Chapter 38: Intercepting the Corpse Courier

  "I just heard two customers in Master Shu's shop say that some big shot has arrived. Could it be someone coming to find the King of Rebirth?" I suddenly woke up with a start.

  "Chang Bai Cao reminded us before we left that the Shenggui clan would definitely come looking for Wang, and so-called big shots are not far from ten, which refers to people of the Shenggui clan." said Mao Shi Jiu.

  "Isn't that dangerous for me? His vassals have surrendered to me, and I estimate that the King of Shenggui is still young. The Shenggui clan implements a puppet policy, just like behind-the-scenes politics." I worriedly said.

  "You're definitely in danger, so don't worry about that, but there's a way out. I gave you a pearl earlier, now put it on and no ghost or spirit will be able to detect your presence. However, you can't let the ghost out, otherwise the Hidden Spirit Pearl won't work." Mao Shi Jiu said seriously to me.

  I nodded.

  "Look, isn't that the leader of the ghosts, the one wearing a tall hat and brocade clothes?" I pointed to the ghost lying in the sedan chair surrounded by the dark troops. This ghost was particularly striking, with a pair of horns on his head, eyes like those of an ox, and a fish-like mouth. His body was shaped like a human, but he looked extremely ugly. He seemed to be sleeping, and his snores shook the heavens.

  "This is called a Ghost Shark in Hell, due to its rarity, it was invited by several large families to be a general. The shark is born sleepy and can sleep for 20 hours a day. However, this species is known as the 'Battle Species' of Hell, once they engage in battle, few ghosts can match them. You see that pair of spines on its back? Those spines are poisonous, once contaminated, the soul will be poisoned to nothingness." Ma Shi Jiu said with a frightening tone.

  However, this moray eel also has obvious disadvantages, that is, it's stupid. Basically, it doesn't use its brain when doing things, relying solely on brute force. Although it has the ability to move mountains, it lacks the wisdom of a grass boat. So, to deal with it, just a small plot will do. Mao Shi Jiu continued to add.

  "That's my strong point." I said with a straight face and shamelessly.

  "Ghosts are generally very stupid, so being in hell isn't anything special. However, there is a kind of ghost that is extremely intelligent, they are the think tank of hell, and they are called living ghosts."

  "Isn't it very clever?" I pointed at the jade pendant on my neck with the living ghost.

  "Now intelligence has not yet fully developed, it will have to wait until adulthood, and among people, there are few who can match." said Mao Shi Jiu.

  The dark troops passed by quickly.

  The temple suddenly became quiet and deserted, with an eerie silence all around. Suddenly a voice pierced the air, "Damn it! Where's my clothes? Who stole my clothes?" At this moment, a sleazy-looking uncle wearing only a pair of shorts ran out of the main hall of the temple, looking left and right, scanning his surroundings.

  At this time we happened to be in the circle of fire and were seen by him. We saw a naked man walking out of the hall, feeling very funny.

  "Is it you who took my clothes?" The Taoist priest of driving corpses was agitated.

  "You're really weird, why did you decide it was us who took your clothes? Can't a big person like you even take care of his own clothes?" I retorted.

  "Who else could it be but you? There's no one else here, hand it over quickly or you'll face the consequences." The corpse-refining Taoist priest couldn't swallow this tone.

  "Who says we're the only ones here? Didn't a group of people just pass by? And another thing, you need to get it straight, now there are two of us, you're one person, how can you make us look good, let me see." I pretended to be full of momentum.

  The Taoist priest who was escorting the corpse looked at us and saw that there were two of us. A good fellow doesn't take advantage of a situation, so he reluctantly prepared to leave.

  "Wait a minute, fellow Taoist. I have some clothes here that you can borrow. Come and see if they fit." But I don't know what kind of tricks Mao Shi Jiu is up to.

  The Taoist priest with a full smile walked over.

  "Thanks, fellow Taoists! I knew you were all good people. Good people will be rewarded!" The corpse-transporting Taoist became excited.

  "By the way, fellow Taoist, where are you headed?" asked Mao Shi Jiu cleverly.

  "I'm going to Jiangnan City, to catch a Zongzi." The hearse driver said with satisfaction while dressing up.

  Oh? Cao Shi Jiu gave me a glance and hinted that I shouldn't say anything more, I nodded secretly.

  "Oh? Going to Jiangnan City, it's not far from here, take that road? Next time I'll have the chance to go and play too."

  "Just follow this small path behind and walk straight." It seems that the corpse-transporting Taoist priest didn't have any tricks up his sleeve, without any awareness of being on guard.

  "Oh, I should thank you then. I used to always take the main road, but now that I know about this countryside path, it'll save me a lot of trouble." Ma Shi Jiu acted as if he was in a hurry.

  "Fellow Daoist, don't be polite. It's I who should thank you instead. I was about to set off early for Jiangnan and fortunately wasn't delayed by this matter. Hurry up, Daozhang is arranging the clothes he just changed into."

  "That Daoist friend has taken his leave, I must be on my way." The Corpse-Driver Daoist finished speaking and began shaking the bell. Before long, three corpses jumped out of the main hall of the charity temple, hopping and skipping in a line, still quite neatly arranged, with one leaning on another's shoulder, looking extremely comical.

