The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 203 The Wang Family Ancestral Home and the Place for Raising Corpses

Li Zhen looked at the rearview mirror on his left.

A white car followed him closely without any attempt to conceal it, which made Li Zhen feel a little strange.

Why would someone be following him here?

It was daytime, and although there was no sun in the sky, the weather was extremely hot and humid. Li Zhen, who was already feeling somewhat drowsy, felt even more irritable.

He steered with one hand, stepped on the brake, and brought the car to a steady stop on the side of the road.

The car behind also stopped.

Li Zhen opened the car door and jumped out.

His right hand hung unnaturally at his side, his face was pale, and some small scabs remained on the wounds on his body that should have healed. Due to his discomfort, his eyes were more bloodshot than usual, and his whole body exuded an indescribable restlessness and evil aura.

Anyone who takes one look at Li Zhen knows that he is not someone to be trifled with.

The car behind also stopped and then slowly drove up to Li Zhen's side.

A moment later, the car door opened, and a young man looked at Li Zhen somewhat embarrassedly.

This man was Chi Lihui, who claimed to be from the Chi family in Fujian.

Li Zhen had a brief encounter with him at Zhenshan Xuanyin and was deeply impressed by the White Crane Boy he had invited.

Later, this man overheard part of Li Zhen's conversation with the "Demon of Fate." Li Zhen made him leave behind his own hair and a few drops of blood to shut him up.

He still kept the blood and hair in the back of the truck.

"Hehe, what a coincidence." Chi Lihui chuckled awkwardly. "I just got back here and ran into you. Your car... I remembered the license plate number. It was over in the mountains..."

Li Zhen narrowed his eyes, his expression becoming even more agitated.

Sensing that Li Zhen was even more terrifying than before, Chi Lihui quickly said, "That thing in the mountains is no ordinary creature. The more I think about it afterward, the more frightened I become. I just wanted to see if you were alright...you..."

He looked Li Zhen up and down, then tentatively asked, "You don't seem to be in good shape? Is it related to that thing?"

Li Zhen said coldly, "Are you done?"

Chi Lihui's heart beat even faster, and she added in a low voice, "Actually, I just want to make friends with you."

After saying that, he resigned himself to his fate and honestly said, "You don't know, I've been hiring the White Crane Boy for many years, and I've never encountered a situation like the one I had when I fought you... The White Crane Boy left in a hurry..."

Li Zhen slowly extended one hand.

Chi Lihui acted as if he hadn't seen anything and didn't react at all.

The old man driving the car was tense all over, and sweat was beading on his forehead.

Li Zhen patted Chi Lihui on the shoulder and then naturally withdrew his right hand, as if greeting a friend.

Chi Lihui's face suddenly turned bright red, then quickly lost all color and turned pale.

His whole body trembled, and the light in his eyes became somewhat unfocused.

The old man driving tensed up and quietly loosened his grip on the steering wheel.

At this moment, Chi Lihui waved his hand weakly to the old man.

Watching Li Zhen's departing figure, Chi Lihui, his forehead veins bulging, barely managed to open his mouth and shouted, "You...where are you from? This place is closest to Changshan, are you from Changshan?"

Detective Li has already gotten into the car.

The truck sped away right in front of Chi Lihui.

Chi Lihui's body went limp, and he leaned back in his chair, panting heavily.

He looked at his trembling hands and found that his icy hands had taken on an eerie purple hue.

The old man driving let out a sigh of relief: "This man is extremely dangerous. We can't follow him anymore. This is just a warning. If it happens again, we'll all probably die."

Chi Lihui wiped away a cold sweat: "Uncle Huang, who exactly is this person? Can you figure out his methods?"

"I can't tell," the old man shook his head. "They don't seem to be from the righteous path; they shouldn't be from Changshan."

"This person... his aura is restless, even more terrifying than before. I feel that he really has the intention to kill, and... moreover, this person is not only terrifying in himself."

Chi Lihui understood what the old man meant: "Is there something even more terrifying in his car?"

The old man said with lingering fear, "The thing in the car is probably very eerie. I felt a chill run down my spine after just one glance."

"Stay away from this person. He's very scary and you shouldn't mess with him."

