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Peng Bai's expression changed three times in quick succession. He cleared his throat and said, "Wang Chuyi, others may fear your little trick, but I, Peng Bai, have weathered many storms. Leave a way out for future encounters. Don't forget who healed your disciple's eyes. And now, you repay kindness with malice, asking your disciple to kill and seize treasures. If it weren't for my lowly life, unworthy of the underworld's attention, I might not even know where I would be suffering in hell right now. With someone like you, who goes back on your word, how can I, Peng Bai, trust you?"
Wang Tuozi laughed instead of getting angry and said loudly, "I'm not here to waste time with you. So let me ask you plainly: will you save him or not?"
"Not saving him!"
"Are you really not saving him?"
"That's a lie!"
Peng Bai's sudden change caught Wang Tuozi off guard for a moment before he reacted.
Peng Bai sighed and said, "To be honest, I'm willing to help this time solely because of Qiqi. It's not because I'm afraid of your so-called power. I admit that your trick is formidable and I do have my reservations about it, but that doesn't mean you can threaten me. I, Peng Bai, come when I want to come and leave when I want to leave; whether I live or die is up to me. How could a mere Drought Corpse like you trap me?"
"Indeed," Wang Tuozi quickly changed his attitude with a smile upon hearing Peng Bai relent. "Why bother arguing with someone like you? Shall we begin then?"
Peng Bai glanced at Wang Tuozi and said, "Since I've known you, you've always been a rotten person through and through. Why are you suddenly so kind to this child? Sigh. A disciple is always a disciple; a master is always a master. There are plenty of cases in this world where disciples thrive while their masters starve. Brother, it's wise to keep some cards close to your chest."
Wang Tuozi had no intention of quarreling over such trivial matters with Peng Bai and nodded repeatedly.
Peng Bai continued, "The Wei Family are no ordinary people; they are Yincha punished for their transgressions and forced to suffer in the mortal realm. Thus, they have been engaged in the business of Corpse Driving for generations and can never turn back. For them, death cannot be called death; life cannot be called life. Everything about them hinges on one thing..."
"Undying Bone?!"
"Exactly," Peng Bai nodded. "Before the age of twenty-seven, they do not possess Three Souls and Seven Spirits. Only after they have lingered long enough in the mortal realm and absorbed enough vitality and incense can their Undying Bone gradually transform into Three Souls and Seven Spirits, allowing them to become true humans who experience birth, aging, illness, and death according to natural laws."
"Before the age of twenty-seven, they are merely Zombies outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Due to the existence of the Undying Bone, they appear no different from ordinary people. However, if that Undying Bone is stripped away from them, they become immortal Blood Corpses—that is their true nature."
Wang Tuozi nodded and asked, "So how do you know all this?"
Peng Bai said proudly, "Of course I know that such a peculiar family exists. How could it escape my eyes?"
Wang Tuozi chuckled, "That's true. Who are you? You were once known as the youngest in the Black Cult and a popular candidate for the next Great Lama. Who would have thought you would be unwilling to endure the hardships of a cultivation life and instead crave the pleasures of the mortal world, leading to your downfall from the Black Cult..."
Peng Bai's expression twisted slightly as he replied, "It was all caused by the Wei Family!"
Wang Tuozi was taken aback. "What does that have to do with the Wei Family?"
Peng Bai smiled faintly and said, "You and I were just a couple of teenagers. No matter how talented we were, we were still just kids. How could I have the ability to ambush a Grand Lama of the Black Sect who had cultivated for over a hundred years? It was that Wei Xianjun from the Wei Family who instigated me from behind. I was young and naive, unable to withstand temptation, which led me to commit such a heinous act against my master."
Wang Tuozi hadn't expected Peng Bai to reveal so much insider information. He asked in surprise, "Wei Xianjun? What does he have to do with this?"
Peng Bai paused for a moment before continuing, "Wei Xianjun is indeed the most outstanding figure of the Wei Family over the past thousand years. For some reason, he has begun to sense the secret of the Undying Bone within the Wei Family and has started investigating it. After decades of effort, he somehow learned that our Black Cult's Secret Scripture has the power of resurrection."
"Resurrection? Is there really such a miraculous technique?"
"Resurrection might sound exaggerated, but the Black Cult's Secret Scripture is indeed extraordinary. As long as one can preserve their Three Souls and Seven Spirits along with their physical body intact, resurrection is indeed possible."
"Then why didn't Wei Xianjun directly steal the Secret Scripture from the Black Cult with his abilities back then? Why resort to using you, a mere child? That seems inconsistent with his identity as a national hero."
Peng Bai laughed three times and said, "He thought about it and even tried to do it. And he did manage to steal it—national hero? Bah! He's just a fraud deceiving the world."
"Then why did he come looking for you later?"
"Because after he stole the scripture, he suddenly realized he was wrong—very wrong."
"Why?"
Peng Bai suddenly burst into laughter, tears almost streaming down his face. "Because he can't read!"
"I can't read."
"That's right, the Black Teachings Codex is written in a very peculiar script. Aside from those destined to become the Great Lama within the Black Cult, no one else has the chance to come into contact with this mysterious writing. Unfortunately, I am one of them..."
Wang Tuozi suddenly recalled the strange characters he had seen on the Zombie Snake's coffin when he subdued it in Yongzhou. He nodded and asked, "What happened next?"
"Then he naturally sought me out, as I was one of the few who understood this script, and I was also the oldest and easiest to deceive among them."
Wang Tuozi sneered, "Perhaps you were also the most ambitious one."
Peng Bai did not deny it. "When Wei Xianjun found me, I agreed without a second thought and even set a condition for him."
"What condition?"
Peng Bai smiled mysteriously. "That Wei Xianjun must kill everyone who understands this script."
Wang Tuozi was taken aback. "Why?"
Peng Bai replied leisurely, "Because only if all those people are dead will I be the only one in this world who can read this secret text. In modern terms, that's called patent monopoly. Do you understand? Wei Xianjun is so powerful that he could crush me with just a finger. If he were to go back on his word afterward, wouldn't that mean my death was imminent?"
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