Transform into a human

Almost simultaneously, the white fog thickened, and Yue Lai felt as if he were in a steamer.

The zombie with the characteristics of flowing ash no longer exposed itself to the public eye. It hid behind the thick fog, seemingly intending to steam Yue Lai to death.

The unknown zombie even blocked its own hearing, rendering Yue Lai's tricks useless.

But it's not just scammers who use tricks—

Yue Lai's aura suddenly changed, his pupils turned completely white, and even with the heavy fog obstructing his view, he immediately located the living corpse.

Sharp observation!

"Tsk, this is really troublesome."

Seeing that he could not outsmart the corpse, he stopped hiding and instead bowed down in worship.

"father!!!"

One way a rebellious son can be is to "recognize a thief as his father"!

Yue Lai's offensive was abruptly halted, as if a voice in his mind kept saying: "You must not harm your own child."

"hateful!"

He still suffered from his recklessness. Just as Lao Tzu's four principles of "applying kindness and severity" require "appeasing kindness" before they can be used, activating the principle of "recognizing a thief as one's father" also requires certain preconditions.

That would naturally make him a "thief"!

Sure enough, the other party laughed:

"To harbor murderous intent for no reason, what a fine way to kill a traitor! He should be my father!"

"Father, is there any family business to be passed down?"

not good!

Under the pressure of some kind of authority, Yue Lai was powerless to fight back. He suddenly felt like he had become a shelf, and the various ways he had mastered were like commodities, being picked and chosen by a powerful hand.

The rebellious son has five paths to follow in his father's footsteps!

The other party was actually the Flower-Wearing Guest! But he didn't see the mistletoe, the rebellious son's symbolic flower, on the zombie's chest.

Yue Lai's eyes darkened. Since he hadn't seen the flower in the hairpin, he had assumed his opponent was just a martial arts performer. If it was a duel between him and the flower-wearing master... his previous decision had been too hasty.

The good news is that if it were the Flower-Piercing Hermit dealing with him, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble; they could simply use their authority to suppress him. Considering the strangeness of his corpse, the other party was definitely not in his full state.

In the blink of an eye, the corpse had already chosen the "family business" to inherit. The white light in Yue Lai's eyes gradually dissipated, and his keen insight was forcibly taken away by his rebellious son. The other party disappeared into the white mist once again.

"I appreciate your keen observation!"

As the steam temperature rose higher and higher, the corpse man's calculations became increasingly clear—even if he lost a key to the game, he still chose the most conservative approach!

This is indeed the most correct choice at present. If it were an ordinary practitioner, with the number of skills increasing and decreasing, he would only become a fish on the chopping block of his rebellious son. However, Yue Laiguang revealed three skills at the hearing. Taking away one skill is far from being enough to determine the outcome.

The other party seemed to have an endless stream of trash talk, their voices coming from all directions:

"What a useless piece of trash. He's lived for so many years and he's still just a novice. He's not even as good as an ordinary human."

"But that makes sense. The universe is fair. Every race has its flaws. If you can walk three paths at the same time, you have to make some sacrifices."

"Huh, why is your technique so weak?" The corpse man showed surprise for the first time. In his long life, he had stolen the scout's technique more than once, but this time something was wrong.

But then, as if he had just thought of something, he threw his head back and laughed loudly:

"So that's how it is! No wonder! I was wondering how such a naturally gifted race could exist; it turns out it's all a castrated version of the secret!"

"That's all there is to it!"

Yue Lai didn't want to delay any longer!

The previously hidden prodigal suddenly exerted his power. He became like a fish in water in the steamy environment. Relying on his perception of the distribution of water vapor, he repositioned the corpse almost instantly. So, while using the White Stripe in the Waves to conceal his figure and quietly approach, he tried to seize partial control of this relic by flirting with flowers and grass.

From within the mist came the corpse's furious voice: "Where have you hidden, you rat in the gutter?!"

Before the words were even finished, the blade had already sliced ​​horizontally from behind, infinitely close to the neck. With the combined support of "Double-edged Sword" and "Wielding a Knife and Stick," there would be no resistance on the neck bone, as if the zombie's head would be severed in the next second.

But it was only "the next second"; in the final instant before the axe and blade struck, Yue Lai became unable to move.

"The tricks of deception are really useful," the zombie said with a sinister smile. He licked the pus dripping from his face, turned around unhurriedly, and mocked, "The more family property one has, the more one inherits. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever stolen two tricks at the same time—how extravagant."

"It's so convenient to use, I'd like to take you in as my slave."

Because of the ability to leverage connections and influence in the "son inheriting father's business" system, some unofficial rebellious sons choose to keep "adoptive fathers" around for their own use when needed. These people are called "father slaves."

He examined the bubbles on Yue Lai's body, clicking his tongue in amazement: "Taking three paths at the same time is amazing enough, but there's a fourth? You're not using it as a trump card, are you?"

The zombie had an extremely strong desire to perform; he exaggeratedly bent over, and although Yue Lai hadn't said anything, he acted as if he had heard some earth-shattering joke:

"The moment you won the lottery and inherited your father's business, these things became no secret!"

The Corpse Man, as expected of an old monster who had lived for an unknown amount of time, possessed extremely rich combat experience. After taking the "Mystery" from Yue Lai, he immediately implied that he had only taken one aspect of the strategy. Then, he patiently waited for Yue Lai to reveal his trump card, which was no longer his trump card. At that moment, the conditions for "deception" were met, and the deceived person lost control of his body.

But Yue Lai seemed not to hear his sarcasm, and a strange smile appeared on his lips as well.

Having failed to gain the expected emotional value, the corpse's expression immediately turned gloomy:

"What are you laughing at?!"

"Two things: first, villains die from talking too much; second... do you know the price a conman pays when he fails to deceive others?"

The corpse was stunned: "What do you mean?!"

"What I meant was... laymen shouldn't try to instruct experts!"

In an instant, the siren's divine authority and conscience were activated simultaneously. The former granted authority, while the latter erased the disadvantages brought about by dual cultivation. The power of flirting with women instantly became comparable to that of a proper wandering scholar. Yue Lai briefly seized control of this unknown relic.

Most importantly, the fake scammer was scammed by the real scammer!

The preconditions for the feigned effectiveness were instantly broken, and the violent backlash caused the corpse's tongue to be severed and fall to the ground. The steam that had been heated to boiling point was drawn into a crescent-shaped broadsword by [Holding a Knife and Stick], which once again cut the living corpse in half.

The corpse's immortality came into play again, but Yue Lai was prepared this time. He took out "Helena's Detective Stories Collection" and, after the first chapter "Wallace's Revenge", the second chapter was already titled "The Undying Ghost".

This characteristic of the living dead is inevitably related to the ash body. As Yue Lai delves deeper into its interpretation, the corpse will be permanently imprisoned in the book by the story collection's "come to justice" effect!

Perhaps sensing the real danger, the zombie let out a furious roar of resentment, and then vanished completely from this space.