Trash of the Count's Family

Yunnan Castle.

Less people lived here than in the nearby Sichuan Castle, however, the size of the territory and the walls were about the same.

It was because they were right next to Nanman.

Cale took a quick look at the wall down in the distance that looked sturdy even from up here.

Honestly speaking, he wasn’t paying much attention to the walls right now.

“Is it a formation?”

Two individuals responded to what he seemed to mumble to himself.

“That’s right! Outside the walls and inside the walls! There are two different formations!”

“It does seem like a formation, young master-nim.”

Inside the walls…

Yunnan Castle, which should be clearly visible from up in the mountains, was not visible at all.

A white fog was covering just that area.

“Formations really are different from magic.”

Raon quietly mumbled.

“If magic is using mana to create what you want, the formations of the Central Plains seem to artificially change the aura of nature to change the nearby surroundings.”

He then nodded his head with a serious look on his face.

“Yes, even formations will be very useful if used properly.”

“That’s correct, Raon-nim.”

Chief Eunuch Wi added on.

“Great formations can be called their own worlds. And the person who creates that formation will be called the god of that world.”

“God?”

He smiled at the young Dragon looking at him and answered.

“Doesn’t it seem that way? If someone is able to control and dominate an area and the time in the area, isn’t that basically a god?”

“…Area and time……”

Raon seemed to be thinking hard as his face looked like a squashed dumpling. Cale looked at him for a bit before asking.

“Is it a formation outside the castle as well?”

“I was wondering the same thing, young master-nim. Even I cannot tell what that is outside the castle.”

Chief Eunuch Wi quickly answered.

Yunnan Castle, which has mountains to the east and west, and wide plains to the north and south.

There were some houses visible on the endless plains but nobody seemed to be inside them.

This was to be expected.

There was no way that the Blood Cult would have traveled past these homes without doing anything to the people.

“It is a formation!”

Raon answered extremely confidently.

“I’m certain that there is a formation that starts at the castle walls and wraps all around it! It has an approximate radius of 1km!”

A formation with a radius of 1km that wrapped all around the castle.

“I’m saying that because mana is twisted over there! Formations are the only things in the Central Plains world that can cause that!”

“Oh.”

Cale quietly gasped.

“Then you are saying that this normal sight of rice paddies underneath the sunset might be an illusion?”

“That’s right!”

Raon frowned.

He looked even more like a squashed dumpling.

“Both formations inside and outside the castle are ones that are difficult for me to figure out at once. The person who set up the formation seems to be quite skilled! This is the most skilled formation I have seen since we arrived in this world!”

The corners of Cale’s lips twisted up.

‘They definitely seem to be more skilled than the Black Bloods.’

The first Hunters household he met on Xiaolen…

The Black Bloods, the House of Huayans.

They were quite strong as well but the Blood Cult seemed to be more strategic and have more abilities and secrets.

‘The living jiangshis and jiangshis are probably not all of their cards.’

They were probably only a portion of their strengths and abilities.

Yet just that portion, the living jiangshis, appearing in the Central Plains was enough to cause chaos. It would have been enough for the Blue Bloods, the Blood Cult, to consume all of the Central Plains.

If things had been left as is, of course.

“Raon.”

Cale asked in a low voice.

“Is it impossible to figure out everything about those formations?”

“No! I am a great and mighty Dragon! I can figure out a good amount if I take a look! I know everything if I study it!”

Raon puffed up his chubby stomach.

He pounded his chest as if telling Cale to trust him.

“Then it will probably be easier to inspect the formations if we get a bit closer, right?”

“That’s right!”

Cale looked around after hearing Raon’s response.

Choi Han, Chief Eunuch Wi, Choi Jung Soo, Beacrox.

These were the only people who teleported with him.

“We will stay around here tonight and observe Yunnan.”

“Yes, young master-nim. Then I will get a place ready for the night.”

Chief Eunuch Wi answered and Choi Jung Soo suddenly interjected.

“We have to go observe the formation anyway, so how about over there?”

He was pointing to one of the houses on the plain.

