Dong dong dong!
Dong dong!
"Open the door, we are friends of Eldest Young Master Li, quickly open the door!"
Liu Yingyi shouted in a sowhat indifferent tone.
There were about eighty people behind him, the mansion guards who had previously died. However, these guards, for reasons unknown, had already taken off their uniforms and donned civilian clothes from sowhere.
There were knife handles hidden at the waists of their civilian clothes.
This group was orderly, radiating a sense of "fearless of heaven or earth" discipline amidst the chaos of Xiongshan County.
The Li family Martial Artist dared not open the door, only bracing the door with a round wooden column while shouting, "Please give your na, so I can report to the Eldest Young Master."
Liu Yingyi said, "I have an appointnt with your Young Master, step aside."
The Li family Martial Artist feared they would break in, holding their breath and nervously clutching their weapons, forming a circle facing the main door.
These are unusual tis, and if a fight breaks out, it’s not about winning or losing; once a fight starts, it’s life-threatening.
Just then, a figure gracefully descended from above.
"Stand down."
Li Xuan said.
The Martial Artists, seeing the Eldest Young Master and knowing him to be a youthful Grandmaster, hurriedly bowed respectfully.
Among the Martial Artists was Zhao Kui, who had previously escorted Li Xuan and others to the Hundred Flowers Mansion for the academy test. He stepped forward quickly, about to say sothing, but Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Uncle Zhao, go have so tea. I recognize these people, it’s fine."
Zhao Kui hesitated, then waved and shouted, "Listen to the Eldest Young Master, don’t make a ss here, let’s go!"
A group of Martial Artists from the Nursing Ho scattered noisily.
Li Xuan opened the door.
He naturally sensed sothing with his ghosts, though it wasn’t a matter of distance or that he could directly know what the ghosts were thinking, too mysterious...
Li Xuan just naturally knew that his ghosts couldn’t possibly harm him.
These ghosts were born from his Demon Skill power, and from the mont they were born... their only destiny was to carry out his will.
Once the door opened, Liu Yingyi and the others lowered their heads slightly, giving an implicit salute, then softly called out, "Master."
Li Xuan looked at him.
Liu Yingyi lowered his voice and said, "Master, the plague doesn’t spread to the dead, and the toxin is gone from us. We finally found you and wanted to report this matter to you."
Li Xuan beckoned with a hand.
Liu Yingyi stepped inside.
The eighty or so forr mansion guards stayed posted outside the Li family gate.
...
Soon, Li Xuan and Liu Yingyi arrived at an empty room.
Liu Yingyi said, "Since the day we were nurtured by you, after waking up, we went to the nearby water to replenish our bodies and have been searching for your whereabouts since then.
Born from your will, we naturally know so things about you. We first went to the Hundred Flowers Mansion but didn’t find you, so we ca to Xiongshan County.
After confirming that we neither carried nor would contract the plague, we dared to seek you out."
Li Xuan looked at him and pondered, "The dead aren’t infected by the plague?"
Liu Yingyi said, "Absolutely true, we have interacted with other living people, and after ensuring they weren’t infected from being near us, we dared to co find you."
"Let see your wrist," Li Xuan said.
Liu Yingyi, without hesitation, drew his blade and slashed his wrist open.
No blood, only rotten flesh inside.
Liu Yingyi brought the severed arm close, and the hand imdiately adhered back, in no ti leaving not even a trace.
This scene filled Li Xuan with a sense of wonder.
His mind stirred, and he injected the magic blood of the "Tiger Demon" into the first grid.
Instantly, his strong legs turned into two chubby and ugly tentacles.
He lifted a hand, in which a small ghost appeared, floating amidst the mist.
He blew on Liu Yingyi.
The small ghost drilled into Liu Yingyi’s body.
This move was considered an "upgrade" for Liu Yingyi.
After all, the Demon Skill now was an enhanced one.
Li Xuan asked, "Feel any different?"
Liu Yingyi sensed for a mont, then drew his blade and slashed his wrist open again.
This ti... it was different, blood flowed heavily to the ground.
Except, it was fake.
But only Li Xuan could tell it was fake; to outsiders, it would appear very real.
Li Xuan instantly understood, so the enhancent of "Ghost Nurturing" ant the nurtured ghosts possessed "further living person traits," although this trait was an Illusion Skill.
He couldn’t help but shiver within, thankful that the "Tiger Demon" didn’t have this ability; otherwise... if the demon had first used "verifiable by arm-cutting," followed by "non-verifiable," perhaps the entire Hundred Flowers Mansion would have completely fallen.
"Call the others in."
Li Xuan instructed.
Liu Yingyi ran out and called the eighty-one forr mansion guards inside one by one.
Li Xuan used the enhanced "Ghost Nurturing" Demon Technique on them all, increasing their powers sowhat.
Having completed these tasks, Li Xuan addressed the eighty-two people led by Liu Yingyi, "From today onwards, you will guard the vicinity of the Li family and not allow anyone to approach."
But after a second thought, he added, "Wait a mont."
As he spoke, he quickly called for the Li family Martial Artist, and directly took eighty-two sets of governnt official uniforms and eighty-two bamboo hats from the Li family’s warehouse. Naturally, these uniforms needed people to make them, and in Xiongshan County, they were made by the Li family.
