Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 56: Paper Figures Carrying the Coffin

"Who called me?" Jiang Yuan was using the excuse of clearing the bat-like creatures around the mine to ensure mining speed, collecting their slime, and sneaking some stones into his storage bag.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling him and instinctively turned back to find the source of the voice.

Yun Mo watched this scene, the natural response of the other party without any flaws was clearly not because of a fake name, and immediately all his suspicions disappeared, his impression of Mr. Jiang improved once more.

"How bold! To dare call Mr. Jiang by his name is truly disrespectful! Quickly apologize to the gentleman!" He glared at his confidant, who clearly felt wronged but had to bow and apologize.

Jiang Yuan said it was no big deal, but he was secretly pleased.

Indeed, suddenly shouting to test if I was lying, haha, I predicted their prediction!

Half an hour later, spirit stones were being dug up one after another at the three locations he had pointed out, and from the looks of it, it would be enough to dig all night. Yun Mo hurriedly called Eagle Fifty-Third to take Mr. Jiang fruit-picking in the wild and presented a few spirit stone ores as a gesture of goodwill.

Agreeing to return tomorrow, Jiang Yuan rode Eagle Fifty-Third and disappeared into the night, while Yun Mo entrusted the supervision to his confidant and hurried to the market with the spirit stone ores.

He had to quickly go to the money shop to exchange the ores for spirit stones to repay part of his debts and buy mining tools so the stinky rats could work more and faster!

"Sorry to trouble you to accompany me again." Jiang Yuan, curious about the scenery, asked while riding on the Ice-winged Eagle: "What do you usually eat?"

Eagle Fifty-Third chuckled and said, "No trouble at all, thanks to Mr. Jiang, I only need to handle the transportation and nothing else. We follow the king’s instructions and divide into two groups: one supervises the stinky rats mining, and the other finds a place to focus on cultivation, taking turns. Since I have to transport Mr. Jiang, I don’t participate in the rotation, so once I send you back to the cave dwelling, I’m free to either cultivate or roam as I please."

As they glided past the treetops, Eagle Fifty-Third continued to fly towards Swallow Valley while replying: "As for food, since we are still at the Qi Cultivation Stage and cannot fast, we hunt small demon beasts or search for spirit fruits in our free time.

We noble Ice-winged Eagles are different from omnivorous stinky rats; we only eat food containing spiritual energy, which allows us to digest and absorb the most spiritual power with our limited appetite."

Eating food containing spiritual energy is quite difficult to come by, Jiang Yuanxin thought, considering whether he should first set aside the idea of using food to gain favor and acquire a flying mount.

With the experience of last night’s harvest, the cooperation between one man and one eagle was even more seamless, and their speed was faster.

Eagle Fifty-Third grasped the tree branches with his claws and gave them a vigorous shake, causing the red and purple fruits to automatically collect into the storage bag.

Jiang Yuan deliberately glanced at the map to check the location of the stone house, which was at the junction of a wild meadow and the jungle outside the valley.

With Eagle Fifty-Third present, he didn’t go for a closer look to avoid exposing their dwelling and causing more trouble.

After collecting the fruits, this time Jiang Yuan asked to be taken directly to Crescent Lake. He didn’t rush to start digging the grave but took a wooden stick, releasing the Heaven-Burning Flame to gain experience while gathering Moonlight Pearls; he wasn’t sure how long the Yin Warriors would take to dig the grave and enshrine the coffin. Not scattering the Moon Pearl Birds beforehand might lead to them gathering around again, which would be troublesome.

"Finally cleaned up!" After driving away the Moon Pearl Birds and picking up the spirit plants and herbs on the meadow, Jiang Yuan saw it was already two in the morning.

He had to hurry and complete the side mission and then go to the market to pack some food.

He took out two paper figures and a small paper coffin from the storage bag; it was his first time using these, so he couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous.

He pinched a small flame of Heaven-Burning Flame between his fingers to ignite them. The flame licked at the paper figures and paper coffin, creating a whirlwind that quickly transformed the ashes into two nearly two-meter-tall robust Yin Warriors, a white coffin placed on the grass beside them.

The Yin Warriors moved their arms and legs, "coming to life," cupping their fists and bowing slightly, awaiting instructions.

"Whoa! The Paperman and Paper Horse Skill is impressive!" Jiang Yuan’s eyes widened in astonishment, pointing at the stone used as a "gravestone" and commanding, "Move the stone aside and dig the grave; collect the deceased’s remains and place them in the coffin."

The two towering Yin Warriors saluted and walked over to move the stone, starting to dig with their hands.

He dared not get too close and observed from a distance; the Yin Warriors, made of white paper, were undeniably strong and tireless without any fear, their fan-like large hands moving quickly, soon reaching the remains.

A stench of decay spread, prompting Jiang Yuan to cover his mouth and nose and move further away.

The Yin Warriors had eyes only to see with, no mouth or nose, and didn’t need to breathe, so they probably couldn’t smell anything. They faced no fear or hesitation, opened the coffin lid, and lifted the more severely decayed body inside, then covered the coffin.

A gentle breeze blowing by the lake took a while to disperse the stench.

Only then did Jiang Yuan take out a paper crane, blowing a breath over it. The paper crane expanded in the wind, and with a "chirp," a giant Immortal Crane, flapping its wings, emerged from the whirlwind.

It landed on the ground, raising its head proudly and letting out a few cries, flapping its wings and wagging its tail, waiting for instructions.

"Fly a little lower; we need to guide the Yin Warriors." He wasn’t sure if the paper crane could understand, so he explained before climbing up.

Unexpectedly, both the paper crane and the Yin Warriors could understand simple commands. The paper crane elegantly navigated the jungle, flying at a height of about two meters, sufficient for the Yin Warriors to clearly see and follow tightly.

The paper crane flew fast, and the Yin Warriors, carrying the coffin, moved quickly as well. Twenty minutes later, he arrived at the location of the stone house.

From afar, it looked like grassland and jungle, but up close, it was still a wilderness view. Only when he followed the map’s mark and reached the courtyard barrier did he realize he still couldn’t see the stone house, just feeling an invisible barrier when he reached out.

It seemed the stone house’s protective shield was more advanced than his own; even standing right in front, it remained undiscoverable.

"According to the agreement, I have transported your husband’s remains here." Jiang Yuan tapped a few times on the invisible barrier, loudly asking, "Is it okay to leave it here?"

"Clap!"

The scene before him flickered, faintly revealing the stone house being protected and the ghostly vengeful aura of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo.

"Please come in." Ji Xiuxiang tightly clutched her handkerchief, both expectant and fearful.

On one hand, she hoped her husband could be laid to rest as soon as possible; on the other hand, she dreaded actually seeing her husband’s corpse. She wished the blind man just blindly stumbled upon the ring and her husband wasn’t dead, only unable to return home due to some accident.

Meanwhile, she found the blind man suspicious.

She couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was off, just an intuition that the blind man didn’t quite belong to this world.

Since taking over her mother-in-law’s duties of worshiping the immortals, Ji Xiuxiang had trusted her intuition and decided that if she sensed any connection between her husband’s death and the blind man, she would chase him to the ends of the earth to tear him apart!

"The paper crane returns to its master; the Yin Warriors will carry the coffin inside, and as an outsider, I find it inappropriate to enter and will stay here." Jiang Yuan calmly jumped off the paper crane and gave its black and shiny tail a pat to send it back to its master.

Are you kidding? I’m not going in there to seek death.

I’ll just wait for you to receive the remains and get the quest reward, then run like the wind!