Folk custom: At the beginning of the wedding, the bride takes off her painted skin

His body had long since rotted away, and he looked no different from the little novice monk Li Daoxuan had met before. His eyes were hollow and his skin was gray.

Even though he stood up, the hemp rope around his neck was still wrapped around his neck.

It seems to be integrated with its body.

Li Daoxuan just squinted his eyes and looked at the other person.

Before entering the door, there was a ghost behind the door, and that ghost could contaminate Li Daoxuan through the door.

But after Li Daoxuan broke through the door, the ghost disappeared, and what appeared instead was the hanged ghost hanging in mid-air.

And if Zhou Yaya hadn't discovered it early, Li Daoxuan might have taken advantage of him... But that's not the point.

The point is that the moment he entered the door, Li Daoxuan concluded that the hanged ghost in front of him was definitely not the ghost who just blocked the door behind him.

So when he looked around, he discovered it.

The table next to the door is... weird. There are always hair-like things standing up on it from time to time.

So Li Daoxuan just killed the ghost hiding in the desk drawer with a single blow.

But the ghost in the drawer is dead, but the one in front of me is not.

Could it be that there are actually two ghosts imprisoned in this room?
Just as Li Daoxuan squinted his eyes to observe, text popped up on the panel.

[The reckless butcher didn't seem to realize that the hanging ghost in front of him was also controlled by a puppet ghost... Puppet, your survival points +2 (blue). 】

[In the eyes of a puppet ghost, all the evil spirits and weirdness in the world can become puppets in its hands. 】

So, there is no puppet ghost in this room, but there are puppets of the puppet ghost?
And after the hanged ghost in front of him didn't hang himself, it seemed as if he was freed from the medium he polluted.

At least at this moment, the hemp rope used for hanging did not appear on the necks of Li Daoxuan and Zhou Yaya.

Two people and one ghost... no, to be precise, one person and two ghosts just looked at each other, without any obvious extreme reaction.

Li Daoxuan threw a flying knife with his backhand, and it nailed the hanging man's forehead.

The common skill [Dart Throwing] can be used a total of seven times. He used it once when the conversation with the host collapsed, and then used it a second time when dealing with the unknown ghost that was always following him.

Now this one is the third time!
Li Daoxuan didn't hold back. He was so close that he threw out the flying knife and passed directly through the hanged man's forehead.

Pierced, the flying knife finally even passed through the wall of the room and disappeared into the endless darkness outside.

But despite this, the hanged man was still fine, and he didn't even seem to be injured at all.

At this moment, the door behind Li Daoxuan closed on its own with a "bang".

But wasn't the door of this room broken by his own punch?
Li Daoxuan stretched out his hand and touched it. The door appeared intact again, and the broken door boards on the ground also disappeared.

So, this room, or this Xuankong Temple, can recover on its own?

Li Daoxuan didn't know, so he could only guess like this.

And as the door was restored, the room that was originally bright became completely dim and pitch black, to the point where it was almost impossible to see even one's fingers.

In the blur, Li Daoxuan vaguely saw that the puppet that he had slashed with a flying knife had moved!
He patted the dog leash on his waist and took out the long-lost vulgar weapon.

In the darkness, the dog leash sprang out like a poisonous snake, directly wrapping around the hanged man who walked forward stiffly.

Then Zhou Yaya also took action, and Li Daoxuan saw a flash of red in the darkness.

That was Zhou Yaya's blood. His blood seemed to have turned into a piece of cloth and directly covered the hanged man's head.

Then follow its mouth and nose and drill inside.

Li Dao

As for worrying about the butcher's knife being contaminated...that doesn't exist!
The butcher's knife is a butcher's knife, Li Daoxuan is the butcher, he is the one who holds the knife!
If you are worried about the contamination of the butcher's knife and are afraid to use the knife, then it is not people using the knife, but the knife using people.

So when Li Daoxuan slashed with all his strength, he thought of something.

He casually touched the hanging ghost.

Another common technique was activated - [Empty Hands].

[You used "Miaoshou Kongkong" to attack Puppet Ghost's puppet. You successfully stole it and obtained "Qu Chen Zhi's Corpse Liquid*1". 】

[Qu Chen Zhi's corpse fluid: It can make the puppet ghost's puppets more convenient to use. Remember, once used by the puppet ghost, it will become a pollutant and will be contaminated upon contact.

