Six scattered Long Legs.
Their bodies were covered in black shells, with rotting flesh underneath.
Their mouths, streaming with pus, formed a cross shape, and every tooth had become twisted and warped.
—and sharper, too.
This was what a plague-infected evil ghost looked like.
At that moment, Gu Qingshan crouched before the corpse and examined it carefully once more.
"Good. The body was handled professionally and thoroughly. Everything attached to it was searched away, even certain hidden runes on the body are gone."
Gu Qingshan looked at the corpse, seeming rather satisfied.
"Young master, what do you mean by hidden runes?" Mountain Girl asked curiously.
"Body Protection Spells."
Gu Qingshan pointed to a patch of the monster's body for Mountain Girl to look at.
That spot seemed to have had a layer sliced away, exposing the muscle underneath.
"I noticed it during the fight. There were runes here before, likely something like life runes used by the evil ghosts. But now they're nowhere to be seen," Gu Qingshan said.
"Why would they rather shave off the skin than let anyone see the runes?" Luo Bingli asked.
"To conceal the evil ghosts' true strength," Gu Qingshan replied.
He stood up and muttered to himself, "No protective life runes, no weapons, no armor—nothing at all. No wonder they trusted me with such a clean corpse."
—With that, he drew the Heaven Sword.
"Are you going to use turbulence?"
Luo Bingli's voice sounded from the Heaven Sword.
"Yes. Sorry, you might have to sleep for a few days," Gu Qingshan said.
"—Before I sleep, I'd like to know what exactly you're planning," Luo Bingli asked with interest.
Gu Qingshan cleared his throat and said solemnly, "The evil ghosts are extremely cautious. I realized that back in Void City. They hardly ever allow anyone