Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 115

"Go and have a look."

Li Zhuiyuan decided to accept the invitation.

The blood bowls of the three surnames have been offered, Yuxuzi's formation has been continued, and Da Yu's plan has failed.

It can be said that relying on the huge first-mover advantage, we have already secured a solid foundation and have already obtained a passing score on the test paper.

If I retreat now and repair the formation myself, my score can be raised further, to a good grade; if I can add a stronger attrition effect on the original basis of the formation, then I can get an excellent grade.

However, Li Zhuiyuan is used to getting full marks.

I came all the way here from school, and I felt a little regretful that I couldn't kill it directly.

Moreover, if we put ourselves in the shoes of the person who asked the question, if we just deal with this wave in this perfunctory way, there is no guarantee that this place will explode again at some point in the future.

Since six college students can come, then next time six half-baked people from the Xuanmen sect can also come with good intentions to do bad things, or even just six evil people can come to deliberately take revenge on the human world.

The four of them left the charity cemetery, walked downstairs and entered the main road of the village.

When they got closer, the six college students resumed their previous posture, holding lanterns, walking slowly, and continuing to lead the way.

Seeing this, Tan Wenbin couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, young people nowadays, instead of going to college, they have to come here and be greeters."

Runsheng: “Are you talking about yourself?”

Tan Wenbin: "Hey, Runsheng, if I die on the side of the road, will the people behind me say the same thing to me when they see my body?"

Runsheng: “No.”

"Is it because I didn't bring my student ID?"

"I'll cremate you on the side of the road."

"At least bring my ashes back and help me to have a vegetarian feast."

“You need to discuss this with your family.

"No, you have the nerve to accept the red envelope at my funeral? Oh, wait, if you die before me one day, I will go to your funeral and play the suona for you in person."

"welcome."

"And I'll snuff out all the burning incense on your altar!"

Runsheng frowned.

Yin Meng: "Okay, whoever of you dies first, I will go to that person's funeral and cook for that person's family."

Yin Meng's words silenced both Tan Wenbin and Runsheng.

Tan Wenbin quickly changed the subject: "Brother Xiaoyuan, I want to say hello to my seniors and see which university they are from."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

Binbin trotted forward and was level with the male student at the end of the line. He saw an ID card on the chest of his shirt and leaned forward to take a closer look:
“Jinling Auditing and Exploration Society.

They are actually our neighbors. No wonder they were arranged to stay at Uncle Xue’s house when they came. After all, they are also college students from Jinling.”

Just when Tan Wenbin withdrew his gaze, he found that the other party was also slowly turning his eyes towards him.

The two of them just stared at each other abruptly.

"Fuck me!"

Tan Wenbin shouted.

The student's eyes began to move non-stop.

Tan Wenbin stretched out his hand and placed it under the other person's nose, and actually sensed an extremely faint breath.

"Oh my god, this one is still alive."

Tan Wenbin immediately looked at the person in front of him. There was a girl. When Tan Wenbin appeared in front of her at a close distance, not only were her eyeballs moving, but there was also a pleading expression in her eyes.

“This one is alive too!”

"This one too!"

"Brother Xiaoyuan, they are all alive!"

These six college students, four men and two women, still have self-awareness, but they cannot control their bodies.

The reason why it is so shocking is that they entered here last month, and it is a miracle that they are still alive.

Yin Meng also went forward to check and found that all six of them had bulging bellies. She gently put her hand over and could feel something moving inside, and because of the contact of her palm, the thing inside suddenly became violent.

"There's something in their stomachs, probably fish. We can't save them right now because if we stimulate the fish in their stomachs, they'll die instantly."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then let them continue to lead the way."

If they could get rid of the big fish's true body, their problems would naturally be solved as well.

If you can't solve it in the end, just kill them when you quit.

The young man understood the pleading look in the eyes; it was a request for relief.

Although the houses on both sides of the village road are dilapidated and decayed, their overall framework is still intact.

However, the doors of all the houses we passed by were open, revealing the depths inside.

The "welcoming team" brought the four people to a closed house. The two people in front reached out and pushed open the door, while the two people at the back stood at the door holding lanterns.

This scene looks like a servant is taking the master home.

Li Zhuiyuan carefully observed the house and found that it was no different from other houses in the village except that the door was closed at the beginning. He also did not see any traces of formations.

The four of them walked in and came to the yard.

The four college students who came in first held lanterns and stood at the four corners. The light from the lanterns could barely reach the surroundings.

