Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 331

The ten men in black standing on the platform all turned cold, and their heads, which were covered by black cloth, became raised and bulged to varying degrees, making their figures look very disproportionate.

Inside the main hall of the Guanjiangshou Temple, a man with a yellow beard stood with bulging veins, his eyes bloodshot, and his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.

The long-haired youth didn't seem particularly angry, but his eyes darkened, revealing a sense of shame and annoyance, like the feeling of having one's skin peeled back to reveal rotten flesh.

The Yu family had long been overthrown by the demonic beasts they kept.

Back in Lijiang, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Yu Miaomiao, whom Li Zhuiyuan encountered, was essentially a cat demon.

Later, the Yu family also sent people to Dujiangyan.

Li Zhuiyuan still remembered the group's unique appearance. They should be just like the ten men in black in front of him now. They were members of the Yu family, but they were completely controlled, and they had demonic beasts on their heads.

Ironically, even though the monsters have risen to power and enslaved people, from their perspective, they are still the Yu family and still consider themselves the Dragon King's family.

But they themselves knew in their hearts that this world could not truly contain them, so while they used the name of Dragon King Yu, they still acted furtively.

Li Zhuiyuan's response to Runsheng was tantamount to completely tearing off the mask of politeness.

"court death!"

Ten men in black rushed toward Runsheng, switching roles midway: five attacked Runsheng, while five circled around to target Li Zhuiyuan.

Runsheng slammed the Yellow River shovel forward with all his might, and the shockwave created a barrier that blocked the five men in black who were trying to flank him.

As for the five men in front, Runsheng raised his fist and charged forward. Under the pressure of his powerful aura, the five men in black dared not confront him head-on and retreated one after another.

Runsheng did not pursue, but took a step back, reached out and pulled out the Yellow River shovel, holding it horizontally in front of him.

Individually, Runsheng wouldn't take those ten people seriously, but they were versatile and agile. If he wasn't careful, they might actually break through his defenses and injure Xiaoyuan.

With this concern, Runsheng could not fight with complete freedom.

The other side must have noticed this as well, and they spread out their formation further, adopting a posture that was specifically targeting the boy behind them.

The drawbacks of an incomplete team become apparent at this moment.

In the past, Tan Wenbin would stay in the back, observing the changes around him while protecting Xiao Yuan, and with Lin Shuyou able to attack or defend as well, Runsheng was able to fight to his heart's content in the front row.

However, this problem is not unsolvable.

This time when Li Zhuiyuan went up the mountain, he was accompanied only by Runsheng, but that did not mean that he only had two people.

The boy waved his right hand gently, and all the beast statues in the surrounding stone statues came to life and pounced on the ten men in black.

However, these stone statues were originally intended to test young spirit mediums, so they couldn't be too powerful. After just a few rounds, they were all smashed into pieces and scattered on the ground.

However, they bought Li Zhuiyuan some time.

"Runsheng, the offering table."

Runsheng patted his backpack with his left hand, and a simple altar popped out, its four supports rising as it spun, before landing steadily.

Then, by pulling on a thin rope, the plastic film sealing the groove on the small offering table was torn in a series of tears, revealing all the offerings.

Even the caps on the two candles were torn off, and the material attached to them spontaneously combusted upon contact with fresh air, causing the candles to ignite.

Seeing that Runsheng liked to set up an offering table and burn paper money by the river when he had nothing to do, Li Zhuiyuan took the opportunity to further improve the already simple offering table, making the formal thing even more formal.

The boy took out a scroll, held it up, and flicked his wrist downwards, causing the scroll to fall.

The Bodhisattva in the painting has a solemn appearance and is compassionate towards all beings.

Currently, this version of the Bodhisattva is already being promoted by Lin Shuyou.

Li Zhuiyuan circulated the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra" and then used the "Liu Family Aura Observation Technique" to create the aura of a Bodhisattva.

Even when the fingers were released, the Bodhisattva painting remained floating and did not fall.

The bodhisattva in the painting appears to move slightly, as if he has truly manifested his power.

Of course, the one who manifested here was not a real Bodhisattva, but Sun Baishen.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his right palm, with blood mist spreading above. The young man used his left index finger as a brush, dipping it in the blood from his right hand to draw a mark in front of him.

