Chapter 973: Chapter 971: Bai Gu Yin Poison
The man was crying, and his appearance gave Chu Hao a sense of familiarity.
Chu Hao said, "Buddy, how did you die?"
The man turned his head, looking about thirty years old, still crying, and surprisingly said, "You... you can hear me?"
Chu Hao rolled his eyes, thinking, isn’t that obvious?
The man seemed a bit excited and said, "I’ve been gone a month, and no one here talks. You’re talking to me!"
No one talks among the dead here?
Chu Hao looked around; everyone was walking with their heads down, and he saw deep despair in their eyes, with absolutely no desire to live.
Waiting for the judgment of fate, it seemed.
Chu Hao said, "Shh! Keep your voice down, don’t let the Netherworld Officer Escorter hear us."
The man quickly shut his mouth and looked Chu Hao up and down, quietly asking, "Are you also from the modern world?"
"Hmm."
"Me too. Seeing you is so exciting, buddy. I want to ask, where are we going?"
Chu Hao shrugged and said, "I don’t know either."
"Forget it, having someone to talk with along the way is good. My name is Li Yin, how did you die?"
The two of them chatted casually.
Just so, on the way, not knowing how long they’ve been walking, Chu Hao passed some time.
Li Yin sighed and said, "In this life, I was quite satisfied. I had a listed company, a car, a house, and slept with quite a few young models. I even changed wives five times. But in the end, it was my closest person who killed me."
"These are all past; what I worry about the most is my father. My father raised me, only to see me die young. It’s my greatest regret."
"I heard that on the seventh night, I could see my family one last time. I must tell my father who killed me."
Listening to Li Yin talk on and on, he took out a pocket watch, an old antique, with a picture of him and his father inside.
When Chu Hao saw the photo, he couldn’t stay calm.
Chu Hao pointed at the man in the picture and said, "Is this your father?"
"Yeah, why?" Li Yin said.
Chu Hao took a deep breath, feeling extraordinarily shocked.
The photo of his father was unmistakably Li Yin!
When had Li Yin had such a grown son?
"What’s your father’s name?"
"Li Yin, do you know my father?" Li Yin asked curiously.
Chu Hao: "..."
Chu Hao rubbed his brow and said, "Wait a minute, how did you die? Or rather, when did you die?"
"March 7, 2058."
2058.
Isn’t that 40 years from now?
Chu Hao was stunned.
Is Li Yin the future son of Li Yin?
What on earth is this Rebirth Realm?
If Li Yin really exists, then what are they?
At that moment, Chu Hao felt like his worldview was about to collapse.
Chu Hao earnestly said, "Buddy, stop kidding around. Li Yin is my friend; he’s only 19."
Li Yin blinked and said, "So, you’re insane!"
Damn it.
You’re the one who’s insane.
Chu Hao wanted to clear things up, but then he saw a Netherworld Officer Escorter approaching them, and he became immediately tense.
The escorter came over, glanced at Chu Hao and Li Yin, and pointed at them, signaling them to step out.
Li Yin, having traveled a month, knew the escorter’s terror and pulled Chu Hao along.
Li Yin whispered, "Don’t resist, or we’ll die."
Chu Hao felt a headache and followed, unsure what the white-clad Netherworld Officer Escorter wanted.
The white-clad Netherworld Officer pointed ahead and uttered an odd sound.
Chu Hao whispered, "What did he say?"
Li Yin said, "He wants us to clean up a corpse, follow me."
Clean up a corpse?
Speaking of which, Li Yin led him to a corpse that had been sliced in half, bloodied, obviously cut by the Netherworld Officer Escorter.
"Why do they want us to clean up corpses?" Chu Hao asked curiously.
Li Yin turned back and said, "You don’t know? When did you start following the group?"
"I just got here."
"Oh."
Li Yin explained, "After the Netherworld Officers kill someone, the bodies still have many belongings. They generally won’t handle it themselves and have us do it. We just need to hand over whatever’s been taken from the deceased."
Chu Hao was amazed and said, "What do these Netherworld Officers want with items from the dead?"
"How would I know! But I did see one Netherworld Officer eating things from the dead, like snacks. What they love most is apples."
Everyone has hobbies, after all.
Even the Netherworld Officers are no exception.
The two of them searched the bisected corpse thoroughly and actually found some items.
Chu Hao found a pearl on the deceased.
"Ding... Rekindling Pearl, can be exchanged for 100,000 Pretentiousness Points, exchange?"
Chu Hao was taken aback, holding the cool blue pearl, reminiscent of childhood marbles.
This little thing was worth 100,000 Pretentiousness Points.
Looking once more at the deceased, they wore ancient clothing, as if they were also from the Yin and Yang Realm.
Chu Hao was visibly excited.
Suddenly, Li Yin said, "Stop dawdling. The Netherworld Officer is coming."
Chu Hao tensed up and put the Rekindling Pearl away.
Seeing the Netherworld Officer approach, Chu Hao asked the system, "System, is there a way to take this guy out?"
Chu Hao really wanted to kill a Netherworld Officer Escorter. Even the guides said their Reincarnation Blades were powerful—getting one would be amazing.
He had observed; there were no nearby escorters. If he could deal a fatal blow and disguise himself as an escorter...
He considered, once entering the Hell Gate, could the dead leave? But escorters were a different story.
System: "Recommend host to purchase Bai Gu Yin Poison, costs 100,000 Pretentiousness Points. Host doesn’t have enough Pretentiousness Points."
Bai Gu Yin Poison, this could kill a Netherworld Officer Escorter. Chu Hao immediately thought of the apple from the guide—if he added Bai Gu Yin Poison to it and let them eat it!
Deviously he thought, though ruthless, he wanted to try.
"Exchange the Rekindling Pearl."
"Ding... Host exchanged Rekindling Pearl, obtaining 100,000 Pretentiousness Points."
"Purchase Bai Gu Yin Poison."
"Ding... Host purchased Bai Gu Yin Poison, costing 100,000 Pretentiousness Points, remaining Pretentiousness Points: 40,000."
Item: Bai Gu Yin Poison
Rarity: ★★★★★ (Five Stars)
Ability: The most toxic Yin poison in history, poisons ghosts, humans, and gods, tasteless and colorless.
Chu Hao took out Bai Gu Yin Poison and placed it in the apple.
By now, the Netherworld Officer Escorter had walked over, making odd sounds. Seeing Chu Hao acting suspiciously, they started drawing their Reincarnation Blade.
Li Yin’s face went pale.
Just then, Chu Hao took out the apple, and the Netherworld Officer Escorter sheathed their blade, nodding in satisfaction.
Then they herded the two back.
Li Yin broke out in a cold sweat, even though he was dead, "Scared me to death. You actually found an apple, that thing probably saved your life."
Chu Hao gave a slight smile and kept an eye on the Netherworld Officer Escorter.
In no time, the Netherworld Officer Escorter took out the apple, opened mouths, and took a bite, seemingly savoring it.
Suddenly, the Netherworld Officer Escorter’s body became rigid, the poison taking effect instantly, their throat letting out a weird gurgling sound, their whole body trembling violently.
