The corpses hanging from the beams died in extremely tragic ways.
Their stomachs were cut open, their organs in the chest and abdominal cavities were dug out, their skin and flesh were exposed, and the stench was overwhelming.
Chu Mu dry-heaved twice and immediately blocked his sense of smell.
Fan Ji frowned slightly: "How did these people die?"
"Look at the clothes they are wearing. They are most likely servants of the Qi family."
The Qi family is one of the richest families in the capital of Zhuhua, so naturally they have a lot of servants.
The corpses hanging on the beams were all wearing similar clothes with the word "Qi" embroidered on them. They were most likely servants of the Qi family.
Chu Mu looked around and confirmed that the Qi couple and the beautiful woman he had seen in his fantasy were not among the corpses.
Of course, there is no Chu couple either.
Chu Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Qi family's target is indeed us," Chu Mu looked out at the pitch-black night. "From the moment we entered the Qi family, we were recognized as the masters of the Yin house. If it weren't for the dragon energy in me, we would have been affected by the aura of the Yin house and been possessed by the puppets in a daze. Then, they would have replaced us and returned to the Yang house."
"They want to replace us." Fan Ji's handsome face was filled with a murderous expression. "They have a good plan."
Chu Mu looked up again at the corpse hanging above his head.
"Huh? Fan Ji, look at the eyes of these corpses!"
Amidst Chu Mu's exclamation, Fan Ji witnessed an extremely strange scene with his own eyes—
All the corpses were originally looking downwards.
At this moment, their eyes suddenly turned in one direction.
Click, click, click.
They seemed to suddenly come alive, raised their arms and pointed at the same place.
They are pointing in the direction where their eyes are looking.
Chu Mu looked over and found that the place they were pointing to was the thickest locust tree in the yard.
Chu Mu felt something and flew towards the tree.
He reached out and touched the trunk, and the locust tree seemed to come alive, with bark falling all over it.
The bark looked like human flesh, emitting a bloody smell.
Dark red blood gurgled from the barkless tree trunk for a long time.
Chu Mu's face was filled with anxiety: "Fan Ji, break the knife and break the tree."
As the broken and rusty blade struck the tree, both men heard strange howling.
The locust tree began to shake wildly, and its leaves turned into blades, shooting towards the two people like raindrops.
Fan Ji swung his sword across, cutting off all the leaves.
Chu Mu stared at the cut made by the broken knife and sent out the dragon energy that he had just learned to control.
“Ahhhh—”
After the shrill scream, the locust tree was like being struck by lightning. All its branches turned black and its leaves turned to ashes in an instant.
Click.
The charred locust tree was completely dead and split into two parts.
A body that was squeezed to the point of being almost deformed fell out.
Chu Mu's pupils trembled, and he quickly took action, using brute force to pry open the tree trunk.
One, two...
Deformed corpses kept falling out. Some of them were turned into human pigs, while others were tied into a ball with their hands and feet twisted behind their backs...
Chu Mu's hands began to tremble.
His strength seemed to be drained away, his hands became limp, and he failed to pry open the cracks several times, but instead cut his palms until they bled.
Fan Ji rushed over and pulled him away: "Chu Chu, let me do it."
Chu Mu took a deep breath: "...Be careful, maybe, maybe they are still alive..."
"He will definitely be alive." Fan Ji's voice was steady, just enough to calm the panicked Chu Mu.
Fan Ji's hands were also very steady. He accurately pried open the crack in the tree and carefully pulled out the corpse.
Four more bodies in a row.
Chu Mu's face turned pale.
He closed his eyes and bit his trembling lip.
calm.
Sacrifice is inevitable.
Even you can't avoid it.
calm.
Amidst the buzzing sound, Fan Ji's joyful cry tore through the darkness before his eyes: "There's a living person! Chu Chu!"
Chu Mu's knees went weak and he almost fell.
He walked quickly forward and saw Fan Ji hugging three people from the top of the tree trunk.
Two and a half, to be exact.
The two complete ones are the Chu couple.
The one with only the upper body left was a young man who was not much older than Chu Mu.
The Chu couple were breathing very weakly, and all the joints in their bodies were crushed, but at least they were still alive.
Chu Mu knelt down in front of the half-dead young man and kowtowed heavily: "I will never forget your great kindness."
"Cough, cough, cough," the half-dead young man's breath was so weak that it was almost unnoticeable. He coughed out a cloud of blood mist, and his lifeless face showed a look of relief. "I am the 30th leader of the Tianji Sect. With this remaining life, I will protect you and kill the god."
The young man used up his last breath of strength and said the last word.
He tried to keep his eyes open, but his vitality could no longer stop the collapse and retreat.
Chu Mu stood up and said solemnly: "I will not disappoint you all. As long as I have a breath left, I will kill the god with my life!"
boom--
Thunder roared, Chu Mu looked towards the sky where dark clouds were gathering, and said loudly:
"God wants me to blind my eyes and cover my ears forever, and be nothing more than a knife in their hands."
"This is not my way, Chu Mu."
"I will make the cruelest knife, I will walk the most difficult path, I will definitely pierce through this sky and destroy this ridiculous god!"
Rumble——
The lightning almost tore through the clouds and struck Chu Mu.
The thunder of the bombing could not cover Chu Mu's shouts.
The young man's eyes slowly closed, a relieved smile blooming on the corners of his mouth.
boom--
A thunderclap finally broke through the clouds and struck Chu Mu.
Chu Mu stood there without moving, not even blinking.
The half-dead young man on the ground suddenly flew up and rushed towards the lightning at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye.
boom!
A burst of extremely bright light burst out in the air.
The thunder and lightning disappeared and the dark clouds dispersed.
The young man's body turned bronze, like an undefeated arhat.
He stood steadily in front of Chu Mu, and golden light enveloped the entire courtyard.
{Mumu, the leader of the Tianji Sect has activated the secret technique of Tianji, transforming his corpse into an Arhat, and will walk side by side with you from now on.}
Chu Mu slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he could vaguely see a little bit of water light.
The Tianji Sect can explore the secrets of heaven and create engineering techniques. With the ability of its leader, it is not difficult for him to protect himself.
However, because he had discovered the secret, he was willing to sacrifice the lives of all the disciples in his clan to preserve the last chance of survival for the Chu couple, and controlled the corpse of the Qi family to guide Chu Mu.
Finally, he turned into a corpse arhat.
"Hahahaha." Chu Mu suddenly laughed softly.
He raised his head and opened the water mirror that had not been used for a long time.
"Did you see that?" Chu Mu stared calmly at the other end of the water mirror. "Everyone, this is the ant you despise the most."
In the temple, in addition to a few old gods who were already furious, the distinguished guests from other high-level planes were also equally angry.
Chu Mu ignored the insults filling the mirror, and suddenly released the dragon energy that had been accumulating for a long time. The shadow of the dragon protecting the Huas rose into the air behind him, staring at the gods in the water mirror majestically and powerfully.
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