Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 270 Money is

The woman's eyes widened suddenly as she stared in horror at the featureless man beside her.

When did this person arrive next to us?
Her gaze shifted again, landing on the ball of flesh that had been rolled up next to the man.

Her little follower's limbs had been twisted off; the man had tied his limbs together like a knot in a rope.

The little guy who had been with him for two or three years was still alive, but it was worse than if he were dead. He opened his mouth wide and let out an unconscious scream from his throat.

"It's noisy."

The expressionless man stepped on the back of the young man's neck, and the young man immediately shut up.

It's very possible that he'll be silenced forever.

The woman turned deathly pale.

This person is eerie and terrifying! He's no good!
Without thinking, he reached for the dagger at his waist.

The moment my fingertips touched the end of the handle, I felt the entire blade was burning hot, as if it had been scalded through.

A burning sensation shot straight to her fingertips, her wrist trembled violently, and the dagger slipped to the ground with a thud.

With a crisp clang, beads of sweat streamed down the woman's forehead.

I don't know if it was because of this sudden fear, or because the surrounding heat was simply too intense.

She was panting heavily and was about to turn around to tell her men to retreat quickly when she was horrified to see that several of her companions had already collapsed to the ground.

A surging heatwave enveloped their limbs, their faces flushed red, and their bodies stiffened, unable to move an inch.

It turned out that heat toxins had invaded the body.

The woman then realized that the surrounding temperature had suddenly risen significantly, making the air smell like burnt meat.

Lin Jiang bent down, picked up the dagger, and handed it to the woman:

"Here, the things you left behind."

The woman lowered her eyes to examine the ironware.

The blade was already faintly tinged with red, indicating that it was extremely hot.

She was panting heavily, her legs were trembling so badly she could barely stand, and she couldn't even squeeze out a harsh word.

He could only collapse to the ground, struggling to support his body.

"Please forgive us, senior... We have stumbled upon this precious place by mistake and had no intention of disturbing you. We only beg you to show leniency and will repay you with generous gifts."

The woman glanced sideways at her arms; her sleeves were already soaked with sweat, and the surrounding heat rose up, suddenly causing frost-white salt crystals to condense on the fabric.

Lin Jiang strolled up to the woman and looked down at her condescendingly:

"I kindly told you where he was, but you came to my door and killed him without saying a word. Now you have the nerve to beg me for mercy?"

The woman's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

She subconsciously glanced to the side.

The place where the old man's body should have been lying was now empty.

Isn't the matter obvious?
This man has clearly set a trap!
It's like fishing on the riverbank and they've already baited the fish; this is clearly a trap to catch them!

The thought filled her with remorse, which tightened around her heart like a poisonous vine.

If I had known this would happen, I should have come myself instead of letting that kid do it.

If she were to investigate personally, she might be able to detect the anomaly and choose a safer path.

Lin Jiang casually dragged over a chair and straddled it.

He released his grip on the stone figure, and the stone lump immediately relaxed, its upper body still stiff, but its arms had unconsciously fallen down.

His entire being exuded an indescribable sense of the bizarre.

"First, tell me what 'hiding treasure' is, then tell me who you are. If you can make me agree with you, I might let you go."

The woman could clearly feel that the heat around her had dissipated slightly, as if the man had slightly reduced his strength to avoid her fainting from the heat.

Even so, she felt weak all over and couldn't muster any strength.

Left with no other choice, I struggled to organize my thoughts amidst the scorching heat and slowly began to speak:
"The South gathers treasures, the North seeks out spirits. The former collects rare and precious materials from all over the world, the latter identifies the spirits of all things in the human world. We have come here only because we sensed that there may be spiritual artifacts or objects here, and we have absolutely no intention of offending anyone."

Before Lin Jiang could comment, Luo Li spoke directly in his mind:
"Master, don't listen to this man's nonsense. Xiang Ling and Bi Bao are both branches of the Shepherd faction, belonging to the Shepherd's lineage, and are the Thieves' Sect among the Eight Outer Gates. It is true that they collect rare and precious materials, but they mostly do so by stealing them and then reselling them for huge profits. Wherever this method has been tainted, spiritual energy is often completely lost and life is cut off."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiang slowly nodded:
"I see, so he was a thief."

“Thief…” The woman’s lips twitched slightly.

It seems the other party clearly knew the details of the treasure hunt, but was just deliberately playing a trick on him.

But she dared not show any anger and could only continue her introduction:
“We come from ‘Qian’er Zai’, and most of us are treasure hunters like us, wandering around just to earn a living. We have offended your esteemed place today because our leader received your message. If you are willing to let us go back, you will surely offer us great treasure.”

Lin Jiang pondered for a moment, then asked Luo Li:

Have you ever heard of this gang?

"I've heard of it. This is a rather famous thief gang in Daxing, mostly known for their tomb raiding and mountain-moving techniques. They've committed many murders and have a very bad reputation in the martial arts world."

