The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#606 - Hard to say

Lu Jing's words sounded quite right and considerate of Jiang Sheng.

But there was one problem: the three of them were still quite a distance from the stream.

Even if they wanted to bathe, there was no reason to take off their clothes now. Were they expecting Jiang Sheng to go naked for more than two miles?

So Lu Jing's words were obviously just an excuse.

Jiang Sheng's face also became somewhat unsightly, but he didn't dare to fall out with the two people in front of him. Putting aside everything else, these two could deal with nearly two hundred zombies outside. Their strength was definitely not something he could afford to provoke.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Jiang Sheng obediently continued to undress.

First, he took off a thin shirt from inside, then reached out to untie his belt.

Yu Zhen turned her head when she saw this, and Jiang Sheng was also very straightforward. Since he had already started undressing, he stripped himself completely naked.

Then he asked Lu Jing, "Can I go take a bath now?"

Lu Jing nodded, "Go ahead."

Hearing this, Jiang Sheng actually started walking towards the slope.

At this time, Yu Zhen became anxious again and said to Lu Jing, "You… you're just letting him leave like that? Aren't you afraid he'll run away?"

"If he runs, he runs. Anyway, I've already asked everything I needed to ask. What? Do you still have something you want to ask?" Lu Jing asked back.

"So after you go back, remember to remind the people in the village to be extra careful. It's best if no one acts alone in the future. Oh, right… also tell Ge Ping to arrange for people to patrol, not just during the day, but at night as well. If they see anyone approaching, immediately sound the alarm."

"What about the stone…"

"Quarrying will definitely continue. Now that Jin Guang and his gang are gone, let's just take over this quarry. It's quite easy to defend with the One-Line Sky here, but I have to thoroughly investigate this place and confirm that there are no more zombies here before people can come and mine the stone."

Yu Zhen had no objection to this. Seeing that Lu Jing had nothing else to say, she left first to report the news.

Lu Jing waited for a while, and then he saw a one-eyed Daoist wearing a Daoist robe, carrying a Seven-Star Sword on his back, walking out of the forest.

The one-eyed Daoist showed his wooden badge on his waist when he saw Lu Jing. A character "Wu" appeared behind it. Then he couldn't wait to say, "Have you found that strange object?"

"Hard to say."

Lu Jing also handed over his waist badge, but the one-eyed Daoist didn't look at it, waving his hand and saying, "Alright, Old Huang has mentioned you so many times, saying you're the most troublesome person he's ever met. I didn't believe it before, but now I have no choice but to believe it."

"This matter really has nothing to do with me," Lu Jing said with a wry smile. "I just discovered it. Realizing the importance, I immediately reported it to the office."

"I know, I was just saying it casually, I don't mean to blame you," the one-eyed Daoist said. "Also, what do you mean by 'hard to say'?"

"I'm just guessing."

Lu Jing took out a jade cicada the size of a fingernail from his pocket and handed it to the one-eyed Daoist. "I found this thing from the clothes of the only survivor here. There used to be a guy named Jin Guang Daoist here who could use a strange object to revive the dead, but it wasn't a true revival.

"Three days later, that person would lose all reason and start attacking everyone around him frantically. And anyone attacked by him, as long as their skin is scratched or bitten, would become the same as him.

"Jin Guang Daoist originally wanted to use this strange object to deceive and swindle, but he didn't expect to play with fire and burn himself to death in the end, taking the lives of nearly two hundred followers with him. Only one person named Jiang Sheng survived."

The one-eyed Daoist looked around and said, "Have all the dead people been killed by you?"

"Yes, I killed all the ones I saw."

The one-eyed Daoist's gaze then shifted to the collapsed small courtyard, raising his eyebrows.

"Mountain and River One Slash? Old Huang is really generous, passing on this ultimate move that he keeps at the bottom of his box to you. No, you shouldn't be able to master it so quickly. In that case, he even gave you the talisman treasure, but… alas."

Speaking of this, he seemed to have thought of something and sighed again.

Lu Jing could guess why he was sighing. It was nothing more than the fact that the secret power was becoming less and less, and the value of the originally priceless talisman treasure was also decreasing.

After all, no matter how powerful the magic is, it's useless if it can't be released.

However, Lu Jing actually didn't have this kind of trouble. He always had a full charge and didn't have the problem of not being able to charge, but he didn't explain.

He just continued the previous topic and said, "Senior Wu, it's very simple to determine whether this is that strange object. Just take it to the Judge and let the Judge take a look."

The one-eyed Daoist nodded, took the jade cicada, "I'll do this when I get back, but right now, let's find the remaining zombies first. If things are really as you said, then letting these things wander outside will be very troublesome."

"Senior Wu, do you have any ideas?"

"Of course, the office sent me here for a reason. This matter is simple and troublesome at the same time," the one-eyed Daoist said, looking at Lu Jing again.

"Senior Wu, if there is anything you want me to do, just tell me," Lu Jing said.

This place was so close to his breeding base, he certainly wanted it to be peaceful here. Even if the living people nearby couldn't be peaceful, at least the dead shouldn't come and join in the fun.

"Okay," the one-eyed Daoist no longer wasted words. "You said that those zombies like to attack living people, then I'll set up a large formation. As long as it continuously releases vitality, it can attract all the zombies nearby."

"This method is good," Lu Jing's spirit was also shaken when he heard this. Indeed, searching one area after another was too inefficient, and no one could guarantee that during the search process, the zombies wouldn't wander from an unsearched area to a newly searched area.

And the one-eyed Daoist's method of actively luring those zombies out was indeed simpler and more direct.