Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 619: Chapter 319: Puppet Corpse Control

Two hours later, Cheng Zongyang was quite satisfied with the Puppet’s responses. It was time to have the corpse Puppet carry out the bounty task.

He found a Storage Pouch and placed one hundred Spirit Stones and a Foundation Establishment Pill inside. Then, he wrote two simple letters, set them aside, and tucked the Storage Pouch into the corpse’s inner lining.

Posting a bounty task also required a fee of Spirit Stones. The fee was determined by the task’s content; the higher the difficulty, the higher the posting fee.

Cheng Zongyang continued with his proficiency training. As long as it was within a 150-meter radius, the Puppet’s response to his commands remained largely unchanged. Its movements were only slightly stiff; overall, it wasn’t too different from a normal person.

He didn’t need to make it pretend to be a cripple. Its walking speed would just be a bit slower, like an ordinary elderly person. But covering its eyes with a cloth strip was still necessary. Otherwise, one look at its dead eyes would give everything away.

’Next, I’ll need to head to the Sect office and post a bounty for the heads of the top three leaders from the Supreme Profound Gang, the Wind and Thunder Gang, and the Medicine King Gang, including their Gang Leaders,’ Cheng Zongyang thought to himself as he looked at the Puppet.

But it wasn’t time yet.

Cheng Zongyang controlled the corpse Puppet to leave the Cheng Mansion. He then had it sit on the stone steps by the side of the main street outside, remaining completely still, just like a beggar.

At first, some people noticed the old man with his eyes covered by a black cloth strip and his slightly tattered clothes. At the same time, some gang members watching the Cheng Mansion also took note of him.

But gradually, after discovering he was a blind man with no Cultivation—and seeing him accept the one or two Spirit Crystals tossed his way—they dismissed him as an old beggar. Consequently, the surveillance on the old beggar lessened considerably.

Inside the Cheng Mansion, Cheng Zongyang was in no hurry to send the Puppet to post the bounty. Instead, he continued to have it beg in the area within a hundred-meter radius—from passersby, stall vendors, merchants, and residents.

The residents included Cheng Zongyang himself, but he didn’t open the door, simply letting the Puppet walk away step by step after knocking to no response.

After two days of this back-and-forth, no one paid any attention to the corpse Puppet anymore. Only then did Cheng Zongyang give the formal command for it to wait at his maximum control distance.

Cheng Zongyang left his house as usual, pretending to stroll down the street while simultaneously controlling the Puppet to walk forward, begging.

Many of the people watching him followed from a distance. No one dared to cause trouble or start a fight within the County Town.

As for the corpse Puppet’s movements, under Cheng Zongyang’s control, it was sometimes ahead of him and sometimes behind.

After all, Cheng Zongyang walked at a normal pace. It was only when he slowed down to browse the stalls that the corpse Puppet would end up in front.

In this manner, they eventually entered the North District.

But near the Immortal Sect’s office, he found a small stall selling Spiritual Food snacks and sat down. He ordered a Spirit Tea and a Spiritual Food snack, sitting there leisurely. This left the distant watchers extremely puzzled, wondering what Cheng Zongyang was up to.

Meanwhile, after receiving its instructions, the corpse Puppet walked step by step toward the entrance of the Sect office. It moved with the speed of a decrepit old man.

Cheng Zongyang watched the Puppet go inside, his heart filled with anticipation. Whether this plan would work or not all depended on what happened next.

This was an important location in the center of Zi’an County. The Immortal Sect was responsible for handling various affairs for the Immortal City, so the place was always crowded.

But even with so many people coming and going, a beggar-like Puppet entering the Sect office immediately drew the attention of many.

Eyes covered by a cloth strip, it moved one step at a time, slowly.

"Who goes there?" a Sect Disciple asked, stepping in front of the Puppet. He simultaneously scanned it with his Divine Sense, only to find that it was just an ordinary old man.

The corpse Puppet didn’t answer, merely standing there quietly. After a moment, it slowly took out the first piece of paper from its clothes and gave it to the Sect Disciple.

The Sect Disciple frowned, took the paper, and opened it.

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This old man was harmed by my enemies, losing all my Cultivation. I can no longer speak or see. A friend has written this on my behalf, so I have come to post a bounty.

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Seeing this, the Sect Disciple’s expression relaxed slightly. He then led him to the Task Reward Office.

As far as he was concerned, as long as the man wasn’t there to cause trouble, it didn’t matter what injustices he had suffered.

After arriving at the service counter and waiting for a moment, the corpse Puppet went to the counter when its turn came and took out the second piece of paper.

The Sect Disciple in charge of registration took the letter and began to read.

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Knowing the Immortal Sect’s reputable standing, I have come to post a bounty. Three gangs in Zi’an County plotted to steal this old man’s property and Elixirs. I am therefore placing a bounty on the three leaders—the Gang Leader, the Vice Gang Leader, and the Head Elder—of three One-Star Gangs in Zi’an County: the Supreme Profound Gang, the Medicine King Gang, and the Wind and Thunder Gang. A total of nine heads.

Reward: One Foundation Establishment Pill

Task Duration: Three days

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The Sect Disciple was stunned as he read the contents of the letter.

He was shocked that someone would actually use a priceless Foundation Establishment Pill as a bounty reward!

Just then, he saw the old man silently and slowly take a Storage Pouch from his clothes and hand it over.

The Sect Disciple immediately took the Storage Pouch and opened it. Inside, besides one hundred Low Grade Spirit Stones, was a Pill Bottle. He took it out, looked inside, and confirmed that it was indeed a Foundation Establishment Pill.

’What is this old man’s identity?’ his heart filled with doubt.

To be able to produce a Foundation Establishment Pill meant the old man must have come from a very wealthy background. In that moment, he believed the contents of the old man’s letter. Without a deep-seated hatred, who would offer a Foundation Establishment Pill as a bounty?

The Sect Disciple looked at the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand. Though his eyes burned with greed, this was the Immortal Sect’s office, and he couldn’t do anything reckless in public. He could only follow the rules and ask: