Trash of the Count's Family

“A l, living jiangshi?!”

Chief Eunuch Wi became extremely shocked at Cale’s words and dropped the fan in his hand.

Plop.

Raon saw the fallen fan, looked back at Chief Eunuch Wi, and did that over and over before causing a gust of wind with his magic to cool the dumplings. Toonka's as well.

However, Chief Eunuch Wi could not pay any attention to that.

“A l, living jiangshi, that-”

He looked to be in shock.

Cale thought deeply after seeing this.

‘Did I ever mention the living jiangshis to Chief Eunuch Wi before?’

He realized that he had not.

Cale’s gaze moved to the old man, who had been eating dumplings next to Toonka until moments ago.

Fist King Mok Hyeon.

“…….”

His eyes were wide open as he looked at Cale.

His gaze was extremely vicious.

His clenched fist was bending the chopsticks, as if to show the reason he received the title of king.

‘...Let's not look at him.’

Cale just turned away from the Fist King.

“Young master-nim, could you please explain in detail?”

Chief Eunuch Wi asked urgently, unable to properly control his shock.

“Mm.”

Cale debated for a moment before deciding to tell them what he knew. These were his allies.

“You know little Central Plains, right?”

“Yes, yes sir.”

Chief Eunuch Wi knew that Cale had called the young monk Central Plains.

“He told me.”

“...That there is a living jiangshi?”

“Yes sir. The Blood Cult created living jiangshis and planted them in each of the Orthodox faction, Unorthodox faction, and the Demon Cult.”

“Ho.”

The Fist King gasped.

“It is the end of the world, the end of the world indeed.”

He shook his head as if in disbelief.

“Oh my, this is very bad.”

Choi Han asked after seeing Chief Eunuch Wi unable to hide his concern.

“Are living jiangshis that dangerous?”

“In this world, there is something called death arts in addition to martial arts. There are Alchemy and Magic arts as well, but... Anyway, there are some dangerous methods called death arts.”

Chief Eunuch Wi continued explaining with a stiff look on his face.

“Jiangshis have appeared in the world a couple times throughout history. The Blood Cult as well as the Demon Cult have created them multiple times. However, the living jiangshis-”

He closed his mouth for a moment.

He then asked the Fist King.

“It should be okay to tell them, right?”

“Do you remember what his Majesty said? He said give them whatever they need.”

“That’s right.”

Chief Eunuch Wi started talking to Cale again.

“The Imperial family has documents on living jiangshis. The approximate method of creating living jiangshis is written in there.”

‘The method is written in there?’

Chief Eunuch Wi continued to speak as Cale scowled.

“In order to create one living jiangshi, you need one living person and 443 lives as sacrifices.”

Silence filled the room.

Chief Eunuch Wi broke the silence he had created.

“However, there is also a medicine that is required to turn a human into a living jiangshi. Even the Imperial family does not know much about the medicine. How to make it as well as what it is... All they know is that it takes the form of a black liquid.”

Black liquid.

Cale thought about 'dead mana’ as soon as he heard that word.

Mana did not exist in this world.

That was why dead mana should be even less of a concept in this world.

“In the Central Plains, the creation of living jiangshis is considered taboo.”

The Fist King sighed.

“Furthermore, according to old records, living jiangshis think they are alive and have no idea that they are being controlled.”

“I know that as well, sir.”

“Really? Then do you know about their overload as well?”

“No, sir. I don't know.”

The Fist King was able to tell Cale a bit more details about the dangers of living jiangshis.

a jiangshi is scary and dangerous, but... They are basically living

Fist King placed the crushed chopsticks on

the Unrestrained Realm will be unable to suppress

at least at the Elder-level in a clan or

are stronger

Fist King nodded his

living jiangshi, who is an expert in the Unrestrained Realm, explodes. In addition, living jiangshis don’t feel pain from the moment they awaken. Basically, they charge at you

made sense why the Imperial family would be

that the Blood Cult has living jiangshis would mean that there would be quite a lot more regular jiangshis. Jiangshis

sacrifices for creating the living jiangshis were

and Chief Eunuch Wi commented one after the other. Chief Eunuch Wi spoke to Cale with a stiff look on his

family right away to conduct a major investigation. This, this is something we need to use everything

we need to send out a large number

Uniform Guards need to protect his Majesty. It looks like we will

those bastards. We will only put the lives of the poor common soldiers in danger. No, this is not what we should be doing right

Fist King

Yi about this so that we

us? As for the Unorthodox faction and

since it is coming from the Imperial

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

to raise

was standing there looking confused. The

seems to be able to locate the living jiangshis using their smell. We can use that!” He should be able to quickly find

looked a bit

one by one and prepare things so that we end up with the least amount of damage possible going against

Blood Cult found out. We can't let them hide all of the

Clap!

and the two people stopped their

then noticed that Cale was

we all

He was smiling.

living jiangshis are a source

was

put the dumpling in his hand down after

of that, Chief Eunuch Wi and the Fist King... The two old men responded in a slightly more

We cannot

them if we decide

became even

take things one step at

He pointed toward Durst.

we first verify whether the smell Noble Warrior Do noticed is truly the

"Ah, that is true!”

had made

to confirm whether Noble Warrior

And then we can just purify

“...Hmm?”

King stiffened up for a bit before blankly asking back

“...Purify?”

Purification. Isn't that

responded. Chief Eunuch Wi flinched

his jaws dropped after hearing what

power to purify living jiangshis. The god I serve has even bestowed a

Nod nod.

just quietly nodded his head. He had a calm

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

hearing Sui Khan's shocked voice, but... Sui Khan just shrugged his

had an extremely benign smile on his face as

Wi and the Fist King were now seated around the table

teacups in

Chhh.

their teacups were

of them, but I do have the power to purify living

“Ho-”

confirmed the parts that were a

something like that possible when a person

"Excuse me?”

but the Fist King waved him

“No. It’s nothing.”

seemed much calmer as

me what you mean by

“I can explain that.”

rare to see Durst cut

at the center. That smoke is an extremely clean aura of nature that does not harm

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

Kim truly in the Nature

His fingertips were shaking.

jiangshis with the aura within that

“...Is that all?”

responded to the Fist King, who

return to their original appearances. Living jiangshis are jiangshis as well, so the process

face scowled a

on

looked

was why he nonchalantly

big

enough to

but that may not be the

time because it was living jiangshis compared to the

a significant portion of the Fire of

a greater physical

the Vitality of the Heart

be many issues as his regeneration

“Ho-”

Fist King

sure that is the

nodded his head a few times and patted his knee

it will burden

Hyeon closed his eyes

go into battle knowing that at minimum, he will be injured, and at maximum that he might die. To be able to use only an aura of nature to purify such an existence back to its original

could not even imagine how great and mighty of

of something

arts is for defending yourself and protecting others.

harming people and causing damage to your

ultimate goal of training in martial arts is to return everything to their original place without harming

would use the power

is

sort of fight. (TL: This is