I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#569 - resurrection

The Shen family's steward seized the moral high ground, using the crowd's dissatisfaction to pressure Madam Zhang. This not only put him in an invincible position but also greatly reduced the potential for future repercussions.

Faced with the crowd's aggressive demands, Madam Zhang's expression was unsightly. The Shen family's steward said, "Madam Zhang, your son is already dead. You must accept reality. Why don't we help you cremate him, to save you the trouble? Our family is in business, and we're in a difficult position when something like this happens. After all, once a guest boards our ship, we must take care of our reputation and be responsible for the customers on board. In your situation, I really don't know what to do. How about I send some people to help you bury your eldest son, so he can rest in peace, and you can avoid the current trouble."

"No! My elder brother's body must not be burned! I don't believe he's dead! There must be a way to revive him!" Zhang Tuowei's voice was full of stubbornness and determination.

"That's right! Even if someone really dies, preserving the body still offers a chance for revival. The corpse must not be burned!" Cheng Yu chimed in.

The steward ignored the two little ones and turned to look at Madam Zhang, whose face was stubborn. She said, "It cannot be burned!"

The steward sighed softly upon hearing this, glanced around at the indignant guests, and then refocused on Madam Zhang: "I'm in a difficult position. Otherwise, Madam, can you give me a solution? If you can give me a way to appease these guests, I will definitely comply."

As expected of a large family's steward, he seized the moral high ground with a few words, using the crowd to push Madam Zhang into a corner.

At this time, a guest interjected, a muscular strongman: "I absolutely refuse to be on the same boat with this plague-ridden corpse! Shipmaster, it's him or me!"

"That's right! If you continue to keep the corpse on the ship, we'll have to ask for a refund."

"Who will be responsible if we get infected with the plague?"

"That's right! Chief Steward, we're taking your Shen family's passenger ship because of your Shen family's reputation. If you can't give us a satisfactory explanation, then refund our money and let us disembark. We can take the Salt Gang's ship and still reach Jinling."

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At this time, everyone chattered and exerted pressure. The steward looked at Madam Zhang with a troubled expression and advised, "It's just a corpse, it will rot sooner or later, so it's better to burn it now. The deceased is gone, you can't make the living suffer."

"We're getting off the ship!" Madam Zhang suddenly raised her head, her voice full of determination: "I want to get off the ship!"

"The body cannot be burned, and we will never make things difficult for the steward. We're getting off the ship!" Madam Zhang said, her voice full of determination.

The steward was stunned upon hearing this. Madam Zhang's decision was beyond his expectations. They were just helpless orphans and widows, and logically they should have hitched a ride to Jinling. How did they have the courage to disembark?

Moreover, Madam Zhang's decision was contrary to his young master's instructions.

"Please arrange for the ship to stop, Chief Steward," Madam Zhang said.

"Why don't you reconsider? The world is turbulent now. Why bother for a dead person?" The Chief Steward tentatively asked.

Hearing the Chief Steward's words, Madam Zhang shook her head abruptly: "We won't cause any more trouble for the Chief Steward, we'll disembark now."

The Chief Steward shot himself in the foot. Looking at Madam Zhang's resolute attitude, he felt a bit overwhelmed, but he was also helpless. Even his young master didn't dare to take drastic measures, let alone him?

He could only arrange for the Zhang family to disembark. Watching the Zhang family's carriage disappear into the distance, the Chief Steward scratched his head and quickly went to Shen Qiu's room, recounting the entire incident.

After hearing the Chief Steward's words, Shen Qiu pondered for a moment: "Forget it, if they want to disembark, let them. Send someone to secretly notify the local governments along the way, saying that a wanted criminal of the imperial court has violated the imperial decree and left the Northern Territory. The local governments will naturally encircle and suppress them. How can a mere group of orphans and widows have the ability to reach Jinling? Once they are detained by the government and sent back to the Northern Territory, everything will return to normal."

Meanwhile, Zhang Chen, as he entered the state of passing through seven days, fell into a hazy, chaotic state.

With a jolt, the Qi energy in his body shifted, and Zhang Chen's consciousness gradually awakened. He only felt as if two large stones were pressing on his chest. Then, Zhang Chen heard a cry, accompanied by murmurs in his ear. The little girl Zhang Tuowei was lying on Zhang Chen's body, sobbing pitifully:

"Elder Brother, I beg you, please come back to life! I will definitely listen to you obediently in the future, and I won't dare to make you angry again."

"Elder Brother, little sister, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for our dead father! Why am I the one who's alive! Don't worry, even if I die, I will never let anyone cremate you," Zhang Tuowei cried.

Zhang Fei also threw himself on Zhang Chen, wiping away tears, completely disregarding the smallpox on Zhang Chen's body: "My old brother, how could you just leave like this? You were too petty. As long as you can come back to life, I will practice martial arts every day and never dare to slack off in the slightest. If you tell me to beat a dog, I will never dare to chase a chicken."

