The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 68 The Corpse's Summons

Lying back in the coffin, Li Zhen took stock of the things he had brought with him this time -

Spider golems, palm leaf whips, earthen guns, crossbows, bats, imps...

I brought everything I needed.

The special cool air slightly relieved the pain in Li Zhen's head.

His tense consciousness gradually relaxed and he slowly fell into a state of half sleep and half wakefulness.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Zhen suddenly saw a line of prompts: The little ghost's mind will be clouded, and he will forget everything he has experienced after returning.

After wiping his eyes, Li Zhen quickly regained his senses.

This rune is really useful...

Not only will the things brought back be filtered, but the things brought in will also be processed...

Li Zhen silently apologized for his past criticisms.

He felt his back suddenly become empty, and his feet touched solid ground.

Color appeared from the void, and vision immediately returned to normal.

Li Zhen found himself standing in an antique wooden house.

It was night time and a kerosene lamp was lit in the room.

Judging from the current architectural style and kerosene lamps, the background here should be sometime decades ago, or even more than a hundred years ago.

There was a sudden sharp pain in his head, and Li Zhen paused for a moment before looking down at himself.

The red-eyed bat, the spider demon statue and the small bamboo basket containing the little ghost were all brought over, but the other objects were not brought back.

Is it because those things are just tools?

wrong.

Looking at the red-eyed bat and the small bamboo basket containing the little ghost, Li Zhen suddenly had a guess.

Maybe he can only bring in "his own" things?

This "self" is strictly "self".

The three things he brought here now all have a spiritual connection with him, so they are considered his things.

And those other things don’t have this connection, so they were not brought here?
The possibility is great.

Try again next time...

Picking up the things on the ground, Li Zhen looked around.

Although this house does not look luxurious, the windows on one side are made of colored glass, which shows that the owner of this house is a rich man.

This room is like a living room for receiving guests, and there is a small room inside.

Li Zhen followed his perception and walked into the small room, where he saw two kerosene lamps placed in the center of the room.

Under the kerosene lamp was a corpse lying on the bed.

The deceased was a woman, wearing a light blue top and short hair that reached her shoulders. Her outfit looked like it was from the Republic of China period. Her face was so pale that it looked as if she had been drowned.

Her eyes were open, obviously she died with her eyes open.

Li Zhen had seen dead people and terrifying ghosts, but he had never seen such sad resentment.

Is it the corpse that summons me this time?

Li Zhen's expression became a little strange.

His previous appearances were all related to people, but this time it was related to a dead body.

Living people have thoughts, so they can be summoned.

Could it be that the dead body's resentment was so strong that it attracted the attention of the rune?

Li Zhen looked at the woman for a few seconds and then looked down at the rune on his right arm.

A line of golden words appeared in front of Li Zhen.

[The deceased has grievances. Please investigate the whole story to dispel the deceased's grievances and let him rest in peace.]

This description was more abstract than the last. Li Zhen was speechless.

There's no definite information to be gained from this description, so I can only rely on my own investigation...

There is nothing here except a corpse. It seems to be a temporary place to place corpses.

There is no doubt that the woman died an unnatural death.

It is likely that someone killed this woman and hid her body here for some special reason.

If this was the woman's home, the body should have appeared at the funeral, and would not have been placed here so simply, and there would not be such a strong resentment on the body.

Li Zhen searched the room but found nothing useful.

His head suddenly started to ache again, causing Li Zhen to go dark and almost fall down.

This time it was more serious than the last time. Li Zhen rested for a while and walked towards the door after the pain eased a little.

The palm leaf whip was placed inside the sleeve as before.

The confused red-eyed bat was hidden in Li Zhen's clothes, and it would grab Li Zhen's clothes on its own when sleeping.

Li Zhen temporarily placed the spider demon statue in the room.

Li Zhen only held the small bamboo basket containing the little ghost in his hand.

It's night time now, the little ghost can go anywhere.

When he reached the door, Li Zhen wiped off the strange runes painted on the outside of the small bamboo basket, and then he saw the small bamboo basket open upwards by itself.

The little ghost poked his head out from inside and looked around curiously.

"where is this place?"

"I have something for you to do."

The little ghost immediately cheered, "I've already done one thing. If I do... eight... nine more things, I can buy a toy!"

Li Zhen pushed open the door.

Outside was a small courtyard with some miscellaneous items thrown in the corner and a semicircular portal leading to a path further outside.

Lanterns were hung inside the courtyard and on both sides of the road.

This appears to be part of a wider compound.

If it weren't for the corpse inside, this place would be peaceful.

As Li Zhen walked to the circular portal, he saw a man hurriedly passing by with a lantern.

The man also saw Li Zhen and immediately scolded him, "The old master has instructed that no one is allowed to enter this room. You...are you really that brave, or what, to dare to enter that room?"

Only after the man took a few steps closer did Li Zhen see his appearance clearly.

He was a middle-aged man, wearing a black melon-shaped hat, glasses, a short coat, a fan in his hand, and two mustaches on his mouth. He had a vulgar temperament and looked like a legal advisor or a butler.

Pushing his glasses upwards with his right hand, the wretched man saw Li Zhen's appearance clearly and was so frightened that he took two steps back.

Don't blame this guy for being timid.

At this time, Li Zhen's body was covered with red spots, and his complexion was no different from the corpse inside. Anyone who saw him would be scared.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

The wretched middle-aged man looked Li Zhen up and down, then quietly stepped back a few steps.

When he had retreated to a safe distance where he thought he could call for help at any time, he continued, "You're not a servant here? Don't you know where this is? This is the Miao family!"

"If you know what's best for you, go find our Master Miao and beg for mercy. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble..."

His body suddenly froze, and his crooked mouth did not close.

A cool breath that made him shudder touched his back and quickly spread throughout his body.

He took a step forward and walked stiffly towards the yard where Li Zhen was.

No matter how frightened he looked, he couldn't stop himself from following Li Zhen into the house.

(End of this chapter)