Capítulo 1472: Chapter 1461: Heading to Western Hunan
“In that case, there’s no need to keep you around.”
Noticing the murderous intent in Ning Fan’s eyes, Lin i quickly said, “I’ll talk. The family head should be recuperating in the corpse raising ground.”
“Cooperate obediently. This is your only way out.”
Ning Fan warned, reminding, “Don’t expect Lin Batian to co and save you once he’s recovered. I can promise you, before Lin Batian makes a move, you’ll already be a dead corpse. Do you understand?”
“I understand.”
Lin i’s eyes contracted, recalling the unstoppable Divine Dragon.
Ning Fan said lazily, “Louder, I can’t hear you.”
“I understand.”
Lin i swallowed her humiliation and almost shouted the three words.
Ning Fan dug at his ears and said blandly, “Go on.”
Lin i’s scheming nature was well-experienced by Ning Fan, who never trusted she would cooperate easily.
Not breaking through Lin i’s ntal defenses, Ning Fan wouldn’t believe a single word she said.
So, he had her hang there all morning and got straight to the point as soon as he arrived.
As long as Lin i divulged Lin Batian’s whereabouts, she would continue down the path of betrayal, without scheming in other areas.
That night, Ning Fan and the other two arrived at a small village within the borders of Dawn County in Western Hunan.
Standing on a raised hillock, Lin i pointed ahead and said, “Through the misty ghost forest behind the stockade, you’ll enter the territory of the Corpse Herding Sect.”
Western Hunan is mountainous, with endless mountain ranges, creating a complex and rugged terrain.
The further you go into the heart of Western Hunan, the harder the roads beco. Highways and provincial roads seem to end here.
The village Ning Fan was about to enter had no roads in the true sense during the journey, only goat trails ford by the terrain, trudging through rough paths.
The path into the village was undoubtedly a mountainous barrier.
Without abundant physical strength and rich climbing experience, passage was impossible.
Even with these conditions t, without a guide, the village would remain undiscovered.
If not for Lin i leading the way, Ning Fan might have gotten lost long ago.
Thinking of the “hardships” he experienced along the way, Ning Fan couldn’t help but sigh, “This is truly an unknown Arcadia.”
For Ning Fan, the journey wasn’t tiring, but the winding roads wore on his mind.
Such a demanding village entrance, yet still able to live quietly on the outskirts of the Corpse Herding Sect’s territory, naturally implied the village had a unique background.
The small village was called Mo Family Village, as the na suggests, everyone in the village shared the sa surna.
Mo Family Village had another secretive na, Shadow Walk Village, and shadow walking was one of the nas for corpse herding.
Ning Fan pondered, “So Mo Family Village is a corpse herding village.”
“That’s right. The Mo Family has made a living from corpse herding for generations, a practice passed down to this day.”
Lin i continued, “But now, the environnt has changed. The Mo Family is gradually abandoning their ancestral craft and beginning to seek a living outside the mountains.”
“Of course. It’s a new Huaxia now. Those corpses would scare people to death if they hopped along the roads.”
Ning Fan questioned, “I’ve long heard of the mystical corpse herding art in Western Hunan. Is Mo Family Village your subordinate village?”
Lin i shook her head, “No, Mo Family Village isn’t aware of the Corpse Herding Sect’s existence.”
Ning Fan learned the difference between the two from Lin i’s explanation.
The Lin Family, although known as the Corpse Herding Sect and capable of guiding corpse qi to refine zombies,
was essentially a cultivation family, only able to command zombies.
It wasn’t the sa as the corpse herding in people’s minds.
In fact, it was villages like Mo Family Village that were the true corpse herding places in the minds of the people.
Much of the Western Hunan region is mountainous, making vehicle passage difficult. Under the concept of “falling leaves return to their roots,” the bodies of those who die far from ho need to be transported back to their hotowns.
This led to the developnt of the corpse herding profession, where corpses not yet decayed are transported by corpse herders back to their hotowns for burial.
Corpse herders, when not on duty, live like regular farrs, “working at sunrise and resting at sunset.”
They only dress up and go herding when they receive a corpse herding assignnt.
Before herding a corpse, the corpse herder writes the deceased’s na, birth date, date of passing, gender, and more on a special yellow paper,
draws a talisman on it, sticks it onto the yellow paper, and carries it on their person.
Finally, the corpse herder holds a soul-attracting bell, guiding the corpse back ho.
In reality, the yellow paper, talismans, and soul-attracting bell don’t possess any mysterious power, rely enhancing the sense of ceremony.
Corpse herders typically carry the corpse on their back during the journey,
and if there are too many corpses, two or more corpse herders work together.
They dismber the bodies, taking the heads and limbs, apply preservatives, transport them to their destination, and have substitutes take their place along the way.
This creates an illusion for the outside world that corpse herders can command corpses to move.
In reality, corpse herders are rely ordinary people, and corpse herding is just one of the many trades.
Ning Fan nodded, “So, what people perceive as corpse herding is actually a cover for corpse carrying.”
“You could say that.”
Lin i continued, “But true corpse herding art does exist.”
Ning Fan inquired, “The techniques the Lin Family uses to control zombies?”
“No. The Lin Family only refines zombies and doesn’t do such lowly chores.”
Lin i explained, “In Western Hunan, corpse herding is categorized into high, mid, and low thods. What I ntioned earlier were the middle and low thods; there’s actually an even more superior thod.”
“A corpse herder would apply a type of Miao Jiang herb to the nose and mouth of a corpse, allowing it to move like a living person during the night, though it cannot talk or think, and can obediently follow the corpse herder’s commands.”
Lin i directly said, “Applying the Miao Jiang herb ans planting Gu Insects in the corpse, and it’s these insects that enable the corpses to move. But common corpse herders don’t know this thod; only true Gu Raising families of Miao Jiang can do it.”
“Gu Raising families?”
Ning Fan’s mind raced as he recalled sothing, “Do you know of the Miao Jiang Hu Family?”
Lin i was surprised, “Young Master Ning, how do you know? The Hu Family is a true witchcraft family, a cultivation family.”
As she spoke, Lin i glanced at Ma Fei’er, thinking it was she who told Ning Fan.
“So the old fellow was telling the truth.”
Back when he wiped out the Nalan Clan, Ning Fan encountered a Hu Quan who used Gu Art.
Hu Quan claid to co from the Miao Jiang Hu Family, seeking vengeance for Hu Wei and thus colluding with the Nalan Family.
The result, of course, was failing to act superior and dying by Ning Fan’s hand.
Thinking about these matters, Ning Fan’s thoughts shifted, leading him to ask, “What’s the relationship between the Miao Jiang Hu Family and the Corpse Herding Sect Lin Family?”
“I…”
“Hmph!”
Ning Fan snorted coldly, scaring Lin i into a shiver, and she hurriedly said, “Young Master Ning, it’s not that I’m unwilling to cooperate, but I’m not certain about this information.”
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