled down the mountain like a helpless ball.
At this moment, all the zombies swarmed over, chasing after Hán Yùqīng's figure.
They watched Hán Yùqīng, used as bait, roll down the mountain, luring away the zombies, and felt immensely pleased.
They even felt that the village chief had done a great job. Anyway, she wasn't from Gao Family Village, and trading her life for theirs was totally worth it.
The crowd became even more devoted and fearful of Village Chief Gāo Chángjùn.
"Only a decisive village chief can lead us to survive!"
Meanwhile, Hán Yùqīng, rolling down the mountain, was filled with despair.
"Wuwuwu!"
What had she done wrong for the world to treat her like this!
She resented it!
Just as she was about to roll to the foot of the mountain, a giant rat suddenly burrowed out of the ground, grabbed Hán Yùqīng, and disappeared instantly.
This made the zombies, who had been chasing the blood, somewhat bewildered.
"Who am I?"
"Where am I?"
...
Hán Yùqīng was wondering why this rat was abducting her and if it intended to use her as backup food, when a familiar figure appeared before her.
Chen Hao asked, "Do you hate them?"
He reached out and put Hán Yùqīng's jaw back in place.
Hán Yùqīng's eyes were filled with hatred that almost solidified, "Of course, I hate them!"
Chen Hao opened the alchemy furnace and saw that, just as he had guessed, the emotions of others could also be used as firewood to burn!
"Very good. I will give you the power of revenge, and you will offer your soul and everything!"
"I am willing!" Hán Yùqīng said this sentence resolutely.
Chen Hao placed nine white foxes and a Daoist secret technique, along with his own blood, into the alchemy furnace. Black flames boiled, and a pill was refined.
He stuffed it into Hán Yùqīng's mouth. The moment it was digested, she turned into an indescribable mass...