Gou Zai Liang Jie as a Human Gu

Inside the [Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror] space.

Lin Mo opened his eyes and shook his head helplessly: "I was too hasty. I didn't expect that a courtesan would have a magic weapon for binding people."

This time, he got a little carried away and intended to stage a magic trick in front of Qiu Niang, like a cicada shedding its skin, to vent his anger.

Who would have thought that the delicate courtesan would possess a magical artifact to bind people?

He was bound to her, making it impossible to bring any living person into the [Mysterious Heaven Treasure Mirror].

What was even more unexpected was that Qiu Niang was incredibly ruthless, completely disregarding her own life and safety.

This behavior is nothing like that of a celestial sect seeking immortality and enlightenment; it's clearly the style of a demonic sect.

The Palace of Fate once again released the celestial canopy.

Lin Mo, a pimp devoted to the Dao, was willing to sell himself into a brothel and plant the Yang-binding elixir in order to obtain the "Six Desires Creation True Chapter," refine his desires, gain spiritual roots, and thus embark on the path of immortality.

Unfortunately, all the scheming could not overcome the will of the people. The courtesan Yun Shao risked her life to capture her, but Qiu Niang, the madam of the Qunyu Pavilion, disregarded the safety of her subordinates and launched a sneak attack, ultimately leading to her demise!

Although you failed at the last minute, the shrewd madam suffered losses day after day because of your schemes, which even led to the death of the top courtesan, Yun Shao. After her death, she couldn't even get her corpse back, so she couldn't refine a corpse puppet to recoup her losses. You have gained +800 to the luck of the Jade Pavilion.

Lin Mo frowned.

"I was deceived by Qiu Niang into cultivating the [Six Desires Creation True Chapter]. The courtesan is trying to drain my vital essence. Could it be that she wants to use me to refine a corpse puppet?"

  

"I wonder what use this corpse puppet is?"

As he was muttering to himself, the settlement continued to appear in the sky.

[The courtesan Yun Shao's mother was a ruined family heirloom who was abandoned and paired with a corpse puppet. She gave birth to a son six months later, but unfortunately, he did not bear any spiritual roots. Her mother passed away when she was six, and with no one to protect her, she was sold into the Qunyu Pavilion.]

[Having suffered endless humiliation and illness, Yun Shao was on the verge of suicide when Qiu Niang saved her and spent money to hire a renowned doctor to treat her. In gratitude for this kindness, Yun Shao regarded Qiu Niang as her second mother.]

[She could never repay the debt of being saved. For Qiu Niang, she was willing to give everything, even die!]

Lin Mo shook his head helplessly: "Stupid. What good people can you find in a brothel? They just take advantage of your looks. The people who bully you are definitely pawns they've arranged to subdue you and make you willingly become a prostitute."

The courtesan never truly understood the terrifying nature of human nature.

Just then, the gates of the [Hall of Inquiry] opened.

Lin Mo was secretly delighted. Death wasn't entirely without its benefits; he could acquire more treasures. It seemed he would have to die more often in the future.

He immediately entered the [Hall of Inquiry].

On the bookshelf, a scroll of scripture gleamed with golden light, dazzling the eye and beckoning Lin Mo to open it.

Lin Mo stepped forward, took down the scripture, and opened it. On the spotless white scroll, a line of large characters appeared.

[To repay your kindness with my life: Your kindness to me is higher than the sky and wider than the sea. I have no way to repay it but to repay it with my life!]

"What scripture is this?"

Lin Mo was completely confused, but then the scroll relayed information to him, and he instantly understood.

This is a curse.

It stems from Yun Shao's obsession with repaying a debt of gratitude before her death.

The meaning of the scriptures is roughly as follows.

Whoever harms the person who holds the scripture, to the point of killing them, can activate the scripture.

Once activated, the person reciting the scripture will be severely injured and on the verge of death, and the other party will also immediately suffer an enhanced version of the damage, which will undoubtedly lead to their death.

"This is a suicidal fighting style, truly 'repaying the emperor's kindness with one's death'."

Lin Mo had an impulse: should he return to Xuanyu Cave Heaven right now, settle scores with Qiu Niang, and die with her in his arms?

He quickly dismissed that distracting thought.

A gentleman takes his revenge, even after ten years.

Don't act rashly out of momentary impulse. There are secrets in the Jade Pavilion, and Qiu Niang is no ordinary person. It's best to be careful.

Lin Mo sat down on the futon in front of the alchemy furnace and started the furnace.

Two figures flew in, pressed tightly together.

