Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 416

Having already entered the stage of pursuing suicide, Wei Zhengdao would not think of tearing off his own human skin.

Just like Li Zhuiyuan now, what he cherishes most is the skin that keeps growing on his body. Every little bit that grows is a huge improvement and a pleasant surprise.

Therefore, this can only mean that Wei Zhengdao was treating Chen Zunfeng like a fool from beginning to end.

However, Chen Zunfeng was not alone, because there was another big fool here—it.

What Chen Zunfeng said to himself was what the "Wordless Book" needed to convey to him through Chen Zunfeng's voice.

In its eyes, it is desperately craving to actively rid itself of its humanity.

This is the big bait it has laid for itself.

Li Zhuiyuan seemed to hear its whispered enticement echoing in his ears:
"Come to the Goguryeo tombs. Here, you can peel off the human skin you despise the most."

At this moment, Li Zhuiyuan finally understood where the eerie feeling that had surrounded him from beginning to end when he was with the "it" in the book came from.

When Ye Dui first met him, he bluntly pointed out that he had no human skin and would never have any friends.

However, Ye Dui's behavior throughout the process was characterized by constant hesitation, anxiety, and attempts to patch things up regarding the "plot."

The first thread that led it out was Engineer Luo; however, when Engineer Luo disappeared, it was preparing to deal with the giant tortoise, and later the whole group was recovering from injuries, so it was unable to set off in time to search for and rescue its teacher.

Next, it used Luo Gong to bring up Xue Liangliang, but in essence, it was still to provoke itself.

The bond between teachers and students, the friendship between friends... and the first carrot it gave itself are also very suitable for its subordinates.

Li Zhuiyuan designed similar scripts to follow the script type it wrote.

However, when helping the dragon spirit advance its rank, Li Zhuiyuan was extremely cautious in the early, middle, and late stages, observing its reaction with every step.

This sense of loss of control over the situation was rarely seen in Li Zhuiyuan before.

That's the problem.

Li Zhuiyuan thought that by proclaiming its "lack of skin" condition, it should know what kind of person it should be.

As a result, it only correctly identified the illness, but completely misunderstood its own position and purpose.

It wanted to get better, but it felt that it rejected human emotions, considering them a form of low-level pollution.

Therefore, when designing the plot, it has always focused on its own "romantic storyline".

Because it believes this is its weakness, which is equivalent to constantly stirring up its inner demons to influence its judgment.

What about peeling off human skin, what about eliminating humanity, what about pursuing purity... Back then, they were completely fooled by Wei Zhengdao!
They've been lying to us until now, and we still believe them without a doubt.

But precisely because of this, it had the desired effect. If it deceived itself into going there to peel off human skin, wouldn't that mean that if it really went, it would be covered in human skin?

This reverse reasoning is a bit too simplistic and crude.

Of course, there is another possibility: its methods are far more sophisticated than the ordinary, and it is doing the opposite of what it should do, luring itself to the Goguryeo tomb.

You can toss a coin, heads or tails.

However, Li Zhuiyuan believed that this possibility was extremely low, because there was a Wei Zhengdao in this story.

If Wei Zhengdao deceived it, then it truly must have been deceived by Wei Zhengdao.

Li Zhuiyuan wasn't as fanatical about Wei Zhengdao as Qing An was, but he still showed the basic respect and recognition that was necessary.

Wei Zhengdao, this predecessor, cut down all the trees in front of him, leaving himself to be exposed to the scorching gaze of Heaven every day.

Having finally found a tree planted by Wei Zhengdao, why not hurry over and find some shade?
Someone paved the way, giving us the upper hand; the other side misjudged the situation strategically, and the risks and rewards are now severely out of balance…

"I want to go to this Goguryeo tomb."

Chen Zunfeng, who looked like a young boy, sat up in bed, raised his hand, and pointed at Li Zhuiyuan:
"Then... go die."

Starting from Chen Zunfeng's fingertips, the vision cracked like a mirror, and then spread wildly.

Li Zhuiyuan stood still, and the shattered waves automatically parted and avoided him.

Chen Zunfeng: "You actually secretly mastered some of the restrictions in this house."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I was just bored while drinking with you."

