The sun and moon are both wrong; who made him seek the Dharma

Their pale, bloodshot, and cloudy eyes locked onto the two intruders without prior agreement.

However, Xia Chuan felt no fear whatsoever.

He squinted, carefully observing the approaching group of Nirvana corpses.

Their steps were unsteady and they walked slowly; they were just a bunch of ordinary corpses.

If Gao Haoguang can beat me, then isn't this my favorite kind of challenge—the challenge against someone of a higher level?

Xia Chuan beamed with joy, rubbing his hands together in anticipation:

"Wow, this Patriarch Jiang Mingzi is truly an honest and kind person!"

Chapter 7 Trading

The path behind the mountain was covered with fallen leaves.

The ancient trees all around blocked out the sun, shattering the already dim setting sun into fragments.

Bai Xiaoxiao walked alone on this path leading to hell.

A chilling wind swept through the forest, and the rustling of withered leaves sounded like the whispers of countless dead men.

"Not afraid, not afraid."

She bit her pale lips hard, her small hands clenched until they turned white, desperately trying to comfort herself:

"I'll be able to see my parents soon."

The atmosphere of sorrow had just reached its peak.

But then a loud "boom" was heard on the road ahead, accompanied by the dull sound of bones and flesh shattering.

Immediately following was the sound of the two of them playfully fighting without restraint.

"Senior brother, you're stealing again!"

"Hahaha, I killed him with my own skills. If you're not happy, come and bite me."

"Holy crap, you're really going to bite?"

The sorrow that Bai Xiaoxiao had just begun to feel was instantly dispelled by these two.

She turned around blankly and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

A burly man, as imposing as an iron tower, was pressing down hard on the head of a gray-haired, spiky-haired boy.

"Hey, stop messing around, there's a living person here."

Xia Chuan disgustedly pushed away Gao Haoguang's haphazardly chewing dog head and looked at Bai Xiaoxiao:

"Let's ask her, maybe she knows something."

As Xia Chuan approached, Bai Xiaoxiao felt as if a mountain, obscuring the sky and blocking out the sun, was pressing down on her, making it difficult to even breathe.

"Miss, are you from around here?"

She shakily raised her head, looked at Xia Chuan's fleshy body, and nodded with difficulty.

Could this... be some kind of bad person?

Gao Haoguang glanced at his senior brother with disdain:

"Take it easy, you're scaring them."

He straightened his clothes, put on a harmless smile, and stepped forward:

"Don't be afraid, sister. Have you heard of any zombies or man-eating creatures around here?"

Bai Xiaoxiao's face turned deathly pale instantly.

They... came to find Lord Corpse?

"No, I've never heard of it."

She stammered and lowered her head.

"It's not safe around here. You should leave now."

Don't meddle in other people's business, just let me die alone.

After saying that, Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her head and started rushing up the mountain.

Gao Haoguang and Xia Chuan exchanged a glance and immediately noticed something was amiss.

Gao Haoguang flashed forward, nimbly blocking the way, his gaze sharp:

“Sister, you came up the mountain without carrying a basket or a wood-chopping knife.”

He took a step forward, slowly approaching, his tone carrying an unquestionable scrutiny:

“When my fellow disciples asked you about the man-eating monster, your eyes darted around, clearly you knew something but wouldn’t say.”

Bai Xiaoxiao was forced to instinctively back away.

But all he felt was a loud "bang" from behind as he crashed into a hard, scorching wall of flesh.

A rough and large hand gently pressed against her slender neck.

Xia Chuan leaned down slightly, his voice low:

"These corpses scattered all over the mountains, could they be related to you?"

Bai Xiaoxiao was terrified and her whole body stiffened.

A cold glint flashed in Xia Chuan's eyes: "Tell me the truth, and I'll spare you from physical pain."

Under that terrifying pressure, Bai Xiaoxiao's face turned red, and she could barely speak.

"stop!"

Just then, an anxious voice suddenly rang out from deep within the forest.

Xia Chuan turned his head to look.

A corpse with its chest wide open and intestines spilling out was seen rushing towards them, clutching another head in its hands.

The head being held in the hands now had a red eye between its brows, and its face was filled with anxiety.

"Let her go! If you want to kill or torture her, come at me!"

"Did you speak?"

Gao Haoguang's expression instantly became extremely serious.

If a corpse speaks, it means it has sentience; this is a "spiritual corpse"!

They've found the real deal.

However, he had just personally verified that the Nirvana corpses in this forest were all the lowest-level ordinary corpses.

Gao Haoguang narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the eerie red eye on the corpse's forehead.

In other words...

This is not the true body at all, but rather a supernatural power or spell like a servant?

Gao Haoguang's mind raced, and he silently shrank behind Bai Xiaoxiao:

"Senior brother, what should we do now?"

Servant-type spells are the most disgusting and troublesome.

If you can't find the caster, killing more puppets here won't help.

Xia Chuan stood rooted to the spot, his right hand still firmly gripping Bai Xiaoxiao's neck, unmoved.

"No rush, let's hear what he has to say."

The "Three-Eyed One," who was hiding in the shadows controlling the ordinary corpses, was having a headache at the moment.

Trouble!

On his own, he was not afraid of these two sudden seekers of the Dharma.

Although judging from the commotion just now, he definitely couldn't win, but with his abilities, running away would be no problem at all.

But now, this little girl who was determined to die has fallen into their hands.

And judging from that burly man's murderous look, he really dared to snap this girl's neck!

Three-Eyed cursed inwardly:

Damn it, you're clearly a righteous seeker of the Dharma, how come you're even more ruthless than me?

Seeing Bai Xiaoxiao being held hostage, Chang Shi's eyes lit up and a plan came to mind.

Yes, all I need to do is clear her name of being an accomplice!

He manipulated the puppet to stop, and gave a feigned, relaxed sneer:

"This young man is quite calm."

He turned to look at Bai Xiaoxiao, his red eyes flashing:

"Young lady, how about we make a deal?"

Gao Haoguang hid behind, his gaze sharpening as he coldly stared at Bai Xiaoxiao.

They were definitely accomplices!

The head, held in the hands, slowly opened its mouth:

"If you bring these two seekers of the Dharma to us alive, I will spare the lives of your entire village."

A chilling malice deliberately surfaced on his head:

"Otherwise, I will kill all 322 people in your village."

"We'll go get it tonight. You can decide what to do!"

Bai Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded.

She glanced desperately to her left, at the forearm that was thicker than her thigh.

I didn't even see how that person touched her back.