"Have the people in town mentioned any other ways to break the eerie curse?" Li Qingxian asked.
"Let me think... From what they said, they'd searched for other ways to break the eerie curse before, but I don't know whether any worked," Gai Fengyou said.
"How is your body?"
Gai Fengyou lowered his head to examine his left hand. "Not bad. Only my left wrist has turned to wood, and my left leg has grown a layer of stone skin. Overall, it's mild."
Li Qingxian said, "Whatever the case, the way to break the eerie curse must have something to do with the Ginseng Fruit Tree. I've been busy cultivating Thunder Arts and the eerie momentum configuration these past few days. I felt I wasn't strong enough, so I didn't go. Since they'll be making their move soon, I need to visit the Ginseng Fruit Tree. I'll see General Huang while I'm there."
Li Qingxian sent Huang Tiantao a message, then went out and found Zhou Hen and the others.
He had intended to find Han Anbo, too, but no one knew where he had gone.
The group headed toward the Upper Mountain District. They had barely taken a few steps when they heard shouting up ahead. Looking up, they saw a house on fire.
Liu Yitian said quietly, "Daren, things have been very strange these past few days."
Li Qingxian nodded.
After they walked a little farther, curses and pleas came from an alley ahead. As Li Qingxian passed its entrance, he stopped and looked inside.
Four people with severe eerie transformations had surrounded a man whose body had transformed in only a few places.
The man was kneeling on the ground. Catching sight of Li Qingxian and the others out of the corner of his eye, he hastily