Chi Lihui said with a wry smile, "I didn't mean to provoke him. I just wanted to be friends with him. Now I don't even know his name or where he's from. It's a real shame."

"I've been out here, and all I've encountered are charlatans and scoundrels, or scoundrels with some skill but no substance. It's all so boring. But this guy... how should I put it? I know he's dangerous, his sinister nature goes without saying, but I still want to get closer to him and see what kind of person he really is."

He looked out the car window and murmured, "Uncle Huang, you don't know, when the White Crane Boy left, I clearly felt a trace of fear coming from him, although he hid it very well and thought I didn't know."

"How strange, are there really people in the mortal realm that the White Crane Boy would be wary of?"

The old man frowned.

Chi Lihui sighed: "I've lost before, but I've never experienced this feeling with Baihe Tongzi before. It's really... strange."

The old man shook his head: "No matter what your curiosity is, you can't get close to this person."

"I know, I know, going up there is just suicide." Chi Lihui's face returned to its usual nonchalant and lazy look. "Go back and have a good talk with Baihe Tongzi. Next time we meet, I'll definitely be qualified to be his friend."

He looked thoughtfully in the direction where Li Zhen's truck had disappeared: "That place should be the direction of Dongming? Changshan is also there, but this person should not be related to Changshan, otherwise, his reaction would not have been so cold when I mentioned Changshan earlier."

"Speaking of which, wasn't that Wang family, the so-called corpse-raising family, wiped out completely? And he... Uncle Huang, do you think it's possible that..."

The old man, whose expression grew increasingly grim, interrupted, "Watch your words."

Chi Lihui said nonchalantly, "There's no one here, what's wrong with talking about it? Didn't Grandpa also ask me to investigate the Wang family's affairs while I was at it?"

"It's really strange, how could such a good family like the Wang family suddenly have such a problem? I don't know who they offended, but they just disappeared."

"The post has already been published, so it can't be faked. However, despite the wide spread of this story, not a single piece of the truth behind it has been revealed."

The old man said, "Let those people investigate this matter. You'd better not get involved in too many things."

“It’s fine to ask them to do small things to boost my morale, but they definitely won’t do this,” Chi Lihui said casually. “Since Changshan can’t control the situation here, some people are bound to get restless.”

"If he really did it, then this is going to be interesting, there will definitely be a lot of excitement to watch."

……

Li Zhen, noticing that Chi Lihui wasn't chasing after them anymore, forgot about him. When the time was right, he found a place to eat something and then continued driving.

By the time Li Zhen returned to Dongming, it was already getting dark.

Li Zhen didn't rest or go home; instead, he drove in another direction.

After killing the Wang family members, Li Zhen learned the location of the Wang family's ancestral home.

The place he is going to is the ancestral home of the Wang family.

With the Wang family gone, everything left behind was naturally his spoils of war.

Gold and silver jewelry held no appeal for Li Zhen. What he desired most were the books on corpse raising collected and compiled by the Wang family, as well as the Wang family's most precious corpse raising ground.

The main body of the corpse-raising technique that Li Zhen obtained was acquired after killing the Taoist priest in "The Seven Heroes of the Ghost Chaser".

Although the Taoist priest knew the art of raising corpses, he wasn't very proficient at it, and he himself had never raised a particularly powerful corpse.

After absorbing the memories of that Wang family member, Li Zhen gained a lot of related knowledge and benefited greatly in the field of corpse raising.

However, the corpse-raising technique that Li Zhen obtained from the Wang family was incomplete.

As a large, established family with a long history, the Wang family would certainly compile relevant books, except for a few taboo knowledge items that are passed down orally to the next generation.

Detective Li's purpose was these books.

Even vampires who want to advance in rank need to find a way through the royal family.

From the memories he gained, Li Zhen knew that the deepest part of the Wang family's corpse-raising grounds was said to be able to cultivate real zombies.

It's probably impossible to directly cultivate a Mao Jiang (a type of zombie), otherwise the Wang family would have already done so.

However, as a major clan that raises corpses, and a family that once raised hairy corpses, the Wang family must have some understanding of hairy zombies.

Furthermore, the Wang family's corpse-raising ground is very likely one of the suitable places for Li Zhen to bury himself.

