Youbao Chapter 4: Killing the Corpse (4)
No, I was just grabbed by the bronze-armored corpse, the old Taoist said calmly.
Although I don't know how powerful the old Taoist priest is, judging from the fact that he never looked tired after traveling through the mountains and forests for several days in a row, this old man is much stronger than he appears. At least if we fight, I think he can knock me down with one hand.
Gamu was not a pushover either. The two of them together were actually caught by the bronze-armored corpse. No wonder the old Taoist said that when killing corpses, the bronze-armored corpse was needed to help.
I couldn't help but become more interested in this legendary strange corpse. What does a bronze-armored corpse look like?
However, when I thought about how I was vomited like that by the bronze-armored corpse just by a breath of spray during the day, I became afraid again.
But thinking back, the bronze-armored corpse was probably right in front of me at the time. Fortunately, the room was dark, otherwise if I opened my eyes and saw a horrible face in front of me, I would have been scared to death on the spot.
The old Taoist priest didn't say much to me. He sat upright on the bed, assumed a common posture for cultivating energy, closed his eyes and said nothing.
The time now is a little past one in the morning. After having just experienced a series of shocks, the old Taoist priest came back and my highly tense nerves finally relaxed.
I feel much more at ease with him around.
Lying on the bed, looking at the old Taoist priest's back, I suddenly felt like there was a mountain in front of me.
The old Taoist priest's temperament and the mysterious way he acted made me more and more interested.
When I woke up the next day, the old Taoist priest had already left.
I guess nothing terrible happened during the day, otherwise he wouldn't have left me here alone.
So I put on my clothes and shoes, opened the door and went out.
It was still very quiet outside. What surprised me was that in such a large forest, I had never heard the sound of birds or animals.
Could the bronze-armored corpses be able to scare these wild animals? It was not impossible, as the instincts of wild animals were always more sensitive than those of humans.
As I said before, the small mountain village is not big. When I went out, I saw the old Taoist priest standing in front of the dark room and talking to old man Gamu.
Good morning. I walked over and greeted them.
The old Taoist priest replied to me without even raising his eyelids: It's noon now.
I was embarrassed for a moment, laughed awkwardly, and stood aside without saying anything.
But old man Gamu smiled at me kindly and said: You didn’t sleep well last night.
It's OK, I said with a smile.
It's okay if you can sleep till this hour, the old Taoist priest interjected.
If I didn't think I couldn't beat him, I would definitely beat him up...
Haha. The old man Gamu smiled and said: You must be hungry. We will eat soon.
It's okay, I'm not hungry. I waved my hands quickly: By the way, what are you talking about?
The old Taoist looked at me and said: You don’t understand.
Nonsense, how can I understand if you didn't tell me. This old Taoist priest, you can't do this to me even if you don't like me. At least I can be used as a radar. You treat me like this when I am useful. If I am useless, you would just throw me into the ditch to die.
It’s okay, you can tell him about it, old man Gamu said with a smile.
I always think that this old man is so kind and likable. Unlike the old Taoist priest, who always has a gloomy face and acts like a big shot, I don't owe you any money.
We were just discussing whether we should first find the location of the corpse, otherwise it would be troublesome if it ran too far, said old man Gamu.
Oh, I was thinking about this yesterday. I heard that my blood and my jade pendant were needed together? I said.
Gamu glanced at the old Taoist priest and said: You know a lot, it is true. But now I use the jade pendant to suppress the bronze corpse to speed up the corpse refining process. Therefore, if it is used to explore the location of the underground corpse, it may be a bit troublesome.
What's the trouble? Just use it. It's okay if the corpse is slow to refine. I said nonchalantly.
So you don't understand. The old Taoist priest said expressionlessly: The Tongming jade pendant can connect to the netherworld, allowing the copper-armored corpse to absorb essence faster, but in contrast, the connection between the corpse refiner and the copper-armored corpse can't keep up. Therefore, if the jade pendant is taken out, the copper-armored corpse will be very irritable and may cause some trouble.
I didn't doubt the old Taoist's words, just like I didn't doubt him when he first told me about the bronze-armored corpse. Because in the meantime, I also experienced some events that are incredible to ordinary people.
So, I asked in a questioning tone: If that's the case, how can we find a place to raise the corpse? Can't you two subdue the bronze-armored corpse?
Of course. Gamu said: So there are only some minor troubles, the main problem is that most of these troubles fall on you.
What does this mean? Why are you bringing this up again? To kill the corpse, you need my jade pendant, and to use the jade pendant, you need my blood. Now, finding a place to raise the corpse also requires me to take on some minor troubles?
I can be sure that the little troubles that Gamu mentioned would be extremely troublesome for an ordinary person like me, and might even threaten my life.
