The sound died down.
Lin Chuan’s figure descended from above, landing steadily on the boat.
And in his hand.
He was carrying the corpse of the boatman from the ferry dock, his head hanging limply.
Like the previous guide, his neck was twisted.
“You... you killed them?!”
Seeing the two dead bodies here, Wu Xie said in disbelief.
He hadn't expected that this seemingly harmless young man would be so ruthless.
Lin Chuan threw the boatman's body onto the boat and laughed, "Wu Xie, you're still so naive."
“Just ask your Uncle Three, if he knew these two were going to rip off your equipment.”
“What would he have done to Panzi?”
Upon hearing this, Wu Xie couldn't help but look at Wu San Sheng and Panzi.
“Little Three Master, he's right. I would have killed them.”
Panzi said without hesitation.
They weren't exactly good guys to begin with. If someone wanted to rip them off, they wouldn't show any mercy.
Even though he knew their business wasn't clean.
But when he got a definitive answer, there was still some uneasiness in his heart.
“Linzi, what exactly happened back there?”
“You guys all disappeared without a sound. You scared the living daylights out of Fatty.”
Seeing that Lin Chuan was alright, Wang Fatty finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“If you had died so easily, my boss’s 1.2 million would have been wasted.”
“Next time you have some action, tell your employer.”
A Ning was a bit dissatisfied.
“Alright, you should worry about your own bodies.”
“You were bitten by a corpse-insect.”
“Although it's nothing too serious, it can make your limbs numb and weak for a while.”
“But if the corpse-insect burrows into your body and you don't remove it in time, then the problem becomes different.”
“You might even die.”
Lin Chuan said.
He wasn't being alarmist.
If the corpse-insect burrows in and dies, that's fine.
But if it burrows in and is still alive, it will slowly eat away at your flesh.
The key is that it has a paralyzing poison that prevents you from feeling anything, until it finally devours all your flesh, and then the person is not far from death.
“Linzi, don’t scare me, that thing bit my butt, it won't burrow in, will it?”
“Panzi, Da Kui, Wu Xie, check each other.”
“Uncle Three, should I check you?”
“Go away, I've been dredging sand for decades, what kind of ghosts and demons can hurt me!”
Everyone present quickly checked their bodies.
In the end, the only one who could find it.
Was Wu Xie, with one burrowed into his leg.
“Hold him down.”
Zhang Qi Ling said calmly.
Hearing this, Panzi and Da Kui, one on each side, held Wu Xie down firmly.
“What are you doing?!”
The way things were going, Wu Xie couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Zhang Qi Ling naturally didn't care about his shouting, he extended two long, equal fingers, without hesitation, deep into the wound.
After a little stirring.
“Ah!”
The intense pain made Wu Xie bite down on Panzi's arm.
Soon, a bloody corpse-insect was clamped out of the depths of the wound by Zhang Qi Ling.
And in this short time, the pain almost made Wu Xie faint.
“Mute... Mute Oil Bottle.”
“Next time you do this, can you be a little gentler.”
Wu Xie said weakly.
“I wasn't using any force.”
Zhang Qi Ling only said a few words calmly, then turned his head back and ignored him.
You weren't using any force?! Are you saying I'm weak?!
Wu Xie was close to tears.
Lin Chuan was also watching with interest, and the next second, a system prompt rang in his mind.
“Ding!”
“You observed the Zhang family's Tomb-Robbing Finger, and thus realized the Thunder Gate Shocking Thunder Finger.”
The moment the prompt sounded, a large amount of information flooded Lin Chuan's mind.
Nine Heavens Thunder Shakes the Universe, One Finger Breaks Through 90,000 Miles!
With the power of thunder, destroy the enemies of the four directions!
Two enlightenments in one day.
Lin Chuan's heart was filled with joy.
“Lin Chuan.”
At this time, A Ning patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder, her expression awkward.
She seemed to want to say something, but then she hesitated.
“You got hit?”
Just from her expression, Lin Chuan could tell what was going on.
She was the only woman here.
Dealing with the wound, it was really inconvenient.
“Yes.”
A Ning admitted.
In the cave, even if they lowered their voices, it was easy to hear.
Hearing their conversation, Wang Fatty had a mischievous grin on his face, “Should I step out?”
Lin Chuan checked.
He found that the location of the wound was indeed a bit awkward.
Like Wu Xie, the wound was also on his leg.
Zhang Qi Ling was cold and aloof.
It was the first time they had interacted, so naturally, A Ning couldn't bring herself to ask him.
That's why she found Lin Chuan.
“Use this.”
