Seeing Zhao Youliang's anxious expression, the grasshopper tenderly comforted him.
"Quantum, don't worry. Zombies... Zhao Hongwei won't die that easily."
"Their souls are locked inside their bodies. In principle, as long as the body is still there, they can't die at all."
"But we still need to find a way to cure this poison, otherwise it might get into our soul and things could get complicated."
Upon hearing the grasshopper spirit's words, Zhao Youliang quickly asked a question.
"Old sage, do you have a way to cure the poison?"
The grasshopper spirit did not answer Zhao Youliang directly, but instead asked a question in return.
"Quantum, have you ever heard of the 'Dead Man Flower'?"
"Dead Man Flower?" Zhao Youliang was taken aback upon hearing this and subconsciously shook his head.
"Old sage, what are you talking about? This thing can cure Hongwei's poisoning?"
After Zhao Youliang finished speaking, the grasshopper spirit first nodded, then shook his head.
"Quantum, don't rush, listen to me first..."
So, the "dead man's flower" is exactly what it sounds like: a "flower" that grows on the body of a dead person, or more precisely, it grows from the mouth of a dead person.
The prerequisite is that the dead person must harbor extreme resentment, and even if they are not as famous as Dou E, they must be historically renowned.
This "dead man's flower," like the legendary "corpse ginseng," is highly poisonous to ordinary people.
However, it has a great tonic effect on zombies, similar to the Blood Spirit Mushroom that Manager Sun left for Zhao Youliang, as mentioned earlier.
Blood Ganoderma can be "eaten" by both zombies and ordinary people, but Dead Man Flower cannot.
After introducing the "Dead Man Flower," the grasshopper spirit shook its head and continued speaking.
“Quantum, old immortal, I think as long as we find the Dead Man Flower and give it to Hongwei, even if it can’t cure the poison, it can at least delay the onset of the poison.”
"And although the Dead Man's Flower is rare, there really are some around here!"
"It grew out of Lord Yu Hongtu's mouth right there in his tomb!"
"Ah?!" Zhao Youliang was both surprised and delighted upon hearing this.
"Old sage, how did you know? Have you seen it?"
The grasshopper spirit nodded slightly: "Not only have I seen the old immortal, but you have also seen Quantum, the one that Lord Yu's concubine wore on her head."
"It seems that Lord Yu deliberately used this strange injustice to suppress and torment his concubine."
"Of course, that was just a phantom of the 'Dead Man's Flower'; the real thing is probably still in Lord Yu's mouth... in his coffin."
The thought of a pale white flower growing from the mouth of a dried corpse sent chills down Zhao Youliang's spine after imagining it.
After dispelling the "image," he hurriedly began to speak.
"Okay, as long as you know where to find them!"
"Old Immortal, let's go now... Alas, in order to save Hongwei, we can only disturb Lord Yu's eternal rest."
Speaking of Yu Hongtu, whose whereabouts are still unknown, Zhao Youliang felt filled with guilt.
The grasshopper spirit checked the time and nodded in agreement: "Now is the perfect time to go; a round trip will be just before dark."
"The dead man's flower can't be seen in the dark, so we can only get it at night, otherwise we can't bring it out at all."
Just as Zhao Youliang had arranged for Li Mao to take him there and was about to leave, he was surprised to find that the big yellow dog was already waiting at the door.
And it barked incoherently at itself.
Fortunately, we had Chang Jie as our translator: "Quantum, Da Huang said he's coming with us too."
“The ‘Gou Shi’ he took last time worked quite well. I’d like to see if I can find a few more to take.”
Zhao Youliang was speechless for a while after hearing this: How come the Seven Tragic Stones, which everyone fears, have become an "aphrodisiac" to this rogue dog?
It seems the treatment is quite effective; I didn't even get enough!
However, the Seven Tragic Stones are so unique in the world, they can't possibly "fill one's stomach." That stupid dog is just stupid...
Although he inwardly despised the big yellow dog, Zhao Youliang didn't show it at all.
Firstly, they were afraid of getting beaten up by the dog, and secondly, they were happy to have the hooligans following them.
To reiterate: in Zhao Youliang's gang, the dogs are currently the absolute main force...
After getting in the car, the dog still occupied the passenger seat, squeezing Zhao Youliang and the grasshopper spirit into the back.
Taking this opportunity, the grasshopper spirit expressed her concerns.
"Quantum, have you ever thought about how Zhao Hongwei was poisoned? And who put him on you?"
"Don't you think we've been set up?"
In fact, Zhao Youliang had already thought of what the grasshopper spirit said.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have stuffed the small wooden knife into his pocket before leaving the house.
Even knowing he was being plotted against, Zhao Youliang had no choice but to risk coming out.
After all, he couldn't bear to stand by and watch someone die.
While proceeding cautiously, Zhao Youliang and his entourage arrived near the tomb.
As before, they parked their car on the side of the road and walked into the mountains.
Zhao Youliang originally didn't want to bring Li Mao along.
However, Li Mao was quite loyal, and upon hearing that it was to save Zhao Hongwei, he insisted on following him no matter what.
In his own words, "I'm good buddies with Fatball Zombie... and Hongwei."
"If you can go to great lengths for your friends, so can I!"
When the phrase "to go to great lengths for a friend" came up, Zhao Youliang subconsciously touched the small wooden knife in his pocket.
Oh my god, what others say is all empty talk, only I truly believe it.
There was no way around it, Brother Dao was really stabbing his kidneys...
Just as Zhao Youliang was "mocking himself," he suddenly felt the small wooden knife he was touching move.
Before he could understand what it meant, the big yellow dog and Egg Boy, the "dog-egg" duo, also issued a warning in unison:
The big yellow dog, which had been so excited, suddenly hesitated and started barking wildly at the front.
Chang Jie struggled to prop up his small, chubby body and "look" ahead, speaking weakly at the same time.
"Quantum, there are hidden traps."
"The yin energy in front is too heavy, and it smells too bad."
"This stench smells kind of familiar..."
"It smells really familiar?!" Just as Zhao Youliang was wondering, a thick fog suddenly rolled in.
In an instant, it covered the sky and blocked out the sun, as if the sky had suddenly turned dark.
In the mist, a strange figure walked backwards towards them.
It was the long-lost backwards corpse, a combination of the Wu family warlord couple.
"Holy crap!" Looking at this guy who could rival a ghost immortal, Zhao Youliang subconsciously took a slow step back.
At the same time, he whispered to the grasshopper spirit: "Old immortal, the one surnamed Wu hates me, it has nothing to do with you."
"In a little while, 'Taijun' and I will try to lure him away, and you and Egg will take the opportunity to go to Lord Yu's tomb to pick the 'dead man's flower'."
The grasshopper spirit was clearly quite satisfied with Zhao Youliang's arrangement.
However, he was also a little worried: "Well, you know, quantum mechanics, are you sure you won't get killed?"
"If you get killed by the walking corpse, our gang will have to fall apart! We've finally started to see some hope..."
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