NOVEL NEXT Chapter 536: Sudden Upheaval
Senior Sister Yu only knew that Tian Lin went to examine the corpse with Saintess Mei yesterday, but she had no idea what the situation was at the time.
Moreover, in her view, things that Tian Lin and Saintess Mei could do, she could also manage on her own. Therefore, she didn't feel that Tian Lin was setting her up.
It was the old Village Chief who seemed hesitant, seemingly not wanting Senior Sister Yu to examine the body.
Tian Lin noticed her expression and smiled, saying, "Why, isn't she qualified?"
As soon as he said this, the old Village Chief hurriedly said, "This girl may not be an official, but since she is brought by the officer, she surely has some skills in examining corpses.
Since the officer insists, let this girl examine the body then."
Senior Sister Yu felt a great shock because she really didn't expect the old Village Chief to easily point out her identity.
The good news is, she now has proof she likely won't be in mortal danger.
The bad news is, since she is not an actual official, she can only rely on the other appointed officials in the team.
But now she has become detested by everyone, who would want to help her survive?
"Okay, if you think she examining the body will not be an issue, then have her do it!"
After Tian Lin spoke, he leisurely took a seat on a stool.
There, Senior Sister Yu was naturally somewhat reluctant. She thought that examining the body wasn't particularly difficult, after all, both Tian Lin and Saintess Mei had done it.
But she couldn't believe that the old Village Chief would arrange such an easily fallen trap—
As she hesitated, Tian Lin and the old Village Chief didn't rush her, as if examining the body was no big deal.
You could hear Tian Lin casually chatting with the old Village Chief, "Since what I asked you to prepare yesterday is ready, why hasn't it been delivered to my room today?"
The old Village Chief said reluctantly, "Every household got robbed yesterday, this old man was busy catching thieves and couldn't get to it. Since the officer is impatient, I'll have someone deliver it to your door later."
He said there was a robbery, which shouldn't be a lie, since Zhou Ting indeed stole quite a few door bolts.
But as for catching thieves, Tian Lin didn't buy it.
From the perspective of an outsider, the thieves should be Tian Lin's group of outsiders.
On the surface, both parties appeared to be all smiles, but in reality, they both wished for the other's demise.
The reason they hadn't acted yet was, first, Tian Lin and his group lacked the ability, and second, it further proved that these villagers weren't free to kill. They were surely restrained by some rules.
Tian Lin didn't know what their rules were, but that didn't stop him from doing things that shouldn't break any rules.
He confidently said, "The old Village Chief's hospitality has been noted, but if you are giving gifts, why send them only to me? If my colleagues hear about it, the understanding ones would know I have a good relationship with you. The oblivious ones might think you look down on them!"
Upon hearing this, the old Village Chief promptly said, "The officer makes a good point—I'll immediately prepare three more gifts and ask the officer to help deliver them to the other three officials."
Tian Lin shook his head, "Technically, if I took the tea you gave, doing a favor for you would be nothing. But having someone deliver gifts for you, how could it compare to you personally delivering them with sincerity? It's not about the fineness of the gift, but the sincerity behind it. Deliver the gifts personally into their hands, and they will remember your goodwill!"
The old Village Chief's face darkened; he had never seen such courage to extort an Evil Spirit.
But since what he played was a good citizen, naturally he needed to act as one.
Impatiently nodding, he didn't dare to act against Tian Lin, who had an 'official status.' He just said, "Fine, fine, fine, this old man will personally select the gifts and send them personally to each officer—Now, isn't it time for this girl to examine the body?"
Sitting on the side observing, Senior Sister Yu was both speechless and astonished, she never expected Tian Lin to be so bold, nor did she expect Tian Lin to identify officials and soldiers this way.
She certainly wouldn't lose her mind thinking Tian Lin was greedy.
After all, no matter how poor Tian Lin was, at the end of the day, he was a True Disciple of the Wenda Sect. Is life more important or wealth? To cultivate to the Golden Core Realm, he could hardly be a fool.
Tian Lin's purpose in doing this was obviously ulterior.
And once the Village Chief revealed to whom he delivered gifts, it would surely show who had official status.
This brought another question forward.
Since there was such a good method to identify who had official status, why did he still make her come along for the ride? Was it simply to have company, simply to showcase his cleverness in front of her?
"Alright, Senior Sister Yu, it's time for you to open the coffin and examine the body."
Just as Senior Sister Yu was lost in thought, Tian Lin's voice interrupted her imaginations.
Senior Sister Yu nodded her head, her impression of Tian Lin significantly improved.
As long as Tian Lin didn't intend to harm her and treated her with respect, she could consider letting him go after the matter.
With this in mind, Senior Sister Yu approached the first coffin.
The black coffin appeared somewhat decayed, but it was airtight from the outside to the inside.
Senior Sister Yu stepped forward and easily opened the coffin lid.
A strong corpse Qi burst from inside the coffin in an instant, and despite being prepared, Senior Sister Yu could not entirely avoid the corpse Qi.
And just a trace of the corpse Qi entering her body hindered her True Qi circulation. She had no choice but to retreat several feet, and soon after, her body started to grow hair and become dazed, just like Tian Lin yesterday.
Being both hindered and immobilized, Senior Sister Yu was naturally at the mercy of others — but it wasn't the Evil Spirit that did something to her, it was more Evil Spirits entering her body.
Tian Lin could visibly see Senior Sister Yu's body starting to weaken, and he frowned, feeling something seemed off.
Seeing the old Village Chief with a pleased expression, Tian Lin resolutely got up and headed toward the coffin.
He saw the drought inside the coffin with its eyelids twitching, as if about to open them.
Tian Lin's facial expression changed slightly; if the corpse inside the coffin revived, how could anyone present stand against it?
Those Evil Spirits didn't dare to kill 'officers,' so who could be sure these corpses wouldn't dare to kill?
The method of using one to kill another was something Zhou Ting attempted, but despite stealing many villagers' latches yesterday, he didn't succeed.
What the old Village Chief did now, seemed similar to Zhou Ting's scheme.
Tian Lin couldn't take the risk; he couldn't let Senior Sister Yu absorb all that corpse Qi, rather he swung his sleeve, not only extracting the corpse Qi from Senior Sister Yu's body but also absorbing all the corpse Qi from the coffin into his own body.
Despite having talismans to assist, Tian Lin still started growing hair massively, and his True Qi became slightly sluggish.
But as long as he didn't die immediately, with talismans' help, Tian Lin feared not this corpse Qi.
He quickly regained clarity, suppressing and transforming all the corpse Qi within his body into talisman energy. Immediately after, he waved his right hand, sealing the black wooden coffin tightly.
With the inside and outside sealed off, the corpse within finally ceased acting out. At least for the moment, there was no need to worry about it breaking out.
Tian Lin turned back to look at Senior Sister Yu, who at this point, had eyes blood-red, showing clear signs of turning into a corpse.
Saving her was out of the question, and Tian Lin didn't plan to save her.
He raised his hand, and a piece of talisman paper appeared, which he pressed onto Senior Sister Yu's forehead.