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Murong Yue is a live-streaming influencer specializing in antique appraisal. During a live stream, she connected online with Zhou Sheng, a top idol. Zhou Sheng questioned her ability to appraise antiques, and the two had an argument over the appraisal of a porcelain cup. Murong Yue mistakenly identified Zhou Sheng's grandmother's hand as that of a thousand-year-old leather corpse and was laughed at by everyone. However, she firmly claimed that Zhou Sheng's grandmother had been possessed by a leather corpse and was about to transform into a zombie. At first, Zhou Sheng didn't believe it, but later, when he found that his grandmother's pupils didn't react to light and there was another layer of skin under her skin, he gradually came to believe it. When preparing to escape, someone claimed to be a doctor and said that it was all a hoax, which made Zhou Sheng fall into a dilemma. In the end, because he was afraid of the leather corpse, he chose to flee. Murong Yue rushed over with the Qiankun Mirror and fought against the leather corpse together with Zhou Sheng. At a critical moment, Qiao Moyu came to their rescue.

Live broadcast

"I'm really dying of laughter. This anchor has such a thick skin. After making such a huge blunder, she's still talking nonsense here seriously."

"Yeah, she's supposed to be an antique appraiser. Why is she pretending to be a Taoist priest now? Leather - skinned corpse. I might as well say zombie. Can the anchor exorcise evil spirits?"

"With such high popularity now, how could she be willing to go offline? These women really do their best to become popular. They can make up the most ridiculous things."

The barrage was scrolling crazily, all scolding me. Zhou Sheng was laughing so hard that he reached out to rub his stomach.

"Since you can't continue with antique appraising, you're changing to ghost - catching so soon. Keep making it up. Go on, tell me what this leather - skinned corpse is all about?"

I had a serious look on my face. In the camera, Zhou Sheng's grandma had already left the study. Her limbs were stiff when she walked. She had at most three hours left before turning into a corpse.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the table several times forcefully.

"Zhou Sheng, listen. After a leather - skinned corpse changes its skin, it will first eat the flesh and blood of the deceased's relatives, at least seven people. Take your family and leave now. Go to a place with a lot of people and strong yang energy first. Then find a powerful Taoist priest to save your lives."

Zhou Sheng had already started applauding towards the camera.

"Mu Rongyue, what a pity that the fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar didn't hire you. Next, are you going to say that you're that powerful Taoist priest and charge me millions to save my life?"

"Seeing that it's me, you thought the 800 - yuan antique - appraising fee was too little and wanted to make a big deal out of it—"

Before Zhou Sheng could finish his words, I interrupted him directly.

"You're wrong. I'm not a Taoist priest. I can't save your life."

I'm just an ordinary archaeology student. I know all this because of my grandfather.

He often said that if it weren't for so many traps, he could have dug up the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.

"Grandpa, how do you know there are so many traps? Have you gone down there to see?"

"See what? I meant there are too many public security organs."

Grandpa was afraid of the public security organs all his life. He robbed tombs all his life, but finally ended up in the hands of the public security organs.

After spending a few years in prison for free, Grandpa gave up his old ways.

He told me many stories about tomb - robbing. One of the most dangerous experiences was when he encountered a leather - skinned corpse back then.

Chapter 4