After each mark is drawn, the middle, ring, and little fingers of the left hand are placed side by side and pushed forward, causing the mark to fly out on its own and land on a stone statue on the platform.

Li Zhuiyuan could draw very quickly, and he could play the piano very quickly as well.

Everything is ready.

The boy's right hand condensed a blood mist into a formation flag, which was entwined with a dragon spirit.

The battle flags were raised, and Li Zhuiyuan gazed at the old temple in the distance.

There was no request, no persuasion, and it wasn't even a summons.

The boy simply said in a deep voice:
“No time to wait.”

This is a warning.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz..."

Beams of light flew out from the old temple and crashed into the marked stone statues at extremely high speed.

There were too many lights and shadows and too few stone statues. Scenes frequently appeared where two lights and shadows competed to enter a stone statue, and the latter was squeezed out because it was a step too slow.

When all the stone statues came to life, many light and shadow figures that hadn't managed to get a spot hovered anxiously above.

The image of the Bodhisattva drifted behind the boy, casting a faint golden halo over him and blessing him with orthodoxy.

Li Zhuiyuan pointed the battle flag at the black-clad figure in front of him:
"The Bodhisattva's decree: 'Slay the invading evil spirits.'"

All the stone statues simultaneously fell silent, and from the depths of the void came a unified response:
"Follow the law!"

"Follow the law!"

Then, they charged toward the men in black with a collective roar.

Originally used to test young spirit mediums, the stone statues gained immense power after being inhabited by spirits. The men in black dared not be negligent in the face of them and soon engaged in a fierce battle.

Many of the men in black had their clothes torn during the battle, and sure enough, an animal was perched on their heads.

Even though Li Zhuiyuan was indifferent, he still felt disgusted by this combination every time he saw it.

"Runsheng, let's go."

Runsheng did not join the battle, but instead led the way, guiding Li Zhuiyuan forward.

On the way to the main hall of the old temple, men in black kept appearing to block their path.

However, there are several platforms here, and there is no shortage of stone statues. The boy only needs to continue to inject the blood seal into the stone statues, and the Yin Gods who missed the previous time will rush to enter.

All the men in black who attempted to intercept them were stopped.

All Runsheng needed to do was be a little wary of his surroundings, and then he escorted Xiaoyuan almost unimpeded to the front of the main hall.

Inside the main hall, the long-haired youth was roaring:

"Why, why, why!"

The long-haired youth could understand the resistance of these Yin spirits towards him. He thought it was normal, a kind of affectation that had to go through a process. He believed that if he waited for a while, these Yin spirits would naturally realize the situation and lower their arrogant heads towards him.

But as the boy walked along, one after another, spirits flew out of the statues to help him. This stark difference in treatment caused the long-haired youth to completely lose control of his emotions.

He truly couldn't understand why, despite both being forced to submit, these Yin Gods acted arrogantly in front of him, yet eagerly knelt before the young man.

"Why? Why?!"

When Li Zhuiyuan appeared outside the main hall and the long-haired youth saw his face, he was initially incredulous. Then, he grabbed his hair tightly with both hands and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"How many spirits of the underworld has he killed? Half of the lamps here are out and the stone statues are cracked, all thanks to him. How can you still go and seek refuge with him? He is your enemy!"

The bearded man stepped out of the door, his eyes fixed on Runsheng.

Compared to the emotionally distraught long-haired youth, he appeared much calmer. Although his eyes were still filled with red fury, he was still able to give Runsheng a slight nod.
"That's quite a physique."

Runsheng looked at him coldly.

Back in Lijiang, a monkey once made the same assessment of him, but at that time he was no match for that monkey. Now, however, things are different.

The bearded man opened his mouth and let out a lion's roar, opening the energy gate of Runqi to counteract the attack with a wave of energy.

This signaled the official start of the fight between the two sides. The bearded man took a step forward, like a lion leaping through the mountains.

Li Zhuiyuan gently pushed Runsheng's back with his finger, indicating that Runsheng could fight to his heart's content.

Runsheng let out a low shout and went to meet him.

After the two sides collided, they quickly exchanged blows.

