Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 247

Why are these three eyes so haunting and I always run into them?
The next moment, Lin Shuyou began to look forward to some accident happening to Three Eyes in this Taoist temple.

But soon, Lin Shuyou felt guilty because of this thought.

After all, he was a kind-hearted person at heart. He felt that although the three-eyed man was hateful, his crime was not punishable by death, and he should not curse him like that.

Immediately afterwards, all distracting thoughts were eliminated from Lin Shuyou's mind.

Because he suddenly realized one thing, that is, with the ability of three eyes, it is impossible for him to fail in such a place.

In front, Zhao Yi withdrew his gaze and ran into the Taoist temple.

Lin Shuyou lowered his head and started writing down what he had written in his notebook.

Brother Bin once joked that Three Eyes was his own non-staff logistics captain.

But that's because he has Brother Xiaoyuan at home, who can always suppress him. No matter what, he is a person who cannot be underestimated.

There were five people just now, two men and three women, and the old configuration was Three Eyes, Xu Ming, and Sun Yan.

Xu Ming's broken arm was restored, but no one knew what method was used; Sun Yan was taking the beast taming route, but no changes were noticed.

The other two women should be new members. Although we only saw their backs before, their backs were very similar, so we suspect they are twins.

The Three Eyes seemed to be very good at getting women.

Lin Shuyou doesn’t understand why so many girls like the feminine type with three eyes.

It seems that these are all I can record.

If it were any other team, Lin Shuyou might really come closer to observe, or even sneak into the Taoist temple, but facing the three eyes, Lin Shuyou felt that if he did so, he would most likely be discovered by the other party.

Oh, one more thing, the gap on the three-eyed creature’s forehead is gone.

Lin Shuyou felt that this point should be emphasized. When they parted in Lijiang last time, Sanzhiyan said that he would make a bold attempt to move the gap between the gate of life and death to the heart.

He must have succeeded.

Now, he can not only open the door of life and death, but also maintain his physical condition.

This guy is a kung fu master, and his skills are very deep. He just looked embarrassed because he was forced to choose between the two.

Now, he is an opponent with strong limbs and a very sophisticated mind.

Lin Shuyou couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I really should have found an opportunity to kill him.

What surprised Ayou was that this time he didn't feel any guilt in his heart.

Boy: "Because your idea is an acknowledgement and praise of him."

Lin Shuyou: "I don't like this guy."

Boy: "You must distinguish between public and private matters."

Lin Shuyou: "Do you think that we can still reach a cooperation this time?"

Boy: "It depends on whether the harvest target of this wave is large enough."

Lin Shuyou: "Only Brother Xiaoyuan can decide."

Tongzi: "That's right, so you have to hide your identity and don't let him know that we are here."

Keep hiding, keep waiting.

Suddenly, Lin Shuyou saw Zhao Yi running out covered in blood, and then fell to the ground with a "thump".

Two Taoists chased out and approached him with swords in hand.

Lin Shuyou was stunned for a moment and thought: Did an accident really happen?
Boy: "He is pretending to lure you into the trap."

Lin Shuyou lowered his head and scanned with his pupils. Layers of invisible waves appeared on the ground in front of him. The source was where the three eyes were lying.

"Indeed, he was exploring my location."

Lin Shuyou no longer hesitated and chose to leave.

Zhao Yi, who was lying face down, raised his head, first glanced in the direction where Lin Shuyou had hidden before, then stood up while clapping his hands.

The two Taoists who had "chased" him out were now standing there with pale faces, no sign of life at all.

Zhao Yi waved his hand, and the two Taoists fell backwards, motionless.

Sun Yan walked to Zhao Yi. A colorful python was wrapped around her neck. Its belly was bulging and it was spitting out its tongue lazily.

The bird in the sky was summoned, circled down, and landed on Sun Yan's wrist.

Previously in the sky, the bird looked normal, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that its eyes were a lifeless white, and its neck was repaired with gold thread, as if it had been broken.

Sun Yan: "What a waste."

As the eyes that keep watch for the team, it was completely unaware that others were so close.

Zhao Yi: "It's already dead, what's the point of scolding it?"

Sun Yan: "I always think of it as being alive."

"It's meaningless to lie to yourself." Zhao Yi reached out and touched the python's belly. "It looks like it's very full."

