Is this what a zombie is?

104. Salary 3, meals and accommodation included.

Tai Sui spoke slowly, "Speaking of which, that guy Jiu Ming was raised by Jiang Chen and me together. He was quite cute back then, just a tiny little thing."

Jiang Chen was stunned when he heard this.

This nine-lived cat, Cat Lord, was actually raised by Tai Sui and Jiang Chen, the progenitor of zombies.

Two inhuman beings raised a cat to adulthood. What exactly is your relationship?

The amount of information contained in this seems quite substantial.

Tai Sui seemed quite pleased with Jiang Chen's astonishment. He continued speaking, his expression softening as if he were reminiscing about something.

However, this gentleness quickly vanished, replaced by disdain.

"But now, it's the famous Nine Lives Cat, it's all grown up and become rebellious. It doesn't respect me at all, I've wasted all those years raising it."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Cat Lord emerged from the shadows; he simply couldn't bear to listen to what Tai Sui was saying.

This guy is slandering me! He's slandering me!!!

"You bastard, you're spreading rumors about me behind my back again."

"Who did you raise? How dare you say that?"

"If we're really going to talk about it, we were both raised by Jiang Chen. When I met you, you were a rebellious brat."

"snort!"

Tai Sui gave a noncommittal snort, neither refuting nor denying the statement, but only offering a verbal rebuttal.

"Back when I first met you, you were just an unwanted little brat, cowering in a corner, trembling with fear. You looked so pathetic."

"Ugh, you little devil, shut up!"

Having his dark past exposed, Cat Lord seemed to completely break down and pounced on Tai Sui.

A 'battle' with no regard for appearances broke out.

Jiang Chen watched this scene, which resembled a brawl between elementary school students, and was both amused and exasperated.

The legendary Tai Sui, the Nine-Lives Cat, fights like two street thugs brawling, completely without any strategy or method. Who would believe that?

Watching them scratch and kick each other, Jiang Chen felt as if he were seeing his past self and Ai Yi.

They often bicker over trivial matters, revealing each other's shortcomings, and sometimes even getting into physical fights.

But everyone knows it was just playful banter between friends.

After their playful fight, they're still best friends, arms around each other's shoulders.

But now... Jiang Chen couldn't help but ponder deeply.

Ai Yi was taken away by the Four Spirits Clan. He was born to be an emperor and was destined to stand on the clouds, admired by thousands.

And what about yourself?

Currently, two Tai Sui forces reside within his body, and the consciousness of the Blood Coral Tai Sui still lingers; these are all ticking time bombs.

Although he is temporarily suppressed by Tai Sui, it cannot change the fact that he is getting further and further away from people.

They seemed to have embarked on two different paths, one walking in the sunlight, the other lurking in the shadows.

The distance between them has been stretched very, very far.

Will they meet again in the future?

When they meet again, in what setting will it be?

Will they still be friends at that time, or... enemies?

Thinking of this, a sense of melancholy and loss overwhelmed Jiang Chen, plunging his heart into despair.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud interrupted Jiang Chen's emo.

Cat Master was kicked away by Tai Sui and crashed into the liquor cabinet, where several expensive bottles of foreign liquor fell to the ground and shattered.

"Fighting with you is pointless; you can't beat me anyway."

Tai Sui patted the non-existent dust off his hands, looking utterly bored.

Even though they were both raised by Jiang Chen, the difference in their strength is already worlds apart. Do you really think you can scratch his face? I'm just letting you have your way.

Cat got up from the ground, his fur disheveled, and snarled as he jumped back to Jiang Chen's side.

It glared fiercely at Tai Sui, then licked its paws, forcing itself to regain a serious expression.

"Ahem," Cat Master cleared his throat and said to Jiang Chen in a serious tone, "Kid, listen carefully, your physical condition is not good right now."

"You've absorbed the power of the Blood Coral Tai Sui, and the Zombie Fungus mother has fused with your body. Neither of them can be completely eliminated. They're like two malignant tumors that could relapse at any time, or even devour you."

Jiang Chen nodded; he had already experienced this firsthand.

"So what you can do now is to take these two forces for yourself." Cat Master pointed at Tai Sui with the tip of his tail. "With him here, neither Blood Coral nor Li Lianying will dare to act recklessly. They must behave like grandsons."

"Stay here for a while and focus on your cultivation. As a cultivator, your growth rate is too fast."

Although Jiang Chen himself has a strong mind, spirit and will, it can't stop his growth speed, which is like speeding on a highway. Now he has two more powerful forces, and his progress is fast enough to launch a rocket.

Jiang Chen understood that Cat Master was thinking of him, so he agreed without much hesitation.

"I understand." Without the slightest hesitation, he said, "I'll stay."

Tai Sui, standing to the side, chuckled and chimed in with a smug grin that was exactly like Ai Yi's.

"You can stay, but I don't keep idle people here."

Tai Sui extended three fingers.

"Waitress, salary 3,000, room and board included, interested?"

Jiang Chen: (→_→)

He looked at Tai Sui's self-righteous face and was speechless for a moment.

I, Jiang Chen, am a top student in the medical school, yet now I have to work as a bartender with a monthly salary of three thousand?

Am I really that pathetic, earning only three thousand a month? Are you looking down on me a little?

Cat Master said, "You're really that down on your luck. That medical school graduate was Jiang Chen, and he's dead now."

You're just an unregistered resident without a household registration or ID card. The fact that Tai Sui is giving you 3,000 yuan a month is already considered very generous.

"Don't look at me like that. This guy, Nine Lives, eats, drinks, and takes everything from me without paying. You're the trouble he brought in, and you're also his junior, so you should help pay off his debt. So, when are you planning to start work?"

He turned his head and looked at Cat Master with a questioning gaze.

Cat Master guiltily avoided his gaze, his eyes darting around. He coughed twice and left behind a vague remark.

"Well... young man, it's good to get more training. Keep up the good work, I have faith in you."

After saying that, it flashed and tore open a spatial rift, then slipped away without looking back.

That speed was more than twice as fast as when he fought with Tai Sui earlier.

Jiang Chen was left alone, bewildered in the wind.

In the end, Jiang Chen sighed helplessly.

Fine, he'll be a waiter then. We can't expect too much from someone who's undocumented.

At least, meals and accommodation are included.