Note: Unused corpse fluid can remove contamination. 】

Looking at the words on the panel, Li Daoxuan had only one feeling. Is this the legendary antidote that must be found within three meters?
This corpse liquid can pollute, and it can also remove pollution from the knife.

That's not bad.

But Li Daoxuan didn't have time to do this at the moment. After cutting down the puppet ghost with a knife, he looked back.

I saw this thing lying on the ground in a daze, a pitch-black shadow that had not turned into material.

But at the same time, it was also considered a loss of movement.

Zhou Yaya picked up the hemp rope around the hanged man's neck and handed it to Li Daoxuan, "This seems to be a good thing."

Li Daoxuan reached out to take it, but as soon as he took it, the hemp rope became entangled.

He didn't hesitate, and wrapped his backhand with a shroud ghost.

At this moment, even the materials that floated down from the middle and ninth-rate world were suppressed by the shroud ghost.

It seems that the rule that shroud ghosts can suppress materials is not only applicable to the lower classes.

The same applies even to things floating down from the middle and ninth-rate worlds.

At this time, text also popped up on the panel, which was a description of the hemp rope.

[Ghost Rope (imitation): An imitation of the Ghost Rope, a disposable material that disappears after use. The rules of use are that if the opponent is standing under the crossbar, they can choose to use it.

Once used successfully, the opponent will be entangled in the ghost rope and hanged until death.

Note: The ghost rope cannot be cut off, but the imitation rope can be cut off. 】

Seeing this description, Li Daoxuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

This ghost rope... Is it probably a regular utensil?

The opponent can hang someone by standing under the crossbar, and it can't be cut off... And it definitely has more than this effect, just like his almanac.

Li Daoxuan even estimated that the effect of this ghost rope might not be worse than his own almanac.

I don’t know if the authentic product is in Xuankong Temple. If I can get it, it will definitely be a big help!

It's a pity that what I have now is just a replica.

Li Daoxuan casually put it into Xumi, while Zhou Yaya walked to the door of the room and stretched out her hand to try it a few times.

"The door is locked again."

"I come."

Li Daoxuan stepped forward, first stretched out his hand and pulled, but there was no response at all, and the same was true for pushing.

"I really don't believe this evil, please get out of my way and give it a try."

After Li Daoxuan finished speaking, Zhou Yaya stepped aside, while he weighed his fist, and then punched out fiercely.

The force was even stronger than before, and this punch was thrown with all his strength.

But despite this, the door just made a muffled sound, but it was not smashed open, and it even seemed a bit unmoving.

Li Daoxuan's face gradually became heavy, but he did not give up. Then he came to the window again and punched again.

The windows didn't move at all.

"It shouldn't be broken open." "I just don't know if it was the puppet ghost behind it or the host who did it to us." Zhou Yaya muttered.

Li Daoxuan ignored it. He held the butcher's knife in his right hand, and took out the "corpse fluid of Qu Chen's corpse" he had just stolen with his left hand.

From the outside, this corpse fluid is just a turbid liquid contained in a porcelain bottle.

There is nothing special about it.

Li Daoxuan opened the bottle cap and sprinkled it directly on the butcher knife.

This corpse liquid was like water. After it came into contact with the butcher knife, it also flowed to the ground along the blade.

It wasn't until all the corpse liquid spilled out that Li Daoxuan threw away the bottle, and then picked up the butcher's knife to take a look.

I saw that the original oil stains on the blade were gone, as if it had been washed away with clean water.

[You use Qu Chen Zhi’s corpse liquid to remove the contamination of the butcher’s knife, and your survival point +1 (blue). 】

Looking at the butcher's knife that had been restored to good condition, Li Daoxuan felt more confident.

"Don't worry, you can definitely get out."

Li Daoxuan was very open-minded. He walked around the room with a butcher's knife and looked around.

And the reason why he is so sure is simple.

The puppet ghost's puppet has arrived here, which means that either the puppet ghost is hiding in this room, or... this can lead to the room where the puppet ghost is.

So Li Daoxuan was looking forward little by little along the wall of this room.

Since there are flaws, there will definitely be clues.

Zhou Yaya also saw his intention and began to search inside the room.

However, the way she searched was much simpler and cruder. The blood-stained white dress on her body shook slightly, and the blood that had been absorbed by her in the yard outside was squeezed out again.

In just one breath, the floor of this small room was covered with scarlet blood.

Li Daoxuan felt as if he was walking in a pool of blood.

