Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 787 - 141:

Immediately, there were maidservants and eunuchs walking in formation.

They even walked parallel to us for quite a long distance, but at the next side entrance, they turned into the palace.

Xiong Shan deliberately stopped for a moment to let them pass first.

Li Zhiyuan pondered briefly, they should be wearing Han Dynasty clothing.

But if this is the General's Tomb, it's understandable to have maidservants, but why eunuchs?

The lanterns on both sides of the road started standing upright, previously destroyed, now presenting as illusions, but the lighting effect remained evident.

"Giddy up! Giddy up!"

A group of knights galloped past through the middle.

In short, although this road was "empty and desolate," it was still "bustling with activity."

Fortunately, by carrying the straw pole and pretending to be corpse handlers, "no one" paid attention to us.

Li Zhiyuan looked up several times to see their straw men.

The footless one could be looked at; but the one in the official procession of corpse handlers could not be seen.

The young man still didn't understand who had awarded "it" such power.

Initially, he and Xiong Shan believed it was the General's patrol, each corpse handler in a procession represented the General's "vision."

But if the General could still exert such strong powers and send them this far, why would he remain trapped and not come out?

But if it's not from the General's powers, then who else could it be?

Under Xiong Shan's guidance, they circled almost three-quarters around the palace until a branching upward path appeared, with a relatively well-preserved building above the branch.

Compared to the palace, it appeared quite simple and plain.

Xiong Shan: "I don't know what it was called in ancient times, but the furnishings inside resemble a banquet hall. Behind the hall, there's a small waterfall dropping into a yin river, and that's where I jumped down to return to the lake surface."

They began to ascend along the branch road.

Li Zhiyuan wasn't hasty to leave; he still needed to find Lin Shuyou and Yin Meng, but he needed to check it out, at least to watch Xiong Shan and Lihua jump down the waterfall, ensuring it's the right exit route.

However, the higher they went, the more the atmosphere began to change.

A red carpet appeared on the ground, and the stone lamps on both sides of the road were no longer illusions but solid, lit with oil burning inside.

Xiong Shan: "Something's not right, when I explored here yesterday, none of these furnishings were here, they're all newly arranged, let's head back!"

Encountering unusual situations warrants more exploration on the periphery.

However, when they wanted to descend, a group of maidservants and eunuchs appeared on the rising path, numerous and neatly arranged.

The eunuchs held lanterns, the maidservants carried lotus lamps.

They were illusions, but this time they were densely packed, completely blocking the way down.

As Li Zhiyuan and Xiong Shan approached them, white smoke began rising from the straw men overhead, the straw pole wasn't as sturdy as bamboo, and "creak, creak" sounds of breaking resonated.

The maidservants and eunuchs moved forward in unison, step by step, forcing Li Zhiyuan and others to retreat.

"Young brother, I don't know what's happening here, but the more they push us, the more we mustn't comply, prepare to act!"

Li Zhiyuan agreed with Xiong Shan's judgment.

But behind the maidservants and eunuchs, eight corpse handler processions appeared, each with a standard three-person configuration, two carrying poles, and a footless person in the middle.

How could they act now?

Those eight positioned there, a glance would inflict a backlash on the mind, how could they fight?

Xiong Shan: "One must lower their head under the eaves, let's comply with their intentions for now."

The two amateur corpse handler processions began to turn around and continue upward.

Because their earlier "reverse" partly blocked the way, once they moved upward again, the maidservants and eunuchs passed through them.

Regrettably, the eight corpse handler processions at the rear seemed to truly regard them as "colleagues," two processions on each side, treating the pair as leaders.

Now, not only was turning around impossible, but even slowing down was unfeasible.

The higher they went, the closer they got to the "Banquet Hall," the stronger the hazy luminescence became.

The door of the Banquet Hall was wide open, some maidservants and eunuchs waited outside, while others entered.

The current issue was, as "leaders," should they go inside or stop outside?

Luckily, the external maidservants and eunuchs provided an answer by bowing with a "please" gesture.

It seemed they were meant to enter.

Once inside, it was indeed as Xiong Shan described, a banquet hall layout with a very ancient format.

In the center stood a half-human-high square platform, presumably the main seating area, draped with a curtain obscuring the view.

All around below were rows of desks, some intact, others already damaged.

Currently, the place appeared empty, except for four desks in one corner, where people were seated.

Li Zhiyuan saw familiar faces, first Brother Hu and his three thugs, all with eyes shut, kneeling motionlessly.

Next to Brother Hu's trio sat Lin Shuyou.

Lin Shuyou was originally seated quietly but now seemed to sense something and opened his eyes to look around, whispering something inaudible, though his mouth still formed the words:

"Brother Xiao Yuan?"

Previously by the lake, Lin Shuyou was amidst a corpse handler procession, his senses blocked, while Li Zhiyuan and others were inside the "Yin Yang Road Inn" shielded area; he sensed people but couldn't see them.

This time, Li Zhiyuan and the two carried an inferior disguise, with less concealment capability, Lin Shuyou first sensed, then determined direction, ultimately fixed his gaze on Li Zhiyuan's position.

At this moment, a cold wind blew, lifting the curtain on the main platform, exposing the scene inside.

On the platform was a principal seat, with each side flanked by two accompaniment seats. Naturally, the host sat at the principal seat, but those accompanying and seated on the platform would be the four most prestigious individuals present.

On the principal seat lay a set of armor, battle-scarred, exuding a rich aura of antiquity, likely representing the General.

Below the principal seat on the right side was a statue, depicting a man in red attire; despite weathering, the statue captured the charm of its subject.

Li Zhiyuan saw similar attire on Uncle Qin at his entrance ceremony.

Li Zhiyuan himself possessed two sets, custom-made by the elderly lady, one primarily red, and another green, since he carried dual roles and needed a set of attire from both families.

This statue evidently depicted the former Dragon King of Qin Family who suppressed the General, yet the General respected him enough to establish a statue by his seat, indicating recognition and honor.

Opposite the red attire statue, sitting on the left side below the principal seat... was Yin Meng.

Tan Wenbin and Run Sheng were both shocked at this revelation: Why was Yin Meng seated there?

Even Xiong Shan cast a surprised, questioning glance toward the young man: What is your subordinate truly capable of? Or rather, between you and him, who is actually the subordinate?

Only Li Zhiyuan, who perused the complete Yin family genealogy, knew this wasn't unexpected.

Because, 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This was the longstanding tradition of Yin Family members exploring and freeloading on their travels.

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This chapter makes up for yesterday's word count deficit.

Tonight will have today's.