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When the old man walked to the side of a lying monster, the monster was not dead yet. It raised its hand to grab the old man, but the old man didn't even turn his head. He just stretched out his right hand in the direction of the monster, and a spell wrapped in a jumping purple light quickly flew towards the monster. Soon, the monster's whole body was surrounded by the light, trembling for a while before it stopped moving.
"Amazing... he is..."
"He is Yu Ji, the friend I mentioned visiting before."
After confirming safety, the people on the street all gathered in front of Zhang Zonghan's house, continuously kowtowing to Zuo Ci and Yu Ji to thank them for saving their lives. Yu Ji and Zuo Ci quickly asked the people to stand up.
Zhang Zonghan waved his hand and said, "You all can disperse for now. It's getting late, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
After the common people had dispersed, Zhang Zonghan led Zuo Ci into the courtyard. The strange creature that had been in the courtyard began to crawl frantically in place upon seeing Zhang Zonghan and his group, and was then taken care of by Zuo Ci.
"How do you feel? It's your first time coming into contact with this kind of thing."
Zuo Ci asked with a smile.
Zhang Zonghan glanced at the motionless monster lying on the ground and awkwardly smiled, saying:
"To be honest, I almost passed out. Every time I hit them, I feel like I'm killing someone..."
"You'd better remember, they are no longer human. They are bodies invaded by a ghostly presence, called Ghost Corpse. As long as there is flesh, no matter how decayed, they will emerge from the soil to attack humans, and they are all driven solely by hunger."
"Could it be that they were taken by Dong Zhuo...?" Zhang Zonghan realized that the recent uncontrolled purple mist emitted by Dong Zhuo's group was the ghostly presence.
"Dong Zhuo? He's here."
"What? Dong Zhuo came over here?"
Yu Ji and Zuo Ci said at the same time.
Zhang Zonghan nodded in agreement.
Zuo Ci and Yu Ji exchanged a glance, and then Zuo Ci softly said:
"It's exactly as he said..."
Zhang Zonghan strangely asked, "Who?"
"Zhu Jianping, not long ago he found us and told us that a demon lord is going to bring great disaster to Luoyang City. That demon lord is Dong Zhuo. He hoped that we would come to help, and it turns out to be true."
"Speaking of which, if we don't get rid of Dong Zhuo, the creatures around here could become violent at any time due to the ghostly presence, and there may be more incidents of bodies attacking humans," Yu Ji said.
"Please, two heroes, help us get rid of Dong Zhuo and his gang, and save the common people!"
Zhang Zonghan and his followers knelt on the ground, pleading with Yu Ji and Zuo Ci.
Zuo Ci quickly helped Zhang Zonghan and his followers up, and said earnestly:
"In fact, we came for this matter, but it's not the time to get rid of Dong Zhuo yet."
"Why?" Zhang Zonghan asked in confusion.
"Have you carefully observed the mist enveloping the palace that emanates from Dong Zhuo?"
Zhang Zonghan shook his head.
"Although the outer layer of fog is all purple, there is still a circle of golden yellow."
"Golden mist?" Zhang Zonghan repeated.
"Yes. If I'm not mistaken, the golden mist should belong to the ancient demon god," Zuo Ci intentionally emphasized the four words "ancient demon god."
"What? Ancient demon god?"
"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, Dong Zhuo is the subordinate of the ancient demon god, and the ancient demon god has already been resurrected, waiting for the opportunity to return to the world."
"This is not good at all! Dealing with one Dong Zhuo is already dangerous enough, and now it involves a demon as well..." Zhang Zonghan and his followers looked at each other and shook their heads repeatedly.
"Now, if we were to take action against Dong Zhuo, the ancient demon would surely appear. However, we currently have almost no means to resist the demon, and there are hardly any knights. Once the demon appears, we won't even have the ability to defend ourselves, and instead, the common people will suffer as a result."
At this point, Zuo Ci seemed to have realized something and then asked:
"By the way, why did Dong Zhuo come to Luoyang? What has been happening during this time?"
Zhang Zonghan then told Zuo Ci and Yu Ji about The Ten Eunuchs' establishment of Liu Bian as the Young Emperor, and how He Jin summoned Dong Zhuo to the palace to confront The Ten Eunuchs, but General He was killed. Shortly after, the Young Emperor was deposed and replaced by Liu Xie as the Emperor.
