Not long after.
The Sealed Gate Zombie recounted its recovered memories, and Zhang Wei, after reading the message, finally understood. He also confirmed that his family indeed had a connection to the Dragon Locking Well, being its builders and guardians.
"The Sealed Gate Zombie recovered its memories today, and today is the day for ancestral worship."
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: Zhang Wei, tell me about my situation within the family. Perhaps it will help me recover my memories. I tried stimulating my brain with other corpse energies earlier, but it wasn't as effective as the corpse tide mist.
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: However, going to find the Hanba for corpse tide mist feels too dangerous. I can only see if you, Zhang Wei, have any information passed down about me, to see if it can stimulate anything.
[Zhang Wei]: Ancestor Grandpa, your memory recovery isn't solely due to the corpse tide mist. I think it's also because of today's date. Today is our family's ancestral worship day.
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: What? Today is the day for ancestral worship?!
[Ding! Sealed Gate Zombie surprised]
[Host gained System Points +500]
"Is it because subconsciously, today was a special day for me, and coupled with the stimulation of the Hanba's corpse energy entering my brain, I recovered some memories? So that's how it is."
The Sealed Gate Zombie murmured to itself.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei's message also arrived.
[Zhang Wei]: Ancestor Grandpa, there isn't much information about you in the family. A lot was lost during wartime. Besides what I told you in prison earlier, there's also the point that everyone in the family says you made the greatest contribution, and your ancestral grave was placed in a feng shui death gate position.
[Zhang Wei]: I don't think Ancestor Grandpa betrayed the family. Perhaps there was another reason that led to your body being thrown into the Dragon Locking Well. It's a cenotaph built after your death, as your grave was moved.
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: My grave was established at the death gate position? It's good that I didn't betray the family.
[Ding! Sealed Gate Zombie breathed a sigh of relief]
[Host gained System Points +600]
[Zhang Wei]: Ancestor Grandpa, after hearing this, can you recall any other memories?
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: I tried hard to recall just now, but I don't feel any headache. I need greater stimulation.
[Zhang Wei]: Then how about... you come and take a look at the ancestral grave? Or the ancestral home? Perhaps you can remember your memories this way.
[Zhang Wei]: My dad said that the ancestral grave was relocated according to its original appearance, with no changes made.
Zhang Wei could see that the Sealed Gate Zombie's partial memory recovery was due to the Hanba's corpse energy stimulation, but more importantly, it was because of the special day today, the ancestral worship. From his interactions with the Sealed Gate Zombie, he knew that the Sealed Gate Zombie cared about family members, and ancestral worship was naturally important to him.
If he saw the ancestral grave and the most important ancestral home, he might be able to recover his memories.
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: Alright! Zhang Wei, send me the address, and I'll come to find you.
Upon mentioning going to the ancestral grave and ancestral home, the Sealed Gate Zombie felt a surge of excitement. After so many years, could he once again see the ancestral home? The place his parents had taken him to.
Now, hundreds or even thousands of years have passed, and the places he was familiar with are gone. Only the ancestral home remains his only familiar place, the sole location that holds his memories of his parents.
[Zhang Wei]: Okay, I'll send the address to Ancestor Grandpa now. But Ancestor Grandpa, be careful not to be discovered by the Senluo Division.
[Zhang Wei]: I think the Senluo Division would only have asked the tailor to bring you out of the Dragon Locking Well if they knew you were a clan member guarding the Dragon Locking Well. Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought you out. They should be keeping a close eye on you.
[Sealed Gate Zombie]: Haha, as expected of my descendant, Zhang Wei. I had already thought of what you said. I'm here at the ancestral grave specifically to find an excuse to come out.
Immediately after.
Zhang Wei gave him the address and ended the conversation with the Sealed Gate Zombie.
Upon receiving the address, the Sealed Gate Zombie did not hesitate and prepared to head to the ancestral home where Zhang Wei was.
However, before leaving.
The Sealed Gate Zombie's gaze swept over the scenery before him, looking at the old ancestral grave site, which had been relocated, leaving behind empty grave pits. Memories of his parents holding him and looking at stone murals resurfaced. In his memories, his parents' faces were so kind and gentle.
However.
He could no longer see them now. He could no longer see his parents' smiles, only his incomplete memories of them. The Sealed Gate Zombie knelt down towards the empty grave pits that had been relocated, kowtowing:
"Dad, Mom, Old Ancestors, I've returned."
"I'm sorry, I failed to protect the Zhang family. The Zhang family has declined in this era."
"But Dad, Mom, Old Ancestors, please rest assured, our family has produced a remarkable individual. He is Zhuo Jun's child, and he is very powerful, even more outstanding than me. He is only in his twenties, but he has already reached the national guardian level... He is amazing, the most outstanding I've ever seen, he..."
At this moment, the Sealed Gate Zombie was like a child, like a wanderer returning home after many years, chattering endlessly, talking about all the good things Zhang Wei had done to the empty grave pits.
As he spoke.
Nightfall arrived unknowingly, and the Sealed Gate Zombie slowly stood up, a light in his zombie eyes:
"Dad, Mom, Old Ancestors, I will protect the Zhang family once more. Even if I die, I will bring the Zhang family back to its former glory, even if it costs me everything, at any price!"
...
At the same time.
It was night.
Zhang Ping and his wife, along with Zhang Wei and the others, finished their meal at a restaurant and, after checking into a hotel, drove to the ancestral home.
"How is it? Isn't our ancestral home very imposing and nice?"
Zhang Ping opened the car door and got out, pointing at an old house that looked like it covered a hundred square meters, with a sense of pride and swagger.
It could be seen.
This old house was located in a village. Nowadays, there were few people in the village, as most had chosen to develop in nearby towns and cities. The village appeared deserted, but even so, it couldn't conceal the grandeur of the old house.
The old house was enclosed by white walls, and the main gate was made of red wood. Having weathered the years, it was covered in cobwebs and had some cracks, but the magnificence and grandeur of the gate could still be discerned. Especially the two Pixiu statues at the entrance, which added to its majesty. In ancient times, it was certain that only the homes of landlords or high-ranking officials would have such features.
"It's rarely seen, isn't it? Usually, ancient people would place stone lions or the like at their entrance, but our family placed Pixiu."
Zhang Ping noticed Zhang Wei looking at the Pixiu and patted his shoulder as he spoke.
"Yes, but they look very powerful."
"Haha, my son, your thoughts are the same as mine. Let's go, let's not stand here, let's go in and take a look together."
Upon arriving at the ancestral home, Zhang Ping also felt a sense of nostalgia. He hurried to the front of the ancestral home and unlocked the gate:
"Don't mind that the ancestral home looks dilapidated. I'm afraid of thieves breaking in, so I've installed security cameras. If anyone enters the ancestral home, I'll receive a notification on my phone."
...