My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Chapter 726 General Talisman
At the same time, in the distant Fengmen Village.

As night fell, the village became unusually quiet. Usually at this time, the villagers would gather at the entrance of the village to chat.

The night is dark and the stars and moon are hidden.

The evening breeze blows gently, and the grass and trees rustle.

Tonight, many villagers are hiding in their homes, as if they have a premonition of what is about to happen.

"The inn's master is leaving tonight."

"I pray that Master will have a safe journey."

Every household was whispering.

Inside the Yin-Yang Inn, Zhang Qilin stood in the yard, tightly grasping the Yin-Yang Corpse-Driving Bell in his left hand, with a gong and a paper money bag hanging around his waist.

He stared at the corpse in camouflage uniform in front of him, and his heart was filled with excitement.

This task is more difficult than ever before and it is also a greater challenge for him.

Zhang Hao walked out of the room with the freshly drawn general talisman in his hand. He walked up to the corpses and pasted them on their brows one by one.

"Boss, what are you doing?" Zhang Qilin asked in confusion.

After Zhang Hao had pasted all the general talismans, he looked up at Zhang Qilin and explained.

"You drop a drop of your blood on their talisman paper."

Although Zhang Qilin was full of doubts, he still followed Zhang Hao's instructions, bit his finger, and dripped a drop of blood on the general talisman between the eyebrows of each corpse.

The blood did not soak the talisman paper, but was quickly absorbed. Then, he felt the evil spirits emitted by the corpse were instantly suppressed, and controlling them became easy.

"Manager Zhang, thank you so much!" Zhang Qilin sincerely thanked Zhang Hao, who simply nodded and said simply, "Everything is ready. Be careful on the road."

Wearing a black robe specially made by Zhang Hao, Zhang Qilin was ready to set off. This robe was painted with mysterious spells, which not only protected him from various harsh environments, but also effectively isolated corpse poison and evil spirits. It was a must-have equipment for corpse drivers.

He gently rang the corpse-driving bell, and the crisp sound echoed in Fengmen Village. As the spell was recited, the corpses jumped up one after another and followed closely behind him.

After a week of hard practice, Zhang Qilin's control over corpse-driving is now much better than before.

He glanced confidently at Zhang Hao and Hao Xie, struck the gong at his waist, scattered paper money, and led the corpses on their journey. The residents of Fengmen Village closed their doors and windows, and even the dogs in the village were silent and dared not bark.

After watching Zhang Qilin leave, Hao Xie turned to Zhang Hao and asked curiously, "Do you think he can deliver these bodies to the military area safely?" Zhang Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded firmly, "He should be fine."

As Zhang Qilin left, Zhang Hao was about to return to his room, but the system's voice suddenly rang in his mind, reminding him that he had completed Lin Jiu's task of staying overnight, and rewarded him with corpse-retrieving skills, silver and funerary objects.

What’s even more exciting is that the inn has gained upgrade permissions.

Faced with this series of rewards, Zhang Hao was ecstatic. When he heard that he could upgrade the inn, he was even more excited. After weighing the options between the morgue, the armchair, the dormitory, and the yard, he finally decided to upgrade the yard first.

The last invasion by the Nine-Headed Bird Killer made him deeply aware of the importance of inn security.

He hated this uninvited "guest" and decided to strengthen the defense of the courtyard wall. With a command in his mind, "Upgrade the courtyard wall!" The system responded quickly, and the courtyard wall was instantly upgraded with many additional functions.

The newly upgraded courtyard wall not only activated the ghost wall protection formation, making offenders forever lost in the formation, but also lit up the underworld lamp to guide the strangers in the yin and yang worlds.

What’s even more surprising is that the door god Zhong Kui is also activated, adding a sense of majesty and protection to the inn.

Zhang Hao looked at the newly renovated yard and felt secretly delighted.

This upgrade not only improved the safety of the inn, but also added many practical functions. He began to look forward to the reward after the next mission, and fantasized whether the old coffins in the morgue could also be renewed.

At this time, the courtyard of the inn was undergoing earth-shaking changes, and there were too many changes visible to the naked eye to count.

The old brick wall had been replaced by solid bluestone bricks, which not only looked more beautiful but also much stronger. The height of the courtyard wall also seemed to have increased, making it look more majestic.

Outside the courtyard wall, a layer of light mist lingered, as if covering the inn with a mysterious veil. The mist was not thick, but it was enough to make it difficult for outsiders to see the blue brick walls in the courtyard.