Sun Yan: "Well, it will take at least three days to digest."

"It's okay, we're still in time." Zhao Yi flicked the invitation in his hand: "The Demon Sealing Conference is still five days away."

Sun Yan: "I'm worried that if I let it continue to eat, I won't be able to control it."

"It doesn't matter. It's not you it's afraid of. It's only afraid of me."

Zhao Yi scratched the python's chin with his fingers. The snake's eyes revealed a strong resentment, but Zhao Yi didn't care about it. Instead, he smiled.

A pair of twin sisters came out, and behind them, a fire was starting to burn.

Zhao Yi: "Is it handled?"

Liang Yan: “It’s been handled.”

Liang Li: "There are so many remains underneath. Just looking at the surface, it's hard to tell that this Taoist temple has committed so many sins."

Zhao Yi: "That's why the river pushed us over."

Liang Yan: "Don't we need to chase after him immediately to help Xu Ming?"

Zhao Yi: "No need, that guy has bad intentions towards me, but he doesn't intend to kill me."

Lord Baihe's concealment was impeccable, but Zhao Yi was able to sense the emotional changes that occurred after Lin Shuyou discovered Zhao Yi.

The gap between life and death is so mysterious, and it has extremely keen perception.

Zhao Yi: "When I received the invitation, I was thinking that other teams might also join this wave, and now it is almost certain.

That guy was probably sent by a certain team to observe other teams.

Let Xu Ming and him have a simple fight, so they can test each other's strength."

Liang Li: "Other teams, are they competitors?"

Liang Yan: "Shouldn't we take this opportunity to eliminate our competitors?"

The two sisters were very arrogant, but Zhao Yi did not feel disgusted because he knew that the sisters had the confidence to say so.

If I hadn't been lucky enough to have tricked them into a bet and won, they would never have followed me across the river.

Zhao Yi patiently explained:
"We are definitely the fastest team, but since that team can now send out scouts to investigate the situation, it proves that they completed the initial goal and obtained the invitation faster than us.

Isn't it worth treating such an opponent with caution?"

The two sisters nodded upon hearing this.

Zhao Yi licked his lips and whistled.

Liang Yan put a cigarette into his mouth, and Liang Li rubbed it with her fingertips to help him light it.

My sister asked, "Did you enjoy it?"

Zhao Yi nodded: "Of course, I am also a normal man."

My sister reminded me, "You still have six more."

Lighting cigarettes ten times was also a bonus condition for the bet.

Zhao Yi: "I will cherish it, but I won't be stingy."

Sister: "We will not marry the same man. You, Jiujiang Zhao, can only choose one of us to pay the betrothal gift."

Sister: "Have you thought about it? Which one do you choose?"

The ten cigarette lightings were a gift from Zhao Yi, and the wedding gift was a gift from the two sisters.

Zhao Yi: "Whoever survives in the end will be chosen."

Sister: “Okay.”

Sister: “What if they all survived?”

Zhao Yi: "Then play rock-paper-scissors or flip a coin."

Sister: "Actually, there is another way, that is, both of us marry you."

Sister: “That’s right.”

Zhao Yi: "I, the Zhao of Jiujiang, have to have some dignity. I can still call myself the Dragon King behind closed doors. How could I be allowed to be a son-in-law?

If this really succeeds, then what will I become, the son-in-law of the Dragon King? "

The two sisters said nothing more.

"Hiss..." Zhao Yi seemed to have thought of someone, "Ha, who told you that you had bad luck? Not only did you get on the wrong bus, but you also got on the slow bus. Otherwise, there is someone who can provide such an opportunity."

Sister: “Who?”

Sister: “Which one?”

"Forget it, let's not talk about him. You don't have a chance. He's too old."

The two sisters looked at each other. They were both in their youth, how could they be considered too old?
"Besides, you can't compare to her."

Sister: "She means a woman? Are you interested in her too?"

Sister: “There is a story.”

Zhao Yi shrugged. "This story is so exciting that I almost got killed in the first wave."

Because of a dream, the eldest elder in the family had a crazy idea to wipe out the Dragon King's family and almost wiped out the Jiujiang Zhao family.

Sister: “Tell me.”

Sister: “I love it.”

"It's such an embarrassing thing, what's there to say? When this wave is over and we go back, I'll let Old Tiantou tell you about it."

