Please control me, my divine being!

When the covered boat reached a branch of the river, it suddenly sank.

The boatman, however, acted as if nothing had happened, continuing to row his boat through the water.

The expressions on everyone's faces varied, but since they had all learned about it beforehand, they were able to remain seated.

After sinking underwater, the awning boat emitted a dim light, which actually pushed aside most of the rushing water, giving everyone a chance to catch their breath.

"Don't worry, we'll be at Hexiafang soon."

The boatman gave another reminder to prevent anyone from doing anything foolish.

He has been ferrying passengers here for many years and has encountered all sorts of strange people. If he doesn't warn them, someone might jump off the boat immediately.

After traveling through the water for a while, the awning boat broke through the water again. Ahead was an entrance that was more than half submerged by the river, deep, dark, and long and narrow.

The boatman changed from standing to sitting.

Everyone bent down and sat down, afraid of bumping into the wall at the entrance of the cave.

By the dim light of the lanterns on the boat, one could see that the inside of the hole was paved with stone bricks, one after another, in a very neat manner. However, these bricks were covered with dirt, and it was clear that no one had ever cleaned them.

"It's somewhat like an underground waterway to prevent Hong Xun from entering," Gu Qinghan thought to himself.

They, the Yinqi Gu family, who guarded the large tomb, had also built similar channels for drainage within the tomb, so they were no strangers to this structure.

It was pretty much as she had guessed.

The further you walk through this stone-paved passage, the more complicated it becomes, branching into several smaller passages every now and then. It's practically the underground drainage system of Jiang'an City. If an ordinary person were to accidentally wander into this place, they would probably get lost in an instant and not be able to find their way out.

Their awning boats weren't the only ones along the way.

Occasionally, we would encounter awning boats coming from other side roads. We would either travel together for a while or pass each other, and everyone would remain silent.

The waterway is just wide enough for two awning boats of the same width to travel side by side.

Clearly, the boatmen's boats were all custom-made!

After wandering through the underground waterways for a full hour, Gu Qinghan felt his hunger growing more and more intense. Just when he was about to give up, the boatman finally stopped.

A wide ferry crossing comes into view.

The walls were covered with lanterns, and there were many glowing plants on both banks, which made the deep and dark sewers of Jiang'an City extremely bright.

The awning boats came and went in an endless stream, and people were constantly getting on and off at the ferry.

Some arrived by awning boat, while others departed, creating a lively and prosperous scene.

Jin Buhuan and Gu Qinghan also entered the ferry dock after the awning boat docked.

As soon as we got ashore.

Several people then gathered around.

"Gentlemen, would you like some accommodation? The best place is Shui Xie Ju, which is quiet and safe, and it's close to the pearl market, so you can buy top-quality pearls directly from the pearl divers."

"When you come to Hexiafang, you must try the dishes of Baixianlou. The medicinal herbs used in their cuisine are all cultivated by the great pharmacists of the Baicao Qihuang lineage."

"Hey guys, I have a way to make money that's quick and easy..."

Hexiafang was no different from any other bustling city.

Perhaps the only difference is that these guys who come to sell are all cultivators. Although their cultivation levels are not high, they are clearly different from ordinary people.

Gu Qinghan looked ahead.

Ahead was a street about 100 meters long, but the houses on both sides were embedded in the walls, as if holes had been dug out and the shops had been moved into them.

She soon realized that the entire Hexiafang was built on a wide waterway.

Beneath the main street in the middle flows a gently flowing underground river.

"It's less of a market town and more of a refugee settlement built on an underground waterway. Are the cultivators in Jiang'an City in such a difficult environment...?" Gu Qinghan couldn't find the words to describe it.

She grew up in the Gu family of Yinqi.

As the most prestigious family in Yinqi Valley, their cultivators are all high and mighty, and naturally they have never seen such an embarrassing scene.

Furthermore, these cultivators in Hexiafang should be the ones living relatively well within the underground waterways. Given the vast area of ​​the waterways, there must be other cultivators living in the waterways outside of Hexiafang.

It's like a rat in the gutter...

"Grandma Corpse, we've arrived at the market now. Keep walking straight down this street, there's a corpse shop. That's where I bought twenty zombies. Now you can settle your scores and grievances."

The workshop at home needs someone to look after it. If I don't go back for a long time, there will definitely be big trouble.

If my family reports it to the authorities, that would be troublesome.

I still have a string of cash on me, I'll give it all to you, please have mercy and spare my life.

Jin Buhuan pleaded softly.

As a mortal, he naturally had to be careful in such a place.

Most cultivators have a touch of the wicked.

If his kiln workshop hadn't been unable to continue operating, he wouldn't have come to buy zombies to work as corpse laborers and to deal with these cultivators.

Not to mention that he also had a living zombie by his side who had been a corpse worker for dozens of days. The rules in the market prohibit violence, but this rule is not very binding. As long as enough money is paid in blood, killing is not a problem.

"Walk."

Gu Qinghan took out a piece of cardboard from his pocket and wrote on it with a pen.

This is the communication method she came up with.

"Then I'm leaving." Upon seeing this word, Jin Buhuan hurriedly turned around and walked towards the port where the awning boat was docked.

Before he could take two steps, his neck was gripped by sharp black fingernails.

