[{"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-51":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},315598,581,"Chapter 51 - 50: Knowing There Are Tigers on the Mountain","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>\"Hiss, so heavy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each half of the wooden shackles was held by one person, feeling its weight, each estimated to be forty or fifty pounds, and couldn’t help but look horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next were the handcuffs and leg irons, following the same method, taken off one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fill your belly first!\" The waiter knew Lou Yi’s situation and asked someone to bring a lot of wine and meat from the back kitchen, such as cooked beef, chicken legs, braised goose, fish soup, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi was not polite, sat down and feasted heartily, clinking glasses with everyone, laughing and chatting merrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi learned that the waiter was named Wang Kang, the locksmith was Liu Si, and there were four or five others responsible for this prison break plot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lou has done a great deed, which we admire!\" Wang Kang raised his glass to toast Lou Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi quickly said he was undeserving and sighed, \"I am just a common man, doing what I do merely to survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That bird Inspector, loves to use public matters for private gain, hypocritical inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Old Yan was doing legitimate big business, always law-abiding. Just because he didn’t pay a bribe, he was framed for inciting rebellion, and his business was ruined!\" Liu Si said angrily, \"In my opinion, this bunch of birds, not a single good person among them, might as well chop them all up to end the matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the scene became silent; these officials were indeed a big headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the table, a group of officials led by Man Slaughter lay tied up like dead pigs on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, if you kill them, you will all have big trouble.\" Lou Yi knew that escaping prison and killing officials were completely different concepts and hurriedly stopped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had a lot of troubles and didn’t want to drag others into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why be afraid, at most we can take a boat to Jiang City overnight; can they still find us?\" Liu Si said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang City and Tai City were over a hundred miles apart, with many beasts and strange creatures in between, making cross-city pursuits very costly, almost ensuring safety once out of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi pondered for a moment, clasping his hands toward the surroundings, \"Thank you all for rescuing me this time, but I can’t leave now; I must make a visit to the prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I leave, I fear I will implicate you all, especially since the City Lord’s Mansion has its eyes on me, and also the martial sect Heavy Sword Sect, that’s one reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi explained, \"My friend Cheng Chen’s wife and child have not been properly settled; if I leave, they will be in danger, that’s the second reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third reason, I have my escape plan, as long as Brother Liu can lend me that silver needle, is it convenient?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Convenient, naturally convenient!\" Liu Si curiously said, \"Even if you can unlock the shackles, that prison is not something to joke about, very hard to escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t stay in prison for long; I will definitely leave the prison because they want to send me to the main city.\" Lou Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others thought about it and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the silver needle, the locks could be opened at any time, and he could escape again next time on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, if Lou Yi’s body was intact, this decision could be understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with his hand and foot tendons cut, could he succeed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was filled with doubt in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have full confidence?\" Wang Kang asked seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely.\" Lou Yi said confidently, \"But my friend’s wife and child, I will need to trouble you all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, a small matter!\" Everyone present patted their chests in guarantee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long will it take to settle my friend’s wife and child?\" Lou Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At most three days! I’ll have them on a boat to Jiang City. Old Yan has a brother there who risked his life for him, who can definitely take care of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good! Thank Old Yan for me, I will repay him generously in the future!\" Lou Yi looked at Yang Er, \"Take good care of them for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will.\" Yang Er nodded solemnly in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi took the specially made silver needle from Liu Si and hid it under his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he voluntarily put on the shackles, asking everyone to put the restraints on him properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sat quietly on the bench, waiting for Man Slaughter and his group’s awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He initially planned to escape before entering or after leaving the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man Slaughter and the others thought cutting his tendons would render him powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did they know, restoring himself was only a thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a complete state, he possessed over a thousand pounds of strength, breaking free of shackles was not difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, he could kill a few to ascend the Dragon-piercing Technique, making the combined strength even more assured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, a surprising turn happened, he obtained the silver needle, making shackles and restraints meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And resolved the safety issue of Mrs. Cheng’s mother and child, without any worries left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other folks in Erhe Village, he had repaid them with a life, no longer indebted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the original plan needed to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might as well visit the prison, giving Mrs. Cheng’s family enough time to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four days; that was Lou Yi’s standard for himself, one more day than Wang Kang’s guaranteed time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four days was definitely enough; once the deadline arrived, he could execute the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let some people know, having no bottom line comes at a cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi looked deeply at Man Slaughter and the others lying beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Liu Si, Wu Biao, and the others left, they had untied all the ropes from their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man Slaughter opened his eyes, then suddenly leaped up from the ground, placing his fists defensively in front of his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, his gaze gradually changing from vigilance to a bit of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his subordinates were intact, and Lou Yi hadn’t escaped, still sitting well on the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you up to?\" Man Slaughter walked to Lou Yi and carefully checked the shackles and restraints, then relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to do?\" Man Slaughter coldly stared at Lou Yi, \"Who were those people? Tell me everything honestly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense.\" Lou Yi looked at Man Slaughter as if he were an idiot, \"You should be grateful I didn’t cut off your head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I advise you, act as if nothing happened, otherwise if I can take you down once, can’t I do it twice or thrice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time, do you think you’ll have such good luck?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Man Slaughter’s face turned pale, then sneered coldly, \"Wait until we return to the government office, let’s see if you’ll still be this stubborn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still apprehensive; anyone taken down like this would naturally be uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a martial artist is just flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid unnecessary complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all other officers woke up, Man Slaughter urgently urged them to hit the road, causing everyone to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere they stopped, the food was thoroughly checked to prevent a repeat of the same mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later, Lou Yi was escorted to the Xinxiang Inspection Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison at the Inspection Bureau was located several hundred meters from the government office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Built entirely of solid blue bricks, the iron doors were closed, with the word ’prison’ written in red above the door, and four archers with cold expressions stationed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is Chief Ning personally coming over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly prison chief, with graying hair, hurriedly came to greet them with a flattering smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is someone the Inspector values, you must be careful, there can be no mistakes.\" Man Slaughter Ning Xiong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Chief Ning, old Li has been doing this for years, have I ever had a problem? Not even a fly can get out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Yi was taken over by the prison chief’s group and was escorted inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found the prison dimly lit, with narrow passages barely wide enough for two people, and only about two meters high, forcing taller people to stoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the passages were cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each about ten square meters, separated by wooden bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground mats, three or four to seven or eight people sat or lay, all with dull eyes, seemingly unaware of Lou Yi’s arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong stench of urine and feces hit his face, ten times worse than the dirtiest toilet Lou Yi had ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1460,"2026-05-30T02:45:59.887Z","2026-06-01T04:30:04.667Z",1,"novelbin.me","c5b9c7caac3fa4024b3618efbb8e2a7dd7485a7f500bebf9799c52917d855661","becoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-chapter-52",null,784,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-saint-by-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]