Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 196

Li Zhuiyuan ended his Yin state and stretched out his hand to rub his eyebrows.

The boy felt a little dizzy, but it was still within an acceptable range.

Learning something requires a certain price.

Fortunately, I have a study companion this time.

Zhao Yi's body went limp, luckily Tan Wenbin was quick to catch him and prevent him from hitting the ground with his head.

In a short period of time, the gap between life and death opens and closes, and then opens and closes again, which is equivalent to dancing in front of the gate of hell again and again, and repeatedly ravages the physical condition.

Zhao Yi gradually got used to it. The shackles of the past had almost become fingertips today, which was also a huge progress.

"call……"

Zhao Yi first reached out and carefully touched Tan Wenbin's back. Seeing that it was not as cold as last time, he took the initiative to climb up.

Tan Wenbin weighed him on his back and said, "Master Zhao is really skilled."

Zhao Yi: "I have been a sickly child since I was young, and I am used to being carried on my back."

Tan Wenbin said nothing more and carried him off the platform.

No matter whether it is a foreign mule or a local mule, as long as it can pull the mill, it is a good mule.

Zhao Yi had previously proved his role and value with his performance, so he naturally deserved the corresponding treatment.

The White Crane Boy knelt on one knee, using the trident to support his body, struggling to hold on for the last bit of time.

The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar. No one is born to like worldly affairs, but if there are immediate benefits to be gained, there is no need to be taught by humans, and God is no exception.

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to the White Crane Boy and squatted down to be level with Him.

"Thanks for your hard work."

This was his teaching session, but it was also a time for the boy to get beaten.

The boy used up his last bit of strength and raised his chin slightly: "It's my duty...

After saying this, the boy left.

It was like an elderly man who met the last person he wanted to see at his sickbed, and then passed away peacefully.

Lin Shuyou's body was shaking. He was very weak, but because he had not used the evil-breaking needle, he did not collapse or faint.

"Snapped!"

Li Zhuiyuan opened a can of Jianlibao and handed it to Lin Shuyou.

Lin Shuyou took it with both hands.

It's not to show solemnity, but because I'm afraid I can't hold it with one hand.

He tilted his head back and drank it up, then lowered his head and burped loudly, like a hardworking mule snorting happily.

Runsheng continued to take out drinks from his bag while thinking about it. Influenced by Uncle Li, everyone's daily outlook was branded as a mule.

Fortunately, we have graduated from high school, otherwise we would easily be considered to have plagiarized if we made a metaphor during the Chinese language exam.

Lin Shuyou smacked his lips and felt like he had regained some strength.

This is actually just a psychological effect. It's just a can of drink and it's not a panacea. It's just because Brother Xiaoyuan drinks too much on weekdays, so in the eyes of his friends, this thing is put on a special filter.

Tan Wenbin walked over with Zhao Yi on his back, and Runsheng handed him a can of drink.

Zhao Yi answered it.

Then he saw Runsheng still staring at him.

Zhao Yi: "In my pocket."

Tan Wenbin turned sideways, and Runsheng reached into his pocket and took out a lot of bottles and jars.

Zhao Yi asked, "Can you tell the difference?"

Runsheng nodded.

After receiving supplies from Captain Zhao twice, I have become familiar with this precious pill.

Exchanging Jianlibao for a panacea does not benefit anyone.

After feeding the medicine, Runsheng turned around and squatted, motioning Lin Shuyou to come up.

Lin Shuyou: "I can walk by myself."

Runsheng shook his head: "Rest on my back for a while and catch your breath. I may need you again next time."

Lin Shuyou thought it made sense and climbed onto Runsheng’s back.

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Yin Meng, who was leaning against the coffin, breathing slowly.

I was previously worried about my positioning in the team, but immediately I got the opportunity to prove my worth.

The anxiety was relieved, and although Yin Meng was poisoned, she felt satisfied in her heart.

Li Zhuiyuan grabbed Yin Meng's arm with his left hand, pulled out a dagger from the side of his boot with his right hand, and cut three cuts on his arm.

Then use your fingers to press the red clay to quickly draw lines on your arm, and then press down with your thumb to activate it.

