Corpse Recovery Diver

Yin Meng felt a bit regretful.

Run Sheng walked up to the headless corpse of the Old Transgender. The body was still there, but because the "boy" had drained all her vitality when he was born, it was like the bone dregs had been stewed over and over again, totally tasteless now.

Yin Meng asked, "If I hadn't helped you by speaking to Brother Xiao Yuan and persuading him to come down, would you not have come down?"

Run Sheng: "Mm."

Yin Meng: "Is it because you don't want Brother Xiao Yuan to know that you eat these things? Actually, Brother Xiao Yuan definitely already knows."

Run Sheng: "Xiao Yuan is smart, he definitely knows."

Yin Meng shrugged. She could understand Run Sheng's twisted emotions.

On one hand, he had a strong craving for these things, almost as if it was an instinct.

You could even say that the incense, which adorned every meal, was a substitute for "those things."

But he would always subconsciously suppress this impulse in front of Xiao Yuan, not wanting to ruin his image in front of him, even if it was just self-deception.

The "boy" had exploded into flying ash, leaving no remains.

Thankfully, it was like this, otherwise, if its body remained, seeing its face so similar to Xiao Yuan's, Run Sheng truly wouldn't have been able to take a bite.

Yin Meng spoke again, "If that Zhao Yi had come first, would Old Transgender have chosen Zhao Yi as the template to have a child?"

Run Sheng: "She probably would."

Yin Meng sighed, "That would have been easier."

Run Sheng: "Indeed."

Squatting down again on the altar, Run Sheng lowered his head, looking at the mummified Gu Child before him.

He picked up the dried corpse, as if lifting a giant-sized dried bullfrog.

The bones were very hard and solid.

Run Sheng swallowed.

Yin Meng reminded, "He's a Gu Child. Anything involving Gu has toxins."

Run Sheng: "But it smells so good."

Yin Meng: "Then eat it."

Run Sheng opened his mouth, about to bite down, but stopped and closed his mouth.

Yin Meng: "What's wrong?"

Run Sheng: "Could you step outside for a moment?"

Yin Meng: "Ah, now you not only worry about your image in front of Brother Xiao Yuan, but also in front of me?"

"I'm used to eating this when I'm alone."

"Alright, alright, I'll wait for you outside."

Yin Meng walked outside, where there was a large pile of rotting meat chunks.

With a flick of her hand, the Gu Worm flew out, landing among the broken pieces, circling around before crawling back, climbing up Yin Meng's pants leg and returning to her palm.

Yin Meng stretched out her finger and flicked it, turning it over.

She laughed and cursed:

"You've become quite picky."

After waiting for a long time, finally, Run Sheng came out.

Yin Meng turned to look and found that not only were both of Run Sheng's eyes blood-red, but his expression alternated between calm and ferocity.

She had long said that eating a Gu Child would bring problems.

Now, the issue had arisen.

Yin Meng: "Should have let Brother Xiao Yuan oversee this."

Run Sheng: "Xiao Yuan doesn't want me to turn into that."

Yin Meng: "Isn't that right?"

Run Sheng looked at the rotting flesh pieces outside, which he had caused, and said, "If I were a bit stronger, I could have dealt with them at the time, then gone in to help Xiao Yuan."

Yin Meng said nothing more.

Run Sheng sat down, "Wait a bit, I need to settle down."

Yin Meng: "Alright."

Run Sheng closed his eyes.

All the energy channels in his body continued to open and close, but this time, the air currents carried a faint trace of poison.

The Gu Worm in Yin Meng's hand gave a warning, its two long antennae intertwining continuously.

After putting away the Gu Worm, Yin Meng retreated a bit further back.

She waited for more than an hour.

Run Sheng stood up from the ground, opened his eyes, and this time, his eyes were completely red.

Yin Meng: "You're completely poisoned."

Run Sheng said nothing.

Yin Meng: "Oh no, when we get back, Brother Xiao Yuan will scold you."

Run Sheng still said nothing.

Yin Meng: "Do you still have enough self-awareness?"

As she spoke, Yin Meng began to walk outside, gesturing for Run Sheng to follow.

Run Sheng started walking.

"Whew..."

Yin Meng sighed in relief. As long as he could still walk, no matter what further problems arose, once they returned to the Tulou, Brother Xiao Yuan should have a way to solve them.

Thus, Yin Meng led the way in front, with Run Sheng following behind.

"If only you were this obedient when I took you shopping for clothes,"

Hearing this, Run Sheng, with his blood-red eyes and expressionless face, showed a hint of agony.

Reaching the outermost platform, Yin Meng reminded, "We're about to enter the water."

Run Sheng stopped, halting in his tracks.

"What's wrong?" Yin Meng asked with concern.

Run Sheng squatted down, picked up a pitch-black stone, and rubbed it with his hand. The surface was corroded and discolored, but beneath it was a soft dark golden texture.

It was a piece of gold.

The White Crane Child had once slain two undead here. Like the noblewoman at the construction site, they were buried adorned with gold and silver.

After their deaths, they turned into pus, corroding and covering these shiny treasures, but some remnants could still be found.

Run Sheng handed the piece of gold to Yin Meng.

Yin Meng reached out and took it.

Looking up at Run Sheng's eyes, she found the red had faded; he had returned to normal.

Yin Meng: "Are you alright now?"

Run Sheng: "Yeah, I'm full."

...

"I say, have you both fallen into a pit of gold?"

Tan Wenbin looked at the bag Yin Meng handed him, full of gold and silver.

Even though the luster wasn't great, after remelting, it was still quite weighty.

At some unknown point, a tacit understanding had formed within the team: such spoils were first handed to Tan Wenbin for processing.

Tan Wenbin would divide them, donate the majority through appropriate channels, and keep a small portion for their own expenses.