The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 561 Corpse Demon, Living Dead
The news brought by Shen Qinghe made Lang Jiuchuan realize the enormous crisis facing the people. This living dead corpse poison was more serious than ordinary plagues. Most importantly, the source had not yet been found, and it was impossible to know how many people it had bitten. Now it was spreading from person to person and the onset was rapid. Wasn't this a catastrophe for the people?
This matter cannot be kept from the public; we must take precautions. Otherwise, people might not know that such people are around them, and if they bite someone and the news spreads, it will be troublesome.

She ordered Shen Qinghe to immediately enter the palace to report to the new emperor and inform the world. She also gave him several medicinal talismans and a prescription for epidemic prevention. She didn't know if they would work, but it was good to take precautions.

Then, fearing that the new emperor sitting on the throne was a fool who would never spread such a disgraceful and alarming matter for the sake of his reputation, he folded a paper crane and sent a message to Princess Tantai, asking her to take charge of the situation.

Then, she took out a communication jade talisman and sent a message to Gong Tinglan, telling him that Tantai Wuji's mess should be put aside for now, that the source of this corpse demon should be nipped in the bud first, and then the person who was bitten should be found. Otherwise, the more it spreads, the more uncontrollable it will become.

"If this is a trap you set, then Heaven will not punish you, for Heaven is dead!" Lang Jiuchuan gritted his teeth and cursed in a deep voice as he looked at the void. He then turned and went into his study, drew talismans and fetched incense. He then went to the storeroom, picked and chose a lot of things, and packed them into a large bundle.

She handed a stack of medicinal talismans and a prescription to Madam Song, saying, "The Wan Shi Shop has all the medicinal herbs. Prepare this medicine, boil it into a soup, and then put the talismans in. Drink it for self-defense. Don't leave the Wan Shi Shop unless necessary, and always wear the protective jade talisman with you."

Holding the swaddled baby, Madam Song asked, "Is the child nursing?"

"Make her some rice porridge to eat; she doesn't need to drink the medicinal soup." Lang Jiuchuan instructed, "Keep the Wanshi Shop closed. If anyone comes seeking medical treatment or a talisman, slip a medicinal talisman and a prescription through the crack in the door. As for food, Fuqi has brought it back and stored it for you, so don't worry."

Madam Song nodded.

After leaving the Wanshipu shop, Lang Jiuchuan went straight back to the Kaiping Marquis's residence. He first went to Lang Zhengping and asked if anyone in his family had caught a cold or something.

Lang Zhengping was not in charge of the inner quarters and did not know either. He hurriedly summoned Madam Fan to inquire. It turned out that there were more than a hundred people in the Marquis's mansion, and the servants did not all live in the mansion, but in the back street. Madam Fan also had to send someone to inquire.

"Immediately send people to investigate, especially those with wounds, particularly those that were caused by bites. Investigate thoroughly, and anyone who dares to conceal anything will be killed on the spot!"

Lang Zhengping and Madam Fan's hearts skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Lang Jiuchuan was naturally aloof, but she wasn't the kind of person who was domineering and vicious. Even towards her servants, she wouldn't act superior, much less do something as immoral as beating someone to death. But now that she was so serious, something big must have happened.

"Ninth Sister, what happened?" Lang Zhengping was extremely flustered. Every time the child looked serious, he felt a chill.

"To make a long story short..." Lang Jiuchuan briefly explained the matter of the living dead, and then handed over the medicine talisman and prescription: "Drink this medicine first, stay at home and live a secluded life. I will set up a large array in the mansion later to prevent these evil spirits from trespassing and harming people. I'm sure you will arrange how to patrol the mansion. Just get through this period first."

Madam Fan felt a wave of dizziness. They weren't just family; they had in-laws too. This…

As if sensing Fan's thoughts, Lang Jiuchuan said, "I can only ensure the safety of the Lang family first. In Wujing, someone has probably already been infected with this corpse poison, namely Lu Ruiting of the Lu family. I suspect something has happened to him."

"What? Then your third sister..." Madam Fan's face turned pale instantly.

