Wandering Gods of Day and Night
Chapter 253 - 184 Puppet Map_4

Chapter 253: Chapter 184 Puppet Map_4

"The Alien Ghost behind your Wuzuo hasn’t reached the Heavenly Dome to this day—it doesn’t deserve to appear in Xiao Zhou’s tattoo."

"Now that you’ve put it that way, I feel much better about it. It’s not my fault; the Alien Ghost behind us is simply incompetent."

Lv Mingkun exhaled deeply. Wuzuo was merely a minor Tangkou, and the Alien Ghost behind it truly wasn’t qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with the God-level entities above the Heavenly Dome.

"It’s alright, Senior Brother Lv. As for what lies ahead—who can say? Perhaps there’s something better waiting."

Zhou Xuan consoled Lv Mingkun for a while before heading upstairs.

"Li Chengfeng requests the arrival of the High Priest."

By chance, Zhou Xuan needed to meet Li Chengfeng and deliver him a warning.

Zhou Xuan sat on the bed and entered the Divine Revelation Secret Realm.

Within the Secret Realm, the White Bone figure formed from Monk Zhu Jiu’s skeleton—the last time, only its head surfaced—now its chest had emerged as well.

Zhou Xuan approached and felt beneath the water but found nothing.

"What on earth is this White Bone figure?"

Zhou Xuan asked Black Water.

The waves in Black Water remained calm, offering no response.

Unable to obtain an answer, Zhou Xuan headed toward Fei Yue, descending into Li Chengfeng’s corporeal shell.

Li Chengfeng sat in his office.

"High Priest, let me report on the three matters you entrusted to me:

The residence of the Wuzuo Hall Master is still under investigation;

Progress has been made regarding the library matter, and entry will be possible tomorrow;

The Hunger issue is still being tracked—the person who took Hunger, the snake tumor carrier, remains unaccounted for."

"Understood. By the way, Old Li, you should be vigilant—Heavenly Official has issued a Divine Oracle to sanction your death. The four Divine Offices of the Bone Elder Association are conspiring to carry this out; Divine Communication Gu Ling revealed this to me."

"They want to kill me?"

Li Chengfeng’s emotions surged.

He had dedicated his life to the Bone Elder Association, educating countless disciples. Though he didn’t dare claim extraordinary merit, decades of diligent effort must surely count for something—now to end up losing his life?

How could he not burn with rage?

"Old Li, if you submit your resignation to the Bone Elder Association now, you can save yourself."

"The soonest would be the day after tomorrow—the Bone Elder Association holds its monthly gathering then. If they want to kill me, it will undoubtedly be at the gathering. I’ll tender my resignation there."

"Over the next two days, spread rumors about your intention to resign—the louder the noise, the higher your chances of survival. During this time, I’ll think of ways to help you retain your place in the Bone Elder Association while keeping you alive."

"Alright."

Li Chengfeng, visibly dejected, knew that the Bone Elder Association was a colossal entity. Even as capable as Young Master might be, how could he possibly contend with it?

Not to mention that the order for his death came straight from the Heavenly Official.

"Let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll do my best to come up with a plan."

Zhou Xuan exited the descending state.

...

Zhou Xuan was now deeply troubled. Li Chengfeng was a loyal devotee of the Blood Well and the first believer Zhou Xuan could descend into.

Both emotion and reason dictated that he must protect Li Chengfeng.

"I can’t think of a solution for the time being—might as well go study a new tattoo map."

Zhou Xuan marked off one use of his "Return to Hall" privilege and entered the Totem Hall.

The Blood Tree had grown lush once again.

Zhou Xuan seated himself on the Puduan as the branches of the Blood Tree coiled around his hand, transmitting teachings through intent and spirit.

This time,

it was yet another set of three tattoo maps:

Golden Armor, Deer Antler Beetle, and Tattered Robes.

But this time, the tattoos differed from the Totems—they were all inked onto the skin of the deceased.

...

"These are Puppet Maps."

Yun Ziliang informed Zhou Xuan.

"Golden Armor corresponds to the City God Armor; Deer Antler Beetle is the first Alien Insect of the Gu God lineage; Tattered Robes, called the Remnant Robe, is a God-level Alien Ghost, also above the Heavenly Dome."

The three maps corresponded to three God-level entities: the City God, Gu God, and Remnant Robe.

"Puppet Maps, as the name implies, are tattoos done on the skin of corpses, transforming them into your puppets."

Yun Ziliang explained.

Zhou Xuan didn’t pursue creating Puppet Maps; instead, his thoughts returned to aiding Li Chengfeng.

But he couldn’t conjure a plausible idea.

By chance, he needed to order a Victory phonograph and decided to take Lv Mingkun along for a drive, hoping to clear his mind and find inspiration.

...

Beneath the canopy of trees in Lide Cemetery.

Luo Yunzhou directed the disciples of their Tangkou to conduct a post-mortem on the White Bones from "Chun Meng."

Luo Yunzhou was the Second Master of Wuzuo; seated beside him was Mo Tingsheng.

Mo Tingsheng, known as the White Paper Fan of the kidnapper gang, managed the daily operations within the Tangkou.

His incense offerings weren’t high, but backed by the Great Hall, his imposing presence made Luo Yunzhou nearly suffocate.

"Mr. Mo, are we heading out to kill Lao He tonight? Their Liao Ghost numbers are substantial." Luo Yunzhou asked cautiously.

"That’s what we agreed on previously. Our kidnapper gang can’t move openly; your Wuzuo will handle it. Don’t worry—it’s not sending you to die in vain. Members of the City God will be coming."

"Who’s coming?"

"Zhi Jia Master, Lu Yusheng."

ps: Good brothers, here’s a long Chapter update. Mwah.