Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 101: Heaven and Earth
The pig demon and the snake demon held weapons and attacked Lu Zheng from the front and back.

The two monsters attacked swiftly and coordinated their attacks, just like well-trained monsters.

Not far away, there was a rat demon holding a refined crossbow, his eyes flashing, looking for an opportunity to attack.

Lu Zheng remained calm and responded calmly.

Even when facing two monsters with strong weapon skills, Lu Zheng was able to handle the situation with ease and not be at a disadvantage thanks to his reaction speed.

After the fight, Lu Zheng gained a lot of combat experience, and his body movements and swordsmanship were improved.

Whoosh.

Another cold arrow came flying towards me.

Lu Zheng had already been prepared. He turned his body to the side and the arrow passed through his body and disappeared into the grass in the distance.

Lu Zheng looked around and said leisurely, "Just the three of you? You can't do anything to me."

Upon hearing this, the pig demon's face darkened. There were only three second-level demons guarding this place, and nothing had happened over the years. But today, they encountered a tricky human.

As for those ghosts, they are just little ghosts. They cannot come out to fight the enemy in broad daylight and are of no use at all.

"Roar!"

The pig demon roared and his whole body swelled up and became stronger.

Two sharp fangs were revealed in the gaping mouth.

The demonic aura on his body became even stronger and more virulent, and the murderous aura was overwhelming.

The pig demon swung the iron hoe so fast that its shadow was almost invisible.

Lu Zheng moved lightly to the side.

The snake demon suddenly swung its sword hard in the direction of Lu Zheng's retreat.

At the same time, the snake demon opened its mouth and spit out a stream of dark green venom.

Lu Zheng saw these two monsters suddenly exert their strength, trying to catch him off guard.

He didn't hesitate at all. Just a thought flashed through his mind, and the righteous energy in his body was instantly released.

The righteous energy swept over the two monsters.

In just a brief moment, the two monsters seemed to have rushed into an extremely hot furnace. Their offensive was paused and they subconsciously wanted to retreat to avoid danger.

However, the pig demon's attack was too fierce, and it was too late for it to stop.

Lu Zheng found the right opportunity, and the long sword in his hand was as fast as thunder. With a sharp and fierce sword energy, he struck the pig demon's chest with one sword.

In a flash, the sharp tip of the sword easily pierced through the pig demon's thick skin and flesh, penetrating several inches.

Lu Zheng shook his wrist again, and the sword trembled, instantly leaving a deep wound.

The pig demon then retreated, with dark red blood gushing out of his chest and flowing continuously.

Green smoke was rising from the bodies of the pig demon and the snake demon, and their skin was burned by the righteous energy.

The pig demon lowered his head slightly and saw the wounds on his body. His eyes turned blood red and showed a ferocious look.

Wild boars are naturally ferocious monsters, and even if they are seriously injured, they can withstand it and become even more violent.

The pig demon was panting heavily, and instead of retreating, he advanced, trying to smash Lu Zheng to death.

The snake demon on the other side felt a burning pain all over his body, and was so frightened that he wanted to retreat.

Each demon is different and their natures are difficult to eliminate, so you can see what they are and tell the difference by whatever happens to them.

Lu Zheng had sharp eyes and saw that the snake demon was about to retreat, so he turned around and rushed towards it.

When the snake demon saw Lu Zheng coming towards him with great momentum, the large ring knife in his hand felt a little heavier.

In panic, the snake demon retreated and responded frantically.

Lu Zheng no longer held back. With a step, his figure was as swift as the wind, and in the blink of an eye he was close to the snake demon.

A flash of cold light arrived first, and the sword energy was like a rainbow.

The snake demon panicked and frightened, his pupils shrank, and then everything in front of his eyes turned blood red.

Lu Zheng stabbed the snake demon's eyes with a sword, and the mighty sword energy poured into its head, instantly crushing the snake demon's brain and soul.

Suddenly, the snake demon trembled, collapsed, and died on the spot.

Lu Zheng turned around again and faced the approaching pig demon.

His eyes were as calm as water. When he saw the iron hoe coming at him, he dodged and suddenly grabbed it with one hand.

The pig demon's movements paused when he saw Lu Zheng actually grabbed the iron hoe with one hand.

It couldn't help but try to pull it back, but found that Lu Zheng was also very strong, and it couldn't pull the iron hoe.

While the pig demon was still in shock, Lu Zheng had already dropped the sword in his other hand, took a big step forward, and raised his hand to punch.

The punch was so powerful that there was a faint sound like a tiger's roar.

Lu Zheng punched the pig demon directly in the face, and a slight sound of bone cracking was heard.

The pig demon was knocked back and staggered, his hand loosened and he lost his grip on the iron hoe, which was snatched away by Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng took another step forward, loosened his big hand holding the hoe slightly, and quickly raised it to grab the hoe handle.

He imitated the pig demon's previous swinging movements, kept his feet on the ground, exerted strength from his waist, and grasped the iron hoe tightly in one hand, smashing it at the pig demon.

The speed was so fast that it stirred up a strong wind.

The pig demon was already unsteady on his feet, and before he could react, he was hit on the head by a hoe.

The sharp iron hoe directly cut off half of the pig's head.

"Uh……"

The pig demon felt pain and let out an indistinct cry.

Although it was fatally injured, the pig demon had extremely strong vitality and did not die immediately. Instead, it stood there, supporting itself and swaying.