"What, General He is actually going to find Dong Zhuo? Doesn't he know who Dong Zhuo is?" Yu Ji couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this.
"Perhaps he feels that in order to get rid of The Ten Eunuchs, he has to seek the help of the demon clan..."
Zhang Zonghan cast a probing glance at Zuo Ci, who rested his chin on his hand and shook his head after a moment of contemplation.
"I think it may not be that simple. As the General, He Jin must have carefully considered his actions beforehand. Even if he knew that the demon clan could get rid of The Ten Eunuchs, wouldn't he know what would happen by summoning Dong Zhuo into the palace?"
"Zhang Zonghan also thought about it. When he was still an official in the court, he often had contact with He Jin, and he was indeed a very careful and cautious person."
But why would He Jin go to find Dong Zhuo? Zhang Zonghan really can't figure it out.
"Never mind, it's getting late, let's go."
Zuo Ci turned to look at the sky, stood up, and said to Yu Ji,
"You two can stay at my house..." Zhang Zonghan wanted to keep Zuo Ci and Yu Ji.
"No, thank you for the offer, Master Zhang. The demonic energy has not dissipated, and the incident just now could happen again at any time. We still need to go to various corners of Luoyang to paste protective talismans. Only by pasting these talismans can we ensure temporary safety," Yu Ji said as he took out several yellow papers covered in unfamiliar symbols.
"Okay, if there's anywhere we can help, please be sure to let me know."
"If Master Zhang doesn't mind, could we borrow the horse for a bit?"
Zhang Zonghan nodded repeatedly.
Yu Ji has already gone outside to wait, Zuo Ci followed Zhang Zonghan to the stable to lead the horse.
" Master Zhang's wife and children were not seen when I visited his house a few days ago, and they are still not seen now. Could it be that Master Zhang is still unmarried?"
"Yes, that's right. He has been devoting himself to the country in the court and has had no time for marriage, so he has remained unmarried."
Zhang Zonghan couldn't help but sigh heavily when he thought about his own demotion. Zuo Ci and Zhang Zonghan led the horse outside, where Yu Ji was squatting on the ground, examining the recently vanquished Ghost Corpse with a very serious expression.
"What's wrong?" Zuo Ci seems a bit strange.
"Zuo Ci, shouldn't your sister know that ghostly presence comes in many different levels?"
Yu Ji didn't even lift his head, just fiddling with those Ghost Corpses with his hands.
"Yeah... I know that," Zuo Ci nodded, suddenly thinking of something.
"By the way! Master Zhang, I wanted to ask you, Dong Zhuo, their ghostly presence has been appearing for many days, right?"
"Yes, it has indeed been many days."
"Has there been any incidents of animals being attacked after being invaded by a ghostly presence before?"
"Well... it doesn't seem so."
"It looks like Dong Zhuo wants to force all the people in Luoyang City to leave," Zuo Ci clapped his hands and said.
"However, if that's the purpose, why not just use ghostly presence to attack animals directly? Why use Ghost Corpse? As far as I know, using ghostly presence to attack animals is the easiest..." Zhang Zonghan was very puzzled by this.
Yu Ji smiled.
" Master Zhang, you only know one side of the story. Animals are indeed the most susceptible to ghostly presence, but they are still alive. As long as they are alive, they have a heart and a slight fear of humans. Some even have attachments. This is often the breakthrough point for eliminating animals affected by ghostly presence. However, it's different with a Ghost Corpse. A Ghost Corpse is already dead, and it has no fear of humans, only a pure desire to attack and consume. And that's not the main point. The main point is that a Ghost Corpse is a human body invaded by ghostly presence. Seeing that it's being attacked by a human is enough to cause a significant psychological impact on humans."
"Then, what should we do? We can't just leave it alone, can we?"
Zhang Zonghan was at a loss.
" Master Zhang, don't worry. We are now putting up protective talismans in every corner of Luoyang City. As long as the talismans are still there, we can at least ensure that the palace will not be invaded by ghostly presence again."
After hearing this, Zhang Zonghan bowed deeply to Zuo Ci and Yu Ji.
"Then I'll have to rely on you two heroes!"
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