One moment it was the familiar corpse of the nine-headed monkey, the next it had turned into stone. The guy who managed to deceive them and do this in secret was truly skilled.
Bian Lang looked at the desolate place and was at a loss for what to do.
I thought I would find the answer in the small town, but to my dismay, that bustling town had simply disappeared.
"Husband, it seems we won't be able to complete this corpse-transporting mission." Shangguan Hongyu's face was full of helplessness.
Just because they went to the town to stroll around, Bian Lang's corpse-transporting mission failed, which was simply a case of losing more than they gained.
Bian Lang said, "Don't worry, there will always be a way."
While saying this, Bian Lang was only communicating with the Corpse Brother in his mind, still hoping that the Corpse Brother could step in and resolve the issue.
Even if these thieves didn't go to the town to steal corpses, it would be impossible to guard against them.
Sun Wukong held the nine-headed monkey's corpse in high esteem and would certainly guard it carefully.
When they were transporting corpses, they would hide the corpses of the nine-headed monkeys and then find a place to sleep.
Because they were so close to the body, anyone who approached it would be easily spotted.
But to quietly remove the body and leave behind a boulder in the shape of the corpse to confuse them was such a clever tactic that I had never encountered before.
Even though the people who steal corpses aren't very strong, they possess special abilities that make it extremely difficult for them to retrieve the bodies.
However, with the help of the Corpse Brother, all problems will be solved.
After waiting for a long time, there was still no response from the Corpse Brother.
Bian Lang sighed and thought to himself, "Since that's the case, then I'll just give up from now on."
Logically, he was already on his way with the nine-headed monkey's corpse, which meant he had established some kind of connection with it. This connection would continue until the journey was completed.
Now, things are even worse. Bian Lang has completely lost contact with the Nine-Headed Monkey's corpse, and the hope of finding it is slim.
Since the Corpse Brother couldn't maintain this connection, Bian Lang felt that the Corpse Brother should bear greater responsibility now that the body was missing.
Faced with Bian Lang's complaints, Corpse Brother could not remain indifferent.
Finding the nine-headed monkey's carcass will take time.
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The nine-headed monkey's corpse was placed in a huge hall.
Many people remained in the main hall, all staring at the corpse of the nine-headed monkey, arguing endlessly.
They were all well aware of the value of the nine-headed monkey's corpse, but how to divide it was the point of contention in their argument.
It's easy to seize a corpse, but dividing it up is very difficult.
Everyone felt that they had contributed the most and therefore deserved more.
When everyone thinks this way, wanting to fairly divide the body, it's simply impossible.
As the initiator of this matter, all I can do is try my best to ensure fairness so that everyone is satisfied.
"Since we can't divide them, why don't we return the bodies?" someone suddenly shouted.
Upon hearing this, everyone who was arguing fell silent.
How can you just return a body that you finally managed to snatch?
The man remained calm and continued, "As far as I know, the waves over there are incredibly powerful; they can easily kill even immortals. If he finds us, we'll all be in trouble."
"Do you think he can find us?" someone sneered.
The others didn't believe that Bian Lang had the ability to find them.
You should know that the town Bian Lang visited was specially prepared for him. Perhaps Bian Lang and the others would have died long ago if they had eaten fake pork.
Instead of worrying about Bian Lang coming after them, they should think about how to divide the nine-headed monkey's corpse.
Despite the enormous size of the nine-headed monkey's carcass, very few parts are actually of real value.
With so many of them, if they were to divide it up, each person would get very little of value.
However, the bodies were not divided equally, but rather according to the amount of effort contributed.
Some people are just spreading the word, so naturally they get a smaller share.
Those who steal corpses work very hard and in great danger, so it's best to get a larger share.
Those who devise strategies behind the scenes are the truly capable people and deserve more credit.
No matter how the distribution is made, those on the margins receive very limited amounts.
"Our Lord has arrived!" someone suddenly shouted.
The crowd, which had been arguing endlessly, fell silent instantly.
Their argument was pointless; how to divide the nine-headed monkey's carcass was up to the head of the household.
Whatever the Lord says goes, even if they feel it's unfair, they have to obey.
The chieftain was a dwarf, wearing a red cloak, and walked with a swagger. He was very popular among his people.
If there's a conflict in a family, as long as you go to the head of the household, you can always get a perfect solution.
The patriarch ascended to a higher position, facing the crowd. His somewhat lewd face feigned seriousness as he said in a deep voice, "We never steal. This time, we were forced into this situation..."
Everyone agreed with this.
Who would willingly become a thief unless forced to?
The Lord's intention in saying this was quite clear. He continued, "The purpose of us wanting this corpse is to cure the sick and poor people. So I think it's not a matter of how to divide the corpse, but rather to take out the parts of the corpse that can cure diseases according to need and use them to cure the sick. That is the most important thing."
Before he finished speaking, everyone applauded and cheered.
If not for the patriarch's reminder, they would have even forgotten their true purpose in stealing the nine-headed monkey's corpse.
Those who had just argued the most fiercely felt their cheeks burning with embarrassment.
If there are no sick people in the family, yet someone insists on taking the most useful parts from a corpse, they are worse than animals.
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