Three Corpses - Zhi

[Health Points: 87%]

Chu Danqing was quite surprised by the leopard-man monster's health points.

From its appearance, it seemed as good as heavily injured and dying, but its health points indicated that it was only slightly injured at most.

This meant that the leopard-man monster's injuries were just for show.

Chu Danqing's gaze constantly swept over the leopard-man monster, intending to find a clue.

Da Bao and the Repeating Crossbowman's attacks were indeed steadily decreasing the leopard-man monster's health points, but the leopard-man monster's attacks were also becoming more ferocious.

At first, Da Bao's life-steal effect could keep up with the pace, but as the enemy's attack speed increased, the life-steal effect gradually couldn't sustain it.

Chu Danqing felt that he couldn't sit idly by, so he immediately threw out an Energy Link.

The link appeared and disappeared into the leopard-man monster's body, but slowly dissipated.

"Didn't hit? That's impossible!" Chu Danqing watched the link dissipate; it wasn't broken by the opponent's attack.

A miss is a dissipation, while being destroyed is a break; the two situations are different.

"It's a parasite. Da Bao, find the main body." Chu Danqing understood; the human-faced leopard died thoroughly, and something was controlling its corpse.

The reason why the health points were decreasing slowly was because Da Bao and the Repeating Crossbowman's attacks weren't hitting vital points.

In online games, scraping the feet might be useful, but this is reality. Semi-datafication is for reference, not for the world to be completely datafied.

Hearing this, Da Bao gritted his teeth and began digging into the leopard-man's body with its Rending Claws.

"Wrong position, change again." Chu Danqing looked at the Combat Log; the damage decreased, indicating that the position was still not right.

Creak~

As Da Bao continued to try, after tearing off the leopard-man monster's sternum, a strange creature was hidden inside.

Chu Danqing used his Appraisal skill again and finally found out its name.

[Three Corpses - Zhi]

Seeing the name, Chu Danqing was naturally puzzled.

He knew a little about the concept of the Three Corpses; they originated from Taoism as informants and sources of evil deeds residing in the human body.

Any more than that would be some primordial setting, but it also had nothing to do with Zhi.

After finding the source, Da Bao's attack damage directly caused the Zhi's health points to drop rapidly.

One claw strike reduced most of its health points, and the second claw strike directly sent this strange creature away.

[You killed Three Corpses - Zhi]

With the Zhi's death, it turned into a pool of pus on the spot.

The leopard-man monster's corpse emitted a strong stench, which didn't seem like it had just died, but rather like it had been rotting for several days.

At the same time, an Excellent-grade Treasure Box appeared on the corpse.

Da Bao grabbed the Treasure Box and came back.

Chu Danqing then casually stuffed it into his Storage Space.

He always felt that things weren't that simple.

Paradise Points arrived, and the trial mission was also completed.

[Mission completed, you have obtained: Return Qualification, Paradise Points ×1000, Attribute Points +1]

Chu Danqing ignored Paradise's reminder and instead thought that there should be three Three Corpses, so why was there only one?

Perhaps there were some clues in this.

"Reverend Sir is truly remarkable; this vicious beast is finally dead." The steward on the side saw the end of the battle and hurriedly came over.

"Steward, do you know the origin of this leopard?" Chu Danqing felt that he could dig deeper.

Faced with Chu Danqing's question, the steward shook his head, "I don't know; I only know that it came recently."

"Are there any similar strange beasts or abnormalities around?" Chu Danqing asked again.

Seeing Chu Danqing's repeated questioning, the steward didn't dare to answer perfunctorily and thought carefully in his mind.

"There really is." The steward immediately said, "This vicious beast first carried away Lu San."

"This Lu San is an old miner; he usually saves money, just thinking about saving money to go back to build a house and marry a wife."

"He became a different person a few days before he was carried away."

"First, he bought a new set of clothes, and then he went to the Spring Garden Brothel, not only eating good wine and good food, but also bringing three prostitutes to serve him for a night."

"Later, he drunkenly lay down outside the mine pit and fell asleep. By the time someone saw him, he had already been carried away and eaten by the vicious beast."

"Reverend Sir, do you think this counts as an abnormality?" The steward summarized the situation.

As soon as Chu Danqing heard this, he immediately said, "Yes, of course it counts."

He didn't know much about the Three Corpses, but this clue was too obvious.

The original host of the Three Corpses - Zhi wasn't this humanoid black panther, but rather the miner named Lu San.

"Then I'll immediately arrange for someone to investigate this for you, Sir, and see what's going on," the manager said at once.

"Investigate. I suspect someone might be targeting our Lu Clan." Chu Danqing wasn't just saying that; it was a real possibility.

Zhi, might just be the name of one of the Three Corpses.

And he might have only killed one of the Three Corpses, with two still on the run.

From the description, the Three Corpses can stimulate three desires: love of beauty, gluttony, and lust.

The humanoid black panther's frequent consumption of people is an example of gluttony.

In addition, it should also be able to grant the host corresponding power.

"This beast was nothing more than a wild animal in the mountains. It was only after eating Lu San, whose temperament changed drastically, that it underwent such a transformation."

"Think about it. If you replaced this beast with Lu San, how many people do you think would notice?"

"Someone must be secretly plotting against the Lu Clan's mining operations," Chu Danqing analyzed.

Although it could be a coincidence, Chu Danqing's reasonable guess made it hard to dismiss.

The manager was quite frightened by what Chu Danqing said.

"Rest assured, Sir, I will have the mine closely monitored, and any abnormalities will be reported to you immediately."

"It will take some time to investigate Lu San's matter, but I will deliver it to you by tomorrow morning at the latest," the manager hurriedly stated.

This matter concerned the Lu Clan, and the manager had to do his best for his own sake.

It's good to seek shade under a big tree; without the Lu Clan, his wealth and status would decline, so they would actively protect the Lu Clan's interests.

The Lu Clan has been around for generations, and their ability to manage the family is naturally superb.

"Remember, do not publicize this matter and act discreetly. If you stir up the grass and startle the snake, it will be difficult to catch the person behind the scenes," Chu Danqing instructed.

Actually, there was another possibility: it wasn't an external threat, but an internal one.

A large family always has some who are not of one mind.

In particular, Lu Yin, the Lu Clan's eldest son, is a sickly man who doesn't look like he'll live long.

"Don't worry, Sir, I understand," the manager replied, then said to Chu Danqing, "Shall I take you back to your residence?"

"No," Chu Danqing said. "Take me to the Ji Family estate."

"The Ji Family is no ordinary family in Yangxian County. Without an invitation, it won't be easy to meet them," the manager tactfully reminded Chu Danqing that the Ji Family's doors were not easy to enter.

Large families have the rules of large families. The Ji Family is nothing; the Lu Clan's rules are truly complicated.