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Chapter 461 - 114: Secrets and Commissions (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 461: Chapter 114: Secrets and Commissions (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Xu Shu determined from the fragments of information that the humanoid Su Ji in front of him probably hadn’t hidden too much. The matters she mentioned, such as the Three Corpses and so forth, likely were true.

As for that Winter Valley Research Association, Xu Shu knew about it too. His alias, "Arthur," had once joined it—it was that research facility underground that had conducted many sealing actions and later lost control.

At the same time, Xu Shu also figured out an issue based on these pieces of information.

Before he came to Storm Manor, during his journey simulation, he had encountered people from Storm Manor outside the border. He had met women whose fingers had been chopped off, who said Su Ji Herrera invited him to come to Storm Manor for a chat.

Then, he was twice ambushed and killed by Su Ji Herrera using her attack "Love Scatter love TVB."

At that time, Xu Shu felt it was very strange since the other party had already personally ambushed him. Why would they still send someone to invite him to gather at Storm Manor?

Now he finally knew the answer.

The "Su Ji Herrera" who invited him and the "Su Ji Herrera" who ambushed and killed him turned out to be the same person but with different identities!

He had previously offended a ghost nun, Octopus Head Su Ji, at the Lighthouse Inn on the edge of the Wasteland (19,18), causing her to want to kill him persistently.

And this Su Ji wanted to deal with her own Three Corpses through him, so she kept on good terms with him, and her attitude had been decent.

No wonder he always felt that Su Ji’s actions were weird, somewhat contradictory in her behavior.

Everything made sense now; these were two independent personalities!

"It’s all so convoluted, so this is what it was about. You should have said you were the real and fake Monkey King; I almost got dizzy," Xu Shu muttered wordlessly, looking at Human Head Su Ji in front of him.

—Since both were Su Ji Herrera, to distinguish between them, Xu Shu named them "Human Head Su" and "Fish Head Su" to more directly identify them.

Human Head Su said somewhat sheepishly, "I know, this description might be hard for you to imagine or understand what the Three Corpses are. I will send someone to demonstrate it to you later, so you can see more clearly..."

She was interrupted coldly by Xu Shu in mid-sentence, "No, I understand. I’m just curious; as the original body, it should be easy for you to deal with your own Three Corpses, right?"

Human Head Su Ji was taken aback for a moment, then sighed and said, "You’re right, but for some reason, I can’t leave this Wasteland."

"Oh, is that so?"

Xu Shu’s pupils shrank again as he realized Su Ji really was not human as she appeared; she had used a method similar to Tailed Ksitigarbha, reducing her power to the First Rank and hiding within the Wasteland. However, once she went out, there certainly was no way to come back stably.

He also wondered what she was planning...

He touched his chin, then asked, "But her power isn’t weak, is it?"

"Don’t worry, I naturally have a way to deal with her. After all, she is the Three Corpses and has inherent weaknesses. You just need to take this, use it on her, and it will completely restrict her power. She is currently about Second Rank, but once restricted, she will basically lose any resistance. Even if she has any trump cards, she can only display the power of the First Rank at most."

While Su Ji spoke, she took a very small wooden box from her pocket.

"What is this?" asked Xu Shu.

"The true main body of the Three Corpses." Su Ji opened the wooden box, and inside was a plump, pale worm the size of an adult female’s index finger.

It looked like a dead object, lying motionless in the wooden box, but it had some barely visible patterns on its body, very dim and elusive, proving it was a living thing.

Xu Shu’s pupils suddenly contracted as he remembered something, and he said in surprise, "Corpse Valley Worm?"

Just as Su Ji was about to speak, she looked at Xu Shu with an appreciative gaze and smiled, "You recognize the Corpse Valley Worm and know the meaning of the Three Corpses. My master’s prophecy was indeed not wrong; you are the one I was looking for to solve the problem."

Oh? Is this also in your master’s plans? I remember Octopus Head Su is also a follower of Tailed Ksitigarbha; how come Tailed Ksitigarbha specifically gave you the hint?

It still feels like something is off.

Xu Shu smiled, noncommittally. He wasn’t swayed by the other’s flattering, but instead, he quietly stroked his chin, deep in thought.

Seeing this, Su Ji slowly said, "How about it, Mr. Li Fengtian? The task you need to do is actually very simple. You just need to use the Corpse Valley Worm to restrain my Three Corpses. She will be devoured by the Corpse Valley Worm, and you bring her back to me, then this deal will be completed, how about it?"

"Of course, to show some sincerity, I can tell you something in advance, such as how to restrain that person from the Star Group—it’s a hairpin."

As she spoke, Su Ji walked to the front of the church, to the deity statue covered with a red cloth, groped on the ground for a while, and opened a hidden compartment.

There was a surprisingly substantial storage room underneath.

She entered, quickly returned, and again had a small wooden box in her hand.

This wooden box looked very characteristic of the local region, carved with dragons and phoenixes, clearly a product from the history of Xia Country.

Su Ji opened it and showed Xu Shu what was inside; it was a greenish hairpin without any particularly obvious peculiarities, just like the commonly seen face-lift surgeries on the streets, filled with an indistinguishable special flavor.