Tingting's Practical Combat

"As for zombies, they've already lost their sense of pain. So when the two of you fight them, aim for their weak points," Yang Xuan said uneasily.

Yang Xuan gave a mischievous smile, then shouted toward the outside, "You idiots, come on! Come bite me!" He activated his telekinesis and directly sat on the main beam of the roof.

The two people below were speechless. This was indeed a little too devious.

The three walking corpses, having heard the shout, seemed to have found their target and ran toward the house.

Tingting circulated her Baji Quan and sent one walking corpse flying, then grappled with another. It was Tingting's first time fighting zombies, and she looked somewhat disgusted. She probably thought they were a little dirty.

At first, she kept using the basic postures of Baji Quan to fight. Later, she realized that, just as Yang Xuan had said, zombies had no sense of pain. Therefore, she could only break their bones or dislocate their joints. If her strength was sufficient, things would be simple—she could directly crush the zombie into pieces with overwhelming force.

Jiale, on the other hand, had probably only recently begun learning National Arts. His strength had increased, but his Baji Quan movements were extremely messy. He mainly relied on agile evasion. Although there was nothing wrong with that, Yang Xuan still preferred to endure attacks head-on.

"Junior Brother, what are you doing? Dodging around like that—are you even a man? Look at my Tingting. She's fighting two at once, and one of them already has both arms broken."

After Tingting entered the middle stage of Ming Jin, her basic strength was no longer inferior to a man's. Her punching power was probably several hundred kilograms by now. She was unquestionably a tough woman.

Gradually, the three walking corpses were dealt with one after another.

Earlier, Yang Xuan had used a telekinetic barrier to hold back the zombies in the rear; otherwise, they would have rushed inside long ago. Now, whenever he crippled one zombie, Yang Xuan would let another one in.

The two of them also became increasingly skilled and agile, no longer restricting themselves to rigid forms.

"Jiale, dodging is normal, but constantly dodging isn't very manly," Yang Xuan teased.

"Tingting, that move just now requires the Explosive Character Formula. With the Mountain-Pressing Lean, you need to leave two parts of your strength in reserve after executing it. If you use all your strength, you'll have nothing left after the attack even if your opponent doesn't go down."

"Tingting, how is it? Does the place where the zombie grabbed you hurt?" Yang Xuan asked with concern.

"Brother Xuan, my back hurts a little," Tingting said. Because of Yang Xuan's influence, Tingting also fought by enduring attacks head-on.

Seeing a delicate young girl directly withstand a zombie's attack was quite shocking.

Yang Xuan checked Tingting's back. Her clothes had been torn, and the skin on her back was red. Fortunately, the injury wasn't serious. As her National Arts cultivation grew higher and the medicinal soups she drank improved, her physical strength would gradually increase as well.

"Senior Brother, I don't see you asking about me," Jiale said, clutching his shoulder and grimacing.

"Tsk, you're a grown man. You're already complaining after being grabbed a few times?" Yang Xuan said disdainfully.

Just as Jiale was about to say something, Four Eyes and Yi Xiu returned.

Four Eyes looked at the house, which was filled with corpses, and said, "Are you all right? Why are there so many walking corpses?"

"Where's Qingqing?" Yi Xiu anxiously asked after looking around and failing to see her.

"Assistant Minister Wu and Qingqing are in the room taking care of the Little Prince. They can't help much out here either," Yang Xuan said.

"Uncle-Master, should we burn the corpses? Leaving them here isn't a solution." Although some of the zombies only had their limbs broken, they were not completely dead yet.

Yang Xuan carried all the corpses outside and burned them together. Standing before the fire, he silently lit a cigarette.

The cigarette glowed and dimmed between his lips. The smoke he exhaled thickened before dispersing, as if foreshadowing how fragile life was.

If his strength were not sufficient and danger suddenly appeared, he would not only be unable to protect anyone else—he might not even be able to protect himself.

