Legend of the Dragon God
Ch. 68 – Blood patch.

Liu Chang went back around this port city in search of information about the plague named Hun. Most of the information Liu Chang got came from his sharp hearing and the other half Liu Chang asked the people he met.

According to the collection of information obtained, Liu Chang learned that the Hun outbreak had symptoms that were quite strange, where the victims did not know that they would be attacked before the time passed one week.

The first week, the victims will have a blood patch that suddenly appears and cannot be removed, where the appearance is quite random but most of the victims have the same place to appear, that is on their forehead or other parts of the face.

Then after the time passed one month, the blood spots will multiply and spread to the other limbs. If it is in the hand, it will spread to all parts of the arm and then to the ribs of the victim.

While for those who have blood spots on the forehead will spread throughout the face. And as well as other parts such as the victim's legs or body, the blood spots spread after a month has passed.

Even though the collection of information obtained was quite a lot, Liu Chang went back to searching all over Xian Qi City. Ask from one resident to another, then ask someone who is in charge of being a city guard.

“Better you quickly go, young man!”

“It's not a trivial thing, son!!"

“The solution of your own life!"

Such answers Liu Chang got when asking the city guards. Liu Chang felt like they were hiding something about this plague.

“Maybe asking a mayor is one way.” Liu Chang realized that he did not have the authority to know the information about this outbreak from the residents. But if you ask a mayor then inevitably the mayor must answer it.

Liu Chang headed to a small shop at the end of the city. According to the information of residents who often go there, the tavern is usually often visited by the mayor of Xian Qi to release fatigue after work.

“I ordered one glass of wine!"

“I ordered one more meat dish!"

“Arak in my glass is empty, please add more!"

The voices of people ordering were heard when Liu Chang entered this nameless tavern. The atmosphere shown was not too crowded because it was in the corner of the city, there were only five tables in it and four of them were currently filled.

Liu Chang sat at one of the tables in the corner of the room, Liu Chang's expensive clothes were a concern for the old people but they paid him no further attention and resumed their activities.

“I ordered meat dishes and one jar of wine of the best quality!” Liu Chang ordered food for pleasantries even though he was not really hungry because his body could not eat a full month after entering the Dragon Swordsman.

“Sorry tuan–” greeting a serving girl was cut off.

“You're kidding, young man. There is no top quality wine here, what we drink at the moment is the best and it also tastes really bitter!” said a man from the table in front of Liu Chang, the mockery was immediately followed by laughter from his friends.

Moments after the man mocked Liu Chang, another half-century-old man kicked his desk. “Hey, continue eating and drinking, don't disturb a young man like him!!" snarl the man firmly.

After reprimanding a friend of his, the man walked over to Liu Chang's desk as all the tables were already fully filled and only Liu Chang's table was seen to still have enough space.

“Do you let me sit here?”

“No need to hesitate, senior. Please." Liu Chang smiled gently.

After the man had also ordered something, Liu Chang just kept quiet without saying much more until the dishes he ordered had come. And not long after Liu Chang's order came, the man also got his order.

“You're a swordsman, haha. Your age is even younger than my son, but it seems like your experience of this world is so much.”

“Senior, too praise. I even fell into the abyss a few years ago.” Liu Chang chuckled softly, since earlier even though what the man asked was a personal matter but Liu Chang did not feel bothered with him at all.

“If you fall into a ravine, you should die. Then are you a ghost?”

“Eh, no. You're overreacting, senior.” Liu Chang smiled awkwardly. Eventually the conversation got closer and closer until Liu Chang got an invitation to dinner at the man's residence.

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“You must want to talk about something, right? About the outbreak?” asked the man who had a while ago conversed with Liu Chang in the small tavern.

“It seems pretty hard to hide it. Right, I'm looking for information on the Hun.” outbreak Liu Chang said steadily because he had enough confidence in the man beside him.

“I already know. That's why I'm taking you to my house. If we talk in the store, the conversation will be heard by the people earlier.”

Not long after walking Liu Chang arrived at a fairly large house, a house that seemed to belong to the mayor.

“Senior, are you a mayor?” Liu Chang stopped at the entrance, he saw a signboard that declared this house in front of him the residence of the mayor.

“Yes, mayor. Although the post is meaningless here.”

“Let's go in, talk inside more convenient.”

Liu Chang followed the mayor into the house. Seeing the distinctive carved ornaments displayed in the corner of the room, Liu Chang seemed to reminisce because the Han family residence also had such ornaments.

The Han residence when Liu Chang was still living in it was huge because the Han family was one of the three main nobles in the Northern Jade Empire. Therefore, Liu Chang who was a servant had quite a high standing compared to the restaurant manager who worked a small noble.

Liu Chang stood up and daydreamed for quite a while until finally someone patted him on the shoulder from behind. Spontaneous Liu Chang immediately turned his head, he found a girl whose age looked much older a few years from him.

“It is not good to let guests stand like this, let's sit there.” said the girl offered Liu Chang to sit in the living room.

“Ah, yes. I saw it long enough because these carvings make me nostalgic.”

Liu Chang followed in the footsteps of the 160 Cm tall girl. With the typical dress of a merchant boy the charm he displayed managed to make Liu Chang quite stunned.

“Dad was looking for something on his study desk. To wait at back here, please enjoy the tea first!”

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**Several times I deleted the manuscript to describe how this plague attacked the city of Xian Qi. It looks like the next chapter will be quite difficult, therefore please be understood if the quality is slightly below your expectations.

Bye then..

Ibn R**