A scholar’s ​​path to becoming a god

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Sheng Zhiyu felt something strange.

The yard is filled with small mounds of earth, arranged in an orderly manner.

There is a different flower on each small mound.

"This old lady is really good at cultivating sentiments. She even plants flowers in the yard." Qi Heyi said.

Sheng Zhiyu sensed something was wrong and looked at Gu Xingzhou.

As expected, Gu Xingzhou said, "This place is full of vengeful spirits."

Qi Heyi trembled with fear: "Senior, there is no body here, how could there be a vengeful spirit?"

Sheng Zhiyu approached the mound where a peony was blooming.

The other flowers are half-open or fully-open, only this peony is in the form of a bud, making it particularly eye-catching.

Next to this mound of earth, there is another bare mound of earth with no flowers on it.

Sheng Zhiyu thought of something and reached out to pull up the peony by its roots.

She pulled it out smoothly and the peony was pulled out.

But its roots were very strange, trembling as if they had life.

Moreover, these roots are quite round, and the root tips, which should have been slender, are also oval in shape.

Because the amplitude of the vibration is very weak, if you don't look closely, it looks no different from ordinary roots.

"Senior sister, you are so cruel." Qi Heyi didn't notice anything unusual.

Gu Xingzhou next to him noticed something and looked thoughtful.

Sheng Zhiyu frowned slightly, as if confirming his guess.

She took a deep breath and decided that it would be better to leave this matter to Qi Heyi: "Qi Heyi, go and pull out the irises over there."

Qi Heyi asked strangely: "Why?"

Sheng Zhiyu remained calm: "Because it's fully open, I think it looks good."

Qi Heyi glanced at the iris flower. Its petals were spread out and its color was bright. It was indeed the most beautiful one.

He thought that Sheng Zhiyu was giving him an opportunity to show his affection, so he ran to the iris and said, "If you want it, I'll pick it for you."

Then he reached out and grabbed the iris stem.

Unexpectedly, the iris seemed to have taken deep root in the soil, and Qi Heyi was unable to pull it out.

"Aren't you a physical cultivator? You don't even have this much physical strength, and you still want to stay for two days and two nights?" Sheng Zhiyu deliberately provoked him.

Qi Heyi was aroused and grabbed the iris and pulled it hard.

This time, the flower was pulled out by the roots.

It is said to be the root of a flower, but in fact it is a group of desperately squirming flesh snakes, about a dozen of them.

The snake's eyes have not yet fully grown and are covered with a layer of white translucent skin.

The rolling of the subcutaneous vertical pupils can be vaguely seen.

Qi Heyi: "..."

Qi Heyi: "!"

He finally realized that Sheng Zhiyu was using him as a gun again. He screamed in fear and threw the iris away.

What a coincidence, it was exactly the direction of Chi Yan.

Chi Yan, a big man over 1.9 meters tall, was frightened and screamed, and quickly dodged.

Iris was thrown to the ground, and a dozen flesh snakes were struggling, with their tails tightly bound together by Iris.

This scene makes people's sanity value drop wildly.

Sheng Zhiyu almost vomited: "It is true. If I am not mistaken, these flowers are the resentful spirits of those dead girls. And these flesh snakes are nourished by the resentful spirits of these girls."

"Senior...you're tricking me again." Qi Heyi had been frightened before, and his mental state had improved a little, and he did not faint on the spot this time.

However, he still felt weak.

Sheng Zhiyu said: "How can I say I'm cheating you? I didn't expect it to be like this."

Qi Heyi: "Then what do you mean by 'as expected'?"

Sheng Zhiyu: "...Don't worry about these details. Now it is certain that the peony flower is the resentful spirit of the recently deceased Wang Cuixin.

The small mound of earth next to her originally belonged to Daya, but because Daya turned into a fierce ghost, it was temporarily put aside.

But since Daya's corpse was needed, why did Chen Po use a trick to turn Daya into a soul-eating ghost?

Could it be that her purpose is to let the Soul Devourer absorb all the vengeful spirits in this yard?"

Gu Xingzhou glanced at her and said, "Your idea is quite reliable. These vengeful spirits are the best tonic for the Soul Devouring Ghost."

Qi Heyi was completely numb: "Why is this old woman refining the Soul Devouring Ghost?"

Sheng Zhiyu's face was serious: "If I'm not mistaken, there shouldn't be such dangerous things in the dungeon. Maybe the Demon Moon Master is coming for me.

Although I don't know what the Soul Eater's specific abilities are, I can guess that he wants to devour my soul so that I can die quietly in the dungeon."

Gu Xingzhou had the same idea before: "Don't worry, even if that old guy wants to kill you, he has to stay within the rules of the game. I also know something about Soul Devourer, and I will never let anything happen to you."

Sheng Zhiyu didn't care much about herself, she just felt that she had implicated Gu Xingzhou.

Gu Xingzhou naturally saw through it and flicked her forehead: "What are you thinking about? If it was me who was being hunted, you would not give up on me either."

Sheng Zhiyu rubbed his forehead and said, "Young Master, you're too harsh."

Chi Yan didn't know Sheng Zhiyu's background, so he was a little confused. But the current situation was to solve the problem: "Brother Gu, what should we do with these snakes?"

Gu Xingzhou said: "All of you move away. I'll see if I can cut these snakes off the irises."

Upon hearing this, the other three took several steps back.

No one wants to see this disgusting scene.

Sheng Zhiyu also kindly handed Gu Xingzhou a knife: "Little brother, please use this knife, don't dirty your Zhanlu sword."

Gu Xingzhou looked at the long knife that was stuffed into his hand and was silent for a moment: "This is..."

Sheng Zhiyu explained: "Isn't Chu Muyan a weapon refiner? He made this knife for me specifically for self-defense, and he said it's very sharp.

It’s this design… maybe he thought it was for girls, so it’s a little more delicate.”

Gu Xingzhou looked at the pink handle and scabbard, as well as the patterns carved on them that seemed intricate and exquisite but were actually gaudy.

When he saw the pink bow on the handle, his usually cold expression cracked for the first time: "Are you sure you like this look?"

Sheng Zhiyu shook his head like a rattle: "Chu Muyan's aesthetics are indeed a bit problematic, but his strength is not a problem. This knife will definitely be useful."

Gu Xingzhou took a deep breath, but still held the hilt of the knife, though his fingers trembled slightly.

He also didn't want to use his sword to cut such a disgusting thing.

There was a flash of knife light, and more than a dozen flesh snakes were actually chopped off from the iris flowers.

The flesh snake separated from the iris and quickly scattered in all directions.

"Whoaaah!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Qi Heyi and Chi Yan had not expected this to happen, and they immediately hugged each other in fear.

Qi Heyi even jumped directly onto Chi Yan.