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CHAPTER XXIX The Survivor
As they spoke, Jin Jian and Lu Yi secretly investigated the Village Chief's residence.
Jin Jian and Lu Yi, who had grown up in the most prosperous areas of the Icefrost and Blood Clans since they were young, didn't seem like they could afford to get their hands on the house. However, when compared to the houses of ordinary villagers, it could be called glorious.
The courtyard was more than half the size of an ordinary household. The gate hung high up in the sky, and it gave birth to an impressive might. The two stone lions in front of the gate had a majestic aura as they glared like tigers stalking their prey.
The location of the courtyard could also be said to be hidden. It was located quite far from the other common folk 'courtyards, and was surrounded by lush and verdant trees.
This arrangement fell into the hands of Jin Jian. He immediately held onto Lu Yi's hand and hid in the forest, observing the movements in the room.
The two stayed in the forest till night. The forest wind gradually grew colder, but the large courtyard remained silent and still. After waiting for a long time, Lu Yi became impatient and yawned as she leaned on Jin Jian's shoulder.
After a while, there was a ”creak” and the door opened. A person walked out quickly.
Jin Jian patted Lu Yi's shoulder and shouted, ”Quickly follow them.”
Lu Yi forcefully opened her sleepy eyes and said, ”Shouldn't we leave a person to continue monitoring them?”
Jin Jian said, ”Yes!”
Lu Yi said, ”Then why did you tell me to leave?”
Jin Jian said, ”Because you are too stupid to be of much use!”
Lu Yi said, ”Hmph!”
Just as the figure was about to disappear into the night, Jin Jian hurriedly grabbed onto Lu Yi's hand, jumped down from the forest, and followed.
At this moment, the night was quiet, and not a single sound could be heard. The village was completely silent, and the two of them used their eyesight that they had learnt since they were young to stare at the figure in front of them.
Even though he was a country bumpkin, his swimming speed wasn't slow either. It was actually rather difficult for Jin Jian and Lu Yi to keep up their distance without losing any trace of him while chasing behind him.
After about fifty miles of trekking, they came to a dense sea of trees. The forest was very dense and eerie. Combined with the dark night, it was a terrifying sight to behold.
Jin Jian and Lu Yi followed the person and went around in circles, coming to a random and chaotic place. This was perhaps the village cemetery, with tombs everywhere, and bits and pieces of dark green ghostfire dancing around like a blur, extremely secretive. Lu Yi's heart was trembling, and her hands unconsciously clenched onto Jin Jian's sleeves.
In his haziness, he could only see his figure darken suddenly and instantly disappear from his sight. At the same time, with a loud clap of thunder, a few tombs in front of him flew up like a whirlwind and dust filled the sky. Countless grains of sand, like locusts, flew into the sea.
In less than half an hour, the tombs were all gone, revealing countless corpses.
With a thought, he saw the dozen or so corpses in front of him suddenly stand up. Their eyes were open, and their eyes were lifeless as their necks weakly bent, their eyeballs hanging straight up straight as they stared in front of them. Lu Yi's entire body went numb from their gazes, and her grip on Jin Jian's hands became tighter and tighter. Jin Jian could not help but feel a cold breeze blow against his neck, causing him to shudder.
Lu Yi quietly turned to Jin Jian. ”This can't be the legendary Corpse Transformation, right?”
Jin Jian said, ”It looks like it!”
As he spoke, he saw that the dozen or so living corpses were already walking towards him. Due to their bodies being stiff and powerless, they looked like giant snakes as they walked.
Jin Jian said, ”Are you ready to fight with the living corpses?”
Lu Yi said, ”Why would we do that?”
Jin Jian said, ”Because no matter how you look at it, they are here for us.”
Lu Yi was so frightened that she was about to open her mouth and scream when she heard a thunderclap. Over ten living corpses simultaneously let out a sharp hiss before running over.
Jin Jian took a step forward and attacked with the Wave Pushing Boat Style. It created a huge wave, causing it to turn into a wave. The living corpse was like a fish that was being swept away by the waves, causing it to be unable to stand steadily.
Jin Jian knew that he had fallen into someone else's trap and did not want to fight them. He only wanted to escape quickly, and when he saw that the living corpses were pushed back by his palm, he was overjoyed.
Jin Jian's heart sank. ”Not good, those few thunderclaps just now have undoubtedly alarmed the villagers. If they were to catch up to me now, I'm afraid something bad will happen!” When she thought of this, she pulled Lu Yi to the side.
Unexpectedly, their bodies hadn't even moved when they heard the howls coming from behind them. Countless living corpses were chasing after them like maggots.