Corpse Recovery Diver

"Splash!"

Xue Liangliang leapt like a fish into the water, diving into the lake.

His entering position wasn't the most standard, but it was the most suitable for him.

His legs kicked continuously, and his body immediately sank to the bottom, vanishing without a trace.

No matter how complex the underwater environment was, it could not compare to the dangerous undercurrents deep in the Yangtze River's estuary; no matter how many corpses lay there, they weren't as eerie as the Bai family's ladies sitting at the door of the Bai family town.

This, was professionalism.

Li Zhiyuan lay on the shore, gazing at the starry night sky overhead.

The young man didn't feel very relieved in his heart.

Because this crisis almost drained everyone, including himself, and even Xue Liangliang, who wasn't even considered an official member, participated in the final cleanup.

In the past, among the waves, there were those who had been seriously injured, but never had they all been so uniformly harmed.

Lin Shuyou used the Evil-breaking Talisman Needle, Yin Meng was poisoned, Tan Wenbin used Ghost Control Skill, and Run Sheng opened all his Qi gates, while he himself lost too much blood.

It was like a wet towel being wrung with force, squeezing out every last drop of water, needing just a little more pressure to break the towel.

For other River Walkers, surviving a life-threatening crisis with no team deaths was perhaps a rare "blessing."

But for Li Zhiyuan, this "good" from such a pyrrhic victory could be called the worst result since he became a River Walker.

In the night sky, a bird circled alone.

Li Zhiyuan watched it for a long time.

He always suspected that the intensity of this wave was too high, even exceeding the standard.

Now, he was more convinced of his view.

But if viewed from another perspective,

perhaps,

the one exceeding the standard wasn't this wave, but he himself and his team.

Lin Shuyou, Yin Meng, Tan Wenbin, and Run Sheng were brought out one by one.

Xue Liangliang not only didn't seem tired, but after saving everyone, he even washed the mud off his body by the lake.

This stamina, this endurance, indeed came from long-term training.

Everyone was placed onto a tractor by Xue Liangliang, with Li Zhiyuan assigned to the driver's seat.

"Xiao Yuan, lean against me and sit."

"Okay."

Xue Liangliang drove the tractor, carrying all the severely injured, back to the village.

They reached the village just as dawn was breaking.

Upon entering the village and arriving at the outer area of the Tulou, Li Zhiyuan immediately noticed the Array he set up before leaving had been deliberately destroyed.

"Brother Liangliang, outsiders have entered our home."

Xue Liangliang was about to turn off the engine, but upon hearing this, not only did he immediately withdraw his hand, he even intended to drive away past the Tulou.

Li Zhiyuan: "They've already spotted us."

The young man raised his head, above him, the bird continued circling up till now.

This wave might not be over yet, as the true crisis followed right behind.

Sometimes, humans can be more dangerous than evil spirits.

But running away was pointless.

On the mountain road, the tractor certainly couldn't outrun the bird.

Moreover, a rash move might compel the other side to take extreme measures.

Xue Liangliang: "So what do we do?"

"Play it by ear." Li Zhiyuan turned to look at Xue Liangliang, "Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem."

"Xiao Yuan, don't worry, I will cooperate with you well."

"Brother Liangliang."

"Hmm?"

"It's me cooperating with you."

"Hmm... What?"

"Don't be afraid, they're also wary of us."

When the Old Transgender completely perished, the Feng Shui phenomenon must have changed over the lake, prompting them to send the bird for reconnaissance, showing their caution.

The Array I set to prevent Cui Hao and Li Ren from running around was simple and low-level, yet the other side still chose to break it by force, which is also a sign of caution.

Because they could have skilfully resolved it, maintaining the Array to avoid my detection.

But they didn't do so, fully breaking the Array to prevent misunderstanding, which is an act of openness.

"Xiao Yuan, I need to..."

"Pretend to be a master."

"How high?"

"Brother Liangliang, do your best."

"What if the pretense fails?"

"It's okay, we'll just die together."

Xue Liangliang turned off the tractor engine and sat in the driver's seat, taking deep breaths.

He initially thought he was just a "guide," and participating in the cleanup was already enough engagement, not anticipating he would have such an important role towards the end.

"Xiao Yuan, I'm ready."

"Mm."

Li Zhiyuan was very confident in Xue Liangliang.

In the same situation, Tan Wenbin could also act, and do so better, but his demeanor would be heavy.

Xue Liangliang was different, for he naturally possessed that unique aura.

Not only on the professional path, loved and promoted by leadership, but also in life, recognized by the Bai Family's Lady.

Even Li Zhiyuan, whenever something involved Xue Liangliang, would willingly help out, even mediating his domestic disputes.

Xue Liangliang carried Li Zhiyuan on his back and pushed the door open.

In the courtyard sat a pair of men and women dressed in traditional Miao clothing.

Li Zhiyuan immediately noticed the totem patterns on their cuffs.

The Miao Border has a long heritage, with many sects of Miao Gu tradition, most being peaceful despite their intimidating methods, though some are extreme.

The patterns on these two indicated they were from the notorious Miaojiang Corpse Gu Sect.

Although they masked the corpse odor with mountain-specific spices, this scent was recorded by Wei Zhengdao in the Jianghu Chronicles, considered a stereotypical characteristic masked.

Wei Zhengdao also detailed the Miaojiang Corpse Gu Sect's methods in his book, using a long string of negative descriptions, ending with: Quite interesting.