Buddhist player

The third-floor environment had already provided subtle hints about the whereabouts of the fifth corpse.

Considering that the Dao that can be spoken of, the Dao that cannot be spoken of, and the bard had previously circled around the villa, the most likely place for the corpse to be is the swimming pool in the backyard.

Therefore, as early as after separating from Yuan Qing, Bai Chen had specifically checked the window and successfully pinpointed the final location of the fall.

What he didn't expect was that Yuan Qing would find the remaining body first, even though logically he should have been the one to find it...

...Maternal love? Emotion?

While pondering his mistake, Bai Chen took the corpse and Yuan Qing downstairs.

The Dao that can be spoken of, the Dao that cannot be spoken of, and the bard had already come down, though they all had some injuries. But judging from the two corpses laid out on the living room floor, they had still completed their mission perfectly.

Compared to them, the Tiger King who stayed behind seemed to have encountered some problems, specifically, he was unconscious. Judging from the fear on his face, he seemed to be having a nightmare, and the bards were trying to wake him up.

In fact, it wasn't just Tiger King that was affected; Fallen Maple Leaf also seemed to have been impacted this time, with bloodshot eyes.

"...A series of nightmares?"

Listening to the story told by the woman who was still somewhat fearful after the fall of the maple leaves, Bai Chen raised an eyebrow with interest.

"So you mean a dream within a dream, or a series of dreams? If that's the case, how did you wake up from the dream?"

"When I was running away in my nightmare, I accidentally fell onto a fire and got a skewer stuck in my eye..."

When the topic came up, Fallen Maple Leaf's expression turned rather unpleasant, and he subconsciously touched his right eye.

"I surmise that to wake up from a nightmare, one must die in the dream; otherwise, the nightmare cycle will just repeat itself."

"Really? Then you're quite lucky."

Bai Chen glanced at the other person thoughtfully, then looked towards the bard and the Dao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Dao.

"Alright, let's leave him for now. I'll handle it later. Now, you all come with me to take care of something."

"The task...does it mean we need to go together to the third floor to search for our daughter's body?"

After a moment of stunned silence, the bard glanced at the corpse he had brought down and exhaled.

"Let's go, we're ready."

Beside him, Dao He Dao Fei Chang Dao silently removed the glasses he was wearing.

Not everyone can accept corpses, especially those who have never been in contact with corpses before. Although the two corpses on the second floor were just mummies, they almost made Dao Ke Dao vomit up everything he had just eaten at the barbecue.

Compared to the two mummified corpses on the second floor, this body brought down from the third floor was much fresher, to the point that just looking at it would give you nightmares.

For the sake of saving face, it's best to take off your glasses... He had never been so grateful for his 800-degree myopia.

"Pretty much, but not upstairs..."

As he spoke, Bai Zhi turned to look at Yuan Qing.

"I'll leave the hall to you before we get back... Oh, right, I almost forgot, give me back my lighter."

"..."

Seeing the person in front of her casually extending their hand towards her, Yuan Qing remained silent for a moment before placing a piece of fruit candy in their hand and turning away without hesitation.

Bai Chen: "???"

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Although almost two hours have passed, the torrential rain outside continues as if it will never stop.

"...Go to the pool? But what about the villas nearby..."

"Just don't look that way, pretend those things don't exist."

Despite the bard's concerns, Bai Chen waved his hand dismissively as he walked toward the backyard pool.

"It's actually the same principle as fighting. If you close one eye when you're fighting, the number of enemies in front of you will instantly be halved. It works every time."

The bard: "..."

"Um... what should we do with the corpse on the first floor?"

At this moment, Dao Ke Dao Cannot Be Spoken Of, and spoke with some hesitation.

The other corpses were easy to deal with, but the one on the first floor that kept crawling around on the ceiling was the most troublesome. The terrible state of Tiger King this time served as a wake-up call for him.

"Did you find anything while you were recovering the bodies on the second floor?"

Instead of answering the other person's question, Bai Chen asked a question in return.

"We've discovered something? We've found that those two corpses really don't seem to be able to leave the second floor area. As soon as we retreat back to the stairs, they can't get any closer..."

"Then there's no problem."

Bai Chen stopped in his tracks, looking at the murky swimming pool not far in front of him.

"We'll talk about the body later. Let's take this body back from the pool first. I'll go down into the pool to retrieve it, and you two will be there to help me at the poolside."

As he spoke, Bai Chen stepped into the downpour.

Almost instantly, their already half-wet clothes were soaked through by the icy rain, but since they were going to retrieve the body anyway, getting wet didn't matter.

Although he had jumped into the pool before, the feeling then was incomparable to what he felt now. Almost the instant he entered the pool, Bai Chen involuntarily shivered.

Compared to the cold rain outside, the water temperature in the pool was significantly lower. Even with his internal energy protecting him, he could clearly feel the chill seeping into his body through the pool water.

...Speaking of which, with a corpse soaking in there for so long, shouldn't this be called corpse water?

A few thoughts flashed through his mind. Looking at the murky water in front of him, Bai Chen covered his nose and mouth with his hands and completely submerged into the pool.

The pool is not very large, about ten meters long and three or four meters wide, and about two to three meters deep.

Logically, it shouldn't take too long to explore the entire pool, but unfortunately the water is too murky, making it easy to lose one's way.

After groping around in the water for a few minutes, Bai Chen confirmed something in his mind.

—No one else can do the job of retrieving a body from a swimming pool.

It's not so much about visibility, but rather the chilling aura emanating from the pool that others can't withstand. If it were a wandering poet or someone who believed in the Tao, they would probably only be able to stay in there for a few minutes before having to get out of the water, or they would freeze to death.

...Now is not the time to conserve internal energy.

Bai Chen took a deep breath and closed his eyes. As a warm current surged through his body, the chilling cold that had been seeping into his bones was instantly dispelled.

In this state, he possesses extremely terrifying explosive power, but correspondingly, the rate at which his internal energy is consumed is also extremely high, so he must finish the battle quickly.

Half a minute later, Bai Chen's head surfaced.

When he finally came out, the bard and Dao Ke Dao Chang Chang Dao, who had been waiting anxiously by the pool, immediately rushed forward to greet him.

"Don't go alone, go with two people. The body is a bit heavy."

Seeing the bard bend down to lend a hand, Bai Chen quickly stopped him.

(...Heavy? Wasn't it said that there was only a little girl in the pool?)

A few doubts flashed through his mind. Because he wasn't wearing his glasses, the world in front of him was blurry. Dao Ke Dao Fen Dao quickly bent down and stepped forward.

But as he touched the slippery, cold corpse, his expression changed slightly.

It's not that it's heavy, it's that it's too heavy.

Judging from the force he sensed, the corpse weighed at least 200 pounds, and... wasn't it a bit too bulky? And judging by the shadowy figure, it was at least two meters tall...

Just as the question of "the Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao" was lingering, the bard, who had been struggling to help carry the corpse ashore, could no longer hold back and suddenly turned to the side and vomited violently.

He could accept a dried corpse, but that didn't mean he could accept the giant in front of him, which was already swollen and distended from being soaked in water.