Chapter 18: CH 18

Ch18 - Driving corpses in Xiangxi; Beseeching the living to shun away

“Oh? Are you going to invite me over?”

Miao Fangfei and the others went out of their way to find him. Wei Xun’s initial assumption was that he had terrified Xu Chen to death. Xu Chen had just collapsed at the sight of him in the yard where the corpses were. Wei Xun was so taken aback by this that he forgot he needed to find someone to wash his clothes.

“Yes, everyone is looking forward to your arrival.” 

Miao Fangfei thought carefully and smiled modestly, “Guide III has worked hard along with everyone on the tour. Everyone wants to take a picture with you.”

This was a knack to invite the tour guide. Because of the special status of tour guides, the Travel Services did not allow tour guides to help tourists too much. If Miao Fangfei requested III-9  to help them deal with the resentment on the coffin, III-9 would immediately receive a warning from the Travel Services the next moment.

But if they said they wanted to take a photo with the tour guide and asked him to come over, it would not be a problem. This was the experience that veteran tourists had garnered in each tour.

Facing III-9 again, Miao Fangfei wasn’t impolite to him because III-9 had his eye on her previously. On the contrary, she was more cautious and respectful——Miao Fangfei was smart and vaguely guessed that Xu Chen fainted not because he saw the core of resentment, but because of III-9!

How much strength did III-9 hide, and how many mysteries were hidden within III-9 to make Xu Chen faint at a glance!

Because she understood this, Miao Fangfei became more obedient, and her heart grew with worry inwardly. She was not confident if she could really invite III-9 over, and Miao Fangfei was even prepared to be rejected. If III-9 refuses——

“Sure.”

Wei Xun readily agreed. Then he pretended to be worried, looked at his ragged sleeves, and dragged his voice: “Unfortunately, I’m a little un-photogenic now.” 

Unexpectedly, hearing his words, Miao Fangfei asked suspiciously, “Didn’t Lin Xi……Sorry, I overstepped.”

Yes, if he gave Lin Xi his laundry, Lin Xi would be very happy and willing to do the laundry for him. But Wei Xun didn’t want to risk being pounced on by Lin Xi every time he met Lin Xi. What if Lin Xi succeeded and managed to push him on the ground!

Ah, his innocence!

“I understand.” 

Looking at the slight hook on the corner of III-9’s lips, Miao Fangfei smiled without saying anything. Miao Fangfei suddenly realized what he meant and nodded solemnly, “Your wishes will be satisfied. Please follow me first. We are all waiting for you to take a group photo.”

What did you understand?

Wei Xun was a little confused and took Miao Fangfei to the main room. As soon as he got there, he saw the tourists standing in two rows, appearing just like hosts welcoming him. They heaved a sigh of relief when they saw him arrive.

“Come, let’s-let’s take the photos.” 

A shorty with a polaroid hanging on his chest kowtowed and stuttered. He dared not look at Wei Xun, and he slipped into the main room like a little mouse.

“Yu Hehui is right. Let’s go inside the main room to take a photo.”

Shi Tao opened his eyes and lied, “After all, there are intangible cultural heritages……it’s a historical site inside. It’s more pleasant for us to take the photo there.”

As soon as Wei Xun entered the room, he understood what they were trying to do when they blabbered all sorts of nonsense to invite him in. He could feel the coffins in the room were covered with cold resentment. But when he entered the house, the resentments slipped away, and all ran away. 

Because Wei Xun was still carrying Pingping’s blood grudge dagger in his pocket.

The corpses’ resentment was afraid of Pingping’s resentment, as if a mouse had met with a cat.

After finding this out, Wei Xun’s interests grew. He planned to go back and study the dagger that possessed a spirit of resentment, mentioned in legends. The tourists here quickly stood in two rows according to their height and surrounded III-9 in the middle. Everyone had a fake, business smile on their face.

“Egg, eggplant!” 

With a click, the photo popped out of the camera. Yu Hehui shook his hands and took a look at the photo. His expression relaxed immediately.

After Miao Fangfei repeatedly promised that she would make the arrangements for III-9 immediately and “laboriously” sent III-9 away, the tourists immediately gathered around Yu Hehui to see the photo.

Yu Hehui was able to take supernatural photos. In this instant, the black resentment could be clearly seen in the photo. The resentment that originally covered the coffins had disappeared, and only a light, dark red resentment covered the eight coffins.

Miao Fangfei and the others immediately went to the other four coffins. Sure enough, the corpse in the coffin revealed their original appearances. It was the corpse in the yard that was soaked in the rain, rotten and white! 

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Is this a coincidence, or……

“I didn’t expect III-9 to be so strong.”

Zhao Hongtu’s voice was very low, and he unwillingly clenched his fist. III-9 only went there just to stand there, and it immediately drove the corpses away. Not only that, but he also left his own “breath” to deter the corpses’ resentment from approaching the coffins again. 

Was the gap between them really so big?

“He is our tour guide.”

Miao Fangfei said faintly, “Let’s go and deal with the corpses.”

“Ah, Leader Miao, how did you manage to invite III-9 over?” 