Lu Zheng showed no mercy and swung the hoe again to hit the pig demon's head.

This time, the pig demon fell to the ground, dying, and no longer able to fight.

Lu Zheng glanced at it, quickly pulled out the long sword stuck in the ground, and ran towards the rat demon not far away.

The rat demon that had shot the arrow saw Lu Zheng kill the two demons in the blink of an eye, so he didn't dare to face Lu Zheng. He quickly jumped down from the tree, even discarding the heavy bow and arrows in his hands, and ran away madly on all fours.

Lu Zheng stepped lightly and quickly chased after him.

But the rat demon ran to a cave covered by grass and trees, nimbly slipped in and disappeared.

Lu Zheng came to the entrance of the cave and found that it was too narrow for people to pass through. It was obviously a rat hole dug by a rat demon.

Did he escape or hide... Lu Zheng's mind was turning.

Even an ordinary rat's nest has more than one entrance.

Lu Zheng guessed that the rat demon might escape from here through other passages.

Thinking of this, Lu Zheng climbed up a tall tree nearby and looked around, trying to find any trace of the rat demon.

However, after observing for a long time, Lu Zheng did not find any trace of the rat demon.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng stopped observing and jumped off the tree.

He walked back along the road and found the iron crossbow and arrows discarded by the rat demon.

I picked up the iron crossbow and examined it. It felt heavy in my hand and was well made.

Lu Zheng didn't know much about weapons, but he knew that ordinary people in Anguo were forbidden to use crossbows, and only officials were allowed to equip iron crossbows.

Lu Zheng had seen county officials carrying iron crossbows before, but theirs were not as sophisticated as this one.

Such an iron crossbow can even kill people who are practicing cultivation.

I don’t know where these monsters got these weapons from.

Lu Zheng played with the iron crossbow for a while, then put it into his storage bag, preparing to take it to the county magistrate to see later.

Then, Lu Zheng came to the place where the fight had just taken place.

I saw that the pig demon was still alive, still lying on the ground, barely breathing, but still holding a glimmer of life.

Lu Zheng stepped forward and killed the pig demon with one strike of his sword.

After killing two monsters in a row, Lu Zheng's literary energy increased by another 40 points.

He looked at the iron hoe next to the pig demon's corpse. This iron hoe was a good thing and was suitable for practicing.

Lu Zheng picked up the heavy iron hoe and used his righteous spirit to drive out the impurities in it.

This iron hoe is too long to fit into the storage bag.

So Lu Zheng consumed some of his energy and placed the iron hoe into his sea of consciousness, storing it outside the Wen Palace.

As for the large ring knife used by the snake demon, its quality was not very good. Lu Zheng had no interest in it and was too lazy to take it.

He searched the pig demon and the snake demon for a while, trying to find some clues.

However, no clues were found, only a few spirit stones and pills were found.

The spirit stones were collected, and the useless pills were crushed and buried in the soil.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Zheng walked around the deserted village again and found an intact room.

There were quite a few things inside, including some daily necessities. It was obviously the residence of a monster.

Lu Zheng searched carefully but found no useful clues.

It seems that these three monsters really have no status, so they were sent here to grow spiritual flowers.

Seeing that there was nothing to gain, Lu Zheng left the deserted village directly, walked to a nearby mountain, and found a suitable place to hide.

He took out a piece of dry biscuit and nibbled it slowly, looking towards the direction of the deserted village from time to time.

Lu Zheng did not completely destroy everything in the deserted village. He just wanted to observe and see if those monsters and ghosts would appear again.

He was not in a hurry. He had plenty of time and could wait here for one night and go somewhere else tomorrow.

After a simple meal, Lu Zheng took out a spirit stone and used the method of nourishing qi to recover his energy consumption.

Time flies by like a white horse, passing away quietly.

Before we knew it, night fell and a bright moon slowly rose.

The mountains and fields became quiet, with only the occasional chirping of insects echoing in the air.

In the deserted village, there were gusts of cold wind, and ghosts came from nowhere and floated to the courtyard where spiritual flowers were planted. They wandered in the courtyard and nourished these spiritual flowers with their yin energy.

Lu Zheng saw this scene from afar, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he vaguely understood the meaning of the existence of these ghosts.

However, after seeing the ghost, he did not take any action, but continued to observe.

After some time, a wooden board moved slightly in an abandoned house in the deserted village.

A rat head popped out from the ground.

The rat demon was nervous and crawled out quietly.

It had secretly observed before and saw Lu Zheng leave with its own eyes, but it was still worried.

It was not until night fell and the ghosts came out to wander that the rat demon dared to show its head.

"I was so scared... Luckily, I survived and still have some flowers."

The rat demon was frightened and patted his chest.

It walked carefully all the way to the courtyard to check on the spiritual flowers.

Suddenly, the rat demon felt a sense of alarm in his heart and subconsciously looked up.

I saw a streak of light falling from the sky, heading towards the courtyard.

Its face changed drastically and it wanted to leave.

However, a flash of light arrived in an instant and pierced through the rat demon in one go.

The light exploded, and the righteous energy surged in all directions.

The surrounding ghosts and spiritual flowers were destroyed in the blink of an eye and ceased to exist.

[You killed a group of demons and ghosts, eliminating the disaster, and your literary spirit increased by 30, advancing to the third level of Confucianism and Taoism!]

(End of this chapter)