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.

out one day that a person you know is a jiangshi is scary and dangerous, but... They are basically living

King placed the crushed chopsticks

jiangshis overload, even experts in the Unrestrained Realm will be unable to suppress

someone who was at least at the Elder-level in a clan or sect would be able to

are stronger than

King nodded his

would be beyond this world if that 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

made sense why the Imperial family would be

there would be quite a lot more regular

that the 443 sacrifices for creating the living

commented one after the other. Chief Eunuch Wi

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

to send out a large number of

his Majesty. It looks like we will need to

dealing with those bastards. We will only put the lives of the poor common soldiers in danger. No, this is not what

Fist King

Ho Song Yi about this so that we can get the

would the Orthodox faction help us? As for the Unorthodox faction

is

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

King was starting to raise his voice. He turned

looking confused. The Fist

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

looked a bit

that we end up with the least amount of damage possible going

it would be complicated if the Blood Cult found out. We

Clap!

and the

that Cale was looking at

don’t we

He was smiling.

living jiangshis are

was

put the dumpling in his hand

Wi and the Fist King... The two old men responded in

cannot

if we decide to catch them. However,

smile became

things one

He pointed toward Durst.

whether the smell Noble Warrior Do noticed is truly the

"Ah, that is true!”

that he had made a mistake

Noble Warrior Do really can distinguish

sir. And then we can

“...Hmm?”

for a bit

“...Purify?”

sir. Purification.

Chief Eunuch Wi flinched

eyes subconsciously opened wide and his jaws dropped after hearing

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

Nod nod.

his head. He had a calm smile

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

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

on, Ron had an extremely benign smile on his face as he offered seats to Chief

Fist King were now seated around the

teacups in

Chhh.

their teacups were being filled with

but I do have

“Ho-”

after Cale confirmed the parts that were

something like that possible when a person

"Excuse me?”

flinched and asked back but the Fist King waved him

“No. It’s nothing.”

much calmer as he continued to

tell me what

“I can explain that.”

rare to see Durst cut in

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

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

Kim truly in the

His fingertips were shaking.

Purifier-nim purifies the jiangshis with the aura within

“...Is that all?”

to the Fist King, who still

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

face scowled a bit after saying

on our Purifier-nim’s body when he

looked at

was why he nonchalantly

that big

it is only enough to get me

may

to purify this time because it was living jiangshis compared to the

the Fire of Destruction

would lead to a greater physical burden

of the Heart is pretty

as his regeneration and healing abilities had not

“Ho-”

King gasped

that

his head a few times and patted his

course it will burden

Hyeon closed his eyes

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 appearance without any sort

imagine how great and mighty

something

the end, martial arts is for defending yourself and protecting others. Basically, it is saving

harming people and causing damage to your surroundings in order

in martial arts is to return everything to their original place

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

that is true

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