Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 777 - 139:

"Thank you for your kind words."

The woman began to wink at Li Zhiyuan.

She felt that her husband had thrown out a good topic, and if the young man bowed his head in respect now, his future would be limitless. At least as each wave passed in the Jianghu, he could share in great benefits.

Li Zhiyuan saw this but pretended not to. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Xiong Shan gently patted his wife's hand and said, "The young man is accomplished, he will surely venture out on his own in the future. Why would he stay with me?"

Li Zhiyuan asked, "Are you injured?"

The gentle expression on Xiong Shan's face immediately disappeared, and he nodded, "It's just a small injury."

"Can't suppress the corpse poison inside you anymore?"

"You can tell?"

"Do you have a way to treat it yourself?"

"It's just a matter of spending more time, it's not a problem."

"I have a method that works instantly. Would you like to try it out?"

Xiong Shan asked, "What is your purpose?"

Li Zhiyuan: "We're both demon exterminators of the Righteous Path, so why not give each other a hand? What's unusual about that?"

"That pure?"

"The elders at home have always taught me, since I was a child, that we should take up defending the Righteous Path as our duty."

"Alright, since you're so open, I can't back down either. If you have a method, help me try it, but let me warn you first, my condition is very complicated."

"I will do my best."

Xiong Shan took off his raincoat and sat cross-legged on the spot.

Not only was his face covered with thick scars, but his chest as well, where vital blood seemed to move around.

Run Sheng took a deep breath and swallowed several times in succession.

Xiong Shan looked at Run Sheng in confusion, "Are you hungry?"

Then Xiong Shan looked at his wife, "Lihua, get him something to eat."

"No need, I have some."

Run Sheng took out compressed biscuits from his bag, softening them with rainwater while fixating on Xiong Shan's body as he ate.

Li Zhiyuan walked up to Xiong Shan and observed carefully.

If the other party was poisoned, then he wouldn't be able to help. That was Yin Meng's specialty, though Yin Meng didn't seem to know detoxification either, but she could try one method after another.

The corpse poison in Xiong Shan came with him; once it reached a certain level, it couldn't be suppressed and could easily break out, turning on its master, especially when combined with injuries.

This guy, though human, had a large proportion of dead tissue in him.

No wonder Brother Runsheng drooled over him. From a culinary perspective, Xiong Shan was both flavorful and tender, like a high-end premium steak.

It's relatively easy to treat, simply by setting up a temporary small array on him to suppress the corpse energy. As for these external injuries, they were actually minor issues for Xiong Shan.

Li Zhiyuan took out a small array flag from his bag.

Seeing this, Xiong Shan asked, "You know formations?"

"Yes, a bit."

"The mud is thick around here; it might not be convenient for a formation."

"No problem, I'll set it up on your body. It'll hurt a bit, so bear with it."

"No matter, do as you wish."

Li Zhiyuan drove the small array flags into the other's body, turning them with his fingers with each insertion and flicking them with his fingertips as he let go.

This felt like acupuncture, except with larger needles.

The woman, holding her child, watched vigilantly from the side.

After arranging the array flags, Li Zhiyuan reminded, "I am going to activate the formation. Coordinate with the array's power to suppress the corpse poison in your body."

"Okay!"

"Brother Binbin, hold the umbrella."

Li Zhiyuan activated the formation.

Xiong Shan's eyes widened, and his body trembled. Soon, the originally protruding scars began to subside, spewing out pus that splattered faster and faster.

Tan Wenbin quickly placed the Luo Sheng Umbrella in front of Brother Xiao Yuan to prevent him from getting splashed.

The ground around Xiong Shan was a stinking black, but his body felt much cleaner, as red blood began seeping from the wounds, evidence of definite improvement.

"Whew..." Xiong Shan gathered his breath, incredulous, "You call this knowing just a little about formations?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Just a blind cat finding a dead rat."

"Would you consider joining my group? I'll make sure to protect you completely."

Li Zhiyuan shook his head.

Xiong Shan wasn't angry and jokingly said, "Seems I've been ignorant, Nantong Li Family must be one of those hidden great clans in the Jianghu."

Li Zhiyuan: "Not quite, but life is fairly good."

The grandmaster always has wine and meat available, truly a well-off country life.

Xiong Shan: "You're being too modest."

Those in the Jianghu proficient in formations are like children nowadays listing piano, skiing, and equestrian as hobbies. The child may not be necessarily talented, but the family's condition is probably good.

Xiong Shan stood up, allowing the rain to wash away the blood and dirt on him, then put his raincoat back on.

"Little brother, I owe you a favor. Without your help, I would have been delayed for a long time, and the situation might have become worse because of it."

"If you settle matters here, it'll count as repaying my favor."

"For someone so young, you have quite a perspective."

"You went in earlier?"

"Yes, I went in. Taohua Village is under the lake; behind the village is an underwater pool, which should be the original center of Drinking Horse Lake. From there, you can enter the depths of the water tomb.

In there... there are many people.

I actually made it in and was about to meet that general, but at the last step, my identity was discovered. There were too many dead there; the corpse energy was too strong, and I got injured, making it hard to suppress the corpse poison in me, and I almost ended up staying there.

Fortunately, I've managed to get a good grasp of the situation inside. Once my people arrive, along with people from three other families, I'll head down again and seal that general back."

"The other three families? You mean Xie, Wang, and Bu?"

"Who else?"