Chapter 35: He Bo's Peeping

The latter part of March had just arrived.

At the end of this spring day, a light drizzle was falling in a patter.

Evening had just descended, and the sky was pitch black; in the shantytown outside the southern border city, the torches that had just been lit cast immature light that flickered incessantly, unable to illuminate much of anything.

"Unpleasant weather, tsk!"

Muttering curses in his heart, the Corpse Affairs Steward He Bo stood at the entrance of the pavilion, hesitated for a moment, then stepped out and into the humid, stuffy rain.

The light rain could not dampen his clothes, and his feet did not touch the water; after walking out of the Qingya Courtyard, he quietly cast a spell, then stepped into the shantytown, silently passing through the people coming and going.

He Bo moved forward silently, his goal very clear.

"What is that stench?"

He was still prone to coughing as usual, but it was much better than before; the intensity of his coughs was very low, especially in this ghostly weather today, where the yin-evil permeating his body had not worsened or flared up, and even he could not help but click his tongue in wonder.

"Rot-Owl?"

And in his hand, he was carrying a large owl.

"These low-born wretches, they really are stinking, tsk, just stop here and take a look with divine sense."

"That's right! Maggots only deserve to eat rotten meat!"

A wave of stench immediately permeated and filled the air, becoming a fresh force that instantly made the putrid smell thick, catching He Bo off guard.

He hurriedly stepped back a few paces, flicked his sleeves, his eyes full of disgust, and then, he could not help but laugh out loud.

He Bo struggled to move forward a few steps, using his divine sense to observe the Corpse Burier's small courtyard.

He Bo was just feeling surprised, and then he saw Du En boil the water, begin to bleed, pluck, and gut the bird.

Even so, this was already a qualitative leap!

After finishing his questions, Du En returned to the side of the stove, watched the heat and added medicinal herbs, while silently pondering in his heart.

It was not just him; the others also had changes.

He Bo watched from afar, his heart still sneering.

Compared to before, the speed at which this relief came was clearly much faster.

Of course, their changes were not great, because even with the help of spiritual meals, the breakthrough of this cultivation base was still calculated on a scale of ten or twenty years.

This was perhaps because they had learned their lesson and had become obedient, knowing fear; it was not originally something worth noting.

"Hahaha! I wondered what was going on? So that's how it is!"

Just as he approached a certain distance, he could not help but stop and raise his hand to fan the air in front of his nose.

The Corpse Burier's small courtyard!

Because the leader here, Du En, had not come to ask him for wages for quite a long time.

If this continues, sooner or later, it will be completely resolved!

Du En did not discover this secret peeping by the Corpse Affairs Steward, but he was actually prepared for it.

He Bo was instantly relieved and refreshed; looking at Du En's face again, he no longer felt it was calm and indifferent like an ancient well, but rather numb and apathetic, as if his face were paralyzed.

With no wages and no extra income, normally speaking, several should have starved to death by now.

Practicing ten times a day, the lingering effect could just cover the whole day, and he could also make slight adjustments to the details, making himself look like he had suffered a hidden injury that had not healed in front of someone watching closely, vivid and lifelike.

He also noticed something strange, which was that Du En had not taken off his clothes, and that face was still as calm and indifferent as before.

The putrid stench was one of them.

"Cough cough... very good!"

Although it still tasted terrible and was quite difficult to eat, as long as it was truly effective, then that was not a problem at all!

As Ning Caize ate, not to mention the previous new residues, even the old root of his illness began to be relieved, and his complexion had been visibly improving recently.

"As for the Blood Eagle Gang now, they are actually quite honest, so there is no need to worry too much for the time being; however, the situation with the evil cultivators is completely unpredictable, so we cannot let our guard down."

Du En also casually drank a bowl to moisten his throat, then moved out the mud stove and started a fire.

"It has been calm lately, but summer is coming soon, and the rain is increasing and getting heavier; if a typhoon passes through this year, the impact will clearly not be small."

Thus, today, he finally took action and came over to see the situation.

Du En asked Ning Caize about it at this time.

Now that they were back, they immediately took off their dirty, wet clothes, poured down a few bowls of the evil-repelling soup that had been prepared in the morning and had already turned cold, and then huddled together, like a few white quails, huddling together for warmth.

At the same time, his Breath Concealment Art had already broken through to the level of proficiency.

When the large owl started stewing, Du En could go take a shower and wash his clothes.

However, he now completely understood that these guys were forced to eat those Rot-Owls!

As soon as they saw Du En walking over, they naturally stood up to make way, then passed by and started queuing for a bath.

Now, Du En and the others had not returned yet, but they did not make He Bo wait long; in the light rain, six people stepped through the mud and puddles under their feet and hurriedly returned to this place.

It was the corpse buriers.

"This looks just as it always has, no different from beasts."

Clearly, during this period, through the collective efforts of everyone, constant hard work, and some guidance from Du En, their spiritual meal cooking had finally begun to cross the threshold, and they could make barely-ranked stewed owl.

However, on the side of the corpse buriers, no one had died for a long time.

They only felt a chill in their hearts, as if some prehistoric beast had passed by, subconsciously making way; looking left and right, they could not see anything, and immediately broke into a cold sweat, very fearful, and dared not linger any longer.

After finishing the chores and returning, the others were surrounding the stove, their complexions beginning to turn rosy.

Because on rainy days, the yin-evil black energy was particularly difficult to dissipate and easily carried by the rain, sticking to the corpse buriers, so being permeated by yin-evil was an unavoidable situation.

Although He Bo felt that this was actually quite good, it saved him from having to waste his time here meaninglessly.

He could barely reach the courtyard of the small house; he did not want to get any closer.

"Bad luck!"

Also, his aura was faint and vast, clearly caused by the secret hand he had dealt earlier!

Thus, he was very straightforward, did not go to look closely again, was very disgusted with this place, and hurriedly turned to leave.

Aside from factors regarding the natural weather, there were naturally also factors coming from people.

"There is also Steward He Bo; he also needs to continue to be guarded against..."

However, once he thought of Du En's calm face, he could not help but mutter to himself a little in his heart.

The temperature of the flames dispersed a portion of the dampness.

Food and supplies, especially food—those in the Qi Refining stage have not yet achieved Inedia, and here, one can only use spirit stones to buy them.

Their entire bodies were soaked, and five of them could not even help but shiver.

"Old Ning, how is your body?"

In the damp and sweltering air, there was a faint stench of rot, appearing tenacious and unyielding, continuous and unending.

Why was no one demanding wages, yet no one was dying; if nothing else, how was their livelihood being maintained?

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(End of this chapter)