Yuqi's words, at that moment, threw my heart back into disarray just when I had calmed down.
If it were truly as she said, then the leader was a bit too terrifying.
He, again, wants to borrow Wei Youming for what?
I didn't say a word for a while.
Yuqi, seeing that I didn't respond, whispered again, "I just mentioned it casually. It's probably because I've thought too much. There's no reason for this."
After speaking, Yuqi turned her head back to the stage, but she seemed distracted as well.
It was Old Gong, whose head had somehow ended up on the tea table, staring blankly at the bamboo tube.
His eyes contained a desire, but also a trace of timidity.
"Slightly hungry."
"This stuff... smells really good." Old Gong licked his lips.
My pupils contracted slightly.
Before I could even open my mouth to say anything, Old Gong's mouth had flown open.
The gap of the mouth was as wide as the bite on Wei Youming's arm at that time.
A single bite took off a tenth of the bamboo tube.
Old Gong chewed with great force, and the more he chewed, the more excited his face became.
The remaining bamboo tube had a reddish-brown stain at the cut end, indicating blood.
Yuqi was once again attracted by the gaze, and she covered her mouth slightly.
I did not stop Old Gong.
I hadn't had time before; the human skin was bitten through.
I had another idea arise...
I had no idea about recruiting souls and controlling Wu Zhongkuan. I just knew how to do it.
Summoning the spirit and controlling Wu Zhongkuan, I have no idea how to do it, I can only just do it. Now, if Old Gong eats the entire piece of human skin, won't it naturally give Old Gong a suppressive power over Wu Zhongkuan?
Of course, this is just a speculation, and it can be slightly tested.
Within a few minutes, Old Gong bit another section of the bamboo tube containing human skin.
As time passed, the bamboo tube containing human skin became shorter and shorter, and Old Gong had already eaten most of it.
With all the bamboo tube containing human skin in his mouth, Old Gong yawned drowsily, his head drooping downwards.
I, however, saw an extremely terrifying scene.
The back of Old Gong's head was now bald.
He originally had little hair, but it wasn't to the extent of being bald.
Now not only was he bald, but the wrinkled scalp could vaguely be seen as a face...
The face was tightly closed with eyes, looking extremely painful.
Isn't it Wu Zhongkuan's face!?!
The wrinkled scalp around the face, like pitted teeth, seemed to be gnawing away ceaselessly!
"There are three treasures in the heavens - the sun, the moon, and the stars; and there are three treasures in humans - qi, jing, and shen..."
The lips of the face twitched slightly.
My heart trembled.
The voice was distinctly Wu Zhongkuan's!
He said he was asleep, but is that actually true?
No, that's not right... It is because the human skin was eaten by Old Gong, and to some extent, it has awakened Wu Zhongkuan a little bit?
Just as I thought of this, Wu Zhongkuan's face suddenly stiffened, and the mysterious words from his mouth abruptly transformed into an eerie sing-song.
"Reach out and touch my sister's ear... The convex ears swing like a pendulum in autumn."
"Reach out and touch my sister's shoulders, her shoulders are the same as mine in years..."
"Reach out and touch my sister's armpit, the armpit curls around the shoulder..."
Wu Zhongkuan's own face was extremely serious.
Even when he suppressed Old Gong, he turned Old Gong's lecherous facial expression into something serious.
But now, his serious face had become extremely lecherous, as if controlled by Old Gong...
"Huff... Hah..." Old Gong's head, which had dropped, lifted again.
"Comfort brings to mind that thing, discomfort," Old Gong said, yawning twice more.
His head slowly disappeared...
Clearly, I felt that the pot at my waist had become heavier...
Yuqi pursed her lips, giving me another glance at the pot at my waist, but she didn't say anything.
I exhaled slightly before saying, "Let's go out first."
Standing up, Yuqi got up and followed me.
After leaving the old teahouse, I felt a bit empty in my body.
Standing quietly for quite a long time, until Yuqi asked me what was wrong and whether I was feeling unwell, I only shook my head and completely came back to my senses.
I did not leave directly from the Mengfang, but first left this street.
At the corner of the street, Mao San's shop was open, and he sat in a lying chair, fanning himself lazily, looking very relaxed.
Mao San didn't greet me, and I gave him a slight nod.
The entire structure of the Mengfang is circular. Walking around the outer perimeter, I arrived at the southeast corner, where indeed there was another street.
I walked into the street at the mouth.
The shops around were much quieter, with very few pedestrians, and some of the shops were even empty, with no shop owner in sight.
I walked slowly, examining each shop.
I stopped at a certain spot, where there was a wooden two-story building.
I judged the distance from the street entrance to here, as well as the shape of this building, which were somewhat similar to the old teahouse.
The door was open, but only about two meters wide.
Inside, it was a deep passage that couldn't be seen further into.
However, the sides of the passage were not walls but wooden counters, similar to the counters of old shops.
Vaguely, there were people standing behind those counters.
I did not enter, my gaze fell to the sides of the door.
The walls on both sides were covered with quite a few papers; upon closer inspection, they were indeed notice boards.
The fonts were neat, listing one event after another.
My gaze fell on the lowest edge: "Jin Yang, East Suburb, explore the grave of Black Naga woman, the female corpse is intact, to be valued at one ton of golden fish."
My gaze moved again to the most prominent spot, where the papers were much more worn, as if they had been posted for a long time.
There were two pieces of paper there, respectively recording;
"Jin Yang West Suburbs, one hundred miles away, the land is full of rocks. Within the rocks are turtles, and within the turtles are corpses, which are spirit turtles nurturing corpses. Taking this corpse can be exchanged for Clock Mountain white resin, Lang Feng stone brain, Black River Cai coral, Taiwei purple hemp... one of these."
"Suihua County Mental Health Center, harbors a twenty-eighth jailor. Taking this jailor can exchange for information about the five herbs of Juqu Mountain."
The other pieces of paper listed various things, some new and some old, but all made me feel cold.
Let's not mention the others.
Notices here are posted to capture Wei Youming...
It seems like it's been for many, many years; Suihua County has long become a district, and no one comes to take down the notices.
Who knows, the leader is planning to take down which notice?
What notice did my parents take down when they were young?
The Jin Yang West Suburbs, one hundred miles away, with spirit turtles nurturing corpses, is likely just as terrifying as Wei Youming's case.
"Brother-in-law..."
"Don't look at these two... They're not for ordinary people, but for diviners."
Yuqi pulled me, whispering softly.
"Hmm? Diviners?" I asked with a slight hint of confusion.
"The white resin from Clock Mountain and other such things, I've heard people from the Zhou family mention, are very valuable, no, they're priceless medicine, which only diviners would use."
"The five herbs of Juqu Mountain... They say it's been reached, so it must be quite something." Yuqi whispered an explanation.
I suddenly realized.
However, diviners would not come to this place.
Originally, I had planned to turn around and leave.
Coming here was just to take a look, to get an understanding of it first, but that doesn't mean I want to get involved right now.
But just as I turned around, my face turned pale in shock.
Because someone was standing behind me.
Not only did I not notice, even Yuqi showed no reaction!
The person standing behind me was very tall and muscular, at least two meters tall.
He glanced down at me, a smile playing at the corners of his lips.
"Please, Master Luo, allow my master to invite you to have tea." The tall man's voice was slightly clumsy, and his fan-like hand pressed down on my shoulder!
