Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 184

The sunshine in Lijiang is warmer than that in Nantong. When it falls on your body, you will feel a slight tingling sensation.

Just like the woman opposite.

The two parties said good morning to each other in a friendly manner, but the boy's heart was not at peace.

There was a brief appearance of corpse gas on the second floor last night, and Li Zhuiyuan was awakened immediately.

Not long after, I heard the sound of four people walking down the stairs to check out.

Their footsteps were much heavier than during the day, as if they had collectively gained weight.

During the brief exchange when checking out, the woman's voice did not seem to come from her vocal cords, but more like the violent friction of a sharp object.

In short, last night was very quiet and last night was also very lively.

At this time, Fat Jin's parents were cleaning the rooms on the second floor, and Fat Jin himself was walking down from the second floor carrying a large pile of sheets and bedding, all of which needed to be washed.

When passing by Li Zhuiyuan, Fat Brother Jin smiled and said, "The guest on the second floor had an emergency last night and checked out."

The boy knew: they were indeed gone.

Not long after, Fat Brother Jin called everyone to come for breakfast.

The woman didn't come over and continued to sit there drinking tea.

Fat Brother Jin went to invite her and asked if he wanted to bring her breakfast. The woman shook her head, indicating that she was not hungry.

She didn't come to the table, but allowed Li Zhuiyuan to have a peaceful breakfast.

After dinner, Li Zhuiyuan borrowed a few straw hats from Fat Jin Ge and walked out of the B&B with his friends.

I went shopping all day yesterday and was also exposed to the sun all day.

Not long after walking out of the door, Li Zhuiyuan's eyes fell on four small mounds in the field ahead.

It's quite particular. They take care of both the killing and the burial.

As we walked along the village road towards the main road, there was no one around and everyone finally began to communicate with confidence.

Lin Shuyou: "At night, my pupils are open."

Tan Wenbin: "My two godsons almost responded to the attack."

Yin Meng: "My Gu worm also felt it."

Runsheng: “Oh.”

Although the companions' perception was not as delicate as Li Zhuiyuan's, the corpse aura was enough to alarm everyone even if it only appeared for a short while.

Just because Li Zhuiyuan didn't give the order, everyone chose to stay put and didn't even get out of bed.

Lin Shuyou: "So, the four people who lived on the second floor last night also had broken jade on them. When the corpse qi in the broken jade exploded last night, they moved away immediately?"

Yin Meng was thinking hard.

Runsheng gave up thinking.

Tan Wenbin thought more and was more extreme. He asked, "Brother Xiaoyuan, are those four people still alive?"

In fact, Tan Wenbin did not grasp more details than Lin Shuyou, but he knew how to observe Xiaoyuan better.

When Brother Xiaoyuan greeted the woman opposite him good morning in the morning, Tan Wenbin sensed a different kind of seriousness.

Li Zhuiyuan said, "They are all dead. Their bodies are buried in the field we just passed by at the door."

The four small mounds were not conspicuous, but Li Zhuiyuan had an excellent memory. He could tell the difference from his memory yesterday at a glance, and the number just matched.

As soon as Li Zhuiyuan said this, everyone's expressions suddenly became extremely solemn.

Lin Shuyou asked, "She killed him?"

Runsheng: "Fat Brother Jin killed him."

Lin Shuyou touched his head: "I'm just feeling emotional..."

There were four groups of people in the B&B, Fat Jin's family, myself and others, the single woman on the first floor, and the four people living on the second floor.

Fat Brother Jin’s family are ordinary locals and are not in the suspect group. It is clear who did it.

Tan Wenbin asked: "Brother Xiaoyuan, can we do this?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "Although I haven't tested or contacted the four people on the second floor, and I don't know their strength, but those who can participate in this wave should not be ordinary characters.

Taking an average strength, if we want to attack them, we can't do it so quickly, let alone so quietly."

Apart from the noise caused by the leakage of the corpse gas from the Broken Jade, there was almost no sound of fighting, which meant that most of them were killed in one blow.

The leakage of the corpse gas of the broken jade is a political correctness that must be gone through.

Yin Meng: "Is that woman so powerful?"

Tan Wenbin: "After all, I can travel the world alone."

It is normal to form a team to travel on the river; and anyone who dares to travel on the river and ride the waves alone is someone who is extremely difficult to deal with.

Lin Shuyou: "So we still have to go back to that B&B today?"

Living under the same roof with a man who has the power to destroy an entire team by himself is not scary, but my nerves will definitely be on edge all the time.