It is the simulated corpse of my own life, along with the courtesan Yun Shao.

Even if I die, they won't let me go.

Seeing the courtesan still clinging tightly to him, Lin Mo pouted and complained.

[Would you like to consume 400 points of Luck to refine the corpse from this Life Simulation?]

Lin Mo chose to expend his luck and throw the two corpses into the alchemy furnace.

The blazing fire of the alchemical furnace tempered and refined the material. Soon, the furnace opened, a precious light flew out, and a gray-black tortoise shell fell into the hand.

"They actually forged a fortune-telling tortoise shell?"

Lin Mo was somewhat dissatisfied with the result of the refining process.

If you don't understand the I Ching, what use is this tortoise shell?

【Tortoise Shell of Ten Thousand Tolerances】

[Efficacy]: Ninja Turtles, a life-saving treasure.

Use against the enemy:

Simply throw the tortoise shell as a projectile, chanting, "Please bear with me, sir."

The opponent's body suddenly shrank, was sucked into the tortoise shell, and instantly disappeared into a random place within a hundred-zhang radius.

For personal use only:

Holding the tortoise shell, he silently chanted, "I will endure."

It shrinks itself, burrows into the tortoise shell, and instantly teleports to a random location within a hundred feet.

Escape with a member of the opposite sex:

He threw the tortoise shell as a projectile, chanting, "Please bear with me, fairy."

The fairy and the protagonist were immediately sucked in and teleported out with the tortoise shell.

【defect】:

It is forbidden to escape with someone of the same sex. This treasure cannot be used again for twelve hours after it has been activated.

Once used on an enemy, the treasure cannot be retrieved and becomes a one-time use item. Please use it with caution.

Other defects are currently unknown!

"It can only be used on members of the opposite sex! This is a magical artifact; you're prioritizing romance over friendship!"

Lin Mo couldn't help but complain, and the alchemy furnace then sent back a message.

The reason for the restriction on the opposite sex is that the courtesan Yun Shao was going to die with her.

"It seems I'll have to be more particular about the materials used in refining from now on. I wonder what I'll get if I throw a monster's corpse into the furnace?"

Lin Mo pondered as he walked out of the [Inquiry Hall], glanced at the [Destiny Hall] whose doors were still tightly closed, and stepped into the [Myriad Realms Hall].

I looked at the two interfaces.

【The Great Zhou Dynasty】 and 【Mysterious Jade Grotto】.

He hesitated about which realm to go to.

"Although the Xuanyu Cave Heaven is a place to cultivate immortality, it is also very dangerous. The cultivation methods are full of pitfalls. I'd better go back to the Great Zhou Dynasty to level up first."

"I wonder what kind of status I'll get in return for expending my luck?"

The Xuan Tian Bao Jian (玄天宝鉴) lists various professions and identities, including commoner, servant, scholar, green-robed, red-robed, purple-robed, and yellow-robed.

To obtain a basic profession, you need to consume 200 points of luck.

To become a servant, you need to spend 500 points.

The professions of ordinary people are nothing more than gentry and merchants.

The roles of bailiffs were more varied, including yamen runners, prison guards, city defense soldiers, and so on.

"If I want to learn martial arts, it's safer to choose the identity of a constable."

"Consume your luck and choose the identity of a servant."

At the boundary gate of the Great Zhou Dynasty, multicolored mysterious light began to flicker erratically.

Then, a phantom armored figure suddenly appeared on the portal.

"Is this my new identity?"

Lin Mo paused for a moment, then stepped inside.

A sudden dizzying sensation, and a shift in position.

Opening his eyes, Lin Mo found himself inside a tent, wearing armor and tightly clutching a horizontal sword.

"tear……"

A silver-ringed blood snake suddenly darted out from the corner of the tent and lunged at Lin Mo's neck with lightning speed.

Holy crap!

Lin Mo's cultivator's spiritual sense sensed the danger to his life in advance. Before he could even see the snake shadow clearly, he instinctively rolled over, and the horizontal sword in his hand was drawn from its sheath.

With a whoosh, a cold glint flashed, and foul-smelling snake blood instantly splattered onto the tent.

Lin Mo leaned on his sword and stood up, still shaken, looking at the slain venomous snake with a pale face.

"This is ridiculous. He almost died right after being resurrected."

Lin Mo let out a long sigh and looked around. Flames were shooting into the sky outside the tent, where many tents had been set up.

He was fully armed in his armor, and even when he went to sleep, he dared not remove his armor. He even had to sleep with his weapon in his arms, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Am I on a military campaign?"