This was the yellow-bearded man's usual fighting style. As a demon beast, what he was most proud of was his physique. He was confident that no normal person could possibly fight him in close combat.

But today, he is facing Runsheng, a man who is not even human.

"boom!"

Runsheng used a shovel to break through the opponent's fist attack, then turned sideways, closed in, and raised his elbow.

"Crack!"

The sound of bones cracking rang out as Run Sheng struck the man's jaw, sending him flying backward.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Runsheng's eyes.

The opponents encountered while crossing the river are quite different from those encountered downstream.

In the past, when they first met, Runsheng would assess the extent to which he was knocked away, and then prepare to build up his momentum, using the endurance of the "Qin Family Observing Dragon Method" to outlast his opponent.

But the person in front of him was quite arrogant. He had just praised him, but in the first round of combat, instead of defeating him, he was knocked away by him.

Is that all you've got?
Runsheng stuck the Yellow River shovel into the paving stones next to him and clasped his fists together in front of his chest a few times.

He disdained to use weapons against such people.

I'm afraid that before I've had enough fun, I'll be chopped up by my own shovel.

He wasn't arrogant; rather, Xiao Yuan had just clearly told him to play to his heart's content, and he trusted Xiao Yuan's judgment.

The bearded man got up and used his hand to push his dislocated jaw back into place.

His breathing became heavy, the red in his eyes grew increasingly bloodshot, golden hair continued to grow on his body, his teeth grew longer and longer, and several fangs even protruded from his lips.

"Roar!"

With a roar like a lion, he charged at Runsheng once again.

Runsheng lowered his center of gravity and reached forward with both hands.

"boom!"

Such a swift charge was blocked by Runsheng with his bare hands.

Runsheng's feet slid off the ground. The force and momentum of the two were terrifying. Runsheng's hiking boots quickly shattered and exploded, with hot white smoke rising from the remaining fragments.

This made Runsheng frown.

He regretted it; he should have taken his shoes off beforehand.

These hiking boots are custom-made and quite expensive. Before meeting Xiaoyuan, all the shoes I had worn from childhood to adulthood combined wouldn't have been enough to buy just one pair.

In the past, such a stalemate and melee combat scene rarely occurred during team battles, because if Lin Shuyou and his teammates had this opportunity, they would definitely go straight in, and would not let Runsheng "tug-of-war" here.

The destroyed shoes fueled Runsheng's anger.

When he sensed that the opponent's momentum had weakened, Runsheng stepped forward and the two clashed fiercely in waist and leg combat. Runsheng gained the upper hand and then pressed down with both arms to hug the opponent.

"what!"

With a loud shout, Runsheng lifted the yellow-bearded man up on the spot.

The bearded man finally showed panic in his eyes. In a contest of strength, whichever side was lifted up like this meant that they were not even on the same level in terms of strength.

Runsheng raised his knee, intending to smash the other person down onto his knee.

The hair on the bearded man's body immediately hardened and sharpened, like golden steel needles shooting out.

Runsheng frowned, changed his strategy, and threw his opponent into the air before delivering a punch.

"boom!"

The blond-bearded man was knocked into the air, landed, bounced up, landed again, and bounced up again...

He smashed several craters into the plaza in front of the main hall, creating large cracks.

"Forehead……"

The bearded man, covered in blood, staggered to his feet.

Runqi first closed its energy gate, gathering its strength as its muscles tensed. Then, all the thorns on its body flew out, leaving only small red dots on its skin.

On the other hand, the yellow-bearded man's earlier act of releasing his body hair was actually a desperate measure that would result in the loss of 1,000 of his own men in the process of killing 800 of his enemies, and it seemed that his opponent was only injured to the point of being 80.

One after another, bloody holes left his body riddled with wounds. The yellow-bearded man simply got down on all fours, raised his head, and moved sideways like a severely wounded lion, taking a second look at the terrifying opponent before him.

Runsheng had no intention of wasting time with him. He clenched his fist, rushed forward, and swung his fist to smash the target.

The bearded man avoided him.

Runsheng lunged forward again and smashed it once more.

The bearded man avoided him again.

Even though he knew he wouldn't hit the target, Runsheng didn't change his strategy and kept hitting it.

