American Comics: BOSS Invasion

The next day, Zhang Bold was heading to the feast with light steps. The youngsters who had bet with him before were clearly unconvinced and wanted to bet again, so Zhang Bold naturally went along happily.

Halfway there, a greasy, powdered young man suddenly stopped him, looking surprised.

"Oh, isn't this Zhang Bold? I'm Lai Pi Gou! (Rascal Dog)"

"How can you ask me when? Forgetting a friend, you're not a good friend at all. By the way, are you still so bold?"

Lai Pi Gou went straight to the point, drawing Zhang Bold's thoughts back in.

As soon as his boldness was mentioned, Zhang Bold's whole person lit up.

He raised his head and puffed out his chest, patting it: "Is there any doubt about that? Go ask around, who doesn't know that I, Zhang Bold, am famous for my courage.

If I admit to being second, no one would dare to admit to being first!"

"I don't believe it!" Lai Pi Gou shook his head with a mysterious smile.

Zhang Bold shrugged indifferently: "If you don't believe it, I can't prove it!"

"Don't rush off. How about we make a bet? If you spend the night in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall, I'll give you five taels of silver!"

Lai Pi Gou stretched out his palm, and Zhang Bold's eyes widened. He exclaimed in surprise: "Five taels of silver?"

"That's right, five taels of silver!"

"Okay, what's so difficult about sleeping in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall for one night? It's settled!"

"Good, it's a deal!"

The two quickly finalized the bet in a few words. To prevent Zhang Bold from going back on his word, Lai Pi Gou even prepaid two taels as a deposit, which made Zhang Bold overjoyed.

His monthly salary was only five qian of silver, and two taels was equivalent to half a year's work.

He never expected that as he walked down the street, such a huge pie would fall from the sky.

Overjoyed at the unexpected windfall, Zhang Bold took the two taels of silver and went on a shopping spree, buying a large package of pig's head meat and a jar of good wine.

Then he swaggered towards the Ma Family Ancestral Hall.

On the street corner, Xiao Douzi pointed in the direction of Zhang Bold and whispered to Qi Shan to report.

"That's Zhang Bold. The one who was talking to him just now is called Lai Pi Gou. He is a well-known loafer in Bai Shui Village, with sores on his head and pus flowing from the soles of his feet. He dares to do any bad thing except good things!

He seems to be very familiar with Qian Zhenren. The two of them should have cooperated before."

At this point, Xiao Douzi asked doubtfully: "Young Master, why do you want to investigate these two? Zhang Bold is just an ordinary cart driver, with nothing special about him!"

"Don't worry, you can't judge a book by its cover, and the sea can't be measured with a dipper. Don't think Zhang Bold is an unremarkable fat man. He is actually quite extraordinary!

You'll find out in a while! Did you get the preparations I asked you to make a few days ago done?"

"It's been done long ago! But I still don't understand what you want to do, Young Master? The Ma Family Ancestral Hall may have a plaque that says 'Ancestral Hall,' but not many people pay attention to it. Except for offering sacrifices during festivals, it's deserted at other times, without even a shadow of a person!

I specially found a passing carpenter and asked him to open a door in the back wall of the Ma Family Ancestral Hall, using a mortise and tenon structure to interlock, so that it's not visible at all on the surface."

Xiao Douzi felt that the Young Master had been particularly strange recently, asking him to inquire about several unrelated people, and now he was asking him to find a carpenter to install a back door in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall.

What did he want to do? He's surnamed Li, why is he interested in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall? Could there be some secrets inside?

Qi Shan didn't know that his little servant was thinking wildly.

After carefully considering the whole process, Qi Shan's lips curled up slightly.

The actors were all in their places, and the good show was officially starting.

Such a wonderful show, naturally, could not be missed!

The sky quickly darkened. Old Master Tan's residence was completely sealed off, and people were driven out of the central courtyard early, leaving only a few trusted subordinates to watch there.

In the evening, several coolies carried in a large pile of bottles and jars. Qian Zhenren, with Qi Shan, methodically completed the arrangement of the altar, and the time was almost up.

Qian Zhenren looked up at the sky and nodded: "It's about time to start!"

Qi Shan immediately took a rooster and slaughtered it to collect blood.

Qian Zhenren chanted the incantation extremely quickly, making it impossible to distinguish the words.

He first burned a piece of yellow paper into the forest, then took a big gulp of chicken blood in his mouth and sprayed it violently on the paper coffin model.

Smoke swirled around, Qian Zhenren waved his wooden sword, suddenly grabbed a paper figure with two yellow talismans on its body, and as he chanted the incantation, he shook it and lit it.

The good coffin model and the good paper figure flame originally had no abnormalities, but when the two were combined, a wonderful change occurred instantly.

Qian Zhenren held the peach wood sword and pointed it sharply at the sky, and suddenly a gust of wind blew up, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

Master Liu's thin body was almost blown away, and he quickly grabbed the heavy grand master's chair.

Old Master Tan couldn't bear to watch when the chicken was slaughtered, shook his head and went back to sleep, leaving only Qi Shan, Qian Zhenren, and Master Liu on the scene.

"Open!"

With Qian Zhenren's loud shout, the coffin lid on the coffin model flew directly up, and dark clouds rolled in the sky.

On the other side, Zhang Bold, who was eating meat and drinking wine in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall, suddenly felt an abnormality in the coffin beneath him.

He shuddered violently, remembering the strange Taoist priest he had met on the way.

His hand slipped, and the wine jar shattered into pieces.

The crisp sound made the tipsy Zhang Bold immediately sober up.

He hurriedly used his hands and feet to climb onto the roof beam. As soon as he was ready, he saw the coffin lid suddenly fly up and crash to the ground with a bang. The dried corpse lying in the coffin flew out directly, with its arms straight, wearing a tall hat, and a dry face. It was a living zombie.

Zhang Bold almost screamed, but fortunately, his hand was faster than his mouth and covered it tightly.

The zombie jumped back and forth below, sometimes left, sometimes right, and the ground transmitted a rhythmic 'tap, tap, tap' sound, as if looking for someone.

Zhang Bold was almost scared to death. Although he had slept in the graveyard before, he had never really seen a ghost.

Now he had personally seen the terrifying zombie, and his current situation was very dangerous. He was directly locked in the Ma Family Ancestral Hall.

This was forcing him to engage in close combat with the zombie!

Just as Zhang Bold was breathing carefully and squatting on the roof beam to hide, a small door suddenly opened on the roof, and the moonlight shone directly on Zhang Bold's face.

He was slightly stunned, and a rope was thrown down from above.

Zhang Bold didn't understand, so he tugged it a few times, found that it was tied very firmly, and looked at the zombie wandering around on the ground. He climbed up without hesitation.