In the center of the yard, there was a huge square table with three statues standing on it. There was a circle of cushions on the ground around it, and on each cushion sat a withered skeleton wearing a Taoist robe.

Right in front of the table, there is a skeleton wearing a yellow Taoist robe, holding a Bagua mirror in his left hand and a peach wood sword in his right hand.

But the Bagua mirror was shattered, and the peach wood sword was broken. He was lying face down on the table with his skull cracked and sunken.

This shows that when the incident happened in Zhengmen Village, the villagers invited Taoist priests to exorcise demons, but in the end the Taoist priests were exorcised by the demons.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the side of the skeleton in a yellow Taoist robe. On the table on both sides of it, there were two paintings.

The first painting shows a woman in a green robe standing by the river. In the river, the silhouette of a big fish can be seen.

In the second painting, a large fish with a broken body is floating along the river. Where the river extends, there is the shadow of a village.

In the third painting, a Taoist priest in a yellow robe leads a group of his disciples and stands at the entrance of the village. A sign at the entrance reads "Zhengmen Village".

The Taoist priest in yellow robe has an ethereal appearance and an immortal air, and the disciples around him are all handsome and suave.

It seems that this Taoist priest has the same hobby as himself, and likes to record his experiences of slaying demons and eliminating evil through painting.

However, the Taoist priest pursues more details than himself. Ari only drew an ending, while the Taoist priest seemed to be drawing a comic strip.

In the fourth painting, the Taoist priest and his disciples set up an altar. There is black fog in front of them, and there is a silhouette of a big fish in it.

There is no fifth painting, or rather, these dry bones in reality are the fifth painting, which depicts their ending.

Li Zhuiyuan moved his gaze back to the first painting.

Could the woman in the painting be named Liu?
According to the plot in the painting, the big fish should have been seriously injured by her. However, even though the seriously injured and broken big fish drifted here, it still caused a bloody storm in this mountain village, and this group of Taoists could not suppress it.

The follow-up outside the painting should be that Yuxuzi came here and sealed off the entire Zhengmen Village to prevent the big fish from going out and wreaking havoc.

If the woman in the painting's surname is Liu, it would explain why this big fish appeared in A-li's dream.

Because in the eyes of this big fish, the reason why he was treated so badly was not because of the yellow-robed Taoist priest or Yuxuzi, but because of the woman from the Liu family.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't know whether she was a Dragon King of a certain generation of the Liu family, mainly because the Taoist priest in yellow robes did not leave any words in the painting, and the painting used a more artistic conception-oriented depiction method. The information that can be obtained from the characters is actually: women and green clothes.

Li Zhuiyuan suspected that this scene was what the Taoist priest in yellow robe heard himself, and then he drew it based on his imagination as the beginning of his mission of slaying demons and eliminating evil.

That should be the Dragon King of a certain generation of the Liu family, because the Taoist priest is a very narcissistic person. The fact that he personally drew himself just going to deal with an evil spirit that was severely injured by someone, and he was proud of it, shows that the identity of the woman is big enough and famous enough.

I went to help the Dragon King clean up the mess, so my status was raised all of a sudden.

only……

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at the four college students standing in the four corners. What was the purpose of controlling them and leading him and others here?

Deliberately explain the background?
Generally speaking, the purpose of explaining the background is to lay the groundwork.

So, you're planning on seeing me next?

Li Zhuiyuan stood on tiptoe and put his hand to the back of the head of the Taoist priest in yellow robe, feeling the horrific wound.

Runsheng came closer and reached out to touch the Taoist robe.

Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng went to touch the Taoist robes on the cushions.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that his companions had misunderstood his intention. He did not want to touch anything, but just wanted to confirm the Taoist priest's fatal injury.

However, he did not say anything to stop them. If there really were any relics that could help future generations better eliminate demons and defend the Dao, or even help him get revenge, the Taoist priests would probably be happy to give them away.

But the result was that Yin Meng and Tan Wenbin got nothing, and only Runsheng found a Buddhist scripture from the Taoist priest in yellow robe.

Nearly three hundred years is enough time for most things to decay.

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at this scripture and found that it was about self-cultivation and had no value.

"Brother Runsheng, give me three incense sticks."

"it is good."

Li Zhuiyuan held three burning incense sticks, bowed three times to the dry bones of the Taoist priests, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.

At this time, the college students who were originally standing at the four corners moved, and they walked out of the house again with lanterns in their hands.

It feels like a tour guide who takes you to the next attraction after you visit one attraction.

