The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 562 Dadan is in grave danger
A sudden clap of thunder stunned everyone, their ears ringing, as they stood there dumbfounded, staring at Lu Ruiting, who had been struck by lightning and fallen straight to the ground.

Was he... killed by a chop?

"My son, ahhh!" Madam Lu was the first to react, screaming as she lunged at Lu Ruiting, yelling like a madwoman, "Murder! Murder!"

Lang Jiuchuan first went to Fu Qi's side, looked at Wen Yue and the others who were obviously frightened and out of sorts, and looked them up and down: "Were you hurt?"

"No, no, I was thinking about discussing divorce when I got back to the manor, but he suddenly became agitated and tried to bite me." Wen Yue's face was pale, and she clung tightly to Wen Ze, exhausted.

"This kind of thing should be handled by your father and the others." Lang Jiuchuan shook his head and said to Wen Ze, "Return to the manor immediately and stay inside."

Wen Ze nodded haphazardly, glanced at Lu Ruiting, asked nothing, and turned to leave.

"Stop them!" Madam Lu shouted angrily, "You came here to cause trouble, killed my son, and now you want to leave? Do you think the Lu family has no one to rely on? Master, you've come at the right time! They killed Ting'er!"

When Lord Lu arrived and saw the scene, his face darkened, and he coldly swept his gaze over the crowd.

Wen Ze sneered, ordered his servants to send Wen Yue back to the carriage, straightened his clothes, and said, "My Wen family originally intended to part amicably with your young master, but I never expected that Lord Lu would be even more arrogant than I imagined, suddenly biting people indiscriminately like a mad dog. Lord Lu, are you sure you want to discuss the cause and effect of the divorce in front of so many people?"

Madam Lu froze, her eyes flickering.

Before Lord Lu could speak, Lang Jiuchuan grew impatient and sternly said to Wen Ze, "Stop talking nonsense and go back to the manor immediately. Keep the people in the manor in check and don't let them go out. We can talk about divorce later. When a person dies, being a widow is the same."

Her gaze was so sharp that Wen Ze felt a little frightened and immediately shut his mouth and backed away.

Lord Lu and his men grew even angrier upon hearing this. They were about to say something when Lang Jiuchuan strode over, squatted down, and examined Lu Ruiting's carotid artery.

"What do you want to do?" Madam Lu reached out to slap her hand.

Lang Jiuchuan, with his sharp eyes, noticed a fresh teeth mark on her wrist. He grabbed her hand and asked urgently, "You were bitten? Was it Lu Ruiting who bit you?"

Madam Lu wanted to curse, but Lang Jiuchuan glanced at the people around him and said, "Anyone else who has been bitten or has wounds, step forward. Fu Qi, keep an eye on them. The Inspectorate, go and get people to surround this area."

Lord Lu sensed something was amiss and, suppressing his anger, asked, "Miss Lang, what exactly is your intention in targeting my Lu family?"

"A corpse demon has appeared in Guanjiang Village. Those infected with the corpse poison will bite others within three days, their bodies will stiffen, and they will develop lividity. Then it will spread from person to person, just like him." Lang Jiuchuan pointed at Lu Ruiting, staring intently at Lord Lu: "Now, do you think I'm targeting the Lu family? If the Lu family is the first to be affected by the corpse poison, will your entire clan be wiped out?"

The whole place fell silent.

Lord Lu's face turned pale instantly, while Madam Lu loosened her son's clothes, made two hoarse sounds, looked at her wrist in horror, and fainted.

Someone screamed and turned to run away.

Fu Qi stopped them, but his words were so frightening that some people shouted recklessly, "I wasn't bitten, and I wasn't poisoned. Let me go!"

The scene descended into chaos once again.

"Bring it on!" Lang Jiuchuan called out calmly.

It leaped onto the high wall and let out a tiger's roar, scaring people into trembling and staring in terror at the suddenly grown-up cat.

"What a load of rubbish! How could there be a tiger in Wujing City!" Lord Lu nearly fell to the ground, swallowed hard, and looked at his son. Just then, Lu Ruiting suddenly opened his eyes, which looked as if they were stained with blood and were about to bulge out, a sight that was terrifying to behold.

Just as Lu Ruiting was about to fight back, Lang Jiuchuan struck all the major acupoints on his body. He opened his mouth and bared his teeth, but Lang Jiuchuan pinched his cheeks and saw that his teeth had become extremely sharp, emitting a cold, eerie green light. He couldn't help but frown deeply.

What a hassle!

Gong Qi arrived with Gong Si, and their expressions changed upon seeing Lu Ruiting's condition.

"You've come at the right time. This matter is a bit troublesome. We need to gather all those who have been infected with the corpse poison in one place. Gong Qi, you take the men and do it. We also need to set up an exorcising array there. Gong Si, I have a prescription here. Have someone prepare the medicine, boil it into a soup, and give it to them to see if it works. If not, we'll try another one." Lang Jiuchuan handed the prescription he had prepared earlier to Gong Si.

Gong Qi said, "The prison of the Surveillance Department has a formation. Let's lock the person up there first."

Lord Lu's expression changed again: "Is there no hope? Does being infected with corpse poison turn one into an evil spirit?"

In their understanding, the establishment of this Surveillance Bureau was for those strange events and evil cultivators, and the existence of the Prison was naturally to imprison those evil spirits and evil things.

Has the eldest son of the Lu family become an evil spirit?

Lang Jiuchuan said in a deep voice, "This corpse poison is like a plague. We have no idea how many people have been bitten. Whether it can be cured is still unknown, but it must not be allowed to spread further. Do you know where Lu Ruiting got it from?"

"I...I don't know!" How could Lord Lu know?

Gong Qi told Lang Jiuchuan to leave, and ignoring the freezing weather, he directly stripped off Lu Ruiting's upper body clothing, only to find a bite mark on his lumbar spine that was already a dark green.

Everyone: "?"

Given the location, how was he bitten?
Lord Lu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He felt as if the Lu family's reputation had been stripped away along with his son's clothes. He glared at Gong Qi hatefully.

Gong Qi looked at the wound, reached out to probe it, and felt the chilling yin energy. He frowned and said to Lang Jiuchuan, "The yin energy is very heavy. If it's this heavy even if it's not the source, the original source must be even more insidious. If we can't find it..."

Da Dan is in grave danger.

Lang Jiuchuan said, "I will cast a divination."

"No need for now. Before I returned, the young master had already cast a divination to determine the location. Let's keep these poisoned people at bay and see if we can save them." Gong Qi shook his head.

This corpse poison is unlike ordinary plagues. It is yin, evil, and cold, which not only damages the body but also turns people into corpse demons or living dead. To cure it, one must not only use herbal medicine but also Taoist magic to exorcise the evil. Only by using both methods can one hope to win.

Taoist arts cannot be accomplished by one person alone; they are extremely taxing on spiritual energy and vitality.

He took out a talisman and stuck it on Lu Ruiting's forehead. He didn't even spare Madam Lu, who was standing next to him. Madam Lu woke up on her own at this time and saw the yellow talisman in front of her. She subconsciously reached for it, but was hit by Lang Jiuchuan and fainted again.

Lord Lu stumbled and watched helplessly as his wife and son were taken away. He wanted to stop them, but he dared not. If the two were left in the mansion, who knows what terrible things might happen, and his entire family would be liable for the consequences.

But now, a terrible thing has happened. The wife and son have become living dead. The Lu family has lost all face!

(End of this chapter)