Wang Pengpai greeted her and asked what everyone was worrying about on behalf of everybody, “This is a great act that would benefit the entire tour group. We wouldn’t let you pay the price yourself.”

No one refuted Wang Pengpai’s words. Obviously, after the cooperation this time, the feelings of the entire tour group became slightly better.

“Nothing much.”

Miao Fangfei also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “You know, III-9 always had a preference for cleanliness. He just wanted someone to do laundry and sew clothes for him.” 

She lowered her eyes, putting on a gesture as if she was troubled over it, pretending to be indifferent: “Let’s carry on. We must finish work before nine o’clock. I’ll speed up, and I’ll go after. Hongtu, you stay here to protect everyone——”

“Leader Miao, I’ll go.”

Zhao Hongtu suddenly interrupted, turned his head, and said coolly, “I’m almost done. You, you’re stronger. It’s safer if you stay here.”

At first, Zhao Hongtu remained unconvinced by Miao Fangfei. Zhao Hongtu despised her relationship with III-9. But after observing what she did, Miao Fangfei’s determination and wisdom made Zhao Hongtu gradually change his perception of her. 

Whether it was because Miao Fangfei took the lead in kneeling down or when she had really invited III-9 to solve the problem of the tour group, she deserved them calling her their leader! Younger people like him made a clear distinction between love and hate. Zhao Hongtu thought Miao Fangfei was a good leader.

For her to succumb to III-9, it must be because she was forced by III-9!

What moved Zhao Hongtu the most was that he had misunderstood her previously, but Leader Miao had still recognized his efforts. Look, she specifically named him to stay behind for protection, which implied her trust in him.

A true gentleman would sacrifice his life for a friend who understood him! 

In any case, he was a man. How could he allow Miao Fangfei to go to III-9’s wolf’s den again!

Miao Fangfei gave in after he persuaded her several times. Zhao Hongtu was resolute and promised that he would never sabotage III-9. He would definitely wash III-9’s clothes and sew them neatly. His family was poor, so he had experience in sewing and mending.

Then the tourists stopped wasting time and quickly began to deal with the corpses in the coffin. They dabbed the cinnabar, placed the Chenzhou talisman on the corpse, and wrapped it with colored cloth.

Zhao Hongtu and Miao Fangfei were the fastest to finish. They looked each other in the eye, and Zhao Hongtu solemnly nodded to Miao Fangfei. Both of them looked at each other, slightly sympathetic. When he turned to walk to the curtain of rain outside, Zhao Hongtu appeared slightly defeated. 

Shrill winds rise, waters cold; the hero shall go and……no, that’s incorrect.

III-9 clearly preferred men. He seemed to be in more danger than Miao Fangfei?

Zhao Hongtu hesitated and looked back at Miao Fangfei. But he saw that she was guarding the door, face full of worry. Seeing Zhao Hongtu pause, Miao Fangfei was stunned and wanted to come to him, unhesitant.

No! A gentleman never goes back on his word! 

Zhao Hongtu fortified his morale again, raised his hand to stop Miao Fangfei, and walked quickly to where III-9 was.

Finally, Zhao Hongtu was coaxed away.

Miao Fangfei breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and turned back, facing the helpless eyes of Hou Feihu.

Zhao Hongtu couldn’t see through her little tactic, but Hou Feihu understood it clearly. But he, who had the best relationship with Zhao Hongtu, did not stop him from going over to III-9. 

Miao Fangfei felt she should make it clear to him.

“Guide III is someone who will harbor grudges. Hongtu previously aimed an arrow at him. He wouldn’t forget about it.”

Miao Fangfei explained, “It’s better to solve it now than to have problems on the road.”

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It was better to mend clothes and wash clothes for III-9 than to be quietly wiped out. 

Moreover, Miao Fangfei thought that III-9 wouldn’t favor Zhao Hongtu. Or rather, since Lin Xi took the initiative to make friends with her and told her the real beauty score of III-9, Miao Fangfei felt that no one in the whole tour group was worthy of matching up to III-9.

“Leader Miao, I know this.”

Hou Feihu whispered, smiling helplessly, “It’s time to polish Little Tu’s temper. He is too stubborn, so he would have to temper it in the tours.”

He sighed as if a little disappointed. On tour trips, no one would wait patiently for you to grow up. If Zhao Hongtu continued to act like this, he would die sooner or later. 

It was raining outside, and the sky was getting darker and darker. At 8 p.m., it was completely dark, the sky as dense as ink. After Hou Feihu waited anxiously, Zhao Hongtu finally came back. Although the child’s expression wasn’t pleasant, he didn’t suffer from injuries.

Several people ate their own energy bars, compressed biscuits, and other things to supplement their strength, packed their bags, and stood in front of their own ‘body’ with a grim expression.

“Elders, I, this fatty, will send you home. You are a magnanimous person and will have a broader mind. Please cooperate with me later. I implore all of you.”

Miao Fangfei heard the fat man muttering, and the others were either talking to themselves or talking to the corpses. Each of them appeared like a madman. 

But only in this way could they barely suppress the fear in their hearts.

Deep in the night, they would have to walk on the mountain road and drive the corpses.