Chen Zunfeng: "I underestimated you."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I have no reason to stop you from going back to the Chen family; but why are you stopping me from going to the ancient burial site?"

Chen Zunfeng: "Because I need to give myself an explanation for all the suffering I've endured over the years!"

A sea of ​​clouds spread out from Chen Zunfeng's body.

Li Zhuiyuan took a step back, and this step distorted the distance between them.

At the same time, the feng shui and atmospheric conditions around the boy stirred up a barrier.

The sea of ​​clouds dispersed quickly, but it couldn't reach Li Zhuiyuan for a long time.

If it were Chen Xiyuan's domain, Li Zhuiyuan would have no way to hide at such close range. However, Chen Zunfeng's cloud sea is quite different from the current Chen family domain.

Chen Zunfeng continued to make moves, and Li Zhuiyuan responded accordingly.

What Chen Zunfeng is showing now is the tradition that the Chen family has always upheld. People like Chen Xiyuan, who would open their domains and grab their flutes to smash people at the drop of a hat, are exceptions.

In the small south-facing bedroom, the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle of wits, so dazzling that neither could gain the upper hand for a short period of time.

But if we extend the timeframe...

Li Zhuiyuan looked relaxed, while Chen Zunfeng's face had turned deathly pale, with tiny drops of blood seeping from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Chen Zunfeng: "You and he are both freaks!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You shouldn't have had this murderous intent towards me."

When Chen Zunfeng told himself earlier that he "needed to give himself an explanation for the past," it sounded just like a Qiong Yao drama that might be playing on TV at home.

Spending too much time in prison can make a person stupid.

It seems that there are really no normal people being held in that prison.

Chen Zunfeng's chest began to heave violently, and his body began to spasm.

If Chen Zunfeng was unable to quickly resolve the battle in the early stages, then his younger brother's body would no longer be able to withstand such high-frequency pressure.

At this point, the outcome was already decided. Li Zhuiyuan didn't need to take any risks. He only needed to continue the stalemate for a few more minutes, and his opponent would be exhausted and faint.

Li Zhuiyuan had anticipated this. If the other party could suppress him by simply borrowing a child's body, then had he really been studying every day for the past two years?

Chen Zunfeng opened his mouth, and blood gushed out.

The body had been lying down for too long, and even though it had been kept frozen and preserved, the blood had become thick. Before, it was just dripping, but this time it was being vomited out in large chunks, like a plate of uncut blood curd.

Chen Zunfeng: "In the end, you're the one who will lose. We're the same kind of people. We both know what we're most afraid of."

People like them are most afraid of being touched face-to-face.

Previously, Chen Zunfeng used an old woman's body, which had already decayed; now, although he has switched to his younger brother's body, Chen Zunfeng has not allowed him to practice martial arts in advance in order to ensure the future development of his younger brother's body.

Li Zhuiyuan wasn't afraid at all when two kids of the same age got into a fight.

Chen Zunfeng: "Have you forgotten that I still have a younger sister?"

"boom!"

A sudden gust of wind rushed into the south room.

A young girl appeared in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

The girl exuded a chilling aura, but unlike the boy who was frozen and preserved, what flowed around her was a black resentment.

The girl and the boy were the same age and looked almost identical, only their genders were reversed.

Chen Zunfeng's younger brother and sister are twins.

In the center of the girl's hair, there was a silver bald patch filled with mercury.

Her body was covered with marks of torture and abuse, densely packed, and apart from her face, there was no good flesh left on her body.

Chen Zunfeng used his own sister as raw material to refine a corpse.

To ensure that her rank was high enough after she was zombified, they did not hesitate to subject her to all sorts of inhumane tortures while she was still alive.

The younger brother and sister lived in a room with two bedrooms. The sister's resentment was transformed into the cold air that preserved the younger brother's corpse through the array set up by Chen Zunfeng.

Chen Zunfeng was very thoughtful, fearing that he might return late or that there might be a problem with the courtyard's formation, so he asked his sister to make a spare battery for his brother's ice coffin.

Chen Zunfeng: "I don't mind that I possess the gender of the Chen family, but my younger brother's talent is a little better than my younger sister's, so I chose to let my younger sister protect my younger brother."

