Divine Level Witch Doctor

Lu Qing also saw the open window on the second floor.

But around this window, there was nothing to use as a foothold. For an ordinary person, trying to climb to a second-floor window without any tools would be very difficult.

But Lu Qing was not deterred.

She weighed the options in her mind and said, ”I’ve learned a bit of the Gecko Dragon Technique, so I should be able to climb up. What about you? If you can’t make it, just wait for me to get up there. I’ll find something to throw down and pull you up.”

”As long as you can get up, so can I,” Zhao Yuan replied.

Although he didn’t know any Gecko Dragon Technique, it didn’t matter. As long as he saw Lu Qing use it once, the complete Cultivation Technique would immediately appear on the Information Leaf.

’It’s a bit rushed, so it’s impossible to master this Cultivation Technique right away, but if I can just learn the basics and add that to my own strength at the Mid Stage of Marrow Cleansing, it shouldn’t be too hard to climb to the second floor.’

”I’ll go up first, then. You cover me from down here,” Lu Qing volunteered.

”Okay,” Zhao Yuan agreed with a nod.

Lu Qing thought for a moment, then drew her sidearm and offered it to Zhao Yuan. ”Here, take this. Do you know how to use it?”

Zhao Yuan didn’t take it, shaking his head. ”You should keep the gun. My marksmanship is terrible; it would be useless in my hands.”

Lu Qing didn’t press the issue. She holstered her sidearm, took a deep breath, and with a sudden leap, began using her hands and feet to quickly scale the wall toward the open second-floor window, all without any tools.

At first glance, she really did look a bit like a gecko clinging to the wall. No wonder the technique was called the Gecko Dragon.

Zhao Yuan narrowed his eyes, observing her carefully. At the same time, the corresponding information for the Gecko Dragon Technique immediately appeared on the Information Leaf.

The Gecko Dragon Technique was a type of Light Body Technique. The key was in the fingers and toes. When using this technique, one only needed the tiniest crack in a wall or cliff face to get a firm grip and climb with ease.

Zhao Yuan silently recited the incantations of the Gecko Dragon Technique in his mind, his hands and feet moving nonstop as he quickly learned it.

A few minutes later, Lu Qing reached the second-floor window, flipped over the sill, and ducked inside. She immediately poked her head back out and gestured for Zhao Yuan to come up.

Zhao Yuan gave her an ’OK’ sign in return, then leaped up and began using the Gecko Dragon Technique he had just learned to climb toward the second-floor window.

Since he was a beginner, Zhao Yuan’s movements weren’t very precise. He even made a few mistakes and nearly fell. Fortunately, his strength had reached the Mid Stage of Marrow Cleansing, giving him powerful reflexes and agility, which prevented such a disaster from happening.

It took him nearly ten minutes to finally climb into the open second-floor window. Luckily, the villa’s security cameras were all pointed outward and didn’t monitor the area around the house, or he would have definitely been spotted.

Lu Qing gave Zhao Yuan a hand, asking in surprise, ”I didn’t expect you to know the Gecko Dragon Technique too. But the way you do it... why does it look so different from the version I learned?”

Zhao Yuan replied, ”Probably because I’m just a beginner and my form isn’t very good.”

”No,” Lu Qing said, shaking her head. ”The Gecko Dragon Technique you were using is clearly more refined than the one I learned.”

’The Gecko Dragon Technique I learned was an improved version from the Information Leaf.’

The Information Leaf was formed from the remnant Divine Sense of Wu Peng and contained all his lifetime of knowledge and experience. Improving the Gecko Dragon Technique would have been child’s play for it.

So, Zhao Yuan said, ”When I get the chance, I’ll teach you this technique. Oh, right, and I also have some new ideas about the Jade Ring Step and Mandarin Duck Leg you taught me last time. I’ll teach you those as well.”

Lu Qing was stunned. She never thought Zhao Yuan would be willing to teach her a Cultivation Technique. It was common knowledge that Martial Artists treated their Cultivation Techniques as priceless treasures. Unless you were immediate family, a formal disciple, or offered a technique or item of equal value in trade, it was impossible to be taught the genuine article.

She asked in disbelief, ”You’re really willing to teach me?”

Zhao Yuan nodded. ”Of course, I am.”

”Why?” Lu Qing asked again.

”Because we’re friends,” Zhao Yuan answered. ”And since we’re friends, shouldn’t we help each other? You’re a police officer. If you can learn a better version of the Gecko Dragon Technique and the Jade Ring Step and Mandarin Duck Leg, it will be a huge help, whether for protecting yourself or for catching bad guys.”

’Friends?’

The word left Lu Qing in a bit of a daze.

She had many friends, but a friend like Zhao Yuan was one of a kind.

In this day and age, most friends were just fair-weather friends. People willing to go through hell and back for a friend were few and far between.

But Zhao Yuan was undoubtedly one of them—a true friend who would go through hell and back, someone she could trust completely.

Faced with Zhao Yuan’s friendship, Lu Qing broke into a smile and didn’t refuse. ”Well then, thank you in advance!”

”What’s there to thank me for? We’re friends,” Zhao Yuan said, smiling as well.

”Right, we’re friends!” Lu Qing nodded emphatically and then looked around. She had been focused on Zhao Yuan before, only giving the room a cursory glance. Only now did she take a proper look.

The moment she saw the state of the room, she jumped in shock. If Zhao Yuan hadn’t quickly reached out and covered her mouth, she probably would have screamed.

This room was probably Ying Ji’s storage room or showroom. But the things displayed here weren’t books or miscellaneous household items, but row after row of glass jars.

Floating in these glass jars were the preserved specimens of various infant animals—tigers, wolves, mice, and rabbits. But the most numerous of all were the specimens of human infants.

The jars seemed to be arranged haphazardly, but they actually followed some special, hidden pattern. It made you feel as if the specimens’ eyes were all staring right at you, a truly hair-raising sensation.

”You scared me! For a second, I thought these specimens were alive,” Lu Qing said, composing herself. She let out a long sigh of relief and pushed Zhao Yuan’s hand away as she complained.

Zhao Yuan’s expression was grim. After staring at the specimens for a full circle, he said slowly, ”You’re not wrong. In a way, these specimens are indeed alive!”

Lu Qing was stunned again, asking in confusion, ”What do you mean?”

Zhao Yuan replied, ”These specimens have been turned into Corpse Puppets using a Secret Technique.”

Lu Qing grew even more curious. ”Corpse Puppets? What are those?”

Zhao Yuan explained, ”It’s a Secret Technique passed down from ancient times! The people who practice this Corpse Nurturing either use Ghost Spirits or Gu Insects, having them parasitize a corpse. Then they refine the body with Secret Medicine, making it impervious to blades and weapons, and immune to fire and water. They’re extremely difficult to deal with!”

Lu Qing sucked in a sharp breath. She quickly asked, ”Are all of these Corpse Puppets?”

”No,” Zhao Yuan said, shaking his head. ”The human infant specimens are not Corpse Puppets.”

He was very confused. ’Why didn’t Ying Ji turn the human infant specimens into Corpse Puppets? According to the Information Leaf, Corpse Puppets made from human bodies are much more powerful than those made from animals.’