Who hid My Corpse! - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Thirteen: The dead are more useful than the living.

Ulu stood at the door, watching as Kelsay commanded the knights to surround the entire church and walked toward him with a stern face, his aura as if ready to kill.

Bai Wei then reminded him faintly in Ulu’s mind, “Remember what I just told you. No matter what he asks, you say you don’t know.”

Ulu subtly nodded, while concealing the murderous intent toward Kelsay that flickered in his eyes.

Kelsay approached Ulu, his tone devoid of the warmth of old acquaintance, and asked coldly, “Where did Lu Ji go?”

“Lu Ji?” Ulu feigned surprise, “Haven’t I already said that he…”

“When did he leave?” Kelsay cut Ulu off harshly. “I need to know the exact time!”

“Early, in the morning.” Ulu seemed nervous, “He left at dawn.”

“What was he doing?”

“I think, probably…”

“Don’t ‘probably’ me!” Kelsay snapped, “If you know, say you know. If you don’t know, say you don’t know!”

Ulu immediately shook his head, “Then I don’t know.”

Even though Kelsay had guessed Ulu would say he didn’t know, he was still dissatisfied. At that moment, two knights rushed out of Lu Ji’s room and reported to Kelsay, “Knight Master, Priest Lu Ji is indeed not in his room. Should we search his room?”

“Search my ass!” In an extremely foul mood, Kelsay cursed, “He left early in the morning. Do you think he would leave anything in his room? Everyone, mobilize. Search for him throughout the town… Wake everyone up, no matter who, look for his traces. Even if he has escaped, we need to know where he has gone!”

“Yes!” The knights obeyed and immediately set into action.

It was only then that Kelsay gave Ulu another glance. He offered no explanation, only saying coldly, “You stay here and guard. If you find Lu Ji coming back, notify me immediately. If you can’t reach me, find a way to detain him. If you let him escape, you know the consequences.”

After that, Kelsay left with the knights.

Ulu was still somewhat confused, “What are they…”

“Can’t you guess?” Bai Wei said indifferently, “They are looking for me. Obviously, they found out about you buying my finger from the black market merchant.”

Ulu froze for a moment, then broke out into a cold sweat, “Found out? Then why aren’t they looking for me, but Lu Ji?”

“Heh, who knows? Perhaps the information they got is incorrect or incomplete. For instance, they might only know a priest bought the finger but not which priest.” Bai Wei spoke, “And this guy called Lu Ji has been missing since today, so naturally, they think it’s him who bought the finger and got wind of it, and then took off. Haha, of course, there’s also the possibility that your friend simply doesn’t believe that a guy like you would dare touch something so dangerous, not even bothering to question you… Tsk, sometimes being weak is a form of camouflage, I suppose.”

Ulu felt both relieved and angry at Bai Wei’s words.

The relief came from having narrowly escaped the greatest crisis by a fluke, but the anger stemmed from exactly what Bai Wei mentioned–Kelsay didn’t even entertain the possibility that Visas’s finger could be in his possession.

Silence was the greatest form of contempt.

Ulu’s resentment towards Kelsay deepened, but he first wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, “So by killing Lu Ji, I actually saved my own life? If Lu Ji hadn’t died, would I be the one dead now?”

…Actually, no. In the game plot, Kelsay didn’t have the complete information either. This violent Knight Master would first go after Lu Ji, and, of course, no one would expect Visas’s finger to end up with someone as unremarkable as Ulu–a minor plot twist (In the plot, Lu Ji indeed went astray that night playing with a boy and did not return home, prompting Kelsay to issue a city-wide manhunt).

Whether Ulu killed Lu Ji or not, there would be no change for tonight; Ulu was bound to die, just not this evening.

However, Bai Wei found it unnecessary to clarify this point to Ulu, even perhaps stoking the fire a bit.

“Yeah, if you hadn’t taken action yesterday, you would be the one dead now. And my part… it would’ve fallen into the hands of that guy, right?” Bai Wei said with a light chuckle, “I wonder if that guy named Kelsay would be more decisive than you if he got me.”

Ulu’s expression became somewhat unnatural, but he did not argue back, instead asking in a low voice, “I’m listening to you now. Please tell me what to do.”

“What to do? Weren’t you quite clear on that in the room just now?”

A glint flashed in Ulu’s eyes, “You mean…”

“Kill the ones who want to kill you first, and then you won’t need to worry.” Bai Wei said indifferently, “But not now. Even if you use my power now, you might not be able to kill that guy. So your top priority is to survive, at least through the night. Right now, he’s hot-headed and wants to catch Lu Ji immediately, which is why you’re being ignored. But if they can’t find Lu Ji tonight, they will inevitably come back to search his room. Then, Lu Ji’s body will no longer be a secret. So if you do nothing, you’re just waiting for death.”

“Should I just run, then?”

“Run? Where would you go?” Bai Wei countered, “Do you think you alone could escape the whole Knight Order’s search? Even if you manage today, could you evade the Rhein Divine Sect’s pursuit later on?”

Now Ulu was truly bewildered, “So staying here is waiting for death, running is also waiting for death, and I can’t kill Kelsay, so what should I do?”

By all accounts, it looked like a certain death situation.

“Think broader. Consider why you are safe now.”

Ulu scratched his head, “It’s because Kelsay thinks the finger …I mean, he thinks you are with Lu Ji.”

“If so…” Bai Wei took the initiative, channeling power through Ulu’s entire left hand, and then pointed toward Lu Ji’s room, “Why not reinforce that belief? Sometimes, the dead can be more useful than the living.”

Gradually, Ulu understood everything, “You mean…”

“Dig up his body,” Bai Wei said with a slight smile. “Then make good use of it… Of course, don’t use my body to dig; I don’t want to touch a corpse.”