Zhang Fei threw himself on Zhang Chen's shoulder, sobbing constantly, wiping snot and tears all over Zhang Chen's clothes.

At this time, Zhang Chen's primordial spirit was about to be refined. His whole body's Qi energy was flowing, and he was gradually regaining his perception of his physical body. The blood in his body also began to flow gradually.

He could sense that he was in a carriage, and the bumpy road was shaking his bones apart.

Just as the two little ones were crying, Zhang Chen's blood, under the blessing of the Blood Sea ability, began to gradually revive, and his physical body gradually came to life. Hearing the two little ones' repentance, Zhang Chen sighed softly: "Do you really recognize your mistakes and are willing to correct them?"

In an instant, the carriage fell into dead silence. The two little ones stopped crying, and then raised their heads from Zhang Chen's chest in unison, looking towards Zhang Chen's face, meeting Zhang Chen's open eyes.

"Elder Brother! You're alive!!!" Zhang Tuowei was the first to react, exclaiming in surprise, her face full of ecstasy. She threw herself into Zhang Chen's arms: "I knew it, how could you die? How could you be angered to death by us?"

The two little ones threw themselves on Zhang Chen, smearing snot and tears directly on him, causing Zhang Chen to show a disgusted expression. Zhang Shi, who was driving the carriage, suddenly grabbed the reins upon hearing the shouts from inside the carriage, and trembled as she lifted the curtain. She saw Zhang Chen already sitting up, pushing the two little ones away with a look of disgust.

"Zhang Chen, you really didn't die???" When Zhang Shi saw Zhang Chen sitting there safe and sound, tears welled up in her eyes, too excited to speak.

Hearing Zhang Shi's words, and seeing the other party's excited and breathless expression, Zhang Chen sighed softly: "I've made mother worry!"

He was very gratified. At this time, Zhang Shi's performance was sincere and genuine, without any pretense, and it was not in vain for him to plan for Zhang Shi.

"Where's Cheng Yu?" Zhang Chen didn't see Cheng Yu's figure and quickly asked.

He knew that there must have been a change since he woke up and found himself not on the big ship, but in a carriage.

"Since we came down from the ship, Cheng Yu has been responsible for scouting the way ahead. She said earlier that there was a group of bandits ahead, so she went to take care of them," Zhang Shi said in a trembling voice.

Zhang Chen's expression changed upon hearing this: "Which direction?"

Zhang Shi pointed a finger, and the next moment Zhang Chen's figure had disappeared from the carriage.

Outside

In a large mountain, several figures were fighting. At this time, the ground was stained with blood, and corpses were scattered throughout the dense forest. When Zhang Chen appeared, the battle in the forest had just stopped.

His gaze followed the gaps in the jungle, and he saw a bloody figure in the distance, struggling to get up from the ground. After panting for a while, the figure, small and petite, carried a large knife taller than herself on her shoulder, wiped the blood from her face, and walked towards Zhang Chen's direction.

As Cheng Yu walked past, the blood on her clothes flowed down, forming a blood-red trail on the ground.

Cheng Yu carried the large knife, walking while cursing, and tearing off a piece of cloth to bandage the wounds on her body: "Damn it, damn Cao Gang, don't let this old lady cultivate into a Yin God, otherwise I will kill you all in the future!"

Just as Cheng Yu was cursing, she keenly sensed a figure at the front of the dense forest. Her footsteps couldn't help but pause, and her eyes looked towards the direction of the dense forest, revealing a serious look.

"Is there another one?" Cheng Yu's little face was full of gloom at this time. She had reached her limit. Although she had now cultivated to the Possessed Realm, the opponents were not easy to deal with. The Qi of incense had already gathered in the bodies of two of them. If the other party's level was not too low, she was afraid that she would capsize.

"I can't feel the other party's mysterious aura, nor can I feel the Qi of incense on the other party. The other party is stronger than me!" A fierce look appeared in Cheng Yu's eyes:

"Today I'm afraid I'm going to end up here! I must try my best to delay this person and buy Zhang Shi a chance to escape."

Muttering to herself, Cheng Yu touched the long knife on her shoulder: "Zhang Chen, you bastard, you must come back to life! This old lady has received so much kindness from you, and now I'm finally paying it all back to you!"

She was not a fool. The other party was observing her fighting with the Cao Gang in secret, but slowly stood there waiting for her, obviously confident of winning.

"Damn it! Come on! Let's see who can live to the end!" Cheng Yu's eyes were full of ruthlessness: "Zhang Chen, you unlucky bastard, don't let this old lady's efforts go to waste, you must avenge me, tear the Salt Gang and Cao Gang to pieces! Beat them until their souls are scattered, and let them go down to accompany me!"