After taking his final puff, Yang Xuan crushed the cigarette butt beneath his foot and silently swore that he would properly cultivate this hard-won opportunity.

Ren Tingting seemed to sense something. She glanced at Yang Xuan, squeezed his hand, and smiled faintly at him.

Yang Xuan gently tightened his grip around Ren Tingting's small hand, becoming even more determined about what he had resolved to do.

Inside the house.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm~~"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm~~"

"That's strange. Little Taiji seems a little off today," Qingqing said.

"What's going on?" Yi Xiu asked warily.

"I don't know. Not long after the zombies arrived, Little Taiji ran into the room and has been restless ever since. Later, after the zombies outside were all killed by Brother Xuan and the others, Little Taiji didn't calm down. Instead, he became even more uneasy," Qingqing answered honestly.

"Four Eyes, did you hear that? I suspect..." Yi Xiu speculated.

"The bamboo forest?" Four Eyes replied in perfect understanding.

The two exchanged a glance, then went to find Yang Xuan with solemn expressions. Given the strength of the Royal Zombie, they estimated that the two of them would not be its match.

Four Eyes and Yi Xiu walked together to the burning site and said directly, "A-Xuan, we suspect that the Royal Zombie is in the bamboo forest. Little Taiji has also been very uneasy today." Four Eyes' expression was grave.

Yang Xuan knew the plot, and he also knew that Little Taiji usually lived in the bamboo forest. It definitely wasn't normal for him to come out today.

"Tingting, go into the room and stay with Jiale, Assistant Minister Wu, and the others. If you see a zombie wearing an official uniform, don't do anything. Just run," Yang Xuan instructed her.

"Got it, Brother Xuan~~~ How does that zombie compare to my grandfather?" Tingting asked, wanting to confirm.

"It's even more powerful than your grandfather," Yang Xuan said firmly.

"I understand." Tingting walked toward the house with a troubled expression.

"Uncle-Master, Master, let's go take a look in the bamboo forest," Yang Xuan said.

The three of them arrived at the bamboo forest. The night was very dark. Although there was a moon, its light was not particularly bright.

Yang Xuan sniffed. Such a heavy corpse aura. Where exactly is the zombie?

The three searched for a while. Suddenly, Yang Xuan's Black Flame appeared and slashed toward a dark shadow beside them.

With a clang, the shadow bounced back a short distance.

Only then did the three of them use the faint moonlight to see the zombie's appearance clearly. Its fangs protruded from its mouth, and its skin was a dull, dark bluish color.

What a fine Iron Armor Zombie. Yang Xuan narrowed his eyes. It'll be interesting to subdue this kind of zombie.

Four Eyes and Yi Xiu attacked in turn. Unfortunately, one or two traditional corpse-binding talismans were no longer effective. Yi Xiu also used Buddhist artifacts such as prayer beads and a lotus platform, but their damage to the zombie was limited.

Yang Xuan quickly stepped forward and endured the zombie's attacks head-on. Four Eyes and Yi Xiu attacked from the sides, striking the zombie's body with talismans and Buddhist techniques. The attacks looked corrosive, like dilute sulfuric acid. Although they had some effect, the zombie seemed to have suffered nothing more than superficial injuries.

"Uncle-Master, Master, can we discuss something?" Yang Xuan said while fighting. "I've recently been learning the Corpse Control Technique, but I've lacked good zombie material. I think this one is pretty good, but I'm afraid it might be difficult for me to handle alone. Would the two of you help me?"

After living together for this period of time, the two of them knew very well that Yang Xuan was not a villain. Moreover, this zombie would be extremely difficult to subdue, so they might as well do him a favor.

"Four Eyes, Maoshan's Corpse Control Technique shouldn't be a problem. I think it's feasible," Yi Xiu said.

"Of course. Shall we start now?" Four Eyes asked Yang Xuan while watching the zombie.