Is this what a zombie is?

59. Green-skinned Tai Sui

"What are you all standing there for? Bring our master back!"

Two men in sunglasses and suits immediately caught up with them. They were fast and agile, clearly trained fighters.

In contrast, Ai Yi, this rich second-generation, was undoubtedly much weaker in physical fitness, but he darted into the crowd and couldn't be caught for a while.

This gave Ai Yi time to speak with Jiang Chen.

"Hey bro, help!"

"Something terrible has happened. An old eunuch, a eunuch, came to me and said he wanted to recognize me as his master and support me to become emperor!"

The situation was urgent and time was of the essence, so Ai summarized the matter in one sentence.

But Jiang Chen on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time after hearing the story.

He felt his mind was in complete chaos, and a loud melody started playing.

An old eunuch?

To become emperor?

What is all this about?

Are you speaking Chinese? Why is it that he recognizes each individual character, but when they are put together, it's so hard to understand?

When Jiang Chen didn't respond for a long time, Ai Yi knew that he hadn't digested the information yet, and even if he had, he wouldn't believe it, so she quickly said...

"I'm not kidding, it's true. That old man is definitely not an ordinary person, and he's chasing after me right now."

"Where are you?"

"I'm here... Ah!"

Before Ai Yi could even announce her location, she was brutally murdered.

Jiang Chen only heard violent struggles and muffled thuds. He was extremely anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

On the street, several pedestrians who were walking normally suddenly pounced on Ai Yi without warning.

Ai Yi never expected that there were Li Lianying's men among the pedestrians, and before he could react, he was tackled to the ground.

Then, more "passersby" surrounded him, pinned him to the ground, and made him unable to move.

Ai noticed that these "passersby" had expressionless faces, and that there was a pale green glow in their eyes, ears, mouths, and noses.

They were controlled, just like the people in the bubble tea shop.

The strangest thing is that there are people coming and going and cars flowing around.

But not a single person cast even a glance at the violent incident unfolding in the street.

Everyone ignored them, as if Ai Yi and the people around him did not exist in this world at all.

Some of them were looking down at their phones, while others were chatting and laughing, all busy with their own things, but they would avoid Ai Yi and his group.

Li Lianying, leaning on his dragon-headed cane, slowly walked through the crowd, as if strolling in his own backyard.

He walked up to Ai Yi and picked up the phone, which was still connected to a call.

"Master, don't waste your energy. Even if you already possess the aura of a true dragon, you can't escape the initial manifestation of a dragon. Just obediently come back with this old servant."

Li Lianying had already recognized Ai Yi as his master and placed himself in the position of a servant.

"Who are you? What did you do to Ai Yi? Why did you kidnap him? Do you want a ransom?"

Jiang Chen asked four questions in a row, his tone urgent, suppressing his anger.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's question, Li Lianying smiled gently and brought the phone to her lips.

He cleared his throat, as if reminiscing about something, and slowly uttered a sentence.

"Our family is fortunate to have been given a name by the Empress Dowager..."

"Li Lianying".

After saying that, he used a sudden force, which destroyed the phone.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

A cold, busy tone came from the phone. Jiang Chen held the phone, motionless, his brows furrowed.

Li Lianying!!!

Jiang Chen was familiar with this name.

After all, there are only a few famous eunuchs in history, such as Zhao Gao, who is remembered throughout history, and Wei Zhongxian, the famous "Nine Thousand Years Old". The most recent one is this one.

Even so, that was almost two hundred years ago, yet he is still alive and plotting some earth-shattering conspiracy.

Jiang Chen didn't care what the other party's scheme was; the worst thing he could have done was to capture Ai Yi.

My own brother, as long as I can move.

His uncontrollable rage, like a lit powder keg, ignited the extremely unstable plasma heart within him.

Sizzle—!!!

A deep blue arc of electricity erupted from the hole.

The phone in his hand didn't even last a second before it turned into a charred, smoking pile of scrap metal in the dazzling flash of electricity.

Bang bang bang!

The out-of-control electric current continued to rage wildly in the enclosed underground space.

The wall was struck by an electric arc and instantly turned black.

One after another, the light tubes on the ceiling shattered, shards of glass flew everywhere, and the entire room was plunged into darkness in an instant.

Aside from the rampaging plasma heart in his chest, which was emitting a terrifying, blazing white light, his face was illuminated by flickering, unpredictable light.

"Calm down, stay calm. In your current state, if you act rashly, you'll be the first to die."

Cat Lord jumped onto Jiang Chen's head and sat down, using his own spiritual power to protect Jiang Chen and soothe the raging plasma heart.

Jiang Chen's plasma heart flickered at a slightly slower frequency, but it still exuded a dangerous aura.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

After all, if he acts rashly, he will be the one who dies first.

Ai Yi is in trouble, and he can't just stand by and do nothing, but he also needs to ensure his own safety.

"Master Cat, what do you know about Li Lianying?"

"I want you to tell me everything you know. I'm not in the mood to play games with you."

Having learned his lesson once, he won't repeat the same mistake, so it's best to ask him first.

The cat, its expression serious, watched Jiang Chen gradually regain his composure. It knew very well that if it didn't reassure the boy, he might do something rash if he acted impulsively.

"Li Lianying was a famous eunuch in history, you should know that. But he also has a little-known title—the Green Zombie Tai Sui."

"The Green Zombie Tai Sui?"

Jiang Chen repeated it, the name exuding an ominous and sinister aura.

"That's right." Cat's tail swayed gently behind him. "The most vivid image people have of zombies these days is that they're wearing Qing Dynasty official robes. Why is that?"

There are different opinions about this online, but one of the more convincing ones is...

Those that are ancient have either been eliminated or have become spirits and have long since gone into hiding.

The Qing Dynasty was the perfect timeframe, and Jiang Chen found it quite reasonable.

However, Cat Master's words overturned Jiang Chen's understanding.

"That's because when the dynasty collapsed and the capital fell, Li Lianying did something crazy."

"He infected all the civil and military officials present at the time, along with the soldiers guarding Cixi's tomb, turning them into zombies and instigating a zombie riot in an attempt to drive out the invaders."

Jiang Chen was shocked. It turned out that the images of Qing Dynasty zombies in movies and TV shows originated from such bloodshed and madness.

"And the result?"