A Ning took out a dagger and handed it to Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan shook his head, “No need to be so troublesome, I have a way.”
He said, then bit down on the knuckle of his right index finger, and then a strange melody came out of his mouth.
The sound echoed through the cave.
To their surprise, the corpse-insects in the water that had been stirring, all became quiet at this moment.
“This tune, does it have the effect of calming these corpse-insects?!”
Panzi exclaimed in surprise.
“This young brother, his origins are definitely not simple.”
Wu San Sheng furrowed his brows slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
At this time.
A Ning noticed that there was something pushing outwards from her wound.
It wasn't long before she saw the corpse-insect that had burrowed in.
Pushing its way out.
“Linzi, you're awesome, you even blew it out!”
“Teach me that tune sometime, will you?”
Wang Fatty said excitedly.
“Some things, even if I taught you, you wouldn't be able to do them, so I'd rather not teach you and save the trouble.”
Seeing that the corpse-insect was out, Lin Chuan stopped whistling, then picked up the corpse-insect and threw it back into the water.
This was a tune from the Gu Immortal Insect Control technique, specifically for corpse-insects.
The melody also contained his own spiritual power, which is why it worked.
Otherwise, if anyone could play it, it would be effective.
Then what would be the point of calling it a secret technique.
“Thank you.”
A Ning said her thanks, also surprised, is it really possible to do that?!
“Lin Brother, you’re not being ethical.”
“You had this method all along, why didn’t you say anything earlier, I wouldn’t have suffered so much just now.”
Wu Xie said with a bitter face.
Lin Chuan just shrugged, with an innocent look, “Your corpse-insect was dead, this trick wouldn't work on you.”
“Besides, I'm not helping you for free.”
“A Ning, you know, one million, gone.”
A Ning was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what he meant.
“That counts?!”
“Why not? I did help you.”
Lin Chuan was dissatisfied.
“You!”
A Ning wanted to say something, but after thinking about it for a moment, she gave up.
She swallowed this loss.
She silently muttered to herself, next time, I have to be more careful.
“You’re the best, Linzi.”
Wang Fatty, who knew the inside scoop, gave another thumbs-up.
At this time, Wu San Sheng interjected, “Lin Brother, let's feed the boatman's corpse to the corpse-insects too, so we don't have to carry it around, it's a nuisance.”
Lin Chuan waved his hand, “The corpse dog, it needs to be burned, otherwise, there will be trouble.”
Wu San Sheng was silent upon hearing this, he hadn't thought of that either.
After pondering for a moment, he continued, "Then let's burn it when we get to the Corpse Pile.”
Wu Xie's curiosity was overwhelming, he wanted to ask several times, but he felt weak all over, so he could only give up.
“Corpse Pile, ahead.”
Zhang Qi Ling, who was at the bow, gave a reminder.
Everyone perked up immediately.
Indeed, there were many kinds of remains on both sides of the cave.
Some, even hadn't decayed completely.
There was still rotting flesh on top of them, a foul stench that made people want to vomit.
“Wow, how many people and animals died here.”
A Ning couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.
“Hey, Linzi, look, there are crystal coffins!”
Wang Fatty discovered that there were crystal coffins hanging on both sides of the cave.
You could vaguely see the corpses inside.
“If we could get these things out, they'd be worth a lot!”
Wang Fatty said excitedly.
“Only foreigners like these things, in China, no one likes to collect this kind of thing.”
“Besides, they are so heavy, it’s not easy to move them.”
Wu San Sheng poured cold water on him.
While A Ning was observing the surroundings, she suddenly discovered something terrifying.
“Look, the coffin in front is empty!”
“The body, is gone!”
The eerie and terrifying atmosphere spread among them.
For a while, no one spoke.
“Could it be... there’s a zombie?”
It was finally the nervous Wu Xie who broke the silence.
“Little Three Master, don’t scare yourself, I and Uncle Three have been dredging sand for so many years, we’ve never seen a real zombie.”
Panzi was a bit unconcerned.
After all, he had come from the battlefield, he had seen more than his fair share of dead people.
He didn’t care about these ghosts and goblins.
“Don’t worry.”
“Following your Little Three Master, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to see zombies.”
Lin Chuan said, then stood up, walked to the bow, looked ahead, and calmly said, “There, it’s coming.”
Everyone followed his gaze.
For a moment, they all felt their scalps tingle.
Sure enough, as he had said.
On the shallows ahead, on top of the mountain of corpses, stood a figure in a white robe.
Her long, black hair, reaching down to her waist, covered her face, making it impossible to see her features.
But no one doubted.
This female zombie was staring intently at them.