Yin Meng suddenly felt a sharp pain. She clenched her teeth and made no sound, but her body twitched slightly.

Black blood quickly flowed out from the three wounds and soon formed a pool on the ground.

Yin Meng suddenly felt much lighter, and most of the toxins were cleared away. She could even eliminate the remaining toxins on her own.

The mood that had just calmed down was instantly filled with even greater anxiety:
"Brother Xiaoyuan, have you learned poison techniques?"

Li Zhuiyuan shook his head.

After reading so many profound health books, he still knows some basic medical skills and pharmacology.

In the past, Yin Meng had poisoned himself, and he had no idea what to do, nor did he dare to treat it recklessly. However, the poison "replicated" by the person in the coffin was extremely standard and formulaic, which corresponded exactly to the standard case he learned from reading books.

"Bandage it yourself."

"Ah."

Yin Meng nodded, and the insect popped out from her fingertips. The insect landed on the wound, and its mouthparts bit it quickly along the wound. Soon the wound was sutured very carefully.

It has its own anesthetic effect, no need to remove stitches, and the effect is excellent.

After the stitches were completed, Yin Meng looked up at Lin Shuyou on Runsheng's back.

Lin Shuyou was so scared that he immediately shook his head: "I have internal injuries here, no need to treat external injuries."

Li Zhuiyuan stood beside the coffin and put his hands on the wall.

"crunch...crunch...crunch..."

There was a slight friction sound and a very light vibration. The closed coffin isolated most of the movements inside and outside, so the little leaked sound indicated the intense madness inside the coffin.

The person lying inside was scratching the inner wall frantically and was hysterical.

Li Zhuiyuan had previously specifically told Yin Meng not to look inside the coffin, as he was worried that something unexpected might happen after he looked inside.

After all, this person inside was his "teacher of one lesson". During the learning process, Li Zhuiyuan naturally also noticed the brutality hidden in his doctrine.

There are obviously some rules here, but the person inside is obviously trying to make the best use of the rules, with the goal of keeping the "student" forever.

Teacher, I don’t want to be lonely.

Zhao Yi had said before that the seeds of greed had been planted from the moment the puppet stone gate was chosen. A killing game does not necessarily require an ambush from all sides without any flaws. It can also require you to take the initiative to put a rope around your neck.

Li Zhuiyuan walked around the coffin. The carvings on it were very novel and difficult to match with historical records.

This is not surprising. Complete historical records are a luxury. Even the history of the Central Plains often has gaps, let alone the mountains.

Many ancient civilizations sprouted, bloomed, flourished, and withered here throughout their life cycle, but because they were not connected with the mainstream, they could only be beautiful on their own. Later generations were shocked when they unearthed their remains.

"Bang!"

The coffin began to sink.

Li Zhuiyuan stood where he was, folded his hands on his abdomen, and saluted his teacher.

If it were really a kind or strict teacher, we would have to show great respect to it, but it is not. It is more like a prisoner imprisoned here, forced to work.

After the coffin was completely submerged, the ground beneath his feet turned back into emerald green.

Looking down, one can see that the coffin is still sinking, and soon, it is submerged by the dense black shadows.

Without the movement of the coffin to attract them, the dark shadows once again became curious about the living people above.

There is a stone wall in front, which gradually softens, and green light and shadows continue to interweave. There is no dark shadow in that area, so it looks like a door.

Li Zhuiyuan walked over and touched it with his palm, and it could penetrate.

There is great danger here, but Li Zhuiyuan does not think there is any direct danger, for example, passing through the door is a death trap.

Therefore, Li Zhuiyuan was the first to pass through.

After entering, there is an open area. The ground is still made of emerald green and glows green. The visibility is very high whether above or below.

This scene is very similar to Shichahai Lake after it freezes over in winter, except that the ice is green.

The others followed in. Runsheng rushed out because he felt that he should be the first to explore the unknown areas and Xiaoyuan should not be so impatient.

Tan Wenbin: "Why are there fake jadeite everywhere here?"

Zhao Yi: "I now suspect it is some kind of seal."

There are steps at the end of the open area, and everyone has to walk from one end to the other.

Everyone started to move forward.

