Banshee Family Training Record

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He squinted, using his aura-gazing technique to scan the cultivation levels of the group: "Oh? Zombies, not such particularly difficult enemies to deal with..."

The female cultivator said, "We have suffered losses before, including the death of several brothers, and we are still traumatized by it. Please, senior, enlighten us and tell us everything."

This repeated emphasis immediately caused Yun Chu'an to curse inwardly.

Damn it, they're coming for me!

Qi Qiao just showed up last night, and the people investigating the zombies have already come up the mountain?

How is this going?

Is there a traitor in the family?

He couldn't be sure if it was a coincidence, but it was clear that with three Foundation Establishment cultivators standing in front of him, once Qi Qiao's existence was exposed, no one would be able to protect her!

Grandma Huai Shan didn't have time to react!

His heart was in his throat, his scalp was taut, and he was extremely nervous, but his face was still hazy with drunkenness, as if he was completely unguarded: "Zombies? Ah, haha, there are plenty of them. Some, uh, in the homes of demon cultivators, if someone has learned the method of refining zombies, they will definitely make some to guard their own mountain."

"But then again, even if they created zombies, they might not necessarily fight you, right? You're merchants, you're the gods of wealth, they'd be too busy worshipping you to even think about it, hehe... Here's what I'll do, I'll mark out a few particularly dangerous and unreasonable places for you, just make sure to avoid them when you leave."

As he spoke, he gestured for them to bring the map over. The female cultivator handed over the map, and Yun Chu'an took out a pen, squinted, frowned, and pretended to be drunk. He slowly stared at the map, slowly drew circles on it, and slowly wrote down annotations.

However, he was actually stalling for time, looking for a solution.

He stalled for time, and the five male cultivators in front of him remained calm, finally relaxing for the first time.

Only the female cultivator seemed restless.

She stayed by Yun Chu'an's side, watching him carefully draw and annotate. She could see how slow his movements were, and she couldn't help but frown.

Then, relying on her cultivation level which was far superior to his, she stood right next to him, not afraid that he would overhear her. She focused her voice and transmitted it to the two male cultivators whose hair was not particularly thick: "Senior brothers, don't just sit there. Go and ask those little wolf demons if they have encountered any zombies."

The two men had nothing better to do, so they didn't refuse and stood up to go outside for some fresh air.

Behind them, Yun Chuan suddenly raised his eyelids, secretly paying attention, but his face remained expressionless as he continued drawing.

At that moment, several young wolf demons had finished their training and were chatting idly at the entrance. One of them took out some food and drink, offered it to them, and after a few words, suddenly asked, "By the way, you've lived in these mountains for so long, have you seen any zombies anywhere?"

Chapter 60 Suspicion of the Qingyun Sect (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Inside the tent, Yun Chu'an, who was patiently drawing, felt as if his heart was suddenly gripped by a pair of large hands.

Qi Qiao appeared last night when the Grey Wolf King was subdued; these wolf demons had seen her before!

We cannot linger here; we must take them away as soon as possible!

He suddenly stood up, put away the map in his hand, and said, "That's about it. Everyone, come and take a look?"

The four remaining cultivators inside the tent gathered around, while the two outside showed no sign of returning and continued to inquire.

Meanwhile, outside, unlike the highly tense Yun Chu'an, the little wolf demons, unaware of their cultivation level or identities, were completely unguarded and casually said, "Yeah, right, hey, guess what? We just saw one recently..."

Yun Chu'an was extremely anxious. He glanced outside out of the corner of his eye, then suddenly looked to the side.

At this moment, the Grey Wolf King Uvi was still by his side. Fortunately, he was injured and had not been drinking. He was clear-headed and immediately understood the meaning in Uvi's eyes.

Immediately, the guy turned around and went out, raising his hand and slapping each of the two wolf demons once: "What nonsense are you talking about! Just because a corpse is dead doesn't mean it's a zombie. They're talking about those blue-faced, fanged demons with poisonous nails that suck our blood. That's the kind of zombie they're asking about!"

