The trial ended before dark.
There were ten people between the two teams. Apart from Shi Manman, Li Zi, and Ji Mo, whom Xiao Bai had released from the Ice Prison at Chen Miao's request, the other seven, including Xiang Shang, had all lost consciousness.
Chen Miao had called Chen Guokun ahead of time about the Administration's five Trainee Investigators. By now, they had been loaded into the bed of Chen Guokun's pickup at the foot of the mountain and driven away.
As for Xiang Shang and Yang Jiuhua, Chen Miao did not wake them. Instead, he had Li Zi and Ji Mo take one each back to rest.
In the end, only Shi Manman remained, and Chen Miao brought her up the mountain.
"Manman, there's something I want to consult you about."
Chen Miao looked at Shi Manman, who had already recovered from the blow the trial had dealt her, then explained Zhong Cai's situation to her in detail.
"So I was wondering, could the Corpse-Sewing Art be used to seal the corpse qi inside his body?"
When Shi Manman heard that Zhong Cai's body was that of a zombie, yet his soul body remained like an ordinary person's, curiosity filled her eyes.
Now, hearing Chen Miao's suggestion, her eyes lit up.
"If he's a zombie to begin with, it should be possible. But Mr. Zhong's situation is rather unusual, and I don't know whether it would affect his soul body. I'll have to run some tests first and see how things go. I'm not sure how Mr. Zhong feels about that."
At this, Zhong Cai forced a stiff smile.
"I'll do everything I can to cooperate."
Shi Manman nodded, then looked at Chen Miao.
"Master, when do we start?"
"If you have time, we can start now. But