Chapter 52 Chapter 52 In his eyes, it was vivid and colorful for a moment...

Xu Zhaoyi had never cursed in front of him, so Qin Sheng thought he wouldn't do that, but he didn't expect that he was just too reserved.

[Don't be too ridiculous, my host!] Noodles couldn't get away from Qin Sheng's novel idea: [He was obviously shocked just now and said something without thinking. He's usually very polite. Even if we take a step back, he only acts restrained in front of you because of his image. Are you not satisfied with that?]

Do you have a hobby of listening to people swear?

[You don't understand.] Qin Sheng didn't want to hear Xu Zhaoyi swearing, but he felt that Xu Zhaoyi was very real at that moment.

All along, it was not just Xu Zhaoyi who felt that Qin Sheng was too perfect to be a real person. In fact, Xu Zhaoyi himself was not much better in this regard.

He has a handsome face, a vigorous and healthy body, an upright and kind character, and most importantly, he is kind but not excessive, rational and smart enough, and his words and actions give people a feeling that is not very attractive, but at least appropriate.

In Qin Sheng's mind, he has always been more of a high-profile male protagonist than a living person.

So when Xu Zhaoyi inadvertently connected with the real people for a short while, the hero in the story seemed to suddenly come alive from the text. This subtle feeling is hard to describe, and can only be barely described with inappropriate words: he suddenly came alive in Qin Sheng's eyes without any warning.

After listening to his description, Noodles was silent for a few seconds, and finally sent him an emoticon of an old man looking at his phone on the subway.

They were having a leisurely discussion here, but Xu Zhaoyi on the other side of the room was really shocked by the scene in the small red coffin.

Inside were indeed the bodies of two children, Xu Zhaoxi and Xu Mingze, but their appearance was completely different from what he had imagined, as they had been killed in revenge.

Their limbs and brows were pierced by thick locust wood nails covered with red runes. The flesh and blood were exposed at the wounds, and the expressions on their two young faces were hideous and painful. It was obvious that they were nailed while still alive and bled to death.

The paper man was manipulated to stick to the wall of the coffin, and it began to corrode. Xu Zhaoyi then discovered that the red on the coffin was not specially painted red, but was smeared with a large amount of blood mixed with talisman water, and it was full of evil spirit.

If it were before, Xu Zhaoyi might have mistakenly believed that they were tortured to death by their enemies, but during the trip to Southeast Asia, Raphael taught him many unconventional techniques, some of which even if he did not learn them, he had a rough understanding of.

——These are the steps to create a ghoul.

The five locust wood nails were used to nail the soul into the corpse, and the blood coffin was used to preserve the corpse.

If it was an enemy who came and turned the two little ones into zombies in this way for revenge, it would be impossible for them to leave the zombies and the blood coffin to the Xu family after doing all this.

The most important thing is that the corpse ghost is suffering from the pain of death all the time, but because its soul has something to rely on, it can retain most of its memories before death, so it is difficult to control. There are only two situations that can ensure that it will not break free from control and devour the master.

One is that their cultivation is so high that it is far superior to the corpse ghosts themselves. Naturally, they don't have to worry about this because they can defeat ten with one force. The second is to use the karma of blood relationship. For example, they can use the grace of parents for giving birth to their children to turn it into a curse to bind the corpse ghosts, so that the corpse ghosts cannot harm them in turn, otherwise they will turn into ashes.

These two corpse ghosts were refined by the Xu family themselves.

This realization made Xu Zhaoyi feel cold in his heart. In the past, the Xu family harmed his parents and wanted to kill him. Although they were cruel, there was at least a layer of separation between them. There were many examples of brothers killing each other in the world, and it was not uncommon.

But not everyone is so cruel as to brutally torture and kill his own children. Even though Xu Zhaoyi has no feelings for these two little ones, he still looks grim at this moment.

All the subtle behaviors of the Xu family members in front of him at the funeral just now came to his mind again. It turned out that they did not think that they could rest assured after Xu Wenbo's death, but had a new life-saving trump card.

This method of refining corpse ghosts is not passed down from the Xu family. Where did they get it from? There must be someone behind it.

[Qin Sheng!]

Qin Sheng, who was originally watching leisurely, was frightened by the sudden voice in his heart and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He almost thought that he was discovered. He calmed himself down and looked up at Xu Zhaoyi who suddenly called his name without turning his head. It didn't seem like he noticed him at the scene. He breathed a sigh of relief.

[Azhao?] He replied with a hint of uncertainty.

Xu Zhaoyi waited for a long time, thinking that the Lingxi Ring could not contact him because he was too far away. Just when he was about to give up, Qin Sheng responded to him.

[Yes, it's me.]

[I thought I was hallucinating. What's wrong? The Xu family wouldn't dare to let you suffer any more, would they?]

Xu Zhaoyi clicked his tongue. Even if he had really been wronged in the Xu family, he wouldn't be so useless as to just contact Qin Sheng to complain. He really wanted to customize his image in Qin Sheng's mind to prevent this guy from having wild thoughts.

[They don't dare. I have something serious to ask you.]

[Okay, you ask.]

