Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 871 The Suspended Prisoner

Yes.

Xiao Sijia is not dead.

What she gained from worshipping the gods was the 'corpse-transforming technique'.

This spell can transform her into any corpse, eliminating the presence of a living person. It can be used three times in total.

She wasn't actually attacked; she just used a spell to pretend she was killed when she sensed danger.

As for Miao Yue...

Xiao Sijia had no obligation to warn her of the danger.

In her opinion, this woman was too emotional and would only scream when things went wrong, which would only make things worse in such a dangerous environment.

As for the Golden Bell Shield ability, although it can envelop the body in an invisible golden bell, it can only guarantee short-term safety. The shell will disappear after ten minutes.

The Corpse Transformation Technique is the most powerful worship tool among the seven. Once transformed into a corpse, even evil spirits will ignore her.

Xiao Sijia took a deep look at Miao Yue's corpse, then held onto the handrail and walked up the stairs.

Even if the corpse could fool the evil spirits, the corridor was still too dangerous. If an evil spirit that liked to eat corpses passed by, she would still be in danger.

So she planned to find a relatively safe place first.

After climbing three staircases that meander, there is a locked door in front of you, behind which is the second floor of the building.

Fortunately, the key to the door was already in the lock, so Xiao Sijia put her hand on it and gently turned it.

Click, the lock is open...

……

Click, the lock is open!
Massage parlor, cubicle number one.

Having obtained the key, Wu Xian carefully pulled the chain from the corpse and opened the certificate to check the information about the chain.

Standard cage lock:
The county government's prison cages were equipped with chains that, once locked, separated the inside from the outside, preventing outsiders from entering and prisoners from leaving.

The chain only works when there is only one person in the cage.

After reading the materials, Wu Xian smiled.

It was definitely worth the effort to get this item. This chain can help Wu Xian meet the conditions for passing through the blessed land. As long as a newcomer is thrown into the cage and locked up, that newcomer can survive to the end.

But now there are two problems.

First, Wu Xian only has one lock, and even if he finds two locks, he can only imprison two new people.

Second, there are still countless empty, hanging corpses wandering in the county government hall. How can he safely send a newcomer there?

Regardless, there has been progress in this blessed land project.

The water supply in the massage parlor was normal. Wu Xian used the faucet to wash off the rotten flesh stuck to the chains, then walked out of the parlor. There was nothing left to explore.

The four had just stepped outside when they witnessed an extremely bizarre scene.

The security guard whose head had been severed by Chen Chao somehow stood up on his own, taking random steps and waving his five arms around in a highly uncoordinated manner.

It was like dancing a dance called 'Headless Case' in the dark... The scene was somewhat terrifying, but the newlyweds weren't scared this time; Liu Nana even laughed out loud.

Wu Xian pointed a finger at the security guard who was stitching up the clothes, and then led the newcomers to the security guard's rest room, peeking at the time through the crack in the door.

The time is 11:56 PM!
This moment instantly put everyone on edge!

They remembered what happened last time the bell rang on the hour, and once the bell rang again, that scene in the county government hall could very well happen again!
This time, the three evil spirits in the lounge might suddenly awaken.

The four hurriedly ran up the stairs, their footsteps echoing in the darkness. Fortunately, the stairs were clean, just a little dark, and didn't hide any troublesome dirt. They successfully climbed to the top of the stairs and saw an iron door with a broken lock. They quickly ran through the iron door to the second floor and closed it.

Liu Nana pressed herself against the door, listening to the sounds downstairs.

Ding, ding ding...

A moment later, the bell rang as expected.

Through the iron gate, Liu Nana heard eerie screams and the sound of rapid running. She could almost imagine how terrifying it would be to see three stitched-up security guards running around in the corridor.

Suddenly, soft footsteps and a faint light came from outside the crack in the door.

Upon seeing this, Wu Xian grabbed Liu Nana and stood by the door with the three newcomers. Then, less than ten seconds later, a strong light shone through the crack in the door!
Sew up the security guard, then shine a flashlight through the door crack. If it discovers a shadow blocking the door crack, who knows what might happen!
The four held their breath and waited for a short while before the light finally faded.

The footsteps outside faded away, followed by the sound of the door being broken open. This meant that the three security guards were searching the shops on the first floor, and everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.

Wu Xian shifted his gaze from the iron gate to observe the situation on the second floor.

He had already glanced around when he entered, but this time he took a closer look.

From their angle, they can only see part of the second floor.

It was much more spacious than Wu Xian had imagined, and at first glance it looked like an ancient street from a movie or TV series.

The street was four meters wide, paved with damp bluestone slabs, and had narrow drainage ditches on both sides that emitted a foul, putrid smell.

Beyond the drainage ditch are residential houses. The walls of these houses are not uniform; most are wooden or brick, with a few scattered earthen walls.

The eaves are about two meters high, and white lanterns with a brightness equivalent to ambient lights hang sparsely under them. The lanterns give the street a dim light, but this light can only barely illuminate the vicinity, and the overall scene is still very dark.

Some of the houses had their doors open, and inside were wooden tables, chairs, beds, screens, and other items. There were also some not-so-realistic dolls, shaped like ordinary people from ancient times, in casual poses, some standing, some sitting, and some lying down.

Male dolls typically wear a coarse linen jacket on the upper body and baggy leggings on the lower body.

The female dolls wear narrow-sleeved short shirts and pleated skirts or aprons.

Whether male or female, the dolls all have a sinister and eerie feel to their expressions under the dim light.

Near the iron gate, there was a tall willow tree with two emaciated corpses hanging from it. Everyone was still frightened by the empty-stomach hanging corpses, so they did not dare to approach rashly.

After a brief observation and finding no danger, Wu Xian led Liu Nana and the other two to walk along the street and explore the entire left side of the second floor.

There are only two streets, one horizontal and one vertical, with about twenty-three houses. Most of the houses are relatively simple, but four houses are noticeably larger, with their doors wide open, as if welcoming everyone in. These four houses are:
The Lin family, the Xiao family, the Su family, and the Ye family.

Near the center is a small square with some seats for resting and stalls selling drinks, snacks and souvenirs.

On the ground where the stall was located, there were many corpses lying haphazardly. Judging from their clothing, they should all be tourists.

Above the stall hung a woman dressed in a white prison uniform with her long hair covering her face!
(End of this chapter)