As Qin Liuxi expected, the return journey was extremely smooth; however, when she stayed at a post station during the trip, she heard travelers there talk about two bizarre incidents.
At Qing County, some people died mysteriously; their blood was completely drained, leaving only mummified corpses. Logically, to become a mummy would take a long time, but those people had clearly just died.
And it wasn't just one person, but two or three, nor did it happen in just one place; the two locations were hundreds of miles apart.
"…Everyone says these deaths aren't caused by ordinary people, but by demons and evil spirits. Some Taoists say it's a drought demon appearing, now bringing calamity to the mortal world, and next year there might be drought disasters!"
The emergence of a drought demon and the onset of a drought disaster, this is a legend from ancient times.
"I also heard about it, and some from the Taoist Sects have sent disciples to investigate."
