A few days later, Bian Lang and Shangguan Hongyu caught up with Shen Sanmu.
Despite having terrifying dark circles under his eyes, Shen Sanmu's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed when he saw Shangguan Hongyu.
Before even reaching the capital, the Corpse Brother delivered a new corpse-driving mission.
Within April, Li Zishan's body must be moved to the Zi Ning Prefecture government office.
Li Zishan's remains are less than 600 li away from where they are currently located.
However, if they continue heading towards the capital, they will distance themselves from Li Zishan's remains.
A few more "corpse-driving" sessions and the abstinence period will be over.
Now that I've reunited with Shangguan Hongyu, I need to end my abstinence period as soon as possible.
If we don't go to transport corpses, given the nature of the Corpse Brother, it might directly extend the period of abstinence from sex by thousands of years.
"If there's a corpse-transporting mission, then I definitely have to go. After completing it, the abstinence period should be shortened, right?" Shangguan Hongyu asked with a smile.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "It seems my wife has been cooped up for too long."
"Aren't you going to get sick from holding it in?" Shangguan Hongyu glared at her.
Bian Lang chuckled and said, "I'm fine, I'm fine."
"Honey, come find me in the capital after you finish your mission." Shangguan Hongyu had to rush back to the capital to handle some matters.
Bian Lang nodded. Although reluctant, he knew that this parting was for a better reunion tomorrow.
After escorting Shangguan Hongyu to the next teleportation point, Bian Lang went to find Li Zishan's body.
Deep in a dense forest, there is a solitary grave where Li Zishan is buried.
Although I don't know who Li Zishan is, the fact that he was buried here means he must have died a violent death.
Ordinary bandits who murder for money would dispose of the bodies carelessly, not create such an elaborate grave mound.
It is clear that the person who killed Li Zishan must have been someone who was extremely close to Li Zishan.
Bian Lang slapped the mound open with his palm, revealing a fine coffin inside.
Even the coffin had been prepared in advance, which shows that this murder was premeditated.
Upon opening the coffin lid, a putrid stench assaulted the nostrils.
Bian Lang waved his hand, sending the smell away. He saw that the male corpse in the coffin was about twenty years old and had begun to decompose, with large areas of rotting flesh on his face.
Judging from the material of this guy's clothes, he obviously comes from a wealthy family.
When night falls, they affix spirit talismans, ring the soul-summoning bell, and raise the corpse to depart.
The journey to Zi Ning Prefecture is 300,000 li, of which about 290,000 li is accessible by teleportation.
Traveling thousands of miles in four months is still quite easy.
However, because Bian Lang wanted to get to the capital as soon as possible, he traveled extremely fast.
In less than a month, he appeared outside the Zi Ning residence.
After sunset, a curfew will be imposed in Zining Prefecture, prohibiting people from going out on the streets, and the city gates will be closed.
Bian Lang looked at the tightly closed city gate and just wanted to curse.
Corpse transport can only be carried out at night. At sunset, it was not dark at all. Even if they waited, they would not be able to enter Zining City.
Many cities in the empire, even the smallest ones, do not enforce curfews.
Zi Ning Prefecture is a very large city. It's no wonder that no teleportation array was built in the city because of the curfew.
In this vast empire, the absence of a teleportation array in a large city would severely limit its development.
This Li Zishan was dressed in fine clothes and looked quite handsome, but he didn't even know how to fly on a sword.
According to the rules set by the Corpse Brother, Bian Lang can ride a corpse while sitting on it, but he is absolutely not allowed to ride a corpse while carrying it on his back.
There was no other way but to go up and knock on the door.
Bang bang bang.
The sound of the waves pounding on the city gate was quite eerie in the still night.
Soon, someone poked their head out from the city wall.
Bian Lang immediately shouted, "Stop looking, open the door!"
"Let's go, let's go, we'll come back after the sun rises," the soldier shouted.
Every now and then, there are always these idiots who don't even know that the city is under curfew.
Bian Lang said, "Don't force me to break down the door."
Don't be fooled by how sturdy this city gate is; Bian Lang could split it open with a single palm strike.
The soldier paused for a moment, then turned around and struck the gong.
As soon as the crisp sound of the gong rang out, several people leaped down from the city wall and instantly surrounded Bian Lang. They all looked to be quite powerful.
Bian Lang looked at the soldiers' posture, and instead of being angry, he laughed and sighed, "You just won't open the city gate no matter what?"
“Those who cause trouble and ignore the warning may be killed,” a soldier said coldly.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "I'd like to see how you plan to kill me."
The soldiers roared in unison and swung their swords at Bian Lang.
Bian Lang raised his hand slightly, and his powerful internal energy instantly enveloped the soldiers.
All the soldiers were suspended in mid-air for a moment, swinging their swords frantically, but they could not escape their current predicament.
"Please help me open the door," Bian Lang said, waving his hand.
All the soldiers rushed toward the city gate.
With a loud crash, the city gate was knocked down.
The soldiers lay on the massive city gate, crying and screaming, half-dead.
"The dead depart, the living must avoid..." Bian Lang shook the soul-summoning bell and strode inside.
Soldiers guarding the city had already gone to inform the prefect of Zining Prefecture.
The prefect of Zining Prefecture was named Li Meng. He was an elderly man in his seventies with the cultivation level of the late Nascent Soul stage.
Li Meng was a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty, but that previous dynasty was ten thousand years ago.
Nowadays, many people have never even heard of the previous dynasty.
Upon learning that someone had broken down the city gate and forced their way into the city, Li Meng was furious and personally led his men to the city gate to arrest them.
"The dead are on their way, the living must give way..." A loud shout could be heard as soon as one stepped out of the government office.
Li Meng stopped and frowned, asking, "What was that sound?"
"Sir, it seems to be... a corpse driver?" a constable replied in a low voice.
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