Chapter 56

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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nAfter doing nothing for the entire afternoon, Ling PingAn suddenly remembered that there was something he hadn’t completed yet.

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nSo he found himself a small shovel and climbed onto the roof.

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nHe scooped up some soil from the corner of the roof and placed it in a plastic pot.

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nThen he carefully buried the pit of the delicious peach that he’d eaten yesterday into the soil.

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nHe then turned around and pulled down the fly of his pants and urinated into the pot.

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n“You have to grow quickly!” Ling PingAn told the plastic pot. He was filled with anticipation.

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nHe was already imagining the scene where this pit grew to become an enormous peach tree that bore lots of fruit for many years.

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nHe carefully placed the plastic pot by the side of the wall under the eaves.

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nHe then walked into the building and closed the door.

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nHis footsteps faded as he gradually got further away.

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nIt was already past five in the afternoon.

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nThe sun was getting ready to set in the west. The sunlight landed gently on the roof of the building. It hit the plastic pot through the gaps in the fence around the roof.

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nUnder the radiance of the sunlight, little green tender leaves stuck out of the soil. They couldn’t wait to emerge and enjoy the nourishment of the sunlight.

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n……

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nRingggg!

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nThe phone rang.

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nSitu He immediately picked up the phone, “Situ He here!

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n“Yes…

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n“The Commander in Chief has canceled his trip here?

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n“Because something happened in Beizhou?

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n“Understood!

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n“I know, I’ll make the necessary preparations. Tell the Commander in Chief not to worry!”

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nSitu He’s eyes were filled with confusion as he placed the phone down.

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nThere was a huge piece of news from Beizhou.

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nThe hoof-and-mouth disease that had stumped even the plague specialists of the Federal Empire, the livestock scientists, and the Blackguards had undergone a complete reversal.

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nWorkers there had found that large batches of infected livestock that were about to be put down humanely had recovered completely.

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nThey’d also ascertained information through their autopsies and samples.

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nThe strange phenomenon on the samples that had stumped everyone had vanished without a trace.

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nThen, the plague workers of the Beizhou Kingdom also noticed that the plague transmission in the various territories of the Beizhou Kingdom seemed to have paused. It seemed to have come to an abrupt stop.

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nThe sudden change elated many people, but it also caused many others to worry.

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nThis was because no one knew if everything was over, or if a new calamity was about to unfold.

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nBecause of this, the central Federal Government had had no choice but to send the Commander in Chief to take the helm in Beizhou as a precaution.

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nAfter all, there were about 200 million citizens of the Federal Empire in the expansive Beizhou territory.

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nOf course, the Commander in Chief also had made arrangements for Jiangcheng City.

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nThe lieutenant-general of the Blackguards and the Grand Secretary of Internal Affairs, Zhang Hui, would come to Guangnan on a private plane to execute the trials and judgments.

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nHis plane would land at the Jiangcheng Airport in an hour.

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nZhang Hui’s arrival made Situ He heave a sigh of relief.

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nWithin the Blackguards, the Grand Secretary of Internal Affairs had always been famous for his intelligence and resourcefulness.

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nHe might be able to find out about the background of the boss of the bookstore.

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nEven if he failed to do so, there was a little bit of a buffer with him around.

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nAs he thought about this, Situ He started to prepare the material that he had gathered.

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n……

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nThump! Thump!

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nHis heart beat slowly but gradually recovered.

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nThe coffin that was made out of crystal slid open.

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nOn the walls, the ancient oil lamps started to light up one after the other.

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nHe opened his eyes.

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nAt the instant that he opened his eyes, the sound of a bell rang out from within the deep underground chamber.

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nA moment later, a flurry of footsteps could be heard from above.

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nMen and women dressed in white sacred clothes nervously arrived at the door of the underground chamber.

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n“Lord…” A little girl took out a key and opened the door. She looked at the human figure who had stood up from within the coffin, then bent her knees in worship. “You’ve woken up?”

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n“Yes…

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n“I’ve woken up!”

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nHe opened his arms. A set of silk robes automatically fell onto his body.

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nHe stepped onto the ice-cold floor and walked to the front of the group.

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nCountless ferocious, blood-red eyeballs popped out from under the skin of his face.

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nHis body shook slightly from the pain. He could barely manage to control his body.

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n“Don’t be afraid!” He looked at the people in front of him who were trembling with fear. He smiled. “Don’t worry, this is because of the contract. I’ll never harm you!

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n“Descendants of Van Helsing!

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nThen he looked at the little girl and asked, “You are this generation’s Duke Rhein?”

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nThe little girl nodded.

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n“Time passes so quickly…” He bent over and picked up the little girl.

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n“Take me to the meeting of the Sacred Alliance,” he said as he carried the little girl.

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n“Lord…,” a old priest took a deep bow and said, “…have you forgotten?

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n“The Sacred Alliance was forced to dissolve 30 years ago…”

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nHe froze slightly. The smile on his face turned rigid.

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n“That’s right, the Sacred Alliance was forced to dissolve 30 years ago.” All of a

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nsudden he recalled this.

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nHis face became contorted in immense fury.

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n“Li Shouyi!” He clenched his teeth. His entire body turned red.

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nThe rest of the people knelt down. They didn’t even dare to raise their heads.

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n……

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nThe other side of the world.

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nIt was a place commonly known as the Inner World.

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nIt was a place where dreams settled.

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nA giant, strangely shaped tumor of meat grew in this land where countless dreams intertwined.

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nThere was a giant vessel-shaped object on the surface of the tumor that was entwined deep within the Inner World.

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nIt was constantly absorbing various substances.

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nA cocoon-like object was growing at the top of the tumor.

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nIt was gradually increasing in size.

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nFinally, the cocoon broke open.

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nA muscular human figure stepped out from within the cocoon.

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nHe looked at the countless dream worlds in front of him.

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nHe placed his hands together and softly recited a Buddhist mantra, “Amitabha. Good Karma! Good Karma!”

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nHe then took out several decorative items.

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nHe moved his large hands slightly as he continuously twisted and sculpted with those items.

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nFinally, he transformed those items into a golden monk staff.

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nHe then took out a golden book.

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nHe grabbed the book with immense force. The book started to burn.

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nWhen the book had been burned completely, a bronze bowl appeared in his palm.

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nHe then took out several clothes that shone with various colors of light from the wasteland. He crumpled these clothes into a ball.

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nFinally, a purple monk’s robe appeared on his body.

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nHe raised his head and brought his hands together once again. He had a serious expression, “Amitabha. Monk Fahai was born during the year 2821 and entered monkhood when I was ten. I learned under Zen Master Jinghui in Fayan Temple…

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n“I’ve finally finished my studies and can now exterminate demons in service of all life!”

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nWhile he was speaking, countless leech-like creatures manically dug out from within his body.

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nThese creatures opened their ferocious, terrifying mouths. They released a pitiful, horrifying cry like an incubus deep within a dream.

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nThis made him look extremely eerie.

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nHalf of him was sacred, the other half evil.

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nThese two forces intertwined and finally fused into his body.

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nThus, he carried his monk staff, bronze bowl, and monk’s robes and entered the dream world.

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