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The patients infected with the evil spirit walked down the hillside, and the villagers of Feimu Village walked out of the village.
The two groups of people stopped at a distance of more than ten meters.
Yuan Shang looked at the villagers across from him. For some reason, Yuan Shang always felt that their clothes seemed too...
Conservative? That's right. The villagers of Feimu Village dressed very conservatively, almost covering up their exposed skin.
"The village chief is here!" Someone shouted, and Yuanshang could clearly feel that the villagers on the opposite side suddenly relaxed, as if they had found a backbone.
The crowd parted, and a sturdy man covered in armor walked out.
This scared Yuanshang so much that if the armor this man was wearing was not Inazuma's samurai armor and his body was not wrapped in bandages, Yuanshang almost thought that Yujin was running towards him.
Because in his impression, he seemed to be the only one who was trapped in a tin can.
"Rujin, the chief of Himiki Village." The samurai's steady voice came from under the Prajna mask, bringing Yuanshang back to his senses.
"Fengshang... a traveling light novel writer." Fuengshang struggled for a while. He still had to hide his identity. As for whether he could be discovered or not, that was other people's business.
"Really? Then you are really a special light novel writer. I will definitely read your work if I have the chance." Sagitsu smiled slightly under the mask, and then stretched out his large bandaged hand.
"Um... Let's talk about this later." Yuan Shang scratched his head. Writing a book? He couldn't even recognize all the characters in the Abyss Codex now, so he should put the writing of the book on hold.
After shaking the hand that Rujin extended, Yuanshang pointed at the people behind him and said:
"I heard that you take in homeless people here, is that true?"
"Of course it's true. If my guess is correct, they should all be patients infected with the evil spirit."
Lu Jin looked at the group of sickly people in front of him. The black aura surrounding them was very familiar to him.
When the evil god erupted, the first place affected was the Hime Village - the Hime Village was located next to the remains of the demon snake.
But the magical thing is that after the outbreak of the evil spirit, the half-dead sapling left behind by the previous adventurer began to grow wildly as if it had been injected with chicken blood.
What surprised Lu Jin even more was that the debris emitted by the golden tree could actually eliminate the influence of the evil spirit!
Although this comes at a price...
"If you don't want to listen to the people infected by the evil spirit, we will leave now." Yuan Shang became alert when he heard Lu Jin's words. He looked at Lu Jin in front of him suspiciously.
This guy's armor...why is it so similar to the shogun's? Are they from the same group?
"You misunderstood." Lu Jin looked at the alert group of people on the other side, waved his hand and explained: "I just want to say that if there are people infected with the evil spirit, we can treat them here."
Lu Jin's words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, and the originally quiet crowd immediately became restless.
"Really...really?"
"I think so. Look at the ground. There's grass growing on it!"
"I don't quite believe it. Don't forget before..."
……
There was a cacophony of voices, some ecstatic, some suspicious, and some wary.
Rujin looked at everyone quietly, and when the noise died down a little, he stretched out his arm.
"Whether it's true or not, you will know it after you try it. But before that, there is one thing I want to explain..."
Sagizu first removed the armor on his arm, then peeled off the bandage underneath, revealing an inhuman arm covered with bird feathers and animal hair.
"The Sushen Society won't have that, but you will have other things on you."
Chapter 331 The Price of Eliminating the Evil God
2023-12-03
Seeing the horrifying scene on Rujin's arm, the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down.
Even those who were the most excited among them, after seeing this scene, couldn't help but start weighing the pros and cons.
Seeing this, Lu Jin nodded. It is a good thing to have your own thoughts.
He raised his hand, took off the devil-like Prajna mask on his face, and said slowly:
"Although it may have some features that humans don't have, it will still be no problem to maintain the human identity."
Rujin paused, then added: "At least, from what we can see, no one has been affected."
Lu Jin's exposed face was weather-beaten, just like a middle-aged man who had experienced a long period of social torture.
Through the gap in the helmet, you can even see the top of his head with a bun - the old-school samurai of Inazuma usually like to have this hairstyle.
Seeing Rujin's apparently normal face, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as these things didn't grow on the most conspicuous part of his face, it seemed... acceptable?
The only way out if you are infected by the evil spirit is death. This is the conclusion reached by the residents of Bayun Island after trying every possible means.
With Inazuma's current treatment methods, he could at most delay the time of death. If he wanted to cure the evil spirit, he would probably have to go to Xumi, where the mainland had the highest medical technology, to find a solution.
Although they thought so in their hearts, no one spoke up to respond. The change in Lujin was something that the islanders of Bayun Island had only heard of in legendary ghost stories. The shock was so great that they didn't know what to do for a while.
Subconsciously, more and more eyes were focused on Yuanshang. Yuanshang felt like a thorn in his back, making him uncomfortable all over.
"If it's up to you, go get it treated! Nothing comes for free. Growing some hair can keep you warm in the winter, but if you die, you'll have nothing!"
As if unable to bear such a gaze, Yuanshang waved his hand and gave his own suggestion.
