bookbashuk Chapter 562 The Strange Man
Chapter 562 The Strange Man
Chapter 562 The Strange Man
It's clear that the body collector adheres to the professional ethics of avoiding contact unless absolutely necessary.
This reminded Wei Xi of the original owner of the props in his possession. The other party approached him with the intention of taking action, which is why he unusually approached his peers.
Of course, Wei Xi suspected that it was because he was only with E Qiyu, and seemed weak and vulnerable, that the other party dared to make a move.
In addition, these corpse collectors used all sorts of bizarre methods to carry the bodies.
The corpse-driving that Wei Xi saw on the city wall before was one kind. In addition, there was a corpse collector who pulled a string of corpses covered in mud from the ground, which amazed everyone who saw it.
In contrast, Wei Xi's method of transporting corpses by vehicle was quite simple and unpretentious.
"Ember, is there anything wrong with your Qi Palace?"
"It can be used here, but unfortunately there is a lot of yin and yang energy at the foot of Dieji Mountain, which drives away spiritual energy. If you want to replenish your spiritual power, you can only take pills or crush spirit stones."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xi sighed and asked, "Do you think there might be cultivators among these corpse collectors?"
"Huh?" Yu Jin looked at the group of corpse collectors who were busy unloading the goods in surprise, and stammered, "There are cultivators... no, there is no spiritual energy in this place at all. Even if there is a Qi Palace and a root bone, you can't cultivate."
Hearing these words imbued with knowledge, Wei Xi paused for a moment before explaining, "All things are composed of Yin and Yang energies, and spiritual energy is no exception. Since we can cultivate with spiritual energy, why can't the cultivators at the foot of Dieji Mountain cultivate with Yin and Yang energies?"
This shocking idea was hard for Yu Jin to accept for a moment, but Wei Xi's words always had a twisted logic that left him unable to find a good way to refute.
Moreover, Wei Xi's purpose was not to argue with him, which made all of Yu Jin's answers seem rather weak.
“But then,” Ember said dryly, “why don’t they escape? What’s the point of staying here and guarding the place?”
Wei Xi shook his head and said softly, "Let's wait and see, there's always a way to explain it."
Unlike the lingering hope of Yu Jin, Wei Xi, having experienced the events at Deadwater City, knew the importance of Dieji Mountain and understood the crucial responsibility of these locations in recovering the Yin and Yang energies of the mortal world.
According to Wei Xi's current speculation, Dieji Mountain is very likely to control the life and death of the human race.
It's not uncommon for a few cultivators to be associated with the human race. The corpse collectors who just displayed their unique abilities reminded Wei Xi that the corpse collectors might actually be the deceased cultivators.
However, there was no need to tell Yu Jin these things: firstly, the matter was of great importance, and Yu Jin did not necessarily need to be involved in these matters; secondly, this set of inferences was based on Wei Xi's many experiences, and there was currently a lack of sufficient evidence on the Dieji Mountain side to convince Yu Jin; and thirdly, Wei Xi still had some doubts.
Wei Xi was still suspicious of the secret letter that was sent late at night. The letter mentioned that the cultivator who could interpret the divination was the same person as Yu Jin who had entangled him.
You should know that Wei Xi had been tossing and turning with E Qiyu for a whole day and night, and had never encountered any other cultivators during that time. How could it be such a coincidence that she ran into Yu Jin, who had a past relationship with her, outside of Hulu Town?
Wei Xi's trust in Yu Jin is only somewhat, but that's about it.
Wei Xi, brimming with scheming ideas, didn't even clear his throat before deceiving others, saying, "Watch their movements carefully, and listen carefully for any incantations or secret codes."
This was agreed upon beforehand. Yu Jin nodded to indicate that he understood, and carefully observed the corpse collectors around him.
The corpse parasitized by the embers was small and not particularly conspicuous under the cover of night.
Wei Xi kept an eye on the surrounding movements, while mentally deducing the possible course of events for Yu Jin posing as a corpse collector.
At midnight, when everyone should be soundly asleep, Hulu Town was not so fortunate. Corpse collectors from all directions, driving corpses, knocked on the town's gates. Dark clouds surrounded the moon, and Wei Xi suddenly looked up.
"Hulu Town is full of corpses that have been sent in. When the body collectors knock on the doors, who will open them?"
Heavy, dark clouds pressed down on the moon, making the remaining moonlight even brighter and casting a desolate silvery sheen over the walls of Hulu Town.
Several familiar faces appeared on the city wall, and Wei Xi immediately lowered his head.
After all, familiarity is often reciprocal, and it wouldn't be good if you accidentally caused some trouble and delayed things.
Wei Xi, who was pretending to be innocent with his head down, quickly realized why these people looked familiar.
These were the same strange men who had bothered her at the gate when she entered the city during the day.
"No wonder they didn't come to the brokerage to look for me; it turns out these gentlemen have other things to attend to."
Just then, Wei Xi felt a chill creeping around her. This was completely different from the power that was spying on her. Wei Xi remained calm and led her livestock slowly towards Hulu Town, gradually moving away from the range of the chill's search.
Wei Xi understood the purpose of that chilling feeling—he had only glanced at them before being discovered, and these strange people seemed to have even sharper senses at night.
Thus, the behavior of the group of people harassing Wei Xi during the day becomes intriguing.
"These guys not only mess with the dead at night, but they also harass me during the day when I'm supposed to be a living person if I'm not allowed to enter the city."
Thinking about this, Wei Xi suddenly realized a problem: Does his special state qualify him as a living person?
Simply put, Wei Xi realized that he couldn't think about problems from his own perspective.
By the standards of Diejishan, Wei Xi is probably not even alive now.
It is known that there are corpses, corpse collectors, and strange people in the town at the foot of Dieji Mountain. The corpses are divided into two types: those from inside and outside the town. The former turn into mummified ghosts at night and are lifelike during the day; the latter have not yet shown anything strange. Outside cultivators live parasitically in the corpses and are understood to gradually assimilate over time.
Theoretically speaking, Wei Xi, having already formed her core, shouldn't have the worry of being assimilated into a corpse. In other words, as long as she doesn't do anything reckless in Dieji Mountain, she can escape smoothly.
But does this mean that Wei Xi is alive and well?
After all, during the day, these strange people did not take any further action against Wei Xi, allowing this outsider to infiltrate Hulu Town.
“No,” Wei Xi recalled the scene at the time, “these people wanted me to go to some county government office, but they didn’t succeed.”
"If they had identified me as different from the corpses back then and planned to lure me to the county office to carry out their plan, then why didn't they forcibly take me away? Or send people to secretly follow me and seize the opportunity to ambush me? I shouldn't have been able to escape so easily in broad daylight."
Wei Xi knew the problem wasn't with her thinking, but rather with the lack of crucial information. Only by finding these fragments of information could she piece together the operational mechanism of Hulu Town and even the entire Dieji Mountain.
It was Yu Jin who interrupted Wei Xi's train of thought; he reached out and grabbed the hem of Wei Xi's clothes.
Understanding that this was a hint, Wei Xi tilted his head slightly, and as his gaze shifted, he took in all the strange phenomena on the city wall of Hulu Town.