Sewing Corpses: The Rise of a Shaolin Master
Chapter 41

The Dead Are Paramount, Stitch!

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Boom, boom, boom!

A series of sonic booms exploded simultaneously, and a vigorous and forceful energy erupted from Wen Qingkong's ten fingertips, the sharp tearing wind sound sweeping towards Lei Bin's cheeks.

Pfft!

Blood splattered.

Lei Bin looked in disbelief at the wound that had appeared on his cheek, blood flowing down.

The force of the claw shadows alone was as sharp as a knife, cutting his cheeks open.

What a powerful Vigorous Eagle Claw Skill!

King Runner knew that Lei Bin couldn't hold on, he rushed forward, thrusting out a sword, but in the air, nine sword shadows flashed out, attacking the nine vital acupoints on Wen Qingkong's back.

Rumor has it that Mo Da, head of the Hengshan Sect, could shoot down nine geese with one sword, which shows how fast Mo Da's sword was.

Now looking at this King Runner, he is probably not much worse than Headmaster Mo Da.

Wen Qingkong ignored the sword light behind him, urging the Vigorous Eagle Claw Skill to attack Lei Bin fiercely.

Clang!

Nine swords, but only one sound.

This is because King Runner's nine thrusts were perfectly timed.

Wen Qingkong's body trembled forward, and although King Runner's nine swords did not pierce his skin, they contained great force, shaking Wen Qingkong one step forward.

He ignored it, roared, and his claws tore through the sky, a short stab flying up, Lei Bin screamed, the clothes on his chest shattered, each with five claw marks intersecting into an X shape.

The wounds were so deep that bone was visible, and blood flowed like a torrent.

Wen Qingkong kicked out with his right foot, while his body fell backward, and his fists swung back towards King Runner behind him.

Crack!

Under the severe pain, Lei Bin had no way to dodge. Wen Qingkong's toes shattered his jawbone, and Lei Bin fell to the ground, dead.

At the same time, King Runner's sword, like a snake, wrapped around Wen Qingkong's incoming fists, and then took a step back, a huge force pulling Wen Qingkong.

Wen Qingkong's expression changed slightly, and then he used Thousand-Jin Drop, exerting all his horizontal training strength, smashing towards the ground at an even faster speed.

Wen Qingkong's reaction was beyond King Runner's expectations.

Ordinary people in this situation would subconsciously want to stabilize their body, but Wen Qingkong instead used Thousand-Jin Drop to accelerate his fall to the ground, catching King Runner off guard.

King Runner had rich combat experience, and he knew that if he was dragged down, Wen Qingkong would definitely seize the opportunity.

Annoyed, the snake-like soft sword instantly loosened, and then, he flew back, and with a few ups and downs, he had disappeared into the night.

With King Runner's withdrawal, the remaining Dark Stone assassins also retreated.

Wen Qingkong carried Lei Bin, Lian Sheng, and Ye Zhanqing, who had been divided into more than a dozen pieces, together.

Zeng Jing looked at Wen Qingkong placing Lei Bin on the cold couch in the front yard's Corpse Seamstress Workshop with a complicated expression.

The complicated expression gradually turned into disbelief.

"You want to sew them up?"

"When people die, they should be treated with respect. They came whole, and they should leave whole."

"I make a living off the dead, not as an assassin."

Wen Qingkong said, looking up at Zeng Jing.

"Bring a basin of water."

Zeng Jing was stunned for a moment, feeling strange, and put a basin of water next to Wen Qingkong.

Wen Qingkong tore open Lei Bin's clothes and cleaned Lei Bin's wounds.

Looking at the shattered jaw, the ten intersecting claw marks on his chest, the wounds so deep that even the internal organs were exposed.

He couldn't help but regret it. He was really asking for trouble, wasn't he? Wasn't this just increasing the difficulty for himself?

"You can go back now."

"What are you doing here with me?"

Zeng Jing listened to Wen Qingkong's indifferent words, and her mood became even more complicated for a moment.

