章 7: We Want Blood for Blood
編集者: Atlas Studios
"Ring~ Ring…"
A melodious bell sounded from the quiet mountain road at night.
The voice was crisp and ethereal, making people unconsciously fall into it.
"The curved moon… The round moon…"
"The moon… comes out…"
"Sister put on red clothes and silver horns…"
"Brother brought cow horn wine. Mother has made glutinous rice cakes…"
"Sigh… Oh…"
"Father sat on the corner chair and picked up…"
Immediately after the bell rang, there was a wave of singing with a strong ethnic charm.
The lyrics were light, but the singer sang it with thick sadness that could not be hidden.
As the source of the voice became clearer, several figures emerged from the dark path.
"Ring… Ring…"
A man in capable clothes was opening the way with the Soul Suppression Bell in one hand and a compass in the other.
The two figures following behind were silent as they followed the person in front.
"Cross the mountains~ Go to the west and find a good place~ Brother Burial."
"High up the star peak~ Low down the acupuncture point, two streams intersecting the ground~ There's a true dragon."
"The outer mountain is 50 kilometers away from Luocheng. The Dragon Bureau is located at the Xianling Sect."
"High dragons are often hidden below. You can only see them~ Circling around."
"Reading the scriptures~ Without eyesight, reading ten thousand books~ is also useless."
"They're all treasured lands. Unfortunately, they're not suitable for you brothers to cultivate."
The figure muttered as he looked at the various Fengshui treasures he had discovered along the way under the weak moonlight.
"Tang Long, Tang Hu, we've arrived at Jiangnan City. As long as we find Chief Luo, I'll definitely seek justice for you."
"If Xiao Luming hadn't been greedy to advance in that mission, our entire team wouldn't have ended up like this."
"What's even more hateful is that in order to protect himself, Xiao Luming directly pushed the blame on us."
"Big Brother Wang, Sixth Sister Sun… They all died in that tomb."
"And you, in order for me to walk out safely, are willing to become my Corpse Soldiers and endure the pain of your soul being sacrificed."
"Fortunately, I had you guys to help me escape from there safely."
"But… when I brought all of you to find Xiao Luming, he actually… actually dared to slander me for defecting?"
"He even framed me and used his teammates as Corpse Soldiers in order to increase his strength? He's simply crazy."
"Heavens have mercy on me. Although I'm a corpse herder, every Corpse Soldier I train has been approved by my superiors."
"No matter how much I want to increase my strength, I definitely won't use my teammate's body to train corpses."
"But those people won't listen. They'd rather hear Xiao Luming's side of the story than hear my explanation."
"Let me stop controlling you so that you can be buried safely."
"Hehehe… But without you guys, I can't even defeat a beginner esper. How can I dare to let go so easily?"
"Not to mention that Xiao Luming has ulterior motives. If I really do as they say, I'm probably already in jail."
"Xiangxi is under Xiao Luming's control. I won't let this go."
The leader of the group who spoke was Xi Hongshi, who was wanted by the Superpower Administration in Jiangnan City.
Xi Hongshi was not in a good situation at the moment. After escaping all the way from Xiangxi, he had dodged Xiao Luming's pursuit countless times.
Fortunately, the existence of Tang Long and Tang Hu could always help him avert danger.
These two people were already familiar with their strength when they were alive. At the same time, the two brothers' superpowers were fire and water. Even an expert at the Proficient Level could not take them down.
Now that they had been made into zombies and had retained their previous abilities, their strength had increased even more.
But even so, it was not easy for Xi Hongshi to come to the Jiangnan area. He was on the wanted list and did not dare to sit in public facilities, or he would be hurling himself into a trap.
He also did not dare to enter the deep mountains and old forests. Who knew if there were stronger mutated beasts in the mountains? He would not even know if he was accidentally eaten.
Therefore, he could only migrate along the road near the edge of the city.
It was also because of this that he could not shake off the tail that was chasing him.
Xi Hongshi had undergone an extremely serious test, both physically and mentally.
"Ha… Ha… Look, Brother Tang Long and Brother Tang Hu, there seems to be a treasure land ahead."
"Resentment is growing but not the vegetation. We can repair it."
"Damn this ruthless Xiao Luming. He clearly knows that Tang Long and Tang Hu have become Corpse Soldiers, but he still used the Heavenly Thunder Technique. He doesn't intend to leave your corpses intact. The residual exorcism power has always been in our bodies, and if we don't find a place to remove it, we might not even be able to last until the supernatural situation in Jiangnan."
At this moment, Xi Hongshi stopped and stared intently at the compass that was pointing at a place.
"Follow the direction this compass points to, we'll definitely find a place of resentment," he shouted excitedly.
"When the time comes, use this fengshui treasure land. I'll remove the power of lightning from your bodies."
"Of course, there must be some demonic creature occupying that resentful land. We have to deal with it well."
"However, I don't think there's a big problem. This is already the Jiangnan area, if there were any powerful monsters nearby, they would have long been eliminated by the Jiangnan Superpower Administration."
"If there are any monsters left, they're just useless little fellows."
"When the time comes, I'll capture them for you to nourish your bodies."
Xi Hongshi lowered his head and glanced at the two figures behind him who were still indifferent except for moving forward silently.
"Speaking of which, it's not like we haven't encountered some powerful demonic creatures along the way. For example, the hundred-year-old red-robed malicious ghost in Chicken Crow Village was captured by you guys and absorbed as nutrients, right?"
"The red-robed malicious ghost has cultivated for a hundred years and the tilt of the ceiling has brought about a large amount of spiritual energy, but it's a pity that she didn't seize the opportunity and has been hiding in that old house."
"As long as she casually captures someone and absorbs their essence energy, her strength can directly reach the heavens in a single step."
"If we encounter it at that time, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."
"However, it can be said that she doesn't have that luck."
"It's inconvenient to travel there and the people from the city hall have long migrated the people living there. She's a lonely ghost who has silently cultivated in that village for a hundred years. It's been hard on her."
Because he had found a resting place, Xi Hongshi became excited. He shook the bell to guide the Tang Long and Tang Hu brothers forward as he told them everything he had seen on the way.
As for the Tang Long and Tang Hu brothers, they were still silent. Only the sound of their feet stepping on the sand echoed softly.
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