With the Curse Rune Sword in hand, Yu Sicheng’s eyes lit up as he fiercely slashed, dismbering the Blood Corpse’s limbs, which elicited a painful screech.
"What... what is this thing?" Liu Qingyan’s voice trembled. Drenched by the rain, her slender curves were distinctly visible.
Others were not in the mood to notice, but Chu Hao watched with great relish.
Taking advantage of the distraction, Chu Hao stepped forward and pinched her. Quite nice, very springy.
Liu Qingyan yelped, turning her head only to see Chu Hao’s wandering hands, and she seethed with anger.
HMPH. HMPH... Dared to tease Brother Hao yesterday; today, I got my revenge.
Cao Shanhe saw Chu Hao’s sneak attack on Liu Qingyan, and his face grew even uglier. What kind of situation hadn’t he witnessed before? Yet, this kid was extrely difficult to subdue.
Yu Sicheng, standing on the Blood Corpse’s chest, asked, "Ah-Hao, should we finish it off?"
Chu Hao pulled out the Yin Yang Sword and stabbed it into the Blood Corpse’s head.
"DING... Killed the Blood Corpse, earned 5,000 Experience Points."
Damn it! Soaked to the bone and covered in mud, all for 5,000 Experience Points? Not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!
The others also ca over, looking at the impaled Blood Corpse.
Cao Shanhe, pale as a ghost, said, "Master Chu, is... is this my father?"
Chu Hao laughed. "I’m not your dad. If I were, I might be able to answer you."
Cao Shanhe: "..."
Indeed, Chu Hao has never t my father; how could he know? That was a stupid question. Liu Qingyan wanted to laugh but didn’t dare make a sound.
Cao Shanhe was fuming with irritation. With no way to take it out on Chu Hao, he could only vent his anger on Gong Feng instead.
Gong Feng was already scared out of his wits. When Chu Hao had kicked him in there earlier, he had almost fainted from fright.
Cao Shanhe kicked Gong Feng and furiously ordered, "Kill them! Kill all of them!"
The faces of Gong Feng and the others turned white in an instant. They quickly kowtowed, begging, "Cao Gong, please don’t kill , I beg you!"
A group of bodyguards drew their guns, aiming them at Gong Feng.
This Cao Shanhe really is ruthless, Chu Hao thought.
Seeing that kowtowing before Cao Shanhe was useless, Gong Feng hurriedly kowtowed to Chu Hao, pleading, "I was wrong, young brother! Please plead for ! I’ll be your ox and horse!"
Chu Hao said, "Killing him won’t solve your family’s problem."
Cao Shanhe, with a bellyful of fire, snarled, "Master Chu, when I, Cao Shanhe, say I want to kill soone, I kill them! This is none of your business, right?"
The others, seeing Cao Shanhe getting fierce, each hung their heads low; even his wife and children were scared of him.
Chu Hao sneered. "Then go ahead and kill him. But I’m telling you, if you do, I’ll leave. When you die, when your entire family dies, when your whole clan is exterminated... TSK, TSK. Anyone related to you is dood."
Chu Hao turned and walked away, followed by Yu Sicheng.
Cao Shanhe was infuriated, wishing he could pull out a gun and shoot Chu Hao right there. But at this critical juncture, he didn’t want to offend Chu Hao. He quickly said, "Master Chu, let’s talk this over calmly! I won’t kill him, all right?"
This Cao Shanhe is the type to bully the weak and fear the strong, Chu Hao sneered inwardly. Better to avoid such people in the future; who knows when he might stab you in the back. But Brother Hao isn’t afraid of him.
Gong Feng kept kowtowing in thanks to Chu Hao, terrified that Cao Shanhe would actually kill him.
"Get out!" Cao Shanhe roared, full of rage.
Yu Sicheng approached the coffin and began inspecting it closely. "Ah-Hao," he said, "the corpse inside was switched long ago. The Blood Corpse was deliberately placed in this geomantically treasured location to be nurtured."