"Personally, that's also true for me." Lu Jin nodded and continued, "In fact, if you want to settle down in Himuk Village, it will be like this sooner or later."
Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, Rujin pointed to the golden debris floating in the sky behind him and said:
"Do you see those golden fragments? That is the blessing that the tree brings us. It can restore the dead earth and eliminate the evil spirits that are everywhere. Our bodies have become like this because of it."
As he spoke, Sagijin gave a bitter smile, "Perhaps in Daishu's eyes, humans in this state are more powerful than before."
Sagizu walked to an open space and assumed an Iai stance.
"Hah!" Just when everyone was puzzled, they heard Lu Jin shouting, followed by a flash of knife light, and a sharp cross sword energy swept past, leaving a horrifying knife mark on the ground.
"Can this be cut out by a human?!" Yuan Shang was shocked when he saw the scene in front of him.
There was no trace of any elemental force fluctuations on Lu Jin's body, which meant that the swing of this sword energy was entirely dependent on Lu Jin's extraordinary strength.
Looking at the stunned people in front of him, Rujin raised his arms and said, "Now you know why I said this state is stronger than before."
As Rujin spoke, his exposed arms began to move rhythmically. The muscle fibers were so clear, as if Rujin could control the movement of each muscle.
And this is indeed the case. Ever since inhaling those golden fragments, Lu Jin felt that his control over his body had become more precise.
At first, I was just able to keep my limbs steady and not shake, but later on, I was able to control how my muscles moved.
Under this strange change, his strength is also increasing day by day. Compared with his previous self, his strength has increased three or four times.
Coupled with his precise control over his body, Lu Jin is very sure that he is stronger than ten of his past selves!
"Gurgle..." Yuanshang swallowed his saliva. He now also wanted to try the well-being of the big tree.
Anyway, no matter how much the body changes, can it be bigger than when an Abyss Mage advances to an Abyss Chanter?
"Well, if you choose to stay here, sooner or later you will become a 'monster' like me..."
"But there's no need to worry too much. There aren't many normal people left in the village."
Lu Jin waved his hand, and the villagers behind him took off their robes. Their exposed limbs showed more or less inhuman signs.
Everyone looked at Sagitsu who had a serious face and thought back to the days since the war began.
The war between the shogunate army and the rebels lasted for a long time, probably about one or two years. Everyone who could escape from Bayun Island had already escaped.
They were the few who could not escape. War would turn people into ghosts.
Everyone looked at the different features of the villagers, some with feathers, some with scales, and even some with horns...
It's better to become a monster than a ghost.
So, everyone behind Yuan Shang nodded to Lu Jin.
"Okay, I'll take you to treatment." Lu Jin nodded, turned around and led everyone towards the golden tree in Himuki Village.
……
"Beep!"
The huge bonfire shook because a branch was burned off, and a large number of sparks splashed out from the rising flames, illuminating Yuanshang's wooden face.
"Sir, this is for you!"
Next to Yuanshang, a child wrapped in bandages came running over and gave Yuanshang a tattered pendant.
"Huh..." Yuan Shang took a deep breath and rubbed the girl's head. The "treatment method" mentioned by Lu Jin was to wrap the patient infected with the evil spirit with bandages.
As for the medicine under the bandage...
Yuanshang looked at the golden tree's trunk which had a bald spot. Now he finally understood why the golden tree was so thin. Who wouldn't lose weight if the tree was polished every day?
During the day, after Lu Jin brought everyone to the golden tree, he began to gather everyone and started to smooth their skin.
The bark of the golden tree is still very tough even though it has negative effects such as malnutrition, absorbing the residue of demons, and having been broken through the ground for less than a year.
Later, even Yuan Shang started his journey of grinding the skin. He was busy until the night, and finally ground off enough bark powder for treatment.
"Thank you. How do you feel?" Yuan Shang took the scratched "crystal" pendant with trembling hands and asked with a smile.
"My body... my body doesn't hurt anymore."
The girl pulled the bandage on her head a few times, and it seemed that she was very excited that she was no longer in pain.
"It's good that it doesn't hurt. It's worth my whole afternoon spent on this tree." Yuanshang nodded with satisfaction. It worked, so his time was not wasted.
The girl ran away because her mother had just released her hand and allowed her to run around.
I don't know when it started, but her hands have never been separated from her mother's. Her mother dragged her around and never stopped for a moment.
Now it's good, just now mom said she has a place to stay. She will stop here in the future, and she has also met many new friends, now she wants to have a good time.
"Little brat, it seems to really work." Yuanshang looked at the girl running very fast, knowing that it really worked, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Of course it's effective. This is a treatment method I invented." Sagitsu sat next to Funcheon and smiled proudly.
At this time, he changed into ordinary clothes, and the differences between his limbs and those of normal people were exposed without any cover.
In Feimu Village, most villagers are like this, so there is no need to be shy about it.
"Then you are still a smart man?" Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows. He felt that Lu Jin was just bragging.