Youbao Chapter 9: Killing the Corpse (9)
The ground is raising corpses! No wonder when I came from the southwest, I saw a dim yellow gas from afar. It turned out to be the ground raising corpses. The young man was shocked.
Take your sword and leave, there are no enemies here, said the old Taoist priest.
No! Now that I know the corpse has appeared, I have to help! The young man stood up with the help of the wall, and the sword was in his hand again.
You...are just a burden, said the old Taoist priest.
The young man groaned, his face full of embarrassment, but then he looked at me and said: If he can come, why can't I go!
He is the descendant of Ba Suo, and his spiritual blood is of great use, said the old Taoist priest.
When I heard these words, I suddenly felt a sense of pride.
Then I want to go too! My Zhou family's demon-slaying sword can break the evil spirit and can also help. My Zhou family also has the magic of walking. Unless you tie me up, I will definitely follow you. The young man's tone was firm.
The old Taoist looked at him, then shook his head: It’s up to you.
Hearing the old Taoist's words, the young man's expression relaxed slightly. Then, he looked at me and bowed: I was rash, I didn't expect that you are really the successor of the Ba Suo lineage.
I have never experienced such a scene. I used to see on TV that ancient people greeted each other with a bow and didn't think anything of it, but when it was my turn to do it, I felt very awkward.
The old Taoist priest had almost finished refining the elixir. In order not to disturb him, I chatted quietly with the young man. After chatting for a while, I learned that the so-called demon-slaying Zhou family is a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It has always been their mission to exorcise demons. In layman's terms, they catch ghosts and kill monsters.
His name is Xuehai. It is said that his family no longer wanted to conquer demons, so they named him Xuehai, which means learning has no boundaries. In the hope that he can become a student and serve the country.
However, Zhou Xuehai has always been proud of the honor of his demon-fighting family, and studying is really not his forte.
It was for this reason that he ran from Guangzhou to Xishuangbanna. It was for this reason that he confused the difference between burying corpses and refining corpses. If the old Taoist priest had not appeared in time, it would have caused a huge misunderstanding.
Of course, considering the ferocious appearance of the bronze-armored corpse, the one who was torn into strips of meat in the end would definitely be Zhou Xuehai.
Zhou Xuehai naturally knew the reputation of the bronze-armored corpse. However, it was extremely difficult to refine corpses now, and he hadn't heard of anyone successfully refining a bronze-armored corpse for many years.
The main reason is that the bronze-armored corpse is connected to the life of the corpse refiner. If it succeeds in this life, others will not be allowed to continue refining it. In order to prevent the half-finished bronze-armored corpse from turning into a corpse, the bronze-armored corpse is also destroyed after the life refiner dies.
These are secrets. The old Taoist priest never likes to talk much. What I learned from Zhou Xuehai is several times more than what I heard from the old Taoist priest in the past few days.
After learning that the Bronze-Armored Corpse could be refined tonight and that he could go hunting for the corpse overnight, Zhou Xuehai seemed somewhat excited.
He had never really fought against zombies, and occasionally killing some small ghosts with his ancestral sword was a big deal. Besides, now the population base is large and the yang energy is strong, so it is difficult to find ghosts in the city. Otherwise, he would not have to travel thousands of miles to Xishuangbanna.
The old Taoist priest's elixir refining was nearing completion, and the magical flame on his hand began to go out.
I looked at my watch. It was almost one in the morning. The midnight hour was about to end. After the midnight hour, the bronze armor corpse could be refined.
At this time, the old Taoist priest suddenly stood up and stuffed a few pills in his hand into my hand: Stay in the room and don’t go out!
The door was opened, and he rushed out. At the same time, I heard the shrill roar of the bronze-armored corpse outside. This time the roar was louder than usual, and it was continuous. Judging from the old Taoist's anxious look, something must have happened.
Zhou Xuehai was holding a sword and was about to run out. I quickly stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Go help. He said as if it was his due.
Do you know how powerful the bronze-armored corpse is? It takes the old Taoist priest and Gamu to control it. If you go, they will have to take care of you. I said bluntly: Although I am just an ordinary person, I have seen how powerful the bronze-armored corpse is. It is invulnerable to swords and guns and has infinite strength. The old Taoist priest at least knows Taoism. What can you do, use a sword?
Zhou Xuehai blushed at what I said: But, but...
There's no buts, just stay here, they are not ordinary people, it's okay, I said.
Zhou Xuehai looked at the door panel, seemed to be persuaded, nodded, and then he asked: Who is Gamu?
Gamu was the one who refined this bronze-armored corpse.
Oh... Zhou Xuehai nodded. We stood in the room, listening to the roar of the bronze-armored corpse outside, and the occasional loud bangs, as if the ground was shaking. A few wisps of unpleasant smell came in from outside, and I knew it was corpse gas as soon as I smelled it.
It seems that the bronze-armored corpse is terribly violent today. It can even transmit the corpse qi from such a distance. I am secretly worried about the old Taoist priest.
This is corpse qi! Zhou Xuehai's face looked a little ugly, and he lowered his head and rummaged through his pockets.
What are you looking for? I asked.
Detoxification pills! He continued to search while answering, and soon found two pills. He swallowed one first, and then handed the other to me: Eat it quickly, otherwise you will die from the corpse qi.
I know how powerful corpse qi is, but I didn't feel anything unusual last time I smelled a little bit, and the old Taoist priest didn't help me detoxify it. I'm so far away this time, so I should be fine.
Seeing that I was a little hesitant, Zhou Xuehai said anxiously: Eat it quickly, the bronze-armored corpse's gas is very strong, even if you smell a little bit, it may damage your body.