Li Zhuiyuan continued walking forward and said, "Now it's not as simple as whether we go back to the B&B or not. I think she should have followed us out."

Tan Wenbin immediately added a reminder: "Don't look back to find someone, just keep walking and keep talking."

No one stopped to look.

Li Zhuiyuan continued, "The four people living on the second floor must have been impatient and tried to test it first, which exposed the fact that they had a piece of broken jade in their hands."

The team that does not have the broken jade in their hands will not rush to test it. Everyone is very cautious and cherishes the opportunity to take action.

Because the team on the second floor tried, the woman immediately concluded that the broken jade was in their hands.

It seemed that the mission of those four people was to escort the broken jade here, and after completing the mission, they would disappear from the face of the earth.

This is the world of Jianghu.

There is a chaotic dragon in the river at the front and dead fish and rotten shrimp at the back.

Tan Wenbin: "So, Brother Xiaoyuan, you said she is following us now... Is she trying to use us as a shield?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "She should also have a way to suppress the Jade Corpse Qi, but I am sure her method will not last long and will explode sooner or later.

If I were her, I would also choose a team that is right in front of me, accompany them, and use us to attract attention.

She is alone, so it is very convenient for her to act. In addition, she probably thinks we are weak and easy to control."

When they heard the last sentence, everyone's eyes sank.

We can admit that you are strong, but we will not accept being looked down upon by you.

After all, there is no fixed number for strength or weakness. Fighting for your life is not like playing cards where you simply compare the size of the cards.

In the past few waves, we have experienced the weak defeating the strong, mainly because of Brother Xiaoyuan leading the team. Brother Xiaoyuan is able to combine everyone's strength and achieve results of several levels higher.

Li Zhuiyuan: "She should know that we suspect that the broken jade may be in her hands, so next, according to the clear line plan we have decided in advance, we will start to target her.

I think we can have a fight.”

Everyone had originally been prepared to follow Xiao Yuan's next arrangements and planned to take a strategic approach, but they didn't expect that Xiao Yuan, who was always cautious and didn't like to take rash risks, would directly come up with such a plan.

But it is obvious that everyone likes this plan very much.

Everyone's breathing became rapid.

Li Zhuiyuan knows that his team never has to worry about morale issues.

But he said this not simply because he was hot-blooded and wanted to fight to the death.

“Three reasons.

First, if we don’t target her, it will make her suspicious because it is illogical.

Second, it is normal for us to attack her, and she wants to use us as a cover, so in the first confrontation, she is likely to hold back a little, at least she will not go for the killing move right from the start.

third……"

"Beep! Beep!"

The sound of a car horn interrupted Li Zhuiyuan's words.

At this time, everyone has reached the end of the village road. There is a road in front of them, and motorcycles and tricycles will come to pick up passengers.

Everyone was waiting for the boy's "third", but Li Zhuiyuan's expression darkened and he stopped talking. He turned to Tan Wenbin and said:

"Brother Binbin, call a taxi."

Tan Wenbin stopped two cars, negotiated the price, and everyone got in and headed for today's attractions.

It was almost noon and the tour was over. We found a restaurant nearby and ordered some cured pork ribs.

Li Zhuiyuan was the first to finish his meal, put down his chopsticks and sat quietly.

Because Run Sheng wanted to be popular, he chose a corner location at the back of the store. Li Zhuiyuan was facing a hillside in front.

In a trance, I seemed to see a figure flash by among the vegetation on the hillside.

is her.

Li Zhuiyuan believed that she was not dazzled, because the feng shui weather on the mountain ahead had fluctuated slightly, and she was using secret techniques to hide from tracking.

She was very cautious and conceited at the same time. She really didn't need to know what she and others were talking about. She only needed to determine where she and others were.

Li Zhuiyuan took out a can of Jianlibao from his backpack. "Pop."

The sound of the door opening made the dining companions look at each other.

In the past, Brother Xiaoyuan would only drink this when he was exhausted, but now, firstly, he was not fighting, and secondly, he had just eaten.

Li Zhuiyuan drank the drink sip by sip.

The third point that was not said before was: [Even if I lose the fight, I will be spared. At worst, I will be temporarily coerced or sign a surrender agreement, and cooperate with her to become her shield. Anyway, there is still room for maneuver.]

There is also a summary at the end: [To sum up, this fight was a good deal. ]

A battle in which you have a backup plan if you lose is indeed a good deal.

