Sharing the Heavens from Douluo Continent

Ah Wei, who had finally caught his breath, forced a smile uglier than crying.

Although Ah Wei had flirted with Ren Tingting just now against his own will, he had no way to explain it to Ren Fa and could only swallow this silent loss.

Ren Tingting, meanwhile, did not want to make too much of the matter with outsiders present and damage the relationship between the two families, so she said nothing more.

As for Dai Changsheng, he knew the truth. If Uncle Nine learned what had happened just now, he would immediately guess that Man Choi and the others had been behind it. Naturally, Dai Changsheng was happy to play dumb.

Seeing that Ah Wei had put it that way, Ren Fa did not suspect anything. Instead, he asked with concern, "How could you be so careless? Are you hurt anywhere? Do you need to see The Doctor?"

"It's... it's nothing serious, Uncle-in-law. I just remembered there's something at the station that needs handling, so I'll be going now."

At this point, Ah Wei had never seen zombies or ghosts with his own eyes and had no idea that his strange behavior just now had been caused by someone controlling him with Taoist arts.

Ah Wei thought something was wrong with his body, causing his limbs to move beyond his control. He hurriedly made an excuse to leave the Ren residence and went to find The Doctor in town for an examination.

"Master Ren, we'll be taking our leave as well."

After saying that, Uncle Nine cupped his hands toward Ren Fa and led Dai Changsheng and the others out of the Ren residence.

On a moonless, windy night, it was the perfect time for murder and arson.

"Creak! Creak! Creak..."

In the gloomy morgue, the coffin containing Old Master Ren's corpse suddenly began to shake violently.

The ink-line net draped over the coffin also started glowing red, like a real net tightly binding the coffin shut.

Unfortunately, the ink-line net beneath the coffin had already been damaged by the corpse fluid from Old Master Ren. With part of the net missing, it could not contain Old Master Ren!

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Before long, Old Master Ren shattered the entire coffin from within. The broken pieces crashed onto the floor with a series of dull thuds.

Under normal circumstances, such a commotion from Old Master Ren would have alerted Dai Changsheng and the others long ago.

However, Dai Changsheng and the others were not at the funeral home. They had gone with Uncle Nine to a banquet in the neighboring town and would not return until at least the next morning.

Otherwise, a zombie like Old Master Ren, who had yet to drink human blood, could never have left the funeral home alive.

After hopping out of the funeral home, Old Master Ren sniffed around before following his instincts and hopping toward the Ren residence.

The following morning

When the four master and disciples returned from the neighboring town, full and satisfied, they heard shocking news before they even made it back to the funeral home.

Master Ren of the Ren residence had been murdered the night before. His death had been horrifying, and it was said that every drop of blood in his body had been drained.

When Uncle Nine learned that all the blood in Master Ren's body was gone, an ominous feeling immediately rose in his heart. He turned to Dai Changsheng and said, "Changsheng, take Man Choi and the others back to the funeral home first. See if Old Master Ren's corpse is still there, then meet me at the Ren residence."

"Yes, Master!"

Dai Changsheng nodded gravely and immediately led Man Choi and the others back to the funeral home.

The three of them soon arrived. Seeing the collapsed gates of the funeral home, they knew something had happened without needing to ask.

Past the gates, they found two black lambs whose blood had been completely drained.

"Xiao Hei, Er Hei, you died such terrible deaths!"

Seeing the lambs he had painstakingly fattened up bitten to death by a zombie, Man Choi felt as if the sky had fallen. He hugged their stiff corpses and burst into tears.

"Enough! Stop fooling around and check whether Old Master Ren is still here!"

At Dai Changsheng's urging, Man Choi and the others searched every room in the funeral home, even checking every coffin. Yet they found no trace of Old Master Ren.

After confirming that Old Master Ren had broken out of his coffin, Dai Changsheng could not help sighing inwardly. Fate really does toy with people!

Dai Changsheng had not expected that even after he had Man Choi and Qiu Sheng seal the bottom of the coffin with ink lines, they still failed to stop Old Master Ren from breaking out and killing someone. Perhaps this was simply Ren Fa's fate!

Still, no one else could be blamed for this. Ren Fa had brought it upon himself.

If Ren Fa had not stubbornly refused Uncle Nine's suggestion to cremate the body, he would not have been killed by the zombified Old Master Ren.

"Senior Brother, what do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Go to the Ren residence and find Master."

Dai Changsheng rolled his eyes at Man Choi and the others, then led this pair of hopeless fools toward the Ren residence.

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Since Ancient Times, Sincerity Has Never Kept a Heart

When Dai Changsheng and the others rushed to the Ren residence as quickly as possible, they found that Uncle Nine had been arrested by Ah Wei and his men.

Ah Wei's reason for arresting Uncle Nine was simple. Uncle Nine himself had said that Master Ren had been stabbed to death by fingernails, and Uncle Nine had long fingernails himself. Therefore, he was the prime suspect in Master Ren's murder.

Given Uncle Nine's reputation in Renjia Town, clearing his name would have been easy. Besides, he had not even been in Renjia Town the previous night and had a solid alibi.

However, Master Ren had been killed by a zombie and would turn into one after nightfall.

To prevent Master Ren from turning into a zombie and slaughtering innocent people at the station, Uncle Nine did not rush to clear his name. Instead, he intended to go along with the situation and eliminate the zombified Master Ren in one stroke.

"Ah Wei, I can go to the station with you, but before that, could you let me say a few words to Changsheng and the others?"

In high spirits, Ah Wei waved his hand with a smile. "Of course. Otherwise, wouldn't I seem too heartless?"

Although Ren Fa had been Ah Wei's uncle-in-law, his death was actually something worth celebrating for Ah Wei.

