“One…”

“Two…”

Senior Shu

 slowly counted. The black corpse seemed to recognize our intention. He 

smirked and then

 rushed toward us. 

Senior Shu

 panicke

d and screamed

, “Three!” 

Immediately, we turned around and rolled down the slope. At the same time, an explosion sounded that shook my eardrums

. It 

left me with buzzing ears for quite a long time. 

Having rolled 

down a couple of dozen meters, I was finally able to pull to a full stop. I turned 

to look in 

the direction of the black corpse. 

I was stunned to see that i

t was now a sea of fire. 

“

We're l

ucky that you pulled 

my arm

. The 

taming master

 installed dynamite into that black corpse!”

 Senior Shu

 pointed at the gorge where we were standing

 on and spoke with

 fright. “If there 

wasn’t

 a slope behind us, we would have been 

dead

 today!” 

I was bewildered, but soon, I knew the situation wasn’t as simple 

as it

 appeared. If that 

taming master

 decided to denote the black corpse from his hideout in the dark, it meant he must be around. He didn’t want us to spot him. 

“I’m sure he’s around, but we can’t and shouldn’t chase after him!” 

Senior Shu

 read my mind.

He also regretted it. “Anyway, this place is the border between China and Myanmar. If we move further, I’m afraid we 

will

 get ourselves in trouble.” 

Myanmar had countless 

taming master

s, and most of them lived in the depths of the mountain ranges 

o

n the border between the two countries. 

Senior Shu

’s worries were necessary. However, I was unwilling to give up just yet. On the way back, I felt 

depressed. 

“Don’t be down. I’m sure the 

taming master

 will come to us within three days.” 

Senior Shu

 comforted me. 

“Are you his father

? How do you know

?” I was somewhat mad. 

Senior Shu

 burst out laughing

 and slapped 

the back of my head. “We’re here and we’re blocking his way to fortune. Of course, he 

would be even more worried

 than us!” 

I had to 

admit

 that 

Senior Shu

 always 

had

 a clearer picture of the situation than 

me

. After 

l

istening to his 

theory

, I felt at 

ease

. On the way back, we heard people screaming from the trapping pit. 

Senior Shu

 and I exchanged looks and the memory 

came

 back to us

. 

Baji and his hunters were still down there! 

We had come to save them, 

but

 the tamed corpses distracted us

. W

e had completely forgotten about them. Fortunately, the tamed corpses had just forced them to jump into the pit

. Besides

 some minor injuries, Baji and his team were all right. 

“What happened?” Baji asked 

a

s soon as 

he

 was rescued. It seemed he knew that he was bewitched

 earlier

. 

I didn’t 

waste time

. 

P

ointing at the white fox carcass, I told him about the situation, including the explosion caused by the black corpse. In the end, I told them not to 

go

 to the mountain to do night watches anymore. 

No matter what, the 

taming master

 now wanted to take revenge 

on

 myself and 

Senior Shu

. Before we got 

into

 the final battle, we had to ensure that 

the

 graves on the mountain wouldn’t be robbed again. 

Baji didn’t leave. He asked, “Is there anything we could help with?” 

The other people around us also expressed their ideas. I didn’t understand what they were saying. However, from their high spirits, it wasn’t hard to guess that they wanted to fight shoulder by shoulder with us. 

“Baji, you being safe and sound is the best support you can give us.” 

I was touched

 and looked 

at those honest Achang people. “You know, the difference between 

our

 two professions is as big as the valley between these mountains. You don’t know our job. I’m sorry, but you can’t help us.” 

Baji looked lost. 

However,

 he soon accepted this fact. They lingered for a while 

then

 descended the mountain. 

After se

eing Baji’s team off, I asked 

Senior Shu

, “What should we do next?” 

Senior Shu

 put on a stern face

 and gave me 

a faint answer

. 

“Wait!” 

“But 

i

sn’t it a meaningless thing to do right now?” 

I was speechless. 

H

ow 

could

 we just wait? We should prepare something, right? 

Senior Shu

 shook his head. “

We c

an’t prepare for this. When the 

taming master

 comes, he 

will

 watch us for a while before showing up. He 

will

 choose the best chance to attack. Compared to 

wasting

 our minds to prepare, it’s better to rest and recover our strength for the next battle.

