Chapter Summaries

Han Po and the others rushed back, fearing that Wang Bujian had been killed by an attack. They found him alive and casually eating in bed, leaving them baffled by his apparent recovery from a gunshot to the heart.

• Han Po and the others hurried back, realizing that Wang Bujian’s human body was vulnerable despite his power to control zombies.
• Han Po reflected that Wang Bujian wanted to be called king and imagined him leading survivors to defeat the Original Zombies and rebuild civilization.
• Han Po and the others rushed into the villa and asked how Wang Bujian was doing.
• Wang Bujian rolled over on a luxurious bed and continued eating, leaving Han Po stunned that he had survived a gunshot to the heart.

After an assassin shot Wang Bujian, his followers feared he had died, but he revealed that Ghost Power had protected him and his wound had healed. With the assassin dead and Small Town sealed off, Wan Wu asked whether they should search for whoever had ordered the attack.

• Han Po, Wei Dong, Wen Kai, Liu Xiangqin, and Captain Chu Xi knelt beside Wang Bujian’s bed and mourned him.
• Wan Wu rushed in, mistook their wailing for proof that Wang Bujian had died, and began reciting a eulogy.
• Wang Bujian threw a pillow at Wan Wu and glared at him, revealing that he was alive.
• Wang Bujian explained that Ghost Power had contained the bullet and that his wound had already healed.
• Wan Wu confirmed that Small Town had been sealed off and asked Wang Bujian whether they should search for the person behind the assassination.

Wan Wu worried that ambitious people would try to capture Wang Bujian, and he thought Wang needed someone capable of restraining him when he acted recklessly. After the guards reported that Tian Hao had organized them during the attack, Han Po, Wan Wu, and the others reacted in disbelief.

• Wan Wu reflected that deathsworn had been ordered to kill Wang Bujian and feared others might exploit or imprison him for his ability.
• Wan Wu concluded that Wang Bujian needed someone who could stop and persuade him without making decisions for him.
• Wan Wu asked Wang Bujian who had helped the guards maintain order, but Wang told him to ask Han Po.
• Han Po admitted he did not know, so Wang summoned a guard to explain what had happened.
• The guard said the helper was named Tian Hao, prompting Han Po, Wan Wu, and the others to cry out in disbelief.