After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Those who came to capture Zhou Yan were all elites. They heard the sounds of Little Yama and Chen Xu fighting and came to provide support.

Little Yama stopped sighing, grabbed Chen Xu, and ran off down a path he had already chosen.

While on the rooftop, Xiao Yanjun had already surveyed the layout of a large area of ​​buildings. With Zhou Yan's advice, Xiao Yanjun turned into a small alley and, after a series of twists and turns, found an empty bar and went inside.

We went from the first floor to the second floor and found a relatively clean place to stop.

"Oh shit……"

Tossing Chen Xu aside, Little Yama began to untie the strips of cloth wrapped around his feet.

This was prepared to prevent the woman's footprints from being discovered. After taking them off, Xiao San Yan Jun walked to Chen Xu's side, first dislocated the woman's hand and foot joints, and then stuffed his own foot-binding cloth into her mouth.

After doing all this, Xiao Yanjun went to the window of the second-floor room and looked out at the street outside the bar.

Twenty minutes passed, and no one came after us.

Only then did Little Yama reach Chen Xu, whose joints he had dislocated and whose mouth was still filled with foot-binding cloth.

He helped the woman up, applying pressure to her back.

"Hmm... Oh..."

Chen Xu forced his eyes open, almost instinctively. He began to move his hands and feet, but only felt waves of pain, without any other feedback.

"Don't move. I only dislocated your joints, I didn't cut them off."

The familiar voice coming from beside him made Chen Xu feel relieved.

She was genuinely afraid that her hands and feet would be chopped off and she would become a human pig.

"I'm going to take the thing out of your mouth now. Let me make this clear: if you make a sound while I'm taking it out, I'll chop off one of your hands. If you understand, just nod."

Chen Xu nodded honestly.

A hand reached in front of Chen Xu's mouth and pulled the gag out.

Chen Xu didn't shout or yell, but just said something in shame and indignation.

"Zhou Yan, we've all misjudged you."

Little Yama, who was holding Chen Xu, became curious.

"So, in your eyes, what kind of person was I before?"

Chen Xu snorted and said unhappily.

"You pretty boy who only knows how to cling to women's legs and eat, if it weren't for you serving Sister Su so well, you wouldn't even be worthy of cleaning our bathrooms."

Little Yama gasped.

pretty boy?

Is Zhou Yan really that successful in this world?

and many more……

It seems that, according to common logic, rich women who can find gigolos are usually like Qiao Biluo.

Little Yama asked.

"You, Sister Su, must be very ugly, right?"

Chen Xu, who was being held in Little Yama's arms, instantly stiffened.

"Zhou Yan, have you gone mad too? You don't even remember Sister Su? Yes, you must be mad, otherwise where would you get such strength!"

Chen Xu, who was in Little Yama's arms, began to tremble.

Little Yama said unhappily.

"What's wrong with me! I'm perfectly fine. Have you ever seen someone as logical and articulate as me? But, I do seem to be..."

"I've lost some memories..."

Little Yama reached out and gripped Chen Xu's throat with a gesture reminiscent of the Dragon Claw Kung Fu.

"I'm going to ask you some questions now. Answer them carefully, and I'll spare your life. But if you dare to lie to me..."

Chen Xu wasn't one to back down either, and immediately chimed in.

"I'll tell you anything if you spare my life."

Chen Xu was very clever; she never harbored curiosity about secrets, which is why she could confidently be interrogated by Little Yama at this moment.

"Very good, then my first question is, what year is it now?"

"Yes, it was the year of Gengxu."

The year Gengxu was eight years after the reign of Zhou Yan, when Xiao Yanjun was born.

Little Yama asked again.

"The world eight years ago didn't seem to be like this?"

Chen Xu said bitterly.

"Ah, that was a prosperous time, wasn't it? I was a teacher back then, about to get married, but I never expected..."

Chen Xu sighed.

"What didn't you expect? What happened eight years ago that led to this situation?"

Little Yama's question left Chen Xu looking worried.

"It's a spiritual plague."

Chen Xu lowered his eyelids.

"Eight years ago, in a small village, three hundred people suddenly went mad. After going mad, they took guns and killed people everywhere. The local city sent troops to suppress them, but the troops that suppressed them also got infected with the disease and started killing people everywhere."

Chapter Fifteen: Inquiry

Eight years ago, the world was peaceful and harmonious. While it can't be said that everyone lived in peace and contentment, it was generally stable.

At the time, Chen Xu was a high-caste woman in Indiana, who had just graduated from college and was preparing to marry a man of the same caste.

In this seemingly peaceful environment, an unexpected accident suddenly occurred that no one could have foreseen.

The incident began in a small village where several hundred people went mad, killing people indiscriminately, making communication and questioning impossible.

