Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

【All Buddhas, Taoism, and religions involved in this article are fabricated by the author for plot needs and do not contain any adverse guidance.】

Li Guanqi listened carefully, realizing that people leaving the city were being attacked by妖兽 (yao shou, or demon beasts) at night.

For妖兽 (yao shou, or demon beasts), human organs and vitality are great tonics.

Afterward, Li Guanqi didn't hear any useful information, so he decided to take a stroll around the city.

Just as he walked out of the tavern, the sorrowful cries of a woman came from the alley not far away.

Through the crowd, Li Guanqi saw the fragmented and rotten corpse lying on the ground.

The claw marks on the body resembled those of large妖 (yao, or demon) such as leopards or bears.

The woman's heartbreaking cries attracted many onlookers.

“呜呜… Tie Niu (Iron Ox) ah… Now that you're dead, what are we, mother and daughter, going to do?!”

“Damn妖物 (yao wu, or demon things)!! Tie Niu (Iron Ox) ah…”

At this moment, Li Guanqi noticed two cultivators slowly walking down from another tavern.

One of them was completely covered in a black robe, with a wooden box hanging from his waist.

He was slightly thin, with a straight posture, but hunched his back and lowered his head slightly.

The other had delicate features, but his sunken eye sockets and triangular eyes gave him a somewhat sinister aura.

However, Li Guanqi sensed that there was no evil or malicious intent in their auras, which made him a little curious.

Despite their fierce appearances, the two men did not exude any evil intentions.

The slender youth with triangular eyes carried a huge black coffin on his back!

This made Li Guanqi frown slightly, curious about their identities.

Moreover, the two men were not weak in cultivation; the one carrying the coffin was a True Immortal Realm level three, and the black-robed man with the wooden box was a True Immortal Realm level two.

The two exchanged a glance and whispered to each other.

Li Guanqi saw the black-robed man with the wooden box hesitate, then slowly walk towards the crowd.

Instantly, the originally noisy and crowded people made way for him.

This man slowly emitted a strange pressure, forcing everyone to make way and avoid touching him.

The woman's face turned pale when she saw this. Although frightened, she still crawled up from the ground and stood in front of the corpse, trembling.

“Y-you… who are you! What do you want!”

Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes, smelling a fishy, bloody scent on the man.

This kind of bloody scent was different from the scent of cultivators who had fought too much.

This fishy smell indicated that he was someone who often came into contact with dead people!!

The smell was hard to hide and difficult to cover up.

The man hesitated and looked back at the youth carrying the coffin.

“My friend is a corpse stitcher. You don't want your husband to be buried in this state, do you?”

The woman was slightly stunned upon hearing this, her eyes red as she knelt down to the black-robed man with a thud.

Bang, bang, bang!

“Please, immortal, help… give him a complete corpse…”

Li Guanqi's eyes lit up.

“A corpse stitcher, that's the first time I've heard of that.”

The surrounding onlookers also started to murmur.

“A corpse stitcher? Sewing up corpses with needles and thread?”

One man opened his mouth in disgust.

But another man frowned and said.

“So what? If that was you lying there, wouldn't you want to look your best when you die?”

“If your parents saw you like that, would you be able to rest in peace during the burial? Humph!”

The man was silenced after being retorted, and a look of contemplation appeared in his eyes, followed by a self-deprecating smile.

The black-robed man slowly crouched down, put down the wooden box, and slowly opened it.

The wooden box had four layers, and Li Guanqi immediately saw that ball of silver silk!!

“That's… the silk of a second-tier妖物 (yao wu, or demon thing), the Azure Weaver Silkworm?”

“And that needle isn't ordinary either…”

A silver needle as thin as a hair shuttled between the man's thick fingers, threading the needle with ease.

He came to the corpse, first observed it, then used his left hand to restore the broken organs and bones.

His right hand moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he sewed the fragmented corpse together.

Moreover, the wounds were incredibly smooth, and it was impossible to see the previous appearance of exposed flesh.

At this moment, the surrounding onlookers couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“What exquisite skill.”

“Yes, if it weren't for the rotten face, you wouldn't be able to tell how miserable he was before.”

“Ah… Tie Niu's (Iron Ox's) parents will feel better seeing this.”

The surrounding discussions did not affect the man's movements.

The hand holding the needle remained steady, focused and unaffected by external words.

When it came to the bitten face, the black-robed man slowly raised his head.

“Can you… describe his facial features to me?”

The man's voice was deep and magnetic, giving people a sense of security.

The woman thought for a moment: “High nose bridge, big nose, single eyelids, thick lips, smiles… quite simple and honest.”

Upon hearing this, the man took some special materials from the wooden box, and then everyone saw Tie Niu's (Iron Ox's) appearance being restored bit by bit!!

Li Guanqi nodded slightly. Combining the man's bone structure and the woman's description, the restoration was almost perfect.

The man lying on the ground looked as if he was asleep with a smile. The woman's tears burst out.

The black-robed man put away the wooden box and slowly stood up, extending his large hand to the woman.

“Please give me one string of copper coins.”

As soon as these words came out, voices of injustice immediately came from all around.

“Why should you get money!”

“This woman just lost her husband, and the breadwinner of the family is dead. How can you ask for a string of money at this time!”

“That's right, I knew I shouldn't have let you help!”

“What kind of person is this? Isn't this taking advantage of someone's misfortune?”

The woman was also a little panicked, because it was really difficult for her to come up with a string of money at this time…

The woman looked at her man at her feet, bit her lip, and although a little scared, she still opened her mouth to negotiate.

“This big brother, there's really nothing of value in my house. Can you… can you take less?”

The black-robed man shook his head, his outstretched hand still not retracting.

After a moment of stalemate, the man sighed and was about to bend down to dismantle the corpse he had sewn together.

The woman was shocked when she saw this!!

“No!! No! Don't… woo woo don't ah.”

The black-robed man still sighed in a stiff tone.

“If you can't give me money, I can only take these things back.”

This action stimulated the surrounding crowd, and they almost rushed forward.

Fortunately, the youth carrying the coffin suddenly stepped forward, scanning the surroundings with sinister eyes, which stopped them.

Li Guanqi sighed and slowly stepped forward.

He rummaged through his storage ring, found a string of copper coins, and handed it to the woman.

“This money is a loan from me. Take it and pay!”

Li Guanqi's voice was very solemn when he said the last two words, 'pay'.

The woman took the copper coins and thanked him repeatedly, then handed the copper coins in her hand to the black-robed man.

The black-robed man took the copper coins with both hands, clasped his hands together, and then put the copper coins away in the wooden box.

The black-robed man stood up and looked at Li Guanqi, hesitated, and then cupped his hands in a slight salute.

Li Guanqi smiled, raised his hand, and used the power of space to help the man up, and said softly.

“If you don't mind, how about I treat you two to a drink?”