This was the result of Li Zhuiyuan's previous normal deduction.

The reason why I didn't say it out loud is not because I feel it would be embarrassing to say so. Sometimes, detours and retreats on the tactical level are necessary. The purpose is to exchange space for time and create a better strategic situation.

But the problem arises here. Li Zhuiyuan suddenly realized that this kind of deduction under the "normal rhythm" could not actually give him a better result.

Based on this deduction, there is no acquaintance without fighting, and three lines can be extended.

The first one: confront her and tell her that you also have a piece of broken jade. This will certainly allay her fear, but it will also let her see that you have the ability to continue to seal the corpse qi of the broken jade.

It would be fine if I could really help him seal the broken jade, and I could use it as an important bargaining chip for cooperation.

But the fact is, I can only continue to seal the piece in my hand, because I had designed the bottom seal before I entered Lijiang, when the broken jade had not yet shown any changes.

Doing so would only make me a "hot commodity" in her eyes, making her want to further interfere with me or even hold me hostage and control me.

The second: He hid the fact that he had the broken jade and took the initiative to cooperate with her, acting as her shield while hoping to get her help to get the broken jade. Then he could take the opportunity to slack off and wait for the banquet to start.

The other party will most likely agree, since she won't take the initiative to help you anyway, and can even abandon you at any time.

But this second point is just in the name of cooperation, which sounds better. In fact, you still have to take on the task of attracting fire. It's meaningless to act as a shield and then want to gild your own brand.

The third one: Pretend to be forced to become her shield, and look for opportunities to plot against her. For example, you can deliberately attract some people to divert the trouble and make both parties become each other's shields.

However, this third operation is too difficult, and the benefits are totally disproportionate to the risks. There is a high probability that it will become an unwilling fantasy of a shield.

When it comes down to it, the other party is looking down on you from the perspective of strength.

In her eyes, there was no essential difference between her team and the team she killed last night.

And when you are in a weak position, your calculations and plans will also be extremely limited.

Li Zhuiyuan quickly finished the can of drink.

The boy held the empty can in his hand and slowly rotated it, while his eyes swept over every companion present.

Li Zhuiyuan actually has always had a common problem among smart people, which is that he holds the chips in his hand and keeps calculating, always trying to avoid risks and find a situation where he can make a steady profit.

Just like Zhao Yi whom I met in Guizhou last time.

The biggest difference between Li Zhuiyuan and him may be that because of his own illness, Li Zhuiyuan is more willing to give it his all at critical moments, and he can forcibly suppress his so-called "rationality" time and time again.

If giving in not only fails to bring you a better situation, but instead makes your situation even more embarrassing...then why give in?
"Click..."

The empty beverage can was constantly deformed in the boy's hands.

When the established ideas cannot lead to acceptable results, you have to consider reshuffling the cards.

Although I had known this for a long time, it was not until the moment came that I truly realized that fighting against evil spirits and fighting against people are really different.

The person whom he just met for the first time yesterday has become a dark cloud hanging over his team's head today.

Seeing this, Lin Shuyou and Yin Meng felt that Brother Xiaoyuan had something to say, so they put down their chopsticks silently.

Tan Wenbin put some food into Lin Shuyou's bowl and urged them both, "Eat quickly and eat your fill."

His companions ate faster, and Tan Wenbin asked the boss to add two more pots of cured pork ribs.

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze once again turned to the hill opposite. Although the Feng Shui pattern there had returned to normal and it was difficult for others to see the problem, Li Zhuiyuan could see a hint of deliberateness with his Feng Shui attainments.

It is not appropriate to take the initiative to attack from outside at such a distance.

But judging from her performance in the morning, she seemed to know the importance of the clue provided by Fat Brother Jin, and she would continue to live in the B&B.

Therefore, the battlefield can only be held in Fat Jin Ge’s homestay, because only there are the two sides closest to each other.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I want to change the plan I mentioned earlier...from fighting her to killing her!"

Everyone continued eating while listening, but they chewed with greater force.

"Once you start, do not hesitate:
Yin Meng releases your most violent poison!

Tan Wenbin immediately used the ghost-controlling technique!

Lin Shuyou uses the evil-breaking talisman needle to stimulate the White Crane Boy's strongest state of descent!
Runsheng, just open your valve fully!"

Even if everyone was consciously trying to eat seriously, they had to lower their heads and look at the bowls in their hands. Is this... the end of life?

In the past, this method was always reserved for the last critical moment, and would not be used in the early stages if possible.

