The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 563 When the people are in trouble, the Taoist priest descends the mountain

Finding out where Lu Ruiting was bitten was easy; by following the clues, they found the person—not just anyone, but his lover, a scholar named Li Kui. This Li Kui had been bitten by a classmate at the academy.

That academy was none other than Lu Ning Academy, where Master Xue studied.

The people of Langjiuchuan are a bit numb.

Fortunately, Lu Ruiting tied Li Kui up tightly when he went berserk, preventing him from going out and harming others. By the time Gong Qi's men arrived, he was already as terrifying as a zombie, with a bluish-black face, bloodshot eyes, and corpse spots all over his body.

The situation at the academy was unknown, so Lang Jiuchuan sent Fu Qi with some life-saving charms to make a trip there herself. She had a relationship with Master Xue, so she had to look after him.

Right now, although she loathed Lu Ruiting, she forced herself to take his pulse despite feeling nauseous. His pulse was rapid and erratic, and his blood and qi were surging violently. The more agitated he was, the faster his blood and qi surged, and the more rapid his pulse became.

She cut his finger again and squeezed out blood. The blood was dark blue and viscous, and had a foul, rotten smell that made one want to vomit.

The blood carried a chilling, sinister aura, much like Song Yuedie's when she was afflicted by the Corpse-Rotting Gu. However, this was not caused by a Gu worm, but by direct corpse poison.

After the herbal medicine was administered, Lu Ruiting's manic state seemed to subside, but his pulse remained rapid. Although his blood and qi were not surging as violently, the poison still could not be neutralized.

“It’s not working very well. We need to try a different approach. I’ll think about it.” Lang Jiuchuan looked at Lu Ruiting, who was bound by the immobilization talisman but whose eyes were bloodshot, and said to Gong Si, “Try acupuncture to remove the poison and see if it works.”

Gong Si frowned and said, "This has been passed from person to person countless times. In Guanjiang Village alone, the entire village is affected, as are the surrounding villages. We still need to use herbal medicine and talismans, otherwise, even if we remove the poison with needles, we can't save so many people."

Even if acupuncture is effective, they only have their hands. Even if many doctors participate, how many can be saved?

Moreover, if the corpse poison is removed by needles, the person already possesses the aura of a corpse demon. It is best to combine the needles with Taoist incantations or spells to exorcise the evil spirits. Not all doctors know how to do this, and even if they can save the person, their spiritual energy is not inexhaustible.

Lang Jiuchuan said, "You try it first. By the way, try it on someone else. This guy can stay."

Gong Si: "?"

“This thing is bad luck. Since it's all just an experiment anyway, let’s find someone else. If he can handle it, great; if not, he can go serve the King of Hell.” Lang Jiuchuan said, “You reminded me, Guanjiang Village is in a more critical situation. I have to go there first…”

"Xiao Jiu." Shen Qinghe rushed in quickly, his face pale, and said, "Do you have any way to save people? I only learned after entering the palace that the imperial envoy in charge of suppressing this plague has gone to Guanjiang Village and has also mobilized the troops stationed in Yangchun Prefecture. I'm afraid all the villagers of Guanjiang Village will perish in the fire."

Lang Jiuchuan's face suddenly turned ugly, and Gong Si frowned: "Instead of saving people, you want to burn down the village. Although they are gradually losing their minds, they may still be curable."

Shen Qinghe nodded: "The Emperor is afraid he can't control the scope of this successor. When I left the palace, the Imperial Envoy had already set off three hours earlier, and he should be arriving soon."

"Damn it!" Lang Jiuchuan immediately stood up and said, "Gong Si, you guys watch over here. I'm going to Guanjiang Village. Anyone who has been infected with the corpse poison should be suppressed first with a talisman to suppress them."

"it is good."

Lang Jiuchuan made a hand seal to tear open the Yin Road, rolled up the lever, and went inside.

