Destination and Curse

"Is this the 'escort cargo'?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Snowy Owl, Seagull, and Gao Shan all looked somewhat incredulous, their faces revealing shock.

"The cargo this escort team is transporting is actually a corpse... No, it can't even be considered a corpse. It's only a mutilated part of one," Gao Shan said in surprise. "Why is that?"

After examining it carefully, Seagull was the first to realize that there was something unusual about the object behind Lin Yu.

"How strange... Could this thing be alive?"

As a Great Shaman who had inherited his teachings from the Black Marsh World, Seagull did indeed have some ability.

Lin Yu nodded. "Yes, this thing is alive."

"Even if it's alive, even if it has some unusual qualities," Snowy Owl said in confusion, "how did it become connected to Willow Town and the spider monsters?"

"I don't know that either," Lin Yu said, shaking his head. "But I did learn a little about this thing's origins from the NPC earlier."

As he spoke, Lin Yu removed the mutilated body from his back, grabbed its arm, and held it out in front of the three of them. "This body once belonged to a martial arts master native to this world, nicknamed the 'Blade Demon' and named 'Xie Chong'..."

Lin Yu then briefly recounted to the three of them what he had heard from Chen Yuanye about Xie Chong's deeds.

After hearing Lin Yu's account, all three of them understood.

"What a convoluted story," Seagull sighed. "Although Xie Chong was a demon lord, he was still quite a figure."

"Who asked you to listen to the story?" Snowy Owl gave Seagull an exasperated look. "Focus on the important part—think about why Xie Chong became connected to Willow Town and the spider monsters."

"How am I supposed