81: 81.

The Concept of “Terminator 81: 81.

The Concept of “Terminator “When dealing with Wang Siqi, the Kunlun Mirror had used “Soul Stealing.”

At Lu Li’s nod, the Magic Treasure once again activated this Divine Skill.

With just a light suck, an arc-like azure light sphere was pulled out from Wang Naiwu’s “Yintang Acupoint” and sucked into the mirror, where it was stored.

This was the “Divine Soul,” which did not contain the original owner’s thoughts, but was a pure and magical energy.

“Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” mentioned that the Divine Soul had great uses.

It could be used to create and drive Magic Artifacts, and even make Mechanical Puppets that looked like real people!

Wang Naiwu’s “Papermen” must be what the book referred to as “Mechanical Puppets.”

Though their direct combat power was low, they could complete work like living people, possessing tremendous auxiliary ability!

Lu Li pondered, “If I could learn how to make them, arming them with guns, they would surely be much more formidable than now.”

“No, wait!

Why bother with Papermen when you could just go for ‘Terminators’!”

A “Terminator” is a fully metal robot, arm it with a six-barrel Gatling, and it’d be far more formidable than any Paperman.

Lu Li had a great idea and couldn’t help but glance at the body of Vase Man, hoping to find a suitable Secret Manual…

But with his Spirit exhausted, he truly had no energy to move and so he sat leaning against a tree to close his eyes and recuperate, hoping to recover quickly.

Just then, a figure rushed over from a distance—it was Xiao Cha.

She was drenched in sweat, breathing rapidly, clearly not lightly fatigued.

Seeing Lu Li leaning against a tree motionless, it seemed like something had happened.

The girl was instantly filled with panic and hurried over, calling out anxiously, “Hey, what’s wrong with you!”

Lu Li was not seriously injured, he just felt so drowsy that he didn’t want to move.

Just as he intended to tell the girl he was fine, suddenly something soft was stuffed into his mouth.

Before Lu Li could react to what it was, a large amount of inner breath surged in!

Its purity far surpassed anything he had experienced before; Lu Li’s lost strength swiftly recovered, and the haziness in his mind rapidly diminished.

He instinctively licked his tongue, tasting a salty-sweet flavor in his mouth, and opened his eyes.

He wanted to see what Xiao Cha had fed him, but could only observe her wrapping up her clothes and her eyes full of concern:

“Are you alright?

Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine, that…”

Lu Li was just about to ask how Luo Heng was, but seeing the girl’s waist where the steel whip was smeared with purple-black blood and mixed with white solids…

No need to ask anymore, but Xiao Cha proactively said:

“You killed that Demon human, and my dad just froze…

so I sent him on his way.”

Immediately after, the girl walked toward the body of Vase Man, her eyes glinting with a cold hue, saying:

“People like this often make big mistakes before they are punished by their Sect.

Let’s see what else is in this vase!”

With a flick of her steel whip, a loud “pop” shattered the vase, revealing a hunched and deformed corpse.

At the same time, three books fell out!

Lu Li picked them up and saw they were “Mystic Yellow One Qi Capture,” “Confining Spirits and Commanding Generals,” and “Corpse Refining Technique.”

They corresponded to the three skills of Vase Man and were Daoist Skills he urgently needed!

With a pale smile, Xiao Cha said, “That’s great, exactly what you need.”

“Getting three books at once is quite a bounty, making the bitter fight worthwhile.”

Lu Li tucked the books into his chest and looked at Xiao Cha, saying:

“Before we go, let’s cremate the bodies.

We have fuel and offerings ready.”

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After cleaning up the battlefield, the two dragged the body of Vase Man back to Xiangyi Garden.

Making sure there was no one inside, they set it on fire to cremate the pregnant zombie and Luo Heng.

Using the entire manor as kindling, the cremation was nothing short of lavish.

In the roaring flames, the zombie initially had no reaction, just like a stone.

But it wasn’t long before it caught fire and quickly disintegrated into nothingness.

Xiao Cha stared blankly at the flames, speaking softly:

“When I was a child in the countryside, I saw dead people become zombies.

