Two days later, Shi Manman was the first to return from Lin'an City with her luggage.
With Shi Manman back, the work of preparing the bodies' makeup at the Funeral Home became much easier.
Chen Miao made a point of watching Shi Manman apply makeup. She was more proficient than before.
As for the Corpse-Sewing Art, Chen Miao could no longer offer Shi Manman any guidance.
After receiving several skill transfers and gaining practical experience in Lin'an City, she had truly become a Corpse Stitcher who could handle things on her own.
With Shi Manman around, Chen Miao no longer worried about anything going wrong with the corpses at the Funeral Home.
He was even less worried about Shi Manman's safety.
Setting aside the Yin Dart, which Shi Manman rarely used, it was still a mystic art she had received through two skill transfers, so it had at least some power.
But that wasn't the key. The key was Shi Manman's Ghost Scorpion!
While Chen Miao was in the Island Nation, Shi Manman had already raised her Ghost Scorpion to the second stage, Ghost Face.
Thanks to the quality of its food, Shi Manman's Ghost Scorpion had gained three additional tails as soon as it advanced to Ghost Face!
Chen Miao's Ghost Scorpion had only had three tails at that stage. Shi Manman's had one more than his right off the bat.
Four tails meant four abilities.
Aside from Retract and Extend, which accounted for one ability, the other three were Burrowing, Corpse Control, and Dissolution.
Burrowing allowed Shi Manman's Four-Tail to merge into the ground and move rapidly without damaging its structure.
Of course, Four-Tail could only burrow alone and couldn't take Shi Manman along. If it evolved to the final Ghost Fiend stage, its Burrowing ability might offer