After leaving the village chief, the group hurried toward the Wu Family Mansion. Their destination was the River Goddess Temple. They had to find the River Goddess's treasure before nightfall.
"What kind of treasure could it be?" Lei Mingyu furrowed his brows. "If the River Goddess can't find it at night, will she start crying?"
"Could it be that skeleton?" the Fatty asked, turning around.
Chen Hao hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Maybe, but I have a feeling this isn't so simple. I think... that thing should be connected to the Paper Figure Scholar."
Jiang Cheng paid no attention to their discussion. Instead, he turned to Yu Chengmu. "Mr. Yu." Walking alongside him, Jiang Cheng chatted warmly. "Could you tell us about the taboos involved in corpse-driving?"
Yu Chengmu glanced at him and gave a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "I don't mind explaining, but would Young Master Jiang believe the words of a decrepit old man like me?"
"Mr. Yu is a man of great virtue and prestige. If you're willing to teach us, I'd be most grateful," Chen Hao chimed in.
"Heh." Yu Chengmu stroked his goatee and chuckled a few times. "All right. I don't know that much, so I'll just give you a simple explanation."
"Corpse-driving, also known as spirit-transfer, is part of witchcraft culture. Along with gu poison and the Flower-Drifting Cave Maiden, it's known as one of the Three Evils of western Hunan."
"Since ancient times, there have been eight trades, and corpse-driving has always been the foremost. Corpse-drivers hold a very high status among practitioners of the occult. Their lineage also has the most complicated rules. To put it simply, there are three kinds of corpses you can drive and three you can't."
"The three kinds you can drive are