The Corpse in the Cabinet

Chapter 8: Corpse in the Cabinet

"To eat you for a lifetime."

"It's literally eating."

Wu Xian shook his head. After admiring the photo for a while, he asked again.

"May I ask who Wang Zhiwu is? Your wife receives money from him every month, ten thousand yuan. For no reason..."

"Enough!"

The icebox shook violently, and Wu Xian began to feel a bone-chilling cold.

"Do you have to dig up everyone's scars? I've wronged Juan'er, so no matter what she does to me, I have no regrets. Even if I die, I don't want her to bear a bad reputation!"

Mr. Wang was so angry he laughed. He exhaled a cold breath into Wu Xian's ear.

(Note: Worshiping gods has a small chance of attracting disaster. Heavenly Officials bestow evil, Earth Officials punish, Water Officials curse. Offering Longevity Peaches ensures no negative effects.)

Wu Xian understood.

Wu Xian pondered for two seconds.

"It's about to open. Please bear with me for a moment."

"I do good deeds without seeking reward!"

"So you're true love. That's no problem. I'll find a way to let you out right now."

He tied the icebox with a rope and pushed it from the bed board to the window.

"I'm still a bit cold, but you... don't you feel hot?"

A cold smile appeared on Mr. Wang's mutilated face inside the icebox. As soon as he got out, he would stuff Wu Xian into the refrigerator and lock him in.

Heavenly Official Kui Star, who presides over official salary!

Wu Xian lazily got up, found a sunny spot, opened the window, dismantled the bed board, and placed it in front of the window. He then tied the icebox with a rope.

"Then please hurry. I won't treat you badly."

Even if he let him out, what if the curse was lifted?

"Bullshit!"

Ever since he woke up in the refrigerator, he had been driven mad by the desire to cause trouble. Why could other evil spirits kill for fun while he was trapped in a cold box?

"The first time I worshiped a god before entering the Blessed Land, there were three statues around me. Perhaps those three statues are the Three Great Officials who govern heaven, hell, and water!"

As long as he found one more incense stick, he could come here to worship the gods anytime!

Wu Xian hummed a song, using his footsteps as a beat. He went downstairs without incident. As he reached for the unit door handle, his hand was repelled, and he took a large step back.

Although Wu Xian had the True Fire Incantation and the Copper Coin Sword, he couldn't waste them all on a place like this!

He said Mr. Wang was dishonest, not referring to their relationship issues.

"Ha, we meet again."

Moreover, he had always been curious about what Zhao Juan had done to him.

Wu Xian's singing stopped abruptly. He turned to go back upstairs, only to see the stairwell become incredibly dark. Even the small window seemed to be blocked by something.

So he took the stairs.

The doorknob was unusually cold, and the lock core was frozen shut. It couldn't be opened at all!

Being threatened by a woman, and even having someone pay for him after his death, indicated they had a significant handle on him. And Liu Juan hated him so much...

[Little Longevity Peach]: Can be taken out of the Blessed Land. Eating it outside the Blessed Land can increase lifespan. Eating it inside the Blessed Land can heal injuries. Offering it to deities can avert disaster.

Suddenly, a pair of pale, frost-covered arms reached out from behind and wrapped around Wu Xian's neck!

Mr. Wang leaned on Wu Xian's shoulder and let out a sinister, cold laugh.

Wu Xian put away the Longevity Peach and looked at his other discovery. A new god statue had appeared in the master bedroom's wardrobe. This statue was extremely ugly, with blind eyes and deaf ears, wearing a green robe. Below the statue was an inscription.

Wu Xian replied perfunctorily, "Oh, I found the key, but the chains have been locked for too long. They need to be loosened up before they can open."

Oppression, darkness, and coldness washed over him. The surroundings were silent. He could only hear his own breathing and heartbeat.

Anyone who knew his secret had to die.

"It seems I provoked Mr. Wang because I ran afoul of this Water Official."

"And what about that Outer God statue?"

"How much longer will you delay?"

If Wu Xian turned around now, he would see Mr. Wang's frozen, fleshless, terrifying face. His lipless teeth parted and closed as he whispered into Wu Xian's ear.

Mr. Wang was a bad person!

Instead, he searched the room again. Ever since entering the Blessed Land, all the good things he had were obtained in dangerous places.

So, since Mr. Wang couldn't interfere outside the refrigerator, Wu Xian would find a good way to release him.

After lifting the curse, Wu Xian didn't rush to leave.

"Do you know?"

Wu Xian stepped back two paces, then launched a flying kick, sending the icebox perched on the windowsill crashing down!

First was a fist-sized longevity peach. As he picked it up, a new line of text appeared on the ordination certificate item page.

"When a person's body temperature drops to a certain point, the thermoregulation center becomes disordered, causing them to feel hot and take off their clothes, actively seeking cold, until they are frozen through and through, like me."

The stairwell was also somewhat gloomy. The lights on the ceiling had long been damaged. While there was some sunlight filtering through the windows on the way up, only dim, scattered light remained on the way down. The white paint on the walls was peeling, and the brick and cement felt damp, giving off a cold, clammy sensation.

Therefore, Wu Xian didn't believe Mr. Wang could keep his promise.

Was it really that delicious?

And...

"You saved me, and I haven't repaid you yet. Why are you leaving?"

"Get out!"

Wu Xian covered the god statue and then rummaged through drawers and cabinets, finding a toolbox before leaving Mr. Wang's house.

He wanted to kill someone!

"Why do I feel like my coffin is moving?"

Instead, it referred to Mr. Wang's identity.

When Mr. Wang was present earlier, Wu Xian hadn't found anything. This time, searching again, he quickly made a new discovery.

But what concerned Wu Xian the most were the other details revealed in the notes. He was now almost certain that god statues were broadly divided into three categories: Heaven Official statues, Earth Official statues, and Water Official statues. Worshipping these statues would yield different rewards and bring different calamities.

The dim sunlight shone on the corpse, causing wisps of black smoke to rise. Mr. Wang let out a howl and scrambled up. His shattered limbs quickly reassembled, and he awkwardly scrambled into the shadows, disappearing.

By extension, Mr. Wang's house, where a corpse was hidden in an icebox, should also contain good things.

"Now... are you starting to feel hot?"

Mr. Wang sensed movement and asked Wu Xian, confused.

Wu Xian didn't know how evil spirits came to be, but Mr. Wang was clearly a transformed deceased. An evil spirit transformed from a good person might, just possibly, still be good. But an evil spirit transformed from a bad person was one hundred percent evil.

Wu Xian explained dryly, "Don't misunderstand. I couldn't open the chains on the icebox just now, so I had no choice but to smash it open. This was all to save you. It's not like I pushed you off the ninth floor because I wanted to kill you."

He also wanted to try it.

"Heh, it really works. It seems the rules of the blessed land are quite flexible."

Would being in the same room as an evil spirit prevent an attack?

Wu Xian withdrew his head from the window with satisfaction, a slight sweat on his forehead. His body temperature was gradually returning to normal. He opened the Record of the Devoted to check; the curse status had disappeared.

Killing a yisu yields suixiang, exploring a dangerous place reveals mysterious darkness.

Bang!

The icebox plummeted straight down, hitting the ground with a loud crash. The lid broke off and flew away, scattering countless ice shards and Mr. Wang's mangled corpse across the floor.

Just like when he arrived, Wu Xian didn't want to risk entering a sealed space he couldn't escape from to test the elevator's safety with his own life.

Mr. Wang blinked his remaining left eye, stunned.

He actually felt a little hot!