Chapter 164: Seizing the Gold Mine

At this moment, Jiang Henian could be considered to have cast all caution to the wind, hoping that the Third Aunt-Grandmother of the clan would truly listen.

"Jiang Laosan, you traitorous beast!"

"A misfortune to the family, to have produced a traitor!"

"You dog, you still have the face to speak!"

But clearly, the others did not listen, especially those hot-blooded young Corpse-Driving Artisans, each of whom wished they could eat him alive right now.

"Cough, cough, all of you, hold your tongues!"

At this moment, however, a decrepit old woman walked out, hunched over and leaning on a cane.

Most eye-catching was the extremely burly corpse beside her; its muscles were well-defined, possessing a peculiar dark-gold hue, and as it stood there, it resembled a golden divine statue.

"Third Aunt-Grandmother!"

"Aunt-Grandmother, this dog has betrayed us!"

"That's right, Third Aunt-Grandmother, don't believe his words!"

"..."

Seeing this old woman emerge, the others immediately began to chime in, trying to persuade her.

"Thump! Thump!"

"I am neither blind nor deaf; I don't need you juniors to remind me!"

However, the old woman clearly had a mind of her own, saying this after forcefully knocking her cane against the ground.

The Golden Corpse beside her stepped forward, and a terrifying, eerie power began to spread from its body.

"Laosan, tell me clearly: what exactly is going on?"

As the Golden Corpse released its pressure, the surrounding Corpse-Driving Artisans immediately fell silent, and the old woman looked at Jiang Henian not far away, staring at him with a sharp gaze.

"Third Aunt-Grandmother, I haven't spoken a single lie!"

"Yesterday, they came to our door and smashed the eight Iron Corpses in my possession to pieces; Black Stone Mountain is lost, and the Dark Gold Mine certainly cannot be held!"

"Third Aunt-Grandmother, we only have a path to survival if we submit to that lord; otherwise, when that General makes his move, your Golden Corpse won't be able to stop him!"

Jiang Henian looked at the Third Aunt-Grandmother and spoke to her with a heavy tone; these were his true feelings.

"Cough, cough, you have always been the one with ideas among the juniors, but this time, I cannot listen to you!"

"Can that General trade a few blows with the Golden Corpse in my possession? If you win, this Dark Gold Mine is yours; if you lose, leave my nephew behind!"

However, after looking at Jiang Henian, the Third Aunt-Grandmother shook her head; in this world, where is there a case of admitting defeat without even exchanging a few moves?

Even if she were to surrender and admit defeat, what would the others do? Could it be that she must force her own descendants to surrender and admit defeat?

"Sigh! Third Aunt-Grandmother!"

But Jiang Henian was so angry he nearly jumped; if that General didn't hold back and simply executed the Golden Corpse, it would be a massive loss!

"Crack!"

Hearing the other party's words, the Paper General stepped forward, and subsequently, various eerie torture implements appeared around him one after another.

Ordinary people felt a sense of hair-raising dread upon seeing these implements, as if they could appear on their own bodies at any moment.

"Bang! Bang!"

The Golden Corpse beside the old woman also slowly walked out; this corpse was quite special, leaving a deep footprint on the ground with every step.

At the same time, the state of the entire Golden Corpse became increasingly terrifying, and thick corpse-Qi began to condense into mist around it.

"Boom~"

Immediately, the two forces collided instantly; shackles appeared and chains sealed the area, completely trapping the Golden Corpse.

However, this Golden Corpse possessed infinite strength and was impervious to blades and spears, so even these implements composed of pure, eerie power could not suppress it.

"Cackle, cackle, cackle~"

As the Golden Corpse charged toward the Paper General, the chains instantly pulled taut, producing a sound that made one's teeth ache.

"Clatter~ Bang!"

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the chains forcibly binding the Golden Corpse were snapped apart by it; the Golden Corpse suddenly underwent a transformation, its body rapidly expanding and growing larger.

Its overall form became increasingly ferocious and terrifying, with bone spurs protruding from its joints, fangs filling its mouth, and its long black hair beginning to writhe like venomous snakes.

After breaking free from the shackles, the Golden Corpse opened its mouth and spewed a massive amount of grayish-white corpse-Qi at the Paper General.

The toxicity of this corpse-Qi was terrifying; any living person who touched it would surely die without hope of survival.

But the Paper General did not care at all about the incoming corpse-Qi; he merely waved his hand, and more chains instantly wrapped around the Golden Corpse, while a massive guillotine appeared out of thin air and slashed fiercely down at the Golden Corpse.

"Crack~"

In an instant, the Golden Corpse, still crazily expanding and attempting to break free from its restraints, was sliced into two!

"Impossible!"

"Even high-grade Eerie Weapons couldn't cut the Golden Corpse, so how did it break now?!"

"Could it be a top-grade Eerie Weapon?!"

"..."

Seeing the Golden Corpse—which they considered the most formidable—being sliced in two at this very moment, the watching Corpse-Driving Artisans nearly had their eyes pop out of their sockets.

This scene also made Jiang Henian nearly vomit blood; he knew that this General would never show mercy!

Only Lu Daoguang felt a sense of schadenfreude; this Golden Corpse was a famous treasure of the entire clan in Xiang Province!

Even a hundred years might not be enough to raise one such as this; the entire Jiang family likely only had two or three, and now one was gone just like that!

Watching the Golden Corpse lying on the ground and slowly beginning to wither, the Third Aunt-Grandmother's heart could not help but sink.

A broken hand or foot might be reattached, but now that it had been sliced in half at the waist, it meant this Golden Corpse was fundamentally ruined.

"I have lost; this Dark Gold Mine is yours."

However, having seen great storms and waves throughout her life, she still gathered her spirits and said this to the Paper General.

"Crack, crack, crack."

Subsequently, a large number of heavy-armored paper figures entered the valley directly to take control of the place, while those corpse-driving craftsmen were now completely deflated.

Now that even the strongest Golden Corpse had been severed by the opponent, they truly could not think of any way to counterattack.

"Third Aunt-Grandmother, I..."

Jiang Henian looked at the dejected Third Aunt-Grandmother and wanted to say something more, but seeing her just staring blankly at the severed Golden Corpse, he could no longer speak.

Lu Daoguang was quite excited at this moment and immediately began to inspect the specific situation of the entire Dark Gold mine.

The Dark Gold that had been mined but not yet transported away was all gathered together by him; these things were all his contribution and absolutely could not suffer any mishaps!

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"This Golden Corpse really has some tricks!"

Inside the wooden hut, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself.

Being able to resist the eerie directly with a physical body was already somewhat special, yet the Golden Corpse had actually been able to forcibly break free from the restraints of the fierce eerie.

If it weren't for the fact that the eerie power mastered by the Zhiren General happened to restrain people and corpses, the final result might not necessarily have been the Zhiren General's victory.

"Although it has been severed, it can certainly be mended with the power of the Embroidery Eerie; should I use this Golden Corpse to win people's hearts and incidentally obtain the secret method of raising corpses?"

Judging by Jiang Henian's performance, the importance of this Golden Corpse to the Jiang family was self-evident; losing a Golden Corpse was also a significant blow to them.

Thus, Lin Feng had such a thought: he could study the Golden Corpse while simultaneously winning people's hearts.

After all, there is nothing in this world that makes people feel more pleasantly surprised than recovering something that was lost!