He needs to go and see what that place is really like.

Around 10 p.m., Li Zhen drove to a remote village.

The car didn't stop. After passing the village, it followed a stream for half an hour and arrived at the end of the country road.

Li Zhen got out of the car with a flashlight, and led the vampire, the banshee, and others onto a bumpy, gravel road.

Tall trees line both sides of the road, which is winding and has many forks. If you are not familiar with the area, it is very easy to get lost, especially at night.

Moreover, walking on this path can easily induce a feeling of trepidation.

Even Li Zhen always felt that someone was watching him from behind, which made him very uncomfortable.

To the average person, this place was just too remote, causing them to overthink things. But Li Zhen knew that the location of the trees and certain stones on this seemingly ordinary path was not random; rather, it was deliberately designed according to some kind of feng shui formation.

Sensing the flow of Qi here, Li Zhen knew that his judgment was correct.

Of course, this place couldn't stop him.

About half an hour later, after passing a row of big trees, Li Zhen's view suddenly opened up.

A gentle stream appeared before him, with a stone bridge spanning it, and on the other side of the bridge lay a small village.

The village is called Qingxi Village. It seems like an ordinary village, but only a few people know that it is the ancestral home of the Corpse King's family.

There was moonlight tonight, and although there were no lights in the village on the other side of the river, Li Zhen could still roughly see the terrain of the village.

The village lies nestled along the riverbank, with a winding mountain range behind it, resembling the body of a dragon lying behind the village. The village is located at the head of the dragon's body, extending to the riverbank.

Two mountain ranges branch off from the dragon's body, located on the left and right sides of the village, resembling a green dragon and a white tiger embracing the village.

The river bends in front of the village, encircling it on the inside of a "几" shape, like a belt around the village.

The location of this village is extraordinary. Even with Li Zhen's discerning eye, it can be seen that this place has formed a "jade belt around the waist" pattern, a feng shui treasure land.

The saying "A jade belt around the waist signifies a distinguished family" describes this kind of fortune.

However, this kind of auspicious place is relative to Tibet. In other words, burying the dead here will benefit future generations, but if the living live in such a place, it will certainly not bring any benefits.

But the fact that the Wang family chose to build their ancestral home in this location shows how unlucky the Wang family is.

Although he couldn't see the details of the village's feng shui, Li Zhen could keenly sense that this place was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface, because looking at the village, he felt somewhat depressed.

An ordinary auspicious feng shui location shouldn't give him this feeling.

The Wang family must have had other considerations in choosing this location as their ancestral home.

Without hesitation, Li Zhen led the vampires and banshees across the stone bridge and directly into the village.

The village buildings are all made of wood, giving them a very rustic look. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs, which are clean and tidy, without a trace of garbage, but there is a faint smell of decay.

Following his memory, Li Zhen walked through the village and headed towards the largest house at the back of the village.

After so many years of reproduction, the Wang family actually has quite a large population.

In order to preserve the royal bloodline and prevent the clan from being wiped out when encountering enemies, the royal family once sent some people out of their ancestral homeland to live in the outside world as ordinary people.

Those who remain here are all talented members of the clan, qualified to visit the Wang family's ancestor in the old house behind the village.

All of the Wang family's secrets are hidden in the mansion behind the house.

Logically speaking, the murder of the entire Wang family should have been impossible to conceal, and someone with ulterior motives should have already noticed it. However, there was no sign of anyone moving around here, which surprised Li Zhen.

Li Zhen released the Mahjong Ghost and sent it to inspect the houses on both sides.

The Mahjong Ghost opened several doors in succession, only to find severely decomposed corpses lying in various strange positions.

Has no one set foot here yet?

Detective Li recalled the Mahjong Ghost.

Suddenly, a sobbing sound rang in Li Zhen's ears.

The voice was intermittent, drifting on the wind, carrying a heavy resentment. Its infectious power was eerily strong; even Li Zhen was affected by it, and an indescribable resentment and violence arose in his heart.

Li Zhen followed the sound.

He saw a woman standing with her back to him in front of a door.

The woman, dressed in white, kept shrugging her shoulders as if sobbing. Crimson liquid flowed continuously from her feet, a truly gruesome sight...

(End of this chapter)