Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 146

At that moment, the main hall of the Lu family estate was filled with a gathering of people.

Looking around, several county government officials were also present among them.

County Magistrate Ye Qingshan, Registrar Liang Shanhai, and Chief Constable Chen Shi.

Of course, Liang Cheng was naturally here as well.

He had completely made himself at home at the Lu residence, sitting in a chair to one side, leisurely savoring tea and pastries.

The sole reason all these people had gathered at the Lu family was for Qian Hao and Li Daren, the two Mystic Bird Guards.

Currently, within the entire county town, only the people in the Lu family’s main hall were aware of the dangerous situation.

Faced with a Calamity-level anomaly, no one dared to take it lightly; they had all come to the Lu residence to consult with Qian Hao and Li Daren.

The only person seated in the host’s position was Lu Jiahe, head of the Lu family.

The previous night, Qian Hao had already informed Lu Jiahe about the anomaly that had appeared in the county town.

Hearing it was that kind of foul creature, Lu Jiahe actually didn’t feel afraid.

Because he had experienced such a situation before.

The last time he encountered an anomaly, his nephew had lost his life to those ghostly things.

Therefore, with a heart full of anxiety and unease, Lu Jiahe turned to speak to Liang Shanhai.

“Shanhai, since it’s so dangerous, why don’t you bring Lu Yi over.”
“You all should stay at the Lu residence for the time being.”

Lu Jiahe had no desire to experience a relative dying at the hands of those foul things again.

Lu Yi was his own younger sister, Liang Shanhai’s wife.

Thankfully, Xuan’er had the foresight to send two experts to Qingyun County; otherwise, Lu Jiahe wouldn’t have known what to do.

However, before Liang Shanhai could reply, Liang Cheng took the initiative and spoke up first.

“Uncle is right. I’ll go back right now and fetch Mother.”
“Yes, Xiaocheng, bring your mother over quickly. With Lord Qian and Lord Li here at the Lu residence, it will be easier to look after everyone.”

For Liang Cheng, who had experienced an anomaly event before, he had never forgotten the horror of those ghostly things.

The last time, that thing in Willow Gully Village had scared him half to death.

Now, even better, this thing suddenly pops up, even more terrifying than the one in Willow Gully Village.

And from what Magistrate Ye and his own father had said, this thing had included everyone in the entire city within its hunting range.

If not for the presence of Qian Hao and Li Daren, Liang Cheng would have been scared out of his wits long ago.

“Everyone, rest assured. I have already sent word to the Mystic Envoy.”
“It won’t be long before the Mystic Envoy arrives in Qingyun County to deal with this ghostly thing.”

Seeing everyone’s agitation, Qian Hao said some words to put their minds at ease.

Regarding Lu Xuan’s strength, Qian Hao and Li Daren held unwavering faith, having long regarded him as divine.

Even Lord Li Chengfeng had admitted that his own strength was far from being a match for Lord Lu Xuan.

This Calamity-level anomaly would be nothing more than a trifle to be casually wiped out before the Mystic Envoy.

Tap, tap, tap!

From outside the main hall of the Lu residence came the sound of hurried footsteps. Several servants rushed in all at once.

“Great Master, it’s terrible! Second Master and the Second Mistress… something has happened to them.”
“What did you say!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiahe’s head instantly swam with dizziness.

He had just started to rise to go find his younger brother, Lu Jiaqing, when in the next moment, he slumped weakly back against the wooden chair.

Seeing this, Lu Yunqing and Lu Yunfeng, standing beside Lu Jiahe, turned pale and hurried forward to support their father.

“Father, are you alright!?”
“Yunqing, Yunfeng, both of you go quickly and see what has happened to your second uncle and aunt.”

Lu Jiahe pushed his sons’ hands away and spoke with extreme anxiety.

Originally, because of Lu Yun’an’s death, Lu Jiahe already harbored feelings of guilt towards his brother Lu Jiaqing and sister-in-law.

Now, with something happening to them again, he would have no face left to meet their deceased father.

“Old Master Lu, no need to worry. I will go check the situation immediately.”

Before anyone in the hall could react, Li Daren’s figure had already sprinted out of the hall.

Qian Hao remained in place; his most important duty was to protect Lu Jiahe.

“So strong… this Yin energy!”
“It’s that ghostly thing beginning to act!”
“Calamity-level anomaly!”

Qian Hao looked outside the hall with a grave expression in his eyes.

To brazenly harm people even during the daytime… this damned ghostly thing.

Within a Spectral Domain, whether day or night, that Calamity-level anomaly could run rampant and act at will.

At the south courtyard of the Lu residence, Li Daren had already arrived. He saw the servants here all wore expressions of fear.

In the courtyard were two figures, a man and a woman. Both stood with vacant, wooden expressions, their hands constantly clawing at their own chests.

Their necks were already covered with countless red scratch marks.

Seeing this, Li Daren’s pupils contracted.

“Yin energy has invaded their bodies!”

In the span of a breath, Li Daren rushed to their side.

Immediately, he extended his large hands, palms erupting with billowing white vapor, and pressed them directly onto the crowns of Lu Jiaqing and his wife’s heads.

The vital energy from Li Daren’s palms surged wildly into the bodies of Lu Jiaqing and his wife.

Before long, the clawing movements of Lu Jiaqing and his wife gradually slowed and stopped, though they still wore the same vacant expressions.

“Alas, this is all I can do!”

After supporting Lu Jiaqing and his wife, Li Daren spoke to the nearby servants and maids: “You there, help support these two and take them to the main hall.”

The vital energy of a Blood Refining stage martial artist could only slow the rate of Yin energy erosion.

Because people below the Blood Refining stage simply couldn’t withstand the violent surge of vital energy.

Therefore, the only ones who could save Lu Jiaqing and his wife now were martial artists at the Internal Qi stage, who could infuse them with Heaven and Earth spiritual energy to destroy the Yin energy within their bodies.

But judging by how long Lu Jiaqing and his wife had been exposed to the Yin energy, they could only hold on for a limited time.

If they didn’t eliminate the Yin energy within them by the end of the day, the Yin energy would destroy all life force within their bodies.

By then, not even a deity could save them.

Previously, Lu Yun’an and the others had been eroded by Yin energy for too long, leading to their life force withering away, turning them into mindless, walking corpses—ghostly things.

“Hmm?”

Li Daren suddenly turned his head, looking towards a dark corner of the courtyard. There was a mysterious black spectral shadow lurking there!

If Lu Xuan were here, he would definitely recognize it. This was the same black spectral shadow from Willow Gully Village that he had once destroyed.

“This is… a spectral shadow separated from that ghostly thing!”

The Yin energy emanating from that black spectral shadow allowed Li Daren to perceive that it was only at the Threat-level.

“It seems the townspeople have already begun suffering the same fate as Lu Jiaqing and his wife.”

Though Li Daren now knew this harsh reality, he was stretched too thin to help, powerless to aid everyone.