[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-243":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},315890,581,"Chapter 243 - 241: Peril","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-243",243,"\u003Cp>\"It’s a small matter,\" Lou Yi said, \"how did you get so deep into the forest without bringing any weapons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man sighed, \"Isn’t it because we came to harvest the Sangrong Grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we don’t harvest now and it rains later, we’ll have to wait until next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for weapons, the two of us don’t have much strength, so even if we brought them, we couldn’t handle them easily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lou Yi began conversing with the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s surname was Shen, a local with a simple and honest character, quite talkative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his words, Lou Yi gained some understanding of their location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forest is called Sangrong Forest, as the name suggests, it’s a forest that produces a precious plant called ’Sangrong Grass’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The juice of the Sangrong Grass, after special processing, has magical effects of promoting blood circulation, removing stasis, and healing injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the old man came from the village closest to Sangrong Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village has about five to six hundred people, with main livelihoods in farming, hunting, gathering, and fishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding Sangrong Forest, there are more than ten such villages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And outside the village, large gathering towns are at least forty to fifty miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man thanked Lou Yi for saving them and warmly invited him to the village to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi pondered slightly and said, \"Uncle Shen, to be honest, I have many companions, I need to discuss it with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Shen laughed, \"I have a bit of influence in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t promise much, but providing you with a night’s stay and some hot water shouldn’t be a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in the leather skirt also said generously, \"Please, benefactor, stay at my home, take a bath, have some porridge so you have the strength to travel the next day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she looked boldly at Lou Yi, her bright black eyes held curiosity and a hint of admiration for the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi clasped his hands in gratitude, returned to the group, and told them about the situation he encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally decided to rest in the village for one night before heading to the nearest town the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Black Bear Spirit, to avoid scaring others, they had to let it stay in the dense forest and call it when they leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Black Bear Spirit didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived in the wild from a young age, whether or not to go to a human village was another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, everyone followed the old man with the Shen surname to the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called ’Uncle Shen’, the old man was initially startled to see so many people and frowned as he counted on his fingers for a long time: \"The Liu family has an empty house, can fit two people... the Wang family’s hall is large, laying mats can fit three... the village shrine can accommodate about ten...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, his frown eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had calculated the numbers and arranged everything properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi couldn’t help but laugh, \"Just arrange places for the women, the others aren’t that fussy, a yard to lay out mats is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Shen shook his head repeatedly, \"If people from other villages heard that I treated benefactors like this, it’d be disgraceful, I wouldn’t be able to hold my head high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone laughed, moved by Uncle Shen’s warm and honest nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benefactor, I wonder where you are from?\" the girl in the leather skirt leaned over to Lou Yi curiously and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her skin was dark, her figure was slender and her features distinctive, giving her a unique charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Lou Yi had learned her nickname, which was Nini.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We came here to do business, but unfortunately, we lost our goods on the road,\" Lou Yi laughed it off without directly answering the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming from across the Longjiang River was too shocking to tell them, to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in the leather skirt, Nini, didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She eagerly stayed around Lou Yi, chattering with him, sometimes even actively offering to massage his back and shoulders, quite bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little vixen!\" Not far away, Shi Caifeng saw all this, anger rising in her heroic yet delicate brows, \"So young and already learning to lure people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, aren’t you jealous?\" Beside her, Shi Qingde winked and teased, \"You never used to like men, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Boom!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Shi Qingde was knocked down by a punch from Shi Caifeng, clearly venting her anger on her younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, everyone arrived at a village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The houses in the village were all built of stone bricks, almost all two stories high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With walls and courtyards, the roads were wide, flat, and paved with pebbles, evidently much wealthier than Erhe Village in Xinxiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing so many people arriving, a group of young and strong men quickly emerged from the village, holding spears and bows, all with wary eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Shen immediately went to explain, making the villagers relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He evidently had considerable influence in the village, quickly arranging everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arranged Jia Hong, Shi Caifeng, Elder Aunt Zhan, Old Respected Uncle Liu’s wife, and other women together in the village chief’s empty house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the rest, a few were placed in each house, ensuring everyone had a place to stay overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, finally a hot shower!\" Shi Qingde shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any food? I can pay with silver coins,\" the ship captain was very considerate, not wanting to take advantage of anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi stayed at Uncle Shen’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shen family was extremely hospitable, preparing hot dishes, tea, and a large wooden tub filled with hot water for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nini even boldly wanted to come in and help bathe him, which he hastily refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew by, and it became midnight, the bright moon hung high, and all was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had trudged here from the Hopeful River, due to the exhaustion, all fell into a deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi was sleeping on the second floor of the Shen house, lying on a wooden bed covered with soft quilts, feeling a long-awaited sense of relaxation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Longjiang River, life was uncertain, even if he could sleep, it was mostly light sleep, today he could finally relax a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his nose slightly twitched, catching a faint fishy smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This smell was familiar to him, closely resembling the scent from some mythical creatures he used to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got out of bed, quietly opened the door, and leapt down from the second floor without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he moved nimbly and silently towards the direction of the scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His five senses were far superior to ordinary people, which enabled him to detect this smell, something even regular Martial Artists might not notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Shen house, Lou Yi turned into a shadow, invisible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in a courtyard over a hundred meters away from the Shen house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With high walls surrounding it, a crowd was kneeling densely in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of them stood a yellow figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was covered with tawny fur, with black shiny eyes emitting a cold gleam, and deep brown mask-like markings around its eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short limbs, with long claws, a fluffy large tail behind larger than a person, resembling a giant weasel enlarged several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant Weasel, taller than a grown man, stood like a human, opened its mouth, revealing densely packed sharp teeth gleaming coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure, they’re foreigners from across the Holy River?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually spoke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weasel taller than a human uttering a human-like voice was truly shocking and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1287,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.888Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","452043df05660390481671a6bce730718fd505c6e1b8153bcb2b8db21b0cbba7","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-244","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-242",784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]