Chapter 388 Mad Two

Soon, a response faintly came from the distance. A brown-yellow old horse galloped towards this side.

Before long, the two were on the horse together, running at full speed along the loess path on the bumpy horseback.

On the black plain, only the last horn of the setting sun remained, exposed on the horizon.

It was about to be completely dark, and the drizzle gradually stopped.

Li Cheng Yi sat on horseback, constantly sorting out the memories in his body.

In the year 179 of Shaoyin, the dynasty was corrupt, and the emperor was addicted to pleasure, neglecting the government.

The situation in various places was糜烂, and the people were struggling to survive.

The civilization level of this place is the Cold Weapon Era.

Actually, none of this matters.

What he felt was truly important was the Jianghu (martial arts world) and Wulin (martial arts community) people who often appeared in Shaoyin.

Compared with the糜烂imperial court, the most dangerous thing here is those so-called martial arts practitioners. And… monsters.

Sitting on horseback, he ran for a full quarter of an hour, before it was completely dark.

At the very front of the loess path, a towering city wall built of black earth finally appeared.

The more than five-meter-high city wall formed an irregular circle, protecting a patch of black and gray houses inside.

On the city wall, one could vaguely see soldiers in black leather armor patrolling back and forth with spears in their hands.

Torches illuminated the surrounding black land from a distance.

The old horse's approach made the guards at the gate slightly nervous. They tightened their spears, their eyes strained, just about to speak.

“It’s Chen Zhong and Wang Butou (chief constable)'s Yichen!” An older soldier shouted loudly.

Immediately, several soldiers stepped aside.

The old horse also slowed down and walked into the city gate.

Several soldiers quickly greeted him.

“Chen Zhong, what’s going on with you? Where are the others!?”

“We went to pick up the people from the White Porcelain Chamber of Commerce… We encountered a madman… Except for the two of us, everyone else is dead.” Chen Zhong dismounted, his lips pale, and said tremblingly.

Li Cheng Yi dismounted. The blood on his mouth and nose had dried, making him look extremely frightening.

“I’m fine, quickly go and get a doctor for A'Chen!” Chen Zhong shouted loudly.

Shocked, a group of soldiers quickly divided the work, one went to the Wang family to call for people, and one went to invite a doctor.

The others, without saying a word, pulled Li Cheng Yi onto a wooden stretcher, and two people carried him towards the city.

As night approached, the streets in the town were deserted, with few people around.

Torches cost money, and ordinary families didn't have much money, only the faint light of oil lamps could be seen through the wooden windows.

But the pavilions and houses of the wealthy were much brighter.

But overall, most of the town was pitch black.

Without moonlight, some places were so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

The two soldiers were strong and carried two torches on the stretcher, trotting all the way.

Soon, they arrived in front of a large courtyard.

The gate with red lacquer dog-head door knockers looked quite impressive.

To the left of the gate was a large tree about one person's embrace in thickness. It was impossible to tell what kind it was. A wooden swing hung on the trunk, swaying in the wind.

As soon as the two soldiers arrived, the gate opened automatically from the inside, and a group of people ran out.

The leader was a black-haired burly man two meters tall with a face full of stubble.

The burly man wore a black wolf-skin cloak, with only a gray-white inner lining underneath. He held a large silver bright saber in one hand, and quickly came forward when he saw the stretcher.

“A'Chen!!” he shouted loudly, “Are you okay!? Let me see!”

Li Cheng Yi was put down, and according to the memories in his mind, he recognized the burly man in front of him.

Wang Yifeng, the head of the Wang family and chief constable.

Don't look down on Wang Yifeng just because he is a chief constable, but the dozen or so constables under his command are all skilled in swords and guns.

These people, coupled with the temporary co-defense personnel they hired, about a hundred people, became the main force for maintaining治安 (public order) in the entire Xinmeng Town.

Even the gatekeeper generals had to give him some face.

Li Cheng Yi didn't need to pretend. Just looking at the blood on his face and the pale cheeks due to blood loss, he knew how weak his body was.

It was only after his Shadow Substitute that he merged with this body, devouring and replacing it. This quickly improved his physical condition.

Otherwise, Wang Yichen would still be in a corpse state.

“Dad I’m fine…” Li Cheng Yi pretended to be Wang Yichen's usual tone and answered with difficulty.

“Just… my eyes are a little blurry, I want to rest.”

“Quick! Send him in quickly, the doctor has already arrived, quickly let him see my son!” Wang Yifeng said anxiously. He directed everyone to carry Li Cheng Yi in.

“Just going out of the city a dozen li to pick someone up, something happened. Alas, it’s becoming more and more unsafe outside.”

“Town General 大人 (Lord) just inspected and swept the roads once a while ago, how come it’s not working again so soon…”

“Those damn monsters come and go like the wind, and there’s no way to stop them. This time, even Chief Constable Wang’s son was seriously injured… If ordinary people like us encounter them, wouldn’t it be…”

“The Wang family is also suffering, could it be… Do we really have to practice martial arts!?”

“Practicing martial arts is useless. Isn’t Chief Constable Wang powerful? His son was still injured by those crazy monsters.”

“Fortunately, the Wang family is lucky and didn’t get infected with Red Eye Disease. That’s a blessing in disguise.”

Lying on the stretcher, Li Cheng Yi listened to the whispers of the surrounding onlookers with his powerful hearing.

Combining the fragmented memories, he quickly learned about the general situation of this place.

As for calling a stranger “Dad,” that was just to disguise his identity. With Li Cheng Yi's thick skin, he didn't care about that.

After entering the courtyard, the Wang family was a newly emerging small family. Apart from a cook, the rest of the housework was done by themselves.

