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I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 272 - 236 Fox God
"Where did all these ghost babies come from?"
Zhou Jin and his siblings gasped in shock, while Zhang Rou hurriedly slapped the exorcism talisman in her hand forward.
The talisman burst into a golden light in an instant, repelling the three ghost babies that rushed towards them.
At the same time, Zhou Mengjiao took out a bamboo basket from her hand, covered the ghost babies with it, and trapped several ghost babies inside.
The miniaturized ghost babies crashed around inside the basket, but no matter what, they couldn't break free from the confines of the basket.
It was also at this time that Tian Lin saw Elder Ran running out of the house, and along with Elder Ran, three Walking Corpses also ran out.
"Lucky we didn't split up, otherwise how could two people deal with so many Walking Corpses?
Elder Gao really made the mission sound simple, but just dealing with the Walking Corpses proves to be a significant effort already."
Zhou Jin muttered, but his hands didn't stop moving.
First, he launched his flying sword and sent the attacking Elder Ran flying, then he slapped another piece of talisman paper in his hand. freewēbnoveℓ.com
The talisman paper erupted with the power of thunder, directly blasting the three Walking Corpses away.
His Thunder Talisman was extremely powerful, and its aftermath even killed several ghost babies.
The ghost babies had just been born, so their vitality was not very strong.
However, Walking Corpses are different, they are not so easily dealt with.
Fortunately, Zhou Mengjiao and Zhang Rou who came along were not just for show; one of them conjured a 'fishing net' full of talisman paper, trapping one of the Walking Corpses.
Another took out a bow, and the arrow, full of Artifact Patterns, accurately hit Elder Ran's forehead who was knocked down by Zhou Jin's Thunder Talisman.
For a moment, Elder Ran couldn't move at all. Hearing Zhou Mengjiao saying, "This old man is probably a top-grade Walking Corpse, my arrows can't trap him."
Tian Lin said, "Actually, if Elder Fang and Elder Gao are willing to let the surrounding villages help, those villagers would definitely be willing to lend a hand for these Walking Corpses."
Walking Corpses are a source of wealth; whether it's the Walking Corpses themselves or the ghost babies in this village, they are a huge asset.
If these Walking Corpses could be captured alive, whether used for Corpse Nourishment or sold, it would bring in a massive profit.
But now, since there are too many Walking Corpses and the people didn't have the Xiangxi Sect's method to seal them, they had no choice but to destroy them painfully.
The team trapped the Walking Corpses and took turns burning them with fire.
It took half an hour before they managed to reduce several Walking Corpses to ashes.
After this battle, everyone was drenched in sweat.
It's also fortunate that they are all immortal gate disciples of Wendaos Sect, with Magical Treasures and personal strength that Huahua Lang could not compare to.
Otherwise, the four of them combined would probably still struggle to deal with the members of the Yu Family.
"Strange, Elder Ran and his sons came out, but what about those women?"
After Tian Lin spoke, Zhang Rou, holding a wind lantern, went into the main house first.
She only glanced at the bedroom and immediately turned her head.
Watching the naked body of the elderly woman on the bed, Zhou Mengjiao frowned and said:
"If I remember correctly, Tian once mentioned that this old woman also possesses Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation—yet such a strong person was swallowed alive by the ghost baby she gave birth to, not even having the chance to turn into a corpse."
"If this is the fate of the old lady, I fear the other women ended up similarly."
Tian Lin frowned and said, "There are so many ghost babies in this village, they must all be born from the village women. But for no reason at all, how could these villagers give birth to so many ghost babies?"
Tian Lin recalled the ghost babies mentioned in the books from his Funeral Science studies.
There are various kinds of ghost babies, either born from a union with Evil Spirits, between bodies, or even between spirits.
If it's due to the Yu Family women being violated by Evil Spirits or corpses, resulting in the family producing over a dozen ghost babies, it's just their bad luck.
But the reality is, there are too many ghost babies in the entire Yu Family Village.
What kind of Evil Spirit has the capacity to do such a thing right under the noses of so many Foundation Establishment cultivators and Golden Core cultivators?
Tian Lin thought hard, finding it difficult not to associate this with some unknown deity.
"That's not right, the corpses of the Yu Family turned into Walking Corpses here, but what about their spirits?"
Zhou Jin asked Tian Lin, "Tian, when you were outside, did you see any spirits of the Yu Family?"
Tian Lin shook his head; he had rummaged through the main house of the Yu Family, and turned out everything from Elder Ran and the old woman's Storage Bags.
After counting all the items, there were nearly a thousand top-grade Spirit Stones in a few Storage Bags.
For Zhou Jin, his siblings, and Zhang Rou, these Spirit Stones were not enticing enough.
But thinking of how many households in the entire Yu Family Village, and how most of these households were quite well-off,
if they could plunder the assets of these families, the Spirit Stones they would gain would indeed be a substantial figure.
No one was polite at this moment; Tian Lin took nearly three hundred Spirit Stones, but he voluntarily gave up two bottles of Spiritual Liquid.
Moreover, the flying swords they divided among themselves, along with several black coffins, Incense candles, and other items, were hastily split due to difficulty in valuing, and thus were randomly distributed.
