Chapter 497: The Corpse Controlling Clan

This is a custom in certain places; when a child reaches one hundred days, elders will gift the child a Longevity Lock, signifying a wish for a long life of one hundred years.

"This is a... Longevity Lock I prepared for my child whom I never got to meet. I am giving it to you now, hoping you can be safe and sound," He Lingyun said, choking back sobs. "You must return safely."

Chen Yu felt a pang of pain in his heart. He put on the Longevity Lock and managed a forced smile. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Sister, let's go." Mu Xi pulled He Lingyun, left the room, started the car, and drove rapidly toward the east.

No sooner had they left than Liu Suiyue arrived at Chen Yu's room.

"Little handsome, where are your two aunts?" Liu Suiyue's coquettish voice made one's heart tremble.

"They couldn't adapt to the climate here, so they just left," Chen Yu said indifferently.

"Left? Sigh, that is truly a pity. I had intended to invite them to taste the specialties of the Mountain and experience the warmth of the Mountain," Liu Suiyue said with a look of regret.

"No need. They have no fortune to enjoy your things," Chen Yu revealed a hint of a smile.

"It doesn't matter. It's fine that they left; with them gone, no one will disturb us," Liu Suiyue giggled. She swayed her graceful willow waist and walked to Chen Yu's side.

A soft, boneless hand rested on Chen Yu's shoulder. She leaned into Chen Yu's ear and whispered, "Little handsome, shall we play a game?"

"What game?" Chen Yu asked.

"A game of rolling in the sheets, how about it?" Liu Suiyue laughed until she shook. "In the Mountain, it's very hard to encounter a handsome man like you."

As Liu Suiyue spoke, her hand moved to stroke Chen Yu's thigh.

But Chen Yu grabbed her hand and said coldly, "Sorry, I'm not interested in you."

"You can't refuse me." The smile on Liu Suiyue's face gradually turned ferocious. "Heh heh, it's even better if you don't comply; I happen to like using force."

"The scent on you is quite unique," Chen Yu smiled. "I wonder what brand of perfume you use?"

"You really know your stuff. This is a perfume made from the four-leaf petals unique to the Mountain; no brand of perfume can compare to it," Liu Suiyue giggled. "Does it smell good? Are you dying to have me kneaded into your body?"

"That's not it," Chen Yu shook his head. "Actually, I wanted to say that no matter how good the perfume is, it cannot mask the stench of a corpse on you. Being ugly is one thing, but coming out to play a beauty and make trouble is a bit uncalled for, isn't it?"

After Chen Yu finished speaking, his right hand tightened, locking onto her pulse point.

The hair all over Liu Suiyue's body stood on end. She let out a hiss, and her face, which had been passably pretty, suddenly had veins bulging out. Her complexion turned deathly pale, the blood vessels on her forehead protruded like earthworms, and her black hair turned scorched yellow in an instant.

That appearance looked just like a monster from Hell.

"Let go!" Liu Suiyue shrieked hysterically in a hoarse voice.

"I saw there was something wrong with you at a glance," Chen Yu said coldly. "The Xiang Region Corpse Drivers have truly declined to your generation; you actually found a woman to be your successor?"

"Your Corpse Driver traditions really have never changed. For thousands of years, have the successors of every generation been this ugly?"

Suddenly, Liu Suiyue let out a roar. She flicked the sleeve of her other hand, and with a 'whoosh', a gust of wind from her sleeve struck out, carrying several sharp, dark gusts within it.

Chen Yu let go, took a step back, and then struck back with a palm.

Ding, ding, ding—several Locking Corpse Nails fell to the ground, and Liu Suiyue took the opportunity to flip over and leap out of the window rapidly.

"Chen Yu, you dare to insult a Corpse Driver! My Xiangxi Corpse Controlling Clan will never rest until you are dead!" Liu Zuifeng's voice came from all directions.

Chen Yu opened the door and went out, only to see that it was pitch black outside; Liu Suiyue had long since vanished without a trace.

Suddenly, a series of bell chimes rang out in the darkness. This sound seemed to come from all directions, now high, now low, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

Immediately following, over ten figures appeared from the darkness and surged toward Chen Yu.

These figures were Walking Corpses. They wore tattered burial clothes, their pupil-less eyes rolled back, and they attacked Chen Yu slowly.

Although their movements were sluggish, their bodies were stiff and impervious to blades or spears.

Suddenly, a Walking Corpse closed in on Chen Yu. It let out a 'he' sound and stretched out its rigid hands to grab at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu did not indulge it; his right hand grabbed, and with Lichen in hand, he pierced its heart with one sword strike.

Lichen is a Seven Brilliance Weapon Spirit, incomparably sharp and possessing extremely heavy baleful energy; it is the very nemesis of these extremely yin and filthy Walking Corpses.

With one strike of the sword, this Walking Corpse let out a heaven-shaking roar, then collapsed to the ground and turned into a pile of ashes.

"Is that it?" Chen Yu smiled. His figure flashed, turning into an afterimage as he headed toward these Walking Corpses.

With one sword slash, a Walking Corpse roared, sparks burst from its body, and it immediately vanished into a pile of ashes.

Almost in an instant, Chen Yu swept through these dozen or so Walking Corpses.

He retracted his right hand, and the Lichen in his hand vanished. Immediately after, they collapsed to the ground like piles of withered grass and then disappeared from sight.

"Chen Yu, you destroyed my Walking Corpses?" Liu Suiyue's scream came from one side. "Just you wait, my Corpse Controlling Clan will never rest until you are dead."

"I'm waiting. Why don't you come?" Chen Yu sneered. "If you don't come, I'll come looking for you."

Chen Yu suddenly lunged forward and struck a palm toward a dark spot.

With a 'pa' sound, a scream followed. Liu Suiyue's figure rolled out; knowing her strength was far inferior to Chen Yu's, she rolled on the ground and then rapidly vanished into the darkness.

"Running away quite fast," Chen Yu sneered, only then looking at the surrounding environment.

This place was an ancient Corpse-Driving Station. Because transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, if someone died away from home, a Corpse Driver would be hired to change them into burial clothes.

Then, using a Corpse-Driving Talisman, they would drive them to walk thousands of miles back to their hometown.

Because they had to deal with corpses year-round, the successive Corpse Controllers were ugly in appearance, often possessing fierce and terrifying looks, which was the only way to suppress the corpses.

It is just that with the convenience of modern transportation, Corpse Drivers have gradually declined. The Liu Suiyue from just now was a successor of the Corpse Controlling Clan; with no business, these people inevitably resort to crooked ways to survive.

The station was a courtyard. Chen Yu held a flashlight, and suddenly, he saw a child holding a pinwheel on one side, smiling at him.

The child was only three or four years old and looked very cute. Moreover, his footsteps were airy, hovering three inches off the ground; one look and it was clear he was a Spirit Body.

Chen Yu stooped down and asked softly, "Little one, why are you here?"

The child shook his head. "I don't know why I'm here either. Who am I? Where am I?"

"Shall I send you home?" Chen Yu sighed. This child's clothing was modern, and he spoke intelligently; he must have been harmed by Liu Suiyue. Chen Yu thought of a way to send him to reincarnation.

The child shook his head, then turned around and vanished into a wisp of light smoke.

Chen Yu chased after him for a few steps and entered a room.

The room was empty, and because it had not been inhabited for too long, it was filled with a musty smell.

Chen Yu sent out his Divine Sense and found the entrance to a basement at the edge. He pried up the wooden board and climbed inside.

After arriving at the basement, Chen Yu was startled to see that at least a dozen Walking Corpses were laid out in the basement.