Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 143

Xiong Shan's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled wryly: "Congratulations."

Li Zhuiyuan: “My condolences.”

When he found the second and third brothers earlier, Tan Wenbin had some concerns and considered whether to notify Xiong Shan in time. However, Xiong Shan had the experience of leaving here, so there was no need for him to hide it if he had found them.

Lin Shuyou, Yin Meng and the three Tiger brothers, a total of five people, would have been a considerable target if they had been placed in the pool of water before it burned. However, neither side found a single one of them.

Admittedly, there is a probability that they were lost and not found, but this probability is actually very low. Combined with the fact that before going into the water, Lin Shuyou was able to open his eyes, turn his head, and make mouth movements, showing a clear self-awareness, so it is very likely that they came here, but left before he and others came down.

As for where they went?

Li Zhuiyuan turned around and looked at the broken stone gate.

We are clearly the first echelon, and we placed them two at the back as the second echelon. But now, the second echelon is actually ahead of us.

At this time, Xiong Shan took a deep breath and said:

“The second and third brothers, they must have been tricked by the Xie and Bu families.

When the Xie and Bu families took action, there was no reason not to join forces with the Wang family.

I now suspect that if Lihua had not followed you here earlier because of you, she might have ended up like the second and third brothers."

Li Zhuiyuan: "It's their own good fortune, it has nothing to do with me."

Although he said so, what the boy was thinking was:

So, if you hadn't led the team here earlier, you, Xiong Shan, would be alone now?

As you were struggling to suppress the outbreak of corpse poison by the lake, you suddenly saw your wife, children and brothers being taken down by a team of corpse-driving people. You dived down alone to rescue them, but right after you woke up your wife, before you could remove the restrictions, you witnessed your wife, children and brothers burning, melting and exploding in front of you.

You might even be in a trance and delay too long, and due to the effects of the corpse poison, you might not be able to escape from the pool in time and be buried directly in this sea of ​​fire.

So, you should have been wiped out in this wave?
It was true that I had arrived at the unfinished examination room early, but I was not actually waiting for the next exam and the new test paper. Instead, all the people in the examination room were dead on the examination tables. I sat down, picked up the unfinished test papers stained with blood beside their bodies, and continued working on them?
"Little brother, what's wrong with you?"

"I was thinking..." Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the spot where the ghost eye was before, "Those three families are ready to take action. The earliest will be during the day, and the latest will be in the first half of tonight."

Since those three families had planned to bring in thunder talismans and corpse oil to destroy all the corpses here, it would be impossible for the corpse drivers here to have a chance to pick up the people and refill the lamp oil.

"I feel the same way, so I have reached a dead end. If I continue to move forward and seek a chance to seal the general, wouldn't that be making things difficult for those three families?"

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

"There is one thing I need your forgiveness for. I will take you away from here. If I happen to meet your people on the way, I will definitely help them if I can. But I will not deliberately rescue them, nor will I try to seal the general again.

I want to leave here alive and seek revenge on those three families.

Since they dared to use my people as sacrifices, I must make them pay the price!"

In fact, Xiong Shan had previously revealed his intention to use those three families as cannon fodder.

But whoever it happens to will feel the real pain.

Tan Wenbin was using a paper ball to plug his bleeding nostrils. When he heard Xiong Shan's words, he could only sigh:
Our brother Yuanzi is kind-hearted. If he doesn't take action, he will go for the person's household registration book, and he is determined to see that evil is paid back in due time.

Li Zhuiyuan thought a little deeper:
Perhaps, Xiong Shan also wanted to admit defeat in this way, to find a legitimate excuse, a reason that could soothe his heart.

He will not leave Jiang, he wants to focus on avenging his brother.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I understand, but I must go and rescue my people. You lead the way first, and we will separate at a certain time."

"Okay." Xiong Shan pursed his lips, "Little brother, I am sorry for you, I owe you a favor."

Xiong Shan had said this before, but Li Zhuiyuan didn't take it to heart last time, and the same was true this time.

Xiong Shan and Lihua walked in front, and Li Zhuiyuan followed behind them with Runsheng and Tan Wenbin.

When going up the stairs, Li Zhuiyuan took a special look at the fist hole in the middle of the stairs. Even after so many years, the fist marks in the fist hole were still clearly visible.

Runsheng kept comparing his fist with the fist pit.

