Chapter 10 The Mastermind and Yi Chen’s Choice (Part 2)

"Master, my name is Shi Shoufu, and I'm the owner of this coffin shop."

"The corpse you injured is my fiancée, her name is Xiao Cui."

"Xiao Cui and I grew up together. After my father passed away and my brother left, I inherited this Fu Shou store."

"I thought we would be together forever, but unfortunately, as she got older, Xiao Cui became more and more beautiful, and was favored by the town mayor Wu Changshou."

"On the one hand, he spent a lot of money to bribe the officials and yamen runners to suppress Xiao Cui's tofu business, and on the other hand, he promised a large amount of money as a dowry to seduce Xiao Cui's parents. Under the carrot and stick tactics, Xiao Cui's parents could no longer bear it and had no choice but to agree to marry their daughter to him, a 60-year-old man."

"If my Shi family had not been established in Qingyuan Town for hundreds of years and was not a small family with many members, I'm afraid I would have fallen victim to his murderous hands, haha."

"Then, on the night before her wedding, Xiao Cui gave me her red wedding dress, rejected my proposal to elope, and secretly jumped into the Qingshui River when she returned home in the middle of the night."

"It's difficult to reconcile filial piety and love. If Xu Xiaocui eloped with me, she was afraid that her parents would be suppressed and retaliated by Wu Changshou, so she chose to die to show her determination."

"When a person dies, all things end. This is Xiao Cui's way to have the best of both worlds."

"She was so stupid. The day she died, I died too. What was left alive was just a shell. I went crazy looking for a way to revive him."

"My eldest brother was a tomb raider who liked to tinker with antiques. Later, he left home and traveled far away. When I was sorting out things at home, I actually found a strange book - The Book of Corpses."

"I have never liked these things. I only like to do my carpentry work and read medical books. I used to disdain these things, but after I found this book, I felt like I had found a treasure."

"According to the scriptures, as long as I practice the Corpse Sutra to its peak, I will have a chance to revive the corpse and give it the memories of its previous life. This way, I can revive Xiao Cui in disguise."

"But it's very difficult to practice the Corpse Sutra. I only felt a faint sense of enlightenment after reciting it for three days. It's really difficult to awaken the spirit of the corpse mentioned in the book."

Yi Chen: “…” It’s really difficult. Some people have been reciting for ten years without any response.

After hearing this, Yi Chen could not hold it in any longer. He had a faint feeling for three days. Did I live like a Tyrant Chicken for the past ten years?... Damn, this is a genius.

Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.

In the yard, the young man's deep voice continued to echo.

"Xiao Cui's corpse cannot be left for long. I can't wait any longer, so I use the external methods in the Corpse Sutra to nourish and refine the corpse with my own blood. If Xiao Cui is completely rotten, then what does it matter if I have practiced the Corpse Sutra to the highest level?"

"The Corpse Sutra does not have the power to bring back to life human flesh and bones. It is impossible to even refine a rotten corpse."

"So I'll settle for the next best thing. I'm going to refine Xiao Cui into an armored corpse, kill Wu Changshou's family, and let Xiao Cui take revenge personally to vent my hatred."

"Unfortunately, the external methods are not worthy of being used in a refined manner. I pursue quick results, and the external methods can only issue simple instructions. Several times, I couldn't even control Xiao Cui's ferocity, which led to the subsequent accident."

"Master, I didn't want to kill anyone. The only person I wanted to kill from the beginning to the end was Wu Changshou. I didn't hurt any of the townspeople in Qingyuan Town. The dozen or so constables who died helped the tyrant and then came to investigate me. That's why I killed them all, haha."

The young man's somewhat crazy laughter resounded throughout the yard. At this moment, the female zombie in the wedding dress in his arms had her mouth tightly closed, her eyes anxious, and she was unwilling to suck the blood flowing from her wrist.

"Master, do you think I did something wrong? What did Xiao Cui do wrong?"

"Why do Xiao Cui and I accumulate virtue and do good deeds, but we get such retribution, while Wu Changshou indulges in drinking, whoring and gambling, and has all the five vices, but he is blessed with a long life?"

“Why can those in power trample on our dignity and play with us like this?”

Shi Shoufu's voice became louder and louder.

Yi Chen looked at the crazy young man in front of him, and a trace of pity flashed across his face.

He spoke to Shi Shoufu word by word, "You are right. It is this world that is wrong. It is you who are too weak."

“Kindness is a great virtue.”

“It is also an expensive virtue.”

"But kindness without power is bullshit."

"You are the most amazing genius I have ever seen, but now you are dying."

"Master, if you were me, what would you do?" The young man asked as his expression calmed down a little after venting.

Yi Chen: “…”

Yi Chen: "Of course, I will kill his whole family."

Young man: “…” Taoist priest, are you really a monk? The style of painting is wrong.

Young man: "I thought the Taoist priest would advise me to be magnanimous and open-minded. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are predetermined."

Yi Chen: "I'm telling you, you have to stay away from those who advise you to be magnanimous. You will be implicated when thunder strikes. I just thought about it again. Not only will I kill his entire family, but I will also kill everyone. If there is even one Kun and one dog left alive, it will be considered my failure."

young people:"….."