Zhao Yi blew out a smoke ring, flicked the cigarette in his hand, looked into the depths of the dense forest ahead, and continued:

"We'll go over after this cigarette is finished, and give them one cigarette's worth of time to fight."

……

Lin Shuyou was running, and he noticed that there was someone chasing him from behind.

"Boy, how many people?"

"Only one. The others didn't follow. I suspect he was sent deliberately to test you."

"Testing?"

Lin Shuyou stopped and lowered his chin, and patterns immediately appeared on his body.

Then the lines began to change, turning all black, concealing his appearance and figure.

Boy: "Are you sure you want to do it?"

Lin Shuyou: "According to Three Eyes' personality, this should indeed be a test, so I have to accept it."

Boy: "Before he left, he told you not to get involved."

"That's because Brother Xiaoyuan didn't know that the Three Eyes was here too."

"You make your own decision. I'm only responsible for helping you fight."

"Believe me, facing these three eyes, you have to suppress them every step of the way, and then they will become obedient and well-behaved."

"Well, beat him up then."

Blood appeared in the vertical pupils, and then cracked and dispersed. The aura of Master Baihe was no longer hidden and was completely revealed.

Although they had had close contact, Lin Shuyou was not worried that his aura would be recognized by Xu Ming, because he had already been promoted from the chief official to a true lord.

To Xu Ming, the current self is a complete stranger, someone he has definitely never seen before.

This was indeed the case. Xu Ming stood in front of the target, sensing the other party's aura with a puzzled look on his face.

He only felt that he was short-sighted and could not judge the other party's origin, but he did not know that the other True Lords were still suppressed at the bottom of the sea, and the one in front of him was the only True Lord who could walk in the world. There was no communication, no greetings, and no opening remarks.

Each side was specially sent by the two teams and has no diplomatic rights.

Xu Ming stretched out his arms, and a wooden prosthesis was attached to his broken arm. As he injected more strength, green buds grew on the prosthesis, overflowing with vitality.

Xu Ming is now even stronger than before his arm was broken.

Lin Shuyou took out his two maces, lowered his arms and swayed them to his sides.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

Both sides moved at the same time and collided with each other.

One was to find out the situation, and the other was to demonstrate strength, so both sides almost tried their best from the very beginning.

“Bang.” “Bang!” “Bang!”

After swinging his double maces three times in a row, Xu Ming fell into a disadvantage.

He was surprised to find that at the level of strength he was most confident in, he was suppressed by the opponent.

As soon as they started fighting, he knew that he was no match for the man in front of him.

Therefore, Xu Ming also realistically turned to pure defense, firstly to protect himself as much as possible, and secondly to give the opponent better space to display his skills.

Lin Shuyou did not disappoint Xu Ming. While he continued to swing his double maces, his figure kept flashing and changing positions.

Under the moonlight, afterimages appeared. To the naked eye, it looked like Lin Shuyou was attacking Xu Ming from all directions.

Xu Ming used his wooden arm to resist every time. The wooden arm shattered time and time again, but it recovered itself time and time again. The vitality seemed to be endless, overflowing with extremely high efficiency and going to where it should go.

Lin Shuyou could only sigh in his heart that this guy was really tough and made him feel like he was facing Runsheng.

The difference is that Runsheng can not only withstand a beating, but also beat people more fiercely.

This guy is only half as good as Runsheng.

Boy: "His legs are stuck in the ground. Let's see what's going on underneath."

Lin Shuyou paused his attack and no longer swung the mace towards Xu Ming, but instead smashed it towards the ground in front of Xu Ming.

"boom!"

The soil exploded, and roots appeared inside. The source was at Xu Ming's feet. It turned out that he had been secretly using the roots spreading out from under his feet to absorb the vitality of nearby plants for replenishment.

Even though Lin Shuyou's attack could cause Xu Ming to consume more energy than he replenished, it would also greatly prolong the time.

Lin Shuyou chanted a spell and groups of gray and black air overflowed from his body. Part of it entered the ground, and the other part condensed into the double maces.

As the attack continued, Xu Ming discovered that his wooden arm began to turn black. At the same time, the roots under his feet began to wither, greatly reducing the speed at which he absorbed nearby vitality.

Naturally, the boy has many tricks up his sleeve. This kind of technique of severing life is what he is good at as he was once the King of Ghosts.