Walking into the broken stone gate, there was no corridor in front, but the wind blew directly, carrying sand in the wind. The sand was crystal clear and had a strange luster.

Li Zhuiyuan: Fantasy world of sand.

Generally, where there is a strong evil spirit and resentment and a large number of people have died, there is a probability of forming a fantasy sand pattern, which is a natural miasma.

Xiong Shan: "This is Fantasy World Sand. It can inspire the strongest sorrows, joys, and happiness in a person's memory and amplify them. Steady your mind and don't get lost in it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "The Heart-Clearing Talisman."

Tan Wenbin and Runsheng immediately took out the Qingxin Talisman and stuck it on their foreheads.

Although they could also try to rely on their own perseverance to get through this fantasy world, but since they have the conditions, there is no need to endure it without any hardship.

Xiong Shan also took out a few Chenzhou talismans and pasted one on each of his wife and son. He turned around and was about to say something, but after seeing the two Qingxin talismans, he was first surprised and suspicious, and then relieved and said:

"No wonder you don't care about my Chenzhou Talisman Fragments."

"That's because I'm not good at talismans."

"You are always so humble, little brother."

Li Zhuiyuan was too lazy to explain further.

"Little brother, don't you stick it on yourself?"

"I do not need."

"Then you have to be careful to control your emotions."

"I will."

Everyone walked into the fantasy sand together. Even though there were talismans to help suppress it, the rising emotions in their hearts were still obvious.

Lihua began to cry again, Xiong Shan's eyes turned red again with anger, Runsheng and Tan Wenbin were both suppressing the corners of their mouths, but they were both happy.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't feel anything.

The sandstorm area was not large, and after walking for a while, everyone came out.

Except for Li Zhuiyuan, everyone began to breathe deeply and adjust their mentality.

If extreme emotions are maintained for too long, it will cause great mental drain.

Xiong Shan turned his head and glanced at the young man beside him who looked as if nothing had happened. His evaluation of the young man became more mysterious.

The Fantasy World Sand is at the outermost edge. After entering, what appears in front of everyone is a huge sunken pit, which looks like a very deep mine, with circles and lines going all the way to the deepest part.

But this is just the view from the outside. In fact, the space below is obviously dislocated. The so-called below does not necessarily mean going down. Here, it is a complete world of its own.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and looked upward.

The sky in the reality outside is one layer, the lake is one layer, and here is another layer, three layers of heaven, the Suppression Bureau, dedicated to burying giant evil!
I think that the general was regarded as a very evil creature when he was buried. He was buried here in the hope that he would never be able to rise again.

But even so, in history, this general almost succeeded.

Xiong Shan: "This place is misaligned in all directions, and it is extremely dangerous. I almost died in it before, but fortunately I found a secluded path later, and was able to find the exit and float out of the lake."

After a brief introduction, Xiong Shan continued to lead the way.

The crowd walked down along the edge. There should have been a repaired road under their feet, but with the falling of nearby rocks, the road was no longer a road. However, in the middle of the road, there were traces of new excavation. It was not a wide road, but a flat surface that could only accommodate one person.

For example, when a huge rock appears blocking the road in front of you, a concave space appears in the center of the rock, which is blocked on all sides, but people can pass through the middle relatively normally.

This is a newly built corpse-driving path specifically for corpse-drivers.

As we walked, the scenery ahead changed. It was no longer the original stone pits, but many dilapidated pavilions and buildings.

When you look deeper into the pit, you will find that the pit is not below you, but is on the same level as you.

It was no longer a deep pit, but had clearly turned into a palace, but a large area of ​​the palace's outer wall had collapsed, and the inside was also in ruins.

The general's revival, the historical suppression, this place was once a battlefield.

The road in front of the crowd also became wider. Although it was still bumpy, it was no longer a mountain road along the cliff. Moreover, they could faintly hear footsteps getting closer.

Xiong Shan raised his hand and signaled everyone to stop moving forward.

Then he squatted down and put his hands on the ground.

Straws extended from its body. These straws seemed to have grown temporarily, increasing in number and forming two small haystacks on both sides of its body.

Xiong Shan began to cross his hands, not like he was making a seal, but more like he was weaving.

Two piles of straw slowly stood up, and the shapes of straw men appeared.

Tan Wenbin opened his eyes wide, approached Li Zhuiyuan and asked, "Brother Xiaoyuan, what's going on?"

