Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 28 Tiger-Slaying Hero
When the tiger died earlier, Lin Jiang could sense that the tiger's corpse was no ordinary object. However, after the bead flowed out of his mouth, he felt that the tiger's vital organs had been depleted, leaving only a skin covering an empty shell.

It's as if all the essence of this tiger is contained in this little bead.

I held it to my nose and smelled it.

It doesn't have much of a smell, and I don't know how to use it.

If all else fails, just wash it clean and eat it directly.

After taking the bead, Lin Jiang felt a surge of curiosity.

Is this something that all talking monsters with sentience leave behind after they die?
Lin Jiang kicked the tiger with his toe again, wondering whether he should move it away, when he suddenly heard some commotion behind him. He turned around and saw that Li Ze was standing not far away.

Li Ze was carrying a lot of loose silver and copper coins in his arms, which he had wrapped in his clothes to prevent them from falling out.

They seemed to have come to give Lin Jiang money, but they didn't expect to see this scene, and were so shocked that they stood there at a loss.

Li Ze couldn't even look at Lin Jiang anymore; he could only stare intently at the giant insect on the ground.

died?

The giant insect that ate so many hunters died just like that?
Those hunters were all top-notch hunters, yet they were all killed by the big insect. Can this young master kill the big insect?
Lin Jiang looked at Li Ze, thought for a long time, and then solemnly walked to Li Ze's side and patted him on the shoulder:

"Li Ze."

"Eh."

"Did you kill this tiger?"

Li Ze: "Huh? Me?"

Li Ze was dumbfounded.

I?
Killed the giant worm?
Are you kidding me?

How could I possibly have the ability to kill such a large insect?
Seeing Lin Jiang's serious expression and the skills he displayed, Li Ze could roughly guess what was going on.

He gritted his teeth and nodded:
"Yes, I killed him. I was annoyed by how he was harming the village, so I took some arsenic and mixed it into his meat to poison him."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Jiang patted Li Ze on the shoulder with satisfaction.

This person is really smart.

"Anyway, you've poisoned this tiger, so people in town can go up the mountain to gather herbs now. I'll help you drag the tiger back. Go find a butcher; I need some good bones."

Lin Jiang really didn't want tiger meat. He had eaten it when he was a child. Back then, a big tiger came to the forest and stole cattle. It was killed by hunters, and the county government took all the bones, leaving only some meat.

Lin Shengfeng said that tiger meat was delicious, fragrant and tender, so he simply went to the county government office and cut some back.

As it turned out, when he added salt and spices himself and stewed the meat, it tasted like dried meat that had been dried in the wind for seven or eight days. Moreover, it was sour and so hard that he couldn't swallow it at all, which was completely different from what Lin Shengfeng had described.

Lin Jiang, after eating and drinking, can taste the fresh original flavor of the food. He doesn't really want to eat sour and tough meat; he prefers bones that can be soaked in wine.

Moreover, it seems like the tiger doesn't have much left; all the good stuff is inside the beads.

……

Lin Jiang led the tiger back to the town entrance.

The old beggar at the door was already asleep, leaning against a rock with his wine jug in his arms. Lin Jiang threw the tiger directly onto the ground with a bang, which woke the old beggar up.

After he woke up, he rubbed his eyes and glanced at the tiger.

Silence, a long silence.

“Young man, you have killed the tiger.”

Before Lin Jiang could speak, Li Ze jumped out from the side:

"It wasn't Young Master Zhu who killed him, it was me. I poisoned him with arsenic..."

The old beggar waved his hand: "Alright, you killed him."

Even so, the old man's gaze remained fixed on Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang remained silent.

Li Ze was clearly excited, a silly grin on his face. He spread his hands out, taking out quite a few herbs:

"Sir, we have enough medicine on the mountain. Wait for me to get back, and I'll prepare some medicine for the people in town. I'll also give you a portion."

"It looks like I can live for a few more years," the old beggar said.

“It’s good to be alive, it’s so good to be alive, people should live,” Li Ze said.

At first, no one noticed the tiger's carcass. After about an incense stick's time, some strong young men who were still relatively healthy smelled the blood. They opened the windows, stuck their heads out, and discovered that the tiger had fallen at the entrance of the town.

After being ravaged by this giant insect for so long, how could I not recognize it as the one guarding the mountain pass?
One of the survivors immediately ran out of the house and started running all over the street, shouting as he ran:
"The tiger is dead! The tiger is dead!"

He roused a family of three hiding in the house, awakened shop owners who hadn't done business for days, and roused an old man dying of thirst.

Curious people craned their necks to look at the entrance of the town, and found that there really was a huge, dead worm on the ground.

This immediately made things lively.

Some cheered, some shouted, and some knelt on the ground and wept, looking towards the direction where the flames were still burning and billowing black smoke was rising.

The family member breathed his last yesterday, and his body was sent for cremation. As a result, Dachong died today.

Life is unpredictable.

Several wealthy families in the town also peeked out. Although they had all bought medicine, they were all feeling uneasy as the town was declining day by day. Seeing the disaster victims die and the town come back to life, these wealthy families also took out the firecrackers that had been piled up for a long time.

These were originally meant to be displayed during the Lunar New Year, but now it's almost like the Lunar New Year.

The town, which was on the verge of collapse, came back to life in an instant.

They were even more active than usual.

Of course, the illness wasn't cured yet, and soon a chorus of coughs echoed through the town, and the people who were just excited immediately became listless again.

The largest household in town was the Wang family. The Wang family had many members: an old man, three sons, and four daughters. Since many people in the town were still sick, the old man naturally couldn't go out, so he sent his eldest son out.

They were to pay tribute to the hero who fought the tiger.

It's obvious to everyone that the tiger wasn't poisoned.

He must have been beaten to death.

When the eldest son arrived at the town gate, he looked around at the corpse of the tiger. Lin Jiang had already returned to the carriage and was not at the gate at all, so he didn't see any outsiders.

There was nothing else he could do but bow and kowtow to the empty space.

"We don't know which great hero has come to our aid. We hope that the hero will do us the honor of accepting our town's bow."

Li Ze had been waiting on the side, and when he saw Boss Wang come out, he followed him out:
"It was me, I poisoned this tiger with arsenic."

"Huh?" Boss Wang looked at the tiger's chest.

There's a noticeable large dent.

"Poisoned...poisoned to death?"

"Just assume he was poisoned," Li Ze sighed. "I've gathered a lot of herbs; hurry and prepare medicine for the town before it's too late."

Old Wang could tell that Li Ze was hiding something, and he wanted to ask more questions, but now was clearly not the time, so he had to suppress his thoughts.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Li."

Just as Li Ze was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead:
"Oh, right."

"please say."

"Please find a able-bodied guy to cut out two top-quality tiger bones." Li Ze said seriously, "The best ones. Oh, and cut off the tiger skin too, the best ones."

(End of this chapter)