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"Oh, oh, good!"
Qiu Shengwencai then realized what was happening and hurriedly went to make tea. He then approached Shi Jian with trembling hands and gently handed him the teacup.
Despite trembling all over, Qiusheng did his best to keep the teacup in his hands from falling.
"..."
Shi Jian remained silent, staring at the teacup that was handed to him, his hawk-like eyes coldly fixed on Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai.
That gaze, seemingly capable of piercing through everything, sent chills down their spines, making them feel as if they were about to melt away.
The terrifying and oppressive atmosphere was so palpable that even Uncle Nine, who was standing nearby, could feel it.
"Ahem... Put your teacups down and then go to the side!"
Uncle Nine shouted immediately.
Qiu Shengwen then gently placed the teacup on the coffee table, and then took a few steps back, trembling, not daring to approach the center of death.
"Cough cough..." Uncle Nine took a few breaths, approached Jinbu, and said, "I wonder what brings Senior Brother here so late?"
We must not be the first to point it out.
Since the eldest brother hasn't said anything, let's just keep pretending to be stupid.
Although this approach was somewhat foolish, he was willing to risk everything to save his beloved student's life.
Shi Jian's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he glanced coldly at his Ninth Uncle in front of him before slowly moving his lips.
"You know why I'm here..."
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Chapter 356 A Smile Conceals a Dagger: Shi Jian's Plan
Another bolt of lightning struck overhead.
The cold wind that swept through the hall inadvertently enveloped everyone present.
It felt as if you were in an extremely cold place, enduring the freezing cold of sub-zero temperatures.
That chilling feeling that seeped into his heart made even Uncle Nine somewhat unable to control himself.
"Ah--"
After that sudden response, I don't know how much time had passed.
Shi Jian then suddenly snorted coldly, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a small sip.
Although his attitude seemed to have softened considerably, the terrifying aura emanating from him had not diminished in the slightest.
"Speaking of which, quite a few things happened today..."
Shi Jian licked his moist lips, a sinister expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "When I returned to the inn this afternoon, I discovered that my apprentice, Shao Jian, had mysteriously disappeared..."
"After a search, his soul was found, but his physical body had been destroyed by a hungry wolf from who-knows-where, and his life was already in danger..."
Everything he said was exactly the same as what Uncle Nine had heard, which made his heart tremble.
It seems that the eldest brother already knows, already knows everything...
that……
Why not just be upfront about it?
Since you've come to the mortuary, you must be here to settle accounts, so why are you being so secretive?
Uncle Nine was somewhat puzzled by Shi Jian's attitude, and even felt a little apprehensive.
If he had been asked to speak frankly, he might have been able to plead for Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai. But with this ambiguous explanation, he didn't know how to respond.
But... Uncle Nine still had to bite the bullet and reply.
"How...how could this happen..."
"Yes, it's unbelievable that something like this could happen." Shi Jian forced a smile, took a sip of hot tea, and glanced at Qiu Shengwencai standing behind him.
The two trembled under the intense gaze and dared not make a move.
"Therefore, I have come here today to ask you for a favor, junior brother."
Shi Jian spoke again, his voice filled with domineering power.
"Senior Brother, please feel free to give your orders..." Uncle Nine had no reason to refuse, nor did he have the confidence to ask a question in return. "If it is within my power, I will certainly give Senior Brother a satisfactory answer."
I just hope that request isn't about cleaning house...
"Lin Jiu, you don't need to be so nervous. What I'm about to say isn't anything important. I just hope you can help me find coffin fungus to repair my soul."
"Coffin fungus?"
Upon hearing these three words, Uncle Nine frowned, even more astonished.
The coffin fungus is not, as the name suggests, a fungus that grows on coffins.
It was a pent-up resentment in the Zombie King's throat!
To obtain this item, one must enter that gloomy and dangerous place and obtain it from the Corpse King amidst a horde of zombies.
This move is undoubtedly suicidal.
If an ordinary cultivator were to trespass into this place, they would basically never return!
Can……
The current situation has put Uncle Nine in a difficult position, so he has no choice but to agree.
Although he was somewhat concerned about what Shi Jian intended to do with the coffin fungus.
"Don't worry, senior brother, leave this matter to me."
Uncle Nine nodded with difficulty, forcibly suppressing his displeasure.
"Fine!" Shi Jian chuckled.
That smile that concealed a knife sent chills down one's spine.
"Then I will wait for your good news at the inn, and hope to receive what I want first thing tomorrow morning."
Having said that, Shi Jian did not linger and turned to leave.
The terrifying moment passed, but things were not at peace. Instead, they were plunged into an even more bizarre and terrifying vortex.
The tense atmosphere that permeated the room did not dissipate.
However, only Qiu Shengwen breathed a sigh of relief, unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
"Phew—it seems my senior uncle doesn't know it was us. I was terrified. I thought I was about to die."
"Master is truly wise. He remained still. If he had discovered even the slightest flaw, we would have been truly doomed."
The two talked and comforted each other, even planning to celebrate their escape from danger.
But before he could be happy for long, his joy was interrupted by a rebuke from Uncle Nine.
"Shut up!"
Uncle Nine turned around and cursed fiercely, his expression extremely angry, "Do you know that the request your senior uncle made is tantamount to sending you to your deaths?!"
"what?"
Upon hearing what Uncle Nine said, Qiu Shengwencai instantly lost his composure, and the tension that had finally subsided returned to his heart.
"Master, please don't scare us."
"These coffin fungi—no, they're just the fungi that grow on coffins. Our mortuary has everything, but it doesn't lack coffins. If we don't have them here, let's look in the cemetery behind the mountain, there..."
"Shut up!" Uncle Nine shouted again, interrupting the two men's ignorant remarks. He put his hands behind his back, walked to the table, and lit a cigarette.
Exhaling a puff of smoke, Uncle Nine frowned and said nervously, "Senior Brother already knows it was you who did it. Now you're sending us to get coffin fungus, which is like jumping into a fire pit."
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Chapter 357 Deep into the Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair!
"Master, how could this be... didn't my senior uncle say anything just now either?"
Wen Cai did not understand.
Although they were suspicious of Shi Jian's series of unusual and somewhat strange actions, they did not make things difficult for them afterwards.
They haven't even made a move yet.
Beforehand, they were all mentally prepared to kneel down and beg for mercy, trying to plead with tears.
Unexpectedly, this tactic was never used in the end.
Of course, they had no idea that if Shi Jian intended to kill them, he would not give them a chance to beg for mercy.
"You're all still too young," Uncle Nine sighed, exhaling a puff of smoke. "Eldest Brother is planning to use someone else to do his dirty work; it's truly brilliant..."
"Do you know what that coffin fungus actually is?"
Uncle Nine explained the matter of the coffin fungus to Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai in detail. After they understood, their hair stood on end, and goosebumps suddenly appeared all over their bodies like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
"This this……"
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai looked at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.
"This is basically sending us to our deaths!"
They had initially held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that Shi Jian was unaware of the truth and had simply come to ask them to handle certain matters.
It turns out, this was a conspiracy, a complete and utter conspiracy.
Going or not going, we'll both die!