Li Xuan tossed the uniforms and hats to Liu Yingyi and said, "You will disguise yourselves as governnt officials, then divide into groups of forty people to maintain order in the four directions of Xiongshan County.
If you encounter soone infected, isolate them separately and lock them away sowhere, then try to treat them and docunt the situation.
When they can no longer bear the pain, give them a swift release, and gather the bodies regularly to burn them completely.
By the way, this epidemic is most likely spread through the air and various birds, so try to inform everyone to stay inside enclosed spaces, absolutely avoid going outside, and do not open windows.
If food is needed, they can give you money to buy it for them.
The remaining people will guard near the Li family, ensuring no one can approach, while trying not to let anyone see that you’re protecting the Li family.
Liu Yingyi, from now on I will call you Xiaoying.
You will lead two people and daily guard the entrance to the Li family’s cellar, not allowing anyone to approach, and my orders will be relayed through you."
He pondered and assigned tasks one by one.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind, and he said, "Gather the fairly strong bodies and place them in the small bamboo grove east of the Li family, I will try to add so new companions for you."
"Yes," Liu Yingyi agreed.
And those transford into vengeful ghosts among the guards were not puzzled at all, as they were actually quite familiar with these tasks.
The most terrifying aspect of the "Ghost Raising" ability is that vengeful ghosts, although no longer human, retain so of their mories and abilities from when they were alive.
In other words, the vengeful ghost Liu Yingyi can still exert 70-80% of his original strength, and as a ghost, he is fearless of death, perhaps even stronger than before.
As for the original "Tiger Demon Tai Sui," he was utterly tactless, among those vengeful ghosts, none could fight, and when they finally had Lin Jieniu, he was killed before he could be useful.
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Urgency takes precedence, Li Xuan did not ramble on with Liu Yingyi about the matters of the court, knowing he would stay in the cellar for a long ti with plenty of ti to chat later.
Having done all this, he hurried back to the cellar.
The plague can be transmitted through the air and carried by the wind to any location, though dosage or other factors might play a role, Li Xuan would never gamble his family’s lives on this possibility.
As for why the cellar, compared to a room, its seal is better.
With Xiaoying’s help, they arranged four rooms in the cellar.
Li Xuan arranged two rooms for his parents, and he stayed with his wife and three maids.
...
In the cellar.
No day or night.
Master Li was truly bored, angrily muttering to himself, "Once this plague passes, I must build a Wu Castle with towers and underground residences, so our Li family can be renad Li Family Castle and avoid such distress again!"
Li Xuan understood the outside situation through Liu Yingyi, and knowing Xiongshan County was gradually restoring order with every household self-isolated, he sighed with relief.
Yet, as expected, even with complete isolation, there were still unfortunate souls infected by the plague indoors. It remained unclear when or how it happened.
And from tests done by Liu Yingyi and the other vengeful ghosts, they found the plague would not disappear due to high temperature or flas, it might even be awakened...
Simply put, if you dared to burn an infected corpse, the plague’s aura would rise with the heat, directly attacking all nearby life.
Regarding airborne transmission, it did exist, but if there were no infected individuals nearby, the likelihood of affecting soone was small, though not nonexistent.
Moreover, the source of infection was not only dead humans; all sorts of deceased birds and beasts were carriers.
Xiongshan County is flanked by mountains, rich in birds and beasts.
At this ti, corpses lay strewn across the landscape.
One might say... if you dared to step outside, you wouldn’t get far before being infected.
Besides, Liu Yingyi and other vengeful ghosts discovered an interesting fact: hot food might also carry the source of infection, even if cooked repeatedly, there’s no use; but... cold food was definitely free from the plague.
Having learned this, Li Xuan was determined to stay tucked away in the cellar.
But Master Li was utterly restless. He didn’t know who the people outside were, but since his son addressed them as Xiaoying, he followed suit, "Xiaoying, do you think we can return to the surface? I’m longing to live in a house."
The eldest mistress pulled him back.
Master Li shook off her hand, angrily said, "I’m about to go crazy!"
A few days later, Liu Yingyi brought news again.
This ti, it wasn’t sowhere else, but two guards of the Li family and a maid contracted the plague. Those three hadn’t gone anywhere; at most, they had wandered around in the small courtyard and died.
Hearing this, Master Li’s face turned ashen, and he no longer ntioned going outside.
...
In the blink of an eye, sumr passed into autumn.
Yellow butterfly-like leaves fell from branches, leaf by leaf, either covering the moss-covered green stones, falling onto dusty streets, or flying about freely in the autumn wind, painting a desolate and bleak ghostly street scene.
In the cellar, candlelight flickered, Li Xuan held scripture and calmly read, beside him was Tian Yuan also reading a book.
Tian Yuan was reading ancient texts, she said the book contains business opportunities.
Maybe tired, she gently raised her hand to cover her mouth in a yawn, her lustrous eyes instinctively turned sideways, affectionately gazing at her husband.
Li Xuan put down the book, chatted with his wife for a while about various topics, and when they felt rejuvenated, they each turned to continue reading.
The flickering candlelight cast a warm glow, though outside was a city filled with plague, this place retained a sense of warmth.
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