I grumbled a bit and started running the water for a bath.

The hot water streaming over the wound on my chest made it itch even more. I scratched it with my hand, causing the wound to bleed. I noticed that the blood was dark red, with a strong unpleasant odor.

After the bath, I only put on a pair of pants and walked towards Master Chen's bedroom.

Master Chen, with his eyes closed, lay on the bed in the large bedroom, emitting soft snores. He was already exhausted and fast asleep. The light in the room was still on.

Glancing at the wound on my chest, I didn't want to disturb Master Chen. Instead, I turned off the light in the master bedroom and gently locked the door before heading downstairs.

"Xu Yan, take a look at my chest."

I descended to the half landing of the stairs, bare-chested, and frowned as I spoke to Xu Yan.

"He Zhihui, have some self-respect, please."

Unhappy, Xu Yan retorted without looking at me, lowering her head to avoid eye contact.

Seeing Xu Yan like this, I felt a bit awkward.

"I'm not asking you to look at my body; I want you to see my chest."

Approaching Xu Yan, I pointed to the wound on my chest and repeated my request.

"He Zhihui, are you sick or something? You..."

Xu Yan scolded me with irritation but, upon noticing the wound on my chest, her angry expression disappeared, replaced by one of surprise.

"How did this happen? I didn't see the zombie touch you."

Xu Yan pointed at the wound on my chest, puzzled.

"When I smashed the zombie's head with the bottle of black dog's blood, it used its nails to scratch me on the chest. At that time, it was just a small cut, and I didn't pay much attention. On the way back, my chest started itching, and when I bathed just now, I found the wound turned black and had started festering. I feel like this situation is not good. Did I get infected with corpse poison?"

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"Yes, you are infected with corpse poison. When the zombie scratched you, you should have told my Master. It's a matter that can be easily handled with a bag of glutinous rice. Now, it's delayed, and the situation has become serious."

Xu Yan frowned, blaming me, and then hurriedly went upstairs.

Hearing Xu Yan's words, I suddenly felt panic.

"Xu Yan, am I going to die?"

Xu Yan didn't answer my question. Instead, she went straight upstairs. I sat on the sofa, looking down at the wound on my chest, feeling a sense of fear that I might turn into a zombie. If I turned into a zombie, being alive would be worse than death.

After a while, Xu Yan came downstairs with Master Chen. At this moment, Master Chen's expression was quite grim.

Master Chen walked to my side and carefully examined the wound on my chest.

"It's not too serious. Yanzi, go to my car, bring the half bag of aged glutinous rice to the second-floor bathroom, and soak it in warm water."

Master Chen instructed Xu Yan.

"Yes, Master."

Xu Yan agreed and quickly walked towards the Daoist Hall outside.

After Xu Yan brought down the half bag of glutinous rice from the car, she headed to the second-floor bathroom.

Master Chen found a pack of thin silver needles for acupuncture in the cabinet under the desk. He walked to my side, pulled out a long silver needle, and stabbed it into the wound on my chest.

"Does it hurt?"

Master Chen asked, his eyes filled with regret.

"A bit."

I gritted my teeth, feeling the needle piercing the wound, a sharp pain radiating.

Master Chen inserted the silver needle into the wound on my chest, then quickly stabbed around the area. After that, he found a small bottle from under the desk, containing a very ancient-looking ointment.

"This is a traditional ointment I've collected. It can cure corpse poison, and your chest wound will heal quickly with this."

Master Chen applied the ointment to my wound, his movements very gentle, but I could feel his fingers trembling.

"Master, what's this ointment?"

I asked Master Chen with curiosity.

"This is a formula I learned from my master. It contains a unique Taoist secret medicine and is highly effective against the power of zombies. However, the formula for this ointment is not simple, and I can't easily pass it on."

Master Chen explained and put the small bottle of ointment back into the cabinet.

"Xiaohe, be more careful in the future. Don't act impulsively like today."

Master Chen looked at me, his tone carrying a hint of reproach.

I lowered my head, recalling today's experience, and also felt a bit scared.

"Master, what about Xiaohe now?"

Xu Yan, watching Master Chen treating me, couldn't help but ask.

"I will try my best to find a solution. However, this ointment is very rare, and not something you can easily get. But my junior brother has been diligently researching a new method to cure corpse poison recently. Perhaps there will be a breakthrough. Wait for me."