Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

Following Wang Xiaojun's directions, Mo Xie and his companions quickly arrived at the forest and easily captured the so-called poisonous rat monster.

"The Plague Rat with Claws!"

Leng Lingling had a deep understanding of demons and monsters. She recognized the type of poisonous rat monster at a glance. It was a branch of a type of demon rat that lived in forest burrows and was called the Lingzhao Plague Rat.

The Lingclaw Plague Rat is the lowest-ranking servant-level creature, even weaker than the Giant-Eyed Ape Rat from Bo City.

Time was of the essence, so Leng Lingling immediately dissected one of the Lingclaw Plague Rats. Her swiftness and skill made Mo Fan and Wang Xiaojun, who were standing nearby, look on with disbelief. They couldn't believe that a little girl in her early teens could do something like that.

"Strange, a different bloodline has appeared. How could my luck be so good?"

Leng Lingling frowned slightly, muttered something in confusion, pondered for a moment, then looked up at Mo Fan, pointed to the depths of the forest, and said.

"Go and catch a few more Lingzhao Plague Rats, kill them and see if they have any strange blood."

Mo Fan nodded and did as instructed. With his current strength, dealing with demons of this level would be effortless for him.

What surprised him was that every single one of these Lingclaw Plague Rats had strange blood.

Extraordinary blood is a rare and precious material, appearing only in a few drops among dozens or even hundreds of demons.

Hunters risk their lives in the wild to kill demons, all for the purpose of obtaining exotic blood, bones, and skin. The latter two are important materials for forging magical tools, while exotic blood has a wider range of uses, including healing blood potions, which are extracted from exotic blood.

Different blood is a relatively rare item, yet every single one of these Lingzhao Plague Rats possesses this different blood, which is simply unbelievable!
Mo Fan quickly told Leng Lingling, who was dissecting and analyzing the situation, but she seemed to have already reached a conclusion. The corners of her mouth slowly curled up as she spoke.

"The whole thing is starting to look promising."

Mo Fan and Wang Xiaojun sat on the side, ready to listen to Teacher Lingling's analysis, while Mo Xie stared at the thick white feathers of Xiling, lost in thought.

"These Lingclaw Plague Rats are very peculiar, belonging to a rare species among the rampant rat race. They are extremely weak, unable to even protect themselves at the bottom of the demon food chain. When I was reading books about rats, I was very curious as to why these weak, clueless, and particularly stupid Lingclaw Plague Rats had not gone extinct. It turns out they have a special way of reproducing."

"First, their bodies contain a kind of diseased blood, which is so similar to abnormal blood that it is indistinguishable from the real thing. Without rigorous analysis, it is impossible to tell the difference. Then, considering all the recent events..."

Mo Fan had already understood the whole story, and he continued Leng Lingling's words.

"Someone was using the strange blood of this Lingclaw Plague Rat to produce large quantities of blood medicine for the cure, which led to the outbreak of this plague."

Leng Lingling nodded in agreement, a cold glint flashing in her large eyes, and spoke.

"The information my sister gave me indicates that the two rotting corpses that were first found in the city center had a history of purchasing blood serum in Bai Town. It is likely that the first group of people to fall ill also purchased this blood serum containing blood contaminated with Lingzhao plague rats."

The entire production chain of blood serum is strictly controlled by the Magic Association, so the possibility of such a material sourcing error is very low. The most likely explanation is...

Someone colluded with the Magic Association's supervisors to mass-produce this illegal blood serum using the special blood of the Lingclaw Plague Rat!
They assumed that these inferior blood serums had the same effects as the legitimate ones, but they did not expect that the strange blood of the Lingzhao plague rats, which lurked in the human body, suddenly caused disease, and the disease even underwent a stronger mutation, resulting in infection.

Those who had also taken this substandard blood serum had their diseased blood quickly activated, which accelerated the spread of the plague and led to the tragic epidemic in Hangzhou.

Now that things have progressed to this point, the source of the plague has been completely found!

The plague had nothing to do with the totem serpent; it was a man-made disaster!

Immediately, Leng Lingling informed Leng Qing of this significant discovery. The latter had also made good progress; she had discovered that the person who had overseen the blood serum was none other than the wife of the deputy presiding judge, Wang Yi. Even if Wang Yi was incredibly audacious, he wouldn't dare to arbitrarily use this diseased blood in the production of the blood serum. Tracing further back, the mastermind pointed directly to one person… Councilor Luo Mian!

If it was indeed that old man Luo Mian who orchestrated all of this, it would explain why he suddenly betrayed the Totem Clan and colluded with Councilor Zhu Meng.

The plague incident ultimately needed a scapegoat, and the appearance of the Totem Serpent solved this big problem for him. So he couldn't wait for the Totem Serpent to be executed, so that he could push all the blame onto the already executed Totem Serpent.

What a shocking result, yet what a chilling conspiracy!
"The plague that's causing such a stir in Hangzhou... was actually caused by a councilor?!"

Upon learning this shocking result, Wang Xiaojun was deeply disturbed and remained frozen in place.

After all, this kind of thing was truly a world-shattering event for a young man of his age and experience. He would never have imagined that a highly respected and people-oriented councilor would be such a treacherous and cunning person!
"It really was that old guy! I had a feeling he was behind it all along, deliberately framing the Totem Serpent!"

Leng Lingling clenched her small pink fists, her big eyes filled with anger, and said through gritted teeth.

"Now that we've found the mastermind, how do we harvest the Eagle Red Grass?"

Mo Xie frowned and asked the biggest problem at hand.

"Actually, I do have a way about this."

Wang Xiaojun scratched her head, looked around, and only spoke softly when she saw no one was watching.

“I have a gray eagle, but its bloodline is not pure. It will not obey the White Demon Eagle’s orders, but it will obey mine. I can ride it to sneak into the Western Ridge to collect Eagle Red Grass. Moreover, I am most familiar with Eagle Red Grass.”

Upon hearing this, Leng Lingling's pretty face immediately darkened, and she spoke in a serious tone.

"Wang Xiaojun, you need to know that the Xiling Nest is a place several times more dangerous than a battlefield. One wrong move and you could lose your life. Are you sure you want to do something like this?"

Wang Xiaojun was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while.

After a long silence, he clenched his fist, suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with determination and resolve, and spoke.

"For the safety of Hangzhou, I...I'm willing!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Fan couldn't help but look at Wang Xiaojun with new respect. Although this young man was not a formal military mage, he possessed the righteous heart of a military mage and deserved Mo Fan's admiration and respect.

He looked at Mo Xie, who remained silent to the side, and asked in confusion.

"Brother, why are you so quiet? What are you looking at?"

Mo Xie withdrew his gaze, glanced at his clothes, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, turned around and walked to Mo Fan, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice.

"Xiao Fan, you should go with Xiao Jun. That way, I'll feel more at ease."

"Sure, of course, no problem."

"Oh, right, there's something I need to give you..." (End of Chapter)