Now, you can appreciate my skill in corpse refining.

Amei broke through the barrier in front of the boy and continued to press forward. Chen Zunfeng, despite his bloodied face, stood up at this moment to confront Li Zhuiyuan.

"boom!"

Finally, Amei grabbed Li Zhuiyuan by the neck, pressed his back against the wall, and lifted him up.

Chen Zunfeng: "Even if you look alike, you are still not him. Although you are young, you have already shown amazing talent. But since you don't practice martial arts, you should be more careful when you go home to visit someone."

I came out of prison with almost nothing on me, but you, as you roam the world, should also add more resources to protect yourself and fight off enemies, in addition to your own guards.

You were too careless.

Li Zhuiyuan: "We have some bargaining chips."

Three sets of talismanic armor flew out of Li Zhuiyuan's pocket and landed beside Chen Zunfeng, instantly transforming into the Zengsun and Zengsun generals.

The two generals, Zeng and Sun, were dressed in fur robes, exceptionally handsome, and exuded a murderous aura.

"Officials and generals, kill them, don't let them cross the river!"

Three figures, each wielding a weapon, were positioned against Chen Zunfeng.

Chen Zunfeng's current youthful physique and condition made him utterly powerless to resist.

He looked at Li Zhuiyuan with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Since you have them, why didn't you use them just now?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Because it's unnecessary."

Chen Zunfeng laughed: "Now that we both hold each other's lives in our hands, why don't we go our separate ways? You go to your ancient burial, and I'll go back to my Chen family."

Li Zhuiyuan: "I told you, you shouldn't have tried to kill me."

Chen Zunfeng's gaze swept over the two generals, Zeng and Sun: "Two divine generals, if you stand idly by and watch the fire from the other side now, after they die, I will personally help you release your restraints, so that you will no longer be controlled by others!"

Both the increased and decreased numbers showed smiles.

General Zeng: "Brother, is this really true?"

Chen Zunfeng: "It must be true."

General Sun said, "If you help my two generals regain their freedom, we two generals are willing to become sworn brothers with you."

Chen Zunfeng: "Agreed!"

General Sun glanced at the two Generals Zeng on his left and right, and then the smiles on the faces of the two generals became mocking.

General Zeng: "I dare not be your brother!"

General Sun: "The deep affection between you brothers and sisters is truly touching; we are unworthy to receive such a blessing!"

Unable to guarantee that the two generals wouldn't kill him after Li Zhuiyuan's death, Chen Zunfeng dared not order his sister to break his neck.

Chen Zunfeng said, "Let's each take a step back. Do you really want to die here with a cripple like me?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Come, let's perish together."

"You forced me to this, let's die together!"

Chen Zunfeng issued the order.

However, A-mei did not make a move.

"Sister, what's wrong? Sister, listen to your brother!"

Amei's arm slowly moved down, Li Zhuiyuan landed on his feet, and gently rubbed his neck.

She hadn't used much force when she pinched herself, but her body was so cold that Li Zhuiyuan felt a little uncomfortable.

Chen Zunfeng: "This...this...how is this possible! My sister, why don't you listen to me, but instead listen to you!" Li Zhuiyuan: "There's a trick you've definitely never seen him use, otherwise you wouldn't have dared to bring me into this bedroom."

A-mei turned around and stood beside Li Zhuiyuan, her originally cold eyes now filled with resentment.

Li Zhuiyuan: "When you possessed your younger brother, I was idle anyway, so I helped you by waking up your younger sister."

There is no such thing as a deep sibling bond, or a sister who would still risk her life to protect her brother even after the brother has abused her for centuries.

Because the resentment within A-mei is genuine, if that's the case, the corpse refining will inevitably fail.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't use the Black Book Secret Technique to modify Amei's memories. When the spirit remaining on her corpse awakened, it clearly knew who her true enemy was.

Chen Zunfeng: "Impossible! How could such a secret technique exist in this world!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Shall we meet one more time?"

Chen Zunfeng: "What?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "I'll grant your wish."

"Snapped!"

Li Zhuiyuan snapped his fingers.

"Remember in your next life, don't try to possess someone else's body in front of them, because you don't know who will control the corpse faster."

