Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

"Okay, then I'll call you Ah Zhen."

"Um"

"Haha, I'm so happy to meet you today, girl."

From now on, I have family and a home to return to. Wait for me to get the wine; we're going to bow to heaven and earth and become sworn siblings.

As soon as she finished speaking, Hong Guniang rushed out to look for something in her suitcase.

The news of the two women becoming sworn sisters also reached the ears of Shen Hao and Chen Yulou.

Shen Hao couldn't help but chuckle; Cheng Shuzhen really knew how to build relationships.

Chen Yulou, standing to the side, was secretly delighted. This Miss Hong was really something; she had actually learned to target her husband.

This relationship is going well.

Whispering in someone's ear is always the most effective way to win them over.

The two really misunderstood. Cheng Shuzhen and Hong Guniang had no ulterior motives. They genuinely felt that they were kindred spirits, had similar topics and experiences, and thus became sworn brothers.

Shen Hao smiled and ignored it. He generally didn't interfere with his woman's friendships; it was pointless to meddle too much. As long as she wasn't flirting with men, Shen Hao wouldn't ask questions.

Led by Chen Yulou, Shen Hao and the others arrived at the mountaintop.

Looking up at the top of Ping Mountain, the clouds in the sky were gathered and did not disperse, colorful and beautiful like a rainbow.

Master Qianhe examined the clouds closely, then frowned and said, "These colorful clouds are strange. This place is extremely yin, and there may be demons in the world here."

194. Chen Yulou, who was obsessed with saving face

"A demon? How could that be?"

I, Chen Yulou, have never believed in these things.

Chen Yulou scoffed at Master Qianhe's statement.

Everyone has a different circle of friends and different people they meet.

Although Chen Yulou was the head of Changsheng Mountain, he had little contact with people like Uncle Jiu and Master Qianhe.

Although I knew there was such a thing as corpse drivers in western Hunan, I didn't think much of it.

However, they absolutely do not believe in ghosts, monsters, or demons.

Chen Yulou had always heard people talk about zombies, but he had never seen one.

Chen Yulou would never believe anything he hadn't seen before.

"These colorful clouds are so beautiful, sloping down from the sky, and the surrounding mist is also colorful. Doesn't it look like the Jade Pool?" Chen Yulou exclaimed.

Master Qianhe shook his head and offered no further explanation, for it was impossible to explain to someone from a different world.

Immediately, Master Qianhe's gaze became somewhat solemn. The demonic energy had even condensed into colorful clouds; how could this be an ordinary thing?

So he said to Shen Hao, "Young Master, I think it would be best if you didn't go up there. This place is really rather eerie and dangerous."

Shen Hao smiled and said, "It's alright, I have faith in Daoist Qianhe's abilities."

Shen Hao was of course aware of the colorful clouds and mist on the bottle.

This mountain is hundreds of feet high, with towering peaks and continuous mountain ranges.

Because of its bottle-like shape, it was favored by alchemists and became a sacred place for alchemy.

In the drama, Ping Mountain is where emperors of various dynasties refined elixirs. There are many palaces here, as well as many dangerous poisonous insects.

The clouds and fog were caused by the refining of elixirs, and these are all poisonous gases.

What impressed Shen Hao the most was that giant six-winged centipede.

The six-winged centipede can also expel its inner core to heal its wounds.

After consuming this centipede's inner core, one becomes virtually immune to all poisons and can also increase physical strength and lifespan; its uses are endless.

The descendants of Partridge Whistle Zaglama tribe are cursed with the same ghost eye as their people.

Normally, descendants of the Zaglama tribe only live to be 40 years old, but Partridge Whistle lived to be 920.

It was because he ate the inner core of the six-winged centipede that he was able to tell that this thing really is a good thing.

However, this six-winged centipede doesn't look small either.

But his strength is just so-so; his main strength lies in his poison.

It seems that the Angry-Eyed Rooster is able to subdue the centipede.

In the original work, the Angry Rooster is practically the embodiment of justice. It is a rooster that specializes in dealing with venomous insects such as scorpions and centipedes in tombs and has a natural immunity to the venom of centipedes and scorpions.