It was a house right at the bottom of the western mountain Cale was standing on. It was also one of the few houses that were outside of the formation’s area of influence.

“Won’t we get caught?”

As Chief Eunuch Wi worried about the enemies seeing them…

“Don’t worry!”

Raon interjected.

“I can use a bit of formations now! I will try to hide us!”

“Hooo.”

Cale gasped in admiration.

“You’ve already learned that?”

twitched as the corners of

“I am smart!”

are great

I am extremely great

gazes

that house and then figure out what

toward the castle

“Those formations are weird.”

it was a tsunami or a

to sweep it all away, it would not be too

couple weird things made it so that Cale could not

“That’s right.”

Choi Jung Soo agreed.

of everybody

the bottom of the mountain using a gust of wind that Raon created. Choi Jung

anybody on the

castle walls were the boundary of

result, they could clearly see the walls. However, not a single person was on

that there was

that make any sense for the people who took over a castle

commented as if he was responding

didn’t see

Blood Cult uses

there weren’t any jiangshis on the

have at least a

those jiangshis were completely hidden

a bad feeling about this. It is too quiet all

with Choi Jung Soo’s

remained quiet as they moved

was at

“……?”

could see that Choi Han

He turned his head.

basically beyond the horizon and darkness was slowly setting

arrived faster in the mountains and the

Han’s gaze headed toward the

Through the lush trees…

Human, there is

as soon as Cale heard Raon’s voice

head at Choi Han’s signal that he would go take a

cautiously started moving toward the direction

‘Is it an enemy?’

his eyes

“Huh?”

was someone on Choi

“Huff, huff.”

who was completely covered in blood and looked as if he might die at any moment, looked at

“Y, young master-nim-”

Cale knew this person.

“…Noble Warrior Dokgo.”

Imperial Palace and headed toward Huángshān to find Choi Jung Soo… One of the first people of the

Clan’s

was covered in blood and

Dokgo Clan was located within

“Let’s hurry.”

group quickened their

potions he received from the leader of the Church of the God of Death in the Roan Kingdom to feed to Dokgo Chang.

* * *

the potion worked a

longer in critical

relieved after hearing Chief Eunuch Wi comment

over a chair inside

had lost consciousness for a bit but his breathing was at least

the house at the bottom

was a mess as

traces of people being

the Blood Cult dragged the people

died as there were

must have been escaping from Yunnan

head at Choi Jung Soo’s

“I would presume so.”

a lot of martial

Clan was one of them and they had a good

escape from the castle to get

the Dokgo Clan and had a reliable and loyal personality, making it understandable that he

no influences of formations around us! I will

head at Raon’s

I use whatever

big deal as he

whatever you

and motioned to Choi Jung Soo with

a map out of his pocket

map had Yunnan Castle at the

looked down at the map

come first

“Yeah.”

come first with the Sage

that, the Demon Cult’s forces would slowly

them is

“That’s right.”

had sent a message to the Sword Saint, who should be on

a message saying that he was almost at Sichuan, so he should

team leader soon too.

who was organizing his thoughts while listening

Give

‘Hmm?’

Cale’s gaze moved.

statue of the young

“…….”

gaze as he looked at

the Central Plains we have, this stone is the strongest, so I will create a formation with Central Plains at the center of it! Then the enemies will absolutely not

Choi Jung

At that moment…

“Wow.”

Cale commented in admiration.

is a great

take after to be so

was amazed at

annoyingly heavy stone. It would be great if

had contacted Central Plains after getting the new

the same with

the God of Death was

due to

Cause of emergency situation: A tyrant going berserk due to a proclamation to go on

no idea what was going on,

Plains pulled off something major.

really

what the God of

thought things

well and could influence Cale in

what I have to

That was the answer.

confirmed that the others did not

then heard Choi

said that they’ll take care of things in the back. Sounds like

he looked

that the Imperial Palace said that they would take care of the jiangshis throughout the entire

the Triumvirate were gathering

the members who would go

they would do from here, heard someone

“Hae-il-nim.”

Han and