Chen Zunfeng suddenly realized that his hands were starting to move uncontrollably and were rising up.

Unable to accept this situation, he raised his eyes and tried to leave his younger brother's precious body.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Push it back."

"Order!"

The two generals attacked simultaneously, their weapons crossing above the younger brother's head and pressing down.

Chen Zunfeng was pushed back again.

The younger brother reached out with both hands to grab his own eyes.

He and his sister believed in their brother, which is why they left the Chen family with him. In their eyes, home was wherever their brother was.

But her brother killed her with his own hands. Before she was killed, he had curled up in a corner, holding his head, crying and listening to his brother's abuse of his sister.

Now, the younger brother is willing to destroy his own body to take revenge on his older brother, as long as his brother can feel it!

A-mei was also eager to try, leaning forward several times as if about to rush out.

Li Zhuiyuan: "I will give you a chance for revenge, but there are some things I need to finish first."

The younger brother lowered his hands, and the younger sister steadied herself.

"Come, learn from me."

Li Zhuiyuan began to form hand seals, and his younger brother imitated the same movements.

Having lost control of this body, Chen Zunfeng has become a part of it. Under Li Zhuiyuan's guidance, the younger brother can use Chen Zunfeng's power to control the barrier that Chen Zunfeng spent many days setting up in the staff building outside.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your younger brother's talent is indeed very good."

……

The battle inside the staff dormitory continues.

The pressure from the eight masked men was truly extraordinary. It was clear that the effortless kite-flying and unharmed elimination of one of them, as was done last time, could not be replicated this time.

Fortunately, the building was covered by a barrier, so the area available for fighting was not very spacious, which reduced the number of masked men's advantage. Moreover, Tan Wenbin, wielding a rusty sword, combined with his keen senses and the agility of a blood ape, although he could not compare with Lin Shuyou in terms of physique, was not much less fierce in his attacks than Ayou.

Runsheng was primarily responsible for taking on all the burdens, providing a respite for his partners on either side.

Lin Shuyou gestured several times, indicating that he was willing to pay a price to break the deadlock. If he could successfully take down two of the opponents, the situation would be immediately reversed.

Tan Wenbin ignored all of this and continued to maintain his steady and defensive command style.

Lin Shuyou: "Brother Bin, Brother Xiaoyuan is still waiting for us..."

Tan Wenbin: "Listen to me!"

Lin Shuyou shut up and said no more.

Thanks to having noticed some clues earlier, Tan Wenbin believed that Xiao Yuan would definitely be able to control the situation, so there was no need for them to rush in and fight recklessly.

Just then, in everyone's sight, the staff building began to divide, and the barrier that was not originally in this area expanded outward.

The eight masked figures, one or two at a time, were divided into several groups.

The three of them, Tan Wenbin, will stay together forever.

It's like a jigsaw puzzle, constantly being reassembled, and each time it's pieced together, it leaves three of your team alone against the opposing team.

Lin Shuyou: "It's Brother Xiao Yuan!"

Tan Wenbin raised his rusty sword:

"It's time! Charge! Kill them!"

……

Li Zhuiyuan stopped what he was doing.

The younger brother opposite him also stopped, tears of blood streaming from his eyes.

Li Zhuiyuan formed a new hand seal; this was a set of seals.

The younger brother followed suit and successfully applied the power to himself.

"Buzz!"

A sealing talisman popped out from Li Zhuiyuan's palm and was placed on his younger brother's forehead as a final precaution.

In this way, Chen Zunfeng could not leave this body.

Li Zhuiyuan reached out and patted Amei's shoulder:

"Go."

"Roar!"

A-mei pounced on her.

The scene that followed was rather bloody and cruel. The younger sister vented her resentment that she had accumulated over the years, while the younger brother kept switching between laughing gleefully one moment and howling in despair the next.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't bother to witness this tragic human drama. He bypassed the bloodshed and went to the bed where his younger brother had been lying.

Reaching out, he pulled out a piece of jade the size of a fingernail from under the silk sheets.

This should be a pair.

Li Zhuiyuan went to the north room again.

In the north room, A-mei also had a bed, but her bed was a sunken type, more like a coffin.