Moreover, its cries can keep tomb raiders alert in the tomb, preventing them from being misled by anger or hallucinations.

Once this angry-looking rooster crows, all the other roosters really do become "as quiet as chickens".

It's definitely the best of the best among roosters.

The Angry Rooster not only helped Partridge Whistle and others defeat the powerful six-winged centipede in the underground palace, but also the Scorpion King Black Pipa.

However, in the end, although the Angry Rooster killed the Scorpion King, the Scorpion King inserted its tail into the Angry Rooster's abdomen before dying, and the two animals perished together.

Some of the small centipedes under the cliffs are disgusting and difficult to deal with without insecticide.

Especially that six-winged centipede, which can fly in the abyss and in the clouds, and cannot be stopped by ordinary firearms. Only a rooster can repel its poison.

Shen Hao thought his Barrett would be fine. Suddenly, he remembered he had a dagger, which belonged to Wei Xiaobao, the protagonist of the novel "The Deer and the Cauldron." He figured it would be enough to deal with a centipede.

Just poke a few holes in it.

There was also a hundred-year-old peach wood sword struck by lightning. Since Master Qianhe didn't have a suitable weapon, Shen Hao thought it best to give the hundred-year-old peach wood sword struck by lightning to Master Qianhe.

Thinking about this, an idea popped into my head: wouldn't it be interesting to buy up all the roosters and hens in the Miao village and use them to fight off scorpions and centipedes?

However, before that, let's deal with Luo Laowai's troops first.

"To repel external aggression, we must first pacify internal strife." Let's remove this thorn in our side first.

After observing Ping Mountain for a while, Shen Hao and the others returned to the mortuary.

Master Qianhe was most familiar with the mortuary, as if it were his home.

In the evening, after dinner.

Everyone is complaining about chatting.

Suddenly, a creaking sound came from the coffin, startling everyone.

Master Qianhe calmly opened the coffin and found a brown tabby cat inside.

The tabby cat saw the coffin open and jumped out in a flash.

It jumped in front of a corpse covered with a cloth and tore the cloth off the body with its paws.

In the dim candlelight, the outline of the corpse became visible.

His face was deformed and looked like a mouse, which startled everyone. During the day, no one paid attention because he looked like a corpse, but now that his true appearance has been revealed, it has shocked everyone.

Even the bold Cheng Shuzhen was so frightened that she burrowed into Shen Hao's arms.

Master Qianhe explained, "Don't worry, this is Aunt Haozi who used to guard the mortuary."

I've seen it before.

Although Aunt Haozi has a deformed face, she is kind-hearted.

She married a corpse driver from western Hunan when she was young.

Later, Aunt Haozi fell ill. Her husband wanted to go up the mountain to find medicine to save her, but he met with misfortune and died tragically in the mountains. Aunt Haozi stayed at the mortuary until her death.

So there's no need to panic.

Just then, the tabby cat tore off Aunt Mouse's ear and ran away.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yulou's expression changed drastically: "You beast, you deserve to die! You wait here, I'm going to retrieve the corpse's ear!"

He immediately chased after her after saying that.

The rule of the Unloading Ridge faction is to leave the dead with a complete body; this rule cannot be broken here.

Shen Hao said to Daoist Qianhe, "Go and follow them; it's not very safe tonight."

Master Qianhe nodded.

Not only is this place eerily gloomy, but it's also filled with demonic energy, making it easy for monsters to breed.

Just as he was about to leave, Shen Hao handed him a peach wood sword.

Upon seeing the peach wood sword, Daoist Qianhe's eyes lit up with surprise and delight. "This is a hundred-year-old peach wood sword struck by lightning? Governor Shen, this is far too precious!"

He usually uses ordinary peach wood swords, and it's rare for a peach wood sword to be struck by lightning.

Moreover, a century-old peach wood sword struck by lightning is something that is extremely rare and hard to come by.

Shen Hao laughed and said, "This thing is of no use to me, so I'll give it to you, Daoist Master."

Master Qianhe nodded, clearly pleased, and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you."

After leaving the mortuary, Daoist Qianhe followed Chen Yulou's trail all the way.