Zhang Haoxin walked out of the inn and found that the two white paper lanterns hanging at the door had also been completely renewed. Although the lanterns were still as white as snow, the material had changed from white paper to human skin, revealing a strange beauty.

According to legend, a human skin lantern can imprison the soul and keep it from reincarnation forever. However, there is another saying that this human skin lantern can illuminate both the Yin and Yang worlds, and both ghosts in the underworld and people in the world of the living can see this mysterious lantern.

Zhang Hao stared at the lantern and thought to himself that maybe some ghosts would come to do business in the future. However, it would take a lot of courage to enter this door, because there was a door painting of Zhong Kui carved on the door, which was majestic and mysterious.

Although there are talismans painted on the door, which are enough to deter ordinary ghosts, the presence of the door god is undoubtedly more reassuring. Zhang Hao nodded with satisfaction, looked around the changes in the yard, and whispered to himself: "The changes brought about by the upgrade of the inn are really surprising. I am looking forward to the next upgrade."

His eyes turned to the morgue again, thinking that he could try to upgrade the morgue next time. After all, there were many corpses coming and going in the inn, and the morgue played a pivotal role in the Yin Yang Inn. It was just waiting for Zhang Qilin to complete his mission, or for Fatty Wang to bring back a business deal sooner.

……

At the same time, in a meeting room on the second floor of a villa in the Golden Triangle, four men sat around a round table in a solemn atmosphere. Kunsha, Bill, Jin Haosheng, and Black Buddha, who sat at the head of the table, each had their own agenda. After a long silence, the ringing of a cell phone broke the oppressive atmosphere.

Heifo picked up the phone, talked briefly for a few words and then hung up. He tapped the table lightly and said in a deep voice: "The group of assassins that entered Dragon Country has been completely wiped out. What do you think?"

After some discussion, Heifo decided to send Bill to Longguo to investigate the matter. As night fell, Bill set out on his journey to Longguo with conspiracy and ambition.

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The next morning, at daybreak, ox carts were constantly passing through the village roads, and villagers were heading to the fields to work. Fatty Wang sat on the tractor and greeted people with a smile, and then got off the tractor and walked into the village. He found the Yin Yang Inn by memory, but was surprised to find that the inn had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The old red brick walls have been replaced by solid blue bricks, and the height seems to have increased. There is also a faint mist around the yard, which adds a sense of mystery.

Fatty Wang touched his head and muttered, "This is really weird!" He stood at the door and stared at the changes in the inn, his heart full of curiosity and expectation. At this time, the voices of Zhang Hao and Hao Xie came from the yard, and Fatty Wang suddenly shouted with a smile: "I haven't been back for a few days. Our inn has changed a lot!"

Zhang Hao and Hao Xie couldn't help but smile when they saw Fatty Wang coming back. Hao Xie quickly walked over and punched Fatty Wang in the chest, saying with a smile, "How dare you come back! We thought you ran away!"

Fatty Wang waved his hands, "How is that possible!" Then he turned to Zhang Hao and continued, "Brother Zhang Hao, I still remember what you promised me. As long as I find the list for recovering corpses, you have to teach me how to recover corpses!"

Zhang Hao smiled slightly, "Of course. In fact, even if you don't find the order, I can still teach you. I said that at the time, just joking with you, I didn't expect you to take it seriously."

"Haha, just remember it." Fatty Wang pointed to the mural on the gate of the courtyard, "Is this mural newly added to our inn? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Zhang Hao glanced at the mural on the door and said casually, "Oh, I was bored last night so I carved it. Does it look okay? Does it look like Zhong Kui?"

Fatty Wang nodded and praised, "You know what, it's really quite interesting!"

Hao Xie also curiously leaned over to take a look and said in surprise: "Brother Zhang Hao, your craftsmanship is really good! I didn't expect you to have such a talent!"

Zhang Hao waved his hands and thought to himself: There will be many more abilities that you have not seen in the future.

"By the way, Fatty, you said on the phone that you got a big order. What exactly happened?" Zhang Hao asked.

Fatty Wang immediately became serious and walked to the well and sat down. "I went to a village called Sanjiashan on the Yangtze River. The village chief offered us two hundred thousand and asked us to retrieve the body. This is a big order!" After saying that, he rubbed his hands excitedly, looking forward to Zhang Hao and Hao Xie's praise.

However, the two did not show much surprise. Hao Xie stared at Fatty Wang for a long time before asking, "That's it?"

Fatty Wang's eyes widened, looking at Hao Xie in disbelief, "What do you mean by just that? Two hundred thousand! Just think about it, you can make two hundred thousand by fishing out a few corpses, that's even faster than what we used to make from tomb robbing!"

