Zhai Mu stared in absolute horror at the savage, rampaging figure.

He had been entangled with the Xuan Yun Daoist in the tomb chamber for a long time, so he naturally knew how terrifying the old man was.

He never expected this Overseas Dragon to crush him so easily.

’I shouldn’t have shown myself.’

’That was a completely pointless move.’

Zhai Mu grumbled internally.

After dealing with Elder Xuan Yun, Han Yuan quickly deactivated his Transformed Whale State.

Even so, he could feel his muscles swelling and tearing.

Clearly, the burden on his body after using the Transformed Whale was immense.

Even someone with Han Yuan’s physique could barely handle it.

"We’ve met before, haven’t we?"

Han Yuan turned to Zhai Mu and spoke softly.

"No."

"I only arrived in Cangshui County a few days ago."

"I have never seen you before."

Zhai Mu said, shaking his head.

"I’ve seen your Body Technique."

"I chased you once before while on night patrol."

Han Yuan said flatly.

Previously, in order to draw out the Tattooed Monk, he had deliberately patrolled the city at night. It was then that he first encountered a mysterious person.

Han Yuan remembered it clearly. He had chased him for a long time, but the mysterious person’s Body Technique was truly bizarre, and he had no choice but to give up.

"You must be mistaken, sir."

"I already told you, I only came to Cangshui County a few days ago."

Zhai Mu explained.

"I’m not mistaken."

"Your denial is useless."

"Based on your Body Technique, I believe you are the man ranked forty-third on the Cangshui Black List: the Spirit Cat Thief, Zhai Mu."

Han Yuan said in a low voice.

Zhai Mu was silent for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. "As expected of an Overseas Dragon."

As he spoke, he removed his face covering.

He was a handsome young man, but his face was filled with resignation.

"Tell me... what’s the real story behind this ancient tomb?"

Han Yuan asked.

"It’s actually quite simple. This old man must have discovered this ancient tomb a long time ago."

"He’s been hiding in this tomb practicing Corpse Cultivation. A short while ago, he sent out a notice to lure a large number of greedy Martial World Wanderers here to rob the tomb."

"Of course... I was one of them."

Zhai Mu admitted frankly.

"We Rangers, of course, aren’t as powerful as Lord Han. As soon as we entered the tomb, we were attacked by the Evil Spirits controlled by Elder Xuan Yun, and many were killed or injured."

"After that, the Silver Corpse began relentlessly hunting all living people in the tomb."

"Fortunately, my Body Technique is decent and I’m quick-witted enough. I managed to escape its pursuit several times."

Zhai Mu said softly.

The matter wasn’t very complicated. Elder Xuan Yun simply exploited people’s greed to lure so many Martial World Wanderers here.

Han Yuan nodded lightly.

What Zhai Mu said was more or less what he had imagined.

He knelt down and began to search the Xuan Yun Daoist’s body.

First, there were some bottles filled with various miscellaneous items. Han Yuan guessed they were materials for Corpse Cultivation and couldn’t be bothered to examine them.

Besides that, there was a book on how to perform Corpse Cultivation.

Han Yuan had no interest in such Corpse Cultivation Techniques, but on the cover of the book, he saw a name.

Evil Corpse Daoist.

Han Yuan knew this name.

The twenty-seventh-ranked expert on the Black List.

’It seems this guy wasn’t named Xuan Yun at all. His real name is the Evil Corpse Daoist.’

’This is good, too.’

’Bringing his body back will be worth a lot of Contribution Points.’

Han Yuan muttered to himself.

After searching the corpse, Han Yuan looked at Zhai Mu. "I have a business proposal for you. Are you in?"

He knew something of the Spirit Cat Thief’s deeds.

This man was a known womanizer, a frequent patron of brothels and other pleasure houses.

Additionally, Zhai Mu’s Lightweight Skill was top-notch, and he often "visited" wealthy merchants and Noble Families.

Besides spending it in brothels, he also distributed some of his stolen money to the poor.

The reason he was ranked forty-third on the Cangshui Black List wasn’t because he had killed many people, but because he had stolen so much that many wealthy merchants and Noble Families had placed large bounties on his head.

