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 person you know is a jiangshi

King placed the crushed

Realm will be unable to suppress them without being willing to get

at the Elder-level in a clan or sect would be able

Living jiangshis are stronger

nodded his head

the Unrestrained Realm, explodes. In addition, living jiangshis don’t feel

the Imperial family

living jiangshis would mean that there would be quite a lot more regular jiangshis. Jiangshis are apparently easier to make than

sacrifices for creating the living

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

conduct a major investigation. This, this is something we

need to send out a large number

need to protect his Majesty. It looks like we will

not enough when dealing with those bastards. We will

Fist King stood

Ho Song Yi about this so that we

As for the Unorthodox faction and the Demon Cult-, would

should listen since it is coming from the Imperial

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

Fist King was starting to raise his voice. He turned

standing there looking confused. The Fist King

living jiangshis using their smell. We can use that!” He

a

going against those Unrestrained Realm experts! We also need to pay

it would be complicated if the Blood Cult found out. We can't let

Clap!

light clap and the two people stopped their

that Cale was looking

don’t we all calm

He was smiling.

living jiangshis are a source of

voice was soft and

the dumpling in his hand

Fist King... The two old men responded in a slightly more

would say so. We cannot fathom what

if we decide to catch them. However, they are

smile became

we take things one

He pointed toward Durst.

first verify whether the smell Noble Warrior Do noticed

"Ah, that is true!”

realized that he had made a mistake due to his feeling of

whether Noble Warrior Do really can distinguish the

sir. And then we can just purify

“...Hmm?”

stiffened up for a bit

“...Purify?”

Purification. Isn't that

responded. Chief Eunuch Wi flinched after seeing Durst

wide and his jaws dropped after

the power to purify living jiangshis. The god I serve has even bestowed a divine item to the purifier to purify

Nod nod.

He had a calm smile on his

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

even more confused after hearing Sui Khan's shocked voice, but...

an extremely benign smile on his face as he offered seats to Chief Eunuch Wi and the

King were now seated around the table with

placed teacups in

Chhh.

as their teacups were being

cannot do a lot of them, but I do have the power to purify living

“Ho-”

but gasp after Cale confirmed the

when

"Excuse me?”

but

“No. It’s nothing.”

then seemed much calmer as

you tell me what you

“I can explain that.”

see Durst cut in

purification process, fog-like smoke rises and spreads out with our Purifier-nim at the center. That smoke is an extremely clean aura of nature

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

young master Kim truly in

His fingertips were shaking.

with the

“...Is that all?”

King, who still seemed to find

anybody getting hurt! The jiangshis return to their original appearances. Living jiangshis are jiangshis

a bit

course, there is a burden on our Purifier-nim’s body when he

got chills as Durst looked at him with

was why he nonchalantly

that big of

to get me

that may not

because it was living jiangshis

portion of the Fire of Destruction

lead to a greater physical burden on his

Heart is pretty much at full

many issues as his regeneration and

“Ho-”

King

that

head a few times

will

his eyes and

at maximum that he might die. To be able to use only an aura of nature to

great and mighty of a

of something else in his

end, martial arts is for defending yourself

up harming people and causing damage

is to return everything to their original place without harming anybody

use the power of nature to return the living jiangshis to their natural

is true martial

any sort of fight. (TL: This is a play on