He emphasized the characteristics again, but they didn't match up with Qi Qiao's details at all. The two male monks nodded, indicating that they indeed meant the same thing.

So, the two little wolf demons naturally changed their opinion: "Huh? What is that? I've never seen it before, never seen it before."

They all shook their heads. The two male cultivators didn't suspect anything, but they couldn't help but sigh inwardly that these low-level wolf demons were truly ignorant and that such basic concepts needed to be explained again.

They didn't take it to heart, but Yun Chu'an was already sweating profusely. He dared not let these people stay in the wolf demon's camp for even a second longer. However, if he forcibly asked them to leave at this moment, it would seem too deliberate and arouse suspicion.

His heart was pounding at 180 beats per minute. In the midst of extreme tension, a sudden inspiration struck him.

"Everyone, it's getting late, and it's almost time to rest." He suddenly spoke up, taking the initiative to suggest, "Walking at night is dangerous. Why don't you all come up the mountain with me, rest for the night, and set off early tomorrow morning?"

The six men exchanged glances; what he said was true, and they couldn't refuse. Coincidentally, their original plan for today was to explore this mountain, so they nodded in unison and said, "Let's do it this way."

Yun Chu'an's heart was in his throat. This was his plan, and it was also the most nerve-wracking moment for him.

Qi Qiao was on the mountain. These people were deliberately looking for zombies. By doing so, he was practically throwing himself into the lion's den, courting death.

However, he thought a step further: If he didn't let the three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators go up the mountain, would they really refuse to go?

Of course, that's impossible. You can't stop them from doing what they're going to do. Forcibly stopping them is not only useless, but it will also put you in a passive position.

So, it would be better to take the initiative and invite them up the mountain. That way, I can at least have some control over the situation.

Then, they are led into a mental trap and a cognitive bias that they have designed.

With this in mind, he then took the initiative to lead six people up the mountain to that quiet mountain town.

The sun had already set, and the earth was shrouded in darkness. He led the six people to a small courtyard, arranged their beds, and then said, "If you are interested, you can explore any part of the mountains, just be careful and don't wander off."

"However, there is one thing I need to remind you all. Anything is fine, but in the latter half of the night, it is best that you stay in your rooms and sleep. Do not wander around. No matter what noise you hear, do not leave your room."

"As for the reason, don't ask why. Just do this, and I guarantee everything will go smoothly. You'll receive my thousand talismans tomorrow and then go down the mountain. Got it?"

Hearing him say that, the group became even more curious, but the six of them remained calm and kept saying things like "We'll remember" and "Don't worry, we won't wander off, we'll just stay in the room," assuring him that they could rest assured.

After doing all this, Yun Chu'an bid them farewell and returned to his small courtyard, seemingly nonchalant.

Once inside, he immediately slammed the door shut and headed straight for the coffin.

At this moment, Qi Qiao had already woken up. Upon seeing him return, she immediately jumped out of the coffin, stretched out her arms and put them on his shoulders, bouncing up and down to show her joy.

Yun Chu'an was nervous and had no time for intimacy. He leaned in and gently kissed her cheek, then whispered, "Qiao'er, open your eyes!"

The zombie bride opened her eyes, looking at him in confusion. Then she heard him say, "Qiao'er, you're going to have to suffer from this. For a long time to come, you'll have to stay in one place, unable to move or make any sound. No matter what you sense, you can't move at all, understand?"

Qi Qiao looked puzzled, but still nodded obediently and said stiffly, "I'll listen to you, my husband."

Looking into her clear, childlike eyes, Yun Chu'an felt a pang of heartache, pitying this girl. He lowered his head and gently kissed her lips, then whispered, "Then, close your eyes, and pretend you've had another long, good sleep."

Qi Qiao obediently closed her eyes.

Then, Yun Chu'an whispered, "System, open the building interface!"

He had a bold plan, and at the heart of that plan was his one and only cheat code.

His system!

While he was working frantically, the other six people were also busy.

