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.

is a jiangshi

King placed the

overload, even experts in the Unrestrained Realm will be unable

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

Living jiangshis are

Fist King nodded his head

world if that living jiangshi, who is an expert in the Unrestrained Realm, explodes. In addition,

sense why the Imperial family would be wary of

would mean that there would be quite a lot more

that the 443 sacrifices for creating the living jiangshis were

Fist King and Chief Eunuch Wi commented one after the other. Chief Eunuch Wi spoke to Cale with a

a major investigation. This, this is something we need to use everything we have to

send out a large number

his Majesty. It looks like we will need

bastards. We will only put

Fist King

Song Yi about this so that we can get

the Unorthodox faction and the Demon

listen since it is coming from the

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

starting to raise

looking confused. The Fist

seems to be able to locate the living jiangshis using their smell. We can use that!” He should be able to quickly find them all if he spends the next year

looked a bit

just have to find them one by one and prepare things so that we end up with the least amount of damage possible going against those Unrestrained Realm experts!

found out. We can't let them hide all

Clap!

was a light clap and the two people stopped their

then noticed that Cale was

we all calm

He was smiling.

two of you said, these living jiangshis are a source of fear and trepidation for everybody in the Central

was

his hand down after seeing Cale

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

so. We cannot

can suppress them if we decide to

smile became

shall we take things one step at a

He pointed toward Durst.

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

"Ah, that is true!”

had made a mistake due to his feeling

to confirm whether Noble Warrior

then we can just purify

“...Hmm?”

a bit before

“...Purify?”

sir. Purification. Isn't that

Durst, who immediately responded. Chief Eunuch Wi flinched after seeing Durst suddenly

eyes subconsciously opened wide and his jaws dropped after hearing what

god I serve has even bestowed a divine item to the

Nod nod.

quietly nodded his head. He

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

confused after hearing Sui Khan's shocked voice,

smile on his face as he offered seats to Chief

Eunuch Wi and the Fist King were now

in

Chhh.

spoke as their teacups were being filled with

but I do have

“Ho-”

Cale confirmed the parts that were a bit uncertain after Durst's

when a person

"Excuse me?”

flinched and asked back but the Fist King waved

“No. It’s nothing.”

then seemed much calmer as he continued to

what you

“I can explain that.”

see Durst cut

That smoke is an extremely clean aura of nature that does not harm us at all. In fact,

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

is young master Kim truly in the

His fingertips were shaking.

jiangshis with the

“...Is that all?”

King, who still seemed

or anybody getting hurt! The jiangshis return to their original appearances. Living jiangshis are jiangshis as well,

scowled a bit after saying

a burden on our Purifier-nim’s body when he

as Durst looked at him

was why he nonchalantly

big of a

only enough to

but that may not be

might be harder to purify this time because it was living jiangshis compared to the regular jiangshis

the Fire

a greater

of the Heart is pretty

his regeneration and

“Ho-”

King

that is

head a few times

course it will

closed his eyes

an expert in the Unrestrained Realm would have to 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

great and mighty of a task that would

something else in his

is for defending yourself and protecting others.

and causing damage to your surroundings in

is to return everything to

would use the power of nature to return

that is true martial

return things to nothingness without any sort of fight. (TL: This is a play on words because martial arts and