Beads of sweat kept appearing on Xu Ming's face. The situation took a turn for the worse, and he was no longer calm.

Fortunately, at this moment, four auras were sensed approaching from behind, as if they were afraid that the two parties fighting here would have no time to pay attention. The bird in the sky also made a strange cry.

Boy: "Their people are coming."

Lin Shuyou: "Leave?"

Boy: "It seems to be missing something, not pretty enough."

Lin Shuyou: "Then stab it?"

The boy didn't respond, which was considered as his consent.

Lin Shuyou deliberately dispersed most of the force of this mace, so not much hit Xu Ming, and most of it fell on the surroundings, rolling up a cloud of fallen leaves and dust, blocking his vision.

Then, Lin Shuyou took out two talisman needles and stabbed them into his body.

The feeling of pain instantly boiled over, and along with it, the divine power in the body also boiled over.

"boom!"

A powerful mace smashed out.

Xu Ming's defense had already been riddled with holes under the attack of the boy's magic. This blow, which was several times more powerful than the previous one, completely destroyed all his defenses.

Lin Shuyou had no intention of killing him, but before leaving, he deliberately used a mace to poke a hole in the side of Xu Ming's head as he lay on the ground.

You don't have to kill him, but you have to leave evidence that allows you to kill him.

When Zhao Yi and others arrived, the dust had just settled and Xu Ming was lying on the ground in a very miserable state, his limbs paralyzed and twitching, and blood constantly flowing from the corners of his mouth.

Zhao Yi didn't expect that Xu Ming couldn't even last through a cigarette.

The hole on the side of Xu Ming's head was obviously made intentionally, like a mockery of him, Zhao Yi and the entire team.

Liang Yan: “This is a humiliation.”

Liang Li: "It has to be returned."

Zhao Yi: "He didn't kill anyone."

Liang Yan: "We can also not kill him."

Liang Li: "Poke a hole like this too."

Purple marks appeared on the faces of the twin sisters, as if some power sealed in their bodies could no longer be restrained due to anger.

The two of them are Zhao Yi's strongest trump cards in his hand now.

It was precisely because of their joining that Zhao Yi completely transformed his two original subordinates, Xu Ming and Sun Yan, into team supporting roles.

Zhao Yi believed that if they were really allowed to take action, it would definitely create a huge wave of effects.

But he is Zhao Yi after all, and reason always prevails.

He stretched out his hand and gently patted the side of his face.

"Pop!" "Pap!" "Pap!"

The two sisters looked at him in confusion.

"I'm not as skilled as the other person, so I got beaten up. I deserved it."

As he said this, Zhao Yi stepped back on the hole that he had deliberately dug.
"The other side should be planning to form an alliance and cooperate with us."

Liang Yan: "Are you comforting yourself?"

Liang Li: "We won't laugh at you."

Zhao Yi held his forehead and carefully analyzed the remaining fighting atmosphere and traces of moves at the scene, but he still could not determine the opponent's identity, and he couldn't even tell which school of martial arts he belonged to.

It was normal that Xu Ming didn't recognize it, but Zhao Yi was also an expert in the family collection, and it was a big problem that he couldn't see it at all.

"Damn it, could it be that this person suddenly appeared from some hidden sect?"

Liang Yan: "In your eyes, Jiujiang Zhao, the hidden sect is not completely mysterious. We are a hidden family, but didn't you come to our door and take us away?"

Liang Li: "Only if you don't come out for a thousand years can you eliminate all traces of your existence. A hidden sect that doesn't come out for a thousand years...will still exist, but not in the form of humans, so naturally you will lose the qualification to travel the river."

Zhao Yi: "Who knows? Maybe his home was flooded and isolated from the outside world, and he just came ashore recently."

Liang Yan: “Not funny.”

Liang Li: “Very childish.”

Zhao Yi slapped his forehead and said, "We sent people to investigate, and the other party was demonstrating directly. This is to lay the foundation for the next cooperation. The purpose is to suppress us to gain the initiative, or even the leadership.

The other party must know me, know my background, and is a little bit afraid of me."

Liang Yan: “Here we go again.”

Liang Li: "Still trying to save my dignity."

Zhao Yi ignored the sisters' cold words and murmured to himself, "Who is it?"

There are many people in the world who know his name, and the reputation of Jiujiang Zhao Yi has long been spread.

