Imperial Treasure

Chapter 557 - 362: The Ghost Cup, The Fear in the Heart_2

Shi Yao.

This name is rather literary and interesting..

"It’s the corpse in ’corpse’," the village chief said indifferently.

Everyone was taken aback, then quickly realized what he meant and looked towards Sui Yi. Second Master Gong asked, "Was that corpse driving we just saw..."

"It was him," Sui Yi looked towards the path the corpse driving had taken, "Those bodies must have been from the water earlier. When the bodies were hopping up and down just now, their hair was dragging in the water... They must have been fished out this morning... But the blood on them has been cleaned off, there must be some taboo."

Her tone was incredibly calm, as if she was discussing a group of wet ducks that had passed by her front door...

And the weirdest thing is... how can you see so much!

Four to five hundred meters, geez...

The fog is so heavy.

But after all, knowing what Sui Yi was capable of, no one pursued the matter further.

Sui Yi ignored them and walked up to the Hou, "I know you understand human speech and possess some spiritual intelligence. Though you have fallen into my hands today, I do not like to harm human life. However, you were the aggressor, and your nature is incorrigible. Even if I were to kill you, the sin of killing would not fall upon me..."

While the others were stunned by Sui Yi’s words, a gleam flashed across the Hou’s originally blank and foolish eyes as it stared intently at Sui Yi.

Sui Yi looked down at him indifferently and said, "You have corpse qi on you, just like the Small Leather Pouch carried by the Corpse Hover. It seems to come from the same place, at least. You know where he has gone; take us there."

Hou remained silent. After a while, it shifted slightly. Sui Yi raised an eyebrow, her hand moved, and Demon Que unsheathed from her back, glinting with cold light, and the rope broke.

The Hou seemed to be extremely afraid of Demon Que, shrinking back a bit at its presence.

Skinny Waist was worried that without the rope binding it, the creature would take the opportunity to flee, but seeing Sui Yi so composed, he did not intervene.

Strangely, the Hou seemed to understand Sui Yi’s intent. It squatted on the ground, gazing steadily at her for a moment, then suddenly let out a low cry and ran off ahead...

"Damn, it’s running away!"

Just as everyone shouted, the Hou suddenly stopped, turned around, and gestured to Sui Yi and the others with a hand motion... It was almost identical to the human expression for "follow me."

Surprised yet feeling it made sense, everyone quickly followed, but the village chief hesitated, eventually unable to hold back and saying, "Are you sure you want to go in? Not to be negative, but in our region, there’s always been a warning to stay away from corpses used in corpse driving, as most of them have been subjected to a secret technique. They still retain some of their corpse nature, and any close proximity to the living may activate their corpse nature, making them prone to becoming violent!"

Despite their skepticism, everyone was superstitious about such words.

Sui Yi only responded, "The Corpse Hover is a menace... Back in the day, only he remained from the Earth Tribe. Not only does he not shy away, but he also frequents this place to drive corpses, moves mysteriously and is ruthless and merciless. And he borders your village; aren’t you worried? Today he’s driving unnatural corpses, tomorrow, who knows whose bodies he will be driving."

The village chief’s face changed, his eyes flickering.

"You can go back," Sui Yi turned and followed the Hou.

"Let’s go," the village chief took a deep breath and also followed.

Second Master Gong’s mouth twitched, exchanged a glance with Brother Gong, and signaled the others to follow as well.

Even without Hou guiding them, Sui Yi and her group could have roughly followed the corpse driving procession by tracing the signs, but the danger was the intricately overlapped landscape of Poison Dragon Gully; they feared encountering dangers or getting lost. The Hou, at least, was a local...

Soon, the group entered the bottom of the deep gully and realized just how dangerous it was inside.

Swamps! There were numerous swamps covered with grass on top, but with deep, sinking mud beneath!

One of the Tang Family’s subordinates nearly fell in up to his waist in a moment of carelessness. Had it not been for the quick reaction of those next to him pulling him out, he might have sunk in completely.

"I’ve never really been to the depths of Poison Dragon Gully before. Swamps are just one hazard; look at those flowers and plants, they all contain toxins. Be careful not to get cut or bitten, otherwise, your medicines won’t be able to save you," warned the local guide from the Miao people.

Taking the warning seriously, everyone made sure to cover their skin thoroughly... Pushing aside the grass that was taller than a person... They cautiously tested the ground ahead...

After an indeterminate amount of time, around midday, the Hou up front suddenly lay down on the ground and turned to Sui Yi, issuing a low sound.

Just like a kitten...

Through the sparse reeds ahead, Sui Yi could already see a large clearing outside and it seemed that there were trees about seven or eight hundred meters away...

She turned to Second Master Gong and signaled with her hand, they had arrived.