By tradition, it’s the children of the deceased who help release and cremate them.

My dad…this is also a form of peace for him.”

Lu Li tossed the body of Vase Man in front of him, bowed toward the flames, and said aloud:

“Uncle Luo, I regret that I never had the chance to meet you in life.

Please accept this humble tribute as a sign of respect!

You have a wonderful daughter; she will certainly make you proud!”

As if by coincidence, a gust of wind blew as soon as these words were spoken, causing the flames to surge violently.

At the same time, a line of carriages appeared in the distance, along with countless figures leaping and running under the moonlight.

The manor was not far from the city; surely the fire had been seen by someone!

Xiao Cha’s eyes reddened as she said, “Daddy, I have to go…”

She hoisted Lu Li on her back and, without looking back, dashed into the forested mountains.

The girl still had so much to say, but now, her words could only turn into tears.

Some of those tears splashed onto Lu Li’s face, though he was too preoccupied to care.

At that moment, Lu Li clearly saw—

A cluster of electric blue light, like a current, flew out of the fierce flames and surged into the steel whip at Xiao Cha’s waist!

“Xiao Cha…

your steel whip…”

Lu Li tried to point it out, but Xiao Cha, looking down in confusion, apparently couldn’t see the miraculous scene.

Just then, the convergence of light points was complete.

The steel whip suddenly shone brightly, its tarnish vanished instantly, transforming from its original darkened hue to silver-white!

Xiao Cha saw this eye-catching change clearly and was utterly stunned.

Quickly, she had a stroke of inspiration and exclaimed with delight,

“It’s Daddy!

Daddy has made the whip into a Magic Artifact!”

The steel whip had always been Luo Heng’s personal weapon.

Perhaps it was longing, perhaps paternal love, that cultivated this unbelievable moment.

Lu Li’s face was full of wonder, and he felt very fortunate to witness such an event.

~~~~~~~~~~~

As the floating clouds dispersed, a bright moon shone high in the sky.

There was no longer any sadness on Xiao Cha’s face as she silently returned to the medical clinic, carrying Lu Li on her back.

Wanqing had been waiting for a long time; she had already prepared hot water and a warm meal.

Hand-pulled noodles with shredded potatoes and stir-fried pork—Lu Li began to drool at the smell, suddenly feeling extremely hungry.

Xiao Cha also said, “I’m starving; thank goodness for Wanqing~”

Wanqing smiled and said, “You two eat up, I’ll boil some more water so you can take a bath.”

She must have smelled their perspiration; after speaking, she got up to heat the water.

As Lu Li ate, he suddenly remembered something and asked,

“Xiao Cha, what did you feed me when you found me?

It was incredibly effective!”

Xiao Cha was in the middle of eating and choked slightly, coughing twice before saying irritably, “I fed you ‘buttocks’!”

“Buttocks?

That doesn’t taste right…”

Lu Li was a bit puzzled when he saw Xiao Cha suddenly lean over and kiss him on the cheek.

“This is to thank you for killing that demon human and laying my father to rest.”

The girl whispered softly, then continued eating with her face flushed and didn’t dare to look up.

Lu Li rubbed his cheek and grinned foolishly for a while…

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While Lu Li was enjoying himself, others were having a hard time.

At this moment, at the ash-covered ruins of Xiangyi Garden, about a dozen old-timey cars had gathered.

Their headlights were brilliantly illuminating the area like daylight.

A tall and burly middle-aged man stood solemnly in a pinstriped suit.

His numerous subordinates stood well back; not one dared to get close.

This man was none other than the Yahang Leader—Ye Zhichao.

In just two days, he had suffered the pain of losing a son and now antagonized a power that should not be provoked!

A True Disciple from the Jiushan Sect had come to discuss business and died…

Died in a manor under his name, and not a single clue could be found!

“Damn it!”

With a casual punch, Ye Zhichao sent a one-ton car flying over ten meters away, crashing into the ruins and kicking up a dust cloud.

“Prepare a generous gift; I will go myself to the Jiushan Sect to apologize.”