These six people were none other than the three Buddhist monks who had come to search for the immortal resurrected corpse, and the three from the Qingyun Sect. After Yun Chu'an left, they immediately began discussing his earlier instructions:

"Esteemed benefactors, what do you think was the meaning behind his instructions?"

"Who knows? But this has piqued my curiosity. What do you think will happen if we go out in the middle of the night?"

"It's all mentioned in folk tales of the supernatural: the more confident, reckless, and unruly one is in such situations, the more miserable their final fate will be."

"Haha, as you said, that's just a supernatural tale. We're three Foundation Establishment cultivators, three righteous cultivators about to break through to Foundation Establishment. Are we afraid of his warning from a mere fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator?"

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Of the six, the three Buddhist disciples were relatively calm, while the two male cultivators from the Qingyun Sect kept joking around, clearly not taking Yun Chu'an's threat seriously at all.

Only Junior Sister Dongfang looked serious and said in a deep voice, "I think there are many suspicious points about this person."

Upon hearing this, the group, who had just been in high spirits and joking with each other, fell silent and listened attentively. Then they heard her speak slowly and deliberately, saying, "Just now at the dinner table, I was observing him the whole time. Similarly, he was also observing us, especially the three of you."

"I think he must have become suspicious."

She pointed to the three Buddhist disciples. Two of them remained calm and silent, while the third, after a moment of restraint, finally couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this a bit of a baseless accusation?"

Junior Sister Dongfang rolled her eyes, and the former shut his mouth and said no more.

"Then, when my senior brother went out to ask those wolf demons, I also noticed that he suddenly became very nervous. He then gave a signal to the wolf demon, who then went out and blocked your conversation."

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Chapter 61 Breaking Down the Door! Exposed!

As the junior sister spoke, the two male cultivators from the Qingyun Sect exchanged a glance and then said, "Hmm... it does seem rather bad."

"Finally, he led us up the mountain on his own initiative," the girl continued. "I guess he must have discovered something, so he led us up here. What he said earlier was just to pique our curiosity, so he would walk into the trap in the middle of the night and then kill us all to silence us!"

Upon hearing this, the two senior brothers from the Qingyun Sect laughed: "What you're saying has really piqued my interest."

The other man gripped the sword at his waist: "I really want to know right now what kind of trap this guy has prepared for us, hehe."

He didn't seem to care at all, which made his junior sister sigh helplessly: "Senior brother, be serious! This is a rare clue for us. If something goes wrong and he gets away, how are we going to explain it to our senior sister?"

Mentioning Yan Shuiyi's name finally made the two of them serious: "That's true, um... What if he said all this just to stall us and then take the opportunity to escape?"

Junior Sister Dongfang sneered: "Run? That just shows he's guilty and powerless to fight us. This situation is the best to resolve."

"He's only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Given a day and a night to run, where could he possibly go? The three of us at Foundation Establishment will follow the clues and catch up with him within two days at most!"

She said this, then took a deep breath: "Anyway, let's prepare for the final battle that may come in the middle of the night."

At this point, the Buddhist monks finally spoke up: "Miss Dongfang, rest assured, our Buddhist sect will certainly do our utmost to assist you. We'll patrol the area for the first half of the night. If we find nothing, we'll wait until the second half of the night to see what kind of trap that cultivator surnamed Yun has prepared for us."

They had already made a plan and then put it into action, searching the mountain and the area around the town, but indeed found nothing.

Time moved slowly forward, and before they knew it, it was late at night. A cold, eerie wind swirled through the mountains, and sure enough, they heard some noises.

Some dull, heavy sounds, like the colliding of massive objects with other things.

The intervals between the sounds weren't short, but each one was quite muffled, one after another, very regular. At first glance, it might not seem obvious, but if you were lying in bed, it would definitely affect your sleep.

The six people, who were staying up all night, realized that the so-called "movement" had already begun.

They then took the initiative and, following the dull sound, found a house.

This place is almost the core of the entire town, surrounded by eerie spiritual energy, and something inside trembles and emits waves of energy.

