What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

After the sound rang out, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the woods.

The Miao girl who rescued my second uncle that night!

She still wore half a mask on her face and was playing with a black ocarina in her hand.

His gaze swept mockingly over Li Qing and me before settling on Grandpa's tombstone.

"That old dog Chen Qingguo is a complete waste. He couldn't even do such a small thing properly, and he even let you destroy the Soul-Severing Drum!"

"Hmph, I even pleaded with my mother-in-law for him, using our blood essence to quickly boost his strength, but he's still such a waste!"

Blood relatives...semen...

I narrowed my eyes and gripped the scalpel tightly in my hand.

After the woman finished speaking, her tone shifted abruptly. She glanced at me, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Hehe~ But you, young master of the Chen family, your performance has truly exceeded my expectations~"

"Be a good girl and listen to your sister. Hand over that rattle drum, and I might consider letting you live!"

Will you spare our lives?

After glancing at Li Qing, I subtly moved closer to him, blocking the Miao girl's view of him with my body.

After sheathing his knife to indicate he posed no threat, he said, "Sister, what exactly are you going to all this trouble to dig up my Chen family's ancestral grave? I'm just wondering, what kind of treasure is buried down there? Is it a mountain of gold and silver?"

The Miao woman seemed to burst into laughter after hearing this, and even the silver ornaments on her body made a crisp and melodious sound.

She stopped laughing after she had finished, and looked at me with the same look she had given an ant.

"Ignorant brat. Mountains of gold and silver? How dare such vulgar things be compared to 'He'?"

She suddenly stopped, her tone shifting to a half-smile as she looked at me: "What? Trying to stall for time? I saw everything your little Taoist friend was up to behind the scenes~"

After she finished speaking, the Miao woman clapped her hands lightly, the applause sounding particularly jarring in the quiet mountain forest.

rustling... rustling...

As her applause subsided, a dense rustling sound came from the surrounding grass.

When I heard that, I instantly felt a chill run down my spine.

That was the sound of countless insects crawling across the blades of grass!

Centipedes, scorpions, venomous snakes, toads... colorful poisonous insects swarmed out from all directions, surrounding us completely.

"I was hoping to chat with you guys a little longer."

The Miao woman sighed, a hint of regret in her voice, "Unfortunately, you two aren't very honest. In that case, please... get going."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly brought the ocarina to her lips and blew out a long string of sharp, piercing notes.

Waaah—!

The poisonous insects that were slowly approaching suddenly charged at us like soldiers who had received a battle order!

"Li Qing!"

I roared, no longer pretending, and gripped the scalpel tightly in my hand.

"alright!"

Li Qing, standing behind him, suddenly opened his eyes, finished the last stroke of the rune, and shouted loudly.

"Heaven and Earth are boundless, borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth! The Five Thunder Orthodox Method—Break!"

Boom!

A thunderclap from nowhere!

A blinding white light burst forth from around Li Qing, instantly transforming into a massive electric net that enveloped all the poisonous insects within a ten-meter radius.

Sizzle—!

Don't miss out!

I shot forward like an arrow, heading straight for the Miao woman standing in the shade of the tree.

To catch the thief, first catch the leader. Once we kill her, the insects that swarm across the mountains will naturally scatter.

My body was filled with murderous aura, and even during a high-speed sprint, my breathing remained frighteningly steady.

I could also clearly see half of the Miao woman's face peeking out from under her mask, a mocking and sarcastic smile on her face, as if she were watching a moth that had flown into her trap.

She didn't even put down the ocarina in her hand, nor did she show any intention of dodging.

Not right.

My keen hearing allowed me to hear several extremely faint sounds of air being cut through!

They're not insects, they're weapons!

"when--!"

A piercing clang of metal clashing echoed through the mountains and forests.

My lancet was less than three inches from the Miao woman's throat when it was blocked by a Miao knife that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The immense recoil force traveled along the hilt of the knife throughout my entire arm, making my hand go numb.

Immediately afterwards, the wind howled from the left.

I didn't have time to think. My body instinctively leaned back, barely dodging a whip kick aimed at my temple with a bridge-like movement.

The kick was so forceful it made my cheek sting; it was clear they had gone for the kill.

"Since you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave, young master Chen."

The Miao woman chuckled softly, took half a step back, and gracefully gestured for them to proceed.

I landed steadily with a backflip, quickly creating distance, and squinted at the three people who suddenly appeared in front of the Miao woman.

The person standing in the middle who blocked my knife was a tall, burly man.

He was dressed in a black training uniform, his muscles were bulging, he carried a thick-backed Miao knife in his hand, and his eyes were as fierce as a wolf's.

The man on the left who just attacked me was as thin as a monkey, holding two poisoned daggers in reverse.

He was staring intently at me, his eyes cold and menacing.

On the right is a middle-aged woman with an expressionless face, holding a dark red whip in her hand.

These three people did not have that nauseating corpse aura; instead, they possessed the vigorous and powerful aura that only those who had practiced martial arts for many years could have.

I shook my slightly numb wrist and said in a deep voice, "These guys are quite skilled. They must practice external martial arts, right? That last strike was very powerful."

"Young Master Chen has a good eye."

The burly man with the knife snorted coldly, his voice rough, "I am Black Tiger, this is my second brother Ghost Monkey, and my third sister Blood Maiden. We three siblings take money to solve problems for others."

"Oh?" I narrowed my eyes. "I'm curious, how much money did this woman pay you to get involved in this mess?"

"money?"

The skinny monkey let out a sinister laugh, the dagger spinning rapidly between his fingers. "Boy, some money you might have the life to take but not the life to enjoy. The Holy Maiden's reward isn't just money. It's... immortality!"

Saintess, immortality...

I sighed inwardly.

This woman really does have quite a few secrets.

These three experts in front of me have probably been completely brainwashed by that so-called "immortality".

Reasoning with this kind of person is pointless; there's only one way to bring them to their senses.

That means sending them to meet the King of Hell.

I shook my head, my left hand secretly reaching for the ink line at my waist. "What a pity. The three of you have such excellent skills, but I'm afraid you'll perish in this desolate wilderness today."

"How arrogant!"

The woman called Blood Maiden shouted sharply, flicked her wrist, and the long whip shot out like a venomous snake, heading straight for my face!

"Do it! Cripple his limbs, leave him alive for the Holy Maiden to test her Gu poison!"