What Han Yu saw was a Jiangshi, but of a different model than the ones that guarded the halls. This one was broader, wearing a band of metal plates across its shoulders, and carried a large crate of ores with unnatural ease. Its movements were stiff, but controlled, and the faint smell of old blood lingered in the air around it.
Han Yu's attention sharpened. The puppet arts used here were directly tied to zombie refinement techniques. To understand the Mind Modifying Doll Seal, he needed a deep grasp of puppetry and cursed structure.
Zombies were one of the key steps. After all with how Xuan Qing behaved, she might as well be a zombie.
He turned back to the clerk.
"What is required to learn the method of making a zombie?" he asked in a steady voice.
The clerk paused mid adjustment. Slowly he lifted his eyes, stared at Han Yu, and then snorted.
