When You Raise the Butcher's Blade, I Will No Longer Dwell on the Past (2)

World Calendar 440.

Chengyun Dynasty.

In Phoenix Soar Prefecture in western Chengyun, the opium den buzzed with noise.

Countless memories spread through Zhou Zhi's brain via the hippocampus. Through their neural connection, Miss Twenty-Three sensed those memories as well.

"Chengyun's [Opium]... was still a niche pastime at this point."

That was Zhou Zhi's assessment.

Addictive substances—drugs—had not originally been created for their current purpose.

As could be seen from the Plague Extermination surgery, namely the function of Hua Yuanhua's [Mafei Powder], addictive substances had originally existed as medicines capable of relieving pain and invigorating the mind.

Humans had merely twisted their purpose.

Before the Crow Scatter Rebellion, the Chengyun Dynasty had not lacked addictive substances. They were simply regulated less strictly. People did not believe those leaves could destroy them, and opium dens were scattered sparingly throughout the streets and markets.

This was the year Cui Ni was born in an opium den.

Zhou Zhi stood by the doorway, breathing in the faint scent of tobacco in the air, mixed with something resembling lard and sweat.

"Cannabis."

Twenty-Three identified it precisely.

But Zhou Zhi did not care about the drugs. He had learned that the legendary Lord of Fallen, Cui Ni, was not from Ultimate Bliss, but a native-born Chengyun man.

"Come to think of it, Tu Luming was from Chengyun, and Cui Ni was from Chengyun too. Chengyun is vast and rich in resources; every Plague Exterminator who leaves it possesses extraordinary skills."

Zhou Zhi calmly perceived this memory.

He was somewhat interested in Cui Ni, that antisocial fellow.

Cui Ni had been born in the backyard of this opium den.

Some courtesan had unfortunately become his mother.

Sex, gambling, and drugs were inseparable. In his Past Life, Zhou Zhi had heard the saying, "I will never coexist with