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

placed the crushed

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

clan or sect would be able

are stronger than

Fist King nodded his

Realm, explodes.

made sense why the Imperial family

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

the 443 sacrifices for creating the

King and Chief Eunuch Wi commented one after the other. Chief Eunuch

to conduct a major

we need to send out a large number of Embroidered Uniform

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

not feel pain. The military is not enough when dealing with those bastards. We will only put the lives of

King stood

about this so that we can get the help of

would the Orthodox faction help us? As for the Unorthodox faction and the Demon Cult-,

listen since it is

“But still, those bastards-”

“There is a way!”

King was starting to raise his voice.

looking confused. The

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

a bit

end up with the least amount of damage possible going against those Unrestrained Realm experts! We also need to pay attention to the Blood Cult since we have to do it stealthily so they don’t find

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

Clap!

clap and

that Cale was looking at

we

He was smiling.

are a source of fear and

voice was soft and

the dumpling in his hand

Wi and the Fist King... The two old

so. We cannot fathom what they might

them if we decide to

smile became even

we take things

He pointed toward Durst.

Warrior Do noticed is truly

"Ah, that is true!”

King realized that he had made a

need to confirm whether Noble Warrior Do really can distinguish

then we

“...Hmm?”

bit

“...Purify?”

Purification.

Chief Eunuch Wi flinched after

opened wide and his jaws dropped after hearing what Durst

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

Nod nod.

quietly nodded his head. He had a calm smile on his

“Something is weird.”

Toonka mumbled.

“You...are quite sharp?”

Sui Khan's shocked

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

Wi and the Fist King were

placed teacups in

Chhh.

as their teacups were being filled with

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

“Ho-”

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

possible when

"Excuse me?”

back but the Fist

“No. It’s nothing.”

seemed much calmer as he continued

tell me what you

“I can explain that.”

rare to see

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 that does

Aura of nature.

Chief Eunuch Wi gulped.

Kim truly in

His fingertips were shaking.

jiangshis with the

“...Is that all?”

King, who still

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

a bit after

a burden on our

Durst looked at him with

was why he

big of

enough to get me a bit

but that may not be the

time because it was living jiangshis compared to the regular jiangshis

portion of the Fire of Destruction is sealed

a greater

the Vitality of the Heart is

be many issues as his regeneration and healing abilities had not

“Ho-”

King gasped

sure that

few times

will burden his

closed his eyes

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

how great and mighty of a task that would

he thought of something else in

arts is for defending yourself and protecting

harming people and causing damage to your

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

power of nature to return the living jiangshis to their natural

is true

(TL: This is a play on words because martial arts and nothingness are both