What kind of 'peaceful' mentality does this young man have?

She looked at the wing room in the backyard, where Li Lan was standing at the door with Little Shuang'er.

Zeng Jing was silent, took a deep breath, and left Wen Qingkong's house.

"Go to bed early."

"Nothing's wrong, just got caught up in it."

Wen Qingkong greeted Li Lan.

He looked at Lei Bin and Lian Sheng, including the pile of corpses on the ground. This was the most difficult sewing job since he started in the profession. He probably wouldn't be sleeping tonight.

Li Lan hummed and took Little Shuang'er to bed to rest first.

His own husband was kind-hearted, even giving stitches to invading enemies to leave them with a complete corpse. Who knew he'd be implicated in such a disaster by Zeng Jing!

She would never associate with Zeng Jing again.

Wen Qingkong didn't know what Li Lan was thinking. After cleaning Lei Bin, he lit Three Incense Sticks in the incense burner as usual.

He carefully observed for a while. All three of them were killed by him, and their resentment was deep. It was hard to say what kind of trouble might arise.

After waiting for about ten breaths, the Three Incense Sticks burned normally. Wen Qingkong said to Little Nine and the other Harbinger Birds flying over, "Keep a close watch for me. Tell me immediately if anything changes."

Then, he concentrated on stitching.

First, the shattered jaw, followed by the ten intersecting wounds on the chest.

Streaks of afterimages were left in the air as the fine stitches gradually concealed Lei Bin's wounds.

After a long while, Wen Qingkong stopped stitching and stretched.

His bones made cracking sounds.

Because stitching required bending over, maintaining a bent posture for a long time was a little unbearable even for Wen Qingkong, whose external martial arts were extremely accomplished.

[Corpse Seamstress, Revolving Lantern, Observing the Mortal World, Obtaining Supreme Treasure] [Host stitched a corpse, Revolving Lantern appears]

Lei Bin was the child of a loving couple. His family owned thirty acres of fertile land. His father worked diligently, and his mother took care of the household meticulously.

Lei Bin's childhood was happy until he was eight years old.

His favorite thing was watching his mother make noodles.

The noodles his mother made were delicious, and his father could eat three large bowls at a time.

Every time after eating, he would pat his father's big belly, listen to the sound, and see if his father's big belly would explode.

At this time, his mother and father would smile happily.

Lei Bin often accompanied his mother to dry the noodles. He opened his eyes wide and carefully memorized every step his mother took in making noodles, thinking that one day he could make a bowl of noodles for his father and mother himself.

Unfortunately, this bowl of noodles was never made.

In the year he turned eight, the local landlord took a fancy to their family's thirty acres of fertile land, so he sent people to buy it.

These thirty acres of fertile land were the foundation of their family's life, the basis for settling down. How could Lei Bin's father sell it?

Moreover, the price these people offered was extremely low. After selling it, they wouldn't even be able to buy ten acres of lower-grade land.

Seeing that Lei Bin's father didn't agree, the landlord personally came to Lei Bin's house to discuss it with Lei Bin's father.

Lei Bin's father still didn't agree, and the landlord became enraged.

The next day, Yamen Runners from the county yamen came to the door and arrested Lei Bin's father, saying that he had stolen a jade pendant from the landlord yesterday, worth three hundred taels of silver!

Three hundred taels of silver!

The entire Lei Bin family hadn't seen that much silver even if they added up all their ages.

Lei Bin's father cried out that he was being framed. He knew this was the landlord's plot.

However, no one could help him.

Lei Bin's father was subjected to various tortures in the county yamen prison.

Lei Bin only remembered that when he and his mother saw his father again, he didn't dare to recognize him.

His mother broke down. After visiting his father, she gave the thirty acres of fertile land to the landlord, only begging the landlord to spare Lei Bin's father.

But at this time, the landlord was no longer satisfied with thirty acres of fertile land.

That night, Lei Bin's mother didn't return.

It wasn't until the next morning that Lei Bin's mother returned, and his father also came out of prison, but he could no longer walk.

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