Qin Sheng could probably guess what he wanted to ask. The Xu family was nominally the Qin family's in-laws, but when he and Xu Zhaoyi got engaged, no one from the Xu family attended. Considering that Xu Zhaoyi lost both his parents when he was young and Xu Wenbai disappeared recently, and the Qin family watched with indifference, it was not difficult for a smart person to want to know some inside story.

The Xu family and Xu Zhaoyi must be at odds or even have a grudge against each other. The incident with Xu Wenbai was most likely Xu Zhaoyi's revenge. So it is easy to guess the nature of the person who secretly taught the Xu family how to refine corpse ghosts at this time.

As expected, Xu Zhaoyi asked: [Do you know if the Qin family has any serious enemies?]

The remaining people in the Xu family are indeed rotten, but they don't have the ability to be rotten to this extent. Someone is using them as knives and shields behind the scenes. The target may be the Qin family, or it may just be Qin Sheng.

The latter can basically be ruled out. Although Qin Sheng is the person who has a direct relationship with Xu Zhaoyi, Qin Sheng is a homebody and rarely goes out all year round. He has offended everyone except the Qin family, so the possibility of him making enemies outside is too small.

[There aren't any open enemies, but I can only say there are plenty of people who are secretly jealous and malicious.]

Qin Sheng spoke frankly. The Qin family was a family that had long held a leading position. Each generation had excellent talents and spiritual roots, and they were always able to maintain their everlasting prosperity. How could they not be hated?

He asked knowingly: "What's wrong? Did you encounter someone who is suspected of being hostile to the Qin family and is using the funeral to contact the Xu family?"

[I guess so.] Xu Zhaoyi wasn't surprised by Qin Sheng's sharpness. He sighed and vividly described the situation to the bastard, whose real body was actually right behind him.

Qin Sheng's eyelids twitched when he heard this. He was far away and not very curious, so he didn't go to see what was inside the coffin. It was amazing that Xu Zhaoyi could describe it so horrifyingly that he got goosebumps.

[I might not be back home until very late today.] Finally, Xu Zhaoyi submitted a request to stay out overnight.

Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows: [You don't want to wait until all the guests have left before releasing the corpse ghost?]

[Hmm.] Xu Zhaoyi's heart sank a little: [I'm really worried about leaving this pair of ghouls at the Xu family. They're incredibly powerful, able to fly and evade the earth. They were tortured to death by their loved ones, and their resentment is surging. I'm afraid I'd need to be at least at the fifth level of Qi Refining to even barely handle one of them.]

Xu Wenlin was probably worried that his fifth brother's wife, who held the corpse ghost in her hand, hated him, so he cruelly gave up his own grandson to avoid losing his voice in this family.

[It just so happens that I know how to break the curse that binds the ghouls. I want to create the illusion that the ghouls are out of control and devouring their masters, so as not to alert the person behind the scenes who gave the Xu family the advice.]

After all, no one knows the qualifications of his uncles better than him. It is not surprising if they mess up even the simplest tasks, let alone such a delicate job as refining zombies.

Even with his observation using the paper man, he could see corpse gas seeping down intermittently from the bottom of the coffin. He didn't know which step went wrong, or maybe it was any of them.

This room is directly opposite the kitchen on the first floor. Even if he doesn't care, this family will be collectively infected with corpse poison and die suddenly sooner or later.

[Okay, just be careful.]

Qin Sheng originally wanted to ask him if he wanted to take the two corpse ghosts as his own, but he felt that Xu Zhaoyi would not like them. Putting aside the question of whether the children were innocent, the visual effect alone was too explosive.

Not to mention Xu Zhaoyi, even someone like him who didn't have much compassion didn't want to see the tragic scene of children being nailed to death from time to time. What's more, they knew very well that the special nature of corpse ghosts would keep them in a state of pain before death.

It really makes my scalp tingle.

When Xu Zhaoyi heard that Qin Sheng had no objection, he immediately took action and began to study how to free the two corpse ghosts.

According to rituals, Xu Wenbai's funeral would last for several days, but the Xu family did not have a large enough place for all the guests to stay overnight, so most people just came to burn incense, give funeral gifts, have a meal, and then leave.

Xu Zhaoyi waited patiently. He didn't go out during lunch. It was so funny. Everything produced in the kitchen was stained with corpse aura. Although the amount was small at the moment, anyone who ate it would be unlucky for a few days.

If he didn't show up, the Xu family would feel more at ease and naturally wouldn't worry about whether he would feel uncomfortable if he went hungry for a day.

Qin Sheng wanted to get him some clean food, but he couldn't find a reason to do so, so he gave up.

Going hungry for a meal is actually not a big deal. With Xu Zhaoyi's current level of cultivation, he can go on a fast for ten days or half a month without any problem.

After dark, the Xu family gradually quieted down. The Xu family finally realized that the living devil in the house had not left yet, and they finally felt that something was wrong.

Xu Wenlin swallowed hard under the urging of everyone, walked to the door of Xu Zhaoyi's room and knocked: "Xiaoyi, are you still sleeping? You haven't had lunch yet. At least come out and eat something tonight. Don't starve."