Young man: "Master, who is your master?"

"In Yinlong Temple, Taoist Master Bai Yunzi is my master." Upon hearing this, Yi Chen puffed out his chest and said proudly.

"Young man, let me tell you, you don't understand me. I was raised by my master, and he knows me very well, so he often wants to beat me."

"No, it's to spur me on."

"But I still think some of what he said is wrong. He said he doesn't accept me. I can't beat him, and he can't beat me either."

"If I don't fight you today, I'll still dare to fight you next time."

"But before he died, he told me to be kind and righteous and not to commit crimes, so I have always been conscientious in my duties and not done bad things..."

"Strictly speaking, I actually think I am a good Taoist priest."

young people:"……"

Young man: "Master, it's great!"

As the blood drained away, the young man's face became paler. He hugged the wedding dress female zombie and said with difficulty, "It's a pity that we failed today. Xiao Cui was too weak before. It was not until I killed those dozen constables and sucked their blood dry that I was able to refine Xiao Cui into an armored corpse."

"Then we recruited you, Taoist Priest."

"Today I wanted to send Xiao Cui to the Wu family to kill Wu Changshou. It's really...it's really unfair."

"I usually give porridge and medicine to poor families in my spare time, and accumulate good karma, but I ended up like this. Wu Changshou has all the five poisons, but he is blessed with a long life."

"How can this world distinguish between the clear and the turbid?"

Yi Chen's expression was hard to understand at this moment. He sighed and said, "You met me, which shows that the good deeds you have accumulated are still useful."

"If you do good deeds, I'll ask others."

“The world is sick, and something needs to be made right.”

“Master...Master, what...do you mean by this sentence...?” A hint of surprise and unexpectedness flashed in the young man’s eyes when he heard it.

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness, I have nothing to say." At this time, Taoist Master Yi lowered his eyebrows and looked kind.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"The Taoist priest is a wonderful person, very different from other people. It's a pity that I will die soon, otherwise I would definitely drink with him.

I want to ask the Taoist priest for one more thing. After I die, I hope that the Taoist priest will bury Xiao Cui and I together. If we cannot sleep together in life, we must be buried together in death."

"Unfortunately, I have nothing now. All I have is a copy of the Corpse Sutra. I don't know if it will be acceptable to you, Taoist priest. If you dislike it, just burn it. I will also give you the title deed of the Fushou Hall as a thank you gift, cough cough cough."

The young man's face began to turn a strange red. He was greedy for quick success and reckless, and used unorthodox means to refine corpses in order to achieve success. His life force had long been greatly damaged, and now his life had come to an end.

"Master, wait a moment. I will go and wash Xiao Cui and myself and change clothes."

"Xiao Cui loves to be beautiful, so she has to leave looking pretty."

As if it were a last breath, the young man, holding the female zombie in the wedding dress in his arms, stood up with difficulty and walked into the room.

Yi Chen stared at his figure for a long time without saying a word.

The young man's low and sad tune lingered in the yard.

I live in the east of Qingyuan. You live in the north of Qingyuan. When you left, you were wearing a red wedding dress and disappeared into the Qingshui River. I carved my vows on the river bank. The river is cold and the moonlight fills the city. I waited for you for a long time by the Qingshui River. The naughty children slandered me and laughed at me for having white hair. …

A carrier pigeon flew out from the backyard of Fu Shou Tang, and the singing stopped abruptly.

At this moment, a line of information appeared on Yi Chen's retina.

[You successfully killed the Wedding Dress Armored Corpse Xiaocui and obtained ten crimson points.]

For some reason, Yi Chen did not feel happy at this moment.

He walked slowly into the room. The young man was wearing a red groom's robe, and Xiao Cui had changed into her wedding dress. The two of them held hands and snuggled up to each other tightly.

Dead.

On the table in the room was a land deed and a silk book that looked like gold but not gold, and like jade but not jade. On it were two large characters written in golden seal script - "Corpse Sutra".

Seeing this scene, Yi Chen couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

It’s better to leave.

Life is too hard, I won’t come back in the next life.

Giving away blessings of longevity will lead to loss of blessings of longevity.

You have no fortune and no longevity. Who gave you this unlucky name?

But don't worry, the name of Mayor Wu who harmed you is not that good.

What's the point of calling him Wu Changshou? He's not long-lived.

I guarantee he won't live more than a week! I said so.

Even the Taoist couldn't keep him.

Yi Chen silently picked up the land deed and silk book on the table and put them in his arms.

The Corpse Sutra felt slightly cool to the touch, and a stream of icy air flowed into his body.

[Touching special items, number of crimson dots +50]

???

A look of delight appeared on Yi Chen's face.

Is there such a good thing?

"Shi Shoufu, go with peace of mind."

"As for Wu Changshou, I guarantee he won't live more than three days."

"I will definitely do it for you before your seventh day."

"Don't worry about my work. I'm a professional. I'll do it for you on an expedited basis."

…

(End of this chapter)