Because after using it, except for Yin Meng, the other three will be paralyzed for a long time. Not only will they lose their combat power, they will not even be able to take care of themselves.

And this wave has just begun, and the fight for the broken jade has just begun. The highlight in the later stage will be to visit as a guest.

Are you just going to play all the cards you have hidden in your heart like this?

However, although everyone was shocked, no one questioned it. The trust that had been built up over a long period of time made them instinctively and unconditionally believe in Xiaoyuan's judgment.

Everyone chewed their food vigorously, swallowed it down like a whirlwind, and squeezed out a firm response from between their teeth:
"understand!"

"understand!"

"The cards are not good, so I have to try a different approach. This time, I'm going to take a big gamble.

Since she has made it clear that she wants to follow us and use us as scapegoats, then we are mortal enemies. Instead of waiting for the corpse energy of the broken jade in her hand to explode and attract more unknown opponents, it is better for us to take the initiative.

Step one: Go all out and kill her.

Step 2: Take the piece of jade from her hand.

In this way, we have two pieces of broken jade in our hands. One can be sealed by me continuously, and the other one, even if I take over in the middle, can only be sealed for a while, and the corpse qi will explode sooner or later.

Step 3: Hold two pieces of broken jade in your hands and hide as much as possible to delay time.

I don't know how long Step 3 will last, but I'm going to give it my all.

Step 4: The corpse qi of the broken jade bursts out, attracting attention and competition. I then admit defeat in public, hand over the broken jade with great fanfare, and 'withdraw from the competition'.

For this plan, the initiative is completely in our hands and we don’t have to rely on others.

It’s just that the gambling nature is quite strong, and there are two areas where you need to gamble.

First, we should take advantage of the fact that she wants to use us as a shield and will hold back in the first confrontation. We should go all out and not give her any room for regret.

The second one…”

Tan Wenbin took a sip of the soup, which was so salty that he stuck out his tongue, but he did not forget to continue:

"We bet that the fight for the broken jade will last long enough, so the banquet will start later. Even if we are overdrawn and paralyzed at the beginning, we will have enough time to recuperate and recover."

Li Zhuiyuan: “That’s right.”

Under normal circumstances, the trump card must be used at the last critical moment, but if it is used early enough and there is enough time in between... then after recuperation, it can be used again at the last critical moment, which is a win.

Lin Shuyou put down his chopsticks. He was full. He touched his belly with his left hand and took out a needle from his bag with his right hand to use as a toothpick to pick his teeth.

Tan Wenbin pointed at him and scolded him with a smile: "I said, how can you be so pretentious?"

Lin Shuyou: "Hehe, it's all because of Brother Bin's good teaching."

Yin Meng spread out her palms, and the insect began to cooperate with her to play the palm climbing game.

Seeing that they all stopped eating, Runsheng brought the pot to himself, poured the rice in, threw in the incense, picked up the big soup spoon, and continued eating.

Xiaoyuan has never officially seen his valves fully open. This time he can finally show it in front of Xiaoyuan. Moreover, it is the fully open valves after eating the Gu Boy. He himself is looking forward to it very much.

Well, these cured pork ribs are indeed delicious, but the taste is still far inferior to that of Gu Tong.

In the afternoon, everyone went to visit an ancient town.

The main reason was that the distance back was too short, making it inconvenient to discuss. While strolling around the ancient town and going in and out of the ancient buildings, I made arrangements for the evening's battle plan.

Near dusk, Li Zhuiyuan and his companions returned to the homestay wearing straw hats. Except for Li Zhuiyuan, the four companions took a close look at the four inconspicuous mounds when they passed by the farmland at the door.

Fat Brother Jin brought out flower cakes, shared them with everyone to taste, and asked if everyone had a good time today.

Tan Wenbin took the initiative and had a very happy chat with Fat Brother Jin at the counter.

By the way, I learned from Fat Brother Jin that the woman sat outside and drank tea all day.

Li Zhuiyuan heard it, but he didn't believe it. He thought she must be using some kind of puppet trick to deceive people.

I walked into the yard and saw the woman.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that she, who had followed them during the day, had returned here at this moment. She still looked a little dusty, and the tea in the cup was no longer warm.

The woman raised her teacup and said to Li Zhuiyuan, just as she did in the morning:

"Good evening, little brother."

"Auntie, good evening."

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This chapter is to make up for yesterday's words, and there will be more in the evening.

(End of this chapter)