  "Slow down, fellow traveler! We're headed in the same direction, aren't we? Anyway, we were also planning to go to Jiangnan City."

  "This is not good, I have to rush overnight, you must not be able to keep up with my pace, besides, there are many poisonous insects and snakes on this road, anyway, I still think it's better to meet again." After finishing speaking, the Hurrying Corpse Daoist left.

  "Master, are you going to chase after him?" I asked.

  "No need, we'll follow him and seize the opportunity to tear off the zombie's yellow talisman. In the chaos, we can then control him in time," said Mao Shi Jiu.

  "We used the Hiding Spirit Pearl to conceal our breath, making it difficult for the Taoist to detect us. We lay in ambush in the thicket, I went ahead and pretended to bump into him, then you tore off the zombie's yellow talisman from a hidden position."

  I also think this is a good idea. Nodded, and quickly crossed the forest together, quickly ambushing in front of the corpse-refining Taoist.

  In less than half an hour, a Taoist priest appeared, shaking his bell and slowly driving the zombies. It was the corpse-driving Taoist priest, and Cao Jingrui, who had been waiting early, happened to be sitting under a tree taking a break, and coincidentally bumped into the corpse-driving Taoist priest.

  "Brother Dao, what a coincidence! We just talked about traveling together and now we meet again here." Mao Shi Jiu said to the corpse-refining Daoist not far away with a pretended surprised tone.

  "It's indeed a coincidence, we just parted ways for a few hours and now we meet again." The Hurried Corpse Daoist thought to stop and exchange a couple of pleasantries with Cao Shi Jiu.

  "Friend, does this suit fit well?"

  "It fits perfectly, I really have to thank you, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do, who knew someone was so bored that they stole all my clothes." The corpse carrier sighed.

  "Alright, I have another question for you. Come over and I'll tell you about it. After I'm done, let's call the Hurrying Corpse Daoist over and talk to him together."

  Right now, I shot out like an arrow, straight to the zombies' forehead, and their speed untied their talismans. Three zombies immediately reacted and moved, and the first zombie to see someone must be Daozhang, they rushed towards him crazily. At this time, Mao Shi Jiu suddenly said he wanted to leave, leaving Daozhang confused. Suddenly, a chill was felt from behind, it was the zombie's claw, fortunately, the Daoist reacted in time and dodged the zombie's claws, but after dodging one, another came, and the third followed closely. Looking at the Daoist's body, he didn't seem to be doing well, but his physical agility was quite strong, and he could dodge the zombies' attacks everywhere.

  After countless rounds, the zombies were gradually subdued by the Taoist priest, showing that he was still extremely formidable.

  "Shenggui, hurry up and get out of here, it's all up to you now." I told Shenggui to help me subdue the corpse-herding Taoist.

  "Don't." Suddenly heard Mao Shi Jiu's voice.

  I thought at the time that I must have done something wrong, but it was too late for regrets. The vengeful spirit had already gone out and attached itself to one of the zombies, and in an instant all the other zombies fainted.

  The possessed zombie, as if aided by the gods, turned the disadvantage into a great advantage in just two or three moves, and the Taoist priest was beaten back repeatedly. The Taoist priest became more and more exhausted, feeling extremely stifled, when suddenly the atmosphere changed. The Taoist priest stopped fighting and instead took out a candle, bit his tongue to take a drop of his own blood, and dripped wax oil onto the blood. Before the wax oil dried, he directly applied it to the possessed zombie's brow, at which point the vengeful spirit also felt uncomfortable and sent out a signal wanting to return. It seemed that the Taoist priest had used a forbidden technique to save his life, using his own vital energy and lifespan as the price to withstand the vengeful spirit's attack.

  The living devil has returned. We have already achieved our goal, letting the Corpse Herder suffer a severe injury, and now is the time to capture him.

  As soon as Mao Zedong appeared, he was seized.

  "Speak quickly, who are you sending zombies for?" Mao Shi Jiu asked fiercely.

  The Taoist who was driving the corpse decided to keep his mouth shut.

  "It seems you won't rest until you reach the Yellow River, and a ghost will come out and possess your body." I scared him by saying.

  The corpse Taoist has already experienced the ferocity of the living ghost and now looks somewhat hesitant.

  "I, I was sent by the Taurus Group. That's all I know." The Taoist priest lowered his head.

  We didn't ask anymore, as long as we knew who to send it to, we succeeded.

  We let this Taoist go and burned three zombies. We are glad that we can smoothly complete our task in Jiangnan.

  Suddenly, a phone call came in. "Yang Guo, not only do ghosts have zombies, but they also developed new routes such as Xinyue City and Lichou. They were sent separately from different routes." The person on the other end of the line was Li Jian Tian.

  It seems that the Dou Niu group is very clever, knowing not to put all their eggs in one basket, dispersing the zombies and reducing the possibility of being caught at once, how brilliant!

  After hanging up the phone, the air suddenly solidified, and the trees in the forest went crazy and shook violently.

  "It's bad, the Shenggui tribe must have found us. You released a Shenggui and the Yinbing sensed its aura. Let's escape quickly." Ma Shi Jiu said to me seriously.

  No wonder Mao Shi Jiu stopped me just before I released the birth demon.

  "What kind of people are you, daring to capture our king." A rough and overbearing voice echoed beside his ear.