Don't worry, we are here, nothing will happen to you. Old man Gamu said with a smile. But the more I look at him, the more he looks like a demon who intends to kidnap humans.
I couldn't help but look at the old Taoist priest. As if he noticed my little movement, the old Taoist priest opened his mouth to speak.
Let me explain the details to you. Gamu continued, and the old Taoist looked at him and closed his mouth again.
First, the jade pendant must be taken out at midnight, when the Yin energy is the heaviest. The bronze corpse can absorb enough energy at that time, so it will not be a problem even if there is no Tongming jade pendant. But after midnight, the energy in the Yin and Ming land will decrease, and at this time, the Tongming jade pendant is needed to communicate with the netherworld for replenishment.
Why do I feel that taking the jade pendant is like snatching meat from a dog?
This can only be thought about, not spoken. Old man Gamu continued: Therefore, we only have one hour. Within this hour, we must find the location of the earth-raising corpse and return the jade pendant to the bronze-armored corpse.
That was my jade pendant, how did it become a bronze corpse? I have a lot of complaints.
Although I can't calculate the exact time of the twelve hours, I still know that one hour represents two hours. Two hours is already a long time, enough to do many things.
The most critical issue is that you must be the one to take the jade pendant. Because your bloodline is connected to the jade pendant, the bronze corpse will not be too wary of you. If it were us, it might attract unnecessary attacks, and the loss would outweigh the gain. Gamu said.
Now I finally understand what it means to let the fox's tail show.
Not only does the task of finding a place to raise the corpse fall on me, but even the job of taking the jade pendant from the bronze-armored corpse falls on me. Isn't this exploitation?
But, how can I, a fool, refuse this when it comes to me?
Old man Gamu said it well, this job is not dangerous at all, you just need to bleed some blood and smear it all over your body, so that you can connect with the Jade Pendant and avoid being attacked by the Bronze Armored Corpse.
I have no idea how much blood is needed to cover a person, but I think it will take a lot. And Gamu said that the jade pendant must be taken before the blood coagulates, otherwise, the bronze corpse will still attack. This time is about five minutes.
Although Gamu downplayed the matter, as simple as eating with chopsticks, judging from the old Taoist's expression, it was obviously more complicated than he said.
Are you sure my life is not in danger?
OK. Gamu nodded.
I looked at the old Taoist priest again and asked again: Are you sure?
The old Taoist priest raised his head, which was originally lowered, looked at me, and after a few seconds said: It's okay.
His words are more effective than Gamu saying them a hundred times. Somehow, I have faith in the old Taoist priest. Since he said it was okay, then it must be okay.
OK, I did it.
Good. Gamu smiled and took out a knife from his back.
I was startled by him: What are you going to do.
Bloodletting. The old Taoist priest answered for him.
A bowl and a half of blood, it makes me a little dizzy.
After I finished bleeding, I remembered that the jade pendant should have been taken at night, why was the bloodletting done now?
Gamu put the blood bowl back into the house, and the old Taoist answered my question: You need to add something more, the spirituality in your blood is too low and not enough.
Is this a blow? I don't think so.
The old Taoist took out a blood-red pill from his arms and handed it to me: Eat it.
I took it in one hand and threw it into my mouth. It tasted a bit bitter: What is this?
Blood-replenishing pills, the old Taoist priest replied .
You know what, after taking this pill, I felt like the blood I had lost seemed to have been replenished, and I wasn’t feeling so dizzy anymore.
However, this is obviously a psychological effect. According to the old Taoist priest, this blood-replenishing pill can only help me replenish half of my blood at most. But this is enough, at least I don't have to feel dizzy.
When we finished our meal, Gamu hadn't come out of the house yet. It would probably take a long time to prepare the spiritual blood.
The old Taoist priest took me back to the house and began to remind me of some precautions.
The bronze-armored corpse is made from warriors with strong bodies, and is inherently violent, so you should move gently and not let him feel that you may pose a threat. For example, you are not allowed to move your hands and feet randomly.
Don’t you have to raise your hand to take the jade pendant?
The old Taoist glanced at me and continued: "Secondly, the bronze-armored corpse absorbs essence at midnight and emits corpse qi to protect itself. Therefore, you must hold your breath. Although the spiritual blood can last for five minutes, with your physique, the breath-holding time is at most one and a half minutes. You must remember that once you inhale corpse qi, the spiritual blood will lose its effect and the bronze-armored corpse will be able to recognize you. If this happens...
That shouldn’t be the case. I can run 200 meters in one and a half minutes.
The old Taoist priest looked at me expressionlessly until I was terrified. Then he said: If this happens, even if you die, you must stay behind the bronze corpse and wait for us to rescue you. Remember, in a head-on confrontation, anyone facing the bronze corpse will die.