Afterwards, the army was forced to suppress the rebellion. After the suppression, the army also went mad for no apparent reason and began to massacre people everywhere.

Seeing this, the local state government had no choice but to send awakened individuals to suppress the unrest. After the suppression was completed, many scientists moved in and began to study the reasons for the army's and villagers' riots and madness.

"...Back then, we didn't think anything of it, you know?"

Chen Xu's tone was tinged with self-deprecation.

Little Yama hummed in agreement.

“Every year, nearly a million people die from infectious diseases in our country. If these are just minor illnesses, they are not newsworthy enough.”

"But this unremarkable news, after brewing for half a year, caused a state to completely lose control, and a year later, most of the country was contaminated by the 'spiritual plague'."

Little Yama understood.

"So the country collapsed?"

Chen Xu shrugged.

"It wasn't just our country that collapsed; all living people in the world, even those from other countries who had never been to our country or had any contact with our citizens, were infected with the spiritual plague, and then..."

Zhou Yan's voice echoed in Little Yama's mind.

"The Sea of ​​the Subconscious..."

Zhou Yan felt that this so-called "spiritual plague" might be caused by a problem with the foundation of the subconscious mind.

"...That's how it is now."

Chen Xu sighed again.

"If you categorize countries, the world will be full of lunatics."

Little Yama was silent for a moment, then asked.

"Could these madmen infected with the mental plague possess special abilities?"

Chen Xu said helplessly.

"Zhou Yan, it seems you've indeed been infected with the mental plague. You can't even remember something this simple?"

Little Yama gripped Chen Xu's throat tightly.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Xu hurriedly replied.

"Yes, patients infected with the mental plague will exhibit nine special abilities. Scientists have yet to figure out the reason for these abilities. For example, some mental plague patients can maintain their energy for months or even a year without eating, some can hear other people's thoughts, and some can control people's minds..."

Normal zombie movies will deliberately ignore one factor: where do zombies get their energy? A normal person will run out of energy after three days of starvation and die after seven days.

Therefore, if there really is a zombie group in this world, there is no need to worry. If they cannot eat or digest, or have difficulty finding food, the zombies will die from lack of energy and physical abilities within seven days at most.

However, scientists cannot find the pathogen, the source of infection, or the logic of this spiritual plague. What's more, those infected with this plague exhibit anti-scientific behaviors.

This means that some people can go for months or even a year without eating and still have full physical function, possess the ability to control their minds, read other people's thoughts, and some patients can even separate from their physical bodies in a spiritual form.

This behavior once led to the spiritual plague being hailed as a gift from the Jade Emperor, a divine blessing that enabled human evolution.

But it was this very divine gift that plunged the world into madness and ruin.

"Is that so? Then what about the Four Divine Beasts in this environment? The Vermilion Bird, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise?"

As true gods, the Four Divine Beasts should at least have the ability to protect mortals, even if they cannot prevent the collapse of the Sea of ​​Subconsciousness.

Chen Xu smiled wryly.

"The four divine beasts joined forces to suppress the infection of the spiritual plague, but it seems that they themselves, as pillars, have fallen into a deep sleep. That's all I know. I don't know much else."

Chen Xu had heard that the mental plague was contracted by those who knew too much, so she knew very little about it.

Zhou Yan spoke again in Little Yama's mind.

"Could it be the Four Divine Beasts that support the sea of ​​subconsciousness in all living beings?"

Little Yama whispered.

"No, the Four Divine Beasts aren't that powerful yet. But I suspect they really did something to leave humanity with a last chance to survive. And then, we arrived."

Little Yama asked Chen Xu.

"Is there any other information about the spiritual plague?"

That's all I know...

Chen Xu's voice was a little soft.

“Zhou Yan, if you want to know more and want to cure your mental plague, you can try going to Zhongzhou City. That place has the world’s largest military base and is the last and largest place of humankind to have a spark.”

Little Yama's heart stirred, and he hurriedly asked.

"Is the one currently in charge of Zhongzhou City Chu Daoyun, the Nine-Phoenix?"

Now that Zhou Yan has awakened, Little Yama thinks that as long as Chu Daoyun is in power, having Zhou Yan walk in front of Chu Daoyun will definitely solve everything.

Although Zhou Yan's kidneys will definitely suffer afterwards.

Chen Xu asked blankly.

"Jiufeng, who is Chu Daoyun?"

"The current ruler of Zhongzhou City is Dongdou Xingjun."

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Dongdou Xingjun, that fatso?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Little Yama removed his hand from Chen Xu's throat.

"Now tell me..."

Little Yama's tone was subtle; she had wanted to ask this question for a long time.

"Your sister Su, right..."