Chapter 46: The Soul-Enchanting Incense Doesn't Enchant the Suspended Corpse of an Old Man

  The conversation between the hanged old man and the girl ended there, I shrank into the cave, seeing the hanged old man's face changing constantly, sighing non-stop. I found that this old man was no longer arrogant, but rather kind and affable.

  He sighed and walked away. At this time, the girl saw me, a strange expression flashed across her beautiful little face, and she also walked away.

  I walked up to the dinner table and sat down, silently watching their backs.

  As usual, the days went by in the same way. They wouldn't call me when they ate, so I didn't have to cook anymore and became a free person, sleeping until I woke up naturally, and going to the kitchen to find something to eat whenever I was hungry.

  But I found that every time I cooked, the old man would often wander around the kitchen door. Sometimes, he had already eaten, but he would still tell me that his stomach was hungry. One time, I saw him wandering around the kitchen door again, and knowing that he came to beg for food, I made some extra.

  I had everything ready, and I brought it in front of him, giving him a disdainful smile. The old man was taken aback, wanting to reach out and grab it, but unfortunately, I quickly pulled my hand back and chuckled at him: "Who said I'd give you something to eat? I just let you take a sniff."

  The old man's face changed greatly: "You little scoundrel, how dare you tease me!"

  Then he violently snatched the rice bowl from my hands and quickly started eating. Faced with his arrogance and shamelessness, I could only helplessly watch. But this guy really had no shame, obviously wanting to eat but insisting on saying he didn't want to. This person is just like Wu Xianyi, so stubborn.

  During this time, I didn't idle away, my heart was always thinking about going down the mountain. It's just that something was still missing to trigger it.

  After that, I continued to practice my incense skills, trying to make them as proficient and effortless as possible. Finally, after about another half month or so, my incense skills were thoroughly mastered.

  Seeing the opportunity finally arrived, I was overjoyed in my heart. That night, I stood under a tree outside the cave and couldn't help but shout loudly at the tree.

  The next night, I prepared to implement my own plan to go down the mountain. After eating during the day, I entered the house early. At night, when the whole cave was completely silent, I came alone to the outside of the old man's cave and lit the incense.

  Then, I took the incense into the cave where the hanged old man was. Although the cave was dark and gloomy, I vaguely saw a bed in the cave, and a blurry figure lying motionless on that bed.

  I walked up to him and placed the incense beside him. In the darkness, I couldn't see the smoke of the incense clearly, but I could feel that it was very thick and slowly drifting towards the hanging corpse of the old man.

  My heart is very tense and I'm afraid that the old man will wake up at this moment, and cold sweat has started to appear on my face.

  Just then, the corpse old man suddenly coughed violently and flipped over on the bed. Then, I felt that the corpse old man looked at me and emitted a hoarse and terrifying voice: "What kind of person are you, daring to sneak into my cave in the middle of the night?"

  But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man's corpse lay stiffly on the bed.

  I knew it was definitely going to happen. Under extreme tension, I felt an indescribable thrill in my heart and my whole body was trembling.

  I've waited for a long time. During this period, I refined incense and practiced incense techniques. Today, this hanged old man finally fell into my trap.

  I suddenly felt a bit tense, not knowing how to control the hanging corpse. After a long time, I finally remembered the incantation. After finishing the incantation, I leaned over and whispered into the hanging corpse's ear: "Do you still remember who you are?"

  The old man's corpse let out an incredibly hollow voice: "I don't remember, I don't remember anything."

  I said: "Then do you remember who I am?"

  The old man said: "I've also forgotten, I don't remember anything."

  "I said: 'It's better if you don't remember, no memories means no troubles, you're happy now, right? Now, I'm your master, you have to listen to my orders.'"

  The old man hanging from the gallows said: "Yes."

  Next, I chanted the incantation and the corpse of the old man got up from the bed. I controlled the corpse to walk out of the cave, while I followed behind him.

  All the way to the outside of the cave, the old corpse led me to the edge of the cliff. This mountain has no road down the mountain, and if you want to go down the mountain, you can only do it from here on the cliff.

  I pointed at the old man hanging below the cliff and said: "I am your master, you must listen to me, take me down the mountain."

  The hanged old man faced me, nodded slightly, and prepared to go down the mountain. At this time, I ran over and lay on the back of the hanged old man. But who knew that at this moment, my arm suddenly tightened, caught by a large hand.

  I turned my face back to look, and saw the hanged old man using that face like an old tree bark to laugh at me with a "heh heh" sound. I was instantly stunned, looking at the hanged old man in incomprehension.

  I said: "I am your master, you must listen to me."

  The old man with a corpse-like complexion burst out laughing: "You little brat, stop playing tricks. I wasn't fooled from the start."

  I was stunned: "How is that possible"

  The corpse of an old man suddenly grabbed my arm and hung me on the edge of the cliff: "You little devil likes to play, I'll let you play enough."

