The moonlight is hazy and the night is like water.
On the mass grave of Dongshan in the capital...
"Huh... I succeeded. I really got out of the prison?"
"Ouch... It stinks. How many dead bodies are buried here..."
The demon monk, having regained his vitality, covered his nose and looked around...
"I really don't know how many people have died here. Beggars who starved to death in the capital, servants of wealthy merchants who were beaten to death, eunuchs and maids who disappeared inexplicably in the palace, etc. All the bodies whose cause of death is unknown or no one collects them will eventually be thrown here..." Chen Changsheng said quietly...
Don't ask him how he knew...
Back then, after he started the corpse-collecting method, he wondered where he could get enough corpses, and finally he chose the Dongshan mass grave!
No one knew this place better than he did. For the past three years, especially the past two, he had been running here almost every day. This was because the corpse collection method required fresh corpses; those that had rotted to bones were impossible to collect. And here, there were several, even dozens of corpses added almost every day...
It was not until he had made progress in his cultivation that Chen Changsheng came less and less. After all, ordinary essence and blood were too abundant for him to use, and the Inner Breath Pill required opportunity, and ordinary warriors could not obtain such rewards.
"Senior?" the evil monk asked in surprise.
"Haha, don't be surprised. I just want to see if you have been dismembered... After all, although the art of faking death is magical, if you are dismembered while faking death, then you are really dead..." Chen Changsheng said with a faint smile.
That's right, he didn't come all the way here to protect the demon monk, he just thought of stopping by...
If the demon monk was dismembered, such a strong second-grade warrior, with whom he had such a good relationship, didn't come to see him off after he died, it would make him seem like an unworthy friend...
Unfortunately... the person is not dead...
"Dismembered?" Upon hearing this, the demon monk broke out in a cold sweat. He then said, "Fortunately, they didn't destroy my corpse... Oh, no, my body..."
How can you say a corpse is a corpse when the person is not dead yet?
Bah, bah, bah, unlucky...
"Okay, since you are safe and sound, let's go. Don't forget what I asked you to do. Do as many as you can. Of course, the most important thing is to hide your identity!" Chen Changsheng said.
"Please rest assured, senior. I have already planned to grow my hair and return to secular life. I will never appear in the world again!" the evil monk said respectfully.
"Return to secular life? Well, go ahead!"
Chen Changsheng waved his hand and watched him leave before he began to pick and choose the corpses below...
Now that I'm here, I can't let this trip go in vain...
"Du Qinniang, female, 19 years old, jumped into a well and died!"
"Last wish: to be a clean person in my next life!"
Seeing this last wish and the cause of death, Chen Changsheng could easily imagine a plot...
"Alas, I hope you can get what you want in your next life!"
"Corpse evaluation: Ordinary 2-star, reward: one Essence Blood Pill!"
"Liu Ergou, male, 41 years old, was beaten to death!"
"Last wish: to win everything in the casino!"
Bah, he never forgot to gamble until his death, another gambler, he must have owed gambling debts and was beaten to death!
"Corpse evaluation: Ordinary 1-star, reward: one Essence Blood Pill!"
"Chen Xinglong: Male, 23 years old, died from a broken heart!"
"Last wish: Hand over the item in his arms to Princess Mingluo, and tell her that he will never let you down!"
Finally found a task I can complete!
Judging from his last wish, it seems he was Princess Mingluo's lover...
Princess Mingluo, this name sounds so familiar... Isn't she the one from Prince Qi's Mansion?
The quest item was found. It was a handkerchief embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks and a clichéd phrase next to it...
Four looms, mandarin ducks weave as if to fly together, yet their hair turns white before they grow old, spring waves and green grass, deep in the morning chill, they bathe in red clothes together...
"Corpse rating: Ordinary 7-star, rewards: five Essence Blood Pills and one Inner Breath Pill!"
"Su Ming, male..."
“…”
Half an hour later, Chen Changsheng left the mass grave with a few more Essence Blood Pills in his hands. Of course, he also had a few more strange last wishes and tasks, many of which were impossible to complete. As for the Inner Breath Pill, he only had the one that Chen Xinglong had...