After Li Zhuiyuan and his three companions went out, they followed the six college students and continued walking along the village road.

This time, we walked directly to the entrance of the village. There was a river at the entrance. The river had been widened here, and there were many stone paths along the river to make it convenient for villagers to come here to wash.

Six college students walked to the side of a cobblestone path, divided into two groups, and stood opposite each other.

"Pfft..."

A figure emerged from beneath the water and climbed onto the stone slab.

This is an old man, half of his body is covered with fish scales and the other half is transparent.

He is not a living person, but he is not a dead soul either.

When he appeared, Li Zhuiyuan subconsciously raised his head. He could feel a resonance between the old man and the formation here.

All things in the world are divided into yin and yang, and the core of the formation can also be divided in this way.

However, most formations do not have this configuration, and only those with extremely deep attainments in formations can set up this formation.

The old man stood by the river and bowed, saying, "I am Yuxuzi, nice to meet you all."

Runsheng, Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng were all shocked. They all remembered that Yuxuzi’s skull appeared on the stone table at the entrance, and his bones were in the stone table. How come it appeared here again now?

But Li Zhuiyuan could confirm that the other party was indeed Yuxuzi.

His body acts as the Yang eye of the formation at the entrance, and his soul acts as the Yin eye of the formation inside the formation.

The old man asked again: "Who are you?"

"Cough...cough..."

Tan Wenbin cleared his throat and was about to start a grand introduction, but Li Zhuiyuan spoke first:
"Corpse retriever, sitting at Huangshan Wharf."

Tan Wenbin nodded immediately, followed by Runsheng and Yin Meng.

At the same time, Tan Wenbin grabbed the Seven-Star Hook, Runsheng held the Yellow River Shovel, and Yin Meng held the Exorcist Whip.

Because Brother Xiaoyuan did not perform the Qin Liu family's rituals and did not reveal his true identity, the three of them were all prepared.

As a team, this tacit understanding goes without saying.

Yuxuzi asked: "If I'm not mistaken, you guys helped me to restore this forbidden formation?"

"Yes, it's us."

"Thank you all for your help!"

You are too polite, Taoist priest. This is what we should do. The dedication of you and your three disciples from generation to generation is truly admirable. "

"For those of us who practice Taoism, it is our duty to uphold the righteous path and protect the human world."

Yuxuzi waved his hand. Although half of his face was covered with fish scales, his brows still revealed a sense of openness and righteousness.

At this moment, a whirlpool appeared in the water behind, and then a huge fish covered with pus leaped out and smashed directly towards Yuxuzi.

Yuxuzi stepped back to avoid the attack from the big fish.

The big fish persevered and twisted its body again, pouncing towards Yuxuzi.

Yuxuzi dodged again, leaving the big fish empty-handed again.

The big fish started to go crazy, its body twisted, and it swept across again.

Yuxuzi still retreated and did not fight with him.

After three consecutive attacks without any effect, the big fish seemed to be extremely angry. It actually raised its head, jumped high, drew an arc in the air, and then fell back into the water, splashing a large amount of water.

This time it wasn't an attack, more like pure tantrum.

Back in the water, the fish's red eyes twisted and it stared at Li Zhuiyuan and let out a hissing sound.

Tan Wenbin, Runsheng and Yin Meng all looked at Li Zhuiyuan, but Li Zhuiyuan did not give the order to attack, he just stood there and watched.

Yuxuzi pointed at the big fish and said, "This monster has been suppressed for so many years, but its ferocity remains unchanged. Fortunately, I have already figured out its temperament."

Li Zhuiyuan said: "What the Taoist priest said is true. Monsters are monsters after all. They only have this little brain."

"It's a pity that my soul has also been polluted day and night by it, and has become like this. It is really... embarrassing and tormenting."

"The Taoist priest has made great efforts, and we admire him."

“However, although its ferocity remains, the vitality of this monster has been worn away by the years.

I have a plan that will not only completely get rid of this monster and prevent me from having trouble at night, but will also help me get rid of it as soon as possible.

I wonder if you guys are willing to lend me a helping hand?"

"Of course I don't want to."

"My plan is... huh?"

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I forced myself to adjust my schedule back, but I felt listless and dazed on the first day. I had said yesterday that I would write more today, but I have to go back on my word today.

Sometimes I am not in a good state and write less, so I just do it for fun. But since I have made a promise, I will definitely remember to pay it back.

I owed 2k words yesterday and 6k words today.

I will write 18,000 words tomorrow to wrap up this story.

(End of this chapter)