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As Li Fugui slowly explained what had happened, Su Qingqiu understood the whole story.
What he hadn't expected was that the matter involved the Giant Rat demons again. And from the situation before him, those demons had already infiltrated and contaminated the granaries in the major prefectural cities.
They had even colluded with corrupt local officials to steal grain.
"But... why would these Giant Rat demons have Devil Zombie flesh?"
Su Qingqiu picked up a bran cake and frowned, puzzled.
The cake carried traces of Devil Zombie flesh. If he hadn't devoured some before, he wouldn't have noticed.
The refugees had hurried along for seven days and eight nights without food or water, never tiring. They had been affected by the Devil Zombie flesh.
Devil Zombies were what ordinary people called jiangshi. Unlike other evil demons, which absorbed the Five Turbid Qi, jiangshi were born from Earthly Vengeance. Their bodies were as hard as steel, and they were immortal, but Earthly Vengeance was too volatile, making it difficult for them to develop intelligence.
A few years ago, a flood had struck the banks of the Luo River. Part of Luojia Mountain had collapsed, and an ancient jiangshi had been swept into the river.
Many people living along the banks had wasted away and died from blood loss.
The Dragon-Raising Temple had sent people to investigate and suppress the Devil Zombie. Unfortunately, they had found nothing. They discovered only some petrified flesh in the Luo River, and since the jiangshi's rampage hadn't continued, the matter was eventually dropped.
Even now, the whereabouts of that Devil Zombie remained a mystery.
"Could it be that the Devil Zombie survived and was subdued by the Hundred-Eyed Devil?"