I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 122 - 85: Subordinate, Coffin_2

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Xu Qing’s eyebrow twitched. If it weren’t for his respect for the elderly, considering the man’s age, he would have punched Hou Yuan several times over that exasperated comment, teaching the old man to speak properly.

"No matter how ugly a woman is, there has to be a limit. Just how ugly are we talking?"

Hou Yuan approached the coffin once more. Just as he was about to speak, the tense silence in the Funeral Shop was broken by the creaking sound of a bowstring being drawn taut.

Everyone turned simultaneously toward the sound, only to see the black lacquered coffin, which had been fussed over earlier, starting to tremble on its own.

The leather straps arranged in three horizontal and two vertical rows began to snap, as if they had exceeded their tensile strength.

Just as Xu Qing was about to step forward to investigate, the nine coffin nails sealing the black lacquered coffin suddenly burst out.

The Xuan cat reacted swiftly, turning into a dark shadow and intercepting half of the iron nails.

The remaining nails were knocked down by Huang Laoxu and Xu Qing.

After they finished this task and turned back around, they heard a loud creak.

The coffin lid had opened!

A dense wave of Yin energy poured into the room, like a floodgate had opened wide. The accumulated poisonous energy and Yin aura from the black lacquered coffin surged out after years of confinement.

If ordinary people were caught in this wave, they wouldn’t die, but they would lose half their lives.

But were there any ordinary people in the Funeral Shop at that moment?

Xu Qing, being a zombie, thrived on Yin energy and felt invigorated by the surge. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

As for the other immortals present, it goes without saying. They were all from the Yin sect. If you were to use Pure Yang Fierce Qi against them, it might have some effect. But using this bit of Yin energy was nothing; it was like stirring a vat with a toothpick.

Hou Yuan had an immortal attached to him, so he remained unaffected. His gray-white hair danced wildly in the Yin wind. Once the mist cleared, the old man squinted and saw—

In the coffin, something hissed and emerged, a female zombie dressed in red, with a green face and long fangs.

Her green face was due to the untrimmed green corpse hair covering it, and her fangs were four pristine corpse teeth, about an inch long.

Xu Qing, standing guard in the middle of the shop, also saw this scene.

He raised an eyebrow. The zombie before him gave him a... peculiar sensation. He had a strong instinctual urge to establish a subordinate relationship with her.

Based on the aura, Xu Qing deduced that she was a Silver Armored Corpse.

However, it was clear that the female zombie had no consciousness resembling that of a living person.

The green-faced female zombie stepped out of the coffin. Upon seeing a circle of sinister creatures blocking her way, she paused and then decisively turned around, retreating into her black lacquered coffin.

The Yin wind swept by, and with a clatter, the coffin lid fell back into place.

This brought amusement to Xu Qing.

Trying to scare everyone and then run away?

There’s no such easy escape!

Xu Qing pried open the coffin lid, like a bandit breaking into a bedroom. After a brief struggle inside the coffin, the disheveled female zombie was tossed out.

Most zombies hadn’t developed spiritual wisdom. Though the female zombie had the cultivation of a Silver Armored Corpse, she was a Wandering Corpse refined by humans, possessing only some beast-like instincts and little intelligence.

Now, after being bullied, the female zombie exhaled softly toward Xu Qing, showing a submissive posture.

Xu Qing looked at this Silver Armored Corpse, puzzled. Considering that Yang Qiying had refined such a creature, why hadn’t he given her to Liu Youdao to command?

If Liu Youdao had had such a Silver Armored Corpse when driving zombies, Bai Luo wouldn’t have succeeded in his ambush.

Xu Qing pondered for a moment and made a plan.

This Silver Armored Corpse, though physically formidable, lacked intelligence and was of limited use.

It would be better to directly exorcise her, collecting more information about Liu Youdao’s sect and earning rewards from the Sutra of Salvation.

The reward for exorcising a Silver Armored Corpse would surely be substantial.

Moreover, the exorcised body of the female zombie wouldn’t go to waste.

Xuan Yu currently needed a Galloping Immortal Disciple to possess. This Silver Armored Corpse would be much more useful than an ordinary human body.

Xu Qing rubbed his chin, scrutinizing the submissive zombie before finally deciding on his course of action.

"Daoist Xu, this coffin has been examined. In my humble opinion, we should leave the next coffin for another day..."

Hou Yuan, having seen the female zombie, was ready to retreat.

Just the first coffin had revealed such an abomination. If he hadn’t thought Xu Qing had some skills, he would have fled the shop long ago, taking his granddaughter back home.

"Daoist, do not worry. I have some knowledge of divination. Let me first predict the situation. If it seems unwise, I will not let you be in trouble."

After locking the red-dressed female zombie back in the coffin, Xu Qing continued, "I’ve heard Gray Immortals are skilled in calculations. Why don’t you have your immortal calculate as well? This way, the results can be cross-referenced, and you’ll have peace of mind."

Hou Yuan was about to say something when he saw Xu Qing pull two familiar elixirs from his collar.

Hou Yuan fell silent.

While at Baima Temple, he had taken this kind of elixir. Since then, his body had improved, becoming as robust as a young man, never catching a cold again.

At the shop’s entrance, Hou Xiaoyun suddenly peeked half of her body inside, snorting angrily, "Grandpa, we don’t need his stuff. Allowing him to examine a coffin is already being very generous."

Hou Yuan silently pocketed the two elixirs, then turned to his granddaughter, "Dear Yun’er, it’s rare for your grandpa to still be able to move around. If I don’t take this chance to make more friends, how could you find someone familiar to help you when you face hardships in the future?"