Not to mention the distant past, just the time in Lijiang when he escaped with the broken jade and killed the robbers, he made countless enemies.

The guy surnamed Li did not reveal his home address even when his homestay was under siege, but instead asked him to shout out his name.

"Ah, I really envy that guy surnamed Li. He is so simple and quick in selecting his enemies."

……

guest House.

Li Zhuiyuan had just finished reading the information of the three patients, as well as Wu Xin's first-person account of the incident.

There was nothing special about the three patients' information; their family backgrounds were ordinary and clean.

The events described by Wu Xin were… quite ordinary.

If we really talk about the weirdness, in the eyes of veteran engineers, none of them can be ranked at the top.

The cause was that during construction, the machine dug out black liquid. At first, everyone was surprised and thought that they had hit the jackpot and dug up oil.

Although geological surveys were conducted before the project began, it was unlikely that oil could be found at such a shallow depth without being discovered in advance.

But everyone likes to dream.

Unfortunately, although the "oil" sprayed high, it stopped after only a short while, and the black liquid dissipated at an extremely fast speed, as if it had completely evaporated.

Although everyone was puzzled by this, they did not take it seriously and soon resumed construction. Until they started calling people to hand over the work, there was a misplaced response, which was the three patients.

According to Wu Xin's guess, when the "oil" erupted, these three people were closest to it and were almost soaked by the black liquid. It was like some kind of toxin, and they inhaled too much and caused a reaction.

Li Zhuiyuan doesn't think so. For ordinary people, this special thing does not matter the quantity, because even a few drops are too much for ordinary people to resist.

Combining the symptoms of the three patients, Li Zhuiyuan had a bold guess in his mind.

That is, everyone present at the time who was splashed with "oil" actually underwent changes.

The only difference between them and the three people who are currently in hospital is that their original memories were erased and another person's memories were implanted instead. The reason why the others are normal is that after their memories were erased, their original memories were implanted instead.

This is the most extreme and worst case scenario, which means that even if they have not developed the disease and are just like normal people, they have actually been marked.

Li Zhuiyuan's way of thinking is a habit he developed after going through so many waves. He spreads out all the clues and connects the worst case scenario with the lowest probability first.

The boy decided that when Wu Xin came to pick him up to go to the hospital tomorrow, he would give Wu Xin a thorough check to see if there were any signs of his memory being tampered with.

If my guess is correct, then these construction workers may become the carriers of the deepest existence of this wave for resurgence. Finally, when I think I have won, they will either strike back at me or simply escape quietly.

Li Zhuiyuan got out of bed, went to the bathroom, washed his face, and looked at himself in the mirror while wiping it with a towel.

The ability to modify memory is not incomprehensible. The black book secret technique that Wei Zhengdao has mastered can actually do it.

But modifying several people, dozens, hundreds or even more at the same time... is really chilling.

What kind of existence could possess such terrifying consciousness control capabilities?

……

Deep in the Qingcheng Mountains, in a valley where the sun never reaches, two Taoists, one big and one small, were walking.

"Master, the mountain has been very busy recently."

"It's normal. When something comes into the world, it will cause this kind of strange phenomenon in heaven and earth."

"Is this the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth? Why is it different from the description I read in the book?"

"If the abnormal movement that occurs according to the will of Heaven is not a phenomenon of Heaven and Earth, then what else can it be? Humans are also a manifestation of the phenomenon of Heaven and Earth."

The master and the disciple walked to a frozen black pool and stopped. There was a constant "crackling" sound coming from the ice surface. The cracks and bulges were increasing, and a creepy breath was gradually revealed.

"My disciple, this place was discovered by chance after I fell into a crack when I was a child. After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for it to wake up. Now, this is the opportunity shared by you and me."

"But father..."

"Ok?"

"Master, since Heaven is not pleased, then by doing this, aren't we going against Heaven?"

"Are you afraid?"

"I... am indeed scared."

"Don't be afraid, because the one sleeping inside was once the most recognized figure in the Heavenly Dao in an era."

"Who is the person most recognized by the Heavenly Dao?"

"Come, disciple, come and pay homage to the master."

The young Taoist priest followed his master in paying respects. As he bowed down, he heard his master’s pious voice:

"Meet the Dragon King!"

(End of this chapter)