”

In this

 kind of situation, 

Senior Shu

 had never missed the 

mark. 

I tried my best to calm down and returned to the hotel. Although 

Senior Shu

 said that we didn’t need to prepare anything, he had adhered a few talismans 

to

 our windows. While putting up the talismans, he said miserably, “If my life-bound rat was still alive, we 

wouldn't have been

 in such a passive situation…” 

I 

became

 emotional. “After this case, I’m sure we can find the Undead Grass to save the rat, grandpa!” 

Except for those talismans, we didn’t arrange anything else. However, we kept our life-protecting weapons within reach 

so that

 we could grab them at any time. 

I had used up the power of the Sirius Whip while dealing with the white corpse

, and i

t 

w

ouldn’t recover within a 

short

 time. I decided to put 

the Sirius Whip

in

 my bag

, 

the Emei Piercer on the nightstand, and the Yin and Yang Umbrella next to me. I even 

put

 a few talismans into 

my 

pockets. After preparing everything, I la

id

 down and slept. 

I had slept through the night and nothing strange had happened. When I woke up, 

Senior Shu

 was still sleeping. I woke him up for a simple breakfast, then 

we went

 to the most famous attraction in Tengchong

,

 Heshun Ancient Town. 

The Heshun Ancient Town was built in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the imperial court had sent the army regiments here to base, which also allowed the soldiers in the Central Plains to marry and settle down in this area. After almost one thousand years of progress and accumulation, this place had become a nationwide famous ancient town. Not only was it famous for the beautiful ancient towers, 

but the most interesting feature of the town was 

the diversity of people living here. The 

inner part

 of Heshun Ancient Town was built 

in

 genuine Han 

style

, and many structures reflected the special features of ancient Chinese architecture. It was worthy of the title of “

c

ultural sacred place.”

While wandering around the place, I felt the spirit of the men from the Central Plains leaving their hometowns to this border area to protect their country. This strong patriotic sentiment 

along

 with the nostalgia made every brick and tile of the path underneath our feet full of love for the motherland. 

“If I can live until I’m 

of old age

, I will buy a house here,” said 

Senior Shu

. 

“

A

ren’t you still alive and kicking? 

Why would you

 say something like that all of a sudden?” 

“You will know later. There are some things you can avoid, and 

there are

 also 

some things

 you cannot.” 

Senior Shu

 patted my shoulder

 and smiled 

fondly. 

I didn’t feel comfortable when he acted like that. People sa

id that 

fifty

-

year

-

old men could see the heaven

s’ 

decision. 

Senior Shu

 was older than fifty

years already. Did he foresee something that 

he was

 not 

telling

 me? 

I decided to ask him. However, he didn’t say anything

, and

 I had to give up that thought. 

In the afternoon, we went to the martyrs’ cemetery. This place mainly commemorated the Kuomintang’s soldiers who had sacrificed their lives during the war against the Japanese. It was also the first city 

to be 

recovered during the Chinese War of Resistance. 

The Kuomintang’s soldiers had cooperated with the local people 

and fought

 bloody battles for almost four months before they finally wiped out the Japanese army to take the victory. 

Tengchong 

was

 the gateway 

to Southwest

 China. Getting Tengchong 

was of great importance

 to the country. Looking at the historical photos that depicted the bony bodies of the soldiers, I felt their bold, patriotic spirit

. They had 

persistently protected their motherland against the invaders. Thinking about a piece of news I had read

that insulted the soldiers, I felt somewhat lost. 

In fact, during 

a

 peaceful time, soldiers had more difficulties to deal with than in

 times of

 war. People nowadays t

hought

 that the army ha

d

 become a burden to the country

!

For three days in a row, 

Senior Shu

 and I traveled around Tengchong. After we had visited all the famous attractions, we hadn’t seen the 

taming master

 yet. I became restless. “

Senior Shu

, can we think 

of a

 way to lure him out?” 

“Be patient. I have a feeling that he will take action tonight.” 

Senior Shu

 stroked his mustache. If he didn’t 

have a serious expression

, I would 

have thought

 that he was just joking!