"If Lord Han is the one asking,"

"I’d take the deal even if it meant a loss."

Zhai Mu said with a smile.

The Evil Corpse Daoist’s body was still lying there; he didn’t dare offend Han Yuan.

"Dispose of all the gold, silver, and jewelry in this tomb chamber for me."

"I’ll take eighty percent. You can have the remaining twenty."

Han Yuan said softly.

If he were to handle this gold, silver, and jewelry himself, it would waste a lot of time. It was better to leave it to Zhai Mu.

As a master thief, this guy certainly had channels to dispose of such treasures.

"Sir."

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll just take the money and run?"

Zhai Mu asked, puzzled.

Selling all this gold, silver, and jewelry would fetch over a hundred thousand taels of silver.

"Then you’d better be prepared for me to hunt you for the rest of your life."

Han Yuan said softly.

"Then never mind... I’ll just safely take my twenty percent."

Zhai Mu shook his head.

In truth, even if Han Yuan had asked him to do it for free, he would have agreed.

To have survived in the Martial World for so many years, Zhai Mu had more than just good Lightweight Skill; he was naturally no fool.

What kind of person was Han Yuan now?

Not only was he a Demon Exterminator of the Observatory with terrifying talent, but he had even defeated Shi Jian, the senior disciple of the Divine Fist Sect.

Given time, he would definitely become a True Qi Martial Artist.

If he could establish a connection with him, he might be able to do as he pleased in Cangshui County Town in the future.

In fact, Han Yuan also wanted to develop his network in the Martial World, and Zhai Mu was a suitable candidate.

Han Yuan said no more. After giving some instructions, he left with the Evil Corpse Daoist’s body.

Originally, he had also accepted a mission to hunt down an expert from the Black List.

But he was in a hurry to bring the Evil Corpse Daoist’s body back and didn’t want to waste any more time, so he decided not to bother with it.

In any case, he had earned enough Contribution Points from this trip.

He rode his horse all the way back to Cangshui County Town.

The sky was dark, and there was no one on the streets late at night.

So, Han Yuan didn’t cause any commotion by carrying a corpse with him.

He thought for a moment and decided not to go to the Dust Hall first. Instead, he quietly went to find Du Qiuxu.

There might be spies from the major Noble Families in the Dust Hall.

It wouldn’t be a good thing if the news that he had killed the Evil Corpse Daoist got out.

That was why he went directly to Du Qiuxu.

Du Qiuxu seemed to have gotten used to being disturbed in the middle of the night.

When he arrived in the main hall, wrapped in a fur coat, he saw the body of the Evil Corpse Daoist.

"Huh?"

"The Evil Corpse Daoist?!"

Du Qiuxu didn’t even need an introduction from Han Yuan. He recognized him at a glance, even though the corpse’s brains were splattered.

"That’s him."

"Supervisor Du, you can recognize him even like this?"

Han Yuan was a little surprised.

"This guy murdered many people without reason for his Corpse Cultivation."

"I hunted him once myself. Although I didn’t manage to kill him in the end, I still recognize his face."

Du Qiuxu looked at Han Yuan with astonishment and suspicion.

He never imagined that the Evil Corpse Daoist would fall at the hands of Han Yuan.

One had to know,

this was an Abnormal Person of the Three Soul Realm, and the reanimated corpses he created were bizarre and extremely difficult to deal with.

With Han Yuan’s strength, how could he have possibly killed him?

Du Qiuxu couldn’t figure it out.

"I found this Evil Corpse Daoist in an ancient tomb of the Great Yin Kingdom."

Han Yuan deliberately altered the details of what happened.

The general course of events remained the same: the Evil Corpse Daoist used the ancient tomb to lure greedy people there, using their Essence Blood to feed.

After Han Yuan entered the tomb, he saw through the Evil Corpse Daoist’s scheme and started fighting with him.

Just when it seemed he was about to be defeated, an expert suddenly appeared.

He and that expert joined forces to finally kill the Evil Corpse Daoist.