Chapter 1248: Chain Laborers
The moment they stepped out of Earth Fiend Hall,
Secretary Yan could no longer hold himself back.
During the more than hour-long wait, the continuous commotion from the inner hall had clearly indicated that a fierce battle was taking place.
Yet Han Dong's explanation had been corpse transformation... Although he carried the Sorrow Jade bestowed by the Grave Lord, such an absurd explanation was still far too forced.
"Mr. Han, what exactly happened in the inner hall just now?"
"Didn't I say? Scholar Du underwent a corpse transformation. For safety reasons, I dealt with him directly."
"He was already a zombie. How could he undergo a corpse transformation?"
"It was probably like this..."
Han Dong understood Secretary Yan's concerns quite well. Since he had obtained the inherited treasure, he patiently explained Scholar Du's resurrection plan of preserving "one breath."
Yan Bowen drew a sharp breath after hearing the whole story and muttered,
"By your account, that really does count as a 'corpse transformation'!
The imperial physicians had already examined Du Zhijing and declared him dead... Who would have thought he had such a trick hidden away? No wonder even ordinary bookstores sold the Floating Corpse Inner Scripture."
However, what concerned Yan Bowen even more was this.
Scholar Du had laid out a century-long plan, only to fall at Han Dong's hands in the end... Most outrageous of all, Yan Bowen scrutinized Han Dong from head to toe and found that aside from a reduced total amount of corpse energy, Han Dong had not suffered any injuries whatsoever.
For a moment, Yan Bowen seemed to have guessed at some of Han Dong's "extraordinary qualities," as well as why the Grave Lord had gifted him the Sorrow Jade.
Just as Han Dong was carrying out his plan