"Holy crap, Hongwei, you don't actually want to turn yourself into the Seven Star Dragon from 'Dragon Ball,' do you?!"
Zhao Youliang was stunned and complained at the same time, as were Director Zhou and the others.
No matter how hard they racked their brains, they could never have imagined that the chubby little boy standing in front of them was actually a strange zombie.
As they were talking, Liao Zhiyuan had already walked over and had clearly seen what had just happened.
“Brother Hongwei, please forgive my bluntness.”
"I don't recommend that you get involved with the Seven Tragic Stones; it's far too complicated."
"And have you ever thought about why the Seven Tragic Stones would appear in a mass grave?"
Liao Zhiyuan's words immediately made everyone ponder: Yes, shouldn't this thing be in a large tomb? How did it end up in a mass grave?
They even dug it up by Director Zhou and his team...
Upon hearing Liao Zhiyuan's words, Zhao Hongwei's face showed struggle before he finally spoke.
"Xiao Liao, I understand your good intentions, but... but in order to refine the Seven Fiend Corpses, our entire sect was wiped out."
"This matter has become an obsession of mine, and now that I have the opportunity, I must complete it!"
"Transform yourself into one of the Seven Fiend Corpses!!"
Seeing Zhao Hongwei's determination, Liao Zhiyuan didn't say much.
Just then, everyone felt two chills coming from the town's entrances and exits simultaneously.
They rushed over and saw the big ghost that had chased Zhao Youliang yesterday, along with his concubine, appearing at the entrance.
At the exit, a person was standing with their back to everyone.
Although Zhao Youliang and the others had never seen this figure before, a name immediately came to mind: the backward walking corpse!
The giant ghost and the backward-walking corpse were both looking at Zhao Hongwei, or more precisely, at the Seven Tragic Stones inside Zhao Hongwei's navel.
"Huh?!"
Just as Zhao Youliang and the others were at a loss, the big ghost and the backward walking corpse shifted their gazes from Zhao Hongwei and stared at each other angrily.
Then they each let out a roar and disappeared.
I don't know if they went to fight or were secretly making preparations, thinking of taking back the Seven Tragic Stones.
Of course, only those with the ability to see ghosts could see the above scene; Director Zhou and the others were simply bewildered.
Zhao Youliang and the others exchanged glances and immediately made an excuse to leave.
Director Zhou and his team realized that this was a dirty business, so they didn't try to stop them.
Once they found a secluded spot, Zhao Youliang spoke softly, "They're here already? That's incredibly fast!"
"Also, what are the big ghost and the backward-walking corpse trying to do by stealing the Seven Tragic Stones?"
"To cultivate evil arts?!"
Liao Zhiyuan smiled wryly upon hearing this: "Brother Quantum, according to my analysis, that big ghost is Yu Hongtu himself."
"The Seven Tragic Stones were left behind after he was cut in half at the waist, so how could we not come and snatch them?"
"The concubine beside him is the one who caused him to be cut in half at the waist back then, which is why Yu Hongtu hates her so much."
"As for why the backward zombies would come to fight over it, I can't guess that yet."
"In short, Brother Hongwei, you absolutely must not leave the town during this period."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongwei nodded deeply with a complex expression.
He then indicated that he was feeling unwell and would like to return to his quarters to rest.
After watching Zhao Hongwei leave, Liao Zhiyuan continued speaking.
"Quantum Bro, it seems there are still secrets about our town that we don't know about."
"Even Yu Hongtu and the mysterious backward-walking corpse dared not easily take a single step in..."
Liao Zhiyuan's words immediately made Zhao Youliang think: Yes, there must be secrets that he doesn't know.
Otherwise, the gentleman wouldn't have stopped here because of just two puppets.
It's even less likely that he would personally go out and speak to "the higher-ups" to specially build such a large prison and create a feng shui layout that breaks the evil influence of the White Tiger!
Just as Zhao Youliang was pondering this, he saw Li Er, a resident of the town, rush over with a panicked expression.
Li Er is considered a long-time resident of the town, having settled here since his grandfather's generation.
They now make a living by driving long-distance trucks and delivering goods to customers.
Upon seeing Zhao Youliang, Li Er immediately spoke, his tone flustered.
"Quantum, quantum mechanics, help! I've encountered something super weird!"
Through Li Er's narration, another supernatural event was presented to Zhao Youliang:
It turned out that Li Er was driving home tonight when he suddenly encountered a thick fog, the kind where visibility was no more than a few meters.
Li Er had no choice but to slow down and drive slowly.
But just then, he suddenly noticed that there was a person standing every three to five meters on both sides of the road, and they were all standing with their backs to the road.
These people were very strange; they neither moved nor spoke.
While wondering to himself, Li Er didn't intend to pay too much attention to it and continued driving towards the town.
But as they walked, a fork in the road suddenly appeared at the end of the road.
"How could this be? I don't remember there being a fork in the road here!"
Li Er opened the navigation app while wondering what was going on, but a sinister voice came from the app.
"To the left is the road to the underworld, to the right is the guillotine. You choose, hehehehe!"
"Holy crap!" Li Er was startled, thinking that the navigation had mischanneled and entered a paranormal radio program. He quickly turned it off and on again.
Unfortunately, this time it was even more abrupt; there was no sound at all, only a series of static noises.
"What's going on?!"
Left with no other choice, Li Er got out of the car and asked passersby—those on both sides of the road with their backs to the road.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Er still didn't dare to go up and pat the other person on the shoulder, but just spoke from a distance.
"Excuse me... excuse me, sir, how do I get to the town ahead?"
"I remember there were no forks in the road here; I've been walking like this for decades..."
The person with their back to the road didn't turn around when they heard this, but simply raised their hand and pointed in a direction for Li Er.
And everyone who had their backs turned raised their hands and pointed the way.
But that direction was between two forks in the road... there was no road at all!
Even if Li Er was confused at this point, he knew that he had encountered something evil.
He hurriedly scrambled back to the car, trembling as he lit a cigarette.
Just as he was filled with extreme fear and at a loss, a figure suddenly appeared in the car headlights.
Look closely, and it's Li Er's mother, who passed away several years ago!
"Mother?!" Li Er asked, trembling.
The old woman nodded deeply, her face a ghastly green, and then pointed to a spot.
When she spoke, her voice was faint and ethereal: "Child, trust your mother, close your eyes and drive that way."
"Hurry, hurry, it'll be too late if we don't leave now..."
After saying this, Li Er's mother simply vanished into thin air.
Without thinking twice, Li Er quickly closed his eyes and stepped on the gas as his mother had told him.
When he opened his eyes again, there was no longer any fog or people with their backs to the road.
All that's visible is a small town with dim lights not far ahead...
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