The bearded man was initially wary of Runsheng's formidable physique and dared not confront him head-on. However, when he saw that the other man was fighting in a stagnant manner, he thought he had discovered a new opportunity.

He planned to first rely on dodging to wear down the opponent's energy, and then look for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack when the opponent's strength decreased and they needed to catch their breath.

But the bearded man was immediately astonished to discover that although Runsheng's moves had not changed, his speed was getting faster and faster, and the sonic booms caused by his punches were becoming more and more terrifying.

At first, the bearded man could easily dodge the punch, and even barely take it. Now, not only is it becoming increasingly difficult to dodge, but he also dares not touch the force of the punch anymore.

It can only be said that the Yu family is no longer the real Yu family.

Those who traveled the river from various Dragon King factions had fought each other for generations, so they were naturally very familiar with the methods and characteristics of other factions.

If the real members of the Yu family were here, they would never be so naive as to avoid the Qin family's sharp edge and try to compete with them later to find an opportunity.

Runsheng is now fighting very comfortably. Although every punch misses, he has successfully built up layers of momentum. In the past, he has never had such a leisurely opportunity to build up momentum when fighting.

Finally, that critical point appeared.

Runsheng's speed increased to a level that the yellow-bearded man could not dodge, and he punched him hard in the chest.

"boom!"

Blood mixed with bits of flesh splattered as the bearded man was struck hard, a large hole piercing his chest.

The lion's tail emerged from between his legs, and his beard slowly parted to the sides. His mouth was full of blood, and he tried to make a sound but could not. He could no longer stand up and could only let his mangled body twitch meaninglessly on the floor tiles.

Runsheng walked up to the man, stared at him intently, and kept sniffing him.

The man's eyes revealed despair and fear, not only because he had been utterly defeated, but because as a lion, he had always looked at his prey with such eyes, and now it was someone else's turn to look at him with such eyes.

"Gulu gulu..."

Spitting out blood, the man used his last strength to try and make his voice as clear as possible:

"I am... a member of the Yu family... You can't... you can't eat me..."

Runsheng glanced at him, then his gaze continued to slide down his body, searching for a suitable part to cook.

"I am...the Dragon King...a member of the Dragon King's family...you cannot..."

"Snapped!"

Runsheng's bare feet crushed the man's head.

Lions aren't monkeys, so there's no need to think about them.

As for the man's "threat" before his death, it had no effect on Runsheng at all.

The Dragon King's sect is enough to intimidate people in other parts of the martial arts world, but it doesn't have that effect here.

However, after stepping on it, Runsheng regretted it a little and had to keep rubbing his feet on the floor tiles to remove the dirty red and white grime.

While Runsheng was wrestling and fighting with the yellow-bearded man, Li Zhuiyuan was also busy here.

The long-haired youth almost cried. He questioned the statues, but they didn't answer him. Finally, he even inquired about Li Zhuiyuan:

"Tell me, why is this? Why!"

Li Zhuiyuan knew why, but he couldn't say it here.

Now that the "righteous" cause has been invoked, both sides have a way to save face, so there's no need to further humiliate these evil spirits at this point.

Aside from getting your shoes dirty... there's no other benefit.

That's right. In Fengdu Ghost Street, it was my own obstruction that caused the death of almost half of the officials and Yin gods.

But that dispute did not involve personal grudges.

To put it bluntly, it's a battle of wits between the top leaders of both sides, with their respective subordinates serving their own masters.

Li Zhuiyuan lost many Yin spirits. If Lin Shuyou and Baihe Tongzi hadn't deliberately let them win and hadn't worked together with Zengsun Erjiang, even more Yin spirits would have perished that night.

But what does this have to do with the surviving spirits?
Fallen gods, like the dead, can no longer speak.

Naturally, there is no noise.

The surviving Yin spirits might have to thank Li Zhuiyuan for not being single-minded in his pursuit of extermination.

Moreover, even the Bodhisattva has fallen into the netherworld, and the leader above us is gone. Who would have the mind to seek justice and revenge for the fallen comrades?

Right now, the most important thing is naturally to find a new way out.

The long-haired youth's true identity is Di Ting. On that night in Ghost Street, it was severely injured by Li Zhuiyuan, but it did not die; instead, it escaped.