Hao Xie curled his lips in disdain, "Your thinking is still stuck in the past. You haven't been in the inn for a while, so you don't know a lot of things. Now, collecting money is the worst reward in our inn."

"What? The worst reward? What else can you charge if not money?" Fatty Wang asked.

Hao Xie glanced at Zhang Hao and explained, "Our shopkeeper said that our inn can not only collect money for doing business, but also collect other people's Yinde, luck, wealth and even life as compensation!"

Fatty Wang looked at Zhang Hao in shock, "Is this true? Is our inn so awesome?"

Zhang Hao smiled slightly, "You will know later. Let me tell you about your order first. What exactly is going on?"

Fatty Wang blinked, feeling that he had missed so many things. He nodded and began to narrate: "This list seems to be related to a matter of extending life. The locals call it 'Yangtze River Extending Life'."

Hao Xie looked at Fatty Wang in confusion, then at Zhang Hao. At this time, Zhang Hao frowned, nodded slightly and said, "Sacrifice is often necessary to extend life.

Ordinary sacrifices are mostly pig heads and blood, but this method is generally used for praying for blessings, etc., and it is difficult to achieve the effect of prolonging life. Of course, it is not impossible, but it requires large-scale sacrifices, but doing so will easily attract attention.

Now is the information age, no one would do this. So when you say that the Yangtze River is rejuvenated, the sacrifices should be people, right? And there are quite a lot of them. "

He paused and continued, "Since the Yangtze River is the source of life, the sacrifice should have taken place on the Yangtze River. And the sacrificer's name may contain the word 'Jiang'. There is a lot of evil spirit in the water, and offering sacrifices on the Yangtze River can easily cause the sacrificed person to harbor resentment, forming corpse evil spirits that destroy Feng Shui."

After hearing this, Fatty Wang's admiration for Zhang Hao increased. He only mentioned the four words "the Yangtze River prolongs life", but Zhang Hao had already guessed the whole thing. "That's right!" Fatty Wang nodded.

"Brother Zhang Hao is really good at predicting things. The information he got is almost exactly the same as what I got, although he didn't go to the scene in person."

"As for the sacrificer, I still don't know his specific name. But the rumor in the village is that a mysterious accident occurred on a ship on the Yangtze River ten years ago, resulting in the death of ten people."

"After that, the waters near Sanjia Mountain became extremely strange."

"I heard that once the Yangtze River stopped flowing, villagers found a huge transparent coffin at the bottom of the river, filled with corpses, a total of ten."

Hao Xie was filled with astonishment, muttering to himself, "Could this really be related to the life-extending technique?"

He turned to Zhang Hao and asked curiously, "Brother Zhang Hao, is there really a way to prolong life in this world?"

Zhang Hao glanced around at Fatty Wang and Hao Xie, and nodded slightly, "Indeed, there is a way to prolong one's life, but that kind of life may be worse than death."

Fatty Wang showed a confused expression, "Why do you say that?"

Zhang Hao explained, "To extend life, people are usually sacrificed, because people have the most abundant spiritual energy. But the people who become sacrifices are often unwilling to accept it. After they are sacrificed, their luck will change drastically, and the good luck will dissipate, leaving only bad luck."

"These bad lucks will then be transferred to the sacrificer. Although it can extend their lifespan, it will also make them suffer as if they are living in hell."

He changed the subject and said, "But that's all for later. Are the people that the villagers of Sanjia Mountain wanted to salvage the ten people who were sacrificed?"

Fatty Wang shook his head. "The village chief said that they wanted me to salvage the coffin. Someone told them that the village's feng shui was destroyed by the coffin."

"But some people are worried. The coffin is guarding the river, and no one dares to move it easily, for fear of bringing bad luck."

Zhang Hao nodded, thinking that this order was not easy to accept. The Yangtze River was vast and anything could happen. However, he still wanted to go and take a look, provided that the people from Sanjia Mountain came to the inn in person to place the order.

He stated, "We can investigate first, but if we really accept the order, they must come to the inn in person to entrust it. This is the rule of our Yin Yang Inn."

The three chatted for a while. When Fatty Wang learned that Hao Xie had learned the art of corpse-driving, although the distance was limited, he was still envious.

"I have now mastered the skills of stopping corpses, reviving corpses and walking corpses, and am currently learning the skills of going downhill, turning, mute dog and summoning souls." Hao Xie explained.

(End of this chapter)