  As we spoke, the old man's hand suddenly loosened and I fell down a big chunk, but immediately he grabbed me again: "You little brat must have eaten leopard gall, I said you've been strange lately, it turns out you've been plotting against me all along. Today I won't teach you a lesson, you don't know how to be afraid."

  I was hung by the old corpse on the edge of the cliff, and with just one mistake, I would fall to the bottom of the cliff and die completely. And this old corpse was so excited that he threw me back and forth on the edge of the cliff. Looking at the pitch-black bottom of the cliff, my whole head buzzed loudly.

  I don't know how long it's been since I was woken up by a gust of cold wind. The moment I woke up, I quickly touched my face and found that there was still sensation on my face, only then did I confirm that I wasn't dead.

  As I turned around, the old man's face, as rough as the bark of an ancient tree, was staring at me right next to me. He chuckled and said, "Are you scared or not?"

  I gritted my teeth: "Why should I be afraid?"

  The old man with a corpse-like complexion smiled: "You still dare to be stubborn at this point? Today, I'll let you taste my methods."

  As we spoke, the old man's mouth began to move. At this moment, a gust of dark wind blew around me. Before long, one after another, human figures appeared in the darkness. These figures were all pale-faced and stiffly walked towards me step by step.

  The corpse of the old man suddenly pointed at me, continuing to chant. And those shadowy figures rushed over frantically, opening their mouths wide to bite me, but before they could, they suddenly retreated and disappeared into the darkness.

  The old man's corpse furrowed his brow: "You little scoundrel, your bones are indeed hard enough, and it's beyond my expectation. However, one day, I'll make you beg for mercy, kneeling down to plead with me."

  After saying this, the old man walked away. But after a few steps, he slightly turned his head: "Actually, you little guy also exceeded my expectations, first with that small drum, then with that small knife, and now there's even a stick of incense. I'll tell you the truth, tonight I really almost fell for your trick. Do you know where you failed?"

  I looked at him in silence, without making a reply. The old man with the corpse suddenly burst out laughing: "You failed because you underestimated this old man too much. I've lived for more than half my life, every day living among hatred and death. My vigilance is unmatched by anyone. You'd better think carefully about it, kid."

  After finishing this sentence, the old corpse finally disappeared into the dark night.

  I watched his back, my heart racing. Just a little bit more and it would have been successful, just a little bit more. But this little bit was the difference between heaven and earth, and such opportunities would be even rarer in the future.

  After a long time, I felt cold and got up to walk towards the cave.

  As I entered the cave, I felt my whole body trembling, alternating between cold and heat. After lying down, my heart was about to break, and I felt a deep sense of unwillingness in my heart.

  It was already the next morning when I opened my eyes dazedly, only to find that little brat squatting inside my cave, grinning at me eerily. I got up, but that kid took off running immediately.

  I walked out of the cave and found the girl and the hanged old man sitting at the dinner table again, sighing. The hanged old man slapped the table heavily as soon as he saw me, but didn't say a word.

  I looked at him silently.

  I'm hungry, I quietly walk towards the kitchen and start cooking by myself.

  Just then, the old corpse walked into the kitchen, grabbed my clothes and threw me out of the kitchen: "From today on, you are not allowed to cook in the kitchen again. You are now our slave, did you hear that?"

  This sentence wasn't said by the old corpse, but rather that little brat. The old corpse didn't finish speaking, yet he looked at me with a cold face, as if in tacit agreement.

  I gritted my teeth: "I'd rather die than be your underdog, I won't eat if I don't want to, I'll go out and find something to eat."

  While talking, I ran back to the cave, grabbed my backpack and ran away.

  However, after running a few steps, the old man grasped my backpack and said, "You can go, but leave your things behind."

  I loosened my backpack and ran out in one breath. When I got outside the cave, I wandered around in a circle, my stomach was growling with hunger, but I couldn't find anything to eat.

  At this moment, I truly felt a sense of despair in my heart. Unexpectedly, the girl appeared at this time, holding a paper package in her hand, which seemed to contain food.

  She threw the wrapped paper at me and whispered, "Don't mind, we all know what happened last night. Actually, my dad didn't blame you, he was just testing you."

  I silently looked at the girl and said, "What do you mean by 'testing' me?"

  The girl didn't say a word and turned around to leave. After a long while, she turned back and said: "I can only help you this much, take care."

  After I finished eating, I went back to the cave. I directly entered my cave, lay on the bed, and didn't move at all. But in my heart, I really felt regretful. Last time, I almost controlled the hanging corpse old man, but just missed it by a little bit.

  I sat up in bed, clenched my fists, and a resolute thought flashed through my mind. This hanged old man was also human, I didn't believe he was always on high alert, I didn't believe he never had a moment of relaxation.

  Thinking of this, I regained confidence. So after that, I started tracking the hanged old man. And on this night, I discovered an unmentionable secret about the hanged old man.