The place it fled to is interesting, yet easy to understand: it fled to the Yu family.

Perhaps, only there can Diting find a new sense of belonging.

Moreover, it successfully obtained the help of the Yu family there, and came to integrate and subdue this precarious official leader.

However, his work was done very sloppily.

The Yu family members he brought with him not only failed to attract the Dragon King's family here, but also had a negative effect.

There's no way to deny it. You could say these spirits are indifferent to spirit mediums, have an arrogant self-perception, or even be stingy and greedy. But what cannot be denied is that since their inception, they have been fighting against evil spirits and, in official terms, belong to the side of justice.

Moreover, these Yin spirits were basically ghost kings before they were subdued by the Bodhisattva, and before that... they were human.

They were unwilling to talk much about their identity as "ghosts," only recognizing "gods" and former "humans."

Now, you want them to submit to you, this monster?
Di Ting considered himself a demon beast under the Bodhisattva's seat, second only to the Bodhisattva in status and position. He naturally assumed that after the Bodhisattva's passing, he should sit on the lotus platform and issue commands.

However, the atmosphere in the official's office was not harmonious to begin with; it was filled with struggle and exclusion, as can be seen from the former boy.

It's like every company seems to have that one guy who bullies his colleagues because of his good relationship with the boss. His colleagues don't argue with him, and he thinks they're afraid of him, when in reality they're just putting up with it for the boss's sake. Once the boss is gone, this kind of person... is nothing.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't rush to Ayou's hometown at first; he was waiting for the right opportunity, and what he got was an unexpected surprise.

The enemy is too stupid. Given enough time, this kind of stupid enemy can even build an advantage for you.

The two "Flaws" that were originally placed on the small altar in his own temple suddenly began to shake violently one night.

Even the White Crane Boy himself was unaware of this, because he resided within Lin Shuyou's body, unlike before when he liked to attach himself to his own sculptures and bully the Zeng and Sun sculptures.

But that was Li Zhuiyuan's Taoist temple. The boy sensed something in his heart that night, woke up, got out of bed, and went to the rice paddy behind the house.

When the boy stood in front of the offering table, the wooden carvings of the two generals, Zeng and Sun, knelt down in front of him with a "splat".

Li Zhuiyuan neither instigated nor summoned anything; he did absolutely nothing.

As a result, the two spirits of increase and loss will descend voluntarily through this altar.

There was no other way; the other side's surrender target was simply "too inhuman," and the Yu family, the Dragon King's clan behind them, was even more inhuman!

When the Bodhisattva was still alive, few things in the martial world could escape His wise eyes. For example, Zhao of Jiujiang also had the Bodhisattva's arrangements, but he was hastily sent to hell, and his backup plan was picked up by other people in the Buddhist sect.

As the two highest-ranking officials and generals, Zeng and Sun were naturally able to obtain some information from the Bodhisattva.

They might... know better than the current Yu family members what the Yu family's fate will be.

If it's just about being inhuman and recognizing a bunch of beasts as your leaders, then at least you should gain some real benefits in exchange for sacrificing your dignity, right?
If you lose your dignity, not only will you not gain anything, but you'll also be dragged down with these beasts. What's the point of kneeling then?

Therefore, before Li Zhuiyuan even arrived at Ayou's hometown or began to integrate the officials and generals... the officials and generals, under the leadership of Zeng and Sun, had already integrated themselves and surrendered to Li Zhuiyuan.

It can be said that before coming here, Li Zhuiyuan knew what the situation was like here, and he also knew who his opponent would be.

The boy ignored all the long-haired youth's questions, his long hair flowing freely, flames blazing in his eyes, as he lunged at Li Zhuiyuan.

"I'm going to kill, kill, kill you!"

Li Zhuiyuan pulled out three stacks of square pieces, and with a flick of his wrist, the talisman armor naturally stacked into an orderly arrangement, standing upright in three human figures.

But the current talisman armor has no effect; it's just a bunch of empty shells.

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell upon the two people ranked at the very front of the main hall, and he spoke:

"Two generals were added or lost."

"Buzz!" "Buzz!"

Two beams of light flew out from the two statues, one of General Sun and one of General Zeng split into two, and the three sets of talismanic armor immediately came to life.

