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.

you know is a jiangshi

placed the crushed chopsticks on

jiangshis overload, even experts in the Unrestrained Realm will

in a clan or sect would be able to take on a single living

jiangshis are stronger than

Fist King nodded his head at

explodes. In addition, living jiangshis don’t feel pain from the moment they awaken. Basically, they charge

made sense why the Imperial family would be

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

sacrifices for creating the living jiangshis were turned into

Chief Eunuch Wi spoke to Cale with a

a major investigation. This, this is

to send out a large

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

experts who do not feel pain. The military is not enough when dealing with those bastards. We will only put the lives of the poor common soldiers in danger. No, this is not what we should be

King stood

tell Ho Song Yi about this so that we can get the help of

As for the Unorthodox

should listen since it is coming from

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

starting to raise his

there looking confused. The Fist King pointed

their smell. We can use that!” He should be able to quickly find

a bit

we end up with the least amount of damage possible going against those Unrestrained Realm experts! We also need to pay attention to

would be complicated if the Blood Cult found out. We can't let them hide all of the living

Clap!

clap and the

noticed that Cale

why don’t we

He was smiling.

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

voice was

his hand down after seeing Cale like

The two old men responded in a slightly more

We cannot fathom

suppress them if we decide to catch them. However,

smile became

things one step at

He pointed toward Durst.

whether the smell Noble Warrior Do noticed is

"Ah, that is true!”

Fist King realized that he had made a

need to confirm whether Noble Warrior Do really can distinguish

sir. And then we can

“...Hmm?”

for a bit before blankly asking back while looking at

“...Purify?”

sir. Purification. Isn't that

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

jaws dropped after hearing what Durst

power to purify living jiangshis. The god I

Nod nod.

head. He had a calm

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

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

smile on his face as he offered seats to Chief Eunuch Wi and

Wi and the Fist King were now seated around

placed teacups in

Chhh.

as their teacups were

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

“Ho-”

gasp after Cale confirmed the parts that were

something like that possible when

"Excuse me?”

back but

“No. It’s nothing.”

seemed much calmer as he

tell me what

“I can explain that.”

see Durst cut

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

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

master Kim truly in

His fingertips were shaking.

with the

“...Is that all?”

sternly responded to the Fist King, who still seemed to find it

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

a bit

burden on our

got chills as Durst looked at him with teary

was why he nonchalantly

not that big of

only enough to

may not

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

a significant portion of the Fire of Destruction is

a greater physical burden

of the Heart

should not be many issues as his regeneration and healing abilities

“Ho-”

Fist King gasped

sure that is the

head a few times and patted

course it will burden

Hyeon closed his eyes and

are things that 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 of nature to purify such an existence back to its original appearance without

great and mighty of a task that would

of something else in

arts is for defending yourself and protecting others. Basically,

people and causing damage to your surroundings in order to save

arts is to return everything to their original place without harming

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

that is true

sort of fight. (TL: This is a play on words because martial