Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 769 - 137:

Moreover, the most horrifying part was that these two dead bodies were still clad in Taoist robes, covered with Taoist magic artifacts!

Even if all these artifacts are fake, decking out evil with all these fakes would definitely cause some trouble—it's impossible for it to act like nothing's wrong.

Distance: ten meters.

The two Taoists in front and back looked quite young, resembling twins with their round faces.

The Taoist in front waved his hand, seemingly greeting someone.

The Taoist behind leaned his head out, smiling in response.

The old woman joyfully gestured, as if directing a car into her own yard.

Among the five returnees, some began to laugh aloud.

The two black-market drivers also walked up to the courtyard, pointing and chatting.

The two Taoists began conversing with them. The one at the back was doing better, still shouting, "Yin people on the road, Yang people make way."

The young Taoist in front, however, lowered his head shyly, seemingly embarrassed by the sudden appearance of so many strangers.

This familiarity, this naturalness, this display of normal behavior—could it still be evil?

Sometimes, when you walk the Jiang, on a path like Hua Mountain's, you have no choice but to throw everything into the challenge, for you know there's no escape but to admit defeat and turn back.

But right now, there was no such wave, no extreme situation present.

If the other side's danger level exceeds expectations, there's no need to confront it head-on.

After all, when you walk the Jiang, at least you have a gradual buildup of expectations. But reality never reasons with you.

"Wah~ Wah~ Wah~" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The piercing and urgent sound of a child crying drew many eyes, but people quickly averted their gaze back to the two corpse drivers about to enter the courtyard.

Li Zhiyuan, however, continued to watch the woman.

"Oh oh~ Don't cry, don't cry~ Oh oh~ Be good, don't cry~"

The woman coaxed the child as she walked towards the edge of the yard.

In truth, this child was very well-behaved, quiet throughout the journey, neither crying nor fussing.

Many people who are currently raising or have just raised children can deduce some meaning from a child's cries.

Li Zhiyuan had never raised a child, but he was quite perceptive early on. When truly treated as a child, adults always liked him to play with real children.

He realized that the child's cries were due to pain, and based on the frequency, someone was repeatedly causing the child discomfort.

The woman was deliberately pinching the child in places unseen, to elicit his cries.

She walked to the edge of the yard, where the fence was low, made loosely of wood—so simple that a child could easily jump over it.

This woman had been pretending all along, and even though he didn't fully trust her, he hadn't caught any of her flaws.

Yet now, she dropped the act!

So, just how terrifying was the "corpse-driving team" about to come in?

No time to ponder further, the young Taoist in the lead had already turned directions, preparing to walk into the courtyard.

The woman, still soothing the child, had reached the edge of the yard completely.

Li Zhiyuan extended his hands, grabbed Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin, then ran towards the edge of the yard.

Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin, being quite attuned to the boy, didn't need to ask, "What's going on?" or "Why?" Upon seeing Xiao Yuan start running, they hurried after him!

Fortunately, their tent was already near the corner, so they just needed to sprint a bit to reach the edge, then, leap!

Below the yard was a slope, with a substantial drop, which was why cars had to park inside the yard as nowhere else had been flattened.

During the leap and fall, Run Sheng grabbed Li Zhiyuan's backpack, twisted sideways, pulling the boy to his chest while landing on his back.

"Bang!"

After landing, Run Sheng held Li Zhiyuan as they rolled downhill, then quickly inserted a hand into the soil by his side, stabilizing himself.

Tan Wenbin was less lucky. He had initially grabbed Run Sheng's thigh, hoping to steady himself, but everyone's tailor-made expedition attire, made from quality smooth materials, didn't help. His boots slipped right down, never finding grip.

He ultimately landed chest down, "Thud thud thud," grating down a significant distance before stabilizing.

Once settled, Tan Wenbin immediately opened his mouth in silent agony, as if his chest had been scrubbed brutally with steel wool.

"There there~ Don't cry, don't cry~ There there~ All done crying, all done~"

The woman's position aligned with Run Sheng's, though a few meters further.

All of them leapt from the same level ground, and Li Zhiyuan's trio made a sprinting jump over, yet the woman, still holding a child, out-jumped them—it was Qinggong-level skill.

Now, the woman squatted steadily on the ground, neither looking at Run Sheng and Li Zhiyuan nearby nor bothered by Tan Wenbin below, continuing to soothe the child:

"Oh~ Don't cry, don't cry~ There there~ Don't cry, don't cry~"

The child gradually stopped crying, as no one pinched him anymore.

Meanwhile, from the upper yard, an eerie wailing emerged suddenly, prickling the scalp.

In another instant, the cries ceased abruptly, plunging everything into in dead silence!

So quickly?

It's worth noting that those seven people were all Wang Family members with considerable skills and tactics.

"Ding-a-ling... Ding-a-ling... Ding-a-ling..."

The sound of bells rang once more.

This time, the bell sound came from overhead.

Below, Li Zhiyuan, Run Sheng, Tan Wenbin, and the woman all looked up, gazing upwards.

On the small road along the slope, a long procession advanced to the rhythm of the bells.

Still the two young Taoists in yellow robes leading, front and back.

In the middle, four on one side and three on the other, were the five "returnees" and two "black-market drivers."

They each held a bamboo pole, rested on their shoulders, pacing step by step.

All ten people,

Yet only one person's feet weren't touching the ground.

Meanwhile, the old woman's voice resounded from within the yard, echoing through the open mountain valley:

"Oh hey, there are still five who didn't leave together~"