Without Ren Fa's protection, Ren Tingting had become a helpless orphan.

Ah Wei could take advantage of the situation and seize both Ren Tingting and the Ren family's assets for himself.

"Master, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. There's no need to worry."

Facing the worried gazes of his three disciples, Uncle Nine waved reassuringly. Then his expression turned grave. "What worries me more is that two zombies will cause trouble tonight!"

"Two zombies?"

Man Choi and Qiu Sheng wore puzzled expressions at those words.

Dai Changsheng lightly smacked both of them on the head. "You two idiots. Master Ren was killed by a zombie, so he'll definitely turn into one tonight. Master must have allowed himself to be arrested on purpose so he can deal with zombified Master Ren at the station."

"Correct! Changsheng truly understands his master."

Uncle Nine nodded approvingly before instructing the three of them, "Qiu Sheng, bring all your equipment to the station tonight. Changsheng, you and Man Choi will stay at the Ren residence and protect Tingting.

"Zombies will attack their own relatives first. In particular, drinking the blood of direct blood relatives will greatly increase their power.

"Old Master Ren killed Master Ren last night. There's a high chance he'll target Tingting tonight. If you're no match for him, remember that holding your breath will keep you safe."

"Yes, Master."

"All right, all right, have you said enough? You'll have plenty of chances to talk when you visit his grave."

Seeing Uncle Nine whispering endlessly with Dai Changsheng and the others, Ah Wei urged them impatiently.

A cold gleam flashed in Dai Changsheng's eyes as he watched Ah Wei's smug expression. Once the zombie matter was settled, he would slowly deal with this guy.

Uncle Nine had allowed himself to be arrested on purpose, but that did not mean he could ignore Ah Wei's malicious attempt to frame him.

Therefore, Dai Changsheng planned to win Ren Tingting over first, then find a way to strip Ah Wei of his position as captain of the security team, letting him experience what it meant to lose both wealth and woman.

To be honest, Dai Changsheng had not originally planned to pursue Ren Tingting. With Ren Fa's personality, he would never have allowed Ren Tingting to marry a poor man like Dai Changsheng.

But now that Ren Fa was dead, things were completely different.

Dai Changsheng only needed to win Ren Tingting's heart to naturally take over the Ren family's assets. Then, using Renjia Town as his base, he could establish his own armed force and become a regional warlord.

Of course, becoming a warlord was only one of Dai Changsheng's minor goals. His ultimate goal was to revive China and unite the entire world!

The golden crow set in the west, and the pale rabbit rose in the east.

As Nightfall slowly descended, the guests who had come to pay their respects gradually left. Only four figures remained in the spacious hall, making it seem rather desolate.

Aside from Dai Changsheng and Man Choi, who were acting as bodyguards, the other two were Ren Tingting and her personal maid.

Ren Tingting, her eyes slightly red and swollen, wore white mourning clothes as she knelt before a brazier and burned paper offerings for Ren Fa.

As the saying went, a woman looked prettiest in mourning white!

The white mourning clothes added a touch of pitiful fragility to the already sweet and lovely Ren Tingting.

The well-traveled Dai Changsheng remained unmoved, but Man Choi, who had transformed into Fei Yangyang, was heartbroken beyond measure and wished he could take her place.

Soon, it was past two in the morning. Man Choi, who was beginning to struggle to stay awake, rubbed his eyelids and said, "Senior Brother, dawn is almost here. I don't think Old Master Ren is coming. Could Master have been mistaken?"

"Changsheng, why don't you sleep on the sofa for a while? You haven't slept all night."

"It's here!"

Before Ren Tingting had even finished speaking, Dai Changsheng, who had been sitting cross-legged on the floor, suddenly sprang to his feet. He drew the peachwood sword from his back and aimed it toward the gates of the Ren residence.

Everyone followed Dai Changsheng's gaze and saw Old Master Ren, dressed in tattered official robes with a savage face, rapidly hopping toward the gates.

"The zombie is here! Run!"

The servants patrolling the garden saw that there really was a zombie. They could not summon even a shred of resistance and fled in all directions in terror. Who still had the mind to protect the young mistress?

Bang!!!

Before Ren Tingting's terrified eyes, Old Master Ren used his tremendous strength to smash down the iron gates of the Ren residence, then continued hopping straight toward her without slowing down.

"S-Senior Brother, it... it's coming!"

Man Choi, who had just confidently declared that he would protect Ren Tingting, was so frightened by Old Master Ren's vicious appearance that he hid behind Dai Changsheng.

"I'm here! What are you panicking for?"

With Dai Changsheng's current strength, he could kill Old Master Ren in a single move.

After all, Old Master Ren had only recently become a zombie. His defenses were not even comparable to a Lower Rank Demon's, and he could not withstand Dai Changsheng's slash at all.

But that would have been far too easy, making it difficult to max out Ren Tingting's favorability.

Therefore, Dai Changsheng intended to pretend that he and Old Master Ren were evenly matched.

Once they were locked in fierce battle, Dai Changsheng could put on a show of desperately protecting Ren Tingting even after being injured. That would surely win her heart in one go.

It was like hiring a locksmith to unlock your door. If he opened it within seconds, you would feel that the few hundred yuan you paid had not been worth it.

But if the locksmith pretended to work for several hours, even though he had wasted several hours of your time for nothing, you would feel that the money had been well spent.

Since ancient times, sincerity has never kept a heart; only schemes can win one!

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Possessed by an Oscar-Winning Actor

"Man Choi, protect Tingting. Leave it to me."

Under Ren Tingting's moved yet worried gaze, Dai Changsheng gripped his peachwood sword and charged straight at Old Master Ren, whom everyone else was desperately avoiding.

Bang!

When Dai Changsheng reached Old Master Ren, he launched a flying kick straight into its chest.