57. Working to Rule
Several of them nodded in succession, and Nanzhi hurriedly chimed in, "Exactly, it mustn't come back to life again."
"Otherwise, how terrifying that would be."
"What would we do if a revived corpse started eating people?"
Hearing these remarks and looking at the yellow Taoist talisman plastered on the male corpse's forehead, the village chief could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
A bunch of high-maintenance nuisances.
Wait until the full moon night in a few days; he would definitely make them pay dearly.
The young man who had lifted the corpse was extremely cautious, terrified that he might accidentally touch the yellow talisman and be reduced to ashes.
"Have a safe trip." Seeing them about to step out the front door, Lu Lin raised his hand with exaggerated friendliness and waved to remind them.
"You should also carry a few more talismans on you just in case evil ghosts appear."
"Your life is what matters most."
Lu Lin continued to run his mouth, uttering these grating remarks that sounded thoroughly obnoxious to their ears.
The village chief now suspected that this bunch of people was deliberately mocking and toying with them.
Otherwise, why would they repeatedly pull out yellow talismans and stand here spouting such nonsense?
Once outside, the village chief and his companions looked even more grim.
"This corpse is completely ruined now too." The village chief glared at the yellow talisman on the male corpse's forehead and said with a dark expression.
"Damn it! That's two bodies wasted in a row. Damn them, I want to kill them!" A particularly hot-tempered young man among them wished he could tear those people to shreds upon hearing that two corpses had been ruined.
"We will kill them." The village chief's voice slowly rose, his pitch-black eyes brimming with murderous intent.
After they left, Nanzhi hurriedly untied the ropes from the mouths of the cats and dogs, then stroked them with a heartbroken expression.
"Good babies, no more suffering for you next time," Nanzhi coaxed them.
The two small animals had also quieted down by now, crouching before her and wagging their tails.
One panted with its tongue out, while the other rubbed its little cat head against her.
Xie Pei cast a disdainful look at the scene, let out a cold snort, and turned to leave. Before departing, she dropped a remark: "People dying every single day, so annoying."
"When are we going down to the ancient tomb?"
As soon as she left, only the five of them remained in the main hall.
Lu Lin stood up, stretched lazily, and said, "I'm going back to catch up on some sleep. Tonight, we're checking out the morgue."
"You're going to the morgue?" Hua Xiaoman looked at him in shock and asked, "Brave."
Breaking into a morgue alone at night—he really was something else.
Lu Lin's footsteps paused; letting him go alone was absolute suicide.
He turned his head, pointed at the people present, and declared, "We are all going together."
"Got it?"
"I certainly didn't agree to go with you," Chi You said, crossing her legs, resting her chin in her hand, and swaying her foot with a smile.
Lu Lin choked, his dark eyes narrowing as he glared at her in condemnation, "Why aren't you going?"
"Don't you want to clear the instance?"
"No rush. Besides, this is only an A-rank instance, so take it slow," Chi You replied indifferently.
Time stood still in the real world anyway, so it didn't matter how long she stayed here.
Lu Lin looked at her and said with exasperation, "You're slacking off!"
"That is unacceptable!"
"This isn't a job, and I don't have any professional dedication," Chi You retorted smoothly.
Lu Lin stared at her, gritting his teeth in frustration. How had she become so sharp-tongued after just a short time apart?
Jiang Pan watched from the side, sipping bottled water with a beaming smile on her face, and Hua Xiaoman wore the exact same expression.
"You have to go with me!"
"You must protect me!"
With that, he pulled two small gold fish figurines from his pocket and handed them over. "Take these as your payment."