They stood in front of the boy, stopping the enraged Di Ting.

"Why, why, why are you doing this?!"

What Di Ting found even more unacceptable than failure was the object of his defeat.

The two generals, Zeng and Sun, remained silent, focusing solely on attacking Di Ting. They were more astonished by the mystery of the possession armor than by answering Di Ting's pointless questions.

This sense of perfect inheritance of their respective powers surpasses that of all spirit mediums since the establishment of the Guanjiangshou.

After the two of them repelled the Di Ting together, they exchanged a glance and both understood the meaning in each other's eyes:
Oh no, I knelt down too early!

The fact that the young man had gone to great lengths to customize talismanic armor for himself and his companion shows that he had always intended to take over the official general system.

Even if the two of them didn't invite him, the boy would come anyway.

It's just like doing business; whoever shows the most eagerness first will suffer a loss.

But after exchanging glances, the two of them looked at the boy standing behind them, and their previous thoughts were completely swept away.

This principle applies when doing business with ordinary people, but it's clearly not the same as dealing with the boy behind him.

By surrendering in advance, they had already secured the best price. Although the Bodhisattva statue was not a real Bodhisattva, in name, the officials and generals were still brought back to the Bodhisattva's seat, giving these Yin spirits ample face.

Besides... following this young man is definitely worth it!

Li Zhuiyuan has always had a good reputation; he has always been extremely generous to his subordinates.

The White Crane Boy achieved a remarkable effect in "buying a horse's bones with a thousand pieces of gold," though the boy's past habit of showing off to his old colleagues also played a part.

When they first discussed terms at the dojo, Li Zhuiyuan didn't hold back and directly revealed his plan to integrate the officials and generals.

When they heard that the spirits of the underworld must share the merits and injuries with the spirit medium, the two generals, Zeng and Sun, found it difficult to accept, but they had no choice but to agree under the pressure of the situation.

But when they heard the boy say that he would not accept a single penny for the merit of the generals who slayed demons, the two generals could hardly believe their ears. They thought that the wooden carvings that had descended had broken ears, causing them to have hallucinations.

Now, the profits shared with the spirit medium are no longer an issue, and even sharing injuries with the spirit medium is not a problem.

Because when Li Zhuiyuan occupies the Bodhisattva's niche and no longer takes a cut, the merits gained by the spirits who descend, even if shared with the spirit medium, are much more than they would have in the past.

All I can say is that the Bodhisattva's extraction rate was absolutely ruthless in the past.

The boy's proposed "suppression policy" was actually transformed into an increase in welfare.

"You traitors, you disloyal traitors!"

Di Ting was driven into the palace by the two generals, Zeng and Sun.

In the battle on Ghost Street, Di Ting managed to escape by sheer luck, but it was severely damaged and even lost its physical body, forcing it to borrow the body of a member of the Yu family. Otherwise, it could have come and taken the heads of the generals on its own without having to go through the Yu family.

However, even so, the various methods of the Di Ting should not be underestimated.

Logically speaking, even with the talisman armor as a support, the two generals, who are currently severely weakened, should not be his match. Otherwise, they could have resisted on their own.

However, with Li Zhuiyuan standing behind, every spell used by Di Ting was directly broken by Li Zhuiyuan. As long as the two generals Zeng and Sun stood in front and prevented Di Ting from getting close to the boy, Di Ting would continue to be suppressed by the boy.

This was actually Li Zhuiyuan's purpose in creating the talisman armor: to compensate for his lack of close-combat skills due to not having practiced martial arts.

Seeing that his situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, Di Ting made a tough decision, turned around, and rushed directly towards the lamps.

"I will extinguish the flames of your divinity, and I will make you traitors pay with your lives!"

Li Zhuiyuan raised his right hand, and the battle flags faced downwards.

"Boom!"

The array inside the hall was activated, and before Di Ting could even touch the lamps, it was smashed down.

"Buddha!"

Di Ting rushed to the Bodhisattva statue in the main hall and began to weep:
"Bodhisattva, look at them! You've only been gone a short time, and they've already colluded with outsiders to break in!"

"Tick tock..."

A drop of liquid gold fell, making a crisp sound.

