aircannonsinc Chapter 97 Isn't corpse transport supposed to involve hopping and skipping?
Chapter 97 Isn't corpse transport supposed to involve hopping and skipping?
"White Owl Liang Ting..."
After regaining his senses, a thoughtful look flashed in Zhuge Yan's eyes.
Liang Ting, the White Owl, is a notorious villain of the Quanxing sect.
As a child, he was abandoned by his parents because of his ugly appearance. He was taken in by the Mo Jin Rou Gu Sect, but suffered all kinds of bullying from his fellow disciples. His status was even lower than that of a servant.
So after he came of age, he slaughtered his sect and joined the Quanxing sect to commit evil deeds.
They committed almost every imaginable atrocity, from murder and arson to rape and plunder.
If you put people like Yuan Jingui together with him, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Yuan Jingui a "saint"!
However, no matter how many evil deeds Liang Ting committed, he remained unharmed after all these years.
Ultimately, it is because he is proficient in both mechanical arts and talisman-making, reaching the level of a grandmaster, and is recognized as a top expert in the world of supernatural beings.
Therefore, even though countless prestigious families hated him to the core, they were powerless to do anything about him.
If Liang Ting killed his father, Zhuge Duan, it wouldn't seem out of place at first glance, since that guy was a madman who was capable of anything!
Moreover, Zhuge Yan had previously joined forces with his fellow disciples from the Sanyi Sect to besiege Yuan Jingui and his group.
If Liang Ting were to retaliate against him for this, this reason would indeed seem plausible.
However, after careful consideration, Zhuge Yan still noticed something was amiss.
First, the answers obtained from the interior scene are three, so they should correspond to three people or three forces.
Among these three, even a master like Liang Ting, who is proficient in both talismans and mechanisms, is only the "answer" with the least influence.
What kind of "big shot" will be involved in the remaining two "answers"?
Thinking of this, Zhuge Yan took a deep breath.
No matter how you look at it, the father's death was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface!
"No rush, you have to eat one bite at a time. You can't get fat in one bite."
At least now I have a clear goal. If I can't even get past Liang Ting, then I won't be able to get the two "answers" in the later interior scenes.
However, Quanxing...
At this moment, Zhuge Yan thought of many things.
The Quanxing organization is very special. Although they are mostly loose-knit, they can unleash a strong sense of cohesion under certain circumstances.
In the subsequent search for Liang Ting, it will be inevitable that they will have to deal with the Quanxing gang.
If the methods are even slightly too extreme, it might trigger the "banding together" tendency of these scumbags.
If it were just him alone, it wouldn't be so bad. As a sorcerer, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune is as easy as turning one's hand.
However, his current identity is a disciple of the Sanyi Sect and an apprentice of the Great Ying Immortal Zuo Ruotong.
If he were to provoke too many Quanxing members in the future, and the news reached the Sanyi Sect, given the temperaments of his master and his fellow disciples in the Sanyi Sect, they would definitely choose to come down the mountain to help him without hesitation.
In that case, this personal feud arising from family hatred will one day escalate into a full-scale war between the Sanyi Sect and the Quanxing Sect!
Zhuge Yan dared not bear this cause and effect, nor could he possibly bear it!
He still vividly remembers the tragic scene of the Trinity's "total annihilation" in the original series!
Moreover, judging by the timeline, Wugensheng should be becoming the leader of Quanxing by now!
If the people of the Sanyi Sect were to encounter Wugensheng, things would truly spiral out of control...
With this thought in mind, Zhuge Yan slowly closed his eyes.
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The next day.
All the guests had already left the Lu family, including Zhang Jingqing and his apprentice from the Celestial Master's Mansion. Only Zhuge Yan and Zuo Ruotong's group remained at the Lu family.
Inside the mourning hall, a middle-aged man slowly walked in.
He first bowed to the body of Zhuge Duan in the mourning hall, and then slowly walked to Zhuge Yan.
"You must be Brother Zhuge Yan?"
"And who are you?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Zhuge Yan's eyes.
"I am Liu Zongqing, a descendant of the Xiangxi Corpse-driving lineage. The Celestial Master sent someone to summon me to help you, young brother, transport the body of Chief Zhuge back to the Wuhou Sect."
Thank you for your trouble.
Zhuge Yan clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Liu Zongqing with great sincerity.
"Young brother, you're too kind. Not to mention that the Celestial Master once did me a favor, Clan Chief Zhuge was a highly respected figure who died under mysterious circumstances. It's only right and proper that I help him out."
"Uncle Liu, how do you plan to move my father's remains back?"
As he spoke, Zhuge Yan also glanced at the corpse on the ground.
Because they haven't been buried for so long, the bodies of Zhuge Duan and the others are now starting to smell.
"Young man, there's no need to worry. My lineage is professionals when it comes to corpse transport."
After saying this, Liu Zongqing took out a stack of yellow talismans from his pocket and pasted them on the foreheads of each corpse in the mourning hall.
"rise!"
With a low shout from Liu Zongqing, the corpses that had been dead suddenly rose from the ground as if they were still alive!
"W-w-w...the corpse is alive?!"
Lu Jin's eyes widened instantly upon seeing this.
Liu Zongqing simply smiled at Lu Jin's amazement, then beckoned with his finger.
"Let's go!"
Looking at the corpse in front of him, which moved as naturally as a living person, without any stiffness, even Zhuge Yan couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"You can walk like that?"
"Otherwise what?"
Liu Zongqing smiled gently.
"Shouldn't it be the kind that involves hopping and skipping?"
"Young man, where did you hear that we corpse-transporters hop and skip?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zongqing almost burst out laughing.
"..."
Zhuge Yan twitched the corner of his mouth.
Well, I watched too many of Uncle Ying's ghost movies when I was a kid, so I thought all corpses walked like that, hopping and skipping...
Uncle Ying, you've really fooled me!
"Alright, young man, once I attach this corpse-driving talisman, I can freely control the movement of the corpse, and at the same time, I can ensure that your father's corpse will not decompose for three months."
Because of the corpse-transporting ritual, I will not be traveling with you young brothers; I will set off first.
We'll meet at the Wuhou Sect's mountain gate a month from now.
"I guarantee that your father's remains will be safely delivered to your Wuhou Sect."
"Thank you, Uncle Liu!"
Zhuge Yan clasped his hands in a salute once more.
After watching Liu Zongqing's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Zhuge Yan turned his gaze to his master Zuo Ruotong and senior brother Lu Jin behind him.
"Master, let's set off too."
"Um."
Zuo Ruotong nodded.
"Master, Junior Brother Yan, I'll go with you too! I won't go back to the sect for now!"
Lu Jin quickly spoke up.
Zuo Ruotong pondered this for a moment, then nodded.
"Very well, then Jin'er, you may come with me."