Chapter 208

"This corpse cannot be left like this, otherwise something will happen sooner or later!"

Because he often dealt with corpses, Shitou could clearly feel that there was still Guiyi power remaining on the corpse; he thought that the other party's death was not just as simple as slipping and falling off a cliff.

Seeming to notice the commotion caused by Shitou's arrival, the two children just raised their heads and looked at him without much reaction.

Now the shack they lived in leaked everywhere, and apart from the two ragged clothes on their bodies, there were only some broken pots and bowls.

In this situation, even if they were young, they understood that the fate awaiting them next would be to starve or freeze to death.

Seeing their almost numb reaction, Shitou could only shake his head helplessly, so he started working in front of the corpse directly.

He took out a Corpse-Suppressing Talisman and stuck it on the face of the corpse, then Shitou began to tidy up the clothes of the corpse, clean the bloodstains on the corpse, and finally put the corpse into a corpse-wrapping bag.

"Dad~ woo-woo~"

Seeing that Shitou was about to take the corpse away, the two children who were crying into a ball grabbed the clothes of the corpse tightly and were unwilling to let go.

"Just hand the corpse over to me, you don't need to worry about the funeral arrangements. Besides, my master is still taking in disciples, you can come along too; if he, the old man, agrees to take you in, at the very least you will be able to eat your fill in the future."

Seeing that these two children finally had a reaction, Shitou then slowly spoke to them.

He had encountered this kind of situation more than once, so he had some experience.

Hearing Shitou say this, the two children agreed in a daze; after all, they didn't know what to do in the future, and being able to eat their fill was already the greatest happiness in the world for them.

Soon, Shitou put the corpse into the corpse-wrapping bag, and then he took the two orphans and headed toward the small courtyard on the mountainside.

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In the Fenglei Daoist Temple, Daoist Master Zhou, wearing a black Daoist robe, withdrew his Ghost Eye that was looking down the mountain, and then said to a border army general in front of him:

"These corpse collectors... I don't know which sage is laying out this plan, but now that the world is in chaos, corpses are strewn across the fields, and Guiyi are rampant, their appearance is ultimately a good thing for the common people of the world."

These days, he had basically been inquiring about information related to the corpse collectors, and from the information obtained, these suddenly appearing corpse collectors obviously had an extraordinary origin.

Coupled with the fact that the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren used a high-level talisman that day to take down those Ghost Bone Wolf Cavalry in one fell swoop, it was enough to show that there was a sage behind these corpse collectors.

Opposite him was a border army general wearing battle armor; ever since Liangzhou was broken through, the border army was no match for the barbarian sages, so they could only flee separately.

This general was also a border army general from Liangzhou, but the place where he was stationed at that time was far from the border pass, so the impact he received was not considered serious.

Later, as the barbarian army moved south, they could not resist, so they could only lead their subordinates into the mountain forests, and finally arrived at Fenglei Mountain due to various coincidences.

"That is indeed correct. As far as I know, there are corpse collectors appearing in every province now; they only collect corpses and do not provoke trouble."

"However, these corpse collectors basically do not stay in one place for a long time; they wander around collecting corpses, and I don't know when they will leave again?"

This border army general agreed quite a bit after hearing Daoist Master Zhou's words, but what he was worried about now was not whether those corpse collectors were safe, but whether they could stay.

"Fenglei Mountain seems to be hidden in the deep mountains of Yunzhou, with steep mountain roads and sparse population, which can avoid directly facing the barbarian army in a head-on confrontation."

"But now other parts of Yunzhou have fallen, and coupled with the loss of that batch of Ghost Bone Wolf Cavalry before, the barbarian army will inevitably notice this place next."

"If we don't make full preparations early, when the barbarian army kills their way here in the future, even if we occupy the geographical advantage, it will be difficult to resist!"

"If that person could help, for example, the method like a net covering the sky and earth that day, it would be enough to protect Fenglei Mountain!"

Of course, what this general was really concerned about was this matter; it was impossible for the border troops he had gathered to block the sharp edge of the barbarian army.

"This poor Daoist has tested them several times, but that corpse collector did not have much reaction; it is probably not easy to get it to strike."

Daoist Master Zhou shook his head slightly; how could he not hope that the other party could stay forever? That way, he wouldn't have to support it alone.

"What if we hand over the right to dispose of the corpses within Fenglei Mountain to them?"

"If they are only for collecting corpses, there is really no need to run around everywhere; as long as we hand over the corpses of the deceased to them, we should be able to persuade the other party to stay!"

"If the barbarian army attacks in the future, the corpses on the battlefield can also be handled by them; in this way, maybe we can even get it to strike and assist us!"

After thinking for a while, this border army general suddenly spoke and proposed this to Daoist Master Zhou.

Although this statement sounded like there were some problems, after thinking about it carefully, it might really work!

"Hmm, reasonable, this poor Daoist will go and try again!"

Daoist Master Zhou stroked his beard and found that it was indeed the case; anyway, it was all about collecting corpses, where was it not the same to do it?

If the other party could be kept, it would not be a bad thing to hand over all the corpses within Fenglei Mountain to the other party, and they wouldn't have to worry about dealing with some troublesome corpses.

As for the concepts of the common people, in a situation where survival was difficult to guarantee, how many people would care about their corpses after death?

That noon, Daoist Master Zhou came to the small courtyard where the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren was located.

"This poor Daoist has discussed it carefully with everyone in the town; if you are willing to stay, all corpses within Fenglei Mountain will be disposed of by you from now on."

"From now on, burials will be canceled within Fenglei Mountain, and after a person dies, the corpse will be sent to you or your disciples."

"We only ask that you can strike when Fenglei Mountain faces a crisis; apart from this, if you have any other needs, we will do our best to cooperate."

Facing the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren, this Daoist Master Zhou's attitude could be described as quite respectful; in fact, as a Daoist Master, he could naturally distinguish that the corpse collector in front of him was not a living person.

But he knew that an existence capable of possessing the power of calamity must have a sage behind it, which meant that he was very likely communicating with a sage, which was why he acted so respectfully.

Hearing the other party's words, Lin Feng, who was controlling the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren, could not help but be stunned; he did not expect them to do this in order to keep the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren.

However, this was indeed a good thing for Lin Feng; after all, this was equivalent to corpses being delivered to his door voluntarily in the future.

"Ka-ka"

In the end, Lin Feng controlled the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren to nod and agree.

Seeing this scene, Daoist Master Zhou suddenly let out a long sigh of relief; in any case, as long as this person could be kept, Fenglei Mountain would at least not be in danger of being destroyed in the future.

"This poor Daoist, on behalf of the ten million people of Fenglei Mountain, thanks you for your help!"

Afterward, this Daoist Master Zhou stood up directly and thanked the Corpse-Collecting Zhiren; he understood that this was most likely agreed upon by the sage behind the corpse collector.

In the tomb keeper's small courtyard, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes; although he felt surprised by Daoist Master Zhou's choice, it was also within reason.