Corpse Recovery Diver
Chapter 67 - 13_5

Chapter 67: Chapter 13_5

"Li Sanjiang, I despise people like you who look down on our line of work yet still make money off corpse recovery, heaven must be blind, why hasn’t a corpse swallowed you yet!"

"Ha, not convinced? Just hold it in."

"Grandmaster, I’m going to read."

"Go on, go on."

Li Zhiyuan got off the table and went to the second floor. It was a bright sunny morning, and the light fell on Qin Li’s hair and skirt, making her look like an exquisite sculpture.

Taking out a book, he sat down and said apologetically, "We had guests, so I accompanied them for a bit. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Qin Li didn’t speak.

Li Zhiyuan opened the book and began to enjoy his pleasant reading time for the day.

When he finished the volume he had in hand and was about to switch books, Qin Li suddenly stood up, looking toward the back.

Li Zhiyuan also looked over and spotted Run Sheng standing there somewhat shyly.

He felt awkward because he was only wearing a pair of shorts. Technically, this attire was not uncommon in the village, especially under the hot summer sun where boys and men roamed shirtless.

But this appearance seemed particularly out of place in front of the young pair.

Li Zhiyuan’s clothes and shoes were sent from Beijing. Although he wasn’t fussy about food and clothing, he wasn’t used to being shirtless. As for Qin Li, there was even less need to mention it.

Although Run Sheng was older than them, he felt both inferior and eager to join them in play.

Li Zhiyuan held Qin Li’s hand, "Brother Runsheng is a guest at our house, it’s okay."

Upon hearing this, Qin Li stopped looking at him.

Li Zhiyuan wasn’t surprised that Qin Li would actively look at Run Sheng; it seemed that the girl could sense something unclean, as Run Sheng’s previous eating stance... it would be strange if nothing was peculiar.

"Brother Runsheng, we’re reading, come sit with us."

"Ah, is that okay?" He wanted to sit down but only scratched his head with a smile.

Li Zhiyuan took the initiative to walk over and grabbed his wrist.

His skin felt so cold.

Even though it was the height of summer and he had just eaten so much food, his body was dry and cool, instead of sweating with heat as expected.

Run Sheng followed Li Zhiyuan over and sat down on a small stool.

Qin Li’s eyelashes began to twitch, and her body gradually trembled.

Li Zhiyuan had no choice but to hold her hand again, hoping to calm her down. If not, he would have to let Run Sheng sit further away.

Fortunately, once he held her hand, she calmed down, so he had to keep holding it.

Seeing this, Run Sheng felt somewhat awkward and seemed ready to stand up, as he could see that this exceptionally beautiful girl rejected him.

"Brother Runsheng, don’t feel uncomfortable, Alii is naturally afraid of strangers, it’s not targeted at you. In this family, only Grandma Liu and I can get close to her. Now she’s okay, so you can continue to sit.

By the way, Brother Runsheng, do you often go corpse recovering with Mr. Shan?"

As expected, when it came to corpse recovery, Run Sheng instantly became much more natural and confident. He said, "Yes, now my grandfather usually sets up the offering table on the shore, and I handle the recovery.

Let me tell you, just three months ago, I recovered a corpse, it was a dead infant, and that one was truly spooky. Honestly, you wouldn’t believe it."

"Did you encounter a vortex?"

Run Sheng was taken aback: "What’s a vortex?"

"It’s a river hole, a section of the river prone to landslides or whirlpools."

Excitedly slapping his thigh, Run Sheng loudly asked, "How did you know?"

Then he seemed to realize and smiled, "Did Grandmaster tell you?"

"Read it in a book."

"A book?" Run Sheng looked at the book on the wooden bench in front of him and opened the pages. "These words give me a headache, is this where it’s written?"

"Yes, there are many volumes in this series."

"Jianghu Chronicles" highlighted the records of infant corpses because, since ancient times, many places have had the bad practice of drowning infants, resulting in numerous infant corpses.

This type of corpse had a characteristic: they generally carried extremely purposeful malign intent.

With other corpses, as long as you didn’t encounter them by chance, or hurriedly avoided them upon seeing one, most of the time you were fine. But infant corpses would deliberately linger in specific waterways, actively seeking people.

Their most common tactic was to lure people to dangerous areas of the river, using the terrain to lethally trap them.

Even ordinary small rivers had treacherous spots, and messing up could cost a seasoned fisherman his life. They also used special means, like entangling your feet with water plants while you’re swimming, causing you to drown from exhaustion.

Many of these infant corpses did not survive or died shortly after birth, harboring intense resentment and anger. Yet, being weak themselves and lacking many special methods like other corpses, they could only exploit the terrain to exact revenge on the living.

Run Sheng was very surprised, "In our line, there’s actually a book?"

Li Zhiyuan nodded, "Isn’t there?"

Run Sheng asked, "Who in the world has so much spare time to write about our corpse recovery work?"

Li Zhiyuan didn’t know how to answer; he didn’t know who the author was, but he had a faint suspicion that the author, whose stories always ended with the corpses being "vanquished by the Righteous," might have the word "Righteous" in their name?

Run Sheng continued, "More bizarrely, these stories are for people to read, and someone actually reads about corpse recovery."

Li Zhiyuan: "..."

So far, the "Jianghu Chronicles" was packed with valuable information.

"Brother Runsheng, how about you tell us more about that time."

"Oh, right, that day, I encountered a vortex, the boat even capsized, and I was trapped in mud and sand. Luckily, I held my breath and struggled upwards, and only just managed to beat it. Otherwise, I’d have been buried alive in the river."

"That was really dangerous," Li Zhiyuan added, "Brother Runsheng, you’re amazing."