Di Ting was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with wild joy: "Bodhisattva, you have come out of hell, you have come out?"

Immediately afterwards, Di Ting turned around and faced the two generals, Zeng and Sun:

"Hahaha, you're all finished, you're all finished! The Bodhisattva has left hell and is about to return. You traitors, you all deserve to die, you deserve to die!"

However, the liquid gold stopped dripping after a while.

The face on the golden body of the Bodhisattva was melting away and then being reshaped. After it was reshaped, the features between the eyebrows were completely those of Sun Baishen.

The liquid gold that had dripped down earlier was simply the excess fat that had been removed from the original golden statue's face.

"This...this...this..."

Di Ting was so shocked by what he saw that he was speechless.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Suppress!"

The array within the hall was completely applied to Di Ting, and the long-haired youth was firmly suppressed to the ground.

The two generals, Zeng and Sun, wanted to step forward and kill this guy.

"stop!"

The two generals stopped in their tracks.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to Di Ting's side, lowered his head, and looked at him.

You will die a horrible death! You will die a horrible death!

Now, all that Di Ting can do is curse.

But this curse was nothing more than a tickle to the boy, because he already knew that Heaven would not even allow him to grow up.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't rush to kill Di Ting because the boy wanted to verify something.

He took out a small compass, his gaze narrowed slightly, and the compass needle spun rapidly. The boy squatted down and pressed the front of the compass against Di Ting's face.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

A scream rang out.

Puffs of white steam rose from the long-haired youth, a testament to the scorching heat emanating from his very soul.

Li Zhuiyuan was watching intently.

Soon, the boy noticed that the white mist began to drift out of the hall, then abruptly broke off. The mist then reversed direction, circled around the long-haired youth, rose, and then dissipated.

Sure enough, this wasn't all that Di Ting had to offer.

No wonder he managed to escape alive from Ghost Street; his survival skills are truly admirable.

The boy's little compass contained a copper coin, which carried a curse. The curse was supposed to continue its course, but it was abruptly cut off.

The long-haired youth stopped screaming, and the sound of Di Ting disappeared.

Li Zhuiyuan pressed the ink pad with his right fingertip and quickly applied it to the center of the long-haired youth's forehead, activating the Yin energy flow and simultaneously causing the surrounding feng shui and weather patterns to revert.

A blurry image appeared in the boy's field of vision.

The scene depicts a majestic hall, with dragons and phoenixes carved on both sides, but countless corpses lie on the steps. Some of the corpses have been dead for a long time and have become mummies, while others have clearly only recently died. There are also seriously injured people crawling and calling for help.

Above the corpses, at the top of the steps, a small white dog with an ethereal body was absorbing the life essence from the corpses in order to solidify itself again.

This is true listening!

However, the little white dog was completely unaware of Li Zhuiyuan's "gaze".

This means that it wasn't the little white dog itself that intervened to cut off the extension of the curse.

Another thing is that it's so clean; it really looks like a little white dog, eating carefree.

Li Zhuiyuan suddenly thought of a possibility: the evil spirit that he and his main body had jointly suppressed and killed in the underground cave in Dujiangyan possessed the ability to strip away and bestow memories.

The little white dog in front of them seemed to have had its memories stripped away, while the long-haired youth had been instilled with memories of Di Ting.

Theoretically speaking, this long-haired youth is indeed Di Ting, but he himself doesn't know that he is just a continuation of the inertia of his memories.

However, the fact that his own copper coin curse could still track him all the way back meant that the person who used memory stripping could not achieve the same level of perfection as that evil spirit. There was still a clear connection between the memory itself and the memory bearer.

Therefore, someone extracted Di Ting's memories and transferred them into the Yu family members, allowing Di Ting to come here and seize the official general's inheritance without knowing it;

At the same time, this person made the little white dog extremely pure white and clean, truly raising the Di Ting's original form like a puppy, and even helping it heal its wounds so that it could grow up again.

A hand suddenly reached into the frame.

"hiss……"

The boy quickly stopped his yin-walking ritual and dispersed the surrounding feng shui and aura, but he still couldn't avoid the pain in his eyes.

The two generals, Zeng and Sun, stood still, unaware of what the young man was doing.