Seeing what he said was so scary, I didn't dare to think too much and quickly swallowed the detoxification pill. The Zhou family's detoxification pills were much more delicious than those made by the old Taoist priest, at least they didn't smell so bad.
After taking the detoxification pill, the smell of corpse gas was indeed much lessened. I said thank you to Zhou Xuehai and pricked up my ears to listen to the movement outside.
The bronze-armored corpse didn't know what was going on and was very irritable. The fighting outside lasted for a long time.
The old Taoist priest is so powerful, and even old man Gamu cannot subdue the bronze-armored corpse quickly. One can imagine how intense the scene outside is.
If I wasn't concerned about the ferocity of the bronze-armored corpse, I really wanted to go out and take a look. Zhou Xuehai was also staring blankly at the side. The old Taoist priest had been out for quite some time. The man who could control him instantly, but with the cooperation of others, was unable to deal with the bronze-armored corpse. Zhou Xuehai also understood that it would be a waste of time for him to go out.
How did you know the power of the bronze-armored corpse? This kind of corpse gas is extremely poisonous, and ordinary people can't get close to it at all. Zhou Xuehai asked in confusion.
The thing I used to suppress the bronze corpse was a jade pendant passed down from my ancestors. This jade pendant can find the location of the underground corpse, so I need to go and get it back. The process was a bit troublesome, so I won’t go into details. Anyway, I was very close to the bronze corpse and touched its hair, which was as hard as steel wire. I explained with a hint of boasting.
So that's it. Zhou Xuehai nodded: Is that jade pendant still used to suppress the bronze-armored corpse?
I think so. I hesitated and said: I am not sure, I guess it will not be needed after it is refined.
The sounds of fighting continued for a while, and the roars of the bronze-armored corpse became weaker and weaker, until they were almost inaudible.
The corpse gas that came into the room became increasingly thinner, and it was estimated that this guy was knocked down.
After a while, the door was pushed open and the old Taoist priest walked in.
This time, his Taoist robes were even more torn and his breathing was a little labored.
After one stick of incense, they were ready to kill the corpse and raise it. The old Taoist priest walked to the bedside and sat there in a posture to raise his qi.
I don’t know how long a stick of incense lasts, but it wasn’t too long before the old Taoist priest opened his eyes and called Zhou Xuehai and me out.
Gamu was ready. A huge bronze-armored corpse stood beside him, looking extremely powerful.
Are you all ready? Old man Gamu looked unusually serious.
Hey, who is he? Gamu looked at Zhou Xuehai.
Take the people from the Zhou family with you, the old Taoist priest said.
Gamu nodded, and without saying anything, he patted the copper-armored corpse's chest. The huge copper-armored corpse slightly bent over, and a foul breath blew out of its mouth.
I was suddenly indescribably excited. Killing corpses was something I had never seen or heard of before.
The old Taoist priest wrapped the jade pendant with talisman paper again, lit it and stuck it on my forehead.
Concentrate and show us the direction, said the old Taoist priest.
With the experience from last time, I felt familiar with the route this time. My vision quickly extended, passing over the mountains, forests and trees. The scene changes like floating shadows, making me feel a little dizzy.
The underground corpse was far away from us. After searching for a while, I finally saw the yellow-black gas that reached the sky. I shouted and pointed in the direction I saw: The underground corpse is there!
At this time, I heard the old Taoist priest shout: Go!
His body was flying in the clouds, and the wind was whistling around him. I don't know whether the old Taoist priest used the technique of shrinking the earth or followed the bronze-armored corpse to borrow metal to escape.
The old Taoist priest said that the bronze-armored corpse could travel three miles in an instant by borrowing from gold and iron. This speed was already quite fast, and there was something magical about the escape that I could not understand. At such a high speed, people did not feel much discomfort except for feeling the huge wind force.
As they walked, neither the old Taoist priest, old man Gamu, nor Zhou Xuehai spoke. This silence did not make people feel scared, but instead made their blood boil.
I kept following the corpse closely and watched the energy moving rapidly forward .
Along the way, I saw a lot of blood and qi . The earth-raising corpses would occasionally pass through them, and the blood and qi would disperse or move to the other side. But compared to the speed of the earth-raising corpses, they were too slow.
Blood and qi represent people, and when blood and qi are dispersed, I guess that means the person is dead.
No wonder the old Taoist priest wanted to kill the corpse. The existence of this monster would definitely cause conflict with humans. No matter how rare a tiger is, it is still a tiger. If it hurts people, it must be killed.
On the other hand, although one could feel the murderous aura coming from the bronze-armored corpse, the fishy and unpleasant smell of the corpse did not come out.
I don’t know if it’s because the Bronze Armor Corpse has been refined, Gamu can freely restrain its corpse qi.
We walked for about twenty minutes and finally arrived near the corpse-raising site.
Should we intercept it or follow it? asked the old man Gamu.
Stop it! The old Taoist priest said in a firm and unshakable tone.
It is hard to understand why the old Taoist priest insisted on killing the corpse, just like sometimes I find it hard to understand those onlookers who just want to join in the fun. Why do you have to meddle in something that has nothing to do with you?
But there are too many such people in the world. Whether in terms of skills or the excitement they bring to the party, the old Taoist priest is undoubtedly the best among them.
Perhaps because the exact location of the underground corpse had been found, the old Taoist priest reminded me to retract my view and then took the jade pendant from my forehead.
This time the time was very short, and the nourishing spirit pill was very effective. After opening my eyes, I just felt a slight headache, and there were no other reactions.
I saw Gamu patting his hands below him, his lips trembling a few times. Suddenly, a low roar came from below him, and I realized that we had been sitting on the bronze-armored corpse the whole time.