The dull thud, like a heavy object colliding, also came from inside. The six investigators almost immediately realized that what was inside might be their target: a powerful zombie sealed inside a huge coffin.

The six people gathered at the doorway, staring at the room. Everything here seemed so suspicious.

The junior sister from the East, who was leading the group, narrowed her eyes slightly and curled a cold smile at the corner of her mouth. She focused her voice and whispered, "There's definitely something wrong here, senior brother. Get ready, we're going in to take a look!"

The Foundation Establishment stage senior brother from the Qingyun Sect nodded and stepped forward, but instead of using violence, he raised his hand, made a hand seal, and blew a breath onto the lock. The lock opened silently and automatically, and the room was completely unguarded against them.

Then, he suddenly pushed open the door, drew his sword and pointed it inside. From inside came a panicked scream: "What are you doing!"

It's Yun Chu'an's voice!

He is indeed here!

The junior sister wasn't surprised. She stepped forward and lit the candle, but what she saw next made her pause in surprise.

In the darkness, Yun Chu'an stood there in terror, her throat pressed against the tip of her senior brother's sword, her hands raised, not daring to move an inch.

In this room, there were also three wooden machines, two small and one large, of unknown purpose. One of them was filled with thick ink with a pungent smell, another had a shiny metal knife on it, and a pile of neatly cut yellow paper underneath.

The last and largest machine was placed in the very center of the room, operated by the man himself. Its structure was far more complex, leaving the Foundation Establishment cultivators dazzled. For a moment, they could only discern that the enormous, ink-covered roller in front of the machine was likely the source of the loudest noise of the night.

Next to the machine was a stack of explosive tags, the ink on them not yet completely dry.

Looking at Yun Chu'an, who was disheveled and had ink stains on his face and the back of his hands, the junior sister stared blankly, her nervousness completely gone: "Senior Yun... no, you, what are you doing here?"

Yun Chu'an had a sword pressed against his throat, his hands raised. He glanced at the Foundation Establishment stage male cultivator holding the sword out of the corner of his eye, and he was already certain of his guess: these people were cultivators from the Qingyun Sect.

"This is my workshop. I'm printing explosive tags here!" he said, his voice trembling slightly. "But you guys, didn't I tell you not to come out in the middle of the night? Why are you here?"

He questioned her, but at this moment, Junior Sister Dongfang had no intention of answering him at all. She continued, "You hid here in the middle of the night just to print these explosive talismans!"

Yun Chu'an didn't expect her to answer, and confidently explained himself: "Yes!"

He sighed and admitted dejectedly, "Okay, to be honest, I actually have less than a thousand explosive tags left in my inventory. At the dinner table, I was just bragging, thinking you couldn't handle it all so I could raise the price."

"I never expected that you would actually buy all 1,000 copies I boasted about. I couldn't deliver the goods, and after I told the truth, you took the opportunity to lower the price, so I had you stay on the mountain overnight to buy time. Tonight, I'll work overtime to print out the missing stock as soon as possible!"

His explanation was flawless, but it made his junior sister grit her teeth again: "Then why did you have to be so mysterious about it!"

Yun Chu'an answered this question with even more confidence: "This is my trade secret! I painstakingly researched and developed this machine. Others can only draw one explosive talisman in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but I can do it in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. If I have enough spiritual energy, I can draw a hundred talismans in an hour without any problem."

"How could I tell anyone such a secret? No matter how much money you offer, I won't sell this secret!"

He stuck out his neck, looking like he was ready to fight them to the death for money, but the more he acted like that, the more disinterested the group became.

The three Buddhist disciples with thick hair sighed and shook their heads. Then they said to the Qingyun disciple holding the sword, "Benefactor, put down your sword. This is all a misunderstanding. This Benefactor Yun just wants to complete his business with us."

As he spoke, he decided he no longer wanted to continue the act. He removed the illusion from his body, and his thick, black hair disappeared, replaced by a bald head with eight ordination scars on it.