Chapter 39: Investigating the Situation

The people who had been screaming in terror immediately froze, as if a stop button had been pressed.

They looked up blankly, turning their gaze toward Du En.

"No need to scream, hurry up and bury them."

He was as calm as ever.

"Oh, oh."

Several of them stood there dazed, following him to bury the corpses. As the bodies were covered, they quickly broke free from the influence; although they still felt a lingering fear whenever they thought about it, anxiety and dread continued to spread.

After all, even those who used to bully them and leave them completely unable to resist had died like this, with such a miserable appearance; so, if they were to be targeted, wouldn't it be even worse?

What was abnormal was the emotion that had been amplified and lost control due to the evil influence.

Just before Xu Ran regained his senses, Du En had used a shovel to touch the body bag again.

In fact, there were only three carts, piled high with corpses, looking like three moving graves.

Du En followed, and the others followed, gathering under the shade of the trees.

Xu Ran smiled awkwardly, not denying it, and turned his steps, heading straight for the woods outside the wasteland.

Clearly, this evil art was attached to the corpses, and once the corpses were buried in the wasteland, they could no longer stir up trouble, so all the residual influence nearby vanished along with them.

And the evil cultivator who did this, or rather, the evil cultivators, were not afraid of this at all!

Du En asked intentionally: "So, the overseers didn't conduct any investigation at all? I remember, the one on your side is at the Foundation Establishment perfection."

"At that time, the overseer was originally meditating and didn't need to get involved at all; the boss would naturally offer tribute obediently. But the overseer from the corpse collectors' side suddenly ran over in a nervous panic, so we were all called to be taken to the scene."

"The location was the open space where the two gangs negotiate. Although the Blood Eagle Gang and the Iron Hand Gang have had some friction recently, they still maintain cooperation due to the pressure from the Green Clothes Gang, so they were likely there for a routine meeting and consultation."

If that were truly the case, then apart from Xu Ran, everyone else who had witnessed the corpses was still under the spell.

Sure enough, Xu Ran didn't care at all and spoke directly: "I actually don't know how they died. At the time, we were gathering to start the work of organizing the corpses at the third watch."

"Shh! Keep your voice down. If you get heard and have a shovel slammed into your face, I'll only laugh at you."

"Ran is fine too, that's good. Du En here is reliable after all."

However, Du En spoke bluntly: "You just still want to leave the wasteland, that's all."

If the overseers returned safely, they would naturally work honestly, but if the overseers had also died, they would naturally cower and not come in a normal group.

"Just like Ran said, a corpse-burying spirit body!"

It wasn't until Du En and the others had completely buried the corpses that he finally began to regain his senses, unable to stop himself from gasping for air.

Hearing this, Du En interrupted directly: "It rained yesterday, even if it stopped in the middle of the night, they generally wouldn't go to some open space to hold consultations at this time, especially recently, with the situation between the gangs being stable and no major changes."

Moreover, the residual rhyme on the body bags had also completely dissipated.

This was a type of evil art!

Like Xu Ran, since he wasn't interrupted in time when he first saw them, he was now standing there like a wooden chicken, unable to move or stay still.

"Damn it, that scared the hell out of me!"

Even an overseer at the Foundation Establishment perfection felt fear; that was truly alarming!

Upon hearing this, Xu Ran thought carefully for a moment, then his pupils shrank: "At the time, the overseer was first shocked and angry, then afraid. He perhaps knew the evil cultivator who did it and felt he couldn't defeat the opponent, which is why he hurried with the other overseers to report to the Qingya Garden!"

Xu Ran rubbed his temples, worried: "In any case, the evil cultivators are rampant. Now they even dare to attack those two; there will likely be other major moves next."

Judging from the fact that the Foundation Establishment perfection overseer seemingly recognized and feared them, combined with the residual evil rhyme leaked by the body bag artifact, the evil cultivator(s) involved should still be within the scope of the Qi Refining stage.

"Haha..."

Ning Cai and Wei Ming looked at each other, their hearts growing increasingly worried, feeling that the stable situation was on the verge of collapse.

The corpse transport team.

Fortunately, Du En waved his shovel in time as a signal, and they finally saw the seven people huddled under the shade of the trees on one side.

Du En observed their every move from afar, thereby confirming that the overseers had likely returned safely. However, the evil cultivator probably hadn't been caught, and the managers hadn't been dispatched, which was why they were so unsettled just now, like frightened mice.

"This... alright, indeed, the boss is the one who knows best how to exploit people." Xu Ran had to admit that Du En wasn't wrong; the corpses that were supposed to be transported over today were still waiting to be moved!

Because the people here were fine and the overseers had already returned, the corpse collectors' moods quickly calmed down, and they spoke to each other with a lighthearted attitude.

It seems that seeing the corpses buried with his own eyes also broke the evil art on him!

Not long after, the sound of cart wheels began to arrive.

At this moment, Du En stopped him and asked: "No need to rush off. If you go back now, you'll likely just be transporting more corpses over. Why not slack off here for a bit?"

Du En had learned what he wanted to know and calmly made his own judgment.

If the overseers had indeed successfully reported it, this would be nine times out of ten.

The leaders of the two gangs had connections with the managers and were remotely controlled by them. Even if the overseers didn't think much of them on a daily basis, they wouldn't offend them for no reason; they had to consider this relationship.

The temperament of that guy Li Yue basically destined all of this.

"My senses have become clear. Unlike before, when I could only feel the evil nature but couldn't discover the existence of the residual rhyme or confirm the existence of the evil art, this is the change after my cultivation technique broke through."

"Alright, Du En, I have to go back and report."

He acted as if this matter should not be spread around, which made the others somewhat disappointed.

They appeared terrified, looking at the empty space under the sun where only the carts remained, and were so scared they almost turned and ran.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The fear and anxiety based on this psychology were normal.

And for this point, one only needed to see whether the corpse collectors would normally transport the corpses that were supposed to be brought over today.

Having calmed his mind, Xu Ran naturally didn't want to stay here any longer and had to go back to report.

"What just happened to me? No! Du En, you kid are truly a natural-born corpse-burying spirit body! How did you manage to keep a straight face and a steady heart!?"

He looked like an unlucky person being targeted, but in reality, he had accidentally broken the evil art and removed the hidden danger on his body, so he was actually a lucky one.

Organizing corpses, looting corpses.

Good heavens!

This made one's scalp tingle!

They hurriedly continued their work, lining up dozens of stinking corpses on the wasteland under the sun.

"That bunch of stewards..."

Regarding Xu Ran's somewhat incoherent behavior, Du En observed silently, synthesized what he had seen and felt, and reached his own judgment.

Then, since he had after all returned to normal, he continued: "You want to ask about the ins and outs, right? Let's go to the corner, and I'll tell you about it."

Lured over?

Everyone quickly thought of this possibility.

The deeper one goes into cultivation and techniques, the clearer one's understanding and perception of the myriad things of heaven and earth becomes!

Therefore, Du En waited patiently.

There was no further occurrence of residual rhyme contamination.

Xu Ran was stunned; he carefully sorted through his thoughts and nodded: "Indeed, the entire scene was a mess at the time, and I was very confused too. Now that I think back on it, it is very strange that I didn't see any other members of the two gangs over there, only the two dead gang leaders stuck together."

He was not surprised at all, but quickly turned his thoughts to what he should probably do next.

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