It's quite deep, and it's as cold as an ice cave inside.

Li Zhuiyuan planned to call the two generals, Zeng and Sun, to help him retrieve it.

Upon seeing this, General Sun was about to step forward to offer his services.

Unexpectedly, General Zeng first used one of his bodies to block General Sun's position, while his other body rushed forward and jumped into the pit.

General Sun was so angry that he kept muttering, "Eee-yah-yah~"

General Zeng found a piece of black jade of the same size below.

A pair of jade pieces were held in Li Zhuiyuan's palm.

This is a valuable resource, and Chen Zunfeng is using it for "freezer balancing," which is a complete waste.

Swallowing them together and refining them together can help deepen the fusion of the two different attributes within the body.

This is perfect for Lin Shuyou.

After packing up my things and returning to the south room, the matter was already over.

Amidst a pool of blood and debris, A-mei knelt on the ground, still desperately biting at a wisp of faint black mist.

She was unable to completely kill Chen Zunfeng.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his palm, and karmic fire rose up. He walked behind Amei and slapped her.

If the evil dragon were here, I wouldn't need to walk those few steps, and the fire would be greatly amplified.

There were no screams, no struggles; the burning flames did not cause A-mei pain, but instead brought her true liberation.

At this moment, an unexpected scene unfolded. Chen Zunfeng, who should have required Li Zhuiyuan to put in more effort to completely destroy, had his remnant soul rapidly dissipate amidst the burning flames of Amei.

This must be because the brother and sister share the same bloodline. Driven by instinct and intense hatred, the younger sister comprehended the basic meaning of the corpse-refining incantation on her own.

My younger brother is very talented, and my younger sister is also quite talented.

If Chen Zunfeng had not taken them out of the Chen family, then their names would surely have left a deep mark on the history of the Chen family.

"No, no, I can't die here, I can't die here... I can't die..."

With the last scream from his soul, Chen Zunfeng was completely annihilated.

With a "plop," A-mei collapsed to the ground, her body quickly turning into pus.

Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the old woman's body on the ground.

This time, General Zeng did not try to take it, and instead let General Sun carry the corpse.

General Sun finally calmed down.

Li Zhuiyuan walked out, dismantling some foundations as he went, causing the already crumbling place to begin to collapse.

General Zeng stood on either side of Li Zhuiyuan, protecting him from the air and surrounding debris with his weapons.

"Brother Yuan, please go ahead, your subordinate is here!"

General Sun, who followed behind, had reddened his eyes again, but he could only hold the old woman's body and lower his head, letting the bricks keep hitting his head.

After walking out of the stone door and returning to the room, the stone door closed again, transforming back into a wooden bedroom door.

Li Zhuiyuan instructed General Sun to place the old woman's body on the bed.

The old woman did indeed die of old age, and Chen Zunfeng did not kill her. On this point, Chen Zunfeng was not lying.

At that moment, the door to the room was pushed open, and Runsheng and the other two appeared in the doorway.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother Binbin, look around the house and see if you can find her children's contact information. If her children are on their way back, then collect her body and leave it here. If they don't make it back in time, then you and Brother Runsheng should bury her first."

Tan Wenbin: "Understood."

Li Zhuiyuan took the two pieces of broken jade from his pocket and handed them to Lin Shuyou.

"Brother Xiaoyuan, what's this?"

The spirit medium said, "This is a great thing! It will be very useful to both of us!"

Li Zhuiyuan: "You recognize the boy, right?"

The boy said, "Quickly tell me I didn't say anything, I didn't bother you, I was quiet, I was well-behaved!"

Lin Shuyou nodded: "Yes, He recognizes him."

Boy: "..."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Find an empty room and have the boy teach you how to refine them."

Lin Shuyou: "Understood!"

Li Zhuiyuan walked back alone to the room where he had first stayed.

The doors and windows were all open, and the draft made the wordless book on the bedside table rustle loudly.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to the bedside, first taking out a can of Jianlibao from his backpack, opening it, taking a sip, then looking up at the moon outside the window. After gazing at it in contemplation for a long time, the young man muttered to himself:
"Ha, I've finally found a way to kill you, you inner demon."

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