Chu Hao nodded. "Let’s go. Let’s take a look at your ancestral grave."
Cao Shanhe nodded, and the group set out for another place.
Finally, they arrived deep in the mountains, where all of Cao Shanhe’s ancestors’ graves were located.
At this mont, Cao Shanhe was berating Cao Hongzhen, slapping him hard across the face several tis. The young man had been so scared earlier that he had abandoned them and fled.
Cao Hongzhen’s face was sullen, and he dared not talk back. He had indeed run away.
Yu Sicheng lowered his voice and said, "This family is really complicated. I noticed earlier that several people from the Cao Family were staring at Liu Qingyan."
Chu Hao nodded and said, "This old guy is moody. Let’s resolve this and hurry ho to sleep."
"Here’s your sword back," Yu Sicheng said.
Chu Hao looked at the Curse Rune Sword and smiled. "You keep it. I have other things I can use."
Yu Sicheng said joyfully, "Ah-Hao, where did you find this Curse Rune Sword? It’s so powerful! Slicing through a Blood Corpse with it is like cutting tofu."
"Heh heh... once the shop opens, I’ll have to equip you guys, especially Old Mo and ng Ge."
Yu Sicheng gave an honest, good-natured smile.
The Cao Family had only beco wealthy in this generation. Previously, they were just rural folk.
The ancestral grave site was incredibly eerie, located deep within an old-growth forest.
Because Chu Hao had the Ghost Sword Signet Ring, he imdiately saw mournful ghosts atop the Cao Family Ancestral Grave, their eyes staring intently at the group.
Chu Hao was startled. What on earth is wrong with this Cao Family ancestral land?
These people should have died long ago. They should have reincarnated by now, instead of lingering over their graves.
After scanning the area, Chu Hao found nothing.
At that mont, Yu Sicheng said, "Ah-Hao, look at the ground! The soil is so red."
Imdiately, Chu Hao called over a group of bodyguards and ordered, "Dig."
The bodyguards began to dig. The deeper they dug, the more alard they beca. Was the earth beneath them actually a layer of blood-soaked soil?
Cao Shanhe exclaid, "What’s going on? It wasn’t like this before!"
Every mber of the Cao Family was terrified.
System, purchase a copy of the Heaven and Earth Feng Shui Technique, Chu Hao thought.
"DING... Host has purchased the Heaven and Earth Feng Shui Technique, spending 200 Pretentiousness Points."
Having learned the Heaven and Earth Feng Shui Technique, the terrain around him beca much clearer.
Facing a mountain peak, the mountain range was extrely imposing. Rows of tall, erect peaks resembled upright generals, extending far into the distance. Looking out from here gave one a sense of looking down upon the world.
"Heaven and Earth Ancestral Veins!?" Chu Hao exclaid.
Cao Shanhe ca over and asked, "Master Chu, have you discovered anything?"
Chu Hao couldn’t help but ask, "Who chose this ancestral land for your family? Establishing an ancestral grave here is like courting death, isn’t it?"
"Ah?" Cao Shanhe thought for a mont then said, "My father told that an old woman from my great-grandfather’s generation helped choose the ancestral land."
Speechlessly, Chu Hao said, "This is a Heaven and Earth Ancestral Vein, a place ant for burying figures like an Emperor! Your ancestral grave is located here? That’s like digging on an Emperor’s head itself! No wonder your entire clan is dood to be wiped out!"
Cao Shanhe was dumbfounded. "Then... what do we do now?" he asked.
Chu Hao said, "I’m not just scaring you; this place is extrely sinister. Having your entire clan wiped out would be getting off lightly. The only solution is a sacrifice. Offerings like pigs and sheep would be good. Bring them here for a ceremonial tribute, pray for a full forty-nine days, and perhaps the entity within the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Vein will quell its anger."
"AH!"
Suddenly, soone from the Cao Family scread. Everyone hurried over.
It was the Second Madam. A bodyguard, his face deathly pale, was tightly strangling her.
A ghost possession? In broad daylight?
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