"It's still early, so why not... go to the Prince Qi's Mansion and take a look? I can complete a last wish mission and see if I can find out any secrets about that strange man..."
At this point in time, the city gate had already been closed, but for Chen Changsheng, crossing the city wall was not difficult at all, although it was not as easy as walking on flat ground. In fact, any top-three-rank master, as long as his lightness skills were not too bad, basically had the ability to climb over the city wall!
Finding a gap where no one was patrolling, Chen Changsheng leaped up, tapped his toes on the city wall a few times, and then directly climbed over...
"If I had this ability in my previous life... eh... the city in my previous life was even busier at night than during the day, but here there's a curfew..."
After midnight, the city is under curfew and patrolled by imperial guards. Ordinary people who are caught will be sent to jail!
Of course, for a master like Chen Changsheng, doing things at night is much easier than during the day...
"Where is Prince Qi's Mansion?"
Chen Changsheng was a little confused...
This was his second time in Dongcheng District. The last time he went to the home of General Lin Yong of the Left Guard!
"I didn't hit the spot, really..."
It’s the middle of the night and I can’t even find anyone to ask. I can’t just go back like this, right?
Chen Changsheng felt like he was in trouble...
"call out……"
A dark shadow shuttled through the shadows of the street...
"I was wondering, it's such a nice day, how could no one be out and about? Hmm, he's quite skilled... Let's follow him and see..."
Chen Changsheng made up his mind and followed him to see what he was going to do.
After following him for two streets, Chen Changsheng saw with his own eyes that person climb over the wall and disappear into the darkness...
"It's true that after searching high and low for something, it finally came to me without any effort... Prince Qi's Mansion... That guy actually came to Prince Qi's Mansion as well..."
Looking at the mansion plaque not far away, Chen Changsheng felt that his luck was really good...
Now that we're here, let's go in and take a look...
After crossing over to the Prince of Qi's Mansion, Chen Changsheng clearly felt that the defense here was more strict than that of the General of the Left Guard Mansion. The patrol team was even more open and armed, wearing armor and swords at their waists. Moreover, everyone had excellent internal strength, and their elite level was no less than that of the General of the Left Guard Mansion!
"It seems that the real elites of the Great Zhou should all be of the lower rank!"
"As expected of a powerful family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Compared to them, the wealthy merchants in the North City may be rich, but their family background is much smaller..."
After observing for a while, Chen Changsheng skillfully avoided the patrols and began to look for Princess Mingluo.
"Damn, how big is this Prince Qi's Mansion? I'm almost dizzy... The Mansion of the General of the Left Guard... Pah, he's a general after all, but his mansion is probably not even a quarter of the size of Prince Qi's Mansion..."
"No, it seems I have to find someone to ask..."
"It's you!"
A eunuch carrying a food box happened to pass by the garden where Chen Changsheng was hiding!
"Look into my eyes... Ecstasy!"
Chen Changsheng suddenly appeared, looked at the eunuch, and at the same time used his magic to bewitch him!
"Tell me where is Princess Mingluo?"
"Princess Mingluo lives in Fangcao Garden."
"How do I get to Fangcao Garden?"
"From here..."
"Where does the King of Qi live?"
"Your Highness the Prince of Qi..."
“…”
After questioning for a full quarter of an hour, Chen Changsheng snapped his fingers lightly and turned to leave. The eunuch suddenly realized...
"What's wrong with me? I feel a little dizzy... I should ask Doctor Zhang to prescribe some tranquilizers for us..."
Once you have found out the route, the next steps will be easy!
"This is the Fangcao Garden, and Princess Mingluo is here!"
Chen Changsheng sneaked into the yard and heard a sound coming from one of the rooms. He immediately opened the door and walked in...
"Xing'er, come and change my clothes!"
As soon as Chen Changsheng entered, he saw a graceful girl standing up from the bathtub with her back to him...
Such an erotic scene made Chen Changsheng a little overwhelmed...
"Xing'er, what are you still standing there for?"
"There's an assassin, catch the assassin!"
At this moment, the patrol team's voices were heard outside the door, and the girl turned back in response...