Chapter 856: Chapter 856

Despite the enthusiasm shown by the couple Tang Chongshan and Liu Hongzhuang, Fang Bai felt somewhat helpless but did not show any displeasure or impatience.

How could he, when he had fallen for their daughter Tang Wenrou?

As Tang Wenrou’s parents, Tang Chongshan and Liu Hongzhuang’s warmth towards their future son-in-law was only natural, and if Fang Bai allowed himself to become upset over this, not only would it displease the couple, but it would also hurt Tang Wenrou’s feelings.

So, even if Tang Wenrou’s parents opened a floodgate of what could only be described as "monkish nagging," Fang Bai just had to listen patiently.

"Dealing with your mom and dad is even tougher than driving away the poison for Long Da!"

Finally managing to see Tang Chongshan and his wife off, Fang Bai wiped the sweat beads forming on his forehead and said with a wry smile to Tang Wenrou.

Tang Wenrou snorted lightly and said, "You looked pretty happy talking to my mom and dad just now—it was all an act!

Fang Bai hurriedly said, "It wasn’t all an act. I really enjoyed chatting with my future in-laws."

Tang Wenrou’s face flushed as she retorted, "Future in-laws... Stop talking nonsense!"

Fang Bai chuckled, glanced at Alian who was playing on the lawn nearby in her new clothes, and suddenly pulled Tang Wenrou into his arms, whispering in her ear, "Wenrou, what do you think about little Alian?"

It was the first time Tang Wenrou had been held by Fang Bai; her body stiffened as she felt Fang Bai’s breath close up, the heat of his whispers warming her ear, sending a current through her body. She thought to break free from his embrace, but somehow her strength was gone.

"Alian, she’s... sensible, obedient, clever, cute... I really like her! Why do you ask?"

Tang Wenrou, usually appearing cold, now snuggled against Fang Bai like a kitten, her cheeks flushed, her eyes shimmering, and her voice as gentle as a pond in autumn.

Fang Bai leaned in and softly pecked her burning cheek, chuckling lowly, "I was thinking... we should really try hard in the future to have a few children as lovely and clever as Alian..."

Tang Wenrou’s body trembled slightly, watching Alian fluttering about the lawn like a butterfly, lost in thought.

"What, you don’t like the idea?"

Seeing that Tang Wenrou did not respond for a long moment, Fang Bai asked softly.

Tang Wenrou sighed lightly, saying softly, "What about Linglong? And Chenyu? And Wumei? What about those other beauties you know? What will become of them?"

Fang Bai wanted to say "They are just like you," but he knew that this was not the Immortal Realm, and he was no longer the Invincible Immortal Emperor who once ruled there with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, able to make Tang Wenrou accept other beauties in a short time.

For the other beauties too, most likely they shared the same thoughts as Tang Wenrou.

After all, no woman wants to share the man she loves with other women.

"I knew it, you can’t let them go!"

Tang Wenrou’s tone was laced with a tinge of melancholy as she gently broke away from Fang Bai’s embrace and turned to face him, saying, "So... let’s not talk about other things for now, maintaining our relationship is quite fine. Plus, you’ve said before, ’If love lasts for ages, it’s not confined to daily meetings.’ If we really live for thousands or tens of thousands of years or even longer, maybe then we’ll find a solution..."

Fang Bai took a deep breath, nodded, and firmly said, "That would be good!"

If life were only a few decades short, Tang Wenrou, Su Linglong, Xia Chenyu, and the other women would definitely strive to be the only woman by Fang Bai’s side, but if they and Fang Bai all had lifespans of millennia, perhaps their mentality would change, and they would no longer be troubled by the problem of ’being unable to accept sharing Fang Bai with other women.’

In the time that followed, Fang Bai temporarily entrusted Alian to Tang Wenrou, while he himself began searching for trace of Green Zombie around the outskirts of Anxi City.

Given Green Zombie’s immense power, and having left a trace of his Essence Energy on it, finding it was much easier. To minimize unnecessary casualties, Fang Bai had Long Da and the others return to Yanjing.

The fact that Green Zombie had escaped previously did not mean it would not reappear. On the contrary, Fang Bai felt that Green Zombie might be at a critical stage of further evolution, otherwise it wouldn’t have so frequently shown up to feed on blood.

If Green Zombie could not be eliminated in time and it evolved into the even more powerful Flurry Zombie, then getting rid of it would become doubly difficult.

Two conditions must be met to form a Green Zombie: first, the deceased must have been dead for hundreds of years; second, the burial ground must be located in a place rich in Essence Energy.

Accordingly, Fang Bai’s investigation focussed primarily on several ancient burial grounds around Anxi City.

These ancient burial grounds, all located at the edge of mountainous regions, were said to be hundreds or even thousands of years old, and the entombed were either rich or noble ancients.

However, to Fang Bai’s disappointment, he found nothing after visiting these ancient graveyards, so he expanded his search to include the nearby mountains.

"...Hundreds of years ago, there was a village in the northern mountains of Anxi City called Wei Family Village. The villagers there accidentally discovered several naturally formed caves halfway up a nearby mountain, one of which contained several coffins that had remained intact and uncorrupted for hundreds of years, as had the bodies within..."

"This news was brought back to Wei Family Village, and the villagers believed the mountain to be a feng shui treasure. Thus, many villagers chose to be buried there after their deaths... However, several decades ago, the only mountain path to that peak was completely blocked by a mudflow, and the villagers of Wei Family Village gradually moved away, never visiting that mountain again... Fang Bai, you might want to check it out..."

That evening, while chatting with Tang Wenrou, she handed Fang Bai a set of documents she had collected and casually shared some of the contents with him.

After taking the documents and reading them carefully, Fang Bai’s brows relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Intact coffins, uncorrupted bodies, it must be the work of Essence Energy. Perhaps the Green Zombie we’re looking for comes from there!"

"You... you’re not going to Wei Family Village right now to search for the Green Zombie, are you?"

Tang Wenrou saw Fang Bai standing up as if to leave, and asked with a frown.

Fang Bai nodded and said, "Yes, I’m going right now! The sooner this matter is resolved, the better!"

Tang Wenrou glanced outside and said, "But it’s already dark now..."

Fang Bai laughed and said, "To me, there’s no difference between night and day. Besides, zombies usually move at night, so it’s easier to find the Green Zombie now!"