Chapter 1 "Wan Shi Gu?"

"Wan Shi Gu?" Gouzi plopped down onto the ground. "Master, you might as well just curse me to death. Wan Shi Gu? Is that a place where the living can go?"

"Fine, since you think being cursed to death by me is better, then I'll grant your wish." As I spoke, I formed a hand seal, preparing to cast a spell.

Seeing that I was serious, Gouzi quickly scrambled to his feet. "No, no, no, Master, Great Master, Expert, please don't cast any spells. I'll take you to Wan Shi Gu, I'll take you there right now, okay?"

"That's more like it." I nodded in satisfaction, opened the car door, and got in.

Gouzi wore a dejected expression, lifelessly gripping the steering wheel. He drove towards the back of the town at a snail's pace, then parked the car by the side of the road. The two of us walked into the mountains, and after another hour of walking, we finally saw a stone tablet with the words "Wan Shi Gu" written on it.

Shining the flashlight behind the stone tablet, we saw many green eyes gleaming in the distance, some of which seemed to be moving.

"Wan Shi Gu is behind there. You go by yourself. Even if you really cursed me to death on the spot, I wouldn't take another step forward. In the entire Corpse Control Sect, no more than five people dare to enter Wan Shi Gu to hunt corpses. Garbage like me would just be delivering food to the zombies if I dared to go in."

"Alright, you can go back. The things in there have indeed eaten human flesh, they aren't ordinary corpses. They can smell you just standing here, let alone going inside."

Hearing me say that the corpses in Wan Shi Gu could already smell him, Gouzi didn't dare to stay any longer and scrambled down the mountain.

After Gouzi left, I didn't rush into Wan Shi Gu. Instead, I followed the mountain path along the outer edge of the valley for a while.

Gouzi said that even for the Corpse Control Sect, Wan Shi Gu was a terrifying place. Those who dared to enter Wan Shi Gu to hunt corpses could be counted on one hand. So, could Yan Ji be such an expert?

Although I couldn't say for sure that she wasn't, it was unlikely. Besides, even if Yan Ji was a skilled corpse hunter who could freely enter and exit Wan Shi Gu, she could only freely enter and exit. It wasn't like she could treat Wan Shi Gu as her home and stay there all the time.

Since Shi Tu asked me to come to Wan Shi Gu to find Yan Ji, then it was very likely that Yan Ji was on the edge of Wan Shi Gu, near Wan Shi Gu, and not inside Wan Shi Gu.

Shi Tu deliberately didn't make things clear, partly to see if I had the ability. If I couldn't even figure out such a simple thing, then he wouldn't need to cooperate with me. He wanted to turn things around, and a useless teammate wouldn't help him at all.

On the other hand, Shi Tu was naturally guarding against the two guards. Although the Second Guard was polite to Shi Tu and walked behind him, seeming like a follower, a guard was still a guard. Shi Tu was in a special situation after all. If he could turn things around, then the two guards could indeed be his underlings forever. But what if he couldn't turn things around? What if the two guards had already colluded with others and were preparing to kick him when he was down?

Therefore, Shi Tu couldn't explain everything clearly, and couldn't let the two guards hear and see everything. Some things could only be said halfway.

I walked slowly along the edge of the valley, trying not to make any noise. I concealed my aura, and since it was late at night, no one would notice my presence.

After walking for a while, I suddenly stopped and completely concealed my aura, hiding in the shadows of the trees.

Soon, the sound of footsteps became clear. A dozen people in black clothes jogged to the boundary marker of Wan Shi Gu. Seven or eight flashlights shone into Wan Shi Gu, and the zombies in the valley roared in agitation.

"Are you sure Shi Tu said Yan Ji is hiding in Wan Shi Gu?" the leader of the black-clothed men asked one of the men behind him. It was obvious that he was also very wary of Wan Shi Gu, and he would definitely not go in if he could avoid it.

The man with small eyes quickly said, "Absolutely certain! My junior brother and I heard it with our own ears. Gouzi also confessed just now that he did bring that young man here. That woman is definitely hiding in Wan Shi Gu. As long as we can bring that woman back, the Left Protector's position will definitely be yours. In the future, we'll be relying on the Left Protector for guidance."

I had seen this small-eyed man before. He was one of the two guards who followed Shi Tu in Candlelight Village. He was still bowing and scraping in front of Shi Tu just now, calling him Master Tu, but now he had turned around and sold Shi Tu out.

The group of black-clothed men behind him immediately echoed, "Please guide us, Left Protector."

The leader of the black-clothed men still looked grave. Although the flattery of these underlings pleased him and made him a little giddy, he still maintained a minimum of composure and wasn't overwhelmed by the imminent success.

"This is Wan Shi Gu. Does a mere Yan Ji really have the ability to hide in this valley for several days?" the leader of the black-clothed men asked the black-clothed men behind him, but it was more like he was asking himself.

This was also my question. Did a mere Yan Ji really have the ability to hide for several days in Wan Shi Gu, which even experts didn't dare to enter easily? It wasn't that I looked down on beautiful women, but the difficulty of this matter was indeed very high. A young, beautiful woman who had always focused her attention on men might indeed have schemes and tricks, but her hard skills in dealing with zombies might not be very good.

"Boss, have you forgotten? She's someone from the Sect Leader's side. The Sect Leader has corpse repellent powder. Ordinary people like us may not have even heard of this corpse repellent powder, but Yan Ji is the Sect Leader's concubine. Not to mention hearing about it, the Sect Leader might have even entrusted her with the safekeeping of the corpse repellent powder.

As long as we have the corpse repellent powder, these zombies are like tigers locked in cages, they're no threat at all." The small-eyed man said quickly.

"Corpse repellent powder, corpse repellent powder..." The leader of the black-clothed men muttered to himself, subconsciously looking at a white cloth bag in his hand.

"That's right, corpse repellent powder. The Sect Leader has already given us corpse repellent powder. We don't have to be afraid of those zombies at all. We can just go in and drag that stinky woman out." The small-eyed man looked at the white cloth bag in the leader's hand as if it were a treasure, and his saliva was almost drooling.

"Have you heard of the existence of the corpse repellent powder treasure in our Corpse Control Sect before?" The leader of the black-clothed men swept his gaze over the crowd behind him.

"This?" The black-clothed men behind him looked at each other, clearly having never heard of it.

Seeing that these unmotivated teammates seemed to lack confidence, the small-eyed man quickly said, "Didn't the Sect Leader say that corpse repellent powder is the Corpse Control Sect's most precious treasure, and also the Corpse Control Sect's biggest secret? It has always been stored in the most confidential warehouse, and the formula is only known to the past Sect Leaders. Isn't it normal that we haven't heard of it?

This time, the Sect Leader has given us the corpse repellent powder. This is the Sect Leader's trust in us. We must seize this opportunity, make a contribution, and not let down the Sect Leader's expectations of us."

The leader of the black-clothed men finally nodded. "What you said is indeed reasonable. This is a rare opportunity. Then, I'll give you this first credit."

As he spoke, the leader of the black-clothed men handed the white cloth bag to the small-eyed man.