After getting dressed, Murong Jin sat in her wheelchair, just as she was about to head to the palace, when someone rushed over.
"Master, something has happened."
"A dead person was found in an alley in the city center."
"There are multiple bite marks on the neck, all with bloody holes."
Yi Liu was also taken aback, "This sounds a lot like the legendary zombies..."
This was the first time Murong Jin had encountered such a situation, and besides, this hadn't happened before she died in her previous life.
Could it be that she changed the plot after awakening, which led to things that never existed in the first place?
"Take me to see this."
The alleyway was off-limits and guarded by soldiers. Some people outside were curious and couldn't help but want to know what was going on inside.
"It looks like someone is dead."
"No, no, I heard that the first person to find out about the bite fainted from fright, and their necks were covered in teeth marks..."
"I'm terrified."
"No wonder they issued a notice last time telling people not to go out in the middle of the night."
"This is truly outrageous and immoral."
...
"The deceased was a butcher from the west of the city. He had no children and just liked to drink occasionally..."
"According to the investigation, the accident happened last night because he was drunk on his way home."
Murong Jin looked at the person, her pupils wide and unfocused, and there were still traces of blood on her fingers, indicating that she had struggled during the attack.
As for the blackening of the dentition holes on my neck...
Murong Jin: "Take him to the autopsy station."
"yes."
...
"What's wrong, Eunuch Zhao? You're silent after just one glance."
Zhao Delin looked at Jin Wanyue beside him and said, "Something has happened. The Regent can't come to the palace now."
Last night, a guard returned to report that the Regent had mentioned to a bodyguard that he would like to visit His Majesty in the palace tomorrow...
They got up very early this morning, as they were really looking forward to the Regent's arrival, but then someone in the city died...
"Bite to death?"
Zhao Delin hummed in agreement. "Someone's spreading rumors that it might be a zombie..."
Jin Wanyue was taken aback. "You can't just say things like that. The witchcraft in the Western Regions and Jinling Kingdom is not much different. If they could really create zombies, would Jinling Kingdom have needed to be destroyed? I would just have people create zombies and attack other places..."
"This thing is all about cause and effect. When people die, they're dead, unless someone uses their bodies and controls them at the same time..."
"Besides, a rotting corpse is useless, since the flesh and blood are already decayed and putrid..."
"What's needed is a recently deceased corpse, whose body hasn't decayed yet, so that the insect-like creatures can enter the body and control it..."
Zhao Delin: "..." He turned around and said, "Madam, please stop talking. Just thinking about these images makes me uncomfortable..."
Jin Wanyue: "So, the Regent will probably have to deal with these matters recently."
"In that case, I'll send someone to assist him. Some of the wizards I brought are researchers of the human body..."
Zhao Delin's pupils widened. "No, Madam, you also study this thing?"
Jin Wanyue: "No, it's just researching how to put Gu worms into the human body so that we can control them better."
"The heart controls what others do for us, making them obey our commands. If it were placed in the brain, it would confuse memories, thus allowing direct control over all of that person's actions..."
"That's the problem we can't figure out. After all, everyone's consciousness and mental state are different. Even if we could control it, it would only be a matter of taking advantage of a weakness... and it wouldn't last long."
Zhao Delin: "Is this the experimental result?"
Jin Wanyue nodded, "If you can control it, it'll only be a little while. If you can't control it, it'll feel like your head is splitting open..."
"However, this thing won't work on a living person, but on a dead person..."
Jin Wanyue suddenly thought of something, "Eunuch Zhao, I've arranged for a capable person to stay here with you. I think I can go and handle some matters with the Regent."
This technique reminded her of someone.
Jin Wanyue left quickly, leaving Zhao Delin completely bewildered.
Why did you just leave like that?
...
Official office.
Murong Jin sat there, surrounded by government officials. "Investigate with all your might. Also, strengthen the defense of the entire capital and increase the number of patrol soldiers."
"Yes, Regent!!"
In the backyard of the government office, Murong Jin was in the corridor, intending to go to the autopsy room to check the situation, when she saw a woman falling from the sky.
"Your Highness!!! This old woman is here to assist you!!"
Jin Wanyue landed on the ground and gave a slight, elegant bow.
Murong Jin's lips twitched. This was Jin Wanyue?
Who provoked her? She doesn't seem like she always had that aloof air about her.
"I might be able to handle the matter of the corpse."
Murong Jin raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? What are your thoughts, Madam?"
Upon hearing that gentle voice and learning about the Regent, Jin Wanyue felt that this man was more suitable to be emperor than her eldest nephew; he was far too mature and composed.
Moreover, he's so good-looking, with an androgynous appearance, that even when he has a cold expression, he seems like a man...
"Ahem, today I heard Eunuch Zhao talk about the case in the alley. He said that after being bitten, the old woman thought of the Western Region foreigners who came to Jinling Kingdom before."
Murong Jin's eyes flickered slightly. "Let's move aside and talk."
Jin Wanyue: "Okay."
Jin Wanyue told Murong Jin about the reason for controlling the corpses. Initially, the intention was to control normal living people, turning them into walking puppets who only obeyed orders, like walking corpses, in order to destroy other countries.
But it failed later; the thoughts of the living person could not be controlled.
After listening, Murong Jin said, "So, Madam thinks that the Western Regions people might be trying to use those dead people to control and destroy Da Cheng?"
“Yes, let me see the corpse and I’ll know. After all, I was forced to participate in this matter as a wizard of Jinling Kingdom.”
The autopsy room.
Jin Wanyue glanced at the corpse a few more times, and finally took out a small bottle from her waist. A small black and red worm crawled out of the bottle.
“Good boy, go lure the bug out of his head.”
Murong Jin had never seen such a scene before; this was the first time she had ever witnessed someone using Gu worms to enter a person's body.
Then, a crack appeared in the flesh of the corpse's face, and Murong Jin saw the blackish-red worm carrying a small white worm out of its mouth...
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
Jin Wanyue looked at the object and said, "Your Majesty, it has been confirmed. It is the wizard from the Western Regions who came to Jinling Kingdom to conduct experiments."
"When the Jinling Kingdom was destroyed, this person fled."
"Moreover, this kind of worm is called the Strange Corpse Worm. It is not poisonous, but it can control the brain of a corpse and make the body's limbs move."
Murong Jin: "Can you solve this?"
Jin Wanyue raised an eyebrow. "Yes."
If her older sister were awake, she probably wouldn't be needed, because her sister's Gu magic is even more powerful than hers.
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