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Chapter 53: Paperman and Paper Horse Skill

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Paperman and Paper Horse Skill

"Master!" Wan Mingchuan watched as the opponent suddenly made a move, urgently shouted and wanted to rush forward to protect his master, but found himself unable to move!

The old woman coldly glanced at him, her lips seemed glued together and couldn’t open, only letting out a low hum from her throat.

Jiang Yuan was also taken aback, especially as the opponent’s bloodless pale cold hand looked delicate but was actually very strong, the long red nails pinched his wrist painfully, causing him to tremble.

When he received the task, he had considered the situation when facing the deceased’s family, no matter what he was there to report a death, convey unfortunate news, and a well-loved relative was gone, the family would surely be sad and emotionally agitated.

When he was a child, he often heard in his hometown about the times when transportation and communication were inconvenient, a person working abroad died and the fellow townspeople had difficulty bringing the ashes back, only to suffer scolding and suspicion from the family, suspecting foul play or embezzlement of leftover property, so there was a saying often on people’s lips in the hometown - It’s hard to be a good person; he now understood it firsthand.

The moment his wrist was grabbed, the system prompt showed the threat level rising steeply.

"Please, can you think carefully, first of all, I didn’t even know your husband, why would I want to harm him? Secondly, even if I really killed him, wouldn’t I want to destroy the body to cover it up instead of carrying his belongings around, meeting your grandma looking for her son and seemingly walking into a trap? What kind of fool would I be? Lastly, and most importantly—"

Jiang Yuan remained calm in the face of danger, looking at the old lady, and asked the woman in return, "How do you know your husband is already dead? The old lady is still outside painstakingly searching for her son, seeing the ring and accusing me of killing him, shouldn’t a normal person be concerned about where her husband is?"

When Jiang Yuan realized something was wrong, he mustered all his mental energy, drawing experience from crime investigation movies and detective cartoons he had watched, and indeed, immediately captured the flaw and turned the situation around!

If there’s anyone in this protected courtyard who can rival the woman, it would surely be the old lady who could instantly see through Wan Mingchuan’s cultivation method.

Besides, these two are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, the legendary pair who lived together because of a man but were like water and fire. If they start fighting, he might have a chance to escape with his apprentice!

In an instant, he even conjured a thrilling drama of conspiring to murder the husband in his mind.

However, the old lady didn’t shed a tear, she just sighed and advised, "Xiang’Er, since the ring is here, Changgui must be gone. We need to know where he actually is."

The woman’s murderous intent had not diminished, upon hearing this, she paused for two seconds before relaxing her grip, understanding that her mother-in-law meant to first ascertain the whereabouts of her husband’s body and then consider killing him.

Changgui has been collecting herbs in the wilderness for years, under the protection of the Immortal clan, how could he suddenly die like this? She didn’t believe it!

In contrast, the strange appearance of these two strangers, after hiding in the mountains and forests for so many years, living self-sufficiently without being discovered by outsiders, and yet the young man could peer into the Immortal’s private quarters, the blind man had no energy fluctuation but could come and go freely from the old dragon cave.

After hearing that her husband was wearing a black ring, she casually took out the Ironwood Ring, wasn’t it too much of a coincidence?

How could there be such a coincidence in the world, surely there is another hidden truth behind Changgui’s death!

"I really didn’t kill anyone." Jiang Yuan looked at the woman who maintained a gentle appearance despite the rising threat level in frustration, "If you don’t believe me, come with me to see his body, it should have been killed by a Moon Pearl Bird after being dazed, I buried him nearby, and in any case, you ought to retrieve the body and rebury it properly."

Only then did the woman pick up the Ironwood Ring in his hand with a sorrowful expression.

[Side Task 1 Completed, Reward Issued]

[Task 2: Agree to the request of the deceased’s family to transport the deceased’s body back home. Reward: Paperman and Paper Horse Skill X1]

What kind of stuff?

Jiang Yuan was startled when he saw the task, transporting a body?

Not to mention the transport, just digging up and dealing with the rotten corpse would be more difficult; I’ve never worked as a corpse-carrier, how do I transport it?

The system didn’t even grant me the Corpse-Driving Skill.

The Paperman and Paper Horse Skill reward sounds a bit like the art of making paper effigies, not seeming very practical, should I accept the task or not?

A moment ago, hearing the news of her husband’s death emotionally agitated me with some abruptness, please do not blame me, sir." The woman lowered her head slightly and explained with a bow, "This Ironwood Ring is a Protective Talisman bestowed by the Immortals; being able to remove the ring indicates he is no more, thus seeing it..."

She held a handkerchief in her hand and wiped the bloody tears from her face, her voice mournful, "You see, the old lady is too aged to travel, I am just a frail woman unable to walk in such dangerous wilderness, and the children are still young.

Please see it through as a good deed, and trouble the gentleman to return my husband’s body home, so he can be buried in peace. We certainly won’t let the gentleman toil in vain and will offer generous thanks once the body is returned!"

Weak woman?

Jiang Yuan secretly moved his wrist, which was painfully pinched, thinking you were anything but weak, seeking help while harboring murderous intent. I don’t know what kind of NPC character the game developers created, as eerie as a ghost and so duplicitous.

Who knows, after painstakingly bringing back the decayed corpse, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair might just turn against him.

Seeing his hesitation, the old woman shook her sleeve and two little white paper figurines fell out, handing them over, "These are two Yin Warriors, just hold onto them. When you arrive at the location tonight, burn them, and they will help carry the corpse."

She then took out a piece of white paper from her bosom, her old hands unusually dexterous folded it a few turns into a small coffin, "No need to trouble the little gentleman, the Yin Warriors will place my son’s body in the coffin and bring it back; all you need to do is burn them and guide the way."

Burn the little paper men and they transform into working tools, is this the Paperman and Paper Horse Skill?

Jiang Yuan was somewhat intrigued, yet cautious as ever, he didn’t promise fully, "I’ve agreed to something else for the night, so I can only go to Crescent Lake in the early morning hours and since it’s my first time using Yin Warriors, guiding through such a distant wilderness will probably delay some time."

The woman asked him to wait a moment, turned and went back to the room, and as she opened the door, he saw that the wide corridor in the house was filled with colorful papermen and paper horses, linking it to Wan Mingchuan’s observation of "immobile people," thinking they must be two paper men.

In this desolate countryside paper-making shop, what an underworld setting. There’s only one Riverfront Village nearby, where ordinary villagers live with difficulty — who would they sell such papermen and paper horses to?

Looking at this family, none appear to be the laboring type. What do they eat and drink? Could it be the whole family turned into spirited paper figures who don’t need food or drink?

He was pondering when the woman floated out of the room, holding a palm-sized colorful paper-made Immortal Crane.

The so-called color is actually compared with the pair of Yin Warriors and coffins, which are all pure white while the Immortal Crane is exquisitely made like a handicraft, with a white body, black tail, black neck, a dab of cinnabar red on the head, and yellow-brown long beak, which was vivid and very pretty.

"When my husband left, he rode away the daily-use paper horse, and for a moment another couldn’t be made. This was originally prepared as a mount for the Immortals; given the unexpected event, I hope for his body to return quickly and be laid to rest for peace, so I lend it to you for use, to be returned afterward, and we shall have further thanks."

The woman bowed again, offering it with both hands, "After the Yin Warriors collect the body into the coffin, just blow on this paper crane and it will swiftly guide you back; much obliged to you, sir."

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