Hong Gu Niang was always generous and straightforward.
When had she ever shown such a shy expression?
Zhang Chen’s heart skipped a beat.
On impulse, he grabbed Hong Gu Niang’s hand.
Hong Gu Niang was startled and whispered urgently, “What are you doing?”
She spoke the words.
But her hand didn’t pull away.
Instead, at that moment, she felt her legs go weak.
Her heart was racing.
She, Hong Gu Niang, with all her skills.
Even in the face of ruthless bandits, she never feared.
Even when encountering zombies.
She dared to fight them.
Now, with him holding her hand.
She didn’t know where her strength had gone.
It was as if he had sucked all her energy away.
She couldn’t break free.
But there were people in front.
She could only plead softly, “Zong Ba Tou and the others are still here. You let go. Let's find a secluded place, then, then…”
“Then what?”
Zhang Chen’s heart raced again.
He glanced ahead.
Seeing that everyone had gone inside.
He seized the opportunity and quickly kissed her on the lips.
Hong Gu Niang was stunned.
I asked you to let go.
You kissed me instead?
If someone saw this…
Although she was a bold woman.
She would blush, too.
However, Zhang Chen didn’t press his advantage.
Because just as he tasted her sweetness and pulled away.
He heard a gunshot from inside.
Lao Luo seemed startled and let out a shout.
Hearing the commotion.
Hong Gu Niang immediately looked inside.
But she strangely turned back to look at Zhang Chen.
She felt he had seized the moment perfectly.
Seeing her looking at him.
Zhang Chen just smiled at her.
Hong Gu Niang, blushing profusely, dared not meet his gaze, and walked forward.
Upon arriving, she saw Chen Yu Lou holding Lao Luo down.
He said, “Luo Shuai, wait!”
His eyes were extraordinary, able to see in the darkness.
He glanced at the body standing at the doorway.
He saw a spirit tablet on her head.
But there was a yellow paper talisman attached to the spirit tablet.
He picked up the oil lamp and took a look.
Sure enough, the inscription on it was very familiar.
He had studied Daoism in the mountains and was familiar with many talismans.
It read, “Left with Six Ding, Right with Six Jia, Thunder in front, Wind and Cloud behind, All Evils and Filth, Driven Away by Qi, Hasten as if by Law”.
It was the Purifying Corpse Talisman.
He peeled off the talisman.
The spirit tablet read, “Second Aunt Mouse’s Position”.
“It should be the woman guarding the corpse, she died two days ago. Following the local custom, she must be made into a zombie before being buried!”
He then sighed and said, “This woman was also a victim of fate, let her rest here!”
Lao Luo wanted to burn the corpse.
But he needed them to dig up the ancient artifacts.
So he endured.
After all, it was only one night.
After cleaning up the area.
Lao Luo and Chen Yu Lou sat on the bed.
Hua Ma Gui, Dumb Kunlun Mo Le, and Hong Gu Niang sat on the floor according to their status.
They were of different social standing than the two.
Moreover, the bed was small.
It wouldn’t be comfortable to squeeze together.
Zhang Chen had kept a low profile all the way.
But as Hong Gu Niang had suggested, he stayed by her side.
Now, sitting on the floor, he was next to Hong Gu Niang.
This made Hong Gu Niang blush.
If it wasn’t for what happened earlier.
She wouldn’t be in this state.
But the kiss left a deep impression, didn’t it?
Lao Luo had already taken a liking to Hong Gu Niang.
Although he felt Chen Yu Lou’s explanation was reasonable.
But with the long night ahead, among all these people, who was as beautiful as this delicate Hong Gu Niang?
But seeing Zhang Chen, he felt a little annoyed.
He could only suppress his feelings.
Out of boredom, everyone started chatting.
The information they had gathered was extensive and complex.
Discussing it together would help them verify it.
As they talked, they talked about Second Aunt Mouse.
Rumor had it that this woman had an ugly face.
She resembled a mouse.
But now, her face was covered with white cloth.
It was impossible to tell what she looked like.
Lao Luo had his fill of smoking.
And because of the long night and boredom.
He looked at the young man who had appeared out of nowhere.
He had interrupted his plan.
He was annoyed.
He was feeling cocky.
He stood up and said, “How she looks, we’ll just take a look!”
He went over and pulled off the white cloth.
He took a look in the lamplight.
Everyone was shocked.
Lao Luo was closest, he took a look and exclaimed, “Damn it, there really are giant rats becoming spirits in this world?”
The female corpse’s features were very cramped.
Small nose, small eyes, long nose, and slightly pointed ears.
Except for the lack of hair, she had a rat face.
No wonder everyone was surprised.
Her appearance was truly strange.
Chen Yu Lou knew the origin of Second Aunt Mouse.
Seeing their astonishment.
He couldn’t help but scold them.
He had studied Daoism in the past and knew about physiognomy.
He knew there were many people in the world with strange faces, and it wasn’t unusual.
And those with ugly faces.
Were often also victims of fate.
But an ugly face, a strange appearance.
It depended on what kind of strangeness.
If it was just ugliness, that was fine.
But Second Aunt Mouse had a rat face.
Wherever she went, she was mistaken for a rat spirit.
Her fate was imaginable.
There were many rumors in the stronghold.
They said that this woman was a rat spirit.
She wanted to eat human hearts and livers.
Many children had been scared by her.
The people in this house.
Most of them came from poor families.
They knew the hardships of such situations.
They didn’t speak any further.
Chen Yu Lou considered himself a man of righteousness.
He often acted under the banner of robbing the rich to help the poor.
These poor people were already struggling, he, the Zong Ba Tou of Chang Sheng Mountain, the leader of the Xie Ling Dao, naturally had his own intentions.
Lao Luo had been speechless after being scared.
He felt embarrassed in front of everyone.
Especially in front of Hong Gu Niang.
He wanted to show off.
To salvage his image.
He asked Hua Ma Gui, “Gui Zi, your ancestors were coroners, can you tell how Second Aunt Mouse died?”
Hua Ma Gui was quick-witted.
He knew Lao Luo’s temperament.
Seeing him ask this, he turned to look at the female corpse, his face changed slightly, and he said, “Reporting to Luo Shuai Zong Ba Tou, your servant is not talented, looking at the female corpse, her lips are purple, her features are closed, as if she’s full of corpse poison, could it be that there was a zha shi zong zi in this morgue, who killed her?”
He was good at reading people.
He knew that Lao Luo had lost face just now.
He wanted to show off.
Therefore, he answered in this way.
He was using this as an opportunity to show off Lao Luo’s knowledge.
Lao Luo was waiting for this.
He told them how the female corpse was standing on the door panel.
And why she had corpse poison, he explained it all.
He was originally a corpse transporter.
Corpse transportation was prevalent in this area, he knew all the ins and outs.