"Go forward and lead me there."

Jin Buhuan groaned inwardly, but dared not resist, and was carried forward.

Hexiafang sells all sorts of things, but the most popular are all kinds of corpse shops, since zombies are, in a sense, the best tools.

Whether used for chores, detecting danger, or even fighting, it can do it all, making it a true all-rounder.

This is an extraordinary method that ordinary people can afford.

Another popular spot is a pharmacy called "Bai Cao Yao Tang".

Two long lines formed outside the pharmacy, one for cultivators and the other for ordinary people, and it seemed that the number of ordinary people outnumbered the number of cultivators several times over.

"That's a place where people sell blood. The first time I came here, I didn't have enough money, so I had to have my blood drawn for a full five hundred coins." Jin Buhuan said with some apprehension, "I still haven't recovered from the blood loss."

On the sampans that come and go, there are many ordinary people who want to become cultivators. They have sold their property to come here, hoping to have a chance to enter the Dao.

Selling blood was one of the few ways they could make money in Hexiafang.

Gu Qinghan narrowed his eyes, not lingering at the Hundred Herbs Hall, but instead leading Jin Buhuan toward the corpse shop.

She certainly wasn't going to the boss to demand an explanation.

Even if I want to take revenge, it has to be after I recover.

Going to the corpse merchant now is to resolve the hunger and thirst symptoms in her body, so that she can at least move normally.

The two arrived in front of the morgue.

Inside the shop were rows of well-maintained, shiny zombies, and the people serving tea and water were almost all zombie workers.

Jin Buhuan waited in the shop for quite a while before a middle-aged woman with a delicate face came out: "Esteemed customer, is there anything you wish to buy at our humble shop?"

Jin Buhuan hesitated.

At this moment, Gu Qinghan was right behind him. If he revealed the fact that the zombie had gone out of control and paid the shop to provide after-sales service, he might be able to refine her again.

But the other party had already regained consciousness.

If things fail and she escapes, she can retaliate later, causing great harm to his wife, children, and elderly parents.

There's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days!

What's more, it's a monster like this.

"Fine, since we can communicate, I'll help her get things done." Jin Buhuan dismissed the idea, wanting only to resolve the matter quickly and get home.

Consider this a case of losing money to avoid further disaster.

Anyway, the workshop is still there, and there are still so many corpse workers. We can earn back the money we spent.

He pulled out the last small bag of blood money from his pocket, then took out the corpse-controlling bell and said to the shopkeeper:

"Boss, I bought a team of zombies from you last time, but after I bought them, these guys have become increasingly lazy and can't muster any energy. Is it because they're not getting enough food?"

Is there anything that can feed zombies?

The shopkeeper glanced at the two of them and smiled gently: "Sir, you mean blood food, right?"

The shop specializes in these items, so of course they have them. However, you must be careful when feeding them; if they eat too much blood, the zombies will be difficult to control.

"You two come with me. These things aren't sold openly."

She turned and went into the inner room.

Jin Buhuan hesitated for a moment before glancing at Gu Qinghan. Seeing that her eyes were normal, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her.

The two lifted the curtain that served as a partition and stepped into the inner room, but as soon as they stepped in, a stone door suddenly slammed down behind them, blocking their way out.

The shopkeeper turned around, his eyes gleaming with greed, staring at Gu Qinghan, whose body was completely wrapped up: "What a madman who has been resurrected and turned into an evil being. Today is the day I get this opportunity."

next moment.

She immediately darted out, pulled out several ink threads, and began to tie Gu Qinghan up.

The common art of raising corpses: 【Corpse-binding ink】.

clack.

The ink lines shot out in all directions, crisscrossing and almost completely blocking Gu Qinghan's space to dodge.

Jin Buhuan was quite frightened by this sudden scene, never expecting that the shopkeeper would actually start a fight.

At this moment, Gu Qinghan was focused on suppressing her hunger, and had no strength left in her body, so she couldn't even resist.

Until the ink line hit her body, it felt like a red-hot wire, burning her skin until white smoke kept billowing out.

The long-lost pain returned to my heart.

Gu Qinghan then realized that she had been too careless; the zombie's mind had made her oversimplify everything.

"If this guy really catches me, I'll definitely be completely refined."

Gu Qinghan roared inwardly, wanting to struggle and resist, but as several ink threads bound her hands and feet, all her movements were suppressed.

The shopkeeper approached with a beaming smile, his greed undisguised: "Sitting at home, such good things are delivered to your door. Truly, the God of Death shines upon you, and all businesses are blessed."

However, at that moment, the smile on her face froze.

The divine power that had been there before descended once more from the void, pale and vast.

In an instant, Gu Qinghan felt his body go out of control, pulled by this enormous force, and suddenly broke free of all the bindings of the ink lines. His fingernails, sharper than a dagger, stabbed straight at the shopkeeper's body.

The situation has taken a dramatic turn!

But the shopkeeper reacted very quickly, immediately taking out the bronze bell for controlling corpses from his person.

This copper bell was clearly much more advanced than the one in Jin Buhuan's hand. It was covered with colorful incantations. As soon as it was shaken, the motionless corpses around it immediately attacked and rushed towards Gu Qinghan.