"No more sounds?"
"Did they kill all those face spiders? Or were they killed by the face spiders?"
Geng Youcai, inside the mechanical cabin, noticed the silence outside and found himself in a dilemma.
Should I open the door of the mechanical cabin and take a look?
Go out?
If the people who came to rescue me didn't kill those face spiders, once I open the door, I'm doomed.
But if I don't go out, I'll starve to death sooner or later!
Thinking of this, Geng Youcai gritted his teeth and thought, "What's a little scar if I lose my head? Go for it!"
Geng Youcai gathered his courage and opened the door of the mechanical wooden house.
As he pushed the door open, all the face spiders in the coffin shop were already defeated, transformed into pure deceitful qi.
In the midst of the deceitful qi, a man and a woman were sitting cross-legged, absorbing the surrounding deceitful qi.
In this deceitful qi-filled coffin shop, Geng Youcai's Lu Ban Tattoo was also beginning to stir.
Absorbing deceitful qi is like eating for tattoos.
Everyone else is eating, and you just watch—aren't you tempted?
However, Geng Youcai was quite conflicted internally.
After all, it was Lin Yuan who saved him, and if he now starts absorbing the deceitful qi, it would seem somewhat inappropriate.
Just as Geng Youcai was hesitating, Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and said to him, "You can absorb this deceitful qi too."
For Geng Youcai, these words were like being invited to the table when he was watching others eat and gulping down saliva.
"I..."
"Can I really?" Geng Youcai was a bit surprised.
At this moment, Geng Youcai's thoughts were these:
Wow, these people are really nice!
Not only did they save me, but they even shared the deceitful qi with me.
There really are more good people in the world!
"I won't mistreat my own people!" Lin Yuan glanced at Geng Youcai and continued to meditate and absorb the deceitful qi.
Geng Youcai, lost in his joy at encountering good people, didn't clearly hear Lin Yuan's words.
He also sat cross-legged behind Lin Yuan, quietly absorbing the deceitful qi.
Among the three, Lin Yuan absorbed the deceitful qi the fastest, while Geng Youcai was the slowest.
Lin Yuan's absorption speed was about ten times that of Geng Youcai and roughly three times that of Wen Yingying.
Since the Deceitful Gate Tattoo awakened, all the deceitful qi Lin Yuan absorbed was converging onto the White Impermanence Tattoo.
This implied that the next tattoo to awaken would be the White Impermanence Tattoo.
As the White Impermanence Tattoo absorbed more deceitful qi, it started to feel vaguely painful on Lin Yuan's body.
With Lin Yuan's increasing strength, his physical body was also growing stronger, so the awakening of the White Impermanence Tattoo didn't come with the excruciating pain seen during the awakening of the Ox Head and Horse Face Tattoo.
The subtle tingling from the White Impermanence Tattoo lasted about three minutes before the sensation disappeared.
As an experienced Life Pattern Master, Lin Yuan understood that the White Impermanence Tattoo had successfully awakened.
After the successful awakening of the White Impermanence Tattoo, Lin Yuan did not absorb the remaining deceitful qi, instead leaving it for the other two.
As a team leader, it's not enough to be strong alone, the team members should also grow strong together.
After roughly half an hour, all the deceitful qi in the coffin shop was absorbed.
"How about it?" Lin Yuan asked Wen Yingying.
Wen Yingying didn't say much; she just extended her hand, and a fiery red treasure sword appeared in it.
Lin Yuan recognized this sword as the one held by the Princess Iron Fan Tattoo behind Wen Yingying.
This time, Wen Yingying's gains were considerable!
This treasure sword had the fire attribute, whereas the previous awakening of the Bajiao Fan had the wind attribute.
As they say, fire borrows the power of the wind, and the wind fuels the fire's might.
With this fire-attribute sword, Wen Yingying's combat power was quickly enhanced.
At this time, Geng Youcai also stood up, clasped his hands towards Lin Yuan and Wen Yingying in a martial salute, and said, "Thank you both for saving me. This debt of saving my life is one I can't repay..."
Before Geng Youcai could finish, Lin Yuan interrupted, "There is a way to repay."
Geng Youcai: "?????"
Geng Youcai thought, you're not playing by the usual rules, aren't you supposed to say it was just a small deed, nothing worth mentioning?
"What's your plan for the future?" Lin Yuan continued to ask.
While trapped in the mechanical wooden house, Geng Youcai had seen some information online about official sanctuaries.
He knew that the government was in urgent need of Life Pattern Masters and craftsmen for building shelters.
Being both a Life Pattern Master and a craftsman, Geng Youcai felt confident that he would be valued if he joined the officials.
Therefore, after pondering for a moment, Geng Youcai said, "I plan to join the government, I've heard they built a shelter on Wulong Mountain."
"That plan won't work!" Lin Yuan directly rejected Geng Youcai's idea.
Geng Youcai: "?????"
Geng Youcai didn't understand Lin Yuan's meaning and cautiously asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"You have to come with me!" Lin Yuan spoke directly, without beating around the bush.
Upon hearing this, Geng Youcai was startled. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Although you are my lifesavers, you can't restrict my freedom!"
"Human rights, a law-based society values human rights, don't you know?"
Since the invasion of the peculiarities, Geng Youcai had been trapped in the mechanical wooden house. He hadn't left the vicinity of the coffin shop, so his mindset was still stuck in the time before the invasion.
Though he had come across some information online, he hadn't personally seen how harsh the world had become.
"Law-based society?"
"Sorry, it's no longer that way!" Lin Yuan replied sternly, "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, I came to save you because you're useful."
"You owe me your life, and if you don't come with me, I'll kill you."
Since the invasion, Lin Yuan had killed many evil spirits and deceitful charms.
With such killing intent built up, it exuded from him, frightening Geng Youcai into a shiver, stepping back a few paces.
Sweat started pouring down Geng Youcai's forehead as large drops of sweat appeared instantly.
At this moment, Geng Youcai felt that if he refused to go with Lin Yuan, he would surely die.
"I'll go with you!"
"I'm willing to go with you!"
"From today onwards, I'll be the most loyal little brother to you, boss!" Geng Youcai quickly changed his tune, complying shrewdly.
Though he said this, in his heart, Geng Youcai thought, "If you wanted me to follow you, there was no need to ask my plans in the first place."
While Geng Youcai verbally agreed to follow Lin Yuan, in truth, he still thought the official shelters seemed more reliable.