My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Jiang Li came to the door and glared at Jiang Zhong and said, "Is this how you woke me up when I told you to?"

"Don't you know how to find a maid to remind me quietly? You knocked on the door like that, not to mention Tingting, even my parents were woken up by you."

Jiang Zhong explained with an embarrassed look on his face, "There is no maid in the house, and it is difficult for me to go in, so I can only knock on the door."

Jiang Li pointed at Jiang Zhong's nose speechlessly but didn't say anything else.

The nine people quickly finished their breakfast, and as soon as it was daybreak, they picked up a few medicine boxes and drove five carriages out. The medicine boxes were filled with gauze, alcohol and anti-inflammatory drugs brought back from the provincial capital. Ren Tingting, who was wearing thin clothes and standing by the window, was a little absent-minded as she watched the convoy go away.

Jiang Li and his group of nine people spent all their time on the road except for three times of resting to feed the horses. So they arrived at Tengteng Town at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Uncle Jiu was relieved to see Jiang Li come back. He had been very anxious for the past two days, as he had to watch the town entrance and patrol the surrounding area, although Aqiang and Ade later brought back a few villagers.

But when they heard about zombies, they began to doubt, and when they actually saw the zombies, they were so scared that their legs went limp. Uncle Jiu had no choice but to let A Qiang look after them, which made the already short of manpower situation even worse.

Seeing Jiang Li coming back with a few more people, he was very happy. He went forward to check the items in the car and couldn't help but exclaimed, "You are well prepared. Let's get started now!"

"To avoid long nights and too many dreams."

Jiang Li was a little hesitant when he heard this and said, "Master, why don't you wait for a while? We are really exhausted from rushing all the way here. Why don't you let us rest for a while and you draw some talismans first?"

"I will tell you what to do later, so that you can avoid panicking and causing unnecessary damage."

Uncle Jiu frowned when he heard this and said, "The weather is good today. If we delay any longer after dark, I'm afraid there will be more variables."

Jiang Li comforted him, "Master, it's still early today. It won't make a big difference if we rest for half an hour. The most important thing is that it is definitely impossible to eliminate all the zombies today."

"Today we are going to familiarize ourselves with the situation and kill a few weak zombies to give everyone some peace of mind so that we don't get flustered when facing a black zombie for the first time."

Uncle Jiu looked at the villagers who were so scared that their legs were weak, and the new village guards behind Jiang Li who were obviously nervous after learning about the situation. After thinking for a while, he said, "Well, you guys take a rest. I'll go draw some talismans just in case."

As he spoke, he took out various materials from the car and prepared to catch a black dog and kill it to get its blood. Jiang Li smiled and said to Uncle Jiu, "Master, why don't you let me try it and see if this way of getting blood will work?"

As he spoke, he took out a rubber infusion tube, disinfected it, and had someone hold down a black dog to draw blood from it. The person who held it covered its eyes and ignored its howling. Soon a small bowl of blood was released.

After drawing its blood, Jiang Li simply bandaged it and disinfected it, then gave it some dried meat and put it back into the cage.

Then he handed the small bowl of dog blood to Uncle Jiu and asked, "Master, do you think this live dog blood can be used?"

Uncle Jiu came back to his senses and explained, "First of all, this dog is a very yang animal, and the corresponding five elements of the twelve earthly branches are Xu earth, which is yang earth."

"It is naturally possible to use the Yang energy of black dog blood to restrain the Yin energy of zombies."

Jiang Li nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Then we will have endless supply of black dog blood in the future."

Seeing that Jiang Li listened carefully, Uncle Jiu said, "Now that we have come to this point, I will say one more thing."

Jiang Li nodded and said, "Master, I'm listening to you."

Uncle Jiu nodded and said, "Dog blood is the most smelly, and the smell belongs to the lungs, and the lungs belong to metal, while the ghost's soul belongs to wood, and metal overcomes wood. So ghosts are also afraid of black dog blood, and because it has no entity, they are even more afraid of black dog blood than zombies."

Jiang Li nodded after hearing this, then he clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master, for your teachings. I will remember it."

Seeing Jiang Li's good attitude, Uncle Jiu walked away with satisfaction, holding the black dog blood. After a while, he set up a small table, mixed the cinnabar and dog blood ink, and began to draw talismans.

Jiang Li looked around and gathered everyone together and said, "Aqiang and Ade, you two can take those villagers to help build a few stoves."

"Set up a few pots and cook some food. Take some of the dried meat from the car and cook it. Let everyone take a break and have a good meal."

When the villagers of Teng Teng heard that there was meat to eat, they could barely move around normally.

With the efforts of several people, a large pot of meat soup and noodles was soon cooked, and Jiang Li also invited everyone to come and eat. Uncle Jiu had also drawn a lot of talismans at this time.

After everyone was given two tickets, they sat down to eat the noodles and drink the broth. While eating, everyone asked Uncle Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, why do we have to go in? Isn't it better not to provoke them?"

Uncle Jiu frowned and said, "If we don't get rid of them, not to mention that they will evolve into more advanced zombies over time, if they run to other villages and towns, I'm afraid another tragedy will be inevitable!"

Everyone looked solemn and hesitant when they heard this. Jiang Li couldn't help but said, "Have you ever heard a saying?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Jiang Li smiled and said, "As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. You only see the dangers inside, but you don't see the golden light inside."

"If we kill all the zombies and collect their bodies, then can't we take all the property in the town legitimately?"

When everyone heard this, they were stunned, and then their faces were filled with ecstasy. Even Uncle Jiu showed a look of joy, but he restrained himself in an instant.

Then Uncle Jiu said, "What are you talking about? Our main purpose this time is to eliminate zombies. As for money, it's better not to mention it."

At this time, Jiang Li said, "Master, what you said is wrong. These people are originally villagers of Teng Teng Town. Now all their neighbors have died because of this incident. Isn't it natural for them to find someone to collect their bodies and pray for their souls?"

The villagers nodded quickly.

Uncle Jiu was about to retort when he heard this, but Jiang Li immediately said, "So many of us risked our lives to collect their bodies. What's the big deal about taking some money? At most, we can use their names to provide disaster relief in the future, which can also be regarded as accumulating some good karma for them."

Uncle Jiu wanted to say something after hearing this, but gave up after seeing the looks in the eyes of the people around him. After all, he also had his own selfish motives, so how could he remain indifferent to such a large sum of money that came from a legitimate source!

At this time, a villager said with a red face, "I wonder how we will distribute the property inside?"

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "It's too early to say that now. Let's get rid of the zombies first, and then distribute the credits later!"