"No way!"
Hearing Si Jiangchen's words that seemed to point directly at Sheng Shixun, I immediately shook my head and said, "Sheng Shixun specializes in restoring ancient buildings. How could he possibly take on a job like renovating a villa?"
"Humph..."
Si Jiangchen didn't comment directly. He just glanced at Gu Fancheng and said, "Do you still want that wall of red wine?"
...
In less than ten minutes, three or four workers had already arrived with wall - demolition tools. Led by Baobao, they went down to the basement.
The rich are truly generous!
As I sighed inwardly, I watched the hired workers swing their sledgehammers again and again, smashing the solid wooden racks where the red wine had been neatly stored, revealing the wall with a rock - like texture.
"Boss, should we smash this wall?"
The worker felt the solid wall with his hand and looked back at Gu Fancheng.
It was obvious that this was not a normal renovation. They were still a bit hesitant to act on such a luxurious wall.
"Demolish it."
Gu Fancheng, as cold as an iceberg, was sparing with his words. He just glanced at me, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
"Wait a minute!"
I naturally understood what Gu Fancheng meant. If there really was a secret room left by Sheng Shixun behind the wall, he might have placed some evil things inside to prevent people from entering. I quickly walked up to the three workers and gave each of them a yellow talisman. It was a soul - protecting talisman that could ensure they had a chance to escape with their lives if they encountered evil spirits.
The three workers glanced at each other and silently accepted the talismans.
The salary Gu Fancheng offered was extremely high, high enough to give them the courage to risk their lives!
After tucking the yellow talismans close to their bodies, the workers began to swing their sledgehammers at the seemingly extremely thick wall.
"Bang!"
"Clang!!"
The iron hammers hit the wall, knocking off the plaster rock - like decorations. At the same time, it seemed to hit something even harder, making a metallic "clang" sound that startled everyone present.
I was right behind the workers. I immediately saw that there was another wall behind this one. Different from ordinary bricks and stones, this inner wall was made of cast red copper. As the rock - like decorations were peeled off layer by layer, it gradually came into view.
There was an obvious look of anger on Gu Fancheng's face, because on this red - copper wall, there was actually a glinting golden talisman drawn.
"It seems... this guy Sheng really intended to nail your two butlers here!"
Si Jiangchen took a look at the talisman, slowly walked past me, bit his index finger, and casually drew a few strokes on the wall with his finger as a brush and blood as ink.
Only to hear a dull "rumbling" sound coming from inside the copper wall, making the wall vibrate "buzzingly", and it felt like one's eardrums were about to be shattered by this low - frequency sound wave.
"Good move."
Gu Fancheng watched Si Jiangchen's actions and gently sighed, "It's a pity. He could have been a purple - robed Taoist priest, but now he's just a mutilated corpse..."
The talisman on the copper wall was exactly the decree in Taoism to summon the gods of the Thunder Department, which trapped the space behind the copper wall as solid as a copper wall and an iron barrier, not even allowing a trace of air to escape!
"What's there to be pity about."
Si Jiangchen still had that faint smile on his face. "What's so good about being a purple - robed Taoist priest? I'm now as rich as a country and can enjoy life however I want!"
Saying that, he quickly formed a magic seal with both hands and pushed it forcefully towards the position of the talisman. Only to hear a "creak" sound, and a crack actually appeared on the previously seamless copper wall.
"Puff!"
A mass of black gas immediately sprayed out from inside. The extremely foul and pungent smell filled the entire basement, making my eyes water and my nose run.
"Cough, cough, cough!!"
The three workers were standing very close to the copper wall. Most of the filthy gas hit them.
I was just about to tell them to back off quickly when, unexpectedly, the three workers suddenly became like wind - up robots. They stiffly jumped backward at the same time and landed right in front of us.
The filthy black gas covered the ceiling lights. Under the flickering LED lights, the faces of the three workers were actually an ashen color. Their entire black pupils had rolled up, leaving only the blood - streaked whites of their eyes, glaring at me ferociously.
"Showing off your petty skills!"
Si Jiangchen sneered and flicked the remaining blood on his fingertip at the three zombie - like workers.
"No, you can't!"
Although the three workers had been invaded by the corpse poison in the black gas, they were still human. As long as they were properly treated, there was still a chance to expel the corpse poison and turn them back into ordinary people. However, Si Jiangchen's blood was definitely something that could turn them into real zombies!
I still remembered that in Lu Village, Si Jiangchen had only used one drop of blood to make those aged black zombies obediently kneel on the ground!!
However, how could my shout be faster than Si Jiangchen's action?
In my shout, I saw that the bright red blood bead had suddenly reached the three workers. The three workers were just like the zombies I had seen walking out of the graves in Lu Village. They "thumped" and knelt on the ground.
"Drop!"
That drop of blood passed over their heads and landed precisely on the copper wall.
"Xiao He, go in and take a look."
After doing all this, Si Jiangchen ignored the three workers who seemed to be immobilized. He pushed the crack on the copper wall, and a secret door appeared in front of us.
I quickly followed his steps and stepped in.
A stench that had accumulated for years, mixed with the musty smell, rushed towards us, making it almost impossible for me to open my eyes. Si Jiangchen reached out and held my hand, leading me into the narrow space.
I blinked my eyes hard several times before I could barely make out the appearance of the space behind the copper wall.
This should be the load - bearing wall of the villa, which had been artificially hollowed out into a space about four meters square. It seemed empty, with only two stick - like objects leaning against the wall at the very back. I couldn't help but feel nervous.
Logically speaking, as a feng shui master for so many years, I had seen quite a few dead bodies, zombies, and evil ghosts. However, from those two "wooden" objects, I felt a creepy feeling.
Sensing the slight tremor of my finger, Si Jiangchen looked back at me. "Xiao He, those should be Gu Fancheng's two butlers who had their souls transferred into new bodies... After all this time, I'm afraid those two corpses have already rotted."
I understood what Si Jiangchen meant. He wanted to reassure me.
"Okay!"
I nodded vigorously. That's right. I still had Si Jiangchen by my side! Just like the words he said outside the door, "Showing off your petty skills"! Even if Steward Tong and Gu Nian had turned into something terrifying, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single drop of Si Jiangchen's blood!
We had slowly approached the back wall. Now, I could vaguely see that they were indeed a middle - aged man and a middle - aged woman... They were standing upright against the wall, and their already - rotting eyes had, at some point, set their sights on us!!