There is nothing on top, it is bare and very clean, but the furnishings below are very complicated.

Each area basically follows the layout of stone chairs and stone cushions under a platform.

There were dark shadows sitting on the platform, and there were also dark shadows sitting on the stone chairs and stone cushions below. They all sat upright and looked very solemn.

There were also floating black shadows moving around, but without exception, once they sat down, they would remain motionless and serious.

The environment below is very similar to the lecture scenes depicted in ancient paintings.

The difference is that the space here is very large, and the teaching areas are divided into blocks.

Walking on it, you feel like a school leader is patrolling outside the classroom.

Recalling the three optional stone gates on the outermost side, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but suspect that someone in history had built this place into some kind of school or academy to preach scriptures.

To carry out such an act in the Nine Secret Realms was, I have to say, a truly astonishing and grand undertaking.

However, the ending does not seem to be very good. All the students and teachers who used to be here were permanently banned here.

The black shadows in the two places should not be the same kind of people. The number of black shadows here is obviously much smaller than the previous ones, and the black shadows here are also "concentrating on listening and studying" after death, and are not curious about strangers.

According to the current school atmosphere, the ones here are like rocket key classes, and the ones in front are ordinary free-range classes.

Of course, this analogy is not accurate, and those dark shadows outside are probably not students.

Any large-scale building in ancient times required a large amount of manpower. Li Zhuiyuan suspected that the large number of people outside who were used as teaching materials might be "civilian laborers."

If human sacrifice is regarded as consumable, then this "academy" will no longer be so grand and upright, but will be stained with a layer of sticky black depression.

Unfortunately, I haven’t seen any murals or stone tablets, so I can only guess about the background of this place for now.

Without any accidents or incidents, everyone reached the other end safely. When they were about to go up the stairs, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but stop and look back.

Did the two from the Yu family pass the exam?
It would be fine if they died in there without passing the exam. But if they passed the exam, they should have passed here, so are they ahead, or haven't come out yet?

After a brief thought, continue walking upwards.

The steps were not long, and above them was another large stone door. However, this time there were no murals on the stone door, and it was very clean.

There is no way to push it, as all the doors here are thick, solid and integrated. Even if the air-conditioning valves are fully opened, there is no way to shake them at all.

Li Zhuiyuan placed his palm on the stone door, and when he withdrew his hand, the original contact position was left with the mark of the invitation card on his palm.

But this stone door was not opened.

Zhao Yi did the same and successfully left his own mark, but the stone gate remained quiet.

Li Zhuiyuan: "What's missing is the invitation from the Yu family."

Tan Wenbin: "If they fail the exam and die there, can we still open the door?"

Zhao Yi: "Since you have received the invitation and have been given the choice of paths, it is impossible for you to get stuck here.

I think it’s because the Yu family didn’t come, and at the same time, the Yu family members are not dead yet.

If they were dead, the invitation in our hands should be able to open the door.”

Li Zhuiyuan nodded and said, "Then let's take a rest. Brother Runsheng, Brother Binbin, set up the tent and cook."

A good rest environment helps the injured to recover. As long as conditions permit, there is no need to save money.

Moreover, Li Zhuiyuan had a hunch that the Yu family would not come out so soon, and of course, they would not die so easily.

So, I may have to rest for a long time here.

The tent was set up, the sleeping bags were laid out, and some paste was cooked on the alcohol stove, with dehydrated vegetables and beef cubes added. It didn't taste very good, but being able to have a hot meal here was enough to make people feel happy.

Zhao Yi ate with a spoon and said with emotion: "You are really willing to do this."

There is no wood or water here, and apart from the fake jadeite that can be seen everywhere, there is no other supply at all.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then don't eat it."

Zhao Yi: "That won't work. I also contributed."

After eating, Li Zhuiyuan got into his sleeping bag and prepared to rest. Zhao Yi shamelessly wanted to come in and squeeze in, but was rejected by the boy.

Zhao Yi had no choice but to crawl over and try to squeeze in with Lin Shuyou. Lin Shuyou refused, but then reluctantly agreed.

Runsheng said to Yin Meng, "You've been poisoned. Go and rest. Zhuangzhuang and I will be on guard."

