**Chapter 46: The Forbidden Art of Three Corpses Blocking Wealth (Part 8)**
Sheng Hai Jewelry lay in ruins—employees maimed, its doors shuttered. Though satisfied with their revenge, Li Chengfeng felt a pang of guilt. The curse had spiraled beyond his intent. Determined to end the bloodshed, he resolved to dismantle the *Three Corpses Blocking Wealth* ritual.
Under the cover of night, he and Wang Bin returned to the desolate store. Scaling the ledge behind the sign, they found the three corpses still hanging: the diseased cat's withered body, the featherless crow, and the skeletal bat.
"So this is all it took?" Wang Bin scoffed. "Just stringing up dead animals?"
Li Chengfeng didn't explain the precise alignment with the *wealth nodes*. "Remove them, burn them with cinnabar fire, and the curse breaks."
But as their fingers brushed the hemp ropes, the corpses twitched.
***Meeooww—!***
***Caw! Caw!***
***Screeech—!***
The cat's desiccated limbs thrashed, claws raking the ropes that glowed crimson with each strike. Its hollow eyes swiveled, locking onto them with a malevolent glare. The crow's bald wings flapped wildly, beak snapping at the air, while the bat's corpse hung eerily still—yet its beady gaze tracked their every move.
A frigid wind swept the summer night. Wang Bin staggered back. "*Holy shit!* They're—they're alive?!"
"No," Li Chengfeng hissed. "Their *spirits* are awake."
From each corpse, a spectral form emerged: a gaunt cat with glowing eyes, a crow trailing shadowy feathers, and a bat whose wings pulsed with decay. The trio lunged, their unearthly cries piercing the dark.
"**Run!**" Li Chengfeng shoved Wang Bin toward the ledge.
They leaped three meters to the pavement, ankles screaming on impact. Scrambling to their feet, they sprinted into the night—the ghostly beasts close behind. The crow swooped overhead, the cat's phantom claws scraping concrete, the bat's shrieks echoing in their ears.
Wang Bin glanced back and screamed. "*They're gaining on us!*"
The curse wasn't just broken—it had turned *hungry*.
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