A middle-aged woman with a black mole on the corner of her mouth, wearing a long red-bottomed, black-sleeved coat, quickly greeted him.

“A'Chen, what happened? Didn’t you just go out for half a day to pick someone up? How did it become like this? How could you be injured like this?” the woman asked, her voice trembling.

She wanted to reach out and touch Li Cheng Yi, but she didn't dare.

The woman was Wang Lin, whose original name was Lin Xiuxian, and also the biological mother of the Wang family’s three children.

The young woman beside her looked ugly, staring closely at Li Cheng Yi, without saying a word.

She was Wang Yichen’s elder sister, Wang Yiheng.

The two also had an elder brother named Wang Yijue, who was not at home.

“Make way, Doctor Fang is here!”

Urgent footsteps came from nearby.

A group of people crowded around an old doctor and walked over.

Then came the similar process of observation, auscultation, interrogation, and pulse examination. The old doctor’s diagnosis was quite accurate, determining that Li Cheng Yi was just suffering from excessive blood loss, and everything else was fine.

This also relieved the Wang family members present.

“Isn’t he infected with Red Eye Disease?” a soldier who followed in couldn’t help but ask.

“No, although Red Eye Disease is mainly spread through blood, it also requires a sufficient amount.” Doctor Fang explained. “The killer and Young Master Chen had very little contact time, and they didn’t show their 血身 (blood form), so the possibility of infection is very small.”

“That’s good, that’s good…”

The soldier sighed, “Then I’ll go back and report to Town General 大人 (Lord) immediately.”

“Sorry for the trouble.” Wang Yifeng cupped his fist.

“Chief Constable is being polite, it’s what I should do.” The soldier turned around and jogged away.

“First send A'Chen to rest. All the clothes on his body must be disposed of to avoid infection.” Wang Yifeng ordered.

Immediately, Li Cheng Yi was escorted back to his room by a group of people.

He took off all his clothes and took a shower himself. Then, he dried his hair with a dry towel before pretending to fall asleep.

Although he had the support of his fusion, this body was currently in a state of excessive blood loss and needed to rest.

This was logical.

At the same time, he also needed to properly sort out the large amount of fragmented memories in his mind.

Especially that Red Eye Disease, infection, and 血身 (blood form)…

These were all things that he was quite concerned about.

He didn't believe that Midraan, which even the surrounding Black Sea Existence didn't want to enter, was a simple and backward area.

Lying on the bed, he could faintly hear Wang Yifeng, the chief constable, and his wife Wang Lin talking outside the window.

Although their voices were very soft, Li Cheng Yi’s powerful hearing could still hear the general idea.

“More and more people in town have been infected recently. More than a dozen people were killed a few days ago, and several more appeared today. This can’t go on… Today, A'Chen actually encountered Red Eye Disease so close to town. I wonder if the letter to Town General 大人 (Lord) has been sent out yet?” Wang Lin said worriedly.

“Even if the Blood Watch people receive the letter, they won’t be able to come so quickly. It will take at least half a month just to get here. We can only rely on ourselves for these half a months.” Wang Yifeng said, “You should take good care of A'Chen. He only knows some rudimentary boxing skills and dares to wander outside the city. He really doesn’t know how the word ‘death’ is written.”

“Who would have thought that such a close place would actually be… that used to be a place where everyone would walk and dig for herbs.”

“Alright, don’t think too much, there will always be a way. At worst, I’ll protect you to Yushan County.” Wang Yifeng sighed.

“Alas… ever since the young emperor practiced 神限心决 (Divine Restriction Heart Incantation) and went berserk, the world has become more and more chaotic.”

“Only the Blood Watch can use special weapons and props to kill those 血身 (blood form) monsters. As for the rest, no matter what martial arts you practice, it’s useless. How can humans beat those monsters?”

“What do you know? That’s hope. Tomorrow I’ll talk to Town General 大人 (Lord) and take people to patrol the surrounding area again, and use the dispelling incense to dispel the 血身 (blood form) monsters.”

“Alright, stop talking, let’s sleep… I’ll have to go check on A'Chen in the middle of the night.”

“Mmm… be careful tomorrow.”

“I know, don’t worry.”

The voices quieted down.

Li Cheng Yi opened his eyes and lay quietly on the bed, watching the mosquito net swaying slightly in the wind, and gradually formed some impressions of this world in his heart.

‘神限心决 (Divine Restriction Heart Incantation)?’

Just hearing this word, he inexplicably felt a little familiar…

Nothing was said all night.

Except for the occasional strange roars coming from the distance outside, most of the people in the town quietly fell into slumber.

For an entire night, Li Cheng Yi completely sorted out his memories.

He also roughly understood the situation of this Shaoyin country.

The entire Shaoyin country is located on an boundless black earth plain.

There is an extremely terrifying infectious disease here, called Red Eye Disease.

Anyone infected with Red Eye Disease will quickly become murderous and brutal, and their strength, speed, and physique will be greatly improved.

And they will also develop a form called 血身 (blood form), instantly transforming from a human form into a terrifying monster at least three meters tall.

These monsters have different forms, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are covered in viscous blood.

Wherever they pass, blood splatters. As long as anyone is splashed by this blood, whether they are civilians or martial arts masters, they will quickly become new Red Eye Disease infectors.

In order to fight against these monsters, the Shaoyin country established the Blood Watch Division, using various strange weapons and props to painstakingly eliminate various monsters.

‘There doesn’t seem to be any clues about the Iridescent Dragon here.’ After sorting out the information, Li Cheng Yi frowned.

The purpose of his coming here was mainly to find the Heart of the Iridescent Dragon, but now, this place seems to be