The real danger was imminent. When facing such a high-level difficulty attraction, someone would definitely die.

No one knew how many people would remain of their eight man tour group. 

“It’s half past eight.”

No one knew who whispered that. The next moment, they only heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, from near to distant.

Like the devil’s stepping on the ground. Taking steps again and again, stepping on a human’s heart.

“Everyone’s all here?” 

Tour Guide III-9 arrived. Everyone saw his bronze ghost mask covering his face. Somehow, the sight of him reassured the tourists.

It was said that even ghosts were afraid of villains.

They hoped that III-9 was so evil that even ghosts would be afraid.

“Roll call now.” 

After Wei Xun called out the names following the regulations, he looked at the time: “At 8:40, let’s set off early. If we travel off peak, we can avoid bumping into others.”

Who else could they bump into when driving corpses in the middle of the night?

Miao Fangfei and the others couldn’t help complaining in their hearts. But as they thought about it, a dreadful feeling washed over them.

III-9’s words seemed to be filled with deeper meanings. 

Of course, they wouldn’t bump into humans when driving the corpses in the middle of the night. The only thing they would bump into was……

Wei Xun, who enlivened the atmosphere and consciously felt that he was a good tour guide, waved the Tour Guide’s Flag. The bright red flag glowed naturally in the night, like a bright lamp, illuminating the road in the night.

“Let’s go.”

When the tour guide gave out the order, the tourists felt their hearts clenched. They took out the small gongs and knocked them together. 

Bang!

“Rise——”

Click, click.

Click. 

When the gong rang, the corpse lying in the coffin staggered to its feet. Their bodies were stiff and stood quietly in the coffin, smeared with cinnabar and wrapped with Chenzhou talisman and colored ribbons. But the sight wasn’t funny at all. Time left mottled scars on their bodies.

They were trapped for a hundred years. Today, they could finally return to their hometown.

Bang!

When the gong sounded, the Jiangshi jumped out of the coffin. The tourists quickly put Asian conical hats on the corpse and knocked the gong. 

Bang——

The Jiangshis followed behind each tourist. Their hands were placed on their shoulders, and the tourists could feel the chill from their rear. It was cold enough to make one’s blood freeze. This was a real corpse. Not everyone could stand the fear of a corpse standing behind them!

But they could only make do with it. After all, the tourists were not real corpse drivers. They couldn’t chant incantations. They could only put the stiff arms of the corpses on their shoulders and control the speed of the corpses by using the gongs to limit their movements.

Miao Fangfei was in front. Zhao Hongtu was the one in the rear. Hou Feihu stood in the middle of the team with the collapsed Xu Chen on his back. The rest stood based on their strength, one by one, knocking on the Gong, leading the corpses, and walking out of the main room. 

It was summer, but people were shivering from the cold. Miao Fangfei followed III-9 closely and knocked the gong after taking each step. Gradually, the whole team kept pace, and the gong sounded together at the same time.

“Bang——”

“To the spirits of the sky, and the spirits of the land, we are driving corpses in Xiangxi; the living, please shun away——”

Under the sound of gongs and long calls, the corpse driving team left the main room and went to the gate of the farmstead. 

They must pass by the group of corpses in the yard when they cross this section of the path!

Everyone was nervous and anxious. Fortunately, in the end, they were faced with more fear than harm. They successfully passed the yard and walked to the gate of the farmstead.

“Bang!”

Just then, a gong suddenly sounded, disordering the rhythm. Obviously, the person who disrupted the rhythm was panicking! Miao Fangfei’s heart tightened. Soon, Lin Xi, who was trembling behind her, spoke. 

It was bound to be inconvenient to communicate when the tour group drove corpses. They had discussed it long before they set out. Anyone who found something strange would give a warning using the sound of the gong and spread the information through the line to let the others know.

“Zhao Hongtu, said… said…”

Lin Xi’s voice shuddered, “He said, the rotten corpses in Little Dragon Farmstead have followed us.”

“They are right behind us!” 

Sure enough!

Miao Fangfei closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes reflected her firmness, and she said softly, “Don’t turn back.”

Walk ahead, and don’t turn back!

[Itinerary announcement] 

[Tour Guide III-9, please lead the tourists to drive the corpses through the Ferocious Bone-made Plank Road before 1 a.m.. Remember not to be late.]

It was about four hours or so before 1 a.m..

They had to make it through the four hours!

The author has something to say: 

To the spirits of the sky, and the spirits of the land, we are driving corpses in Xiangxi; the living, please shun away: this sentence came from, <<Exorcist Master>>~

The day after tomorrow (3/5), the novel will enter V, and the day after V will be a ten-thousand-word chapter update. I hope the little angels can support me more qwq. The sales in the first three days after entering V are super important to the novel. Little Angels, stop fattening me. I will work hard to update better and more releases!

Love you guys!

T/N: On the same note, most chapter updates will be more than 10k Chinese characters from now on, I will be splitting the chapters up to 2-3 chapter parts. I seek everyone’s understanding in this. 

Also, in chapter 17.2, I mixed up the zombified flying fox left and right commander…it has been fixed now, sorry! I will also be skimming through past chapters to standardize some terms over this week.

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