"Actually, if we talk about it in detail, the Village Chief's wealth is the major portion. I'm afraid that even the combined assets of the entire village do not amount to what the Village Chief's family owns."
Tian Lin spoke in a low voice. Zhou Jin and his sister pondered over it while Zhang Rou shook her head and said:
"The Village Chief's family's assets have been inherited generation after generation, indeed accumulating a significant wealth for the entire village. However, the bodies in the Village Chief's family, I'm afraid, are not merely Undead but Walking Corpses.
It's better for us not to target the Village Chief's family."
Zhou Jin also laughed and said, "Sister Zhang is right. We are not lacking money, there's no need to risk our lives for a few Spirit Stones."
Tian Lin smiled and did not argue. Although he was quite in need of money, he was not planning to take risks alone.
The group left the Yu Family's house, then moved on to another household.
This household also had Undead, and even a ghost baby.
Fortunately, this household had fewer members than Elder Yu's family, so the two Undead were quickly dealt with by the others.
But similarly, due to the fewer members, Tian Lin only managed to get a hundred or so top-grade Spirit Stones this time.
"Our efficiency is really too slow; just processing these Undead takes a long time. To dispose of all the corpses in the village, it would probably take more than a day and a night."
Zhang Rou couldn't help but frown and say,
"I really don't understand what Elder Gao and Elder Feng are planning. If Elder Feng would just speak up, who among those nearby corpse chasers wouldn't come to help?"
"Perhaps, Elder Gao intentionally wants us to gain experience."
Zhou Jin tried to cover for Elder Gao, but just as he was about to leave the main house, the wind lantern in Zhou Mengjiao's hand suddenly became extraordinarily bright.
Tian Lin narrowed his eyes, his Spiritual Sense probing outward, and whispered, "The souls of this household have transformed into Night Patrol Deities, and now these deities have returned."
"What do you mean? Just four Night Patrol Deities, should each of us handle one?"
Zhou Jin was eager to try, but Tian Lin shook his head and said, "These four Night Patrol Deities are not right. Have you ever seen Night Patrol Deities that converse like normal people?"
Zhang Rou also spoke up, "Indeed, something is off. We only killed two Undead, but four Night Patrol Deities have returned. And are these truly the Night Patrol Deities of this household? Why do their faces look different from the Undead, and even their clothes are not the same?"
Their conversation lasted only a brief moment, and at that instant, Tian Lin suddenly noticed Zhou Mengjiao pulling on Zhou Jin and Zhang Rou's clothes.
He followed Zhou Jin's gaze towards Zhou Mengjiao, and behind her, illuminated by the wind lantern, was an attic above the main house.
Tian Lin tilted his head and said, "That's not right, I carefully observed this house before entering the main room. This house shouldn't have an attic."
Zhou Mengjiao didn't speak, but carrying the wind lantern, she leaped directly onto the attic without using the wooden ladder.
Outside, aside from the main door being opened, the four Night Patrol Deities had already started pushing the doors of the main house.
Tian Lin and the others did not hesitate; they also followed through a window on the ceiling directly into the attic.
As the four Night Patrol Deities entered the house, all the lights inside were turned on.
The four Night Patrol Deities were a pair of elderly parents and their young son and daughter-in-law.
The old man sat on a stool in the main house, taking out a smoking pipe from somewhere.
While loading his pipe, he started talking, "This time, it is Elder Yu's third family that died, who will be next?"
After finishing his sentence, the old lady meekly said, "Otherwise, shall we move away? This place, I fear, is no longer livable."
The old man then coldly snorted, "Move away, but to where? Without a guide, where within the Great Qi Dynasty can we settle down?
Besides, being away from one's hometown is degrading, should we become like those irresponsible Huahua Langs? Drifting aimlessly, ultimately dying in a land that's not our home?"
The old lady said, "But staying here, sooner or later, it will probably be our turn."
"How could it be our turn? We have not offended the Fox God. If the Fox God seeks revenge, it wouldn't reach us.
In other words, if the Fox God wanted to kill us, even if we left the village and fled elsewhere, we could not escape."
After saying this, the old man continued smoking his pipe.
At this point, the old lady began to cry and said,
"What are we supposed to do? We two old folks can be done, but our son and daughter-in-law are still so young, they haven't even given us a grandson yet. If the retribution falls on them, what should we do?"
The old man didn't speak, nor did his son.
However, influenced by her mother-in-law, the daughter-in-law also started crying, her face showing fear as she asked, "Dad, are there really ghosts in this world?"
Her question made the four people hiding in the attic look at each other.
In Tian Lin's mind, Zhou Jin's secret message echoed, "To say that this group of Evil Spirits has consciousness, she doesn't even know she's a ghost. To say they don't have consciousness, they can respond perfectly well."
Tian Lin was not troubled by this, but upon hearing the words 'Fox God,' he couldn't help but recall the scene when he and Elder Ran participated in a ritual to honor the gods the day before.
Before inviting Lady Qian, the villagers had a performance.
One of the villagers acted panicked and told the Village Chief that the Fox God had harmed someone again, then the Village Chief said they should invite Lady Qian.
Now, although Tian Lin had not seen Lady Qian, he had, from these Night Patrol Deities, heard the name Fox God once again.