Chapter 63 Broker
Back at home, Li Ang pulled open the door to his study and switched on the light.
The study windows were tightly closed, and thick curtains blocked the view of the utility lines outside. By the lamplight, one could see a giant, person-length glass fish tank placed horizontally in front of the bookshelves.
This glass fish tank had also been bought online, costing Li Ang a considerable sum. Originally open-topped, the fish tank was now sealed with an inverted glass panel, its edges glued to the tank to make it airtight.
A hermetically sealed fish tank naturally couldn’t house fish; instead, it contained a corpse.
Soaking in formalin was the body of Zou Zhengze.
The originally large, inhuman figure had shrunk considerably from being burned. Its head was completely shattered, and its limbs were covered with bone spurs. Large patches of its red-black skin were missing, showing severe burn scars. The thoracic and abdominal cavities gaped open, revealing severely charred internal organs through the wounds.
This twisted and bizarre corpse had been placed in the study for several days. This wasn’t due to Li Ang’s morbid aesthetic or mere bad taste but for another reason.
The Soul Summoning Banner could nourish a Spiritual Body due to its special effect of absorbing Yin energy. Chai Cuiqiao had expended a great deal of energy. To supply the Soul Summoning Banner with sufficient Yin energy, Li Ang had preserved Zou Zhengze’s body as a specimen and kept it at home.
Above the fish tank rested the Soul Summoning Banner, disguised as a large black umbrella. Chai Cuiqiao floated above it, legs crossed, holding a newly purchased smartphone and intently scrolling through romance novels.
Fully immersed as the book’s heroine, she bit her fingernails, her brows knitted in indignation as she muttered, "Fortunes change; don’t underestimate a young girl in poverty. When the day comes for me to take charge in the palace, I will make sure these evil women who bullied my mother meet their end without a proper burial..."
Li Ang cleared his throat. "Ahem."