26: Chapter 26 The Female Corpse at the Bottom of the Valley, Uncorrupted for a Thousand Years?

"Ye Xing, this kid is quite the lucky fellow!"

"The area down here is so large, yet of all the places he could have landed, he just had to land right on top of that female corpse."

Knowing that Ye Xing was not in immediate danger, Cao Hua couldn't help but crack a joke.

"Alright, if this kind of 'good fortune' were given to you, would you be happy?"

"It's best if Ye Xing doesn't wake up right now. Otherwise, the moment he opens his eyes and faces the face of a female corpse, even if she looked like a celestial beauty, he'd be scared out of his wits," Captain Song Lei said, still feeling somewhat worried.

"Oh, Captain Song, you're overthinking it."

"Look at how well-preserved this female corpse is. She doesn't look like she's been dead for thousands of years at all; she looks exactly like she's just sleeping," Cao Hua said, waving his hand dismissively.

However, his words ended up reminding the others.

"That's true. This female corpse is preserved far too well. It feels very abnormal," Wang Yi said, stroking his chin and frowning.

"After a person dies, the body starts to decompose very quickly, but in ancient times, many methods were used to preserve the corpse from decaying."

"One of them was to completely seal the coffin, preventing the body from coming into contact with oxygen, thereby achieving the goal of preservation."

"However, this female corpse is directly exposed to the air without any protective measures, yet she is still preserved like this. I think... it's not normal," Tang Xiao analyzed.

Cao Hua's eyes widened, and he took a few steps back.

"Could it be... that she's become a spirit?"

"Or perhaps this female corpse is a ghost, and she's currently playing dead, preparing to lure us over."

The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, until he ended up scaring himself silly.

After finishing, he turned his head and saw Wang Yi standing to the side, stroking his chin while lost in thought.

He spoke to him again.

"Hey, Fortune Teller, do you sense anything? What exactly is going on with this female corpse?"

Wang Yi frowned and glanced at Cao Hua.

"First, my name isn't 'Hey'!"

"Second, I really don't sense anything wrong. This seems to be just an ordinary corpse."

Cao Hua: "..."

Standing behind Wang Yi, he rolled his eyes brazenly.

He thought to himself that the Fortune Teller was far too incompetent, and it was a waste of how much he had trusted him in the beginning.

He had thought he was very mysterious and possessed special skills.

But he hadn't expected that his ability to judge people was truly lackluster.

Su Chen, whom he hadn't thought much of at the beginning, turned out to be the most capable one among them.

Therefore, he changed his target and spoke directly to Su Chen.

"Su Chen, what do you think?"

"Me? I'll go over and take a look."

Su Chen replied, already lifting his feet and walking toward the stone platform.

His answer made Captain Song Lei and the others chuckle involuntarily.

Cao Hua was also somewhat surprised.

"I just realized, Su Chen isn't as cold as he acted at first. He's actually quite humorous. That cold joke he made—I'm freezing!"

As he said this, he exaggeratedly shivered and followed along.

...

"That's great, Ye Xing is fine, at least for now!"

"He's really lucky. It was only by a hair's breadth! Those who survive a great disaster are bound to have good fortune afterward!"

"I feel like the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress never intended to kill him. We were just too nervous at the beginning and guessed wrong."

"Are you saying that Ye Xing landing on the female corpse wasn't a coincidence, but intentional on the part of the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress?"

"If that's really the case, then what was the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress's goal? To warn Su Chen and the others that there's something wrong with the corpse?"

"I don't think the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress would have such good intentions. It feels more like it was delivering... prey to the female corpse?"

...

"Fuck! How can he be okay? After such a terrifying scene just now, there wasn't a single casualty. This is unbelievable!"

"Heh, they're probably all scared silly. Being fine now doesn't mean they'll be fine in a moment."

"Let these people from the Dragon Kingdom be happy for a while; after all, they won't be able to laugh in a moment."

"In any case, Ye Xing hasn't been rescued yet, so anything is possible."

...

Su Chen walked to the edge of the stone platform; now he could observe the two corpses up close.

On the male corpse's belt, the middle section was pitch black, and four large characters were carved in the center: "Yin Xi Bao Di"!

As for the female corpse, her features were delicate, and her expression was serene.

It was as if she were merely asleep.

"Ugh... ugh..."

From Ye Xing's throat, sounds of pain were emitted.

He had woken up!

Su Chen hurriedly went over and patted his shoulder.

"Ye Xing, your current situation is somewhat dangerous, but you don't need to be afraid. We have already made full preparations."

"In a moment, you just need to cooperate with us, understand?"

Ye Xing was groggy and felt that his posture was very uncomfortable.

He wanted to adjust, only to realize that he was being hung in mid-air by the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress.

And less than twenty centimeters in front of his eyes was the ghastly pale face of the female corpse.

Captain Song Lei and the others had guessed correctly before; although the corpse looked like it was sleeping, after true close-range contact, one could clearly feel that she was "dead"!

Ye Xing twisted his body and saw Su Chen and the others all standing behind him.

He immediately felt less afraid.

"Everyone, do me a favor and let me down."

"Being hung up like this and watched feels like I'm a monkey!"

Su Chen took his knife and gestured a few times toward the vine on his body.

"In a moment, I'll cut the Snake Cypress above you, but you must remember to brace yourself with your hands and feet. Otherwise, you'll really end up having an intimate encounter with this female corpse..."

Before Su Chen had even finished speaking, the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress moved down another small distance.

Ye Xing's limbs flailed wildly in the air, but he couldn't overcome the strength of the Nine-Headed Snake Cypress.

It forced him down onto the female corpse.

His posture was extremely awkward right now; his hands and feet were firmly braced nearby, but his body was already pressed against the female corpse.

He deeply felt the corpse-like, icy chill coming from this thing.

With a swish, Su Chen raised his knife and brought it down, cutting off that segment of the Snake Cypress.

Watching Ye Xing fall down just like that, everyone heaved a deep sigh of relief.

Now, the only threat had been temporarily resolved.

Ye Xing collected himself and scrambled to climb up from the female corpse's body.

Just at this moment, the female corpse moved!

Her two arms shot up high in a flash and then clamped tightly onto Ye Xing's shoulders.

The two of them were entangled together in such an intimate posture.

Ye Xing was terrified.

This female corpse could actually move! If this isn't a ghost, what is it?

He struggled desperately, only to find that those two arms were pulling him closer and closer!

"Help! Su Chen, save me quickly!"

"Don't let this female corpse hold me! Save me!" Ye Xing pleaded for help in a panic.

Su Chen, however, was not idle; he had been observing all along!