A bizarre resurgence begins with a pact made by a weasel.

Wonderful!

That's wonderful!!

On the tenth day after I transmigrated, my adoptive father died.

He died on the steam train bound for Baiyujing.

and,

He died without a complete corpse.

This should have been a sad thing.

But Xie Qing wanted to laugh with joy.

There's no other reason than that the other party left behind too much of a legacy, too much to count.

He spread his arms and spun around. What came into view were armor from the East, exquisite weapons from the West, treasures from the South Seas, and tributes from the previous dynasty looted from the North Sea.

mine!!

They're all mine now!!

Xie Qing couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As he laughed, a sense of resentment suddenly welled up in his heart.

"Uncle Fu, do you think they felt as good as I did?"

"Will their father give them any extra treasures?"

Cheap dad Xie Lan belongs to the Teddy family.

He took five wives in total, who bore him five children, and each of his children received a considerable share of the benefits this time.

The old butler, Uncle Fu, looked worried and said:

"Young Master, I am not clear about the specific distribution of the Master's estate, but I think you should leave Donghai County as soon as possible."

"The farther away, the better."

"snort!"

Xie Qing glanced at him sideways:

"What, you think I can't hold onto this immense wealth?"

Uncle Fu nodded slightly.

"Please don't take offense, but those four have much stronger backgrounds than you."

"In this Donghai County, you are the only one without a maternal clan to rely on."

The old housekeeper knew perfectly well about the backgrounds of the five wives.

The first wife was a comprador, the second wife's family ran a martial arts school, the third wife came from a family of doctors, and the fourth wife was the only daughter of a century-old coffin shop owner.

The only exception was the Fifth Madam, who was not a local but a simple-minded nun from elsewhere. She was taken into the master's household because of her pretty face, and she gave birth to Xie Qing, the Fifth Young Master.

Thinking of this,

The old butler couldn't help but glance at Xie Qing's face.

All I could see was the word "handsome"!

He's absolutely stunning!

With her red lips and white teeth, willow-leaf eyebrows and bright eyes, coupled with her wasp waist and ape-like back, she completely inherited all the advantages of the Fifth Madam.

then,

His heart softened even more:

"They might also be eyeing the inheritance you've received."

"If you don't leave, I'm afraid trouble will come knocking on your door soon!"

A hint of admiration flashed in Xie Qing's eyes.

"After all, he was a loyal servant who accompanied the original owner through her youth; he can be considered a capable person."

But that praise quickly turned into mockery:

"You're right, but I just can't leave."

Why is that?

"Because what Father wanted was for us to kill each other."

These words were so absurd and laughable that they sent a chill down the old butler's spine, even in broad daylight.

"Young Master, this, how is this possible?!"

Xie Qing tossed the will into the butler's arms and muttered to himself:

"Father specifically instructed us that we have seven days to manage the garden, but we must not leave Donghai County within the next ten days."

"If any of the five of us suffers an accident during this period, the deceased's estate will be received by the first person to discover the remains, and they will also receive an additional benefit from the money in the bank."

The old butler, skeptical, examined the will. It was written clearly on the light blue paper, and most importantly, it bore not only Xie Lan's personal seal but also the stamp of the "Three Phases Freemasonry Society."

In this day and age, the imperial court is a thing of the past. Within Linzhou, the only ones who can make decisions are the foreigners and the Freemasons.

The old butler thought his master had gone mad, and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. After pacing around a few times, he said urgently:

"Young master, we should leave immediately."

"Where to?"

"Go to the East, no, go to the West, I have some connections that might be able to..."

Xie Qing smiled and waved his hand, interrupting the old butler:

"I'm not going anywhere."

"Young Master!"

"Shh!"

Xie Qing put his index finger to his lips to signal the old butler to be quiet, then pointed to the ceiling:

"There is a deity living upstairs; that is also an inheritance left to me by my father."

"Immortal?"

"A weasel spirit."

Xie Qing's eyes sparkled:

"Once I have her, and I kill the other four, I can join the Freemasons and become an immortal or a god."

The old butler thought the young master had gone mad, but Xie Qing pulled him upstairs.

The old butler tried to struggle, but the moment his shoes stepped onto the first flight of stairs, his vision suddenly went dark.

follow closely,

He realized he had shrunk.

The once brightly lit stairwell has been transformed into a giant, dark red intestine.

The steps were like the folds in the intestines, and the blankets laid on them were like capillaries.