Li Zhuiyuan covered his eyes, and as the pain gradually subsided, the boy began to recall his memories.

There is a mural inside the cave. Li Zhuiyuan and Zhao Yi once "went in" together and saw the last scene of Yu Tiannan, the Dragon King of the Yu family, before his death.

The boy froze the scene in his memory, trying hard to observe Yu Tiannan's hands.

Those were a pair of aged and weathered hands. From wandering the river to becoming the Dragon King and suppressing the martial world, these hands had experienced countless battles and left countless marks, making them easy to identify.

Li Zhuiyuan then recalled the hand that had caused his eyes to ache the moment it appeared in the previous scene from his memory.

This hand matches Yu Tiannan's left hand.

Actually, it was an answer that could be guessed with a high probability, but Li Zhuiyuan still wanted to confirm it completely.

Now, it's clear.

The one who erased the memories of Di Ting and fed Di Ting's original form like a puppy was none other than that old dog that had stolen the Dragon King's body!

What was once the mount of a Bodhisattva is now being kept as a pet.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his eyes, readjusting to the light.

“You may return first. Later, one of my men will come to implement the new charter with you.”

"Yes."

"Yes."

The two generals agreed, but instead of leaving, they looked up at the three dim statues huddled in the corner.

These three had betrayed the official commander long ago and joined forces with Di Ting to gain benefits.

It is obvious that when the two generals, Zeng and Sun, were contacting Li Zhuiyuan to surrender and making internal arrangements, they deliberately excluded these three.

Otherwise, they might not have betrayed them so early, and even if they had, they would definitely have informed on them.

This is... the workplace bullying of the head of the military.

They deliberately created a trap to make these three skip over it, and then took the opportunity to eliminate them.

However, this was an internal conflict among the officials and generals, and Li Zhuiyuan had no interest in advising them to be harmonious and friendly. Moreover, as the new actual controller, he still had to rely on the two generals, Zeng and Sun, to help him lead the Yin God team.

This good start must be given.

The young man nodded.

The two generals, Zeng and Sun, leaped into the air; one smashed the three statues, and the other extinguished the three lamps corresponding to them.

Their divine status was destroyed, and these three Yin gods were removed from the Yin god sequence, thus becoming lonely ghosts.

After doing all this, the two generals bowed to the boy again in unison before leaving and returning to their positions.

The three sets of talismanic armor transformed back into cards and returned to the boy's palm.

The fighting outside had ended, and all the evil spirits that had attached themselves to the stone statues had returned.

This is thanks to the "long-haired youth," who treated this place as his own territory, not even willing to destroy the formation, which allowed Li Zhuiyuan to take advantage of it easily.

However, after this battle, the already weakened general will become even more vulnerable.

However, under the new merit distribution system, it won't be long before both spirits and spirit mediums recover, and the officials and generals will usher in a new period of explosive growth.

Runsheng walked over while wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Have you eaten?"

Runsheng: "I took a bite, it didn't taste good, so I spat it out. Zombies are still the best."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Runsheng, collect the lion and the rest of the animal carcasses. These are for Chen Jing."

Originally, Li Zhuiyuan wanted Chen Jing to devour Di Ting. After being tempered and nurtured by Zhao Yi, Chen Jing definitely had the "capacity" to do so.

But the true form of the Listening Beast is not here, so the boy can only offer these small gifts.

Fortunately, with that lion as a backup, Zhao Yi won't accuse him of being stingy when Chen Jing returns.

The purpose of letting Chen Jing eat some of the Yu family's demonic beasts in advance to enhance his strength was secondary; the main purpose was to make it easier for him to provide vision for our side during the upcoming wave from the Yu family.

The boy lifted his leg and stepped out of the main hall.

In an instant, all the lights behind them swayed, and all the statues floating above them trembled collectively.

Although the golden Buddha has taken on the appearance of Sun Boshen, they are very clear about who will be their true controller from now on.

The young man was very satisfied with the collective performance of the Yin Gods this time, which greatly reduced the difficulty of his journey. Therefore, he didn't mind helping them save face.

Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand, waved it behind him, and said:

"The head of the officers and generals."

A solemn and orderly voice rang out from the main hall behind them:

"Evil spirits, only kill, never save!"

(End of this chapter)