“There’s a hint of witchcraft.”

The two piles of straw turned into two straw poles and a scarecrow sitting on them.

Xiong Shan pasted two pieces of black talisman paper on the two scarecrows, and then scratched their palms with his fingernails to perform a blood sacrifice. The temperament of the scarecrows immediately changed, revealing a solemn and profound aura.

Xiong Shan: "Come on, each of us will take one and carry it. Walk along the left side of the road. Don't walk in the middle to avoid colliding with them."

Li Zhuiyuan: “Do as you are told.”

Xiong Shan and Lihua, one in front and one behind, lifted two straw poles.

The same went for the three people on Li Zhuiyuan's side. Runsheng walked in front, and Li Zhuiyuan grabbed Runsheng's clothes and followed behind him.

In this way, the scarecrow that was originally sitting on it dangled down with its feet off the ground.

This is an imitation created by witchcraft. I have to say that Xiong Shan’s personal methods are indeed powerful.

Of course, Li Zhuiyuan never doubted the other party's strength.

But when the former gangster began to have thoughts of retreating, his aura weakened.

The two teams continued forward along the far left side of the road.

Xiong Shan was still leading the way. He did not lead everyone into the palace, but walked around the outside of the palace. He said he had been there before and it was very dangerous inside.

Everyone heard the sound of dense footsteps. In the middle of the road, a group of soldiers were holding torches and shouting as they ran forward.

From the details of their armor, it can be seen that they are Yuan army.

It is said that they were the first to break the peace here and accelerated the general's recovery.

Next, maids and eunuchs came forward in a group.

They even walked side by side with their side for a long distance, but at the next side entrance, they turned into the palace.

Xiong Shan even stopped for a moment to let them pass first.

Li Zhuiyuan thought for a moment and concluded that they should be wearing clothes from the Han Dynasty.

But if it is a general's tomb, then there would be maids, but why would there be eunuchs?

The lamps on both sides of the road began to be erected. They had long been destroyed and now appeared as virtual shadows, but the lighting effect was still obvious.

"Gee. Gee!"

Another group of knights, riding their horses at full speed, passed through the middle.

In short, although this road is "empty", it is also "very lively".

Fortunately, as long as they carry the straw pole and act as corpse drivers, “no one” will care about them.

Li Zhuiyuan looked up several times and looked at the scarecrow on his side.

The one whose feet are not touching the ground can be looked at, but the one who is carried by the genuine corpse-driving team cannot be looked at.

The boy still doesn't know who gave "it" such power.

At first, he and Xiong Shan both thought that it was the general's patrol, and the "it" in each team of corpse drivers represented the general's "sight".

But if the general still has such powerful strength and can deliver at such a long distance, then why would he still be trapped here? Can't he just come out?
But if the power didn't come from the general, then whose power could it be?
Under the leadership of Xiong Shan, everyone walked around the outer perimeter of the palace, almost three-quarters of the way, until an upward fork in the road appeared in front of them. Above the fork in the road was a relatively well-preserved building.

Compared to the palace, it looks very rustic and simple.

Xiong Shan: "I don't know what it was called in ancient times, but the furnishings inside looked like a banquet hall. There was a small waterfall behind the hall, which led to a Yin River. I jumped from there and returned to the lake."

Everyone started to go up along the fork.

Li Zhuiyuan was not in a hurry to leave, as he still had to look for Lin Shuyou and Yin Meng, but it was necessary to go there and take a look, at least to watch Xiong Shan and Lihua jump off the waterfall to make sure that was the correct way to leave.

However, the higher you go, the atmosphere gradually changes.

A red blanket appeared on the ground, and the stone lamps on both sides of the road were no longer just phantoms, but real ones, with real lamp oil inside to keep them burning.

Xiong Shan: "Something is wrong. When I found my way here yesterday, these furnishings were not there. These are all new. Let's go back first!"

If you encounter unusual situations, it is better to touch and look around more.

But when everyone wanted to go down, a group of maids and eunuchs appeared on the way up. They were large in number and lined up in an orderly manner.

The eunuchs held lanterns in their hands and the palace maids held lotus lanterns in their hands.

They were phantoms, but this time, they were so densely packed that they completely blocked the way down.

When Li Zhuiyuan, Xiong Shan and others approached them, white smoke came out of the scarecrows above both sides. The straw poles were not as strong as the bamboo poles, and there were "crackling" sounds, as if they were about to break.

