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Chapter 25: Two-segmented Corpse (Seeking Recommendations, Collection, and Reviews)

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Two-segmented Corpse (Seeking Recommendations, Collection, and Reviews)

"Since the existence of this ghost is not within the past twenty years, let’s expand the timeline." Li Changhe didn’t tease him and said calmly, "Your perspectives are too narrow."

"You mean..." Yang Dong frowned.

"Do you know the Yan Yun Bridge?" Li Changhe suddenly changed the topic, leaving several people bewildered. Laughing Gentleman nodded slightly: "Yes, we thought the same thing."

"Be clear about it. What does it have to do with Yan Yun Bridge?" Yang Dong felt like his intelligence was being rubbed on the ground for a long time, gasping with cold air as he asked, "Did Eight-direction gain [Player] qualification at Yan Yun Bridge? Could it be that there are still other undiscovered secrets about Yan Yun Bridge?"

Li Changhe didn’t respond to him, naturally not agreeing with such a possibility that could reveal his identity.

Laughing Gentleman spoke, "Yanyun Bridge was built twenty years ago and renovated ten years ago. What about before that?"

Yang Dong and Unseen Red Dust frowned. Earth Knight murmured in response, "Before that, the dam in Yanyun hadn’t been built, and the Yan Yun River hadn’t changed its course. This area... was all rivers."

It seemed that Earth Knight had done a lot of investigation and even found records from thirty years ago.

"Back then, Yanyun Middle School was built by the riverside. In fact, Yanyun was originally a small town by the river, with interlaced rivers and more bridges than roads. After the dam was built and the river changed its course, land was filled in to level out the river, and it gradually developed," Li Changhe said with a faint smile.

Unseen Red Dust’s face changed slightly: "A half-broken skeleton. The two ends of the river? An occasionally appearing basement. That basement is actually... a tomb." It seemed that he had thought of something.

"Is it a two-segmented corpse?"

In ancient times, evil people would be subjected to waist-chopping upon death. They committed many evils during their lifetime, and after death, they might harbor grudges. So the body was buried on both banks of the river.

By leveraging the endless torrents of water, they cut off the grudges on the two-segmented corpse.

Because the body had two segments, it is called two-segmented corpse.

When Li Changhe worked in the haunted house, he had heard of such examples. For instance, when a bridge was built or a river was filled in, some supernatural events would occasionally occur. In fact, it disturbed the arrangements made by ancient people to cut off grudges using water currents.

Of course, it was all superstition, and Li Changhe listened to it as ghost stories.

That’s why when he learned about the half-broken skeleton from Yun Ting, and recalled the geographical location of the old Yanyun campus, Li Changhe had a clue.

As for the basement... from Xiao Nan’s description, it could be inferred that was a tomb.

Why the basement appeared sometimes, but not others was beyond Li Changhe’s knowledge.

"So nothing unusual happened when Yanyun Middle School was first established. But after the dam was built and the river changed its course, disaster struck due to the ancient people’s setup being disturbed. The two-segmented corpse caused trouble," Li Changhe shrugged. "When the old Yanyun principal built the school, maybe he didn’t consider geomancy. Or perhaps it was done intentionally. Anyway, this is a problem for you guys at Great Wall."

No one responded to his sarcasm, especially Unseen Red Dust.

He, who was proficient in mysticism, knew how troublesome the so-called two-segmented corpse could be. At this moment, he said with an ugly expression, "A school is a place with a large population density, and there are many students filled with vital energy. A two-segmented corpse appearing in such a place is far more dangerous than those in desolate mountains and remote fields."

"The more dangerous the ghost, the greater the restrictions. So that would explain the current situation," Yang Dong understood now and glanced at Li Changhe, gradually their thought began to cross his mind.

He was used to Great Wall’s Strategy Group making plans, so it was inevitable that he felt powerless when facing a situation outside the plan.

He didn’t think much about Laughing Gentleman, she was smart and managed to snatch a Demon Armor in Solomon’s scenario with the low-level [Player]’s strength.

Even Great Wall’s Strategy Group couldn’t help but admire her.

But this Uncle Eight-direction, at Lv1, dared to let a Level C monster possess his body, and he figured out the answer with Laughing Gentleman.

He was quite capable!

Yang Dong dared to bet that the one who killed the Fantasy Species, the Harpy, on the Yan Yun Bridge and gained [Player]’s status was definitely this guy!

"Unfortunately, my actions just now have already alerted him and maybe even made him hostile to me," Yang Dong regretted. He almost attacked Uncle Eight-direction just now, and it was impossible to think of luring him into Great Wall at this point.

At this moment, Li Changhe was not in the mood to pay attention to the expressions of the others. After he said those words, the [Task Progress] in front of him changed.

[Hidden Side Task Complete, Quest Cause and Effect 2/2]

[Participation: 65%]

[Over 50% participation, achievement [Insightful Eye I] unlocked]

[Reward: Trait Evolution] (Obtained after settlement)

[Eagle Eye Lv1] evolved into [Eagle’s Magic Eye Lv1]

[Effect: In addition to enhancing vision, clues can be more easily spotted within the field of vision. A favorite magic eye for detectives from all realms.]

[Consumption: 1 point of energy per 5 seconds while active]

[Note: Someone rode a horse two miles away, wearing a fur coat and silk. How do I know? Because she just stepped on me!]

"What is this?" Li Changhe’s face changed but luckily, no one saw it because he was wearing a dog head mask.

"Completed the side task? Is it because I guessed the identities of Yun Ting and the two-segmented corpse?" Li Changhe glanced indifferently at Earth Knight and Laughing Gentleman. If his participation rate was only 65%, then the rest must be on these two.

Unfortunately, Earth Knight’s face was covered by full knight’s armor, making it impossible to see his expression. And Laughing Gentleman’s Great Wall Windbreaker also hid her face from Li Changhe’s view. But they seemed to act as if nothing had happened.

"So, do only those who have come in contact with the side tasks receive prompts?" Noticing that both Little Taoist Green Moss and Unseen Red Dust were still considering their plans, an idea crept into Li Changhe’s mind.

"Well, since these two remain silent, it means the side tasks aren’t worth mentioning to outsiders. Or perhaps, it’s a bit dangerous for others to know that they’ve accepted or completed side tasks." Li Changhe deduced that Evolution Game had many tricks, so it wouldn’t allow players to cooperate comfortably while completing tasks.

"Since there are side tasks for investigating the identity of the ghost, there might also be side tasks to help the ghost escape. And some players might sabotage their teammates for the rewards from the side tasks!" Li Changhe was right, and that’s why Yang Dong and the others were so on guard against him before.

Evolution Game is considered the highest evolution sequence battlefield in the [forum]. Victory leads to evolution, and failure leads to death.

No slack could be allowed, as they were barely on their first [Task], and it had so many pitfalls.

It would be dull if Li Changhe were to be killed at Gao village early on the journey to retrieve the scriptures from the West.

If he were to meet his end, Li Changhe would have preferred it to happen in the Kingdom of Women!

While daydreaming, he heard Yang Dong whisper: "Now that we know the identity of the ghost and the reason for its formation, we also know how to deal with it."

"Laughing Gentleman, use the Demon Armor."