"Yeah." Before going to bed, Yin Meng took out salt and pepper peanuts, chocolate, squid shreds, and flower cakes from her bag so that Runsheng and Tan Wenbin could have a snack while they were on guard.

Tan Wenbin didn't hesitate to open the package and started eating.

Runsheng took out the compressed biscuits in confusion: "Didn't you eat enough just now?"

Tan Wenbin: "I'm full."

Runsheng: "Then carry the stones up the mountain."

Tan Wenbin: "My mouth is bland, let's add some flavor, you can have some too."

Runsheng shook his head.

He was not deliberately saving snacks for Yin Meng, but he really didn't have the habit of eating snacks. In the past, when the school opened a store, he would only eat those that had just expired to avoid waste.

At first, Li Zhuiyuan just wanted to take a short rest to recover some of his energy.

But the Yu family had been failing the exams and had been refusing to die, so time dragged on and on. Finally, Li Zhuiyuan simply let go and slept like a normal sleep.

While he was sleeping, he heard a voice in his ear, as if someone was giving a lecture.

I just knew someone was talking, but I couldn't hear what they were saying.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that he was dreaming.

It's not a walking ghost, it's not a dream, and it's not the effect of a formation. It's simply that whatever you think about during the day you will dream about at night.

It should be related to the special environment here. People's spiritual perception seems to become very active here.

If he was really pulled into the dream below and could learn something, Li Zhuiyuan might really cherish this dream and see if he could go down and take a class. But since it was just a dream, there was no need to affect his rest.

The boy decisively broke away from the dream and continued to sleep.

Wake up feeling refreshed.

Yesterday's fatigue was swept away. The recovery speed was truly amazing.

Next to them, Lin Shuyou and Zhao Yi were hugging each other and sleeping soundly.

Fearing that he would have to study with his partner again, Zhao Yi stopped trying to sew up the gap between the gates of life and death on his forehead. The gap opened and closed slightly with his breathing.

The wisps of deathly aura brought about by this caused Lin Shuyou, who was sleeping with him in his arms, to tremble his eyelids slightly to the rhythm.

It should be the death energy, which involved the book friend's vertical pupil warning, but he knew it was not an enemy, so he only retained some basic instinctive reactions.

The person sleeping in Yin Meng's sleeping bag was Tan Wenbin. She had already gotten up and gone to take over the guard shift.

Li Zhuiyuan stood up, took a bottle of water, drank it, and walked to the steps to sit down.

After a long while, a yawning sound was heard behind him, and Zhao Yi walked over shyly.

When he reached Li Zhuiyuan, he stretched out his hand to support the young man's shoulders, and then sat down steadily.

Li Zhuiyuan handed him the half bottle of water in his hand, and Zhao Yi took it and drank it.

"This place is really good for health. The effect of a good night's sleep is very obvious." Zhao Yi also felt it very clearly.

"Ah."

"That silly girl from the Yu family, is she still taking the exam?"

"Maybe it's a make-up exam."

Zhao Yi: "That silly girl is really stupid and strong."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I should have handed you over to her earlier. Then she could get two votes, making it at least twice as difficult. Then you could die in there with her."

Zhao Yi: "With me here, maybe she would have passed the exam a long time ago."

Li Zhuiyuan: "She may not listen to your advice."

Zhao Yi: “That’s true.”

At this time, a small piece of light and shadow appeared on the stone wall in the distance.

Li Zhuiyuan stood up.

Zhao Yi reached out and grabbed the boy's arm, then stood up as well.

Runsheng took the Yellow River shovel and hit the steps, waking up Tan Wenbin and Lin Shuyou.

The Yu family came out.

Both of them had bite marks all over their bodies, almost unrecognizable.

A Yuan had a hunched back and used his hands and feet to walk, while Yu Miaomiao was held in his mouth.

Seeing this, Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi looked at each other.

The two of them had originally planned to find a way to plot against their family here.

Facts have proved that some people don't need to be calculated at all. Even if they just follow the normal process, they can play themselves to the point where they are left with only one breath.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs, Yu Miaomiao opened her eyes and looked at the tent, the alcohol stove, and the various snacks that had been opened but not finished. There was a hint of resentment in her eyes.