The maids and eunuchs moved forward together, step by step, forcing Li Zhuiyuan and others to retreat.

"Little brother, I don't know what's going on, but the more they force us, the more we can't follow their wishes. Let's get ready!"

Li Zhuiyuan agreed with Xiong Shan's judgment.

But behind the maids and eunuchs, a team of eight corpse-drivers appeared. They were all configured as a standard three-person team, with two of them carrying the corpse and one in the middle keeping his feet off the ground.

How can we start this?

If those eight of them were placed there, even one look at them would cause a backlash in one's mind. How could one fight them?
Xiong Shan: "When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Let's just follow their wishes for now."

The two makeshift troupes of corpse-drivers turned around and continued to move forward.

Perhaps it was because the two teams' previous "reverse flow" blocked the road. When they went up again, the maids and eunuchs shuttled past them.

Unfortunately, the eight teams of corpse-driving people in the rear seemed to really regard their two teams as "colleagues". There were four of them on each side, and they regarded them as team leaders.

Now, not only can I not turn around, I can't even slow down my pace.

The higher you go, the closer you are to the "banquet hall", and the more dim the bright lights become.

The door of the banquet hall was open, and some of the maids and eunuchs were waiting outside, while others went in.

Now a new question arises. As the "team leader", should I go in or stay outside?

Fortunately, the maids and eunuchs outside gave an answer. They bent down and made a "please" gesture.

It seems that we need to go in.

After entering, it was indeed arranged like a banquet hall as Xiong Shan said, and the banquet style was very ancient.

There is a square platform half a person's height in the middle, which should be the main seating area. There is a curtain hanging above it, blocking the view.

Around and below, there are rows of tables and desks, some of which are intact while others have long been damaged.

At present, this place seems empty, except for four tables in a corner where people are sitting.

Li Zhuiyuan saw familiar faces, first the three thugs led by Brother Hu, all of whom were kneeling there with their eyes closed, not moving.

Sitting next to Brother Tiger and the other two was Lin Shuyou.

Lin Shuyou was sitting there quietly. He seemed to sense something again. He opened his eyes and looked around. He was saying something, but no sound could be heard. However, his mouth shape was still the same:
"Brother Xiaoyuan?"

Last time at the lake, Lin Shuyou was in a team of corpse-driving people and his senses were blocked, while Li Zhuiyuan and others were in the "Yin Yang Road Inn" barrier. He sensed people but couldn't see them.

This time, Li Zhuiyuan and the other two were carrying counterfeit and shoddy clothing, so their concealing ability was not that strong. Lin Shuyou first sensed something, then determined the approximate direction, and finally looked towards where Li Zhuiyuan was.

At this time, a gust of cold wind blew, and the curtain on the main throne was blown open, revealing the situation inside.

There is a main seat on the stage, and on both sides of the main seat are two accompanying seats. The host naturally sits in the main seat, but those who can sit on the stage with him must be the four people with the most noble status in the audience.

On the first seat, there is a set of armor. The armor is covered with scars, revealing a strong sense of vicissitudes of time. It should represent the general.

Below the right hand side of the first seat, there is a sculpture of a man in red. Although the sculpture is mottled and damaged, it still allows people to feel the former elegance of the object it is imitating.

The clothes on the sculpture are similar to those worn by Uncle Qin during Li Zhuiyuan's marriage ceremony.

Li Zhuiyuan himself had one, which was specially made for him by the old lady. There were two sets, one mainly red and the other mainly green. After all, he was in charge of two branches, so he had to have a set of Chinese clothes from each family.

This sculpture should represent the Dragon King of the Qin family who once suppressed the general. Although the general was suppressed by him, he also stood up his statue and placed it next to his seat to show his recognition and respect.

Opposite the red sculpture, just below the left hand side of the first seat, sitting is... Yin Meng.

After seeing this scene, Tan Wenbin and Runsheng were all shocked: Why could Yin Meng sit in that position?

Even Xiong Shan cast a surprised and questioning look at the young man: Who are your subordinates? Or, who is the subordinate between you and him?

Only Li Zhuiyuan, who had read the complete version of the Yin family tree, knew that this was not surprising.

because,

This is the Yin family’s tradition of eating for free when traveling.

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This chapter is to make up for yesterday's word count.

There is also today's in the evening.

(End of this chapter)