But soon, Zhou Yaya gave the answer, "There is no problem with the ground."

But at this moment, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Daoxuan noticed something strange. He had already walked to the corner and looked back.

I saw behind him, on the wall behind the door, about calf height.

Suddenly, a figure crawled out from inside. No, to be precise, it should have come from the other side of the wall.

Its hair was disheveled and hanging on the ground, and it seemed to be stained with many water stains or blood.

In short, in this darkness, it is impossible to see clearly.

But with just one glance, Li Daoxuan recognized it.

This ghost thing was the female ghost he bumped into when he met Ai at the corner earlier. It was also the thing that contaminated his butcher knife.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

This time Li Daoxuan did not use the butcher's knife, but directly stepped forward and punched the female ghost who had not completely crawled over.

It didn't hit the wrong place, it hit her directly on the forehead.

Just once, pulpy.

Not only that, not only her head, but even other parts of her body turned into a pool of liquid mixed with bones and flesh and poured down.

Rather than being smashed to death by Li Daoxuan's punch, it is better to say that it disintegrated and scattered on its own.

The liquid it turns into is like stewed bone soup, grey-brown, and even the meat has been stewed.

Float on this soup.

And as soon as it was scattered on Zhou Yaya's blood, it dispersed on its own, as if a layer of oil had floated on the water.

"It's weird!"

Even before Li Daoxuan could say anything, Zhou Yaya had already activated the blood all over the floor, and the traces of blood rose up as if turning into a curtain of blood.

What Zhou Yaya manipulated was all contaminated blood.

Under the influence of her thoughts, the blood gathered together on its own and turned into a blood cocoon, wrapping up the oil that had just been scattered.

"This thing is the same thing that just contaminated your knife."

"The corpse fluid of Qu Chen's corpse." Li Daoxuan told the answer, but he was still staring at the wall.

If nothing else, the puppet ghost should be in the room next door.

But the question now is, how to get there?

"Qu Chen corpse? It's this thing. No wonder." Zhou Yaya suddenly understood after listening to Li Daoxuan's explanation.

"How to say?"

"This Qu Chen Corpse was created by the Zhongjiu Corpse Expulsion Lineage. Any corpse that has been expelled by the Corpse Expulsion Line is called Qu Chen Zhi. It is so evil that it can even be sold at a high price."

While the two were talking, a low laugh of "hehe" seemed to come from the next room.

But there were no other words.

Li Daoxuan thought about it for a moment, but still did not choose to take action by force. Instead, he came to the door, inserted the butcher knife into the gap between the door and the door frame, and then slammed everything.

This time it seemed that something had really been cut off by him. Li Daoxuan felt as if he had cut off a pair of hands, and then the door came loose.

He opened the door without saying a word.

"go!"

He rushed out of the door, Zhou Yaya took two steps forward, and all the uncontaminated blood on the ground was absorbed by her clothes.

And Zhou Yaya had just stepped forward and came out of this room.

"Bang——" There was a loud noise, and the door closed again.

It was still dark outside the house and he couldn't see the distance clearly. Li Daoxuan looked back at the room in the middle. If nothing unexpected happened, the puppet ghost was inside.

But now...the Butcher Knife has fully recovered.

There are a lot of weird things here, and they are all extremely difficult to deal with. Instead of wasting time following the puppet ghost here, it is better to go and look elsewhere first.

Let’s wait until we find out more.

And when he raised his feet and walked towards the door, another text popped up on the panel.

Li Dao

But this time when I entered Xuankong Temple, it was different. The panel had the same feeling as before.

It can be triggered anytime and anywhere, and then reward yourself with survival points.

It can be said that just after coming in for such a short time, the number of triggers was more than the number of triggers for more than ten days in a row when I was outside.

So...this panel just wants to push itself into a dangerous place?
There was no danger outside before, and the panel didn't even bother to give themselves a chance to survive. Now inside Xuankong Temple, it's basically impossible to move even an inch.

The panel begins to look generous, just like now.

[The reckless pig butcher finally realized the danger, and the long-lost reason seems to have returned to you, but not much, because you didn't realize that the danger had already come quietly, and your survival points +10 (blue). 】

There are many survival points and the panel is very generous, indicating that there is really a big danger coming!
At this moment, Li Daoxuan seemed to see a white figure flashing past the front hall, behind the door through which he entered.

As soon as he raised his feet, the footsteps all around him came back again. (End of chapter)