The tall and thin butler led the six newcomers away from the central mansion, taking a side path to other areas of Jiang Mansion.

Unlike the other five newcomers, Luo Di was assigned to a separate room.

With a red-lacquered, white-brick hardtop and a small courtyard, this treatment was almost maxed out for a newcomer.

Even for Luo Di himself, visiting Jiang Mansion as a formal resident of Vortex Town, he would likely only be arranged the same kind of room.

The butler spit out an ancient bronze key with peeling paint from his mouth and handed it over.

"This is the room Mr. Jiang has arranged for you, and you will be staying here in the days to come.

In addition, you need to pay attention to a few points, and please remember them well, as breaking them will have very terrible consequences."

1. Without Mr. Jiang's instructions, do not set foot in the central mansion.

2. Do not be curious or trace the source of any sounds you hear within Jiang Mansion.

3. Three meals a day will be delivered to your door on time, and you must finish them within half an hour, without wasting any.

4. Any changes occurring to you are normal phenomena, accept them seriously, and do not resist.

5. During your stay at Jiang Mansion, do not contact the outside world, and do not leave on your own.

"Well, will I become... a zombie?"

Uncle Neck's sallow face drooped, "Didn't you come here to undergo corpse transformation? Jiang Mansion is a major ground for corpses, the living come in, the dead go out. Only by transforming into a corpse can you become a true member of Jiang Mansion.

By then, you will also witness the greatness of the 'Jiang Family Corpse Refining Technique.'"

"Understood."

"Dinner will be delivered in another hour, and after eating, you must go to sleep.

Tomorrow morning, I will personally check your physical condition. You are just starting to sprout, and the transformation process will be quick, make sure not to disappoint Mr. Jiang."

"Alright."

The tall and thin butler, known as Uncle Neck, turned around and left, closing the courtyard gate as he did so.

Luo Di turned to look at the room assigned to him, where two white paper lanterns hung from the red wooden beam above the door, providing a very faint light.

Creak! The door creaked open.

Surprisingly, the interior was unexpectedly clean, either someone regularly cleaned it, or someone had lived here not long ago and coincidentally 'moved out' when Luo Di arrived.

However,

this room had no bed, just a black wood coffin. Unlike the coffin at the previous station, this one was clearly made of better and heavier material.

Moreover, the coffin was filled with soil, and the bottom seemed to have taken root, completely fixed in place.

It's as if this room was built around the coffin...

The butler didn't explicitly say it, but it's most likely necessary to sleep in it.

Lighting the candelabra,

Luo Di sat on a black wood stool,

spreading his left palm, as the tongue inside it extended outward, instantly covering the room with a sense of dampness.

Although someone outside could see the internal firelight through the paper window and perceive that Luo Di was inside, no sounds were heard.

"Senior, what do you think?"

Luo Di tossed the question from his heart to the palm of his hand.

There seemed to be a delay in sound transmission, possibly affected by the area where Jiang Mansion was located.

After a moment, the tongue began to move slowly, and although its voice was relatively low, it was still clearly audible.

"This Jiang Mansion is deeply hidden!

Your journey here reminded me of the past.

I once planned to visit Jiang Mansion but got lost in the nearby forest. Just when I used my tongue to taste the correct direction and could see the gate of Jiang Mansion, I immediately foresaw a scene of death.

At the time, I wasn't a match for that old zombie, and facing it directly would have left me dry as a mummy.

But things are different now, that guy has big issues, while this tongue is getting stronger... haha!"

"What issues?"

"Didn't you notice? The guy doesn't have a physical body anymore, and the integrity of his soul is problematic, currently in a 'borrowed body' state.

Frequent recruitment of newcomers, especially strong and healthy men of Huaxia blood, means constant body borrowing.

You probably saw the corpse that Mr. Jiang inhabits not long after it was borrowed, and when this body can't hold on, he'll switch to another.

Being arranged here means you've caught his eye.

When you transform fully into a zombie, he will likely attach himself to you.

Also... this Jiang Mansion is truly silent!

"I thought it would be a large organization with a dense personnel structure, but it turned out they all became corpses to extend that old fellow's life."

Luo Di was puzzled, "Without a fleshly body, and the soul's got problems... wasn't this guy uninvolved in the Outer Realm War? Could it be that while we were unaware, the Lame Walker attacked the Jiang Mansion?"