"Although he's not quite at the point where everyone wants to kill him, he's like a rat crossing the street. Any江湖客 (jianghu ke, a person of the martial arts world) who actually hears that this person has money will definitely clutch their pockets tightly to avoid losing money."

See it.

With this kind of behavior, it's no wonder he has a bad reputation in the underworld.

Is a thief boss eyeing this place?
There must be other people behind this.

So what should we do next?
A group of sheep thieves have come to steal right to his doorstep. If they really are just trying to steal, Lin Jiang will probably teach them a lesson and then not pursue the matter further.

Unfortunately, this group is ruthless, and they have probably already killed many people.

Sigh, Lin Jiang didn't want to kill anyone. Look how kind-hearted he is.

Then... just kill him?
Lin Jiang fell into deep thought.

I have a feeling that these guys could still be put to better use; it would be a bit of a waste to just kill them.

He knew he couldn't get the mastermind out of this group, so he had an idea to lure the thief over.

Like father, like son; if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. If this group of people are all like this, then the thief leader above them probably isn't much better.

Killing that bandit leader would be like ridding the area of ​​a scourge.

Moreover, the bandit leader didn't seem to be on the same side as the general's mansion.

It is highly likely that another group has its eyes on Qingniwa.

At the very least, Lin Jiang needs to find out who instigated it.

Having made up his mind, the expressionless stone man slowly stood up.

"Come, I'll take you somewhere."

The woman swallowed nervously, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

……

What did you do this afternoon?

Jiang Jinyue looked at Lin Jiang, who had only returned to the camp around dinner time, with a puzzled expression.

"I went to Qingniwa and bought some food and drinks."

Lin Jiang leaned against a tree and rested for a moment.

This is not an exaggeration; he did indeed return to Qingniwa and make some transactions just now.

However, before that, he also visited the misty town.

There, Tiger Robe finally got to eat meat, something he hadn't done in a long time.

After turning these people into his accomplices, he could use their identities to communicate with them and lure the leader of the thieves' den to him.

However, this digestion and absorption will take some time.

We can take advantage of this time to build the village.

Jiang Jinyue could tell that Lin Jiang probably had something he hadn't told her, but she didn't really care.

In the afternoon, the two went together to help the stonemason.

However, after working for a while, they discovered that neither of them was skilled in chiseling stone.

None of them were professional stonemasons, and the quality of the stones they carved varied greatly.

The old stonemason in charge of this project initially greeted them with a smile, but as he watched the stones being wasted like this, he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he went to the foreman, who then reluctantly approached Lin Jiang and Jiang Jinyue, pleading with them to restrain themselves.

Only then did the two realize that most of what they had chiseled out was waste material, so they had no choice but to obediently do the work of moving things.

After five days of dedicated work, with the assistance of these highly skilled individuals, the entire camp made rapid progress.

There are currently nine semi-finished houses and six finished houses in the camp. If it were the original construction team, they certainly wouldn't have been able to build so many houses in such a short time.

That same evening, during dinner, the tiger-patterned robe peeked out from Lin Jiang's sleeve:
"Master, the 'Chang Gui' is finished."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiang immediately put down his chopsticks and went to find a place far away from the camp.

The tiger robe was released separately.

The tiger-robed figure lay on the ground, twisted a couple of times, and then surprisingly stood up.

It stood before Lin Jiang as if it were a living person.

Lin Jiang was also surprised:

"How did you do this?"

Before the tiger-robed man could speak, the lantern peeked out from Lin Jiang's sleeve:

"The master is good to his servants and has given this harlot a lot of meat. Most of it still retains some spirituality. This harlot has obtained the essence of it, and her cultivation is naturally progressing by leaps and bounds. At this rate, she probably won't need long before she can transform into a human form."

Lin Jiang could tell that Lantern's tone was sarcastic.

But Lin Jiang was still a little curious:
"Brother Zhu has been cultivating for a long time, so why hasn't he been able to take human form?"

When Lin Jiang suddenly mentioned himself, Brother Zhu also popped his head out:
“Brother, the key to a treasure is its original form. The girl in the robe is made of flesh and blood, so her cultivation will naturally be much stronger than the two of us.”

"Alas, I wonder when I will be able to regain my physical form, so that I can stay by my master's side for a long time in the middle of the night."

"You bitch! I knew you had something else in your mind!"

Tiger Robe was furious.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business first." Lin Jiang chuckled and put down the few treasures, while the tiger robe swayed slightly.

Her teeth gleamed, and a tiny soul crawled out from between them.

The woman fell directly to the ground. After struggling for a while, she slowly got up like a newborn fetus.

She checked her limbs, adjusted her body, and seeing that she was feeling a little better, she bowed towards Lin Jiang.

"Master, what are your orders?"

Lin Jiang smiled quite kindly:

"Go contact your former employer and tell him you've discovered a great treasure!"

(End of this chapter)