My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 49 Blood Mother
For a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and when he understood the meaning of Zhu Houcong's words, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Snake Lady..."

Yes, Liushan is under the jurisdiction of the Liu family after all.

The Snake Lady is a ghost god that the Liu family requested to be canonized by the imperial court.

I dare not provoke ordinary ghosts at all.

But now, Yin Ling first raided Village 36 in broad daylight.

So many blood worms appeared in Willow Mountain to ambush him and others.

The Snake Lady, who was supposed to maintain order in the place, never showed up from beginning to end.

Not even a reaction.

Snake Lady, if anything happens to you, it will be our Liu family who harmed you——

Looking at Liu Chaoyuan with a sad face next to him, Zhu Houcong sighed and mounted his horse.

“Where this road ends up leading.”

Zhu Houcong looked at the winding mountain road in front of him.

"The end point is the Snake Lady Temple of the Liu family. It is guarded by elite soldiers from the clan. The Mu family and their son will temporarily settle there before setting off on the road."

Liu Chaoyuan replied.

"Let's go then."

Zhu Houcong looked at the magnificent temple hidden in the mist of the mountains in the distance, his eyes unclear.

Zhu Houcong thought as he felt the aura that had the same origin as the roar of ghosts and gods in the void just now, but was several times richer.

It seems I have to go there.

Let’s take a look at this Yin Shen who suddenly appeared in Changsheng Village.

Perhaps because he felt Zhu Houcong's looking back, suddenly, there were gusts of dark wind blowing all around.

Blowing through the woods, there was a low moan like a woman's cry and wail.

The sky suddenly darkened.

The pouring rain fell instantly.

Everyone had to put on their hats and move on.

The road became muddy, and the journey that originally took two sticks of incense now took half an hour.

Everyone followed Liu Chaoyuan. Liu Chaoyuan, who was leading the way, looked at the road up the mountain to worship ancestors that was blocked by flash floods, and his expression instantly became extremely ugly.

Liu Chaoyuan turned his head.

"Commander Luo, Da Zhenren, the road up the mountain is blocked!"

"Isn't there a road over there?"

Luo An pointed to the path on the right between the trees. Although this path had some gravel, it was not that blocked.

Everyone is very human, and you don't have to worry about this obstruction when walking on foot.

"Everyone, please forgive me. This road is very evil! Unless we have to, let's see what other roads we can take!"

"If there is anything we can't leave, if there is any evil spirit, all the Heavenly Masters and Taoists are here to kill us. Why make such a fuss? Is it because your Liu family is hiding something from the imperial court, so we are not allowed to go up the mountain?"

Upon hearing Luo An's question, a thunder flashed above their heads, and white light flashed on everyone's faces. Liu Chaoyuan's expression in front of him seemed to be about to cry.

"He's right - there's something wrong with this road."

Zhu Houcong interrupted Luo An's words and looked at the forest path in front of him that seemed to be getting darker and darker amid the thunderstorm in the dark night.

If you observe carefully, you can find that the trees next to this path are darker in color than those in other places, with a little blood on the branches and meridians.

Moreover, in the dense forest, Zhu Houcong could see at a glance.

I actually saw a lot of black shadows hiding among the branches, looking at Liu Chaoyuan and the others, and whispering to each other.

You know, this is a thunderstorm day.

Fearing that the sky thunder is coming, no matter how sinister you are, you will flee in all directions in the face of the power of heaven and earth.

This road is indeed evil!
"This is the yin road that the Yin gods in western Hunan take when they travel. Usually only the corpse exorcists take it."

Liu Chaoyuan looked sad.

You know, they had just fought twice in a row with bloodworms that were suspected to be used by corpse exorcists.

Now if we take this dark road that is usually extremely dangerous, who knows what problems may arise.

Zhu Houcong felt the vague gaze of some existence in the void.

Perhaps because of the two reincarnations, his spiritual consciousness was unexpectedly much sharper than that of ordinary monks.He and others have been targeted.

It must be impossible to hide.

Sure enough, as time went by, everyone found that all the surrounding roads going up the mountain were blocked by earth and rocks.

"It seems that this is the only way to go."

Finally, everyone returned here again.

Zhu Houcong took the lead and walked in.

Luo An and a group of royal guards followed closely behind.

Liu Chaoyuan and Liu Chaowen looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and followed Lao Dao in.

The road is deep and the trees above are much denser than other places on the mountain.

Blocking out all sunlight from the sky.

The soil under your feet is soft and mixed with gravel that has rolled down from the top of the mountain. If you are not careful, your feet will slip and you will fall to the ground.

There was an indescribable smell in the air.

It's like the blood of cattle and sheep, but it doesn't have that pungent smell.

The trees on both sides seemed to be alive.

It was as if the entire forest was watching the group of uninvited guests in front of them.

There were many ghosts in the forest, and there was a sound near my ears, as if something was whispering something in my ears.

Everyone didn't want to cause trouble and walked over pretending not to notice anything.

And those sneaky things are also afraid of the rich energy and blood in this group of people.

If they were ordinary merchants, their bones would probably be eaten by these sneaky little ghosts hiding in the forest as soon as they set out on the road.

"..."

Not far away, a small red temple suddenly appeared.

The temple is entirely red, and two red lanterns hang in front of the door.

Two watchmen, an old man and a young man, were sitting at the door.

The clothes on his body were in tatters, but he could vaguely identify him as a monk.

Looking at the wooden fish bronze chime in his hand, he muttered something.

"There are no Buddhas in the ten directions, no dharmas in the ten directions, and no monks in the ten directions!"

"Maitreya in the sky descends to the world as a monk to save all the people in the world and make them empty!"

The vermilion door opens behind.

There are three human incense sticks stuck in the bronze tripod in the center of the courtyard!

Three eminent monks and arhats plated with gold paint stood upright, showing images of compassion.

The flesh on the back was thrown away, replaced by a long incense candle, burning the flesh and blood under the golden body.

Regarding the arrival of Zhu Houcong and others, the monks seemed to be unaware of it and continued to sing songs mechanically.

"Inanimate Mother! Vacuum Hometown! Ancient Buddha comes to the world! All living beings are liberated!"

The tone was solemn and chilling.

"This is the temple where the corpse-killers worship the Blood Mother."

Liu Chaowen introduced to everyone in a low voice, as if he was afraid of awakening the strangeness lurking in the forest.

"If they encounter an irresistible danger, the corpse exorcists will offer human incense as a sacrifice and come to the Blood Mother's temple to pray for protection."

In other words, the boss of the corpse hunter?
Zhu Houcong thought in his mind.

Corpse exorcist is a very special profession in Ming Dynasty.

Even though he is registered as a craftsman.

But because of the people they work for and the extremely high mortality rate, they are almost at the bottom of the social contempt chain.

It is usually passed down from father to son.

Often only prisoners who have committed crimes and had their limbs mutilated and desperate refugees seeking a living will take the initiative to become corpse hunters.

In this world, due to the strange presence of ghosts, the corpse removalist is a high-risk profession with great risks. He has to deal with various unexpected dangers that may be unpredictable. At this time, the corpse removalist must not only look at his own ability, , it depends on whether the Yin God worshiped when entering the industry is powerful and whether it can withstand the intrusion of those things.

And as the god who is the main worshiper of all corpse exorcists, Blood Mother is naturally not a good person.

(End of this chapter)