Shen Qinghe looked at the people in the prison, his temples throbbing. He pinched his tiger's mouth hard. How did the world suddenly become like this?
Guanjiang Village. The entire village has been surrounded, and all the villagers have been gathered in the center of the village. Outside the village, Daoist Zhishang, along with a dozen or so fellow Daoists, is confronting a general in armor with a cold and fierce expression. Beside them, a pale-faced, beardless eunuch frowns as he watches the Daoist in front of him.

"Master Zhishang, the Sage has already issued an edict to burn these living dead and evil spirits. This is for the sake of all the people of Dadan. Are you going to disobey the edict and bring disaster to the people?" the eunuch shrieked. "Once these evil spirits run out and bite other people, and the word spreads, can you bear the consequences?"

Zhi Shang suppressed his anger and said, "They are only poisoned, they are still human. There are also people in the village who have not been poisoned. How can we burn them indiscriminately? How is that any different from treating human life like dirt? Moreover, we have already set up a talisman array in Guanjiang Village. They dare not come out of the array. As long as we have a good medicine to cure the corpse poison plague, we can save them."

"Taoist Master, please look back. Can these people still be called human? They are corpses, they are dead people!"

Zhi Shang turned around, and the villagers were already unrecognizable. Lividity was visible on their faces, their eyes were bloodshot, their mouths were open, and they were extremely agitated. If it weren't for the talisman array surrounding them, they would have already rushed over.

But he also knew that they couldn't withstand the array for long. It was only because everyone kept reinforcing it with their spiritual power, and their cultivation level wasn't high enough to last long. If there was no good medicine, the villagers would eventually break out of the array.

Looking at the circular array formed by red ropes suspending talismans and bells, Zhi Shang felt a pang of sorrow.

When the people are in trouble, the Taoist priest descends the mountain.

But couldn't they save even one person? Look at the youngest child, who is only two or three years old. These are the most honest and simple villagers. How could they have suffered such a misfortune?
"This knowledge has already been passed on to those with wisdom; they will surely devise a cure for this corpse plague. Let's wait and see..."

"Wait...wait until they break through this talisman array before attacking the remaining living people? Daoist Zhishang, you are supposed to be compassionate, so why don't you think of others? The soldiers behind us are also someone's sons, husbands, or even fathers. For the sake of these evil spirits, you can bear to put them in danger?" the eunuch shrieked. "You'd better get out of the way quickly, otherwise if the fire breaks out and injures you, we won't care. After all, we are just following orders. Or is the Daoist trying to disobey the imperial decree?"

Swish!
The cold-faced general suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at Zhi Shang and the others: "I'll see who dares to stop me. Pour all the tung oil over there, light the torches, and anyone who obstructs me will be treated as a wicked corpse and killed without mercy."

"Yes!" A thunderous response echoed through the sky.

Suddenly, snow began to fall heavily from the sky, making the village, surrounded by mountains, even colder and more frigid.

The smell of tung oil spread, and not all of the corpse demons lost their minds. The smell further aroused them, and their eyes turned bloodshot.

"They're going to burn us alive! Charge out! Charge out! If we're going to die, we'll die together!" Someone shouted, and the villagers instantly erupted into a riot, ignoring the righteous energy of the talisman array burning like fire, and rushed towards them.

The eunuch's face changed drastically: "Quickly, fire arrows! Kill them all! Don't let them break out!"

call out.

The rocket was launched, hitting the person at the front, who flew backwards among the undead, instantly bursting into flames, with screams echoing everywhere.

Shhhhhh.

"Stop right now!" Lang Jiuchuan burst out from the void, his Imperial Bell slamming down with earth-shattering force.

　My cousin got married today, so I went to the banquet, helped pick up the bride, and spent the whole day there. I also had to drive in a neighboring city, so I got back too late and was too tired to write anything. I'll be updating later tomorrow. Yes, I'm such a useless person, I can only update without any content!

　　(End of this chapter)