Undead Mage from a Cell

Chapter 348: Chapter 346: The ’Player’ Next Door

”You can conduct a summoning, but the body is incomplete, with some bones missing, the soul fire is extremely unstable, and there are quite a few wounds on it, not to mention an eerie breath within that hasn’t been dealt with.

Whether it’s summoning or undead transformation, there’s an eighty percent chance it will turn into a ghost.

That would be a bit wasteful.”

After carefully examining Eldest Princess Anna’s corpse, Gu Xi was now certain of her condition.

It was a bit worse than initially imagined, but not by much.

For Gu Xi, it’s usable, but dealing with it now would be a bit of a waste.

After confirming the situation here, Gu Xi wasn’t in as much of a rush anymore.

He returned Eldest Princess Anna’s body to Evil Wood Lake, realizing the purification and nurturing of the body couldn’t be stopped yet.

After handling this matter, Gu Xi took one last look at his remaining 19 mana points before finally standing up.

”Forget it, I’ll go back to sleep, regain some mana. If this goes on, I’ll end up summoning the Death Incarnation.”

Gu Xi muttered and walked out, exiting Yalidu City.

The next moment, Gu Xi appeared in the Tenshou Pavilion of the Wudou Family.

Gu Xi had been gone for over a day and a night. The current time had just passed midnight.

As soon as Gu Xi appeared, Wudou Minami quickly approached.

”You’ve returned. The bathwater is still warm; shall I accompany you for a bath, or would you like to soak in the hot springs outside?”

”Not now, do you have anything to eat? I’m a bit hungry.”

Gu Xi had mentioned his return to Yalidov City to Wudou Minami, so it was fairly normal for her to wait for him here.

”Yes, please wait a moment, Gu Sang.”

With that, Wudou Minami hurried downstairs to prepare food.

Gu Xi opened the door of the Tenshou Pavilion and walked out onto the corridor, looking at the surroundings.

This night was unexpectedly peaceful; the Night Parade of Hundred Demons that Gu Xi had witnessed the previous night did not appear today.

At the same time, no unexpected incidents occurred nearby. For once, the night had a rare tranquility.

Feeling the gentle breeze coming toward him, Gu Xi comfortably wanted to close his eyes.

Just then, the sound of a door opening came from behind, and Wudou Minami entered carrying food.

Gu Xi turned his head and realized that he had somewhat underestimated Wudou Minami’s appetite.

He thought the breakfast portion was already modest, yet the amount for this late-night snack was not much either.

This is a late-night snack meant to fill the stomach when hungry at night; are these even proper food?

A quarter piece of tofu drizzled with some soy sauce, three nori sheets with four pieces of pickled plum, and a small saucer for soy sauce containing a bit of sake.

After placing the food on the corridor railing, Wudou Minami softly said, ”Please enjoy, Gu Sang.”

Gu Xi’s face twitched, ”Minami, I want to ask, is this how much you normally eat? Aren’t you hungry?”

Regarding Gu Xi’s question, Wudou Minami thoughtfully considered and finally shook her head.

”I’m not hungry. I usually stay inside the house and don’t go anywhere. This is how much I eat.”

Gu Xi stared at Wudou Minami for a moment, then picked up the food and changed the subject as he ate.

”Wasn’t that the family you said was wiped out? How come the Tenshou Pavilion is lit up today?”

”During the day, the heirs of their family arrived. They were the four grandsons and granddaughters of the original owner—one is a high school boy, and three are girls.

I’ve seen them; one just graduated and started working, another is in high school, and the last in middle school.

They are the children of the original owner’s four daughters.

I had never seen them before, and this time, due to the incident at the mansion, they were all notified to come over for the inheritance.”

When it came to gossip about the neighbors, Wudou Minami became quite lively.

She shared everything she’d learned yesterday.

”Gu Sang, you might not know, but they found suitable heirs so quickly because their basement contains a stone sealing a demon that requires the same bloodline for suppression. Without it, something serious would happen.

Now, only these four remain to uphold the lineage, which is like a warning to us.”

”The stone sealing a demon, is it the legendary Life-taking Stone here?”

Gu Xi was a bit curious.

”How could it be? The Life-taking Stone broke into nine pieces, each with its own location. People monitor all nine pieces every year, fearing any issue might release the Nine-tailed one.

If it really were the Life-taking Stone, there wouldn’t be anyone around this entire street.”

”Then what’s the situation?”

Gu Xi curiously observed the nearby location, pondering if this matter was worth his time.

”I think they mentioned a Western demon, but which one is unclear. I...”

Before Wudou Minami could finish, an explosion was heard from the house they were discussing.

Gu Xi swiftly leaped onto the roof of the Tenshou Pavilion to look in that direction.

He found a man’s spirit body, clad in autumn clothes, floating atop the Tenshou Pavilion of that house, continuously firing spirit bullets at various demons trying to approach.

Most of these demons were ghosts, in the Japanese style, resembling mochi.

The man’s spirit body was fairly strong, able to shatter the ghosts with each hit.

However, Gu Xi quickly noticed that as the ghosts were defeated, red or yellow auras entered the man’s spirit body.

Simultaneously, subtle changes occurred in the man’s body.

While it wasn’t obvious now, Gu Xi could imagine that, given more time, the man’s spirit body would turn into a red-skinned being with sharp horns on his head and bat wings on his back.

This is none other than the Demon Sorcerer of Cold Leaf City, isn’t it?

Could someone have actually hidden here?

If it were other demons, he might not have bothered.

But it’s different with a player.

Gu Xi jumped down from the roof, casually stuffing the soy sauce-drenched tofu into his mouth.

”Help me open the door; I want to take a look.”

”Okay, wait, Gu Sang, at this moment...”

”Just open it; it won’t affect you.”

Only then did Wudou Minami realize, quickly rushing forward to command those below: ”Open the gate.”

Gu Xi hugged Wudou Minami and then leaped from the top floor of Tenshou Pavilion. In an instant, the Evil Coffin appeared under his feet.

Gu Xi held tightly the iron chain on the Evil Coffin, lowering his head, his attire changing into the Magic Robe of the Undead Mage. Holding the Cold Wind Staff, he swiftly charged out of the Tenshou Pavilion of the Wudou Family.