What, what's going on?

The old butler wanted to scream, but found something gushing out of his mouth.

It's bone!!

His bones are being pulled out piece by piece.

First the skull, then the spine, the limbs, and finally the feet.

He gradually became lighter, from head to toe, turning into a loose, flabby skin, held in the hands of the young man in front of him, like a kite floating in mid-air.

Black and red filled the entire world, and all his energy was squeezed into the running youth. He couldn't even tell whether he was moving forward or his intestines were writhing wildly.

In a daze, he didn't know how much time had passed when he heard a magnetic voice:

"We've arrived."

"The immortals reside right here."

These words,

Like a sharp blade cutting open the dark red intestines,

Bang!

The old housekeeper had just realized he'd gained weight again when he suddenly collapsed heavily onto the floor.

"What... what's going on?"

Am I... still alive?

He collapsed to the ground, trembling all over. Xie Qing helped him up and said:

"Of course you're still alive. This is just an illusion left behind by your father."

"Illusion!?"

The old butler's eyes widened. He quickly scanned his surroundings and found himself lying in an unfamiliar hall. The hall was empty, with no decorations. Black curtains covered the walls completely, revealing only a dark corridor directly in front of him.

"There really is magic in this world!!"

The old butler was incredulous, but his recent experience clearly told him that illusions were real.

"Could this be a skill that Master learned from the Freemasons?"

In the more than one hundred years since foreigners seized the border, the country has been in turmoil, with uprisings breaking out one after another. Among them, three were the largest: the Taiping Chuitiandao, the Wuge Lieshenmen, and the Sanxiang Gongjihui, which started the latest but was the largest in scale.

Rumors circulated that these three uprisings were all blessed by the heavens, possessing supernatural powers and abilities that could rival the foreigners' artillery and mechs, but no one ever took it seriously.

After all, rumors can be deceiving, but the front lines don't lie.

If immortals and Buddhas were truly alive, and Heaven were truly compassionate, how could the people of Linzhou be so ravaged by foreigners?

But what if this is true...?

The old butler's body trembled violently.

In the midst of trembling,

Xie Qing had already stepped into the passageway ahead. The old butler hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

The corridor was short, with dim oil lamps lit on both sides of the walls. The old butler stumbled into the depths, where there was a wooden door. At that moment, Xie Qing was standing in front of the door, looking at a huge painting.

"What a unique paper!"

"What a strange god!!"

Xie Qing muttered to himself.

The scroll hangs in the center of the gate. It is slightly yellowed and quite thick, resembling parchment. Although it is covered with colored ink, you can still see the texture and fine pores on the scroll if you look closely.

The paper depicts a bloated, obese god with three heads, six arms, and two feet.

On the left is a jackal with a yellow crown, on the right is a snake's head with a fleshy protuberance, and in the center is a white elephant with a red trunk and a skull crown.

The deity, naked and draped in rosy light, possessed a seductive posture, six arms holding a golden bell, a Bagua mirror, a magic gourd, a magic sword, a skull staff, and a silver bottle. Her presence was both sacred and eerie, her allure tinged with a hint of terror, compelling Xie Qing to reach out and touch her.

【Ding】

[Strange object detected - three-phase diagram]

[Rare Item Level: E]

[Rare Object Faction: Linzhou - Heretic Path]

[Amazing Item Characteristics: Sealing E+, Bewitching E-, Appetite E-, Essence Draining E-]

[Oddity Skill: None]

[A mysterious catalog made from human skin, concealing secrets unknown even to its creator. Placing it amidst fireworks might yield unexpected rewards.]

This is a real treasure!!

Xie Qing's eyes widened.

He couldn't help but carefully touch the scroll, when suddenly he heard the old butler's choked voice behind him:

"Young Master, that...that's human skin!!!"

That's really making a fuss over nothing.

Xie Qing pursed her lips and ignored him.

The old steward knelt down at his feet with a thud, his bulging eyes fixed on the bare feet of the Triad God, which were huge elephant feet painted on the instep of the human-skinned master.

Although the instep was covered in ink, the mark left by the original owner could still be seen: twelve red moles arranged like stars.

"Young Master, Young Master!!"

Why did this happen?!

"This reaction is too much," Xie Qing thought, utterly bewildered. At that moment, the old butler raised his head, his face contorted in shock.

"This is your mother!!"

"It's Du Shenggge!!"

"It's Fifth Madam's skin!!!!"