"No need." Xu Zhaoyi opened the door from the inside and said with a half-smile, "I accidentally overslept. It's time to go home, otherwise Qin Sheng might come looking for me."

"Okay." When Xu Wenlin heard that he was leaving, he quickly made way and didn't dare to say a word to keep him, for fear that Xu Zhaoyi would agree on a whim.

He sent Xu Zhaoyi to the yard and watched his car drive out of the yard until the taillights could no longer be seen.

"Fuck you..." He spat loudly, turned around, and the flattery on his face turned into disgust in an instant, and under the disgust was the fear of death.

Little did he know that his reaction was seen by the little paper figure. After confirming that there was no outsider left in the Xu family, Xu Zhaoyi controlled the paper figure to surround the Xu family with the Nine-Curved Corridor.

The red coffin in a room on the second floor moved.

It was a very quiet night. It was rare that the Xu family held a funeral without any music or noise at night, so the neighbors all slept well.

It wasn't until the next day, when the Xu family's gate remained closed, blocking all the guests who had been invited outside, and when they couldn't contact any of the Xu family members, they realized something was wrong. Just as they were about to push the door open to check, they saw blood slowly flowing from the crack under the gate...

Xu Zhaoyi had already returned to the manor by now. Before coming back, he collected the souls of the remaining three uncles and ignored the others. He also extracted the ghosts from the corpses and temporarily placed them in the bottle containing Xu Wenbo, letting them huddle together. He was now packaging them.

Qin Sheng, who had been playing with him for most of the night, pretended to have just woken up in the morning and came down from upstairs.

[Good morning.] He walked over, took a look at what Xu Zhaoyi was doing, and asked, [What are you going to do with those two little ones?]

[Just leave it there. Once the Transformation Rotation Formation is complete, I won't mind giving it away.]

Xu Zhaoyi was in a bad mood. Qin Sheng knew the mental state of a person who wanted revenge. People like Feng Lili who would just let their enemies die and not take up any of her brain memory were a minority.

Unexpectedly, after Xu Zhaoyi packed the ghosts one by one, he actually picked them up quietly without even saying hello. He was a little dazed when he took the person into his arms.

The first thing I thought after I realized it was: What a pity, this hug was not initiated by him, so it cannot be counted as part of the task.

Fortunately, Xu Zhaoyi didn’t know what he was thinking, otherwise he would be so angry that he would die.

"Are you depressed?" Qin Sheng patted him on the back.

Xu Zhaoyi buried his head in his neck and shook his head: "I don't know how to tell my parents." He made up an excuse.

In fact, he was really depressed, but he didn't want Qin Sheng to misunderstand that he still had feelings for those people in the Xu family. He knew that was not the case, but even he himself couldn't explain why he was depressed. People are so complicated that sometimes even they can't understand themselves.

This excuse was not a lie. He only realized it when he saw Qin Sheng. It seemed that he had caused the Xu family to be extinct.

His parents wouldn't mind, right?

Qin Sheng smiled and said, "Your parents know they want to kill you, they won't blame you."

He had never thought of this at all, and Xu Zhaoyi could only sigh to himself.

The two of them hugged each other like this for an unknown amount of time, and Qin Sheng's hand silently patted his back for a long time.

Xu Zhaoyi recovered and slowly got up from him. He coughed lightly and changed the subject: "I wasn't home yesterday. Did you still have that chill?"

If he didn't mention it, Qin Sheng would have forgotten: "No." This problem can be temporarily eliminated, he doesn't need it anymore.

Xu Zhaoyi had some doubts about his credibility in this regard. He hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, "There's something I wanted to tell you since I came back from the hot springs."

"Well, go ahead." Qin Sheng listened attentively.

"How about I move into your bedroom and live with you? That way I can know in time when you have an attack." His face flushed, but he still insisted: "Anyway, we will still sleep together when we go to the Qin family later, so just consider it as a way to get used to it in advance?"

Qin Sheng was a little surprised, but he responded quickly, fearing that if he responded too late it would embarrass him and deal a heavy blow to the straight man's courage that he had finally mustered.

"Okay, let's go pack up after breakfast."

"good!"

Xu Zhaoyi smiled at him, then picked up the sealed bottles on the table and went upstairs.

[Host.] Noodles appeared from nowhere, his tone serious and mysterious.

Qin Sheng raised his eyes: [Huh? If you have to fart, just let it go.]

[Hmph!] Noodles jumped onto Qin Sheng's thigh, raised his body and poked Qin Sheng in the chest: [What were you doing just now? Do you know how scared I was that you two would suddenly kiss?]

[………] Qin Sheng was full of questions. It was just a hug. It was not like he had hugged someone before. Was it really that exaggerated?

I can't really tell what's different about the noodles, but it's obvious that something is different!!!

For the first time, it felt like a hopeless illiterate.

Qin Sheng patted its head and told it, as an AI, not to think about overly complicated problems. Human emotions are changeable and it is not something it can understand.

The reason why it felt different from the previous hugs was probably because Xu Zhaoyi was in a low mood just now, which made this hug more dependent and tender.

It might seem a bit ambiguous.