Chapter 32

"Clang~ Clang~ Clang~"

The melodious funeral bell rang in the early morning, and from further away, there were faint sounds of wailing.

Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes from his sleep; he had only slept for about two hours last night, but he felt quite energetic now.

"The biggest change from over sixty years of internal energy is the constant surge of power within the body. This internal energy circulates automatically in the body; no wonder the experts and heroes in martial arts stories are always described as being vastly different from ordinary people!"

Lin Feng got up from the short couch and stretched his body slightly, feeling full of strength.

"Creak."

Pushing open the wooden door, it was not yet fully bright outside, but Old Quezi was already up.

"Many people died last night. I heard that several graveyards also suffered a terrible fate. I'm afraid there will be a lot to do today..."

Leaning on his crutch, he walked with difficulty to Lin Feng and spoke slowly, his eyes filled with a blank expression.

"Hmm, I heard the commotion last night too. I don't know if it was those refugees causing trouble."

Lin Feng replied casually; the number of refugees who died last night was at least several thousand, and the surrounding villages and manors had also been greatly affected.

Although he spent some time later circling the area to clear out those ghost slaves, the range one person could check was still too small.

"Sigh~ I don't know when these days will ever end!"

Old Quezi shook his head and started making breakfast, and Lin Feng also began to wash up.

Not long after, Zhang Dazhuang and Li Erniu arrived outside the gravedigger's small courtyard with a donkey cart. Seeing Lin Feng, both of them had faces full of sorrow.

"It's too miserable. Since we brothers started this job, we've never seen such a tragic situation. The gravediggers at the Bing, Wu, Geng, Xin, and Ren positions have all died."

"Besides, there aren't many living people left in the several villages and manors outside the city; everywhere is filled with corpses bitten to death..."

They were already used to dealing with corpses, but now they all looked terrified, which was enough to show how horrifying such a scene was.

"Brother Lin, it's not that we are intentionally making things difficult for you today, but it's really because the people at the other graveyards are basically gone, so most of the corpses can only be brought to you..."

Finally, Li Erniu pointed to the corpses piled on the donkey cart and said to Lin Feng.

"It's fine, you can't be blamed for this. I'll just work a bit harder today!"

Lin Feng certainly wouldn't mind having too many corpses; he agreed directly and then started working with his hoe on his shoulder.

Li Erniu and the others unloaded the corpses and left; today, both Lin Feng and they had to be busy.

Otherwise, if these corpses were left exposed, who knows what would happen tomorrow or the day after?

On the other side, the garrison in Luohe City set out towards the east of the city. This morning, the General of the Middle Rank of the Luohe City garrison received an order from the City Lord to go to Changshou Town to suppress those rioters.

The unlucky Colonel Zhang Xuan was also among them, but most of his men had been lost earlier, and now, besides a few personal guards, he had no one else to use.

"Sir, those refugees are completely reckless after seeing blood; it can be said that they are very difficult to deal with. In this subordinate's humble opinion, it would be better to prepare more arrows!"

Zhang Xuan came before the General of the Middle Rank, Qin Annian, and bowed to him.

"Hmph, look at your lack of ambition!"

Unfortunately, his suggestion was, in Qin Annian's view, undoubtedly a method thought up by someone who had been scared out of their wits.

Although they were not battle-hardened border troops, they had thousands of infantry and hundreds of cavalry under their command; facing a few refugees, a single charge would send them fleeing in panic.

With such a huge advantage, how could Qin Annian choose to use a large number of arrows? Did he really think arrows didn't cost silver?

"Sir, this subordinate..."

"Enough! This time I have invited an expert from the Ghost Suppression Division; no matter how fierce the other side is, they won't be able to turn the world upside down!"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan still wanted to speak, Qin Annian's expression became displeased.

"Step down!"

"Yes."

In the end, Zhang Xuan could only retreat obediently, but he had already made up his mind that he must not be greedy for merit or advance rashly this time.

"Sir Qin, what this Colonel said actually makes some sense. This refugee disaster must have other forces stirring up trouble behind the scenes."

"Although our division successfully resolved the Starving Ghost disaster last night, we also suffered heavy losses. If there are any further changes in Changshou Town, I'm afraid the situation will not be right..."

Bai Yuanlong was also in the tent, but he had not fully recovered at this time.

Speaking to Qin Annian about this matter, he seemed somewhat short of breath.

"Haha, Divine Catcher Bai, don't worry. This time, I, the old man, did not set off without preparation. Before leaving, the City Lord specifically instructed us to bring ten sets of Iron Ghost Infantry Armor!"

"With this Iron Ghost Infantry Armor, even if some force is intervening behind the scenes, we can still break a few of their bones!"

Qin Annian's expression changed slightly, and then he smiled and told Bai Yuanlong about this.

"Iron Ghost Infantry Armor?!"

Hearing this, Bai Yuanlong's expression suddenly became interesting; only then did he understand why Su Xiao had arranged for him to be on this mission.

"That's right, it is this killing weapon. Usually, one piece is enough to rival a thousand men, and ten pieces are equivalent to an army of ten thousand!"

Qin Annian naturally did not place all his hopes on the Ghost Suppression Division; the army also had its own heritage, and the Iron Ghost Infantry Armor was one of them!

"Good, in that case, I am relieved."

Bai Yuanlong's expression gradually returned to normal, and he squeezed out a smile in response.

Last night, when Luohe City was about to be breached, they didn't see the garrison use these Iron Ghost Infantry Armors, which caused them to lose many catchers, and even one Divine Catcher fell into a deep sleep.

And now, to suppress some refugees, they not only mobilized three thousand troops but also prepared ten sets of Iron Ghost Infantry Armor. If there was no conspiracy behind this, he would die before believing it!

——————

Lin Feng was not clear about the situation elsewhere, but he was undoubtedly extremely happy now.

Like a diligent old farmer, as he kept burying seeds, they would grow into fruits. Various martial arts, crafts, knowledge, insights, and internal energy were all digested and absorbed by him as he buried the corpses.

Besides Zhang Dazhuang and Li Erniu, other bailiffs would also bring the corpses they found to him.

At first, they were worried that Lin Feng couldn't keep up, but they didn't expect that their speed of bringing corpses was far slower than Lin Feng's speed of burying them.

From morning to dusk, Lin Feng roughly calculated that he had buried more than fifty corpses. If it were an ordinary person, just digging the pits would have exhausted them to death, but Lin Feng was becoming more and more energetic!

"Brother Lin, you really are a strange person!"

When the last batch of corpses was buried by Lin Feng, Zhang Dazhuang and Li Erniu watched Lin Feng walking slowly out of the graveyard with a hoe on his shoulder, and for a moment, they didn't even know what to say.

They had truly never seen anyone who could dig pits and bury people to this extent; today, they had finally seen something new.