Why do I have the right to escape death while you guys can have a picnic and rest here?
You guys deserve to die!
Although the girl was too badly injured to walk, she clearly exuded murderous intent at this moment.

The murderous intent was so obvious that even Yin Meng noticed it!
A Yuan shook his head gently, causing Yu Miaomiao, who was in his mouth, to shake as well.

He hoped that the young lady would wake up and pay attention to the current situation.

Zhao Yi walked down unsteadily. He really couldn't stand it anymore and he wanted to commit fraud.

Today, it’s either her or me!
Li Zhuiyuan glanced at Runsheng, and Runsheng understood and followed Zhao Yi closely, fearing that he would really lose his life if Zhao Yi tried to scam him.

The resentment in Yu Miaomiao's eyes quickly dissipated, and was replaced by a multi-layered fear.

Li Zhuiyuan had long suspected whether something had gone wrong with the Yu family. Even if there was nothing wrong with the Yu family, there must be something very wrong with Yu Miaomiao.

There are other things living inside her body, and after merging with each other, her whole body is filled with a sense of contradiction.

Previously, Miss Yu's pride and wild arrogance formed a unity that made her particularly arrogant; now, it was the human and animal desire for survival that brought them to a new agreement.

People of this type often lack life wisdom, but their survival instincts are intact.

Yu Miaomiao said: "I know the secrets here, I can reveal them to you, but I ask you..."

Zhao Yi continued walking down.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't respond either.

At this time, you are still thinking about bargaining.

Secrets are important, but we can slowly figure out the secrets by ourselves, and it is more important to us without you.

If the Yu family were replaced by any other team, even if they had their own little thoughts and needed to be suspicious and wary of each other, it would be fine and they could still cooperate normally.

Because everyone can reach a basic consensus on when to plan and compete internally and when to unite and pursue common interests externally.

But she doesn't have this string at all.

She is like a bomb that can explode at any time, blowing herself up and killing everyone who is with her.

Li Zhuiyuan couldn't even understand why the Yu family would send her out to walk across the river. How could such a person... possibly become the Dragon King?

But at this moment, A Yuan, who was holding Yu Miaomiao in his mouth, had a changed look in his eyes.

His eyes had always been simple and pure, like a servant without any opinions of his own, with only his own lady in his heart.

Now, there was more depth, warning and threat in his eyes. If it were just these, it would not be surprising. It is understandable that a loyal servant would lose his temper to protect his master at this moment.

But the question is, why is there a sense of time in his eyes!
And when he revealed this look, the dark shadows below the jade wall, who had been "concentrating on the class", all raised their heads and looked upwards.

Yu Miaomiao was being held in the mouth. Due to the perspective, she could not see the changes in her servant's eyes, nor the changes in the shadow below, so she continued to shout:

"You'd better think about the consequences of touching me!"

Zhao Yi stopped and turned around to look at Li Zhuiyuan who was standing on the steps behind him.

Obviously, he had seen it.

After meeting the boy's solemn gaze, Zhao Yi knew that the boy's judgment was consistent with his own.

Seeing this, Yu Miaomiao thought that her threats and inducements had worked, and she snorted with satisfaction.

Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi said in their hearts at the same time:
This silly girl, she actually has no idea about this?
Earlier in the "puppet classroom", Li Zhuiyuan had already noticed the thoughts of the "teacher" in the coffin.

But he really taught his apprentice to starve his master to death. From beginning to end, Li Zhuiyuan never gave the person in the coffin any chance. In the end, the person could only scratch the wall of the coffin frantically, helpless and furious.

He is so powerful within the constraints of classroom rules. How terrifying would he be if he were to leave the classroom and lose the shackles of rules?
However, Li Zhuiyuan originally thought that the two students from the Yu family were not very smart and were extremely greedy, which was why they were kept after class for so long in a class with only one level of difficulty, and finally came out with bruises all over their bodies.

But who knows,

They are so stupid...

The teacher of their class was also brought out!
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I will continue writing, and there will be another update tomorrow to make up for the word count in this chapter.

(End of this chapter)