The tongue swung, saliva splattering, "Impossible! A place attacked by the Lame Walker couldn't possibly leave no traces.

My tongue tasted along the way, there were neither hollow structures nor the taste of tadpoles or frogs.

This guy's injury didn't come from the Outer Realm, but turned out like this long ago. That old thing, too arrogant and too impatient! Too eager to go to the Corner Depths, that's why he ended up like this."

"Go to the Corner Depths?"

"Yes, that's the only possibility.

Do you guess why I've had the qualification for so long and never used it? Staying in the Middle Layer and crafting a tongue to savor various flavors is one reason, but [danger] is the core reason I'm most apprehensive about.

I wouldn't want to die before my tongue has tasted enough.

That old thing doesn't have the qualification, and to get to the depths, he can only take the [Dungeon] route, penetrating the deepest part of the Dungeon is not that easy.

Even Teacher Ma doesn't dare to act rashly, I previously chatted with him under the guise of a teacher, he and his wife are also attempting to conquer the Dungeon's deepest parts, they wouldn't act rashly without thorough preparation.

That old fellow probably relied on his formidable strength and tried to reach the deepest, unfortunately, he failed.

Not only did he lose his flesh but also left his soul in tatters.

If he didn't have his unique Corpse Refining Technique, he'd probably be dead down there. Old undead thing, why not just die straight away~ That way, my plant ranking can move up.

But I have to say, this old undead really has some skills. After failing, he actually survived and came back, and continued to guard the Jiang Mansion, making the organization appear to be functioning normally."

"The deepest part of the Dungeon... is it that difficult?"

"Ascending to godhood, this is no child's play. It's absolutely the most difficult part within the Corner System, only those with complete and independent Divinity are allowed to head to the Corner Depths."

"Godhood? Independent Divinity? Like the Lame Walker?"

"That I don't know, probably not as perfect... after all, the Corner system is quite special, whether that Great Existence's arm can grant each deep traveler a complete Divinity remains to be seen.

I've been preparing recently, wait for my news by then.

Anyway, as long as I succeed, the Divine Status will surely be condensed.

Went too far too far~ you should focus on the present, wait, there's a smell! Let's not talk for now, the Jiang Mansion has many secrets hidden around, Yin energy conceals the smell, you should find time to check it out."

The palm's tongue quickly retracted.

Luo Di also looked toward the door by candlelight, a thin shadow, like that of a woman, flitted past the doorway.

Luo Di also guessed what it was,

Pushed the door open to take a look.

There at the door lay his dinner, very simple.

A bowl of black rice,

A bowl of Crow Blood,

The blood seemed to have just been drawn, still retaining warmth.

As Luo Di bent down intending to bring the meal inside, drip! A drop of wax fell... landing directly on the back of his hand.

It wasn't hot, roughly body temperature.

Looking up.

He saw a maid perched on the door beam, her wax-coated face slowly melting, wax constantly dripping down.

Her fully sunken eye sockets were staring intently at Luo Di below.

Holding a lit incense stick, she measured the dining time, if the incense burns out before he removes his bowl, Luo Di will encounter a truly terrifying event.

Luo Di timidly asked, "Can I take it inside to eat?"

The maid didn't respond, just silently stared at him.

Luo Di had no choice but to eat at the doorway, mixing the rice and Crow Blood and finishing it all in less than ten minutes.

There was no warm satisfaction of a full meal, only a sense of disgust and chill.

Furthermore, he could observe the slight darkening of his fingernail color, with both thickness and length increasing.

At this moment, the maid slowly floated down, her skeleton-like body shrouded in cloth, the hem stained with dirt, grayish-blue corpse spots exposed on her neck.

She collected the porcelain bowl but didn't leave immediately, instead, she flicked off the remaining rice grains, bringing them to Luo Di's face, seemingly needing him to finish it completely.

Having no choice, he had to open his mouth and suck the rice grains from her fingers.

At the instant his tongue made contact with the maid's fingers, she shook slightly and hurriedly retracted her hand, clutching the porcelain bowl as she quickly left.

Luo Di retreated back to his chamber, feeling the Yin energy flowing within, a grin forming on his face.

"Zombies, huh, how nostalgic."

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