That's related to the Wen family by marriage, and the two families had contact regarding the child before, so they won't be affected by any bad luck, right?
"Third sister is fine. The couple just left the Wanshi Shop. They had jade talismans on them, so evil spirits wouldn't dare to approach," Lang Jiuchuan reassured her. "Once Wujing is settled, everything will be fine. I don't know if these medicinal talismans and prescriptions will work, but it's better to be safe than sorry. They won't kill her if she drinks them."

Lang Zhengping looked at the stack of talismans and asked, "What about these extras?" "Do as you please. The matter is urgent, so I won't say more. You can make the arrangements." Lang Jiuchuan picked up his bundle, stood up, and left. With a light step, he reached the highest point and stood on the roof, looking at the layout of the entire Marquis's mansion. He released his divine sense and quickly deduced in his mind, gradually forming a protective array for the mansion.

"Jiang Che, establish your divine consciousness in the northwest Qian position, using the power of slaughter as a foundation." Lang Jiuchuan instructed Jiang Che, who was following closely behind her, while she herself took out jade from her bundle and began to acupuncture and embed talismans.

In truth, the matter of the living dead shouldn't have made her so nervous as to set up a protective array for the Marquis's mansion. However, she would be rarely in the mansion afterward, and the Imperial Preceptor was a man who acted without restraint. The Lang family was her clan, which would inevitably become a hindrance to her. She herself could not guarantee the safety of everyone in the Lang family, so she simply set up an array to ensure some safety when necessary. As for the final outcome, whether it would be a blessing or a curse, it was beyond her control.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

Furthermore, by going to great lengths to set up this protective array for the house, she was fulfilling her gratitude to the Lang family for giving her life.

After burying the last array base jade talisman, Lang Jiuchuan arrived at the array eye she had already chosen, hammered in a Vajra hammer, then summoned a talisman brush, forced out a bit of essence blood from between her eyebrows, chanted incantations, and used her mind to drive the talisman brush to transform the blood into a talisman. The blood talisman flashed with purple-gold light and disappeared, and she sacrificed it into the array heart.

This essence blood talisman contains her vital essence and spiritual power, and is a chaotic and righteous force. As the core of the array, it is used with magical artifacts to guard this place with her divine sense and protect the Lang family.

Combined with the killing power of Jiang Che, it is enough to deter evil spirits and even evil cultivators with ordinary cultivation levels.

After the blood talisman was inserted into the acupoint, she formed hand seals and cast one array after another. When she cast the last array, she lightly stomped her foot, and an invisible force spread out, causing the entire mansion to sway slightly before returning to calm.

Lang Jiuchuan felt the mansion enveloped in a protective aura. He wiped the sweat from his brow, meditated to regulate his breathing, and then said to Jiang Che, "Let's go see what's going on with Lu Ruiting."

Jiang Che said, "Now that you're home, aren't you going to pay your respects to Madam?"

"No, this matter is urgent. She will be safe in the manor." Lang Jiuchuan glanced in the direction of Qixia Pavilion, then with a few leaps, he left the manor and immediately chased after Che.

The news that Cui received was that Lang Jiuchuan had returned to the mansion, but he left again soon after. Mother and daughter did not even get to see each other until she learned from Fan why Lang Jiuchuan had returned. Then she went back to the Buddhist hall.

When Lang Jiuchuan arrived at the Lu family, the place was in complete chaos. Fu Qi was protecting Wen Yue and the others as they retreated, while in front, soldiers were confronting the Lu family's guards. On the other hand, Lu Ruiting's hands and feet seemed to be bound by a force, and his expression was ferocious.

That was the ghostly power of Fuqi.

However, Lu Ruiting's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and all the evil energy pierced into his brow. He instantly broke free from his restraints, pounced on the nearest person, and opened his mouth.

Lang Jiuchuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he flicked a hand gesture at him, which, with a thunderous boom, knocked him straight to the ground.

　The author is an extremely inefficient group that is unable to guarantee efficiency—I'm talking about a useless person like me!

　　(End of this chapter)